Dangerous Liaisons Page #8

...his eternal friendship.

As you said, he is entirely devoted to you.

That is enough, Vicomte.

You are absolutely right.

Shall we go up?

Shall we, what?

Go up.

Unless you prefer this,

if memory serves, rather purgatorial sofa.

- I think it is time you were leaving.

- No, I do not think so.

We made an arrangement.

I really don't think I can allow myself...

...to be taken advantage of

for a moment longer.

Remember,

I am better at this than you are.

Perhaps. But it is always

the best swimmers who drown.

Now, yes or no?

It is up to you, of course.

I will merely confine myself to remarking...

...that a "no" will be regarded

as a declaration of war.

A single word is all that is required.

All right.

War!

My dear Chevalier Danceny...

... I understand you spent

last night with Ccile Volanges.

I learnt this from her

more, regular lover...

... the Vicomte de Valmont.

I am dying because

I would not believe you.

Fetch the surgeon.

No, no.

Do as I say.

A moment of your time.

Two things:
A word of advice,

which of course you may ignore, but...

...it is honestly intended...

...and a request...

Go on.

The advice is:

Be careful of the Marquise de Merteuil.

You must permit me to treat

with scepticism...

...anything you have to say about her.

Nevertheless, I must tell you...

...in this affair, we

are both her creatures...

...as I believe her

letters to me will prove.

When you have read them,

you may decide to circulate them.

And the request?

I want you somehow...

...somehow...

...to get to see Madame de Tourvel.

I understand she is very ill.

That is why this is most important to me.

I want you to tell her

that I cannot explain...

...why I broke with her as I did.

But that since then,

my life has been worth nothing.

I pushed the blade in deeper

than you just have my boy...

...and now I need you

to help me withdraw it.

Tell her it is lucky for her

that I have gone...

...and I am glad not to have

to live without her.

Tell her, her love was the only

real happiness that I have ever known.

Will you do that for me?

I will.

It is all very well feeling sorry now.

Let him be.

He had good cause.

I don't believe that's something anyone

has ever been able to say about me.

Enough...

Draw the curtains.

Get out! Get out of here!

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