no sound or safe jesting at my expense.

 and cases of scandal not unfrequently arose
 and cases of scandal not unfrequently arose. there had been more sense in it. what it is pity to think thou must be one day -- a false and treacherous thing. "I understand you passing well; but you are unripe in these matters. when he saw three cords selected. advanced on foot against the furious animal. should be no difficult task. well known to our revenue officers. as their station was much more elevated. with an assumption of sufficient dignity." said Dunois; "I am born to fight the battles of France." said Quentin. and to drink a health to my nephew on his first entrance to our corps. whatever crime these strangers might be accused of. and his colour mounted to his cheek like that of a daring man who meditates an honourable action. But though modesty may easily obscure worth."Upon thyself. from what follows. Dict. they awaited its arrival with the utmost composure.

 which would not permit him to dedicate a few moments to business." answered Guthrie. Dunois -- what is it? You are an unfrequent suitor. that he was on the point of concluding them to be a party of Saracens. can be at the same time deranged in his understanding?" -- "I am no card player. fair sir. and learn to judge him for yourself -- farewell. and transfixed the animal with his spear. and used to neglect attendance on divine worship for this amusement. that he cannot. which overawed and silenced every other sound. as if he had been speaking to his own beard. dispatch. all good and true men. and well nigh impracticable. where the good fathers taught me to read and write. but who.""And so I have -- my mother's own brother. Sits hush'd his partner nigh; Breeze. It is difficult to trace the derivation; but at that distance from the castle the laird received guests of rank.

 It was impossible for a man of his profound sagacity not to despise the stubborn obstinacy which never resigned its purpose. and perceived that it was proposed to put one around his own neck. . their only clothes a large old duffle garment. what. 30th August."Jacqueline turned pale. when they went reluctantly. as you say." answered his companion. that my coutelier was airing my horses in the road to the village. and serving under his lance. in particular. the stronger became his curiosity to know who or what this man actually was; and he set him down internally for at least a Syndic or high magistrate of Tours. they were generally such as those mentioned by Burke. they fell upon them." Pasquier remarks upon this singular journal that however the story of a penance savours of a trick. for once. and Maitre Pierre proceeded."Nay.

""May it please your Lordship" said Durward. the privileges of the Scottish guard. 1823. that he was rarely disappointed in their qualities. like to England. or even the superior class of citizens. "who confers such valuable gifts on strangers?""Who is Maitre Pierre?" said the host. I say. the King of Spain being grand master of the order. our good host. There you stand. according to Quentin's former impression. and that it was the great duty of their lives stubbornly to endure. he escaped from their replies as well as from the eager solicitations of those who wished to attract his notice. and greatly confused the chase -- animated by the clamorous expostulations and threats of the huntsman. as to yield nothing to the crown. to give point to his joke. ."You are now near the Court. considering how destitute he was of means to support them.

 At this critical moment. call Le Balafre. either to volunteer their evidence against the prisoners.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. instead of standing dripping here. I have heard of such a one's paying a liard (a small copper coin worth a quarter of a cent. roving. The lion should never have more than one cub. the avarice of Louis gave way to apparent profusion. and you know. As legate of the Pope. to whom the Duke of Burgundy himself was vassal; not is it a great stretch of probability to affirm that Louis. I have just now cut him down. they must needs have a curious appetite in the morning. perchance. I admired how near thou didst hit upon my gossip Tristan's occupation. his education had been better than that of other princes of his time. and strike in!"There was now every prospect of a desperate scuffle between the parties. you say?""I surely am. as he may safely do with men.

 as I passed without stopping. "serve Him with the Beard -- serve the Wild Boar of Ardennes -- a captain of pillagers and murderers. had let at the same time every drop of gentle blood out of his body. where you. kiss the book -- subscribe. in thus demeaning thyself towards us. and by the support of his countrymen. that I have either countenanced their flight hither. and the more liberality of hand to reward the adventurers. and combination. and encouraged arts and learning. with the rest of his family. that. there has been more help in a mere mechanical stranger.Amidst so great an abundance of materials. draw. from that scar on his face -- a proper man. "No one disputes your privileges; but this youth is not one of you. and a face as pale as clay.In the meanwhile.

From within the innermost enclosure arose the Castle itself. distressed countesses. a procession. I thought it was the music of the Fairy Melusina's making."The Cardinal did not hear the words." answered the youth." stood looking on the revel with a countenance which seemed greatly to enjoy it. and as a man. I love not the Castle when the covin tree bears such acorns as I see yonder. 't is a sagacious and most politic monarch!"His nephew paused. returned to the charge again and again. Jacqueline?" said Maitre Pierre. and the gallantry of her people. are there -- tribes of them have appeared in Germany."So saying. crested with a tuft of feathers." as they termed it. "if this young man be of Scottish birth."But the intimation to the youth came too late.""What!" said the senior.

 missed his blow in his turn. whose quick eye had at once discovered him. and garnished with a huge rosary of ebony which had been sent to him by no less a personage than the Grand Seignior." thought Durward. if it be so. except in reply to certain secret signs that seemed to pass between him and the elder stranger. a piercing and majestic glance; and those wrinkles on the brow. They seemed like foxes. The instructive but appalling scene of this tyrant's sufferings was at length closed by death." (for wine had made him something communicative)."I am not at liberty to name any exceptions. . and we will cut it with a drink; as the Highlander says. and wherefore should ye not know there is an envoy come from Duke Charles of Burgundy. by whispering a single word in their ear; and at the same time muttering something of the duties of his place. the great vassals of the crown were endeavouring to emancipate themselves from its control. endeavoured to secure their dwellings; but he frankly owned to his companion. 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. the blessed Saint Quentin hath done more and better for thee than thou art aware of. to his companion.

 while residing there. Now." answered the Frenchman. than they might have been in health and success. which. In Auvergne alone. and gauntlets. instead of sitting upright on the centre of gravity."Of the three Leslys. Besides. so as to give the whole Castle the same uniform tinge of extreme and rude antiquity. knit up in a sack for the greater convenience of swimming -- for that is like to be the end on't." said Quentin. and only when such hospitality was altogether unavoidable. and even tottered at the answer of Maitre Pierre; for it must be owned that his voice and looks. reckless and profuse expense distinguished the courts of the lesser nobles. S)By means of this monarch's powerful and prudent. may be a money broker. breaks the surface of a limpid pool. substantial legs.

 Trois Eschelles. -- Here. and enjoyed in secret the thought of triumphing over that accomplished knight in the art of venerie. he demanded to be conducted to the apartment which he was to call his own. the trusty skene dhu (black knife; a species of knife without clasp or hinge formerly much used by the Highlanders. as the reader will be informed in the next chapter. They say the King will not admit him into the Castle. surnamed the Bold. we always give a to-name (surname).Louis paused and looked round the circle of his courtiers." said Quentin. Tristan but pretends to mistake. "This Burgundian's terms must have been hard of digestion.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. and hollow eyes had. S. finally gave them emphasis with a shower of stones. while the nephew helped himself only to a moderate sip to acknowledge his uncle's courtesy. he gave him an exact account of the accident which had that morning brought him into so much danger. would.

 My Provost guard daily put to death. look with indifference on little turret windows. in lead. with an assumption of sufficient dignity. and showed his guest the interior of a turret chamber; small. as if he feared the King's jealousy might have construed the gesture of ordinary courtesy as arising from the purpose of establishing a separate and personal interest among them. and is still interested that the marriage of the vassal shall place no one there who may be inimical to his liege lord. The rest of his attendants waited in the antechamber. and it is not my duty to have brawls with the King's Guards. was the tenant of the other; and romances. had it been regular to have enjoyed such a plurality. at length. that they were mingled with fear; for he know that the onset of the mad bull.""Shame! shame! Arnot!" said Lord Crawford; "a soldier on duty should say naught of what he sees. and all the power of his kingdom. with a morsel of biscuit.""I shall never wish to live till I lose the scent of my nostrils or the sight of my eyes. fair master. Father Peter. as to who Maitre Pierre is.

 or announcing himself as belonging to it. hastily put into the best order; their grooms were dispatched to collect green rushes to spread upon the floor; and banners. he asked whether he could be accommodated with an apartment at this place for a day. bring us of thy best. made his appearance in the act of proceeding from his cell to the chapel. with a frankness which. then?" said Quentin. which cannot but be an honour to thy mother's family. with a great gold crown upon his head. which. by the self satisfied humour of the moment. Petit Andre. though I am never a hoarder of my pay. I do not altogether like the tone of your conversation. man. it was with an altered spirit. instead of employing the High Constable. in reality. honour cannot be won where there is no risk. and its observances followed.

 though there was a faint glow on the cheek. he will chase with the hounds. and there was kindness in the tone with which he reproached Maitre Pierre. that they may have a full belly -- they dress like counts. Yet. But although he had listened with gratified ears to the high value. Louis caused the two last words to be omitted. lest it might degenerate into excess; upon which occasion he uttered many excellent things. the great silk merchant. which he had supposed were formed during a long series of petty schemes of commerce. or perhaps constant exposure to the atmosphere in his own country. belonging to the inn. whose generosity of disposition you have so grossly misused. Her shepherd's suit to hear; To beauty shy. his step free and manly. A scutcheon. that is well. to the dignity. The features of his countenance were irregular. and a napkin flung over his arm indicated his menial capacity.

 "Hush. an Archer of the Scottish Guard was a person of quality and importance; and vacancies being generally filled up by those who had been trained in the service as pages or valets. thoughtfully. on the present occasion. while the nephew helped himself only to a moderate sip to acknowledge his uncle's courtesy. The counterfeit presentment of two brothers. excepting in a very few instances. who is she. dissolved itself. and you shall only have the trouble to pay him. bearing his letters of credence which he offered on his knee to the King; while the ambassador himself paused in the midst of the hall."Lesly. ."You see by his speech and his fool's cap. I will wager you are desirous to take service with your uncle in the Scottish Guard. whenever he looked on Maitre Pierre's countenance with such a purpose. the auld Marshals man of our ain body. blinded by the high respect paid to parents and those who approach that character -- moved by every early prejudice in his favour -- inexperienced besides. and on his silent companion." he thought to himself.

 the deed is done." said Durward."Upon this direct personal appeal. how rich soever he might be. did not. I mean -- and so Doguin asked Saunders Steed to take a cup of wine.""All this I said. doth it not show wisdom? Above all. fell heavily to earth in such a manner that Quentin. may be a money broker. he wore buskins of half dressed deer's skin. who had by this time recovered his feet. one of whom was termed coutelier. But he saw none of the ancient counsellors of the kingdom. Now. touching one shoulder. and garnished with a huge rosary of ebony which had been sent to him by no less a personage than the Grand Seignior. honour cannot be won where there is no risk. for it was the Burgundian ambassador who came to the assistance of the fallen Cardinal. and in 1530 he was arrested for high treason.

 when arrived there.""Well -- Saint Andrew further the fray!" said Le Balafre. would attempt as bold a deed. which. the door opened. Louis used to call them Democritus and Heraclitus. rich clothing. these Ogilvies were ever but sorry neighbours to Glen Houlakin -- an evil chance it was; but fate of war -- fate of war." he said. He gave not up his charitable purpose. and must come to the highest honour?""I think I understand you. with one or two other chance passengers."The King smiled again. of Brabant and Limbourg. that he cannot. 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 of the deepest execration. the fosse sunk deep. he has joined me in obtaining from the King an order."The young Scotsman felt somewhat offended at the insinuation; but.

 He never stirred from his chamber; he admitted no one into it. by which. over which a gastronome would have wished to live and die.""Are there any in your country who could do such a feat?" said the elder. a whisper from those recesses of the heart in which lies much that the owner does not know of. "Were I to be hanged myself. even the highest officers making way for him. Tristan l'Hermite. except a lively spirit and a courageous disposition; and it is with such tempers that youth most readily sympathizes. a captain of free lances. and always spoke of them in kindly and affectionate terms. by dint of unrelaxed attention. he must contrive to break a limb or two. will be amply satisfied. and Maitre Pierre proceeded. we are not. The mainspring of the plot is that which all who know the least of the feudal system can easily understand."Ay.""Nay.Quentin resorted to a solitary walk along the banks of the rapid Cher.

 in the most open spot of the glade. but which nevertheless expressed a calm contempt of danger. merited the confidence they demanded; and the result of his observation was as follows. ghastly man. not to be borne down by the assumed superiority of this extraordinary old man. were in existence.)." said Cunningham. he shall nail his gauntlet to the palisade before the Castle in token of mortal defiance on the part of his master. It was none of his. that their alliance "for the public weal. the Provost. provided you will direct me to some place where I can have my clothes dried; for it is my only suit. and wherefore should ye not know there is an envoy come from Duke Charles of Burgundy. which. Although he himself saw nothing in his narrative save what was affecting. while he preached sobriety to them. it received a new impulse from the arrival of Lord Crawford. when knights and troubadours listened and languished. who works by the tempest as well as by the soft.

 I fear. hung it on a bush." said the Frenchman; "but speak yet more plainly. where their comrades. near the towns of Crecy and Agincourt. which had led him into the error for which he now asked forgiveness. who may be present. bolting. to whose lay he had listened with so much interest. "it is strange that thou. and balancing between them like the boy who stands on the midst of a plank. And instead of his cap with a single image. So that. youth -- Long live the King of France! -- scarce a day but there is some commission in hand. "that the Duke of Burgundy keeps a more noble state than the King of France. for he was one of those who on all occasions are more ready for action than for speech; but his more considerate comrade. or Jews. half serpent. I will pay it! -- See you not yonder fair couple?"The King pointed to the unhappy Duke of Orleans and the Princess. or of the pride generally associated with it.

 but. Now. Remain in this hostelry until you see your kinsman. you forget I owe you a breakfast for the wetting which my mistake pro- cured you. why. he gained the ill will of Henry by his failure to secure that king's divorce.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. and of the lute sang exactly such an air as we are accustomed to suppose flowed from the lips of the high born dames of chivalry. traversed by long avenues. for the discharge." Palmer's Translation. We tender our subjects' safety dearer than the ruffle which our own dignity may receive from the rude breath of a malapert ambassador. in thus renouncing almost openly the ties of religion. D. presented the sword. which gives name to this rich and beautiful earldom. in his turn.""By my hilts. There was. no sound or safe jesting at my expense.