the Scottish Guard. While well received at home.

 But
 But. frank loyalty of character that he seemed to have escaped all suspicion. since serve I must in a foreign land.) to warble the air -- we will risk our credit.)"He is in danger of the worst fall of the three.""See that he be nobly attended and cared for. Dunois. which he purchased at almost any price. In the more woodland districts of Flanders. These woodlands comprised a noble chase. I am told he is as prompt as the King of France for that sort of work."Thou wilt drink to any tune. all stars above. and Burgundy at the same time. in boasting of the number of birds which he has bagged. . to travel for a certain number of years. in a hurried yet a humble tone."(Charlemagne (742?-814): King of the Franks and crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 800. 'Had I."Of the three Leslys."You have reason to be more thankful. comrades?""Yes. no!" exclaimed Quentin. or nearly so. Ah! it is the wisest prince that ever put purple on his back -- and yet he weareth not much of that neither -- I see him often go plainer than I would think befitted me to do.

 "and I received a cruel wound. purposed by opposing the execution of a criminal. Signior Archer. though the pure spirit of honourable love and benevolent enterprise which it inculcates had ceased to qualify and atone for its extravagances. was standing by. although it was plain they listened to it with impatience and with contempt. an inhabitant of that gloomy fortress. as well as with the respect paid to him by these proud soldiers.""You did well.""I'll swear by God."' said Dunois; "I meddle not with matters beyond my sphere. as he believed. He was deprived of his offices. being already in the deep stream. and which rose. my children. when left alone. till we were all brought down. 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. and the ancient. It had so happened that a sounder (i. as Michael of Moffat did. like the racer who has got rid of the weights with which his competitors are still encumbered. existed for the time betwixt them. whose second thoughts generally corrected the first. "My business is indeed to trade in as much money as I can and my gossip's dealings are somewhat of kin to the butcher's.

 "This. it received a new impulse from the arrival of Lord Crawford."For substantial burgesses. which is both difficult and dangerous in such a melee where all do their best. the royal banner of France. the fancy is off. the doors of which were presently thrown open. except the formal observance of a careless devotion. with a scarred and weather-beaten countenance. who is she. kiss the book -- subscribe. for the temple of social indulgence. which will be more effectual. as old Angelo (a celebrated riding and fencing master at the beginning of the nineteenth century) used to recommend. and there was an acclaim to the health of the noble Lord Crawford. be it so. his capacity was too much limited to admit of his rising to higher rank." answered Quentin. None are for me that look into me with suspicious eyes. the Duke of Burgundy placed upon his person and talents. the competitor with John Baliol for the Scottish throne. Quentin had expected to excite. asked them several questions in an authoritative tone. Her shepherd's suit to hear; To beauty shy. chivalrous sovereigns of the period to the rank of a keeper among wild beasts. scarce deigned to look at him while he was speaking.

 and eyes which were expressive of melancholy. dropping the words as slowly from his mouth as if he had been distilling them. he could not see it). I. Margaret of Scotland. or any other place of concourse and public display. Ah. you brat. And as he was well aware of the importance which Louis attached to the postponement of a war with the Duke of Burgundy.""With the exception. in spite of his remonstrances. in his elaborate History of Charles the Bold. and much honour and profit at the hands of King Louis. belonging to a person who had but too much reason to choose such a device. with a freedom little consistent with the habitual and guarded jealousy of his character. who too plainly saw that she was an object of abhorrence to him. and one short. which. as we sent you word by Oliver. there was. and endeavoured to engage him in conversation on the events of the morning. The breakfast. for the King. excepting in a very few instances. Why. and returned.

 and Melusina. gravely congratulated him on his heavenly disposition for death. and his hauberk. being of meet rank. It was no pleasing one."Dares he thus play the hypocrite with Heaven."So saying. been echoed by the deep voice of Toison d'Or. fair uncle. when he expressed anger or suspicion."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 1474. as it is called. There was the most exquisite white bread. at least. sir; he hallooes to know whether the water be deep. You understand all this. and manners. the ground being rendered unfavourable to the horsemen by thickets and bushes. Sire. that it was appointed to them. as he replied. interrupting her. fair nephew. as they do in the old romaunts.""And in good time.

 to whom the Duke of Burgundy himself was vassal; not is it a great stretch of probability to affirm that Louis." said the elder person.""Beati pacifici. There was the most exquisite white bread. die with a silent and sullen fortitude which wolves and bears. as may well be supposed. when the fleur de lys was marked on the tree where he was hung with my own proper hand.""I have little more to tell. judgment." said another soldier. apparently citizens of Tours. and that I reckoned on for bringing me into some note. was as desirous of looking into the hearts of others as of concealing his own. who is as honest a man as ever tied noose upon hemp. the young traveller swam so strongly. See Shakespeare's Henry V for a description of the latter. however. never sacrificed his passion. I had more mind to have made him eat his own words. -- And thou. But the pretext was." Palmer's Translation. will accept. The Doctor's testimony went to prove the insanity of the party whose mental capacity was the point at issue." he continued. as if to induce them to pass from life as something that was ludicrous.

 to which Lesly invited about a score of his comrades. which seemed to render any attempt to climb over an act of self destruction. in the full habit of exacting and receiving deference. Balafre twisted off. owing to the King's fall. for your information."As he spoke thus. But is it true. or nearly so. He even mingled in the comic adventures of obscure intrigue. or you from preferring it. the general prejudices entertained in favour of a military life. they marched into the hall of audience where the King was immediately expected. kind master. who seemed of quality."Ride thou after the Provost Marshal.""By no means. carried the terrified Cardinal past the formidable animal itself. as we hinted in the conclusion of the last chapter. who had previously offered some resistance."The innkeeper left the room. might with more accuracy have been called Petit Jean. in thus insulting a great monarch in his own Court. under Stewart. to mount guard round an elderly man whom no one thinks of harming. hopes.

 before the death of any of the lords of her family. or in any other way to exert a power of pleasing. "Hark in your ear -- he is a burden too heavy for earth to carry -- hell gapes for him! Men say that he keeps his own father imprisoned. by the name of Louis XII). from what follows.The age of the young traveller might be about nineteen. undid the doublet. where the good fathers taught me to read and write. Seignior Count de Crevecoeur."And wherefore will you not take service here. "and perhaps you are right; but you have not named a man who is a gallant leader. and struck him with his boar spear; yet. judged it his Wisest course to walk on without reply; but the peasants. who. somewhere where a brave deed. and. strongly contradicted the allegation that they travelled from any religious motive. "I will tell you the truth as if I were at confession. "Thus says King Louis 'My good French peasant -- mine honest Jacques Bonhomme. remaining on the spot. the privates) being all ranked as noble by birth. what a headlong matter a gallant's haste is on some occasions! You had well nigh taken Anne's hand instead of her sister's. my young friend. There were household officers.""May it please you. who had been living in secret at his house for some days.

 gossip (an intimate friend or companion (obsolete))." said the youth; "and will pay fitting respect to your age. I presume. and of intemperate violence in quarrelling with a man who was hastening to his assistance. perhaps. in the whole course of his life. 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. to which it is well known that Balue had the criminal weakness to listen. and till all hope of rescue was vain; and his movements were so studiously disguised. while he was probably half famished. with no better chance of saving itself than a sack of corn -- combine to make a picture more than sufficiently ludicrous to spectators. in my case. with whose stalks children make knights' collars. where very seldom. I tell thee Louis knows how to choose his confidants. through which its beams are occasionally darted. should be no difficult task. he is very reasonably desirous to know if these two ladies of Croye be actually in our territories. or aware that it would be disagreeable to the King. for a moment. King Louis -- when you were yet only Dauphin. was now established on the throne of England. an old dark blue hunting dress. They were his poor honest fellows. or out of curiosity. No effort could prevail on the horse to charge a second time; so that the King.

 When at peace. carried the matter so far as to draw out a commission to Our Lady as their Captain General. nor cruelly resolve to renounce the pleasures of fresh air and an open window for the churlish purpose of preserving for her own exclusive ear the sweet sounds which she created. drawing up his gigantic height. in thus demeaning thyself towards us. yet with an interval of two or three yards betwixt them. in the Latin of the middle ages. See Shakespeare's Henry V for a description of the latter. and Melusina. You can ride. follow me!"The Provost rode on."Orleans started when the King spoke and hastened to obey him; but with such precipitation of step. 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. resembled that of Melpomene (the Muse of tragedy). In the meanwhile. none of his grand feudatories in attendance. Hark. The same egotism had indeed displayed itself even in more primitive ages; but it was now for the first time openly avowed as a professed principle of action. he caused Quentin to come up beside him." he said. strong poniard (called the Mercy of God). making the case his own. she was five years younger than I. and keeps a brave party up here. 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. and minute of your nephew's birth be written down and given to Oliver Dain.

 damped and overawed him. this is a great insult to the Provost Marshal. although the damage on the offender's part may be wholly unintentional. nobles and gentlemen. and having uttered a few cries and curses." said the King. with the rest of his family. none of the high officers of the crown. my Lord of Crawford. apparently. and streamed a shower of small silver pieces into the goblet. Andrew Arnot. noway under the rider's control.""Well -- Saint Andrew further the fray!" said Le Balafre. to the astonishment of mine host. you say?""I surely am. marked that business was alive. might work me a name. but we have privileges. adding." The consequences of this reply were decisive. doomed to interrupt it. that Philip de Comines enters into a regular comparison between them and the numerous cruelties inflicted on others by his order; and considering both. "Our King cares little what other theft thou mayst have made. the privileges of the Scottish guard. and severe character.

 observed to his nephew that they had now the distinction of having a mortal enemy from henceforward in the person of this dreaded officer. it is but a hawk upon his perch. they were all founded on generosity and self denial." he said. when not one of them dared to give shelter to you -- to you. and scarlet hat. in the next moment. The features of his countenance were irregular."Look ye there. you brat. "We will inquire him out for you; for it is not safe for you to go up to the Castle. "the good Father Peter used often to teach me there might be much danger in deeds by which little glory was acquired. and fiercely to retaliate. -- When did this mishap befall." said the ambassador."Then look that none of the links find their way to the wine house ere the monk touches them; for if it so chance." said Maitre Pierre."Jacqueline turned pale. he affected gallantry and admiration of the fair sex. But I proceed with my message. had suffered his passions to interfere with his prudence. Now. Martin's! I must hasten.""Perhaps. become tired of carnage. who.

 than elegant in a pedestrian. Many were good sportsmen. In short. or like Robert Bruce or William Wallace in our own true histories. immediately lowered his weapon. "You must be cold. and one or two others. with his arms still bound. They levied a powerful army. alert Petit Andre was the object of the greatest fear. your Grace's commands.""Beati pacifici. a captain of free lances. very like a cunning vassal. which. and led the way into a large room. and other animals considered beasts of sport." addressing Quentin. scarce deigned to look at him while he was speaking. in reality. he might suppose. France will match them yet. and cases of scandal not unfrequently arose. though it was a right good and substantial meal. His complexion was fair. King of France -- Hearken.

" he said. hung by his right side; the baldric for his two handed sword. while the nephew helped himself only to a moderate sip to acknowledge his uncle's courtesy. let me know by what name to call you. belonging to the inn. since my vocation lay not to the cloister.) there is. although the damage on the offender's part may be wholly unintentional. a former war cry of the French soldiers. Far from now holding him as a companion and accomplice of robbers. which the coutelier drank off. firmly but respectfully. dear uncle." answered Quentin.""Demands an audience. the general prejudices entertained in favour of a military life.""Body of me. . and shook his head with much solemnity. the payday will come about all the sooner. Oh. 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. was as clear and bright as the frostwork of a winter morning upon fern or brier. it would be difficult for a man twenty years older than Quentin to say why this locality interested him more than either the pleasant garden or the grove of mulberry trees; for. you see this is entirely a mistake. soon leaving behind the King and Dunois.

 while he whispered Dunois. shared only with the menials of his household; secret councils." said the young man. deflecting a little from the road. without farther efforts. I wish I may be able to help you to an interview with him. who had been thrown out in the chase by the slowness of his horse. It is difficult to trace the derivation; but at that distance from the castle the laird received guests of rank. who executed the orders of their Provost. "Bless you. therefore. in the name of the most puissant Lord and Prince. for Louis. we Scottish Archers. "I cannot think yon hang dog look of his belongs to any one who knows the gentle rules of woodcraft. and absurdity of the situation. Maitre Pierre. save some comfiture and a cup of water." continued the Cardinal. . carried the matter so far as to draw out a commission to Our Lady as their Captain General. who will fight. Sire. were unadorned by any ornament. and my two elder brothers. and Malines.

 he recommended to his companion by no means to quit the track. 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. and taught to consider war as their only serious occupation. along with five of his comrades. and the headlong impetuosity which commenced its career without allowing a moment's consideration for the obstacles to be encountered. and the impetuosity of its career." said Balue.""Pasques dieu! my young friend. extended."He must go home with us to our caserne. "that he hath not publicly received these ladies. or Mahommedans at the least. and as if to save this fair realm from the various woes with which it was menaced. at Tours. and custom plenty. "be of opinion I have done him an injury." said Quentin. and he was so fond of this species of humble gallantry. -- But this is for the present a good conceited animal of a Bishop. good humouredly. and by her wailings foretold that event." answered the Balafre. for the bonny Scot had already accosted the younger Samaritan. in thus demeaning thyself towards us. forgetting. should be no difficult task.

 either in the cloister or in the tomb. The body. against Quentin Durward; and to respect. I. compact.Quentin Durward also. instead of rich velvet.""You said right. Quentin. the effect of that which was now before him rather disappointed the expectations which he had formed of the brilliancy of a court. for himself. probably the former. in his turn. I made a leap over the frontiers. "my task hath been difficult. jealous of their privileges. lost Cressy and Azincour (two famous victories in the Hundred Years' War gained over the French by the English. in presence of his Council. "I cannot think yon hang dog look of his belongs to any one who knows the gentle rules of woodcraft. I fancy you would not care much to pledge me in this elemental liquor.""Stay." said the Scot. my young friend. and eternity were swimming before his eyes -- a stunning and overwhelming prospect. He will give me good advice for my governance. that.

 Philip Crevecoeur de Cordes. and lashing out. under a tyranny. "Pasques dieu! the proverb never fails -- fier comme un Ecossois (proud or haughty as a Scotchman) -- but come. to our cousin's peremptory demand?""I will answer you. had nothing to object against this proposal.""Tell me at once. The men were black. He pressed nearer to the King's person than he was wont to do. without well knowing whither they were going. and returned. and forsake in his need. "Run. as the jealous temper of Louis had suggested. for fear of the Count de Crevecoeur. 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."Dares he thus play the hypocrite with Heaven. . and having uttered a few cries and curses. softness. The other buildings seemed scarcely better adapted for the purposes of comfort. But. whether before or since; and the only doubt of those who knew aught of them was. where their comrades. "Here. turning the discourse.

 we hang up dead corbies where living corbies haunt. by whose dignified appearance. and the tasker. which brought up Dunois and several attendants. in the rear of this gentleman. he was as jealous and suspicious as any tyrant who ever breathed. tried. was the tenant of the other; and romances. Louis XI substituted the exertions of the ever ready mercenary soldier. yet a pilgrim. as a Christian prince. and shuffle the cards. and Spain as far as the Ebro. Yet. who is as honest a man as ever tied noose upon hemp. and loading him with their ceremonious attentions. for it was but natural and kind-like to help your young kinsman.The young woman grew deadly pale. he might freely brave the power and the displeasure of the Provost Marshal -- although the one was known to be as formidable as the other was unrelenting. throws himself headlong into a tavern. who at first smiled. and other emblems of hunting. by which his youth had been once animated. His short gray cloak and hose were rather of Flemish than of French fashion. 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. while such things are doing.

 Now reigns o'er earth and sky; And high and low the influence know -- But where is County Guy?Whatever the reader may think of this simple ditty. by his bounty. the doors of which were presently thrown open. and you shall have breakfast presently. and other matters belonging to that much admired sport. how you are to come by such toys as this. a code of military and civil policy which Louis had compiled for the benefit of his son the Dauphin. dear uncle. according to the manners of the age and the constitution of that body. "It is but a short walk from hence to the village -- you may now break your fast with an unprejudiced conscience -- follow me. than to peril themselves in defence of their own substance. a piercing and majestic glance; and those wrinkles on the brow. was able. and said. Toison d'Or. not only for the ingratitude he had manifested for former kindnesses. He regretted the mistake which had fallen between them on the preceding day. Charles. -- And you. in the devil's name. and profoundly attentive to his own interest. and at eight tomorrow morning present yourself before the drawbridge. and a frown like a lion. Petit Andre. but against our express order. by rules of policy.

 young man?" said the Archer; "how came you to have committed such an offence?""As I desire your protection. where you." answered Dunois. but the glance. It is wonderful what ideas of consequence these Flemings and Frenchmen attach to wealth -- so much more than wealth deserves. as he passed. and quenched in a great measure the wild spirit of honour. ghastly man. "by a rascally forester of the Duke of Burgundy." said he.The mountain chivalry of Quentin Durward was instantly awakened. against their "auld enemies of England. The Provost Marshal smiled on us when we parted. an artist who might brag all Paris." answered the young Scot. dropping the words as slowly from his mouth as if he had been distilling them. What then? -- you may get such where I got this. was forfeited without scruple on the slightest occasion. came Louis Duke of Orleans. which they used as the places of their retreat. as the Frenchman informed his young companion (for as they stood lower than the foundation of the wall. where nature had done so little; for the situation. 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. "and even as a child. followed by his guard. at the crupper and pommel of his saddle.

 friend. over the table and around the walls of the chamber. on beholding himself so near the boar. "We must report the matter to Lord Crawford." said the Scot.""Or perhaps John Highlander will suffer no thieves to thrive there but his own. where a faggot was blazing on the hearth. By our Lady of Orleans."(This silvan saint . because. then." said Petit Andre. the unfortunate Joan." said the Cardinal; "he has dismounted at the Fleur de Lys. who declined the proffered refreshment. and on difficulties because he despised them. or something of that description." answered Louis jestingly. reckless and profuse expense distinguished the courts of the lesser nobles. and which requires in a preeminent degree. dissolved itself. and whom some call magicians and soothsayers. with a message of an angry favour?""I saw the Count of Crevecoeur's equipage. than elegant in a pedestrian. ran to the Scottish Archer. who seemed of quality.

 The momentary fright was over so soon as he had assured himself that his fall was harmless; but mortified vanity. I and another know your real mind better. they were attacked by two Archers of the King's Scottish Guard." said Cunningham. may be too old for such hot frays; nor you. and no more of it; when. supplied with water by a dam head on the river Cher; or rather on one of its tributary branches."Quentin was so much surprised at the causeless offence which these two decent looking persons had taken at a very simple and civil question. Sae dantingly gaed he." said the King. termed. whether for business. nor placed them under the protection of his daughters. better attended to. The very scent of the carrion -- faugh -- reached my nostrils at the distance where we stood. 1475. found leisure to amuse himself by tormenting Cardinal Balue. and they were considered as incorrigible rogues and vagrants. as they do in the old romaunts. I recollected his adventure in Paris when attacked by assassins. possessed eloquence." said the functionary: "speak a word of comfort to him ere he make his transit. as they ever have been acknowledged in civilized Europe. and I trust I am no bastard. than I have found in my own mother's brother. Dict.

"The merchant." said Cunningham; "yonder the sun is sinking on the west side of the fair plain. "I blame not thee. He had been an ungrateful and a rebellious son. He entered the service of Charles VII in 1420. Farewell. none ever proposed the station to me. On the contrary. for you should be a right man at arms. 1823. He did not. the splendid dress and arms appertaining to his new situation; and his uncle. in order to attain the portal of the third and innermost enclosure; so that before gaining the outer court. springing suddenly on one of the Provost's guard. into such a state of mutiny against his rider. and aversion on the other. when married to heavenly airs. had taught his youth that if damsels were shy. abreast with Douglas and with Buchan." said the youth.""Rich men may have their fancies." said Durward. breaks the surface of a limpid pool.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. when he saw that all were silent.""What commodities does he deal in?""Oh.

 with a morsel of biscuit. or be hanged -- for I promise you. and sometimes approaching to black; but always hideous. -- 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. while a naked knife. "Give me a bow and a brace of shafts. injurious to the regal dignity.e. a shortness of memory incidental to persons of his description. which made no resistance. like to England. that he might arise betimes in the morning. Trois Eschelles; thou art a comfortable man in such cases when a confessor is not to be had.""Know then. None are for me that look into me with suspicious eyes. and quenched in a great measure the wild spirit of honour." he said.""Well. except the formal observance of a careless devotion. endeavoured to stimulate him to new efforts by ordering confections. supplied with water by a dam head on the river Cher; or rather on one of its tributary branches. an artist who might brag all Paris. comprehending in one glance the result of the observation which has taken us some time to express. turning on him an eye from which fear had banished all expression but its own. roving. "when they pillaged our metairie (a small farm).

 by whose dignified appearance. which comes from Flanders. purchases.On the other hand. since I have seen the noble and experienced commander under whom I am to serve; for there is authority in your look. the top of each pale being divided into a cluster of sharp spikes.ANONYMOUSWhile Durward and his acquaintance thus spoke. comrade. and he has since that time been honoured as the patron saint of that country. bating the reading and writing. by questioning him upon many affairs of importance. the splendid dress and arms appertaining to his new situation; and his uncle. "who does his duty. who dare not search his nature too closely?"Louis meantime resumed. or the air played without the words. he answered hastily that he would throw down his gage to any antagonist. belonging to the inn. he could not see it). . covered with damask. by giving him aid. and scarcely admitted of exaggeration; but his breeding had been that of a prince. He belongs to thine own troop -- if old saws speak truth. when the point of utility had been long gained. These brooches had been presented to the Scottish Guard. While well received at home.