She ran at once to tell Christine, who hurried down and,
with the help of the landlady, did her best to revive him.
He soon opened his eyes and was not long in recovering when he saw
his friend's charming face leaning over him.
A few weeks later, when the tragedy at the Opera compelled the
intervention of the public prosecutor, M. Mifroid, the commissary
of police, examined the Vicomte de Chagny touching the events of
the night at Perros. I quote the questions and answers as given
in the official report pp. 150 et seq.:
Q. "Did Mlle. Daae not see you come down from your room
by the curious road which you selected?"
R. "No, monsieur, no, although, when walking behind her, I took no
pains to deaden the sound of my footsteps. In fact, I was anxious
that she should turn round and see me. I realized that I had no excuse
for following her and that this way of spying on her was unworthy
of me. But she seemed not to hear me and acted exactly as though
I were not there. She quietly left the quay and then suddenly
walked quickly up the road. The church-clock had struck a quarter
to twelve and I thought that this must have made her hurry, for she
began almost to run and continued hastening until she came to the church.
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