When De Lacey meets him, he welcomes him at first but then becomes frightened.
Frankenstein monster had the opportunuty to talk with an old and blind man called De Lacey, as soon as he is left alone, the Old De Lacey openly welcomes the creature and listens to his story. Nevertheless, during their conversation, the monster and old De Lacey are surprised by Felix, Agatha and Sophie who arrive and frighten by seeing the creature in the house. Consequently, they take him out.
After months of watching De Lacey's family, the creature decided to introduce himself. The creature was surprised about what happened. Unlike the other people he had introduced himself to, De Lacey's family was kind and accepting, or so he thought. Since the man was blind, he could not see how hideous the creature actually was, so he let him in and agreed to listen to his story.
He uses the word discovered to emphasize about the idea of freedom of himself and the world. He’s on a journey of finding his true self, this comes with wanting freedom to be the best you, you could be.
