
The Rose of Versailles

Episode 14

The Secret of the Angel

translated by GinRei
edited by Usagi B

 [] = description of the scenes
 () = alternative translations (feel free to put them or drop them), and
      sometimes my comments or explanations
 {} = translation of what it says on the screen

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 notes on names:
 Andre should be spelled with "/" accent acute over the "e"
 Francois should be spelled with a cedilla (like "5") under the "c".
 Bernard Chatelet is spelled with a caret (^) over the a in Chatelet

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[bell's toll]

OSCAR
Look, the City of Paris!

ANDRE
It's been so long!

OSCAR
Long? We've been only away for about 10 days.

ANDRE
But in those 10 days, it felt as if we saw things worth several years.

[flashbacks]

ROBESPIERRE
The whole country is dying!
Isn't the Queen responsible for making the people suffer?

OSCAR
I wonder what happened to that girl...

[a slum in Paris]

OSCAR
I thought it was around here.
She was blond, and had eyes like an angel.
I hope she'll be happy.

ANDRE
Let's go!

OSCAR
Yeah...

[Rosalie's mother tries to get up from the bed]

ROSALIE
Ah, you should still be in the bed.

MOTHER
I'm all right, Rosalie.
It's about the time for me to find a job, too. My body will become rusty
otherwise. (My dictionary tells me: soften one's muscles. I guess the
colloqual way of saying it is "I'll become lazy if I don't work".)

ROSALIE
Mom, don't worry about money.
Your job is to just relax and rest.

MOTHER
I'm sorry. I'm only giving you troubles.

ROSALIE
Oh, (come on,) Mom, you're my mother.
It's no trouble.

[Mother weeps]

ROSALIE
Mom, don't worry.
I'll make sure to find a job today. I will!!

[opening title]
[Note there is no director listed in the opening credits in episodes 14-18.]

{Episode 14: The Secret of an Angel}

ANTOINETTE
Ah, Countess Polignac. I've been waiting for you. Please come in. Let's play
some cards.

POLIGNAC
Queen Antoinette, actually, I came to say good-bye today.

ANTOINETTE
(Eh?!)
My... my Countess Polignac!
Why?! Why is it?!
It's so soon; you just moved to the Palace.

POLIGNAC
Your Majesty, I've been your companion because of your
warm friendship.
But someone like me, without rank or property,
can only feel embarrassed in the Court.
I don't have a proper dress for my daughter (to wear)
Everytime I imagine how embarrased my husband must feel about
the number of servants and the size of the stable...
Maybe I should withdraw from the Court.

ANTOINETTE
Countess Polignac, please don't worry.
You shall never withdraw from the Court.
Why didn't you tell me about it sooner?
What do you think I am?
I'm the Queen of France. Ah, my dear friend, Countess Polignac.
I'll order the Finance Minister to have a new budget for you.

POLIGNAC
Your Majesty!

ANTOINETTE
Let's make a special house for the Polignac family at the Palace,
and increase the number of your horses and carriages to 5 times more!
Your servants will be paid by the country.
And your husband, Count Polignac, will
get the rank of the Post Minister!

NOBLES
My goodness. What an "angel" she is!
Her face might be tender, but she's actually a shrewd schemer.
Her Majesty is too credulous!
Count Jules Polignac for the Post Minister?
What past accomplishments does he have?!
And his salary is 54000 Livres a year!
How can something like this happen?!

CHARLOTTE
Mother!
This is...this is a beautiful dress!
I can hardly recognize myself!?

POLIGNAC
Charlotte...

POLIGNAC in her mind
The Polignac family was falling with endless debts, but from now on...
I have the Queen backing me up.

ANTOINETTE
I feel so...so happy!
I could help make my friend happy!

NARRATION
She came to believe that if she was happy, the People would be happy as well.
That was the first mistake that Antoinette made.

[at Jarjeyes']

OSCAR
Father, I just came back now.

JARJEYES
You idiot!

[slaps Oscar]

JARJEYES
Oscar, how can you carelessly go out traveling while under confinement.
Didn't you think about the troubles that Lady Antoinette will face
when the Court learns about this?!
The Duke that you had a duel with has a powerful family.
Lady Antoinette ordered you confined considering that you might
be permanently exiled from the Court otherwise.
Why can't you understand that?

OSCAR
I'm sorry, Father.
However... no, because of that, for the sake of Lady Antoinette,
I wanted to know how the farmers, who consist the majority of the
French population, lived,
what they think, and how they feel about Lady Antoinette!
The life of the farmers that I saw was wretchedly poor.
Can you imagine why they are so poor?
A family is sharing one potato for a dinner...
Something must be done soon.  Or eventually, something terrible will happen!

JARJEYES
You're a Royal Guard for the Queen.  You don't have to think such things!
You're a noble, and the Head Commander of the Royal Guards!
If you have so much time to think about that, practice fencing!

ANDRE
Oscar...

OSCAR
To hell with the nobles! To hell with the Dukes!

ANDRE
Oscar...

[Bertin's shop]

BERTIN
Oh, Countess Polignac!
You took the trouble to come over.
I'd have visited you if you needed anything.

POLIGNAC
I need a new dress for a ball.

BERTIN
Yes, yes, we have special satins and Damask cloths.

CLERK
If you can't sew, you'll end up working in the kitchen.

ROSALIE
(Yes,) that's fine.
I'll do anything I can.
So, please, let me work (here)!

CLERK
Well...

ROSALIE
Please!

CLERK 2
There's a customer from Versailles.  Hurry.

CLERK
I'll be right there.

ROSALIE wants to know the answer

CLERK
All right, start work tomorrow.

ROSALIE
Thank you very much!

BERTIN
Thank you very much.  Please let us serve you again.

COACHMAN
Go!

[Rosalie resting at a fountain]

ROSALIE
Now I can make my Mom at ease at last.
I can buy medicines and bring her to a doctor, too.

COACHMAN
Watch out!

ROSALIE
I have to tell my Mom. She'll be happy!

WOMAN
Rosalie, Rosalie!!

ROSALIE
Madam!

WOMAN
Rosalie!
My God, your mother was hit by a carriage!!

ROSALIE
(Eh?!)
No,...it can't be!!

[Rosalie's mother dying]

ROSALIE
Mom!!
Why didn't you stay in bed?!

MOTHER
I'm sorry, Rosalie...

[Rosalie sees Polignac]

POLIGNAC
What are you doing? Move the carriage!

COACHMAN
Yes ma'am!

BERNARD
Wait!
Are you trying to run away?
You almost killed someone!
Why don't you come out from the carriage and apologize!
Do you think you are allowed to do anything if you're a noble?!

POLIGNAC
Don't blame me.
It was her fault, for running out in front of the carriage!

COACHMAN
Go!

[carriage moves]

BERNARD
Wait!

POLIGNAC
If you want to complain (about it), come to Versailles!

BERNARD
Wait!!

ROSALIE
Mom!!

MOTHER
Rosalie, you're not my real daughter.
Rosalie, please forgive me.

ROSALIE almost at the same time
Mom...

MOTHER
Your real mother is...a n...noble...
Martine Gabrielle...

ROSALIE
A noble?
Martine? Gabrielle?

MOTHER
I'm sorry for all the troubles you had for me.

ROSALIE
Mom!
Mom, Mom! No, don't leave me!
Mom, please don't leave me!
MOM!!

[Versailles]

VOICE
Hey, guards! Wake up!!
Her Majesty's carriage has returned!

[the gate opens]

GUARDS
My, my. She's been to another ball all night ?
I wonder if Paris is that much fun.

ANTOINETTE
Ah, Mme.Jarjeyes.

MME JARJEYES
Welcome back, Your Majesty.

ANTOINETTE
Oh, Mme.Jarjeyes. You don't look very well.
You didn't have to stay up to wait for my return.

MME JARJEYES
(Yes,) thank you, Your Majesty.

ANTOINETTE
Come, rest in your room. You look really tired.

MME JARJEYES
Yes, for a little while then.

[Polignac remembers Rosalie's look]

ROSALIE
You, you killed my mother...!

[graveyard]

ROSALIE in front of her mother's grave
Mom...!

[flashback]

POLIGNAC
If you want to complain, come to Versailles!
Come to Versailles!

ROSALIE in her mind
A flower patterned blue dress and (curled) blond hair.

BERNARD
You can't stay here mourning forever.
It's painful, but the dead won't return.
I'm Bernard Chatelet.
I'm a news reporter in Paris.
If you're in trouble, I'll help you anytime.

ROSALIE
Thank you very much, but it's all right.

BERNARD
H-hey!

ROSALIE
Mom, I...I promise that...I'll avenge you!

ROSALIE
Is this the right way to Versailles?

MAN
Yeah.

ROSALIE
Thank you very much.

MAN
But hey! It'll be midnight by the time you get there!

[Rosalie keeps on walking]

ANTOINETTE
Ah, the beautiful moon is now behind a cloud...
When I was still young, I've heard a fairytale like this:
The full moon gets behind a cloud, because there's a girl crying somewhere...

[flashback]

ROSALIE
Mom!

ANTOINETTE
What's wrong, Mme.Polignac?

POLIGNAC
It's nothing, Your Majesty.
Night wind is bad for you. Let's play (some) cards.

ANTOINETTE
Yes! (or, Sure!)

POLIGNAC
I've learned (how to play) a new game.

ANTOINETTE
Ah, wonderful! Let's play it now.

[Mme Jarjeyes faints]

ANTOINETTE
Mme.Jarjeyes!

POLIGNAC
(Please) hang on!

ANTOINETTE
Mme.Jarjeyes!

[at Jarjeyes']

VOICE of JARJEYES
You don't have to think such things!
You're a noble, and the Head Commander of the Royal Guards!
If you have so much time to think about that, practice fencing!

ANDRE
Oscar! Madam has fallen at the Palace!

OSCAR
She did?!

[Andre and Oscar hurries to the Palace]

ROSALIE
I'm almost to Versailles.

[Versailles]

OSCAR
Please, go now.

ANDRE
OK!

OSCAR
Lady Antoinette!

ANTOINETTE
Oscar!
Please stop the carriage!

ANTOINETTE
Oscar...

OSCAR
I'm sorry, Your Majesty. I'm still in the middle of month long confinement (/
punishment?) but...

ANTOINETTE
Please take care of your mother. Let her (relax and) recuperate for a while.
Instead, Oscar, you come to the Court from tomorrow.

OSCAR
Then...

ANTOINETTE
The confinement was for a month, I remember. In my calendar, it's already long
past, Oscar.

OSCAR
Lady Antoinette...
Thank you, thank you very much!

POLIGNAC
Your Majesty, it's about the time to leave now.  We'll be late for the ball
otherwise.

ANTOINETTE
I'll see you tomorrow, Oscar.

OSCAR
Yes, Your Majesty!

[carriage]

OSCAR
Mother, are you all right?
Why don't you lie down?

MME JARJEYES
Thank you, Oscar.
I'm all right.
I was only a little tired.
I won't mind settling in our house for a while.

ROSALIE
Here it comes!

OSCAR
Please, Mother.
Watch your step.

JARJEYES
Thank you, Oscar.

ROSALIE in her mind
There's no mistake. A flower patterned blue dress
and (curled) blond hair!
Revenge for my Mom!

[Rosalie attacks Mme. Jarjeyes]

ROSALIE
Revenge for my Mom!  Take this!!

OSCAR
What are you doing?!

[Oscar knocks the knife out of Rosalie's hand]

OSCAR
You're...

ROSALIE
You're...

[Rosalie sees Mme. Jarjeyes' face]

ROSALIE
No, it's not!
It's the wrong woman!

[Rosalie collapses]

OSCAR
What?
You mistook this house for Versailles Palace?

ROSALIE
Because I heard that Versailles was this way.
And this was a huge castle, so...

ROSALIE
What are you doing?!

OSCAR
Follow me!

ROSALIE
Where...where are you taking me to?!

[at the window]

OSCAR
Here, look at this.
You see, Versailles is a city itself.
And the Palace is even further back, the huge architecture there.

OSCAR
Do you see?
You can't even sneak into the garden no matter what.

ROSALIE
That woman is in there.

OSCAR
You said the woman who killed your mother was wearing a flower patterned blue
dress. But every lady has at least one dress (made) of blue Damask (cloth)
with flower patterns.

ROSALIE
It's not fair!! I didn't know anything....
My Mom was killed in front of me.
and I can't do anything about it!

OSCAR
I'll teach you how to use a sword.

ROSALIE
What?

OSCAR
Unfortunately, you wouldn't have been able to kill even a puppy with your
skill.
If you want to avenge your mother, you''ll have to practice some fencing.
It'll be difficult to find out one lady among thousands of them,
but you don't have to hurry.
If you have the access to the Court, you'll meet (/see) her someday.
In order  to do that, you'd have to be polished to become a
lady to enter the Court.

[ending title]

NEXT EPISODE:
Infatuated with Mme.Polignac, Antoinette was lured into indulging
herself in gambling.
When she spends what is equivalent of $6 million of the
people's tax money, Oscar decides to act. What is her decision...?
Next episode on The Rose of Versailles: 
"The Countess of Casino".

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