Albert Lhomme is Lhomme and Madame Aurélie’s son. He often makes errors at the cash desk at the Ladies’ Paradise where he works, and only his mother’s prestige protects him from being fired. The Lhommes’ family life is non-existent, so he receives no guidance and lives a dissolute lifestyle. When it is discovered that he has been aiding and abetting thefts at the Ladies’ Paradise, he is finally fired.
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Albert Lhomme Character Timeline in The Ladies’ Paradise
The timeline below shows where the character Albert Lhomme appears in The Ladies’ Paradise. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
Chapter 2
...they 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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Bourdoncle reprimands Albert for making a mistake with the address, so Albert calls on another cashier and tries...
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Mouret and Bourdoncle appear and talk to Madame Aurélie about her son Albert’s mistake. Mouret, surprised to see Denise, asks Madame Aurélie what she’s doing there. Bourdoncle then...
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Chapter 4
...“oriental 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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Chapter 5
...no 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...
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...ongoing rivalry between the ladieswear and lingerie departments. Madame Aurélie remains neutral until her son Albert is caught kissing a girl from the lingerie department in the basement. She accuses the...
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...island. 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...
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Chapter 9
...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 them set...
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When Lhomme and Albert leave, Mouret tells Denise to take a handful of money, as much as she can...
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Chapter 10
...led a “loose life” at Bourras’s house. Mignot comes by and slips 10 francs to Albert. Favier tells Hutin what Deloche said about Denise liking him. Hutin is privately flattered, but...
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Chapter 12
...police. Bourdoncle runs over, and ushers everyone into an office. After questioning, Mignot confesses that Albert has helped her with a series of thefts. The Lhommes are brought into the office....
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Chapter 14
...worker—and Marguerite has put in her notice. Madame Aurélie fears losing her job, knowing that Albert’s extravagance and their lack of a family life is putting an end to the “Lhomme...
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