Anna and the King Page #3

You do not set conditions

of your employment.

And you shall obey!

May l respectfully remind His Majesty

that l am not his servant but his guest!

A guest who is paid.

Education begins tomorrow.

He sounds absolutely dreadful, ifyou ask me.

He did unnerve me, l must say.

Moonshee, why does

the king have so many wives?

That is an excellent question

for your mother.

Mother?

l heard you, Louis.

Well, Siam is a monarchy

just like England.

And one way that a royal family

maintains its control

in the face ofwar and disease

is to have as many children as possible.

So he needs a lot ofwives

to take care ofthem?

A keen observation, darling.

Time for bed. Come and give us a kiss.

Does he love all ofthem?

ln a way.

Like you loved Father?

Things are very different here, Louis.

Even love.

Go on. Offto bed.

Mother, why doesn't Queen Victoria

have a lot of husbands?

Good night, Louis.

l will never forget you... never.

My heart is yours, Tuptim.

l will always love you.

...always, Tuptim.

Remember!

l will never forget you.

Presenting royal school, sir.

ls anything wrong, sir?

No. Nothing at all, Lady Thiang.

Louis, that will be your desk.

Yes. Well, l suppose class is now in session.

Sit down.

Greetings, Mem Leonowens.

My father wish to give sir this

to put on path of good teaching.

Well, l shall certainly

bear that in mind, Your Highness.

May l compliment you on your English?

Siam - population six million,

spreading across 49 bountiful provinces,

from Burma in west to Cambodia in east,

presided over by King Maha Mongkut,

Lord of Life, whose strength

and power reach everywhere.

Not in my house, they don't.

Son ofteacher is forgetting l am son of king.

Son ofteacher couldn't care less.

You will sit somewhere else!

l will not!

Louis, remember what l told you.

l'm sorry, Mother. But he started it.

ln my country, man never tell woman

he is sorry about anything... ever.

lf you had father, you would know that.

You don't have a father! You have a map!

Louis!

- lt's forbidden to touch royalty!

- l didn't! l shovedyou!

Get one ofyour slaves to shove me back!

Get off me!

Let me through. Excuse me.

Stop it, Louis. That's enough!

The nobleman, Thak Chaloemtiarana,

Siam's most prosperous tea merchant,

pledges eternal loyalty and wishes to present

his most beautiful daughter, Tuptim,

for His Majesty's royal favor.

What has happened here?

The British boy

pushed Chulalongkorn, Your Majesty.

Why?

Prince insult memory of boy's father.

Finished.

You may go home.

Aren't you coming?

Not until Prince Chulalongkorn

finishes his task.

l'm sorry, Lady Thiang,

but supper will have to wait.

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