Two weeks later, Napoleon was promoted to major general. On October 25th, Napoleon took over the position of commander of the internal defense forces in Ballas. The name of Napoleon spread throughout the former kingdom, which was now the First Republic. When he went to the opera house to see the performance, he would be cheered on by the audience and would never be forgotten again. It was at this moment that he removed the letter 'u' from his surname, Buonaparte. Bonaparte is here.
In the meantime, though Napoleon's career had been astonishingly tumultuous, he enjoyed social life, especially at the Permonts. Every time he came to visit Laura, her brother and sister, and especially her mother, he was pale and thin, his riding boots covered with mud, and he wore a funny bowler hat and a gray cloak. Apart from Brenner's residence, this was the only place in Paris where he felt the warmth of a family. In Corsica, family was more important than anything else.
Mr. Permon's family left Paris when he was seriously ill. They had just returned after the Portuguese incident, and it was at this time that Napoleon was appointed as the commander of the Internal Defense Forces. When the Permonts left Paris, Napoleon's future was still uncertain. He, Juno, and Marmon were squeezed into a room in a cheap hotel. He had no money for a carriage or a horse, and his boots were always covered with mud as he trudged through the muddy roads of the French capital, which were mostly unpaved. However, according to Laura Permon's memories, now:
The muddy riding boots could no longer be seen. Napoleon was nowhere to be seen except in a beautiful carriage; He lived in a very respectable house, in the Ruede des Capucines. In short, he had become a dignitary, and it was all like magic. He came to see us every day, just as kind and intimate as before. Sometimes, very rarely, he would bring his good friends Juno or Marmont, or his uncle Fisher, a very gentle and calm man.
The situation in Paris was very dangerous. The workers had no jobs and the people were starving. Napoleon had to use his carriage to transport a large amount of bread for the Permon family to distribute every day, but there were strict rules. She couldn't say that this gift was from him.
Mrs. Permont was still grieving over her loss, but Napoleon was not usually concerned about other people's feelings. After urging Lady Permont to arrange a marriage between Laura's brother and his sister, Polina, he tried to marry Laura to his brother Louis or Jerome. Mrs. Permon rejected these suggestions because she believed that the children were still young and that both families were not rich (the once very rich Permon family had lost everything in the revolution).
Indeed, my dear Napoleon, she replied, you are simply the best clergyman alive. You hold a wedding for everyone, even the youngest. She laughed at this.
Napoleon was embarrassed. He admitted that when he woke up that morning, there was a breeze of marriage blowing over him. To prove it, he kissed Mrs. Permon's hand and suggested that he marry her as long as proper etiquette allowed. Lady Permon was shocked at first, but then she laughed so hard that she could be heard in the next room.
Napoleon continued to visit the Permonts, and the conversation in the drawing room was sometimes awkward. Finally, one day, a real storm destroyed the close relationship he had maintained with this family for many years.
The cause of the incident was very normal. Mrs. Permon asked Napoleon, who was now an important person, to find a position for her cousin's son, Timo, in the National Guard. Napoleon promised him that he would take care of it. A few weeks later, Mrs. Permont asked Napoleon if he had considered her recommendation. Napoleon replied that he had received a promise from the Minister of War and that he had one more detail to deal with. He would give her an answer the next day.
The next day, when Napoleon arrived, he remembered that he had forgotten all about his promise because of his official business. You shouldn't treat me like this! Lady Permon scolded him loudly. Napoleon explained that all offices were closed for the weekend. On Monday morning, General Napoleon came to Mrs. Permont's house as usual. He was riding a tall horse with a pleasant expression, and there were a large number of followers around him. Madame Permont, on the other hand, was furious, for she had just received a letter from Timo, stating that Napoleon had done nothing to arrange for him to be in the Guard.
When Napoleon was about to kiss her hand, she pulled her hand back and asked him to give her a clear answer. Napoleon replied that he had been busy and promised again that tomorrow would be the next day. Lady Permon flew into a rage and scolded him for lying all the time. She even called him shameless. You should really be whipped! She scolded angrily. Even the enemy would not treat me like this!
He tried to comfort her, but to no avail. What had already been done could not be changed. To me, words are useless. Only actions can explain everything.
When Napoleon was about to leave, he reached out to her. Lady Permon ignored him and crossed her arms in front of him without saying a word.
Napoleon was humiliated in front of his entourage, and thus his normal relationship with the family he loved so much, the family that regarded him as one of its members, ended. "We didn't see him for a few days after that," Laura said."He came to my house once one night when he knew we were going to the theatre, and never came again.
In the days to come, Napoleon would often make promises and often forget them. When someone reminded him, he would only deny it and never admit that he had mistreated anyone. He gained a bad reputation as a liar. He had once promised to promote someone in front of a witness, but there had been no follow-up for several years. Napoleon would make countless enemies in his career, but he did not care because he was not afraid of losing face or feeling guilty. His promise was worthless! He also did not realize that this attitude had caused him to lose the respect of those around him-even those who admired his military skills would one day abandon him completely without feeling guilty.
When the relationship between Napoleon and the Permon family ended, another social relationship began. Major General Napoleon, who had been promoted to commander of the Paris Garrison (Internal Defense Army) overnight because of the suppression of the Portuguese rebellion, met a woman he had no doubt often heard about and her famous friends, such as Tarrion. The stories of her debauchery and revelry with them in the small house on the outskirts of Paris were the topic of gossip in the city. She was now Ballas's official mistress. In the autumn of 1795, her affair with her ex-lover, Lazar Osh, came to an end when Mrs. Osh became pregnant and Osh refused to divorce her-though he was still smitten by the mistress. This woman was Joseph.
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