Aunt Phasie, as she had
always been called by Jacques Lantier, was a tall, handsome woman, but
since her second marriage she had aged so rapidly that at forty-five she
looked over sixty. The truth was that between her and Misard there was
going on a duel to the death; Aunt Phasie had received a legacy of a
thousand francs from her father, and this she obstinately refused to
allow her husband to share, having indeed hidden the money to prevent
him from taking it. Misard, overcome by avarice, slowly killed his
wife with poison placed in the salt, but, though she had the strongest
suspicions, she would nether take action against him nor tell him the
hiding-place of her little hoard. And so she died, carrying the secret
with her; but in the end she triumphed, for search as he might, Misard
never discovered the hidden treasure. La Bete Humaine.
PICHINETTE, a horse entered for the Grand Prix de Paris. It was
withdrawn before the race. Nana.
PICHON (JULES), a clerk who lived in the house in Rue de Choiseul
occupied also by Octave Mouret. His means were small, and he was obliged
to work hard, frequently till late at night, his wife being necessarily
left much alone.
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