1 00:00:39,699 --> 00:00:43,799 THE BEAST 2 00:01:32,399 --> 00:01:36,799 THE BEAST 3 00:01:42,399 --> 00:01:51,099 Troubled dreams are in fact a passing moment of madness. 4 00:03:51,800 --> 00:03:55,539 Your misogamy is beyond a joke, my dear Rammondelo. 5 00:03:55,940 --> 00:04:00,987 Not at all. I simply want a long life for my nephew. 6 00:04:01,998 --> 00:04:06,036 You yourself were married and you're still very much alive. 7 00:04:07,037 --> 00:04:09,258 Yes, thank God. 8 00:04:09,360 --> 00:04:13,095 My marriage to the Duchess Florence was extremely short lived. 9 00:04:15,096 --> 00:04:17,115 Barely two months. 10 00:04:19,116 --> 00:04:22,548 Mathurin will not last that long, he will die immediately, 11 00:04:22,549 --> 00:04:24,771 and the boy wants to live. 12 00:04:29,160 --> 00:04:31,492 If not for his father or his uncle, 13 00:04:32,293 --> 00:04:34,321 at least for his horses. 14 00:04:35,422 --> 00:04:36,938 Enough! 15 00:04:37,239 --> 00:04:40,887 Your morbid hatred of womanhood, has nothing to do with my son's shyness. 16 00:04:41,793 --> 00:04:46,326 Let me carry out my plans. 17 00:04:49,036 --> 00:04:51,055 Lucy Broadhurst... 18 00:04:51,156 --> 00:04:53,394 will marry Mathurin. 19 00:05:03,594 --> 00:05:06,425 Listen to what Mrs Virginia Broadhurst wrote, 20 00:05:07,226 --> 00:05:10,255 and what my son replied. 21 00:05:14,488 --> 00:05:17,223 "My niece Lucy is anxious to meet Mathurin, 22 00:05:17,329 --> 00:05:20,852 and this wish is not prompted by reason only, 23 00:05:20,853 --> 00:05:24,599 - although the two fortunes... " - Love by correspondance! 24 00:05:24,600 --> 00:05:28,238 Perhaps. History tells us of many similar cases. 25 00:05:30,358 --> 00:05:32,780 Mathurin answered "yes". 26 00:05:32,781 --> 00:05:34,100 What? Answered? 27 00:05:34,101 --> 00:05:37,319 He writes letters now? 28 00:05:37,920 --> 00:05:40,696 Mathurin the scribbler! 29 00:05:40,697 --> 00:05:42,972 With his left hand? 30 00:05:43,076 --> 00:05:45,101 Don't make fun of the poor boy. 31 00:05:45,202 --> 00:05:49,739 You don't want to admit that Mathurin has become an adult. 32 00:05:49,959 --> 00:05:56,302 You don't realize that for some time he has been lying to you. 33 00:05:57,110 --> 00:05:59,038 He was writing to Lucy. 34 00:05:59,139 --> 00:06:03,482 He realized that you wanted to ruin this house, 35 00:06:03,483 --> 00:06:09,027 that your warnings betray your desire to destroy our family... my family. 36 00:06:09,028 --> 00:06:13,683 It's you who are preparing his death. 37 00:06:13,684 --> 00:06:16,003 There will be no execution. 38 00:06:16,004 --> 00:06:18,023 You've not read everything. 39 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:22,870 Thank You. 40 00:06:23,889 --> 00:06:27,928 Lucy's father wrote in his will, "I leave my daughter, 41 00:06:27,929 --> 00:06:29,948 my only heir, quite free, 42 00:06:29,949 --> 00:06:33,190 but these conditions must be respected in all events: 43 00:06:33,191 --> 00:06:37,230 Firstly, she will marry Mathurin, only son of the Earl de l'Esperance. 44 00:06:37,231 --> 00:06:43,341 Secondly, the marriage will be blessed personally by Cardinal Joseph de Balo, 45 00:06:43,342 --> 00:06:46,399 brother of Rammondelo de Balo" 46 00:06:46,900 --> 00:06:52,967 I hope the Cardinal will not refuse his brother to say his grand-nephew's nuptial mass. 47 00:06:54,278 --> 00:06:56,413 - Try asking him. - Oh, no! 48 00:06:56,414 --> 00:07:03,443 Since my son's birth I haven't spoken to your Cardinal. 49 00:07:05,489 --> 00:07:07,510 It's you who must ask him now. 50 00:07:09,527 --> 00:07:11,037 No! 51 00:07:11,038 --> 00:07:13,266 Yes, you will Uncle. 52 00:07:13,267 --> 00:07:19,425 If not, the secret you've hidden for 45 years will be revealed. 53 00:07:22,849 --> 00:07:26,902 You poisoned your wife, Duchess Florence de Balo. 54 00:07:29,003 --> 00:07:31,027 You're joking! 55 00:07:32,141 --> 00:07:33,662 I have proof. 56 00:07:33,663 --> 00:07:35,682 Show me. 57 00:07:48,407 --> 00:07:53,865 You recognize this bottle? Your fingerprints are still on it. 58 00:07:59,006 --> 00:08:04,254 All right, I'll call Joseph. But you're making a mistake. 59 00:08:04,255 --> 00:08:07,283 - I'm never wrong. - Your son was never baptized. 60 00:08:07,284 --> 00:08:09,313 Joseph will see the priest. 61 00:08:09,714 --> 00:08:12,036 He's coming in half an hour. 62 00:08:12,037 --> 00:08:15,271 I couldn't have him baptized when he was small. 63 00:08:17,272 --> 00:08:21,272 - Now it can be done! - But nothing will change the nature of your son! 64 00:08:47,264 --> 00:08:49,279 - Mathurin? - No, my Lord. 65 00:08:49,980 --> 00:08:52,009 He wants to be alone. 66 00:08:52,010 --> 00:08:54,038 - Call him now! - Very well, my Lord. 67 00:08:59,187 --> 00:09:01,106 ... four hours to get his agreement. 68 00:09:01,107 --> 00:09:04,135 Impossible, he's not in the Vatican but in Africa. 69 00:09:04,136 --> 00:09:08,174 Don't complicate things. I won't hesitate to call the police. 70 00:09:11,304 --> 00:09:13,118 It's impossible. 71 00:09:15,319 --> 00:09:16,847 Don't complicate things. 72 00:09:16,857 --> 00:09:20,887 - Quiet, Father, you're upsetting my horses. - Mathurin? 73 00:09:20,888 --> 00:09:22,907 Yes, it's me. 74 00:09:22,908 --> 00:09:24,926 The priest will be here soon. 75 00:09:55,323 --> 00:09:58,241 Come in! 76 00:09:59,970 --> 00:10:02,299 Good morning, gentlemen. 77 00:10:02,612 --> 00:10:04,136 What's happened? 78 00:10:04,939 --> 00:10:07,963 Losen his collar. 79 00:10:08,964 --> 00:10:13,180 Theodore, Modeste... open this window. 80 00:10:25,322 --> 00:10:29,560 Ifany, go with the Duke. Some sleep will do him good. 81 00:10:40,666 --> 00:10:45,309 - Father, don't hurt Mathurin, I beg you. - But we are here to bring joy, your Grace. 82 00:10:53,797 --> 00:10:55,918 My uncle is needlessly excited. 83 00:10:58,844 --> 00:11:00,657 - Excuse me. - Thank you. 84 00:11:02,677 --> 00:11:06,310 Spring is the cause of our excitement. 85 00:11:11,259 --> 00:11:15,995 We, frail humans, we are like animals, we suffer the laws of nature. 86 00:11:15,996 --> 00:11:20,034 Alas! 87 00:11:20,045 --> 00:11:24,376 Happily, we have this intelligence, 88 00:11:24,377 --> 00:11:30,002 this heavenly gift, which enables us to fight our instincts. 89 00:11:30,042 --> 00:11:33,070 - Good morning, Father. - Good morning, Sir. 90 00:11:36,999 --> 00:11:39,128 Wash your hands and wait for us. 91 00:11:52,354 --> 00:11:56,200 - Coffee? Brandy? - No, a drop of white wine. Theodore... 92 00:11:57,601 --> 00:12:01,835 Oh, forgive me, my Lord, I haven't introduced them. 93 00:12:03,855 --> 00:12:07,390 Theodore, an excellent singer, 94 00:12:07,694 --> 00:12:10,130 and Modeste, a promising organist. 95 00:12:10,131 --> 00:12:14,367 - Beautiful boys! You prefer sweets? - Thank you, my Lord. 96 00:12:14,868 --> 00:12:15,877 Excuse me. 97 00:12:21,337 --> 00:12:23,259 No, thank you, I've a toothache. 98 00:12:27,598 --> 00:12:29,007 Ifany! 99 00:12:32,144 --> 00:12:34,165 Give Father some port. 100 00:12:56,781 --> 00:12:58,295 Ifany! 101 00:13:06,601 --> 00:13:08,625 Where were you? 102 00:13:09,904 --> 00:13:11,623 Pick up that snail. 103 00:13:12,624 --> 00:13:14,643 Horrid little beast! 104 00:13:19,463 --> 00:13:21,410 Throw it away. 105 00:13:21,411 --> 00:13:22,831 - Then come back. - Yes, Sir. 106 00:13:50,302 --> 00:13:52,016 A real dump, this place! 107 00:13:52,217 --> 00:13:55,243 - Not happy? - Yes, I'm very happy. 108 00:15:24,094 --> 00:15:25,612 Rome? The Vatican? 109 00:15:25,613 --> 00:15:29,351 Cardinal Joseph de Balo's secretariat? 110 00:15:29,652 --> 00:15:35,108 - Yes, that's right. - His Excellency the Cardinal, if you please. 111 00:15:35,610 --> 00:15:39,752 This is Roberto Capia, the Cardinal's secretary. 112 00:15:39,854 --> 00:15:44,195 His Excellency the Cardinal has not yet returned from his mission in Africa. 113 00:15:45,206 --> 00:15:47,225 When will he be back? 114 00:15:47,226 --> 00:15:50,557 We expect him at any moment. Who is speaking? 115 00:15:50,758 --> 00:15:53,786 The Duke de Balo, the Cardinal's brother. 116 00:16:18,787 --> 00:16:22,787 His Lordship and Mr Mathurin are in the bathroom. 117 00:16:22,788 --> 00:16:23,788 Oh Wait. 118 00:16:35,289 --> 00:16:38,289 - Take this to his Lordship. - Yes, your Grace. 119 00:17:05,892 --> 00:17:06,911 I baptise you... 120 00:17:06,912 --> 00:17:08,951 in the name of the Father, I baptise you... 121 00:22:06,400 --> 00:22:07,919 Come in, ladies. 122 00:22:18,506 --> 00:22:19,920 Thank you. 123 00:22:22,959 --> 00:22:23,978 Come in. 124 00:22:30,200 --> 00:22:32,219 Now come along, ladies! 125 00:22:35,159 --> 00:22:38,286 I am the Duke de Balo. 126 00:22:38,289 --> 00:22:39,701 Virginia Broadhurst. 127 00:22:39,803 --> 00:22:41,013 Lucy Broadhurst. 128 00:22:41,014 --> 00:22:47,791 - Maybe you are the Cardinal's brother?. - That's right. But it is not I who am the master of the house here. 129 00:22:48,692 --> 00:22:51,118 Is Mr de l'Esperance away? 130 00:22:51,119 --> 00:22:54,244 No, not at all. He's washing his son. 131 00:22:54,346 --> 00:22:56,166 He's "washing" Mathurin? 132 00:22:56,178 --> 00:23:00,117 I assure you they are in the bathroom. They will be out very shortly. 133 00:23:02,736 --> 00:23:06,480 Would you rather wait in your rooms? They are ready for you. 134 00:23:06,481 --> 00:23:10,919 We'll wait for Mr de l'Esperance and his son here. 135 00:23:10,920 --> 00:23:15,861 Well then, sit down and I'll keep you company. 136 00:23:32,628 --> 00:23:37,779 Does his Excellency Cardinal de Balo know about the will? 137 00:23:38,080 --> 00:23:46,352 For any queries about the will and the marriage of your niece, Lucy Broadhurst, here beside us, 138 00:23:46,353 --> 00:23:49,381 with Mathurin, my nephew's son, 139 00:23:49,382 --> 00:23:52,915 please speak to his father. 140 00:23:55,445 --> 00:23:58,474 Is it true ghosts haunt this house? 141 00:23:58,475 --> 00:24:01,504 Who... Who said that? 142 00:24:01,505 --> 00:24:05,543 Our cook, a Frenchwoman, Juliette. 143 00:24:06,150 --> 00:24:10,692 I've never seen a single ghost here. 144 00:24:10,693 --> 00:24:12,621 But the Countess Romilda de l'Esperance 145 00:24:12,622 --> 00:24:17,861 did describe ghosts in her book two hundred years ago. 146 00:24:17,971 --> 00:24:22,213 That's her! Romilda de l'Esperance. 147 00:24:22,214 --> 00:24:27,262 She never wrote anything, she only left... a drawing in her herbal. 148 00:24:28,070 --> 00:24:30,291 Herbal? 149 00:24:30,292 --> 00:24:33,621 Here it is! The famous album. 150 00:24:39,984 --> 00:24:45,940 Be careful turning the pages, my child. The dead leaves are very fragile. 151 00:24:46,143 --> 00:24:47,355 Dead leaves? 152 00:24:47,356 --> 00:24:51,894 Yes, Romilda's little hands stuck in these leaves 153 00:24:52,896 --> 00:24:56,929 gathered in the park two centuries ago. 154 00:24:57,958 --> 00:25:01,794 Look at page 115B very carefully. 155 00:25:02,704 --> 00:25:06,338 No, that's 115A. 156 00:25:06,339 --> 00:25:08,358 115B. 157 00:25:11,090 --> 00:25:20,387 - "The scale... Six thousand, six hundred yards... " - It's easier with a magnifying glass. 158 00:25:23,710 --> 00:25:27,748 "I met him and overcame him... 159 00:25:28,759 --> 00:25:32,292 Romilda de l'Esperance. " 160 00:25:39,763 --> 00:25:41,783 It's Romilda's corset. 161 00:25:42,784 --> 00:25:45,409 It was found at the bottom of a pond. 162 00:25:45,410 --> 00:25:50,255 Traces of claw marks... Can you see them, ladies? 163 00:25:50,266 --> 00:25:51,378 Yes, indeed. 164 00:25:52,379 --> 00:25:53,589 Ifany! 165 00:25:59,557 --> 00:26:01,675 Goodbye, ladies! 166 00:26:13,500 --> 00:26:18,026 Funny guy, Rammondelo de Balo... 167 00:27:12,860 --> 00:27:14,879 Good morning, ladies. 168 00:27:28,308 --> 00:27:31,740 Silly stories, don't believe a word 169 00:27:32,241 --> 00:27:35,471 Since time immemorial, every 200 years, 170 00:27:35,472 --> 00:27:38,914 the same day, same time, when Mercury moves away from the sun, 171 00:27:38,915 --> 00:27:42,742 a beast arrives at our house... blah, blah, blah, blah. 172 00:27:46,689 --> 00:27:48,506 Pierre de l'Esperance. 173 00:27:49,517 --> 00:27:51,536 Virginia Broadhurst. 174 00:27:52,847 --> 00:27:54,765 Lucy Broadhurst. 175 00:27:55,473 --> 00:27:58,708 The jewel of our families and our pride. 176 00:27:58,809 --> 00:28:02,037 I am happy to welcome you to my house. 177 00:28:02,038 --> 00:28:04,770 Please forgive the lack of comfort. 178 00:28:04,771 --> 00:28:07,090 My niece loves the country. 179 00:28:07,091 --> 00:28:10,222 I like forests and animals. 180 00:28:10,829 --> 00:28:13,656 You'll find a brotherly soul here. 181 00:28:13,960 --> 00:28:19,211 I'm sure the date will be memorable in the lives of our children. 182 00:28:23,153 --> 00:28:24,162 Ifany! 183 00:28:40,712 --> 00:28:42,222 Ifany! 184 00:29:06,774 --> 00:29:08,194 My boot... 185 00:29:33,930 --> 00:29:35,842 Ifany 186 00:29:39,079 --> 00:29:42,602 I'll get my son, he's dressing. 187 00:29:42,603 --> 00:29:44,531 Oh, the men of today! 188 00:29:44,533 --> 00:29:47,446 I suggest... 189 00:29:49,272 --> 00:29:52,306 The Father of our parish... 190 00:29:53,720 --> 00:29:57,448 I suggest you go to your rooms and rest for a while. 191 00:29:57,649 --> 00:30:00,678 Your luggage will be brought up. 192 00:30:10,585 --> 00:30:13,411 "The Cardinal's secretary hung up when I said my name. " 193 00:30:15,228 --> 00:30:17,792 - Take up the ladies' luggage. - Yes, my Lord. 194 00:30:18,893 --> 00:30:22,357 Cardinal Joseph de Balo will be arriving soon? 195 00:30:22,358 --> 00:30:24,868 We expect him any moment. I spoke to him again this morning. 196 00:30:24,877 --> 00:30:30,935 He said what a joy it would be to say the nuptial mass 197 00:30:30,936 --> 00:30:32,936 and bless our children. 198 00:30:32,971 --> 00:30:34,248 This way, please. 199 00:30:43,931 --> 00:30:45,855 I've come to help with the bags. 200 00:33:23,483 --> 00:33:28,313 "Sermons chosen from the Mysteries of the True Religion". 201 00:33:56,287 --> 00:34:02,339 "The Maid of Orleans, mock-heroic poem in 18 verses by Voltaire. " 202 00:35:34,243 --> 00:35:36,562 She's a serious girl, 203 00:35:37,073 --> 00:35:39,592 well-brought up, 204 00:35:40,905 --> 00:35:45,395 very pious... 205 00:35:45,396 --> 00:35:47,640 of a rare beauty. 206 00:35:48,764 --> 00:35:50,679 I'm afraid, Father. 207 00:35:50,680 --> 00:35:52,699 But of what? 208 00:35:53,224 --> 00:35:56,738 You're baptized now, like everyone else. 209 00:36:00,071 --> 00:36:03,099 The original sin has been washed away. 210 00:36:03,100 --> 00:36:07,148 I don't know anymore. When she was far away, I felt brave. 211 00:36:07,149 --> 00:36:09,168 Now I'm losing my memory. 212 00:36:11,175 --> 00:36:13,198 I've forgotten everything you taught me. 213 00:36:13,199 --> 00:36:16,228 All your advice seems useless. 214 00:36:16,929 --> 00:36:20,267 You can't change me, I'll always be Mathurin. I'm ugly. 215 00:36:20,268 --> 00:36:23,105 What are you talking about? 216 00:36:23,908 --> 00:36:25,625 Look... 217 00:36:25,928 --> 00:36:27,443 You look like me. 218 00:36:27,844 --> 00:36:30,863 Look! You are handsome. 219 00:36:31,584 --> 00:36:34,915 No, I'm afraid, I'm afraid! 220 00:36:39,257 --> 00:36:43,396 Your uncle, the Cardinal de Balo, will celebrate the mass, 221 00:36:43,397 --> 00:36:46,416 and you will feel like a newborn baby. 222 00:36:46,426 --> 00:36:49,455 You'll see, don't cry. 223 00:36:49,660 --> 00:36:52,989 Lucy is resting in her room, her aunt too. 224 00:36:53,495 --> 00:36:55,817 wait for them with the priest in the drawing room. 225 00:36:55,818 --> 00:37:01,352 I'm with you, Uncle Rammondelo too, everyone... 226 00:37:23,384 --> 00:37:25,900 You're lying, Rammondelo... 227 00:37:25,901 --> 00:37:29,246 No, it's the truth, they won't speak to pagans. 228 00:37:29,747 --> 00:37:32,473 You must tell Joseph of this capital event, 229 00:37:32,474 --> 00:37:33,887 Mathurin's baptism. 230 00:37:33,888 --> 00:37:37,317 They hang up as soon as I say my name, 231 00:37:37,322 --> 00:37:40,047 as if I was Mathurin's father. 232 00:37:40,048 --> 00:37:41,966 Your brother thinks you're an angel. 233 00:37:42,068 --> 00:37:44,289 It'll be worse when he learns 234 00:37:44,290 --> 00:37:47,309 the truth about the Duchess. 235 00:37:48,835 --> 00:37:50,450 Pierre, think a moment, 236 00:37:50,451 --> 00:37:55,600 it's not too late. You're losing your son for a sum of gold. 237 00:37:55,706 --> 00:37:57,420 He's innocent. 238 00:37:57,421 --> 00:37:59,237 The house is crumbling, 239 00:37:59,238 --> 00:38:01,055 the ground is barren. 240 00:38:01,056 --> 00:38:02,873 It's the beginning of the end. 241 00:38:03,787 --> 00:38:06,921 Fate has sent Lucy to save us. 242 00:38:07,629 --> 00:38:11,260 If you oppose this, you'll be responsible for the disaster, 243 00:38:13,075 --> 00:38:14,394 and you'll be punished. 244 00:38:16,615 --> 00:38:20,133 Hello! Hello! 245 00:38:20,234 --> 00:38:23,452 This is the Cardinal de Balo's secretariat. 246 00:38:24,169 --> 00:38:28,830 Rammondelo de Balo, the Cardinal's brother. 247 00:38:30,650 --> 00:38:33,570 You see, I wasn't lying. 248 00:38:40,329 --> 00:38:42,348 Hello, telegrams. 249 00:38:42,854 --> 00:38:45,983 This is 228-2845. 250 00:38:45,995 --> 00:38:47,912 - A telegram, please. - Who to? 251 00:38:47,913 --> 00:38:53,365 Cardinal Joseph de Balo. 252 00:38:54,678 --> 00:38:55,891 Vatican. 253 00:38:55,892 --> 00:38:59,022 - The text? - The text... 254 00:38:59,734 --> 00:39:03,772 "Mathurin baptized today. Stop. 255 00:39:04,782 --> 00:39:08,316 Great joy to invite you to be with us... 256 00:39:09,326 --> 00:39:12,859 for this happy event. " 257 00:39:14,072 --> 00:39:18,110 Signed Rammondelo de Balo. 258 00:40:08,996 --> 00:40:13,035 Who's this? Some very grown-up people. 259 00:40:13,036 --> 00:40:14,752 I borrowed them from a friend. 260 00:40:14,753 --> 00:40:15,763 Ifany! 261 00:40:17,177 --> 00:40:19,095 Show Clarisse the dresses. 262 00:40:19,096 --> 00:40:22,831 - Where did you put them? - Yes, they're up there. 263 00:40:23,741 --> 00:40:28,788 Father, may I go out for a moment? I must get a dress for the mass. 264 00:40:28,991 --> 00:40:31,920 - Yes, but the children first. - Yes, of course. 265 00:40:52,110 --> 00:40:53,620 Please, Father... 266 00:40:54,130 --> 00:40:57,159 leave the ladies in peace, they're resting. 267 00:40:57,362 --> 00:41:01,198 Forgive us, my Lord. 268 00:41:01,603 --> 00:41:06,650 - Whenever Modeste sees a keyboard, he can't help touching it. - I understand, it's stronger than him. 269 00:41:06,651 --> 00:41:08,670 That's it. You know... music... 270 00:41:09,378 --> 00:41:10,690 Father... 271 00:41:13,922 --> 00:41:18,090 Cardinal de Balo is coming any minute. 272 00:41:19,091 --> 00:41:24,120 I need you and your testimony. 273 00:41:24,121 --> 00:41:27,453 Mathurin's baptism followed church rules. 274 00:41:28,968 --> 00:41:31,290 You alone can prove it? 275 00:41:32,811 --> 00:41:34,224 Yes, indeed, yes... 276 00:41:35,966 --> 00:41:41,610 Our friendly relations with the parish go back a long time, 277 00:41:43,317 --> 00:41:44,327 don't they? 278 00:41:44,530 --> 00:41:48,356 Yes, we've never been enemies. 279 00:41:48,660 --> 00:41:53,515 I was always convinced that Mr Mathurin would, one day, become a Christian. 280 00:41:53,718 --> 00:41:55,535 And a Christian donator. 281 00:41:56,546 --> 00:41:59,574 Mathurin, what will be your first act after the wedding? 282 00:42:00,484 --> 00:42:01,897 Tell Father. 283 00:42:01,898 --> 00:42:03,715 I will repair the church roof 284 00:42:03,716 --> 00:42:06,846 and order a bell whose tone will be chosen by Lucy. 285 00:42:06,847 --> 00:42:08,866 It will be like the Vatican's bells. 286 00:42:08,874 --> 00:42:10,987 God will reward you. 287 00:42:11,190 --> 00:42:16,228 Lucy Broadhurst is known for her kindness, and her piety is unequalled. 288 00:42:23,509 --> 00:42:27,738 - Smoking again? - Yes. 289 00:42:48,535 --> 00:42:49,443 Ifany! 290 00:42:51,876 --> 00:42:53,491 Ifany! 291 00:43:59,020 --> 00:44:03,848 - Stéphane's afraid, he's trembling. - I wasn't afraid! Not true! 292 00:44:04,054 --> 00:44:07,087 You smell so good, and your clothes too... 293 00:44:08,809 --> 00:44:11,835 "Your Mathurin... " 294 00:44:37,073 --> 00:44:40,102 - The grey room. - Yes, my Lord. 295 00:44:41,526 --> 00:44:44,150 - No telephone call? - No. 296 00:44:44,151 --> 00:44:48,589 Pierre, if there's a meal, let me come. 297 00:44:48,792 --> 00:44:51,923 I want to be near him maybe for the last time. 298 00:44:52,227 --> 00:44:54,750 There will be no meal until the Cardinal comes. 299 00:44:54,751 --> 00:44:58,789 If you're hungry you'll eat here. You will not leave the telephone. 300 00:44:59,194 --> 00:45:03,738 If Rome calls, knock on the door 301 00:45:03,739 --> 00:45:05,739 with the stick. 302 00:46:22,596 --> 00:46:27,420 On the table, please. 303 00:46:45,112 --> 00:46:46,527 Mathurin... 304 00:46:55,506 --> 00:46:57,020 "Dear Lucy... 305 00:46:57,829 --> 00:47:00,857 Allow me to disturb your rest. 306 00:47:02,877 --> 00:47:06,411 I would be happy if you could come down 307 00:47:07,421 --> 00:47:12,469 and we could meet with your aunt and my father. 308 00:47:15,902 --> 00:47:20,747 You cannot imagine the joy I feel at the thought at what is about to happen. 309 00:47:22,467 --> 00:47:23,886 My heart is beating. 310 00:47:23,896 --> 00:47:26,113 Your Mathurin". 311 00:47:35,595 --> 00:47:40,537 - Six people today. - My Lord, I've already set six places. 312 00:47:42,868 --> 00:47:46,101 Well, tidy up here! Make some space! 313 00:47:50,344 --> 00:47:53,169 The Cardinal appreciates good food. 314 00:47:53,473 --> 00:47:56,501 As a child it was his favorite place. 315 00:47:58,420 --> 00:48:02,559 It is a pity that his duties leave him so little time for his family. 316 00:48:03,175 --> 00:48:06,901 But aunt, a vocation is everything. His Excellency certainly has 317 00:48:06,902 --> 00:48:11,349 more important duties than blessing a marriage. 318 00:48:11,350 --> 00:48:13,162 There is no doubt in my mind. 319 00:48:13,163 --> 00:48:17,407 Yesterday, the Cardinal had to make a decision. 320 00:48:17,811 --> 00:48:18,821 He certainly... No, no, thank you. 321 00:48:19,226 --> 00:48:22,049 ... certainly made the right one. 322 00:48:22,050 --> 00:48:25,079 From his point of view? 323 00:48:25,080 --> 00:48:27,099 From... his point of view, yes. 324 00:48:27,504 --> 00:48:32,080 Do you think the Cardinal's absence could be due 325 00:48:32,081 --> 00:48:36,657 to personal reasons? 326 00:48:36,658 --> 00:48:41,233 A feeling of hostility towards us or towards you? 327 00:48:41,738 --> 00:48:45,574 I don't think so. We've always been on good terms, 328 00:48:45,575 --> 00:48:48,402 as we are with the church here. 329 00:48:49,413 --> 00:48:51,432 Father can confirm this. 330 00:48:51,433 --> 00:48:54,767 The promise of a donation 331 00:48:54,869 --> 00:48:59,812 by Mr Mathurin and Miss Lucy to our church assures us of this. 332 00:49:01,333 --> 00:49:04,160 We agreed with Mathurin by a letter 333 00:49:04,161 --> 00:49:07,492 to give the village church a bronze bell. 334 00:49:07,998 --> 00:49:13,047 Bronze, the symbol of the everlasting. 335 00:49:13,148 --> 00:49:16,076 It's tone will be chosen by Lucy. 336 00:49:16,087 --> 00:49:17,796 Tone? 337 00:49:17,797 --> 00:49:20,621 The tone will be like a roman bell. 338 00:49:21,535 --> 00:49:24,658 If I'm not mistaken, the will stipulates no deadline 339 00:49:24,659 --> 00:49:28,281 for the date of the marriage. 340 00:49:51,516 --> 00:49:55,554 It is the first of May, we have another forty-eight hours. 341 00:49:55,665 --> 00:49:57,729 May I see it? 342 00:49:57,730 --> 00:49:59,593 Just a moment. 343 00:50:15,755 --> 00:50:17,774 It's quite true he smoked, 344 00:50:17,775 --> 00:50:21,712 but he soon learned that tobacco was a poison. 345 00:50:21,713 --> 00:50:25,751 He fell from his horse and broke his hand. 346 00:50:25,752 --> 00:50:28,780 It's true that I broke my hand and that I smoked a great deal. 347 00:50:28,781 --> 00:50:29,791 Then I stopped. 348 00:50:29,792 --> 00:50:32,316 At first my hands trembled, and my whole body. 349 00:50:32,317 --> 00:50:38,375 But I met a doctor, a vet to be precise, who visits our horses. 350 00:50:38,376 --> 00:50:42,716 He gave me a wonderful cure. 351 00:50:42,717 --> 00:50:44,736 I chew... I chew, 352 00:50:44,737 --> 00:50:48,775 I don't smoke anymore. I chew all day like a squirrel. 353 00:50:49,180 --> 00:50:51,704 Be quiet Mathurin! You'll wake your uncle. 354 00:51:07,571 --> 00:51:08,982 Ifany! 355 00:51:18,978 --> 00:51:21,703 Look after Mrs Broadhurst. 356 00:51:34,025 --> 00:51:36,539 The case, quickly! 357 00:51:45,132 --> 00:51:48,666 No, thank you, I've got some pills in my room. 358 00:51:48,667 --> 00:51:52,705 My aunt is so nervous. We should take her to her room. 359 00:51:53,706 --> 00:51:55,734 Yes, adieu, Lucy. 360 00:52:00,583 --> 00:52:04,116 Modeste, light the way for the ladies on the stairs. 361 00:52:38,234 --> 00:52:39,753 Hello. 362 00:52:42,783 --> 00:52:46,619 - Anyone there? - His Lordship will be down soon. 363 00:52:46,620 --> 00:52:49,648 What beautiful children of honor! 364 00:52:50,659 --> 00:52:53,182 - What is your name? - Stéphane. 365 00:52:53,183 --> 00:52:54,193 My name is Marie. 366 00:52:55,203 --> 00:52:56,622 Such pretty names. 367 00:52:56,623 --> 00:52:58,842 - What parish do you come from? - They come from Paris. 368 00:53:00,153 --> 00:53:01,162 Clarisse! 369 00:53:01,163 --> 00:53:04,180 This is really not the time to be playing with dolls. 370 00:53:04,181 --> 00:53:06,192 Take them upstairs. 371 00:53:10,048 --> 00:53:11,865 What about the Cardinal? 372 00:53:11,866 --> 00:53:15,195 - Don't undress them, they can wait. - Very well, Daddy. 373 00:53:22,072 --> 00:53:24,291 Fate is not being kind to us. 374 00:53:24,998 --> 00:53:28,230 One must hope, one must have faith. 375 00:53:28,231 --> 00:53:32,168 Only the Cardinal's arrival can make any radical change. 376 00:53:32,673 --> 00:53:36,207 - Still no news? - No, no news. 377 00:53:36,712 --> 00:53:40,246 The telephone is silent, my uncle is by it. 378 00:53:40,247 --> 00:53:44,789 The Cardinal may knock without warning. 379 00:53:45,194 --> 00:53:46,809 Let's believe in miracles. 380 00:53:48,022 --> 00:53:51,858 Father, I'll call you when necessary. Go home. 381 00:53:51,859 --> 00:53:57,916 No, if I may, I will try to find a corner here to wait for him. 382 00:53:57,917 --> 00:54:02,964 He is having a tiring journey, let us be travelers too. 383 01:01:28,200 --> 01:01:31,228 Joseph, I beg you, stay in Rome. 384 01:01:31,229 --> 01:01:33,955 If you come, Mathurin will die. 385 01:01:34,259 --> 01:01:38,297 This boy is my only joy. Without him I'll be the next to die. 386 01:01:42,529 --> 01:01:46,870 Joseph, listen, I'll tell you the truth about his baptism. 387 01:01:47,275 --> 01:01:49,918 Pierre baptized him because... 388 01:01:55,458 --> 01:01:59,015 Hello? What's going on? 389 01:01:59,420 --> 01:02:02,045 Rammondelo! Rammondelo! 390 01:02:02,046 --> 01:02:05,075 Why aren't you responding? 391 01:02:06,076 --> 01:02:07,086 Hello? 392 01:02:37,773 --> 01:02:40,392 Someone shouted? 393 01:02:40,494 --> 01:02:42,311 No, it was an illusion. 394 01:02:42,312 --> 01:02:45,340 Oh, but you're awake too? 395 01:02:45,341 --> 01:02:50,389 It's the noisy spring in your chair which must have woken me. 396 01:02:53,721 --> 01:02:56,346 I suggest, Father, you go to a room upstairs. 397 01:02:56,448 --> 01:03:00,487 My Lord, we're very comfortable here. 398 01:03:00,488 --> 01:03:04,226 Besides, his Excellency will be arriving soon. 399 01:03:04,229 --> 01:03:07,965 Certainly. I'm going to call again. 400 01:03:09,575 --> 01:03:13,815 Sleep peacefully. I will come and wake you. 401 01:24:05,730 --> 01:24:07,245 Take him. 402 01:24:07,246 --> 01:24:08,558 Come and help me. 403 01:24:12,800 --> 01:24:14,828 Now pick him up. 404 01:24:30,871 --> 01:24:32,688 Carefully, carefully... 405 01:24:42,492 --> 01:24:44,511 Put him there. 406 01:24:51,381 --> 01:24:53,598 Don't touch him! 407 01:24:54,709 --> 01:24:58,646 I'll call the doctor... in the drawing-room. 408 01:25:01,171 --> 01:25:04,704 Poor boy, he drank too much. 409 01:25:05,171 --> 01:25:06,704 Careful of the plaster... 410 01:25:21,073 --> 01:25:22,796 Ifany! 411 01:25:27,019 --> 01:25:28,029 Ifany! 412 01:25:43,172 --> 01:25:45,191 Put him in the armachair. 413 01:26:03,172 --> 01:26:05,191 On my desk. 414 01:26:16,387 --> 01:26:20,628 Father, watch over his body and his soul. I'll call the doctor. 415 01:28:10,092 --> 01:28:11,428 Mrs Broadhurst! 416 01:29:09,792 --> 01:29:14,028 Mrs Broadhurst! Don't go! Don't go! 417 01:29:50,225 --> 01:29:54,263 Bestiality, that is to say, copulating with an animal, is the most odious crime 418 01:29:54,278 --> 01:29:56,595 because it debases man, 419 01:29:56,798 --> 01:29:59,725 created in the image of God. 420 01:29:59,727 --> 01:30:01,654 It is most contrary 421 01:30:01,655 --> 01:30:04,674 to the laws of nature. 422 01:30:11,745 --> 01:30:14,770 That is why Leviticus... 423 01:30:15,781 --> 01:30:19,318 punished by death 424 01:30:19,319 --> 01:30:20,829 not only the guilty man or woman 425 01:30:21,436 --> 01:30:23,354 but also the beast itself. 426 01:30:23,967 --> 01:30:26,339 Should simple caressing of a beast 427 01:30:26,340 --> 01:30:28,712 be considered a sin of bestiality? 428 01:30:29,117 --> 01:30:32,145 Unchaste caressing of a beast 429 01:30:32,146 --> 01:30:35,173 should not be forgotten at confession. 430 01:30:35,578 --> 01:30:38,709 For example, as if to defile herself, 431 01:30:38,710 --> 01:30:41,738 a woman has a dog or cat that lick her vulva, 432 01:30:42,850 --> 01:30:47,493 or if she touches the sex of the animal until it ejaculates... 433 01:30:49,513 --> 01:30:52,946 That's why Vernier advises confessors to ask women, 434 01:30:53,149 --> 01:30:57,994 particularly those of a lustful nature, if they have acted shamefully 435 01:30:58,402 --> 01:31:02,330 with an animal. 436 01:31:03,754 --> 01:31:06,982 Often in this way, 437 01:31:07,883 --> 01:31:09,592 shameful secrets are revealed. 438 01:34:02,593 --> 01:34:15,093 Downloaded from www.rarelust.com