Frankenstein; or, the modern prometheus

Letter 1 _To Mrs. Saville, England._ St. Petersburgh, Dec. 11th, 17—.

信件1 _To 萨维尔夫人，好England._ 圣彼得堡，12月11日，17日——。

You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings.

你会高兴地听到，没有任何灾难伴随着你曾对此充满恶意预感的事业的开始。

I arrived here yesterday, and my first task is to assure my dear sister of my welfare and increasing confidence in the success of my undertaking.

我昨天刚到这里，我的首要任务是向亲爱的妹妹保证我的安好，并增强对我事业成功的信心。