Spain at this time, and, indeed, during the last thirty years, had been the happy hunting ground of the beau sabreur, of those (of all men, most miserable) who owe their success in life to a woman's favour.

It was in the calmest voice that my companion uttered the remark, and it made me understand that it was no boast when he said there was more courage needed to carry on his unsavoury trade than to play the part of a beau sabreur like Lasalle.

R114727, 15Jul53, George F. Worts (A) WREN, ISABEL Beau Sabreur.

R114727, 15Jul53, George F. Worts (A) WREN, ISABEL Beau Sabreur.

" Major Dobbin, a beau sabreur of irresistible charm, is on the point of eloping with Amelia Osborne, the wife of a brother-officer, when the Battle of Waterloo breaks out and Dobbin is slain.

" The writer doubtless possessed more spirit as a sabreur than as a poet.