Bouba

Overview

«Bouba» is a Paris horse dealer and commission agent: the Mon Journal t.4 index says «Bouba (M.), marchand de chevaux, 162, 170–171, 179» and Marie describes him as «un commissionnaire qui a son comptoir ici, un homme utile et commode» (024.0163). Whether Bouba is a real surname or a nickname is not stated.

Relevance to Marie

In autumn 1874 he buys and ships animals for her: on 29 September she will entrust to him the horses Maurice has not delivered (024.0163); on 30 September he is at the house at ten, so they miss the eleven o'clock train and see a black horse found the day before (024.0166); on 5 October she telegraphs him to buy it (024.0240); on 6 October he writes that he will soon have the photograph of Gioia (Hamilton's mistress) and send it (024.0252–0253); on 17 October he sends «un jeune setter de trois mois», enlarging «notre nombreuse famille de chiens» (024.0355).

References in Diary

• 1874-09-29 to 1874-10-17 (024.0163, 024.0166, 024.0240, 024.0252, 024.0253, 024.0355).