:58:00
but only for tonight.
:58:03
Your country and mine have
much in common, Your Majesty.
:58:07
Rich cultures,
long histories.
:58:10
And now, it seems,
Mrs. Leonowens.
:58:12
Yes,
my children's horizons
:58:16
keep expanding
under her tutelage.
:58:18
Ah.
:58:20
[Laughs]
:58:21
My husband and I
have been stationed
:58:23
all over the Orient.
:58:25
But I must say,
I've never seen anything
:58:28
quite like this.
:58:30
Extraordinary,
isn't it?
:58:32
Grand palace born from
the mind of King Taksin,
:58:36
first man
to unify all Siam.
:58:39
Our country owes
its creation
:58:41
to a man they
declared insane.
:58:44
Well, these roof tops
are a little nutty.
:58:50
He endeavored
to build an empire,
:58:53
but the nobility
that ran Siam
:58:55
for generations
had grown tired
:58:56
of his wars...
:58:58
and replaced him with
Mongkut's grandfather,
:59:01
someone they
could influence.
:59:02
Taksin they put in
a velvet sack,
:59:06
beaten to death with
a sandal wood club
:59:08
and buried somewhere
in palace.
:59:10
Oh, dear.
:59:11
It sounds as though
you admire him, General.
:59:15
I admire vision,
Lady Bradley,
:59:18
in all its forms.
:59:38
Forgive me, Your Majesty.
:59:39
I believe the sun set
a little earlier today.
:59:43
Mem, you arrange
all this to influence
:59:47
positive future
of Siam.
:59:49
And now, you steal
attention away from it.
:59:55
Oh.
:59:56
Well, that was not
my intention, Your Majesty.
:59:59
Mrs. Leonowens,
what a delightful surprise,