He was approached by Saccard before the foundation of the Universal
Bank, and being assured that Eugene Rougon was to back up his brother,
he agreed to become one of the directors. He supported Saccard during
the great gamble in the shares of the bank, and even on the day of the
collapse had promised to come on the market and buy so heavily as to put
up the price of the shares. Having received information through
Jacoby that Gundermann was determined at any cost to break the market,
Daigremont deserted Saccard, and instead of buying, sold all the shares
he had, thereby bringing about the final collapse. L'Argent.
DAIGREMONT (MADAME), wife of the preceding. She was celebrated for her
beauty and for her fine singing. L'Argent.
DALICHAMP, a doctor at Raucourt, six kilometres from Remilly. He was a
man of brusque manner, but of excellent heart, who showed much kindness
to his patients. In the middle of August, 1870, he established an
ambulance at Raucourt, and after Jean Macquart, severely wounded, had
arrived at the house of Pere Fouchard, Dalichamp attended him secretly
till his recovery.
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