wealth who
lived at Beaumont. Monseigneur d'Hautecoeur wished to arrange a marriage
between her and Felicien, his son; his plans were assisted by the belief
of Felicien that Angelique, with whom he had fallen in love, no longer
cared for him. This belief having proved false, the proposed marriage
between Felicien and Claire de Voincourt did not take place. Le Reve.

VORIAU, a large black dog which belonged to Bambousse, the Mayor of
Artaud. La Faute de l'Abbe Mouret.

VUILLAUME (M. and MADAME), the parents of Madame Pichon, whom they
visited every Sunday afternoon. They were, later, much annoyed with
the Pichons, whose family became, they considered, too large for their
means. Pot-Bouille.

VUILLAUME (MARIE). See Madame Marie Pichon.

VUILLET, a bookseller of Plassans, who published a biweekly journal, the
_Gazette de Plassans_, which was devoted exclusively to the interests of
the clergy. La Fortune des Rougon.

W

WEISS, husband of Henriette Levasseur, and cousin of Otto Gunther. He
got a situation in the refinery at Chene-Populeux, almost in a menial
position, but he gradually educated himself, and by dint of hard work
raised himself to the position of accountant. A clear-headed man, he
early saw the causes that were to lead to the downfall of his country,
and expressed himself strongly regarding the unprepared state of the
army. Weiss lived at Sedan, but in 1870 he had just bought a little
house at Bazeilles, where he slept the night before the battle. He was
frantic at the idea that the Prussians might pillage and perhaps destroy
the dwelling so long desired and so hardly acquired, and when the
attack was made he took an active part in the fighting. Captured by the
Prussians, and being a civilian, he was at once condemned to be shot,
and the sentence was carried out before the eyes of his wife, who had
come from Sedan to look for him. La Debacle.

WEISS (MADAME), wife of the preceding. See Henriette Levasseur. La
Debacle.

WORMS, a famous costumier, before whom the ladies of the Second Empire
bowed the knee. Renee Saccard was one of his customers, and when she
died owed him an account of two hundred and fifty-seven thousand francs.
La Curee.

Z

ZEPHIR, the horse ridden by Prosper Sambuc, who loved it like a brother.
The animal received a mortal wound at the battle of Sedan, and fell on
its rider, crushing under it his right leg. It lay upon him for some
hours, but eventually, on his spea