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Thank you.

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Running a little late.

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Should be at the frontier by now. It'll
be dark before we reach Denver.

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First visit to Ruritania, is it?

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Yes. Diplomatic?

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Just a humble tourist.

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Wonderful country.

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Know it well.

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And their politics.

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A lot of unrest over the coronation.

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It's the coronation you've come for, I
expect. I thought it might be fun.

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Could be tricky, too.

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A lot of whispers about civil war.

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According to the times, that's all blown
over.

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Foreign off his gut.

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Well, admittedly, it is three days old.

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Black Michael's never going to be
reconciled to the new king, not in a

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years.

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They hate each other. Well -known fact
always happens.

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Black Michael.

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King's half -brother.

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Duke of Streltsa.

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Michael was always the old king's
favourite.

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Point of fact, a lot of people think
he'd make a better king than Rudolph.

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Really.

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Well, you've made a conquest, old boy.

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A short -lived one, it seems.

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A well -connected one.

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You know the lady?

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Only by repute.

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Antoinette de Morgon, a very close
friend of Duke Michael.

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Obviously on her way to the coronation.

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Royal attentions are hard to resist.

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So they say.

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Obviously only the diplomatists have the
inside information, but in my opinion

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there's more to be said for Duke Michael
than most people suppose.

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Have your papers ready, please.

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Have your papers ready, please.

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Customs are usually a bit of a formality
here. Don't mind you, they might have

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tied some things up. What with the
unrest, the coronation, everything.

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All passports and luggage will be
examined inside.

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Next.

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What did I tell you?

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All this because of the coronation. In
and out in five minutes, usually.

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Well, there's nothing like making a
fellow feel welcome.

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I don't need to be too popular, do I?

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This way, please, madam. Next.

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Where will you be staying, Mr.

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Rassendale? Strelzow.

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What hotel?

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I haven't yet decided.

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There's little chance of you obtaining
lodging in Strelzow. The hotels are

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already overflowing.

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Should you go to Strelzow, however, you
must report your address to the police

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within 48 hours of your arrival.

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You're a British subject, sir.

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You have my passport in your hand.

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Yes, sir.

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Yes, of course, sir. Your passport, sir.

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And to call the gentleman back to the
train. That won't be necessary, thank

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I can hardly credit that the hotels are
full already.

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The coronation is still two weeks away.

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Oh, no, no, no. The date's been
advanced. Ceremony's to take place the

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tomorrow. Good Lord.

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Why? It's a mystery.

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At least there was nothing explained in
the papers.

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Apparently the whole country's in stir
about it. I'm not surprised.

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I'm afraid that fellow was right. Even
if you were lucky enough to find a place

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in Streltsa, you'd probably have to pay
an exorbitant charge for it. I've found

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that I'm beginning to wish I'd stayed in
Dresden.

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Might I make a suggestion?

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Please do.

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Why not stay here in Zender?

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It's only about ten miles from the
capital. You could spend tomorrow

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from the journey and then go over to
Streltsa by train early on Wednesday

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morning.

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That's what I'm doing anyway.

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And then returning here later in the day
when all the fun's over.

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That's a splendid idea.

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It's only a small inn, quite a humble
place, very comfortable.

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I'm sure they'll have a room.

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And even if they haven't, I could be
perfectly happy for you to care mine.

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Smithers.

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George Smithers. Rudolf Rassendal.

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Good heavens.

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Same name as the king.

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Mr. Smithers, I'm indebted to you. I'll
have my luggage removed on the train at

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one.

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The forest is charming at this time of
the year.

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There's a particularly fine castle, you
should see.

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It's the residence of Black Michael.

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Believe me, Mr. Rassenville, Zender's
one of the finest castles in Europe.

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Well worth a visit.

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Well?

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Oh, aye, good morning, Rupert. Oh, good
morning, Michael. How nice of you to

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greet me personally.

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Hope you had a pleasant ride from the
capital. Why, thank you, Michael, I did.

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Have a care, Ensign. Such impatience,
Your Grace, with the crown almost in

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grasp. Is it all prepared in Strelthal?

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Naturally.

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At the appropriate moment, a completely
spontaneous cry of long -lived King

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Michael will erupt from the throats of a
number of the worthy citizens.

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Folks, while lubricated with Your
Grace's gold, needless to say.

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Soon afterwards, several gentlemen of
the court who have been unwise enough to

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oppose Your Grace's ambitions will
suffer unfortunate and similar pain

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And the woman at the lodge, she can be
trusted.

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I convinced her of the importance of her
task. The goal is she succeeds, and a

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slick vote if she doesn't. I think
she'll try very hard for the gold.

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Then all we can do now is wait.

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I hear Your Grace has pleasant company
to ease the waiting.

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Madame de Maubon has returned to
Aurisania.

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What do the lady's attractions pale
beside the prospect of a royal bride?

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She's become an embarrassment.

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If I can be of any service in the
matter.

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You are insolent, Hansard.

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It is as well for you that you're also
very useful.

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For the moment.

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My God.

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The devil's in it, Fritz.

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The devil or Black Michael?

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Who is he?

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What's he doing here and now?

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My heavens.

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Even the height is right.

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Gentlemen. May I ask you your name, sir?

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Since you've taken the first step in the
acquaintance, suppose you give me a

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lead in the matter of names.

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Thank you.

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I am Fritz von Tallenheim.

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And this is Colonel Vapt.

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Are you aware, sir, that you're
trespassing?

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Indeed, I saw no signs.

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This is the Royal Game Preserve.

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I see.

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And you two gentlemen...

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Are the gamekeepers. Damn it, sir.

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We're in the service of the king of
Ruritania.

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If I'm trespassing, I beg your pardon.

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I'm a traveller from England. This is my
first visit to Ruritania.

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Chris!

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The king.

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Where are you, man?

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Take him back to the lodge.

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Shave him and he'd be the king.

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Well, you must forgive me if I dare.

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One doesn't expect to see double.

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At least not at this time of day.

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Prince, Colonel, am I not to be
introduced?

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I believe, Your Majesty, that I am your
cousin. Your Majesty.

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You are English.

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My name is Rassendal, Your Majesty.

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Brassendale. I'm the younger brother of
Lord Burlston. Burlston!

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By God, Zap, we have an elf back here.
Your face betrays you, sir.

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I'll leave, Your Majesty.

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A thousand crowns for that of my
brother's face if he saw the pharaohs in

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Streltsar tomorrow.

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That he must never do.

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Were you travelling to our coronation? I
seriously question this gentleman's

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wisdom in venturing anywhere near
Streltsar at this time. If I'm an

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embarrassment to His Majesty, I shall
leave the country at once. No, by

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you shan't. One doesn't meet a new
relative every day.

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Well, Matt.

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Come in, cousin.

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I've got a new house of my own here. My
brother Michael has lent us a place of

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his, and we'll make shift to entertain
you there.

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Otto, come.

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I object to my doing nothing.

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But you have all the accomplishments of
a gentleman.

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Army, a blind thought, and a good shock
you speak.

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I'm afraid my family don't entirely
approve of me, Your Majesty.

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The real difference between my elder
brother Robert and myself is that he

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recognizes the duties of his position
while I just see the opportunities of

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mine. To a man of spirit, opportunities
are duties, Mr. Roussendorf.

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Good families don't need to do things.

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Good families are generally worse than
any others. So, you have to visit your

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disreputable cousin on the slide, eh?

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Your Majesty, had I realised what a very
plainly written pedigree I carried

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about with me, I should have thought
twice about coming.

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Fritz. Unbelievable.

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Wine, Joseph.

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We're dry again. An Elfberg from Great
Britain, but half -sour.

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Ah, that'll be telling, eh, Cousin
Rudolph?

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It's a very delicate matter, Fritz. An
old family scandal, you see, a question

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of a lady's honour. I don't think we
could possibly reveal it, do you, Your

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Majesty? Out of the question, Captain
Rudolph.

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Deplorable behaviour on the part of one
of my ancestors.

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Most deplorable.

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Now, I mustn't blame him too much, Your
Majesty. If you had seen the portrait of

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the delectable Countess Amelia, dare I
say that even Your Majesty might have

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been tempted.

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What a shocking idea, Mr Rathendal.

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Your Majesty, Mr Rathendal, please.

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A gentleman who wears not only the
Elfberg hair, but the Elfberg face.

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And a man who might be Your Majesty's
very twin. How can this be?

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How many?

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That was the ninth bottle, sir.

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Dear God.

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It happened a long time ago.

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My honour, it's a scandalous story,
Fritz.

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A prince of Ruritania came to London
once on a brief visit to the English

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Shortly afterwards, he left suddenly,
wounded and under a cloud after a duel

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with an English nobleman.

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Nine months later, a wife of the fifth
earl of Burlston gave birth to a son.

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Whose father was not the fifth earl. An
elf by a cuckoo, Fritz. Ha, ha, ha!

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And since then, much to everyone's
embarrassment, a male member of the

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family has been born every few
generations with the Elfberg features

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hair. I am one of them.

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A toast to the Elfberg Red!

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Zap, join us!

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Elfberg Red!

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Your Majesty, it's growing late.

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It's necessary for Mr. Rathendill to
return to the border.

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And necessary for you to remind me of my
duties.

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And no doubt to tell me that I have
drunk enough.

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Far be it from me to contradict the
king.

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Damn you, Zap!

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I should go, your master.

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You may be an Englishman, cousin
Rudolph, but you're a good fellow.

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You shall stay.

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Zap will go to bed.

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Fritz, the wine.

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From tomorrow, I shall be king for the
rest of my life.

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Tonight is my last night of freedom, and
Brother Michael keeps a splendid

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cellar.

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Is this the bottle?

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Yes, sir.

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1865.

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You drank from this, too?

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May have.

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Bring the water.

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Are you awake now?

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Must I empty another bucket over you?

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Look at my clothes.

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Coffee, you're the... This joke has gone
too far.

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No joke, Mr. Attenborough.

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Nothing else would rouse you. Come here,
sir.

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Feel his pulse.

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I got it slow.

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He sucked.

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You know, he spent half an hour on him
before he realized it was useless.

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Poison. Drug.

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But how? By whom?

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That hound, Black Michael.

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His own brother?

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Who else?

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What have you sent for a doctor?

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A thousand doctors couldn't get him to
stroke time in this condition.

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Anyway, there isn't one within miles of
here.

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But the coronation...

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If the king fails to show himself in
Streltsal this morning, the throne will

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lost. He'll never be crowned.

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Well, you mistake him, then. Word that
he's ill. Yeah.

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They know his illness is too well. He's
been ill before.

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It seems you have such a low opinion of
the king, sir. Your concern puzzles me.

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He's an elfberg and the son of an
elfberg, and I'll rot in hell before I

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Michael in his place.

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Now, it was no mere whim that the date
of the coronation was brought forward.

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We've known for some weeks that Michael
was plotting to discredit the king in

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some way.

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Colonel, it's almost six o 'clock.

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As a man grows old, Mr. Rassendale, he
begins to believe in fate.

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I believe fate brought you here from
England. I believe fate sends you now to

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Streltsa.

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Me?

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One Rudolph for another.

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If you shave, I'll wager you'll not be
known.

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You're an Altberg.

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Every inch of you.

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The house of your ancestors demands your
allegiance.

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It's an insane notion. I'd be detected
at once. That's a risk against a

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certainty. It would only be for one day,
for the actual coronation.

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It could be done, Mr. Rassenthal.

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It must be done.

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be king for a day.

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Well, sir, what do you say?

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