- [first title card]
- Title Card: Those who are destined to live during times of war and social upheaval are victims of cruel fate ~~ unable to find comfort in the past or peace in the present. They are the spiritual orphans of the world.
- John Bonnyfeather: Sometimes the great house of Bonnyfeather becomes too heavy a burden for one man's shoulders.
- [first lines]
- Marquis Don Luis: I dare say you wish you'd never left Versailles. You had a very pleasant time at court with those gallant young officers. With one in particular, I recall.