Early morning of June 8, 1849.
An envelope from Rome "crossed the sea" into France, and then traveled by train via Marseille and Lyon to the Military Affairs Office of the Elysee Palace.
Receiving a letter from Rome early in the morning, Percy hurried to the bedroom door of Jerome Bonaparte. Now, hesitating for a moment at the door, Percy knocked on Jerome Bonaparte's room.
As Percy's knocking grew louder, Jerome Bonaparte in the bedroom finally opened his sleepy eyes and lazily inquired of Percy outside the door, "What's the matter?"
"Your Majesty, there is a letter from Rome!" Percy said calmly outside the door.
"Rome?" Jerome Bonaparte muttered in a half-awake state, then quickly came to his senses. He lightly patted his cheeks, changed into the clothes he prepared the night before, opened the door, and eagerly extended his hand toward Percy, saying, "The letter!"
"Here it is, Your Majesty!" Percy respectfully handed over the letter from Rome to Jerome Bonaparte.
