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11th June 2012

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He sat in a big armchair, and as he tried to hold himself erect I could see that he had once been a handsome, well-built man. He still had his magnificent eyes, but his poor face looked very tired.
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Gaston Leroux, THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA . The beginning of Chapter 27 (The End of the Ghost’s Love Story), the narrator says he went to the Persian’s apartment, and describes the now-very old Persian

 (Bair translation) 

That man was delicious :)  Wise, brave, calm … and good-looking.

He had it all :)

Now you know why my user name is Rookheeya .

Tagged: darogathe PersianPhantom of the OperaGaston LerouxWhy is this missing from the public domain TdM translation ????

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