"That has nothing to do with him! Three of the four assassins are from Sardinia, isn't that too much of a coincidence?
Moreover, Orsini himself said he acted under the orders of the Italian Carbonari!"
Empress Augusta, misled by Jerome Bonaparte, clearly also viewed Prime Minister Cavour as someone connected to the assassination, and thus found him particularly disagreeable.
Jerome Bonaparte was pleased to see Empress Augusta's dislike for Cavour.
Jerome Bonaparte planned to use "Empress Augusta's unwillingness to meet Cavour" as an excuse to delay the meeting with Cavour.
"So... should we meet with Cavour or not? He's on his way here!" Jerome Bonaparte asked Empress Augusta, feigning indecision.
Unexpectedly for Jerome Bonaparte, after showing her distaste for Cavour, Augusta thought for a moment and replied, "Since Cavour has traveled all the way from Turin to Paris, it is only proper to meet him."
Jerome Bonaparte paused, then showed an awkward smile.
