251 There?s the large carpet in the main hall. 252 Clean it! 253 And the windows, upstairs and down. 254 Wash them! 255 Oh, yes... 256 and the tapestries, and the draperies. 257 - But I just fin-- - Do them again! 258 And don't forget... 259 the garden... then scrub the terrace... sweep the halls... 260 and the stairs... clean the chimneys. 261 And of course, there's the mending, 262 and the sewing, and the laundry. 263 Oh, yes, and one more thing. 264 See that Lucifer gets his bath. 265 - But, but, but-- - No "buts" about it! 266 My son has been avoiding his responsibilities long enough! 267 It's high time he married and settled down. 268 Of course, Your Majesty. 269 - But we must be patient. - I am patient! 270 But I'm not getting any younger, you know. 271 I want to see my grandchildren before I go. 272 I understand, Sire. 273 No, no, you don't know what it means to see... 274 your only child grow farther... 275 farther... and farther away from you. 276 I'm lonely in this desolate old palace. 277 I... 278 I want to hear the pitter-patter of little feet again. 279 Now, now, Your Majesty. 280 Perhaps if we just let him alone. 281 Let him alone? 282 W-w-with his silly romantic ideas? 283 But, but, Sire, in matters of love-- 284 Love... Ha! 285 Just a boy meeting a girl under the right conditions. 286 So, we're arranging the conditions. 287 But, but, Your Majesty, if the Prince should suspect-- 288 Suspect? 289 Ha! Look... 290 the boy's coming home today, isn't he? 291 Yes, Sire. 292 Well, what could be more natural than a ball... 293 - to celebrate his return? - N-n-nothing, Sire. 294 If all the eligible maidens in my kingdom just... 295 happened to be there, 296 why he's bound to show interest in one of them, isn't he? 297 Isn't he? 298 Y-y-yes, Sire. 299 The moment he does... 300 soft lights, romantic music, |