Compared to the broad-shouldered, thick-waisted sailor Georgiana had just seen, Napoleoni was a pitiful "little fellow." The sailor could have lifted him with one hand.
Patterns often determined a product's success or failure. When women chose fabric for clothing, they did not necessarily base their decisions entirely on price; color and design mattered too. That was also why Rouen had a botanical garden. Because of France's sanctions against America, woad used to make indigo had become exorbitantly expensive, while domestically produced woad could not meet market demand. So, some people tried dyeing with butterfly pea flowers.
It was a tropical plant, unsuitable for cultivation in France. Whether it came from Saint-Domingue or India, it had to be transported by sea. Barillon, a director of the Bank of France, had nearly gone bankrupt investing in maritime trade, which was why he had brought his wife with him to Rouen this time.
If they had been British merchants, they would have found ways to open up trade routes themselves. People from France, on the other hand, were more reliant and obedient.
Halloween had originally been a pagan holiday. Aside from children dressing as ghosts to ask for sweets, Mass was also held that day. However, the Archbishop of Rouen had already held a service yesterday for Napoleon and the soldiers who had come to attend the military parade. Today's service was conducted by the priest of Rouen Cathedral.
Even Halloween was a holiday. If the Church could celebrate Mithras's festival as Christmas, then it could celebrate Halloween as the feast of all saints. But the common folk had their own way of celebrating. A structure had already been erected in the Old Market Square, not for performances, but for the bonfire that would be lit that night. That pumpkin lantern was called