In this he was very different from his brother, a man of rough manners, a great hunter, an intrepid soldier, full of resolution, but coarse in fibre and without activity of mind or delicacy in matters of the heart.

One was all soul, the other all action; and yet they both possessed in the same degree that sense of honor which is the vital essence of a gentleman.

Dark, short, slim and wiry, Adrien d'Hauteserre gave an impression of strength; whereas Robert, who was tall, pale and fair, seemed weakly.

Adrien, nervous in temperament, was stronger in soul; while his brother though lymphatic, was fonder of bodily exercise.

Families often present these singularities of contrast, the causes of which it might be interesting to examine; but they are mentioned here merely to explain how it was that Adrien was not likely to find a rival in his brother.