:54:13
The French say
I am uncivilized ruler.
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I, who has spent
entire life
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attempting to
teach selfhistory,
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Iiterature, and science.
:54:26
Why would they print
such things, Your Majesty?
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You are English.
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You should not
be so surprised.
:54:34
Well, I can
still be appalled.
:54:35
More importantly,
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do you, as a foreigner,
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see me in this light?
:54:44
I do not know all
that you are, Your Majesty.
:54:47
But I believe
I know what you are not.
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And you are not
what they say.
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Thank you, Mem,
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for humble validation.
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I have decided
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to give self
anniversary dinner
:55:04
and invite important English
nobles and diplomats.
:55:07
I don't understand.
:55:09
French lndo-china
grows stronger
:55:12
and more aggressive.
:55:14
But if l improve
our foreign intercourse
:55:16
with your queen's
special envoy,
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French will think 3 times
:55:21
before trying
to undermine Siam.
:55:25
That's very clever,
Your Majesty.
:55:31
As if to sound English
bugles in own defense.
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You shall take charge
of all formalities,
:55:38
as Mem is obvious choice
:55:39
to make certain guests
feel at home.
:55:42
But the anniversary is when?
:55:44
3 weeks from yesterday.
:55:47
3 weeks!
:55:49
That's impossible.
:55:51
Mem?
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The egg...
:55:55
is in the bottle.