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forced to give up the girl.

Will Your Highness open the ball?

It has to be me?

If such be

Your Highness`s pleasure.

My pleasure?

Very well.

- lt`s going to start.

- Look! He`s coming this way.

Will you do me the honor

of opening the ball with me?

-Your Majesty.

- Keep calm.

Don`t forget that you`re

the archduchess of Austria.

Good evening, Your Highness...

my love.

How is it that you look

so beautiful tonight?

I`m wonderfully happy, that`s all.

Wait here.

May I have the honor of this waltz,

Your Highness?

How did I ever live

before I met you?

I knew nothing, felt nothing.

I didn`t exist.

Thank you, Rudolf.

- Don`t, please.

- What`s wrong?

Listen, Maria.

Suppose I were suddenly

forced to go away?

I`d wait for you.

No, very far away,

for a very long time.

I`d follow you.

Suppose that were impossible?

Why?

I`d follow you anywhere.

Even... to the land of no return?

With you, yes.

How he looks at her!

It`s indecent, dancing so close!

- Such impertinence!

- Unheard of in our day!

Those three witches

are talking about us.

It isn`t pleasant growing old.

Allow me to introduce you

to my father.

I want him to see you tonight.

He`s presenting her

to the emperor!

May I present

Baroness Maria Vetsera,

whose fate

Your Majesty has sealed.

Your youth and beauty

promise fulfillment

of all your hopes, young lady.

Your Majesty is too gracious.

You have the stronger hand.

They`ll never meet again.

Bratfisch will be waiting

in the usual spot.

He knows where to take you.

Yes, Your Highness.

Maria, my dear, what an honor!

You may be proud of yourself.

The emperor spoke to you.

What did he say?

I don`t know.

What do you mean?

You don`t realize how lucky you are.

- Hoyos.

- Your Highness.

Have Bratfisch come to the cloakroom,

then come back here. I need you.

I request Your Majesty`s

permission to retire.

- There`s going to be a scandal.

- A scandal?

Well, I had nothing to do with it!

Curtsy nicely.

What`s gotten into you?

Luckily she overlooked it.

I need an excuse

to leave Vienna for 24 hours.

Arrange a hunting party,

but I want only you and Philipp.

Your Majesty can count on me.

Till tomorrow.

At Mayerling?

At Mayerling.

Going off in the middle of the night.

I should never have helped you.

Don`t worry, Nanny, and don`t scold,

especially tonight.

You don`t know it, but it`s

the most wonderful day of my life.

Believe me.

Here we are.

Good evening, Bratfisch.

Evening, miss.

Good-bye, Nanny.

Wait.

I have something else

to ask of you.

Give this letter to Mother...

but not until

the day after tomorrow.

You`re frightening me, my child.

You won`t do anything bad, will you?

Bad?

Oh no, quite the opposite.

You swear?

Everything I do

will be right and proper.

I swear.

Good-bye, Nanny.

Maria!

Here / come.

Be sure you find

a good hiding spot.

- You call that a good hiding spot?

- You started before I was ready.

- I didn`t know.

- You always cheat. It`s not fair.

I`d have found you anyway.

I know every corner of Mayerling.

Mayerling...

It sounds like a name

in a fairy tale.

Cold, darling?

I want to ask you a favor.

What is it?

You decide when it`s time for us...

for us to go.

You know, it`s simple.

It takes only a moment.

- I don`t need reassurance.

All I want is not to know when.

Promise?

You`ll know nothing.

Set your mind at ease.

Leave it to me.

You must do something at once.

My daughter disappeared /ast night,

and we `ve heard nothing since.

If you wish, I `ll have the police

make thorough inquiries.

We already went to the police.

They`ve been no help.

I come to you,

Your Excellency,

because l`ve learned things

I was unaware of yesterday.

I think His Highness the archduke

may know where she is.

I`m certain he knows!

You must know

where the archduke is.

I wish I could help, but I fear

I have no precise information.

The prince is so impulsive.

Nevertheless, I believe

he went hunting near Laxenburg.

Oh, thank you!

Please excuse us.

There`s no time to lose.

JANUARY 30, 1889

You don`t miss your gypsies?

No, Bratfisch plays better

than the whole bunch.

Who was it, Loschek?

A courier from Vienna,

Your Highness.

His Majesty reminds you that you are

to return tomorrow morning without fail.

- Tomorrow morning?

- I vouched for your return.

You did well.

No, stay, Loschek.

You too, Bratfisch. Come have a glass.

Rudolf, I really like you tonight -

and it`s the first time.

That`s a great consolation.

To your health, my friends.

To Your Highness`s health!

Wait. That won`t do.

I have a real toast to propose.

Here it is:

To the best

and most devoted of lovers,

joy, happiness and long life.

What are you doing?

Nothing, darling.

All done.

I feel so good...

but my eyelids are heavy.

I wish I could stay awake.

Give me a kiss, Rudolf,

to last me the whole night.

May your sleep be

light and gentle.

Not yet, please.

I`m afraid of the dark.

I love the light so.

I wish I were already waking up

to see the sun.

You will see it.

Rudolf...

you remember

that first time at the Prater?

Remember what the devil said?

""Happy souls

are all the nicer to torment.``

Until tomorrow, my love.

Until tomorrow.

What is it, Loschek?

Forgive me, Your Highness...

but I thought I heard a shot.

That`s odd.

I didn`t hear anything.

It was probably

out in the forest.

What time is it?

About half past 7::00,

Your Highness.

All right.

I`ll be down in half an hour.

Very good, Your Highness,

and please forgive me.

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