The Affair of the Necklace Page #3

I can't accomplish what I came to do.

Proper channels be damned.

The royal family had been well aware

of this meeting.

By crushing her hopes, they sought

to end the Valois legacy...

...and all that it stood for.

It's really quite simple.

To influence the minister of titles,

you must first have influence.

Hence, lesson one, the benefactor.

Perfect. The Marquis de Favras.

A most generous man with a most

generous appetite. For young men.

The Comte de Blonde, keeper

of the royal seals.

Wealthy, powerful...

...and enthusiastically pursues

all members of the female gender.

For what reason I cannot imagine. He's

as virile as an empty sausage skin.

And him?

- Ah, yes, Pierre Charron.

He has killed four men, loves a hunt

and despite his flirtations...

...maintains but a single lover...

...his benefactor,

the Marquis de Favras.

Lechers and parasites.

Is that all there is?

Welcome to court.

Here, appearance is everything.

And I mean no offense, countess,

but yours is lacking.

Your dress and living arrangements

must improve.

Plainly, you need money.

To obtain it...

...find favor with someone who has it.

Rtaux, my precious.

Look, ho.

Three sensual sirens of the sea.

How long will you suffer

the whims of old women?

Suffer? I bring joy

to venerable ladies. I'm often-.

You evade the question, monsieur.

I shall stop suffering the whims

of older women when...

...someone more intriguing

enters my world.

Am I to suppose you have no one

you care for now?

There was one. The self-proclaimed

Duchess de Vossi.

In truth, a courtesan of the highest stature.

She entertained only the noble elite

in her bed of pleasures.

Mother.

She taught me the intricacies of court life.

From the noblemen that came to

our rooms I observed manner and wit.

Who can say? One of these fops

bobbling past us now...

...could well be my father.

An amusing thought at best.

How skillfully you play the rogue.

Yet even you cannot mask

such impenetrable loneliness.

Are we that much alike, countess?

Next lesson.

Always choose a benefactor

of noble means.

For instance, Louis de Rohan...

...cardinal of all France and blood

prince of the infamous house of Rohan.

He is a debaucher

of legendary proportions.

His parties are lavish,

orgiastic affairs.

They've arrived. One hour late

as required by royalty.

This should be entertaining.

Why such a chill

between him and the queen?

Years ago, on a pilgrimage,

Rohan bedded half the Austrian court.

He jested Antoinette's mother

had begged her turn.

This slander got back to her.

She never forgave him.

Despite his efforts to heal the rift.

- He needs her approval?

He wishes to follow Richelieu

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