Chapter 26: XXV

XXV The Scorpion or the Grasshopper: Which? The Persian’s Narrative Concluded The discovery flung us into a state of alarm that made us forget all our past and present sufferings. We now knew all that the monster meant to convey when he said to Christine Daaé: “Yes or no! If your answer is no, everybody will be dead and buried!” Yes, buried under the ruins of the Paris Grand Opera! The monster had given her until eleven o’clock in the evening. He had chosen his time well. Th…