Montsou whose mills were stopped by the
strike. Germinal.

DUVEYRIER (ALPHONSE), a counsellor at the Court of Appeal; married
Clotilde, daughter of M. Vabre. He was a man of dissolute habits, to
whom his wife's cold nature and love of music were repugnant, and he
spent much of his time away from home. He squandered large sums of money
on a woman named Clarisse Bocquet, who afterwards left him. Having found
her again, he fell under her influence so completely as to allow her
to treat him abominably. So unhappy did he become, that he attempted
to commit suicide by shooting himself; the wound was, however, not a
serious one, and he recovered. Pot-Bouille.

DUVEYRIER (MADAME CLOTILDE), wife of the preceding, was the only
daughter of M. Vabre, a notary of Versailles. She did not get on well
with her husband, who found her cold nature irksome, and, perhaps even
more so, her love of piano-playing. Her musical evenings were attended
by Octave Mouret, the Josserands, and others of the same circle.
Pot-Bouille.

DUVEYRIER (GUSTAVE), son of the preceding, a thin, precocious boy of
sixteen, who was being educated at the Lycee Bonaparte. Pot-Bouille.

DUVILLARD, the owner of a large house bought by Octave Mouret for the
enlargement of his shop. Au Bonheur des Dames.

E

ECOSSE (S.A.R. LE PRINCE D'), the son of a queen and heir to a throne.
He was tall and strong, with a fair beard and a fresh complexion. He was
an habitue of the Theatre des Varietes, and an admirer of Nana, whom
he wished to bring to London as a singer. Later, Nana spoke of him with
little respect. Nana.

ECREVISSE (L'), a celebrated _demi-mondaine_ of the Second Empire. La
Curee.

EMPEREUR, one of the dogs of the shepherd Soulas. He was a fierce
animal, and, like his master, hated Jacqueline Cognet. La Terre.

ERNESTINE, a woman who once occupied a room in Bourras's house, and had
written her name in candle-smoke on the ceiling. Au Bonheur des Dames.

ESCORAILLES (MARQUIS D'), father of Jules d'Escorailles. "The
Escorailles family was one of the oldest in Plassans, where it was
treated with the utmost respect; and Rougon, who in former days had
often dragged his worn-down boots past the old Marquis's house, took a
pride in protecting and assisting the young man. The family retained an
enthusiastic devotion for Henri V, though it allowed its heir to serve
the Empire." The Marquis and his wife visited Paris specially to ask
the assistance of Rougo