[Phantom of the Opera] Ragdoll

But he didn't have the courage to ask further.He knew it was all his fault.He understood completely, and he fought back his sobs.

"...It's okay, then you can give me a name."

Lottie Butler suddenly felt that Mr. Phantom, who had no name, was pitiful enough, so she nodded mysteriously.In the blink of an eye, distant memories flashed in my mind like meteors, and Lottie almost subconsciously said the name:

"How about just Eric?"

[How about calling Eric? 】

The soft and waxy child's voice overlapped with the girl's soft and pleasant voice, Eric couldn't control himself, and wept with joy.

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The gypsy's yelling and cursing dragged the devil's son into a terrible memory. In an instant, he became the monster who was locked in a cage and was ridiculed and insulted by others. Confusion and pain appeared on his face, and he was killed. meaning disappeared.

Children are the most sensitive.As written in "The Gadfly", God teaches children to identify good people.Little Lottie curled up in the corner, staring at the devil's son with wide-open black eyes. The other party's malice had disappeared, replaced by confusion and fear.The little girl's heart softened immediately.

"Shut up!" The devil's son came back to his senses and took a step closer to warn.But he didn't dare to get too close, for fear of scaring the little girl and making her cry out.That would attract gypsies from outside.But little Lottie looked confused.

"What did you say? (English)"

Children are uniquely soft and waxy, but the devil's son has no intention of praising.The girl in front of him obviously couldn't understand his French.And she seems to speak English?Having wandered with the gypsy circus for five or six years, the devil's son can speak some English half-baked.

"Keep quiet." This time he spoke in English, and thank God little Lottie understood.She nodded slightly.

"Son of the Devil! Son of the Devil!" The gypsy shouted again suddenly, "Come out immediately, or you will regret it when you are found!"

The Devil's Son's body trembled imperceptibly, and he knew very well that what the gypsy said was true.

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The current situation is that the devil's son and little Lottie, who ran too far playing hide-and-seek, were blocked by several gypsies in the cave.

Of course, they haven't been found yet.The terrain in this area is very complicated, and the inside is like a maze. It is troublesome enough to find places one by one.But if you make up your mind, it is a matter of time before you are found.What was more troublesome was that the intersection through which one had to pass to leave the area was being guarded by gypsies.

Obviously the gypsies are also aware of the current situation. Several of them gathered together to discuss for a while, and sent one person back, while the rest stood guard at the intersection.In addition to shouting at the "son of the devil" from time to time.After all, there is still a possibility that the opponent will succumb, and they don't want to waste their efforts.

The Devil Son stiffened, leaning against the wall.There is no way for him to escape, he will be caught back and continue to live a nightmare.Because he paid too much attention to this point, he even forgot that his mutilated right half of his face was still exposed.

But little Lottie would not forget.Apparently, the words of those gypsies were not understood by the four-year-old girl, and 10 minutes was enough for her to go from being afraid to getting used to that face.She has been looking at the devil's son curiously with those dark eyes.The atmosphere here is strange and disturbs the little girl.She desperately wanted to do something to break the glue here.

In her young heart, she has initially been able to distinguish between good and evil, beauty and ugliness.Although it is human's instinct to hate ugliness, my dear father told her yesterday after telling the fairy tale that ugly people can also have beautiful hearts.The little girl has always believed in her father's words.Therefore, after being instinctively frightened by the devil's son, during the long stalemate, his father's words were remembered again.An emotion called guilt grew in little Lottie's heart.

Biting her lips uneasily, little Lottie hugged the doll tightly as if she could draw courage from it.The doll has a rose-colored face, golden curly hair, a fiery red dress, and blue eyes.This dearest little friend gave the little girl courage.She plucked up her courage and jumped off the stone, trot all the way to the Devil's Son, tugged at the hem of his clothes shyly and uneasily.

"Oh, sir, I'm so sorry." Little Lottie tried her best to imitate the adult's tone, but her flickering black eyelashes still revealed her nervousness, "I'm really sorry, I didn't mean it. You are a good person. Please accept my apology—let me kiss you."

sisbe

Carlotta Giudy Shirley has never thought of herself as a nice person, and she loses her temper, flirts, and manipulates the manager who is as stupid as a pig, and she does these things without guilt.Of course, people have to plan for themselves, just like she refused to ask for a substitute, and she often pretended to be sick to stop acting, all to show that she is indispensable to the theater.It's a pity that Carlotta Giudy Shirley has to admit that she still has morals.

Facing the new manager, Carlotta was depressed: that was a girl younger than her!

How could she flirt with a girl younger than her?How could she lose her temper and stop acting to a girl younger than her?How could she be a dishonest soprano to a girl younger than her? !She really didn't care if others said she was arrogant and domineering, but she also couldn't help but make a little girl cry!

Carlotta Giudy Shirley has always felt that she is very lucky, and this time is no exception.The old man God helped, and generously made Carlotta ill.Tsk tsk, now Carlotta is still an upright soprano who didn't bully the little girl (are you sure you can?), and the new manager has to pay more attention to her role because of this illness!Lying weakly on the hospital bed, Carlotta sent a maid to report the news with satisfaction.Everything is just perfect.

Unfortunately, Miss Lottie Butler didn't think so.

"Please convey my regards to Miss Judy Shirley and wish her a speedy recovery. Please don't worry about tonight's performance." Lottie Butler put down her quill and said with a smile, "If there is a chance, I will I'll see her later."

Although Carlotta's illness was unexpected, it did not make Lottie lose his sense of proportion.After the maid who sent the news left, Lottie quickly asked for Miss La Claus, the singing teacher of the Opera House.

"I want to know about the 'future stars'," she said.

Miss LaClaus, in her 30s, looks radiant, and she talks about the excitement of her students:

"...Keliya looks thin and small, but her explosive power in the treble is amazing, except that the breath is not stable; Sylvia is good at love songs in the alto, but the voice will float when the treble is high; Diana is our The next opera star who is going all out to train, she is beautiful and smart, and is very good at coloratura, but her current weakness is that the transition between treble and alto is a bit blunt..."

After introducing Diana, Miss Lacrosse paused a notable one.But Lottie didn't notice this. What she considered was whether the transition of mid-to-high notes was important in Sisby's singing.When she thought about the answer, Miss Lacrosse had made up her mind and finished speaking quickly in one breath.

"...There is another one, Haitina. She is extremely talented, and her singing is full of power and appeal. And she works very hard, and her current singing voice is not seriously flawed," Miss Lacrosse paused, "Even more than Diana. But Haitina is not pretty enough, and everyone doesn't like her—but! Oh! She sings so well! So good!" She couldn't help sighing, sighing for her beloved student .Nobody dislikes a girl who works hard.

"Haitina." Lottie said the name once, motioned to Miss Lacrosse that she remembered it, and then said, "Okay, then I want to know if I want Diana to replace Carlotta tonight. Sisby, what do you think?"

"You mean Diana? But—" Miss Lacrosse was taken aback, and then hastened to say, "but "Sisby and Pyramus" is a new rehearsal, and we have only taught the first three of it." The tune!"

This is an unexpected problem. Lottie frowned slightly, and tapped rhythmically on the table with her index finger bent: "I thought that before a new play starts, everything should be prepared, including the understudy." Alright." This probably has something to do with Carlota's temper, and I can't blame others, "You shouldn't take it lightly, even if the manager doesn't have a hard requirement, you should be prepared. This is the first time, I can ignore it, but I can't There will be a next time. It seems that the evening show will have to be cancelled, and I will apologize to the audience. So, it is no problem to have Diana perform Othello? It is a classic play."

"Of course there is no problem." Miss Lacross quietly wiped the cold sweat off her forehead, "I'll go find her now." She was secretly glad that the new manager didn't show anger or lose her temper.

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Lottie raised her hand and rubbed between her brows. She was actually a little irritable, but she didn't show it in front of Miss Lacrosse.

"Are you in a bad mood?" Lottie could no longer be surprised by the voices that appeared out of nowhere in the room, and the gentlemanly behavior of Mr. Ghost - oh, he already had a name, Eric - could no longer raise her eyebrows. .

"Who can see that." Lottie answered him while arranging the documents on the table, "It's just the acquisition of the opera house, when dealing with the previous affairs