How does the creature feel about the cottagers? At first, how does he react to the expression of emotions he observes them displaying?

The creature, in observing the cottage's three inhabitants, contrives a great affection for the beauty and nobility of their faces. They ­ an old man, a young man, and a young woman ­ enthrall him with the sound of their music and the cadence of their language, which he adores but cannot understand.