:08:00
And he'd get back from his honeymoon...
:08:02
...to find himself the laughing stock
of Paris.
:08:05
-Well....
-Yes.
:08:07
Love and revenge. Two of your favourites.
:08:14
No, l can't.
:08:16
What?
:08:17
Oh really, l can't.
:08:19
-Why not?
-Oh, it's too easy.
:08:24
lt is.
:08:25
She's seen nothing.
:08:26
She knows nothing.
She's bound to be curious.
:08:29
She'd be on her back...
:08:31
...before you'd unwrapped
the first bunch of flowers.
:08:35
Any one of a dozen men could manage it.
:08:37
l have my reputation to think of.
:08:48
l can see l'm going to have
to tell you everything.
:08:51
-Of course you are.
-Yes.
:08:54
My aunt is not on her own
just at the moment.
:08:56
She has a young friend staying with her.
:09:00
Madame de Tourvel.
:09:05
You can't mean it.
:09:08
To seduce a woman famous
for strict morals...
:09:11
...religious fervour and the happiness
of her marriage....
:09:15
What could possibly be more prestigious?
:09:17
l think there's something degrading
about having a husband for a rival.
:09:21
lt's humiliating if you fail,
and commonplace if you succeed.
:09:26
Where is Monsieur de Tourvel anyway ?
:09:28
Presiding over some
endless case in Burgundy.
:09:30
I don't think you can hope
for any actual pleasure.
:09:33
Oh, yes.
:09:34
You see, l have no intention
of breaking down her prejudices.
:09:38
l want her to believe in God and virtue
and the sanctity of marriage...
:09:42
...and still not be able to stop herself.
:09:47
l want the excitement of watching her...
:09:49
...betray everything that's
most important to her.
:09:52
Surely you understand that.
:09:54
l thought ''betrayal''
was your favourite word.
:09:56
No, no...
:09:59
...''cruelty.''