The Student Prince Page #2

giving you an honest opinion.

You asked me to find out

and I'm telling you.

Karl won't do.

Just what does she expect?

A human being,

not a Prussian machine.

Karl was raised to be a soldier.

he is admired by...

by his regiment.

Johanna came to get a husband,

not to enlist.

The world is full of husbands,

but there are

very few crown princes.

I don't know

how you raise this girl,

but even she should see that

Karl is no ordinary fellow.

But there are times

when even a prince

should behave

like an ordinary fellow.

I know how important this

alliance is to you, Ferddie.

But you must face facts.

You, too, Mathilde,

must face facts.

Money will not get you

what you want.

What do you mean?

An interesting thing

has happened

to the royal families of Europe.

Every queen you encounter has

But there are mighty few

royal princes around.

There are eight sons

in Grabnick.

They never bathe.

There's Prince Olap.

He has ah... buck teeth.

Do you want your grandchildren

to have backed teeth?

Ferddie, that's blackmail!

Well, even the king must live.

Well, let's not quarrel.

We both want this marriage.

I'm not blaming Karl.

It's your fault.

You've taken

a perfectly nice boy,

and brought him up

to be a Prussian pickle.

Pickle?

He has the best education.

Not education, training.

You haven't taught him how to

get along with people.

They'd be no problem

with your honor

if you'd only get him to radiate

a little warmth and charm.

Warmth and charm.

Professor Juttner, did

his majesty sent for you, too?

Well, it must be serious.

After all,

it's the middle of the night.

What do you think

it's all about, professor?

Perhaps they're

going to behead me

for teaching you

to read and write.

I was merely obeying orders.

I myself am against higher

education for the nobility.

Well, they can't behead me.

I'm the heir apparent.

If you knew more history,

you'd be more worried.

Warmth and charm,

that's what you need,

warmth and charm.

A friendly smile,

a cordial hand clasp

that's the new order

for the day.

Why is that important?

The princess thinks

it's important,

that's why it's important.

You are a Prussian machine.

I saw you

with the princess tonight.

You dance as if

you were storming a fortress.

You call that dancing?

You're not much better.

I wasn't engaged

as a dancing master.

What were you engaged on?

To educate him.

He's not educated, he's trained.

What have you been doing

with your time?

Following your orders!

Never mind my orders,

just do as I tell you.

Please, don't blame the boy,

your majesty.

Each year, more and more time

has been stolen from studies

and given to marksmanship,

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