"FROM MAYERLING TO SARAJEVO" "Hurry, gentlemen!" "The birthday ceremony begins at 8:00!" "The ambassadors' places!" "Here, Berlin..." "above all!" "3 steps from the Emperor" "Then, London..." "Then, St Petersburg..." "I forgot Italy!" "..." "Next to St. Petersburg" "It changes each year!" "Then, America..." "And over there... the Protectorates" "The Imperial Family..." "Here, Archduke Salvator" "There, Archduchess Maria-Theresa... the archdukes, by age" "Archduke Otto..." "as heir or simple archduke?" "No news?" "None" "Well?" "No idea" "No one will decide!" "No one wants the responsibility!" "The cake, sir" "Polish everything till it shines" "Put it down" "The candles!" "1 was missing last year" "The press conference?" "In Prince Montenuevo's office" "Hurry!" "You're late!" "The ceremony starts in 1 hour" "Here's the press release" "His Majesty received birthdat wishes from the Grand Duke... the Court and the Corporate Bodies" "After a lunch... with the Imperial Family and some close friends..." "His Majesty went to Schoenbrunn... where he was honored by the Officers of the Guard" "At what time?" "5:00" "Any troubles?" "Never!" "You have that?" "The people often expressed their joy... and their love and affection for..." "His Majesty" "Just a moment" "Mention the Crown Prince's health!" "I've made a note of it" "Say how sad we are and... pained by the terrible news we received..." "Find the right phrase!" "Say the ceremony was..." "overcast" "I'm counting on you!" "Take this down verbatim!" "The ceremony was overcast... by the absence of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and... the sad news of his health in Egypt" "We fear a fatal outcome" "Unthinkable!" "Stop the press release!" "Await my orders!" "It must be bad news" "From Egypt!" "I bet we have to go into mourning!" "Look!" "His Imperial Highness Archduke Franz Ferdinand!" "His Majesty's here?" "What a happy surprise!" "His Majesty awaits Your Highness" "Please do not prolong your visit" "His Majesty's health leaves much to be desired" "I'm sorry." "Mine is excellent!" "It makes me most happy, Your Highness" "With the Crown Prince absent... will Archduke Otto take his place?" "Later!" "Later will be too late!" "Where were we?" "Strike out fatal outcome and say as follows" "In spite of his health, Archduke Franz Ferdinand... made a long and painful voyage... as the most loyal of the Emperor's subjects" "Make it sound quite noble" "You may go now, gentlemen" "Franz, I'm deeply touched... and a bit surprised" "The Imperial Family only travels according to protocol" "You forgot that?" "Sorry, Sire" "You were wrong!" "I sent you to a warmer climate than ours" "You are ill" "I'm well" "So you say!" "The doctors say otherwise" "I distrust doctors, Sire" "They want to keep me away" "You should be in Egypt" "Not here!" "My place is to serve my nation" "The nation is me!" "Sire, inactivity is worse than illness!" "I had some thoughts..." "Thoughts?" "And some ideas too" "That's no crime for a crown prince" "Not so long as... he awaits his heritage before... he uses his thoughts... and ideas" "I trust you've kept them to yourself?" "May I, Your Majesty?" "A secret report on the politics of..." "Archduke Franz Ferdinand" "From a letter to our ambassador in Russia " "Only a Russo " " Austrian pact... can protect us from Prussia" "Is it true?" "Yes, Sire" "A talk with the French ambassador in Alexandria " "To save the Austrian monarchy, we need... a federation of states modeled after the U.S.A" "True?" "Yes, Sire" "A talk with a Member of Parliament in Cairo " "The Czechs and Slovaks have a right to political freedom" "An article sent to a professor " "Very pretty ideas!" "Worthy of treason!" "Why not condemn me?" "What?" "You'd be sure of getting rid of me" "But who wants to?" "Montenuevo's been playing an old game" "Here are press releases about my health" "It seems I won't live much longer" "A Budapest paper said I'd died!" "Your Highness, it was a misunderstanding!" "I'll take action!" "Anyone can make a mistake" "It doesn't mean removing you!" "I see the plan" "First, the people begin to think I'll never reign" "Then you make me sick of them so I'll refuse to reign" "You fear my ideas" "If so, it is... for a reason" "I tremble when I think of the silly things you'll do when I'm gone" "Meanwhile, you will leave at once" "A tour of inspection!" "All our garrisons!" "For 6 months!" "Impossible!" "It's an order!" "You may go!" "The balcony!" "The crowd wants to see Your Majesty and Your Highness" "It would be wise to satisfy the crowd's hopes and... publicly display the good feeling that reign... between Your Majesty and Your Highness" "I'm not in dress uniform" "It'll be even more spontaneous and touching!" "Your arm!" "For the evening papers!" "As a sign of his esteem... for his nephew and heir, the Emperor has chosen Archduke" "Franz Ferdinand for a tour... of inspection that will last... at least 6 months" "His Imperial Highness leaves Vienna this very night" "Your Imperial Highness, on behalf of the ladies of Brünn... with grateful emotion I welcome you among us" "True, you are not the 1st prince of the House of Hapsburg... toward whom our city has shown its loyalty... and respectful affection" "Already" "in 1159, year illustrious... ancestor, Albert the Rich... visited his faithful Moravian subjects here" "His memory is engraved in our hearts" "Later..." "Emperor Otto the Great, in his waning years... spent many of them among us... an eternal honor for our city" "Even later, Emperor Rudolf loved to vacation here" "Then came... many others not worth mentioning" "Welcome to Brünn Karl Ludwig Franz Ferdinand" "Long live the Hapsburgs and Austria!" "How scandalous!" "Do you realise what you did?" "You insulted an archduke!" "I didn't insult him, Father!" "That man...!" "You call a crown prince "that man"?" "He's a clod!" "I showed him how not to treat a young lady" "You know nothing about life yet!" "You must make amends as best as you can" "Go and apologise!" "Me, Father?" "Yes, At once!" "Before the affair... becomes a disaster!" "I couldn't!" "You refuse?" "No, but I won't do it" "Then I'll go" "Count Chotek, please" "Count Chotek..." "His Highness wishes to see Miss Sophie Chotek" "Please wait here" "His Highness will be here soon" "She's waiting" "Miss Sophie Chotek?" "Yes, Your Highness" "I'm sorry to send for you at such a late hour" "I'm leaving Brünn tonight" "I wish to express my regrets" "Your regrets?" "For my behavior earlier" "It was simply a habit of mine but... unforgivable in a lady's presence" "Oh, I shouldn't have taken offence" "We Czechs are used to such behavior... thanks to your governors" "You are quite frank" "You like politics?" "Yet you don't seem fond of Austria... nor my family" "True" "Why do you hate us?" "Hate is too big a word" "I don't hate anyone but..." "Speak!" "Have no fears" "I'm here to learn and... hear everything" "Sit down" "What do we do wrong?" "Don't you see what you've done to us?" "Our language is outlawed." "Our schools are closed" "Martial law!" "Espionnage!" "I know." "And I don't approve" "Yet you're turbulent and must be ruled" "If that's what you call "rule"... then rule." "But don't ask us to love you" "These are indeed sad times..." "If a young lady must say such things" "I don't say them gladly" "I never thought I'd dare talk to you as I do now" "I speak for all those who are oppressed in your name" "That's brave of you." "I like bravery" "One moment" "Don't disturb us" "Yes, Sir" "Go ahead" "It's late." "I must go home." "You have time." "I don't want anyone to worry" "May I?" "4 a. m!" "Already?" "I must run!" "I know nothing about you" "Your life..." "What do you do?" "I run my household... and see to our lands" "Father is too old to do it" "So I..." "I'm sure your house is ruled better than Austria" "It's much easier, Your Highness" "I'm going to Vienna but not for long" "I then go to Styria to unveil a statue like that one" "Handsome, isn't he?" "He's awful!" "I see dozens of them each year" "It's not amusing" "My life is quite lonely" "My family doesn't like me very much" "But you have friends" "A few in Vienna" "I hardly see them." "I travel all the time" "If I told you... the moments I've just spent with you... are the best I've had in years... you'd believe me?" "I feel so far away from my usual daily life" "So far away?" "Yes..." "Far away!" "There you are!" "Aren't you in bed yet?" "I was too worried" "Everything is alright" "You saw His Imperial Highness?" "You apologised?" "No." "He did" "He's charming" "Go to bed now" "Thanks heavens that is over with!" "You have the Chotek file?" "Here, Your Excellency" "This Countess Chotek is an adventuress?" "No, our information on her is good" "Old Czech nobility Her father was in diplomacy" "His daughter too?" "Pretty?" "Very...according to the photo" "Yes, she's sweet" "Has it been going on long?" "3 months" "Give me that." "We'll tend to it later" "Shall we turn back, Your Highness?" "Continue straight ahead" "The horse is old." "If he could just flair his stable..." "The station is far!" "That's a real servant!" "He's truly conscientious" "Never mind him" "He's right." "We must go back" "No, yet." "This is so nice!" "But, Franz!" "The Emperor, The Opera Gala!" "They expect you in Vienna" "We have time" "You're not being serious" "What time is it?" "Give me your watch" "What if some one asked you... for the time?" "No one asks the Crown Prince what time it is!" "It's 5:00!" "You hear me?" "So what?" "Your train leaves at 5:15!" "I'm staying" "But, you must go!" "You're awfully anxious for me to go" "That's a nasty thing to say" "You know I live only for you" "At times you scare me" "Why?" "I don't know how to explain it" "Our love is... so perfect" "People rarely like other people's happiness" "We've nothing to hear from anyone" "Who knows?" "We must be very careful" "You must go the Gala in Vienna tonight" "You must." "For my sake" "Then ask me very nicely" "Like this, Sire?" "Nicer than that" "Like this?" "..." "This?" "..." "This?" "..." "Get Count Brazuwski at once!" "Where's Franz?" "Maybe he missed his train" "What train?" "He's not to leave Vienna without my permission!" "His Majesty forbids..." "What?" "The music is too loud" "He forbids His Highness to leave Vienna without his permission" "That's outrageous!" "Tell me the truth" "Where's my son?" "Don't worry, Your Highness" "Of late the Archduke has certain obligations" "Is his obligation blonde or brunette?" "She's ravishing" "Her name?" "Her Highness awaits the Countess" "Come closer, young lady" "Please sit down" "Forgive me for seeing you so early in the day" "We can chat while I finish my breakfast" "What time is it?" "Passed noon" "Already?" "When we sleep time flies!" "I know your name" "A Chotek was Emp." "Rudolf's treasurer" "He was my ancestor" "You're charming" "I see why..." "But even so..." "I mean..." "I made some notes..." "Where'd I put them?" "Under the pillow!" "I worked all night!" "There are certain cruel laws and traditions.." "that do not allow for any sentiment" "It is my duty to spare you... any folly that might endanger..." "You surely understand" "The Opera..." "This scandal..." "It can't continue" "I know, Your Highness" "I always knew it was too beatiful to last" "My only weakness is that I waited" "Waited?" "For what you ask of me" "Don't worry." "I'll disappear from his life" "Don't do anything foolish!" "I don't think so" "You love him?" "Yes" "Thank you" "I owe you my thanks" "After Egypt his health was better, but his morale..." "I was very worried" "Now he's a new man" "You make him laugh and love life" "Really?" "He brings me flowers!" "So you mustn't go away" "You understand?" "He'll never forget you" "He's so sensitive" "Even when he was a child!" "Recognise him?" "We must find a solution" "A lady-in-waiting?" "They are rarely from the Czech nobility!" "Would that suit you?" "But not in my house!" "At my cousin Isabel's?" "She lives only 10 miles from Vienna" "And the Opera!" "It's not a pleasent home" "Isabel is a nasty pest" "You'd have to be brave" "I would be, Your Highness!" "If I'd see the Archduke, even at a distance..." "I could bear all that gladly" "Then I'll tend to it" "I'm so grateful to you" "No!" "I hate being thanked!" "Anna!" "Show The Countess out!" "Use the park gate so no one sees you here" "Form a group, please!" "That one, please" "It's always 3 on the right, 2 on the left!" "It's not symmetric!" "Nothing to do, Countess?" "All is in order" "And the flowers?" "It's a delicate matter!" "I'll see to them, Your Highness" "He can't make up his mind" "Maybe he likes Marie-Christine" "What do you think, Salvator?" "Who is his favorite?" "How would I know?" "Ask him!" "Don't you think of our girls futures?" "More than you imagine!" "Have you thought of my cheeses?" "What about them?" "I thought of them all night!" "Thank heavens!" "Forget the cheese, Salvator" "Think of your heirs!" "My cheeses aren't important?" "Countess, will the Archduke enjoy... my hybrid cheeses?" "I'm sure, Your Highness" "I've prepared a Chester-Gorgonzola that... he'll certainly like" "Countess, come look!" "I haven't finished yet" "Come anyway!" "Please sit, Your Highness" "Who does he prefer?" "It's hard for me to judge" "But you're always with them." "You must know" "No, it's still not symmetric!" "Remove the chairs!" "They ruin the harmony!" "He visits us every day" "It's still the same!" "Yes, 2 on the right!" "3 on the left!" "It's not symmetric!" "It just won't work!" "What's wrong?" "What?" "We need the Countess for the symmetry!" "Yes, Mama!" "For the symmetry!" "In that case, go help them, Countess" "She's coming!" "The photographer is a fool!" "I wanted a photo... of our girls for the newspaper" "Like an engagement photo!" "Smile, Your Highness!" "Smile, girls!" "Don't move!" "Splendid!" "I had a good idea, cousin?" "It will be exquisite!" "Sorry!" "The sun is gone!" "Where'd they go?" "They must have gone straight ahead" "Why didn't you come yesterday?" "I couldn't!" "Not yesterday or ever!" "I've waited each evening for a week!" "And each evening you remain here!" "You're so alone, Franz!" "I can't eat, I'm never hungry" "We see each other less than before" "Your visits hinder me" "Why?" "Can't you see?" "Your cousins think you want... to wed one of them!" "Naturally!" "Where are they?" "We've lost them" "They went to the right" "If they at least knew which one you prefer!" "But not all 5!" "I have to care for all of them each night" "Comb and brush and polish each one!" "Teach them to talk and smile and make eyes at you!" "We'll go home now" "We must go!" "I can't bear them" "What will I say?" "Tell them goodbye for me!" "Careful!" "It's time to begin!" "Marie-Christine, keep your tongue in!" "When he said he had to go to Schoenbrunn... did he say he would come back?" "I don't recall very well" "I didn't pay much attention" "It's unthinkable!" "Whose is it?" "Someone must have dropped it while riding" "It has a crown!" "I'll take it" "What?" "It's not mine" "To whom does this belong?" "Nothing can justify such behavior!" "A-lady-in-waiting!" "Please..." "I'll have your bags sent down" "You'll leave at once" "I'll see that everyone hears!" "The Emperor too!" "He'll appreciate your Czech nobility!" "I've placed her at my hunting lodge" "That's normal at your age" "But you did wrong" "Aunt Isabel thought you meant to marry her" "I'm sorry I didn't think of that" "Never mind" "In a month I'll have stifled the scandal" "Be careful!" "Otto's always in a mess too" "So if you..." "It will never happen again, Sire" "Don't be too well-behaved" "It's better than politics!" "It's not a case of politics" "I'm going to wed" "Good idea!" "And with whom?" "I'll make amends" "To Marie-Christine?" "You misunderstand" "I mean Miss Chotek" "What?" "Sophie Chotek" "You call that making amends?" "She was insulted" "You insulted the entire Court!" "She was your accomplice" "She'll be my wife" "It's a silly misalliance!" "Someone is here to see you, Countess" "Who?" "I daren't say" "What is this joke?" "Prince Montenuevo of Royal Protocol" "Is it the Archduke?" "He's hurt?" "He's in perfect health but he'll be late" "He's hunting so I took this opportunity... to have a talk with you" "For your own good!" "I don't really see... why you're here" "You must know of... the dispute between him and the Emperor" "Am I the cause?" "It's regretable because... they've always been good friends" "But it's not for me to judge!" "His Highness wants to marry you" "The Emperor forbids it... unless he'll abdicate" "He thought it over... and gave in" "I see why he hesitated but... the call of power is great" "No one is strong enough to resist it" "It's been decided..." "One question, Excellency" "Decided by whom?" "His Majesty and..." "His Highness" "We respectfully offer you... an arrangement" "Arrangement?" "A contract, if you prefer" "I'm sorry my words are so ungracious... in such painful circumstances as these but..." "Affairs are affairs!" "Forgive me" "I admire your understanding Countess" "Please, Excellency!" "Here is our proposal" "1st, a yearly pension of 100,000 crowns" "And?" "2nd, the Castle of Hanaberg, transmissible to your heirs" "Plus 1,000 acres of land" "And?" "The title of princess" "And?" "More?" "That's not bad!" "And in exchange?" "His Highness' visits to Hanaberg must be kept secret" "Quiet easy!" "Terribly easy!" "And?" "A detail!" "You will sign a statement saying... you will not oppose..." "His Highness eventual marriage" "As you know... some countries go to war... but Austria "marries"!" "He'll see me... at Hanaberg after his marriage?" "Naturally!" "It's customary" "We wish to be as kind to you as we can" "I see you comprehend" "I see your treachery!" "I don't understand" "The Archduke knows?" "Yes" "I don't believe you" "Don't be imprudent!" "The Archduke would never allow such infamy!" "You invented all this!" "You hate the Archduke and want to hurt him" "You want to hurt him through me!" "You hope to humiliate me!" "Get out!" "Franz, when you read this I'll be gone... far from you and joy" "Regret nothing!" "We knew such happiness!" "My love you must now be strong and brave" "Think of your country and its people you'll one day rule" "I'm going away forever Don't be sad!" "I love you" "I've held my tongue for 2 hours, but I can't now" "I feel sick" "Then talk!" "Slowly and intelligently!" "I can't" "What did you do with that letter?" "It smells of bad luck" "What did you do with it?" "I gave it to His Highness He's reading it now" "What'll happen?" "It went wrong!" "My coat!" "My scarf!" "Quick!" "I'll be at Schoenbrunn by 4:00!" "What is it?" "War!" "Prussia?" "No!" "With Montenuevo!" "Pity!" "Countess Sophie Chotek!" "Please follow me" "Who ordered this?" "My superior." "Forgive me" "Frantz!" "You?" "I must talk to you!" "I want to be alone" "I know" "I'm sorry" "Never mind protocol." "I had to see you" "It's urgent" "It's Franz Ferdinand" "Again?" "Sophie Chotek's run away." "Why?" "I don't know" "Franz has gone after her in the middle of the night" "You know how young people are" "I'm terrified!" "It's merely an escapade" "Escapade?" "I doubt it" "You must take it seriously" "Why be afraid?" "I'm afraid of everything!" "They may commit suicide... like Marie and Rudolf did at Mayerling" "Quiet!" "No one speaks of it!" "I have the right to!" "Believe me!" "Why not let them be happy?" "Kings are born to rule, not to be happy!" "Don't push them into doing something foolish!" "Please!" "Have pity on me!" "It's you?" "You're here at last!" "You believed what they said?" "That I agreed?" "I didn't doubt you for a moment" "When I heard, I jumped in my train and here I am" "You can't imagine what I've been through" "I feared the worst" "I shouldn't have left that way but... if I'd seen you, I'd have lost all my courage" "You're here!" "It's all that counts" "I'm so happy you came to say goodbye" "Goodbye?" "You must!" "For you and your life!" "I didn't believe what that man said to me about... the crown, traditions, reasons of state" "I didn't care about that" "I only knew they wanted to take you from me... and it hurt!" "My darling!" "Now I've thought it over" "They're right." "I can't hinder your life" "What are you saying?" "You're going to be reasonable" "Don't move!" "Stay here!" "I'm going back to my train" "You'll come to the door" "We'll say farewell... for as long as possible!" "Never!" "To hell with traditions!" "To hell with Vienna!" "I'll defend us!" "I'll marry you or abdicate!" "I want to live as a happy man!" "The lady's bags?" "That one's mine" "Take these" "Things could have been worse, Sire" "His Highness ordered a private train... to take him to the border" "So let him go on a trip!" "You see, Marie?" "One more thing" "He had Sophie Chotek's train stopped and... put her on his own train" "I can still avoid a scandal but... tomorrow?" "Frantz, you must do something!" "To work!" "There is perhaps a solution" "What?" "For the good of the dynasty, the Archduke... might make some purely judicial concessions" "When a marriage is incompatible with a dynasty... an heir may wed under special circumstances" "It is called a morganatic marriage" "Continue!" "I declare that my marriage to Countess Chotek... is a marriage union... morganatic!" "and it should be considered as such for all time" "Therefore on behalf of my wife and... any children we may have together, I renounce... all their claims, any rights, titles or privileges... belonging to the legitimite heirs or... or descendants born to the archdukes in legal wedlock" "I renounce... for my descendants..." "The Chancellery?" "What?" "useless to continue, the Archduke says no" "I can't see in this fog." "Where are we?" "We'll be at the Rumanian border in an hour" "Your Highness, the cake is served" "How many times must I tell you I'm "Mr. Mayer"?" "Yes, Sire" "It's very hard to get used to" "But you must" "Yes, Countess" "I'll never remember." "It's impossible!" "I'm just like him!" "I'm a man like any other!" "You'll soon get used to it" "It's easier than being an archduke!" "We'll tell them..." "Mr. Mayer is to arrive in town... unknown!" "No bodyguards or aides!" "No speeches or police!" "We get off the train" "With a relaxed smiler, you give the man our tickets" "If it's a nice day, we'll walk to the hotel" "We get the key and go up to our room" "Magnificent!" "In some nations, people live in total freedom" "Like in France" "Why not the Riviera this winter?" "A fine idea!" "What's wrong?" "In the name of His Imperial Majesty... the Gov of the Province of Croatia... proclaims martial law throughout the province" "Therefore, all gatherings are forbidden" "No inhabitant is to leave his home... after 7 p.m. without a permit" "Law infractions will be judged by a military tribunal" "It's awful!" "That's how this land is ruled" "With hate, violence and blood!" "You've no right to leave, Franz" "This can't go on" "You'd suffer too much, knowing they need you" "Do you think I could be happy... seeing you tortured by the news... of such an incident?" "You must stay!" "Yes..." "But you?" "I don't count." "But if they'll let me live... near you... that's all I ask" "A morganatic marriage is awful" "For you it would mean humiliation... and pain" "It would pain me more... to see you miserable and tormented... as you are now" "If I accept, can you imagine...?" "Accept Franz" "Accept!" "It's your duty" "I declare my marriage with Countess Chotek... is a morganatic union and... it shall be considered as such for all time" "Therefore on behalf of my wife and... any children we may have, I renounce all their claims... to any rights, titles or priviliges... belonging to the legitimite heirs born" "On behalf of my descendants I give up all..." "I give up dressing like Isabel and... all the archducness cousins!" "I give up old Uncle Frantz-Joseph and..." "Cousin Wilhelm II and... the cathedral and the chants" "I'll give up everything!" "Except you!" "My life!" "My happiness!" "Alone together!" "Alone together!" "If I was her, I'd never have agreed to it" "I say they're right cause they're happy" "We'll see" "Well, I've seen and I know!" "He should've said no." "He had public opinion... and the army on his side" "Civil war?" "Over a woman?" "If I was the Duchess..." "In that case, she has nothing to fear!" "A quick wedding!" "No parade!" "No wedding ball!" "It's bad for business!" "I'm going to have a son!" "I hope he's like me!" "He'll inherit my shop" ""Horteneim  Son!"" "Gentlemen, say what you will, things won't change" "Before His Highness sons ever reign... the rivers will run dry" "All of that's only politics" "It's like billiards" "You bank your shots in order to score" "But I liked his politics!" "A diplomatic gaming table!" "Yes, he had good ideas for reforming the Empire!" "A United Austria!" "And now what's he up to?" "You don't know what you're saying" "We have to work day and night... with reports and maps!" "Why should he have fun?" "It is an odd world today" "Let me tell you this" "You're sure to have a good Emperor!" "Meanwhile, it's your turn" "No more today!" "Today's Thursday!" "But not an ordinary Thursday!" "He must try on his uniform for the Court Ball" "He's going?" "Yes, for sure!" "Is she invited?" "Naturally!" "We can't leave the Duchess at home" "It's her 1st official presentation at Court" "His Imperial Highness Archduke Franz-Ferdinand... and the Duchess of Hanaberg!" "You may enter, Your Highness" "Forgive me but... etiquette forbids..." "Prince Montenuevo asks me to remind you that... this stairs is for the Imperial Family" "What?" "The Rules of 1826 concerning protocol at receptions... apply to the Duchess of Hanaberg" "She must use the Minor Stairs" "Come!" "No, Franz!" "We mustn't" "We've been patient thus far" "We can continue" "No matter the road, we'll meet at the other end" "See you soon!" "Present arms!" "Thank you" "I'm sorry." "It's my fault." "I never dreamt they'd dare!" "My carriage!" "It was as if I'd been slapped in the face!" "Everyone smiled and applauded them" "They were the talk of the ball!" "Well, I haven't said my final word" "Their "joke" will cost them dearly!" "His Majesty awaits you" "The files!" "The mail, Sire!" "The protocol at the ball was a bit... perturbed?" "A catastrophe, Sire!" "Don't exaggerate" "I don't mind when... someone in the family shows a little gallantry" "If the Archduke upset the ball a bit... it's not serious" "Not at a ball but... if he shakes the Empire...!" "He's forgotten all that" "I didn't intend to show you these today, Your Majesty... but my duty forces me to do so" "What is it?" "A memo to Parliament from His Highness" "Parliament?" "Constitutionally he has the right" "He has excellent jurists helping him" "What is this?" "A godsend!" "The United States of Austria!" "He wants to burn down the nation?" "Give me that!" "A project for the United States of Austria... by the Archduke Franz-Ferdinand" "He must be insane!" "It's his marriage to that Czech woman!" "Not at all." "Until then his ideas were unclear" "His home is a chancellery now!" "No longer!" "I'll name him to be Insp-General of the Armies!" "He'll visit all the provinces..." "like before!" "It'll keep him busy for years!" "This is Prince Max at 3 months... 15 pounds!" "You were fat!" "And you?" "I was nicer." "Right." "Mama?" "You chatter too much" "My 1st school satchel!" "On my wrist!" "Here's Prince Ernst taking his 1st steps" "And the big city where Papa... represented the Emperor last year?" "No one knows?" "Liberty!" "Very good!" "Budapest!" "You went to Budapest too?" "For Papa, it's different" "He'll be Emperor one day" "So he must travel and be known and... loved by all." "Understand?" "I'll be Emperor too!" "The oldest son becomes Emperor." "Right?" "No, I'll be Emperor!" "Neither one of you will be Emperor" "Why?" "You haven't been good!" "The Hapsburg Crown!" "When was the dynasty founded?" "In 1273" "Good." "Everyone knows that" "Where are the crown and scepter kept?" "Charlemagne!" "At St Stefan's Court" "Very good, dear!" "The Austrian Empire rules over a vast number... of very different people" "There are Germans, Hungarians..." "Czechs, Slovaks, Polish and Bosnians" "People who listen with an open mouth look stupid" "The Emperor struggles to maintain unity" "And Papa?" "One day he'll found the United States of Austria" "It will be the best of all nations... for it will be based on the love and trust of free people" "It's a pretty story, Mama... but I like "Red Riding Hood" better" "Sure!" "You're a girl!" "It's Papa!" "I bet I'm early" "The lesson wasn't over?" "News from Vienna?" "Bad?" "Go now, children" "Go play!" "Take them out to play!" "What is it?" "A problem?" "Not really a problem" "But I must go on a trip again" "Can't it be postponed?" "No..." "No one even read my reports!" "Sending me there for their..." "Independence Day... will provoke the Slovaks" "Still the same lack of comprehension!" "I'm afraid things may end badly" "No, you'll soon reign" "You'll be gone long?" "3 weeks of manoeuvres... ending in Sarajevo" "Get me the Times agency!" "Roberts?" "..." "This is Simpson" "I have a sensational scoop for you" "The Ambassador of Serbia just came" "He has an emergency meeting at the Ministry... at 9:00 tonight." "It must be serious" "Forgive me for seeing you at such a late hour but... we're so busy" "I know, Mr Minister" "The hour is unimportant" "Yet I must inform you of my fears... over the news I just learned" "Austrian army manoeuvres will be held in Bosnia... under the command of the Archduke?" "Yes." "Why does that worry you?" "He'll go to Sarajevo?" "It's Austrian territory" "Bosnian!" "Thus Austrian!" "Manoeuvres will take place nearby" "It's normal for the Archduke to visit the Bosnian capital" "On Independence Day!" "To add to the festivities!" "Aren't you afraid some fanatics... may add to them as well?" "A live bullet can easily replace a blank" "Can you delay manoeuvres?" "Impossible... for reasons of prestige" "Besides, Berlins wants us to act" "Germany's haste can do harm" "It's not for me to decide" "Anyway, the Bosnians are loyal subjects" "Thank you for your concern" "I'm sure your visit will improve the cordial relations... between our 2 countries" "Vacationing in Paris?" "Yes, I hope to see you there" "The last time, we went to the Auteuil Races" "You bet on Turlude" "I lost 12,000 francs!" "But you won the Parisians' hearts!" "Give me my Town Hall speech" "I must make some changes" "Write this down" "I must stress my friendship for the Slovaks" ""I want to tell you..." ""that I am not here as your enemy" ""I respect all your beliefs..." ""and traditions" ""In spite of the allegiance you owe our common nation..." ""nothing will prevent you, so long as I live..." ""from serving and honoring your fatherland" ""Only independence and liberty for all..." ""can give Europe the guarantees of peace and..." ""calm to which it has a right"" "Come to dinner!" "Though you're not welcome at Court... you can still go out!" "Impossible, Mother" "Impossible is not an answer!" "The Swedish Ambassador's coming" "He's witty and will amuse you" "Promise you'll come" "I'm going away" "Where?" "To join Franz" "After the manoeuvres... in Sarajevo" "But he's on an official visit" "Exactly" "You're worried?" "Ever since the day he left" "Don't go to pieces!" "All precautions have been taken" "The War Minister..." "What could he say, Mother?" "..." "I don't know why but..." "I don't know what to say... but I have a feeling of anguish and calamity" "You're insane!" "Believe me!" "Things have changed suddenly" "My worst enemies are kind to me" "As if everyone wants to..." "reassure me!" "Why?" "Why." "Mother?" "You fear...?" "I don't know what!" "I feel that Franz is in great danger" "I must go to him" "I'll see Montenuevo tomorrow" "After the way he's humiliated you?" "I don't care about my pride" "I need his permission to leave" "He'll be vengeful!" "My child, he'll be delighted to say no!" "Your visit is a pleasent surprise!" "Our encounters have been a bit rare" "I believe the last one was some 15 years ago" "Yes, Your Excellency" "It was not a pleasent occasion" "It was my fault, Your Excellency" "Certain misunderstandings have kept us apart" "Please forget them" "You need only ask and it is done!" "How can I be of service?" "You must admit that for 15 years..." "I have played the part assigned to me" "True" "I've always respected your protocol and..." "Lord knows it's often been hard on me" "I said nothing" "And today?" "Go ahead, I'm listening" "I'd like to join my husband before he goes to Sarajevo" "You have a reason" "A serious one" "May I ask what it is?" "I'd like to be with him for our wedding anniversary" "A must charming and valid reason!" "But you are not an archiduchess" "Protocol precludes your presence" "I know." "But couldn't you sidestep protocol... just once, Your Excellency?" "Perhaps." "I can't refuse my 1st chance of being agreable to you" "You'll let me leave?" "When you wish" "I didn't expect it to be so easy" "Surprised?" "Yes." "I must admit I am" "You don't know me" "I only wish to maintain the established order of things" "If your wishes are not harmful... to the Crown, I accept them" "Thank you" "I'm happy to be of service" "Of course, it won't be possible to give you... the same honors as to His Highness" "The army won't be at the ceremony... but the police will be" "The reception won't be quite as colorful" "I'll make the best of it" "I only wish to be with my husband" "Then I can only wish you a bon voyage" "Darling, it's as silly as that!" "Flatterer!" "Imagine how I feelt" "In each town a pretty girl welcomes you with flowers" "That's how we began!" "True enough!" "And those gypsy girls are pretty and dangerous!" "But that's over!" "No more travelling without your wife." "I'm here!" "I'll keep an eye on you!" "I wish we were always together!" "Really?" "You didn't know that?" "Yes, but you forgot something" "Our anniversary!" "That's how I persuaded Montenuevo" "You reminded him we love each other... in spite of all he's done?" "He must have hated it" "No, he was charming!" "A short circuit!" "I've brought a lamp" "I'll take care of it" "I was so scared!" "I was so afraid!" "Drink that." "It will help" "I'm sorry" "There's no reason to be afraid" "We've always been lucky together" "In love in spite of everyone and their silly, old ideas!" "God has always been with us" "Know what it reminds me of?" "The day I caught up with you" "You said, "I'll defend us!"" "I don't know what History will say... or if you'll be a good or bad Emperor... but I do know one thing" "You are the best!" "We love each other deeply... and always will... until the very last day" "Right, darling?" "Bravo!" "Dead center!" "Who fired?" "Princip!" "Fine!" "The rest of you can go!" "That's all for today!" "Where are you going Princip?" "Go on!" "To bed!" "Can we sleep with our combs?" "Just this once" "Where'd Mama and Papa send them from?" "Pliza" "Where are they today?" "I don't know" "After?" "Tomorrow, the 28th, they'll be in Sarajevo" "Sarajevo's a pretty name" "Say your prayers!" "It's Vienna, Your Excellency" "Gen Apotirak speaking" "She's definetely coming?" "What are our orders?" "No military honors?" "..." "Impossible!" "And my cavalry regiment?" "His Excelency is most precise" "I've heard bad rumors" "I know but..." "His Excellency's orders are very strict" "Ask for new orders!" "I'll try once more" "A hundred times no!" "Don't bother me with such foolishness!" "I said no!" "It is a great honor for me to assure Your Highness of the love... of the Bosnians for their soverign and their loyalty" "Loyalty!" "With bombs to welcome us?" "We trust that for Your Highness... today will prove..." "Bosnia's firm attachment to the House of Hapsburg" "Let us express the joy filling our hearts by shouting..." ""Long live the Emperor, the Crown Heir and Austria!"" "Col. Merigny had it in his pocket so it's blood-stained" "A lovely symbol!" "I want to tell you... that I am here as your friend" "I respect all your beliefs and traditions" "In spite of the allegiance you owe our common nation... nothing will prevent you, so long as I live... from serving and honoring your fatherland" "I am most happy for the loyalty... the people of Sarajevo show the House of Hapsburg" "I admire your courage but perhaps..." "I want to see Merigny at the hospital" "I'd like to change the itinerary" "You'll follow my orders!" "What are you going to do?" "See Merigny" "I'll go with you?" "You'll wait here." "It's safer... if they shoot me!" "Don't I have the right to share the danger?" "Take my arm" "You're smiling" "Do you hear me?" "Now that the danger is over..." "I can say that is why I came" "I thought so." "I should've sent you home" "When the bomb blew up, I thought of the children" "So did I. What would have become of them?" "Thus a few men's desire for conquest created a pretext... that set off the 1st World War" "Halted by the German defeat... the war began again in 1939... under the banner of the Swastika" "Again, the free peoples were overwhelmed by... barbarians with their terror and destruction" "In turn, the sons of the men of 1914 have arisen... to finish the job already begun" "They won't out down their arms... until they have truly guaranteed the world..." "Peace and Liberty!"