The convoy set out at eight in the morning. The next stop was Le Tréport. This time, there would be no long stops along the way. After passing Le Tréport, they would turn east toward Abbeville, which was already not far from Amiens.
There was an ancient battlefield there from the Hundred Years' War. Like the Battle of Agincourt, English longbowmen had defeated heavy cavalry from France despite being outnumbered. The difference was that the commanders involved had been Edward III of Britain and Philip VI of France.
Following Napoleon's usual habits, he would most likely take another walk around the old battlefield. There was also a carpet factory there, though it was hard to say how much of his mind would be on carpet weaving by then.
Peace was the prerequisite for trade. The Seven Years' War had not only cut off Spain's supply of alkali, but also dragged down other industries...
"Madame Sèvres!"
Just as Georgiana's carriage was about to move, someone shouted outside the window.
She leaned out and saw that it was Mr. Stanley, the broker who had introduced the threshing machine to George Washington, and later introduced it to Georgiana.
"What is it?" Georgiana asked.
"May I share your carriage?" Stanley said.
Georgiana wanted to refuse.
But she thought Stanley might know something, so she let him aboard.
"Thank you," Stanley said politely as he climbed into Georgiana's carriage. The cavalrymen from France nearby gave him very strange looks.
Georgiana shook her head. She had only thought that she might obtain intelligence, forgetting that others might suspect Stanley of obtaining intelligence from her. But he was already inside, and the carriage had begun moving.
"I remember you were riding a horse," Georgiana said deliberately in the language of France.
"This road is killing me," Stanley