Matyelok Gibbs: Louise
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Quotes
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[after da Vinci opens a locked door by removing the pins from the hinges]
Louise : Why, that was pure genius!
Leonardo da Vinci : Yes! I shall go down in history as the man who opened a door!
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Marguerite : I said I wanted four-minute eggs. Not four one-minute eggs, and where in GOD'S NAME is our bread?
Louise : [takes Marguerite's eggs] It's just coming out of the oven, my lady.
Rodmilla : Marguerite, precious. What do I always say about the tone?
Jacqueline : A lady of breeding ought never to raise her voice any louder than the gentle hum of a whisper in the wind.
Rodmilla : Jacqueline, dear, do not speak unless you can improve the silence.
Marguerite : I was not shrill, I was resonant. A courtier knows the difference.
Rodmilla : I very much doubt your style of resonance would be permitted in the royal court.
Marguerite : I'm not going to the Royal Court, am I, mother? No one is, except some Spanish pig they have the nerve to call a princess.
Rodmilla : Darling, nothing is final until you're dead. Even then, I'm sure God negotiates.
[Rodmilla and Jacqueline continue eating their eggs]
Rodmilla : Why is there no salt on this table? Danielle?
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Pierre Le Pieu : Daniel de Barbarac. You get prettier every week.
Danielle : And you, Monsieur le Pieu, are wasting your flattery.
Pierre Le Pieu : It's a pity your soil's the best in the province and yet so poorly tended.
Paulette : We have limited resources, sir. We do the best we can.
Pierre Le Pieu : Anything I can do?
Louise : Perhaps you should bring it up with the Baroness and stick to shopping.
Pierre Le Pieu : I'd rather discuss it with Daniel if you don't mind. I may be twice your age, child, but I'm well endowed.
[Danielle turns away to another basket]
Pierre Le Pieu : As evidenced by my estate, I've always had a soft spot for the less fortunate. You need a wealthy benefactor - and I need a young lady with spirit.
Danielle : [looks up and smiles] Prunes?
Pierre Le Pieu : No. I'll buy nothing this week. And you'd do well to remember that without my generosity, your pathetic little farm would cease to exist. I'd be very, very careful if I were you.
