《The Appointment (1969)》Storyline
""The Nile rat kills the crocodile."" This small press can destroy a kingdom."King Louis XI: "Oh, come, come, my High Justice, don""t exaggerate.What is that?"Printer: "It is the first page of a new book, Your Majesty."King Louis XI: "Let me see it.On the Freedom of Thought.Who wrote it?"Printer: "Pierre Gringoire."King Louis XI: "Gringoire? Who is he?"Printer: "A French poet, Your Majesty."Frollo: "A heretic, sire.To spread him is to communicate disease."King Louis XI: "How do you know? It may be a great blessing to France if people can get books and learn to read.MacGruder: Well, there must be a storm at sea.That can drive them inland, you know.Although the spoiled, rich-girl heiress/heroine Melanie is promptly there at 3 pm, her full-grown talking-capable mynah bird, on order [for her Aunt Tessa], hasn""t arrived yet: "They are so difficult to get, really they are.Phelps had the advantage, using a suction cup on each hand to steady himself and reach the back of the train, while Ethan tenuously held on.Jason pushed through a group of street urchins listening to a ghetto blaster, causing them to hreaten with switchblades drawn: "You""re dead meat, slime bag" - but one look at Jason (when he unmasked himself) changed heir minds.