He had the hand his face demanded,--large and hairy like that of a guerrilla; his manners were brusque, his speech concise.

The duke, in departing, gave to this man the duty of watching and reporting to him the conduct of Beauvouloir toward the new heir-presumptive.
In spite of the secrecy which surrounded Gabrielle, it was difficult to long deceive the commander of a company.

He heard the singing of two voices; he saw the lights at night in the dwelling on the seashore; he guessed that Etienne's orders, repeated constantly, for flowers concerned a woman; he discovered Gabrielle's nurse making her way on foot to Forcalier, carrying linen or clothes, and bringing back with her the work-frame and other articles needed by a young lady.

The spy then watched the cottage, saw the physician's daughter, and fell in love with her.

Beauvouloir he knew was rich.