as not to yield to the slightest. on this occasion.

 and that of his neighbour
 and that of his neighbour." answered the Count. These woodlands comprised a noble chase. Jacqueline. surrounded the walls. Quentin observed that the Duke studiously avoided even looking at the Royal Guards. The mainspring of the plot is that which all who know the least of the feudal system can easily understand. "I understand you passing well; but you are unripe in these matters."This was done with a touch of the Archer's weapon. Count of Saint Paul." he said. or which they had taken from the enemies' ranks. About two miles onward lies the fine city of Tours. I think you had better become a captain yourself; for where will one so wise find a chieftain fit to command him?""You laugh at me. or else charging at the head of his troops like Charlemagne in the romaunts. as it necessitated much study of maps. and the summons of the great bell of Saint Martin of Tours had broken off their conference rather suddenly. They practised working in iron. in supposing that this want of attention to his probable necessities was owing to avarice.)The manner in which Quentin Durward had been educated was not of a kind to soften the heart. and some jugglers. they marched into the hall of audience where the King was immediately expected. Namur. I doubt not. and especially you. as if they were desirous to get as soon as possible out of his reach. 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.(St.

 which last most of them disposed of with military profusion in supporting their supposed rank. for even the pale cheek of Orleans kindled with shame. death. or perhaps a too curious eye -- nay.""Weel said. were unadorned by any ornament. I act more mildly than perhaps my duty warrants. to show Louis XI that no enemy can be so dangerous as an offended friend and confidant. it was with the look of angry defiance which the bear casts upon the hunter whose spear has wounded him. 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. The aged almost always sympathize with the enjoyments of youth and with its exertions of every kind. He. . the short violet coloured gown of the Cardinal." said the Frenchman to the Scot. as the animals in the fable are supposed to have approached and left the den of the lion. and say thank you."While they spoke thus. nor you. 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. with gallant horses and noble dogs. as we say.). . But a worse danger was the increasing power of the Duke of Burgundy. he filled him a brimful cup.Still the King of France was surrounded by doubt and danger. .

 they made war on their own account. the Archers. will be amply satisfied. "Saint Martin! (patron saint of Tours. laboured secretly with the other to aid and encourage the large trading towns of Flanders to rebel against the Duke of Burgundy. dressed in the rich habit of his office. my Lord. "are you robbing him you have murdered? -- But we have you -- and you shall abuy it. afterwards indifferently requited. He says: "The faults of Charles were sufficiently glaring.These were not much changed in exterior. Durward could not help asking the cause of this precaution. "Surely. if he fixed on that of the Constable Saint Paul; for to one of those powers. they marched into the hall of audience where the King was immediately expected. and ran lightly up the rising ground. as well as this brawling Envoy. something which prevented the young man from asserting the superiority over the merchant which he conceived himself to possess. I shall have in thee one of the handsomest and best esquires in the Guard. sir. smiling. which assuredly was more than half full of silver pieces to the number of several scores. entered the stream without farther hesitation than the delay necessary to take off his buskins. the hour is nigh. and nothing securing him from an instant and perilous fall save the depth of the saddle." said the King; "I forgive thy sauciness for thy spirit and shrewdness. "this young fellow belongs not to you. which.

 with pain.""He is my nephew."Louis. Louis had given evidence of his vices rather than of his talents. . the Archers. Old Scottish songs were sung.This Scottish nobleman was one of the last relics of the gallant band of Scottish lords and knights who had so long and so truly served Charles VI in those bloody wars which decided the independence of the French crown. . having fled from the scene of their machinations. since you like your present meal so well." answered Louis jestingly. it might well be supposed. 't is a sagacious and most politic monarch!"His nephew paused. the second enclosure rising higher than the first. which. walked straight to the place where he was posted. though naturally proud and haughty. subjected them to doubt and execration.On a slight eminence. But I was regularly dismissed. "I should be as well contented as thyself. "You and I will walk leisurely forward together. who now put himself forward as the head of the other party. and help your blunder. with gallant horses and noble dogs. who at first shrunk from him in horror."Young man.

He was by nature vindictive and cruel. by distribution of food."I hope you will find your dwelling agreeable here. for a time."With these words he left the apartment. but without any of that important and consequential demeanour which marked the full blown dignity of the churchman. and consider his future motions. however. which mode of swearing he really accounted obligatory. good humouredly. with an emphasis on the word. or will not acknowledge willingly. whose reputation. from Amaury Bras de fer. without exciting the disgust and horror with which they would have been rejected at an early period. no jesting with keen scoffs -- friends all.Author's IntroductionThe scene of this romance is laid in the fifteenth century. but acknowledging few objects beyond it." said the elder personage; "it may. in such slight obligations. as you may see. therefore. bear to a broad arrow. more than ten years younger than his companion. 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. but whose manners showed they were called into a sphere for which their previous education and habits had qualified them but indifferently. who was in attendance. I am no fit object for it.

 And yet there mixed with these feuds a spirit of rude chivalry. Kirk. on the contrary. But the water was not alone. he was of a gentle. "Are you going to raise the devil. 'Ha! gut getroffen (well struck)! a good lance -- a brave Scot -- give him a florin to drink our health;' but neither rank.""To speak more plainly. I must proceed on the rounds. with more respect than perhaps he would have shown to Louis himself. offended at this breach of the decorum of his office. kneeled on one knee to receive the holy man's blessing. to any other consideration. Paris. give cause to the effusion of Christian blood. or any other peculiarity of costume -- and let the scene of action be a race course. even in those dangerous times.""I saw those who aided his Eminence but an instant. and feast like abbots. and even without approaching the principal entrance. and he wished more than once he had taken service with the Duke of Burgundy before he quarrelled with his forester." said his uncle. So that. he asked whether he could be accommodated with an apartment at this place for a day. nephew of mine as you are. by whispering a single word in their ear; and at the same time muttering something of the duties of his place. and which was derived from the combination of fearless frankness and good humour. gossip.

 courageous. "where merchants and mechanics exercise the manners and munificence of nobles. which latter attribute was much increased by a large and ghastly scar. . -- Yet." said Quentin. asked what news from Scotland. advanced on foot against the furious animal. who had in his own person fought thirty battles. but no more like the beautiful carving of that in his guest's hand. having traded in Scotland in my time -- an honest poor set of folks they are; and. and ten men. the various articles of a comfortable meal. and which probably arose from their having acquired by habit a sort of pleasure in the discharge of their horrid office. and jackmen as we should call them in Scotland. which could be the part neither of honest men nor of good Christians. "the good Father Peter used often to teach me there might be much danger in deeds by which little glory was acquired. Some male or female flatterer had. if once we come to fight for honour and ladies' love. the son of that celebrated Dunois. for here comes the Provost Marshal; we shall presently see how he will relish having his work taken out of his hand before it is finished. when the original boar turned to bay in a marshy piece of ground. vindictive wretch!" answered Quentin. and a girl rather above than under fifteen years old. As he swept through the stately apartment in his crimson dress and rich cope." said the light hearted young man." said his uncle. indifferent to human life and human suffering; he was profoundly ignorant.

 he stepped towards the little window. The genius of the Duke was entirely different.I will converse with unrespective boys And iron witted fools. "you might meet your match. . at the crupper and pommel of his saddle. from my elder. and imputed to the faintness of his courage that he sought by leagues. crooked sabre." though it need not be said that the lesser chroniclers received due attention. a plague with which Heaven often afflicts those who refuse to listen to the dictates of religion. were frank. as the animals in the fable are supposed to have approached and left the den of the lion." answered Lesly; and raising his voice. which. "I have heard of robbers. not from his master. amongst whom was his uncle. the monk of St. and call on him to mark. his hair black. and the like."So saying. Louis XI of France was the chief. and showed so much dexterity in sowing jealousies among those great powers. and under it a miserable rocket; . expended in rude but magnificent display the wealth which they extorted from the people. interrupting him; "and since thy sole errand here seems to be for the purpose of insult.

 and that. as the difference betwixt the crafty and politic Louis and the headlong and rash Henry VIII of England would permit. and sing.The Cardinal spoke an Amen. and you. in unusually good order. and an arm to protect her. and the mass of their crowded population. had the mortification to see that the last sparks of life were extinguished. "This Maitre Pierre tells me he is a merchant. and that I reckoned on for bringing me into some note. or. who is a base Italian cullion! -- And now. She was tall. or like what had been placed before himself. a valet."Lesly. offended at this breach of the decorum of his office."Hold. Louis caused the two last words to be omitted. To dismount. that we could be much farther forward than the Duke and all his brave nobles of his own land? If we were not up with them. Louis XI. by my father's hand!" said the youth. -- Balafre. Andrew's cross of embroidered silver bisecting it both before and behind; his knees and legs were protected by hose of mail and shoes of steel; a broad. had taught him to start with the dawn; and he did on his clothes gaily. and of her relation and guardian the Countess Hameline.

 I have now to say that they are entirely removed. dear uncle. as love a Bohemian woman of Heathenesse. I should have liked the service of the French King full well; only.Coming from a country alike desolated by foreign war and internal feuds -- a country. . and loading him with their ceremonious attentions. who then divided the favour of Louis with the proud Cardinal himself. "Give me a bow and a brace of shafts. . but even by feet -- then wiped the sweat from his brow."While he was thus reflecting." said he. "I trust you will not be displeased with my kinswoman. "I mean not you. as old Angelo (a celebrated riding and fencing master at the beginning of the nineteenth century) used to recommend. . to tell thee my purpose. but that young men. he gradually gained some addition to his own regal authority. a plague with which Heaven often afflicts those who refuse to listen to the dictates of religion. returned to the charge again and again. She was pale. -- You. and some six more of our people."While he was thus reflecting. but for the encouragement of Louis himself. until it led them into a wood of tall trees.

 pulling him onward by the other. But it 's my belief. I will pay it! -- See you not yonder fair couple?"The King pointed to the unhappy Duke of Orleans and the Princess. all shall admit to be such. and here are my hand and my weapon; but when life is out." said Cunningham; "our own officers shall do us reason. in the rear of this gentleman. claimed the right of a free born Scotsman in a friendly and allied country. -- Hearken. If. look ye. with her guardian. hung his master's order of the Golden Fleece. He has. The lark. that he may enjoy the privileges. four or five Scottish Archers came as hastily up on the other. They were his poor honest fellows. to mount guard round an elderly man whom no one thinks of harming. and living within pale of holy church. were riding side by side. and ran lightly up the rising ground. dispatch." said Lindesay. who then divided the favour of Louis with the proud Cardinal himself. thieving sorcerers to interfere with the King's justice. my mates. who seemed of quality.

 because they loved better to hear the lark sing than the mouse squeak. by which he rose among the rude. and the ancient. he is a lost man -- the water is up. he is very reasonably desirous to know if these two ladies of Croye be actually in our territories. Quentin Durward was accommodated with his horse. and there were domestics of various degrees. and on this. bows. Oliver. had suffered his passions to interfere with his prudence." he said to the young man. to feed the silk worms. which he used as riding dress (having changed his long robes before he left the Castle). open. and took no notice whatever of the claim he preferred to prior acquaintance." he said to himself. my pricker. being a ward of the Duke. John of Balue. an early specimen of a monastic life. calculated for the accommodation of the nobles and suitors who had business at the neighbouring Castle. and ran lightly up the rising ground. is entitled Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles. and my two elder brothers. to which few assented. followed by two or three of his guards. without eating anything himself.

 and their reconciliations involve the fortunes of all who approach them; and it will be found. may lie leaguer within our dominions. Edward IV. and sing. returned to the Castle. "the scraper of chins hath no great love for the stretcher of throats. and who should be the wiser. scornfully. "but I am indifferent who knows that I am a cadet of Scotland; and that I come to seek my fortune in France. I trust I may see it flutter yet. in the language of the period. .This sudden apparition changed the measured wailing of the mourners into irregular shrieks of terror. He established churches and monasteries." said Balafre. that this King keeps a meagre Court here at his Castle of Plessis? No repair of nobles or courtiers.""I cannot guess whom you mean. in his broad national dialect. my Lord. where others find both. even though there hang on the one side of the casement a lute. In no other light can we regard his creating the Virgin Mary a countess and colonel of his guards. I see thy eye has fixed on the wine measure. as being often worn by those." said the Provost Tristan. She regularly returned. one of whom was termed coutelier. They were of Lower Egypt.

 rising above the trees. And. "make proclamation after me.The young Scot suddenly stopped. for which they received high pay. might be proud to number my deeds among his achievements. four silver hanaps of his own." said the old man at last. brutal. and never abandoning one likely to be successful. I act more mildly than perhaps my duty warrants.) I will find out that man. something sternly. that you should presume to interfere with the course of the King's justice. when the old leader proceeded to acquaint them that he had possessed Master Oliver with an account of what had passed that day. which it would be as much contrary to the Duke's interest as mine to interrupt; and that many Flemings have residence in my kingdom. . for a moment. not merely with an air of diminished displeasure. God wot. till our hand is a stronger one. and was."Justice of Peace.""Pasques dieu!" said his guide. which would not permit him to dedicate a few moments to business." said Balafre. men have called me. of which the elder took a draught.

 to the headlong impetuosity. and rather handsome. Louis had not a spark of that romantic valour. or of the more youthful and fiery nobles. there was mutual contempt and hatred betwixt them. and the harshness of his countenance was dignified by a glance like an eagle."By my halidome. and most frequently in demand? -- No. and pursued by the whole bitterness of your father's revenge. Andrew. saw the whole chase sweep by him without affording him assistance. Tristan l'Hermite. Duke of Burgundy and Lotharingia. because it doth ill to bear a charge about one in these perilous times. and various parts in adaptation of Scott." answered Quentin. threw water on the face. with any prince in Christendom. -- "Trois Eschelles and Petit Andre.Quentin bit his lip. "but Sandie Wilson. dropped on the inside. by superior wisdom and policy.""Nay. I am no fit object for it. recalled him to himself; but not a little was he astonished when the King. Campobasso. "where merchants and mechanics exercise the manners and munificence of nobles.

 gentlemen -- for Allegre. lost Cressy and Azincour (two famous victories in the Hundred Years' War gained over the French by the English." said the merchant." said the youth; "or -- hold; you. and returned to disburden my mind of the answer which I gave him but now.On the other hand. "This Burgundian's terms must have been hard of digestion. like Quentin. are duly set forth in the notes. now that they were known to be the property of an able and powerful monarch. damp fingers enclosed in his trembling hand. fair nephew. he suddenly shook off both the finishers of the law. who had by this time recovered his feet. or shirt of mail. . That sovereign was of a character so purely selfish -- so guiltless of entertaining any purpose unconnected with his ambition." said he. habitually wept over the follies of mankind)(Jean qui pleure. without taking notice of any one else. on the contrary. who is always a good friend to the Scottish Guard. the roads are filled with travellers on foot and horseback."'"I will convey your Majesty's answer." said the youth." said he."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.New as Quentin was to scenes of splendour.

 But such scraps of old poetry have always had a sort of fascination for us; and as the tune is lost for ever unless Bishop (Sir Henry Rowley. your pruning knife and your hoe -- here is my gallant Scot that will fight for you. as their age or sex might be; and as Trois Eschelles endeavoured to inspire them with a philosophical or religious regard to futurity.The younger sister. but appointed him a meeting for the evening in the Abbey of Saint Martin's at Tours. But. To complete the picture. he appeared all armed." he said. "perhaps you are yourself such a gallant!""I should sin if I were to boast where there is no danger. Quentin."The young Scotsman felt somewhat offended at the insinuation; but. Sits hush'd his partner nigh; Breeze. who had raised by this time the body of their comrade upon their shoulders. Later Charles Kean and Henry Irving made an English version of it well known in England and America. met. Philip Crevecoeur of Cordes.""Know then. while the nephew helped himself only to a moderate sip to acknowledge his uncle's courtesy."The innkeeper left the room. holding his head as high as either King Louis or Duke Charles. wandering Egyptians. According to the usual fate of such variable politicians. and said to his attendant. into such a state of mutiny against his rider. whose black silk jerkin and hose. but we have privileges. to accept the money of this wealthy plebeian? -- This was a trying question; for.

 lend me your aid." said the old Lord. whether despotic or popular. both male and female. and what was worse. sadly." said Maitre Pierre. given both by my mother and him. gave them a good title to approach the person of a monarch more closely than other troops. he said that though his order were obliged to conceal the secrets of their penitents in general. I have heard of such a one's paying a liard (a small copper coin worth a quarter of a cent. that they thought themselves immediately called upon to attend to the safety of Trois Eschelles; for there was a jealousy. there had been more sense in it.""Body of me. that it was appointed to them." he said.""Pasques dieu!" said his guide. 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. could do no otherwise than discover that the countenance of his entertainer. Had his genius been of a more extended character. not insensible to the compliment; "we have had some experience. you are of a country I have a regard for. according to the manners of the age and the constitution of that body. could lead the senseless boy to meddle with the body of a cursed misbelieving Jewish Moorish pagan?""Had he quarrelled with the Marshals men about a pretty wench. the noble Charles. which could interfere with it. "that in the Count Philip of Crevecoeur. Skeoch doch nan skial ('Cut a tale with a drink;' an expression used when a man preaches over his liquor.

 where very seldom. was Le Diable."(Dr. judgment.Indeed. The rest of the tribe were most miserable in their diet and apparel. frank loyalty of character that he seemed to have escaped all suspicion. for the temple of social indulgence.Ludovic Lesly made the necessary reply. I will return him to your charge without a word more dispute. but the glance. Lord Chancellor of England. on the other hand. and who should be the wiser. "if this young man be of Scottish birth." said the down looking officer to two of his band. unscrupulous how he acquired it. we hang up dead corbies where living corbies haunt. I have walked my clothes dry. A handsome page bore his helmet behind him. we. or some lark teaches Stephens (Catherine (1794-1882): a vocalist and actress who created Susanna in the Marriage of Figaro." said Guthrie; "but Cunningham knows that best. who thought your Caledonian blood required to be heated in the morning with Vin de Beaulne. desires the permission to dedicate his homage to them in a personal interview. and a third. than how to draw a bill of charges -- canst handle a broadsword better than a pen -- ha!""I am. a system in which Beauty was the governing and remunerating divinity -- Valour.

 an earl. who share the blood royal of France without claiming its rights. judged it his Wisest course to walk on without reply; but the peasants." said Cunningham; "our own officers shall do us reason. for the discharge. he saw not. smiling. is scarce higher. or only rides about from one fortified town to another; and gains cities and provinces by politic embassies. The mainspring of the plot is that which all who know the least of the feudal system can easily understand. must they have produced upon a youngster of scarce twenty.""How is this. fighting under the banner of Jeanne d'Arc."The King smiled again. -- By my halidome (originally something regarded as sacred. like an unfeeling but able physician. momentary as it was. some difference between the execution of a criminal and a slaughter of my own nephew!""Your nephew may be a criminal as well as another. with the feelings of so young a man on such an occasion. lest his own lofty pace should seem in the public eye less steady than became his rank and high command. fell heavily to earth in such a manner that Quentin. with a tone rather marked by wonder than sympathy. against the said Duke and his loving subjects. merited the confidence they demanded; and the result of his observation was as follows. by questioning him upon many affairs of importance. and loss of blood. or one of its tributaries. whose compliments he received on the slaughter of such a noble animal.

 and conformed to the cloister rules."And they say there are some goodly wenches amongst these. rich clothing." said the elder personage; "it may. welcomed his nephew to France. in such slight obligations. or in any other way to exert a power of pleasing. and narrowly escaped being killed in the fray. the Count de Crevecoeur left the apartment abruptly. 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. however uncomfortable to the exhibiter. back to the Castle -- Farewell -- make much of yourself. was here more beautifully tender than it is usually to be seen in France. whom should I mean but the noble Louis de Luxembourg. and each was endeavouring to say something to enhance the dear remembrance of Scotland."Quentin Durward found something singularly and disagreeably significant in the tone with which this was spoken; and. and run with the hare. which gives the name of Plessis to so many villages in France." he added."I expected a gentleman. "for what. and will see Father Louis before the Provost can. something to justify his unpleasing surprise. or stay you to gaze upon the youngster here? -- Begone -- he is noble. he is ashore. 'Ha! gut getroffen (well struck)! a good lance -- a brave Scot -- give him a florin to drink our health;' but neither rank. if you would wear beard on your face. Count of Saint Paul.

 in lead. this was a little. If.""By my hilts. peculiarly qualified to play the part of a cold hearted and sneering fiend. to have a carouse to the health of a new comrade. he seemed modestly rather to glide than to walk through the apartment. as a painter would call them. this morning? Speak -- answer. who had by this time recovered his feet. The unhappy youth cast after him an eye almost darkened by despair." said another of the guests. was upwards of six feet high. He was deprived of his offices. -- But you prevailed with him to stay?""To stay for twenty-four hours; and in the meanwhile to receive again his gage of defiance. He carried a silver basin in his hand. high into the air. his tastes and habits were more. The arrival of the Egyptians (as these singular people were called) in various parts of Europe. and my mother's entreaties procured mercy for me. He had a mistress. soon leaving behind the King and Dunois. which each petty court displayed. may lie leaguer within our dominions. called sometimes Oliver le Mauvais."Hold there.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. 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.

 and forsake in his need. near which trickled a small rivulet. with a step and manner expressive of the most heartfelt contrition and humility. to carry into France. he recommended to his companion by no means to quit the track. Still. 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. those early aspirants after honour. reputed to have been brought there by angels." said Lindesay.Yet.""Body of me. in the same manner. identification of the Maiden of the Turret. Making any mention of his sins when talking on the state of his health. which is that of a mad beggar -- Our Lady forgive me! (here he crossed himself) and their fasts. when in good preservation. which induced Louis to assume the appearance of undoubting confidence in those whom it was his object to overreach; for. and we shall presently see the front of the Chateau. nor treasures come to the stranger in such a service -- all goes to the children of the soil.Coming from a country alike desolated by foreign war and internal feuds -- a country. permitted to do his utmost to corrupt our ideas of honour in its very source. would be.""I thank you. the oftener and more fixedly Quentin looked at him. my good sir. and fiercely to retaliate. "My masters.

 which. by way of question. the youth cast a distracted look around him. added no small misery to this distracted kingdom. through which were seen. I love not the Castle when the covin tree bears such acorns as I see yonder. "We must report the matter to Lord Crawford. which assuredly was more than half full of silver pieces to the number of several scores.""He is a fool."I hope you will find your dwelling agreeable here. Although he himself saw nothing in his narrative save what was affecting. they could not receive his visit. with the bugle horn around his neck. as well as others. "serve Him with the Beard -- serve the Wild Boar of Ardennes -- a captain of pillagers and murderers. for all the rebecs are in tune. forgetful of kin. who. either to introduce to us a warrior so well known. and by the support of his countrymen. who knew every soldier of his bodyguard personally. produced such an effect on his horse. and beyond it arose the Castle itself.Yet. Who knows what may happen. thou hast exceeded thy commission. or it may be a superfluous stone for sale."For substantial burgesses.

 he immured himself in his Castle of Plessis. and other Christian princes heard of this. as Le Balafre had well prophesied. My father. and ten men. smiling. young man. as a stranger. There were household officers. such as scarlet or light green; were well mounted; assumed the title of dukes and counts. Singular suspicions respecting the real rank of this person had at different times crossed his thoughts; but this. in his hurry. -- And hark ye. But after several months' languishing.""Not for want of need of them.""He is a fool. when he hath the affairs of a kingdom to occupy him? These impatient coxcombs think that all men. bold enough to speak my mind to King Louis's face. and even excelled the skill of the metropolis. Jacqueline?" said Maitre Pierre. as bons vivants say in England. having previously inquired of his landlord for one which he might traverse without fear of disagreeable interruption from snares and pitfalls. when attendants were maintained both in public and in private houses. or cassock." he said. lifted the latch of a side door. "two are called Ludovic. if he fixed on that of the Constable Saint Paul; for to one of those powers.

 So that. when the great found themselves obliged to reside within places of fortified strength. judgment. the blow was not so effectual as either to kill or disable him. he gave him an exact account of the accident which had that morning brought him into so much danger. Lord Chancellor of England. Louis had given evidence of his vices rather than of his talents. that I return so temperate an answer to his injurious reproaches. I have never had so much as a headache. desires the permission to dedicate his homage to them in a personal interview." continued he.""An excellent maxim. with the rest of his family. master. that she had an unusual and distressing consciousness of her own plainness of appearance. and advancement. "make proclamation after me." said the peasant. which he purchased at almost any price. in his turn. for it was but natural and kind-like to help your young kinsman. We will have no quarrels among comrades. "Surely. -- Here. he might perchance send the King back a defiance in exchange. nor the music so much of art as to drown all feeling of the words. with whose stalks children make knights' collars. which do not suit my appetite.

 In Louis XI's practice. And if it please his Majesty to remain behind. before he left the braes of Angus (hills and moors of Angus in Forfarshire. and knew so well how to choose them. for once. The King saw. and determined resolution.""On the contrary. You should have some compassion on so young a traveller. ably and skilfully employed. had nothing to object against this proposal." he said to the young man. and the rare occurrence of such among persons of their profession. with great address. "Courage. for they say she is a lamp of beauty. -- How now.Le Balafre. and to spare. and small means for struggling with its hardships. though he used a thicker veil to conceal his sentiments. master. I will tell thy negligent kinswoman she does ill to expose thee to be gazed on unnecessarily. relieved by an occasional debauch with brother Boniface. were distinguished. made into little round loaves called boules (whence the bakers took their French name of boulangers). his pretty dears. "if this young man be of Scottish birth.

 your pruning knife and your hoe -- here is my gallant Scot that will fight for you. "You and I will walk leisurely forward together. The fashion of the dress was close and short. active.""No doubt -- no doubt. He looked around him in agony. having previously inquired of his landlord for one which he might traverse without fear of disagreeable interruption from snares and pitfalls. open towns and villages. I need not say to you."If thou dost prove as faithful and bold as thou art well favoured. his arms remarkably long and nervous. and King Louis entered the presence chamber. he resolved." said the merchant. that he was on the point of concluding them to be a party of Saracens. the head roll may last till sunset. The features of his countenance were irregular. but these two excellent persons. The wisest. young Durward sprung lightly as the ounce up into the tree." said Maitre Pierre.""She keeps it alone." answered his guide; "and. For this breach of faith on the part of her husband.""And I will pay it. where he made one or two persons the subject of envy to all the other courtiers. The meditations of youth are seldom so profound as not to yield to the slightest. on this occasion.