He owned eighteen acres
of land when he married La Grande, who brought him seven acres more. He
died young, leaving one daughter. La Terre.
PECHARD (MADAME), wife of the preceding. See La Grand. La Terre.
PECHARD (MADEMOISELLE), daughter of Antoine Pechard and Marianne
Fouan, his wife. As she insisted on marrying a poor youth named Vincent
Bouteroue, her mother cast her out. Misfortunes pursued the young
couple, both of whom died within a few years, leaving two children in
profound misery. La Terre.
PECQUEUX, a stoker in the employment of the Western Railway Company.
He was married to Mere Victoire, the old nurse of Severine Aubry. His
original intention was to qualify as an engine-driver, but time passed
without advancement, and later there was an insuperable barrier in his
own conduct, for he was given to drinking bouts which converted him for
the time into a savage animal, capable of any violence. His wife lived
at Paris, while Philomene Sauvagnat helped him to pass the hours he was
compelled to spend at Havre, an arrangement which had the concurrence
of Victoire. Pecqueux had the devotion of a dog for his comrade Jacques
Lantier, who concealed his vices and shared with him a love for their
engine, "La Lison.
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