In “Frankenstein”, how does Walton describe the stranger he takes on board?

In "Frankenstein," Robert Walton describes the stranger he takes on board as a complex and intriguing individual. Walton describes him as "noble" and "distinguished," despite his worn and tattered appearance. He notes that the stranger possesses "penetration and facility" in his conversation and "a gentleness of manners and expression" that immediately endear him to Walton. Despite the stranger's reluctance to share much about his past, Walton feels a deep connection to him, referring to him as a "brother" and a "friend." Walton is particularly drawn to the stranger's intense passion for knowledge and discovery, which is similar to his own. He says, "I had been the author of unalterable evils, and I lived in daily fear lest the monster whom I had created should perpetrate some new wickedness. I had an obscure feeling that all was not over and that he would still commit some signal crime, which by its enormity should almost efface the recollection of the past. There was always scope for fear, so long as anything I loved remained behind. My abhorrence of this fiend cannot be conceived. When I thought of him, I gnashed my teeth, my eyes became inflamed, and I ardently wished to extinguish that life which I had so thoughtlessly bestowed. When I reflected on his crimes and malice, my hatred and revenge burst all bounds of moderation. I would have made a pilgrimage to the highest peak of the Andes, could I, when there, have precipitated him to their base. I wished to see him again, that I might wreak the utmost extent of abhorrence on his head and avenge the deaths of William and Justine." Walton's description of the stranger sets the stage for the development of his character throughout the novel, and it highlights the intense curiosity and longing for connection that permeates the story.