Gazing out the study window at the swiftly departing Count Falu, Jerome Bonaparte knew that his deal with the Catholic Right had been a success.
In all of Paris, none offered the Church Faction more generous terms than Jerome Bonaparte, or perhaps those who could rival him (such as Cafenak) simply refused to negotiate with them. Even those without the capability to reach the electoral finals (like Thiers, Molay, etc.) offered terms that were mere illusions.
Moreover, Count Falu himself was a staunch member of the Monarchist Faction and the Catholic Right. Expecting him to compromise with an Extreme Republican was pure fantasy.
Confident that Count Falu would accept his proposed terms, Jerome Bonaparte smiled with self-assurance.
