He had come of a race of simple farmers, and he was consistent enough to attempt to live up to the traditions of his people.

He was entirely too good-natured to take exception to Ferrol's easy-going admiration of Sophie.
Ferrol spoke excellent French, and soon found points of pleasant contact with Monsieur Lavilette, who, despite the fact that he had coarsened as the years went on, had still upon him the touch of family tradition, which may become either offensive pride or defensive self-respect.
With the Cure, Ferrol was not quite so successful.

The ascetic, prudent priest, with that instinctive, long-sighted accuracy which belongs to the narrow-minded, scented difficulty.

He disliked the English exceedingly; and all Irishmen were English men to him.

He resisted Ferrol's blarney.