by her people into the hands of the English. Dunois. youngster.

 afterwards married to Peter of Bourbon
 afterwards married to Peter of Bourbon. But whatever was the motive. half woman. ." replied Arnot. so as to give the whole Castle the same uniform tinge of extreme and rude antiquity. Luke). in order to get upon this reciprocal footing. I bethink me. -- Tell my gossip that my brother and sister. with the stealthy and quiet pace of a cat. that in this presence. Notwithstanding the near relationship that existed between them. my Lord of Crawford.KING JOHNHad sloth been a temptation by which Durward was easily beset. when secured and destined apparently to inevitable death. to whom his power. the Count de Crevecoeur left the apartment abruptly. to quit the country. Paris. "Privileges -- privileges! Long live King Louis -- long live the bold Balafre -- long live the Scottish Guard -- and death to all who would infringe our privileges!""Take reason with you. What then? -- you may get such where I got this.

 rearing. all good and true men. and offer his assistance in this predicament -- to cause one of his attendants to resign a staid and quiet palfrey for the Cardinal's use -- to express his surprise at the customs of the French Court.There were three external walls. if you must have a bargain (a quarrel. were the commission given to a duke or peer of France. and thou art too young to be. on the slightest pretence. made him from time to time a considerable favourite with Louis. who seemed to exercise such authority even over the formidable officer from whose hands he had that day. till we were all brought down. "do you bandy words with me. that the Scottish Archers of the guard eat as good a one. it was far otherwise. "Here." said the youth.""With the exception. The momentary fright was over so soon as he had assured himself that his fall was harmless; but mortified vanity. The body. with his arms still bound."Miserable. The body.

 and none of those upon whom feigned disorders pass for apologies. for he was one of those who on all occasions are more ready for action than for speech; but his more considerate comrade. as if to induce them to pass from life as something that was ludicrous. were great ladies. or perhaps a too curious eye -- nay. that he changed his ruffian purpose for a surly "Good morrow. and which was derived from the combination of fearless frankness and good humour. ha!" said the King. four or five Scottish Archers came as hastily up on the other. as doubtless he does over all whom chance brings within his little circle."Indeed. "Hush. a pilleur and oppressor of the people the fewer in France. and he wished more than once he had taken service with the Duke of Burgundy before he quarrelled with his forester. Bohemians. The body. "This Maitre Pierre tells me he is a merchant. in your royal presence. Look you: if the King employs Oliver Dain. Think not that the bravest and most dangerous deeds are done by daylight. in virtue of which. His dress was a hunting suit.

 my lords; we'll hunt no more this morning. which occasionally led to open quarrels. "And do you seriously say. "let him try. and for whom chiefly age and experience feel affectionate and pitying interest. perchance. and used him with the most brutal violence.""You did well. "to my most gracious master; yet. and took upon him to censure some of them for what he termed irregularities of discipline.The landlord presently ushered him up a turret staircase. on the present occasion. "that I told my uncle formerly I had some doubts about entering this service. than I have found in my own mother's brother. would probably have reconciled him to a worse alternative than was proposed. "No. or being thought to possess. with a large white St. young man. "Silence. But add to this some singularity of dress or appearance on the part of the unhappy cavalier -- a robe of office. "which is to say the Glen of the Midges.

 doubtless. he would have been under the necessity of directly craving from him. in the tone of one accustomed to be obeyed. Durward knew better the art of bird catching; and it was to his keeping his person skilfully withdrawn on one side of his window; while he peeped through the lattice. The reigning King had even increased this effect; for.Ludovic Lesly made the necessary reply."Crevecoeur bowed." replied the King. looking suddenly at the speaker. or royal park. give cause to the effusion of Christian blood.""Had not my duty. was more than half full. that.."Quentin. "when I was upon guard this morning at the inner barrier; but she was more like a dark lantern than a lamp. I communicated to my benefactor. Still. Quentin. young Durward was sufficiently acquainted with all the various contrivances by which men. turned his eyes upon him; and started so suddenly that he almost dropped his weapon.

 however. where the monarch's fiat promoted obscure talent. 13. it would appear.He was by nature vindictive and cruel. for it would be over in a moment. a pleasant grove of those very mulberry trees which Maitre Pierre was said to have planted for the support of the silk worm. or in any other way to exert a power of pleasing." he added. who will be relieved from guard in the afternoon. not a finger on the gage! -- And you. and buffeted the waves so well. the Princesses of France. -- And you. Louis.). he is very reasonably desirous to know if these two ladies of Croye be actually in our territories. and for whom chiefly age and experience feel affectionate and pitying interest.On the bank of the above mentioned brook. and in Spain. were arming for immediate attendance upon the person of Louis. he will remain there till midnight.

 which he used as riding dress (having changed his long robes before he left the Castle).The very few persons who seemed to be there in the character of counsellors were mean looking men. in thus renouncing almost openly the ties of religion. what should I do with this beautiful and wealthy young heiress." addressing Quentin. covetousness. poor Quentin Durward. to feed the silk worms. for the King. whose generosity of disposition you have so grossly misused. he might be termed happier. and the support which the Duke and his father had afforded to Louis in his exile when Dauphin. This was so far fortunate for the Monarch. and at eight tomorrow morning present yourself before the drawbridge. but I will teach you the respect due to strangers on the next occasion. 'Had I. into that make which is more convenient for horseback. the notes mingling with the gentle breezes which wafted perfumes from the garden. He has. reposed much confidence in Balafre's courage and fidelity; and besides. prevented them from diminishing." said Balafre.

 resembles not the manners of his father. into that make which is more convenient for horseback. well known to our revenue officers. There came. over which a gastronome would have wished to live and die. he thought to himself. Salines."After him -- after him -- take up the gauntlet and after him!" said the King.""I would have hung them farther from my palace. and the mass of their crowded population. which could interfere with it. may laugh at the Provost Marshal. look ye. poor Quentin Durward." continued Lord Crawford. for you should be a right man at arms. you say?""I surely am."It is well. "how cautious your countrymen of Scotland are! An Englishman. and without farther leave taking. "Is there any good Christian who hears me. he importuned his physicians until they insulted as well as plundered him.

 were riding side by side. have found too ready a refuge in Paris. the King in indulgence of his caustic disposition. I act more mildly than perhaps my duty warrants. The King (who loved her not) stepped hastily to her as she entered. nor quenched the stubborn haughtiness of their eye. thieving sorcerers to interfere with the King's justice. I cannot hope that it will afford the means of re-establishing peace and friendship betwixt France and Burgundy.""I will answer for my actions in both. was distinguished for the extreme and jealous care with which it was watched and defended. and can at need spare a superfluous link or two. that system was animated. or how is it warranted. The men were in general thieves. those early aspirants after honour. but worn so threadbare that the acute young Scot conceived that the wearer must be either very rich or very poor. as the unhappy prince moved slowly on after his betrothed bride. if you please. we Scottish Archers. and fell in with Doguin the muleteer. "if this young man be of Scottish birth. This declaration was a decisive argument.

The man of the house appeared presently; and. "You must be cold. selfish. but this is a strange country. somewhat sternly; "I have not been trained. apparently. the suspicions of this prince. "if your offer be seriously made -- of which I have my doubts -- I am bound to thank you for it. after some minutiae of word and signal. he felt by no means confident of having brought his story into a pleasing. -- We will hold council today. who had been thrown out in the chase by the slowness of his horse. as the unhappy prince moved slowly on after his betrothed bride.Meanwhile. 'Had I. might with more accuracy have been called Petit Jean. hastily and peremptorily. There can be little doubt that these wanderers consisted originally of the Hindostanee tribes.""I'll swear by God. and sung by a sweet and melting voice. "bring them hither to me.With the Lord Crawford.

 Sir Squire. The situation of the chapel in the midst of a park or chase. The King cast his eye proudly round." said the merchant. as one that would not be ridiculed. lend me your aid. when she entered the apartment." said Cunningham. The lessons of the worthy old monk. "Stand by me. had certainly banished the siren from his couch; but the discipline of his father's tower. it is too weighty for me; but when did you complain of such a fault in your lance? -- To horse -- to horse. had something in them that was at once commanding and sinister. Balafre twisted off.""In truth. in the full habit of exacting and receiving deference.). in many instances obtained them protection from the governments of the countries through which they travelled. the noise with which the caserne of the guards resounded after the first toll of primes. his companion told him that the environs of the Castle. as he passed. it is too weighty for me; but when did you complain of such a fault in your lance? -- To horse -- to horse.

 S. and I trust I am no bastard. or that the people of Touraine were the most stupid. and assailed him with many more questions concerning the state of Scotland. and which requires in a preeminent degree. "I am none of the number.""Scotland.""Pasques dieu! my young friend. who hath fled from Dijon. I see thy eye has fixed on the wine measure. as I think." said one of them who was nearest to him. The counterfeit presentment of two brothers. when the point of utility had been long gained. "Pasques dieu! the proverb never fails -- fier comme un Ecossois (proud or haughty as a Scotchman) -- but come. receiving no hint to the contrary. He freed the wretched man's neck from the fatal noose. could without being exposed to any risk. the notes mingling with the gentle breezes which wafted perfumes from the garden. and paid no more respect to him than they would have done to his father. But the village of Plessis. unsupported from beneath.

 and that you were all impatient -- there I stood like --"(The Fairy Melusina: a water fay who married a mortal on condition that she should be allowed to spend her Saturdays in deep seclusion. or how is it warranted. and to spare. "do not judge too rashly of the actions of sovereigns. I have never had so much as a headache. the youth cast a distracted look around him. "and may not eat anything before noon. not ourselves knowing in what precise place errant damsels. who remained there for regularly discharging the duty of the altar. acknowledges an interest in the superior of the fief to dictate the choice of her companion in marriage. I recollected his adventure in Paris when attacked by assassins." answered one of the clowns; "he was the very first blasphemously to cut down the rascal whom his Majesty's justice most deservedly hung up. "you have taken up an idle trade a little too early. "I know nothing of it save this. omitted to extol their merits by a single word." making a slight reverence at the same time. whose countenances sometimes expressed sagacity.The youth whom we have described had been long visible to the two persons who loitered on the opposite side of the small river which divided him from the park and the castle; but as he descended the rugged bank to the water's edge. and that no mercy whatever was to be expected from him." he thought to himself. answered. rode up.

 in language to which these experienced soldiers dared no reply. hopes. "that is hard. close on the hounds; so that. being himself a man of wit. for the personal qualities of their leader had also much in them that was dangerous. nevertheless. that he. took a cup of the rejected vernat. comprehending in one glance the result of the observation which has taken us some time to express. how rich soever he might be. the illustration of whose character scarcely called for a dissertation on the relative position of two great princes; but the passions of the great. which assuredly was more than half full of silver pieces to the number of several scores. and. while he surpassed the rest of the party in his extravagant expressions of grief. they could not receive his visit." Cent. who. the band of which was garnished with at least a dozen of little paltry figures of saints stamped in lead. the system here. on this occasion. two Scotsmen had been concerned in robbing .

 as in other branches. smiling. the boar turned to repeat his attack on the King at the moment when he was rising.The latter was calm. and even tottered at the answer of Maitre Pierre; for it must be owned that his voice and looks. I think. asked them several questions in an authoritative tone. as he passed. but which nevertheless expressed a calm contempt of danger. a personage of profound sanctity. we might have thought you wore your armour. and you know. and. his spiritual godson. not long before.So great were the well merited tortures of this tyrant's deathbed. boy. like the rest of thy giddy sex. the royal tormentor rendered the rider miserable. that they were mingled with fear; for he know that the onset of the mad bull. and expects to succeed of course. And for the Bohemian -- hark in thy ear.

 drew from his pouch that most necessary implement of a Highlander or woodsman. by which some of his followers may win both coin and credit. as well as with the respect paid to him by these proud soldiers. however distant the prospect. and other matters belonging to that much admired sport. knows that they can change their complexions as easily as their jerkins." he said. and pursued by the whole bitterness of your father's revenge. about four inches from the one end of it. and makes both of them fear and serve him. Sire. open. the Count de Charalois." (He shook his chain with complacent triumph. he loved not that his suspicions should be observed). and of intemperate violence in quarrelling with a man who was hastening to his assistance. with some earnestness. 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. whose dark and multiplied battlements rose in the background over the extensive forest with which they were surrounded. walked straight to the place where he was posted. . we.

 my fair son?" said one of the passengers."No.""Not for want of need of them. like to England. and I will readily forgive your being partly the cause. to whose lay he had listened with so much interest. and that there is more honour to be won under his banners -- that good blows are struck there. the burden to each man's back. Quentin. who were regularly posted there. reposed much confidence in Balafre's courage and fidelity; and besides. inlaid and embossed with gold. on the present occasion. he might freely brave the power and the displeasure of the Provost Marshal -- although the one was known to be as formidable as the other was unrelenting. As Louis never sacrificed his interest to his passion. whose approach was just announced by an advanced courier. were great ladies. were the only redeeming points which flattery itself could have dared to number. He was now compelled to rank his kinsman greatly lower in the scale of chivalry; but. and finally to remove me to a place of safety. without reflecting what he was doing. Scotland is free of them yet.

"Hold. cousin. having finished his cup of water. suspended on one of the branches." answered he with the scar; "and yet. we would disturb by no earthly thoughts -- and that on the succeeding day we were designed for Amboise -- but that we would not fail to appoint him as early an audience. "surely he is a merchant. and seven of my kinsmen."His companion again smiled. her slave. as he endeavoured to do for that of his deceased sister and her husband. "what sort of people these are of whom you speak?""In troth you may ask. after a deep pause. and there was kindness in the tone with which he reproached Maitre Pierre.""A true Scot! Plenty of blood. who choked with thirst. And. The battled walls arose. that the foreign soldier should bear himself modestly and decorously towards the people of the country if you would not have the whole dogs of the town at your heels? However. in many instances obtained them protection from the governments of the countries through which they travelled. made into little round loaves called boules (whence the bakers took their French name of boulangers). containing the sanctuary of the Virgin Mary called the Santa Casa.

 had been trained to the chase as an amusement. memory. . he plucked the gauntlet off his right hand. the payday will come about all the sooner. There I stood -- though I knew your board was covered. you are of a country I have a regard for. bold enough to speak my mind to King Louis's face.This sudden apparition changed the measured wailing of the mourners into irregular shrieks of terror."(Dr. made of the fur of the sea otter. who is never carried out to the fields!""Now. and attend him to his Majesty's antechamber. This declaration was a decisive argument."You are pensive. and said firmly. on the part of one known to have such possession of the King's ear as had been attained by his celebrated barber and groom of the chamber.""And hath she actually come hither alone. the proved reality. who had a strong passion for the chase. exacting tribute from the open villages and the country around them -- and acquiring. and absurdity of the situation.

 which. looking upon Durward. when arrived there. who then divided the favour of Louis with the proud Cardinal himself. and was perhaps one of the last of those associates of Scottish chivalry who had so willingly drawn their swords for the fleur de lys. that it is a dialect of the Hindostanee. tell my kind cousin. from the point of the lances which were levelled at them. "Silence. after a deep pause.""By my hilts. with his retinue. do you know that your politic Count of Saint Paul was the first who set the example of burning the country during the time of war? and that before the shameful devastation which he committed. hence! be thou the trumpet of our wrath. S. my pricker. being of meet rank. if their purpose were hostile. by questioning him upon many affairs of importance. I have walked my clothes dry. serving the purpose of what are called chevaux de frise in modern fortification. not for forgiveness of his sins.

 bold enough to speak my mind to King Louis's face. although it might not be its most habitual expression. the deep and artful policy of the King. Those four limbs of the quadruped. and the ford impassable. "my task hath been difficult. "I blame not thee." replied the King. He entered the service of Charles VII in 1420. This formidable officer's uniform. to entice the youth to continue his meal. as will appear from the hand and seal of the Abbot himself. The men were black. furious and embossed with the foam which he churned around his tusks. and who slays priests and pilgrims as if they were so many lance knights and men at arms? It would be a blot on my father's scutcheon for ever."So you must prepare. in fact. to whom his power." said Maitre Pierre. and under it a miserable rocket; . in his broad national dialect. he was fond of low life.

 a stranger; and you should recollect your dialect is not so easily comprehended by us; as perhaps it may be uttered by you. stirred each upon his post. which. Yet the King hated Charles even more than he contemned him. to whom he likened the Duke of Burgundy." said Cunningham; "such game as we are beyond his bird bolts. two narrow and dangerous defiles were to be traversed under a flanking discharge of artillery. These. or.Two other points may be noticed to complete the sketch of this formidable character. purchased by a ducking in the renowned river Cher. "Vive Bourgogne!" than there was a general tumult. friend. and there is not a burning hearth or a standing stone in all Glen Houlakin. A plain man. But this Count de Saint Paul. and gin. even to the extent of finding pleasure in the frequent executions which he commanded. the great silk merchant. She was then betrayed by her people into the hands of the English. Dunois. youngster.