Elizabeth I Page #3

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will do with me after he has your hand?

Shall I be Catholique?

Shall we all be Catholic?

The Duke's religion is a private matter,

Robin, as is yours.

I will not make windows

into men's souls.

Yet he will be your master.

Monsieur will be bound

by strict conditions.

Robin...

the only things that will kiss

in this affair

will be lawyers' pens

and lawyers' papers.

He has foul breath

they say, and a hump.

Poor England

stands alone, Robin.

Well, gentlemen...

if marriage it must be

then it must be.

Oars up.

Oh, gentlemen,

why such long faces?

Are we about a marriage

or is a funeral in prospect?

Jean de Simier, chief aide

to the Baron de St. Marc,

and chief darling

to the Duke of Anjou.

Is this what passes for charm

at the French Court?

Are you what passes

for lack of it at the English one?

- Touche.

- I bring you jewels

from the Duke

his own self.

He's in ecstasy at the thought

of your beauty.

His representative

does him little credit.

A monkey.

A most obvious

monkey.

Personally I have always found

monkeys charming, and amusing.

- And intelligent.

- Oh.

Ah, Master Davison.

Thank you, Monsieur.

Welcome, Monsieur, to our poor country...

...full of miserable protestants.

The pleasure is mine, My Lady.

This way.

I'm sure Your Majesty

appreciates that

while the Duke is most

sympathetic to your faith

it is simply not possible

for my master

to convert to

the Protestant religion.

We would not ask it of the heir

to the throne of France, Monsieur.

I do not

know you well, ma'am,

but I know you would never

make a Catholic.

You do me great honor,

Monsieur.

My master the Duke is not one

to make issue of his beliefs.

Then he and I

are well suited.

We understand the Duke

seeks an annual income of...

60,000, madam.

Which the Council

has rejected.

Are we to talk

terms here, Robin?

Or do you think to drown my marriage

prospects in "No, maybe, perhaps"?

Let us continue to talk...

...walk with me.

My master was

so eager to see you.

I said to him, "But, Sir,

the Queen is waiting."

We are ourselves somewhat anxious,

dear Sir.

So when will he arrive?

He is already

on the boat, madam.

- What?

- We have come in disguise, Your Majesty.

You?

Oh Monsieur, of course,

excuse me... no?

Monsieur?

- No.

- No?

Madam...

I wish to present

His Highness Francois,

Duke of Alencon and Anjou.

Brother of the most

Christian King,

Henry III,

King of France.

We are most pleased

to make you welcome, Monsieur.

I cannot move, madam.

I am dazzled

by your beauty.

So do you think

your queen like our master?

So.

Much hangs on the result

of our conversation.

Oh, our every glance will

be weighed and discussed.

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