He was assessor at the trial
of Roubaud and Cabuche. La Bete Humaine.
LEBOUCQ (MADAME), wife of the preceding. She was a handsome woman, for
whose receptions the barristers of Rouen were beginning to desert those
of Madame Bonnehon, her rival. It was said that to the influence of
Madame Leboucq was largely due the result of the trial of Roubaud, a
result not favourable to the family of President Grandmorin. La Bete
Humaine.
LECOEUR (MADAME), a butter and cheese merchant at the _Halles
Centrales_. She was sister-in-law to Gavard, and had an idea of marrying
him after the death of his wife. He made no advances, however, and she
subsequently regarded him with bitter ill-will. Along with Mlle. Saget,
she took an active share in the gossip which partly led to the arrest of
Florent and Gavard, and wrote an anonymous letter denouncing them to
the police. Accompanied by La Sarriette, her niece, she went to Gavard's
house after his arrest, and took possession of his money, which they
divided between them. Le Ventre de Paris.
LECOMTE (MADAME), an acquaintance of the Deberles. Une Page d'Amour.
LEFEVRE (MADAME), wife of a manufacturer at Raucourt, whose house was
pillaged by the Prussians after the battle of Beaumont.
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