Make France Great Again

Chapter 50 Heading to Rome

May 16, 1848 at 7:00 am.

A priest wearing a white robe and holding a Bible appeared in the Louis mansion. Behind him were several strong guys in linen jackets. The coffin was carried to the carriage outside the Louis mansion.

Due to the urgency of time, all the original cumbersome etiquettes were simplified, and everything was left to reopen after Louis Napoleon stepped into the French land.

The priest came to Louis Napoleon and recited prayers for Louis Napoleon.

After the prayer was finished, Jerome Bonaparte, who was a family member, and Miss Howard, who was half a family member, looked affectionately at Louis Napoleon in the coffin before the coffin was closed.

"May the Lord bless our brother! He will be with the Lord..." The priest said a bunch of prayers again.

The first stage of the funeral procession is over.

The coffin-bearer, who had been waiting for a long time, slowly walked down the stairs with the coffin made of sandalwood on his shoulders. Jerome Bonaparte and others followed the coffin-bearer down the stairs together.

The Catholic choir on the first floor sang the farewell song arranged in Latin in unison after seeing the coffin slowly descending the stairs.

Several strong men carried the coffin onto the carriage, and the carriage moved slowly under the control of Fleury.

Jerome Bonaparte, Persini, Tellin, Letty, Tocqueville, Lale, etc. followed behind the carriage to prove.

The carriage arrived at the London Dockyard from the East End of London at around 9:00 am.

With the help (paid) of several dock workers, the coffin of Louis Napoleon was sent to the cargo ship, which will carry Tocqueville and the Bonaparte from the London dock to Calais. After the coffin arrives in Calais, The Bona faction headed by Eugène Rouet and the Republican representatives sent by Lamartine will be there.

It is expected to arrive in France around May 20.

London docks.

Jerome Bonaparte, who watched the coffin board the ship, held Tocqueville's hand and said, "Mr. Tocqueville, I will trouble you all the way!"

After all, Jerome Bonaparte turned his gaze to Persini and said, "Pissini, I will hand over the cousin's body to you, and you must not cause trouble to Mr. Tocqueville!"

Pescini nodded in understanding.

Tocqueville, who was unaware of Jerome Bonaparte's trip to Rome, also said politely: "Your Excellency, you have to take care of yourself in London! I will leave the affairs of Prince Louis to me!"

"That's troublesome!" Jerome Bonaparte said sincerely.

Tocqueville and Jerome Bonaparte parted in an atmosphere of "reluctance".

Pescini boarded the ship together with Tocqueville and others, and the cargo ship set off at a quarter to ten in the morning.

On the deck, Persini and Fleury waved their arms to bid farewell to Jerome Bonaparte and Letty.

Jerome Bonaparte also reached out to respond.

The cargo ship drifted away and soon disappeared. Jerome Bonaparte turned and left the London dock.

Captain Letty, who was following Jérôme Bonaparte, asked in a low voice, "Your Highness, when shall we set off for Rome?"

"Let's go now!" Jerome Bonaparte said without any hesitation.

"Hmm..." Letty was obviously taken aback by Jerome Bonaparte's resolute behavior.

After a brief surprise, Letty asked cautiously: "Your Highness, should we wait for two days to make some necessary plans!"

"Captain Letty!" Jérôme Bonaparte stopped and turned to look at Letty, who was following him, and said coldly, "Are you scared?"

Captain Letty straightened his back and said firmly: "Your Highness, I have never had the word fear in my dictionary! Your order is the meaning of my existence!"

"I trust your loyalty! Captain,

I command you to set off with me now! "Jerome Bonaparte gave the order to Captain Lety.

"Yes!" Captain Laidi obeyed Jerome Bonaparte's order.

The two inquired all the way at the London docks, and finally got the news.

A cargo ship from London to the port of Civitavecchia will depart at 3pm.

Under the negotiation of Jerome Bonaparte, the captain of the cargo ship finally agreed to take two people at a price of 15 (gold) pounds per person, which included accommodation and food expenses.

Compared with the boat tickets before the revolution, this fare is simply sky-high.

So much so that after Jérôme Bonaparte negotiated the price with the captain, he joked all the way, "Is the cargo ship made of gold or silver!"

The captain also complained that the Apennine Peninsula is not peaceful now, and he doesn't know if his goods can be sold. In order to prevent losing everything, the ticket can only be slightly more expensive.

Under the "gracious invitation" of the captain, Jerome Bonaparte and Letty boarded the ship.

The cargo ship departed on time at 3:00 p.m. Standing on the plywood and looking at the London dock, Jerome Bonaparte clenched his fists and muttered to himself: "London, I will be back! Next time, I will definitely I will come in another capacity!"

As for the finishing work of the Bonaparte family in London, Jerome Bonaparte handed over the full authority to Miss Howard.

...

When Jerome Bonaparte just left the land of London.

Albert, who was sitting in the study of Windsor Castle processing important documents, received the information.

"You mean that Jerome Bonaparte left London for Civitavecchia?" Albert asked the Minister of the Interior in front of him with a surprised expression.

"That's right!" The Minister of the Interior hurriedly explained: "This is based on the information obtained from the follow-up investigation by the police under me!"

"What is he doing in Civitavecchia?" Albert's lips were slightly murmured, and his smooth and full forehead became wrinkled due to thinking.

"This..." The Minister of the Interior, who only knew about Jérôme Bonaparte, certainly didn't know the subject of Jerome Bonaparte, so he could only speculate: "Will you go to see the Pope?"

"I can't rule out the possibility!" Albert responded, but he was still a little puzzled: "Why did he go to see the Pope? Hasn't the relationship between his family and the Pope always been bad?"

As the saying goes, if there is no investigation, there is no right to speak, and the Home Secretary kept silent.

Albert, who really couldn't think of what Jerome Bonaparte wanted to do, simply stopped thinking about it. As long as Jerome Bonaparte didn't touch the bottom line of the United Kingdom's interests, Albert didn't need to pay too much attention to him.

A person as strong as Napoleon ended up abdicating in the end.

Let everything take its course!

Prince Albert muttered inwardly.

He then followed up with harsh criticism of the Home Secretary for problems with the United Kingdom's police system.

The Secretary of the Interior submissively stated that he would continue to amend the "Police Act" and strive to make fewer mistakes.

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