The Smiling Lieutenant Page #2

It's only in the last 700 years

they've got anywhere.

Social climbers.

This sounds much better.

"You will, of course,

be my guests at the palace.

My whole empire is at your convenience."

Turn out the guard!

Eyes right!

"My daughter is no laughing matter,

states visiting king."

Yes. That's my statement.

- And I hope you stick to it, Daddy.

- Always, my daughter.

Now, I hope you feel better.

No. I'm sorry, Father, but I don't.

This humiliation is too much.

I know a princess can't be insulted

by a common lieutenant.

I should be far above that.

But besides being a princess...

I'm a girl.

Your Majesty, we promise

the fullest satisfaction.

This officer will be brought for trial

at once before a military court.

Not if I can help it.

I don't trust your courts.

I don't trust your justice at all.

In your country,

cows travel faster than kings.

You call that justice?

That's graft.

Bring him here.

I'll give him a fair trial.

Let him dare explain that laugh.

If he does, he'll hang.

No, but they can't punish you.

You never laughed

at that small-town princess.

Why don't you tell them

what really happened?

No, darling.

That would make it worse.

An officer on duty

presenting arms before passing royalty...

and smiling at the girl he loves.

No, there is no excuse

from a military point of view.

But from my point of view...

what an excuse.

It's for you, sir.

Don't cry, darling.

Don't cry. Don't worry.

Everything will be all right.

No, darling.

And remember. Remember what

Napoleon said before he went to Elba:

So long.

Court-martial?

No. Worse.

The king himself.

You realize in whose presence

you're standing?

Yes, sire.

In the presence of His Majesty

King Adolf XV of Flausenthurm.

How do you spell Flausenthurm?

F-L-A-U...

S-E-N-T...

H...

- U-R-M.

- Not bad.

What a speller.

He certainly knows his alphabet.

What do you say to this?

Oh, this picture doesn't do you justice,

Your Majesty.

Well, how do you like this?

I like it.

Here. Here you look like

a million dollars.

Oh, this is great!

This is wonderful.

That's what I call photography.

Just a dream.

Your Majesty, this interview

is no laughing matter.

Right, Your Highness.

You laughed at a royal princess.

- Do you know the penalty?

- I know it, sire.

- Well, why did you do it?

- We want the truth.

And nothing but the truth.

Your Majesty...

Your Highness...

Ladies of the ju...

I was standing at attention...

presenting arms...

Looking straight ahead...

and suddenly I found myself

looking at the most beautiful girl.

How dare you call

Her Royal Highness a girl.

Yes, Your Majesty.

That's my crime.

Thank you.

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