They were, later, much annoyed with
the Pichons, whose family became, they considered, too large for their
means. Pot-Bouille.
VUILLAUME (MARIE). See Madame Marie Pichon.
VUILLET, a bookseller of Plassans, who published a biweekly journal, the
_Gazette de Plassans_, which was devoted exclusively to the interests of
the clergy. La Fortune des Rougon.
W
WEISS, husband of Henriette Levasseur, and cousin of Otto Gunther. He
got a situation in the refinery at Chene-Populeux, almost in a menial
position, but he gradually educated himself, and by dint of hard work
raised himself to the position of accountant. A clear-headed man, he
early saw the causes that were to lead to the downfall of his country,
and expressed himself strongly regarding the unprepared state of the
army. Weiss lived at Sedan, but in 1870 he had just bought a little
house at Bazeilles, where he slept the night before the battle. He was
frantic at the idea that the Prussians might pillage and perhaps destroy
the dwelling so long desired and so hardly acquired, and when the
attack was made he took an active part in the fighting.
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