Chapter 203: Military spending imposed on parliament
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The turning point of Jerome Bonaparte made Bastide and others present with joyful expressions on their faces. They didn't understand what the "dishonest" president was trying to do.
"Your Excellency, but what?" Bastide asked Jerome Bonaparte cautiously.
"Don't be nervous!" Jerome Bonaparte said with a smile: "I just want to hold a military parade on the outskirts of Paris before martial law is lifted to boost the morale of the French nation! At the same time, it can also deter some of the younger generation!"
For the republicans, the conditions of President Jerome Bonaparte were not an unacceptable one.
The solemn expressions of the republicans except Cavaignac finally relaxed, and Bastide smiled again and responded to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Excellency, as the supreme military commander, has the right to propose to the Legislative Assembly. The application for the military parade, I believe that every member of the Legislative Assembly with patriotism will definitely consider this request carefully and prudently!"
Bastide's subtext was that the Republicans would not interfere in the president's actions.
"Then the question of cost..." asked Jerome Bonaparte.
Although Jerome Bonaparte has raised a large amount of "army love money" from the "Pioneers of the Times" in Paris, he still hopes that the parliament can bear the cost of the military parade.
After all, the presidential palace also needs to be open sourced.
After Jerome Bonaparte ousted Odilo Barro and regained most of his own power, the Elysee Palace was also a whirlpool of power centers, and the greater the power, the greater the expense that came with it.
In order to deal with the huge power gathered in the Elysee Palace, Jerome Bonaparte set up a large number of subordinate institutions such as the Special Secret Service, the Military Investigation Service, and the Disabled Soldier's Office in the secretariat's office and the police office. The institutions of the Elysee Palace do not have a strict sense of establishment (except for the Special Secret Service, because they are the military establishment, they can take part of the funds allocated by the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of War to save money), because they are only affiliated with Jerome. Bonaparte personally commanded, so the activities they needed were also borne by the president.
As we all know, the annual salary of Jerome Bonaparte as president is only 600,000 francs (big boo)
His boss is like an empty shelf. Every night, when he opens his eyes, hundreds of people rely on him for food, drink and Lhasa.
So adhering to the "good" tradition of saving a little is a little, Jerome Bonaparte still hopes that the Legislative Assembly will pay for his move.
"This..." Bastide hesitated for a moment, then turned his attention to Lamartine.
After all, Lamartine can represent the meaning of the entire republican faction, and he is just one of the more eloquent people in the republican faction.
"If you are unwilling to agree to my request, then martial law will probably be postponed!" Jerome Bonaparte threatened the republicans nakedly.
There was a gloomy look on the republican face again.
Now it's a buyer's (Gérôme Bonaparte) market, and as long as Gérôme Bonaparte has his heart, he can kick the Legislative Assembly out of the way.
If it weren't for the concern that the Legislative Assembly had not completely checked himself to death, Jerome Bonaparte would not mind strangling them to death like his uncle had dissolved the House of Five Hundreds.
Jerome Bonaparte's threat was obviously very effective, and the republicans under martial law had no guarantee that the president would do something out of the ordinary.
The failure of Ledru Rolland made them realize that it is difficult for them (the republicans) to mobilize the people of Paris against despotism again, and they can only follow the existing framework.
Even if the framework itself is already against them!
"Your Excellency, on behalf of the Republicans, we agree to your request!"
Lamartine, the "party whip", made a final decision. He also did not want to delay the election for this matter. The Republicans could only consider restricting the president if they defeated the Party of Order in the election.
"That couldn't be better!" Jerome Bonaparte smiled, stretched out his hand and said calmly: "Member Lamartine, happy cooperation!"
There was a look of disgust on Lamartine's face. As an "idealist", Lamartine rejected the so-called "cooperation" of Jerome Bonaparte, but he had to make excuses for Jerome Bonaparte. snake down.
"Happy cooperation!" Lamartine stretched out his hand and responded mechanically.
The two hands quickly separated after a slight touch.
After discussing the important matters, Jerome Bonaparte politely asked Lamartine if he would like to dine at the Elysee Palace.
"No! Mr. President!" Lamartine decisively declined the invitation to dinner.
He would have been reluctant to meet Jerome Bonaparte if Thiers hadn't asked him to come forward.
Jerome Bonaparte did not know that Lamartine's seriousness was a downright refined egoist.
An idealism and a refined egoism are not the same thing from the beginning.
"Pesini, take me to send the members of the Congress!"
Rejected geothermal Rom Bonaparte shook his head and ordered Pessini to send the republican deputies out of the Elysee Palace.
The republican deputies left the Elysee Palace under the "escort" of Pessini.
Cavaignac, who was walking on the road, could no longer hold back the inexplicable anger in his heart. He asked Bastide sternly: "Mr. Bastide, do you know what the consequences of doing this are? Bona. Pakistan's excessive contact with the army will only increase his ambitions!"
No one among the Republicans knew the military better than Cavaignac.
The army has never been short of adventurous soldiers, and if these people are mixed with him, the army will sooner or later be in big trouble.
[Unbeknownst to Cavaignac, many neutral and republican soldiers in the War Department have been transferred to Reynolds. 】
Bastide glanced at Cavaignac and said coldly: "Member Cavaignac, you tell me what to do now! We can disagree with him for a military parade, and then what? Martial law continues, we can always There is a risk of being arrested! It is better to end martial law as soon as possible than this.”
Bastide pointedly pointed out the embarrassment of the republicans, they had no ability to negotiate conditions with Jerome Bonaparte, only the victors could impose conditions on the losers.
Cavaignac couldn't say anything to refute for a while. After a while, he showed a helpless smile and said, "You are right!"
Bastide is also not retorting aggressively. He looks around the MPs and encourages: "Gentlemen, we can think from another angle! Jerome Bonaparte's agreement to lift martial law shows that he is not interested in the army. There is no confidence in whether Paris can be controlled. The citizens of Paris have awakened! They do not need a tyrant. I guess that Jerome Bonaparte's next actions are likely to follow the line of parliamentary struggle. This is for us It's an opportunity!"
After hearing Bastide's encouragement, the present MPs also came out of their loss. As long as he still follows the line of parliamentary struggle, then they have a chance to win.
The republicans believe that democracy and republic will sooner or later penetrate into the hearts of every French, and the era of tyrants will be gone forever.
Early the next morning.
Bastide and Lamartine went to the Rue Poirtier to meet Thiers, and informed Thiers that martial law was about to be lifted.
"So, you have succeeded!" Thiers looked at Lamartine in amazement, but he never thought that Bonaparte could lift martial law so readily.
For this reason, he was already prepared to convene a parliament to impeach Jerome Bonaparte after the failure of the republicans, who was unwilling to lift martial law.
Now that Jerome Bonaparte has readily agreed to lift martial law, Thiers has to wonder whether he and the republicans have reached an agreement.
Facing Thiers' suspicious gaze, Lamartine said lightly: "Mr. Thiers, my goal is the same as yours when it comes to lifting martial law, and you don't need to have any doubts about it! We do promise. the conditions proposed by the President..."
Lamartine told Thiers the terms of Jerome Bonaparte: "I don't think you and your party will object!"
"Of course!" Thiers responded without hesitation ~www.novelhall.com~ Having lost an extra income, he was also unwilling to watch martial law continue.
This will only make more and more people circle around the Elysee Palace.
January 1, 1850.
The Legislative Assembly reopened, and General San Arnault, Secretary of State, took the place of Minister of War Reno for a "routine" questioning by the National Assembly.
Although this time the parliament was just a project carried out by convention, the whole meeting was naturally filled with an inexplicable smell of gunpowder.
"General Saint Arnault, in December last year, you and your minister, General Reño, imposed martial law without going through the Legislative Assembly! I don't know how you explain it!" Arno said.
"I don't think this is martial law without authorization!" Saint Arnault retorted without hesitation: "We are under the order of the president. The president, as the supreme commander of the army, has the right to impose martial law, which is the power conferred by the constitution to His Excellency the President Besides, Commander Changarnier, the Paris city defense commander, also agreed to the plan of martial law!”
St. Arnault carried the flags of Changarnier and Jerome Bonaparte, so Marast could not find any reason to refute. Procedurally speaking, St. Arnault did not exist.
"Then how do you explain the shooting incident of the Second Brigade in Temple District!" Marast asked again.
"You can ask the citizens of Paris what they think about the shooting!" St. Arnault looked at Marast with disdain and said, "If it weren't for the army's presence, I'm afraid those **** would never get it for the rest of my life. Deserved punishment!"
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The turning point of Jerome Bonaparte made Bastide and others present with joyful expressions on their faces. They didn't understand what the "dishonest" president was trying to do.
"Your Excellency, but what?" Bastide asked Jerome Bonaparte cautiously.
"Don't be nervous!" Jerome Bonaparte said with a smile: "I just want to hold a military parade on the outskirts of Paris before martial law is lifted to boost the morale of the French nation! At the same time, it can also deter some of the younger generation!"
For the republicans, the conditions of President Jerome Bonaparte were not an unacceptable one.
The solemn expressions of the republicans except Cavaignac finally relaxed, and Bastide smiled again and responded to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Excellency, as the supreme military commander, has the right to propose to the Legislative Assembly. The application for the military parade, I believe that every member of the Legislative Assembly with patriotism will definitely consider this request carefully and prudently!"
Bastide's subtext was that the Republicans would not interfere in the president's actions.
"Then the question of cost..." asked Jerome Bonaparte.
Although Jerome Bonaparte has raised a large amount of "army love money" from the "Pioneers of the Times" in Paris, he still hopes that the parliament can bear the cost of the military parade.
After all, the presidential palace also needs to be open sourced.
After Jerome Bonaparte ousted Odilo Barro and regained most of his own power, the Elysee Palace was also a whirlpool of power centers, and the greater the power, the greater the expense that came with it.
In order to deal with the huge power gathered in the Elysee Palace, Jerome Bonaparte set up a large number of subordinate institutions such as the Special Secret Service, the Military Investigation Service, and the Disabled Soldier's Office in the secretariat's office and the police office. The institutions of the Elysee Palace do not have a strict sense of establishment (except for the Special Secret Service, because they are the military establishment, they can take part of the funds allocated by the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of War to save money), because they are only affiliated with Jerome. Bonaparte personally commanded, so the activities they needed were also borne by the president.
As we all know, the annual salary of Jerome Bonaparte as president is only 600,000 francs (big boo)
His boss is like an empty shelf. Every night, when he opens his eyes, hundreds of people rely on him for food, drink and Lhasa.
So adhering to the "good" tradition of saving a little is a little, Jerome Bonaparte still hopes that the Legislative Assembly will pay for his move.
"This..." Bastide hesitated for a moment, then turned his attention to Lamartine.
After all, Lamartine can represent the meaning of the entire republican faction, and he is just one of the more eloquent people in the republican faction.
"If you are unwilling to agree to my request, then martial law will probably be postponed!" Jerome Bonaparte threatened the republicans nakedly.
There was a gloomy look on the republican face again.
Now it's a buyer's (Gérôme Bonaparte) market, and as long as Gérôme Bonaparte has his heart, he can kick the Legislative Assembly out of the way.
If it weren't for the concern that the Legislative Assembly had not completely checked himself to death, Jerome Bonaparte would not mind strangling them to death like his uncle had dissolved the House of Five Hundreds.
Jerome Bonaparte's threat was obviously very effective, and the republicans under martial law had no guarantee that the president would do something out of the ordinary.
The failure of Ledru Rolland made them realize that it is difficult for them (the republicans) to mobilize the people of Paris against despotism again, and they can only follow the existing framework.
Even if the framework itself is already against them!
"Your Excellency, on behalf of the Republicans, we agree to your request!"
Lamartine, the "party whip", made a final decision. He also did not want to delay the election for this matter. The Republicans could only consider restricting the president if they defeated the Party of Order in the election.
"That couldn't be better!" Jerome Bonaparte smiled, stretched out his hand and said calmly: "Member Lamartine, happy cooperation!"
There was a look of disgust on Lamartine's face. As an "idealist", Lamartine rejected the so-called "cooperation" of Jerome Bonaparte, but he had to make excuses for Jerome Bonaparte. snake down.
"Happy cooperation!" Lamartine stretched out his hand and responded mechanically.
The two hands quickly separated after a slight touch.
After discussing the important matters, Jerome Bonaparte politely asked Lamartine if he would like to dine at the Elysee Palace.
"No! Mr. President!" Lamartine decisively declined the invitation to dinner.
He would have been reluctant to meet Jerome Bonaparte if Thiers hadn't asked him to come forward.
Jerome Bonaparte did not know that Lamartine's seriousness was a downright refined egoist.
An idealism and a refined egoism are not the same thing from the beginning.
"Pesini, take me to send the members of the Congress!"
Rejected geothermal Rom Bonaparte shook his head and ordered Pessini to send the republican deputies out of the Elysee Palace.
The republican deputies left the Elysee Palace under the "escort" of Pessini.
Cavaignac, who was walking on the road, could no longer hold back the inexplicable anger in his heart. He asked Bastide sternly: "Mr. Bastide, do you know what the consequences of doing this are? Bona. Pakistan's excessive contact with the army will only increase his ambitions!"
No one among the Republicans knew the military better than Cavaignac.
The army has never been short of adventurous soldiers, and if these people are mixed with him, the army will sooner or later be in big trouble.
[Unbeknownst to Cavaignac, many neutral and republican soldiers in the War Department have been transferred to Reynolds. 】
Bastide glanced at Cavaignac and said coldly: "Member Cavaignac, you tell me what to do now! We can disagree with him for a military parade, and then what? Martial law continues, we can always There is a risk of being arrested! It is better to end martial law as soon as possible than this.”
Bastide pointedly pointed out the embarrassment of the republicans, they had no ability to negotiate conditions with Jerome Bonaparte, only the victors could impose conditions on the losers.
Cavaignac couldn't say anything to refute for a while. After a while, he showed a helpless smile and said, "You are right!"
Bastide is also not retorting aggressively. He looks around the MPs and encourages: "Gentlemen, we can think from another angle! Jerome Bonaparte's agreement to lift martial law shows that he is not interested in the army. There is no confidence in whether Paris can be controlled. The citizens of Paris have awakened! They do not need a tyrant. I guess that Jerome Bonaparte's next actions are likely to follow the line of parliamentary struggle. This is for us It's an opportunity!"
After hearing Bastide's encouragement, the present MPs also came out of their loss. As long as he still follows the line of parliamentary struggle, then they have a chance to win.
The republicans believe that democracy and republic will sooner or later penetrate into the hearts of every French, and the era of tyrants will be gone forever.
Early the next morning.
Bastide and Lamartine went to the Rue Poirtier to meet Thiers, and informed Thiers that martial law was about to be lifted.
"So, you have succeeded!" Thiers looked at Lamartine in amazement, but he never thought that Bonaparte could lift martial law so readily.
For this reason, he was already prepared to convene a parliament to impeach Jerome Bonaparte after the failure of the republicans, who was unwilling to lift martial law.
Now that Jerome Bonaparte has readily agreed to lift martial law, Thiers has to wonder whether he and the republicans have reached an agreement.
Facing Thiers' suspicious gaze, Lamartine said lightly: "Mr. Thiers, my goal is the same as yours when it comes to lifting martial law, and you don't need to have any doubts about it! We do promise. the conditions proposed by the President..."
Lamartine told Thiers the terms of Jerome Bonaparte: "I don't think you and your party will object!"
"Of course!" Thiers responded without hesitation ~www.novelhall.com~ Having lost an extra income, he was also unwilling to watch martial law continue.
This will only make more and more people circle around the Elysee Palace.
January 1, 1850.
The Legislative Assembly reopened, and General San Arnault, Secretary of State, took the place of Minister of War Reno for a "routine" questioning by the National Assembly.
Although this time the parliament was just a project carried out by convention, the whole meeting was naturally filled with an inexplicable smell of gunpowder.
"General Saint Arnault, in December last year, you and your minister, General Reño, imposed martial law without going through the Legislative Assembly! I don't know how you explain it!" Arno said.
"I don't think this is martial law without authorization!" Saint Arnault retorted without hesitation: "We are under the order of the president. The president, as the supreme commander of the army, has the right to impose martial law, which is the power conferred by the constitution to His Excellency the President Besides, Commander Changarnier, the Paris city defense commander, also agreed to the plan of martial law!”
St. Arnault carried the flags of Changarnier and Jerome Bonaparte, so Marast could not find any reason to refute. Procedurally speaking, St. Arnault did not exist.
"Then how do you explain the shooting incident of the Second Brigade in Temple District!" Marast asked again.
"You can ask the citizens of Paris what they think about the shooting!" St. Arnault looked at Marast with disdain and said, "If it weren't for the army's presence, I'm afraid those **** would never get it for the rest of my life. Deserved punishment!"
The turning point of Jerome Bonaparte made Bastide and others present with joyful expressions on their faces. They didn't understand what the "dishonest" president was trying to do."Your Excellency, but what?" Bastide asked Jerome Bonaparte cautiously."Don't be nervous!" Jerome Bonaparte said with a smile: "I just want to hold a military parade on the outskirts of Paris before martial law is lifted to boost the morale of the French nation! At the same time, it can also deter some of the younger generation!"For the republicans, the conditions of President Jerome Bonaparte were not an unacceptable one.The solemn expressions of the republicans except Cavaignac finally relaxed, and Bastide smiled again and responded to Jerome Bonaparte: "Your Excellency, as the supreme military commander, has the right to propose to the Legislative Assembly. The application for the military parade, I believe that every member of the Legislative Assembly with patriotism will definitely consider this request carefully and prudently!"Bastide's subtext was that the Republicans would not interfere in the president's actions."Then the question of cost..." asked Jerome Bonaparte.Although Jerome Bonaparte has raised a large amount of "army love money" from the "Pioneers of the Times" in Paris, he still hopes that the parliament can bear the cost of the military parade.After all, the presidential palace also needs to be open sourced.After Jerome Bonaparte ousted Odilo Barro and regained most of his own power, the Elysee Palace was also a whirlpool of power centers, and the greater the power, the greater the expense that came with it.In order to deal with the huge power gathered in the Elysee Palace, Jerome Bonaparte set up a large number of subordinate institutions such as the Special Secret Service, the Military Investigation Service, and the Disabled Soldier's Office in the secretariat's office and the police office. The institutions of the Elysee Palace do not have a strict sense of establishment except for the Special Secret Service, because they are the military establishment, they can take part of the funds allocated by the Ministry of Finance to the Ministry of War to save money, because they are only affiliated with Jerome. Bonaparte personally commanded, so the activities they needed were also borne by the president.As we all know, the annual salary of Jerome Bonaparte as president is only 600,000 francs big booHis boss is like an empty shelf. Every night, when he opens his eyes, hundreds of people rely on him for food, drink and Lhasa.So adhering to the "good" tradition of saving a little is a little, Jerome Bonaparte still hopes that the Legislative Assembly will pay for his move."This..." Bastide hesitated for a moment, then turned his attention to Lamartine.After all, Lamartine can represent the meaning of the entire republican faction, and he is just one of the more eloquent people in the republican faction."If you are unwilling to agree to my request, then martial law will probably be postponed!" Jerome Bonaparte threatened the republicans nakedly.There was a gloomy look on the republican face again.Now it's a buyer's Grme Bonaparte market, and as long as Grme Bonaparte has his heart, he can kick the Legislative Assembly out of the way.If it weren't for the concern that the Legislative Assembly had not completely checked himself to death, Jerome Bonaparte would not mind strangling them to death like his uncle had dissolved the House of Five Hundreds.Jerome Bonaparte's threat was obviously very effective, and the republicans under martial law had no guarantee that the president would do something out of the ordinary.The failure of Ledru Rolland made them realize that it is difficult for them the republicans to mobilize the people of Paris against despotism again, and they can only follow the existing framework.Even if the framework itself is already against them!"Your Excellency, on behalf of the Republicans, we agree to your request!"Lamartine, the "party whip", made a final decision. He also did not want to delay the election for this matter. The Republicans could only consider restricting the president if they defeated the Party of Order in the election."That couldn't be better!" Jerome Bonaparte smiled, stretched out his hand and said calmly: "Member Lamartine, happy cooperation!"There was a look of disgust on Lamartine's face. As an "idealist", Lamartine rejected the so-called "cooperation" of Jerome Bonaparte, but he had to make excuses for Jerome Bonaparte. snake down."Happy cooperation!" Lamartine stretched out his hand and responded mechanically.The two hands quickly separated after a slight touch.After discussing the important matters, Jerome Bonaparte politely asked Lamartine if he would like to dine at the Elysee Palace."No! Mr. President!" Lamartine decisively declined the invitation to dinner.He would have been reluctant to meet Jerome Bonaparte if Thiers hadn't asked him to come forward.Jerome Bonaparte did not know that Lamartine's seriousness was a downright refined egoist.An idealism and a refined egoism are not the same thing from the beginning."Pesini, take me to send the members of the Congress!"Rejected geothermal Rom Bonaparte shook his head and ordered Pessini to send the republican deputies out of the Elysee Palace.The republican deputies left the Elysee Palace under the "escort" of Pessini.Cavaignac, who was walking on the road, could no longer hold back the inexplicable anger in his heart. He asked Bastide sternly: "Mr. Bastide, do you know what the consequences of doing this are? Bona. Pakistan's excessive contact with the army will only increase his ambitions!"No one among the Republicans knew the military better than Cavaignac.The army has never been short of adventurous soldiers, and if these people are mixed with him, the army will sooner or later be in big trouble.Unbeknownst to Cavaignac, many neutral and republican soldiers in the War Department have been transferred to Reynolds. Bastide glanced at Cavaignac and said coldly: "Member Cavaignac, you tell me what to do now! We can disagree with him for a military parade, and then what? Martial law continues, we can always There is a risk of being arrested! It is better to end martial law as soon as possible than this.Bastide pointedly pointed out the embarrassment of the republicans, they had no ability to negotiate conditions with Jerome Bonaparte, only the victors could impose conditions on the losers.Cavaignac couldn't say anything to refute for a while. After a while, he showed a helpless smile and said, "You are right!"Bastide is also not retorting aggressively. He looks around the MPs and encourages: "Gentlemen, we can think from another angle! Jerome Bonaparte's agreement to lift martial law shows that he is not interested in the army. There is no confidence in whether Paris can be controlled. The citizens of Paris have awakened! They do not need a tyrant. I guess that Jerome Bonaparte's next actions are likely to follow the line of parliamentary struggle. This is for us It's an opportunity!"After hearing Bastide's encouragement, the present MPs also came out of their loss. As long as he still follows the line of parliamentary struggle, then they have a chance to win.The republicans believe that democracy and republic will sooner or later penetrate into the hearts of every French, and the era of tyrants will be gone forever.Early the next morning.Bastide and Lamartine went to the Rue Poirtier to meet Thiers, and informed Thiers that martial law was about to be lifted."So, you have succeeded!" Thiers looked at Lamartine in amazement, but he never thought that Bonaparte could lift martial law so readily.For this reason, he was already prepared to convene a parliament to impeach Jerome Bonaparte after the failure of the republicans, who was unwilling to lift martial law.Now that Jerome Bonaparte has readily agreed to lift martial law, Thiers has to wonder whether he and the republicans have reached an agreement.Facing Thiers' suspicious gaze, Lamartine said lightly: "Mr. Thiers, my goal is the same as yours when it comes to lifting martial law, and you don't need to have any doubts about it! We do promise. the conditions proposed by the President..."Lamartine told Thiers the terms of Jerome Bonaparte: "I don't think you and your party will object!""Of course!" Thiers responded without hesitation ~www.novelhall.com~ Having lost an extra income, he was also unwilling to watch martial law continue.This will only make more and more people circle around the Elysee Palace.January 1, 1850.The Legislative Assembly reopened, and General San Arnault, Secretary of State, took the place of Minister of War Reno for a "routine" questioning by the National Assembly.Although this time the parliament was just a project carried out by convention, the whole meeting was naturally filled with an inexplicable smell of gunpowder."General Saint Arnault, in December last year, you and your minister, General Reo, imposed martial law without going through the Legislative Assembly! I don't know how you explain it!" Arno said."I don't think this is martial law without authorization!" Saint Arnault retorted without hesitation: "We are under the order of the president. The president, as the supreme commander of the army, has the right to impose martial law, which is the power conferred by the constitution to His Excellency the President Besides, Commander Changarnier, the Paris city defense commander, also agreed to the plan of martial law!St. Arnault carried the flags of Changarnier and Jerome Bonaparte, so Marast could not find any reason to refute. Procedurally speaking, St. Arnault did not exist."Then how do you explain the shooting incident of the Second Brigade in Temple District!" Marast asked again."You can ask the citizens of Paris what they think about the shooting!" St. Arnault looked at Marast with disdain and said, "If it weren't for the army's presence, I'm afraid those **** would never get it for the rest of my life. Deserved punishment!"
