The Rose of Versailles Episode 24 "Adieu, My Youth" translated by GinRei edited by Usagi Grey [] = description of the scenes () = alternative translations (feel free to put them or drop them), and sometimes my comments or explanations {} = translation of what it says 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". Molier is spelled with "\" accent grave over the "e". Orleans should be spelled with an accent sign '/' on the 'e'. ********************************************************************** GUARD Somebody! Jeanne has escaped! Jeanne has escaped!! [carriage] MASKED MAN It's all right now. JEANNE We're heading north. Where are you taking me ? MASKED MAN A monastery in Severne. JEANNE Who are you? Why did you help me? MASKED MAN You're a heroine. It's a waste to keep you in prison for the rest of your life. Besides, there's a job that I (definitely) want you to do. JEANNE Who the hell are you?! MASKED MAN It's better that you don't know my name. I helped you out. You do the work I ask. Anything wrong with that? JEANNE Oui, Monsieur. All right. (or, "I understand.") [opening title] {Episode 24 "Adieu, My Youth"} [Paris] CITIZENS Is it true that she escaped?! She's done it. Just what you'd expect of Jeanne. Maybe it was the Queen who helped Jeanne escape. No way. Sure, it could be! Jeanne was blamed for everything in the Necklace Affair. So even that Queen had qualms of conscience. But some rumors say it's the nobles who hate the royal family (who helped her escape). They say that Versailles is falling apart. ROSALIE Sister... Where are you Jeanne? No, you could be anywhere. Only if you stay the same (/remain the way you were), flying freely. Mme. Polignac! POLIGNAC It's been a while, Mademoiselle Rosalie. We haven't met each other since Charlotte died. [flashback of Charlotte] POLIGNAC You seem fine, I'm glad. ROSALIE Please leave me alone. POLIGNAC I've come to meet you as your mother. ROSALIE Please stop! I don't consider you my mother! POLIGNAC You still hate me, don't you. That's natural. Although it was an accident, I killed Nicole la Molier, your foster mother. But I'm the mother who bore you (/gave birth to you). That hasn't changed! ROSALIE I'm just beginning get over my hatred for you. That means, I'm trying to forget (the fact) that you bore me. So, I never want to see you again. POLIGNAC That makes me very sad, Rosalie. Please, come to the Polignac estate. I'm alone since Charlotte died. I want you to live with me. ROSALIE No thank you! CITIZENS Hey, did you hear that fugitive Jeanne published a book? A book? Nobody knows the whereabouts of the publisher nor the author, so called the "secret publication". Wow, what a woman! Now we know that Jeanne has a firm supporter. Then neither the military nor the police will never be able to catch her no matter how desperate they become. Hurrah! VENDOR Read all about it! "The Memoirs of Jeanne Valois"! The first book (/volume?) has all the details of (the truth of) the Necklace Affairs! And that's not all! The second, third volumes, and more are scheduled to be published (one after another)! But first, you have to read Volume 1! Thank you. Thank you, thank you. ANDRE "The Memoirs of Jeanne Valois Volume 1: Commentary on the Scandal of Marie Antoinette Part 1: the Catalog of the Queen's Lovers." (Wow,) look at this. "A Beauty in Male Attire, Colonel Oscar Francois de Jarjeyes". You're listed right after Mme. Polignac. Jeanne Valois...what a woman. [lit, he said "She's really done it."] Rosalie? ROSALIE takes away the book from Andre I'm sorry, Lady Oscar! OSCAR It doesn't matter how I feel. (or, I'm not the matter of concern.) What matters is the (ordinary) people who believe in such contents (/who take such contents seriously). Their feeling toward the royal family, and Lady Antoinette. [cabinet meeting] CHAIRMAN We must take care of it as soon as possible! No matter how much we impose the ban, the books are bought and sold in bars, back allies, or even in the sewers. Minister of Public Safety ! What the hell are you doing even after mobilizing the army (/military) (personnel) for a mere escaped convict?! MINISTER Well...As you know, the commoners all shut up and won't even cooperate in providing information when Jeanne is involved. NOBLE We have no choice but to ask for the cooperation of the royal family. CHAIRMAN Hmm, that is? NOBLE Request the dispatch of the Royal Guards. This is clearly a crisis for the royal family, is it not? The Royal Guards have the duty to protect the (peace of) royal family! CHAIRMAN All right, Vice Minister of State Affairs! Hand this command document at once to the Royal Guard Regiment Commander, and tell (her) it's the decision of the cabinet meeting (/it's the cabinet's decision). {Severne Monastery} NICOLAS It's selling like crazy! A professional writer would be pale with envy. (?) I never knew that you had such a talent, eh, Jeanne? JEANNE Stop it, Nicolas. Don't be ecstatic over such a stupid thing. No matter how much money we get from the sales of the book, we can't even set a foot outside of this monastery! NICOLAS Well...but only for a bit longer. Didn't Monsieur say... that he'll make arrangements for us? JEANNE Don't be unrealistic. We don't even know who exactly that man is. We never know how much we can trust him. JEANNE I'm sort of...getting tired (of all this). [flashback] ROSALIE This ring is from Rosalie; it's her mother's keepsake. And Rosalie said, "I can't be happier, so I want you to keep this." [lit. "I have plenty of happiness, so this is for my Sister Jeanne."] NANNY Mademoiselle, why do you have to chase after a mere escaped convict? OSCAR It's been decided by the cabinet, Nanny. I have to follow orders. NANNY And the convict is Mademoiselle Rosalie's... OSCAR We don't know Jeanne's whereabouts. It's not yet certain whether I'll be the one to apprehend her. ROSALIE Please be careful. NANNY Mademoiselle Rosalie! A letter has just arrived for you. It says only "J" as the sender. I haven't told anyone--for someone talkative like me--not even to Lady Oscar! JEANNE's LETTER Rosalie, YOU keep the ring. Because right now, I live happily. ---From Saverne. ROSALIE She's lying! She DOES NOT live happily. I've never seen my sister laughing from the bottom of her heart since we're kids. Someday (even if it's only for once), I wish I'll be able to see her face like that. POLIGNAC How are you, Rosalie? You still don't feel like coming back to your mother's, to the Polignac family? ROSALIE I can never feel like that. Excuse me! POLIGNAC Wait, Rosalie. You have no choice but to do what I tell you. ROSALIE That can't be... POLIGNAC If you don't, Oscar Francois will be arrested for being involved in the case. First of all, Jeanne's husband, Nicolas, was a member of the Royal Guard Regiment that Colonel Oscar heads. Second, nobody in the royal family has noticed it yet, but Colonel Oscar has adopted you, Jeanne's (younger) sister. Having the criminals among her Royal Guard subordinates, and the sister is at her house. These are enough for anyone to imagine that Colonel Oscar was among Jeanne's group. If you don't call me your Mother and don't come to the Polignac family, I'll tell this to the authorities and make them public! Now Rosalie, call me your "Mother"! [royal guards attacking gypsies] OSCAR Charge!! GUARD Stop! GUARD It's not Jeanne, Ma'am. Only a woman chief of thieves. OSCAR We've fallen for another false lead. ANDRE Oscar, wasn't it better (for you) that it was false (information)? But traveling day after day wears us down ...for the troops, as well as you and me. [Rosalie sees Oscar worn out] POLIGNAC Colonel Oscar was also ordered to capture (/arrest) Jeanne Valois, wasn't she? She won't be able to catch her even after years. On the contrary, wouldn't she even help her escape? It's about time I informed the Minister of Justice that a Royal Guard Commander is sheltering Jeanne Valois's sister. ROSALIE Don't! Not that, please. POLIGNAC The more time it takes to capture Jeanne, the more suspicion Colonel Oscar draws. ROSALIE I cannot put any more burden on Lady Oscar! POLIGNAC So? ROSALIE I will do whatever you tell me to do. Mother... POLIGNAC (Fine,) good girl, Rosalie. MASKED MAN Jeanne finished writing the series of books? HUNCHBACK Yes, Sir. All five complete volumes of "The Memoirs of Jeanne Valois". MASKED MAN She's of no more use to us, then. HUNCHBACK What would you like me to do, Sir? If you'd like, I'll go to Saverne as soon as tonight and... MASKED MAN No need to hurry. We don't have to get our own hands dirty. There are plenty of ways (to choose from). [at Jarjeyes'] ANDRE Oscar, don't be perplexed. Rosalie is... ROSALIE I... I'd like to say good-bye to Lady Oscar. POLIGNAC Go ahead. But keep it short. ROSALIE Lady Oscar, I thank you for taking care of me for such a long time. I'm going back to the Polignac family. OSCAR I haven't heard any of this! How come, all of a sudden ROSALIE I've been thinking from before, that I should go back to my Mother someday. OSCAR Something must have happened. What happened behind my back?! ROSALIE I must say good-bye! OSCAR Rosalie, wait! OSCAR All right, I won't ask anymore. Mme. Polignac is your real mother. Promise me that you'll live happily. ROSALIE ...Yes, I will! [Oscar hands Rosalie a rosary?] OSCAR She was (such) a nice girl...as if she were spring breeze. ROSALIE in her mind Adieu, my youth. Adieu, my happiness. Adieu, my Lady Oscar... NANNY Mademoiselle? Mademoiselle Rosalie handed me this a short while ago. OSCAR It's a letter from Jeanne! Jeanne is in Saverne... Rosalie... how must have she felt... She didn't have to do this! Andre, don't tell anybody about this. Let me think on this for a while. ANDRE I understand. MESSENGER Colonel Oscar Francois de Jarjeyes! The Minister of Public Safety calls you! Please come to Versailles Palace! MINISTER We have just been informed from an influential (/powerful?) source that Jeanne Valois is (hiding) at a monastery in Saverne. Colonel, you take your platoon (and head) to Saverne immediately. ANDRE And you took the mission? OSCAR I did. Now that Jeanne's whereabouts is known, even if I don't go there, somebody will. If she is to be arrested (/captured? because she's already been arrested before) anyway, the only thing I can do (for her) is to make an arrest with my hands. ...so I decided. [It's an incomplete sentence.] HUNCHBACK It's a royal guard platoon, led by Colonel Oscar, heading for Saverne. MASKED MAN? Poor Jeanne. She'd never imagine that we'd betray her. [monastery] JEANNE Mother Mary! I'm feeling good tonight! NICOLAS Je-Jeanne! Come here! JEANNE What's the matter? NICOLAS There's something going on outside. NICOLAS It's the Royal Guards! Damn, we're completely surrounded! OSCAR Jeanne Valois! Nicolas de la Motte! I'm Oscar Francois de Jarjeyes. We won't use force if you come out peacefully. Come out, Jeanne! Turn yourself in, Captain la Motte! NICOLAS Wh-what should we do, Jeanne?! We're in a pinch! JEANNE Don't panic. Act like a man. When it comes to this, what will be will be! que sera, sera... ROYAL GUARD Commander, we should make an assault! OSCAR Wait, not yet. I'll go (see) there first. ANDRE Oscar! OSCAR When you hear a gunshot, there's no need to hesitate, make an all-out attack. But leave everything to me till then. Nobody interfere. That's an order! ANDRE Oscar... OSCAR Wait, Captain! A gunshot is the signal. If you shoot me, everyone will break in (here). OSCAR Come with me. If you need to change (your dress), I can wait. JEANNE Did... did Rosalie tell you about this place? OSCAR Not Rosalie. I swear. JEANNE I see. I'm glad (to hear that). I still had an ally. At least one for someone like me. Someone I can trust...I'm really glad. [Nicolas knocks down Oscar] NICOLAS Jeanne! I've just come up with a good idea! We can escape with her as our hostage! JEANNE Go alone if you want to escape. I've had enough. I'm sort of...tired (of everything/all this). NICOLAS What? Why... ALL RIGHT! I don't need a hostage if I'm escaping alone! There's no use to keep her alive!! [Nicolas chokes Oscar] OSCAR Andre... ANDRE She called me! Just now...Oscar did call me! GUARD Huh? You're kidding. We didn't hear anything. Andre! We were ordered to stay here! ANDRE "Ordered"? Who cares! NICOLAS Die! [well, he didn't exactly say it but...] [Jeanne stabs Nicolas ] JEANNE Stop! There's no hope for us even if we kill her! Instead, I want you to die with me. ANDRE Oscar! Oscar, are you all right, Oscar?! OSCAR The cellar... They both went down to the cellar. Jeanne intends to die! [cellar] ANDRE This smell... (It's) gun powder! JEANNE Sorry, Nicolas. I'm sorry. I'll be lonely if I die alone. NICOLAS It's OK. But you were the best woman I ever met. JEANNE Really? I'm glad! [explosion] NARRATION So the Necklace Affair ended (/was settled/came to an end/conclusion). But who helped Jeanne escape and publish the memoir? Some said it was the King's cousin, Duke Orleans, who secretly tried to usurp the throne. But the truth was forever buried along with Jeanne's death into the dark(ness). [ending title] NEXT EPISODE: Fersen came back, his body and mind exhausted. He once decided never to meet Antoinette again, but the country he remembered had completely changed. When he saw Antoinette was exposed to the people's hatred... Next Episode on the Rose of Versailles: "A Minuet of Unrequited Love". END - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Bruce Carlson carlson@indirect.com Phoenix, AZ