" Philomene, however, excited his jealousy by her
attentions to Lantier, and the former friendship of the two comrades
became changed to fierce enmity. At length it happened that one night,
as their engine was drawing eighteen trucks of soldiers towards the
seat of war in Prussia, Pecqueux in a sudden access of madness attacked
Lantier, and, after a fierce struggle on the narrow foot-plate, the two
fell off, and were cut in pieces beneath the wheels. La Bete Humaine.
PEIROTTE, receiver of taxes at Plassans. He was taken as a hostage by
the Republican insurgents and was inadvertently shot by the troops which
crushed the rising. La Fortune des Rougon.
PEQUEUR DES SAULAIES (M.), sub-prefect of Plassans. He fell into
disfavour with the Government on account of the election of a Legitimist
Deputy. For some time he was afraid to compromise himself with Abbe
Faujas, but having received a hint from Madame de Condamin, who had
influential friends in Paris, he allied himself with the Abbe. The
result was the election of Delangre, who though nominally independent,
was actually the Government candidate.
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