Призрак Оперы
V The Enchanted Violin
"Butthenwhy,whenyousawmeinyourroom,atyourfeet,remindingyouthatIhadrescuedyourscarffromthesea,whydidyouanswerasthoughyoudidnotknowmeandalsowhydidyoulaugh?"
ThetoneofthesequestionswassoroughthatChristinestaredatRaoulwithoutreplying.Theyoungmanhimselfwasaghastatthesuddenquarrelwhichhehaddaredtoraiseattheverymomentwhenhehadresolvedtospeakwordsofgentleness,loveandsubmissiontoChristine.Ahusband,aloverwithallrights,wouldtalknodifferentlytoawife,amistresswhohadoffendedhim.Buthehadgonetoofarandsawnootherwayoutoftheridiculouspositionthantobehaveodiously.
"Youdon’tanswer!"hesaidangrilyandunhappily."Well,Iwillanswerforyou.Itwasbecausetherewassomeoneintheroomwhowasinyourway,Christine,someonethatyoudidnotwishtoknowthatyoucouldbeinterestedinanyoneelse!"
"Ifanyonewasinmyway,myfriend,"Christinebrokeincoldly,"ifanyonewasinmyway,thatevening,itwasyourself,sinceItoldyoutoleavetheroom!"
"Yes,sothatyoumightremainwiththeother!"
"Whatareyousaying,monsieur?"askedthegirlexcitedly."Andtowhatotherdoyourefer?"
"Tothemantowhomyousaid,’Isingonlyforyou!...to-nightIgaveyoumysoulandIamdead!’"
ChristineseizedRaoul’sarmandclutcheditwithastrengthwhichnoonewouldhavesuspectedinsofrailacreature.
"Thenyouwerelisteningbehindthedoor?"
"Yes,becauseIloveyoueverything...AndIheardeverything...
