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CHAPTER 3 CHRISTINE Daaé |
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Monsieur Firmin was right. |
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All Paris talked about the new Margarita in Faust, |
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the girl with the beautiful voice,the girl with the voice of an angel. |
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People loved her.They laughed and cried and called for more. |
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Daaé was wonderful,the best singer in the world! |
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Behind the stage Meg Giry looked at Annie Sorelli. |
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'Christine Daaé never sang like that before.' |
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she said to Annie.'Why was she so good tonight?' |
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'Perhaps she's got a new music teacher,'Annie said. |
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The noise in the Opera House went on for a long time. |
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In Box 14,Philippe,the Comte de Chagny, |
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turned to his younger brother and smiled. |
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'Well, Raoul, what did you think of Daaé tonight?' |
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Raoul,the Vicomte de Chagny, |
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was twenty-one years old. |
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He had blue eyes and black hair,and a wonderful smile. |
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The Chagny family was old and rich, |
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and many girls in Paris were in love with the young Vicomte. |
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But Raoul was not interested in them. |
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He smiled back at his brother. |
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'What can I say? Christine is an angel, that's all. |
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I'm going to her dressing-room to see her tonight.' |
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Philippe laughed. |
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He was twenty years older than Raoul, |
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and was more like a father than a brother. |
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'Ah, I understand,'he said.'You are in love! |
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But this is your first night in Paris, |
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your first visit to the opera. |
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How do you know Christine Daaé?' |
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'You remember four years ago, |
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when I was on holiday by the sea,in Brittany?' |
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Raoul said.'Well, I met Christine there. |
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I was in love with her then, |
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and I'm still in love with her today!' |
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The Comte de Chagny looked at his brother. |
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'Mmm, I see,'he said slowly. |
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'Well, Raoul, remember she is only an opera singer. |
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We know nothing about her family.' |
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But Raoul did not listen. |
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To him,good families were not important, |
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and young men never listen to their older brothers. |
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There were many people in Christine Daaé's dressing-room that night. |
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But there was a doctor with Christine, |
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and her beautiful face Looked white and ill. |
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Raoul went quickly across the room and took her hand. |
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'Christine! What's the matter? Are you ill?' |
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He went down on the floor by her chair. |
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'Don't you remember me Raoul de Chagny, in Brittany?' |
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Christine looked at him, |
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and her blue eyes were afraid. |
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She took her hand away. |
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'No, I don't know you.Please go away. |
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I'm not well.' |
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Raoul stood up, his face red. |
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Before he could speak, the doctor said quickly, |
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' Yes, yes, please go away. |
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Everybody, please leave the room. |
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Mademoiselle Daaé needs to be quiet. |
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She is very tired.' |
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He moved to the door, |
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and soon everybody left the room. |
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Christine Daaé was alone in her dressing-room. |
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Outside in the passage the young Vicomte was angry and unhappy. |
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How could Christine forget him? |
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How could she say that to him? |
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He waited for some minutes, |
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then, very quietly and carefully, |
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he went back to the door of her dressing-room. |
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But he did not open the door, |
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because just then he heard a man's voice in the room! |
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'Christine, you must love me!' the voice said. |
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Then Raoul heard Christine's voice. |
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'How can you talk like that? |
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When I sing only for you…? |
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Tonight, I gave everything to you, everything. |
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And now I'm so tired.' |
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Her voice was un happy and afraid. |
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'You sang like an angel,' the man's voice said. |
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Raoul walked away.So that was the answer! |
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Christine Daaé had a lover. |
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But why was her voice so unhappy? |
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He waited in the shadows near her room. |
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He wanted to see her lover-his enemy! |
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After about ten minutes Christine came out of her room, alone, |
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and walked away down the passage. |
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Raoul waited, but no man came out after her. |
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There was nobody in the passage, |
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so Raoul went quickly up to the door of the dressing-room, |
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opened it and went in. |
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He closed the door quietly behind him, |
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then called out: |
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'Where are you? |
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I know you're in here!Come out!' |
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There was no answer. |
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Raoul looked everywhere-under the chairs, behind all the clothes, |
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in all the dark corners of the room. |
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There was nobody there. |