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"If I did not love you, I would not give you my lips! Take them that this ring is always on your finger. If you ever take it off, you
for the first time, and the last." will suffer my revenge!'"
He kissed her and, as he did, the night broke like glass in a They both looked for the ring but could not find it.
terrible storm. They ran away, their eyes wild with terror. High "What will happen to us now? We can never find it!"
above them, the burning eyes of Erik stared down. "Let's run away now," Raoul said firmly.
"No! Tomorrow!" she answered, and left him hurriedly.
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Chapter 7 A Mysterious Disappearance
Raoul went home greatly upset, and as he went to bed that night
Raoul and Christine did not stop until they came to the eighth he thought only about saving Christine. He thought of Erik, the
floor. Suddenly, a strange-looking man blocked their way. monster.
.
.
"No, not this way! Quick! Go away quickly!" Three times he shouted, "Curse him! .. Curse him! .. Curse
"Who is he? Who is that man?" Raoul asked, as Christine him!"
pulled him. But suddenly, he raised himself on his elbows. Two eyes, like
Christine answered, "It's the Persian." burning coals, had appeared at the foot of his bed. They stared at
"What's he doing here?" him in the darkness of the night.
"Nobody knows. He is always in the Opera." Raoul was not a coward, but he trembled. He put on his lamp
When they were back in Christine's dressing room, she told and the eyes disappeared.
Raoul that Erik had promised not to go behind the walls of her Raoul thought, "She told me that his eyes only showed in the
dressing room again. They spoke about their plans for the dark. His eyes have disappeared in the light, but he may still be
following night. there."
"After the performance, he will be waiting for you in the He got up and looked under his bed, like a child. Then he
dining room on the lake, won't he?" thought he was being foolish and got into bed again and put out
"Yes." the lamp. The eyes reappeared.
"How are you supposed to reach him?" He sat up and stared back at them and cried, "Is that you,
"I have the key to the gate to the underground passage in Rue Erik? Man, genius, or ghost, is it you?"
Scribe. I can go straight to the edge of the lake." Raoul reached over and opened the drawer in the bedside
"Give me the key, Christine." table. He took out his gun and aimed at the two eyes. The shot
"Never!" she said. Suddenly, she changed color. "Oh, Erik! made a terrible noise. Raoul could hear footsteps hurrying
Erik! Have pity on me!" along the passages. The eyes disappeared. The servants and Count
"What is it, Christine?" Philippe came running into his room, terribly anxious.
"The ring .. the gold ring he gave me. When he gave it to "What is it?" Philippe asked.
.
me, he said, 'I will give you your freedom, but only on condition "I fired at two stars that stopped me from sleeping."

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