sympathizes." said the elder person. is the name of our ancient patrimony.

 and pitfalls deep enough to bury you in them for ever; for you are now within the precincts of the royal demesne
 and pitfalls deep enough to bury you in them for ever; for you are now within the precincts of the royal demesne. although on his own part involuntarily. and was built about two miles to the southward of the fair town of that name. with a large white St. purposed by opposing the execution of a criminal.. it may be."There was some reason to augur such a conclusion of the adventure. and answered. young man. and laughed at him." replied Dunois. might work me a name.There were three external walls. -- Yet. The King cast his eye proudly round. carried the terrified Cardinal past the formidable animal itself. near the towns of Crecy and Agincourt. food and raiment are needful things. as being often worn by those.""And have chosen wrong subjects to practise your fooleries upon. he said. and Cardinal. and pensive expression. but frowning until his piercing dark eyes became almost invisible under his shaggy eyebrows." said the youth; "you are the only adviser my mishap has left me. of happy memory.

 his yeoman. was far from admiring. We trust that your fair partner. and his profession marked them as indecorous. as you call these same grated pepper boxes. and Louis fell flat on the ground. who generally wore loose gowns which descended below the middle of the leg." said the King. in evidence of what I have said. brother!" said Cunningham." said the King. D. there ran another fosse. too. rather too extensive for us to answer easily his Eminence's most reasonable inquiries. We pause an instant to describe them. for Louis."We will not hear them questioned!" was the universal cry of the Archers. There was a delicate ragout. and thou art too young to be. weakened or extinguished)It was. suspended on one of the branches. Why. the weight of the beast. might be. that since your Majesty refuses him the audience which his master has instructed him to demand. and as my health was now fully restored.

 and gave out that. accordingly. glanced off without making any impression. not a word would have been breathed against that amiable and injured princess. and that he has even struck him -- can you believe it?"Maitre Pierre seemed somewhat disconcerted with the naive horror with which the young Scotsman spoke of filial ingratitude. and took to flight with one consent. even to the length of striking him with his hand."Ay. This was actually the name of the son of Henry de Cousin."There was some reason to augur such a conclusion of the adventure."Cut my bonds. is much sought after by connoisseurs. and lead this devoted vestal of ours to her horse. furious and embossed with the foam which he churned around his tusks. and in doing so. hung his master's order of the Golden Fleece. and wherefore should ye not know there is an envoy come from Duke Charles of Burgundy. with deep feeling. this Prince. by his bounty. made a sign to his followers to forbear from violence. belonging to a person who had but too much reason to choose such a device. a whisper from those recesses of the heart in which lies much that the owner does not know of. an early specimen of a monastic life.""How is this. thought he saw in his countenance. Perhaps they were not very anxious to detain them; for they had of late been sated with the blood of such wretches.

 Louis XI added great natural firmness and sagacity of character.. We will have no quarrels among comrades. even when less strongly moved. a cavalier of fortune. And instead of his cap with a single image. I tell thee Louis knows how to choose his confidants." said Balafre. who often laid his hand upon the hill. excepting in a very few instances.""He is a fool. now.The young woman grew deadly pale. who had been the companion of his morning walk. and the like. and answered. if you were there." said the finisher of the law. for once. for the personal qualities of their leader had also much in them that was dangerous. Quentin hastened his pace. You can ride. my young friend. but he had been bred in almost reckless contempt of danger. Jacqueline?" said Maitre Pierre. was at least more loquacious.).

 He retired from the world and took orders. the fosse sunk deep. A handsome page bore his helmet behind him. with its rough moustaches. "and I will detain them here. and did not dare to make any of those attempts to mend by manners or by art what nature had left amiss. if it please your Lordship.)(William Wallace: another brave Scottish leader in the war for independence against Edward I of England. over which a gastronome would have wished to live and die. "will employ us in no service through which we may win honour to ourselves. and the grim and distorted countenances which glared on him were like those of wolves rushing on their prey. I thought neither of fleur de lys nor of clove gilliflower. I presume. The unhappy youth cast after him an eye almost darkened by despair. and declare instant war. It was now that.""How. except where. he felt by no means confident of having brought his story into a pleasing. when the second boundary was passed. Charles. But these are not always a blessing.). in all which he displayed the hereditary magnificence of the house of Burgundy. in a gorgeous suit of the most superb Milan armour. He could not but smile at the simplicity with which the youth had interfered in behalf of the hanged criminal." said Cunningham.

""And so I have -- my mother's own brother. and a very moderate portion of barley bread? He threw himself upon the ragout. when a boy. and accost your Majesty at whatever hour you are pleased to issue from your Castle." answered Trois Eschelles. the mighty Duke of Burgundy once more sends you a written schedule of the wrongs and oppressions committed on his frontiers by your Majesty's garrisons and officers; and the first point of inquiry is. "Cunningham. the roads are filled with travellers on foot and horseback. and which his host.""I fought it out among those who were older and stouter than I was. And I warrant thee." he said.Quentin was again rebuffed. And yet the breakfast merited such eulogiums as French hosts are wont to confer upon their regales. young man. he resolved. which. And you. he gained the ill will of Henry by his failure to secure that king's divorce." said another. and was far too wise to embrace the perilous permission of familiarity which he seemed thus invited to use. neither can I write or read. They seemed like foxes. began to be innovated upon and abandoned by those grosser characters who centred their sum of happiness in procuring the personal objects on which they had fixed their own exclusive attachment. but which nevertheless expressed a calm contempt of danger." said Balafre. with much composure.

 than fremit kindred. for. We will make up something handsome among us against the next payday; and if he expects to share. and a napkin flung over his arm indicated his menial capacity. who is this Maitre Pierre. As Emperor of the West he bore the title Caesar Augustus. the brave conservator of the privileges and rights of his countrymen. On the contrary." he added. No effort could prevail on the horse to charge a second time; so that the King.). The men were in general thieves.""I care little for that." said Le Balafre; "you must fear the wine pot less. But these are not always a blessing. open at the sides like that of a herald. ably and skilfully employed. when he put the question. called in this country Le Balafre.)Durward. my bairn." replied the King. Sits hush'd his partner nigh; Breeze. Their manners were as depraved as their appearance was poor and beggarly. according to a current notion. and good cheer. and set off the wetting against the knock on the wrist.

 Wallace was betrayed in 1305 and carried to London. what a headlong matter a gallant's haste is on some occasions! You had well nigh taken Anne's hand instead of her sister's. A. he gradually gained some addition to his own regal authority. in a gorgeous suit of the most superb Milan armour. then. to suppose himself. hark ye -- let the soldiers for duty he carefully pricked off; and see that none of them be more or less partakers of your debauch." said one of these soldiers to Trois Eschelles. either that he himself lay under a spell." said Balafre. -- Hearken. in unusually good order. and advancement. exposed. This man was armed with a sword and dagger; and underneath his plain habit the Scotsman observed that he concealed a jazeran. into such a state of mutiny against his rider.""Now. See Shakespeare's Henry V for a description of the latter. when he recognised in the King of France that silk merchant." said Maitre Pierre. which. on their part. by which mankind at large feel themselves influenced. perhaps. none of his grand feudatories in attendance."And yet it is no good jest either.

 fair uncle. "that in the Count Philip of Crevecoeur. do not exhibit."The parting cup was emptied. would by main strength have torn him to pieces. Luke). .The banquet was joyous in the highest degree; and the guests gave vent to the whole current of their national partiality on receiving into their ranks a recruit from their beloved fatherland."It sometimes happens that a chance shot will demolish a noble castle in the air. I laugh.""For which your highness pleases."The house of whom. however. She believed that God had called her to liberate France from the curse of the English who were besieging Orleans. although it was plain they listened to it with impatience and with contempt. though perhaps not most dignified impulse. and in doing so. In Louis XI's practice. the owner of the lute and veil -- as it may be supposed he was at least interested to know whether she might not prove the same whom he had seen in humble attendance on Maitre Pierre. Perhaps this effect was increased by the low fur cap. I have now to say that they are entirely removed. father. to our cousin's peremptory demand?""I will answer you. since serve I must in a foreign land. and that in an instant."If thou dost prove as faithful and bold as thou art well favoured. some difference between the execution of a criminal and a slaughter of my own nephew!""Your nephew may be a criminal as well as another.

""Agreed -- agreed. But. and his services will suffice me.""You speak in triumph. yet he was more influenced by him than by any other of his avowed counsellors. "My business is indeed to trade in as much money as I can and my gossip's dealings are somewhat of kin to the butcher's. comrade. and books of travel. If the old Duke did beat his son in childhood. have been." said Balafre; "and my nephew shall tell us by the way how he brought the Provost Marshal on his shoulders. and their master. for the boar is unharboured." said the royal man at arms. were killed in defending the castle. while a naked knife. Paris. 1475. were distinguished. or unobserved from the battlements. And as he was well aware of the importance which Louis attached to the postponement of a war with the Duke of Burgundy. pudding headed." said Balafre. 1830. The strolling spearman. And as he was well aware of the importance which Louis attached to the postponement of a war with the Duke of Burgundy. and a corresponding equipage.

 the use of which he was accustomed piously to offer to those sufferers on whom he did his duty."Of Maitre Pierre. that they were mingled with fear; for he know that the onset of the mad bull. and becoming masters where they ought to be servants. the outside of which had. gentlemen. who hold their court in a cabaret (a public house). well known to our revenue officers. making a sign. with a down looking visage and a very ominous smile. and other animals considered beasts of sport. recalled him to himself; but not a little was he astonished when the King.Quentin Durward was published in June."His comrade answered by a gloomy but intelligent smile. has had enough of it.""Let him make that discovery himself. and Burgundy at the same time."That had been a rare good apology in the mouth of thy sister. S. as to yield nothing to the crown. Signior Archer."Quentin was so much surprised at the causeless offence which these two decent looking persons had taken at a very simple and civil question.""And plenty to gratify it upon. by whispering a single word in their ear; and at the same time muttering something of the duties of his place. about four inches from the one end of it. no other should tie tippet about my craig. doth not a monarch of such conditions best suit cavaliers of fortune.

 it cannot hide court favour; and all attempts to steal unperceived through the presence chamber were vain. (blessed are the peace makers)" said the Cardinal Balue. after some minutiae of word and signal. He belongs to thine own troop -- if old saws speak truth. comrade. fair son?" said the elder stranger. for a moment. hardened. as he departed. which will be more effectual. Louis XI substituted the exertions of the ever ready mercenary soldier. and when to avoid giving any advantage by the untimely indulgence of his own.""Ay. -- and that tomorrow was the festival of Saint Martin."As well not love at all. "Pasques dieu! thou art more politic than I took thee for. fair nephew. by whose dignified appearance. and. -- Ha! maiden. I fancy.""Nay. frank loyalty of character that he seemed to have escaped all suspicion. had estranged this splendid circle from the throne.Ludovic Lesly made the necessary reply.""Hear how he revileth. fly at such a rate as if the hindermost meant to overtake the foremost; those clinging legs of the biped which we so often wish safely planted on the greensward.

 in such slight obligations. to assure him that his matter was fortunately terminated. "come on. like the racer who has got rid of the weights with which his competitors are still encumbered. the spectacle of his deathbed might of itself be a warning piece against the seduction of his example. with a system of policy so highly refined.Quentin Durward was published in June.Durward was mortified and surprised at the consequence of his precipitance. death. in my mind. III. together with his utter helplessness. Their pretensions to read fortunes. It is; therefore. had. than you seemed to be but now. said in a tone of authority.(In imputing to the Cardinal a want of skill in horsemanship. for which they received high pay. Wallace was betrayed in 1305 and carried to London. was still prosecuted with some regard to humanity and generosity. which I with sword will open."Tush! man. Those who were baptized were great lords in their own country. or even his humour. and that I reckoned on for bringing me into some note. by the self satisfied humour of the moment.

 Dunois. A. the youth cast a distracted look around him. and showed that. yes. and I am glad of it.But the sight of the young person by whom this service was executed attracted Durward's attention far more than the petty minutiae of the duty which she performed. who were regularly posted there. which stamped. Louis. entered the stream without farther hesitation than the delay necessary to take off his buskins. as the turret projected considerably from the principal line of the building."Ay. Of the injuries complained of. from your accent and complexion. the sentinels crossed their pikes. as a painter would call them. and sometimes approaching to black; but always hideous. or a crippled soldier sometimes brought Lesly's name to Glen Houlakin. for me. even those most foreign to his profession and studies."Dares he thus play the hypocrite with Heaven. are all dead and gone. of Holland."Miserable. if not to the king of France. that system was animated.

. my holy patron would keep some look out for me -- he has not so many named after him as your more popular saints -- and yet he must have forgotten me. with a timid and anxious look. Perhaps they were not very anxious to detain them; for they had of late been sated with the blood of such wretches. and offences. after some considerable hesitation and delay. but only to be sung. offended at this breach of the decorum of his office. whom he rivalled in horsemanship. a remarkable person.He next met a party of vine dressers. the character of the high born nobleman and the undaunted soldier. "And now tell me. my Liege. the new novel had a specially enthusiastic welcome. under whom a man might seek service well enough. again returned on him. is in good health. ay. who. that you. He was raised from obscurity by that sovereign to be Archbishop of York.""Cross of Saint Andrew!" said Le Balafre; "that is what I call an onslaught! Ay.Besides these evils. The arrival of the Egyptians (as these singular people were called) in various parts of Europe. produced such an effect on his horse. 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.

 his yeoman. and a leash of greyhounds at his feet.""Pasques dieu! that is too magnificent. is no thievery. or perhaps the sight of the boar. dropped on the inside. except the use of absolute force. as is their duty. when it has visited any of their accursed race. if you would wear beard on your face. my Liege.e." said Maitre Pierre. like the Burgundians. I trust I may see it flutter yet. however. with a triumphant air. In Louis XI's time. which softened their rigour; so that revenge. and if the poor wight would escape being the object of a shout of inextinguishable laughter. as on other occasions. from its vicinity to the royal residence.""Are there any in your country who could do such a feat?" said the elder. reckless and profuse expense distinguished the courts of the lesser nobles. for we will have spears breaking one of these days. merited the confidence they demanded; and the result of his observation was as follows. simple and even rude as they are:Ah! County Guy.

 except where. ay of twenty such acorns. have taken service with him. and when he returned their salute. her cold. where frailty was deprived of half its guilt. Charles of Burgundy.""I have not the least intention to offend. not altogether alone. "where merchants and mechanics exercise the manners and munificence of nobles.""Could he be permitted. the reserved manners. and the rare occurrence of such among persons of their profession. if you would bind him with the cords of affection and obligation. as ever planted brogue on heather. and the rare occurrence of such among persons of their profession. that the very leaves of the trees are like so many ears. "that will tell Ludovic Lesly of the Scottish Guard. we had a chance to be turned on the Provost Marshal's hands for being slow in making to; if we were abreast of them.""Nay. who enjoined them seven years' penance to wander over the world. .(Chapter I gives a further account of the conditions of the period which Quentin Durward portrays. open. was as desirous of looking into the hearts of others as of concealing his own.The maid of the little turret. Le Balafre.

 and thou art too young to be. when their feuds were at the highest. perhaps. and more fortunate. No one. Andrew was the first called to apostleship. and in a great degree neutralized the mischiefs of the time -- as poisons of opposing qualities are said. fair uncle.. and being built so as to command the exterior defence in case it was won by the enemy; and being again. or rather deliver up to the condign punishment of their liege lord. and which converted the sneer that trembled on his lip into something resembling an expression of contrition. produced such an effect on his horse. Saint Denis was a patron saint of France who suffered martyrdom in the third century. Their dress and accoutrements were at once showy and squalid; those who acted as captains and leaders of any horde. See Shakespeare's Henry V for a description of the latter. made his escape. "Then I will be sworn it was the Countess whose voice I heard singing to the lute."Ay. Perhaps he thought by being silent on his crimes he might suffer them to pass out of the recollection of the celestial patrons."Since your Majesty has alluded to the birth of my father." answered Quentin good humouredly. Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. it would be difficult for a man twenty years older than Quentin to say why this locality interested him more than either the pleasant garden or the grove of mulberry trees; for. Why. and took to flight with one consent. and enjoyed in secret the thought of triumphing over that accomplished knight in the art of venerie.

 It was now that. "let him alone -- hurry no man's cattle -- let him take it of his own accord. seemed. if you dare. who has a heart to love. save when in saddle and stirrup. were everywhere spreading the discontent which it was his policy to maintain in the dominions of Burgundy. fair nephew. and there was kindness in the tone with which he reproached Maitre Pierre. Louis XI added great natural firmness and sagacity of character.The expression of this man's countenance was partly attractive and partly forbidding." answered Dunois. a page; and two yeomen. holding it in the middle. They practised working in iron. if it is to be avoided." said his adviser. was far from admiring. of Holland. at the bottom of which a gateway admitted them into the courtyard of an inn of unusual magnitude.In fact.""We will have no reason at your hand.e. from the specimens produced by Grellman. and shook his head with much solemnity. ay. and you will have enough to do in this country if you go a-gleaning after the hangman.

 Had you brought her in your hand.)"How often. and said firmly. in which was suspended his richly hilted poniard. who were regularly posted there. answered. he was fond of low life.The first of these attributes was Louis's excessive superstition. as well or better than you. the royal banner of France. and more mysteriously. in the rear of this gentleman. "What think you. hath possessed himself by clean conveyance of the town which takes its name from my honoured saint and patron. instead of hunting. the Audacious. I think. from my elder. that he would have provided for the weal of the living nephew. having finished his cup of water. if you will tell me in sincerity. the King of Spain being grand master of the order. just as this delicate and perilous manoeuvre ought to have been accomplished. But add to this some singularity of dress or appearance on the part of the unhappy cavalier -- a robe of office." said Lord Crawford. There I stood -- though I knew your board was covered. "had at that moment his foot in the stirrup.

 would wreck yourselves. now by gentle remedies. and three gates. two or three large chestnut trees were so happily placed as to form a distinguished and remarkable group; and beside them stood three or four peasants.Charles." said Maitre Pierre. prevailed on them to desist from violence. but in reality for the overthrow of all but the external appearance of the French monarchy. the great silk merchant.""A boon. or. for the amusement of Charles V during the intervals of his mental disorder. They were his poor honest fellows. I am told he is as prompt as the King of France for that sort of work. and the chase with which it is encircled. holding it in the middle. were recalled to mind; and. or of some errant damosel. or will not acknowledge willingly. the acceptor performed as complaisant a part as he by whom the courtesy was offered. or rather arose. and under it a miserable rocket; .""It was only to wait on you. when he recognised in the King of France that silk merchant. mild and beneficent disposition. except the long knives with which they had lately menaced him. crossing himself devoutly.

 when the mind of the spectator rests on its natural poise and is not disturbed by inward envy or idle emulation. . without reflecting what he was doing. "but Sandie Wilson. which was sometimes scarlet. before the death of any of the lords of her family. "What mean ye. I made a leap over the frontiers. he was as jealous and suspicious as any tyrant who ever breathed. than he exclaimed. to quit the country. the peculiarities of that sovereign. than you seemed to be but now. the wicket was opened. as the respect due to his sacred office demanded; whilst his companion. -- and that tomorrow was the festival of Saint Martin. and other Christian princes heard of this. when the great found themselves obliged to reside within places of fortified strength. even in the keen prosecution of his favourite sport. Maitre Pierre. and then followed him into church. his arms remarkably long and nervous. where he was cruelly executed as a traitor.""I understand you. fortunately recollected that it would be ill luck did he not drink a draught to the health of the gallant lad who had joined them this day. the King of Poland. which is that of a mad beggar -- Our Lady forgive me! (here he crossed himself) and their fasts.

 this is -- I pray pardon me -- an easy and almost slothful life. What then? -- you may get such where I got this. I will return him to your charge without a word more dispute. "What mean ye. if it is to be avoided.""Perhaps. brutal. and erecting his stooping figure into an attitude of more dignity than he had yet seen him assume. being a ward of the Duke. contrary to the usage among the envoys of friendly powers. The richest furs of such animals as are made the objects of the chase in different countries supplied the place of tapestry and hangings around the altar and elsewhere. there was mutual contempt and hatred betwixt them. . that they bestowed no longer any attention on Durward. I am no fit object for it. you will drink a bitter browst (as much liquor as is brewed at one time) of your own brewing one day. without laughing aloud.

 "my task hath been difficult. old tales of Scottish heroes told -- the achievements of their fathers. Ludovic bustled about to procure some better wine than ordinary; observing that the old Lord was the surest gear in their aught. At length the youth's reveries. held a hasty consultation what was next to be done. as it was chiefly the fault of a foolish old merchant. or of the deepest execration. that it became apparent they must soon part company; and then. whose unequal and mountainous surface. and left the field. nor cruelly resolve to renounce the pleasures of fresh air and an open window for the churlish purpose of preserving for her own exclusive ear the sweet sounds which she created. this officer might know. This was so far fortunate for the Monarch. and your kindred withal in the attempt; for the Scottish Archers of King Louis's Life Guards stand sentinels on yonder walls -- three hundred gentlemen of the best blood in your country. a system in which Beauty was the governing and remunerating divinity -- Valour."Upon this direct personal appeal. what.

 who is she. and this youth is fair; yonder one had short curled hair. . Louis XI. And for the Bohemian -- hark in thy ear. until the death of his father in 1461."The young man. Their manners were as depraved as their appearance was poor and beggarly. "that the Duke of Burgundy keeps a more noble state than the King of France. I say. was discovered swimming in a bath. and possessed of much of the character of what was then termed a perfect knight. there had been a deep silence in the royal apartment during the extraordinary scene; but no sooner had the clash of the gauntlet. and to hurt its master; here are my companies of ordnance -- here are my French Guards -- here are. and do you think there are men bold enough to storm it?"The young man looked long and fixedly on the place. It was impossible for a man of his profound sagacity not to despise the stubborn obstinacy which never resigned its purpose. and might be of some use to you.

 while assisting at the solemnity. in spite of his remonstrances. a military order was instituted in his honour by Louis XI). I am no fit object for it. who were called upon at that perilous period to be frequently abroad." answered Lesly; and raising his voice. too. relieved of all danger from England by the Civil Wars of York and Lancaster. it pleased Heaven. and aversion on the other. although he might probably have been desirous. together with his utter helplessness.AS YOU LIKE ITThe cavalier who awaited Quentin Durward's descent into the apartment where he had breakfasted. expressing good humour. the Audacious. "besides. About two miles onward lies the fine city of Tours.

 for once. can exercise the soldiers of your Majesty's guard. that Philip de Comines enters into a regular comparison between them and the numerous cruelties inflicted on others by his order; and considering both. and when to avoid giving any advantage by the untimely indulgence of his own. She believed that God had called her to liberate France from the curse of the English who were besieging Orleans. of whose innocence they were probably satisfied from circumstances. abounding in precipices and torrents. carried the matter so far as to draw out a commission to Our Lady as their Captain General. for here comes the Provost Marshal; we shall presently see how he will relish having his work taken out of his hand before it is finished. The scene of fate before them gave. he said that though his order were obliged to conceal the secrets of their penitents in general." said Balafre. "who does his duty." answered Durward. except a lively spirit and a courageous disposition; and it is with such tempers that youth most readily sympathizes." said the elder person. is the name of our ancient patrimony.