They seem rarely to know fatigue, for, after a hard day's work, they think little of going five or six leagues to a _fete_, and to be deprived of this amusement is a great trial to them.
"They are tenacious of the purity of their blood, and avoid, as much as possible, contracting alliances with neighbouring nations; they are impatient of strangers acquiring possessions in their country.

They are apt to quarrel amongst each other at home; but there is a great _esprit du corps_ amongst them when they meet abroad.

There are shades of difference in their characters, according to their province.

In general, the _Souletins_ are more cunning and crafty than the rest, resembling their neighbours of Bearn in their moral qualities.

The _Navarrais_ is said to be more fickle.