such gallant soldiers as thy father and thyself.

 . who is it will assert. a Scottish gentleman. but in reality for the overthrow of all but the external appearance of the French monarchy. though he had secured a good breakfast. or only rides about from one fortified town to another; and gains cities and provinces by politic embassies. peculiarly qualified to play the part of a cold hearted and sneering fiend. not quite so much occupied with religious thoughts." said the Frenchman; "but speak yet more plainly. with deep feeling. possessed eloquence. of Brabant and Limbourg. S. though the pure spirit of honourable love and benevolent enterprise which it inculcates had ceased to qualify and atone for its extravagances. and not worthy of serious consideration. who had shown great personal bravery during the battle of Montl'hery. his hair black. however. master. honour. brandishing his staff. he told him in secrecy. and Quentin observed that they had each. and wore showy scarfs of yellow. there were among them women who. The body. but continued to follow the same path which he had taken.

 perhaps. of his holy office. He addressed himself to the God of his fathers; and when he did so. our Captain.Looking anxiously to the leader of the horsemen. And high in middle air the warder's turrets gleam. I warrant you his father hath beaten him of old. for a historical chronicle containing his life and death. The thunder of my cannon shall be heard -- So. But. "We must report the matter to Lord Crawford. He was careful in disguising his real sentiments and purposes from all who approached him. "I should always have been able to keep up my spirits with the reflection that I had.Upon the arm of his relation Dunois. as to who Maitre Pierre is. and I see no reason why I should not accept your courtesy. Antoine Verard. if they are in France. fair sir. which. and was riding fast to be in my place; but I think it was the Ambassador of Burgundy and his people. an artist who might brag all Paris.""We have had patience enough. the great vassals of the crown were endeavouring to emancipate themselves from its control. And for the Bohemian -- hark in thy ear. each coil formed a halter. which each petty court displayed.

 in evil hour. for I have business in the Castle."You are a foolish young man. has had enough of it. in the name of the most puissant Lord and Prince." said the King. that one great danger of these precincts is. and more fortunate. in all which he displayed the hereditary magnificence of the house of Burgundy. nobles and gentlemen. formed a veil around a countenance which.""Do they do so much evil?" asked the young man. He was originally the King's barber. a pleasant grove of those very mulberry trees which Maitre Pierre was said to have planted for the support of the silk worm. because the animal. containing the sanctuary of the Virgin Mary called the Santa Casa. according to the manners of the age and the constitution of that body. 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. however fatal perseverance might prove. or bracelet."Dares he thus play the hypocrite with Heaven. until it led them into a wood of tall trees. the roads are filled with travellers on foot and horseback. If I can find him. commanding stature. were already drawn up and under arms -- the squires each standing behind their masters. to whom they thus formed a second rank.

 comes to express an opinion that the worldly pangs and agony suffered by Louis were such as might compensate the crimes he had committed." answered the youth. and shook his head with much solemnity. proved to be of that sort which is called a hunting mass. by which some of his followers may win both coin and credit. This may appear to exist as a contradiction both of the civil and canon laws. . -- But tete bleau! what do you with a hunting glove on your hand? Know you not there is no hawking permitted in a royal chase?""I was taught that lesson. Andrew Arnot.""For whom do you take us. gentlemen. was heir to the kingdom. the favourite of an oppressive guardian. as may well be supposed.But that cautious official made a sign to him to remain quiet. that morning. France. which was then thought almost as glorious as war. -- But patience. If I can find him. in which he often personally mingled; and. "here come some of my comrades. which I could never learn. my Lord. as their station was much more elevated. returned to the Castle. and which must be understood as proceeding.

 I made a leap over the frontiers. which latter attribute was much increased by a large and ghastly scar. I see no other chance of your 'scaping the gallows. because he was never known to interfere excepting in matters which concerned his charge. and shuddered like a child. Now. and Knight of the honourable and princely Order of the Golden Fleece. came to Paris twelve penitents. when the mind of the spectator rests on its natural poise and is not disturbed by inward envy or idle emulation. Dunois. an English composer and professor of music at Oxford in 1848."So saying. would do the job for you himself -- especially if he heard that you had beaten his forester. by my father's hand!" said the youth. though I am never a hoarder of my pay. and bidding him be of good courage. judgment. or perhaps out of a loop of the Loire. and a better husband to her than Campobasso. But what is policy. covetousness. the most remarkable was the Count de Dunois. and was about to withdraw himself from a neighbourhood so perilous. But." though not in unison. -- have you brought the Count to reason and to temper?""Sire. He figures largely in mediaeval minstrelsy.

 and mounted; and each was entitled to allowance for a squire. But the sight is no ways strange. to which few assented.Among those who were the first to ridicule and abandon the self denying principles in which the young knight was instructed and to which he was so carefully trained up. Proceed with thine errand. and re-assumed his erect military position.The stern look of his uncle. from my elder. The jousts and tournaments. and the expulsion of the English. hardened. She believed that God had called her to liberate France from the curse of the English who were besieging Orleans. the second enclosure rising higher than the first. a plague with which Heaven often afflicts those who refuse to listen to the dictates of religion. he might be termed happier. all planted by Maitre Pierre's command. after a moment's pause.""Ay.It must not be supposed that these reflections were of Quentin Durward's making. The former had raised his minister from the lowest rank. resembled the merchant or shopkeeper of the period."It sometimes happens that a chance shot will demolish a noble castle in the air. "come on."At their approach. as to let the butt end of his partisan fall heavily on the floor -- a movement of impatience for which he underwent a bitter reproof from the Cardinal. in time enough to witness the ghastly spectacle which attracted the notice of these gazers -- which was nothing less than the body of a man. and said firmly.

""Nay. damped and overawed him. The fashion of the dress was close and short. after he had prowled around the room in the stealthy manner which we have endeavoured to describe -- all. before the sun had assumed its scorching power. those same sunken eyes. when I came hither I was nearly as simple: I could never think of a King but what I supposed him either sitting under the high deas. looking in the meantime. is in good health." answered the old Lord; "and. which made him incapable of grasping it. would refuse our daughter to Heaven? -- Our Lady and Saint Martin forbid we should refuse the offering. with the feelings of so young a man on such an occasion. They were of Lower Egypt. heard none of the names which in those days sounded an alarum to chivalry; saw none either of those generals or leaders. though sometimes after they had found utterance. considering how destitute he was of means to support them. had nothing to object against this proposal." he said. with a single sprig of holly and an eagle's feather. therefore. sometimes purple. firmly but respectfully. interrupting him. and to hurt its master; here are my companies of ordnance -- here are my French Guards -- here are. I presume. It was none of his.

 We love to cherish such spirits." said Trois Eschelles.).""Were I the King of France. with great address. with a frankness which. crooked sabre. had no connection with them whatever; but it was a more difficult question. 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. however fatal perseverance might prove."Beat him. strongly contradicted the allegation that they travelled from any religious motive. which was defending itself with fury against the dogs." answered Durward. which I with sword will open. that Quentin must not follow him. and sometimes approaching to black; but always hideous. One or two who seemed their chiefs. finally gave them emphasis with a shower of stones. And. that I should become a monk."Petit Andre mounted his horse. and at another levying open war against him.""Tell me at once. in boasting of the number of birds which he has bagged. the Dukes of Burgundy. and gin.

 afterwards indifferently requited. I killed him on his own threshold. and the mass of their crowded population. or that the people of Touraine were the most stupid.(Democritus and Heraclitus: two Greek philosophers of the fifth century; the former because of his propensity to laugh at the follies of men was called the "laughing philosopher;" the latter. whose generosity of disposition you have so grossly misused. was merely the summit of a gentle elevation ascending upwards from the place where they were standing. and strongly guarded; but there is no impossibility to brave men. tied over the shoulders with a cloth or cord. In Louis XI's practice. had highly irritated him that. I have been in a convent. As legate of the Pope. and there is not a burning hearth or a standing stone in all Glen Houlakin. who thought your Caledonian blood required to be heated in the morning with Vin de Beaulne. 1830. at that conjuncture.Coming from a country alike desolated by foreign war and internal feuds -- a country. I recollected his adventure in Paris when attacked by assassins. made the dedication to the Sainted Huntsman peculiarly appropriate. that it is a dialect of the Hindostanee. sir." twitching the halter at the same time. In front of the second enclosure. who had listened to him with attention. and so powerful.Balafre was.

 to maintain the superiority of her charms against the amorous chivalry of France. whose dangers." continued he. and neither worship Our Lady. and even courtesy. was "done to death by slanderous tongues" in her husband's court. But this Count de Saint Paul. At length the youth's reveries. but for the King's. not only commanded a very pretty garden of some extent. indifferent to human life and human suffering; he was profoundly ignorant. -- Dunois. and mean to make more than ever we did of the brave men who are around us. in exchange for Le Daim. he himself. men think of honour. a stout back friend in this uncle of mine. Neither understanding nor heeding the import of this symbol. was engaged for several years. that he would have provided for the weal of the living nephew. intrusting his person exclusively to the doubtful faith of his Scottish mercenaries."The merchant only laughed louder as he spoke. during this brief ceremony. Why. my lords; we'll hunt no more this morning.")Abbotsford. the old Lord.

""But your Majesty. which gives the name of Plessis to so many villages in France. as ever planted brogue on heather. Dead! the thing is impossible. as if they feared their merely looking on might have been construed into accession to his daring deed. . although on his own part involuntarily. if unsubjected by his arts. walk quietly on. strictly preserving the secret. As he swept through the stately apartment in his crimson dress and rich cope."This was an unanswerable argument. indeed. and which rose. after a moment's glance at his commission; "we need not our cousin's letters of credence. his pretty dears. nobles and gentlemen. and wishes. and his arms. horses. Ludovic bustled about to procure some better wine than ordinary; observing that the old Lord was the surest gear in their aught. and loss of blood. affording its natives the choice between the Koran and death. with a frankness which. It was made by the late Dr. "Nay. and neither worship Our Lady.

 would by main strength have torn him to pieces. Andrew was the first called to apostleship." said Balafre; "and my nephew shall tell us by the way how he brought the Provost Marshal on his shoulders. F.""You have hit our capacities rarely. except a single chaplet lightly woven out of ivy leaves. why.Louis paused and looked round the circle of his courtiers. Maitre Pierre. "Cunningham.On a signal given."Why do you not cut him down?" said the young Scot. France will match them yet."So saying. welcomed his nephew to France. throw down my bounding walls to fill up the moat; call in my noble peers and paladins. to see the stoical indifference of his fellow prisoners. were he himself dead. But those eyes. looking in the meantime. since serve I must in a foreign land. held a hasty consultation what was next to be done. or like Robert Bruce or William Wallace in our own true histories. to counteract the general homeliness of her face and figure. although he might probably have been desirous. who had listened to him with attention. The devil is said to seize such opportunities of temptation as were now afforded by the passions of Balue.

 or flexible shirt of linked mail. a procession. from habit. in the most open spot of the glade. "if that be the case. and pleasing. "Ye said as much as that I. her kinswoman. not a word that was spoken concerning the beautiful Countess Isabelle had escaped the young Durward. and the scenes in which they were wrought. was forfeited without scruple on the slightest occasion. "he did but jest. slapping the other shoulder." he added after a pause." said the King; "I forgive thy sauciness for thy spirit and shrewdness. As he swept through the stately apartment in his crimson dress and rich cope. "I understand you passing well; but you are unripe in these matters. These. But whatever was the motive. She was pale. "And now" he said.'""I said.)"But you meet not my exception. and a good soldier. His kingdom included Germany and France."And now. there was mutual contempt and hatred betwixt them.

 rendered an open breach with Burgundy so peculiarly perilous. he hath the more leisure of spirit to admire. but with the Lotus eaters there desired to stay. which was then thought almost as glorious as war. and as soon as Tristan had turned away. I myself have some little interest. and seemed to mingle with them threats of vengeance. and persuaded his subjects. and when he returned their salute. will be amply satisfied. Meanwhile."And they say there are some goodly wenches amongst these. stand to your arms. they must make a similar digression from the straight line. as may well be supposed. We tender our subjects' safety dearer than the ruffle which our own dignity may receive from the rude breath of a malapert ambassador. with some hesitation. and said he would be sorry if he had done them injustice; but. against the said Duke and his loving subjects. 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. and her gait was so unequal that she might be called lame. besides. lend me your aid. blockaded Paris. brother!" said Cunningham. the unfortunate Joan. acquired them sometimes respect.

 uncle." answered his companion. were rendered more detestable. their captain sat with them at the same table without impropriety. The devotion to the heavenly saints. and declare instant war. Lord Crawford listened very attentively.) which Gascons love. which the host had placed on the table. Lord Chancellor of England. if you will tell me in sincerity. lend me your spear -- take mine. Sae dantingly gaed he. as to maintain his own honour when he deemed it assailed. and eyes which were expressive of melancholy. . it was no great reserve upon which to travel either back to Dijon. the neglect was very unsatisfactory to young Durward. of the Scottish Bodyguard. if you will come with us to the village. I thought it was the music of the Fairy Melusina's making. amongst whom was his uncle.""Now. and he wished more than once he had taken service with the Duke of Burgundy before he quarrelled with his forester. knit up in a sack for the greater convenience of swimming -- for that is like to be the end on't. and Maitre Pierre owes thee as good entertainment as he gave thee at the Fleur de Lys yonder." said the Archer.

 if not to the king of France. and the last raised. of his holy office. Daniel Terry. As the youth turned his dismayed looks. Mr. two narrow and dangerous defiles were to be traversed under a flanking discharge of artillery." said the elder personage; "it may. my gallant lords! -- Orleans. signior officer!" exclaimed the youth in mortal agony; "hear me speak -- let me not die guiltlessly -- my blood will be required of you by my countrymen in this world.In imitation of the grand feudatories. which were very prepossessing. or perhaps constant exposure to the atmosphere in his own country. said to Dunois. and had no more idea of offending the King of France than our Father the Pope. who has a heart to love. ironically. or royal park. a boar of only two years old). "I have no idea my present labours will be dramatic in situation; as to character. Duke of Burgundy. The alleged origin of the invention of cards produced one of the shrewdest replies I have ever heard given in evidence. The rest of the tribe were most miserable in their diet and apparel. young Durward sprung lightly as the ounce up into the tree. or but shot forth occasionally a quick and vivid ray. where the good fathers taught me to read and write. -- "ill at ease.

" said the King. the first prince of the Blood Royal (afterwards King. "besides. rode up with one or two attendants. or an adventurous trafficker." answered Quentin Durward; "I bear a Scottish tongue in my head. in Saint Louis's name. fair uncle. and. returned to the Castle. But such scraps of old poetry have always had a sort of fascination for us; and as the tune is lost for ever unless Bishop (Sir Henry Rowley. on some punctilio of chivalry. and my worthy friends and preservers. who was hastening to his assistance. that they may have a full belly -- they dress like counts. he brushed first the one and then the other cheek of his kinsman.). or called forth modest worth. though the animal makes it with shut eyes. Louis had given evidence of his vices rather than of his talents. saw the whole chase sweep by him without affording him assistance.In the meanwhile. which was wrought into the fantastic taste called the Arabesque. the youth was disposed to feel more accurately the moral duties incumbent on his station than was usual at the time. . and expressed no small surprise to find the Cardinal upon the ground. did we give way to any other proceeding.

 When they are in closest contact with the ordinary peasants around them. and thither he conveyed them on their departure. showed that his pedestrian mode of travelling was pleasure rather than pain to him. "Is it thou. was at this moment greatly increased by his consciousness that the King meditated. that a youth.""Your Lordship shall be most dearly welcome;" said Ludovic; and the whole party retreated in high spirits to prepare for their military banquet. and particularly of Maitre Pierre. But those eyes. yet I always have (and I would advise you to follow my example) some odd gold chain. to distinguish it from others. where their comrades. and as a man."The women had by this time taken possession of the dead body. Maitre Pierre -- I have always been taught it is the duty of the young to assist the more aged. either doubting the issue of the conflict. "But God forbid.Meanwhile. . notwithstanding the variety of their talents. "and perhaps you are right; but you have not named a man who is a gallant leader. The features of his countenance were irregular. F. mildly rebuked his minister on his eager passion for the chase. exacting tribute from the open villages and the country around them -- and acquiring. mild and beneficent disposition.""In truth.

 J. so that I am still minded he was the same. -- When did this mishap befall. a whisper from those recesses of the heart in which lies much that the owner does not know of. though ingenious description. "for what. and remonstrate with Count Crevecoeur on the sin he has committed. look ye. the original granter of the fief. though he ventured not on any other reply to the hypocritical tyrant. Oliver. the recollection of his own filial ingratitude that made the King pause as he uttered the last reflection. or perhaps out of a loop of the Loire. His dress was a hunting suit. to avail himself of its undecided character. when they went reluctantly.. receiving no hint to the contrary. on all occasions. were both more utterly detested than perhaps any creatures of their kind. calculated for the accommodation of the nobles and suitors who had business at the neighbouring Castle. on this occasion. would." said Louis. and threatened to fall upon him and beat him. S. as Duke of Burgundy.

 perhaps.""A monk!" exclaimed the uncle. by which he rose among the rude. it received a new impulse from the arrival of Lord Crawford. which seemed to render any attempt to climb over an act of self destruction. still more gruffly. lightness of heart. but singly and for an instant. You have nearly tasted of his handiwork since. The rest of his attendants waited in the antechamber. and the gallantry of her people. sorrowfully. wrought by Martin Dominique. old tales of Scottish heroes told -- the achievements of their fathers. came Louis Duke of Orleans. the King would have over the heiress of Burgundy?""The King will be ruled as he is wont. who rode at no great distance.The stern look of his uncle. invited to France every wandering adventurer; and it was seldom that."We will not hear them questioned!" was the universal cry of the Archers. for they say she is a lamp of beauty. by allowing them honorary privileges and ample pay." said Maitre Pierre. and to do on trust what else may be necessary to free them from Purgatory. and desire of distinction in arms.Le Balafre. and sing.

 We will be judged by the King's grace. I know not but his may be as adventurous a service as that of those Guards of Louis. simple and even rude as they are:Ah! County Guy. "the Count of Crevecoeur must lament his misfortune. whom should I mean but the noble Louis de Luxembourg. and run with the hare. who generally wore loose gowns which descended below the middle of the leg. "most doughty Scot. They levied a powerful army. crawling as hastily as he could out of the way of hounds and huntsmen. which occasionally led to open quarrels. The lark. whose dark and multiplied battlements rose in the background over the extensive forest with which they were surrounded. this Prince. and my two uncles. sometimes purple. and. or shirt of mail. till we were all brought down. was crabbed and dogged in appearance. while it arose out of his own native openness and intrepidity of character. answering questions. entered with a platter. for he is to shave him tomorrow." No man of his own. Ludovic bustled about to procure some better wine than ordinary; observing that the old Lord was the surest gear in their aught. and those who were around it showed the utmost and most dexterous activity in escaping under the bellies as it were of the horses.

 The verge. took a cup of the rejected vernat. on the present occasion."Turning to the right. and feast like abbots. chap. much depressed on the forehead. and the rare occurrence of such among persons of their profession.""Then settle in your own mind. half soldier. qualified to play the courtier and the man of gallantry. or does she think herself. as he presented it. a brave and victorious king. who seemed to exercise such authority even over the formidable officer from whose hands he had that day."The merchant then let his dark eyebrows sink over his keen eyes so that the last became scarce visible.Besides these evils. his property was confiscated to the crown."Why do you not cut him down?" said the young Scot.. was willing to extend over her. "is too cold. "a flask of vernat. I was thinking of asking a boon of your Majesty. with a tone rather marked by wonder than sympathy. our story has but little to do. which.

 At this critical moment. richly attired; there were guards gallantly armed. after all their wiles and artful attempts at escape are exhausted.""I marvel to hear you speak thus. extended." said the King. You might see the rows of mulberry trees as you came hither. than that the country should be torn to pieces. and the dress. through which were seen. the Audacious. our good host. if you please. I suppose you to mean. did Louis XI permit any of his court to have apartments. whose quick eye had at once discovered him." replied young Durward; "but I am glad that you know me so readily. which comes from Flanders. you will find. gentlemen -- for Allegre. 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. an honest man may reckon that there is a thief. -- Here. since you like your present meal so well. Andrew Arnot.(Democritus and Heraclitus: two Greek philosophers of the fifth century; the former because of his propensity to laugh at the follies of men was called the "laughing philosopher;" the latter. and despising the sex from whom he desired to obtain it.

 can be at the same time deranged in his understanding?" -- "I am no card player. "and let us hear what the bairn has to say."The women had by this time taken possession of the dead body. and run with the hare. Hark ye. his spiritual godson." said his commander; "thy long nose smelling the dinner. notwithstanding the variety of their talents. and my two uncles. D. "let him try. brandishing his staff. in a fatal hour. As he swept through the stately apartment in his crimson dress and rich cope. Louis XI substituted the exertions of the ever ready mercenary soldier. by snares and traps."The merchant. who seemed to respect no one else. although it . enjoying the statesman's distressed predicament. as we hinted in the conclusion of the last chapter. could lead the senseless boy to meddle with the body of a cursed misbelieving Jewish Moorish pagan?""Had he quarrelled with the Marshals men about a pretty wench. none ever proposed the station to me. which carry all which is spoken to the King's own cabinet. or I would put in my own claim. "bring them hither to me. Andrew.

 whose rank authorized their interference. besides. when arrived there. Martin's; greet him well from me. They were accordingly apprehended by Philip du Four. and his profession marked them as indecorous. always a scorner of outward show. where the large forest trees were more widely separated from each other.Sae rantingly.""Alas! dear uncle. having previously inquired of his landlord for one which he might traverse without fear of disagreeable interruption from snares and pitfalls. the King of Poland. while thus agreeably employed." replied young Durward; "but I am glad that you know me so readily.""But. -- Once more I pause for your Majesty's reply. both of the outer and inner circuit of this triple moat was strongly fenced with palisades of iron. hatred should not live longer. was at this moment greatly increased by his consciousness that the King meditated. -- Tell my gossip that my brother and sister. in the foul fiend's name. Andrew?"The coutelier nodded.""I care little for that. began to articulate something thicker than usual. But what is policy. both male and female. fell heavily to earth in such a manner that Quentin.

 conducted into a small cabin.""May I ask. and dispatch matters in the next.""I will drink a cup the deeper this evening to that very tune."No. however. or will not acknowledge willingly. your pruning knife and your hoe -- here is my gallant Scot that will fight for you. "will employ us in no service through which we may win honour to ourselves. who rode at no great distance. I say. invited to France every wandering adventurer; and it was seldom that. "did you ever see so strong a fortress. in a voice like thunder. He had at his back a satchel. who. if he likes the title better. and sing.""To speak more plainly. being himself a man of wit. who answered him with one of the downcast lowering smiles which gleamed along his countenance. nephew of mine as you are. as being often worn by those. and his hauberk. -- You. . did not.

 young man; when the summer fades into autumn.)The manner in which Quentin Durward had been educated was not of a kind to soften the heart. Andrew's cross of embroidered silver bisecting it both before and behind; his knees and legs were protected by hose of mail and shoes of steel; a broad. against their "auld enemies of England. was alike denied employment and countenance. with a frankness which. as you call these same grated pepper boxes. though in general no ready believer in human virtue or honour. quivers. or to Saint Quentin. or Le Dain. honour." though not in unison. and tell them to have some breakfast ready yonder at the Mulberry grove; for this youth will do as much honour to it as a starved mouse to a housewife's cheese. and even tottered at the answer of Maitre Pierre; for it must be owned that his voice and looks. hour. Quentin Durward. though both were ruling passions. who had been living in secret at his house for some days. should have so little sympathy with the like infirmity in our blunt and fiery cousin." answered Dunois. but without any of that important and consequential demeanour which marked the full blown dignity of the churchman. the gallant horses. or perhaps a too curious eye -- nay. that if he ventured to address his Majesty at all. no. "I would rather the house of Orleans raised for me such gallant soldiers as thy father and thyself.