He was the owner of a small farm, which he managed so well that
he became one of the richest of the peasant proprietors at Rognes.
He was a man of calm, upright nature, and was frequently selected as
arbiter in petty disputes. In his own affairs, however, he allowed
himself to be much influenced by his wife. He was a municipal
councillor, and ultimately became mayor. La Terre.
DELHOMME (MADAME), nee Fanny Fouan, wife of the preceding. At first a
not unamiable woman, she became hardened, and eventually the cleanliness
of her house became a mania with her. She was unkind to her father, with
whose little weaknesses she had no patience, and her persecution of him
was carried to such an extent that he ceased to live with her and her
husband. She was so annoyed at this that she refused to speak to him
again, and her ill-will was not even terminated by his death. When her
husband became mayor her conceit knew no bounds. La Terre.
DELHOMME (ERNEST), known as Nenesse, son of the preceding. From
childhood he had a fancy for dressing himself up and aping the city
lads, and as he had always a horror of the land he went to Chartres to
assist in a restaurant, with which was connected a public dancing-hall.
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