 The commander of the French guard, Mongen, was determined that the Pope and the Bishop should not share the same building even for a single night, but ultimately the Bishop won and undertook the position of Chamberlain to the ailing Pope.During his stay, he remained in bed the whole time, receiving visitors singly or in small groups, as arranged by the Bishop.The visit lasted one day, since the French captain, despite the protestations of even the resident French Sub-Intendant in Tortona, the Pope was forced to take to the road again, since the schedule which the French guard had been given specified that the Pope arrive in Alessandria on 20 April.