tember, 1870, he left the
ranks, and took refuge in a tavern. After the capitulation of Sedan, he
was imprisoned along with his regiment on the promontory of Iges. Moved
by famine, he concealed some bread from his companions; but having been
denounced by Chouteau, he refused to share the spoil, and was murdered
by Lapoulle, who stabbed him with a knife. La Debacle.

PAILLOT, a farmer in the neighbourhood of Montsou. Germinal.

PALETTE (LA MERE), a poultry-seller at the Central Markets in Paris. Le
Ventre de Paris.

PALOQUE, a judge. He and his wife were said to be the ugliest couple in
Plassans, and in addition were far from popular. Madame Mouret having
asked the assistance of Madame Paloque in connection with the Home for
Girls proposed by Abbe Faujas, she agreed to act on the Committee, and
became Treasurer. At the opening ceremony, however, the Bishop omitted
to make reference to her services, and she took great offence, becoming
afterwards very irregular in her work, and declining to perform any
duties that she did not fancy. This ultimately led to the appointment of
a paid Secretary for the institution, Honore Trouche, the brother-in-law
of Abbe Faujas being selected. The Paloques were antagonistic to Faujas,
but on getting a hint from Madame de Condamin that he had the backing of
the Government and would see that they were rewarded, they came over
to his side, and assisted him in "the conquest of Plassans" by the
Bonapartist candidate. La Conquete de Plassans.

PARABOULOMENOS, a name given by the pupils of the college of Plassans to
the youth who served in the kitchen. L'Oeuvre.

PARALLELUCA, the sobriquet given by the pupils of the College of
Plassans to a scullery-maid employed there. It was alleged that there
was a love-idyll between her and Paraboulomenos, both of whom were
extremely ugly. L'Oeuvre.

PASCAL (LE DOCTEUR). See Pascal Rougon.

PATOIR, a veterinary surgeon at Cloyes. La Terre.

PAUVRE ENFANT, a young trooper of the 5th regiment of the line, who was
fatally wounded at the battle of Sedan, and died in the ambulance at
Remilly. He received the name because he continually repeated the words
regarding himself, saying that his mother had always called him so.
He died in the arms of Henriette Weiss, whom in his delirium he named
"Mother." La Debacle.

PAYAN, a stone-cutter from the South, whose friends had views of making
him an artist. He was a lover of Clarisse Bocquet, and pilfered from her