person
the Marquis
also: der kleine Marquis, the little Marquis, the Frenchman
The small, fine young French marquis who rides beside Christoph; before they part he gives him a petal of his rose, 'as one breaks a host,' to shield him.
Reading notes
- The Lay of the Love and Death of Cornet Christoph Rilke §3 Marquis
The small, fine young French marquis who rides beside Christoph and gives him a rose-petal to shield him.