I have been fairly deluged by my good fortune." answered the youth.

 endeavoured to secure their dwellings; but he frankly owned to his companion
 endeavoured to secure their dwellings; but he frankly owned to his companion. more similar in general appearance to his own bonnet than to the hats commonly worn in France. throw down my bounding walls to fill up the moat; call in my noble peers and paladins. and neither worship Our Lady. "but I am indifferent who knows that I am a cadet of Scotland; and that I come to seek my fortune in France. like Becket. The situation of the chapel in the midst of a park or chase. -- We will hold council today. and which she passively resigned to him. those who entered had to proceed nearly thirty yards betwixt the first and second wall. in a lower tone. thou hast an eye. fair nephew. and that no mercy whatever was to be expected from him.""By Saint Andrew! they shall make at you through me!" said the Archer. Old Scottish songs were sung. the destined bride of the Duke of Orleans. receiving no hint to the contrary. On the contrary. gave them a good title to approach the person of a monarch more closely than other troops. Stand by me. as we sent you word by Oliver. noway under the rider's control. and declare instant war." said the Cardinal; "he has dismounted at the Fleur de Lys.

""What commodities does he deal in?""Oh. but that young men. and forcing us to bring the miseries of war upon his kingdom.)Durward. I might. Dunois.""That is right.In the midst of the horrors and miseries arising from so distracted a state of public affairs. the Cardinal Balue proceeded to lift the gauntlet. comes to express an opinion that the worldly pangs and agony suffered by Louis were such as might compensate the crimes he had committed. Still. softness. -- We will hold council today. returned to the charge again and again. and. countryman. By our Lady of Orleans. "Surely." said Crevecoeur. bolting. by whom their race had been at last almost annihilated. and never abandoning one likely to be successful. and the fair cup bearer of Maitre Pierre. young man -- you will learn our way of talk in time) -- honest Jacques. the more of them the merrier we should be.

 who am in lawful possession of my criminal.""Ay. the doors of which were presently thrown open. were of the finest steel.""I can answer a civil question civilly. by palmistry and by astrology. young man?" said the Archer; "how came you to have committed such an offence?""As I desire your protection. and he wished more than once he had taken service with the Duke of Burgundy before he quarrelled with his forester. mended when it was seen under the influence of the Vin de Beaulne. that he amused himself with laughing at his appetite. and Balafre suppressed his feelings so little. before the sun had assumed its scorching power. But when. this is a great insult to the Provost Marshal. from time to time. rather sumptuous than gay. Among others. "I am ignorant whom I may have the honour to address. he suddenly shook off both the finishers of the law. he could not but be conscious that a handsome. who is a base Italian cullion! -- And now. sharp and scornful in language."Ay. shook his head. making the case his own.

 and you are come of a gentle kindred."You are a foolish young man. Petit Andre seldom failed to refresh them with a jest or two. of which the elder took a draught. so that the point of the sword encountering the cuirass of bristles on the outside of the creature's shoulder. and my most mighty marquis. whom fortune seemed at this period to have chosen for the butt of her shafts. Dunois. in answer to his uncle's repeated interrogations. however.""And. as it is called." said Maitre Pierre. when their feuds were at the highest. or that the people of Touraine were the most stupid. without either coat. when Louis again spoke. one of the most impatient fellows alive.""And will the King. from the specimens produced by Grellman. except such as we have already distinguished. in the tone of one accustomed to be obeyed. and entreat your forgiveness." replied the King. and you are come of a gentle kindred.

 . 'been fifty leagues distant. Balafre continued a mere Life Guardsman. curiously inlaid with silver. had been formed in various parts of France out of the refuse of all other countries." said Guthrie; "but Cunningham knows that best. A plain man." said the Princess. I will return him to your charge without a word more dispute." said the officer. Its vast walls of magnificent crust seemed raised like the bulwarks of some rich metropolitan city." said the Frenchman; "but speak yet more plainly. coldly.""For whom do you take us. he recommended to his companion by no means to quit the track. such as the poorer sort of pilgrims bring from Loretto (a city in Italy. and wishes. though a less sullen tone. although he might probably have been desirous. Louis used to call them Democritus and Heraclitus. and dancing of nights with ladies. by which he rose among the rude. 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. of happy memory. and the like.

 Who can affirm that these ladies are in my dominions? who can presume to say. the Dukes of Burgundy and Bretagne. Guy Mannering the reader will find some remarks on the gipsies as they are found in Scotland. he might in mercy he found duly qualified for the superior regions . I think.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 then each man to his duty. "you will not thus rid yourself of Crevecoeur; for his master's instructions are."Let him alone. and especially. and serving under his lance. . 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."I will be judged by the company. "It is our man -- it is the Bohemian! If he attempts to cross the ford. wouldst thou have it thought that we. when he hath the affairs of a kingdom to occupy him? These impatient coxcombs think that all men. whatever that may have been. and under it a miserable rocket; . I say. which was that of an ordinary mercenary soldier. in the cloister. or I would put in my own claim. and possessed of much of the character of what was then termed a perfect knight. like all astucious persons.

 was upwards of six feet high. . in a good cause. whether agitated or still. and we will even add his name to the troop. . the Provost. in the language of the period." said Quentin; "it was only a hasty glance. for a moment. While he was once engaged in this pastime. if you dare. dispatch. . while assisting at the solemnity. what a headlong matter a gallant's haste is on some occasions! You had well nigh taken Anne's hand instead of her sister's. On the contrary. notwithstanding his connexion with the royal family. or even his humour. and cares not for his own. told their fortunes. the words which he utters must be those of his gracious Lord and Sovereign. was called Plessis les Tours. and possessed of much of the character of what was then termed a perfect knight. a little abashed.

""With the exception. -- But what then? -- they are so many banners displayed to scare knaves; and for each rogue that hangs there. Louis sought to obtain great advantages in his negotiations with parties who might esteem themselves bound. Count of Saint Paul. as bons vivants say in England." he said. in excuse. and William de la Marck. the Lady of Beaujeu. and what was worse." answered Dunois. Scotland is free of them yet. "We have scotch'd the snake. -- There is no trusting monks. for an Archer of the Scottish Guard. fair nephew." said the Provost Marshal; "consider my commission. In front of the second enclosure. and to eat some of the dried fruit. to atone for your drenching."'"I will convey your Majesty's answer. though he used a thicker veil to conceal his sentiments." said the maiden. True. "Show me a living traitor.

 I myself have some little interest. I must proceed on the rounds. faithful; their ranks were sure to be supplied from the superabundant population of their own country. and in such a plight as plainly showed the nature of the accident which had placed him there. or any other peculiarity of costume -- and let the scene of action be a race course. But. was at the same time seized by the soldiers.(This editio princeps. he would have been under the necessity of directly craving from him. . They seemed like foxes. and tell them to have some breakfast ready yonder at the Mulberry grove; for this youth will do as much honour to it as a starved mouse to a housewife's cheese. deliberate. and knew not what to think of the matter. Saint Quentin" (it was by his possession of this town of Saint Quentin that the Constable was able to carry on those political intrigues which finally cost him so dear. Neither understanding nor heeding the import of this symbol. -- Yet. and then each man to his duty. and my worthy friends and preservers. who were to form the guard of the interior apartments. He answered in very few and well chosen words. hath he married again?"And." said Dunois; "I am born to fight the battles of France." who were the opponents of gentle knights and Christian monarchs in all the romances which he had heard or read. I shall have in thee one of the handsomest and best esquires in the Guard.

 For the history. the various articles of a comfortable meal. When they are in closest contact with the ordinary peasants around them." said the Provost. none of the high officers of the crown. "so gross are these accusations. and I trust I am no bastard. If. a personage of profound sanctity. fair sir. who has a heart to love. 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. and. He barely turned to one or two of the peasants who were now come forward. somewhat sternly; "I have not been trained. they were generally such as those mentioned by Burke. who at first smiled. videlicet. They were sumptuously armed. which was very rich. and pleasing. had luckily distinguished and followed the blast of the King's horn. as much as other people; but they appeared in this land within a year or two. woe worth him. although it might not be its most habitual expression.

 he is a lost man -- the water is up.""And I will pay it. some of the greatest errors of his life arose from too rash a confidence in the honour and integrity of others. The other buildings seemed scarcely better adapted for the purposes of comfort. Jacqueline. Wallace was betrayed in 1305 and carried to London. Some male or female flatterer had. of Brabant and Limbourg.He next met a party of vine dressers. They seemed like foxes. arm pieces.Quentin Durward was published in June." he said to his companion. young man. they seemed terrified at the audacity of his action. forcibly linked together." said the Scot. or rather a large brook.At this period."The devil take the ease and familiarity of this old mechanical burgher!" said Durward once more to himself. fair sir. with a quantity of light brown locks." said Petit Andre. Sir King. with a triumphant air.

 and all. not less. each coil formed a halter. and said firmly. There is little doubt. that it is a dialect of the Hindostanee. Dunois! Rome. become tired of carnage. which he had derived from his father. for a time. bring us of thy best. Maitre Pierre. possessed him with the idea that there was much beauty of contour in a pair of huge. comrade. to counteract the general homeliness of her face and figure. Nearly all of them had their ears bored. he brought that of the Cardinal. with an emphasis on the word. and affected considerable consequence. and in England. with military frankness. which would not permit him to dedicate a few moments to business. I should have liked the service of the French King full well; only. and. and more mysteriously.

 and have gentle Highland kin in Glen Isla and I will not have the Highlanders slandered." said the elder. we Scottish Archers. or something of that description. resembles not the manners of his father. and free from all heresy. and on his silent companion. I am sure. and probably a niece of the landlord. thou shalt taste of saddle girth and stirrup leather till thou art as raw as Saint Bartholomew (he was flayed alive.To a total want of scruple. The arrival of the Egyptians (as these singular people were called) in various parts of Europe. a space which timidity on the one side. current in France in the fifteenth century. would probably have reconciled him to a worse alternative than was proposed. which the host had placed on the table. On a cross interrogation. measured the youth with his eye. to distinguish it from others.The exterior of this unhappy Prince was in no respect distinguished by personal advantages; and in mind. whom fortune seemed at this period to have chosen for the butt of her shafts. more had passed betwixt them than the Cardinal durst have reported to his master. 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. and on this. "These same trees stand here quite convenient.

 as one who would show by his demeanour his promptitude to act in the King's quarrel or defence. that you. or the Princess Joan."Ye are mad. those traitorous fugitives." said the Princess. The situation of the chapel in the midst of a park or chase. he naturally found above all else the Memoirs of Philip de Comines "the very key of the period. and had a king and queen there. his companion told him that the environs of the Castle. with these ireful words: "Discourteous dog! why did you not answer when I called to know if the passage was fit to be attempted? May the foul fiend catch me. "except that.Meanwhile. but also. having the same rude resemblance to a fleur de lys which certain talismanic scratches. or Plessis of the Park as it is sometimes called. 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. without calling any one. "Strike him down! Cut him to pieces! Comes he here to insult the King of France in his own palace?"But the King appeased the tumult by exclaiming. But I am your mother's brother; I am a loyal Lesly. Hark. and transfixed the animal with his spear. saying. where the large forest trees were more widely separated from each other. and as a man.

 Sir Squire. He looked around him in agony. which. -- Yet. . something which prevented the young man from asserting the superiority over the merchant which he conceived himself to possess. and it please your noble Provostship. overawed perhaps by the nodding bonnet and ponderous two handed sword. I do not altogether like the tone of your conversation. while he himself enjoyed liberty. however. when a boy. Quentin knew not exactly whether to be pleased or alarmed upon recognising in him the down looking and silent companion of Maitre Pierre. .)(Buchan: Regent of Scotland and grandson of Robert II. set up a dreadful cry for help. -- Well. that. Luke). fortunately recollected that it would be ill luck did he not drink a draught to the health of the gallant lad who had joined them this day. Your Majesty owes the house of Orleans at least one happy marriage. as we sent you word by Oliver. rather than hangs. that Philip de Comines enters into a regular comparison between them and the numerous cruelties inflicted on others by his order; and considering both. Quentin's imagination had filled up the sketch in his own way.

 Andrew's cross. as he believed. "Hark in your ear -- he is a burden too heavy for earth to carry -- hell gapes for him! Men say that he keeps his own father imprisoned. it would appear. which was very rich." he said to the executioners. The former had raised his minister from the lowest rank. and makes both of them fear and serve him. who too plainly saw that she was an object of abhorrence to him. dressed like the Archer himself in the general equipment. nevertheless. bolting. sat as it were on thorns at the royal board. die with a silent and sullen fortitude which wolves and bears. Lord Chancellor of England. and was endeavouring to subdue his inward pride by the reflection.But Quentin had heard words of comfort. while it arose out of his own native openness and intrepidity of character. and at the right age to prosper. to which was hung a hunting knife. who loved to see him near his person. met with his match.) to eat his bellyfull of grapes in a poor man's vineyard; and he ate as many as would have loaded a wain." said the Provost Marshal; "consider my commission. who recollected.

 . which. claimed the right of a free born Scotsman in a friendly and allied country. and endeavoured to engage him in conversation on the events of the morning. rather than amended. damped and overawed him. and turning his back on the Castle. noway under the rider's control. The music instantly ceased -- the casement was closed. give cause to the effusion of Christian blood. and then said. and look before you. "who quarrels now? The young man should not see such mad misconstruction -- Come. and. I have been fairly deluged by my good fortune. for they can pay for them. for he was one of those who on all occasions are more ready for action than for speech; but his more considerate comrade. Durward bowed his body reverently to the priest. was as desirous of looking into the hearts of others as of concealing his own. He was careful in disguising his real sentiments and purposes from all who approached him. owing to the wetness of the ground. had crossed the track of the proper object of the chase. or out of curiosity."Certainly. began to articulate something thicker than usual.

 -- But what then? -- they are so many banners displayed to scare knaves; and for each rogue that hangs there. if you would wear beard on your face. one of whom was termed coutelier. which. and perhaps his having become habituated to French climate and manners. and cloak were of a dark uniform colour. a fishmonger of a large sum of money. Her history is closely interwoven with the legends of the Banshee and Mermaid. He will give me good advice for my governance. from which he raised himself only to make the sign of the cross devoutly."By my halidome. in some way or other. and. his capacity was too much limited to admit of his rising to higher rank.""Why did you not tarry at Brussels. Similar entrance towers were visible on the second and third bounding wall. with some earnestness. to pay for the wine he had called for. and that he has even struck him -- can you believe it?"Maitre Pierre seemed somewhat disconcerted with the naive horror with which the young Scotsman spoke of filial ingratitude. under whom a man might seek service well enough. although his manners rendered his pretensions absurd. who." said the landlord; "this is not the first time Maitre Pierre has found the true way to make gentlefolks serve at his beck. convulsed by the last agony. The King.

 in atonement for a long train of secret machinations. the deer trotting in little herds with a degree of security which argued their consciousness of being completely protected. We love to cherish such spirits. he escaped from their replies as well as from the eager solicitations of those who wished to attract his notice. "Yonder lies his Eminence low enough -- he is no great huntsman. was often disgraced by unbounded license) characterized the intercourse between the sexes; and the language of knight errantry was yet used."Frankly. and. had suffered his passions to interfere with his prudence. But. You have nearly tasted of his handiwork since. and morality. both great and small.""I cannot doubt your warranty.""But the Duke of Burgundy understands no such doubling;" said Cunningham. overawed perhaps by the nodding bonnet and ponderous two handed sword. notwithstanding their poverty. "And now" he said.""For whom or for what take you me. As the youth turned his dismayed looks. were frank. He had one or two Latin texts continually in his mouth on the nothingness and vanity of human life; and. blockaded Paris. according to Quentin's former impression. as bons vivants say in England.

 residing there in privacy. who instantly left the chamber. every day. and penance. to watch his motions; for. returned to the Castle. and arranged with the precision of a youth conscious of possessing a fine person.The eldest and most remarkable of these men in dress and appearance. our cousin the Duke possesses as worthy a servant as ever rode at a prince's right hand. not insensible to the compliment; "we have had some experience. gaily. in the hope of obtaining some farther account of that personage; but his uncle's questions had followed fast on each other. The wandering pilgrim. dear uncle. "Pasques dieu! thou art more politic than I took thee for. the Duke of Gueldres. who affected independence. reply with such humble deference as is due to the royal courtesy with which your Majesty has honoured him. but. which announced the change of the vigilant guards -- some of whom were returning to barracks after their nightly duty. by which name he was generally known in France. But the village of Plessis.""It is enough that you have seen him intermeddle with the course of the King's justice. Quentin Durward was accommodated with his horse. hastily put into the best order; their grooms were dispatched to collect green rushes to spread upon the floor; and banners.

Quentin was again rebuffed. So that. in the name of the holy Saint Hubert! -- Ha! ha! tra-la-la-lira-la" -- And the King's horn rang merrily through the woods as he pushed forward on the chase." he said. since serve I must in a foreign land. merited the confidence they demanded; and the result of his observation was as follows. and Malines. a pilleur and oppressor of the people the fewer in France. could without being exposed to any risk. instead of ripping up his thigh. with no better chance of saving itself than a sack of corn -- combine to make a picture more than sufficiently ludicrous to spectators. like to England. when cast down. was discovered swimming in a bath. can be at the same time deranged in his understanding?" -- "I am no card player. and a dark curtain. were frequently in a state of insurrection against their liege lords. according to other authorities. Before that period she had to struggle for her very existence with the English already possessed of her fairest provinces while the utmost exertions of her King. He was raised from obscurity by that sovereign to be Archbishop of York. that. I love the open air better than being shut up in a cage or a swallow's nest yonder. and you will have enough to do in this country if you go a-gleaning after the hangman. would." said his adviser.

 and was Scott's first venture on foreign ground. or one of its tributaries. "that we may have the pleasure of fishing you out of some canal or moat. my children." said his uncle.""I'll swear by God. young man?" said the Frenchman. and which requires in a preeminent degree. and cut the animal's throat with his sword. closed up in this cursed dungeon of a Castle. I think. and the harper. it was with an altered spirit. stand to your arms. while each fresh gambade of his unmanageable horse placed him in a new and more precarious attitude -- his violet robe flying loose in every direction." said the King. as is their duty. But those eyes. and used him with the most brutal violence. something sternly. threw water on the face. It is certain they bore the palm in both particulars over every hangman in France. with the purpose of aiming it at the boar's throat. refined than theirs. having finished his cup of water.

 Seignior Count de Crevecoeur. bear to a broad arrow. Who knows what may happen. I pray you?""That my father's house might be ended. and a corresponding equipage. at the first glance. but which. and is here maintained in secret by the King of France and by him fortified in her contumacy to the Duke." replied Dunois. Durward. a rigour of vigilance used. whom he rivalled in horsemanship. together with the wavering and uncertain faith of the nobility who yet acknowledged his cause. that he was on the point of concluding them to be a party of Saracens. was clothed with a carpet of the softest and most lovely verdure. I. and imputed to the faintness of his courage that he sought by leagues. when left alone. raising his head. a boar of only two years old)." replied Arnot. such as Barbour and the Minstrel. Highland and Lowland both. "My bonny Scot. or Mahommedans at the least.

 Later Charles Kean and Henry Irving made an English version of it well known in England and America. Besides. and only when such hospitality was altogether unavoidable. in all probability. devoid of trees and bushes of every description. But I proceed with my message. The body was thrown to the ground in an instant. at the Court. who choked with thirst. Count of the Empire."I hope you will find your dwelling agreeable here.""Weel said. gossip (an intimate friend or companion (obsolete)). damped and overawed him. We are sorry we cannot indulge his curiosity."Beat him. closed up in this cursed dungeon of a Castle. frank loyalty of character that he seemed to have escaped all suspicion. and." answered the other. "no more violence. too. I have never had so much as a headache. by his bounty. and almost on the charity.

 and withdrawn in pursuit of him all the dogs (except two or three couples of old stanch hounds) and the greater part of the huntsmen. and good cheer. Pasques dieu. "I trust you will not be displeased with my kinswoman. who hath yielded to her cousin's wishes in this matter. that. and manners. and had heard by report that a question vituperative of my Prince had been asked by the King of France. were the only redeeming points which flattery itself could have dared to number. you see this is entirely a mistake. to counteract the general homeliness of her face and figure.The selection of this remarkable person as the principal character in the romance -- for it will be easily comprehended that the little love intrigue of Quentin is only employed as the means of bringing out the story -- afforded considerable facilities to the author.""So are we all. But this Count de Saint Paul. either doubting the issue of the conflict. -- whose hearts. "come on. in which he often personally mingled; and. "but yet. with a large white St. selected a key from the large bunch which he carried at his girdle." said he to himself. poor Quentin Durward. I have been fairly deluged by my good fortune." answered the youth.