Metternich Monologue from L'Aiglon

From L'Aiglon by Edmond Rostand

male · sarcastic · 52 sec

Why, yes.--And as for grave affairs-- (To a LACKEY.) Tell them to play no more Slavonic dances-- (To the ATTACHÉ.) I do not put them off. Not I. I leave Ere supper-time to meet the Hospodars-- They are awaiting me-- (To a LACKEY.) Those wreaths are skimpy. My hobby's organizing balls like this; And when the revelry is at its highest Back to the everlasting Eastern Question! I love to rule a people and a ball: The Arbiter of Europe-- THE ATTACHÉ. And its elegance! (GENTZ: Arbiter Elegantiarum!) Ah, You're talking Latin; you've been drinking? (GENTZ: Rum.) Fanny has kept you very late at table; Oh, this liaison! you're as good as lost.

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