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Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky • Arch-Episcope
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: Something for the poor, You Majesty?
- [Catherine removes several bracelets and places them in the collection plate]
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: For the poor, Captain?
- [Capt. Orloff drops a handful of diamonds in the plate]
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: Excellency?
- Count Alexei: [Count Alexei tosses a bag of what sounds like coins] Quite a haul tonight, Father.
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: Chancellor?
- [the chancellor gives him a single coin]
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: Elizabeth?
- [Countess Elizabeth flings the food she'd been eating onto the collection plate. The archimandrite places the morsel on the table]
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: Your Imperial Majesty, something for the poor?
- [Peter slaps him]
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: That was for me. Now what have you got for the poor?
- Grand Duke Peter: There are no poor in Russia! Get out!
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: Her Majesty is very ill, and her days are numbered. Soon, she will be no more, poor soul, and another maniac will become our emperor. It will be a bad day for Russia, and for me if I live that long.
- Princess Sophia Frederica: Why are you telling this to me?
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: I suppose you know that the grand duke isn't exactly pleased with the present state of affairs.
- Princess Sophia Frederica: State of affairs? What affairs? I haven't had an affair for some time.
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: I know that the grand duke plans to remove you from court... or worse, as soon as he is in power.
- Princess Sophia Frederica: You need have no fear for me. Now that I've learned how Russia expects me to behave, I like it here. And I intend to stay, grand duke or no grand duke.
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: We all hope you will stay, and I, for one, at the risk of my neck, would like to help you.
- Princess Sophia Frederica: How could you be of help?
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: I control enough of the political machine to carry some weight in a crisis.
- Princess Sophia Frederica: I have no wish to share in any petty conspiracy. Should it become unavoidable, I think I have weapons that are far more powerful than any political machine.
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: I'm afraid you don't know Russians, my child.
- Princess Sophia Frederica: That's possible, Father, but I'm taking lessons as fast as I can.
- Archimandrite Simeon Todorsky: God grant you victory, Catherine. All Russia is waiting for the sound of our bell.