`` Hush ! he understands English ; we must be careful , '' said Helen , and neither spoke again till they reached the carriage . Everything was ready , and as they drove away , the major , leaning luxuriously back , exclaimed , -- `` Now I begin to enjoy travelling , for I 'm no longer worried by the thought of luggage , time-tables , trains , and the everlasting perplexity of thalers , kreutzers , and pfenniges . This man is a treasure ; everything is done in the best manner , and his knowledge of matters is really amazing . '' `` He 's a very gentlemanly-looking person , '' said Amy , eying a decidedly aristocratic foot through the front window of the carriage , for Karl sat up beside the driver . `` He is a gentleman , my dear . Many of these couriers are well born and educated , but , being poor , prefer this business to any other , as it gives them variety , and often pleasant society . I 've had a long talk with Hoffman , and find him an excellent and accomplished fellow . He has lost his fortune , it seems , through no fault of his own , so being fond of a roving life , turned courier for a time , and we are fortunate to have secured him . '' `` But one does n't know how to treat him , '' said Helen . `` I do n't like to address him as a servant , and yet it 's not pleasant to order a gentleman about . '' `` Oh , it will be easy enough as we go on together . Just call him Hoffman , and behave as if you knew nothing about his past . He begged me not to mention it , but I thought you 'd like the romance of the thing . Only do n't either of you run away with him , as Ponsonby 's daughter did with her courier , who was n't a gentleman , by the way . '' `` Not handsome enough , '' said Amy . `` I do n't like blue eyes and black hair . His manners are nice , but he looks like a gipsy , with his brown face and black beard : does n't he , Nell ? '' `` Not at all . Gipsies have n't that style of face ; they are thin , sharp , and cunning in feature as in nature .
XXXXX has large , well-moulded features , and a mild , manly expression , which gives one confidence in him . ''
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