Hah.
Life is hard, he said, and Nini, you'll just have to get used to it.
The words of the infamous Harold Zidler.
So much for Spectacular Spectacular and his million franc dreams.
I remember when he said those words to me. A client had treated me badly, and I came back to him, bruised and sobbing. But life was not hard on Satine. He made sure of that.
Little Miss Diamonds, that was her nickname when Zidler was being particularly nasty about our dancing or similar.
But the only time I ever saw him angry at her was when she was mixed up with that writer man, Christie, or what ever his name was.
Contrary to what many people believe, I was not jealous of Satine. Sure, she had the limelight, but she was a lot softer than the rest of us, thanks to Zidler's preferential treatment.
I bet you're thinking,
"Well that's all very good, Miss Nini Legs-In-The-Air, but why did you tell the duke?"
Why?
Because I had too. What did you think would've come of the rest of us if the duke had found out later? There would have been a nasty scene, I know. And the duke would've had the Moulin Rouge turned into rubble in an instant.
Now Satine's gone, and the Moulin Rouge is back to its old self. I'm almost glad; not that Satine died, but that the whole business is over.
At least the Argentinean agrees with me. He says that their love was doomed from the start. He's not such a bad person, and a very good dancer. But I'm going to be very careful about him. Zidler kicks girls out now if he finds out they've fallen in love with someone. He's been hardened by Satine's death.
But if Satine had been hardened, this might not of happened.
Life is hard, he said, and Nini, you'll just have to get used to it.
The words of the infamous Harold Zidler.
So much for Spectacular Spectacular and his million franc dreams.
I remember when he said those words to me. A client had treated me badly, and I came back to him, bruised and sobbing. But life was not hard on Satine. He made sure of that.
Little Miss Diamonds, that was her nickname when Zidler was being particularly nasty about our dancing or similar.
But the only time I ever saw him angry at her was when she was mixed up with that writer man, Christie, or what ever his name was.
Contrary to what many people believe, I was not jealous of Satine. Sure, she had the limelight, but she was a lot softer than the rest of us, thanks to Zidler's preferential treatment.
I bet you're thinking,
"Well that's all very good, Miss Nini Legs-In-The-Air, but why did you tell the duke?"
Why?
Because I had too. What did you think would've come of the rest of us if the duke had found out later? There would have been a nasty scene, I know. And the duke would've had the Moulin Rouge turned into rubble in an instant.
Now Satine's gone, and the Moulin Rouge is back to its old self. I'm almost glad; not that Satine died, but that the whole business is over.
At least the Argentinean agrees with me. He says that their love was doomed from the start. He's not such a bad person, and a very good dancer. But I'm going to be very careful about him. Zidler kicks girls out now if he finds out they've fallen in love with someone. He's been hardened by Satine's death.
But if Satine had been hardened, this might not of happened.