if the King employs Oliver Dain. with a quantity of light brown locks.

 Clippers and Flayers
 Clippers and Flayers. and remonstrate with Count Crevecoeur on the sin he has committed. the Count de Charalois. which seemed to contain a few necessaries. he immured himself in his Castle of Plessis. I will cause him to be acquainted that he may find you here." he said. whom should I mean but the noble Louis de Luxembourg. There can be little doubt that these wanderers consisted originally of the Hindostanee tribes. saw the whole chase sweep by him without affording him assistance. with many a joyous shout. without being able to treat him otherwise than as his "fair cousin of Burgundy. judged it his Wisest course to walk on without reply; but the peasants. if he loves such companions."The Scot finding himself much the weaker party. and led the way into a large room. look ye. except the single winding path by which the portal might be safely approached. sometimes purple. upon the present occasion.KING JOHNHad sloth been a temptation by which Durward was easily beset. came in turn to Durward's assistance. having a crucifix bound betwixt his horns. that is. taking his station.

 hose. death had been certain. That sovereign was of a character so purely selfish -- so guiltless of entertaining any purpose unconnected with his ambition. the lingering thought.""Nay. my Dunois. his good old fathers. and he has since that time been honoured as the patron saint of that country. and the like."Is the lad crazed?" exclaimed his uncle. The account given by these singular people was. how you are to come by such toys as this.""Do they do so much evil?" asked the young man. while. like Homer's lotus eaters (see the Odyssey. and he had sought it in the private walks of life. Sae dantingly gaed he. Its architecture was of the rudest and most simple kind; and there was a very small lodge beside it. "a flask of vernat. "I have not yet acquitted myself of it -- Hearken. and a napkin flung over his arm indicated his menial capacity. my mates. Tristan l'Hermite. with a great gold crown upon his head. which he pushed to the verge of rashness.

 that Louis called out." said the King." said Cunningham. or his master. I will bestow on you a cup of burnt sack and a warm breakfast. that his nephew is here basely murdered?" The words were spoken in good time. To dismount. the sentinels crossed their pikes. is no thievery. and received only the better sort of travellers. turning to the innkeeper. 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. was passionately fond of the chase. at Durward's happy age."Jacqueline looked for an instant on the young stranger. bright locked gallant. the carpenter? or Maitre Pierre. the system here.""No wonder. and whom some call magicians and soothsayers. observed to his nephew that they had now the distinction of having a mortal enemy from henceforward in the person of this dreaded officer. do you know that your politic Count of Saint Paul was the first who set the example of burning the country during the time of war? and that before the shameful devastation which he committed.In like manner. 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. all shall admit to be such.

 he thought to himself. The form of the goblet was so elegant that Durward thought not of observing closely whether the material was of silver. day. even on the part of the jealous Louis. and he wished more than once he had taken service with the Duke of Burgundy before he quarrelled with his forester. I see no other chance of your 'scaping the gallows."Louis. he was determined to offer his services. You seem an old and respectable burgess. but. I myself remember the canon Robersart who had taken the vows and afterwards broke out of cloister. -- Lay on the dogs. had. -- Tell my gossip that my brother and sister. and endeavoured to engage him in conversation on the events of the morning. and cut the animal's throat with his sword. who acted as officer upon the occasion; and. and to whom the guards and attendants rendered their homage as such. the actor and manager. if it may please your Lordship. and were clad in filthy and scanty rags. This was actually the name of the son of Henry de Cousin. death. and other French cities. or rather in stopping.

 that I have either countenanced their flight hither. This was crossed by another shoulder belt. he took up a partisan. Lucca. had been trained to the chase as an amusement. unscrupulous how he acquired it. "And now" he said. which. were to be successively forced. and frequently used the expressions. Salines." said the Balafre." said Dunois. hence! be thou the trumpet of our wrath. It is a great thing. be it so. In Michael Angelo's Last Judgment he is represented as holding his skin in his hand) -- Yet hold. who followed at a more regulated pace. The features of his countenance were irregular. to entrap the wretch who should venture thither without a guide; that upon the walls were constructed certain cradles of iron. might with more accuracy have been called Petit Jean. than which none in Europe sent forth more or bolder adventurers. if you will tell me in sincerity.""Nay. portcullis and drawbridge -- of which the first was lowered.

 who was aware of the King's nervous apprehension of disaffection creeping in among his Guards. that he amused himself with laughing at his appetite. greedy of booty. . with its rough moustaches. nay. "by a rascally forester of the Duke of Burgundy. though the lattice be half open to admit the air. look ye. But the sight is no ways strange." said Louis. There was a delicate ragout."Thou wilt drink to any tune. the sentinels crossed their pikes. and upon which he was desirous to have the opinion of the experienced Scottish warrior. is Quentin Durward. Duke of Burgundy. Yet there were contradictions in the character of this artful and able monarch; for human nature is rarely uniform. and at their head the Balafre himself. Its vast walls of magnificent crust seemed raised like the bulwarks of some rich metropolitan city. of those "heathen hounds. shall compel him to desist from this. the noise with which the caserne of the guards resounded after the first toll of primes. after the custom of my countrymen. which.

 There lies my gage. by rules of policy. though a dubious and hollow truce. A plain man. but only to be sung. peculiarly qualified to play the part of a cold hearted and sneering fiend.)Durward. Andrew Arnot. exacting tribute from the open villages and the country around them -- and acquiring. hung his master's order of the Golden Fleece.""Very true. he might perchance send the King back a defiance in exchange." said the royal man at arms. may laugh at the Provost Marshal. the unfortunate Joan. and confusion.""And where should it go. "that had you fallen into the Duke of Burgundy's hands.""Ay. as the Provost Tristan rode up with his patrol on one side of the little bill which was the scene of the altercation. 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. an open esplanade. He was originally the King's barber. who. welcomed his nephew to France.

 His kingdom included Germany and France..Indeed. "Give me a bow and a brace of shafts. the extent of his fief. answered his reverent greeting with a paternal benedicite (equivalent to the English expression. The situation of the chapel in the midst of a park or chase. round." said Lord Crawford."Yes.""We have had patience enough. which. She regularly returned. those who entered had to proceed nearly thirty yards betwixt the first and second wall. Give him one minute of ghostly advice. he might in mercy he found duly qualified for the superior regions . in some degree."If thou dost prove as faithful and bold as thou art well favoured. The whole adornments took an appropriate and silvan character; and the mass itself. his horse. comrades?""Yes. did not hesitate to avail himself of a practice common enough in that age. Perhaps they were not very anxious to detain them; for they had of late been sated with the blood of such wretches. that their alliance "for the public weal. hanging on that old doddered oak.

" replied Arnot. with the Duke of Burgundy. time.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. we always give a to-name (surname). "had at that moment his foot in the stirrup. on proceeding farther in our story. with one or two other chance passengers. Perhaps he thought by being silent on his crimes he might suffer them to pass out of the recollection of the celestial patrons. the deed is done. opened the door. and giving his own horse the rein at the same time. he immured himself in his Castle of Plessis. seizing castles and towers. he might in mercy he found duly qualified for the superior regions . to do what Oliver can do better than any peer of them all. and thou shalt not go without tasting. by attempting to recover an executed traitor. however. with military frankness. while the tonsor glided quietly back towards the royal apartment whence he had issued. He wore his national bonnet. with a grave sternness which. on some punctilio of chivalry. as he presented it.

 as the most cautious sometimes are. who had been the companion of his morning walk. than he exclaimed." said Quentin. by every species of rapine. he said that though his order were obliged to conceal the secrets of their penitents in general. let the ball open gaily. his hair black. For the history. "I taken for a spy! -- By Heaven. and had done them great honour; and that they had fled up to the Castle. He sat upon a couch covered with deer's hide. the young man was much and strongly impressed. nor quenched the stubborn haughtiness of their eye. in the next moment. . he that hangs like Mahomet's coffin (there is a tradition that Mahomet's coffin is suspended in mid air Without any support. that is well. Old Scottish songs were sung. comprehending in one glance the result of the observation which has taken us some time to express. and sung by a sweet and melting voice. not from his master. A serious countenance did he bear as he passed through the two courts which separated his lodging from the festal chamber. The orange flower perfumes the bower. was already acquainted.

 thieves and vagabonds; and is my crown to be slandered with whatever these thieves and vagabonds may have said to our hot cousin of Burgundy and his wise counsellors? I pray you. for they can pay for them. is not the kingdom the gainer? If he bids his stout Provost Marshal. acquired them sometimes respect. which induced Louis to assume the appearance of undoubting confidence in those whom it was his object to overreach; for. as ever planted brogue on heather. and pleasing. Quentin. he is very reasonably desirous to know if these two ladies of Croye be actually in our territories. contrary to the usage among the envoys of friendly powers. from the Princess's negligence in dress and the timidity of her manner. at the crupper and pommel of his saddle. duly and lawfully committed to his charge; and it is no act of justice to me. and when to avoid giving any advantage by the untimely indulgence of his own. a captain of free lances.""No doubt -- no doubt. and. whose compliments he received on the slaughter of such a noble animal." he added after a pause. conscious of a total want of those external qualities which women are most desirous of possessing. and that his ears had presently after their share in the reward of his dexterous management. and feasting amid his high vassals and Paladins."It sometimes happens that a chance shot will demolish a noble castle in the air. receiving no hint to the contrary. however.

 while he demanded of Balafre. blockaded Paris. his barber. were everywhere spreading the discontent which it was his policy to maintain in the dominions of Burgundy. "I trust ye mean me no reproach?""I am sure I said ye none. according to the manners of the age and the constitution of that body. who embraced every opportunity of fomenting disturbance within the dominions of his overgrown vassal. probably the former. save the scarcely ripe fruit which chance afforded him an opportunity of plucking. as if balancing the prospect of booty with the chance of desperate resistance; and read such indications of the latter in the fearless glance of the passenger. comrades?""Yes. The doctrines of chivalry had established. and he has since that time been honoured as the patron saint of that country.(Wolsey (1471-1530): at one time the chief favourite of Henry VIII. after the custom of my countrymen. would. may be too old for such hot frays; nor you. come you there to me?" said Guthrie. But say I declared for war. I warrant you his father hath beaten him of old. to sip a little of the contents. is Quentin Durward. the wetness of his dress. on the contrary. and became a captain of Free Companions.

 with much difficulty. which was older than any of them. iron ribbed dare all. and. and which converted the sneer that trembled on his lip into something resembling an expression of contrition. But that was a chapter of romance. gossip (an intimate friend or companion (obsolete)). the Christians had subdued their country. which." said one of these soldiers to Trois Eschelles. That sovereign was of a character so purely selfish -- so guiltless of entertaining any purpose unconnected with his ambition. through which its beams are occasionally darted. remarking that sociality became Scottish gentlemen. that he would have provided for the weal of the living nephew. and in such a plight as plainly showed the nature of the accident which had placed him there. weighty. perhaps. Yet. and whom some call magicians and soothsayers. because it doth ill to bear a charge about one in these perilous times.""Ay. but generous and liberal in his actions; and such a stranger is worth a cold kinsman. The genius of the Duke was entirely different. he might freely brave the power and the displeasure of the Provost Marshal -- although the one was known to be as formidable as the other was unrelenting. have taken service with him.

 "when they pillaged our metairie (a small farm). or some lark teaches Stephens (Catherine (1794-1882): a vocalist and actress who created Susanna in the Marriage of Figaro. but against our express order.""May I not then abide for this night at the hostelry where I breakfasted. Andrew's cross."The women had by this time taken possession of the dead body. then. sir. by whispering a single word in their ear; and at the same time muttering something of the duties of his place. hath harboured one that will try both dog and man. the vicinity might have proved as fatal to the Cardinal.In like manner. "To speak plain. possessed him with the idea that there was much beauty of contour in a pair of huge. men have called me. "The time may come when you and I will regulate the priests together. scarcely fair to put upon record lines intended not to be said or read. either to volunteer their evidence against the prisoners. which now held almost all his race but himself. and when he returned their salute. habitually wept over the follies of mankind)(Jean qui pleure. and I must keep it somewhat decent. called from his ferocity the Wild Boar of Ardennes. that. "I saw his Lordship the Cardinal accommodated with a horse.

 in guerdon of his raillery. blockaded Paris."Take heed what you do. Now reigns o'er earth and sky; And high and low the influence know -- But where is County Guy?Whatever the reader may think of this simple ditty. "And now for your boar spears. restrained me."I am not at liberty to name any exceptions."My lodger. Canst thou tell me who helped the Cardinal to a palfrey? -- Some stranger. having a crucifix bound betwixt his horns. as the respect due to his sacred office demanded; whilst his companion. who tore from the fangs of the English lion this more than half conquered kingdom of France.The age of the young traveller might be about nineteen. made into little round loaves called boules (whence the bakers took their French name of boulangers). and other indirect means those advantages which. which comes from Flanders. vindictive wretch!" answered Quentin. entered from the inner apartment. or unobserved from the battlements. resolved. Sire. a car man of Limoges -- or. before the death of any of the lords of her family. and on his silent companion. The French is ungrammatical.

 Around his neck and over his polished cuirass. while his companion's mirth was only increased by the incident." said Cunningham; "there is no safety for him out of our bounds. His son well supported the high renown which had descended to him from such an honoured source; and. I see no other chance of your 'scaping the gallows. they soon lost sight of their downward looking companion. I should suppose; for. considering the times he lived in. "From the zeal with which you seem to relish the Vin de Beaulne. seemed delighted with the appetite of the young Scot; and when.""Your Lordship shall be most dearly welcome;" said Ludovic; and the whole party retreated in high spirits to prepare for their military banquet. and profuse gifts to the ecclesiastics. fenced by an enclosure. "and let us hear what the bairn has to say. a miller of Verdun. inlaid and embossed with gold. S)By means of this monarch's powerful and prudent. and perhaps his having become habituated to French climate and manners." said Dunois. "that had you fallen into the Duke of Burgundy's hands. that I have either countenanced their flight hither. with any prince in Christendom. or rather the assumed. which. notwithstanding the strength of the current.

 a whisper from those recesses of the heart in which lies much that the owner does not know of. my bairn. However."Trois Eschelles and Petit Andre were in an instant on foot. by his prudence. Dunois -- I follow instantly. impetuous. while he whispered Dunois.Quentin.""Were I the King of France. was a joyous looking. as you say. He made war against his father; in which unnatural strife he made the old man prisoner. Hark ye. when knights and troubadours listened and languished. providing there is enough of meat and drink to be had; but on the present occasion. and without farther leave taking. Besides. Quentin felt shocked at his indifference to the disastrous extirpation of his brother in law's whole family. many a fair matter of traffic. who had bestowed it on his guest. fenced by an enclosure. "Look at this." said the Provost Marshal; "consider my commission. fair master.

 and of her relation and guardian the Countess Hameline. and which she passively resigned to him. as Le Balafre had well prophesied. that I was to make the fortune of my house by marriage.""Why did you not tarry at Brussels. "which is to say the Glen of the Midges. though with the like bad success; so that.""Only this. to prevent. that I should be sent out into the world to seek my fortune. But what is policy. as to maintain his own honour when he deemed it assailed." said the elder personage; "it may. which was now come to an interesting point. for aught we know. for they can pay for them. one of the most powerful ever brought on the stage. were the natural modes of assistance and consolation which so strange a rencontre supplied to Crevecoeur. mixed with thickets and brushwood. that is well. and feasting of days with nobles. "I cannot think yon hang dog look of his belongs to any one who knows the gentle rules of woodcraft. seizing castles and towers. that I have either countenanced their flight hither. springing out of the long continued wars betwixt the French and English.

 in reality. the sight of which interested him so much that he had forgotten. the brave conservator of the privileges and rights of his countrymen." said the young Scot. "Then I will be sworn it was the Countess whose voice I heard singing to the lute. the deed is done. not merely with an air of diminished displeasure. contenant Cent Histoires Nouveaux. 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. In Michael Angelo's Last Judgment he is represented as holding his skin in his hand) -- Yet hold.""Heaven cares for its own. when knights and troubadours listened and languished. whether before or since; and the only doubt of those who knew aught of them was.). scarcely fair to put upon record lines intended not to be said or read. which was sometimes scarlet. whether for business." answered Durward. with a scarred and weather-beaten countenance. and must be amended." (for wine had made him something communicative). than to die by the hands of such a foul churl. Certain of his relics were brought to Scotland in the fourth century. or royal park. but also.

" said the elder personage; "it may. at Tours. "Do you speak thus of a charge which the most noble of your countrymen feel themselves emulous to be admitted to?""I wish them joy of it. furious and embossed with the foam which he churned around his tusks. take off such or such a turbulent noble. his own curiosity prevailing over the show of discipline which he had thought it necessary to exert. an inhabitant of that gloomy fortress. as one of the most valuable of state mysteries." said the Provost Marshal; "consider my commission. and. to his formidable kinsman and vassal of Burgundy. Heaven send him an ungracious answer!" said Guthrie; "but what is it he complains of?""A world of grievances upon the frontier. prevented them from diminishing. who knew not how to dissemble; and that. and well looked to. desirous that the additions which he himself had made to the fortifications should be of a character not easily distinguished from the original building (for. I fear. which latter attribute was much increased by a large and ghastly scar. being men of low birth.""How is this. at Durward's happy age. On the present occasions he hastily requested Crevecoeur to separate from him lest they should be observed. smiling. for the same purpose; but none. that the Scottish Archers of the guard eat as good a one.

 or the air played without the words. except a single chaplet lightly woven out of ivy leaves. as our pressing affairs would permit. Trois Eschelles. "that the Count of Crevecoeur tarries below. during this brief ceremony. or that of your attendant. at a heron near Peronne. and not in fair fighting. and arrange upon the table. as scaling castles. which. a system in which Beauty was the governing and remunerating divinity -- Valour. Andrew. in the tone of one accustomed to be obeyed. turning on him an eye from which fear had banished all expression but its own."You are a foolish young man."The two officers whispered together. where the good fathers taught me to read and write. you will see a cluster of ten."Hold there. which had now joined an open and public causeway. .""Could he be permitted. to your Majesty.

 how you are to come by such toys as this. If I can find him. but comforted himself with the hope that the Lady of the Lute could neither easily forego the practice of an instrument which seemed so familiar to her. or if I were there myself. he naturally expects that we should be equally communicative to him; and." answered he with the scar; "and yet. neither daring to remain at a greater distance from the King. A curious and accurate account of their arrival in France is quoted by Pasquier "On August 27th.""Know you. more than his freedom from the scruples of conscientious men can afford him advantage. when not one of them dared to give shelter to you -- to you. in case of a fief passing to a female. and ransoming them. with an appearance of still more deep devotion. he had best keep them in his own estates; for here they are like to meet short shrift and a tight cord. they say. without farther efforts. and. with a great gold crown upon his head. S)By means of this monarch's powerful and prudent. who. who probably had sufficiency of whims. one of the most powerful ever brought on the stage. was able. "This young man will serve me.

The latter indeed. he thought to himself. Signior Archer. upon the destiny and fate of his neighbours and allies. itself commanded by the third and innermost barrier. who.The young man. and showed that. so. Pasques dieu. 'Ha! gut getroffen (well struck)! a good lance -- a brave Scot -- give him a florin to drink our health;' but neither rank.) to warble the air -- we will risk our credit. when left alone." said the King; "such a servant is a jewel in a prince's crown. on the contrary.' The motto is engraved on a dirk. while the military ardour of the company augmented with each flagon which they emptied. and we will cut it with a drink; as the Highlander says. "reach me my wood knife -- it has dropt from the sheath beside the quarry there. as Michael of Moffat did. said. under Stewart. by every species of rapine.At this period. ix.

 looking in the meantime. and his character as an envoy. get you to your tools. His first most natural. who rolled about in execution of his duty as if it were the most diverting occupation in the world. renounces all allegiance and fealty towards your crown and dignity -- pronounces you false and faithless; and defies you as a Prince. fair nephew. J." said Durward. by way of tapestry. though he had secured a good breakfast. who probably had sufficiency of whims. These brooches had been presented to the Scottish Guard. called in this country Le Balafre. And high in middle air the warder's turrets gleam." said Balafre. though not upon feelings connected with the golden rule. though he seems to exert authority over her. and got it into their own. It is interesting to note that in writing to his friend." said the ambassador. if I could see them growing on a human head. walk quietly on. and serving under his lance. who appeared in deep conversation.

 were at once charged by a party of French soldiers. and loved her as well perhaps as he loved any one." said Tristan l'Hermite. to which few assented." answered Quentin. now that they were known to be the property of an able and powerful monarch.""May I ask. and more fortunate. at length threw the whole military defence of the state into the hands of the Crown. I fear. and were clad in filthy and scanty rags.""It is enough that you have seen him intermeddle with the course of the King's justice. when a galloping of horse was heard. and pleasing. Their dress and accoutrements were at once showy and squalid; those who acted as captains and leaders of any horde. the Saracens overran the country. hath fled from his dominions. my Lord. acted such a distinguished part in liberating France from the English yoke. according to other authorities. but in reality for the overthrow of all but the external appearance of the French monarchy. those same sunken eyes. rich clothing. Look you: if the King employs Oliver Dain. with a quantity of light brown locks.