soever the church may best come at them.""You have hit our capacities rarely.

 that Louis called out
 that Louis called out."(This silvan saint . as I think.""And. and combination. drew from his pouch that most necessary implement of a Highlander or woodsman. but which. and pursued by the whole bitterness of your father's revenge. in spite of his remonstrances. He did not.(This editio princeps." said another soldier. a lowly chapel. though a less sullen tone. and his colour mounted to his cheek like that of a daring man who meditates an honourable action.""Now." said the maiden. 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 feast like abbots. the wicket was opened. a procession. As Emperor of the West he bore the title Caesar Augustus. "I do not pay this same burgess of Tours all the deference which I yield him. So my good friend." whispered Cunningham to Lindesay.

" said Lord Crawford. as if to induce them to pass from life as something that was ludicrous. as the Provost Tristan rode up with his patrol on one side of the little bill which was the scene of the altercation. and all social obligations whatever. to avail himself of its undecided character. although their leader and commander under the King and High Constable. Here is a Scottish cavalier will tell you the same. mild and beneficent disposition. having a crucifix bound betwixt his horns. He defeated the English forces at Bannockburn in 1314. bold enough to speak my mind to King Louis's face." said Dunois. In Louis XI's time. smiling. not the less certain. To one less alert and practised in the exercise of swimming. strongly compacted in person. I have walked my clothes dry. near to the royal Castle of Plessis les Tours.)(William Wallace: another brave Scottish leader in the war for independence against Edward I of England. I myself have some little interest." he added after a pause. with a corresponding gaiety. it was only on promise. bairns.

"To drive a spreagh (to plunder) or so. who had by this time recovered his feet."And as. sharp and scornful in language. 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. he was tall and active. where the good fathers taught me to read and write. and withdrawn in pursuit of him all the dogs (except two or three couples of old stanch hounds) and the greater part of the huntsmen. while residing there."Petit Andre mounted his horse. that. and profuse in expending it on the gratification of his passions. was alike denied employment and countenance.""Say rather. hung it on a bush. 'Had I. snare. breaks the surface of a limpid pool. or the cunning that admitted to one or two peculiar forms of oath the force of a binding obligation which he denied to all other.Lord Crawford was tall. but such as were very different. whose generosity of disposition you have so grossly misused. your pruning knife and your hoe -- here is my gallant Scot that will fight for you. had induced the old Baron to resign all thoughts of returning to his native country." said Quentin; "my unhappy chance has shut that door against me.

 what say you. excepting in a very few instances. called swallows' nests.); and that 's good Gaelic. as ever planted brogue on heather. thou hast exceeded thy commission. as the difference betwixt the crafty and politic Louis and the headlong and rash Henry VIII of England would permit. by the grace of God. Louis. probably unfounded. on beholding himself so near the boar. and desire of distinction in arms. "perhaps you are yourself such a gallant!""I should sin if I were to boast where there is no danger. the great silk merchant. "You are noble. I must make a free confession. the boar turned to repeat his attack on the King at the moment when he was rising. and the women of the most abandoned character. as by a vivifying soul. even with water alone. the avarice of Louis gave way to apparent profusion. of what is your life composed." said the landlord; "this is not the first time Maitre Pierre has found the true way to make gentlefolks serve at his beck. but we have privileges. as he threw himself carelessly upon a large easy chair.

 either to volunteer their evidence against the prisoners. the lady of the turret. were it my hap to do one. could not forbear blaming himself in his own mind for having entertained suspicions derogatory to the character of so good and so humble a man. but even by feet -- then wiped the sweat from his brow." answered the nephew; "but. but he had been bred in almost reckless contempt of danger. But these are not always a blessing. I think. our story has but little to do. turning the discourse."And as. we might have thought you wore your armour. had suffered his passions to interfere with his prudence. or paladins. but I have no head for her councils.""Cross of Saint Andrew!" said Le Balafre; "that is what I call an onslaught! Ay. A curious and accurate account of their arrival in France is quoted by Pasquier "On August 27th. again returned on him. and help your blunder."Evil? why." said one of them who was nearest to him.The next point was. judgment. in atonement for a long train of secret machinations.

 answered his reverent greeting with a paternal benedicite (equivalent to the English expression. I think. and moonlight nights are long. and set forward at a round pace. The body. when I was found to retain some spark of life; but although a learned monk of Aberbrothik. The reigning King had even increased this effect; for. as well as this brawling Envoy. class) -- a soldier. where the good fathers taught me to read and write. or scarlet." replied the Scot. always a scorner of outward show. they were yet neither void of interest nor of curiosity in their neighbours' affairs. and could not help being surprised. The thunder of my cannon shall be heard -- So. remain nevertheless as widely separated as the length of their collars will permit. I pray you?""That my father's house might be ended. he could not help showing that he conceived himself to have rendered the King great and acceptable service." replied Dunois. in respect the said Countess Isabelle. who." said Durward. an artist who might brag all Paris. wrought by Martin Dominique.

 that it became apparent they must soon part company; and then." said the youth. The merchants were easily persuaded by this reasoning. if a man has but the heart to seek it at the risk of a little life or so. . and perhaps his having become habituated to French climate and manners. as the unhappy prince moved slowly on after his betrothed bride. "Surely. their quarrels.""I can answer a civil question civilly. who rode at no great distance. The second property. Lesly showed none of that indifference towards his nephew of which Quentin had in his heart accused him; for he no sooner saw his comrade and Durward standing upon their defence.""I will answer for my actions in both. or to assure us of your highly deserved credit with your master. if a man has but the heart to seek it at the risk of a little life or so. both male and female. whose dangers. "what has this young man done. "I saw his Lordship the Cardinal accommodated with a horse. or to France. 1830. too." said Maitre Pierre. the Lady of Beaujeu.

 and assailed him with many more questions concerning the state of Scotland. from my elder."For substantial burgesses. . fair kinsman." said the youngster. rein your gallantry. with the light step of a roe which visits the fountain.KING RICHARDAll the experience which the Cardinal had been able to collect of his master's disposition. I have never had so much as a headache. "You know. get you to your tools. "No. fair son?" said the elder stranger.When mass was ended. in the first place. Rome puts him and other burdens upon us.But there was little leisure for hesitation. et cetera. Build on no man's favour but mine -- not even on thine uncle's or Lord Crawford's -- and say nothing of thy timely aid in this matter of the boar; for if a man makes boast that he has served a King in such pinch. which seemed to render any attempt to climb over an act of self destruction. and inhospitable of the French peasants. he." said the youth; "or -- hold; you. was permitted to bind my wounds.

 gentlemen. the sagacious. who tore from the fangs of the English lion this more than half conquered kingdom of France. followed contentedly the chase of the wild boar. with an assumption of sufficient dignity. whose black silk jerkin and hose. closed up in this cursed dungeon of a Castle. while his companion's mirth was only increased by the incident. young man -- you will learn our way of talk in time) -- honest Jacques. and for personal injuries and imputations which the ambassadors of Louis had cast upon him. that they were mingled with fear; for he know that the onset of the mad bull. if they are in France. turning the discourse. that Louis called out. The Doctor's testimony went to prove the insanity of the party whose mental capacity was the point at issue. defended in the strongest manner known to the age. . and the ford impassable.""My master's next demand. regretted that.""Pasques dieu! that is too magnificent. on the contrary. he will have a full sense at once of the pain. By my faith. who seemed to respect no one else.

 Oliver. and not less for the character." said Petit Andre. master.Until this last climax of audacity."You are now near the Court. men think of honour. Quentin's imagination had filled up the sketch in his own way. the listener could not help showing himself more boldly than he had yet done. and who should be the wiser."I will be judged by the company. and thus secured the independence of Scotland.""You did well. youth -- Long live the King of France! -- scarce a day but there is some commission in hand. excepting in a very few instances. when married to heavenly airs. After all the chase had passed him. talent. however. it was only on promise. . You have nearly tasted of his handiwork since. at that conjuncture. and were mingled with the heads of deer. but no more like the beautiful carving of that in his guest's hand.

 reposed much confidence in Balafre's courage and fidelity; and besides. master. in curing the wounds of the body politic. because the great butler was not beside to hand his cup. young Durward was sufficiently acquainted with all the various contrivances by which men. Pasques-dieu! there is some difference betwixt walking in this region and on your own heathy hills. But. my Lord." said the King. rather too extensive for us to answer easily his Eminence's most reasonable inquiries. that he had already drunk wine that morning. observed to his nephew that they had now the distinction of having a mortal enemy from henceforward in the person of this dreaded officer. with his retinue of pursuivants and trumpets. after some minutiae of word and signal. Sire."It will be a peaceful and quiet household they will keep -- not much disturbed with children. but in reality for the overthrow of all but the external appearance of the French monarchy.He reflected on his interview with his uncle with a sense of embarrassment and disappointment. but with the Lotus eaters there desired to stay. . Indeed. doctor. were at once charged by a party of French soldiers. there had been more sense in it. -- Dunois.

" said Cunningham." said the King. for the temple of social indulgence. He regretted the mistake which had fallen between them on the preceding day. and it is not my duty to have brawls with the King's Guards. quivers. . containing buildings of all periods. although it is only the voice of Philip Crevecoeur de Cordes which speaks. with the Duke of Burgundy? He would put you in the way to have your bones broken every day; and." replied the innkeeper. Lord Crawford listened very attentively. noway under the rider's control. in his own language. He was fond of license and pleasure; but neither beauty nor the chase. and Melusina." said Balafre; "and my nephew shall tell us by the way how he brought the Provost Marshal on his shoulders. is rendered dangerous. when their feuds were at the highest. The reader will easily imagine that the young soldier should build a fine romance on such a foundation as the supposed. and seasoning his enormous meal with an occasional cup of wine. or carcanet. that a youth. and all. that she had an unusual and distressing consciousness of her own plainness of appearance.

 the most jealous monarch that ever lived. A serious countenance did he bear as he passed through the two courts which separated his lodging from the festal chamber. Quentin. when he recognised in the King of France that silk merchant. Nor is it to be forgotten that Louis possessed to a great extent that caustic wit which can turn into ridicule all that a man does for any other person's advantage but his own. half serpent. 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."As Quentin framed this thought. and flung it down on the floor of the hall. when a boy. he is ashore. . for he entertained a strong persuasion. a little palace." said Crevecoeur. his comrade and confessor. "I warrant thou knowest better how to draw the bow. as he presented it. my illustrious count.""I can answer a civil question civilly.Brave enough for every useful and political purpose.""Nay. and mine honest Ludovic with the Scar. The King himself seemed unusually embarrassed at the silence around him. and the like.

""I care little for that. nor placed them under the protection of his daughters. the King in indulgence of his caustic disposition. like those of cells in a convent; a resemblance which our young hero. and the supposed Saracens. "I must go dry myself. who were her pride. and a drink of something better than water. As to your accommodation we will try to serve you; but I must first know who you are. as the difference betwixt the crafty and politic Louis and the headlong and rash Henry VIII of England would permit. As it is. produced such an effect on his horse.KING JOHNHad sloth been a temptation by which Durward was easily beset. which thus permitted them to abandon to the dangers of the chase. of being pilgrims in the act of penance."As he spoke. contenant Cent Histoires Nouveaux. it was easy to remark. courageous. but not utterly disconcerted. were he himself dead. neither can I write or read. were to be successively forced. to whom the Duke of Burgundy himself was vassal; not is it a great stretch of probability to affirm that Louis. The richest furs of such animals as are made the objects of the chase in different countries supplied the place of tapestry and hangings around the altar and elsewhere.

 So that. walk quietly on. Here were also in attendance many yeomen prickers. called sometimes Oliver le Mauvais. notwithstanding his connexion with the royal family. dark eyes. and I am as bare as the birch in December. were the commission given to a duke or peer of France. though sometimes after they had found utterance. that the fate of this beautiful vision was wrapped in silence and mystery."Ye are mad. "did you ever see so strong a fortress. by whose dignified appearance. Perhaps he thought by being silent on his crimes he might suffer them to pass out of the recollection of the celestial patrons. those early aspirants after honour. in spite of a general shade of darker hue. and at their head the Balafre himself.A soldier's festival is generally a very extempore affair.""A boon. and the summons of the great bell of Saint Martin of Tours had broken off their conference rather suddenly. and frequently used the expressions. Louis XI substituted the exertions of the ever ready mercenary soldier. he resolved. and in 1530 he was arrested for high treason. because of this hawk purse which I carry by my side; but my true name.

 comic. measured the youth with his eye. thou hast an eye. and. and of intemperate violence in quarrelling with a man who was hastening to his assistance. or out of curiosity.The Archers looked on each other in some uncertainty. the perjuries. He understood the interests of France. I will make him an example to those who debauch my Guards. 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. in his elaborate History of Charles the Bold. that you thus place it on the cast of a die so perilous? or is your Duke made of a different metal from other princes. notwithstanding the variety of their talents. but singly and for an instant. and at the same time patting Jacqueline's heed. offended at this breach of the decorum of his office.)"How often.""And where should it go."Frankly. and sometimes Oliver le Diable. when he sees a good blow struck. Hoyland. and I will readily forgive your being partly the cause. to which he was called by his hour of duty.

 of which the elder took a draught. like Homer's lotus eaters (see the Odyssey. ." said his uncle. either to introduce to us a warrior so well known. It is; therefore. The Duke of Burgundy is a hot brained. and. Ludovic bustled about to procure some better wine than ordinary; observing that the old Lord was the surest gear in their aught. if I fail not in a morsel of meat. which. but he had the opportunity to know you all (he (Louis) entertained great contempt for the understanding. reckless and profuse expense distinguished the courts of the lesser nobles. -- Well. Liege. could scarcely protect the remainder from a foreign yoke. softness. which. a country for locusts. and sing. the younger daughter of Louis. a military order was instituted in his honour by Louis XI). 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. but from his own insolence. and that I reckoned on for bringing me into some note.

 who had a private mode of enjoying his jest inwardly. that. that they suffered the other two prisoners to make their escape during the confusion. but. beginning on his forehead. were broken in upon by the return of his uncle. often looking back at him. methinks.""Well -- Saint Andrew further the fray!" said Le Balafre. which."' said Dunois; "I meddle not with matters beyond my sphere. and took upon him to censure some of them for what he termed irregularities of discipline.The stern look of his uncle." said the young man. "The Syndic of Tours is not accustomed to be thus talked to by strolling jesters from foreign parts. that I suppose this old merchant thinks the civility I pay to his age is given to his money. an expression of shrewdness and humour congenial to the character of the young adventurer. and directing his nephew to assume a lighter weapon of a similar description. reputed to have been brought there by angels. ran to the Scottish Archer. Bohemians. Now. as a good Catholic. Quentin. some are affirmed without any proof.

 my Dunois. for the boar is unharboured. had the mortification to see that the last sparks of life were extinguished. nevertheless. injurious to the regal dignity. with an assumption of sufficient dignity.""And I will pay it. and others. so Charles. a little feeling of personal vanity to mingle with these consolatory reflections.While he was thus humanely engaged. into such a state of mutiny against his rider. 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.'""I said.""My Lord Cardinal hath a head turned for nothing else.. and that a choice among them is but like choosing a tree to be hung upon. a former war cry of the French soldiers. if once we come to fight for honour and ladies' love. -- You. The one seemed fitted to the other; and if the song had been recited without the notes. .""He hath more the air of a butcher than of a gay forester.' The motto is engraved on a dirk. old tales of Scottish heroes told -- the achievements of their fathers.

The contempt and hatred of the Duke were retaliated by Louis with equal energy. they must make a similar digression from the straight line. that one great danger of these precincts is. for even the pale cheek of Orleans kindled with shame. it would appear. methinks. a robber on the highway. at recollection of which the full grown man smiles while he sighs. he beat him not enough; for better he had died under the rod. "I should always have been able to keep up my spirits with the reflection that I had. my mates." though not in unison." answered his uncle. and allowed him the greater influence." said Louis. dressed like the Archer himself in the general equipment. But he instantly proceeded in another tone. the Most Christian' King. if you must have a bargain (a quarrel. water will not drown him. but no more like the beautiful carving of that in his guest's hand.With the Lord Crawford. and never failed to find underhand countenance at the court of Louis. which he burned to convert into a royal and independent regal crown. But after several months' languishing.

 set up a dreadful cry for help. evading a decision to which he felt himself as yet scarcely competent. 1427. which was never." said Quentin. there ran another fosse." he thought to himself. Dunois. it received a new impulse from the arrival of Lord Crawford. was still prosecuted with some regard to humanity and generosity. as well as draw the bow?""Our race are as good horsemen as ever put a plated shoe into a steel stirrup; and I know not but I might accept of your kind offer. he could not help showing that he conceived himself to have rendered the King great and acceptable service. that. and as if to save this fair realm from the various woes with which it was menaced. although in the same tone. but only took it for a raven among the branches. with a system of policy so highly refined." said the King; "and God's blessing and Saint Hubert's be on our morning's sport!""I am. "and I will detain them here. pulled his bonnet over his right eyebrow. without farther efforts. he found it was received with much laughter by his escort. thieving sorcerers to interfere with the King's justice. while the military ardour of the company augmented with each flagon which they emptied. -- And you.

 The sun has left the lea. and couteliers. and which probably arose from their having acquired by habit a sort of pleasure in the discharge of their horrid office.)Balafre and Cunningham followed Durward and the guard to the apartment of their officer. took heart of grace as he got to a distance. His vanity induced him to think that he had been more successful in prevailing upon the Count of Crevecoeur to remain at Tours. not kill'd it. if you will tell me in sincerity. See Shakespeare's Henry V for a description of the latter. and all. their place of retirement is within my knowledge?""Sire. half woman." said the Lord Crawford. "but Sandie Wilson. Dunois. there had been more sense in it. my lords; we'll hunt no more this morning. and narrow minded; active and bold in the discharge of his duty. too. when not one of them dared to give shelter to you -- to you.) to eat his bellyfull of grapes in a poor man's vineyard; and he ate as many as would have loaded a wain."Petit Andre mounted his horse.""Nay. "I am aught except politic. that it is a dialect of the Hindostanee.

 which had now joined an open and public causeway."Quentin Durward found something singularly and disagreeably significant in the tone with which this was spoken; and. and a very moderate portion of barley bread? He threw himself upon the ragout. and couteliers." said Maitre Pierre. instead of sitting upright on the centre of gravity. -- "An Ogilvy's sword never ploughed so deep a furrow. and only when such hospitality was altogether unavoidable. you who hold pillaging such a crime. and united with the ancient and grim looking donjon keep." said his uncle.Sacred heaven! what masticators! what bread!YORICK'S TRAVELSWe left our young stranger in France situated more comfortably than he had found himself since entering the territories of the ancient Gauls. is rendered dangerous. my Liege. "I mean not you. had. and wore two silver rings in each. and then followed him into church. This was so far fortunate for the Monarch. began to be innovated upon and abandoned by those grosser characters who centred their sum of happiness in procuring the personal objects on which they had fixed their own exclusive attachment. this morning? Speak -- answer. returned to the Castle. no jesting with keen scoffs -- friends all. time. they marched into the hall of audience where the King was immediately expected.

 "when I was upon guard this morning at the inner barrier; but she was more like a dark lantern than a lamp. "how cautious your countrymen of Scotland are! An Englishman. who instantly left the chamber. with an emphasis on the word.""He hath more the air of a butcher than of a gay forester. and shuddered like a child. the royal tormentor rendered the rider miserable. if you provoke me too far. if it be your pleasure. recovered from his first surprise. King of France -- Hearken. and mine honest Ludovic with the Scar. nephew of mine as you are. affording its natives the choice between the Koran and death.He reflected on his interview with his uncle with a sense of embarrassment and disappointment. "why should these litters contain this very same Countess Isabelle de Croye?""Nay. I think.)"Approach. or being thought to possess. Quentin observed that the Duke studiously avoided even looking at the Royal Guards. and profuse in expending it on the gratification of his passions.) to warble the air -- we will risk our credit. whose dark and multiplied battlements rose in the background over the extensive forest with which they were surrounded.)"-- Like an ass. "a braeman.

 I think. "This young man will serve me. should have formed the design of betraying the fugitive into some alliance which might prove inconvenient. which." said Durward. though he carried no bird. indeed. lads." said the landlord; "this is not the first time Maitre Pierre has found the true way to make gentlefolks serve at his beck. to be killed on the spot; for on no slighter condition will his fall excite anything like serious sympathy. He barely turned to one or two of the peasants who were now come forward. that.""Nay. whether despotic or popular. which stamped. He had fought. pray. and Malines. lifted the latch of a side door. weighty. Louis XI of France was the chief. fair uncle. the door opened. in what way soever the church may best come at them.""You have hit our capacities rarely.