:19:01
an exciting one.
:19:03
Such devotion to progress
is to be commended.
:19:06
[Coughs]
:19:09
Reform is vital for
my country's survival.
:19:12
As tiny feet change,
so, too, will Siam.
:19:17
But being in a country
with so many unique customs,
:19:21
If l am to raise my son
to be like his father,
:19:24
which I very much hope
he will be,
:19:26
then I must feel free to
follow our own traditions.
:19:29
As a father,
I understand.
:19:32
Good. Then His Majesty
will appreciate
:19:35
why having a home
outside the palace walls
:19:37
is of such
great importance to us.
:19:39
A home which...
had been promised,
:19:41
but so far has not
been provided.
:19:47
It is my pleasure
:19:48
that you live
in the palace.
:19:53
But it is not mine,
Your Majesty.
:20:00
You do not set conditions
of your employment.
:20:04
And you shall obey!
:20:08
May I respectfully
remind His Majesty
:20:10
that I am not his servant,
but his guest!
:20:16
A guest who's paid.
:20:20
Education
begins tomorrow.
:20:24
He sounds absolutely dreadful,
ifyou ask me.
:20:27
Did unnerve me,
I must say.
:20:30
Louis: Moonshee,
:20:32
why does the king
have so manywives?
:20:34
That is
an excellent question...
:20:37
foryour mother.
:20:41
Mother...
:20:42
I heard you, Louis.
:20:45
Well, uh...
Siam is a monarchy,
:20:47
just like England,
:20:49
and one way
that a royal family
:20:51
maintains its control
:20:52
in the face ofwar
and disease
:20:53
is to have as many
children as possible.
:20:57
So he needs
a lot ofwives
:20:59
to take care
ofthem.