and dissipation. In July, 1870, he had
just been admitted to the Bar, when the outbreak of war found him full
of enthusiasm, and he at once enlisted in the 106th Regiment of the
line, commanded by Colonel de Vineuil. He was put into the squad of Jean
Macquart, against whom he had at first an aversion. Later, the kindness
of Jean when he was worn out with fatigue practically saved his life,
and they became close comrades, Maurice in turn saving Jean by carrying
him, severely wounded, from the battlefield of Sedan. Maurice was of a
highly strung, nervous temperament, and the repeated disasters of the
campaign drove him to madness. He threw himself into the Communist
struggle, and sought for death when defeat became certain. It was Jean
Macquart, his old comrade, who, by an extraordinary chance, was fated to
deliver the fatal blow. La Debacle.

LEVEQUE (MADAME), sister-in-law of Durieu, the brewer. L'Argent.

LEVEQUE, a solicitor at Plassans. He interested himself in the affairs
of Dr. Pascal Rougon after Grandguillot absconded and was able to
recover a considerable sum which Pascal had believed to be entirely
lost. Le Docteur Pascal.

LEVEQUE (MADEMOISELLE), daughter of the preceding, was an old friend
of Clotilde Rougon, who was three years older than her. She married Dr.
Ramond. Le Docteur Pascal.

LHOMME (M.), chief cashier at "The Ladies' Paradise." "Son of a
tax-collector at Chablis, he came to Paris as a clerk in the office of
a merchant of the Port-aux-Vins. Then, while lodging in Rue Cuvier,
he married the daughter of his concierge, and from that day he bowed
submissively before his wife, whose commercial ability filled him with
respect. She earned more than twenty thousand francs a year in the dress
department of 'The Ladies' Paradise,' whilst he only drew a fixed
salary of five thousand francs." The loss of his right arm in an omnibus
accident did not interfere with his work, and did not prevent him from
playing upon a specially constructed French horn, an instrument of which
he was passionately fond. Au Bonheur des Dames.

LHOMME (MADAME AURELIE), wife of the preceding. The daughter of a small
tailor, she had keen business instincts, and, as head of the dress
department at "The Ladies' Paradise," was able to make a large income.
She was far from friendly to Denise Baudu, but seeing ultimately that
Mouret was in love with the girl, she changed her methods in the hope of
rendering her own position more secur