[The Phantom of the Opera] The Beast and the Canary

For a long time, no matter whether the relationship with him is strange or close, it is difficult for me to guess what he really thinks.Too many things happened to him beyond my imagination.Calling him Phantom is not only because he is as elusive as a ghost, but also because he is like a ghost, mysterious, cold, and far away.

But at this moment, the cold and distant sense of mystery suddenly disappeared, and he was no longer the terrifying "phantom" that other people said, but Eric who only I could touch and comfort.It was also at this moment that I discovered that although he was emotionally aggressive, he actually had a heart that was almost fragile and humble.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt very sad.It was so sad for no reason, but it almost took my breath away.

At this time, my feet shook for a while, and there was the sound of gurgling water around me. For a moment, I almost thought I was on a boat.After a while, I realized that I—or the entire cage—was actually on a small boat, and a young man dressed as a servant stood at the bow, silently supporting the boat.

A ray of candlelight penetrated, and looking at the jagged and damp stone walls on both sides, I realized that this was the underground labyrinth.What is different from the past is that every time I came here before, I would be confused by a large amount of thick fog, but this time it was not.

Passing through the iron gate and entering the cave, a stone corridor about a mile long appeared in front of my eyes. At the entrance stood two hideous gilded bronze statues. The candlelight was dotted with golden fireflies, dotted with a mirror-like dark river.Along the way, you can see many arched stone caves distributed on both sides of the corridor. The vaults are supported by marble columns and inlaid with colorful stained glass paintings.It's just that the top is so gorgeous and eye-catching, but the base is covered with dirty, moldy moss.The entire stone corridor is like the palace of Louis XVI, full of luxury but defeated atmosphere.

This is the first time I have seen the whole picture of the underground labyrinth, and I can't help being quite shocked.There are rumors that this place was once used as a secret cell by the revolutionary party of the commune, and many cruel torture chambers were built here.I don't know if it's true or not.Just as I was about to take a closer look, the servant in front suddenly made a sound, which startled me a lot: "Miss Ji Li, I must advise you, there are many traps here, and you alone cannot escape no matter what. .”

Master and servant are exactly the same.I waved my hands weakly, sighed a long time, sat down with my knees in my arms, and propped my chin in a daze.

"Excuse me, Ms. Giri, the master loves you very much. His character is a bit cruel, but there are reasons for that. He was abandoned by his parents when he was very young, and traveled all over Europe with the merchant team alone. He He was less than ten years old when he learned magic tricks with the gypsies. Later, the gypsies also abandoned him and left him in Florence. He was in the sewer of an opera house and learned how to sing and compose. At the age of 13, Because the magic he performed was too exquisite, he was squeezed out by the local buskers, and as a last resort, he had no choice but to go to Persia to participate in the plan to transform the palace."

These were stories Mrs. Geary never told.Like Don Juan in Byron's long poem, he traveled around Europe and tasted the warmth and coldness of human beings.No wonder he was so unfathomable when he was less than 30 years old, and he was good at so many skills that ordinary people would not be able to fully master in their lifetime.Just don't know why, he will be reduced to a circus troupe and become a freak show actor.

As soon as I thought of this, the servant continued: "The king promised that as long as the palace can be turned into a labyrinthine city, he will reward everyone. However, as soon as the work was completed, he ordered the execution of all those who participated in the transformation plan. The master had just At the age of 14, a royal official couldn't bear it and let him escape from the palace overnight in a circus caravan. Unexpectedly, the owner of the circus troupe was very greedy for money. Practice shows, even have him duel with lions, and if your mother hadn't rescued him and helped him escape under the opera house, he might have died on the circus tour."

As he said that, he took down the skull oil lamp hanging on the bow and illuminated one of the caves. Countless bats were awakened by the light and fled in all directions flapping their wings. It is said that the owner has lived underground for more than ten years, and every secret room and every mechanism here has been remodeled by him. Except for not being able to see the light of day, there is no place in Paris that is safer than this place place. Do you see what I mean?"

Of course I understood what he meant.After all, it turned out that they were just persuading me to "don't try to escape".Some are funny, some are depressing.Don't want to hear him talk anymore.I covered my face with a veil, leaned against the cage and closed my eyes to rest my mind. Unexpectedly, I fell asleep after I was resting.When I woke up, the boat was docked on the shore.There was no one around.

He reached out to touch the door lock of the cage, and with a "click", it opened by himself.This greatly exceeded my expectations.After hesitating for a few seconds, I picked up the bouquet of yellow roses that fell on the boat, lifted the hem of my skirt, and walked out.

The floor is covered with gold and red wool carpets, the walls are hung with tapestries of the same color, and various musical instruments are hung on them.There are several instruments that I can't even name.At the end, I saw a wooden organ with glossy paint.I saw this pipe organ several times three years ago, but at that time there were only two rows of keys and hundreds of sound pipes. Now it has been transformed into a grand and elegant building with four rows of keys and thousands of sound pipes. It is the scale of church level.

Walking up the stone steps, I accidentally stepped on a stack of sheet music. There were no notes on it, but a lot of messy words were written on it.Just as he was about to see what was written, a voice suddenly came from behind him: "Sit down."

This extremely cold and commanding tone is undoubtedly Eric.I thought that after he unilaterally declared to be my husband, he would treat me with a gentler attitude, but I didn't expect it to be the same.I sighed silently and sat in front of the organ.

The stool is long enough for two people to sit on, but he didn't sit beside me, but stood behind me, covering most of my body with two well-articulated palms, clasping my fingers and pressing On wooden keys: "Can you play the piano?"

I subconsciously said: "I will do it a little bit." Seeing that he didn't respond for a long time, I remembered that I still can't speak now.Just when he was about to switch to nodding, he straightened up, let go of the pressure on my body, sat next to me, and rolled his eyes to look at me: "Isn't it an answer? Then let's change the way of communication, I said, you do it. "His eyes are so calm, at least much calmer than when he was performing on stage, but the movements of his hands made me flustered for a while.

He patted his thigh, crossed his arms, and said very casually: "First thing, come here and sit on my lap."