> Louvel’s naming of Le Gris just prior to the squire’s own arrival would seem to put Le Gris indisputably there—unless Marguerite’s story was a deliberate fabr

> Louvel’s naming of Le Gris just prior to the squire’s own arrival would seem to put Le Gris indisputably there—unless Marguerite’s story was a deliberate fabrication. There's a third option: a framing of Le Gris by Louvel. The attacker wasn't Le Gris, he just sort of looked like him, and after the assault, disappears. Both Le Gris and Marguerite are telling the truth.