GENESTAS (Madame Judith), Polish Jewess, born in 1795.  Married in 1812 after the Sarmatian custom to her lover Renard, a French quartermaster, who was killed in 1813.  Judith gave him one son, Adrien, and survived the father one year. In extremis she married Genestas a former lover, who adopted Adrien. [The Country Doctor.]

GENESTAS (Adrien), adopted son of Commandant Genestas, born in 1813 to Judith the Polish Jewess and Renard who was killed before the birth of his son.  Adrien was a living picture of his mother—­olive complexion, beautiful black eyes of a spirituelle sadness, and a head of hair too heavy for his frail body.  When sixteen he seemed but twelve.  He had fallen into bad habits, but after living with Dr. Benassis for eight months, he was cured and became robust. [The Country Doctor.]

GENEVIEVE, an idiotic peasant girl, ugly and comparatively rich.  Friend and companion of the Comtesse de Vandieres, then insane and an inmate of the asylum of Bons-Hommes, near Isle-Adam, during the Restoration.  Jilted by a mason, Dallot, who had promised to marry her, Genevieve lost what little sense love had aroused in her. [Farewell.]

GENOVESE, tenor at the Fenice theatre, Venice, in 1820.  Born at Bergamo in 1797.  Pupil of Veluti.  Having long loved La Tinti, he sang outrageously in her presence, so long as she resisted his advances, but regained all his powers after she yielded to him. [Massimilla Doni.] In the winter of 1823-24, at the home of Prince Gandolphini, in Geneva, Genovese sang with his mistress, an exiled Italian prince, and Princess Gandolphini, the famous quartette, “Mi manca la voce.” [Albert Savarus.]

GENTIL, old valet in service of Mme. de Bargeton, during the Restoration.  During the summer of 1821, with Albertine and Lucien de Rubempre, he accompanied his mistress to Paris. [A Distinguished Provincial at Paris.]

GENTILLET, sold in 1835 an old diligence to Albert Savarus when the latter was leaving Besancon after the visit on the part of Prince Soderini. [Albert Savarus.]

GENTILLET (Madame), maternal grandmother of Felix Grandet.  She died in 1806 leaving considerable property.  In Grandet’s “drawing room” at Saumur was a pastel of Mme. Gentillet, representing her as a shepherdess. [Eugenie Grandet.]

GEORGES, confidential valet of Baron de Nucingen, at Paris, time of Charles X. Knew of his aged master’s love affairs and aided or thwarted him at will. [Scenes from a Courtesan’s Life.]

GERARD (Francois-Pascal-Simon, Baron), celebrated painter—­1770-1837 —­procured for Joseph Bridau in 1818 two copies of Louis XVIII.’s portrait which were worth to the beginner, then very poor, a thousand francs, a tidy sum for the Bridau family. [A Bachelor’s Establishment.] The Parisian salon of Gerard, much sought after, had a rival at Chaussee-d’Antin in that of Mlle. de Touches. [Beatrix.]

GERARD, adjutant-general of the Seventy-second demi-brigade, commanded by Hulot.  A careful education had developed a superior intellect in Gerard.  He was a staunch Republican.  Killed by the Chouan, Pille-Miche, at Vivetiere, December 1799. [The Chouans.]