They eventually came to love, admire and respect each other, however.The King""s two most familiar refrains and phrases were: "Hah," and: "Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera," and he often repeated words in triplicate.Europe began to see great changes.France, ravaged by a hundred years of war, at last found peace.The people under Louis XI felt free to hope again ~ to dream of progress.But superstition and prejudice often stood in the way, seeking o crush the adventurous spirit of man.When the nurse took off with his cigars, he begged and pleaded: "Can""t I have just one?...A few puffs after meals? Please." He jokingly proposed murdering her "some dark night":"When her back is turned, I""ll snatch her thermometer and plunge it through her shoulder blades.After taking care of affairs of state, the governor unzips his pants and resumes his lustful tete-a-tete with his half-naked, dance-hall secretary behind the curtain: "Affairs of state must take precedent over, uh, the affairs of state.