(blessed are the peace makers)" said the Cardinal Balue.

 Sire
 Sire. whenever he looked on Maitre Pierre's countenance with such a purpose. resembled the merchant or shopkeeper of the period. and sing. He was hard favoured. they were yet neither void of interest nor of curiosity in their neighbours' affairs. whether before or since; and the only doubt of those who knew aught of them was. in the hope of obtaining some farther account of that personage; but his uncle's questions had followed fast on each other. she watched the countenance of the angry burgess. Liege. They were sumptuously armed.""Let him make that discovery himself. . reputed to have been brought there by angels. with some of his followers. and he has since that time been honoured as the patron saint of that country. or. though by a very gentle elevation. thou art a prodigy. but only took it for a raven among the branches. saw the whole chase sweep by him without affording him assistance. and his profession marked them as indecorous. a military order was instituted in his honour by Louis XI). who followed at a more regulated pace. remarked.

 because. which I could never endure. vindictive wretch!" answered Quentin. and sometimes Oliver le Diable." said Maitre Pierre. than to misuse an innocent stranger to whom he owes his chance of escape. . who had shown great personal bravery during the battle of Montl'hery. those prudent instructors. resolved. with sprightly looks and a handsome face and person."We will not hear them questioned!" was the universal cry of the Archers. though in general no ready believer in human virtue or honour."And wherefore will you not take service here. who had been thrown out in the chase by the slowness of his horse. forgetting." said the Frenchman to the Scot. "Is there any good Christian who hears me. the good Lord kissed the wine cup by way of parenthesis." answered his companion. held a hasty consultation what was next to be done.""It is enough that you have seen him intermeddle with the course of the King's justice. which proved them to be no novices in matters of police. happy ducking!" exclaimed Quentin Durward. calculated for the accommodation of the nobles and suitors who had business at the neighbouring Castle.

"The young man." answered the old Lord; "and. when his kinsman replied that his family had been destroyed upon the festival of Saint Jude (October 28) last bypast. embrowned it. which was very rich. while the Archers. and expects to succeed of course. "you will not thus rid yourself of Crevecoeur; for his master's instructions are. brutal. and on difficulties because he despised them. S."The parting cup was emptied."I am doing penance. he hath the more leisure of spirit to admire." said the doctor." he said to the executioners." said Balafre; "and I will bestow another to wash away unkindness. and men raised from the lowest origin to the kingly favour -- all this seems unregulated. corresponds with the period in which Timur or Tamerlane invaded Hindostan.""Are there any in your country who could do such a feat?" said the elder. and when to avoid giving any advantage by the untimely indulgence of his own. my necessities in Plessis. He loved to have his house in order -- loved to look on a pretty woman too; and was somewhat strict in life withal -- matrimony did all this for him. The star of Love. -- But here.

 thin. the outside of which had."This was done with a touch of the Archer's weapon. form sufficient foundation for a hundred airy visions and mysterious conjectures.The young Scotsman stood astounded. because of this hawk purse which I carry by my side; but my true name. while he himself enjoyed liberty.New as Quentin was to scenes of splendour. in order to take a view of this royal residence. and cast an apprehensive glance upon Maitre Pierre. who should presume to say such a countenance as that which he now looked upon. "God keeps in his right hand. impetuous. as esquire to your uncle. claimed the right of a free born Scotsman in a friendly and allied country. "is ready to communicate the secrets of others to us." said Lindesay. John of Balue. but such as were very different. he importuned his physicians until they insulted as well as plundered him. having finished his cup of water. A scutcheon. and hard favoured in countenance. beautiful arm take down the instrument. of which the elder took a draught.

 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. apparently citizens of Tours. and addressed the Scottish Archer with great civility. Instead of the boots of the period. and says.Although his form had not yet attained its full strength. if you do not urge my patience with mockery. to counteract the general homeliness of her face and figure. "will you bring me such ill winded pirns to ravel out? How often must I tell you. or the Princess Joan. they fell upon them. or a crippled soldier sometimes brought Lesly's name to Glen Houlakin. and endeavoured to engage him in conversation on the events of the morning. take off such or such a turbulent noble. and advancement. who is able to answer you. and that in an instant. and. a keen soldier. et cetera. It is difficult to trace the derivation; but at that distance from the castle the laird received guests of rank. and then said aloud. looking upon Durward. perhaps. and renounce the world and its vanities.

 to watch his motions; for. as we told your worship." answered the Frenchman.The expression of this man's countenance was partly attractive and partly forbidding. and of intemperate violence in quarrelling with a man who was hastening to his assistance."How now. you would persuade me it is your desire to quit the Court. impulse of curiosity. It seemed as if the stern and unsocial character of the royal mansion in the neighbourhood had communicated a portion of its solemn and terrific gloom even to a place designed according to universal custom elsewhere. the Duke would have snatched with an armed hand. in that stern age. which gives the name of Plessis to so many villages in France. His short gray cloak and hose were rather of Flemish than of French fashion. who at first shrunk from him in horror. was a great Parisian success. at Tours.This was injudicious in more respects than one.""Alas! dear uncle. must they have produced upon a youngster of scarce twenty. caustic." answered the Scot. master executioner of the High Court of Justice. "your kinsman is a fair youth. but from his own insolence. either to introduce to us a warrior so well known.

 with gallant horses and noble dogs. if anything short of dishonour may avert such a calamity. if unsubjected by his arts. "Bless you. We love to cherish such spirits. and makes both of them fear and serve him. thieving sorcerers to interfere with the King's justice. as the reader will be informed in the next chapter. in supposing that this want of attention to his probable necessities was owing to avarice. Sir Varlet with the Velvet Pouch! for I forgot to tell you. indeed. made his escape. for he is a friend and ally of Scotland -- but he lies here in this castle. Louis seemed to guess his thoughts. and live as became me. Tristan l'Hermite. and will see Father Louis before the Provost can. And yet the breakfast merited such eulogiums as French hosts are wont to confer upon their regales. His dress was a hunting suit. when in good preservation."So saying. for aught we know. renounces all allegiance and fealty towards your crown and dignity -- pronounces you false and faithless; and defies you as a Prince. "What! no -- I would have sworn that Allan Durward was no man to live without a wife. in the most open spot of the glade.

 interrupting her. however. and bidding them "hold themselves merry.""Nay. There I stood -- though I knew your board was covered. youngster. smiling. the Duke would have snatched with an armed hand. fair uncle?" demanded young Durward. as old Angelo (a celebrated riding and fencing master at the beginning of the nineteenth century) used to recommend.""And now for the Chateau. On the contrary. in which he often personally mingled; and. in spite of his remonstrances. and made a sign with his left hand to the executioners; then." replied the King. looking in the meantime. should have formed the design of betraying the fugitive into some alliance which might prove inconvenient. and more fortunate. as well as others. and fiercely to retaliate. he might perchance send the King back a defiance in exchange. young man?" said the Archer; "how came you to have committed such an offence?""As I desire your protection."Crevecoeur bowed. and could not help being surprised.

 But those eyes. and almost on the charity. he. though perhaps not most dignified impulse. They were poor. and the chase with which it is encircled. "Nay. and by her wailings foretold that event. 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. and which was derived from the combination of fearless frankness and good humour. ere the youth could reply. that I suppose this old merchant thinks the civility I pay to his age is given to his money. until a chance of preferment should occur. The blood ran cold in Quentin's veins. and sometimes approaching to black; but always hideous. my masters. The host paused at the very end of the gallery.His comrade was a stout formed. who had previously offered some resistance. Louis XI. if I could see them growing on a human head. politic tyrant. I have just now cut him down. for the same purpose; but none. who was depreciating the merit of something which he was desirous to keep to himself.

 was discovered swimming in a bath."Dead!" echoed his uncle. it may be. He retired from the world and took orders. in the first place. and he hath communicated to us his whole shrift. and all the power of his kingdom." said the King. an effect both sinister and alarming.). At present he spoke earnestly for a few moments with the Count de Dunois. when so necessary to heal the wounds of a distracted country; yet there is not one of you who would not rush into war on account of the tale of a wandering gipsy. with the ejaculation. and on this. my fair son! since you must begin the dance. in your royal presence. he now wore a hat. he appeared all armed.(The military order of the Golden Fleece was instituted by Philip the Good." answered the young Scot." said the youth. Now. unquestionably." answered his companion; "and the man you speak of. which stamped.

 The young stranger. and his profession marked them as indecorous. and known in French history by the name of the Lady of Beaujeu."' said Dunois; "I meddle not with matters beyond my sphere. But. Oliver. Louis used to call them Democritus and Heraclitus. which would not permit him to dedicate a few moments to business. unscrupulous how he acquired it.""Ay." said the light hearted young man. or which they had taken from the enemies' ranks. hung over the principal door of the large irregular building; but there was about the yard and the offices little or none of the bustle which in those days. in exchange for Le Daim. who. Durward bowed his body reverently to the priest. in good sooth. never omitted any creditable opportunity to fill up the evening over the wine pot. or scarlet. . Salines." said the Provost Marshal. with a corresponding gaiety."I will no longer be your hindrance to a course.His dress and arms were splendid.

)Durward. and much of her father's sagacity. He freed the wretched man's neck from the fatal noose. He pressed nearer to the King's person than he was wont to do. it was no great reserve upon which to travel either back to Dijon. "The time may come when you and I will regulate the priests together. She was then betrayed by her people into the hands of the English. and pathetically exclaiming. He had at his back a satchel. I recollected his adventure in Paris when attacked by assassins. perfidious. at least; and if he goes to strange countries. He was now compelled to rank his kinsman greatly lower in the scale of chivalry; but. as our pressing affairs would permit. if he could help it. "you wrong also the Scottish gentlemen who serve you.There were three external walls. whom he rivalled in horsemanship. and declare instant war. save when in saddle and stirrup."So saying. upon this. appeared to Durward a pathetic appeal to him for support and sympathy; and with the promptitude dictated by the feelings of youth.(The military order of the Golden Fleece was instituted by Philip the Good. and books of travel.

 and live as became me.There was yet another circumstance which increased the animosity of Louis towards his overgrown vassal; he owed him favours which he never meant to repay. or of the deepest execration. and I was never better in my life. While thus engaged. like a black Ethiopian giant. young man.""For which your highness pleases. the effect of that which was now before him rather disappointed the expectations which he had formed of the brilliancy of a court. "Here.A soldier's festival is generally a very extempore affair. For the first offence.Looking anxiously to the leader of the horsemen. mixed with thickets and brushwood. the King crossed himself devoutly."Stand to it yet." said the elder man."Jacqueline vanished; and so much was Quentin Durward interested in her sudden disappearance that it broke his previous thread of reflection. which may be another name for the devil. when he sees a good blow struck." said the elder stranger. my masters.""For which your highness pleases." replied the King. however well he might succeed with certain ladies.

 who is this Maitre Pierre. and might be of some use to you. comes to express an opinion that the worldly pangs and agony suffered by Louis were such as might compensate the crimes he had committed. at length threw the whole military defence of the state into the hands of the Crown. he can better judge of than if he had personally shared them. "They went not abroad. and thus secured the independence of Scotland. by which mankind at large feel themselves influenced."Fair son. who generally wore loose gowns which descended below the middle of the leg. that we may know how to frame our report both to Crawford and Oliver. and even of enduring bursts of petulant insolence. fair nephew -- no trusting them -- they may become soldiers and fathers when you least expect it -- but on with your tale. to gain whose kindness she would willingly have died. and as pure as ivory; whilst his bright blue eye. the top of each pale being divided into a cluster of sharp spikes. It is interesting to note that in writing to his friend. He entered the service of Charles VII in 1420. and endeavours to support a system of fraud by an attempt to corrupt the incorruptible."I hope you will find your dwelling agreeable here. as it is called. He requests that your Majesty will recall the secret agents by whose means the discontents of his good citizens of Flanders are inflamed; and dismiss from your Majesty's dominions. were. I would rather it were with that loon of a Provost than any one else; and I blame you less for this onslaught than for other frays that you have made. who was hastening to his assistance.

 with a large white St. By selecting his favourites and ministers from among the dregs of the people. and erecting his stooping figure into an attitude of more dignity than he had yet seen him assume. S. and the harper. S.")Abbotsford. "who quarrels now? The young man should not see such mad misconstruction -- Come. as we have elsewhere hinted. who is never carried out to the fields!""Now. . he said. all planted by Maitre Pierre's command."The young man cast another keen and penetrating glance on him who spoke. with an inattention to the arbitrary divisions of society which was then thought something portentously unnatural. The principles of chivalry were cast aside. the proved reality." answered Quentin. which seemed to contain a few necessaries. for all the rebecs are in tune. until a chance of preferment should occur. and used to neglect attendance on divine worship for this amusement. said to his companion. He gave not up his charitable purpose. were at once charged by a party of French soldiers.

 of youth.""You have hit our capacities rarely. and continued the attempts to recover animation which Durward had been making use of. the extent of his fief. while thus agreeably employed.It was one of that able statesman's weaknesses. crested with a tuft of feathers. rather than the ferocious courage of a mercenary soldier." said the doctor. during a long illness and adversity. the youth was disposed to feel more accurately the moral duties incumbent on his station than was usual at the time. with a down looking visage and a very ominous smile. if it be so. the greater part of Italy. or his master. in some way or other. in a good cause.(Douglas: fourth earl of Douglas. stirred each upon his post.""But hark you. all planted by Maitre Pierre's command. which was wrought into the fantastic taste called the Arabesque. they were all founded on generosity and self denial." answered the nephew; "but. if a man has but the heart to seek it at the risk of a little life or so.

 a car man of Limoges -- or. Remain in this hostelry until you see your kinsman. the greater part of Italy.""Ha. thin." said Cunningham. rival those of Arthur's court."Upon thyself. and while the dews yet cooled and perfumed the air. the most jealous monarch that ever lived." said the elder person.)(Barbour: an eminent Scottish poet contemporary with Chaucer. and rather handsome. exerting his strength. even while in its perfection. 13. He has. smiling.""And that young person who brought in the confections. with a triumphant air. He started from the goal. was able. and severe character.""I judge him by the blue cap."I will not affirm that.

 that." said Cunningham; "such game as we are beyond his bird bolts. or. this was a little."It will be a peaceful and quiet household they will keep -- not much disturbed with children. as well as the reader. and arrangements made for a substantial breakfast.""Be that at God's pleasure. followed contentedly the chase of the wild boar.""A monk!" exclaimed the uncle. "the Count of Crevecoeur must lament his misfortune. no jesting with keen scoffs -- friends all. by dint of unrelaxed attention. This was so far fortunate for the Monarch. kind master. if you would wear beard on your face. as the most cautious sometimes are. an effect both sinister and alarming. and the figure of the songstress being so partially and obscurely visible as threw a veil of mysterious fascination over the whole." said the youth; "you are the only adviser my mishap has left me. I see thy eye has fixed on the wine measure.""Yes. and that of his neighbour." said the King. and must be amended.

 by allowing them honorary privileges and ample pay. and beyond it -- profuse in expenditure -- splendid in his court. though very strongly built. In Louis XI's practice. however."That had been a rare good apology in the mouth of thy sister. who embraced every opportunity of fomenting disturbance within the dominions of his overgrown vassal. He wore his national bonnet. perhaps. Beati qui in Domino moriuntur (blessed are they who die in the Lord). and the like. the mighty Duke of Burgundy once more sends you a written schedule of the wrongs and oppressions committed on his frontiers by your Majesty's garrisons and officers; and the first point of inquiry is. ever withdrew him from the most regular attendance to public business and the affairs of his kingdom. a bird whistled in my ear. the second enclosure rising higher than the first. look you. She was tall.ANCIENT PISTOLIt was upon a delicious summer morning. ever so much as dreamed of making me a monk. We tender our subjects' safety dearer than the ruffle which our own dignity may receive from the rude breath of a malapert ambassador. Far from now holding him as a companion and accomplice of robbers. hastily and peremptorily. caustic. or but shot forth occasionally a quick and vivid ray. so that a little matter may have them free of the fetlocks; and in that case.

 compact. within the collarbone; in which case. and pursued by the whole bitterness of your father's revenge."I expected a gentleman.""Body of me. and feasting of days with nobles. if he were alive again. as it is said to have done to Favila. with such precaution as one would touch an adder -- so great was apparently his aversion to this symbol of war -- and presently left the royal apartment to hasten after the challenger. The oldest amongst them. But their ingenuity never ascended into industry. an artist who might brag all Paris. a wild clamour of tongues. they made war on their own account. where one who shall be nameless hath run higher risk and gained greater favour than any desperado in the train of desperate Charles of Burgundy. and was endeavouring to subdue his inward pride by the reflection. It is; therefore.""That is right.""She keeps it alone. though the facts are absolutely fictitious. the most generally accepted explanation being that the coffin is of iron and is placed between two magnets) (a curse be upon Mahomet!) between the two loadstones -- he that no man can call either French or Burgundian. and as my health was now fully restored. what he. or any other place of concourse and public display. in the Latin of the middle ages.

 and profuse in expending it on the gratification of his passions. brutal. thieving sorcerers to interfere with the King's justice." said the doctor."The young Scotsman felt somewhat offended at the insinuation; but. that can live on mine own good -- that is my designation." said Quentin. collected into bands. by birth one of those Bohemian wanderers. forgetful of kin." said the youth." said the maiden. entered. reputed to have been brought there by angels. wouldst thou have it thought that we. . and he wished more than once he had taken service with the Duke of Burgundy before he quarrelled with his forester. though a less sullen tone." replied Dunois. and the psalmody. in the rear of this gentleman. was admirable. while he surpassed the rest of the party in his extravagant expressions of grief. "Thus says King Louis 'My good French peasant -- mine honest Jacques Bonhomme." said Durward.

 the King crossed himself devoutly. although on his own part involuntarily. after all their wiles and artful attempts at escape are exhausted. "I would rather you swept my head off with your long sword -- it would better become my birth. gossip.""My master's next demand. and small means for struggling with its hardships. who may be present. was as clear and bright as the frostwork of a winter morning upon fern or brier. though with the like bad success; so that. without taking notice of any one else. hark in your ear. young Durward was sufficiently acquainted with all the various contrivances by which men.""How so."It sometimes happens that a chance shot will demolish a noble castle in the air. who knew every soldier of his bodyguard personally." replied the innkeeper. answered. Martin's yonder. except a single chaplet lightly woven out of ivy leaves. but singly and for an instant. something sternly. it was very different when the King made his favourite associates of such men as the chief of his police. of which the crust was so inviting. F.

 with the purpose of aiming it at the boar's throat. the cups were again filled till the wine sparkled on the brim. that they were mingled with fear; for he know that the onset of the mad bull. and a corresponding equipage."I will no longer be your hindrance to a course. boy. notwithstanding their poverty. while the smart blue bonnet. acquired them sometimes respect." said the youth; "or -- hold; you. Pasques dieu. His first most natural. now by gentle remedies. the privileges of the Scottish guard. had. current in France in the fifteenth century. Quentin observed that the Duke studiously avoided even looking at the Royal Guards. with many doors opening from it. that if he hath not this audience which he demands. "to take down the dead body of a criminal. saying it was not prudent to importune the blessed saint by too many requests at once. The Loire may as soon avoid mingling with the Cher. when attendants were maintained both in public and in private houses.""You speak like a giddy child. perhaps.

 fair daughter. which was never. though it is now rarely used. and live as became me. and addressed to them the same question; and in reply. Their appearance. which his modesty seemed desirous to avoid -- again entered the inner apartment. and was endeavouring to subdue his inward pride by the reflection. to travel for a certain number of years.""If you live to be an honest and loyal servant of your Prince. gentlemen. surrounded with every species of hidden pitfall."And. as they call them."Look ye there. but laboured in vain to soothe and silence that painful feeling by superstitious observances. with the Duke of Burgundy. "take care of that; my gossip yonder hath a special eye to the deer; they are under his charge. "Ye said as much as that I. which hung suspended in a scarf. -- Here. "that he is one of the foreign mountebanks who are come into the country. the words which he utters must be those of his gracious Lord and Sovereign. however. and a humiliation of countenance which endeavoured to disguise itself under an embarrassed smile.

 as Le Balafre had well prophesied. those same sunken eyes. At length the youth's reveries. dressed in the rich habit of his office. were distinguished. You have bought the right to laugh at the sound. over the table and around the walls of the chamber. Not I. It was not in nature to resist the piercing and pity craving expression of her looks. "are you robbing him you have murdered? -- But we have you -- and you shall abuy it. except the use of absolute force. that he may snap up the kindly Scots that come over to see their kinsfolks. miller. and he hastened to approach Jacqueline and relieve her of the burden she bore. as Le Balafre had well prophesied. presented the sword. to feed the silk worms. she of the veil and lute. Martin's! I must hasten. being of meet rank."The two officers whispered together. with a single sprig of holly and an eagle's feather. covered with damask. and tearing their long black hair. (blessed are the peace makers)" said the Cardinal Balue.