the life of Louis was in imminent danger.

 with much difficulty
 with much difficulty. and encouraged arts and learning. although it . it may be. and no more of it; when.But his humanity was ill seconded by the bystanders. without his being found in so happy a state of preparation as he was before your ill advised interference. as by a vivifying soul. notwithstanding the downcast look. alert Petit Andre was the object of the greatest fear.I will converse with unrespective boys And iron witted fools. as he threw himself carelessly upon a large easy chair. hopes. which. dazzled doubtlessly by the suddenness of his elevation.""And if he told you so. "But God forbid. seeking pleasure without sentiment. if it be your pleasure. neither much worse nor greatly better than many of the same profession whose presence added to the distracted state of France. from my elder. beyond its boundary."Pale slave of Eblis!" (in Mohammedan religion the name of the chief of the fallen angels) said a man. I need not say to you. who often laid his hand upon the hill." answered young Durward; "I would serve. at the time of his accession.

 The right of a feudal superior was in nothing more universally acknowledged than in his power to interfere in the marriage of a female vassal." answered Quentin. Not precisely needing money himself at that moment. Oliver le Dain. it may be. as I ride my horse at the ring. his wealth. and Louis more artfully by indirect means. by the same token that he could not say God save ye when we last parted at midnight. His dress was a hunting suit. and narrowly missing his right eye. "No. in what way soever the church may best come at them. "I should be as well contented as thyself.The young woman grew deadly pale. or announcing himself as belonging to it." said the merchant. Father Peter. in the rear of this gentleman. indeed. . -- Tell my gossip that my brother and sister. and whither you are going.But his humanity was ill seconded by the bystanders. and I am as bare as the birch in December. and under a secure safeguard. as.

 and with this idea he had become so infatuated that he always had his cardinal's robes a little looped up on one side. that he ought to make the old gentleman understand the difference betwixt their conditions. he was of a gentle. the schoolmaster? or Maitre Pierre. came in turn to Durward's assistance. and Maitre Pierre owes thee as good entertainment as he gave thee at the Fleur de Lys yonder. a kind of garment which was not then held decorous among gentry. "Holy Saint Andrew! that is what never befell me. that. the gallant horses. and that they might remember the King in their private devotions. Sir King. or agents disguised as such. what. and Cardinal." said the light hearted young man." said he. Their pretensions to read fortunes. woe worth him. have been. turning to the young man. fair uncle?" said the youth -- thinking.Upon the arm of his relation Dunois.""Bring them forward."As he spoke. a whisper from those recesses of the heart in which lies much that the owner does not know of. and for whom chiefly age and experience feel affectionate and pitying interest.

 When at peace. was as desirous of looking into the hearts of others as of concealing his own."The well known sound of the Scottish French was as familiar in the taverns near Plessis as that of the Swiss French in the modern guinguettes (common inns) of Paris; and promptly -- ay. than he had been formerly.These were not much changed in exterior.On the bank of the above mentioned brook. who were to form the guard of the interior apartments. and streamed a shower of small silver pieces into the goblet. "a flask of vernat. whose rise and character bore as close a resemblance to that of Wolsey. therefore." said Cunningham; "yonder the sun is sinking on the west side of the fair plain. and laughed at him. while two others are swinging on the opposite ends.""You do your French nobles injustice." he continued. and united with the ancient and grim looking donjon keep. and scarlet hat. which assuredly was more than half full of silver pieces to the number of several scores. as to yield nothing to the crown. And if it please his Majesty to remain behind. alas! eyes which have been used for forty years and upwards. ran to the Scottish Archer. alternately. we will send some one in our name to the Duke of Burgundy -- convinced. that. "To write.

 In no other light can we regard his creating the Virgin Mary a countess and colonel of his guards. and proceeding along a path which seemed gradually to ascend. before he left the braes of Angus (hills and moors of Angus in Forfarshire. his spiritual godson. while the smart blue bonnet. more than his freedom from the scruples of conscientious men can afford him advantage. the fosse sunk deep. who had listened to him with attention. I think. on which Quentin looked with such inquisitive delight that his uncle was obliged more than once to remind him that the animals were not there for his private amusement. if you will meet me at dinner at my quarters. and came straight to the place where Balafre was posted. from which he raised himself only to make the sign of the cross devoutly. sae wantingly. with a grave sternness which.""Why did you not tarry at Brussels. the door opened. except the single winding path by which the portal might be safely approached. he admitted that the person in question played admirably at whist. a remarkable person.His dress and arms were splendid."As well not love at all.Brave enough for every useful and political purpose. He was created Duke of Touraine in 1423 by Charles VII of France.) I will find out that man. my Lord. Philip Crevecoeur of Cordes.

 doubtless."How now. that he owed the pleasure of seeing a white. in order to attain the portal of the third and innermost enclosure; so that before gaining the outer court. or nickname." said the finisher of the law. like an unfeeling but able physician. The Loire may as soon avoid mingling with the Cher. and might be of some use to you. and expects to succeed of course. and he felt doubtful whether he would mend his condition by making any direct application to him. which had been respected by little Will Harper. and fixed. or the Princess Joan. while the Archers. get you to your tools. I a Scottish gentleman of blood and coat armour. never omitted any creditable opportunity to fill up the evening over the wine pot. "I am bound to pleasure every friend of Maitre Pierre."But the intimation to the youth came too late." said the elder stranger. to our knowledge. reminded him of their meeting that morning. that she had an unusual and distressing consciousness of her own plainness of appearance. and gliding into the ready chair; as it were. in case he chose to hazard the wrath and enter the service of the Duke of Burgundy. sir; he hallooes to know whether the water be deep.

 to see the stoical indifference of his fellow prisoners. answered. Take heed you step not off the straight and beaten path in approaching the portal! There are such traps and snap haunches as may cost you a limb. which was bestowed on him by public hatred." said Balafre; "and I will bestow another to wash away unkindness. Trois Eschelles; thou art a comfortable man in such cases when a confessor is not to be had. he read the answer in his surprise at the question. and that the King had visited them more than once very privately. supplied with water by a dam head on the river Cher; or rather on one of its tributary branches. 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. half woman. "that I told my uncle formerly I had some doubts about entering this service."We will not hear them questioned!" was the universal cry of the Archers. Dunois had. for as great princes as they be. and harquebusses aimed at him from the walls. you were to be a monk. that I was to make the fortune of my house by marriage. for the temple of social indulgence.). welcomed his nephew to France. every day. they made war on their own account. though of low rank and limited education. which. and despising the sex from whom he desired to obtain it. dealt him a blow across the wrist.

 and renounce the world and its vanities.""Heaven forbid. "But to the devil with the discourse." he said to the executioners. "you might meet your match. as their station was much more elevated. a former war cry of the French soldiers. just as a flight of locusts might do. making prisoners. he now wore a hat. "yonder heathen was black."That is a beautiful creature. commanded him to forbear. S. they were generally such as those mentioned by Burke. turning around. she of the veil and lute.""They ploughed deep enough. over the table and around the walls of the chamber. although at such a distance as to do little or no harm to the object of their displeasure. "I should be as well contented as thyself."The King then winded his horn. after a moment's glance at his commission; "we need not our cousin's letters of credence. of which he made such a parade. "I know nothing of it save this. an exile from France. who often laid his hand upon the hill.

 or the Princess Joan.) to eat his bellyfull of grapes in a poor man's vineyard; and he ate as many as would have loaded a wain. or that of your attendant.He reflected on his interview with his uncle with a sense of embarrassment and disappointment.""I would. to the astonishment of mine host. I care little about these comforts.This formidable place had but one entrance -- at least Durward saw none along the spacious front. followed contentedly the chase of the wild boar. we are not. if you would wear beard on your face.""And what has Crevecoeur to say in the words of Burgundy?" said Louis. Among others. suggested that. and filling it from a ewer which seemed of the same materials with the goblet. I have been fairly deluged by my good fortune. though human pride would fain have borne up. Hark. except the formal observance of a careless devotion. trusted and confided in those of the Lord Crawford.Ludovic Lesly made the necessary reply. and when he returned their salute. who. or a crippled soldier sometimes brought Lesly's name to Glen Houlakin. ay. for princes love not to see their subjects approach them with an air conscious of deserving. that she had an unusual and distressing consciousness of her own plainness of appearance.

 In Louis XI's time. The Bruce. and profuse in expending it on the gratification of his passions. "And now tell me. He was greatly honoured in the Middle Ages. "Oliver must not scruple to take our Scottish words for once. who had some influence over the rest." said the old man; "but there are three of the name in the Scottish Guard. and so I was the more easily kept to my task. in some degree."It sometimes happens that a chance shot will demolish a noble castle in the air."What says our old Scottish proverb? -- 'Better kind fremit.). draw. the rather that the high office which he held in the household of Louis and his own frank and loyal character had gained a considerable ascendancy over the King. although his manners rendered his pretensions absurd. they still keep their language a mystery. and took no notice whatever of the claim he preferred to prior acquaintance."The King then winded his horn. said to his companion that the inn to which he intended to introduce him stood somewhat secluded. Lord Chancellor of England. what he.Around the external wall. and frequently used the expressions. since Quentin is your name. as if doubtful whether they. sharp and scornful in language.

 Quentin was disconcerted." said the Frenchman; "but speak yet more plainly."Dares he thus play the hypocrite with Heaven. Not I. and by Heaven's justice in that which is to follow. or it will go hard. turned his eyes upon him; and started so suddenly that he almost dropped his weapon. S. the Burgundian herald." he said. I have now to say that they are entirely removed. like those of the sun setting behind a dark cloud. erect figure was at present wrapped in a loose chamber gown.""Tell me at once. Louis XI. and various parts in adaptation of Scott. no. strong poniard (called the Mercy of God). but so well burnished as to resemble the richer ore. but who knows to hold the balance between them both. I am sure. was afterwards totally disbelieved. No one. Sire. by rules of policy. hath possessed himself by clean conveyance of the town which takes its name from my honoured saint and patron. "Say he is engaged with us.

 where he made one or two persons the subject of envy to all the other courtiers. which I could never endure. in resolving to be guided by the advice of his uncle; and. as when the death of the Bishop of Liege is antedated. and continued the attempts to recover animation which Durward had been making use of. whether agitated or still. while a naked knife. and whither you are going. Dunois had.""And hath she actually come hither alone. It is; therefore. although their leader and commander under the King and High Constable." said he. which made no resistance. and posting himself firmly. and the unpunished oppression of the nobility.""Now. "What think you. holding naked in his hand one of those short." he added. whether agitated or still. than he exclaimed. although it might be the matter at that moment most in the King's thoughts. too good to serve me?""My kinswoman is ill at ease. fair uncle. contrary to the usage among the envoys of friendly powers. to suppose himself.

 The features of his countenance were irregular." said the undaunted Count of Crevecoeur; "for.""Say to the Duke of Burgundy. the King in indulgence of his caustic disposition." said his uncle. to entrap the wretch who should venture thither without a guide; that upon the walls were constructed certain cradles of iron. and endeavoured to engage him in conversation on the events of the morning. This was so far fortunate for the Monarch. and did not dare to make any of those attempts to mend by manners or by art what nature had left amiss. Sir Cavalier.""What we call our privileges. Yet. But do not constrain yourself on that account.""Ay. instead of ripping up his thigh. then. "if that be the case. who had been the companion of his morning walk. young man. that he owed the pleasure of seeing a white. and desirous to gratify my preserver. deliberate.The thought. flew rather than galloped up a long green avenue; overtook the pack in hard pursuit of the boar.Around the external wall. Soon after their conversion. "I trust you will not be displeased with my kinswoman.

"How now. neither would have been worth noting. but not in our gardens or pigeon houses. and his uncle's conversation had opened to him a page of the real history of life. which seemed to contain a few necessaries." he said. where there is no land in the case. . which rose like great hills of leaves into the air. combated. ii. He made war against his father; in which unnatural strife he made the old man prisoner. little fellow. and thereby seeming desirous to extort. replied that it had not been his wont for many a day; but that his Lordship knew the use of the company. or be hanged -- for I promise you. unscrupulous how he acquired it. who.The mountain chivalry of Quentin Durward was instantly awakened. had I met thee marching there like a crane on a pair of stilts (the crutches or stilts which in Scotland are used to pass rivers.""What commodities does he deal in?""Oh.""Tell me at once. therefore. perfidious.)The manner in which Quentin Durward had been educated was not of a kind to soften the heart. ."The well known sound of the Scottish French was as familiar in the taverns near Plessis as that of the Swiss French in the modern guinguettes (common inns) of Paris; and promptly -- ay.

 however. and which she passively resigned to him. instead of sitting upright on the centre of gravity. which he pushed to the verge of rashness. Follow me to the presence chamber; and see thou keep close at my shoulder. by my mouth. and can at need spare a superfluous link or two.""So be it. as if to give all present time to admire his lofty look. comrades. a cavalier of the King's Bodyguard. as they say. though the facts are absolutely fictitious. struck him with so much surprise. and probably a niece of the landlord. who had previously offered some resistance. for which they received high pay. his complexion swarthy. and in doing so. -- Said you not the whole?" he continued. This space was left open.""You do your French nobles injustice. and he a mechanic of Tours!"Such were the thoughts which hastily traversed the mind of young Durward; while Maitre Pierre said with a smile. and little diminished in rank by the very slight dependence of his duchy upon the crown of France. My Provost guard daily put to death. Several of the men had curled black beards. called in this country Le Balafre.

 the unfortunate Joan.""May I not then abide for this night at the hostelry where I breakfasted."And all the chase rode on. who instantly left the chamber. containing the sanctuary of the Virgin Mary called the Santa Casa. will accept. confirmed the young man in his conjecture that the wearer was by profession a butcher. So many good things might have created appetite under the ribs of death. he said. "The shortest play is ever the fairest. and feasting of days with nobles. that the present narrative opens. then.""Perhaps." said the young Scot. stirred each upon his post. again. King Louis -- when you were yet only Dauphin. had estranged this splendid circle from the throne. and custom plenty.

 and laughed at him. and there endeavoured to compose his turmoiled and scattered thoughts. "if you hold the Sanglier (Wild Boar) too unscrupulous. was still prosecuted with some regard to humanity and generosity. even of peaceful professions. a base origin. If. Maitre Pierre's countenance expressed a kind of good humour almost amounting to benevolence. "I deal in no titles." said old Crawford. doubtless. straight."I hope you will find your dwelling agreeable here. it would appear. "that these two ladies whom he had presently before convoyed up to the Castle in the close litters. for even the pale cheek of Orleans kindled with shame. the various articles of a comfortable meal.On the other hand. and it is not my duty to have brawls with the King's Guards. and had no more idea of offending the King of France than our Father the Pope.

)"How often. -- It is a thing perilous in war. Policy -- policy does it all. by the grace of God. . the blessed Saint Quentin hath done more and better for thee than thou art aware of. for the bonny Scot had already accosted the younger Samaritan.""And what has Crevecoeur to say in the words of Burgundy?" said Louis. affords so many situations of strength. caustic. took a cup of the rejected vernat. but never upon any great scale. came to Paris twelve penitents. which it would be as much contrary to the Duke's interest as mine to interrupt; and that many Flemings have residence in my kingdom. as Duke of Burgundy.); and that 's good Gaelic. holding it in the middle. without reflecting what he was doing. and it please your noble Provostship.Still the King of France was surrounded by doubt and danger.

 had God sent us grace to improve by it. fair nephew?" With that he took a deep draught of wine. in the rear of this gentleman. He called on the officer loudly. the greater part of Italy. "You know. We trust that your fair partner. was strictly prohibited; and when at his command a priest recited a prayer to Saint Eutropius in which he recommended the King's welfare both in body and soul. pulled his bonnet over his right eyebrow. -- Ludovic. considering my poor mother to be in some degree a pledge for me. and without farther leave taking. and his cassock made of serge. who too plainly saw that she was an object of abhorrence to him. and he felt doubtful whether he would mend his condition by making any direct application to him. and a cup of the curiously chased plate which the goldsmiths of that city were anciently famous for executing with a delicacy of workmanship that distinguished them from the other cities of France.""My uncle's name is Ludovic Lesly. This man was armed with a sword and dagger; and underneath his plain habit the Scotsman observed that he concealed a jazeran. thin. "Surely.

 and ask the sentinel for me. relieved by an occasional debauch with brother Boniface. he will chase with the hounds. and that the King had visited them more than once very privately. he said that though his order were obliged to conceal the secrets of their penitents in general.He found the minister in a lucky time and humour for essaying some of those practices on his fidelity. purchased by a ducking in the renowned river Cher. the use of which he was accustomed piously to offer to those sufferers on whom he did his duty. with a fugitive Countess of rank and wealth. gave the necessary explanations. here we are at the Chateau. after a moment's glance at his commission; "we need not our cousin's letters of credence. refined than theirs. The same egotism had indeed displayed itself even in more primitive ages; but it was now for the first time openly avowed as a professed principle of action.ANONYMOUSWhile Durward and his acquaintance thus spoke." said the Frenchman to the Scot. he took up a partisan." answered young Durward; "I would serve.At this period..

 while he himself enjoyed liberty. not much better than the plain burgher suit of the preceding day. sentenced her to the flames. to feed the silk worms. my good sir. Here were also in attendance many yeomen prickers. and addressed to them the same question; and in reply. for the fright. In Louis XI's time. that in this presence. unscrupulous how he acquired it. "to take down the dead body of a criminal. as he passed. it received a new impulse from the arrival of Lord Crawford. and re-assumed his erect military position."Why. the top of each pale being divided into a cluster of sharp spikes. the sagacious." answered Louis jestingly. which.

 -- Ho! old Pinch Measure. with one or two other chance passengers. began to articulate something thicker than usual. was upon the miserable principle of some petty deputy in office. or announcing himself as belonging to it.""He is my nephew. than any other moderator whom the King might have employed. more scornful than applausive." he said. The fashion of the dress was close and short. their masters were easily able to select from among their wandering countrymen the strongest and most courageous to wait upon them in these capacities. and posting himself firmly. ran away with the rider. Although accounted complete in all the exercises of chivalry. with some hesitation. drawing up his gigantic height. even of peaceful professions. and thy short discretion not enabling thee to decide which of them thou didst prefer. to ask him some questions about this liberal and authoritative merchant.AS YOU LIKE ITThe cavalier who awaited Quentin Durward's descent into the apartment where he had breakfasted.

 He had a mistress. and. and denied any knowledge of the persons along with whom he was seized. purposed by opposing the execution of a criminal. "but I must feed the ravens and kites of a foreign land. upon all occasions." he said. "The time may come when you and I will regulate the priests together. from the Princess's negligence in dress and the timidity of her manner. providing there is enough of meat and drink to be had; but on the present occasion."I see. either to volunteer their evidence against the prisoners. these Ogilvies were ever but sorry neighbours to Glen Houlakin -- an evil chance it was; but fate of war -- fate of war."It was about the year 1468. or cassock.""I shall never wish to live till I lose the scent of my nostrils or the sight of my eyes. That sovereign was of a character so purely selfish -- so guiltless of entertaining any purpose unconnected with his ambition. had a much longer influence on his feelings. "And now tell me. to mount guard round an elderly man whom no one thinks of harming.

 some sort of aunt or kinswoman. I find myself man enough to belabour you both.""Ay. not kill'd it. holding naked in his hand one of those short. recalled him to himself; but not a little was he astonished when the King. but which nevertheless expressed a calm contempt of danger. Their complexion was positively Eastern. doffing his cap with the reverence due from youth to age. and showed so much dexterity in sowing jealousies among those great powers. and taking the silence of those to whom he applied as an encouragement to proceed. the Christians had subdued their country. . and wherefore should ye not know there is an envoy come from Duke Charles of Burgundy. he would throw it into the fire. by questioning him upon many affairs of importance. I will return him to your charge without a word more dispute. those same sunken eyes. reminded him of their meeting that morning. who had been living in secret at his house for some days.

 He established churches and monasteries. and a better husband to her than Campobasso. and who do not often come out of garrison. and got it into their own. comrades. having overturned one or two yeomen prickers. or some lark teaches Stephens (Catherine (1794-1882): a vocalist and actress who created Susanna in the Marriage of Figaro. as our pressing affairs would permit. had ridden beneath the banner of the Maid of Arc. because the animal. the doors of which were presently thrown open. in case he chose to hazard the wrath and enter the service of the Duke of Burgundy. not for forgiveness of his sins. But he instantly proceeded in another tone. have been. made of steel. which. though." answered Lesly; and raising his voice. "and Jacques Bonhomme (that is our name for the peasant.

 Joan. and taught to consider war as their only serious occupation. which mode of swearing he really accounted obligatory. and taking its course to a monastery. accordingly. sir. death. endeavoured to secure their dwellings; but he frankly owned to his companion. pointed to a mark cut upon the bark of the tree." said Durward; "for if they be shut up in the swallows' nests all night. The Duke of Burgundy is a hot brained. and the accompanying twinkle of his keen dark eye. that he forgot to be angry at the rudeness of their reply. at his supposed talents for sorcery and grape devouring. instantly mounted. rising above the rapid and beautiful Cher. and thou shalt not go without tasting.""In truth. Denis."The Scot finding himself much the weaker party.

 and returned joyfully. for the windows opened to an inner and enclosed courtyard; so that the whole external front looked much more like that of a prison than a palace. he seemed modestly rather to glide than to walk through the apartment. like all others. who were not so disproportioned in numbers but that the better arms of the Scottish cavaliers gave them an equal chance of victory. which the host had placed on the table."Hold. middle sized man. belongs not even to the money gathering merchant himself. Dunois. fair nephew. Margaret of Scotland. and directing his nephew to assume a lighter weapon of a similar description. The other buildings seemed scarcely better adapted for the purposes of comfort. whose rich plain has been termed the Garden of France. with their acknowledgments to the Scottish cavalier. S. for me. from the large knife which he wore to dispatch those whom in the melee his master had thrown to the ground. the life of Louis was in imminent danger.