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IV Box Five
Theylookedateachotherandburstoutlaughing.
"Theyarekeepingupthejoke,"saidM.Richard,"butIdon’tcallitfunny."
"Whatdoesitallmean?"askedM.Moncharmin."Dotheyimaginethat,becausetheyhavebeenmanagersoftheOpera,wearegoingtoletthemhaveaboxforanindefiniteperiod?"
"Iamnotinthemoodtoletmyselfbelaughedatlong,"saidFirminRichard.
"It’sharmlessenough,"observedArmandMoncharmin."Whatisittheyreallywant?Aboxforto-night?"
M.FirminRichardtoldhissecretarytosendBoxFiveonthegrandtiertoMm.DebienneandPoligny,ifitwasnotsold.Itwasnot.Itwassentofftothem.DebiennelivedatthecorneroftheRueScribeandtheBoulevarddesCapucines;Poligny,intheRueAuber.O.Ghost’stwolettershadbeenpostedattheBoulevarddesCapucinespost-office,asMoncharminremarkedafterexaminingtheenvelopes.
"Yousee!"saidRichard.
Theyshruggedtheirshouldersandregrettedthattwomenofthatageshouldamusethemselveswithsuchchildishtricks.
"Theymighthavebeencivil,forallthat!"saidMoncharmin."DidyounoticehowtheytreatuswithregardtoCarlotta,SorelliandLittleJammes?"
"Why,mydearfellow,thesetwoaremadwithjealousy!Tothinkthattheywenttotheexpenseof,anadvertisementintheRevueTheatrale!Havetheynothingbettertodo?"
"Bytheway,"saidMoncharmin,"theyseemtobegreatlyinterestedinthatlittleChristineDaae!"
"YouknowaswellasIdothatshehasthereputationofbeingquitegood,"saidRichard.
"Reputationsareeasilyobtained,"repliedMoncharmin.
