I hate madam pompadour. I think he was displacing his feelings for Rose; it was just a fling.
Rose is seemingly completely lost many times, but he never gives up on her. Even when she's stuck in an alternate dimension, she finds him. He sacrifices his desire for her to keep travelling with him for her love for him. He gives her himself without getting to enjoy getting old with the girl he loves.
I am literally crying right now.
When madam pompadour dies, he moves on.
Haha.