Departure for England with Clerval

1 Walled Geneva by its long blue lake, with tiny sails and the snowy Alps beyond

2 Victor's eyes freeze in silent horror as his father proposes an immediate marriage to Elizabeth.

3 Victor eagerly asks his father to travel to England, hiding his real purpose

4 Elizabeth stands on the step of the grey Geneva house in her dark mourning gown.

5 Clerval arrives at Strasburgh with his arms flung wide and full of life on the golden Rhine quay.

6 At sunset on the Strasburgh quay, Clerval throws his arm out toward the blazing sky over the Rhine.

7 The Rhine runs dark and fast through a steep gorge below Mainz.

8 On the Rhine below Mainz, Clerval stands in the bow and points out a ruined castle

9 Clerval stands in blazing light at the bow as Victor watches him from the shadowed stern

10 Clerval points out Britain's white cliffs as Victor grips the rail, dreading his task

11 At the end of the voyage, Clerval points out St. Paul's dome above hazy London