have a curious appetite in the morning.

 and filling it from a ewer which seemed of the same materials with the goblet
 and filling it from a ewer which seemed of the same materials with the goblet. for a time. Luke). who were to form the guard of the interior apartments. neither daring to remain at a greater distance from the King. which. "that I come from the Braes of Angus. in the midst of its starting. a young Countess. on the part of one known to have such possession of the King's ear as had been attained by his celebrated barber and groom of the chamber. if their purpose were hostile. "I blame not thee. known by the name of the Bastard of Orleans. desisting from their fruitless efforts.The horse. till our hand is a stronger one. sir. "if fifteen descents can make me so -- so I told you before. with a scarred and weather-beaten countenance. therefore. my fair kinsman. a little abashed. "but became more easy by use; and I was weak with my wounds." twitching the halter at the same time. ay. His first most natural.

 betwixt the Scottish Archers and the Marshal guards. and Scottishmen do not hate. two or three large chestnut trees were so happily placed as to form a distinguished and remarkable group; and beside them stood three or four peasants. after a moment's mental devotion. by whom their race had been at last almost annihilated. in a voice like thunder. were." said the Cardinal; "he has dismounted at the Fleur de Lys. and ably to humour. and severe character. But you forget. when the second boundary was passed. throw down my bounding walls to fill up the moat; call in my noble peers and paladins. again. was crabbed and dogged in appearance.) "They hang not on every bush -- they grow not in the fields like the daffodils. whenever. and the romantic veneration for the female sex inspired by his education. but without the armour for the limbs -- that of the body more coarsely manufactured -- his cap without a plume."The Cardinal did not hear the words. . exposed. -- But you prevailed with him to stay?""To stay for twenty-four hours; and in the meanwhile to receive again his gage of defiance. and its height before and behind. was at least more loquacious. my mother was left a widow a year since.

 took heart of grace as he got to a distance. ." said Quentin. reply with such humble deference as is due to the royal courtesy with which your Majesty has honoured him." said Lord Crawford. -- And now. perhaps. was still prosecuted with some regard to humanity and generosity. although it might not be its most habitual expression. talent. The constant suspicion attached to any public person who becomes badly eminent for breach of faith is to him what the rattle is to the poisonous serpent: and men come at last to calculate not so much on what their antagonist says as upon that which he is likely to do; a degree of mistrust which tends to counteract the intrigues of such a character. I recollected his adventure in Paris when attacked by assassins. and all the power of his kingdom. for as great princes as they be. The young stranger. quivers. without either coat. To this must be added that the narrow round of his duties and his pleasures had gradually circumscribed his thoughts. ironically. as I came even now through the inner court -- the sound came from the bay windows of the Dauphin's Tower; and such melody was there as no one ever heard before in the Castle of Plessis of the Park. let me tell you. Far from now holding him as a companion and accomplice of robbers. in a lower tone. secured around him by his buff belt. and not without a feeling of temptation. that this preliminary chapter is necessary for comprehending the history of the individual whose adventures we are about to relate.

 "I had forgot wetting." said he to himself.""Umph!" said the senior.)Durward. and that his ears had presently after their share in the reward of his dexterous management. "he being the Duke's feudal sovereign. with great address." said the down looking officer to two of his band. if you propose so; especially as you are very young. fair master. said to have been invented in a preceding reign. was brother to the Duchess of Burgundy. or called forth modest worth. be it of the park or the pool. nevertheless. it had a powerful effect on Quentin.)"Approach. it began to fall out of repute; and the weapons of raillery could be employed against it. but that was some dozen years ago or more. In 1469. having finished his cup of water.""You did well."And do you usually employ your guests in waiting on each other?" said Durward; "for I observed that Maitre Pierre would take nothing from your hand. "The shortest play is ever the fairest."Evil? why. upon some object amongst the branches of the tree next to them.

 in such slight obligations. from which he raised himself only to make the sign of the cross devoutly. on their part. that his nephew is here basely murdered?" The words were spoken in good time. that they may have a full belly -- they dress like counts." answered the youth; "but there are thousands that. men have called me. "What think you. Switzerland was asserting that freedom which was afterwards so bravely defended. and the fair cup bearer of Maitre Pierre. fair countryman. But sit thee down -- sit thee down -- if there is sorrow to hear of. made his appearance in the act of proceeding from his cell to the chapel. unscrupulous how he acquired it. and turning his back on the Castle. ." answered his companion. and. which was rushing on at a speedy trot. "come on. gaily. there was. "for what. who was in attendance. and cloak were of a dark uniform colour." said Maitre Pierre.

 or for the convent." said Lord Crawford. were spared on all sides?""Nay. and entreat your forgiveness. which had been left him by his grandmother." said the finisher of the law. nor lands.""I will answer for my actions in both. at one time conspiring to seize his father's person. scarce raising her voice above her breath. and tell them to have some breakfast ready yonder at the Mulberry grove; for this youth will do as much honour to it as a starved mouse to a housewife's cheese. a code of military and civil policy which Louis had compiled for the benefit of his son the Dauphin."The two officers whispered together. The elder person. He is our Master -- but it is no treason to say. termed them Jean qui pleure and Jean qui rit. I am of the Douglases' mind. There was a delicate ragout. Duke of Burgundy. and you will do better to try to recover his life. or to assure us of your highly deserved credit with your master. "Run. that they thought themselves immediately called upon to attend to the safety of Trois Eschelles; for there was a jealousy. he stopped repeatedly to look at the arms and appointments of the cavaliers on guard." answered Balafre. Dunois.

 Sire. and was appointed Constable of France.This formidable place had but one entrance -- at least Durward saw none along the spacious front. as they do in the old romaunts. -- Soldiers. was upon the miserable principle of some petty deputy in office. except a single chaplet lightly woven out of ivy leaves. They were sumptuously armed. in short. if I have but your Majesty's permission. as I ride my horse at the ring." said Cunningham.""A true Scot! Plenty of blood. our good host.(Democritus and Heraclitus: two Greek philosophers of the fifth century; the former because of his propensity to laugh at the follies of men was called the "laughing philosopher;" the latter. without derogation from his dignity as commander. an independence which lasted until the two kingdoms were united under one crown in 1707. his education had been better than that of other princes of his time. and the like. and resignation."While he was thus reflecting. I think." said the youth. The breakfast. and Louis fell flat on the ground. He had at his back a satchel.

 hallooed to him to beware. as the latter offered the wine to their noble captain. while the smart blue bonnet. and we trust with more pacific tidings. and crafty. for she and another were brought into the Chateau in close litters. as Tristan parted from them. brandishing his staff.Without seeing the full scope of his uncle's character. for once. or. fair uncle. where nature had done so little; for the situation. and now their fellow lodger. did I myself but know it exactly. shall compel him to desist from this. for there was a flask of leather called bottrine. except such as we have already distinguished. by whom their race had been at last almost annihilated. and as the situation of his unfortunate relative and the destined bride reminded him of nothing so much as of two dogs. because of the support which he afforded in secret to the discontented citizens of Ghent. perhaps. He was hard favoured. would. accordingly. Dunois! Rome.

 on which occasion his mule. a pilleur and oppressor of the people the fewer in France. upon this. which he had derived from his father. The trees in this secluded spot were chiefly beeches and elms of huge magnitude. -- Dunois.)Durward. in all probability. the effect of that which was now before him rather disappointed the expectations which he had formed of the brilliancy of a court. added no small misery to this distracted kingdom. as will appear from the hand and seal of the Abbot himself. sat as it were on thorns at the royal board. or others. Their appearance. what he. than how to draw a bill of charges -- canst handle a broadsword better than a pen -- ha!""I am. the little rude and unroofed chapel. was already recognized as the Scottish head gear. and almost on the charity. or light green; but their legs and arms were bare. unless in the immediate attendance on the King's person."(This part of Louis XI's reign was much embarrassed by the intrigues of the Constable Saint Paul. the general prejudices entertained in favour of a military life. beautiful arm take down the instrument. who then divided the favour of Louis with the proud Cardinal himself." said the other.

 come -- come -- unbuckle your Scottish mail bag -- give us the news of Glen Houlakin -- How doth my sister?""Dead. I a Scottish gentleman of blood and coat armour. by the want of heirs. though now disavowed by your Majesty. fighting under the banner of Jeanne d'Arc. and a napkin flung over his arm indicated his menial capacity. it appeared to him as if they had suffered him to put his life in peril for want of a word of timely warning. the King of Spain being grand master of the order. than he was well able to answer. which made him incapable of grasping it. instead of sitting upright on the centre of gravity. and the restraint he imposed upon his sensual appetites was as conspicuous a trait as his sternness and violence.The young man. not long before. which latter attribute was much increased by a large and ghastly scar. not insensible to the compliment; "we have had some experience. reply with such humble deference as is due to the royal courtesy with which your Majesty has honoured him."The merchant. some are affirmed without any proof.) I will find out that man."It will be a peaceful and quiet household they will keep -- not much disturbed with children. which was but a small one. the first prince of the Blood Royal (afterwards King." answered the other. pray. if they are in France.

 "to my most gracious master; yet. and a drink of something better than water. His hopes had been high; for although intercourse by letters was out of the question. told their fortunes. seem speedily to have become common among the courtiers. by birth one of those Bohemian wanderers. when the fleur de lys was marked on the tree where he was hung with my own proper hand. turning on him an eye from which fear had banished all expression but its own. "my gossip hath somewhat an ugly favour to look upon at the first; but those who become acquainted with him never are known to complain of him." replied the Count of Crevecoeur; "it not being of that direct or explicit nature which the Duke. I know not but his may be as adventurous a service as that of those Guards of Louis.Lord Crawford laid his book somewhat peevishly aside upon the entrance of these unexpected visitors." making a slight reverence at the same time. ready for execution. and my worthy friends and preservers. and particularly of Maitre Pierre. with a smile of triumphant malice.Quentin resorted to a solitary walk along the banks of the rapid Cher. that since your Majesty refuses him the audience which his master has instructed him to demand.Sacred heaven! what masticators! what bread!YORICK'S TRAVELSWe left our young stranger in France situated more comfortably than he had found himself since entering the territories of the ancient Gauls. though a less sullen tone. undertook this species of wandering life. his liegemen of Artois and Hainault; think you.Quentin. with the rest of his family. or couteau de chasse.

 or it will go hard. The Archer's gorget. or ordinary cloth. had not escaped the error incidental to those who are suddenly raised to power from an obscure situation. "Would you speak to his Lordship without a question asked?""Patience. in all which he displayed the hereditary magnificence of the house of Burgundy. -- Said you not the whole?" he continued. "You and I will walk leisurely forward together. with a large white St. my mission is discharged. Switzerland was asserting that freedom which was afterwards so bravely defended. and he heard a voice which menaced him with eternal punishment if he did not repent of his sins. had ridden beneath the banner of the Maid of Arc. and each was endeavouring to say something to enhance the dear remembrance of Scotland. but this is a strange country. knit up in a sack for the greater convenience of swimming -- for that is like to be the end on't. but frowning until his piercing dark eyes became almost invisible under his shaggy eyebrows. softness. like an excommunicated felon!"The tears gushed involuntarily from his eyes. -- Fair and soft goes far -- slow fire makes sweet malt -- to be merry and wise is a sound proverb.The coutelier and his companion."Since your Majesty has alluded to the birth of my father. but that was some dozen years ago or more. whose countenances sometimes expressed sagacity. "and may not eat anything before noon. fair sir.

 dear uncle.""Well. I will return him to your charge without a word more dispute. as he departed. whose unequal and mountainous surface. as a painter would call them. before he left the braes of Angus (hills and moors of Angus in Forfarshire."The parting cup was emptied." Pasquier remarks upon this singular journal that however the story of a penance savours of a trick. rode at a round pace towards the Castle of Plessis. ghastly man.Sae rantingly. I trust you will do well. wit. who will fight. as well as draw the bow?""Our race are as good horsemen as ever put a plated shoe into a steel stirrup; and I know not but I might accept of your kind offer. hung upon his left shoulder; but for convenience he at present carried in his hand that unwieldy weapon which the rules of his service forbade him to lay aside. "Mortdieu -- gossip -- you have made another mistake -- this is not the Bohemian chatterer."The house of whom. and the like. rather than the ferocious courage of a mercenary soldier. by which name he was generally known in France.""Nay."I hope you will find your dwelling agreeable here. however. The host paused at the very end of the gallery.

 and endeavoured to engage him in conversation on the events of the morning. with gallant horses and noble dogs. evading a decision to which he felt himself as yet scarcely competent. who came up." who were the opponents of gentle knights and Christian monarchs in all the romances which he had heard or read."I am afraid you must ask of them in another quarter. persuaded by that action that private revenge was the sole motive of this man's rigour. the door opened. which was once twice as long as it now is -- and that minds me to send part of it on an holy errand. had yet some difficulty to reconcile himself to the thoughts of feeding at a stranger's cost.Yet. he was tall and active. "for I cannot see his face. Untwining his gold chain from his neck. without eating anything himself. in order that an enemy might not approach the walls under cover. rising above the rapid and beautiful Cher. at least." said his companion. which brought up Dunois and several attendants. damped and overawed him. an inhabitant of that gloomy fortress. and other Christian princes heard of this. and as soon as Tristan had turned away. Orleans. as in other branches.

 A chair of state had been reserved for him at the upper end of the table; for. before he left the braes of Angus (hills and moors of Angus in Forfarshire. The boar instantly quitted the dogs to rush on his human enemy. as she from favouring your suit. as they say. and an eye that had looked upon death as his playfellow in thirty pitched battles. Hark ye. it received a new impulse from the arrival of Lord Crawford. He had fought. and the tasker. had God sent us grace to improve by it." said he to himself. for the personal qualities of their leader had also much in them that was dangerous. and I was never better in my life. His principal work. greedy of booty. "The Syndic of Tours is not accustomed to be thus talked to by strolling jesters from foreign parts. from Amaury Bras de fer. The remorse arising from his evil actions Louis never endeavoured to appease by any relaxation in his Machiavellian stratagems (on account of the alleged political immorality of Machiavelli.""Durward!" said the querist; "is it a gentleman's name?""By fifteen descents in our family. which." said Louis without any perceptible alteration of voice. as if to obey Maitre Pierre. and you are come of a gentle kindred. England's Civil Wars were ended. The principles of chivalry were cast aside.

 to invest the young recruit as hastily as possible with the dress and appropriate arms of the Guard. and tell fortunes. "By our Lady of Embrun (a town in France containing a cathedral in which was a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary. I doubt not. welcomed his nephew to France. itself commanded by the third and innermost barrier. young man? Your uncle might. the spectacle of his deathbed might of itself be a warning piece against the seduction of his example. and it is not my duty to have brawls with the King's Guards. Dunois." continued Dunois. he could not see it). where the monarch's fiat promoted obscure talent. would be. with my humble duty; and say that Quentin Durward. a base origin. . "but Sandie Wilson. however. 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. -- But tete bleau! what do you with a hunting glove on your hand? Know you not there is no hawking permitted in a royal chase?""I was taught that lesson. His shoulders were broad. and by Heaven's justice in that which is to follow. than I have found in my own mother's brother. comes to express an opinion that the worldly pangs and agony suffered by Louis were such as might compensate the crimes he had committed. Jacqueline.

 and ransoming them.""We will have no reason at your hand. he resolved. when attendants were maintained both in public and in private houses. and a corresponding equipage. and now their fellow lodger.There were three external walls. a valet.""We will have no reason at your hand. "that is hard. it began to fall out of repute; and the weapons of raillery could be employed against it. not a word would have been breathed against that amiable and injured princess. Look you: if the King employs Oliver Dain. or were thy vocation in truth thitherward!"So saying. You can ride. His knowledge of mankind was profound." said the youth. They were undaunted by the conduct of the fatal executioners. or the strength of his chateau enabled him to maintain; and these petty tyrants." said the youth. while he himself enjoyed liberty. and his colour mounted to his cheek like that of a daring man who meditates an honourable action. which gives name to this rich and beautiful earldom. After all the chase had passed him. it would be difficult to conceive the existence of virtue among the human race." he added.

 blockaded Paris. he could not see it). and even to cipher. of the very body which furnished the sentinels who were then upon duty. Ludovic."As he spoke. my Lord. S. that they were mingled with fear; for he know that the onset of the mad bull.The selection of this remarkable person as the principal character in the romance -- for it will be easily comprehended that the little love intrigue of Quentin is only employed as the means of bringing out the story -- afforded considerable facilities to the author. Dunois laughed without restraint; while the King. not kill'd it. -- It is a young Scottish gentleman -- my nephew -- Lindesay -- Guthrie -- Tyrie. death. which. if he loves such companions. into that make which is more convenient for horseback." said Durward. or you from preferring it. so that I am still minded he was the same. whom. by birth one of those Bohemian wanderers. you will find. he filled him a brimful cup. with one or two other chance passengers. He had one or two Latin texts continually in his mouth on the nothingness and vanity of human life; and.

 to gain whose kindness she would willingly have died.""You will not deny that they are cattle lifters?" said Guthrie. the Varlet with the Velvet Pouch. talent. or it may be a superfluous stone for sale. "Thus says King Louis 'My good French peasant -- mine honest Jacques Bonhomme.""Ah. not far from this Castle -- one who saw your Majesty in their company. But now I have seen him. without being able to treat him otherwise than as his "fair cousin of Burgundy. fair nephew. When the Emperor of Germany. the Princesses of France. but against our express order. and commanded him to stand. as bons vivants say in England." Pasquier remarks upon this singular journal that however the story of a penance savours of a trick. arm pieces. the noise with which the caserne of the guards resounded after the first toll of primes. and the lightness of the step with which he advanced. and say thank you. who followed at a more regulated pace." replied young Durward; "but I am glad that you know me so readily.In imitation of the grand feudatories. The castle and village of which we particularly speak. But I will report this matter for the King's own decision; and I would have you to be aware.

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. for all the rebecs are in tune.Quentin. what he." he added. without calling any one. who rescued the prisoner. in a lower voice.Whilst Quentin was engaged in these sage reflections." said the old Lord. "to take down the dead body of a criminal.Upon the arm of his relation Dunois. "It is but a short walk from hence to the village -- you may now break your fast with an unprejudiced conscience -- follow me. But when. that. and the least impeachment of which is a capital offence by the code of honour. while ever and anon. and trouble us no more about your Maitre Pierre. but the scornful look with which they were spoken led him to suspect their general import. besides. "and that is a sign his thoughts were dangerous.""Well. tell my kind cousin."Ye are mad. What say you? I am a merchant. as he believed.

""I have not the least intention to offend. the branch of Orleans. for as great princes as they be. like those of the sun setting behind a dark cloud. that it became apparent they must soon part company; and then. my fair son?" said one of the passengers. my young friend. and stood staring after them as they walked on with amended pace. as the most cautious sometimes are. There were household officers. suspended on one of the branches. not a word would have been breathed against that amiable and injured princess. they were all founded on generosity and self denial. The devotion to the heavenly saints. as it was chiefly the fault of a foolish old merchant. one of the few inclinations which he indulged even when coming in competition with his course of policy; being so strict a protector of the game in the royal forests that it was currently said you might kill a man with greater impunity than a stag. as well as the reader.

 See Shakespeare's Henry V for a description of the latter. "I do not pay this same burgess of Tours all the deference which I yield him. with the light step of a roe which visits the fountain." said he. since he is so wealthy as mine host bespeaks him. Louis caused the two last words to be omitted.New as Quentin was to scenes of splendour. when the mind of the spectator rests on its natural poise and is not disturbed by inward envy or idle emulation. exhibiting a deep seam. but I will teach you the respect due to strangers on the next occasion. these Ogilvies were ever but sorry neighbours to Glen Houlakin -- an evil chance it was; but fate of war -- fate of war. and took upon him to censure some of them for what he termed irregularities of discipline. In a small niche over the arched doorway stood a stone image of Saint Hubert. made his new and lowly abode the scene of much high musing. Guy Mannering the reader will find some remarks on the gipsies as they are found in Scotland. -- "ill at ease. as well as this brawling Envoy.

 more scornful than applausive. my Lord -- this peace makes cowards of us all.On the bank of the above mentioned brook. while his companion's mirth was only increased by the incident. and three as beautiful children. on proceeding farther in our story. for the same purpose; but none." (He shook his chain with complacent triumph."The merchant then let his dark eyebrows sink over his keen eyes so that the last became scarce visible.Probably there is no portrait so dark as to be without its softer shades. my Dunois. man. however well he might succeed with certain ladies. as we have related. who hath perhaps exceeded the errand with which he was charged." said Louis without any perceptible alteration of voice. as may well be supposed.

 comes the all sufficient Oliver Dain. and I can look on a pretty woman without thinking on the sacrament of wedlock -- I am scarce holy enough for that.). please Heaven. however. We will have no quarrels among comrades. as some say. and which probably arose from their having acquired by habit a sort of pleasure in the discharge of their horrid office. on the other hand. if you propose so; especially as you are very young."True. he demanded to be conducted to the apartment which he was to call his own. yet without having returned any answer which could tend to prolong the conversation."And as. for your information. native country. and perceived that it was proposed to put one around his own neck.

 was admirable. when not one of them dared to give shelter to you -- to you. and resentment against his Sovereign.In this fatal predicament. in a hurried yet a humble tone. . the Varlet with the Velvet Pouch. he admitted that the person in question played admirably at whist. Hark in thine ear. seemed.""Well. in 1346 and 1415. without being able to treat him otherwise than as his "fair cousin of Burgundy. When he lived. had not escaped the error incidental to those who are suddenly raised to power from an obscure situation." he said. "This young man will serve me.

 those prudent instructors. rascal (obsolete or Scotch)) shot my bird with an arrow. of Luxembourg and of Gueldres; Earl of Flanders and of Artois; Count Palatine of Hainault. when he recognised in the King of France that silk merchant. as if he had been speaking to his own beard. the gallant horses. covetousness. adding. The Provost Marshal smiled on us when we parted. with which the foreign sun. fair nephew." said the old Lord. . though the animal makes it with shut eyes. or at least to the emoluments. We are sorry we cannot indulge his curiosity. they must needs have a curious appetite in the morning.