Phantom Thoughts pt. 3
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zellephantomquotes in {} (aka the fancy brackets) from de Mattos
{For instance, a fireman is a brave fellow! He fears nothing, least of all fire! Well, the fireman in question, who had gone to make a round of inspection in the cellars and who, it seems, had ventured a little farther than usual, suddenly reappeared on the stage, pale, scared, trembling, with his eyes starting out of his head, and practically fainted in the arms of the proud mother of little Jammes.[1] And why? Because he had seen coming toward him, AT THE LEVEL OF HIS HEAD, BUT WITHOUT A BODY ATTACHED TO IT, A HEAD OF FIRE! And, as I said, a fireman is not afraid of fire.}
Now I'm just wondering how and why Erik would do this?? Was it basically a prank? Was he bored and couldn't think of anything better to do?
{The fireman's name was Pampin.}
Well, that's.. nice to know, I suppose. IDK why it's particularly significant, though. (*furiously scribbles in notebook* NEW LEROUX RAREPAIR: Pampin/proud mother of little Jammes)
{At first sight, this fiery head in no way corresponded with Joseph Buquet's description of the ghost. But the young ladies soon persuaded themselves that the ghost had several heads, which he changed about as he pleased.}
Well, replace heads with masks and they've almost got it right. (Or at least it accurately describes the behaviors of Charles Dance!Phantom.) Now I'm just picturing the Phantom as a hydra... chop one head off and two more spring up, each more hideous than the last.
{Sorelli, armed with a dagger that never left her}
She's a ballet dancer so why?? Is it to ward off creepy guys? Is it a sentimental gift from someone? Does she just like cool weapons?
{She said to the little ballet-girls:
"Come, children, pull yourselves together! I dare say no one has ever seen the ghost."}
That's actually pretty sweet of her, trying to comfort the little girls :)
{For instance, a fireman is a brave fellow! He fears nothing, least of all fire! Well, the fireman in question, who had gone to make a round of inspection in the cellars and who, it seems, had ventured a little farther than usual, suddenly reappeared on the stage, pale, scared, trembling, with his eyes starting out of his head, and practically fainted in the arms of the proud mother of little Jammes.[1] And why? Because he had seen coming toward him, AT THE LEVEL OF HIS HEAD, BUT WITHOUT A BODY ATTACHED TO IT, A HEAD OF FIRE! And, as I said, a fireman is not afraid of fire.}
Now I'm just wondering how and why Erik would do this?? Was it basically a prank? Was he bored and couldn't think of anything better to do?
{The fireman's name was Pampin.}
Well, that's.. nice to know, I suppose. IDK why it's particularly significant, though. (*furiously scribbles in notebook* NEW LEROUX RAREPAIR: Pampin/proud mother of little Jammes)
{At first sight, this fiery head in no way corresponded with Joseph Buquet's description of the ghost. But the young ladies soon persuaded themselves that the ghost had several heads, which he changed about as he pleased.}
Well, replace heads with masks and they've almost got it right. (Or at least it accurately describes the behaviors of Charles Dance!Phantom.) Now I'm just picturing the Phantom as a hydra... chop one head off and two more spring up, each more hideous than the last.
{Sorelli, armed with a dagger that never left her}
She's a ballet dancer so why?? Is it to ward off creepy guys? Is it a sentimental gift from someone? Does she just like cool weapons?
{She said to the little ballet-girls:
"Come, children, pull yourselves together! I dare say no one has ever seen the ghost."}
That's actually pretty sweet of her, trying to comfort the little girls :)
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Date: 2020-11-13 09:27 am (UTC)It probably wasn't Erik at all :-p
Raoul and the Persian encounter the same phenomenon down in the cellars, and it turns out to be only the rat-catcher holding his lantern below his chin (although you'd think the fire-men and the rat-catcher would have encountered each other during their respective patrols before now...)