Marguerite’s was.

The Comparison With Roberval’s Own Account

An absence that deserves attention: Roberval’s own account of what he did to Marguerite.

No document survives — and none appears to have been written — in which Roberval explains or justifies his decision to leave Marguerite on the island.

His failure to explain or to face official consequences for his action is itself a historical fact that tells us something about how the situation was understood at the time.

He was the expedition commander.