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your majesty four o'clock thank you

kettle good morning your majesty

good morning quatre

anything seven breakfast with the

kinetic of flour doctor cancel Conrad

von hötzendorf Montana Volvo of course

nothing

morning Magister good morning fashion

Stan Majesty the can't mantener over at

11:15 versions dead Magister we see the

High Chamberlain at 11:30 a fair since

then majesty

Thank You versus tan

tired my dear and old oh and this cough

my deal what do you expect

you had pneumonia three months ago try

and sleep a little longer in the

mornings if I did not start work so

early I could not possibly enjoy us I'm

a breakfast so much good I there's

something in the air kind of

restlessness hysteria I don't pretend to

understand it no moderation they don't

act moderately what is even worse they

don't think moderate red Maria

oh my Katerina and what should I have

done without you for the last thirty

years my dear 31 31 the yeah that vogner

died 1883 silly little actress gifted oh

yes gifted very and pretty even the

Empress Hotel that delightful throw line

bon shroud now I'm even forbidden to

attend the Bosnian or autumn maneuvers

doctor's orders what heavens to think

that you should even consider traveling

all the way to Bosnia well my nephew

will take my place he likes playing the

Emperor idea one day Franz Ferdinand

will be Emperor when God wills it not

before he wants to change everything

oh it's very easy to change not so easy

to improve and I will not have the

Constitution tampered with no doubt that

she'll enjoy that it allowed into Bosnia

that serving when she's Sophie chotek

she'll be able to preen herself at her

husband's side for hours the Duchess may

have been a lady-in-waiting but she

wasn't all the crosses I have had

bear that absurd morganatic marriage of

all the crosses a scullery maid will one

day be the head of the House of Habsburg

of all the crosses France your wife

murdered by anarchists your only Son

killed by lone hand your brother stood

against the wall and shot in a Mexican

prison Oh France

yes yes you're perfectly right at all it

I'm sorry it's not it that I have for so

long admired your courage your stoicism

you mean where my never you always

concerned I don't behave correctly is

that what you mean but it has waited 20

years 25 for me to die true well the

Prince of Wales was a gray-haired old

gentleman before Victoria had the

decency the kindness to everybody dies

why can't I clearly I'm not old enough

to die on too old to change when the

joke is the Archduke is actually afraid

to go afraid hmm though I have no doubt

that he's house guests at caño pitch to

the German Kaiser I will hear a

different Dale frosted and unafraid to

go to basta ya can't stand the heat he

says no I know better we are at all

times in mortal danger and we must put

our faith in the Almighty well I told

him he could please himself so naturally

now he's chosen to go

eight o'clock

I regret I must leave your mind of

course how about your permission to call

on you again tomorrow it's sin you have

majesty

the heir to my throne actually afraid to

go to the provinces imagines that some

Serbian revolutionary will throw

bothered him or at the serving wench yes

very good chief the journals start a

minute and then he will have to wait two

minutes

good morning can't Conran morning how's

the Emperor a little mild kataka ah Andy

hi Chamberlain is in audience how much

longer the ten minutes apologies

eight and a half let's jump very well

which brings me to another um delicate

matter and majesty yes hmm oh pardon

dear can that's eight minutes to be sure

majesty

protocol affecting the children the

Imperial and royal children of the

Imperial and royal household residing at

the hoof board it is as Majesty is aware

a protocol prescribes that on each

occasion that one of the Imperial and

Royal children passes through the

courtyard and corridors yes and that on

each such occasion the guard shall

present arms

salute and as sound drums also that the

Imperial and royal flag shall be lured

years it's um it has been suggested to

me majesty yet victim as the Imperial

and royal children are rather numerous

may the good god bless their Highnesses

and in some cases so young indeed that

they still have to be moved in

perambulating carriages yes can't edit

um in view of the fact that they have

this extreme youth um as it were the

regulations might be um near modified a

little so that only those dukes and

duchesses who have been declared of age

need be saluted in this some elaborate

fashion yes continue one has Majesty's

permission to modify the protocol one

has not got such modifications could be

interpreted as a slight against the

dynasty the regulation will remain

precisely what it has always been

unchain as Majesty Kumar and I must ask

you dear count not to bring this before

us again no that reminds me the Archduke

Franz Ferdinand's requests that upon his

ascension to the throne his morganatic

wife should be entitled to be addressed

as Imperial Highness is refused well

that is to say it will wait review at a

later date there is that all oh one one

last item Majesty the Ischl Imperial and

Royal Theater is holding a gala for the

purpose of demonstrating the improved

caneta firm the what moving pictures

majesty moving pictures or another one

of those mechanical monstrosity is like

the motorcar telephone your Majesty's

attendants said this spectacle has been

especially requested requested by whom

in view of his Imperial Majesty Kaiser

Wilhelm's visit it was thought thoughts

by Franz Ferdinand no dad yes well why

not the flea circus

still if you insist Kaiser Wilhelm's not

imagine that the Empire lags behind

Germany in mechanical devices

he must be entertained that is in

addition to the hunting excesses

provided by my nephew

thank you for your courtesy in coming to

see me dear kind

now just in

can't con grant Heslov

Magister good morning cat

thank you for your courtesy in coming to

see me your memorandum you paint if I

may say so a somewhat bleak picture

certain facts majesty of unrest in

various areas the checks you say are in

an uproar against our policies in the

Balkans the routines complain of Polish

repression the poles themselves are

straining at the leash for greater

independence acts of high treason in

Trieste increasing Russian support for

ever growing nationalistic tendencies

yes you were about to say cut Majesty we

are on the gravest danger of

encirclement Serbia Romania Montenegro

are all hostile to the monarchy in the

pursuit of their aggressive aims they

are encouraged by the Russians and the

French our only ally on the South Italy

remains alas unreliable and such support

as one might hope to receive from

Germany is canceled out by customary

British machination and your advice cut

we must look to our defenses majesty

that also appears to be my foreign

ministers view but then clearly you

consulted him before you sent me this

majesty yes

you know can't we have occupied this an

enviable position for over 60 years we

have faced worse than a little unrest

here a little intrigue there much worse

surgeon see revolution you may rest

assured we have not forgotten 1848 the

monarchy survived then it will survive

now the lesson has been learned

yes matters what matters is this the

national aspirations of all my peoples

must be satisfied without weakening

central control the monarchy as chief of

the Imperial General Staff majesty my

primary aim has always been to

strengthen the monarchy we are glad to

hear it and that is why majesty

I see the need for a demonstration of

military energy a new approach energy

you approach you are beginning to talk

exactly like my nephew can then as you

are no doubt well aware we favor the

energy of patience indeed I see here by

the way that my nephew was sought from

you certain military information

concerning our present military

dispositions in preparation for the

visit of his Imperial Majesty Kaiser

Wilhelm the the Archduke thought for

military deployments would not appear as

yet within the Archduke's province a yes

majesty

enter

Thank You ketta if Majesty wishes me to

a time it is my experience that in his

admirable zealousness the Archduke

occasionally occupies himself with

matters well beyond the call of his

duties yes majesty after six decades of

beneficent rule it has pleased the

Almighty to call my exalted alcohol his

majesty

and King France use it to a higher

station rent with anguish pain no

anguish the hearts of our people stand

beside his final resting place ever

grateful for his fatherly love his

sublime spiritual values his

ever-present sense of duty his goodness

and passion for peace it will be our

task to pursue the eggs of our late

great emperor and to continue his noble

life's work to keep the peace ever to

keep the peace

and always provided that neither

existence nor honor of a monarchy is

threatened very good and to dedicate our

life exclusively to the welfare of our

peoples we shall show the same love to

all our peoples regardless of class

faith and religion the legally

recognized religion perhaps a good

patent really is legally recognized

religion ah hello rich or poor before

our throne all will be regarded as equal

in fraternal love the people of the

monarchy bound together by tradition you

don't exaggerate France you really do

have the most beautiful roses in Europe

hmm Jer did you do go on that's all for

the moment and then to round off the

text when um well when the tragic event

occurs to write the final draft this

point before my to sound a pyram tecna's

Calais oh my dear friend your uncle is

84 thank you it's perfectly correct to

be prepared for the for the worst and

you really think this text adequate more

than adequate well perhaps a few

ingratiating phrases such as holding on

to what we have whatever the costs are

they like that sort of thing you know no

no as ruler of Germany I've never found

it disadvantageous to be popular with

the mob we popularity cannot be the

first prerequisite of the knowledge now

ah Emperor needs to be feared I should

expect my orders to be carried out

not discussed uncle has sacrificed

everything to to be popular to be liked

the result crumbling Empire quite quite

even Sun fortunately will it'll be

ingratiating it's not a gift which the

good Lord has seen fit to bestow upon me

in a very generous measure oh yeah you

underestimate yourself Francis surely

with a wife as charming as the princess

Hong Kong dog

oh my dear Willy nothing but nothing

during your visit here has given me

greater pleasure than the affectionate

respect which you've shown my darling

sauce

oh the Archduchess is absolutely

delightful in every way I insist that

you bring her with you to Berlin when

you next visit thank you thank you

No

you can't imagine the humiliations to

which alcohol continues to subject me

his majesty is obsessed with protocol no

he hates Sophie

he wants to wound her and he won't

address a civil word he calls her the

scullery maid behind my back incredible

and yet the most intelligent thing I

ever did in my life was to marry Matt

darling so well you've seen for yourself

she's everything to wife adviser dr. my

entire happiness I'm not here Willie

your kind words have given me a new

cottage with sulphate on our side of you

a trusted friend and Ally we shall move

mountains yes indeed meanwhile your

uncle is in perfect health

yes but may I uncle I see that recently

in Parliament you've been referred to as

His Majesty's loyal opposition huh and I

now tread carefully my boy step by

solder all on my side really all of them

Conrad is in my pocket the rest will

follow

then oh you see that in a year or two it

is me they will have to deal with in a

year or two oh you're quite right of

course Oh as usual yes I am too

impulsive whenever can be quite sure

whom to trust what is surrounded by

sycophants the first sight everyone one

meets appears to be and jelly hmm I'm

into late on vines one has been too

trusting Trust trust your own divine

intelligence fronts and remember the

major tasks for our two empires mine and

soon your I first major tasks will it

will be to unite all the nationalities

in my empire behind in our uncle's

presents jewel ism of roster hungry

cannot be allowed to come together we

must create a

third member states embracing all our

Slav people skin let me show the Slavs

the Serbs the Christ eventually we will

create a genuine Federation of the

Central European states like the United

States of America this is a tasks for

tomorrow France

now our first duty must be as Emperor's

to uphold the principles of monarchy

Hapsburgs Hohenzollerns Romanoff's we

are the only real bulwark against the

rising tides of liberalism democracy and

worse that bulwark must come fast we

should really precisely what uncle

believes only the bad drove this of

course is vital I am as you know a

dedicated reformer without doubt the

most progressive ruler in Europe no one

would deny that but progress my friend

must be tempered by strength you don't

really imagine do you that those Slavs

are yours are going to be fobbed off

with the carrot of a little independence

within your empire they want more

orphans and still more and then they'll

go looking for support beyond your

frontiers fortunately Russia can help

only with words so you keep them in

their place those are the flag-waving

minorities of yours that's my advice to

you leave me you only language those

Serbian dervishes understand iron fist

girl Majesty girl highness luncheon is

served

so back to the italian surgery didn't

you guys nice entertaining idle and then

like me i already promised how to break

people but never know allows this is the

new york did you so food also enjoyed

the sex transfer and sure cold rudaba

time that their diplomatic curls you

should set up the other night

your wife is offended the Family Circle

that is a natural principle you will

appreciate however but it is difficult

to peppers presence with long

established protocol and fuse of this

nature

Anton best wishes for continent

what's the delay College your Royal

Highness your Imperial Majesty it's

quite intolerably hot cut wits you are

aware but I can't stand the heat makes

me you the hottest summer for 32 years

your royal highness you can't change the

weather covets but you can produce the

quarry kindly do so well done pilgrim is

it now from cattle battles your Royal

Highness departure from Bosnia after the

maneuvers will now have to be advanced

by a little otherwise it will be

impossible to make the proper train

connections Kanda inform Colonel bad off

with my Chancellery that should be

further spoil our taste for our bosnian

journey by these constant inconveniences

he can hold his maneuvers without me and

tell him further that I decided to set a

day aside June the 28th for a reception

at Sarajevo this inform the colonel has

nothing to do with him it will be a

purely private non-military affair with

a lady present who deserves some

recognition

understood

that Michelle these bustling idiots

sorry gave up on June 28th

that's the Serbs national holiday

exactly the I intend to show uncle one

super all that when I go out to the

provinces I shall do exactly exactly

Haitian rave man I trust in God

welcome rich the rabbits man

rabbits

you need three more performances of the

count of Luxembourg boring many revival

at the Mary we do another you know I do

wish to get the princess

yes hmm yes cond

what telegram from well you're quite yes

who's going to yes continent ah yes I

see to ask your call of course yes at

once I'll see to it instantly yes of

course of course what he did say chicken

my dear I suppose it will arrive in its

own good time I really can't imagine

what I'll go to our Steffi no no no no

no my darling there's no need to trouble

yourself we have all the time in the

world if there's been another disaster

than the kitchen today not chicken not

even stiffly Imperial Highness this has

just arrived

or me on a Sunday something wrong in the

kitchen well no Imperial Highness well

I'm afraid you see sloppy fell and drops

the cucumber salad oh dear well tell

Steffi we shall do without the cucumber

salad was it from roomis gift that's our

DS with uncle Franz in Bosnia deeply

regret that his imperial Highness and

the countess Sophie were both

assassinated here to deflect assassin

what do you mean why are they well

what all possible aid was given majesty

but love

boring

Majesty you see you cannot provoke the

Almighty with impunity a higher

authority has restored order order the

order I failed soul and lamentably to

maintain in my own household how did the

altitude I am informed like a soldier

majesty well that must be expected his

last recorded words addressed to the

Duchess

don't go Soph stay alive

for the children's sake and then the

maneuvers they went well yes majesty

enter Magister account part his imperial

highness the altitude car what the

adjutant general wish to Majesty I would

be more than happy to take on those

speak at this time to the heir to our

throne is clearly my privilege

hello Carl can you hear me

what yes true quite true

hmm we must not question the wisdom of

God Carl what Jesus tell him not come to

issue majesty prefers imperial highness

not to take the trouble of coming to

issue it would upset Sita after the

journey Imperial Highness Mike

inconvenience her Imperial Highness ask

after his health may I reassure his

majesty but his imperial highness his

own health is a thank you of course

Imperial and a little and the Archduke

Otto Thank You Imperial Highness I shall

most certain that he meet me in Vienna

tomorrow majesty trusted Imperial

Highness will be able to confer with His

Majesty in Vienna tomorrow

good god bless you my boy

gunfire Majesty we regret we shall have

to change the day's arrangements

Oh

I am spared nothing Am I

the feast of one thing I can assure on

you my boy I can rely

it may have all be for the best

well

that's one more less Majesties so tired

but in full control are those exhausting

train journeys backwards and forwards

she's scarcely slept at all now then

about the funeral arrangements Oh in

Hammond Imperials royal remains have

been taken by train to the coast thence

by one of our battleships to Trieste now

there it's all very delicate count Adam

what is for the later Archduke as you

know let it be known that you wish to be

buried side by side with the Archduchess

about Stefan I is indeed out of the

question

side by side is out of the question Her

Majesty insists party has to charity

majesty will simply not hear it but a

mere countess chotek should spend her

eternal rest side by side with a

Habsburg ISM I am therefore making

arrangements for Sophie chotek scoffing

to be placed at a lower level than our

husbands in the Imperial vaults a pair

of white gloves the fan nothing else I

could be placed on the coffin symbols of

the daily writing precisely

moreover the funeral itself is to be

kept well with him modest limits modest

limits count several members of the

Czar's family have already left Vienna

in a funeral to worthy the Kaiser

voluminous set Kaiser Wilhelm has

already been advised within view of the

explosive internal situation we cannot

guarantee his absolute security shortly

Majesty insists no royalty no Imperial

relations certainly no one of any

consequence in England and above all no

formal military buried in other words

the lady heir to the Habsburg throne

funeral third cars what can one do I

might have thought if only to soothe

feelings of outrage a meeting between my

legs couldn't have come at a more

opportune moment Oh Majesty is adamant

morning Oh Majesty's expecting you

general train was late

confounded Shanta any news from Vienna

more riots I saw the cell via negation

police about a send reinforcements

disgraceful what did you expect can't

you can't fool the man of the street he

no knows the assassination of the

Archduke was ordered by the Serbian

government inadequate precautions by the

Bosnian authorities I wash there is as

yet no concrete evidence the bombs used

by the murderers were made in Serbia

what more evidence do you need very

imaginative to iritis toss live frogs at

the Mounted Police to upset the horses

protecting Serb property we should be

blowing it up

only good sad I know as the one with a

kilt slit from ear to ear Majesty is

ready him gentlemen

hmm well then I shall take the next

train back to Vienna will you excuse me

count please be so good as to convey my

most distinguished compliments to the

countess oh thank you we shall no doubt

meet at the funeral can't it will indeed

be difficult to be overlooked for the

monarchy majesty it cannot simply be a

question of turning the other cheek to

this ultimate Serbian atrocity if I may

say so majesty we should not even be

solely concerned but punishing a

cold-blooded political murder what then

do you suggest that if I may be blunt

majesty the time has come for a

practical demonstration of the prestige

of a world power

I won't power moreover which has been

patient and compliant for so long that a

certain impression of weakness even

impotence becomes inescapable we dare

not yield yet again Majesty the monarchy

demands a people demand what do they

demand that with the fine respect

majesty preventive localized action

against the Serbs has become unavoidable

and how with profound respect cut is

Serbia's ally Russia likely to respond

to your localized action hasty reaction

on the part of the Tsar majesty must

surely be canceled out by Kaiser

Wilhelm's overpowering support of the

austro-hungarian cause the sorry Evo

assassination places us in a uniquely

happy position to act sometimes can't it

is wiser to trust in your mightier to

restore justice and order I would

respectfully hazard a guess majesty that

the old might his grand design would not

be undermined by swift and unequivocal

action on our part a Turk called to arms

a declaration of a state of emergency

general mobilization against serbia is

that what you're asking

you clearly foresee all the consequences

of your further account I regret we

cannot say the same for ourselves no I

won't do it

I cannot

our diplomatic note to Berlin may I at

least give instructions yes very well

our friend the Kaiser must remain

informed oh the left sleeve longer hmm

three comma five centimeters no four no

four comma five centimeters

yeah good good and now for the rice

Chancellor here your majesty

yes Pitman huldrych well their duty is

Excellency the Austrian ambassador has

just arrived to the dejeuner good good

well lunch then he'll I permission to

place before his majesty the note which

has just arrived tomorrow ambassador in

Vienna oh yes yes let's see it can't

Chesky Larry must be reminded to express

himself more briefly well if I have your

Imperial Majesty's permission to

summarize yes His Excellency frequently

here's the wish expressed in governing

circles in Vienna that a final and

fundamental reckoning with Serbia I

should think so Chancellor what now or

never

however his Excellency's personal view

which he has expressed in conversations

in vienna personal view with a view that

serbia might in the first place be

presented with a note listing certain

demands who authorized cheers' key to

express his personal view to the

Austrian Court it is Imperial Majesty

will permit count Chesky believes that

only if the Serbs fail to meet such

demands as may be submitted shoot

energetic measures be adopted what huh I

take every opportunity to advise them

against to hasty actions none of his

damn business

whatever action the Austrians take will

be decided upon by his apostolic majid

if Franz Joseph is absolutely monstrous

tell Chesky to be good enough to stop

all this Whitney nonsense

if anything should go wrong then all say

that Germany was afraid to act

these Serbian savages must be disposed

of is that clear it eliminated at once

well now I'm ready to see his Excellency

the Austrian ambassador at Imperial at

once

Imperial mansion rikes chance

excellently appalling news excellency

appalling in the name of Germany allow

me to express our most sincere

condolences

the Archduke was my very dear friend but

somebody will pay for this colored Lee

act of murder on that you may rely

deeply touched Imperial Majesty in the

name of Imperial and royal majesty whose

personal no time yes yes it was received

and read and discussed exhaustively with

my chancellor our absolute support of

the Austrian cause remains a matter of

Honor there are Majesties too high as

what we go further we would view with

extreme concern any further delay in

punishing the Serbs Imperial Majesty my

Emperor is no doubt hesitating rather

reviewing the situation with a view to

possible Russian reaction Russia is in

the position to take in military actions

and my cousin that's all I will

certainly think twice before provoking

me and he would certainly not wish to

align himself with this pathetic rabble

of assassins after their disastrous

little Japanese adventure excellency

look the Russians would hardly venture

quite quite and as for the French

totally I'm prepared to my certain

knowledge knew him

artillery correct imperial matters which

leaves us to consider our english

cousins bed man Hovick

english thanks to the wisdom of

majesty's policy can no longer host of

naval supremacy hey you see in case now

that is to say should the worst at any

time come to the worst where England is

concerned what

fortunately excellency the English are

likely for a none foreseeable period to

remain preoccupied with the vexed

problem of Ireland Imperial Majesty am I

to understand that his Imperial Majesty

is saying I am saying excellency that by

now your arm is gonna be an occupation

of Belgrade and that would have been the

end of the affair no one would have

dared to interfere it's all Europe knows

I am first and foremost a man of peace

but there are limits I am not entirely

naive as to the consequences of war but

even you excellence they will agree will

you not that that does come a time when

a great power austria-hungary can no

longer merely stand by but must reach

for the sword that he Piero matches I

convey my deepest personal regard to

your Emperor we consider our part in

this affair to be now at an end and now

luncheon tomorrow we are leaving for

Kiel do you enjoy the sport of yachting

excellency well ah pity weather looks

promising

if the tar can see fit to take himself

on holiday at a time like this

I feel honour bound to do the same ha ha

ha

courage excellency courage the wind is

in our favor all as well

thank you for the beautiful flowers my

dearest dearest friend come try and rest

a little hmm

yeah these are difficult times I'm not

old

that is to say Conrad tells me that

Kaiser Wilhelm has given us a blank

check how many hours did you sleep last

night a blank check to make war on the

Serbs and if necessary on Russia and

France and England the whole world knows

that you would never act unwisely or

hastily if only that is to say if we

could at least attach England from her

French and Russian allies we cannot

fight the whole world alone oh yeah

you're not me now more than ever my dear

friend you see he didn't really want to

go to Bosnia to Pronovias

just wanted to preen himself by the side

of that that woman it is she who made

him go to Sarajevo the worm in the Apple

is please dearest no will be will be it

was my duty to prevent that marriage my

duty before the Almighty now you you

must not despair what I see under the

darkness

the darkness head Conrad Mel Torme

they're all quite determined master

trade have come to the Midwife of

history my most able foreign minister

once wrote his violence you haven't

answered me must it be O my deaf friend

I'm so tired so tired

I suppose if muskie

oh yes to our ambassador in San

Petersburg not coded that you see the

tragedy which has just taken place in

Sarajevo as a ra j Ethier will not his

majesty's government trusts lead to

further complications

ah