Victor Spinetti: Duke d'Escargot
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Duke d'Escargot : What brings you to Paris?
Claude : Oh, you might say a little business...
Charles : ...and a little pleasure.
Duke d'Escargot : Which do you prefer? Business, or pleasure?
Charles : Well that depends on what you regard as business.
Claude : And, what you may regard as pleasure!
Duke d'Escargot : In Paris we say, business is pleasure.
Charles : And to us, pleasure is our business.
Duke d'Escargot : Then your business should be a pleasure, making my pleasure a business.
Claude : Unless, some mistake business for pleasure. While others know no business but pleasure.
Duke d'Escargot : In that case sir I will show you my business.
Claude : My pleasure.
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Duke d'Escargot : I warn you gentlemen, I am not to be trifled with. To pull the tail of a lion is to open the mouth of trouble and reveal the teeth of vengeance biting the tongue of deceit.
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Duke d'Escargot : The brains of a chicken coupled with the claws of two eagles may well hatch the eggs of our destruction.
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Duke d'Escargot : Since destiny rides in our scabbard, it appears that our pregnant blades must be aborted.
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Duke d'Escargot : I shall deliver this note to the de Sisis myself and in turn deliver the de Sisis to us.
Queen Marie : Excellent. Make haste, d'Escargot.
Duke d'Escargot : I go with God.
Queen Marie : Go with whomever you please, just take your horse.
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Duke d'Escargot : [mistaking Claude for Philippe de Sisis] I must complement you on your appearance. So charmingly obscene. So vile. So filthy. So disgusting.
Philippe : Thank you.
Duke d'Escargot : You've achieved a rare vulgarity in peasantry.
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Duke d'Escargot : I'm delighted to see you all stuffing yourselves while France has cramps from the tyranny of its own indigestion.
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Duke d'Escargot : The peasants are preparing an open revolt.
King Louis : Oh! Oh, oh, get my army, please. Sound my soldiers! Get my army!
Duke d'Escargot : Louis, how many times do I have to tell you, your army is in the field pillaging the rest of Europe.
