Clemenceau walked slowly up to the podium, his heart heavy.
Along the way, there were boos from Shire's faction members, and someone shouted at him:
"Get down, you bastard."
"Mouthpiece for the capitalists, you only speak for them."
"You're a traitor full of lies!"
(Referring to Clemenceau's numerous contradictory actions. He proposed an eight-hour workday, but when workers went on a massive strike for it, he deployed 25,000 troops for a bloody suppression. He claimed to support press freedom, but heavily suppressed it during his tenure. He set the retirement age at 65, when barely anyone would live that long, thus it was called the "dead man's pension.")
...
Opposition MPs looked at him with anticipation. They knew Clemenceau could almost represent Briand. Many matters that were inconvenient for Briand as Prime Minister to address publicly were voiced by Clemenceau.
Only Steed sat silently with a cold smile, watching Clemenceau.
What choice will he make?
