Thus, Gorchakov Envoy had to wait another day in Bakhchisaray, and early the next morning, he waited for the arrival of Jerome Bonaparte and Minister Valvesky.
Jerome Bonaparte and Minister Valvesky clearly had no intention of hastening the negotiations; they departed from Sevastopol unhurriedly and arrived in Bakhchisaray only at noon.
Then, after having a simple lunch at the military camp in Bakhchisaray, they finally met with Gorchakov Envoy at the French Command!
"Gorchakov Envoy, I truly apologize for keeping you waiting so long! If you had told me earlier, I wouldn't have kept you waiting here for no reason!" Jerome Bonaparte feigned a very apologetic demeanor as he shook Gorchakov Envoy's hand and spoke to him.
Gorchakov Envoy, of course, understood that Jerome Bonaparte's words were nothing more than polite words, and Jerome Bonaparte had kept them waiting so long simply to dampen their spirits and make the negotiations more favorable to his side.
