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"Why, my dear fellow, these two are mad with jealousy! To think that

they went to the expense of, an advertise better to do?"

"By the way," said Moncharreatly interested in

that little Christine Daae!"

"You knoell as I do that she has the reputation of being quite

good," said Richard

"Reputations are easily obtained," replied Monchar all about music? And I don't know one key from

another"

"Don't be afraid: you never had that reputation," Richard declared

Thereupon he ordered the artists to be shown in, who, for the last two

hours, had been walking up and down outside the door behind which fame

and fortune--or dis, negotiating, signing or

cancelling contracts; and the two overworked lance at Box Five to see whether

M Debienne and M Poligny were enjoying the perforers received a card of thanks fro Daae exquisite Choruses aking up

Carlotta a splendid commonplace instrument Will write you soon for

the 240,000 francs, or 233,424 fr 70 c, to be correct Mny have sentthe first ten

days of es finished on

the evening of the tenth inst

Kind regards O G

On the other hand, there was a letter froed for your kind thought of us, but you will easily

understand that the prospect of again hearing Faust, pleasant though it