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1、The Phantom of the OperaThe Phantom of the Opera 1 The dancers Quick！Quick！Close the door！Its him！Annie Sorelli ran into the dressingroom， her face white One of the girls ran and closed the door， and then they all turned to Annie Sorelli Who？Where？Whats the matter？ they cried Its the ghost！Annie sai
2、dIn the passageI saw himHe came through the wall in front of me! Andand I saw his face！ Most of the girls were afraid， but one of them， a tall girl with black hair，laughed Pooh!she saidEverybody says they see the Opera ghost， but there isnt really a ghostYou saw a shadow on the wallBut she did not o
3、pen the door，or look into the passage. Lots of people see him， a second girl saidJoseph Buquet saw him two days ago. Dont you remember？ Then all the girls began to talk at once Joseph says the ghost is tall and he wears a black evening coat He has the head of a dead man， with a yellow face and no no
4、se And no eyes-only black holes！ Then little Meg Giry spoke for the first timeDont talk about himHe doesnt like itMy mother told me Your mother？ the girl with black hair saidWhat does your mother know about the ghost？ She says that Joseph Buquet is a fool The ghost doesnt like people talking about h
5、im，and one day Joseph Buquet is go ing to be sorry， very sorry But what does your mother know？ Tell us，tell us！ all the girls cried Oh dear！said MegBut please dont say a word to any oneYou know my mother is the doorkeeper for some of the boxes in the Opera HouseWell，Box 5 is the ghosts box！He watche
6、s the operas from that box，and sometimes he leaves flowers for my mother！ The ghost has a box！ And leaves flowers in it！ Oh， Meg，your mothers telling you stories！How can the ghost have a box？ Its true， its true，I tell you！Meg saidNobody buys tickets for Box 5， but the ghost always comes to it on ope
7、ra nights So somebody does come there？ Why，no！ The ghost comes， but there is nobody there The dancers looked at MegBut how does your mother know？ one of them asked Theres no man in a black evening coat， with a yellow faceThats all wrongMy mother never sees the ghost in Box 5，but she hears him！ He ta
8、lks to her，but there is nobody there！And he doesnt like people talking about him！ But that evening the dancers could not stop talking about the Opera ghostThey talked before the opera， all through the opera, and after the opera But they talked very quietly， and they looked behind them before they sp
9、oke When the opera finished，the girls went back to their dress ing-roomSuddenly，they heard somebody in the passage，and Madame Giry， Megs mother， ran into the room She was a fat，motherly woman，with a red，happy faceBut tonight her face was white Oh girls，she criedJoseph Buquet is dead！ You know he wal
10、ks a long way down，on the fourth floor under the stageThe other stage workers found his dead body there an hour ago -with a rope around his neck！ Its the ghost!cried Meg GiryThe ghost killed him！ 2 The directors of the Opera House The Opera House was famous， and the directors of the Opera House were
11、 very important menIt was the first week of work for the two new directors， Monsieur Ar mand Moncharmin and Monsieur Firmin RichardIn the direc tors office the next day，the two men talked about Joseph Bu quet It was an accident， Monsieur Armand said angrilyOr Buquet killed himself An accident？Killed
12、 himself？ Monsieur Firmin saidWhich story do you want，my friend？ Or do you want the sto ry of the ghost？ Dont talk to me about ghosts！Monsieur Armand saidWe have 1，500 people working for us in this Opera House，and everybody is talking about the ghost Theyre all mad! I dont want to hear about the gho
13、st， OK？ Monsieur Firmin looked at a letter on the table next to himAnd what are we going to do about this letter，Armand？ Do？ cried Monsieur ArmandWhy， do nothing， of course！ What can we do？The two men read the letter againIt wasnt very long To the new directors Because you are new in the Opera House
14、，I am writing to tell you some important thingsNever sell tickets for Box 5；that is my box for every opera night Madame Giry， the door keeper， knows all about it Also，I need money for my work in the Opera HouseI am not expensive，and I am happy to take only20，000 francs a month That is all But please
15、 remem ber， I can be a good friend， but a bad enemy OG Dont sell tickets for Box 5! 20，000 francs a month!Monsieur Armand was very angry againThats the best box in the Opera House， and we need the money， Firmin！ And who is this OG，eh？Tell me that！ Opera Ghost，of course，Monsieur tirmin saidBut youre
16、right， Armand. We can do nothing about this letter Its a joke， a bad joke. Somebody thinks we are fools， because we are new hereThere are no ghosts in the Opera House！ The two men then talked about the opera for that night It was Faust，and usually La Carlotta sang MargaritaLa Carlotta was Spanish，an
17、d the best singer in ParisBut today，La Carlot ta was ill Everybody in Paris is going to be at the opera tonight，said Monsieur Armand，and cur best singer is illSuddenly！ She writes a letter to us just this morning-she is ill， she cannot sing tonight！ Dont get angry again， Armand， Monsieur Firmin said
18、 quickly.We have Christine Daa， that young singer from Nor wayShe can sing Margarita tonightShe has a good voice But shes so young， and nobody knows her！Nobody wants to listen to a new singer Wait and seePerhaps Daa can sing better than La Carlot taWho knows？ 3 Christine Daa Monsieur Firmin was righ
19、tAll Paris talked about the new Margarita in Faust，the girl with the beautiful voice,the girl with the voice of an angelPeople loved her.They laughed and cried and called for moreDaa was wonder ful，the best singer in the world！ Behind the stage Meg Giry looked at Annie SorelliChris tine Daa never sa
20、ng like that beforeshe said to AnnieWhy was she so good tonight？ Perhaps shes got a new music teacher，Annie said The noise in the Opera House went on for a long time In Box 14，Philippe，the Comte de Chagny，turned to his younger brother and smiled Well， Raoul， what did you think of Daa tonight？ Raoul，
21、the Vicomte de Chagny，was twentyone years oldHe had blue eyes and black hair，and a wonderful smileThe Chagny family was old and rich，and many girls in Paris were in love with the young VicomteBut Raoul was not interested in them He smiled back at his brotherWhat can I say？ Christine is an angel， tha
22、ts all Im going to her dressing-room to see her tonight Philippe laughed He was twenty years older than Raoul， and was more like a father than a brother Ah， I understand，he saidYou are in love！ But this is your first night in Paris， your first visit to the opera How do you know Christine Daa？ You re
23、member four years ago，when I was on holiday by the sea，in Brittany？Raoul saidWell， I met Christine there Iwas in love with her then，and Im still in love with her today！ The Comte de Chagny looked at his brotherMmm， I see，he said slowlyWell， Raoul， remember she is only an opera singerWe know nothing
24、about her family But Raoul did not listenTo him，good families were not im portant，and young men never listen to their older brothers There were many people in Christine Daas dressingroom that nightBut there was a doctor with Christine，and her beautiful face Looked white and illRaoul went quickly acr
25、oss the room and took her hand Christine！ Whats the matter？ Are you ill？ He went down on the floor by her chairDont you remember me Raoul de Chagny，in Brittany？ Christine looked at him，and her blue eyes were afraidShe took her hand awayNo， I dont know youPlease go awayIm not well Raoul stood up， his
26、 face red Before he could speak， the doc tor said quickly， Yes， yes， please go away Everybody， please leave the roomMademoiselle Daa needs to be quietShe is very tired He moved to the door，and soon everybody left the room.Christine Daa was alone in her dressingroom Outside in the passage the young V
27、icomte was angry and unhappyHow could Christine forget him？How could she say that to him？ He waited for some minutes， then，very quietly and carefully，he went back to the door of her dressingroomBut he did not open the door， because just then he heard a mans voice in the room! Christine，you must love
28、 me！ the voice said Then Raoul heard Christines voiceHow can you talk like that？ When I sing only for you？ Tonight， I gave everything to you， everything And now Im so tired Her voice was un happy and afraid You sang like an angel， the mans voice said Raoul walked awaySo that was the answer！ Christin
29、e Daahad a loverBut why was her voice so unhappy？ He waited in the shadows near her room He wanted to see her lover-his enemy！ After about ten minutes Christine came out of her room，alone， and walked away down the passage Raoul waited， but no man came out after her There was nobody in the passage，so
30、 Raoul went quickly up to the door of the dressingroom，opened it and went inHe closed the door quietly behind him，then called out： Where are you？ I know youre in here！Come out！ There was no answerRaoul looked everywhere-under the chairs， behind all the clothes，in all the dark corners of the roomTher
31、e was nobody there 4 The Phantom is angry That was Tuesday nightOn Wednesday morning Mon sieur Armand and Monsieur Firmin were happy menParis liked the new Margarita-everything in life was goodThe next opera night was Friday It was Faust again， but this time with La Carlotta singing Margarita By Wed
32、nesday afternoon they were not so happyA second letter arrived for them-from OG Why dont you listen to me？ I am getting angry Leave Box 5 free for me And where are my 20， 000 francs？ On Friday Daa must sing Margarita againShe is now the best singer in Paris La Carlotta cannot sing-she has a very ugl
33、y voice，like a toad Remember， I am a bad enemy O G So，Firmin，is this still a joke？Monsieur Armand shoutedWhat are we going to do now， eh？ Is O G the director here，or are we？ Dont shout，Armand，said Monsieur Firmin tiredlyI dont know the answersLets talk to Madame Giry， the door keeper of Box 5Perhaps
34、 she can help us But Madame Giry was not helpfulMadame Giry was not afraid of ghosts， and she was not afraid of directors of Opera Houses. People say that youre a friend of the Opera ghost，Madame Giry， Monsieur Armand beganTell us about himSome people say he has no head And some people say he has no
35、 body， said Monsieur FirminWhat do you say， Madame Giry？ Madame Giry looked at the two men and laughedI say that the directors of the Opera House are fools！ What！Monsieur Armand shouted He stood up，and his face was red and angryListen to me，woman- Oh， sit down， Armand，and listen， said Monsieur Firmi
36、nwhy do you say that，Madame Giry？ Because，Monsieur，the Opera ghost is angry with youWhen the ghost wants something， he must have it He is clever and dangerous，this ghostThe old directors before you， they knew that，oh yes. At first they tried to stop him. Then there were many accidents in the Opera H
37、ouse，many strange acci dentsAnd when did these accidents happen？ When the ghost was angry！So，the old directors learnt very quicklyThe ghost wants Box 5？ He can have it every nightThe ghost wants money？Lets give the money to him at onceOh yes，the old directors understood very well But we are the dire
38、ctors， not the Opera ghost！ Monsieur Armand shoutedHe turned to Monsieur FirminThis woman is madWhy do we listen to her？ On Friday night La Carlotta is going to sing Margarita And you and I， Firmin，are going to watch the opera from Box 5 Well， we can try that， Armand But we dont want any ac cidents
39、Madame Giry came nearer to the two menListen to me，she said quietlyRemember Joseph Buquet？ I tell you，the Opera ghost is a good friend， but a bad enemy The two men stared at herThose words，Monsieur Firmin said slowly，why did you say those words， Madame Giry？ Because the ghost says them to me I never
40、 see him， but I often hear himHe has a very nice voice and he doesnt shout at people 5 A letter for Raoul That Wednesday a letter also arrived for the young Vi comte de ChagnyHe opened the letter，saw the name at the bottom， and smiled for the first time that day Dear Raoul Of course I remember you！H
41、ow could I forget you？ Meet me on Thursday at three oclock in the Tuileries Gar densDont be angry with me，Raoul，please Christine Daa Raoul put the letter carefully into his pocket. Angry？ How could he be angry with an angel？ On Thursday he was in the Tuileries Gardens by two oclock At ten past three
42、 he began to feel unhappyAt half past three he wanted to die， or to kill somebody And then she came She ran through the gardens to him，and in a second she was in his arms Oh，Christine！he said，again and againOh， Christine！They walked through the gardens together and talked for a long time They rememb
43、ered their happy weeks in Brittany，four years ago But why did you go away，Christine？ Raoul askedWhy didnt you write to me？ For a minute or two Christine said nothingThen she said slowly，We were so young， you and II was just a poor singer from Norway，and youyou were the Vicomte de ChagnyI knew I coul
44、d never be your wife But I love you，Christine- No，shhListen to me，Raoul，pleaseI went home to Nor way，and a year later，my father diedI was very unhappy，but I came back to France，to ParisI worked and worked at my singing，because I wanted to be an opera singer Not just a good singer， but the best opera
45、 singer in Paris And now you are， Raoul saidHe smiledAll Paris is at your feet Christine turned her face away and said nothing Christine， Raoul said quietlyI want to ask you a ques tionWho was the man in your dressingroom on Tuesday night？ Tell me，please! Christine stopped and stared at him Her face
46、 went whiteWhat man？she whisperedThere was no man in my dress ingroom on Tuesday night Raoul put his hand on her armI heard him， he saidI listened outside the door and heard a mans voice Who was he？ Dont ask me，Raoul！There was a mans voice，yes，but there was no man in my room！ Its true！Oh，Raoul，Im so
47、 afraidSometimes I want to die Who is he？ Tell me， Christine，pleaseIm your friend，I can help youTell me his name！ I cannot tell you his name Its a secret， whispered Chris tineI never see him， I only hear his voiceBut he is everywhere！ He sees everything，hears everythingThats why I didnt speak to you on Tuesday nightHe is my music teacher， RaoulHes a wonderful singerI sang so well on Tuesday night because of him I am
