Dance of the Vampires Page #3

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-Not that, master. Please, not that.

-Come on, my boy, show some guts!

l`m here.

First you must remove the lids.

Oh, Mama. Remove the lids?

lt`s an order.

Go on.

Open it, for heaven`s sake!

l can`t, master.

For the sake of Shagal`s daughter, open it!

Open your eyes.

Open your eyes!

Who is it?

-His Excellency.

-Good.

Now, the other one.

And this one?

His Excellency`s son.

And....

And what?

-And what?

-Shagal!

He`s there?

Very well. Open the case.

Pick up a stake...

...and a hammer.

Now...

...go do the count.

Search for the right spot, in between the

seventh and eighth on the left. Don`t forget.

Place the stake over the spot.

Not upside-down!

That`s it!

Raise the hammer...

...and...

...strike!

Strike!

Oh, mutiny, is it?

l will take an oath if there is mutiny.

Come on, my baby. Hit.

There`s a good little scout.

Are you going to hit it or not,

you good for nothing--

All right.

Everything back in the case.

lt`s no use.

You will have to pull me out.

From the other side, dumbbell!

Mind he doesn`t catch you.

-Sarah!

-lt`s you!

Sarah....

l`m going to save you.

We`ll go away together.

Where do you want us to go?

l don`t know.

To your parents`, perhaps.

They said Papa will be coming

to see me soon.

They said that?

Yes. You-- You`ve seen my dress?

Beautiful, isn`t it?

Very beautiful.

They gave it to me for the ball tonight.

Ball?

The midnight ball.

This evening, here? A ball?

At midnight?

They`ll all be there.

But we can still have a dance together,

you know?

Sarah, you must follow me.

Follow you?

l beseech you.

Well, tomorrow, perhaps.

But tomorrow will be too late.

Turn around.

Sarah?

May l turn around?

My head is swimming around.

l`m no longer the age

for this sort of activity.

Look! How wonderful nature is.

Yes. Wonderful.

The sun is setting.

Glorious! Magnificent!

The sun is setting

and they are going to rise.

lt`s in the order of things.

Oh, what a pity not to have the time.

Once l get stuck into it,

l am engulfed for a week!

This way, master.

Wait.

Pretty well-equipped.

Professor....

Here is Orion!

And here is Saturn, with its ring!

Come. Come and have a look, my boy.

There it is.

Courage, my good woman, courage.

Bless my soul.

Shiver my timbers!

Unless they barricade thoroughly....

l know what l am talking about--

Sarah?

Are you ill?

How pale he is!

l`m not pale.

Yes, you are. Yes, you are.

l assure you.

You are as white as a sheet.

-No!

-Yes, Alfred.

You must have a rest.

Have a little rest and you`ll feel

much, much better.

l don`t like to see you in this state.

There, now. Feeling better?

lsn`t there a ball tonight?

How long they are.

They look like golden threads.

Your lashes.

My lashes?

Golden....

Who told you there`s going

to be a ball tonight?

Nobody. l`m just guessing.

With a great castle like this,

it`s possible.

He`s just guessing. But it`s true.

You`ve guessed correctly

with your pretty head.

Yes, Alfred, there`s going to be a ball,

and you will be able to dance.

What is it you`re clutching there

like a little treasure?

Here. Show me.

Alfred, show me.

So that`s the big secret.

Somebody is in love.

Somebody`s little heart is beating

around in their bosom.

Pitter-pat, pitter-pat, pitter-pat,

like a rat in a cage.

``Seventieth way:

Place the left arm around

the shoulders of the loved one.

Put the left hand on her left shoulder...

...like a little birdie alighting

on a branch.``

Good. Excellent.

``Then let an angel pass.``

Shall we allow an angel to pass?

``Once the angel has passed...

...bend the face towards the locks

of the loved one...

...and brush them with the lips.``

Close the door!

-Playing games?

-Close the door!

He went berserk.

Did you provoke him or what?

No.

-He got excited all on his own.

-On his own. On his own.

-Oh, l meant to tell you--

-What?

-Elibori`s theory is correct.

-Which one?

The one to do with the reflections.

-ln the mirror. l was--

-Explain yourself more clearly.

l was in front of a mirror,

sitting on the edge of a bed and....

And, well, l was alone...

...yet he was by my side,

but nothing from him.

No reflection. Nothing. Blank.

-Not even his clothes?

-Not even his shirt.

l`d love to have seen that.

One doesn`t see a thing.

You found something to eat?

l? No.

There is a smell of garlic sausage.

Good gracious!

l`m frightened.

lt`s quite impressive.

-You think they are all--?

-Undoubtedly!

-Oh, my God.

-You should never have come here.

-So why did we come?

-Ask the professor.

Oh, so you`re here. You`re here.

lf you have no objection,

l`m not hibernating.

-You don`t seem very pleased.

-l am surprised.

Keep your surprise for later on,

you`ll need it.

You didn`t foresee this in your

second volume, still at the printer`s.

lt will be my pleasure to fill in

the gaps in your learning.

When you attain my spiritual level...

...we shall then have the long winter

evenings before us for our discussions.

The long evenings...

...of many winters.

Your young assistant will make

an excellent companion for my son.

He`s already quite fond of him.

He`s told me so. He`s a gentle...

...sensitive youth.

ln the course of the centuries,

they`ll learn to know each other better...

...just as we shall.

As brooks flow into streams,

streams into rivers...

...and rivers into the sea...

...so our adepts flow back to us

and swell our ranks.

Soon we shall be

victorious and triumphant!

We shall then hold sway over this Earth...

...which awaits our coming

as autumn awaits winter.

Look at him, almost an old man...

...with his flabby stomach

and spindly legs...

...bring, with dog-like devotion,

a fresh adept...

...who only a few nights ago

was under his protection.

Look well at this man who secreted

another girl more closely...

-...than a miser hoarding his gold.

-Sarah!

But tonight he`s happy.

See how he frisks and capers.

l must leave you now.

See you later, gentlemen.

Meditate while awaiting your turn...

...for it would be extremely difficult

for you to get away from here.

Unless, of course, you have wings.

Like a bat.

He displeased me as much this evening

as he impressed me the first time.

What they deserve is...

...a good cannonball right in the--

Quick, help me turn it around!

A little more.

More.

Would you mind giving me a hand? Good.

Put the wood under the cannon!

Under the cannon, under the cannon.

Takes me for a nincompoop.

That necrophile.

A year ago....

A year ago, exactly on this same night,

we were assembled here in this very room.

l, your pastor, and you,

my beloved flock.

With hopefulness in my heart,

l told you then...

...that with Lucifer`s aid we might look

forward to a more succulent occasion.

Cast back your minds.

There we were, gathered together,

gloomy and despondent...

...around that single meager woodcutter.

A year has elapsed...

...and although travelers turn up

more and more seldom in these parts...

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