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she lived alone in quiet lodgings. Very little was known of her
circumstances or mode of life. Pot-Bouille.

K

KAHN (M.), son of a Jewish banker at Bordeaux; a deputy who was engaged
in a scheme for the construction of a railway from Niort to Angers. He
was chiefly anxious for this, as the proposed line would pass through
Bressure, where he had some blast-furnaces, the value of which it would
considerably increase. Rougon supported him energetically, and had
almost secured the grant when his retirement from office delayed the
scheme for some years. Soon after Rougon's appointment as Minister of
the Interior the grant was obtained, and he accompanied Kahn to Niort to
attend the inauguration of the scheme. Son Excellence Eugene Rougon.

KAHN (MADAME), wife of the preceding. She lived a very retired life at
Paris. Son Excellence Eugene Rougon.

KELLER (LES), well-known leaders of society in Paris. It was at their
house that Baroness Sandorff first met Gundermann. L'Argent.

KOLB (M.), a banker whose business consisted to a large extent in gold
arbitrage, buying foreign coins, and melting them into gold bars. He
was a man of Jewish origin, and having heard that Daigremont was to
be connected with the Universal Bank, he readily agreed to become a
director. Being a cautious man, however, he sold all his shares before
the final collapse. L'Argent.

L

LABORDETTE, a young man who was well known in racing circles, and was
specially popular with women, as he was always ready to render them
little services. Through his relations with the world of trainers
and jockeys he had always the latest information as to races. He made
himself very useful to Nana when she was setting up a stable of her own,
and assisted her in the selection of servants. Nana.

LACAILLE, a customer of Madame Francois, the market gardener. He
attended the Revolutionary meetings in Lebrigre's cafe. Le Ventre de
Paris.

LACAMP. See Puech and Lacamp.

LACASSAGNE, a dealer in feathers and artificial flowers, whose business
was ruined by the competition of Octave Mouret's establishment. Au
Bonheur des Dames.

LACHESNAYE (DE), judge at the Rouen Court of appeal, was the husband
of Berthe Grandmorin, whom he somewhat resembled in character. He was a
little man, dry and yellow, who had been a judge at the Court of
Appeal from the age of thirty-six; he had been decorated, thanks to the
influence of his father-in-law, and to the services w