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hwpWell, my dear....
So how are you adapting to the world outside?
Very well, I think.
Ive advised her to watch and learn and be quiet except when spoken to.
So we must see what we can devise for your amusement.
Valmont is here.
You receive him, do you?
Yes.
So do you.
Monsieur le Vicomte de Valmont, my child...
...whom you very probably dont remember...
...except that he is conspicuously charming...
...never opens his mouth without first calculating what damage he can do.
Then why do you receive him, "maman"?
Everyone receives him.
Madame.
What a pleasant surprise.
Madame de Volanges. How delightful to see you.
You remember my daughter, Ccile?
Well, indeed, but who could have foretold she would flower so gracefully?
I wanted to call on you before leaving the city.
Oh....
Im not sure we can allow that. Why should you want to leave?
Paris in August, you know...
...and its time I paid a visit on my aunt.
Ive neglected her disgracefully.
Madame de Rosemonde has been good enough...
...to invite us to stay at the chteau.
Wont you please give her our warmest regards?
I shall make a point of it, Madame.
I think its time we took you home.
Im used to being in bed by nine at the convent.
So I should hope.
Your aunt?
Thats correct.
I thought shed already made arrangements to leave you all her money.
Do you know why I summoned you here this evening?
Id hoped it might be for the pleasure of my company.
I need you...
...to carry out an heroic enterprise.
You remember when Bastide left me?
Yes.
And went off with that fat mistress of yours whose name escapes me.
Yes, yes.
No one has ever done that to me before. Or to you, I suspect.
I was quite relieved to be rid of her, frankly.
No, you werent.
For some years now, Bastide has been searching for a wife.
He was always unshakably prejudiced in favour of convent education.
And now hes found the ideal candidate.
Y:i Ccile Volanges.
Y:i Very good.
Y:i And her a year.
Y:i That must have played some small part "in Bastides calculations."
Y:i None whatsoever.
"Bastides priority, you see..."
Y:i ...is a guaranteed virtue.
"l wonder if Im beginning to guess" "what it is youre intending to propose."
Y:i Bastide is with his regiment in Corsica for the rest of the year.
Y:i That should give you plenty of time.
You mean to...?
-Shes a rosebud. -You think so?
And hed get back from his honeymoon...
...to find himself the laughing stock of Paris.
-Well.... -Yes.
Love and revenge. Two of your favourites.
No, I cant.
What?
Oh really, I cant.
-Why not? -Oh, its too easy.
It is.
Shes seen nothing.
She knows nothing. Shes bound to be curious.
Shed be on her back...
...before youd unwrapped the first bunch of flowers.
Any one of a dozen men could manage it.
I have my reputation to think of.
I can see Im going to have to tell you everything.
-Of course you are. -Yes.
My aunt is not on her own just at the moment.
She has a young friend staying with her.
Y:i Madame de Tourvel.
You cant mean it.
To seduce a woman famous for strict morals...
...religious fervour and the happiness of her marriage....
What could possibly be more prestigious?
I think theres something degrading about having a husband for a rival.
Its humiliating if you fail, and commonplace if you succeed.
Y:i Where is Monsieur de Tourvel anyway?
Y:i Presiding over some endless case in Burgundy.
Y:i "l dont think you can hope" for any actual pleasure.
Y:i Oh, yes.
You see, I have no intention of breaking down her prejudices.
I want her to believe in God and virtue and the sanctity of marriage...
...and still not be able to stop herself.
I want the excitement of watching her...
...betray everything thats most important to her.
Surely you understand that.
I thought "betrayal" was your favourite word.
No, no...
..."cruelty."
I always think that has a nobler ring to it.
-How is Belleroche? -Im very pleased with him.
And is he your only lover?
Yes.
I think you should take another.
I think it most unhealthy, this exclusivity.
Youre not jealous, are you?
Of course I am. Belleroche is completely undeserving.
I thought he was one of your closest friends.
Exactly, so I know what Im talking about.
No, I think you should organise an infidelity.
With me, for example.
You refuse me a simple favour...
...then you expect to be indulged?
Its only because it is so simple. lt wouldnt feel like a conquest.
I have to follow my destiny.
I have to be true...
...to my profession.
All right then.
Come back when youve succeeded with Madame de Tourvel.
Yes.
And I will offer you...
...a reward.
My love.
But I shall require proof.
Certainly.
Written proof.
Not negotiable.
I dont suppose theres any possibility of an advance?
Goodnight, Vicomte.
Where have you been?
Time has no logic when Im not with you.
An hour is like a century.
Ive told you before, we shall get on a great deal better...
...if you make a concerted effort not to sound like the latest novel.
Its such a beautiful day, I believe well walk.
You didnt take the sacrament today.
No.
M
