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1、ThePhantomoftheOperabyGastonLerouxAuthorof"TheMysteryoftheYellowRoom"and"ThePerfumeoftheLadyinBlack"PreparedandPublishedby:EbdE-BooksDirectory.comPrologueINWHICHTHEAUTHOROFTHISSINGULARWORKINFORMSTHEREADERHOWHEACQUIREDTHECERTAINTYTHATTHEOPERAGHOSTREALLYEXISTEDTheOperag

2、hostreallyexisted.Hewasnot,aswaslongbelieved,acreatureoftheimaginationoftheartists,thesuperstitionofthemanagers,oraproductoftheabsurdandimpressionablebrainsoftheyoungladiesoftheballet,theirmothers,thebox-keepers,thecloak-roomattendantsortheconcierge.Yes,heexistedinfle

3、shandblood,althoughheassumedthecompleteappearanceofarealphantom;thatistosay,ofaspectralshade.WhenIbegantoransackthearchivesoftheNationalAcademyofMusicIwasatoncestruckbythesurprisingcoincidencesbetweenthephenomenaascribedtothe"ghost"andthemostextraordinaryandfantastict

4、ragedythateverexcitedtheParisupperclasses;andIsoonconceivedtheideathatthistragedymightreasonablybeexplainedbythephenomenainquestion.Theeventsdonotdatemorethanthirtyyearsback;anditwouldnotbedifficulttofindatthepresentday,inthefoyeroftheballet,oldmenofthehighestrespecta

5、bility,menuponwhosewordonecouldabsolutelyrely,whowouldrememberasthoughtheyhappenedyesterdaythemysteriousanddramaticconditionsthatattendedthekidnappingofChristineDaae,thedisappearanceoftheVicomtedeChagnyandthedeathofhiselderbrother,CountPhilippe,whosebodywasfoundontheb

6、ankofthelakethatexistsinthelowercellarsoftheOperaontheRue-Scribeside.ButnoneofthosewitnesseshaduntilthatdaythoughtthattherewasanyreasonforconnectingthemoreorlesslegendaryfigureoftheOperaghostwiththatterriblestory.Thetruthwasslowtoentermymind,puzzledbyaninquirythatatev

7、erymomentwascomplicatedbyeventswhich,atfirstsight,mightbelookeduponassuperhuman;andmorethanonceIwaswithinanaceofabandoningataskinwhichIwasexhaustingmyselfinthehopelesspursuitofavainimage.Atlast,Ireceivedtheproofthatmypresentimentshadnotdeceivedme,andIwasrewardedforall

8、myeffortsonthedaywhenIacquiredthecertaintythattheOperaghostwasmorethanamereshade.Onthatday,IhadspentlonghoursoverTHEMEMOIRSO