His son was bred in the service of his country
This could mean, narrowly, that Felix had been educated for the French
diplomatic corps or, more broadly, to function in the upper levels of the
government bureaucracy. Whatever the case, there is a clear link between
his family and expectations and those of Victor Frankenstein, whose father
and forefathers, from a strong sense of civic duty, have held positions of
public trust in Geneva.
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