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1  Mr. Kirwin charged himself with every care of collecting witnesses and arranging my defence.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21
2  The trial began, and after the advocate against her had stated the charge, several witnesses were called.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8
3  My father and the rest of the family being obliged to attend as witnesses, I accompanied them to the court.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8
4  But I was not the witness of his grief, for I was lifeless and did not recover my senses for a long, long time.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 5
5  I am not mad," I cried energetically; "the sun and the heavens, who have viewed my operations, can bear witness of my truth.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 22
6  When I was about fifteen years old we had retired to our house near Belrive, when we witnessed a most violent and terrible thunderstorm.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 2
7  He looked upon me, however, with some degree of severity, and then, turning towards my conductors, he asked who appeared as witnesses on this occasion.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21
8  Fortunately, as I spoke my native language, Mr. Kirwin alone understood me; but my gestures and bitter cries were sufficient to affright the other witnesses.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21
9  The examination, the presence of the magistrate and witnesses, passed like a dream from my memory when I saw the lifeless form of Henry Clerval stretched before me.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21
10  Several witnesses were called who had known her for many years, and they spoke well of her; but fear and hatred of the crime of which they supposed her guilty rendered them timorous and unwilling to come forward.
Frankenstein By Mary Shelley
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 8