"We've had a narrow escape; that shade knows me and has twice taken me to the managers' office." "Is it some one belonging to the theater police ?" asked Raoul.
"It's some one much worse than that!" replied the Persian, without giving any further explanation.[3] "It's not ...

he ?" "He?
...

If he does not come behind us, we shall always see his yellow eyes! That is more or less our safeguard to-night.

But he may come from behind, stealing up; and we are dead men if we do not keep our hands as though about to fire, at the level of our eyes, in front!" The Persian had hardly finished speaking, when a fantastic face came in sight ...

a whole fiery face, not only two yellow eyes! Yes, a head of fire came toward them, at a man's height, but with no body attached to it.