Finale Ultimo

Anna and Louis are packing the last of their belongings,

Lady Thiang appears with the news that he King is dying.

Anna finds the King in his study surrounded by wives and

children, and watches as he passes on the crown to his

eldest son. In his first hesitating moment as King.

Chulalongkorn reveals the influence of Anna's teaching, and

Anna, trembling with emotion, realizes the magnitude of her

Accomplishments. As Chulalongkorn ascends the throne,

the King dies, confident that his son will carry on in ways

that he could not.

Children

Getting to know you, putting it my way,

But nicely,

You are precisely,

Anna

My cup of tea.

Louis

Mother, now that the King is dying, does that make you

friends again.

Anna

I suppose so, Louis. We can't hurt each other anymore.

Louis

He'd always frightened me.

Anna

Oh I wish you had known him better. You two could have been

such good friends; in many ways, he was just as young as you.

Louis

Was he as good a King as he could have been?

Anna

I don't think any man has ever been as good a King as he

could have been. But this one tried, he tried very hard.

Louis

You really liked him, didn't you, mother?

Anna

Yes, Louis, I liked him very much. Very much indeed.

Louis

Mother, it's the boat. It's time to go.

Anna

Louis, run down to the boat and ask Captain Northon to take

our things off.

Louis

Yes, mother.

King

Several weeks I've not seen you, Misses Anna, and now I die.

Anna

No, your Majesty...

King

This is not scientific. I know when I die or do not die!

Misses Anna you take notes. You take note from next King.

Well, suppose you are a King, is there nothing you would do?

Prince

I would make proclamations!

King

Yes!

Prince

First I would proclaim for coming New Year fireworks!

King

Hmm...Hmm?

Prince

Also boat races!

King

Boat races? Why? Boat races in New Year's celebration?

Prince

I like boat races. And father, I would like to make a

Second proclamation.

King

Yes, what is your second proclamation? Make it! Make it!

Prince

Regarding custom a-bowing to King, unfashionable at all.

I do not believe this is good thing. Causing embarrassing

To everybody, degrading experience or so, etecetara,

etecetara, etecetara! And this bad thing, I believe. You

are angry with me, my father?

King

Oh, why do you ask question? When you are a king, you are king!

You do not ask question of sick man, nor of woman! Misses Anna,

this proclamation against bowing to king, I believe to be your

fault!

Anna

Oh I hope so, your Majesty! I do hope so!

Ensemble

He'll always need your love

And so he'll get your love-

A man who needs your love

Can be Wonderful.