a competition with Hyacinthe Fouan, but was beaten by him.
La Terre.

SACCARD, the name assumed by Aristide Rougon, on the suggestion of his
brother Eugene. See Rougon (Aristide). La Curee.

SACCARD (VICTOR). See Victor Rougon.

SAFFRE (DE), secretary to Eugene Rougon, the Minister of State. La
Curee.

SAGET (MADEMOISELLE), an old lady who had lived in the Rue Pirouette for
forty years. She never spoke about herself, but she spent her life in
getting information about her neighbours, carrying her prying curiosity
so far as to listen behind their doors and open their letters. She
went about all day pretending she was marketing, but in reality merely
spreading scandal and getting information. By bullying little Pauline
Quenu, she got a hint of Florent's past history, which she promptly
spread through the markets, even going the length of writing an
anonymous letter to the Prefect of Police. Le Ventre de Paris.

SAINT-FIRMIN (OSCAR DE), a character in _La Petite Duchesse_, a play by
Fauchery. The part was played by Prulliere. Nana.

SAINT-GERMAIN (MADEMOISELLE DE), was the owner of a princely house in
Rue Saint-Lazare, which after her death became the property of Princess
d'Orviedo. L'Argent.

SAINTS-ANGES (LA MERE DES), superior of the Convent of the Visitation at
Clermont. She saved from the cloister Christine Hallegrain, who had
not a religious vocation, and obtained for her a situation to Madame de
Vanzade. L'Oeuvre.

SALMON, a speculator on the Paris Bourse who passed for a man of
extraordinary acumen by listening to everyone and saying nothing.
He answered only by smiles, and one could never tell in what he was
speculating or whether he was speculating at all. L'Argent.

SALNEUVE (DE), a man of considerable importance in the Second Empire,
whose influence was secured for Eugene Rougon by Clorinde Balbi. Son
Excellence Eugene Rougon.

SAMBUC (GUILLAUME), one of the francs-tireurs who carried on a guerilla
warfare against the Germans in 1870. He was the worthy son of a family
of scoundrels, and lived by theft and rapine. He furnished most valuable
information to the French generals regarding the movement of the
Prussians to surprise Beaumont, but his information was disregarded till
too late. The francs-tireurs had a particular hatred against Goliath
Steinberg, the German spy, and, instigated by Silvine Morange, Sambuc
arranged for his capture, afterwards killing him by cutting his throat.
La Debacle.