dessert and music

At the dance, Hilda was dragged by the excited Christine to the crowd.

"Raul! Raul! Here!" Christine waved excitedly when she saw a blond young man wearing a black dress with gold trim.

The young man was very excited when he saw Christine wearing a mask. He walked up to them quickly and said, "Oh, dear Christine, you are so beautiful today!" Christine heard him say that, Flushed on both sides of his cheeks, he pushed Hilda who was wearing a rabbit mask, and introduced him, "This is a friend I just met, she is Hilda." The young man bowed to Hilda and said: "Nice to meet you, I'm Raul." Hilda quickly replied.

Could it be that this is the Viscount Raul de Chany who has been rumored to have an affair with Christine?Really young and handsome.

"I might have to stay with Raul. Hilda, can you go shopping by yourself? I'm really sorry." Christine said to Hilda apologetically. "It's okay, I'm going to find Anne too." She waved her hand and bid farewell to Christine.

Hilda wandered around the ball alone, her eyes looked at the people dressed up one by one, but she didn't find the red figure.

"Hilda!" Annie ran over from behind her, "I thought I couldn't find you." Annie took Hilda's hand and dragged her to the table they set up.

"Why are there so many people..." Hilda looked at a group of men and women circling around their dessert table, and there were only a few pieces of Napoleon cake left on the table, and most of Montblanc disappeared. .

Aren't these noble ladies and ladies not going to eat at any ball feast?

At this time, she saw Christine standing next to Peach Melba. She carefully picked up a "peach" on the chocolate tree and said to Raul beside her, "This is it! I finished my first performance." The dessert I ate last was exactly the same as this one!" Christine said excitedly, she took a bite and put it in her mouth, "It's really delicious!"

Hilda heard what Christine said clearly, and it turned out that Eric asked her for a dessert that day because of Christine—to celebrate her successful debut.

She quickly pulled Annie who was approaching the Peach Melba Chocolate Tree, and the two left the table quickly.

"I haven't tasted it yet! You've heard the lady's comment, aren't you happy?" Annie still turned her head and looked at the chocolate tree anxiously, and said regretfully, "Just one, I'm in There was no sneaking in the baking room..." "I'll make it for you alone next time?" Hilda said helplessly.

At this time, some people in the ball gathered in the middle of the hall, some of them took out their fans and sang loudly together:

"Masquerade!

Paperface on parade

paper mask

Masquerade!

Hide your face

hide your face

so the world will never find you!

the world will never find you

Masquerade!

Every face a different shade

every face is different

Masquerade!

look around

look around

there's another mask behind you"

there is a mask behind you

Annie also became excited when she heard the singing, and pushed Hilda into the singing team - the atmosphere here was very lively created by people singing, so they also sang along with the crowd:

"Masquerade!

grinningyellowsspinningreds

People with grinning and dancing twirling

Masquerade!

take your fill let the spectacle last you”

The scene that makes you dumbfounded

Suddenly, a door opens in the wall above the theater stairs.A man dressed in scarlet and an oversized feathered hat with a skull underneath stepped out.

A group of people who were singing all stopped their singing at the same time, their movements slowed down, and they all turned their eyes to the red figure.

It's Eric!Hilda, who was standing in the crowd, recognized him at a glance, and he really came in that suit.

"Hilda...Look..." Annie hugged Hilda tightly with one hand, then stretched out the other trembling hand and pointed to the hem of Eric's red velvet coat. Text stitched with silk: "Don't touch me, I'm the god of death!" Anne, who was a little timid, was obviously frightened, and Hilda looked at the people around, each of them had a terrified face.

"Why is it so quiet all of a sudden? Everyone?" Eric said suddenly.The mouth of that realistic and terrifying skull moved with Eric's speaking movements, which made Annie wrap her arms around Hilda's arm even harder.

"You all thought I was gone?" he added, watching the reaction in the hall with satisfaction.Eric took out a script from his pocket, threw it into the hands of one of the managers, and said, "I wrote a script for you, and this is the finished product. It's called The Triumph of Don Juan!"

And the people in the hall had already reacted and began to discuss Eric in a low voice.Annie also pulled Lahielda's arm at this time, signaling that she wanted them to leave quickly.

Eric seemed to have seen Hilda and Anne's small movements, and said: "Quiet! Everyone! Don't think about leaving here!" He looked at Christine who was standing with Raul, and said: "You guys If you don't want what happened that night to happen again - maybe some of you have forgotten it, but that's okay, I believe it will happen again soon, and it will be worse than that one. If you want the Paris Opera to be safe If nothing happens, I suggest you follow my instructions." After speaking, he glanced at Hilda again.

"You'll still sing for me!" Eric turned his head and continued to stare at Christine, speaking to her.

After finishing speaking, Eric suddenly waved his sleeves, and bunches of flames sprayed out around the hall. When the flames disappeared, Eric, who was still standing on the stairs just now, also disappeared.

It was only at this time that Hilda lowered her head and realized that there was an extra letter in her hand.

The author has something to say:

Emma C came to the 25th, looked at the bucket, and said——

"Dad, why are you disfigured?"