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Pechina, and, to guard her against Nicholas Tonsard's attentions, placed her in a convent at Auxerre, where she might acquire skill in sewing and forget Justin Michaud, whom she loved unconsciously.
Repertory of the Comedie Humaine Part 2 Anatole Cerfberr 1865
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His little granddaughter, Pechina, is at service with Madame
Sons of the Soil Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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"La Pechina," said Sibilet, interrupting the abbe.
Sons of the Soil Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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Pechina, "cried an angry voice," and that he waylays her, he'd rip the entrails out of every one of you, -- pack of scoundrels that you are at the Grand-I-Vert! "
Sons of the Soil Honor�� de Balzac 1824
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You are to see your brother and sister at once, and say to them: 'If you let La Pechina alone, Pere Rigou will save Nicolas from the conscription.'"
Sons of the Soil Honor�� de Balzac 1824
rogrug commented on the word Pechina
My immediate impression is that the name "..." evokes a sense of "sin," perhaps a little, female sin. From the Latin "peccatum."
December 21, 2009