Raoul's speech

Oh, no, it's a big fish, rather. Are you here to sing, too? We'll re-enact the memorable scene between Raoul and Valerius at the bridge. I'll begin.

The city, at night. Raoul, the handsome, young Opera House owner, sings to the Lady Valerius: "I, Raoul, do accuse you of using treachery to obtain your wealth!"

Then Lady Valerius sings, "I, Lady Valerius, have obtained the Opera House, yes, right from under your nose; you must kiss the ground underneath my toes."

Now I live here, under the Opera, but I go back, stealing food, and such as I need. She can't kick me out, not Raoul, ha ha. Then they come down, looking for spiders, but they found the treasure from the Shrine instead. Now she has that, too. I've seen her with it; it has...powers. You - you could steal it from her, yes. That would make her sad. Let's see, what would she sing?

Ahh, I know. Lady Valerius, weeping in her chamber, sings: "I, Lady Valerius, am so, so sad. Where has the treasure gone that once made me glad?"

You need a map? Raoul has a map. You need a key? You can get that too from me. Remember, a left at the sewer, though the right might look newer, that's the secret of the way in. Now go, go, go, up, up the rope you go, why do you move so slow?

Raoul's patter

Whether you read the note beside the corpse earlier or not, Raoul's patter should give you a hint that he can help you, if you listen long enough.

• "O Lady Valerius, cruel and carnivorous, do you think you have beaten me?"

• "O cruelest lady, you can take the treasure from the old Keeper's Shrine, but evil, evil lady, why o why did you take everything that was mine?"

• "I know a way into the Opera House, must be as quiet as a wee little mouse..."

• "Take a left at the sewer, though the right might look newer, take a left at the sewer and you're in - yes, you're in."

• "A British tar is a soaring...what? soaring bird? soaring fish? I can't remember, oh dear."

  These are the opening lyrics of "A British tar is a soaring soul", from HMS Pinafore, a very famous opera by Gilbert and Sullivan. (William Gilbert wrote the lyrics and Arthur Sullivan wrote the music in their many collaborations; they were an extremely successful songwriting team in Victorian England.) If you've seen Raiders of the Lost Ark, Indy's friend Sallah sang the opening lines of this song just after Marion kissed him goodby, when Indy and Marion boarded the ship to leave Egypt.

• "I am telling a terrible story
  but it doesn't diminish my glory,
  for they would have taken my daughters over the...
  Oh, I can't remember the rest. Well, it's been so long now. I had such glory, such fame."

  This is from the concluding chorus of Act I, The Pirates of Penzance, another famous light opera by Gilbert and Sullivan, at least up until the point where Raoul forgot the lyrics. (Although "When a Felon's Not Engaged in His Employment", from the same opera, might have been more appropriate...)

• Oh, you won't hear Rodrigo hit those low notes.

• (humming a tune) Ah, it is very good, isn't it.

• (clearing his throat after botching something he was humming) Throat is a bit dry today, down here in the damp.

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