On the
suggestion of Abbe Faujas he took a leading part in starting the Club
for Young Men at Plassans. La Conquete de Plassans.
DELAROCQUE, a stockbroker who was married to the sister of Jacoby.
L'Argent.
DELCAMBRE, Public Prosecutor, afterwards Minister of Justice. Having
been for some time the lover of Baroness Sandorff, he was much annoyed
at her subsequent intimacy with Saccard, and after the failure of the
Universal Bank he instigated the proceedings which led to the conviction
of its officials. L'Argent.
DELESTANG (M.), son of a wine merchant at Bercy, was himself a retired
attorney and owner of a model farm. He was a man of great wealth, but of
foolish and shallow character. Having got into political trouble at
the time of the _Coup d'Etat_ of 1851, he was helped out of an awkward
position by Eugene Rougon. Acting on the suggestion of Rougon, he
married Clorinde Balbi, and soon after was appointed Minister of
Commerce and Agriculture. After Rougon's second retirement from office
Delestang was appointed to succeed him as Minister of the Interior. Son
Excellence Eugene Rougon.
DELESTANG (MADAME), wife of the preceding.
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