Empress Augusta questioned Jerome Bonaparte, then scrutinized Jerome Bonaparte as if interrogating a prisoner.
Feeling uncomfortable under Augusta's gaze, Jerome Bonaparte quickly added, "The teacher I mentioned isn't an actual teacher, but rather someone to take Friedrich to the countryside, to let him personally experience the rural atmosphere.
Only in this way can he, in future governance, learn to think more deeply.
France needs not an Emperor standing high above, but an Emperor with his feet on the ground.
We must let him understand that each policy concerns the lives of countless families..."
Jerome Bonaparte spoke eloquently to Empress Augusta, whose expression changed from initial resistance to gradual recognition.
