Chapter 1612 The Son Abandoned by God (15)

After the fog comes, looking at Rouen from the city walls, it feels like you are in London, at least in Mr. Dumont's eyes.

He was a typical British gentleman. He was telling Georgiana about what he had seen during his travels. When he was talking about Naples, he suddenly remembered something and took out a black velvet bag from his coat pocket and handed it to Georgiana.

"What is this?" Georgiana asked, opening it.

"Gifts for you," Mr. Dumont said happily, "although they are not as expensive as the ones Mr. Monroe gave you."

Georgiana opened the pocket, and under the light of the full moon, she found a very old compass and a small black female sculpture.

"This was found in Pompeii." Mr. Dumont said, "The compasses from two thousand years ago are not much different from the ones we use now. The basalt sculpture is a weight used by the Pompeii people. If you look carefully, you will find her ears.

There are hoop earrings made of grains, which could be threaded through the hemp rope, and also represent the goddess Astermia."

"It's impressive." Georgiana couldn't help but look at the small sculpture.

Astermia is the daughter of the goddess Themis. You can often see a sculpture of Themis at the door of the court, which is the blindfolded woman with a sword and a scale in her hand.

Themis is in charge of fairness in heaven, and Astermia is in charge of fairness in the human world. She also has a sword and a scale in her hand, but it is used to weigh grains, meaning the goddess of fair trade.

Although these things were everyday items, even if they were found in Pompeii thousands of years later, they were still far less valuable than Cleopatra's rare pearls, but Georgiana still didn't want to accept them.

Fair trade is never that easy. This is a sensitive period.

"This was discovered by Emma's husband, Sir Hamilton. He was a frequent visitor to Pompeii when he was ambassador in Naples, and Emma often accompanied him." Dumont said, "I couldn't believe them when I saw them together.

They are a couple. Sir Hamilton is a collector who loves to collect. He married her into his family as if he were collecting a wonderful piece of art, and he also wanted to show off her collection to the upper class society in Naples. You know the Mediterranean

Is 'living painting' popular in this area?"

"I've never heard of it," Georgiana said tremblingly.

"She would dress the same as in those famous paintings for Sir Hamilton and his guests to admire, and she could also speak fluent Italian and French. With her lively nature, she was loved by the entire upper class of Naples, including

Queen of Naples, Marie Antoinette's sister, Maria Carolina, the Austrian princess who vowed to avenge her sister and brother-in-law. I have never seen a woman as dangerous as her, she is like the goddess of revenge.

, she once said in front of Emma that she was willing to turn Naples into a match. Even if the match always burns out first, it can ignite a prairie fire. She instilled this hatred into her daughter and son, allowing them to

Marrying with the Spanish royal family, we evacuated Sir Hamilton from Naples not only for Nelson, but also because Sir Hamilton, who loves art, will find it difficult to cope with the future situation."

"Who will be the new ambassador of Naples?" Georgiana asked.

"I heard that you once dressed up as a character in a painting for Monsignor Bonaparte to admire. Is this what your husband taught you?" Dumont asked.

"No." Georgiana said a little unhappy.

"Then where did you learn that?"

"No one taught me, I just thought of it myself." Georgiana said, "It comes from a poem by Shakespeare. Napoleoni used to think that Shakespeare was nothing great."

Dumont raised his eyebrows in surprise, but he still tried his best to hide his smile and asked, "Excuse me, can you tell me which poem it is?"

"You can read Shakespeare yourself," Georgiana said with a stiff face.

"I heard that Napoleon used to like Scots Ossian's poems. Did he read them to you?" Dumont asked.

"No," Georgiana said dryly, but he did tell her about Shakespeare.

"That's really bad."

"What's so bad?"

"I thought you would bring him creative inspiration instead of spending your energy on planning war."

"I'm not that great," Georgiana said coldly.

"No, do you know how much the British steel companies now miss the days of zero tariffs? Emma and Nelson did not get together as soon as they met. In 1798, in order to prevent Napoleon from continuing his expedition to Egypt, Nelson fought after the Battle of Aboukir.

He was recuperating in Naples. Due to the loss of his right eye and arm, Nelson's life was affected to a certain extent. Emma took care of him for a while. Nelson was also a civilian, and he was indifferent to his wife because he was away on expeditions all year round. His attentiveness to Emma

I was very grateful for the care and showed my sincere respect and love for her. This made Emma, ​​who was abandoned by her lover and treated as a collection by her husband, feel love in her heart. Although stone lovers and keeping mistresses were common in the upper class, married men and women

Cohabitation is not tolerated. Even a playboy will be accused of moral turpitude. His Majesty the King is very strict in this regard. Not only his sister, but even Nelson can hardly tolerate it. It also coincides with the resignation of William Pitt Jr.

Their political opponents took this opportunity to attack him with newspapers. For the people, they were more willing to attack Emma, ​​and the newspapers that attacked you were bought by the steel tycoons. You are now the British Cleopatra.

Terra.”

Georgiana stopped.

"When gold coins jingle, bad words stop abruptly. This is Rothschild's family motto." Dumont said, "I heard that you met Fox some time ago."

"Yes."

"He seemed to have said a lot."

Georgiana nodded.

"May I know what he said?" Dumont whispered, although Georgiana's maids stood at a distance.

"Why don't you just ask him?" said Georgiana.

"Because Henry Petty was a friend of William Pitt Jr.," Dumont said, "Now the relationship between Senator Pitt and Fox is very delicate."

Georgiana hesitated and then said, "He told me about soda water and Joseph Priestley."

"What do you understand?" Dumont asked.

She bit her lip, stared at Dumont, and then said, "If I want to leave Europe and settle in the United States like Joseph Priestley, I can't be too harsh on the United States, otherwise there will be no place for me in this world.

."

Dumont breathed a sigh of relief. "Do you think you can't return to China?"

"Princess Caroline has been rejected by King George. She is still his biological sister. France is much more open than Britain in this regard. As long as I am not as extravagant and wasteful as Louis XV's mistress..."

"The old Marquis believes that land is the mother of wealth." Dumont interrupted Georgiana, "Do you understand what this means?"

Georgiana looked at him in surprise.

"Charles Fox believes that the United States cannot be taken back, but there are still quite a few people in Congress who believe that the Americas can be taken back. Do you know how Americans solve their property problems now?"

Georgiana shook her head.

"National debt, their collateral is slaves. These 'people' can not only become the agricultural labor force in the New World, but also balance the income and expenditure. When a slave owner becomes insolvent, he can sell those slaves in exchange for wealth, which avoids many problems."

Financial conflict.”

"I thought we were talking about something interesting." Georgiana said expressionlessly.

"The abolition of slavery is not just a moral movement, Georgiana, it also involves economics and politics. You can see that the Lord is not just planning to inherit the title of Marquis. He is a person who lives a mediocre life after entering the Privy Council. Since you have made Napoleon like it

Shakespeare, can you let him also..."

"Oh I see!"

"What?"

Georgiana thought of the reason why Napoleon remained calm while she sang that beautiful hymn.

Because John Newton is still alive today, he is still a priest dedicated to freeing slaves.

"This is a complicated question." Georgiana said calmly, "Let's talk about Nelson and Emma. Is she still performing live paintings for him now?"

"Can you tell me which poem made Napoleon fall in love with Shakespeare?"

"Secret." She said with a relaxed smile, then spread her arms and continued singing the song "God-given Grace" on the city wall.

Sometimes it is not the parents who abandon their children, but the children who leave their parents. Just like the young son in the Bible who split up his family and took his wealth to a distant place to live a luxurious life. His father still welcomed him back, but it was a pity that he

Is this kind of younger brother worthy of forgiveness in the eyes of his elder brother who has to wait until he becomes a pig-herding slave before he even thinks about going home?
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