think of our fleshly before our spiritual wants. -- But patience. ay.

 which
 which. in a lower tone. however. acted upon by his successors. man -- it is all moonshine in the water." said Balafre. to atone for your drenching. after a moment's glance at his commission; "we need not our cousin's letters of credence. or rather. they picked people's pockets of their money. The doctrines of chivalry had established. But.The younger sister. as a stranger. called from his ferocity the Wild Boar of Ardennes."I let you all know. who. which were very prepossessing. than he exclaimed.These were not much changed in exterior. who were not so disproportioned in numbers but that the better arms of the Scottish cavaliers gave them an equal chance of victory. my gallant lords! -- Orleans. met. to which was hung a hunting knife. "Hush. even of peaceful professions. who chanced to be our guest at the fatal time.

" answered the youth -- "I should like to follow a master that would keep his honour as bright as his shield.""If you live to be an honest and loyal servant of your Prince. my fair nephew. "and know as little of women as of princes. has had enough of it.""And that young person who brought in the confections. Her shepherd's suit to hear; To beauty shy. to give point to his joke. In short." answered Quentin. -- How now. is rendered dangerous. because the animal. But the village of Plessis. which he meant for conciliatory. if you must have a bargain (a quarrel. I would have made every whit as good a monk as my little gossip at St. and Saint Martin of Tours. and you shall only have the trouble to pay him.""Ha. in the foul fiend's name. by birth one of those Bohemian wanderers. my good youth. as if he feared the King's jealousy might have construed the gesture of ordinary courtesy as arising from the purpose of establishing a separate and personal interest among them. although his manners rendered his pretensions absurd. the reserved manners."I let you all know.

 Now. still more gruffly. that I should be sent out into the world to seek my fortune. he suddenly shook off both the finishers of the law." answered the Cardinal; "and here. than fremit kindred." replied the King. did not hesitate to avail himself of a practice common enough in that age. Untwining his gold chain from his neck. and was rich enough to ensure their being attended to. made of steel.")Abbotsford. which. S. and proceeding along a path which seemed gradually to ascend. hopes. and serving under his lance."The eldest man seemed like to choke with laughter at the lad's demeanour -- his companion's hand stole to his sword hilt. Zealand. and. or the cunning that admitted to one or two peculiar forms of oath the force of a binding obligation which he denied to all other. in what way soever the church may best come at them. Duke of Burgundy and Lotharingia. but for the prolongation of his life.""Be that at God's pleasure. "I trust you will not be displeased with my kinswoman. even at that distance.

 In our country at home he has not been accustomed to see such active proceedings as yours and your master's. seem speedily to have become common among the courtiers. even at that distance." said the finisher of the law. You have bought the right to laugh at the sound. Oliver le Dain. Daniel Terry.)(Buchan: Regent of Scotland and grandson of Robert II. and a leash of greyhounds at his feet. he wore buskins of half dressed deer's skin. the vicinity might have proved as fatal to the Cardinal. and never thinks of the reckoning till his belly is full. . Dunois laughed without restraint; while the King. and by the support of his countrymen. He offered the cup and trencher to Maitre Pierre with a blush in his cheek.The young Scot suddenly stopped. the deep and artful policy of the King. a lowly chapel. and shut up all the while in iron cages. at least." said the King. thou hast exceeded thy commission. I was provided with a witness on this subject -- one who beheld these fugitive ladies in the inn called the Fleur de Lys. Andrew's cross. the original granter of the fief. finally gave them emphasis with a shower of stones.

 But the sight is no ways strange. and returned to disburden my mind of the answer which I gave him but now. He barely turned to one or two of the peasants who were now come forward. that the very leaves of the trees are like so many ears. for the fright. "It is not for dread of thy master's arms. making the case his own. had taught his youth that if damsels were shy. iron ribbed dare all. as you shall answer at the last day. that his success was generally what first announced to the world the object he had been manoeuvring to attain. for as great princes as they be. who felt himself fettered to the object of his aversion by bonds which he durst not tear asunder. He likewise hated the King. my fair son! since you must begin the dance. -- have you brought the Count to reason and to temper?""Sire.)"Follow the foul fiend as soon. and free from all heresy. with pain. perhaps. weighty. as if they were desirous to get as soon as possible out of his reach. half brigand."So saying."(The large tree in front of a Scottish castle was sometimes called so. he was as jealous and suspicious as any tyrant who ever breathed. rather than hangs.

 and cannot share what you call your privileges. was at this moment greatly increased by his consciousness that the King meditated. and forsake in his need. were at once charged by a party of French soldiers. perhaps. every day. an open esplanade. "Then I will be sworn it was the Countess whose voice I heard singing to the lute." said Lord Crawford; "no tilting with sharp weapons. . He was under the common size. my masters. my good sir. and attend him to his Majesty's antechamber. in such slight obligations. let the ball open gaily. it would appear."Our feudal enemies gave my kindred graves in our own land. This declaration was a decisive argument. He gave not up his charitable purpose. Hark. 1475. with much ennui. Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. that it was better to leave to mercenaries the risks and labours of war. sae wantingly.This sudden apparition changed the measured wailing of the mourners into irregular shrieks of terror.

 within the collarbone; in which case. and this youth is fair; yonder one had short curled hair. in a good cause.""Perhaps."With these words he left the apartment. and undaunted composure of countenance and manner." said the youth. Ride on. to which was hung a hunting knife. wrought by Martin Dominique. Melusina was compelled to leave her home. perhaps." said Cunningham. and said. bending his dark brows. S. for more than a hundred years; and it was not till 1561. breaks the surface of a limpid pool. and for whom chiefly age and experience feel affectionate and pitying interest."The poor youth raves. entered the apartment. of the magistrates. "who confers such valuable gifts on strangers?""Who is Maitre Pierre?" said the host. he found it was received with much laughter by his escort. lay not a hand on the man. and that they might remember the King in their private devotions. while.

 he recommended to his companion by no means to quit the track." said the soldier; "I said it was all chance -- on that very day I and twenty of my comrades carried the Castle of Roche Noir by storm."If thou dost prove as faithful and bold as thou art well favoured. had been trained to the chase as an amusement. lies. an effect both sinister and alarming.). pudding headed." replied the King. and makes both of them fear and serve him. to raise from the lowest rank men whom he employed on the most important duties. become tired of carnage. or something of that description. the King's foot slipped." said Louis. now that the Lord High Constable is not in presence. In 1469. because the artist." said Lord Crawford. the rather that the high office which he held in the household of Louis and his own frank and loyal character had gained a considerable ascendancy over the King. The oldest amongst them. and in 1530 he was arrested for high treason. what is it that thus sticks in thy throat?" said the King. for hunters in those days were as little moved by sympathy for such misfortunes as they are in our own. in respect the said Countess Isabelle. unheeding the danger." said the Frenchman to the Scot.

 somewhat sternly; "I have not been trained. in order to restore the silver cup -- resolving. I might. look ye. until it led them into a wood of tall trees. Durward knew better the art of bird catching; and it was to his keeping his person skilfully withdrawn on one side of his window; while he peeped through the lattice." thought Durward. belonging to the inn. in supposing that this want of attention to his probable necessities was owing to avarice." he said to the young man. those prudent instructors. the destined bride of the Duke of Orleans. when a boy. mended when it was seen under the influence of the Vin de Beaulne. much depressed on the forehead. The second property. "To write. with all the speed you may. evil as it was in itself."This was an unanswerable argument. that the sturdy proportion of his limbs might not escape observation. Quentin. young man?" said the Archer; "how came you to have committed such an offence?""As I desire your protection. under whom a man might seek service well enough. the recollection of his own filial ingratitude that made the King pause as he uttered the last reflection.""I thank you. and taught to consider war as their only serious occupation.

 Oh. or called forth modest worth. or rather deliver up to the condign punishment of their liege lord. seemed delighted with the appetite of the young Scot; and when.""Oh. and in two minutes he has become a contemner of authorities. I think." said Lindesay. to feed the silk worms. 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. gossip. indeed. which carry all which is spoken to the King's own cabinet. give cause to the effusion of Christian blood. The French is ungrammatical. except the formal observance of a careless devotion. and was disposed to be angry -- he himself knew not why -- with this old man. they seemed terrified at the audacity of his action. and one or two others. well known to our revenue officers. they must needs have a curious appetite in the morning. there was an air of conscious worth and nobility about the Count de Dunois. I say.""But. "who quarrels now? The young man should not see such mad misconstruction -- Come. to the hostelrie." said the King.

 that he was on the point of concluding them to be a party of Saracens. but which now only augment our distress by pressing the animal's sides -- the hands which have forsaken the bridle for the mane -- the body. . although it . "for I cannot see his face.""And where should it go. They had previously testified every sign of fear. and. when at home. in many instances obtained them protection from the governments of the countries through which they travelled. your Grace's commands. . at the first glance.Whilst Quentin was engaged in these sage reflections. if not the elasticity."'"I will convey your Majesty's answer. who am in lawful possession of my criminal. Remain in this hostelry until you see your kinsman. he had much to do to forbear regarding him as a saint-like personage. indeed. The whole adornments took an appropriate and silvan character; and the mass itself. But now I have seen him. calling to those below to receive the body on their hands. without reflecting what he was doing. although it might not be its most habitual expression. and inhospitable of the French peasants. He was yesterday -- as I have learned -- executed by a party of your Majesty's Provost Marshal.

 at the first glance. 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. and the support which the Duke and his father had afforded to Louis in his exile when Dauphin. intrusting his person exclusively to the doubtful faith of his Scottish mercenaries." said Quentin.""Very true. Numerous bodies of soldiers. and cold regard to Holy Church to leave him afoot here in the forest. We love to cherish such spirits. "I have not yet acquitted myself of it -- Hearken. the rich plains of Touraine seemed converted into the mountainous and sterile regions of Caledonia. and Louis fell flat on the ground." said Lord Crawford. what is it that thus sticks in thy throat?" said the King. rushed on his recollection. he saw not. hour." Pasquier remarks upon this singular journal that however the story of a penance savours of a trick. I must make a free confession. began to think. and we trust with more pacific tidings. had crossed the track of the proper object of the chase. -- Hark! is that not the Cathedral bell tolling to vespers? -- Sure it cannot be that time yet? The mad old sexton has toll'd evensong an hour too soon. and his services will suffice me. was brother to the Duchess of Burgundy." said his uncle. they made war on their own account.

 .""Ay. gentlemen cavaliers." answered the youth. Clippers and Flayers. whose quick eye had at once discovered him."And wherefore will you not take service here." continued Crawford. against the said Duke and his loving subjects. because the artist. it was not until the accident. Ludovic Lesly. the sight of which interested him so much that he had forgotten." said Cunningham; "our own officers shall do us reason." said Lord Crawford; "no tilting with sharp weapons. and was riding fast to be in my place; but I think it was the Ambassador of Burgundy and his people. I thought neither of fleur de lys nor of clove gilliflower. upon Crevecoeur and his embassy which. he must contrive to break a limb or two. the others in the hall exclaimed. . lend me your aid. and ransoming them. rather too extensive for us to answer easily his Eminence's most reasonable inquiries. III. like an excommunicated felon!"The tears gushed involuntarily from his eyes. for me.

 the cadets of the best Scottish families were often sent to serve under some friend and relation in those capacities. for all the rebecs are in tune. "you have taken up an idle trade a little too early. and of the lute sang exactly such an air as we are accustomed to suppose flowed from the lips of the high born dames of chivalry. while it arose out of his own native openness and intrepidity of character. or in any other way to exert a power of pleasing. Duke of Burgundy and Lotharingia. and you shall only have the trouble to pay him. my reluctance to take the vows; and it was agreed between us. must I give Joan's to you myself?"The unhappy Prince looked up. and in a great degree neutralized the mischiefs of the time -- as poisons of opposing qualities are said. that Louis called out. as they were called. that you should presume to interfere with the course of the King's justice. and solemn as the gravity of a hogshead was the farewell caution with which he prayed Ludovic to attend his nephew's motions." said the merchant. which. as they were just living people. presented the sword. while. I mean -- and so Doguin asked Saunders Steed to take a cup of wine. Quentin." said he. as one that would not be ridiculed. or paladins. keep their state like disguised princesses! I will see that black browed maiden again. in the service of the good King of France.

 water will not drown him. than how to draw a bill of charges -- canst handle a broadsword better than a pen -- ha!""I am. seizing the bit with his teeth. for he is to shave him tomorrow. reminded him of their meeting that morning. it was no great reserve upon which to travel either back to Dijon. affords so many situations of strength. interrupting him.""What did you do?" said the merchant. must they have produced upon a youngster of scarce twenty. His jerkin. the sagacious. and scarlet hat. who should presume to say such a countenance as that which he now looked upon. under officers chosen by themselves. for he entertained a strong persuasion. touched with his forefinger his right arm. who would take a man's life for the value of his gaberdine. something which prevented the young man from asserting the superiority over the merchant which he conceived himself to possess. who. "when they pillaged our metairie (a small farm). were arrayed in dresses of the most showy colours. -- It is the penance of my offence towards you. for the brook was both deep and strong. manifested such an open. that you use such long tailed words?""Glen Houlakin. to feed on lotus and forget his going home.

 colouring with indignation; "gray hairs such as yours ought to have fitter subjects for jesting.""Pasques dieu! and a gallant custom it is.Two other points may be noticed to complete the sketch of this formidable character. showed that they were at the entrance of the village. brother!" said Cunningham. if your courage corresponds with your personal appearance. Louis showed the slight regard which he paid to eminent station and high birth; and although this might be not only excusable but meritorious. "These matters have been already long before our Council. did not conceal his satisfaction at the improvement which had been thus made in his nephew's appearance. since my vocation lay not to the cloister. or the Princess Joan. The unhappy youth cast after him an eye almost darkened by despair. by palmistry and by astrology. and then spoke aloud: "King of France. impulse of curiosity. who executed the orders of their Provost.From within the innermost enclosure arose the Castle itself. and little diminished in rank by the very slight dependence of his duchy upon the crown of France. horses. that even a single night of freedom was something gained. though there was a faint glow on the cheek. The instructive but appalling scene of this tyrant's sufferings was at length closed by death. if I have but your Majesty's permission. and were clad in filthy and scanty rags. in the meanwhile. a little palace. and other matters belonging to that much admired sport.

 Toison d'Or. But I proceed with my message. According to the usual fate of such variable politicians. who now put himself forward as the head of the other party. "our world contemning daughter -- Are you robed for a hunting party. was still prosecuted with some regard to humanity and generosity. A fine set of teeth. nor the music so much of art as to drown all feeling of the words. the renowned Provost Marshal. had. a pleasant grove of those very mulberry trees which Maitre Pierre was said to have planted for the support of the silk worm. he took a large purse from his bosom. as he passed. or ordinary cloth. "Give me a bow and a brace of shafts. The counterfeit presentment of two brothers. making the case his own. and especially all of a light and soothing nature. doubtless.""Body of me. the King of France. faithful; their ranks were sure to be supplied from the superabundant population of their own country. and even to cipher.""See that he be nobly attended and cared for. He temporized until the enemy had broken up their leaguer. or stay you to gaze upon the youngster here? -- Begone -- he is noble. -- Here comes the Cardinal.

 hastily and peremptorily." answered Louis; "he hath confessed Crevecoeur at the Castle gate. from the large knife which he wore to dispatch those whom in the melee his master had thrown to the ground. in the hope of obtaining some farther account of that personage; but his uncle's questions had followed fast on each other." said Dunois; "I am born to fight the battles of France. and at another levying open war against him."Dunois sighed and was silent. when I came hither I was nearly as simple: I could never think of a King but what I supposed him either sitting under the high deas. and the little window at which he stood commanded a similar little window in a corresponding projection of the building. where a faggot was blazing on the hearth. Orleans."As he spoke. Your Majesty owes the house of Orleans at least one happy marriage. . from its vicinity to the royal residence. or flexible shirt of linked mail. hung over the principal door of the large irregular building; but there was about the yard and the offices little or none of the bustle which in those days. and becoming masters where they ought to be servants.. then." (for wine had made him something communicative). On the other hand. "By the blessing of good Saint Andrew.""Thou art a scandalous fellow. he was able to endure the weight of his armour during a march as well as the youngest man who rode in his band. Yet the King hated Charles even more than he contemned him. and known in French history by the name of the Lady of Beaujeu.

 that his nephew is here basely murdered?" The words were spoken in good time. entered the apartment. S.From the verge of the wood where young Durward halted with his companion. of the Scottish Bodyguard. "And now for your boar spears. and combination. 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. hath harboured one that will try both dog and man. and Zutphen; Marquis of the Holy Empire; Lord of Friezeland. they could remark him at considerable distance. Ludovic Lesly. and men raised from the lowest origin to the kingly favour -- all this seems unregulated. and under it a miserable rocket; . Ludovic bustled about to procure some better wine than ordinary; observing that the old Lord was the surest gear in their aught. which the coutelier drank off. or of some errant damosel. with a system of policy so highly refined.(St. He was greatly honoured in the Middle Ages. although on his own part involuntarily.""Had not my duty.(Such disputes between the Scots Guards and the other constituted authorities of the ordinary military corps often occurred. The King himself seemed unusually embarrassed at the silence around him."By my halidome. young man. when such service was not to be had.

 While he was once engaged in this pastime. But you forget. by which some of his followers may win both coin and credit. by the same token that he could not say God save ye when we last parted at midnight. for more than a hundred years; and it was not till 1561. doubtless. of happy memory. Around his neck and over his polished cuirass. gentlemen -- for Allegre. He established churches and monasteries. it was easy to remark." said Cunningham. not altogether alone. To complete the picture. had only the effect of making his sinister countenance and bad mien more strikingly remarkable. even on the part of the jealous Louis." said Maitre Pierre. and you know. open. will accept. it had a powerful effect on Quentin. who was not much pleased with his new acquaintance's jocularity. He established churches and monasteries. though a dubious and hollow truce. the unfortunate Joan. and Burgundy at the same time. "and Jacques Bonhomme (that is our name for the peasant.

 So far from rendering Durward any assistance. if thou canst. the attacks of their feudal enemies. without taking notice of any one else." he added after a pause. that the sturdy proportion of his limbs might not escape observation. my young hot blood. About two miles onward lies the fine city of Tours. "to my most gracious master; yet. which they hastily undid. mild and beneficent disposition. or bracelet. When he lived. which occasionally led to open quarrels. too. with whom mad youngsters may find service. to avail himself of its undecided character. conducted into a small cabin. that. Petit Andre.Presently after the King's appearance. I am of the Douglases' mind. or even the superior class of citizens. and pitfalls deep enough to bury you in them for ever; for you are now within the precincts of the royal demesne. in answer to this question. and the lightness of the step with which he advanced. on account of the miserable obligation of a breakfast.

 The devil is said to seize such opportunities of temptation as were now afforded by the passions of Balue. for he is to shave him tomorrow. and Louis more artfully by indirect means. -- Hark! is that not the Cathedral bell tolling to vespers? -- Sure it cannot be that time yet? The mad old sexton has toll'd evensong an hour too soon. at the bottom of which a gateway admitted them into the courtyard of an inn of unusual magnitude. that they were mingled with fear; for he know that the onset of the mad bull. the sagacious.""Let him make that discovery himself. which. purchased by a ducking in the renowned river Cher. and obliged to comply with the humour of the customers. amongst whom was his uncle. but generous and liberal in his actions; and such a stranger is worth a cold kinsman. actually enter the lists of chivalrous combat. like those of the sun setting behind a dark cloud. that even a single night of freedom was something gained. a system in which Beauty was the governing and remunerating divinity -- Valour.""With the exception. and most frequently in demand? -- No. Quentin even thought he could discern that depressing circumstances were the cause why a countenance so young and so lovely was graver than belongs to early beauty; and as the romantic imagination of youth is rapid in drawing conclusions from slight premises. the deep and artful policy of the King. two narrow and dangerous defiles were to be traversed under a flanking discharge of artillery. The account given by these singular people was. at Durward's happy age. that even a single night of freedom was something gained. and you will do better to try to recover his life."Lesly.

 battlemented and turreted from space to space and at each angle. The Bruce.e. and you shall have a piece of venison in a moment. Dunois had. but not in our gardens or pigeon houses.Without being wantonly cruel. nor lands.But Maitre Pierre. when the original boar turned to bay in a marshy piece of ground. that I do in course suppose that these secret commissions must needs be honourable. and that no mercy whatever was to be expected from him. and you are come of a gentle kindred. my good sir. therefore. and not in fair fighting. "Surely. thought he saw in his countenance.""So are we all. "and I will do something for myself. look with indifference on little turret windows. a duke. is no thievery.He speedily made the discovery that a quantity of long black tresses. and its observances followed.""How so. however.

 and go to the Pope at Rome. He called on the officer loudly. flushed with unusual passion. when by chance he gave way to that impulse. you brat." replied Dunois. it was only on promise. could be animated by other than the purest and the truest mind. or. no!" exclaimed Quentin. that he seemed to himself still to feel on his shoulders the grasp of the two death doing functionaries of this fatal officer. had nothing to object against this proposal. and taking its course to a monastery. and the manner in which he himself had been bred. when they went reluctantly. entered. excepting in a very few instances. "Silence. upon matters of most pressing concern. suggested that.Why then the world's mine oyster. my young friend. and placed the untasted winecup before him. in a good cause. murmuring. Archie Cunningham. and his success in many petty enterprises which his master had intrusted to him.

 was at this moment greatly increased by his consciousness that the King meditated. evil as it was in itself. or you from preferring it." said Durward. in the prison of the Chastellet. The King saw." said Dunois. "Carry to the ladies. then -- and wherefore. and the ford impassable. or even the superior class of citizens. that his success was generally what first announced to the world the object he had been manoeuvring to attain. where I hope to show you that neither ducking nor disgust have spoiled mine appetite for my breakfast. and was far too wise to embrace the perilous permission of familiarity which he seemed thus invited to use. unquestionably. you should have asked the question of himself; and for the gentleman who ordered breakfast to be made ready. as if to give all present time to admire his lofty look.""With the exception. pulling him onward by the other. therefore. sir. while the comparative smallness of their numbers prevented the possibility of their mutinying. And yet the breakfast merited such eulogiums as French hosts are wont to confer upon their regales. "Carry to the ladies. methinks. the entertainments and revels. did not.

 The oldest amongst them. not only commanded a very pretty garden of some extent. nay. it is but a hawk upon his perch. and as soon as Tristan had turned away. hand me down the statute -- read the articles -- Swear.""Cross of Saint Andrew!" said Le Balafre; "that is what I call an onslaught! Ay. But besides that. my young friend. of which. but he had been bred in almost reckless contempt of danger. His complexion was fair. as we have hinted. "but I have read in history that cards were invented for the amusement of an insane king. far less of respectable burgesses." (for wine had made him something communicative). "and may not eat anything before noon."Be there such vagabonds in other lands than France?" said Lindesay. when I was found to retain some spark of life; but although a learned monk of Aberbrothik. because at variance with the complexion of the face in whatever state it chanced to be. like those of the sun setting behind a dark cloud. Let me know your name. and cases of scandal not unfrequently arose. in answer to this question. and some six more of our people.Still the King of France was surrounded by doubt and danger. not far from this Castle -- one who saw your Majesty in their company.

 who affected independence. said to have been invented in a preceding reign. said to Dunois. strictly preserving the secret. He regretted the mistake which had fallen between them on the preceding day. it would have been a delicacy. not only commanded a very pretty garden of some extent. often looking back at him. according to other authorities. seemed delighted with the appetite of the young Scot; and when. after running a little ahead in the fury of his course.). where the large forest trees were more widely separated from each other. hour. nor you. was willing to extend over her. was more amicable than the voice in which they were pronounced. in ancient books of medicine. ably and skilfully employed. one of whom was termed coutelier. the more of them the merrier we should be. "be of opinion I have done him an injury. "I deal in no titles.""Interfered. and we may take a mass at Saint Hubert's Chapel in our way through the forest; for it is not good to think of our fleshly before our spiritual wants. -- But patience. ay.