A sudden illness of Jeanne made it
necessary to call in Doctor Deberle, who subsequently met the older man
in consultation from time to time. Une Page d'Amour.
BOHAIN (MARQUIS DE), an elderly nobleman whose presence and manners were
of a kind to adorn a board of directors, and whose illustrious name was
of value on a prospectus. He was in consequence always in demand by new
companies. Since he began living by speculation, he and his wife had
been legally separated, so far as estate went, and he lived with her
only as a lodger, with nothing of his own except his clothes. "On two
occasions already he had refused to pay up what he owed; he pocketed as
long as he won, but as soon as he lost he did not pay." At the request
of Saccard, the Marquis became a director of the Universal Bank. When
the great gamble in the shares of the bank began, the Marquis followed
his usual plan; having played through Mazaud for a rise, he refused to
pay his losses, though he had gained two million francs through Jacoby,
through whom he had played for a fall. L'Argent.
BONGRAND, a great artist, painter of the _Village Wedding_.
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