In this chapter, we are introduced to Dr. Frankenstein and his wife, Elizabeth, who are now living in the palace. They are shocked to find that the two men are not human beings, but rather, mice. The doctor explains that he has driven the mice off of the men's bodies in order to make them appear to be humans. He is now able to see through the illusion that the men are alive. He asks the men to come to him and explain what has happened, but they refuse to answer him. He tells them that he will break the illusion himself, and that they are not humans, but mice. He explains that the pain of the pain enabled him to see that they were not humans. The mice look weird, he says, and he is so dizzy that he is unable to move. He then tells them to hang in there, and they do. He says that they have passed all the gates of the palace, and according to legend, there are three gates at the end of the tunnel. He also tells them about the medical book, which