It is said that the Duke de Corsay invited his water mechanic to the top of an elaborate...
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It is said that the Duke de Corsay invited his water mechanic to the top of an elaborate cascade he had built and asked him if he could build such a marvel for anyone else. The man, offering various thanks and pleasantries, finally admitted that with sufficient patronage he probably could. The Duke de Corsay pushed him gently in the small of the back, and the wretched man plummeted to a watery death
It is said that the Duke de Corsay invited his water mechanic to the top of an elaborate cascade he had built and asked him if he could build such a marvel for anyone else. The man, offering various thanks and pleasantries, finally admitted that with sufficient patronage he probably could. The Duke de Corsay pushed him gently in the small of the back, and the wretched man plummeted to a watery death
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It is said that the Duc de Courcy invited his water mechanic
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to the top of an elaborate cascade he had built
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and asked him if he could build such a marvel for anyone else
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The man after offering various thanks and pleasantries
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finally admitted that with sufficient patronage he probably could
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The Duc de Courcy pushed him gently in the small of the back
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and the wretched man plummeted to a watery death
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Movie Summary
A young artist is commissioned by the wife of a wealthy landowner to make a series of drawings of the estate while her husband is away.
