The wild speculation in the
shares of the bank gave him his chance; his principle was that when
a share rose above its true value a reaction was bound to follow.
Accordingly, when the bank shares rose to two thousand francs he began
to sell, and though Saccard by steady buying forced them to over three
thousand francs, he continued to sell. His losses meantime were, of
course, enormous, but having got information through Baroness Sandorff
that Saccard's resources were at an end, he made a final effort, with
the result that a panic ensued, the price of the shares broke, and
Saccard, along with the bank, was ruined. L'Argent.
GUNTHER (OTTO), captain in the Prussian Guard. He was a cousin of Weiss
on the mother's side. His feelings were strongly anti-French, and he
refused to give any assistance to Henriette Weiss after the death of her
husband, when she was searching for his body. La Debacle.
GUSTAVE, Maxime Saccard's hairdresser. La Curee.
GUTMANN, a soldier in the Prussian Army, who took part in the attack
on Bazeilles. It was he who tore Henriette Weiss from the arms of her
husband, who, being a civilian, was about to be executed for firing
upon the Prussian troops.
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