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Epilogue
Herepliedthathehadnotgoneintothislittledetail,butthat,ifImyselfcaredtomakeaninvestigationonthespot,Ishouldcertainlyfindthesolutiontotheriddleinthemanagers’officebyrememberingthatErikhadnotbeennicknamedthetrap-doorloverfornothing.IpromisedthePersiantodosoassoonasIhadtime,andImayaswelltellthereaderatoncethattheresultsofmyinvestigationwereperfectlysatisfactory;andIhardlybelievedthatIshouldeverdiscoversomanyundeniableproofsoftheauthenticityofthefeatsascribedtotheghost.
ThePersian’smanuscript,ChristineDaae’spapers,thestatementsmadetomebythepeoplewhousedtoworkunderMM.RichardandMoncharmin,bylittleMegherself(theworthyMadameGiry,Iamsorrytosay,isnomore)andbySorelli,whoisnowlivinginretirementatLouveciennes:allthedocumentsrelatingtotheexistenceoftheghost,whichIproposetodepositinthearchivesoftheOpera,havebeencheckedandconfirmedbyanumberofimportantdiscoveriesofwhichIamjustlyproud.Ihavenotbeenabletofindthehouseonthelake,Erikhavingblockedupallthesecretentrances.Ontheotherhand,IhavediscoveredthesecretpassageoftheCommunists,theplankingofwhichisfallingtopiecesinparts,andalsothetrap-doorthroughwhichRaoulandthePersianpenetratedintothecellarsoftheopera-house.IntheCommunists’dungeon,Inoticednumbersofinitialstracedonthewallsbytheunfortunatepeopleconfinedinit;andamongthesewerean"R"anda"C."R.C.:RaouldeChagny.Thelettersaretheretothisday.
