The Rose of Versailles Episode 22 "The Necklaces Shines Ominously" translated by GinRei edited by Usagi Ninja Team [] = description of the scenes () = alternative translations (feel free to put them or drop them), and sometimes my comments or explanations {} = translation of writing on the screen ********************************************************************** notes on names: Andre should be spelled with "/" accent acute over the "e" Francois should be spelled with a cedilla (like "5") under the "c". Boehmer can be spelled Bohmer with an umlat (2 dots) over the o. Sevres, is spelled with an accent grave (\) over the first e. Shoenbrunn can be spelled Shonbrunn with an umlat (2 dots) over the o. ********************************************************************** BOEHMER I'm a jeweler in Paris called Boehmer. Lady Marie Antoinette, I've asked for this audience, since I was in urgent need of your help. What I have here was actually ordered by the previous King, Louis XV, to give it to Mme. duBarry. But (since) the king died so suddenly, this was left without a buyer. This necklace is so expensive that no other royal family can afford it, even if they want to. Prosperous French Queen, Your Majesty Marie Antoinette, no one but You can buy this! ANTOINETTE How much... is it? BOEHMER 1,600,000 Livres. NARRATION 1600,000 Livres...that's about 19.2 billion yen now. [Approx. $200 million dollars] Because of its outrageous price, Antoinette (gently) suggested to the jeweler that she had no intention of buying it. But this necklace would later get Antoinette into deep unexpected trouble. [OP] VOICE Your Majesty, the Queen is here to see you. LOUIS XVI Oh... I wonder what she wants. What's wrong? Why are you acting so formal? ANTOINETTE Your Majesty? LOUIS Yes? ANTOINETTE I've come here to complain (to Your Majesty) about a vassal who audaciously kicked my Stomach. LOUIS Kicked your abdomen?! Hmmm....you look so gay...why? Oh! Can you possibly be...be...?! SERVANT The Queen is with child! Her Majesty will have a baby!! [fireworks] [opening title] {Episode 22 - "The Necklaces Shines Ominously")} OSCAR It's a boy, Andre! The heir is finally born! NARRATOR (After the) affair and separation with Fersen... Queen Marie Antoinette gave birth to the first Princess, followed by the birth of Crown Prince Joseph in 1781. OSCAR Now Her Majesty is the Mother of France both in name and reality. Let's drink and celebrate, Andre! Take me to anywhere you know for a drink. ANDRE Aye, Captain! (or, I sure will, Captain!, or, Trust me, Captain!) (He actually says "Leave that on me" in a formal fashion form.) NARRATOR The City of Paris was gay. Everyone was celebrating for Queen Antoinette. That's what Oscar thought and felt, being affected by the joy (from the bottom of her heart). Oscar did not realize at this point that the people were gay, but only for the moment. She did not know their real feeling, nor their reality. MUSICIAN Drink, everyone, while you can. Soon we have to carry guns instead of beers. Drink, everyone, while you can. Tasteless soup and heavy taxes, drink up all of it. ANTOINETTE Call me when Joseph wakes up. MAIDS Yes, Your Majesty. ANTOINETTE Now, Marie Therese, it's your turn now. Let's go out to the garden. We'll go to the south flower bed today. [hall] NOBLE The Queen isn't here yet? GRAND CHAMBERLAIN I'm sorry, it's time for the audience. Please come to the audience room. VOICE Audience with Wofold. [he's just announcing the names of the nobles who want to talk to Antoinette.] NOBLE I have property in Monteparnasse in Belfort. Because of the long rain, the harvest of grapes is poor this year. Tax payments by the peasants are not going smoothly... VOICE Next, please. NOBLE Yes. VOICE Audience with Merviende! Baroness Movlier. LOUIS Moving out from the Place to the Villa? ANTOINETTE Yes, if I say here, I'll have no time to spend with my children because of my duties. LOUIS I don't know... You're the only one who can hold the audience with nobles. ANTOINETTE Please, Your Majesty. NARRATION Marie Antoinette moved from Versailles Palace to a small villa. She despised the duties and rules at the Palace. Petit Trianon is a small cozy villa amid the vast Versailles Garden. It was the best environment for the Queen to spend carefree time with her children. Furthermore, only a limited number of close friends were allowed to visit it. Thus, it virtually meant the end of audiences with Queen Marie Antoinette. [Oscar playing piano] ANDRE More and more nobles speak ill of the Queen these days. Even after they spend 10 days or 20 days to come all the way from their provinces for an audience, they're denied access to the Trianon. Some complained aloud that the Queen has forgotten what the nobles have done for the royal family (up until now). OSCAR Stop, Andre! I don't want to hear such things. Have you seen her playing innocently with her children? She's showing such bright smiles that I haven't seen for such a long time. That itself is gratifying enough. {Austria} {Schoenbrunn Palace} THERESA What a fool, my daughter Antoinette! She has forgotten and neglected her duties as a (/the?) Queen, and moreover, (she has) withdrawn to a villa! JOSEPH Mother! Mother, are you all right?! Hang on, Mother! THERESA It's all right, Joseph. I don't need help. My daughter, be a Queen who loves her People and is loved by her People! (or, My daughter, love thy people, and be loved!) NARRATION The "Great Mother," Austrian Empress Maria Theresa, died at the age of 63, while she was still worried about the future of her daughter Antoinette. MERCY Please write a letter of condolence to your brother in Austria, Emperor Joseph. ANTOINETTE Count Mercy... MERCY Yes, Highness? ANTOINETTE It's strange. I can't see the letters I'm writing clearly. ANTOINETTE What was the name of the river seen from Schoenbrunn Palace, Mercy? I can't remember... Mother... Mother!! BOEHMER It's been 4 years already since I showed this necklace to the Queen. I went not only to other parts of Europe, but as far as Russia afterward, but cannot find a buyer. I have my own pride as a jeweler. I want the French Queen, Marie Antoinette, to buy it no matter what! She has dignity and beauty. This necklace fits no one else but her! But even if I want to, she withdrew to a villa now, and I have no chance of talking to her. I've heard that you're very close to the Queen. So I came here to ask you to help me. Would you please be able to tell the Queen? JEANNE I understand, Monsieur Boehmer. I'll figure out a way. BOEHMER If you could, my efforts are rewarded by coming here then. JEANNE Please come back again a week from now. I'll go to the Trianon tomorrow and tell her what you wish. BOEHMER Please give her my regards. NICOLAS Jeanne, what (the hell) are you thinking? You not only have never been to the Trianon, you haven't even talked to the Queen! JEANNE Why don't you drink, too? Cheers for 1,600,000 Livres! ROHAN What is it, Jeanne? Why did you call me out secretly to a place like this? What? Something nice, hmm? JEANNE Of course (it is). Have I ever brought you something bad? Please, this way. ROHAN What? A necklace that Her Majesty wants desperately? JEANNE Shhsh! You're (talking) too loud, Cardinal Rohan. The Queen (has) told me to keep it absolutely secret. Especially from His Majesty. JEANNE His Majesty is opposed because of its extravagant price. But Her Majesty has made up her mind. She will pay 1,600,000 Livres on installment. ROHAN Hmm, it shows her noble birth. Very decisive. JEANNE But there's one problem. A guarantor is needed for her installments. Someone who is noble, discreet, and can be trusted. Her Majesty said there's no one else but Cardinal Rohan! ROHAN Wow! Me?! Even though there must be plenty of candidates ?!) It's a once-in-a-lifetime honor ! I'll do it! I'll do it, Jeanne! I, (Cardinal) Rohan, will guarantee her loan! VILLETTE Marie Antoinette de France... BOEHMER 1600,000 Livres paid by installment. 400, 000 Lives every six months for a 2 year period. Marie Antoinette de France. It's verified. Cardinal Rohan, please sign. ROHAN Ah, yes. Her Guarantor, Louis de Rohan. Is this OK? BOEHMER Yes, yes. Very well. ROHAN It's finished. BOEHMER Lady Jeanne, please be sure to deliver the necklace to the Queen. JEANNE I sure will. BOEHMER Please remind her that I'll be waiting for her first payment. JEANNE I know. BOEHMER Well, I must go now. JEANNE Thank you for your work. ROHAN Thanks! JEANNE Cardinal Rohan? I'll go to Trianon now. ROHAN Ah, yes, yes. Well, come to my mansion tonight and tell me how delighted Her Majesty was. JEANNE I will. (lit, she said, "Yes, yes.") JEANNE Now Nicolas, go to England and sell the diamonds! Sell them in pieces to leave no traces! Retaux, you escape to Switzerland. We'll be executed if your fake signature is discovered. JEANNE Jeanne, what about you? JEANNE I'll stay in Paris for a while. We'll be suspected if all of us disappear at once. [Court] NOBLE What do you mean the Queen is not present (at Court)?! OSCAR Please don't shout. This is Versailles Palace. NOBLE What's wrong with shouting?! The Court without the Queen is no longer the court for us nobles! OSCAR Please stop! Otherwise, I'll have to ask you to leave the room. NOBLE Interesting! Kick me out (of here) if you can! I spent 2 weeks to come from Loire. I need royal mediation in a dispute with my neighboring landlord (as soon as possible). I heard the Queen is indulged in boat rides and music in a villa! It's more than enough to make fool of us to say we can't have an audience with her! OSCAR Like I said, the Home Affairs Minister, will see you on that matter. NOBLE A Minister isn't good enough! I want to directly speak to the Queen! OSCAR I'm the Royal Guard Regiment Commander Colonel Oscar Francois de Jarjeyes. NOBLE So what?! OSCAR Please leave the hall (for today)! NOBLE Leave me! I can walk alone! Move! OSCAR Let him. NOBLE Move, move! Colonel, if you're a noble, you should understand, too. The royal family needs the nobles, just as the nobles need the royal family. If the royal family does whatever it wants, I don't care anymore! I'll never come to Versailles again! Never!! OSCAR Good work, everyone. Go back to your posts. GUARDS Yes, Ma'am! NARRATION Slowly but surely, the age was changing its course. Not only among ordinary citizens, but even among the nobles, some are starting to have antipathy about the royal family. ANDRE England has finally recognized America's independence. The expeditionary forces are starting to come back to Paris. I thought I'd let you know (just in case). ANDRE Good night (Bon Soir), Oscar. OSCAR Andre. I'll go to the Trianon and offer my opinion to Her Majesty tomorrow. It can be half the number as before, but to start the audience again. Otherwise, she and nobles will be estranged even further. ANDRE Good night. [Trianon] ANTOINETTE Oh, Oscar! I'm glad that you've visited. Why don't you come here more often? I'd like to see you everyday, if it's you. OSCAR Thank you very much (, Your Majesty). ANTOINETTE I really mean it, Oscar. Oh, Marie Therese! [while playing with her daughter] Oscar, did you want to tell me something? OSCAR Uh, no. I've come here (to see how (well) Your Majesty is doing), since I haven't been here for long. ANTOINETTE In that case, please make yourself at home. Formalities are not necessary at all here at the Trianon. Have a good time. OSCAR Yes, thank you very much, Your Majesty. [on boat] ANTOINETTE Oscar... OSCAR Yes(, Your Majesty). ANTOINETTE It seems like the expeditions are returning. OSCAR Yes, Your Majesty. ANTOINETTE Do you think he will come see me if he's returned? It's been 2 years already. Maybe it's because of the time that's passed. I can think about of him calmly. OSCAR Her Majesty has become even more beautiful now that she's become a mother. And probably, she's spending the best time of her life now. Let's wait (/postpone?) to offer my opinion until a little later. SOLDIER Excuse me, noble Sirs. (lit, he addressed Oscar and Andre as "Sirs on horses") Could you tell me where Sevres is? I heard it's near Versailles. I have to deliver (/hand) my (war) comrade's keepsake to his family. ANDRE You joined the American expedition? SOLDIER Yes. ANDRE Don't worry. Sevres is near here. We'll escort you. OSCAR Andre, let's drink tonight! Take me to Paris. [bar] ANDRE It's a good idea to get drunk once in awhile. ANDRE Don't worry, Oscar. Fersen will come back alive. I looked up his name. At least, he's not on the casualty list. OSCAR What are you saying? Talking about what? You suddenly... DRUNKARD Yo, Monsieur. You really toss it down. How about another cup? OSCAR No thanks. DRUNKARD Hey, my wine's not good enough for you? ANDRE Hey, hey, Monsieur. I'll have it instead. DRUNKARD I'm not talking to you! Wow. The more I look at you, the more amazing you look! What a beautiful soldier. Even Zeus would drool. Now, drink, beautiful one. ANDRE Don't, Oscar! [Oscar punches the man] DRUNKARD Ouch... OSCAR "A beautiful soldier"?! Ha! If you lay your greasy paws on me again, I'll re-arrange the features of your face. ROBESPIERRE You seem to be really rough tonight. Eh, beautiful royal guard? OSCAR You're Robespierre. ROBESPIERRE Right. It must be fate that keep bringing us together. The last time, we were in Arras. Right now, I'm a lawyer in Paris. For the People. OSCAR For the People? OTHER MEN A royal guardsman? That means he's a noble. Why would such an "elegant " person come to our bar? The sight of him makes me sick. Kick him out! He's the Queen's dog! [fight] ROBESPIERRE Bernard, if you want to be an authentic news reporter, watch carefully. The people explode in rage at the mere sound of the word "noble." ANDRE Oscar, you were lucky that they didn't find out you're a woman. But Oscar, I can tell. No matter what uniform you wear, you're still a woman. MAID Your Majesty, there is a letter from a jeweler named Boehmer. ANTOINETTE Boehmer? "As the contract states, please make the first payment." First payment? Contract? I don't know what he's talking about. This is silly. MAID That jeweler probably lost his mind (/became insane/has gone mad) after not being able to sell that necklace. ANTOINETTE Yes, poor man. MAID Your Majesty... ANTOINETTE It's not necessary to keep it. MAID Yes, Your Majesty. NARRATION So called "the Necklace Affair" was about to begin soon. [ending title] NEXT EPISODE: Jeanne was arrested. The Necklace Incident would have come to an end. Yet the trial took an unexpected turn with Jeanne's cunning words. Appalled, Antoinette was further dismayed by the People's jeers. Next episode on Rose of Versailles, "Cunning & Tough". END - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bruce Carlson carlson@indirect.com Phoenix, AZ