He frequently made trips in the Henriette, sometimes to Havre and Rouen, at others to Bordeaux.

He had grown much, and was now a very strong, active lad.

He got on very well with Monsieur Martin; but kept as much apart as he could from his eldest son, for whom he felt a deep personal dislike, and who had always disapproved of Jean's marriage to an Englishwoman.
Jacques Martin was the strongest contrast to his brother.

He was methodical and sententious, expressed his opinion on all subjects with the air of a man whose judgment was infallible, and was an ardent disciple of Voltaire and Rousseau.

It was very seldom that he entered his father's house, where his opinions on religious subjects shocked and horrified his mother and sister.