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[00:01.83]CHAPTER 4 THE PHANTOM IS ANGRY
[00:08.14]That was Tuesday night．
[00:11.16]On Wednesday morning Monsieur Armand
[00:15.26]and Monsieur Firmin were happy men．
[00:17.85]Paris liked the new Margarita-everything in life was good．
[00:24.52]The next opera night was Friday．
[00:27.67]It was Faust again,
[00:29.46]but this time with La Carlotta singing Margarita．
[00:34.88]By Wednesday afternoon they were not so happy．
[00:38.70]A second letter arrived for them-from O．G．
[00:44.82]Why don't you listen to me?
[00:47.73]I am getting angry．
[00:50.38]Leave Box 5 free for me．
[00:53.63]And where are my 20, 000 francs?
[00:57.69]On Friday Daaé must sing Margarita again．
[01:02.48]She is now the best singer in Paris．
[01:06.32]La Carlotta cannot sing-she has a very ugly voice, like a toad．
[01:13.67]Remember, I am a bad enemy． O． G．
[01:21.39]'So,Firmin,is this still a joke?'
[01:25.51]Monsieur Armand shouted．
[01:27.79]'What are we going to do now, eh?
[01:30.12]Is O.G.the director here,or are we?'
[01:34.53]'Don't shout,Armand,'said Monsieur Firmin tiredly．'
[01:39.97]I don't know the answers．
[01:43.36]Let's talk to Madame Giry,
[01:45.54]the door keeper of Box 5．
[01:48.18]Perhaps she can help us．'
[01:52.36]But Madame Giry was not helpful．
[01:55.73]Madame Giry was not afraid of ghosts,
[01:59.09]and she was not afraid of directors of Opera Houses.
[02:04.56]'People say that you're a friend of the Opera ghost,
[02:08.69]Madame Giry,' Monsieur Armand began．
[02:11.71]'Tell us about him．
[02:13.49]Some people say he has no head．'
[02:17.35]'And some people say he has no body,'
[02:21.06]said Monsieur Firmin．'What do you say, Madame Giry?'
[02:27.39]Madame Giry looked at the two men and laughed．
[02:32.28]'I say that the directors of the Opera House are fools！'
[02:38.54]'What！'Monsieur Armand shouted．
[02:41.89]He stood up,and his face was red and angry．
[02:46.27]'Listen to me,woman-'
[02:48.75]'Oh, sit down, Armand,and listen,'
[02:52.43]said Monsieur Firmin．
[02:55.38]'why do you say that,Madame Giry?'
[02:59.40]'Because,Monsieur, the Opera ghost is angry with you．
[03:05.81]When the ghost wants something, he must have it．
[03:10.50]He is clever and dangerous,this ghost．
[03:14.36]The old directors before you, they knew that,
[03:18.59]oh yes. At first they tried to stop him.
[03:23.36]Then there were many accidents in the Opera House,
[03:26.87]many strange accidents．
[03:29.93]And when did these accidents happen?
[03:32.72]When the ghost was angry！
[03:35.44]So, the old directors learnt very quickly．
[03:40.81]The ghost wants Box 5?
[03:43.36]He can have it every night．
[03:45.84]The ghost wants money?
[03:47.74]Let's give the money to him at once．
[03:51.25]Oh yes,the old directors understood very well．'
[03:57.03]'But we are the directors, not the Opera ghost！'
[04:02.11]Monsieur Armand shouted．
[04:04.86]He turned to Monsieur Firmin．
[04:07.28]'This woman is mad．
[04:09.52]Why do we listen to her?
[04:12.02]On Friday night La Carlotta is going to sing Margarita．
[04:17.16]And you and I, Firmin,
[04:20.30]are going to watch the opera from Box 5．'
[04:24.74]'Well, we can try that, Armand．
[04:28.79]But we don't want any accidents．'
[04:32.61]Madame Giry came nearer to the two men．
[04:36.99]'Listen to me,'she said quietly．
[04:41.59]'Remember Joseph Buquet?
[04:44.33]I tell you, the Opera ghost is a good friend, but a bad enemy．'
[04:52.90]The two men stared at her．
[04:56.61]'Those words,Monsieur Firmin said slowly,
[05:03.06]'why did you say those words, Madame Giry?'
[05:08.49]'Because the ghost says them to me．
[05:13.10]I never see him, but I often hear him．
[05:17.28]He has a very nice voice and he doesn't shout at people．'