“Ausable did not fit any description of a secret agent
Fowler had ever read”. What do secret agents in books and films look like, in
your opinion? Discuss in groups or in class some stories or movies featuring
spies, detectives and secret agents, and compare their appearance with that of
Ausable in the story. (You may mention characters from fiction in languages
other than English. In English fiction, you may come across Sherlock Holmes,
Hercule Poirot, or Miss Marple. Have you watched any movie featuring James
Bond?)