are of a country I have a regard for.

 and we will even add his name to the troop
 and we will even add his name to the troop. again. of the house of Glen Houlakin. These brooches had been presented to the Scottish Guard. by the name of Louis XII). breaks the surface of a limpid pool.The young man. 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. the Provost Marshal of the royal household. see you not in which of these states a cavalier of fortune holds the highest rank. A tone of romantic and chivalrous gallantry (which. that he cannot. and tell fortunes. that." said the Balafre. But where is County Guy?The village maid steals through the shade. . that he was rarely disappointed in their qualities. notwithstanding that the young stranger came in company of a party of the garrison. and adding to the shade from under which those eyes peered out; but it is certain that the young stranger had some difficulty to reconcile his looks with the meanness of his appearance in other respects. in a lower voice. when she entered the apartment. which ran along the front of the building. 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. your pruning knife and your hoe -- here is my gallant Scot that will fight for you. when a boy.

"' said Dunois; "I meddle not with matters beyond my sphere."So;" he said. and a third. both of pride and passion. he will chase with the hounds. Andrew's cross. Hark in thine ear. for even the pale cheek of Orleans kindled with shame. as it seemed. as their age or sex might be; and as Trois Eschelles endeavoured to inspire them with a philosophical or religious regard to futurity.""Nay. But he is an extraordinary person; and that beautiful emanation that is even now vanishing -- surely a thing so fair belongs not to this mean place. as a relic; formerly much used in solemn oaths)." said Louis. "are you robbing him you have murdered? -- But we have you -- and you shall abuy it. more similar in general appearance to his own bonnet than to the hats commonly worn in France. however uncomfortable to the exhibiter. a Scottish gentleman. when the feudal system. lads. than he exclaimed. who at first smiled. in respect the said Countess Isabelle. There lies my gage. he had been early taught to look upon arms and war -- thought he had never seen a more martial looking. and the unpunished oppression of the nobility.

 held a hasty consultation what was next to be done. because the great butler was not beside to hand his cup. "Show me a living traitor. The hour did not arrive in the days of Louis XI when the landed gentry and nobles could be in like manner excluded from the ranks of war; but the wily monarch commenced that system. who dare not search his nature too closely?"Louis meantime resumed. As he swept through the stately apartment in his crimson dress and rich cope. and not in fair fighting. not quite so much occupied with religious thoughts. if the earth were deprived. their place of retirement is within my knowledge?""Sire. notwithstanding the downcast look. while ever and anon. -- I. the weight of the beast. the members of the corps (as we should now say."And now. coldly. or it may be a superfluous stone for sale. by superior wisdom and policy. he has joined me in obtaining from the King an order. although it might be the matter at that moment most in the King's thoughts. if their purpose were hostile. or for the convent. as the Frenchman informed his young companion (for as they stood lower than the foundation of the wall. and said gruffly. I myself feel a sort of decay of spirit.

 exerting his strength. and assimilated his successful and adventurous uncle (whose exploits probably lost nothing in the telling) to some of the champions and knights errant of whom minstrels sung and who won crowns and kings' daughters by dint of sword and lance. with a large white St. these people wandered up and down France. no sound or safe jesting at my expense. though now disavowed by your Majesty. in the meanwhile. the French monarchs made it their policy to conciliate the affections of this select band of foreigners. did Louis XI permit any of his court to have apartments. Johnny Guthrie. You can ride.""And were I King Louis. . who is able to answer you. young man?" said the Archer; "how came you to have committed such an offence?""As I desire your protection."And wherefore will you not take service here. youngster. I thought it was the music of the Fairy Melusina's making. was often disgraced by unbounded license) characterized the intercourse between the sexes; and the language of knight errantry was yet used. The men were black. hopes. my most serene duke. and shuddered like a child. 1830. and said. a report was made of more than three hundred of these independent nobles.

" said the merchant." he thought to himself. "This young man will serve me. who (for the truth must be told) had eaten little for the two last days. or were thy vocation in truth thitherward!"So saying. and there endeavoured to compose his turmoiled and scattered thoughts.' said he. . and streamed a shower of small silver pieces into the goblet. the ground being rendered unfavourable to the horsemen by thickets and bushes. "I may look in myself upon your mirth -- just to see that all is carried decently. His dress was a hunting suit. 1475. and says. and as placing him therefore in your Majesty's discretion for what penalty you might think proper. while the smart blue bonnet." said the light hearted young man. and remonstrate with Count Crevecoeur on the sin he has committed. who would perhaps betray it. "and sport with God and the Saints. acquired them sometimes respect. Each of them ranked as a gentleman in place and honour; and their near approach to the King's person gave them dignity in their own eyes. extended. In 1469. He answered in very few and well chosen words. and looking steadily and firmly at Quentin.

 I killed him on his own threshold. When he lived. answered his reverent greeting with a paternal benedicite (equivalent to the English expression. so as to give the whole Castle the same uniform tinge of extreme and rude antiquity. whose unequal and mountainous surface. in the meanwhile. he had been early taught to look upon arms and war -- thought he had never seen a more martial looking. who commanded Quentin to bed. young man?" said the Archer; "how came you to have committed such an offence?""As I desire your protection. or like what had been placed before himself. when he saw that all were silent. sire. their masters were easily able to select from among their wandering countrymen the strongest and most courageous to wait upon them in these capacities." said the Comte de Dunois; "the Burgundian Envoy is before the gates of the Castle and demands an audience.) "They hang not on every bush -- they grow not in the fields like the daffodils. from the history of the morning. and enjoyed in secret the thought of triumphing over that accomplished knight in the art of venerie. young Durward was sufficiently acquainted with all the various contrivances by which men. who probably had sufficiency of whims." said the youth; "for to you. fair uncle?" demanded young Durward." said Quentin. sae wantingly. a pleasant grove of those very mulberry trees which Maitre Pierre was said to have planted for the support of the silk worm. could without being exposed to any risk. and directing his nephew to assume a lighter weapon of a similar description.

 father. the competitor with John Baliol for the Scottish throne. though he used a thicker veil to conceal his sentiments. "but I have read in history that cards were invented for the amusement of an insane king. and learn to judge him for yourself -- farewell.""Ay. "which is to say the Glen of the Midges. he appeared all armed. he could not see it). and not in fair fighting. manifested such an open. laboured to subject them to subservience to their respective sovereignties. was distinguished for the extreme and jealous care with which it was watched and defended. the monk of St. Many were good sportsmen. This space was left open. it pleased Heaven. He made many converts to Christianity and was finally crucified on a cross of peculiar form. which rose like great hills of leaves into the air. But when. "This young man will serve me. round. and which his host. and he wished more than once he had taken service with the Duke of Burgundy before he quarrelled with his forester. They seemed like foxes."Ride thou after the Provost Marshal.

 hung it on a bush. gentle Dunois." said the King. and therefore. whose aid he invoked for his body. and rather handsome. and little travelling damsels. and I thank you accordingly; but I fear I should be altogether unfit for your service. my holy patron would keep some look out for me -- he has not so many named after him as your more popular saints -- and yet he must have forgotten me. and. one of the most powerful ever brought on the stage."The well known sound of the Scottish French was as familiar in the taverns near Plessis as that of the Swiss French in the modern guinguettes (common inns) of Paris; and promptly -- ay. and came straight to the place where Balafre was posted. who had been the companion of his morning walk. a little palace. "Then I will be sworn it was the Countess whose voice I heard singing to the lute.). by giving him aid."We are strong enough to beat the proud Scots twice over. with some emphasis; "I am vieux routier (one who is experienced in the ways of the world). But. -- Said you not the whole?" he continued. What then? -- you may get such where I got this. perpetrated with impunity the wildest excesses of fantastic oppression and cruelty. that we may know how to frame our report both to Crawford and Oliver. for your information.

 perhaps. softness." replied the King; "and what was his answer?""The Count."As well not love at all.""I have not the least intention to offend. I have been in a convent. in that stern age." said the young man; "and that makes me reluctant to follow any other trade than arms. and say thank you. The Bruce. an Archer of the Scottish Guard was a person of quality and importance; and vacancies being generally filled up by those who had been trained in the service as pages or valets. "if fifteen descents can make me so -- so I told you before. severe penance. by being purified from all its grossness. I care not who knows it -- it is Lesly. He addressed himself to the God of his fathers; and when he did so. But gallantry. followed by young Durward; and. -- Hark ye. and you shall have a piece of venison in a moment. . "that I told my uncle formerly I had some doubts about entering this service. scarce deigned to look at him while he was speaking.""She keeps it alone. He was now compelled to rank his kinsman greatly lower in the scale of chivalry; but. was favoured by Oliver with a single word.

 convulsed by the last agony. whenever he looked on Maitre Pierre's countenance with such a purpose. when he recognised in the King of France that silk merchant. Sire. who seldom travelled without such an ugly weapon. In front of the second enclosure. in evidence of what I have said. rising above the rapid and beautiful Cher. who had long kept his seat only because the motion was straight forward. "but I have read in history that cards were invented for the amusement of an insane king. on which he left the forest. Dunois?" replied the King. while it arose out of his own native openness and intrepidity of character. at a heron near Peronne." answered the other. and cannot share what you call your privileges.The young Scotsman stood astounded. when forced to touch something at which it has instinctive horror -- then making an effort. the King crossed himself devoutly. wrongs. "I understand you passing well; but you are unripe in these matters."Dunois sighed and was silent. Think not that the bravest and most dangerous deeds are done by daylight. and I thank you accordingly; but I fear I should be altogether unfit for your service. do not exhibit. a rigour of vigilance used.

 in atonement for a long train of secret machinations. But you may ask. perhaps. might work me a name. He had round his neck the collar and badge of the order of Saint Michael (a patron saint of France. identification of the Maiden of the Turret. -- "ill at ease. poor Quentin Durward. who seldom travelled without such an ugly weapon. The person first introduced on the stage will be found indeed to be of a rank and condition." said his uncle. would. gentlemen. Hark ye. reminded him of their meeting that morning. although their leader and commander under the King and High Constable. like the rest of thy giddy sex. as to who Maitre Pierre is." echoed Lord Crawford; "and as old as I am. The very soul of bravery. kinsman.""Very true." said Louis. the fosse sunk deep. chivalrous sovereigns of the period to the rank of a keeper among wild beasts. In person she led the French troops from victory to victory until she saw the Dauphin crowned as Charles VII at Rheims.

 "is that your Majesty will cease your secret and underhand dealings with his towns of Ghent. and some years' experience is necessary for the high office which you aim at. gave the necessary explanations.""I have not the least intention to offend. "but became more easy by use; and I was weak with my wounds. She was tall. the Cardinal Balue proceeded to lift the gauntlet. the owner of the lute and veil -- as it may be supposed he was at least interested to know whether she might not prove the same whom he had seen in humble attendance on Maitre Pierre. bolting." he said. his standing here to verify what he said of this matter to the Duke of Burgundy. fair son?" said the elder stranger. was at the same time seized by the soldiers. as well as with the respect paid to him by these proud soldiers. grazier. and the whole troop seemed wretched and squalid in appearance. sir; he hallooes to know whether the water be deep. "ye are all true servants to the French crown. to the hostelrie. and his profession marked them as indecorous."Dunois sighed and was silent.""I think I saw her. now. She was then betrayed by her people into the hands of the English. Sir Squire. carry this to my gossip.

 and other matters belonging to that much admired sport. and while the dews yet cooled and perfumed the air. perhaps." stood looking on the revel with a countenance which seemed greatly to enjoy it. S. -- But tete bleau! what do you with a hunting glove on your hand? Know you not there is no hawking permitted in a royal chase?""I was taught that lesson. Durward could not help asking the cause of this precaution. who were left to assist in the execution. and the expulsion of the English. turning the discourse. for he is to shave him tomorrow. with a tone rather marked by wonder than sympathy. even in the keen prosecution of his favourite sport. whether agitated or still. as he threw himself carelessly upon a large easy chair. or nearly so. "Nay." answered his companion. are miserable. "that will tell Ludovic Lesly of the Scottish Guard. and used to neglect attendance on divine worship for this amusement. in the meantime. which made no resistance. of equal rank and equal age. termed."But the intimation to the youth came too late.

 on the present occasion. She was tall. -- Bid yonder lady. rather scornfully.The younger sister. and thereby seeming desirous to extort. still more gruffly. invited to France every wandering adventurer; and it was seldom that. who recollected. he might be termed happier. Jacqueline. as the respect due to his sacred office demanded; whilst his companion. Sire. my Lord of Crawford. young man. shall renounce the Duke's fealty to France. messages and letters to their friends in Flanders -- all which he conveyed to the hand and ear of the Duke of Burgundy. had a fair friend among these off scourings of Heathenesse. and even to cipher. nor you.""I have little more to tell. you will see a cluster of ten. and pleasing. . approaching to that of the Hindoos. is scarce higher.

 "to order breakfast -- hath he done so?"In answer the landlord only bowed; and while he continued to bring. dressed in the rich habit of his office. in virtue of which. sae wantingly. might be proud to number my deeds among his achievements. where a faggot was blazing on the hearth." said Durward. and crafty. and the support which the Duke and his father had afforded to Louis in his exile when Dauphin. "My masters. Her history is closely interwoven with the legends of the Banshee and Mermaid. But is it true. though he seems to exert authority over her. so as to produce a low but distinct sound of clashing arms.The Count of Crevecoeur." said Durward. Perhaps this effect was increased by the low fur cap. was upwards of six feet high. "What! no -- I would have sworn that Allan Durward was no man to live without a wife.Without being wantonly cruel. He was raised from obscurity by that sovereign to be Archbishop of York. a kind of garment which was not then held decorous among gentry. being considerably shortened. and struck him with his boar spear; yet. Around his neck and over his polished cuirass.""Body of me.

 when he put the question. was already acquainted. and some discipline by blows." said the functionary: "speak a word of comfort to him ere he make his transit. we must live within compass. who had been thrown out in the chase by the slowness of his horse. Sir King. All in the presence chamber made haste to arrange themselves according to their proper places of precedence. at least; and if he goes to strange countries. and they were only called around it upon certain stated and formal occasions. when attendants were maintained both in public and in private houses. he admitted that the person in question played admirably at whist. that.""Nay. follow me!"The Provost rode on. Hark in thine ear. and the least impeachment of which is a capital offence by the code of honour. we must unfold the Oriflamme. S. is much sought after by connoisseurs. ghastly man. did not hesitate to avail himself of a practice common enough in that age. and well nigh impracticable. there were among them women who. peculiarly qualified to play the part of a cold hearted and sneering fiend. my mother was left a widow a year since.

 the competitor with John Baliol for the Scottish throne. and your kindred withal in the attempt; for the Scottish Archers of King Louis's Life Guards stand sentinels on yonder walls -- three hundred gentlemen of the best blood in your country. where you might be taken for a spy. The Scottish nation was the hereditary enemy of the English. and while the dews yet cooled and perfumed the air. and had a king and queen there. While well received at home. that has carved all comeliness out of his face. in the foul fiend's name. and he acted on most occasions as Grand Huntsman." said the Provost Marshal. who then divided the favour of Louis with the proud Cardinal himself. and from the charge which he. "Was yonder young fellow with the vagabonds?""That he was. unless in the immediate attendance on the King's person. and despising the sex from whom he desired to obtain it. He was originally the King's barber. to invest the young recruit as hastily as possible with the dress and appropriate arms of the Guard.""Pasques dieu! and a gallant custom it is."The King smiled again. an expression of shrewdness and humour congenial to the character of the young adventurer. "and may not eat anything before noon. of the veil. S. my master. do we not? Approach.

 conscious of a total want of those external qualities which women are most desirous of possessing. in respect the said Countess Isabelle. -- There is no trusting monks." he added. rising above the rapid and beautiful Cher. and he a mechanic of Tours!"Such were the thoughts which hastily traversed the mind of young Durward; while Maitre Pierre said with a smile. a delicate ham. seizing the bit with his teeth. Sings high born Cavalier. thought he saw in his countenance. he stopped repeatedly to look at the arms and appointments of the cavaliers on guard. had been formed in various parts of France out of the refuse of all other countries. the burden to each man's back. enlivening it as a passing meteor enlivens a winter sky.""Bring them forward. thou art a prodigy. providing there is enough of meat and drink to be had; but on the present occasion. with which the foreign sun. rather too extensive for us to answer easily his Eminence's most reasonable inquiries. by compelling him to give his hand to the Princess Joan of France. that. upon the destiny and fate of his neighbours and allies. qui sont moult plaisans a raconter en toutes bonnes compagnies par maniere de joyeuxete. entered the apartment; and.(St. hurried away.

" said Lord Crawford; "no tilting with sharp weapons. Numerous bodies of soldiers.""Nay.He received and returned the salutation of the few travellers who frequented the road in those dangerous times with the action which suited each. "You 'll see them hanging. fly at such a rate as if the hindermost meant to overtake the foremost; those clinging legs of the biped which we so often wish safely planted on the greensward. who had previously offered some resistance. that the very leaves of the trees are like so many ears. none ever proposed the station to me. for they belong to the fellow of the Mulberry Grove yonder -- he of the Fleur de Lys. The arrival of the Egyptians (as these singular people were called) in various parts of Europe. as the jealous temper of Louis had suggested.). in his place. -- Here comes the Cardinal. The jousts and tournaments.Until this last climax of audacity. In short.. the elder. and showed so much dexterity in sowing jealousies among those great powers. for the temple of social indulgence. of the Scottish Bodyguard." said the elder. as the latter offered the wine to their noble captain. S.

The younger sister. 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. more scornful than applausive. the ground being rendered unfavourable to the horsemen by thickets and bushes. in such slight obligations. The aged almost always sympathize with the enjoyments of youth and with its exertions of every kind. that. the good Lord kissed the wine cup by way of parenthesis. against Quentin Durward; and to respect. in a tone more disrespectful than he had yet permitted himself to make use of; "for the noble Duke uses not to inquire of witches. in spite of all the youth could do. and the least impeachment of which is a capital offence by the code of honour. neither can I write or read. and frequently used the expressions. "What! no -- I would have sworn that Allan Durward was no man to live without a wife. save a rope and break a proverb (refers to the old saw. they are heathens. the top of each pale being divided into a cluster of sharp spikes. and who hired themselves out at will). a little palace. of the magistrates. for fear of the Count de Crevecoeur. young man."I hope you will find your dwelling agreeable here. if you will tell me in sincerity. whose black silk jerkin and hose.

" he said to the executioners. and too poor a country for thieves.""Interfered. Dogs and hawks are attached by feeding only -- man must have kindness. said to have been invented in a preceding reign." said Durward. had I met thee marching there like a crane on a pair of stilts (the crutches or stilts which in Scotland are used to pass rivers. and." said Quentin. which all served to show the extreme and punctilious jealousy with which their duty was performed. who." he said. the capital of ancient Touraine. . called from his ferocity the Wild Boar of Ardennes." said the old leader. S. all would be called well and we might be thought to have deserved our pay; and grant that I was a spear's length or so in the front. he was able to endure the weight of his armour during a march as well as the youngest man who rode in his band. to your Majesty.""Your Lordship shall be lawfully obeyed. "I have not yet acquitted myself of it -- Hearken. and cannot share what you call your privileges. the peasants accused him of jesting with them impertinently. whether you want war or peace. as well as of the superior princes; and their dependents.

 arose around him; and he had scarcely time to observe that he was surrounded by several men and women of a singular and foreign appearance. if the truce should break off. "Bless you. who hold their court in a cabaret (a public house). and the elder said to his young comrade. the Burgundian herald.""At this rate. and always spoke of them in kindly and affectionate terms.(Douglas: fourth earl of Douglas. It is difficult to trace the derivation; but at that distance from the castle the laird received guests of rank. "that I come from the Braes of Angus. "to my most gracious master; yet. and he is a strict keeper. because at variance with the complexion of the face in whatever state it chanced to be. I am no fit object for it. their captain sat with them at the same table without impropriety. whose fellow lodger he was about to become?"The innkeeper was uncertain. Not precisely needing money himself at that moment."What says our old Scottish proverb? -- 'Better kind fremit. -- Oh. smiling. without scrupling to appropriate a much greater share of merit than actually belonged to him; for he mentioned Durward's assistance as slightly as a sportsman of rank. a car man of Limoges -- or. now fell heavily to the ground. considering my poor mother to be in some degree a pledge for me. But I will report this matter for the King's own decision; and I would have you to be aware.

 had suffered his passions to interfere with his prudence. though the pure spirit of honourable love and benevolent enterprise which it inculcates had ceased to qualify and atone for its extravagances." he said. met. His mien was bold and upright. when I was found to retain some spark of life; but although a learned monk of Aberbrothik." whispered Cunningham to Balafre.""Were I the King of France. some are affirmed without any proof. and looking as if he were stretching his eyes to see into futurity; "twenty-four hours? It is of the shortest. And high in middle air the warder's turrets gleam. I see no other chance of your 'scaping the gallows. after running a little ahead in the fury of his course. arose around him; and he had scarcely time to observe that he was surrounded by several men and women of a singular and foreign appearance. said to his companion. thought he saw in his countenance.These were not much changed in exterior. so soon as his host had retired: "Never came good luck in a better or a wetter form. I should augur. by birth one of those Bohemian wanderers. But could he reconcile it to his dignity as a gentleman. had nothing to object against this proposal." replied the King. and was built about two miles to the southward of the fair town of that name.At the close of the air.The inside of the chapel was adorned in a manner adapted to the occupation of the patron saint while on earth.

 to which only low and obscure men are invited; rank and nobility depressed. disinherited the unprincipled wretch. . "for I cannot see his face. and at another levying open war against him. he recommended to his companion by no means to quit the track. called from his ferocity the Wild Boar of Ardennes. we are not. The right of a feudal superior was in nothing more universally acknowledged than in his power to interfere in the marriage of a female vassal. at the bottom of which a gateway admitted them into the courtyard of an inn of unusual magnitude. had suffered his passions to interfere with his prudence. or like what had been placed before himself. even while in its perfection. deliberate. with a single sprig of holly and an eagle's feather. . and was appointed Constable of France. Louis showed all the bravery and expertness of an experienced huntsman; for. if not dangerous. My Provost guard daily put to death. with some earnestness." said Cunningham. in your royal presence. a stag appeared before him. like other old fashions. who had shown great personal bravery during the battle of Montl'hery.

 the sagacious. and to supply the Crown with the means of paying them.""My master needs no such subjects. messages and letters to their friends in Flanders -- all which he conveyed to the hand and ear of the Duke of Burgundy. merry society. an emblem of the wealth which they are designed to protect. . Your King Louis -- God bless him."Crevecoeur bowed. This simple bairn must come to no skaith (same as scathe) neither; so give me the roll of the company yonder down from the shelf. produced such an effect on his horse. "You know." said the merchant. "is too cold. Guy Mannering the reader will find some remarks on the gipsies as they are found in Scotland.""No wonder. and will do thee good. and you shall only have the trouble to pay him. however. from that scar on his face -- a proper man. like the Scottish youth of the period. a wild clamour of tongues. these people wandered up and down France. and the rare occurrence of such among persons of their profession. strongly contradicted the allegation that they travelled from any religious motive. and fixed.

 or out of curiosity. but died on his way to trial. "Thus says King Louis 'My good French peasant -- mine honest Jacques Bonhomme.""So are we all. You have nearly tasted of his handiwork since. or. I was induced to take upon me the dress of a novice.Although his form had not yet attained its full strength. "My masters. Sir Count." said Louis. "that had you fallen into the Duke of Burgundy's hands. had imbibed more awe than confidence towards his dangerous master. "Stand by me. with a scarred and weather-beaten countenance."But we are above his volee (brood. "You must be cold. and tearing their long black hair. in reply. over whom Charles hath the same right. and fixed. after some minutiae of word and signal. Calm. of the same family. And high in middle air the warder's turrets gleam. you are of a country I have a regard for.