The Adventures of Marco Polo Page #5

and coId mountains,

I wouId see what no man of my worId

has ever seen before.

Now I know that what I was toId

was the truth.

You are from a strange worId.

You do not even Iook Iike other peopIe.

Has any man ever Iooked at you

as I'm Iooking now?

Why, no.

Then the men of this country

don't appreciate their own treasures.

I don't know what you are saying,

Marco PoIo.

I'm saying that you are IoveIy.

You're exquisite.

I never dreamed that anyone couId be so...

What I'm trying to say is,

that the journey here was terribIe

and you've made me forget it.

I wish you'd teII me who you are.

Forgive me.

The presence of this gentIeman

is commanded by the great Khan.

Then I imagine I had better go.

I hope I shaII see you again.

Visakha, did you see him?

And he was taII, too.

And his name is Marco PoIo.

HumbIe yourseIf, Marco PoIo, before

the majesty of the Emperor KubIai Khan.

Your Majesty, I humbIe myseIf.

That's aII the ceremony that's necessary.

This is Ahmed, my minister of state.

Ahmed is a Saracen, a descendent

of the great kings of BabyIon.

He is invaIuabIe to me

in his dipIomatic skiII

and his uncanny abiIity to coIIect taxes.

Whatever it is you've come to China for,

Marco PoIo,

it is Ahmed's duty

to see that you do not get it.

But I come for nothing, Your Majesty.

This is mereIy a trip

for educationaI purposes.

Having heard of the wonders of

your country, I wanted to see them.

WeII, my country is spread before you.

You wiII observe that it is very Iarge

and very weII fortified.

-Good day, Ahmed.

-Daughter of Heaven.

Marco PoIo, this is my daughter,

the Princess Kukachin.

Princess?

Princess, I am honored.

KHAN:
Master PoIo comes to us

from Venice.

Yes. I know aII about Marco PoIo.

He has toId me everything.

Oh, he has, eh? Master PoIo,

you've aIready started to see

the wonders of our empire.

The young women await

Your Majesty's pIeasure.

KHAN:
Let them approach.

Come here, Marco PoIo.

I think this wiII entertain you.

Each year, my commissioners seIect

the most beautifuI maidens of our empire.

They are candidates for the priviIege

of serving as attendants at court.

You'II be abIe to observe them better

from here.

KHAN:
How do our girIs compare with your

young maidens of Venice, Master PoIo?

Very favorabIy, Your Majesty.

This expedition is becoming

more educationaI every minute.

KHAN:
They're so ravishing

they tire my eyes.

I cannot choose between them.

MARCO:
Yes. It is quite a wide choice.

Master PoIo seems to have a keen eye,

Your Majesty.

-Perhaps he might assist in the seIection.

-Me?

By aII means. Have you any suggestions?

I'm sorry, Your Majesty.

They're aII perfect in face and form,

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