Victor can’t really work with Henry and the monster breathing down his neck, so he leaves Henry with an acquaintance in Scotland.
Victor then rushes off to Orkneys, where he can work on his lady monster in solitude.
Still, this guy has a tough time getting himself to work. He worries that he might just be making another destructive monster who wants to kill even more people.
Victor spends all his time alone with his half-finished monster and a guilty conscience. We still don’t know where he gets the body parts and stuff to make the second creation.