ars. He was the literary glory of the Court, and his cleverly turned
sonnets were well known. La Bete Humaine.

DESFORGES, a stock-broker. The friendship of his wife with Hartmann, the
great financier, had been very useful to him. He died leaving a fortune,
the amount of which was minimized by some and exaggerated by others. Au
Bonheur des Dames.

DESFORGES (MADAME HENRIETTE), daughter of a Councillor of State and
widow of a stock-broker, who left her a small fortune. "Even during her
husband's lifetime, people said she had shown herself grateful towards
Baron Hartmann, whose financial tips had proved very useful to them;
and later on, after her husband's death, the acquaintance had probably
continued, but always discreetly." Octave Mouret, having met her at
the house of a mutual friend, made love to her, chiefly with a view
to gaining Baron Hartmann's assistance through her influence. Madame
Desforges was extremely jealous when she learned of Mouret's affection
for Denise Baudu and the probability of his marrying her. In order to
injure him, she introduced Bouthemont to Baron Hartmann, who lent him
money to start an opposition establishment called "The Four Seasons." Au
Bonheur des Dames.

DESIR (VEUVE), an elderly woman who kept a ball-room known as
Bon-Joyeux. She called all the miners her children, and grew tender
at the thought of the flood of beer which she had poured out for them
during the last thirty years. She gave her ball-room to the miners to
hold a meeting during the strike, and when the police arrived to break
it up she held the door long enough to allow those present to escape.
Germinal.

DESLIGNIERES, a toy-seller in Rue Saint-Roch. Au Bonheur des Dames.

DESMARQUAY, a money-changer in Rue Saint-Lazare. Trublot was employed in
his office. Pot-Bouille.

DESROCHES, a notary at Chene-Populeux. His house there was requisitioned
for the Emperor on 27th August, 1870, during the march of the army of
MacMahon. La Debacle.

DESROCHES (MADAME), mother of the preceding. Their house adjoined the
early home of Maurice Levasseur, and she had been good to him when he
was a child. When the house was requisitioned for the Emperor, she had
to give up her room to him and take refuge in the garret. La Debacle.

DESRUMAUX (BARON), one of the founders of the coal industry in the north
of France. For forty years he struggled without yielding, in the midst
of continual obstacles, and when at last his pits began to yie