Rufus T. Firefly:
I'd be unworthy of the high trust that's been placed in me if I didn't do everything in my power to keep our beloved Freedonia in peace with the world. I'd be only too happy to meet with Ambassador Trentino, and offer him on behalf of my country the right hand of good fellowship. And I feel sure he will accept this gesture in the spirit of which it is offered. But suppose he doesn't. A fine thing that'll be. I hold out my hand and he refuses to accept. That'll add a lot to my prestige, won't it? Me, the head of a country, snubbed by a foreign ambassador. Who does he think he is, that he can come here, and make a sap of me in front of all my people? Think of it - I hold out my hand and that hyena refuses to accept. Why, the cheap four-flushing swine, he'll never get away with it I tell you, he'll never get away with it.
[Trentino enters]
Rufus T. Firefly:
So, you refuse to shake hands with me, eh?
[slaps Trentino with his glove]
Ambassador Trentino:
Mrs. Teasdale, this is the last straw. There's no turning back now! This means war!
Rufus T. Firefly:
Then it's war! Then it's war! Gather the forces. Harness the horses. Then it's war!
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05/03/2025 alle ore 09:01