Chapter 179: Legislative Assembly on the edge of the cliff
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"What do you want?" Jerome Bonaparte put away his sarcastic expression and asked solemnly.
Seeing that Jerome Bonaparte's attitude was not totally resisting, Thiers couldn't help but feel a little delighted.
As long as there are no clear objections, there is room for conversation.
The secret of politics is not to compromise with each other. All politicians after the Great Revolution believed that blindly beheading their political enemies would only repeat the tragedy of the Great Revolution. That’s why the Duke of Orleans stayed after the fall of Charles X. Given his full escape, Louis-Philippe was also released intentionally or unintentionally by the Republicans after the fall of Louis-Philippe.
"Mr. President, we must prevent the red elements from entering the parliament. Once they flood into the parliament, the entire Legislative Assembly and even the whole of France will be seriously threatened." Thiers tried to deliberately exaggerate the threat of "social democrats", To convince Jerome Bonaparte of his words: "Religion, morality, order will cease to exist, the rich will be killed, and even you will have to suffer."
Jerome Bonaparte understood that Thiers's "going on" was referring to the guillotine of Louis XVI, which hung over the whole of France after drinking the blood of the despot and the republic.
"How are you going to keep them out of Parliament?" Jerome Bonaparte continued to ask.
"Red elements come from those who do not have enough to eat and do not do their jobs properly. If you want to exclude them from the system, you need to raise the threshold for elections! We should remove the right to vote for those who do not live in a fixed place!" Thiers euphemistically The ground appealed to Jerome Bonaparte to restrict the law of universal suffrage.
"Oh! M. Thiers!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Thiers sarcastically in an exaggerated tone: "I am a president elected by universal suffrage, and you are now asking me to betray the universal suffrage. Don't you just dig my foundation?"
"Mr. President, the amendment of the constitution does not require universal suffrage, but parliamentary approval!" Thiers showed a confident attitude, and he held his head high and showed off to Jerome Bonaparte: "Mr. President, there is no willingness in 1852 Lose rights in the second week of May!"
"No...no...the Constitution of the French Republic chooses me! I respect the laws of the French Constitution!" Jerome Bonaparte emphasized to Thiers with a pretence of disguise.
Thiers smiled at Jerome Bonaparte's hypocrisy, and he did not believe that President Napoleon would resign in peace.
"Mr. President, don't hide it! No one wants to step down from this position! The power of the President of the Republic is greater than the power of the king!" Thiers sighed, and he shook his head to himself: "Say It is also our own fault, why we concentrated the power of the president to the point where it is difficult to check and balance.”
"Mr. Thiers! If you are here to express your feelings, please come back!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Thiers with a stern face.
"Mr. President, as long as we limit the votes of the red population, then it is equivalent to excluding the republicans and the Montagnards in the parliament, and the entire parliament will be controlled by us. At that time, how about we support your successor president?" Thiers also Promised to Jerome Bonaparte in the same way that Jerome Bonaparte wrote a bad check.
"You... support me to continue to be president?" Jerome Bonaparte softened a bit, but still evaded and tried: "Do people in the party think so too?"
Thiers couldn't help but despise Jerome Bonaparte. He thought that Jerome Bonaparte was so capable that he was not fascinated by power, just like Cavaignac at the time.
"Although there are still a handful of people in the Party of Order who hold opposing opinions, most of the members of the Party of Order are willing to help you!" Thiers suddenly increased his voice: "A monarchist faction is always stronger than a republican faction."
Jerome Bonaparte continued to stare at Thiers.
After a long time, Jerome Bonaparte showed a meaningful smile and praised in a strange tone: "That's right, a monarch is always stronger than a republic."
"So you agree?" Thiers smiled involuntarily, and his tone became more cheerful.
"Mr. Thiers! If it's just an empty cheque, no one wants to believe it." Jerome Bonaparte spread his hands, and changed the subject: "How can I believe that you are helping me sincerely Amend the constitution!"
"Please don't worry about this!" Thiers was confident about Jerome Bonaparte's questioning, he still kept a smile and said to Jerome Bonaparte: "In order to show our sincerity, we will limit the number of votes we ask for. , granting you an absolutely generous reward!"
Thiers knew that to persuade Jerome Bonaparte not only did he need to draw a pie, but he also needed to give him something to see.
Since Jerome Bonaparte often holds various banquets at the Elysee Palace, the President's meager salary (600,000 francs, 24,000 pounds) has long been unable to meet the expenses of the Elysee Palace, they only need to meet the needs of the President in this regard , the president will not reject their proposal.
[According to the Constitution of the Second French Republic, although the President of the Republic has no right to obstruct the implementation of the Constitution, he can delay the effective time of the Constitution. In addition, restricting the law of universal suffrage is in conflict with the original Constitution of the Republic. , the Legislative Assembly will become the target of public criticism, so the president must be "pacified" before restricting the universal suffrage law. 】
Jerome Bonaparte raised three fingers and said greedily: "The parliament needs to increase the annual salary of the president to 1.2 million francs, and at the same time pay me 3 million francs at one time."
"Cough...cough...cough..." Thiers was shocked by Jerome Bonaparte's condition, which far exceeded Thiers' psychological upper limit.
The annual salary of 1.2 million francs plus the compensation of 3 million francs is simply a robbery of the whole of France, not to mention that he does not agree, even if he agrees to the party of order, he will not agree.
"Mr. President, I think your offer is too high!" Thiers said firmly to Jerome Bonaparte: "Up to 900,000 francs a year, plus 2 million francs in compensation."
"In this case, I can only choose to leave everything to the people to judge!" Jerome Bonaparte shook his head and said with a little regret.
Once Jerome Bonaparte leaked the news to people outside the parliament, the citizens of Paris outside the parliament will rise up against the parliament.
They'll be in big trouble then, and it's better to satisfy his greed and shut him up.
"The annual salary of 1 million francs, plus a one-time compensation of 2.16 million francs!" Thiers clenched his teeth and broke through his bottom line, this time he did not give in: "Mr. President, 2.16 million francs can pay off part of your debt! This has been It is our greatest sincerity!"
Although there is still some gap between this amount and the same period in history, the cousin in history raised the annual salary of the president to 3 million francs (actually issued 2.16 million francs) by restricting the universal suffrage law, but considering that his own presidential budget in 1849 still If it is not issued, the amount that I can get is not much different from the same period in history.
After thinking for a moment, Jerome Bonaparte nodded and agreed with Thiers' conditions: "I agree to your conditions! After all, the entry of red elements into the parliament will not benefit us."
"Thank you for your understanding!" Thiers, who thought he had done Jerome Bonaparte, breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the president doesn't choose to mess things up, they can keep the universal suffrage law in the way.
At that point, they will be able to kick Jerome Bonaparte away as they did Cavaignac.
However, in order to prevent Jerome Bonaparte from resisting, Thiers decided to let him retire after serving one term as president.
Thiers, the self-proclaimed future president, needs to maintain the stability of the presidency, even if Thiers does not like the president of Jerome Bonaparte.
If the first president faces impeachment and resignation from Congress~www.novelhall.com~, then the next few terms will not settle down.
"Your Excellency, let us join hands to build a barrier to stop the red elements outside the parliament!" Thiers stretched out his hand to Jerome Bonaparte with a grim expression.
Jerome Bonaparte likewise held out his hand with Thiers: "Happy cooperation!"
After the two scheming foxes finished their examination, one fox got up and left, and the other fox pretended to leave the nest.
Jerome Bonaparte, who watched Thiers go away, closed his smile, and turned to a terribly serious expression.
Following Jerome Bonaparte, Persini, who was accustomed to the changes in Jerome Bonaparte's expression, instantly realized that his "mission" was coming again.
Sure enough, Jerome Bonaparte, who had his back turned to Pesini, gave him an order in an indifferent tone: "Pesini, invite the Minister of Justice, Rouet, to my study!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Pesini responded, and then rode away with the two dragoons.
Jerome Bonaparte walked back to the study alone, looking at the two cups of coffee emitting the slightest heat on the round table in the study, he gently shook the bell at the corner of the table.
The bell made a crisp and pleasant sound, and the two servants in the corridor quickly entered after hearing the sound of the bell, and they respectfully asked, "Mr. President!"
"Pour out these two cups of coffee!" Jerome Bonaparte said to the servant, pointing to the two cups of coffee, and then pointing to the coffee cup Thiers had used and instructing him to brush it more times.
The servants were a little puzzled by Jerome Bonaparte's strange request, but they chose to obey the president's orders.
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"What do you want?" Jerome Bonaparte put away his sarcastic expression and asked solemnly.
Seeing that Jerome Bonaparte's attitude was not totally resisting, Thiers couldn't help but feel a little delighted.
As long as there are no clear objections, there is room for conversation.
The secret of politics is not to compromise with each other. All politicians after the Great Revolution believed that blindly beheading their political enemies would only repeat the tragedy of the Great Revolution. That’s why the Duke of Orleans stayed after the fall of Charles X. Given his full escape, Louis-Philippe was also released intentionally or unintentionally by the Republicans after the fall of Louis-Philippe.
"Mr. President, we must prevent the red elements from entering the parliament. Once they flood into the parliament, the entire Legislative Assembly and even the whole of France will be seriously threatened." Thiers tried to deliberately exaggerate the threat of "social democrats", To convince Jerome Bonaparte of his words: "Religion, morality, order will cease to exist, the rich will be killed, and even you will have to suffer."
Jerome Bonaparte understood that Thiers's "going on" was referring to the guillotine of Louis XVI, which hung over the whole of France after drinking the blood of the despot and the republic.
"How are you going to keep them out of Parliament?" Jerome Bonaparte continued to ask.
"Red elements come from those who do not have enough to eat and do not do their jobs properly. If you want to exclude them from the system, you need to raise the threshold for elections! We should remove the right to vote for those who do not live in a fixed place!" Thiers euphemistically The ground appealed to Jerome Bonaparte to restrict the law of universal suffrage.
"Oh! M. Thiers!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Thiers sarcastically in an exaggerated tone: "I am a president elected by universal suffrage, and you are now asking me to betray the universal suffrage. Don't you just dig my foundation?"
"Mr. President, the amendment of the constitution does not require universal suffrage, but parliamentary approval!" Thiers showed a confident attitude, and he held his head high and showed off to Jerome Bonaparte: "Mr. President, there is no willingness in 1852 Lose rights in the second week of May!"
"No...no...the Constitution of the French Republic chooses me! I respect the laws of the French Constitution!" Jerome Bonaparte emphasized to Thiers with a pretence of disguise.
Thiers smiled at Jerome Bonaparte's hypocrisy, and he did not believe that President Napoleon would resign in peace.
"Mr. President, don't hide it! No one wants to step down from this position! The power of the President of the Republic is greater than the power of the king!" Thiers sighed, and he shook his head to himself: "Say It is also our own fault, why we concentrated the power of the president to the point where it is difficult to check and balance.”
"Mr. Thiers! If you are here to express your feelings, please come back!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Thiers with a stern face.
"Mr. President, as long as we limit the votes of the red population, then it is equivalent to excluding the republicans and the Montagnards in the parliament, and the entire parliament will be controlled by us. At that time, how about we support your successor president?" Thiers also Promised to Jerome Bonaparte in the same way that Jerome Bonaparte wrote a bad check.
"You... support me to continue to be president?" Jerome Bonaparte softened a bit, but still evaded and tried: "Do people in the party think so too?"
Thiers couldn't help but despise Jerome Bonaparte. He thought that Jerome Bonaparte was so capable that he was not fascinated by power, just like Cavaignac at the time.
"Although there are still a handful of people in the Party of Order who hold opposing opinions, most of the members of the Party of Order are willing to help you!" Thiers suddenly increased his voice: "A monarchist faction is always stronger than a republican faction."
Jerome Bonaparte continued to stare at Thiers.
After a long time, Jerome Bonaparte showed a meaningful smile and praised in a strange tone: "That's right, a monarch is always stronger than a republic."
"So you agree?" Thiers smiled involuntarily, and his tone became more cheerful.
"Mr. Thiers! If it's just an empty cheque, no one wants to believe it." Jerome Bonaparte spread his hands, and changed the subject: "How can I believe that you are helping me sincerely Amend the constitution!"
"Please don't worry about this!" Thiers was confident about Jerome Bonaparte's questioning, he still kept a smile and said to Jerome Bonaparte: "In order to show our sincerity, we will limit the number of votes we ask for. , granting you an absolutely generous reward!"
Thiers knew that to persuade Jerome Bonaparte not only did he need to draw a pie, but he also needed to give him something to see.
Since Jerome Bonaparte often holds various banquets at the Elysee Palace, the President's meager salary (600,000 francs, 24,000 pounds) has long been unable to meet the expenses of the Elysee Palace, they only need to meet the needs of the President in this regard , the president will not reject their proposal.
[According to the Constitution of the Second French Republic, although the President of the Republic has no right to obstruct the implementation of the Constitution, he can delay the effective time of the Constitution. In addition, restricting the law of universal suffrage is in conflict with the original Constitution of the Republic. , the Legislative Assembly will become the target of public criticism, so the president must be "pacified" before restricting the universal suffrage law. 】
Jerome Bonaparte raised three fingers and said greedily: "The parliament needs to increase the annual salary of the president to 1.2 million francs, and at the same time pay me 3 million francs at one time."
"Cough...cough...cough..." Thiers was shocked by Jerome Bonaparte's condition, which far exceeded Thiers' psychological upper limit.
The annual salary of 1.2 million francs plus the compensation of 3 million francs is simply a robbery of the whole of France, not to mention that he does not agree, even if he agrees to the party of order, he will not agree.
"Mr. President, I think your offer is too high!" Thiers said firmly to Jerome Bonaparte: "Up to 900,000 francs a year, plus 2 million francs in compensation."
"In this case, I can only choose to leave everything to the people to judge!" Jerome Bonaparte shook his head and said with a little regret.
Once Jerome Bonaparte leaked the news to people outside the parliament, the citizens of Paris outside the parliament will rise up against the parliament.
They'll be in big trouble then, and it's better to satisfy his greed and shut him up.
"The annual salary of 1 million francs, plus a one-time compensation of 2.16 million francs!" Thiers clenched his teeth and broke through his bottom line, this time he did not give in: "Mr. President, 2.16 million francs can pay off part of your debt! This has been It is our greatest sincerity!"
Although there is still some gap between this amount and the same period in history, the cousin in history raised the annual salary of the president to 3 million francs (actually issued 2.16 million francs) by restricting the universal suffrage law, but considering that his own presidential budget in 1849 still If it is not issued, the amount that I can get is not much different from the same period in history.
After thinking for a moment, Jerome Bonaparte nodded and agreed with Thiers' conditions: "I agree to your conditions! After all, the entry of red elements into the parliament will not benefit us."
"Thank you for your understanding!" Thiers, who thought he had done Jerome Bonaparte, breathed a sigh of relief.
As long as the president doesn't choose to mess things up, they can keep the universal suffrage law in the way.
At that point, they will be able to kick Jerome Bonaparte away as they did Cavaignac.
However, in order to prevent Jerome Bonaparte from resisting, Thiers decided to let him retire after serving one term as president.
Thiers, the self-proclaimed future president, needs to maintain the stability of the presidency, even if Thiers does not like the president of Jerome Bonaparte.
If the first president faces impeachment and resignation from Congress~www.novelhall.com~, then the next few terms will not settle down.
"Your Excellency, let us join hands to build a barrier to stop the red elements outside the parliament!" Thiers stretched out his hand to Jerome Bonaparte with a grim expression.
Jerome Bonaparte likewise held out his hand with Thiers: "Happy cooperation!"
After the two scheming foxes finished their examination, one fox got up and left, and the other fox pretended to leave the nest.
Jerome Bonaparte, who watched Thiers go away, closed his smile, and turned to a terribly serious expression.
Following Jerome Bonaparte, Persini, who was accustomed to the changes in Jerome Bonaparte's expression, instantly realized that his "mission" was coming again.
Sure enough, Jerome Bonaparte, who had his back turned to Pesini, gave him an order in an indifferent tone: "Pesini, invite the Minister of Justice, Rouet, to my study!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Pesini responded, and then rode away with the two dragoons.
Jerome Bonaparte walked back to the study alone, looking at the two cups of coffee emitting the slightest heat on the round table in the study, he gently shook the bell at the corner of the table.
The bell made a crisp and pleasant sound, and the two servants in the corridor quickly entered after hearing the sound of the bell, and they respectfully asked, "Mr. President!"
"Pour out these two cups of coffee!" Jerome Bonaparte said to the servant, pointing to the two cups of coffee, and then pointing to the coffee cup Thiers had used and instructing him to brush it more times.
The servants were a little puzzled by Jerome Bonaparte's strange request, but they chose to obey the president's orders.
"What do you want?" Jerome Bonaparte put away his sarcastic expression and asked solemnly.Seeing that Jerome Bonaparte's attitude was not totally resisting, Thiers couldn't help but feel a little delighted.As long as there are no clear objections, there is room for conversation.The secret of politics is not to compromise with each other. All politicians after the Great Revolution believed that blindly beheading their political enemies would only repeat the tragedy of the Great Revolution. That's why the Duke of Orleans stayed after the fall of Charles X. Given his full escape, Louis-Philippe was also released intentionally or unintentionally by the Republicans after the fall of Louis-Philippe."Mr. President, we must prevent the red elements from entering the parliament. Once they flood into the parliament, the entire Legislative Assembly and even the whole of France will be seriously threatened." Thiers tried to deliberately exaggerate the threat of "social democrats", To convince Jerome Bonaparte of his words: "Religion, morality, order will cease to exist, the rich will be killed, and even you will have to suffer."Jerome Bonaparte understood that Thiers's "going on" was referring to the guillotine of Louis XVI, which hung over the whole of France after drinking the blood of the despot and the republic."How are you going to keep them out of Parliament?" Jerome Bonaparte continued to ask."Red elements come from those who do not have enough to eat and do not do their jobs properly. If you want to exclude them from the system, you need to raise the threshold for elections! We should remove the right to vote for those who do not live in a fixed place!" Thiers euphemistically The ground appealed to Jerome Bonaparte to restrict the law of universal suffrage."Oh! M. Thiers!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Thiers sarcastically in an exaggerated tone: "I am a president elected by universal suffrage, and you are now asking me to betray the universal suffrage. Don't you just dig my foundation?""Mr. President, the amendment of the constitution does not require universal suffrage, but parliamentary approval!" Thiers showed a confident attitude, and he held his head high and showed off to Jerome Bonaparte: "Mr. President, there is no willingness in 1852 Lose rights in the second week of May!""No...no...the Constitution of the French Republic chooses me! I respect the laws of the French Constitution!" Jerome Bonaparte emphasized to Thiers with a pretence of disguise.Thiers smiled at Jerome Bonaparte's hypocrisy, and he did not believe that President Napoleon would resign in peace."Mr. President, don't hide it! No one wants to step down from this position! The power of the President of the Republic is greater than the power of the king!" Thiers sighed, and he shook his head to himself: "Say It is also our own fault, why we concentrated the power of the president to the point where it is difficult to check and balance."Mr. Thiers! If you are here to express your feelings, please come back!" Jerome Bonaparte said to Thiers with a stern face."Mr. President, as long as we limit the votes of the red population, then it is equivalent to excluding the republicans and the Montagnards in the parliament, and the entire parliament will be controlled by us. At that time, how about we support your successor president?" Thiers also Promised to Jerome Bonaparte in the same way that Jerome Bonaparte wrote a bad check."You... support me to continue to be president?" Jerome Bonaparte softened a bit, but still evaded and tried: "Do people in the party think so too?"Thiers couldn't help but despise Jerome Bonaparte. He thought that Jerome Bonaparte was so capable that he was not fascinated by power, just like Cavaignac at the time."Although there are still a handful of people in the Party of Order who hold opposing opinions, most of the members of the Party of Order are willing to help you!" Thiers suddenly increased his voice: "A monarchist faction is always stronger than a republican faction."Jerome Bonaparte continued to stare at Thiers.After a long time, Jerome Bonaparte showed a meaningful smile and praised in a strange tone: "That's right, a monarch is always stronger than a republic.""So you agree?" Thiers smiled involuntarily, and his tone became more cheerful."Mr. Thiers! If it's just an empty cheque, no one wants to believe it." Jerome Bonaparte spread his hands, and changed the subject: "How can I believe that you are helping me sincerely Amend the constitution!""Please don't worry about this!" Thiers was confident about Jerome Bonaparte's questioning, he still kept a smile and said to Jerome Bonaparte: "In order to show our sincerity, we will limit the number of votes we ask for. , granting you an absolutely generous reward!"Thiers knew that to persuade Jerome Bonaparte not only did he need to draw a pie, but he also needed to give him something to see.Since Jerome Bonaparte often holds various banquets at the Elysee Palace, the President's meager salary 600,000 francs, 24,000 pounds has long been unable to meet the expenses of the Elysee Palace, they only need to meet the needs of the President in this regard , the president will not reject their proposal.According to the Constitution of the Second French Republic, although the President of the Republic has no right to obstruct the implementation of the Constitution, he can delay the effective time of the Constitution. In addition, restricting the law of universal suffrage is in conflict with the original Constitution of the Republic. , the Legislative Assembly will become the target of public criticism, so the president must be "pacified" before restricting the universal suffrage law. Jerome Bonaparte raised three fingers and said greedily: "The parliament needs to increase the annual salary of the president to 1.2 million francs, and at the same time pay me 3 million francs at one time.""Cough...cough...cough..." Thiers was shocked by Jerome Bonaparte's condition, which far exceeded Thiers' psychological upper limit.The annual salary of 1.2 million francs plus the compensation of 3 million francs is simply a robbery of the whole of France, not to mention that he does not agree, even if he agrees to the party of order, he will not agree."Mr. President, I think your offer is too high!" Thiers said firmly to Jerome Bonaparte: "Up to 900,000 francs a year, plus 2 million francs in compensation.""In this case, I can only choose to leave everything to the people to judge!" Jerome Bonaparte shook his head and said with a little regret.Once Jerome Bonaparte leaked the news to people outside the parliament, the citizens of Paris outside the parliament will rise up against the parliament.They'll be in big trouble then, and it's better to satisfy his greed and shut him up."The annual salary of 1 million francs, plus a one-time compensation of 2.16 million francs!" Thiers clenched his teeth and broke through his bottom line, this time he did not give in: "Mr. President, 2.16 million francs can pay off part of your debt! This has been It is our greatest sincerity!"Although there is still some gap between this amount and the same period in history, the cousin in history raised the annual salary of the president to 3 million francs actually issued 2.16 million francs by restricting the universal suffrage law, but considering that his own presidential budget in 1849 still If it is not issued, the amount that I can get is not much different from the same period in history.After thinking for a moment, Jerome Bonaparte nodded and agreed with Thiers' conditions: "I agree to your conditions! After all, the entry of red elements into the parliament will not benefit us.""Thank you for your understanding!" Thiers, who thought he had done Jerome Bonaparte, breathed a sigh of relief.As long as the president doesn't choose to mess things up, they can keep the universal suffrage law in the way.At that point, they will be able to kick Jerome Bonaparte away as they did Cavaignac.However, in order to prevent Jerome Bonaparte from resisting, Thiers decided to let him retire after serving one term as president.Thiers, the self-proclaimed future president, needs to maintain the stability of the presidency, even if Thiers does not like the president of Jerome Bonaparte.If the first president faces impeachment and resignation from Congress~www.novelhall.com~, then the next few terms will not settle down."Your Excellency, let us join hands to build a barrier to stop the red elements outside the parliament!" Thiers stretched out his hand to Jerome Bonaparte with a grim expression.Jerome Bonaparte likewise held out his hand with Thiers: "Happy cooperation!"After the two scheming foxes finished their examination, one fox got up and left, and the other fox pretended to leave the nest.Jerome Bonaparte, who watched Thiers go away, closed his smile, and turned to a terribly serious expression.Following Jerome Bonaparte, Persini, who was accustomed to the changes in Jerome Bonaparte's expression, instantly realized that his "mission" was coming again.Sure enough, Jerome Bonaparte, who had his back turned to Pesini, gave him an order in an indifferent tone: "Pesini, invite the Minister of Justice, Rouet, to my study!""Yes, Your Majesty!" Pesini responded, and then rode away with the two dragoons.Jerome Bonaparte walked back to the study alone, looking at the two cups of coffee emitting the slightest heat on the round table in the study, he gently shook the bell at the corner of the table.The bell made a crisp and pleasant sound, and the two servants in the corridor quickly entered after hearing the sound of the bell, and they respectfully asked, "Mr. President!""Pour out these two cups of coffee!" Jerome Bonaparte said to the servant, pointing to the two cups of coffee, and then pointing to the coffee cup Thiers had used and instructing him to brush it more times.The servants were a little puzzled by Jerome Bonaparte's strange request, but they chose to obey the president's orders.
