tended to
surpass it, but failed to arrest attention, and was indeed only an echo
of the earlier work. He was one of the few mourners at the funeral of
Claude Lantier. L'Oeuvre.

BONHOMME, the horse which for a quarter of a century had carried Doctor
Pascal on his visits to his patients. Latterly the old Bonhomme became
blind, and was no longer being driven, but being much loved by his
master, was tenderly cared for until his death. Le Docteur Pascal.

BONNAUD, formerly head of the counting-house of a railway company.
Pot-Bouille.

BONNEHON (MADAME), sister of President Grandmorin. She was married to a
wealthy manufacturer, who left her a widow at the age of thirty. In the
mansion-house of Doinville, which belonged to her, she led a pleasant
life, not without occasional affairs of the heart, but so correct in
every way that she remained a leader of society in Rouen. She was a
handsome woman, and in spite of her fifty years still retained much
of her former charm. Among her friends she included Chaumette and
Desbazeilles, both officials of the court at Rouen. Madame Bonnehon
had a good opinion of the Roubauds, and did not approve of the position
taken up by her niece Berthe regarding the legacy left to them by
President Grandmorin. For the honour of her family she desired that the
inquiry as to the murder of the President should not be continued. La
Bete Humaine.

BONNEMORT, the sobriquet of Vincent Maheu. His family had been miners
for generations, and he himself had worked in the pit since he was eight
years old. After forty-five years of work underground he was given a
post as fireman, and for five years worked each night at the Voreux pit
for a wage of forty sous. He suffered greatly from rheumatism, which
eventually turned into a form of dropsy, while his mind became affected
to some extent by the sufferings occasioned by the great strike which
took place at Voreux and other neighbouring pits. After the terrible
scenes at Montsou, he could only sit in his chair before the fireless
grate, with fixed and unseeing eyes, but in a sudden accession of
madness he found strength to strangle Cecile Gregoire, who chanced to be
left alone with him for a few moments. Germinal.

BONNET. See De Mareuil.

BORDENAVE, manager of the Theatre des Varietes. He was a coarse man,
with cynical views as to the stage, and cared nothing as to the means by
which a popular success might be secured. Though he was well aware that
Nana co