Long is the way and hard, that out of Hell leads up to Light
They are quite children, bickering over a toy that the boy distains but cries Mine! Mine! when the girl he is sweet upon wants to play with it herself and do it better.
This, she must keep in mind, is their tug of war over a soul.
(Elizabeth chances to look back in her ascent, and chases Victor back down into the earth to rescue her fellow creature.)
As you might imagine, my brain essentially seized upon ‘What would have happened if, after their argument about whether or not the Creature was intelligent, Elizabeth happened to see that Victor was going down to the cellar, thought ’Oh hell no' and went after him?’ and refused to let go.
cozy-possum