ghost! Moncharmin had almost forgotten him. However, that mysterious person did nothing to bring himself to the memory of the managers; and they were just saying so to each other for the second time, when the door of the box suddenly opened to admit the startled stage-manager.
“What’s the matter?” they both asked, amazed at seeing him there at such a time.
“It seems there’s a plot got up by Christine Daaé’s friends against Carlotta. Carlotta’s furious.”
“What on earth … ?” said Richard, knitting his brows.
But the curtain rose on the kermess scene and Richard made a sign to the stage-manager to go away. When the two were alone again, Moncharmin leaned over to Richard: