1c. Volume I, chapters 1-7 (1818) or 1-8 (1831)

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Laurele wrote: "...He would hope that, left to itself, the slight spark of life which he had communicated would fade; that this thing, which had received such imperfect animation, would subside into dead matter; ..."

Interesting. But also interesting that unless I missed something Frankenstein never actually thinks about the creature fading out, never thinks that that would be the consummation devoutly ...