Creature's plea for a mate (II:9:2, II:9:8) to the condemnation of Justine Moritz
(I:7:1). What may be most interesting about Walton's invocation of the term is his
implicit understanding of the notion of disinterested equity, a notion wholly absent
from the closed circle of antagonism in which Victor and his Creature exist. For Mary
Shelley to introduce such a concept this late in the novel might suggest an effort
on her part to establish an ethical code by which readers can take the measure of
the novel's characters and events.