His parents effected an insurance against him being drawn in the
conscription; but he drew a lucky number, and the loss of the money
caused his mother considerable annoyance. He proposed to take over
the _maison de tolerance_ at Chartres which belonged to his grand-aunt
Madame Badeuil and her husband, and he eventually did so by marrying
their granddaughter Elodie Vaucogne. La Terre.
DELOCHE, a bailiff in needy circumstances who resided at Briquebec. He
treated his son Henri very badly. Au Bonheur des Dames.
DELOCHE (HENRI), a young man who got employment at "The Ladies'
Paradise" at the same time as Denise Baudu. He fell in love with Denise,
but though she refused to marry him, they remained on friendly
terms, and on one occasion he threw a glass of wine at Favier, a
fellow-shopman, who repeated a slander about her. Au Bonheur des Dames.
DELORME, a relation of the Quenus. On the suggestion of Madame Chanteau
he was nominated a member of the family council of Pauline Quenu. He
consented to her emancipation. La Joie de Vivre.
DENEULIN, a cousin of the Gregoires. Like his cousin, he inherited
a denier in the Montsou mines, but being an enterprising engineer,
tormented by the desire for a royal fortune, he had hastened to sell
out when the value of the denier reached a million francs.
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