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Lhomme is Madame Aurélie’s husband. He has one arm, but he likes to play the horn in a chamber music group. He defers to Madame Aurélie’s authority since she makes the higher salary. At the end of every sale at the Ladies’ Paradise, he brings the money bags to Mouret and announces the day’s takings.
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Lhomme Character Timeline in The Ladies’ Paradise
The timeline below shows where the character Lhomme appears in The Ladies’ Paradise. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...suddenly get serious. Bourdoncle and Mouret then go to the cash desk to see Albert Lhomme, the son of the ladieswear buyer Madame Aurélie.
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...and tries to make the man blame the customer. Bourdoncle chastises Albert again, but then Lhomme—Albert’s father—runs up and asks what is wrong. Mouret wants to look magnanimous, so he brushes...
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Chapter 4
...hall,” then says she’s needed at home. She departs, first giving her address to Albert Lhomme for a delivery of a quantity of Paris-Paradise—the famous Ladies’ Paradise silk.
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...sound of clerks counting coins and feels the Ladies’ Paradise expanding already. Bourdoncle congratulates Mouret. Lhomme, who is coming up the stairs with the money bags in his one arm, tells...
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Chapter 5
...room for desire. They are all simply cogs in a machine. However, Denise sees Albert Lhomme slip a note to a girl in the lingerie department one day. And, during the...
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...of the Ladies’ Paradise fall away. While the three are in a cab, they spot Lhomme running down the street with an instrument under his arm (he plays in a chamber...
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...The place is noisy and crowded and lit only by candles. Pauline points out Albert Lhomme, who is sitting with two underage girls and an older woman—all of whom are behaving...
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Chapter 9
...Denise is confused but thrilled, and Mouret smiles at her reaction. As Denise thanks him, Lhomme and Albert walk in, lugging the day’s money bags containing 87,210 francs. Delighted, Mouret has...
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When Lhomme and Albert leave, Mouret tells Denise to take a handful of money, as much as...
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Chapter 10
Mignot then goes to Lhomme and borrows another 10 francs. Madame Aurélie yells at everyone to get back to work...
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Chapter 12
Denise organizes a band, led by Lhomme, and hosts a big festival for employees and customers. She sets up a school that...
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Chapter 14
...to stake his life’s happiness, and he trembles with anxiety. He hears footsteps approach and Lhomme and Joseph appear, dragging the enormous money bags. Lhomme announces the day’s takings: over 1...
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