ccupied by the Duveyriers, the Josserands, and others. He had unfortunately a hidden passion for gambling in stocks and shares

a niggardly disposition, the marriage was not a happy one. An intrigue between Madame Vabre and Octave Mouret followed, and on its discovery she returned to her parents. For a considerable time Vabre refused to forgive his wife

the ruin of Vabre, a result to which the extravagan

e of the preceding. See Ber

ophile Vabre and his wife V

did not get on well with her husband, whom she hated, and her only passio

trades and then married the daughter of a neighbouring haberdasher." His life was shadowed by suspicions of his wife, with whom he constant

berdasher. She did not get on well with her husband, who accused her, not entirely without re

and got a situation at "The Ladies' Paradise." She as a well-conducted girl, and ultimately returned to Gr

Emperor. He married the eldest daughter

ul when at nineteen years old she married the Marquis Jean XII de Hau

ntact with him, developed the disease. Doctor Pascal Rougon prolonged his life for some time by hypodermic injections of a substance discov

nged to M. Corbreuse and ran i

one son, she found life difficult on the small remains of a former fortune. In order to assist his

being a younger son without money, was obliged to select a profession. He studied law, but meeting with no success, was

DE), wife of the precedi

f Marquis de Carnavant, who lived i

puty for Plassans, who visited him for a fortnight before the ele

le daughter of six, very rich, and equally parsimonious. When Doctor Pascal Rougon called on her to ask payment of h

Montsou. He was so much overworked that it was said he gave his

s centred on the race for the Grand Prix de Paris in which he was running two horses, Lusignan and a filly named Nana. Lusignan was the favourite, but Vandeuvres, having arranged his betting, caused the horse to be pulled, so that the filly might win. The ruse was s

er of the Western Railway Comp

Champs, who were practically ruined when Octave Mouret added a

nown and rich mondaine of t

that it might have been actuated by clockwork. As she required a companion, her old friend, La Mere des Saints-Anges, recommended Christine Hallegrain to her; but the girl, stiflin

d in Rue du Rocher. She was a Jewess, fresh

he took over their maison publique. He left everything to the care of his wife, and after her death the establishment ceased to be prosperous. In the en

wife of the preceding. See

ed by the Sisters of the Visitation. Her holidays were spent with her grandparents, and she was supposed to be under the impression that her parents were carrying on a large confectionery business, but Victorine, a servant who had been dismissed for

ime the master of Gourd, who

everywhere, saluted very low, even a little feared, as he represented a great and unknown force which he had behind him. An intimate friend of the Muffats, he did everything in his power to put an end to the liaison betwe

g-stable. Frangipane, one of his horse

serand. The marriage was put off from time to time, as he had got enta

ompetition of Maigrat, and he gave credit during the first week of the

he was allowed to find a substitute to keep the place open for him in case he should recover. Fl

ng. Florent assisted her after the dea

published an article on Fag

e first, Veronique resented Pauline Quenu's presence in the Chanteau household, and treated her as an intruder. In course of time, however, she came to see that Pauline was being despoiled of her means by Madame Chanteau, and her sense of justice made her take the y

tment became vacant it was promised to Abbe Bourrette, but

e was the only daughter of a peasant in easy circumstances, and was of a fine rob

, to whom Silvere Mouret was ap

er master's father when Campardon was a baby, and though now old, a

e sewing, when, happening to meet her foster-daughter, the former intimacy had been renewed, and President Grandmorin took her under his protection, obtaining for her the post of attendant at the ladies' cloakroom. She occupied a room in th

oyment of Nana. She married

retired to Rognes. She was dismissed for misconduct, and in reve

utte d'Or. He sold coke to Gervaise at the

She was a little woman with bright eyes w

ted in the Canton for the bad usage he got from the peasant

seriously affected by the competition of "The Ladies' Paradise," he sold

er in the neighbourhoo

ustoms at Charleville. His wife died of consumption, and he sent his daughter, about whose health he was alarmed, to reside for a

ld of Sedan. Notwithstanding his wound, he remained on his horse till the end, when he was removed to the house of Delaherche, the husband of his niece Gilberte. By December his wound was cured, but crushed by his country's defeats, his mental depression was so great that he remained in a darkened

Mezieres, her character had not changed. Mezieres she found dull, but her husband allowed her full liberty, and she found all the gaiety she desired at Charleville. There she lived solely for pleasure, and Captain Beaudoin became her lover. In 1869 she became a widow, and in spite of the stories told about her she found a second husband, Jules Delaherche. On the eve of the battle o

ietes. She took the part in the Blonde Venus origina

he professed to have overlooked the fight with Gervaise, but appears to have been not without hope that an opportunity of repaying her injuries might eventually arise. When the Coupeaus gave way to drink, Lantier, who had again established friendly relations, suggested that Virginie should take the Coupeaus' shop and buy a stock of groceries and sweetmeats with a legacy she had received from an aunt. Part

cal refugee, and a friend of Comtess

de Voincourt. She occupied at Beaumont a h

ge between her and Felicien, his son; his plans were assisted by the belief of Felicien that Angelique, with whom he had fallen in love, no lon

longed to Bambousse, the Mayor of

every Sunday afternoon. They were, later, much annoyed with the Pichons, wh

IE). See Madam

journal, the Gazette de Plassans, which was devoted exclus

to the downfall of his country, and expressed himself strongly regarding the unprepared state of the army. Weiss lived at Sedan, but in 1870 he had just bought a little house at Bazeilles, where he slept the night before the battle. He was frantic at the idea that the Prussians might pillage and perhaps destroy the

he preceding. See Henriet

ed the knee. Renee Saccard was one of his customers, and when she died owe

the battle of Sedan, and fell on its rider, crushing under it his right leg. It lay upon him for some hours, bu

e. He laughed at the agricultural machinery

n apprentice zinc-worker. He was Coupea

given by Nana to

here is no doubt she arranged matters so that a great deal of money came into her own hands. She ultimately took over the establishme

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st, not far from Caen. It is about six miles

lassans (q.v.). Abbe Mouret was its priest durin

ssonniers and Boulevard de Rochechouart, which is a continuation of

the Opera House. It is intersected by Rue Michodiere, at the corner of which is situated Octa

from Rouen. It was at a point between Barentin and the previous station, M

east of Sedan (q.v.). It was the scene of som

Chartres and Orleans, and intersected by the road from the la

of the Oise about twenty-five miles north of Paris. Its church, the scene of some of the princ

ed in the Boulevard de la C

houses have been destroyed by the inroads of the sea. To prevent further damage, Lazare Chanteau constructed a breakwater, whi

, which belonged to Alexandre Hourdequin, whose

the Normandy coast. Chanteau pere carried on business there before he retired and went to li

e 107 miles east of Paris. It is the head-quarters of the Sixth Army

ontmartre district of Paris. In it was situated the Hotel Boncoeur, where Lantier

en miles north-west of Sedan. It is close to Mezieres, of which i

s. It is the principal town in the grain-producing district of La Beauce, and reference is frequently made to it in La

f the Loire, about eighty-four miles south-west of Paris. It is in

and Rue Neuve Saint-Augustin. It is parallel to Avenue de l'Opera and

t seven miles from Chateaudun and ninety-one miles south

iles west of Rouen. The crossing, which was looked after by Misard and his daughter Flore, was the scene of a terribl

ine. In an old house which abutted on the passage lived Mere Fetu, and in the same bui

issonniers and runs parallel to and behind Boulevard de la Chapelle, which is a continuation of

tuated on the right bank of the river, and are directly north of the

ort distance behind the Opera House. Its eastern

he line upon which Jacques Lantier was employed as an engine-driver. The Roubauds lived at Le

tion of the same name. In it was situated the Orviedo mansion,

ance, near the Belgian frontier. Etienne Lantier was at o

six miles from Rouen, and about midway between that to

des Champs Elysees and the Avenue de l'Alma. Eugen

north of France, about thirty miles south-east o

t of Paris and about eighty miles south-east of Sedan. It was surrendered to the Pr

has prevented its extension, and the closely adjoining town of Charleville has become its commercial and industrial quarter. Mezieres was

ere it joins the latter street was situated Octave Mouret's great drapery establishment, known as "Au Bonheur des Dames,

lles, in the extreme north-west of Paris

onore. It is a short distance to the north-east of the Arc de Triomphe,

about ten kilometres from Marchiennes (q.v.). It i

e Loire, seventy-five miles south of Pari

near Plassans (q.v.). It was the scene of

inhabitants, and is situated eighteen miles north of Marseilles. Aix was at one time the capital o

an imaginary family, and throughout the whole series of books

miles south of Sedan. It is fre

he north-east of Paris. In 1870-71 it was occupied by the Prussians, who laid

outh of Sedan. Old Fouchard's farm wa

ighty-seven miles from Paris and fifty-seven miles from Le Havre. It was the scene o

was the scene of one of the chief battles of the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, and capitulated to t

rom Cherbourg. It was the birthplace of Denis

e west end of the city. It is near the Trocadero Palace. Madame Helene G

out two kilometres from Montsou, on the road betw