elt the need of a woman to attack. He
did not even notice what a tiny little thing Lalie was; he hit her as he
would have hit a grown woman. He beat her shamelessly, he kicked her for
a yes or no; and she took it all with a resigned look in her beautiful
eyes, without a murmur. Then when her father was tired of kicking her
from corner to corner of the room, she waited until she had the strength
to pick herself up, and then went back to her work. It was part of her
daily task to be beaten." As the result of this infamous treatment
the child died, but again the man unfortunately escaped punishment.
L'Assommoir.

BIJARD (HENRIETTE), second daughter of Bijard. She was five years old at
the time of her mother's death. L'Assommoir.

BIJARD (JULES), third child of Bijard. When his mother died he was three
years old. L'Assommoir.

BIJOU, the pet dog of Nana. He excited the jealousy of Comte de Muffat.
Nana.

BILLECOQ (HERMINIE), a protegee of Madame Correur, who induced Eugene
Rougon to provide a dowry, in order that she might marry an officer who
had compromised her. The officer did not, however, fulfill his promise,
but went off with the dowry, of which he had obtained possession. Son
Excellence Eugene Rougon.

BLACHET, a deputy. He desired leave of absence. Son Excellence Eugene
Rougon.

BLAISOT, a banker at Paris. L'Argent.

BLANCHETTE, a cow which belonged to Lise and Francoise Fouan. La Terre.

BLERIOT (M. DE), prefect of the department in which Plassans is
situated. He accompanied Colonel Masson and the troops which crushed the
Republican rising in 1851. La Fortune des Rougon.

BLEUZE, a rope-walk at Montsou which was ruined by the miners' strike.
Germinal.

BLOND (MARIA), a young girl of fifteen who had grown up on the pavements
of Paris. She frequented the restaurant kept by Laure Piedefer. Nana.

BOCHE (M.) the concierge of the large tenement-house in which resided
the Coupeaus, Lorilleux, and others. He and his wife were friendly with
the various tenants in turn, sometimes siding with one and sometimes
with another in the quarrels which so frequently arose. In the presence
of the landlord, of whom they were afraid, they assumed an air of great
importance, and affected not to know the tenants. They were present at
Gervaise Coupeau's birthday party. L'Assommoir.

BOCHE (MADAME), wife of the preceding. L'Assommoir.

Nana informed Satin that Madame Boche is dead. Nana.

BOCHE (PAULINE), daughter of the