Mata Hari Page #5

This is an absolute joke.

It's really too good, you know.

Mata Hari, a spy.

You know, for a moment,

I almost took you seriously.

Well, if the joke is as good as that,

I'd like to hear it.

Or maybe it's too bad for me to hear.

No, no, no. Our poor friend Dubois here...

...says that you are a spy.

Well, of course I am.

Everyone is Paris knows that.

Even Dubois, who knows everything.

- Couldn't you guess, Shubin?

- No, I think I'm getting old and stupid.

As I've amused you both so much...

...perhaps I need not apologize.

- Please don't misunderstand...

I don't. Evidently, I'm mistaken.

Good night, madame.

I'm very sorry you found it necessary

to put me in this position.

I spoke in confidence.

- Good night.

- Good night.

Please don't misunderstand,

the whole thing was a joke.

Mother in heaven, I'm done for.

I'm finished.

What did he say?

He said that you were a spy

and that I was your...

- What else?

- Nothing else.

I'm sure he suspects.

Well, he wouldn't come here

if he suspected you.

It's me he's after. You're quite safe.

But he must know something. Why should

he come here at 11:oo at night?

The chief of the spy bureau.

It's a trap, of course.

Don't be ridiculous.

Ridiculous?

Ridiculous.

Oh, what a fool I've been.

Nothing mattered.

Honor, self-respect, everything gone.

Because of you.

You can't give away like this.

- Dubois knows nothing.

- He knows nothing.

Here I am facing dishonor,

perhaps death...

...and it means nothing to you.

You haven't even a word of pity for me.

You're all unstrung, Serge.

Nothing's happened.

Look at it calmly.

Laugh at it.

We'll laugh at it together.

When you hold me like this,

nothing seems to matter.

Nothing in the world.

This must never leave your hands...

...till you have delivered it personally

to the prime minister. That is vital.

Should you be forced down

in enemy territory...

...pull this cord, and the contents

will be completely destroyed.

I understand.

The officials at Le Bourget Field

will telephone you at your rooms...

...as soon as flying is possible.

It is imperative...

...that these dispatches be in Petrograd

as soon as human means can contrive.

Yes, Your Excellency.

Mr. Palin will have these sealed

and delivered to you.

And now, goodbye and good luck.

- Thank you, Your Excellency.

- Lieutenant.

On your way, inquire if General Shubin

has any further instructions.

Don't be so secretive.

I know that the embassy has received

important news from Russia.

Please, don't ask me things.

Not tonight.

But all you've got to say is yes or no.

Well, at least you can tell me

how they came, by courier?

- No.

- By wireless, then.

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