Chapter 1527 “gas”

After reading books in the library all morning, Georgiana and Ribo accompanied Fox to a meal in a nearby restaurant.

Figuere became an errand boy, and until the Canal Saint-Martin was repaired she could only drink soda. Fox ordered a pre-dinner drink, and Ribo ordered a glass of champagne.

"Do you know how soda is made?" Fox said, looking at Georgiana's soda.

She was stunned for a moment.

"I think some gas was added?" she said uncertainly.

"I heard that the chemist Chaptard was once your guardian. Have you heard of Joseph Priestley? He is also an honorary academician of France." Fox asked.

"I'm not sure. I haven't had much contact with Mr. Chaptal."

"You should have more contact with him, you can learn a lot." Fox took a sip of sweet wine. "In 1772, he discovered a gas that would make people laugh after smelling it. In 1774, he

The technology was developed to break that gas out, and then you have soda in your glass."

"I only know that this water is Luxury brand." She said with a smile, holding up her glass, and then took a sip.

"This gas can also be used for anesthesia. I heard that a doctor once wanted to use it to treat tuberculosis. Later, a 17-year-old boy experimented on himself. After inhaling this gas, the pain would disappear. I heard

It is said that some surgical anesthetists use it for operations, but this anesthesia method seems to have side effects, which will speed up the blood circulation and make the entire operation bloody."

Georgiana smiled and said nothing.

"Mr Printersley is married to the daughter of Isaac Wilkinson, the largest ironmaker in England, just like Mr Shaptall. I heard you spent last Christmas at her house?

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"You've heard a lot, Mr. Prime Minister," Georgiana said coldly.

"Perhaps you can invite him directly next time. I would like to talk to him." Fox said with a smile, "Prinstry, like Shaptard, is an important minister with the identity of a chemist."

"Is he still in England?"

"No, he is in the United States." Fox sighed. "He was sympathetic to the French Revolution and gave several speeches. Later, his home and laboratory were burned down, and he had to immigrate to the United States and become an American citizen. I

I heard he was a professor of chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania."

Georgiana took a sip of her soda and looked out the window.

She could almost imagine what kind of "courtesy" she would receive if she returned to the UK.

The best way is to remain anonymous and go to a place where no one knows her. Severus can find her, which is of course the best in the 21st century, provided that he will come to find her again.

Famine caused a great burden on the poor, but had little impact on the rich. Meat and bread would still be available, but the price was much higher than usual.

At this time, fewer people go out to eat. Most of them are officers in uniform. Most people will choose to entertain guests at their own homes. This is the time to display Sèvres tableware.

There were still not many luxurious carriages along the way. The green "Royal Carriage" customized by Napoleon cost 6,000 francs each, and the one-tenth tax was also 600 francs, which was enough for a widow to live with her children for a year.

It was difficult for her to have a passionate love for this person and risk everything for him. Even if she was tolerant to him, her understanding was conditional, unlike Josephine who was tolerant of everything.

A mother's love for her children is unconditional, but this kind of maternal love also contains indulgence, which can turn a little tyrant into a big tyrant.

In her mind, she always recalled the four young men who smiled at the corpse of the police chief. Maybe the chief had blocked some "good deed" from them, which was why they took revenge.

It felt bad to be bound by the law. This was not allowed and that was not allowed. She didn't know what those missing boys went through after being kidnapped. They were all targets of certain people until they grew up to be adults and had the ability to protect themselves. The behavior of these kidnappers was intentionally or unintentionally misrepresented as nobles and wealthy people. Real nobles and wealthy people would not do such a thing in person, and also in public.

This is artificial to create panic. No wonder the children wandering the streets don't trust adults.

Looking at a world like this always makes people feel like they have lost hope. She couldn't help but sniff the gas in the soda water, trying to see if it would really make people laugh, but she didn't feel anything. So he put the soda water back on the table and watched Ribo and Fox chatting with a smile.

If it weren't for the fact that "laughing gas" would increase blood circulation and make the operating table extremely bloody, she would have wanted to introduce this gas to the Versailles Army Hospital. When the Black Death broke out in the army, and the Turks were coming At that time, Napoleon chose to give opium wine to those who were too sick to leave. Legend has it that there were 500 people, but Napoleon himself said that there were only 7 people. The doctor who accompanied the army at that time exchanged supplies with the locals and sold these supplies to the soldiers. This resulted in Napoleon not having as much opium wine when he needed it.

She didn't make any comment on this matter, at least he admitted it without denying or making any excuses.

It didn't take long for the food they asked for to arrive. After finishing the meal, Georgiana did not accompany Fox, but returned to the Tuileries Palace to eliminate the expenses of holding the celebration of the founding of the Italian Republic in Lyon in January. As of August Napoleon had already spent three million francs on his birthday celebration.

According to later statistics, there were more than 1,000 carriages for the newly rich and famous people attending Napoleon's birthday party. Fortunately, she opened a few doors in advance to let them get off separately. Otherwise, even if each carriage stopped for 10 seconds to let them off, it would have cost 2 More than hours.

At first, some people complained about this, feeling that it was not "equal" and all they wanted was to get off at the main entrance of the Tuileries Palace.

That is a symbol of status and dignity. How unofficial it is to enter and exit from the side door. They have not thought about the traffic congestion and the inconvenience caused to the citizens.

They waited in the car for several hours until the next celebration. When the dance was almost over in the early morning and they didn't even get off the car, they knew the purpose of getting off the car so dispersedly.

It would be "better" if they fought to get off the bus first. This is a very simple math problem. The problem is that no one has thought about it. Instead, she, the person who has thought about this problem, has become the target of their complaints.

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So she sometimes feels that what these French people want is not freedom and equality, they just want dignity. They couldn't enjoy it when they were ordinary people before, but now that the aristocrats have been overthrown, they can also experience it.

No wonder the old aristocrats mock the new rich so much.

After checking the accounts with the Marquis de Saint-Simon's daughter, Georgiana left the restaurant.

She planned to go through the side door, but was stopped by Bonaparte's valet.

He led her to a small suite, and Georgiana waited alone inside. About half an hour later, a Corsican wearing a colonel's uniform appeared, and he closed the door easily.

She sat against a desk and waited patiently for him to speak.

He rubbed his nose as if thinking about his opening remarks.

"What should I do to make you forgive me?" he asked directly.

She tilted her head and looked at him.

His height looks like that of a boy around 16 years old. Unfortunately, he is the kind of person with a long upper body, and his legs are indeed very short in proportion.

"What are you looking at?" he asked with a somewhat proud smile.

"Do you know how old Georgina is?" she asked.

The smile on his face faded.

"If Severus falls in love with a female student of her own age in school, parents will tear down the school..."

"I thought you didn't compare me to him privately." He interrupted her.

"You slept with an underage girl, Napoleoni." She said calmly. If this "news" were enough to ruin his political future in the 21st century, luckily he was in the early 19th century.

"She doesn't look like she's underage," he said quibly.

Georgiana recalled Georgina, who indeed looked older than she was.

"Are you still conscious?" she asked. "What are you thinking about?"

"I need information." He pinched his nose and then looked at her calmly. "She often tells me about things in the theater."

Georgiana smiled and shook her head.

"I'll pay her."

"You can't save anything by saying that!" She said angrily, "If you give money to an underage girl, you just..."

"You want to condemn me?" he asked rebelliously.

She shut up.

If you continue to "teach" him at this time, I'm afraid only the "gendarmes" can deal with him.

"She is young, not too wary, and the information she gave me is true, unlike Fouche." He cursed in a low voice, "That traitor."

"There are many women who like you, Leon, you don't need mine." She said calmly, "Georgina and Josephine..."

"What if I have no money?" he asked her again.

"You can't think so... Georgina is revealing her feelings to you."

"What else have you heard?" he asked again.

She said nothing.

She heard that they would talk in thin clothes in front of a bright fire, "theatre information," as he said, and he would always laugh.

It reminded her of her and Severus sitting in front of the fireplace talking.

"We are still friends." She thought for a moment and said, "It's time to stop it, my lion."

He smiled.

"Why are you laughing?" she asked.

"You are so good at guessing, why don't you guess?" He said with a smile, "You cold-blooded snake."

"You say I'm a snake?" she said in disbelief.

"We're not done yet!" He warned her, then turned around, opened the door and left, slamming the door behind him with a "bang".

Georgiana shook her head.

It may not have been unusual for a thirty-three-year-old adult man to take a girl half his age as a mistress in the 18th century. Georgina still had so many theater fans who supported her, but her past as a teacher made it impossible for her to ignore it.

What's more, she hasn't mentioned the line Severus left on the chair in his office at the Opera House.

Didn’t the beheaded Doge of Venice marry a girl who was old enough to be his granddaughter?

He stole someone else's lover and made the young man who lost his lover do stupid things.

She calmed down and left the suite.

She wouldn't believe what he said, he had so many excuses, and there were people thinking for him, she didn't want to be fooled anymore.
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