a theft and discharged him summarily.  Gaubertin received at that time sundry lashes with a whip of which he said nothing, but for which he revenged himself.  The old steward became, nevertheless, a person of importance.  In 1820 he was mayor of Ville-aux-Fayes, and supplied one-third of the Paris wood.  Being general agent of this rural industry, he managed the forests, lumber and guards.  Gaubertin was related throughout a whole district, like a “boa-constrictor twisted around a gigantic tree”; the church, the magistracy, the municipality, the government—­all did his bidding.  Even the peasantry served his interests indirectly.  When the general, disgusted by the numberless vexations of his estate, wished to sell the property at Aigues, Gaubertin bought the forests, while his partners, Rigou and Soudry, acquired the vineyards and other grounds. [The Peasantry.]

GAUBERTIN (Madame), born Isaure Mouchon in 1778.  Daughter of a member of the Convention and friend of Gaubertin senior.  Wife of Francois Gaubertin.  An affected creature of Ville-aux-Fayes who played the great lady mightily. [The Peasantry.]

GAUBERTIN (Claude), son of Francois Gaubertin, godson of Mlle. Laguerre, at whose expense he was educated at Paris.  The busiest attorney at Ville-aux-Fayes in 1823.  After five years’ practice he spoke of selling his office.  He probably became judge. [The Peasantry.]

GAUBERTIN (Jenny), elder daughter of Francois Gaubertin. (See Leclercq, Madame.)

GAUBERTIN (Elisa or Elise), second daughter of Francois Gaubertin.  Loved, courted and longed for since 1819 by the sub-prefect of Ville-aux-Fayes, M. des Lupeaulx—­the nephew.  M. Lupin, notary at Soulanges, sought on his part the young girl’s hand for his only son Amaury. [The Peasantry.]

GAUBERTIN-VALLAT (Mademoiselle), old maid, sister of Mme. Sibilet, wife of the clerk of the court at Ville-aux-Fayes, in 1823.  She ran the town’s stamp office. [The Peasantry.]

GAUCHER was in 1803 a boy working for Michu. [The Gondreville Mystery.]

GAUDET, second clerk in Desroches’ law office in 1824. [A Start in Life.]

GAUDIN, chief of squadron in the mounted grenadiers of the Imperial Guard; made baron of the Empire, with the estate of Wistchnau.  Made prisoner by Cossacks at the passage of the Beresina, he escaped, going to India where he was lost sight of.  However he returned to France about 1830, in bad health, but a multi-millionaire. [The Magic Skin.]

GAUDIN (Madame), wife of foregoing, managed the Hotel Saint-Quentin, rue des Cordiers, Paris, during the Restoration.  Among her guests was Raphael de Valentin.  Her husband’s return in 1830 made her wealthy and a baroness. [The Magic Skin.]