His wife
possessed through an uncle the little concession of Vandame, on which
were two abandoned pits--Jean-Bart and Gaston-Marie--and he invested all
his money in the reopening of these pits. He was a bad manager, however,
and after his wife's death he was pillaged by every one. The great
strike at Montsou completed his ruin, and he was ultimately compelled
to sell his pits to the great company which had already acquired all
the neighbouring mines, himself receiving a situation as divisional
engineer. Germinal.
DENEULIN (JEANNE), second daughter of the preceding. Having lost their
mother when very young, she and her sister were brought up alone,
somewhat badly, being spoiled by their father. Jeanne was fond of
painting, and had already had three landscapes refused by the _Salon_.
Her sister and she remained cheerful in the midst of their father's loss
of fortune, and proved themselves excellent managers. Germinal.
DENEULIN (LUCIE), elder daughter of Deneulin. She was fond of music, and
at one time talked of going on the stage. Like her sister, she showed an
admirable spirit at the time of her father's downfall.
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