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IX At The Masked Ball

           Thevoicecamenearerandnearer...itcamethroughthewall...itapproached...andnowthevoicewasINTHEROOM,infrontofChristine.Christineroseandaddressedthevoice,asthoughspeakingtosomeone:

           "HereIam,Erik,"shesaid."Iamready.Butyouarelate."

           Raoul,peepingfrombehindthecurtain,couldnotbelievehiseyes,whichshowedhimnothing.Christine’sfacelitup.Asmileofhappinessappeareduponherbloodlesslips,asmilelikethatofsickpeoplewhentheyreceivethefirsthopeofrecovery.

           Thevoicewithoutabodywentonsinging;andcertainlyRaoulhadneverinhislifeheardanythingmoreabsolutelyandheroicallysweet,moregloriouslyinsidious,moredelicate,morepowerful,inshort,moreirresistiblytriumphant.HelistenedtoitinafeverandhenowbegantounderstandhowChristineDaaewasabletoappearoneevening,beforethestupefiedaudience,withaccentsofabeautyhithertounknown,ofasuperhumanexaltation,whiledoubtlessstillundertheinfluenceofthemysteriousandinvisiblemaster.

           ThevoicewassingingtheWedding-nightSongfromRomeoandJuliet.RaoulsawChristinestretchoutherarmstothevoiceasshehaddone,inPerroschurchyard,totheinvisibleviolinplayingTheResurrectionofLazarus.Andnothingcoulddescribethepassionwithwhichthevoicesang:

           "Fatelinkstheetomeforeverandaday!"

           ThestrainswentthroughRaoul’sheart.

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