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HUGON (MADAME), mother of Philippe and Georges Hugon. She was the widow
of a notary, and lived quietly at Fondettes, an old family property near
Orleans, but had retained a house in Paris in Rue de Richelieu. She had
been an old friend of the Marquise de Chouard, and was on intimate terms
with her daughter, the Comtesse Sabine. A woman of high principles, she
believed that one should overlook much in others in order that something
might be pardoned in oneself. In this she contrasted strongly with
her old friend the Marquis de Chouard, who professed the most rigorous
virtue while he secretly lived a shameful life. She was, however, unable
to bear with equanimity the eccentricities of Nana, her neighbour in the
country, who led Philippe Hugon into dishonour, and his brother Georges
to suicide. Nana.
HUGON (GEORGES), the younger son of Madame Hugon. At seventeen years of
age he became infatuated with Nana, and a liaison with her followed. His
mother, having discovered the state of affairs, interfered, and kept him
at Fondettes for some months after Nana had returned to Paris, but
he ultimately followed her there.
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