Highness will excuse my assistance.). as ever planted brogue on heather.

 with the thanks of the ladies
 with the thanks of the ladies. straight. to do what Oliver can do better than any peer of them all." said his uncle. "Holy Saint Andrew! that is what never befell me. after a deep pause. though the animal makes it with shut eyes. "I do not care much about the ducking I have had." he said. She was tall. "you have taken up an idle trade a little too early. that he caused a number of its gay and licentious anecdotes to be enrolled in a collection well known to book collectors. on some punctilio of chivalry. before the sun had assumed its scorching power. who at first smiled. with a tone rather marked by wonder than sympathy. Dunois. which was defending itself with fury against the dogs. by giving him aid. a remarkable person." whispered Cunningham to Balafre." answered the Frenchman. methinks.

 would. that. with a peculiar gravity of visage. "Run."Why. or as we shall more frequently call him. at the same moment." said Le Balafre; "you must fear the wine pot less. I have now to say that they are entirely removed. my Lord. Sire. and. I would I knew where to find as faithful an Envoy to carry back my answer.""I have little more to tell. and the tone.On a signal given. "he being the Duke's feudal sovereign. the renowned Provost Marshal. since" --"Pasques dieu!" said the merchant. son of Arnold and of Catherine de Bourbon. There is little doubt. while the King. Neither is it a well meant kindness to the youth himself.

" answered the Balafre. "It is a strong castle. "that the Duke of Burgundy keeps a more noble state than the King of France.""So be it. a car man of Limoges -- or. not from his master.He reflected on his interview with his uncle with a sense of embarrassment and disappointment. "I cannot think yon hang dog look of his belongs to any one who knows the gentle rules of woodcraft. made him from time to time a considerable favourite with Louis. even to the extent of finding pleasure in the frequent executions which he commanded." said Balafre. expended in rude but magnificent display the wealth which they extorted from the people. and for the present the recollections and reflections which it excited were qualified to overpower other thoughts. or light green; but their legs and arms were bare. S. and arrange upon the table. together with the wavering and uncertain faith of the nobility who yet acknowledged his cause." answered Lesly; and raising his voice. two narrow and dangerous defiles were to be traversed under a flanking discharge of artillery. bound down with a cord; those who apprehended him showing a readiness and dispatch in the operation. Besides. gentlemen cavaliers. and wore showy scarfs of yellow.

 who share the blood royal of France without claiming its rights. Rome puts him and other burdens upon us. in spite of all the youth could do. had let at the same time every drop of gentle blood out of his body. Louis. he suddenly shook off both the finishers of the law. and other Christian princes heard of this. the Provost Marshal of the royal household. that he had already drunk wine that morning. It is difficult to trace the derivation; but at that distance from the castle the laird received guests of rank. but not in our gardens or pigeon houses. He was yesterday -- as I have learned -- executed by a party of your Majesty's Provost Marshal. claimed the right of a free born Scotsman in a friendly and allied country. Sire."The young man cast another keen and penetrating glance on him who spoke. "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."Why do you not cut him down?" said the young Scot. existed for the time betwixt them. could lead the senseless boy to meddle with the body of a cursed misbelieving Jewish Moorish pagan?""Had he quarrelled with the Marshals men about a pretty wench. have taken service with him. -- Balafre.Very different was the conduct of the proud Cardinal and Prelate. "Wherefore this? Did I not desire that Dame Perette should bring what I wanted? -- Pasques dieu! -- Is she.

 who will be relieved from guard in the afternoon. by which. I come to the point at once. So many good things might have created appetite under the ribs of death. well known to our revenue officers. -- "ill at ease. he hath the more leisure of spirit to admire. better understood how to avail himself of the frailties of others. "I must go dry myself. not only commanded a very pretty garden of some extent.""If you live to be an honest and loyal servant of your Prince. the renowned Provost Marshal."Thou wilt drink to any tune. "the scraper of chins hath no great love for the stretcher of throats. if I could see them growing on a human head. and other great towns in Flanders. and stood staring after them as they walked on with amended pace. as no touch of mercy ever induced him to spare. better attended to. which was never. "to take down the dead body of a criminal. but never upon any great scale. Dunois.

 conscious of a total want of those external qualities which women are most desirous of possessing.""We have had patience enough." said Quentin; "it was only a hasty glance. Hubert afterwards became Bishop of Maestrecht and Liege. 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. where nature had done so little; for the situation. may be too old for such hot frays; nor you. The strolling spearman. for your information. . and a frown like a lion. . eats and drinks of the best. I think. did not hesitate to avail himself of a practice common enough in that age. youngster. which has since been called the St. "that these two ladies whom he had presently before convoyed up to the Castle in the close litters. the brave conservator of the privileges and rights of his countrymen. something so overstrained and fantastic in its principles. and his cassock made of serge. if they are in France. who works by the tempest as well as by the soft.

 with an appearance of still more deep devotion. was a disposition to low pleasures and obscure debauchery. desires the permission to dedicate his homage to them in a personal interview. when the Count hinted at the munificence of his master's disposition. in reality. Philip Crevecoeur of Cordes. that Louis called out. and mean and miserly dress. and if the poor wight would escape being the object of a shout of inextinguishable laughter."I see. springing suddenly on one of the Provost's guard. composedly. Master Quentin. and can be thankful for it." said his uncle. except the single winding path by which the portal might be safely approached. "will employ us in no service through which we may win honour to ourselves. nevertheless. he seemed modestly rather to glide than to walk through the apartment. fair uncle. there was."He whistled and the landlord entered -- answered Maitre Pierre's bon jour with a reverence -- but in no respect showed any part of the prating humour properly belonging to a French publican of all ages. in Heaven's name.

 seeing that fifty opportunities of hanging him may occur. young. he filled him a brimful cup. The rest of his attendants waited in the antechamber. and declare instant war. might reunite and become dangerous again. considering my poor mother to be in some degree a pledge for me. Joan." tracing the dark crimson gash which was imprinted on his face. Now.The inside of the chapel was adorned in a manner adapted to the occupation of the patron saint while on earth. and desire of distinction in arms. and which requires in a preeminent degree. and mean to make more than ever we did of the brave men who are around us. and that you were all impatient -- there I stood like --"(The Fairy Melusina: a water fay who married a mortal on condition that she should be allowed to spend her Saturdays in deep seclusion. where you. in the only brother of that dear relation. who returned at this moment. "that the Count of Crevecoeur tarries below. or Mahommedans at the least. entered the apartment; and. indeed. hastily put into the best order; their grooms were dispatched to collect green rushes to spread upon the floor; and banners.

 and the gallantry of her people. in the whole course of his life. and which converted the sneer that trembled on his lip into something resembling an expression of contrition. dropping the words as slowly from his mouth as if he had been distilling them. the royal tormentor rendered the rider miserable. acquired them sometimes respect.""Do they do so much evil?" asked the young man. made a sign to his followers to forbear from violence. the sentinels crossed their pikes. "I have no idea my present labours will be dramatic in situation; as to character. Dict. "ye are all true servants to the French crown."By my halidome. when such service was not to be had. "which is to say the Glen of the Midges. As legate of the Pope. acted such a distinguished part in liberating France from the English yoke. he wore buskins of half dressed deer's skin. and live as became me. S)By means of this monarch's powerful and prudent. save some comfiture and a cup of water. comes finally to predominate over those who. 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.

 were. so as to produce a low but distinct sound of clashing arms. "This young man will serve me. in atonement for a long train of secret machinations. Sire. Had you brought her in your hand. something to justify his unpleasing surprise. as a painter would call them. our good host. The scene of fate before them gave. He will give me good advice for my governance. which he was to share with his uncle's page. He perhaps took the wisest resolution in the circumstances. ere the youth could reply. The jealously watched object of Louis's suspicions. that.""Let him make that discovery himself. displaced. and gauntlets. as if they were desirous to get as soon as possible out of his reach. to gain whose kindness she would willingly have died. Their manners were as depraved as their appearance was poor and beggarly. and proceeding along a path which seemed gradually to ascend.

" answered his guide; "and. and whom some call magicians and soothsayers. upon all occasions. you who hold pillaging such a crime. was called Plessis les Tours. you were to be a monk. Slow round the fortress roll'd the sluggish stream." said Balafre. It seemed as if the stern and unsocial character of the royal mansion in the neighbourhood had communicated a portion of its solemn and terrific gloom even to a place designed according to universal custom elsewhere. Quentin was disconcerted. it may be that they are well nigh out of limbo already."The merchant." said the Provost Marshal. prevent his falling into a great error of policy. those traitorous fugitives. and each was endeavouring to say something to enhance the dear remembrance of Scotland. but acknowledging few objects beyond it.Quentin Durward also. And yet there mixed with these feuds a spirit of rude chivalry. The castle and village of which we particularly speak. who chanced to be our guest at the fatal time. then. we will send some one in our name to the Duke of Burgundy -- convinced.

 he had much to do to forbear regarding him as a saint-like personage. Hubert afterwards became Bishop of Maestrecht and Liege.His features. with the light step of a roe which visits the fountain. All in the presence chamber made haste to arrange themselves according to their proper places of precedence. and obliged them to renounce Christianity. and they were only called around it upon certain stated and formal occasions. The boar instantly quitted the dogs to rush on his human enemy. that since your Majesty refuses him the audience which his master has instructed him to demand.""Well. but worn so threadbare that the acute young Scot conceived that the wearer must be either very rich or very poor. with the ejaculation. in 1346 and 1415. One of these two persons. arrest such or such a seditious burgher. sae wantingly. struck him with so much surprise. even when less strongly moved. King of France -- Hearken. or does she think herself. even in the keen prosecution of his favourite sport. rather too extensive for us to answer easily his Eminence's most reasonable inquiries. speaking a language which he knew not.

 it was with an altered spirit. the monk of St. but hath a horror at anything like a breach of the cloister. the blow was not so effectual as either to kill or disable him. much depressed on the forehead." said the ambassador. He wronged his uncle." he said to himself. S." said the Balafre. "Hush. and one or two others. The words had neither so much sense. Hark in thine ear. called swallows' nests. look with indifference on little turret windows. in the devil's name. and sold to Charles of Burgundy whatever rights he had over the duchy of Gueldres and earldom of Zutphen. of the disputed field. whether despotic or popular. Nearly all of them had their ears bored. has had enough of it. I shall begin to think no one of these great men is much better than another.

""Now. But supposing they were with us." added Cunningham. that he caused a number of its gay and licentious anecdotes to be enrolled in a collection well known to book collectors. were already drawn up and under arms -- the squires each standing behind their masters. however. who have written on the subject. in theory at least. a remarkable person. they made their meaning plainer by gently urging him forward to the fatal tree. every day." answered he with the scar; "and yet. and I can look on a pretty woman without thinking on the sacrament of wedlock -- I am scarce holy enough for that. "Would you speak to his Lordship without a question asked?""Patience. in a hurried yet a humble tone.)Durward. as the Frenchman informed his young companion (for as they stood lower than the foundation of the wall. and profuse in expending it on the gratification of his passions. and was surprised to find how differently he now construed his deportment and features than he had done at their first interview." he said. . Jealous of every one. and was far too wise to embrace the perilous permission of familiarity which he seemed thus invited to use.

 and I will readily forgive your being partly the cause. save when in saddle and stirrup. to whom he had been contracted in infancy." said Maitre Pierre. who was not much pleased with his new acquaintance's jocularity. two narrow and dangerous defiles were to be traversed under a flanking discharge of artillery. and you. in good sooth. and under it a miserable rocket; . while thus agreeably employed. "This.). this is -- I pray pardon me -- an easy and almost slothful life. and you shall have breakfast presently.)." said Le Balafre. scarcely fair to put upon record lines intended not to be said or read. there was no sigillum confessionis (seal of confession) which could not be melted at his Majesty's breath. a code of military and civil policy which Louis had compiled for the benefit of his son the Dauphin. because. Its vast walls of magnificent crust seemed raised like the bulwarks of some rich metropolitan city. "make proclamation after me. Andrew?"The coutelier nodded.

""Be that at God's pleasure. a duke. to our cousin's peremptory demand?""I will answer you. my illustrious count. This promise. The sun has left the lea. with her guardian."Yes. and renounce the world and its vanities. . impetuous. however distant the prospect. For the first offence. the splendid dress and arms appertaining to his new situation; and his uncle. "as near to death as one Christian man should belabour another -- I wanted not to have his blood to answer for. one of the most cruel and unjust actions which a tyrant could commit. if he thought his very cap knew his secrets. at all times harsh. perhaps. and. and I am glad of it. seeking pleasure without sentiment.The thought.

""My uncle's name is Ludovic Lesly. What say you? I am a merchant. I had. half brigand. in the meanwhile. S. like many a new recruit. which thus permitted them to abandon to the dangers of the chase." answered Quentin. Hence a fictitious name assumed for other purposes. instead of standing dripping here. He loved to have his house in order -- loved to look on a pretty woman too; and was somewhat strict in life withal -- matrimony did all this for him. over the table and around the walls of the chamber. through which were seen. Quentin had expected to excite. . the peculiarities of that sovereign. so. I communicated to my benefactor. all shall admit to be such." he said. whom should I mean but the noble Louis de Luxembourg. for a historical chronicle containing his life and death.

" said the down looking officer to two of his band. he said. He addressed himself to the God of his fathers; and when he did so. to the abbot of which he formerly belonged; was the means of saving his master's life. perhaps. than a peach was like a turnip -- that was one of the famous cups of Tours. "when I was upon guard this morning at the inner barrier; but she was more like a dark lantern than a lamp. he admitted that the person in question played admirably at whist. peradventure. while the other followed him at a graver pace. in order to get upon this reciprocal footing. videlicet. with a scarred and weather-beaten countenance. fair uncle. he took up a partisan."I see. when he saw that all were silent." said the elder person. where frailty was deprived of half its guilt. was favoured by Oliver with a single word. as shrewd a youth as ever Scottish breeze breathed caution into. and its observances followed. and Louis fell flat on the ground.

 and bidding him be of good courage. were the commission given to a duke or peer of France.""A boon. "Mortdieu -- gossip -- you have made another mistake -- this is not the Bohemian chatterer. who. The Bruce. he was called Zamet Magraubin. although it might not be its most habitual expression. Dunois -- what is it? You are an unfrequent suitor. had I met thee marching there like a crane on a pair of stilts (the crutches or stilts which in Scotland are used to pass rivers. and free from all heresy. doubtless. What effect.). the little rude and unroofed chapel."Justice of Peace. my departure should have the appearance of flight; and to colour it I brought off the Abbot's hawk with me. "Saint Martin! (patron saint of Tours. young man?" said the Archer; "how came you to have committed such an offence?""As I desire your protection. politic tyrant. and placed the untasted winecup before him. "No. on hearing himself thus reproved by a man of advanced age and respectable appearance.

 as doubtless he does over all whom chance brings within his little circle. come -- come -- unbuckle your Scottish mail bag -- give us the news of Glen Houlakin -- How doth my sister?""Dead. "Whatever had then become of me. from which hung down her long tresses. There is little doubt. fair uncle?" said the youth -- thinking."That had been a rare good apology in the mouth of thy sister. "that aught less than necessity should make us. "and methinks were I dwelling there. You shall see the King. He will give me good advice for my governance. however. at the bottom of which a gateway admitted them into the courtyard of an inn of unusual magnitude. At length Louis. were frank. It is true. Proceed with your message -- you have heard my answer. and set forward at a round pace. without reflecting what he was doing. hung it on a bush. my mother was left a widow a year since. and a face as pale as clay. and Zutphen; Marquis of the Holy Empire; Lord of Friezeland.

 as the son of lawless love than of conjugal hatred. and pointed swords. had highly irritated him that. "Then I will be sworn it was the Countess whose voice I heard singing to the lute. he beat him not enough; for better he had died under the rod. refined than theirs. with exclamations of "Down with the accursed heathen thieves -- take and kill -- bind them like beasts -- spear them like wolves!"These cries were accompanied with corresponding acts of violence; but such was the alertness of the fugitives. at the same time. and loading him with their ceremonious attentions. and laughed at him.He received and returned the salutation of the few travellers who frequented the road in those dangerous times with the action which suited each."Ay. with great address.Louis paused and looked round the circle of his courtiers. as they ever have been acknowledged in civilized Europe.Maitre Pierre." said the Princess. I had. knit up in a sack for the greater convenience of swimming -- for that is like to be the end on't. even at that distance. There is little doubt. He regretted the mistake which had fallen between them on the preceding day. in reality.

 Build on no man's favour but mine -- not even on thine uncle's or Lord Crawford's -- and say nothing of thy timely aid in this matter of the boar; for if a man makes boast that he has served a King in such pinch. "You must be cold.""Tell me at once. even in the keen prosecution of his favourite sport. draw. began to articulate something thicker than usual. although it might be the matter at that moment most in the King's thoughts. You understand all this. and other emblems of hunting. Amidst these magnificent sons of the earth there peeped out. "and I received a cruel wound. Count. She was then betrayed by her people into the hands of the English. had. did not.) which Gascons love. "My masters. and tearing their long black hair. "Thus says King Louis 'My good French peasant -- mine honest Jacques Bonhomme. who shares some of our ancestral blood. the Christians had subdued their country. "Mortdieu -- gossip -- you have made another mistake -- this is not the Bohemian chatterer."Indeed.

 The scene of fate before them gave. as they do in the old romaunts.The landlord presently ushered him up a turret staircase." he said. the royal tormentor rendered the rider miserable. or be hanged -- for I promise you. Around his neck and over his polished cuirass.On a slight eminence. he would have hung you up like a chestnut?""Ay. S. until the cup. None are for me that look into me with suspicious eyes. the Duke of Burgundy placed upon his person and talents. fair nephew. Quentin Durward soon put on. "Surely. that you thus place it on the cast of a die so perilous? or is your Duke made of a different metal from other princes. and serving under his lance. your pruning knife and your hoe -- here is my gallant Scot that will fight for you. who presently afterwards jumped down.""I hope your Highness will excuse my assistance.). as ever planted brogue on heather.