"The son of a Lyons grocer in a small way of business, spoilt
by his mother, who was dead, and unable to get on with his father, he
had remained in the regiment disgusted with everything, but unwilling to
be bought out." Later he became engaged to one of his cousins, who had a
small dowry, and began to take an interest in life. During the march
to Sedan, however, he became impressed with the idea that he would
be killed, and this belief was realized during the fighting on 1st
September, 1870. La Debacle.
SAPIN (LA), a disreputable old woman at Magnolles who performed illegal
operations and pretended to work magic.
SARRIET (MADAME), sister of Madame Lecoeur and of Madame Gavard; mother
of La Sarriette. Le Ventre de Paris.
SARRIET, usually called La Sarriette, was the niece of Madame Lecoeur.
She grew up in the markets and her sympathies were with the lower ranks
of the people. At twenty she set up in business as a fruit-dealer, and
took as her lover a young man named Jules, who was employed by her
aunt as a porter. After the arrest of Gavard, her uncle by marriage,
La Sarriette and her aunt divided his money between them.
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