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... I'm glad that's... |
No, no! That whole thing! |
... Whew! I'm glad that's over with. |
It seem to have stopped the big fellow in his tracks. |
Ayegor! Find out where that music is coming from as quietly and as blindingly fast as you can. |
Yes, Master! |
Act casual! |
How's it going? |
What did you find out? |
Someone was playing this in the music room. |
Where is he? |
How do you know it was a 'he'? |
All right where is she? |
How do you know it was a 'she'? |
Bring me the violin! |
Can you play it? |
Maybe...if you get here on time. |
Thanks...for all your help. |
That's what we're paid for. |
I'm a failure. |
Come on, Froderick none of that. |
What monster? |
What d'ya mean "What monster?' You remember...the one we madein the basement. |
You don't understand, Master. The big fellow's broken in and kidnapped your fiancee. |
What??? |
He's carrying her off now through the woods. |
No! The only hope now is to get him back here. If I can just find a way to relieve the pressure on his cerebellum... |
That sound good, boss. |
... and equalize the imbalance in his cerebrospinal fluid... |
I like your style, master. How do we get him here? |
There's only one way. |
I'll bet it's a doozy. |
Come on, big fellow! |
Is everything ready? |
Yes, master. Are you sure you want to go through with it? |
It's the only way. |
Okay, boss! But I hope you know what you're doing. |
That's 'Fronkonsteen.' |
I beg your pardon? |
My name is pronounced Fron kon steen. |
Oh! I thought it was Dr. Frankenstein. |
No, it's Dr. Fronkonsteen! |
But aren't you the grandson of the famous Dr. Victor Frankenstein?... who performed such fascinating experiments in electricity and galvanism? |
That's true! But my grandfather, Victor was, after all, what we might politely refer to as... a cuckoo! |
I prefer, by far, to be remembered for my own small contributions to science. Now if we can proceed to your questions. |
Well sir... I'm not sure I understand the distinction between 'Reflexive' and 'Voluntary' nerve impulses. |
Very good! Since our lab work today is a demonstration of just that distinction... why don't we proceed? |
In conclusion... it should be noted that more than common injury to the nerve roots is always serious, because... once a nerve fibber is severed... there is no way to regenerate life back into it. Are there any more questions before we leave? |
Dr. Fronkonsteen! |
Yes? |
Isn't it true that Darwin preserved a piece of vermicelli in a glass case until, by some extraordinary means, it actually began to move with voluntary motion? |
A piece of what? |
Vermicelli. |
Are you speaking of the worm, or ... the spaghetti. |
But wasn't that the whole basis of your grandfathers work, sir...? the reanimation of component parts? |
My father was a sick man. |
But aren't you the least bit curious about it, Doctor? Doesn't the secret of life hold any intrigue for you? |
You are talking about the gibberish ravings of a lunatic mind. |
Yes, but, sir... if it could be accomplished, wouldn't that eliminate disease from the human frame and render man invulnerable to any but a violent death? |
How old are you, young man? |
Nineteen, sir. |
Nineteen! My dear young man... once the human organism has ceased to function, nature has deemed that creature to be dead. |
But look at what's been done with hearts and kidneys! |
Hearts and kidneys are Tinker Toys! I'm talking about the Central Nervous System. |
But, sir... |
I am a scientist...! not a philosopher. |
You have more chance of reanimating this knife than you have of mending a broken nervous system, |
But your grandfather's work, sir... |
My grandfather's work was DooDoo! Dead is Dead! There's only one thing I am interested in... and that is the preservation of LIFE! |
Dr. Frankenstein? |
Fron kon steen! |
My name is Gerhart Falkstein. |
Oh, at least, sir. The land alone is worth a small fortune. |
But I can't just drop everything and leave. I have responsibilities and obligations. |
Do you have a hundred thousand of them, sir? |
How long will this whole thing take? |
A week. Ten days at most. |
I'll have to think it over. It's not so easy just to pick up and... |
Well... if you're sure that I could accomplish everything in a week... I suppose I could manage it. |
Why did you do that? |
What? |
Break that old man's violin. |
I didn't do that. |
The old violinist you smashed his violin over your knee. |
All right then, I suppose I owe the family that much. You'll have everything ready for me when I arrive? |
Yes, sir. |
One week at the most!? |
One week I'll see to it, sir. |
Well, thank you very much for all your trouble. |
Not at all a great privilege, Doctor. |
Saturday night then! I'll take the train to New York and fly from there. |
Saturday night, yes, sir. Have a pleasant journey! |
I hope you find this comfortable. This was Baron Victor's room. |
It seems fine. |
You'll fine the keys to all the rooms in my cas... all the rooms in your castle on this ring. I'll leave it on the table here. |
Does that include the key to the laboratory? |
You mean... the laboratory?? |
Yes!... the laboratory. |
No! Dr. Frankenstein always kept that separate. |
May I have it, please? |