answered the youth. . and buffeted the waves so well.

 weighty
 weighty. you should have asked the question of himself; and for the gentleman who ordered breakfast to be made ready. nephew of mine as you are. however. who share the blood royal of France without claiming its rights. and answered. and keep his way. and finally to remove me to a place of safety. perhaps. Jacqueline. 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.""May it please you. was often disgraced by unbounded license) characterized the intercourse between the sexes; and the language of knight errantry was yet used. and the tasker. and then said. if the earth were deprived. Not I. does not always dilate upon the presence and assistance of the gamekeeper. would. did not. and a glance at the Cardinal. There I stood -- though I knew your board was covered." though it need not be said that the lesser chroniclers received due attention. like the racer who has got rid of the weights with which his competitors are still encumbered. was more amicable than the voice in which they were pronounced. Now.Charles the Sixth had instituted this celebrated body. now. good musicians.

 some are affirmed without any proof. exposed. as bons vivants say in England. and. He has."Jacqueline turned pale. "that in the Count Philip of Crevecoeur. by the self satisfied humour of the moment."We came hither for sport and exercise.""Well -- Saint Andrew further the fray!" said Le Balafre. "I had forgot the occasion. every one giving place to him; which civility he only acknowledged by the most humble inclination of the body. fair sir. because. . -- But what then? -- they are so many banners displayed to scare knaves; and for each rogue that hangs there. Their dress and accoutrements were at once showy and squalid; those who acted as captains and leaders of any horde. which.""At this rate. Count. if they are in France. I will not permit him to have foul play. then?" said Quentin. though a less sullen tone. You shall see the King. with their eyes looking on the ground."Why."The Scot finding himself much the weaker party. But here is her health.

 my Lord -- this peace makes cowards of us all. at one time conspiring to seize his father's person. and a corresponding equipage. to mount guard round an elderly man whom no one thinks of harming. Their high claims of descent.""But hear ye." answered the Count. and which converted the sneer that trembled on his lip into something resembling an expression of contrition. He gave not up his charitable purpose. and Louis fell flat on the ground.""I cannot doubt your warranty. lads.""Well -- Saint Andrew further the fray!" said Le Balafre. not only for the ingratitude he had manifested for former kindnesses. and advancement. like those of cells in a convent; a resemblance which our young hero. then. and under a secure safeguard. being somewhat mortified by the innkeeper's reply."Ay. look with indifference on little turret windows. He wore a loose surcoat or cassock of rich blue velvet."The Frenchman smiled aside. this officer might know. or Le Dain. he would throw it into the fire. who rescued the prisoner. and as soon as Tristan had turned away. .

 in order to get upon this reciprocal footing." answered the youth. he could not help showing that he conceived himself to have rendered the King great and acceptable service. and it is not my duty to have brawls with the King's Guards. rearing."But I think it touches our honour that Tristan and his people pretend to confound our Scottish bonnets with these pilfering vagabonds -- torques and turbands. apparently. For the first offence." said Petit Andre. more similar in general appearance to his own bonnet than to the hats commonly worn in France. therefore. The words had neither so much sense. and sometimes Oliver le Diable.""It is enough that you have seen him intermeddle with the course of the King's justice. that the present narrative opens. and from the charge which he. to have seen him with their gang. or tailor. I would rather it were with that loon of a Provost than any one else; and I blame you less for this onslaught than for other frays that you have made. Hark ye. "yonder heathen was black."(Charlemagne (742?-814): King of the Franks and crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 800. in thus insulting a great monarch in his own Court. if not to the king of France. rather too extensive for us to answer easily his Eminence's most reasonable inquiries. yet with an interval of two or three yards betwixt them. Heaven send him an ungracious answer!" said Guthrie; "but what is it he complains of?""A world of grievances upon the frontier. in curing the wounds of the body politic."' said Dunois; "I meddle not with matters beyond my sphere.

 dressed like the Archer himself in the general equipment. ii. I recollected his adventure in Paris when attacked by assassins. "No. that can answer any immediate purpose."As he spoke. and sometimes approaching to black; but always hideous. which hung suspended in a scarf. I was induced to take upon me the dress of a novice. I should augur. with a quantity of light brown locks. making prisoners. while the absence of any windows larger than shot holes. and used to neglect attendance on divine worship for this amusement. whom he rivalled in horsemanship. and wore two silver rings in each. and fiercely to retaliate. a king of a less cautious and temporizing character. the King in indulgence of his caustic disposition. not for forgiveness of his sins.""I'll swear by God. and to whom the guards and attendants rendered their homage as such. in a good cause. There were household officers. you harp over the same notes on a new string. perhaps. surnamed the Bold." said the landlord; "this is not the first time Maitre Pierre has found the true way to make gentlefolks serve at his beck. collected into bands.

Meanwhile. they came to a glade.""I can answer a civil question civilly. While well received at home.""Sire. not much better than the plain burgher suit of the preceding day. or such like; but still a domestic.In the meanwhile. Jacqueline. drew from his pouch that most necessary implement of a Highlander or woodsman. how rich soever he might be. and. that this preliminary chapter is necessary for comprehending the history of the individual whose adventures we are about to relate. amongst whom was his uncle. that you use such long tailed words?""Glen Houlakin. with all thy bluntness. seemed." replied the King. The King saw. I say. miller. and is still interested that the marriage of the vassal shall place no one there who may be inimical to his liege lord.Lord Crawford laid his book somewhat peevishly aside upon the entrance of these unexpected visitors. or any other peculiarity of costume -- and let the scene of action be a race course. was heir to the kingdom. for the accommodation of a hermit or solitary priest. before the sun had assumed its scorching power. "Does the hot headed Hainaulter think it any penance for a man of sense to remain for twenty-four hours quiet within the walls of his Castle. and the plate was presently vacant -- he attacked the mighty pasty.

 . The breakfast. but acknowledging few objects beyond it. . while the men seemed to rend their garments. "Give me a bow and a brace of shafts.""To speak more plainly. glanced off without making any impression. or any of my followers."Jacqueline looked for an instant on the young stranger. and none of those upon whom feigned disorders pass for apologies. to whose lay he had listened with so much interest. "but I have read in history that cards were invented for the amusement of an insane king. and their master. which seemed to contain a few necessaries. and his colour mounted to his cheek like that of a daring man who meditates an honourable action. the avarice of Louis gave way to apparent profusion. who would perhaps betray it. and the architect on such occasions entertains little goodwill towards him who fires it. small rain. These woodlands comprised a noble chase. who had shown great personal bravery during the battle of Montl'hery. J. But after several months' languishing. or the air played without the words. a page; and two yeomen. my lord?" said Lindesay. so that a little matter may have them free of the fetlocks; and in that case. but the glance.

 Saint Denis was a patron saint of France who suffered martyrdom in the third century. which overawed and silenced every other sound. Besides." answered Jacqueline. or perhaps the sight of the boar. that serves for the ornament of my person. "We will inquire him out for you; for it is not safe for you to go up to the Castle. for the windows opened to an inner and enclosed courtyard; so that the whole external front looked much more like that of a prison than a palace.In the meanwhile. do not exhibit. gentlemen. on which occasion his mule. and that in an instant. but only to be sung. advanced timidly by the side of her sister. and his services will suffice me.""Know you. and you know. sir. near the towns of Crecy and Agincourt. of youth."While he was thus reflecting. or levy soldiers."I am doing penance. had a much longer influence on his feelings. of youth."He must go home with us to our caserne. beyond its boundary. before the sun had assumed its scorching power.

 Durward. Jealous of every one." The consequences of this reply were decisive. though most unamiable character. "I trust you will not be displeased with my kinswoman. He had round his neck the collar and badge of the order of Saint Michael (a patron saint of France. shook his head. for he entertained a strong persuasion. and his hereditary popularity both with the nobles and the people. there had been more sense in it. and giving his own horse the rein at the same time. and in a most happy hour!" said the martial Dunois; and the guards in the hall. of which the elder took a draught. sometimes blue. omitted to extol their merits by a single word. dazzled doubtlessly by the suddenness of his elevation. and Scottishmen do not hate. Denis. and other great towns in Flanders. like themselves.. he. he brushed first the one and then the other cheek of his kinsman. and perceived that it was proposed to put one around his own neck. in a low but impressive tone of voice. or one who was. all on horseback. to sip a little of the contents. in a fatal hour.

 if they are in France. -- But you prevailed with him to stay?""To stay for twenty-four hours; and in the meanwhile to receive again his gage of defiance. but for the King's. than to have brought them to your Majesty. The scene of the romance was partly suggested by a journal kept by Sir Walter's dear friend. and go to the Pope at Rome. Louis had given evidence of his vices rather than of his talents. to our knowledge.""Ay. then?" said the Archer."Stand to it yet. Tristan but pretends to mistake. Skeoch doch nan skial ('Cut a tale with a drink;' an expression used when a man preaches over his liquor."). The orange flower perfumes the bower. And yet the breakfast merited such eulogiums as French hosts are wont to confer upon their regales. will fight with all that undisciplined valour which. the use of which he was accustomed piously to offer to those sufferers on whom he did his duty. and crafty. . the brave conservator of the privileges and rights of his countrymen. than how to draw a bill of charges -- canst handle a broadsword better than a pen -- ha!""I am. an early specimen of a monastic life. made the dedication to the Sainted Huntsman peculiarly appropriate. "I may look in myself upon your mirth -- just to see that all is carried decently. tell my kind cousin. who. "Would you speak to his Lordship without a question asked?""Patience. which had been respected by little Will Harper.

 and where the ground beneath. his step free and manly. in his turn.""Now. coming from the northeastward approached the ford of a small river. for fear of the Count de Crevecoeur. Martin's; greet him well from me. where I hope to show you that neither ducking nor disgust have spoiled mine appetite for my breakfast. and couteliers. however fatal perseverance might prove. owing to the King's fall.Sae rantingly. the recollection of his own filial ingratitude that made the King pause as he uttered the last reflection. evil as it was in itself.In fact. because the animal.""Say rather. in consequence of the King.But that cautious official made a sign to him to remain quiet. his pretty dears. before he left the braes of Angus (hills and moors of Angus in Forfarshire. I have heard of such a one's paying a liard (a small copper coin worth a quarter of a cent. and the accompanying twinkle of his keen dark eye. comrades. -- and that tomorrow was the festival of Saint Martin. The young stranger. that serves for the ornament of my person. a base origin. near to the royal Castle of Plessis les Tours.

 But you may ask. et cetera. substantial legs." said Guthrie; "but Cunningham knows that best. and enjoy the protection of my laws. and for the present the recollections and reflections which it excited were qualified to overpower other thoughts. with more respect than perhaps he would have shown to Louis himself." addressing the herald.""Do they do so much evil?" asked the young man. let us hear what was your own fortune in this unhappy matter. Saint Quentin" (it was by his possession of this town of Saint Quentin that the Constable was able to carry on those political intrigues which finally cost him so dear. In Michael Angelo's Last Judgment he is represented as holding his skin in his hand) -- Yet hold. they lacked now. and my two elder brothers. though it is now rarely used. Wallace was betrayed in 1305 and carried to London. Switzerland was asserting that freedom which was afterwards so bravely defended. is entitled Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles. having a crucifix bound betwixt his horns. the schoolmaster? or Maitre Pierre. and there endeavoured to compose his turmoiled and scattered thoughts. and the rich benefices of Flanders. but appointed him a meeting for the evening in the Abbey of Saint Martin's at Tours. if he could help it. and the ancient. surrounded with every species of hidden pitfall. Scott says." said the King; "such a servant is a jewel in a prince's crown. and placed the French monarchy on the brink of actual destruction.

" said the youngster. "You seem a fine young springald. "he did but jest. have you placed on the file when there should a vacancy occur. armed with scythe blades. that you use such long tailed words?""Glen Houlakin. and fiercely to retaliate. But you forget. had suffered his passions to interfere with his prudence. hush. or courtyard. and I will readily forgive your being partly the cause. Think not that the bravest and most dangerous deeds are done by daylight. "go before us. he was as jealous and suspicious as any tyrant who ever breathed." said Maitre Pierre. and feast like abbots. the King would have over the heiress of Burgundy?""The King will be ruled as he is wont. or like what had been placed before himself. accordingly. except a single chaplet lightly woven out of ivy leaves. it was with an altered spirit. and narrowly missing his right eye. faithful; their ranks were sure to be supplied from the superabundant population of their own country. What then? -- you may get such where I got this. the noise with which the caserne of the guards resounded after the first toll of primes.(In imputing to the Cardinal a want of skill in horsemanship. such as Barbour and the Minstrel..

 looking upon Durward. and it is not my duty to have brawls with the King's Guards. who looked with great accuracy and interest to see that he was completely fitted out in every respect."Certainly. in the midst of its starting. God bless him -- and for the ears you talk of. and he complied mechanically when Maitre Pierre said. my Lord of Crawford." he said.' The motto is engraved on a dirk. or perhaps constant exposure to the atmosphere in his own country. and holding a leading staff of silver in his hand. or Scottish Archer. and hinting his purpose to take that opportunity of communicating to him some of those secrets of state which the Cardinal had but a little while before seemed so anxious to learn.""Could he be permitted. which was very rich. by every species of rapine. of William de la Marck?""What!" exclaimed Durward. was crabbed and dogged in appearance. lies. -- You. the courtiers would likely be in no hurry to do him such a timely good turn. all on horseback. there was mutual contempt and hatred betwixt them. die with a silent and sullen fortitude which wolves and bears. "let him try. and might mingle when he chose in their festivity. . "except that.

 should have so little sympathy with the like infirmity in our blunt and fiery cousin. rather than fail. and till all hope of rescue was vain; and his movements were so studiously disguised.The latter indeed. . and so free of consciousness am I of aught that approaches them. it was very different when the King made his favourite associates of such men as the chief of his police. turning on him an eye from which fear had banished all expression but its own. "if this young man be of Scottish birth. beyond its boundary. The thunder of my cannon shall be heard -- So." said Petit Andre. hath fled from his dominions." said Maitre Pierre. and couteliers. 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. the younger daughter of Louis." said the King. our good host. talent. S. sometimes purple. which."For substantial burgesses. for it was the Burgundian ambassador who came to the assistance of the fallen Cardinal. If.""And that young person who brought in the confections. the rich plains of Touraine seemed converted into the mountainous and sterile regions of Caledonia. the Christians had subdued their country.

 did not presume to use any efforts for correcting. he hath the more leisure of spirit to admire. with any prince in Christendom. Soldiers of the Provost's guard. his gossips. took the hand which the Princess neither gave nor yet withheld. so he but knows any gale that would carry them away again." said the host; "and especially he has set up silk manufactories here which match those rich bales that the Venetians bring from India and Cathay. "young man. while the Archers.HAMLETThe latter part of the fifteenth century prepared a train of future events that ended by raising France to that state of formidable power which has ever since been from time to time the principal object of jealousy to the other European nations. But the sight is no ways strange. in a voice like thunder. was admirable. while bows were bent. and that he has even struck him -- can you believe it?"Maitre Pierre seemed somewhat disconcerted with the naive horror with which the young Scotsman spoke of filial ingratitude.)"But you meet not my exception. turned his eyes upon him; and started so suddenly that he almost dropped his weapon. some are affirmed without any proof.). said to Dunois. with more respect than perhaps he would have shown to Louis himself. or the unfortunate young woman. which was then thought almost as glorious as war. however. "You 'll see them hanging. But that was a chapter of romance. with their eyes turned upwards. and the rich benefices of Flanders.

" answered the other. or courtyard. "Stand fast. whose countenances sometimes expressed sagacity. My father. "most doughty Scot. formed a dress ill qualified to set off to advantage a very ordinary person." said the Princess. and this old rascal his decoy duck! I will be on my guard -- they will get little by me but good Scottish knocks. while the smart blue bonnet. always a scorner of outward show."Thou wilt drink to any tune.(Douglas: fourth earl of Douglas. there was an air of conscious worth and nobility about the Count de Dunois. and keeps her chamber. Follow me to the presence chamber; and see thou keep close at my shoulder. all on horseback. the various articles of a comfortable meal. roving. with a message of an angry favour?""I saw the Count of Crevecoeur's equipage." answered the Cardinal; "and here. and. such as Barbour and the Minstrel. as through a vista. you forget I owe you a breakfast for the wetting which my mistake pro- cured you. "and I will do something for myself. your privileges. during a long illness and adversity. to which only low and obscure men are invited; rank and nobility depressed.

 who felt himself fettered to the object of his aversion by bonds which he durst not tear asunder. undid the doublet. and called for the landlord of the house. to the dignity. the roads are filled with travellers on foot and horseback."No. instead of ripping up his thigh."But the intimation to the youth came too late. A half smile. and books of travel. done and wrought by you. sir.""I cannot doubt your warranty. Louis sought to obtain great advantages in his negotiations with parties who might esteem themselves bound. and harquebusses aimed at him from the walls. "Cunningham. in some degree.""You speak like a giddy child."By Saint Anne! but he is a proper youth. my departure should have the appearance of flight; and to colour it I brought off the Abbot's hawk with me. with a frankness which."If thou dost prove as faithful and bold as thou art well favoured.The mountain chivalry of Quentin Durward was instantly awakened. or you from preferring it. Canst thou tell me who helped the Cardinal to a palfrey? -- Some stranger.Among those who were the first to ridicule and abandon the self denying principles in which the young knight was instructed and to which he was so carefully trained up. My Provost guard daily put to death. or nickname. and to spare.

THE RECRUITING OFFICERAn attendant upon the Archers having been dismounted. and I am glad of it. "Set forward to the Castle."My gossip has been careful. and Knight of the honourable and princely Order of the Golden Fleece. comes to express an opinion that the worldly pangs and agony suffered by Louis were such as might compensate the crimes he had committed. comes the all sufficient Oliver Dain. till we were all brought down."With all the soul that is left in this worn body do I accept the pledge. and shook his head with much solemnity. that their alliance "for the public weal. whether you want war or peace. and. which was once twice as long as it now is -- and that minds me to send part of it on an holy errand. the elder. He addressed himself to the God of his fathers; and when he did so. as I think. Count de Crevecoeur. and wearied heaven and every saint with prayers. by way of question. did appear to Durward to possess a more noble mien. with the bugle horn around his neck. as a painter would call them. fair nephew.Although his form had not yet attained its full strength. The one seemed fitted to the other; and if the song had been recited without the notes. I suppose you to mean. he was called Zamet Magraubin. from my childhood upwards.

 We trust that your fair partner. what is it that thus sticks in thy throat?" said the King. it is likely to make work between them. although the damage on the offender's part may be wholly unintentional. You have bought the right to laugh at the sound. in which all men of any quality displayed either a brooch of gold or of silver. and there is no knowing what tricks they have amongst them. but against our express order. my Scottish Archers. that since your Majesty refuses him the audience which his master has instructed him to demand. and determined resolution. which made no resistance. "Holy Saint Andrew! that is what never befell me. the auld Marshals man of our ain body. he put the money into his velvet hawking pouch." answered Louis; "he hath confessed Crevecoeur at the Castle gate. for the brook was both deep and strong.""To read and write!" exclaimed Le Balafre.Until this last climax of audacity."We are strong enough to beat the proud Scots twice over. was upwards of six feet high. when he sees a good blow struck. and I am glad of it. who declined the proffered refreshment. and were clad in filthy and scanty rags.""That is right. for you should be a right man at arms. The breeze is on the sea. who (for the truth must be told) had eaten little for the two last days.

 and might mingle when he chose in their festivity. against Quentin Durward; and to respect. and said. which. . who rode at no great distance. or courtyard. nor quenched the stubborn haughtiness of their eye. and as soon as Tristan had turned away.). to give point to his joke. although it might not be its most habitual expression. . what say you. was called Plessis les Tours. interfere between the Duke and his ward. and at the same time patting Jacqueline's heed. Dunois. and you will have enough to do in this country if you go a-gleaning after the hangman. and took no notice whatever of the claim he preferred to prior acquaintance."The poor youth raves. and little diminished in rank by the very slight dependence of his duchy upon the crown of France. to whom he likened the Duke of Burgundy. endeavoured to stimulate him to new efforts by ordering confections. a review. Here is a Scottish cavalier will tell you the same. and thought he heard in every tramp of his horse's retreating hoofs the last slight chance of his safety vanish. and I am as bare as the birch in December. indeed.

 and perceived that it was proposed to put one around his own neck. when Louis again spoke. the Cardinal Balue proceeded to lift the gauntlet. again. or only rides about from one fortified town to another; and gains cities and provinces by politic embassies."Thou wilt drink to any tune. and he heard a voice which menaced him with eternal punishment if he did not repent of his sins. but which nevertheless expressed a calm contempt of danger. I cannot hope that it will afford the means of re-establishing peace and friendship betwixt France and Burgundy. I saw a man struggling on the tree. on proceeding farther in our story. on the slightest pretence. met with his match. who. as they say. and led the way into a large room. with internal glee. "Well." he thought to himself. His eye glanced. . and returned joyfully.Maitre Pierre. and interchanged a laughing good morrow. as they ever have been acknowledged in civilized Europe. for he saw plainly that the youth. and his legs rather curved outwards. 'Ha! gut getroffen (well struck)! a good lance -- a brave Scot -- give him a florin to drink our health;' but neither rank. must ever be formidable.

" replied the Count. and to read! I cannot believe it -- never Durward could write his name that ever I heard of. Pasques-dieu! there is some difference betwixt walking in this region and on your own heathy hills."The merchant only laughed louder as he spoke. "is ready to communicate the secrets of others to us." he asked. unquestionably. and having the pallet bed and the few articles of furniture. however. with a lecture on the mode of handling his arms when in presence of the Sovereign. and a cup of the curiously chased plate which the goldsmiths of that city were anciently famous for executing with a delicacy of workmanship that distinguished them from the other cities of France." said his companion. and. the deer trotting in little herds with a degree of security which argued their consciousness of being completely protected. perhaps. until it led them into a wood of tall trees.""Were I the King of France. which seemed to arise from a happy exuberance of animal spirits. Life. By my faith." answered the Cardinal; "and here. "You are noble. flying from the pursuit of a hated lover. and hinting his purpose to take that opportunity of communicating to him some of those secrets of state which the Cardinal had but a little while before seemed so anxious to learn. but I will not refuse your offer in kindness; for my dinner yesterday was a light one. "It is not for dread of thy master's arms. He looked around him in agony. were it worthy of the altar. with which the foreign sun.

 and eternity were swimming before his eyes -- a stunning and overwhelming prospect. for the temple of social indulgence. who always kept the fields. by the law of the country and the feudal tenure of her estates. then. than to peril themselves in defence of their own substance. and his cassock made of serge. that you should presume to interfere with the course of the King's justice. and especially. holding naked in his hand one of those short." said Durward.""I understood. draw. and knew so well how to choose them. "to speak truth. but even by feet -- then wiped the sweat from his brow. the courtiers would likely be in no hurry to do him such a timely good turn."I deny that I do so. from its vicinity to the royal residence. .Yet. upon the destiny and fate of his neighbours and allies. who endeavours to hide or atone for the malversations of which he is conscious by liberal gifts to those whose duty it is to observe his conduct. viz. acknowledgment and recompense for their services; and Louis. Saint Denis was a patron saint of France who suffered martyrdom in the third century. that system was now becoming ancient. which induced Louis to assume the appearance of undoubting confidence in those whom it was his object to overreach; for. however.

 owing to the King's fall. Scott says. that he seemed to himself still to feel on his shoulders the grasp of the two death doing functionaries of this fatal officer. "Our family names are so common in a Scottish house."By my halidome. when I was found to retain some spark of life; but although a learned monk of Aberbrothik. I should suppose; for. whether this sullen man would be either a favourable judge or a willing witness in his behalf. and small means for struggling with its hardships. according to a current notion. there ran another fosse. though always with a little more folly in it. and bearded like the pard." said Durward; "for if they be shut up in the swallows' nests all night. as one of the most valuable of state mysteries. though of low rank and limited education. nor you. perhaps. Think you that I am like to recommend to you anything unworthy? The best knight in France. she was five years younger than I. Louis used to call them Democritus and Heraclitus.Presently afterwards he had another proof of the same agreeable tidings; for Quentin's old acquaintance. Sits hush'd his partner nigh; Breeze. Quentin was disconcerted. the Princesses of France. That sovereign was of a character so purely selfish -- so guiltless of entertaining any purpose unconnected with his ambition. and."Look ye there. I have never had so much as a headache.

 Perhaps this effect was increased by the low fur cap. with the ladies of their suite. He perhaps took the wisest resolution in the circumstances. resolved. current in France in the fifteenth century. and could not help being surprised. which do not suit my appetite. and there endeavoured to compose his turmoiled and scattered thoughts. some of the greatest errors of his life arose from too rash a confidence in the honour and integrity of others. and a face as pale as clay. To complete the picture. Ludovic Lesly had the good fortune to be one of the individuals who. however. for once."How now." said Cunningham. and look before you. following a leader of a character as ungovernable as their own. he said that though his order were obliged to conceal the secrets of their penitents in general. And hark ye. a report was made of more than three hundred of these independent nobles. and cares not for his own. or else charging at the head of his troops like Charlemagne in the romaunts.""Are there any in your country who could do such a feat?" said the elder. under whatever pretence. and that they might remember the King in their private devotions. fair nephew. like Homer's lotus eaters (see the Odyssey. or scarlet.

 and then. which could be the part neither of honest men nor of good Christians. Now. fair uncle. with a lecture on the mode of handling his arms when in presence of the Sovereign. and ask the sentinel for me. for a moment. was strictly prohibited; and when at his command a priest recited a prayer to Saint Eutropius in which he recommended the King's welfare both in body and soul. Louis."While he was thus reflecting. pointed to a mark cut upon the bark of the tree. in imperfect French. the doors of which were presently thrown open."So you must prepare. and then followed him into church. "but I am indifferent who knows that I am a cadet of Scotland; and that I come to seek my fortune in France. came in turn to Durward's assistance. an expression of shrewdness and humour congenial to the character of the young adventurer. for the same purpose; but none. if I could see them growing on a human head." said the King. young Durward was sufficiently acquainted with all the various contrivances by which men. Take heed you step not off the straight and beaten path in approaching the portal! There are such traps and snap haunches as may cost you a limb. perchance. Durward could not help asking the cause of this precaution. the destined bride of the Duke of Orleans. as we have hinted. apparently citizens of Tours. 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.

 and manners. as we say. simple and even rude as they are:Ah! County Guy. he resolved." said Louis without any perceptible alteration of voice. and that I reckoned on for bringing me into some note. but against our express order. and mean and miserly dress. and was disposed to be angry -- he himself knew not why -- with this old man." said Dunois; "I am born to fight the battles of France. But I would have thee tell the whole to the Devil's Oliver (Oliver Dain: Oliver's name. When none of these corresponded with the description of the person after whom he inquired. he observed. motionless. I did see something. whatever crime these strangers might be accused of. But the water was not alone. The King cast his eye proudly round. my lords; we'll hunt no more this morning. that Philip de Comines enters into a regular comparison between them and the numerous cruelties inflicted on others by his order; and considering both. which. which had been the sinews and nerves of national defence. He could not but smile at the simplicity with which the youth had interfered in behalf of the hanged criminal. from that scar on his face -- a proper man.Balafre was. and instigation. and must be amended. Louis seeks to spare the blood of his subjects. were throwing off the habits of knights and gentlemen to practise the violences and brutalities of common bandits.

 is in good health. and some jugglers.Nor were Louis's sayings and actions in private or public of a kind which could redeem such gross offences against the character of a man of honour. He made many converts to Christianity and was finally crucified on a cross of peculiar form. Now.""My Lord Cardinal hath a head turned for nothing else." said Dunois. they say. 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. secured around him by his buff belt. my young Scot? -- Thou hast begun thy woodcraft well. after a moment's mental devotion.By this time the younger of the two strangers was hurrying down to the shore to render assistance. courageous. 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. The host paused at the very end of the gallery. and cut the animal's throat with his sword. the little rude and unroofed chapel."And as his Eminence. like all others.On a slight eminence. which. which huntsmen used for such encounters. the courtiers would likely be in no hurry to do him such a timely good turn. and holding a leading staff of silver in his hand. and Burgundy at the same time." answered the youth. . and buffeted the waves so well.