Chapter 19: The "God-making" Movement
Except for Jérôme. Bonaparte, no one will know Louis. Napoleon's sudden death caused the whole of Europe to begin to move along a line of history, and a haze called the unknown hung over Jérôme's mind.
Jérôme realized that he had to be more careful with every move, and that the "pillar" of the Bonaparte family had died, and that he had to become the new "pillar" to support the followers of Bonaparte.
Looking at the body of his cousin, who was lying motionless on the bed, Jérôme immediately gave the first order: "Pessini! ”
"In!" Pesini immediately responded.
"My cousin's body can't be around for too long, so can my cousin's body be cremated!" Jérôme. Bonaparte asked Pessini.
As soon as these words came out, the faces of everyone present changed slightly.
Pesini's expression stiffened slightly.
Miss Howard, who was crying, angrily accused Jérôme: "Your cousin's body is not cold, and you want to burn his body!" ”
In the face of Howard's angry accusations, Jérôme. Bonaparte then realized that there was no tradition of cremation of corpses in Europe.
Catholicism even considers cremation to be disrespectful to the corpse, a despicable act that prevents the corpse from completing the "resurrection".
Even the United Kingdom, led by the Anglican Church, only brought cremation to glory at the end of the 19th century.
In 1848, European countries were reluctant to cremate corpses.
It was my negligence!
Jérôme, whose mind was still stuck in modern society, glanced at the indignant Miss Howard, and then at the Bonapartist with different expressions, and decisively admitted his mistake.
The expressions of Miss Howard and the Bonapartist faction changed for the better.
Since cremation didn't work, Jérôme considered embalming his cousin's body to some extent.
The art of embalming has become a mature process from Egypt thousands of years ago. Napoleon called his uncle) Emperor Napoleon was embalmed after his death and then made it available for people to visit.
It was said that he had been cut with a knife, and Jérôme mourned for a while for his uncle, who had never been masked.
Pesini listened to Jérôme. Bonaparte's order, ready to look for a qualified master of embalming at dawn the next day.
"Where are you taking Louie?" The clever Miss Howard soon realized that Jérôme. Bonaparte's intentions.
Jérôme. Bonaparte said in a tone of pathos: "Cousin is going back to France!" That's his home! He is a hero of the French Republic, and the hero should be enshrined in Les Invalides! ”
Hero? Les Invalides?
Miss Howard doesn't know what Jérôme wants to do, but the woman's sixth sense reminds her that the guy in front of her seems to be going to make a fuss with Louie's corpse.
But she's nothing more than Louie. Napoleon's lover and had no right to stop Jérôme. The decision made by Bonaparte, a well-deserved relative.
After a brief end to the disposition of his cousin's body, Jérôme. Bonaparte cheered up and said to everyone present: "You are tired for a few days, so you can go back and rest!" It's up to me to keep vigil today. ”
Pessini and the others insisted that they also watch over Louis. Napoleon's corpse, Jérôme. Bonaparte could only agree to their demands.
The crowd joined forces to bring Louis. Napoleon took off his clothes and changed into his favorite First Empire military uniform, which he wore when he staged a coup d'état in Boulogne. Napoleon wiped his body and covered him with a tricolor cloth symbolizing the French flag, embroidered with a soaring eagle.
This is Louie. The flag that Napoleon had dreamed of flying over France could now only cover himself.
After doing all this, Jérôme and others stood in Louis. Napoleon's surroundings silently watched the flag that covered Napoleon III.
The whole day of Louis. No one rested at Napoleon's mansion, the torrential rain stopped around 5 o'clock, and the dark clouds that hung over the city of London were blown away by the wind.
At 7 a.m. on May 9, the eastern sky finally appeared white, and the fiery red sun slowly rose, and the sun shone through the glass on Louis. On the corpse of Napoleon.
Seeing this, Pesini hurriedly closed the curtains, through which the sunlight could only reach the bedside.
The time went on again to 9 a.m., and the gentlemen on the street gradually increased, wearing top hats and holding in their hands a cane made of unknown wood, walking leisurely down the streets of St. James.
Pesini is also preparing to set off to find the famous embalming master in the London area, and this time it is Tylan who is driving the carriage next to Pesini.
Just after Percini and Tyran had left, Dr. James came to inquire about Louis as usual. The situation with Napoleon.
The moment he pushed the door open, he saw the cover on Louis. The flag on Napoleon's body, and the sad faces of Jérôme.
Dr. James came to Jérôme with a serious face. Bonaparte said some comforting words to Jérôme in his presence.
Jérôme. Bonaparte also thanked Dr. James for his arrival.
"I'm just doing my best work! Besides, your cousin's illness has not improved because of my healing! Speaking of which, I'm ashamed to be a doctor! "The dissipation of life (or the dissipation of money?) Dr. James sighed and asked Jérôme what he was going to do.
Jérôme told him "sincerely" that he would bring his cousin back to France and then run for the French elections.
Hearing his answer, Dr. James comforted Jérôme again and hurried away.
Looking at the background of Dr. James' hurried departure, Jérôme's face showed a triumphant smile.
On the other hand, Pesini and Tyran also invited the best embalming experts in London, and after the two sides negotiated a price of 100 pounds, the doctor began to talk to Louis. Napoleon's corpse moves.
Instead of gathering in the room, Jérôme and the others left the downstairs, leaving Fleury alone to supervise the progress.
It wasn't long before a gorgeous carriage stopped at Louis. The front of the Napoleonic Palace.
John Brown, Steward of the Royal Family of the United Kingdom. Brown stepped out of the carriage and knocked on the door of the mansion.
Pesini, who was in charge of opening the door, met John. Brown was greatly surprised, the arrival of the British royal family was something he had never expected.
"Hello, Count Persiny!" John. Brown saluted Persini.
"Hello, Butler Brown!" Pesini bowed her brow, a smile squeezing out of her melancholy face.