SANQUIRINO (DUCHESSE), a lady of the Italian aristocracy, who resided at Paris.  She gave Eugene Rougon very unsatisfactory information regarding Comtesse Balbi and her daughter Clorinde.  Son Excellence Eugene Rougon.

SANS-POUCE, one of the brigands of the band of Beau-Francois.  La Terre.

SAPIN, sergeant in Captain Beaudoin’s company of the 106th Regiment of the line.  “The son of a Lyons grocer in a small way of business, spoilt by his mother, who was dead, and unable to get on with his father, he had remained in the regiment disgusted with everything, but unwilling to be bought out.”  Later he became engaged to one of his cousins, who had a small dowry, and began to take an interest in life.  During the march to Sedan, however, he became impressed with the idea that he would be killed, and this belief was realized during the fighting on 1st September, 1870.  La Debacle.

SAPIN (LA), a disreputable old woman at Magnolles who performed illegal operations and pretended to work magic.

SARRIET (MADAME), sister of Madame Lecoeur and of Madame Gavard; mother of La Sarriette.  Le Ventre de Paris.

SARRIET, usually called La Sarriette, was the niece of Madame Lecoeur.  She grew up in the markets and her sympathies were with the lower ranks of the people.  At twenty she set up in business as a fruit-dealer, and took as her lover a young man named Jules, who was employed by her aunt as a porter.  After the arrest of Gavard, her uncle by marriage, La Sarriette and her aunt divided his money between them.  Le Ventre de Paris.

SARTEUR, a journeyman hatter at Plassans.  He was afflicted with homicidal mania, and was confined for a time in the asylum at Tulettes.  While there he was treated by Doctor Pascal Rougon, who affected a cure by hypodermic injections of a substance with which he had long experimented.  Sarteur was released from the asylum, but the cure was not permanent, for a few months afterwards the unfortunate man became conscious of a return of his homicidal mania, and, to prevent its operation, hanged himself.  Le Docteur Pascal.

SATIN, a friend of Nana from childhood, having, like her, attended the school of Mademoiselle Josse.  She was a regular customer at Laure Piedefer’s restaurant, where she met Madame Robert.  She lived for a time with Nana, of whom she was intensely jealous, and in time gained control of the whole household.  She died in the hospital of Lariboisiere.  Nana.

SAUCISSE (LA PERE), an old peasant of Rognes, who owned an acre of land which he sold to Pere Fouan for an annuity of fifteen sous a day.  In order to dupe the old man, he pretended to be in bad health.  Later, terrorized by Buteau, he cancelled the agreement, and repaid half the sums he had received.  La Terre.

SAUVAGNAT, a friend of Pluchart.  He lived at Marchiennes.  Germinal.