N-CHAGOT (VISCOUNT DE), vice-chairman of the board of directors of
the Universal Bank. He was selected for the position in the belief that
he would sign anything put before him without making too many inquiries.
L'Argent.

ROBINEAU, "second hand" in the silk department at "The Ladies'
Paradise." As the result of a conspiracy among his subordinates, he was
dismissed, and soon afterwards bought the business of M. Vincard, a silk
merchant, with money belonging to his wife. His capital was inadequate,
but M. Gaujean, a silk manufacturer who had quarrelled with Octave
Mouret, promised to give him unlimited credit. Robineau's intention was
to break up the monopoly of the cheaper class of silks which Mouret had
secured, but he soon found that each reduction in price which he made
was met by a still larger one. As he had no other departments out of
which to average his profits, ruin inevitably followed, and he attempted
to commit suicide by throwing himself under an omnibus; his injuries
were not serious, however, and he ultimately recovered. Au Bonheur des
Dames.

ROBINEAU (MADAME), wife of the preceding. "Daughter of an overseer in
the Department of Highways, entirely ignorant of business matters, she
still retained the charming awkwardness of a girl educated in a Blois
convent." Her small fortune enabled her husband to buy the silk business
of M. Vincard, and she assisted him in carrying it on. Their subsequent
ruin affected her less than the attempted suicide of her husband, to
whom she was devoted. Au Bonheur des Dames.

ROBINE, a regular attender at the revolutionary meetings in Lebigre's
wine-shop. He sat for hours listening to arguments but never made any
remarks. He escaped arrest. Le Ventre de Paris.

ROBINE (MADAME), wife of the preceding, lived with her husband in Rue
Saint-Denis. No one ever entered their house, and even her personal
appearance was unknown to her husband's friends. Le Ventre de Paris.

ROBINOT (MADAME), an acquaintance of the Deberles. Une Page d'Amour.

ROBIQUET, farmer of La Chamade. Being near the end of his lease, he
ceased to manure the land, allowing it to go to ruin. He was eventually
turned out as he did not pay his rent. La Terre.

ROCHART (MONSEIGNEUR), Bishop of Faverolles. He upheld the Sisters of
the Holy Family in the matter of the succession to Chevassu's estate,
but was beaten by Eugene Rougon, the Minister of State, who supported
the claim of the Charbonnels. Son Excellence