I passed an hour in this state of mind, when suddenly I reflected how fearful the combat which I momentarily expected would be to my wife, and I earnestly entreated her to retire, resolving not to join her until I had obtained some knowledge as to the situation of my enemy.
The fact that Victor asked his wife to go to bed alone confused me so much. He knew that the creature was going to visit him on his wedding night, wouldn't it be common sense to not let your new wife be left alone? I know he was concentrated on making sure the creature never even came close to either of them, yet it makes absolutely no sense to me why he would leave her alone in bed. It reminds me of horror movies when main characters do the exact thing to get themselves killed.