In the front of the house, people remembered the catastrophe that had befallen Carlotta at the end of that act and the historic "co-ack" which had momentarily interrupted her career in Paris.
Just then, Carlotta made her entrance in a box facing the stage, a sensational entrance.

Poor Christine raised her eyes upon this fresh subject of excitement.

She recognized her rival.

She thought she saw a sneer on her lips.

That saved her.