Many creatures retaliated against attacks that endangered their species' survival. Bees stung those who destroyed their hives; humans executed wolves, tigers, and other animals that attacked their kind. Such vengeance was not merely instinctive, driving off immediate danger. It also served as deterrence and defense, helping humanity survive, progress, and develop.
Without that defensive effect, wolves would not fear humans or keep their distance from them, even if the human was only a cub. They feared the endless pursuit and revenge that might result from indulging their appetite for a momentary meal. They would rather stay hungry a while longer and search the forest for other prey. The Big Bad Wolf in Little Red Riding Hood had devoured a person out of hunger, and so the hunter took revenge on it.
Though the decision to redecorate had been made on the spur of the moment, Cherellier produced design drawings as if he had long been prepared.
It was no longer news in Paris that Josephine was redecorating Georgiana's residence at Burgundy Castle. Besides, the procedures for buying such a grand house could not be completed in a day or two. To preserve Chevigny's position as the opera house's principal dancer, the couple had visited many social luminaries. Those with good sources could easily tell that Georgiana would need renovations.
Murat and Caroline both knew to offer Hortense and Louis their congratulations, along with valuable gifts. A newlywed couple living on their own needed to furnish everything, which was far more practical than the wedding-dress business Georgiana had once considered.
No matter how dreamlike a wedding dress was, it could not change the fact that two people who did not love each other were being joined together. After holding a secular wedding at the Tuileries Palace, Murat and Caroline urged Louis