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Something amuses you?

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Yes.

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To see my one true enemy face to face after all these years.

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Ever since I was a child, I dreamt of meeting you.

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And beating me on the field of battle?

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Of course.

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I suppose I should congratulate you.

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For defeating you?

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For protecting Amsterdam.

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I call it a resounding victory.

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I call it a temporary setback.

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Why did you come here this evening?

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I have certain matters to discuss.

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Why not follow the usual protocol -

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diplomats, ambassadors,

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emissaries, offers,

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counter-offers, secret messages?

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I know how diplomacy works.

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As do I. I invented it.

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If you mean you invented the art of deceit and subterfuge,

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then I can hardly argue.

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Give me one good reason why I should not have you killed.

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Because you do not wish me dead.

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-I don't?

-No.

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Without an enemy, you would have no purpose -

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a gust of wind with nothing to blow against.

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If you are here to discuss the terms of a truce,

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then I fear I must dismiss them as I did last time.

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You are now playing with a much weaker hand.

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I took 40 towns in 22 days.

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But not the prize, Amsterdam.

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You are fighting on two fronts,

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your troops are exhausted,

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you're unable to advance, you're running out of supplies

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and half of Europe is joining an alliance against you.

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I too have allies.

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You have Sweden.

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And England.

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Half of whose fleet lies at the bottom of the ocean.

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I have Spain, Prussia and the Holy Roman Empire behind me.

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Why did you come here?

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To make a proposition.

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What sort of proposition?

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If we are to continue these discussions,

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then I insist we do so in private.

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As you wish.

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No. It's all right.

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I shall call for you if required.

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Course, sir.

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DOOR SLAMS

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-About this proposition...

-Shh-shh-shh-shh.

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Do you hear it?

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The silence that accompanies power.

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I hear nothing.

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Tell me about your proposition.

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I propose an alliance.

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With me?

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Why not?

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Why?

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Because we are the leaders

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of the two most powerful countries in Europe.

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Instead of squabbling here, why do we not join forces,

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take over the rest of the world?

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And you have discussed this arrangement

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with your existing allies?

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Of course not.

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I call that treachery.

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-Tactics.

-Greed.

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Are you interested in my offer or not?

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Let me tell you what happens next.

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You are feeling confident.

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You will launch a counterattack, perhaps even retake a few towns.

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My forces will then rally and you will start to lose.

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Thousands will be massacred.

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Your people will start to question their new leader.

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And you will have sleepless nights.

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"Did I do the right thing?

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"Will I meet the same end as poor de Witt?

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"Have I led my country to ruin?"

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And at that moment, you will send a messenger begging for a truce.

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And I shall say no.

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I shall brush you off like a speck of dirt from my cuff.

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You underestimate the value of allies,

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not just in one's ranks.

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How else do you suppose I found you?

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# I'm the King of my own land

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# Facing tempests of dust

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# I'll fight to the end

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# Creatures of my dreams raise up and dance with me

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# Now and forever

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# I'm your King. #

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She will find peace in God.

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I am so sorry for your loss.

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I wish I could have done more to help her.

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You did nothing to help her.

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You know as well as I do

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that it was her fault the poor girl died.

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She drove her into depravity.

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Quite possibly, Your Majesty, but that does not make her a murderer.

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And in the absence of concrete evidence or a witness...

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By the time the King returns,

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I want her out of the palace and I don't care how.

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And in the meantime you will give orders for the salons to be closed

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and all nobles to be confined to their rooms.

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As you see fit, Your Majesty.

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All I'm saying is that I did something for you and

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it's only natural that you now do something for me.

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Quid pro...

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..quo.

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I have a husband.

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Whom you are slowly sending to his death.

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What exactly is it that you want?

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That will not be possible.

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You do realise that if it became known that you were

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-poisoning your husband...

-Shh!

-..your position here would become...

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How can I put this?

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..invidious.

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And I would point the finger at you.

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Your word against mine.

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Well, I believe my word holds a lot more weight than yours right now.

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Shall we put it to the test?

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Ladies and gentlemen!

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By order of Her Majesty the Queen,

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the salons are now closed to all.

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You are advised to retire to your rooms.

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GROANING

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Goodnight.

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What shall we toast?

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Will you not share a glass of wine with me?

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I prefer to see the world as it is.

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Very well.

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I shall join you in abstinence, but it is with wine's tonic

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that we see the world of our dreams, is it not?

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I can end life.

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I can give life.

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I bring truth.

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I bring lies. I am heard but not seen.

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Who am I?

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It's a riddle.

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Are you toying with me?

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No, merely trying to lighten the mood.

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Why did you refuse an alliance?

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Because alliances are based on trust.

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Ah, you do not trust me.

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You are in the process of betraying your current allies.

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What is there to say you wouldn't do the same to me?

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Are you wondering what I'm wondering?

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Yes. How did they find us?

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The minister seems preoccupied. Perhaps we should humour him.

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HE CLEARS HIS THROAT

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Is something bothering you, Excellency?

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Perhaps you fear your master's negotiating half of Holland away.

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The puppy is off his leash.

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Who knows what havoc he may wreak?

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I don't know you.

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Are you a soldier?

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A diplomat?

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Just a humble wordsmith.

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He is here to write the chronicle of the war for future generations.

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Heavily embroidered, no doubt.

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On the contrary. Truth is my beacon.

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Though quite how I shall describe you I do not know.

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Indeed?

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The embroidered version would read as follows -

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"A tall man of noble bearing

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"with a majestic command of the art of diplomacy."

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The true version would read more along the lines of -

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"A pompous and humourless fellow with a high regard of

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"his own importance and a low regard for his master's abilities."

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Perhaps you would prefer the embroidered version.

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Is this young man always so impertinent?

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Tell me, how does it feel to have betrayed the man

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who brought you up as his son?

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To whom are you referring?

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Jean de Witt,

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as you know perfectly well.

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He gave you protection, education, affection.

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He also stood in between me and my inheritance.

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I wouldn't want to be lynched, would you?

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It was the will of the people.

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What do you care for the will of the people?

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Hm? Nothing.

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And you would know all about that.

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The people do not know what they want.

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They are well-meaning but they are ignorant.

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I protect them,

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and give them a country and a history to be proud of.

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You are a tyrant.

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An enlightened tyrant.

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I understand poor de Witt was lynched before being beheaded,

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that his fingers and toes were chopped off

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and some parts of his body were eaten by the mob,

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and you did nothing to stop them.

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Had I been informed as to what was going on, I would have intervened.

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First you flood the dykes, depriving your people of the harvest

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and driving them towards famine,

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and then you murder your former protector.

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-He was killed by his people.

-But you are the guilty party.

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Hold your tongue!

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It's odd.

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You HAD a reputation for reserve and self-control.

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You will now have a reputation for being a cowardly dog.

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Arrived with his tail in the air,

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left with it hanging between his legs.

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The first rule of diplomacy, my friend -

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never show anger.

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Monsieur Colbert tells me he entrusted his niece to you.

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She was your responsibility.

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Less than two days later, she was dead.

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I did my best, Your Majesty.

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She insisted she wanted to discover all the delights of Versailles,

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I couldn't stop her.

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You promised to look after her!

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It is not my fault if she chose to drink her weight in wine

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and take a swim in the fountain.

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A safe pair of hands, you said!

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Everyone knows I am not a safe pair of hands!

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You should never have brought her to Versailles.

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What was Madame de Montespan's role in the course of the evening?

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Perhaps she tried to corrupt her,

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encouraged her to drink or indulge in sexual activity.

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And drown herself, Your Majesty?

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This is not a time for levity.

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I apologise.

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I believe Her Majesty is encouraging me to say that Madame de Montespan

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is responsible for Isabelle's death.

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Only if that is what happened.

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In return for your honesty,

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I'm sure we could find a way of improving your financial position.

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I fear I am unable to help you with your enquiries, Your Majesty.

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Very well. You're dismissed.

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And incidentally, your little trade in silks -

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should you wish to continue it,

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I suggest you do so in the marketplace.

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Grubby commerce has no place here.

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Tomorrow morning I wish to question all those who went

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to the fountains with Isabelle.

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In the meantime, go and find Monsieur Marchal.

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Monsieur Marchal is no longer in the service of the King, Your Majesty.

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That does not prevent him from being in the service of the Queen.

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I'm counting on you.

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You put me in an awkward position. She has offered me her friendship.

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Simply as a means to drive a wedge between us.

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I think you exaggerate the threat.

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You do not know her as I do.

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Can you blame her for being jealous of you?

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You stole the King from her.

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No.

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I took what she had already lost and that is what torments her.

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Do you have feelings for him?

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For the King?

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Yes.

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I came here to please you,

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I remained at court to please the King -

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that does not mean I have feelings for him.

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Please stop trying to bend me to your will.

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Do you have feelings for him?

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I am a widow many years older than His Majesty.

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Why would he even look at me?

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You still didn't answer my question.

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I am first and foremost your friend.

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And always will be.

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(Ah!)

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What on earth is this?

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Oh, that.

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What does it look like?

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Well, I'm not an expert in Catholic iconography,

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but it looks to me like the statue of Virgin Mary.

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Yes, it is.

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It is.

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And what is it doing in our bed?

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I thought it would bring us luck.

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Help me conceive, you mean.

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Ow!

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Precisely.

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Sounds like a silly superstition to me.

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But even if it is true, you still have to,

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you know, do it.

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And as you know, that is easier said than done.

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You managed it before.

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True.

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Look...

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..I know this is not easy for you.

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You are in bed with a woman you do not care for.

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But it's not easy for me either.

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I am in a country I do not know with people I do not know

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and customs I do not understand.

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I'm in bed with a man who does not love me and who never will love me.

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It's not my fault that I don't love you.

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Love is not this thing that you can just summon.

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And it's not my fault I'm upset.

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The fact is we are both here against our wishes.

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We need to make the best of a bad job.

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You are a good person.

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I'm not.

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I'm selfish.

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Childish.

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You should like yourself a bit more.

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There's a lot to like, believe me.

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And I've been thinking about your problem.

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My problem?

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The rabbit that stays underground.

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I have no idea what you're talking about.

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The volcano that remains dormant.

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My inability to have an erection?

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Yes.

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I think you should use your imagination.

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Close your eyes so you can't see me.

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HE SIGHS

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Think of someone, something...

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..that arouses you.

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Indulge your wildest fantasies.

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Think of...

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..sweaty soldiers on the battlefield.

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AMOROUS MOANING

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SHE PANTS

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In a word, bravo.

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Anything to oblige.

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SHE CHUCKLES

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So, the fantasy worked.

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What did you think of? A soldier covered in mud?

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Several, as a matter of fact.

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Imagination is so much more fun than reality, isn't it?

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Something's bothering you.

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It's a wide rift, isn't it?

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Where?

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Between the world as we want it to be...

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..and the world as it is.

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Did I mention Maastricht?

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Impossible. I offer Orsoy in its place.

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The small town on the Rhine with a population of 500

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boasting a church, two taverns and a linen factory?

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-Yes.

-I took it three days ago. No, I want Maastricht.

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Bonn.

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Maastricht.

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It is not mine to give, it belongs to the Spanish.

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Tell them to give it to me. They're your allies.

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I will have to speak to my advisers.

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Why? Do you not trust your own judgment?

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I come here in good faith, proposing alliance.

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You reply with insults and impossible propositions.

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You treat me like a child.

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Gentlemen, your rooms have been prepared.

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Dinner will be served on your return.

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Sister Hermione will show you to yours, sire,

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and Sister Jeanne will attend to you, My Lord.

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I'm fine here, thank you.

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You should lighten your mood from time to time.

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My mood is my concern.

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Well, perhaps it's your clothes, then.

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Who knows?

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A touch more orange?

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Would His Majesty like me to send for his valet?

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I can tell your voice and your manner are of noble birth.

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What is your family name?

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You don't recognise me, do you?

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Your face is familiar.

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Just my face?

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Do you recognise me now?

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What are you doing?

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The same service I performed the last time we met.

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Does His Majesty like that?

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Yes.

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-BLADE SCRAPES

-And this?

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What do you want?

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I want to tell you a story.

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Once upon a time, a young woman arrived at court.

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And like all young women,

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she fell under the spell of the master of the house.

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So the master lured her into his bed only to replace her with another,

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but by then...

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..she had a thing inside of her.

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The master denied his paternity and the child, lucky thing...

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..died before it ever saw the light of day.

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You say that you care and protect your subjects, but you don't,

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you destroy them!

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What do you want?

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My life.

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My life!

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SHE SOBS

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I'm sorry.

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I used to be the Duchesse de Longlet.

0:27:200:27:22

I want to be her again.

0:27:260:27:27

You wish to return to court?

0:27:330:27:35

Very well.

0:27:440:27:45

May I ask how you feel on returning to court?

0:27:550:27:58

I feel nothing. On what subject does Her Majesty wish to see me?

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I have no idea. You'll find out soon enough.

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DOOR SHUTS

0:28:140:28:16

Are you a God-fearing man, Monsieur Marchal?

0:28:230:28:26

I do not fear, Your Majesty.

0:28:260:28:28

You don't believe?

0:28:280:28:29

I don't know.

0:28:300:28:31

A few weeks ago, a priest by the name of Father Pascal

0:28:340:28:37

was found hanged in the chapel.

0:28:370:28:39

Next to his body was a note addressed to me.

0:28:400:28:43

In it, he admitted to sentiments towards me unbecoming for a priest.

0:28:430:28:47

Torn by guilt, he had decided to take his own life.

0:28:490:28:51

I'm sorry to hear it. Suicide is a lonely affair.

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Yes...

0:28:560:28:58

if...it was suicide.

0:28:580:29:00

I have been replaced as head of police by someone else.

0:29:050:29:09

What makes Her Majesty believe I will be any more effective

0:29:090:29:11

than him at extracting the truth?

0:29:110:29:14

Because you have certain methods which have often proved effective.

0:29:140:29:17

Word from Holland, Your Majesty.

0:29:220:29:24

Yes?

0:29:240:29:25

The King's army has been driven back just outside Amsterdam.

0:29:250:29:29

And His Majesty?

0:29:290:29:30

His whereabouts are unknown.

0:29:310:29:32

Sire, may I ask what was proposed?

0:29:370:29:40

An alliance.

0:29:410:29:43

And His Majesty's thoughts on the matter?

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He would have us believe that it would benefit us both.

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In truth, it only benefits him.

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We lost a battle, but the thrust of the war remains in our favour.

0:29:510:29:55

Sire, all of France supports you in your ambitions,

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but even ambition must know its limits.

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I am building an empire. I have no intention of sharing it.

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HE SIGHS

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Beautiful, isn't it?

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I thought such icons were forbidden in the Protestant faith.

0:30:220:30:26

Frowned upon.

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After you.

0:30:400:30:41

After you. I insist.

0:30:410:30:42

She seems upset.

0:30:520:30:54

No doubt you did all in your power to comfort her.

0:30:540:30:57

Comfort was not what she sought.

0:30:570:30:59

You asked me why I came here.

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Now I have a question to ask you.

0:31:020:31:04

Why did you go to war?

0:31:040:31:06

Why does anyone go to war?

0:31:060:31:08

You're not anyone. Why did you choose to lead the army?

0:31:080:31:12

Because I am king.

0:31:120:31:14

Yet your brother is a far greater commander than you.

0:31:140:31:17

We shall see.

0:31:170:31:18

Are you afraid he might cast his shadow over you?

0:31:190:31:22

Who told you that?

0:31:230:31:25

Do you know why it is so easy to acquire information about you

0:31:250:31:28

and what you're planning?

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It is because there are so many willing people to turn against you.

0:31:300:31:33

Like the Chevalier de Rohan?

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No. He did not turn against you. You turned him against you.

0:31:370:31:41

You made an enemy of your best friend.

0:31:410:31:43

It is quite the talent you have.

0:31:430:31:44

It torments you, doesn't it?

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The knowledge that somewhere very close to you,

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someone you call a friend, someone whom you trust,

0:31:560:32:00

in whom you confide, but who is in fact a traitor.

0:32:000:32:03

Who could it be? A minister? A general? Your brother? Your wife?

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Perhaps even your mistress?

0:32:100:32:11

-The Marquise de Montespan...

-I find it stuffy in here.

0:32:110:32:15

I think I shall take the air.

0:32:150:32:16

Words.

0:32:410:32:42

The answer to your riddle. I can end life.

0:32:420:32:46

I can give life. I bring truth. I bring lies.

0:32:460:32:49

I am heard but not seen. Who am I?

0:32:490:32:53

The answer is words.

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Very clever of you.

0:32:590:33:00

Have you ever wondered whether your nobles are happy?

0:33:020:33:05

You force them to live under your roof.

0:33:050:33:07

The only way they can survive is to gain a foothold on the greasy

0:33:070:33:10

ladder of favour and promotion, so they've started to kill each other!

0:33:100:33:14

Do go on, this is fascinating.

0:33:140:33:15

Your brother hates you for the way you treat him and is just

0:33:150:33:18

waiting for the opportunity to take your place or to humiliate you.

0:33:180:33:21

I am willing to return the 40 towns I have taken, apart from Utrecht.

0:33:210:33:24

You will in return give me Maastricht and Franche-Comte.

0:33:240:33:28

Both belong to the Spanish,

0:33:280:33:30

as I have already said and as you already know.

0:33:300:33:32

You will persuade the Spanish to give them to me.

0:33:320:33:34

They're in no position to refuse.

0:33:340:33:36

They rely on you to protect their lands.

0:33:360:33:38

You haven't answered to my question. Why did you go to war?

0:33:380:33:42

16 million.

0:33:440:33:46

-I beg your pardon?

-You heard me.

0:33:460:33:48

16 million for what?

0:33:480:33:49

You pay me 16 million guilders and I agree to an alliance.

0:33:490:33:52

I shall have to think about that.

0:33:540:33:55

Don't think about it. Take a decision. Be a man. 16 million.

0:33:550:33:59

What do you say?

0:33:590:34:01

I say you went to war,

0:34:010:34:02

not to fight me but to escape the hell that Versailles has become!

0:34:020:34:05

I shall bear that in mind.

0:34:110:34:12

Who's winning?

0:34:580:35:00

He is.

0:35:020:35:03

You know Her Majesty has banned all gambling in the salon.

0:35:060:35:09

Then let her come and arrest me.

0:35:100:35:12

May I join you?

0:35:140:35:16

I'm almost finished.

0:35:160:35:18

What are you playing?

0:35:200:35:21

It's called cards.

0:35:230:35:24

Perhaps you could teach me.

0:35:240:35:26

What exactly do you want?

0:35:290:35:32

To see whether we couldn't find a way to...

0:35:320:35:34

..not necessarily be friends, but live together without bitterness.

0:35:360:35:41

A truce?

0:35:410:35:42

Yes.

0:35:420:35:44

What are your terms?

0:35:470:35:48

Mutual understanding.

0:35:500:35:52

You accept that he is sharing a bed with me out of duty.

0:35:560:35:59

And you accept that I do not seek to drive a wedge between you.

0:35:590:36:02

I find your terms one-sided.

0:36:050:36:07

What about understanding me?

0:36:110:36:13

You continue to see each other and enjoy each other's company.

0:36:130:36:16

But without sharing a bed.

0:36:160:36:18

Until I have fallen pregnant.

0:36:180:36:20

That could take years.

0:36:200:36:21

Possibly.

0:36:220:36:24

You don't understand.

0:36:260:36:28

Meeting in the salon is a sign of friendship.

0:36:300:36:32

Sharing a bed is a sign of love.

0:36:330:36:36

If he no longer wishes to share his bed with me,

0:36:380:36:41

then it follows...

0:36:410:36:42

..that he no longer loves me.

0:36:460:36:48

He loves you, but you are making it very easy for him to hate you.

0:36:520:36:57

No doubt you are full of good intentions.

0:37:090:37:11

But in case you hadn't noticed, good intentions count for little here.

0:37:140:37:19

I pity you.

0:37:340:37:35

Why?

0:37:370:37:39

Because you're scared.

0:37:420:37:43

HE SOBS

0:38:030:38:04

This is for you.

0:38:180:38:19

What is it?

0:38:230:38:24

It's a gift.

0:38:240:38:25

I'm in no mood for gifts.

0:38:270:38:28

You haven't seen it yet.

0:38:300:38:31

Her name is Leyak.

0:38:390:38:40

Where is she from?

0:38:450:38:46

Java.

0:38:480:38:50

She's a widow witch.

0:38:520:38:53

In the daytime, she appears as an ordinary human being.

0:38:560:38:59

But by night, she flies around in search of a pregnant woman,

0:38:590:39:03

to suck her baby's blood.

0:39:030:39:04

Charming, don't you think?

0:39:050:39:07

You're scared, aren't you?

0:39:120:39:14

Of what?

0:39:170:39:18

That the edifice you have constructed may collapse and

0:39:180:39:21

take you along with it.

0:39:210:39:22

Don't be ridiculous.

0:39:220:39:24

You claim to be chosen by God.

0:39:240:39:26

But what if that's not true?

0:39:270:39:29

What if you're just like the rest of us mere mortals?

0:39:300:39:33

What if the castle you've built has no foundation?

0:39:340:39:37

What if the poison that inhabits it kills all who live there,

0:39:370:39:41

including its maker?

0:39:410:39:42

You are a fool.

0:39:440:39:45

Not so foolish as to believe I have divine powers.

0:39:450:39:48

You are a fool and a liar.

0:39:480:39:50

You must be keen to return to the eager arms of

0:39:500:39:53

the Madame de Montespan.

0:39:530:39:54

No doubt she will offer you respite from your sleepless nightmares.

0:39:550:39:58

You have no idea what you're talking about.

0:40:010:40:03

But I do, and that's what's bothering you. How do I know?

0:40:030:40:09

They say she is both witty and beautiful

0:40:120:40:15

and holds you completely under her sway.

0:40:150:40:18

I suggest we change subjects.

0:40:180:40:19

In Holland we have a saying, "It is vanity that blinds us to our

0:40:220:40:27

"own blindness".

0:40:270:40:29

I see well enough.

0:40:290:40:30

Do you not fear being under the control of a woman?

0:40:320:40:34

She must be some woman.

0:40:360:40:37

Perhaps it is with her I should be negotiating?

0:40:380:40:41

I do not care for your gift!

0:40:450:40:46

Oh, dear. I fear His Majesty is unwell.

0:40:520:40:56

His Majesty is in need of sleep.

0:40:560:40:58

I have very much enjoyed our discussions. Goodnight.

0:41:050:41:09

I understand the sheep at Versailles are in poor health.

0:42:030:42:07

Yes. Disease, predators, even cannibalism are rife.

0:42:100:42:18

And the leader of the flock?

0:42:180:42:19

He has travelled to another pasture.

0:42:210:42:23

What sort of predators?

0:42:250:42:27

One in particular. A wolf in the guise of a lamb.

0:42:280:42:33

He's currently with the leader of the flock.

0:42:340:42:37

Who knows nothing of his true identity?

0:42:370:42:39

Nothing. He trusts him entirely.

0:42:400:42:43

And when the leader of the flock returns to his pasture,

0:42:450:42:48

the wolf will accompany him?

0:42:480:42:50

He will. He has much work to do.

0:42:510:42:54

FOOTSTEPS

0:42:540:42:55

Thomas, you're still up?

0:42:550:42:58

Yes, the search for the perfect metaphor does not abide by

0:42:580:43:01

the hours of the clock.

0:43:010:43:02

I wish you luck in your search. Goodnight.

0:43:020:43:04

Goodnight.

0:43:040:43:05

'I can see paradise.

0:43:350:43:37

'But you must build it for yourself.'

0:43:370:43:43

'All who surround you will smile and they will deal,

0:43:430:43:47

'but they would all see you destroyed, Sire.'

0:43:470:43:50

Who's there?

0:43:500:43:52

'Why did you go to war?

0:43:520:43:53

'Your brother is a far greater commander than you.

0:43:530:43:57

'Afraid he might cast a shadow over you?

0:43:570:43:59

'It is vanity that blinds us to our own blindness.'

0:43:590:44:02

Louis, my love.

0:44:040:44:06

Please hold me. Please, I'm so cold. I'm so cold.

0:44:110:44:17

Please... hold me, Louis.

0:44:200:44:24

Please! They're coming to kill us.

0:44:260:44:29

They're there.

0:44:290:44:31

You do not see them, but I do.

0:44:320:44:34

Who?

0:44:340:44:35

They are all around us.

0:44:370:44:38

-I do not see them.

-Please hold me.

0:44:400:44:42

LOUIS GASPS

0:44:460:44:48

What's the matter? It's me.

0:44:500:44:53

I've been looking for you everywhere.

0:44:530:44:55

How did you find me here?

0:44:560:44:58

I will always find you. Always.

0:44:580:45:03

We're meant to be together, remember?

0:45:030:45:05

Yes.

0:45:060:45:07

No! No.

0:45:130:45:15

Look away, Louis.

0:45:230:45:24

Hold me! You can't leave me!

0:45:240:45:27

Not now! They're coming for us!

0:45:270:45:28

Louis! Look at me and only me.

0:45:300:45:34

I no longer recognise you.

0:45:370:45:39

I do not recognise myself.

0:45:390:45:41

You've never understood.

0:45:450:45:47

I was born to be king, that is all I can be.

0:45:470:45:50

What are you scared of?

0:45:510:45:53

That I am nothing.

0:45:550:45:56

The whole thing a mirage.

0:46:000:46:01

Like our love?

0:46:030:46:04

Who murdered you? Was it my brother?

0:46:070:46:12

Was it William?

0:46:120:46:14

No.

0:46:140:46:16

Who killed you? I must know.

0:46:160:46:18

You did, Louis.

0:46:230:46:24

I?

0:46:270:46:28

If you want to be saved, close your eyes.

0:46:320:46:35

What do you see?

0:46:370:46:38

I see a boy in a forest.

0:46:470:46:51

He is lost. Running.

0:46:510:46:53

He looks behind him.

0:46:560:46:58

He sees a shadow coming closer to him.

0:46:580:47:00

He trips. He falls.

0:47:020:47:04

He gets up. He runs.

0:47:040:47:05

The faster he runs, the closer the shadow comes. He is scared!

0:47:050:47:11

He comes to a cliff. He looks down.

0:47:110:47:14

He sees rocks.

0:47:170:47:18

Darkness.

0:47:210:47:22

He feels the shadow behind him.

0:47:270:47:29

He loses his footing.

0:47:320:47:33

He feels himself falling.

0:47:350:47:36

He knows he must turn round. He must.

0:47:420:47:45

He turns.

0:47:490:47:50

It's gone.

0:47:540:47:56

ANGELIC CHOIR SINGS

0:47:590:48:01

BELL TOLLS

0:48:500:48:52

You have been here all night?

0:49:230:49:25

I heard you talking in your sleep.

0:49:260:49:27

I had a dream, a nightmare.

0:49:410:49:44

I was lost in the wilderness of my mind.

0:49:470:49:50

You seem changed.

0:49:540:49:56

I am free.

0:50:050:50:07

I shall order you a carriage. We are returning to Versailles.

0:50:120:50:15

I shall not be coming, Sire.

0:50:150:50:17

You will not accompany me?

0:50:170:50:19

I saw how you suffered last night.

0:50:190:50:21

I can better accompany you by remaining here and praying for you.

0:50:220:50:26

Thank you for your prayers.

0:50:460:50:47

DOOR OPENS

0:50:560:50:58

-Has the Dutchman arisen?

-Not yet, Sire.

0:51:040:51:07

Come, we are leaving.

0:51:100:51:11

And what of the discussions?

0:51:110:51:13

There were no discussions. And no meeting.

0:51:130:51:17

Of course, Sire.

0:51:170:51:19

Your orders, Sire?

0:51:220:51:24

The army will remain here under the command of the Marechal Conde.

0:51:250:51:29

We shall return to Versailles.

0:51:290:51:31

I have certain matters to attend to there.

0:51:310:51:33

Carry on.

0:51:390:51:41

You slept well?

0:51:560:51:58

Fitfully. And you?

0:51:580:52:01

Like a child.

0:52:010:52:03

I wanted to thank you.

0:52:050:52:07

-For what?

-For holding a mirror up to me.

0:52:080:52:11

I shall remember our discussions with fondness.

0:52:110:52:13

Despite the distance between us,

0:52:130:52:15

-there is something we shall share only with each other.

-What is that?

0:52:150:52:18

Our solitude.

0:52:230:52:24

And the alliance?

0:52:310:52:33

No. You believe you have weakened me.

0:52:360:52:40

In fact, you have given me back my strength.

0:52:400:52:42

I have rediscovered my taste for war...and for victory.

0:52:440:52:49

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