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IX At The Masked Ball
ThenChristine,whomherecognizedbythesoundofhervoice,closedthedoorbehindthemandwarnedhim,inawhisper,toremainatthebackoftheboxandonnoaccounttoshowhimself.Raoultookoffhismask.Christinekeptherson.And,whenRaoulwasabouttoaskhertoremoveit,hewassurprisedtoseeherputhereartothepartitionandlisteneagerlyforasoundoutside.Thensheopenedthedoorajar,lookedoutintothecorridorand,inalowvoice,said:
"Hemusthavegoneuphigher."Suddenlysheexclaimed:"Heiscomingdownagain!"
Shetriedtoclosethedoor,butRaoulpreventedher;forhehadseen,onthetopstepofthestaircasethatledtothefloorabove,AREDFOOT,followedbyanother...andslowly,majestically,thewholescarletdressofRedDeathmethiseyes.Andheoncemoresawthedeath’sheadofPerros-Guirec.
"It’she!"heexclaimed."Thistime,heshallnotescapeme!..."
ButChristian{sic}hadslammedthedooratthemomentwhenRaoulwasonthepointofrushingout.Hetriedtopushheraside.
"Whomdoyoumeanby’he’?"sheasked,inachangedvoice."Whoshallnotescapeyou?"
Raoultriedtoovercomethegirl’sresistancebyforce,butsherepelledhimwithastrengthwhichhewouldnothavesuspectedinher.Heunderstood,orthoughtheunderstood,andatoncelosthistemper.
"Who?"herepeatedangrily."Why,he,themanwhohidesbehindthathideousmaskofdeath!...TheevilgeniusofthechurchyardatPerros!...RedDeath!...Inaword,madam,yourfriend...yourAngelofMusic!...
