:54:03
than he would ever see
if I were to submit. Tell him...
:54:08
that both of us live
with a terrible thing.
:54:11
The desire for the absolute.
:54:14
The sublime. The perfect.
:54:21
That 's why he flits
from person to person...
:54:25
and that 's why
I give myself to no one.
:54:29
And the Prince?
:54:31
How long do you think it will take
before this reaches the Prince?
:54:34
Not long, if you hurry.
:54:37
My dear Vatel.
:54:40
We all go round together
like a celestial machine.
:54:43
The Sun King is at the center.
:54:45
Condé is one of his planets
and I am Condé's moon.
:54:48
Do you think there's a place
to stand when we are free?
:54:51
Naturally I will speak to Condé.
:54:54
Not to do so would be...
:54:56
self-important.
:55:06
Bourdelot!
:55:08
Why have you got
Madame de Montausier's birds?
:55:11
I got them from
Madame de Montausier.
:55:13
-I'm saving them for the banquet.
-For the banquet?
:55:17
No. In case the Prince
requires them for his gout.
:55:20
But why?
:55:22
The Princess has asked La Montausier
to sacrifice her canaries.
:55:25
She refused.
:55:27
So, the Princess
told Her Majesty...
:55:30
and she commanded La Montausier
to give them to me. Her Majesty.
:55:36
But canaries...
:55:38
are so small.
:55:40
I don't think that their hearts will be
enough to ease the Prince's pain.
:55:45
See, all this rich food
is very bad for his gout.
:55:47
I can't serve him omelet to celebrate
the visit of the King of France!
:55:51
It 's not your fault. I just wish
I had some better birds, that 's all.
:55:57
I have my parrots.
:55:58
But surely, Vatel,
you will not sacrifice...