Their voices penetrated the wall; and it was always an actress called Christine Daae that was in question.
At breakfast--the early morning breakfast, which the count took in his study--Philippe sent for his brother.

Raoul arrived silent and gloomy.
The scene was a very short one.

Philippe handed his brother a copy of the Epoque and said: "Read that!" The viscount read: "The latest news in the Faubourg is that there is a promise of marriage between Mlle.

Christine Daae, the opera-singer, and M.le Vicomte Raoul de Chagny.

If the gossips are to be credited, Count Philippe has sworn that, for the first time on record, the Chagnys shall not keep their promise.