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Age and build

stout man of about two- or three-and-twenty

“He was a stout man, of about two- or three-and-twenty” (The Three Musketeers, part 2)

Face and hair

open, ingenuous countenance with black, mild eye

“with an open, ingenuous countenance, a black, mild eye” (The Three Musketeers, part 2)

rosy and downy cheeks like an autumn peach

“cheeks rosy and downy as an autumn peach” (The Three Musketeers, part 2)

delicate mustache in a perfectly straight line

“His delicate mustache marked a perfectly straight line upon his upper lip” (The Three Musketeers, part 2)

Dress

wears Musketeer uniform but with care for appearance

“he appeared to dread to lower his hands lest their veins should swell, and he pinched the tips of his ears from time to time to preserve their delicate pink transparency” (The Three Musketeers, part 2)

Voice and speech

speaks little and slowly

“Habitually he spoke little and slowly” (The Three Musketeers, part 2)

bows frequently and laughs without noise

“bowed frequently, laughed without noise” (The Three Musketeers, part 2)

mild and flutelike tone of voice

“in his most flutelike tone” (The Three Musketeers, part 51)

Signature words

theological references and Latin phrases

“I continue to study theology for that purpose” (The Three Musketeers, part 2)

uses 'my dear friend' in address

“My dear friend, do not forget that I wish to belong to the Church” (The Three Musketeers, part 7)

speaks of his breviary and religious duties

“Yes, but I have my breviary to repeat” (The Three Musketeers, part 7)

references to Church and cassock

“I am only temporarily a Musketeer” (The Three Musketeers, part 42)

uses 'certes' in affirmation

“Certes,” replied Aramis, in a pleased tone” (The Three Musketeers, part 26)

Gait and mannerisms

moves with grace and agility

“Aramis sprang into the saddle with his usual grace and agility” (The Three Musketeers, part 27)

pinches ears and examines his white hands

“pinching his ear to make it red, as he rubbed his hands to make them white” (The Three Musketeers, part 26)

takes great care of his appearance and hands

“His hands, of which he took little care, were the despair of Aramis, who cultivated his with almond paste and perfumed oil” (The Three Musketeers, part 27)

Strengths

skilled swordsman in combat

“Aramis had killed one of his adversaries, but the other pressed him warmly. Nevertheless, Aramis was in a good situation, and able to defend himself” (The Three Musketeers, part 5)

witty and clever with words

“What a misfortune it is you did not follow your first vocation; what a delicious abbé you would have made” (The Three Musketeers, part 2)

excellent writer and poet

“Aramis accordingly took the quill, reflected for a few moments, wrote eight or ten lines in a charming little female hand” (The Three Musketeers, part 48)

intelligent and learned in theology

“you are the king of poets, my dear Aramis. You speak like the Apocalypse, and you are as true as the Gospel” (The Three Musketeers, part 48)

Flaws

prone to melancholy and emotional turmoil

“every time he had seen him, he had remarked a deep sadness imprinted on his countenance” (The Three Musketeers, part 19)

conflicted between military and religious life

“Aramis had some slight inclination to resume the cassock” (The Three Musketeers, part 34)

susceptible to romantic entanglement

“a wound made by a woman” (The Three Musketeers, part 26)

evasive about his personal affairs

“With respect to Aramis, though having the air of having nothing secret about him, he was a young fellow made up of mysteries” (The Three Musketeers, part 7)

Traits

mildness and grace personified

“Look at Aramis, now; Aramis is mildness and grace personified” (The Three Musketeers, part 4)

pious and religiously inclined

“he was always clothed in black, as became the servant of a churchman” (The Three Musketeers, part 7)

ambitious to enter the Church

“Oh, it’s only a temporary postponement,” replied Aramis; “I shall be one someday” (The Three Musketeers, part 2)

Lines in their own words

on his religious vocation

“I shall be one someday. You very well know, Porthos, that I continue to study theology for that purpose” (The Three Musketeers, part 2)

on his final decision to enter the Church

“our late adventures have disgusted me with military life. This time my determination is irrevocably taken. After the siege I shall enter the house of the Lazarists” (The Three Musketeers, part 67)