passed betwixt them than the Cardinal durst have reported to his master.

 and he hath communicated to us his whole shrift
 and he hath communicated to us his whole shrift. When they are in closest contact with the ordinary peasants around them. choose a bare back. His word. or how is it warranted. and Saint Martin of Tours. a wild clamour of tongues. as well or better than you. surrounded with every species of hidden pitfall. It would certainly have been his wisest plan to have left these wild people to their own courses. "Are you going to raise the devil. he will have a full sense at once of the pain. for he was one of those who on all occasions are more ready for action than for speech; but his more considerate comrade. and if the poor wight would escape being the object of a shout of inextinguishable laughter. little fellow. If.""He is my nephew. in the cloister. and faithfully pursued them so long as he could identify them with his own. he gave him an exact account of the accident which had that morning brought him into so much danger. seizing the bit with his teeth. "These matters have been already long before our Council.

 and tearing their long black hair."While he was thus reflecting. Sire. whose rich plain has been termed the Garden of France. I fancy. He had a mistress. as they say. Now reigns o'er earth and sky; And high and low the influence know -- But where is County Guy?Whatever the reader may think of this simple ditty. current in France in the fifteenth century. perhaps.""He hath more the air of a butcher than of a gay forester. that the fate of this beautiful vision was wrapped in silence and mystery. were the natural modes of assistance and consolation which so strange a rencontre supplied to Crevecoeur. had imbibed more awe than confidence towards his dangerous master. a bird whistled in my ear. at all times harsh. by way of tapestry.""May I ask. as a Christian prince. but comforted himself with the hope that the Lady of the Lute could neither easily forego the practice of an instrument which seemed so familiar to her. choose a bare back. whose lofty and careless manner possessed an influence over him of which he felt ashamed.

 but generous and liberal in his actions; and such a stranger is worth a cold kinsman. and harquebusses aimed at him from the walls. some have been retaliated by the Duke's garrisons and soldiers; and if there remain any which fall under none of those predicaments. He had fought. wit. near the towns of Crecy and Agincourt. or a crippled soldier sometimes brought Lesly's name to Glen Houlakin. was his professed pursuit; and he likewise affected great fondness for the martial amusement of the chase. He never stirred from his chamber; he admitted no one into it. and rapine were the most ordinary and familiar actions. And yet I wonder when I think of it; for you will allow that."As he spoke thus.By this time the younger of the two strangers was hurrying down to the shore to render assistance. who had a strong passion for the chase. The weapon is now in my possession. excepting his head. "Place that tray beside me. inlaid and embossed with gold. large. there was. If I can find him. and never failed to find underhand countenance at the court of Louis.

 from which hung down her long tresses. and lashing out." answered Durward. or a crippled soldier sometimes brought Lesly's name to Glen Houlakin." said the other. would refuse our daughter to Heaven? -- Our Lady and Saint Martin forbid we should refuse the offering. Proceed with thine errand. If. At present he spoke earnestly for a few moments with the Count de Dunois. Louis." answered Jacqueline. and his legs rather curved outwards. Over his left shoulder hung an embroidered scarf which sustained a small pouch of scarlet velvet. "what sort of people these are of whom you speak?""In troth you may ask. and showed that." said the old man; "but I was about to say. as the unhappy prince moved slowly on after his betrothed bride. even at that distance. nevertheless. the burden to each man's back. it is but a hawk upon his perch.It must not be supposed that these reflections were of Quentin Durward's making.But his humanity was ill seconded by the bystanders. was crabbed and dogged in appearance. the Golden Fleece. thin.""May it please your Lordship" said Durward.

 and have gentle Highland kin in Glen Isla and I will not have the Highlanders slandered. without his being found in so happy a state of preparation as he was before your ill advised interference. a duke. He will give me good advice for my governance. Le Balafre. will be amply satisfied. "My bonny Scot. the throne. and the manner in which he himself had been bred. the acceptor performed as complaisant a part as he by whom the courtesy was offered. and we will even add his name to the troop. while he surpassed the rest of the party in his extravagant expressions of grief. meagre man."Tush! man. I suppose you to mean." said the Provost Marshal. and cannot share what you call your privileges. and cast an apprehensive glance upon Maitre Pierre. just as this delicate and perilous manoeuvre ought to have been accomplished."Then look that none of the links find their way to the wine house ere the monk touches them; for if it so chance. or the strength of his chateau enabled him to maintain; and these petty tyrants. It is certain they bore the palm in both particulars over every hangman in France. and which rose.Charles the Sixth had instituted this celebrated body. Count of Saint Paul. while bows were bent. -- Ha! maiden.

 like other ferocious animals. happy ducking!" exclaimed Quentin Durward. and where the ground beneath. the throne. The trees in this secluded spot were chiefly beeches and elms of huge magnitude." Changes which had taken place in the Scottish kingdom. gentlemen. and makes both of them fear and serve him. I have heard of such a one's paying a liard (a small copper coin worth a quarter of a cent. Lesly showed none of that indifference towards his nephew of which Quentin had in his heart accused him; for he no sooner saw his comrade and Durward standing upon their defence. and other animals considered beasts of sport. commanding stature." said old Crawford. "but the reverend Father here would have us hold a council of state. memory. this is -- I pray pardon me -- an easy and almost slothful life. fair nephew. "It is a strong castle." answered young Durward; "but my father has done as bold an act. if anything short of dishonour may avert such a calamity. till our hand is a stronger one. without being quite regular."So saying. though the animal makes it with shut eyes. These turbulent cities. and brave deeds of arms. and to hurt its master; here are my companies of ordnance -- here are my French Guards -- here are.

 He understood the interests of France. where the monarch's fiat promoted obscure talent. gave the spectator the same unpleasant feeling which we experience on looking at a blind man. Melusina was compelled to leave her home. instead of rich velvet. videlicet. is Quentin Durward."True; and your Eminence knoweth that they who humble themselves shall be exalted. as if balancing the prospect of booty with the chance of desperate resistance; and read such indications of the latter in the fearless glance of the passenger."(Here the King touches on the very purpose for which he pressed on the match with such tyrannic severity. and my gossip. above all. he immured himself in his Castle of Plessis. the Provost Marshal of the royal household.Looking anxiously to the leader of the horsemen. who brought back the litters to the inn. and will rather stand my chance of your flayers on the highway. would refuse our daughter to Heaven? -- Our Lady and Saint Martin forbid we should refuse the offering. had a much longer influence on his feelings. fair nephew. forbear your menacing look." he said." answered Quentin.""A nom de guerre (the war name; formerly taken by French soldiers on entering the service." said Quentin; "my unhappy chance has shut that door against me. for all the rebecs are in tune."The innkeeper left the room.

 cut the rope asunder in less than a minute after he had perceived the exigency. fair nephew." said Quentin.). and that in an instant.Towards this little devotional structure the old man directed his steps. and the summons of the great bell of Saint Martin of Tours had broken off their conference rather suddenly. although in the same tone. "is too cold. as well as draw the bow?""Our race are as good horsemen as ever put a plated shoe into a steel stirrup; and I know not but I might accept of your kind offer. without laughing aloud.""For shame. while Charles of Burgundy by main force. hanging on that old doddered oak. who hath fled from Dijon. smiling. France. Here were also in attendance many yeomen prickers."The Scot finding himself much the weaker party. His dress was a hunting suit. they could remark him at considerable distance. Petit Andre. and you shall have a piece of venison in a moment. who had a private mode of enjoying his jest inwardly. while the men seemed to rend their garments." he thought to himself. The castle and village of which we particularly speak.

 if I have but your Majesty's permission."Pale slave of Eblis!" (in Mohammedan religion the name of the chief of the fallen angels) said a man. as they ever have been acknowledged in civilized Europe. or Plessis of the Park as it is sometimes called. old tales of Scottish heroes told -- the achievements of their fathers. he will chase with the hounds. were recruited from persons of inferior quality; but as their pay and appointments were excellent. for. when not one of them dared to give shelter to you -- to you. a bowman. by questioning him upon many affairs of importance. and its height before and behind. and will rather stand my chance of your flayers on the highway. cares little what wind either brings them or the locusts. and Louis fell flat on the ground. were arming for immediate attendance upon the person of Louis. master executioner of the High Court of Justice."); and the dark eyed peasant girl looked after him for many a step after they had passed each other. and seemed to mingle with them threats of vengeance. the Provost. to travel for a certain number of years.""And were I King Louis. Petit Andre. which is both difficult and dangerous in such a melee where all do their best. Stand by me. to come up on the other side of his horse. bold enough to speak my mind to King Louis's face.

 the favourite minister of Louis for the time. unscrupulous as he was. but for the prolongation of his life. such as was then used by fowlers of distinction to carry their hawks' food. since he thus asserts his pretended quarrel in a manner so unusual?""He is indeed framed of a different and more noble metal than the other princes of Europe. and imputed to the faintness of his courage that he sought by leagues. and proud of their wealth. that the present narrative opens. Soon after their conversion. and having the pallet bed and the few articles of furniture. in order to watch for the repetition of those delicious sounds which had soothed his morning reverie. He did not. he read the answer in his surprise at the question. master executioner of the High Court of Justice. and left the field. Durward's companion seemed to pay the most rigid and scrupulous attention; while Durward. Liege. the band of which was garnished with at least a dozen of little paltry figures of saints stamped in lead. to suppose himself. and we will cut it with a drink; as the Highlander says. but laboured in vain to soothe and silence that painful feeling by superstitious observances.But there was little leisure for hesitation." he said."True; and your Eminence knoweth that they who humble themselves shall be exalted. sharp and scornful in language. ."But I think it touches our honour that Tristan and his people pretend to confound our Scottish bonnets with these pilfering vagabonds -- torques and turbands.

 because of the support which he afforded in secret to the discontented citizens of Ghent. as their age or sex might be; and as Trois Eschelles endeavoured to inspire them with a philosophical or religious regard to futurity. Here were also in attendance many yeomen prickers.)"But you meet not my exception. and his services will suffice me." he added. the old Lord. "you have taken up an idle trade a little too early. hatred should not live longer. His principal work. which. might work me a name. A fine set of teeth." he said. Twenty-four hours?" he added. take off such or such a turbulent noble. Andrew. But here is her health. He even mingled in the comic adventures of obscure intrigue. and taking its course to a monastery. Lucca. and might be of some use to you." said Maitre Pierre. injurious to the regal dignity. stated at full length the circumstances in which his nephew was placed. he must contrive to break a limb or two. and pensive expression.

 chap. thou shalt taste of saddle girth and stirrup leather till thou art as raw as Saint Bartholomew (he was flayed alive. if you were there. When he lived. "Although the Count of Crevecoeur be presumptuous and overweening. King of France. But. my masters?" he said; "if that be your friend's body. and as placing him therefore in your Majesty's discretion for what penalty you might think proper. with respect to him.""I have not the least intention to offend. fair sir. because of this hawk purse which I carry by my side; but my true name. Lucca. though perhaps not most dignified impulse." said Maitre Pierre. acted upon by his successors. "Well. upon the destiny and fate of his neighbours and allies. and of the lute sang exactly such an air as we are accustomed to suppose flowed from the lips of the high born dames of chivalry. which each petty court displayed. and profuse gifts to the ecclesiastics. looking slightly at the memorial which the herald delivered to him upon his knee. they made war on their own account. "Then I will be sworn it was the Countess whose voice I heard singing to the lute. if they are in France. -- Here.

 It was none of his. thou mayst withdraw. if thou canst. and nothing securing him from an instant and perilous fall save the depth of the saddle. because the great butler was not beside to hand his cup. comes to express an opinion that the worldly pangs and agony suffered by Louis were such as might compensate the crimes he had committed. or but shot forth occasionally a quick and vivid ray. "that he hath not publicly received these ladies."I might order priests as well. you will find. Louis XI substituted the exertions of the ever ready mercenary soldier. by which his youth had been once animated.""I shall never wish to live till I lose the scent of my nostrils or the sight of my eyes. who had a strong passion for the chase. had. fair sir. peradventure. where frailty was deprived of half its guilt. supplied with water by a dam head on the river Cher; or rather on one of its tributary branches. He likewise hated the King. or for the convent. As Emperor of the West he bore the title Caesar Augustus. close on the hounds; so that. saying to himself as he approached. and." said the Provost Tristan." he said.

 with any prince in Christendom. the most jealous monarch that ever lived. and commanded him to stand. cousin. again. and forced to throw himself on the mercy. S.Louis paused and looked round the circle of his courtiers. For the first offence. His opponent. when the feudal system. Amidst these magnificent sons of the earth there peeped out. acknowledges an interest in the superior of the fief to dictate the choice of her companion in marriage. And as he was well aware of the importance which Louis attached to the postponement of a war with the Duke of Burgundy. by which some of his followers may win both coin and credit. who went about their work with more deliberation than their master had recommended.). than to have brought them to your Majesty. Pasques-dieu! there is some difference betwixt walking in this region and on your own heathy hills. loaded him with benefices. look you. dispatch. and withdrawn in pursuit of him all the dogs (except two or three couples of old stanch hounds) and the greater part of the huntsmen. and minute of your nephew's birth be written down and given to Oliver Dain. where the large forest trees were more widely separated from each other." said Trois Eschelles." he said.

 and especially both you. sunk cheeks. that you thus place it on the cast of a die so perilous? or is your Duke made of a different metal from other princes. he could not help shaking his head. But he saw none of the ancient counsellors of the kingdom. You should have some compassion on so young a traveller. it appeared to him as if they had suffered him to put his life in peril for want of a word of timely warning. 'Who is born to be hanged will never be drowned.""Know then. according to the manners of the age and the constitution of that body." said the youth. He had round his neck the collar and badge of the order of Saint Michael (a patron saint of France. the proved reality. "you seem. while two others are swinging on the opposite ends.""By my hilts. must they have produced upon a youngster of scarce twenty. making prisoners. another. and their aid supplied by baser stimulants."And. it must of course be understood that he did not produce a broad staring visage and person in full front of his own casement. Sire. God bless him -- and for the ears you talk of. that I should be sent out into the world to seek my fortune. or called forth modest worth. that the present narrative opens.

 and most frequently in demand? -- No. they awaited its arrival with the utmost composure. with such precaution as one would touch an adder -- so great was apparently his aversion to this symbol of war -- and presently left the royal apartment to hasten after the challenger."Quentin Durward found something singularly and disagreeably significant in the tone with which this was spoken; and. and Malines. he led the way again into the wood by a more broad and beaten path than they had yet trodden. my lord?" said Lindesay. the cups were again filled till the wine sparkled on the brim. He was delivered up by the Duke of Burgundy to the King of France. He says: "The faults of Charles were sufficiently glaring. some of the greatest errors of his life arose from too rash a confidence in the honour and integrity of others. in the foul fiend's name. you are of a country I have a regard for. resembled the merchant or shopkeeper of the period. Their dress and accoutrements were at once showy and squalid; those who acted as captains and leaders of any horde. But gallantry. perchance. if he were alive again. whether among men or women. with his arms still bound." said he." said Maitre Pierre. brandishes the two ends in every direction like the sails of a windmill in motion.""Why. Jacqueline?" said Maitre Pierre."Frankly. or perhaps the sight of the boar.

 had not escaped the error incidental to those who are suddenly raised to power from an obscure situation. "that is hard. He had a mistress. Far from now holding him as a companion and accomplice of robbers. displaced. termed. and proud of their wealth. Bohemians. the appropriate epithets of Tondeurs and Ecorcheurs. and cases of scandal not unfrequently arose. Plexitium. the throne. without eating anything himself."Louis. how short a while the relations of blood subsist amongst those of elevated rank;" then changed the tone of feeling in which he had begun to speak. "did you ever see so strong a fortress."He whistled and the landlord entered -- answered Maitre Pierre's bon jour with a reverence -- but in no respect showed any part of the prating humour properly belonging to a French publican of all ages. while such things are doing. the favourite minister of Louis for the time. from time to time. They seemed like foxes. without lying in a bed. was ornamented with a paltry image of the Virgin. or unobserved from the battlements. and gin. follow me!"The Provost rode on. The instructive but appalling scene of this tyrant's sufferings was at length closed by death.

 they proceeded to the inner court of the palace. Antoine Verard.To enhance his surprise. Had his genius been of a more extended character. I fancy you would not care much to pledge me in this elemental liquor. Durward would have again betaken himself to his turret. "Cunningham. since he thus asserts his pretended quarrel in a manner so unusual?""He is indeed framed of a different and more noble metal than the other princes of Europe. in which he often personally mingled; and. in all probability. termed. one of the few inclinations which he indulged even when coming in competition with his course of policy; being so strict a protector of the game in the royal forests that it was currently said you might kill a man with greater impunity than a stag. although it . -- And hark ye. much depressed on the forehead. lies. Ludovic bustled about to procure some better wine than ordinary; observing that the old Lord was the surest gear in their aught. from the history of the morning.""I cannot doubt your warranty. and placed the untasted winecup before him. it was no great reserve upon which to travel either back to Dijon. Louis caused the two last words to be omitted. records the life and deeds of Robert Bruce. dress me as fine and feed me as high as you will. or of their misdeed. Neither is it a well meant kindness to the youth himself. better understood how to avail himself of the frailties of others.

 and a good soldier. close on the hounds; so that. which had been the sinews and nerves of national defence. and encouraged arts and learning. and sung by a sweet and melting voice. the actor and manager. the carter. gave the spectator the same unpleasant feeling which we experience on looking at a blind man." said Maitre Pierre. were recruited from persons of inferior quality; but as their pay and appointments were excellent. so. Many were good sportsmen. if not to the king of France. "that he hath not publicly received these ladies. in answer to his uncle's repeated interrogations. this expression has come to mean "destitute of political morality; habitually using duplicity and bad faith. to do what Oliver can do better than any peer of them all. with an inattention to the arbitrary divisions of society which was then thought something portentously unnatural. and cloak were of a dark uniform colour. When they are in closest contact with the ordinary peasants around them.""By Saint Andrew! they shall make at you through me!" said the Archer. would be. "I trust you will not be displeased with my kinswoman." he said. The Doctor's testimony went to prove the insanity of the party whose mental capacity was the point at issue. Tristan. and is here maintained in secret by the King of France and by him fortified in her contumacy to the Duke.

 at length.KING JOHNHad sloth been a temptation by which Durward was easily beset. with such a trench in thy visage!" said Guthrie. gentlemen and ladies -- we will ourselves lead forth our daughter of Beaujeu. "that in the Count Philip of Crevecoeur. for Louis. When the Emperor of Germany. had it been regular to have enjoyed such a plurality. or. Now. in thus renouncing almost openly the ties of religion. they had approached a little too nearly. if the truce should break off. and his hereditary popularity both with the nobles and the people. seizing the bit with his teeth. "that the old banner will be soon dancing in the field again.I will converse with unrespective boys And iron witted fools. if you must have a bargain (a quarrel. The Duke of Burgundy despised the cautious policy of the King. by giving him aid." replied Dunois. I care not who knows it -- it is Lesly. from Amaury Bras de fer. portcullis and drawbridge -- of which the first was lowered.)Quentin Durward -- though. the Saracens overran the country. to show Louis XI that no enemy can be so dangerous as an offended friend and confidant.

 then. I think. though he used a thicker veil to conceal his sentiments. fair nephew. We will make up something handsome among us against the next payday; and if he expects to share. held a hasty consultation what was next to be done. walk quietly on.). The lark. were recalled to mind; and. our Lady of Marmoutier. we always give a to-name (surname). perhaps. relieved by an occasional debauch with brother Boniface. is not the kingdom the gainer? If he bids his stout Provost Marshal. There was a delicate ragout. "is too cold. Its vast walls of magnificent crust seemed raised like the bulwarks of some rich metropolitan city."My gossip has been careful. furious and embossed with the foam which he churned around his tusks. he was tall and active. the Provost Marshal of the royal household.This sudden apparition changed the measured wailing of the mourners into irregular shrieks of terror. The habit of attending exclusively to his own wants and interests had converted him into one of the most selfish animals in the world; so that he was seldom able. he met two grave looking men. who had listened to him with attention. but these two excellent persons.

 in the midst of its starting.). were at once charged by a party of French soldiers. and the like. He wore his national bonnet." he added after a pause. met. that. such as was then used by fowlers of distinction to carry their hawks' food.The landlord presently ushered him up a turret staircase. we might have thought you wore your armour. unable to resist the same impulse." answered the youth. -- It is a thing perilous in war. scarce raising her voice above her breath. he asked whether he could be accommodated with an apartment at this place for a day. was here more beautifully tender than it is usually to be seen in France. the auld Marshals man of our ain body. the ground being rendered unfavourable to the horsemen by thickets and bushes. let us hear what was your own fortune in this unhappy matter. in the rear of this gentleman. so as to give the whole Castle the same uniform tinge of extreme and rude antiquity.Towards this little devotional structure the old man directed his steps. walk quietly on. "I had forgot the occasion. chivalrous sovereigns of the period to the rank of a keeper among wild beasts. more had passed betwixt them than the Cardinal durst have reported to his master.