The Emperor's New Clothes Page #5

an element which could benefit us...

and which we should exploit:

The thirst in the townspeople.

And us.

If we act swiftly...

we can turn these weather conditions

to our advantage.

Two:
The terrain factor.

Paris covers a wide area, and we have

only minimal forces in the field.

Haphazard effort will fail.

We must determine where the lie

of the land works against us.

Long quiet streets...

too much time lost.

Les Halles, the markets...

too much competition.

We shall focus on zones...

with the maximum concentration

of population...

and the minimum supply of fruit.

Regarding the first...

we can mark the most

frequently used access routes.

As regards the second, at dawn

children will scout the terrain.

Remember...

we conquer or perish!

Yes!

We should all sleep here tonight

for an early start...

if that's all right

with you, Pumpkin.

You've had quite an effect on them.

It was nothing. Merely filling

my time, keeping my spirits up.

An army's strength depends less...

Less upon its numbers

than upon its spirit. Yes, I know.

My husband was also

a great lover of talk.

- You think talk is cheap.

- No.

In my experience,

talk has been very expensive.

There they are!

Yes, there they are!

There he is.

Tell them. Tell them

you are not the emperor.

Tell them who you really are.

Captain Nicholls,

I must apologize.

I had hoped to keep this from you.

It seems the isolation here has

proven too much for some of us...

particularly those

of weaker character.

I fear the general has become

a danger to himself and others.

Will you get off!

You will pay for this,

you traitor, fraud!

In you go.

- Unhand me!

- Come along. There you go.

It is too horrible.

The emperor is waiting.

All France is waiting.

That man is no more Napoleon

than I am!

They'll all have to wait

a bit longer.

What?

That man has been emperor

for 18 years.

Eighteen years...

while I was scrubbing

the decks of his ships.

Now it's my turn.

- Remarkable recovery.

- What?

Your ankle. I don't think I've

ever seen anything quite like it.

Entirely due

to your care, Doctor.

More a matter of will,

I suspect.

You have an interesting scar

I noticed, just above the heel.

It's similar to the one our

emperor bears. Did you know that?

The one time

he was injured in battle.

Austerlitz, I believe.

Are you two gonna

be standing there all night?

- I'm afraid I will fail you.

- Let me be the judge of that.

I'd like to get a piano

over there by the window.

Oh, you play?

I could learn.

I can afford to take lessons.

Yes, you could.

Of course you could.

I'm getting carried away.

There's still a lot to do.

A piano would be wonderful.

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