Призрак Оперы
XII Apollo's Lyre
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"Itellyouthat,ifhedoesnothearmesingtomorrow,itwillcausehiminfinitepain."
"Itisdifficultnottocausehimpainandyettoescapefromhimforgood."
"Youarerightinthat,Raoul,forcertainlyhewilldieofmyflight."Andsheaddedinadullvoice,"Butthenitcountsbothways...forweriskhiskillingus."
"Doesheloveyousomuch?"
"Hewouldcommitmurderforme."
"Butonecanfindoutwherehelives.Onecangoinsearchofhim.NowthatweknowthatErikisnotaghost,onecanspeaktohimandforcehimtoanswer!"
Christineshookherhead.
"No,no!ThereisnothingtobedonewithErikexcepttorunaway!"
"Thenwhy,whenyouwereabletorunaway,didyougobacktohim?"
"BecauseIhadto.AndyouwillunderstandthatwhenItellyouhowIlefthim."
"Oh,Ihatehim!"criedRaoul."Andyou,Christine,tellme,doyouhatehimtoo?"
"No,"saidChristinesimply.
"No,ofcoursenot...Why,youlovehim!Yourfear,yourterror,allofthatisjustloveandloveofthemostexquisitekind,thekindwhichpeopledonotadmiteventothemselves,"saidRaoulbitterly."Thekindthatgivesyouathrill,whenyouthinkofit...Pictureit:amanwholivesinapalaceunderground!"Andhegavealeer.
"Thenyouwantmetogobackthere?"saidtheyounggirlcruelly."Takecare,Raoul;Ihavetoldyou:Ishouldneverreturn!"
Therewasanappallingsilencebetweenthethreeofthem:thetwowhospokeandtheshadowthatlistened,behindthem.
"Beforeansweringthat,"saidRaoul,atlast,speakingveryslowly,"Ishouldliketoknowwithwhatfeelingheinspiresyou,sinceyoudonothatehim.
