It is intersected by Rue
Michodiere, at the corner of which is situated Octave Mouret's great
drapery establishment, known as "Au Bonheur des Dames." Au Bonheur des
Dames.
BARENTIN, a small town on the Western Railway of France, about twelve
miles from Rouen. It was at a point between Barentin and the previous
station, Malaunay, that President Grandmorin was murdered by Roubaud. La
Bete Humaine.
BAZEILLES, a village about three miles south-east of Sedan (q.v.). It
was the scene of some of the most important events in La Debacle.
BEAUCE (LA), a fertile agricultural plain stretching between Chartres
and Orleans, and intersected by the road from the latter town to
Chateaudun. The district is the scene of La Terre.
BEAUMONT, a town of about 3000 inhabitants, picturesquely situated on
a height on the left bank of the Oise about twenty-five miles north of
Paris. Its church, the scene of some of the principal events in Le Reve,
is an interesting building, dating from the thirteenth century. Le Reve.
BONCOEUR (HOTEL) was situated in the Boulevard de la Chapelle (q.v.).
L'Assommoir.
BONNEVILLE, a village on the Normandy coast, about six miles from
Arromanches.
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