He was a young man of twenty-three, of slender figure, but admirably proportioned.

His face was a perfect oval, and his complexion of just that slight olive tint which betrays the native of the south of France.

A slight, silky moustache concealed his upper lip, and gave his features that air of manliness in which they would have otherwise been deficient.

His curly chestnut hair fell gracefully over a brow upon which an expression of pride was visible, and enhanced the peculiar, restless glance of his large dark eyes.

His physical beauty, which was fully equal to that of Rose, was increased by an aristocratic air, popularly believed to be only found in the scions of noble families.