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XXVI The End Of The Ghost's Love Story
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"WhereareRaouldeChagnyandChristineDaae?"
"Iamgoingtodie."
"RaouldeChagnyandChristineDaae?"
"Oflove...daroga...Iamdying...oflove...Thatishowitis...lovedherso!...AndIloveherstill...daroga...andIamdyingofloveforher,I...Itellyou!...Ifyouknewhowbeautifulshewas...whensheletmekissher...alive...Itwasthefirst...time,daroga,thefirst...timeIeverkissedawoman...Yes,alive...Ikissedheralive...andshelookedasbeautifulasifshehadbeendead!"
ThePersianshookErikbythearm:
"Willyoutellmeifsheisaliveordead."
"Whydoyoushakemelikethat?"askedErik,makinganefforttospeakmoreconnectedly."ItellyouthatIamgoingtodie...Yes,Ikissedheralive..."
"Andnowsheisdead?"
"ItellyouIkissedherjustlikethat,onherforehead...andshedidnotdrawbackherforeheadfrommylips!...Oh,sheisagoodgirl!...Astoherbeingdead,Idon’tthinkso;butithasnothingtodowithme...No,no,sheisnotdead!Andnooneshalltouchahairofherhead!Sheisagood,honestgirl,andshesavedyourlife,daroga,atamomentwhenIwouldnothavegiventwopenceforyourPersianskin.Asamatteroffact,nobodybotheredaboutyou.Whywereyoutherewiththatlittlechap?Youwouldhavediedaswellashe!Myword,howsheentreatedmeforherlittlechap!ButItoldherthat,asshehadturnedthescorpion,shehad,throughthatveryfact,andofherownfreewill,becomeengagedtomeandthatshedidnotneedtohavetwomenengagedtoher,whichwastrueenough.
