Max is a secret agent and an adversary of Ausable. He is slender, slightly less than tall, with features suggesting the crafty, pointed countenance of a fox. He carries a small automatic pistol and is cunning and menacing. He has broken into Ausable's room to steal an important report about new missiles. He is cautious but can be fooled, as Ausable's false balcony story tricks him into jumping to his death.
Source: The Midnight Visitor, Chapter 3
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The question asks specifically about Max, not Ausable. Examiners expect: his physical appearance (slender, fox-like), his weapon (pistol), his motive (stealing the missile report), and his fate (tricked by the balcony story). All three marks are covered by these four points. Do not confuse Max with Ausable or spend words on Ausable's description.