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Dangerously yours, Dangerously yours, ahalf hour of romance and adventure, brought
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to you at this time each Sundayby the Vic Chemical Company, and today
bringing you a special short version ofMasquerade, an exciting tale of espionage in
the Budapest of nineteen fifteen. Iam adventure in my name. Men have
traversed the highways, the byways,the skyways of the world. I have
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tramped the jungles with explorers. Ihave ridden the wilderness road on horseback and
uncovered wagons. I have gone twentythousand leagues under the sieves, and it's
many leagues above them. I havebeen the fire of Captain Kidd and Walter
Rawleigh and John Paul Jones and FrancoisVillon, that fire that burns in the
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heart of youth, that makes mendream and dare and conquer. I am
the spirit of romantic adventure. Iam dangerously yours to day follow me to
a dark room in the Europe oftwenty five years ago, where a woman
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sits looking across a desk into eyesthat are focused on history, mass garage.
And so, my Countess Rashola,you have reasons for choosing you for
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this mission. You are they young, you are clever, ens are beautiful.
Because of your youth, you shouldbe exceptionally valuable to us. I
am at your command. Excellent.Now you will forget my titles in all
our communications. You will addust meas mister Koleenkov. Now let us get
onto facts. I hope the Countwill not be too difficult for you,
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as I should. Man. Andwhen you have obtained by information, you
will conceal the message in this silverpencil. Send it to me immediately.
Trust no one we lie on yourdiscussion. I understand the well. Now
in these papers you will find allthe necessary information about calt Pestifan. It
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has already been arranged. Just howyou will meet him tonight you will take
some trying to put a pest.Good evening. With that, I have
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my bag sent to Sweet nine thirteen. Yes, all good evening, Good
evening, welcome back, Thank you, buddy. Table for one, madam,
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is Count Estefan dining. Oh he'sat the table by the window.
Madame. I can't imagine whatever busessyou were. I don't bens in.
My price was five thousand dollars thismorning when I was riding in the mark,
I saw a duffy on the bridle. I beg your pardoner, ma,
dame. Here is the necklace inthe rings in the press that you
gave me Luigi. Take them back. I'm just a moment, madame.
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You've made a madame. Wait,can I be of service? Count Estefan.
Did you see the young lady whostopped at my table? Yes,
she left these jewels. I don'tunderstand. And you know who she is.
She is the Countess of the Shoulder. She's in sweet nine thirteen.
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Just the moment, madame, youhave made a mistake. My name is
not Luis Jian. I have neverseen you all these jewels before. I
know. Won't you come in,Count Estefan, you know who I am.
But of course you were the mosthandsome man in the dining room,
and I was very lonely, soI thought tonight I will have an adventure.
I will make the acquaintance of thedistinguished Count Estefan. How do you
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know my name? It was notdifficult to find out. How did you
know I wouldn't run off with yourjewels? I took that chance. Besides,
they're insured. Are you angry?No? I am not angry.
If some kind fate wishes to senda beautiful lady to dine with me.
I can only be grateful. Youwill do me the honor, won't you?
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Madame? I should be delighted.What would you like for dinner?
What does the count eat? Fastens, wings and peacocks, breads? And
what do you usually eat? Whatdoes it count? There's usually eat almost
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anything? Then how about roast beef? Help right up? Face your dumb
and what's that mussel in the redhat? Shoot the little plain pigeon?
Step right out. I'll never beable to hit a thing. Don't let
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me down before all these people.I'll try hand the little lady down a
dancing dog, look casting a shootingstar. Did you wish I didn't have
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time and there is something you wishfor? Yes? What did you wish?
I was wishing that we were twoother people, two people who need
not say goodbye. Perhaps it canbe that way. Forgive me your lordship,
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But I'm not easy in my mindabout this business. I wish you
wouldn't go to see that woman tonight, sir? How could I stay
away? Heldbert? For the firsttime in my life, I'm completely head
over heels in love. Can'testify knowwhat you're thinking. I have a mission
to perform, and I have noright to fall in love. But things
don't always work out the way we'dlike to have them work out. The
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Albert, Oh, I don't knowwhat's to come of all this, sir,
No Albert, neither to why?Neither to why? But perhaps we
shall find out tonight. Captain.I've received a message for you from mister
Klenkoff. What is it? Hesaid that you must have pain our information
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immediately, that you've taken too long. You're to get it tonight, tonight.
Mister Klenkov has been lenient with youbecause this is your first mission,
but he will not be lenient anylonger. It is not wise to anger
mister Klenkov. He is a dangerousenemy. Give me, Catherine. I
were sent to serve you as amaid, not to give you advice.
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You're right, don't worry. Themission will be completed tonight. You have
a silver pencil, yes, thenI will wait for you at the appointed
place. Do not fail us.The mission will be completed tonight. Catherine.
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I offer you the three things mostdear to me my heart, my
country, and my dream. Youare too generous. Catherine. You must
listen to me. Since that firsthour we met, I've been completely Yours
has never been anyone else for me. There never will. Please, please
don't see anymore. There are worldsbetween us, worlds that can't be bridged
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with words. You said one nightthat you wished we were two different people.
I think you may have that wish, Catherine. Why what do you
mean only that my country is closeto its victory and may not need so
much of my service any longer?Close to victory. I'm going to tell
you something tonight, Catherine, somethingthat will put my life in your hands.
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Life. It would mean my lifewere the news to get to certain
circles. Yes, they don't tellme. How do you know you can
trust me? I love you,and I believe you love me. You're
quite wrong. This has been onlyan adventure to me. That isn't true,
Catherine. It is true you smiledat me. I was flattered.
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It was an adventure for a holidaymoved. You may as well take my
heart, Catherine, it's already fullof you you walked into with the day
we met. You're a fool rutolfestival. What isn't any man who falls
in love. Do you know whatyou are to me? You're something to
believe in again. You're a typeof person that had ceased to exist for
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me, A fine and honest woman. Oh, my darling, you're such
a child. Take you a foolishlittle dream in your heart and go,
please go? What is it?What's wrong? My dear? You know
nothing about me. You've known meonly three weeks? Three weeks, Catherine,
I've known you all my life,all your life, It's true.
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I've seen you in a thousand plays, read you in as many books.
When I've heard beautiful music, I'vethought she liked that. I've looked at
flowers and known that one day Igive them to you. Stuff. You
must listen to me. I'm notthat woman. Perhaps I was once,
but I'm not now. You seeyou were wrong. You can't trust me.
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Are you trying to tell me thatsomeone who's name we both know and
won't mention? Censure? What doyou say? You see? I've known
all along. I had Albert lookyou up the day you arrived, and
it didn't make any difference. Didn'tmake any difference, you see, I
trust you. You came here tobetray me and to betray my country.
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That is your mission, Countess Richelin. And yet I am so sure of
your love that I will trust youwith my life, and what is far
more valuable, the life of mycountry. I will betray you. If
you do, you will betray yourself. At the same time. Yes,
yes, I know, so youshall know my secret. Even now as
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we sit here, there is agreat network growing tighter around the foremost nations
of the world, treaties, pacts, alliances being formed against the man who
sent you to night. I willsign a pact that will set the wheels
in motion to destroy him, strayhim. No, he's made a great
many mistakes. The greatest the warwas sending you here, Catherine. Why
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he knew I should love you.But he did not guess that you would
fall in love with me. No, he didn't guess that. Then you
do see that you cannot betray him. If I betray you, I betray
myself. If I betray him,I betray my country. My country is
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very dear to me, dearer thanI. No, no, not dearer
than you. Then will you helpme defeat him? Help you defeat him
by telling me his plans. That'sthe only way I can hope to defeat
him. We can't both win.You'll see, Catherine, I am beginning
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to see, and you will helpme by giving you any information I may
possess concerning our plans. Yes,you are very clever, aren't you.
Oh? I can read you likea book. Now. You thought I
was young and easily swayed, thatyou can make me love you, and
I would throw over my country myduty for you. Not the way to
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look at it, Catherine, youweren't so wise after all, because you've
lost you. Hear me? Lostyou gets wrong in our little duel of
wits. You forgot how close hateis to love. You don't know what
you're saying, Katherine. You neverloved me. You knew that I loved
you, and you use that.Catherine, stopped talking like a child.
We're playing for countries now, Yeswe are, aren't we? This is
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a gun in my hand, Rudolph, I'd advise you to be careful what
you say. Well rather melodramatic,aren't you tell me? Will I be
the seventh Nutch on the gun orthe eighth? Do you mind if I
smoke? Smoke? I always smokeat the theater. Somehow it enhances the
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performance. You can do anything youplease, Rudolph, but you have very
little time to do it. Inyou mean you're actually going to kill me,
I mean just that. Well,go ahead, I'll do this my
own way. Look, you alreadyinto my purpose in being here. Now
you will either give me my informationor I will kill you. You haven't
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till nine o'clock. You won't doit. You can't pull the trigger.
You can't pull it because you loveme. It takes a very brave and
a very cold woman to do that. Catherine. I don't think you can.
Isn't that true? Isn't that whyyou're waiting? That's not true?
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Or is it that you want towatch your victim. You want my heart
and strict with agony, my handsto shake. You want me to plead
for my life so you can makea generous gesture and spare me. Sorry,
Catherine, I don't seem to bein the mood for prayers to night.
You don't think I'll do it.That's why you're so brave. You
don't think I'll do it. Youwouldn't be so brave otherwise you're a coward
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at heart. You lied to me, You deceived me. You try to
deceive me. I'm tired of listeningto you. You gave me your heart.
You know you'd like me to handit back whole again, but I
won't. You will live a longtime yere, Catherine and eternity without me.
You will look into the faces ofpassers by hoping for something that will,
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for an instant bring me back toyou. You will find moonlit nights
strangely empty, because when you callmy name through them, there will be
no answer. Always, your heartwill be aching for me, and your
mind will give you the doubtful consolationthat you did a brave thing. You
dare to talk of bravery? Whatelse do we have to talk about?
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Catherine? For me, there willnever be another woman but you. But
for my heart there is another lovethat must come before you, my country.
You're so still, Your face islike ice. What are you thinking,
Catherine? What does anything you cansay matter? You betrayed me with
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words? What good are words?In? Your heart? Is breaking?
If I fail now, I shoulddeserve to die. You tricked me into
loving you. Aren't you forgetting thatyou came here for the same purpose.
I couldn't have betrayed you. Itried to tell you. You said you
already knew I was as honest asI knew how to be. Do you
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think I wanted to love you,knowing where you came from and what your
mission was. Don't you suppose thatevery hour we were together, I was
thinking, she's just pretending us,wasn't I loved you, and I loved
you so much. I let youpretend because you brought something to my days.
I couldn't stand the thought of losing. Listen to your heart, Catherine,
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feel it pounding. Your time isup? Then my last words,
I love you, Catherine who determinedto die with a lie on your lip?
All right, love you, caspOh God, Helbert, I had
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a shot. Help me up.I'll be all right, Help me up.
Oh I knew you should never comehere. I'll get a dog.
No, no, no, no, it's too late. If I wait
to drive by the door like youtold me to, sir, the other
woman went downstairs about ten minutes ago. Please let me get a doctor,
sir. No, I want youto send a message, though at once
the usual destination. Yes, sirKleinkoff, the masquerade is over. It's
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thirty two reports that Countess Richela istrustworthy and loyal. You may entrust in
her care any documents. She willnot betray you. Report case two five
closed x thirty two. Conceal itas usual, Albert in the silver pencil,
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Please let me call her back.You must tell her the truth before
it's before it's too late. Tellher the truth. Tell her the truth
so that she will watch the starsthrough tears instead of following the one cold
star that is her destiny. No, no, Albert, let her think
I never loved her. One dayshe will follow a flag to the same
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fate as mine. We must leaveher the strength for that hour. I
am adventure. Today you have sharedthe adventure of Masquerade with me. Next
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week I bring you Jungle Harvest.Take you to the tropic paradise of Samburan
to share the adventure of a gentle, peace loving man suddenly forced to pit
his wits against the sinister and thedangerous in order to save his own life
and the life of the girl heloves. Until then, I am dangerously yours