Citations:interpreted


 * 1818 — Mary Shelley. Frankenstein.
 * On the evening previous to her being brought to my home, my mother had said playfully, "I have a pretty present for my Victor — tomorrow he shall have it." And when, on the morrow, she presented Elizabeth to me as her promised gift, I, with childish seriousness, interpreted her words literally and looked upon Elizabeth as mine — mine to protect, love, and cherish.