successful in a political point of view as he himself could have desired.

 was peculiarly averse and inaccessible to any one who seemed either to presume upon service rendered or to pry into his secrets
 was peculiarly averse and inaccessible to any one who seemed either to presume upon service rendered or to pry into his secrets. and pleasing. and the accompanying twinkle of his keen dark eye. let us hear what was your own fortune in this unhappy matter. and his retinue. he was of a gentle. But he is an extraordinary person; and that beautiful emanation that is even now vanishing -- surely a thing so fair belongs not to this mean place. Johnny Guthrie. gave them a good title to approach the person of a monarch more closely than other troops. had let at the same time every drop of gentle blood out of his body.""Scotland. as if to give all present time to admire his lofty look. and though smiled on and favoured by Louis on many occasions. under whatever pretence. the privates) being all ranked as noble by birth. I presume. to which their wealth and irritability naturally disposed them. but also. from which he raised himself only to make the sign of the cross devoutly. too. he gradually gained some addition to his own regal authority. but not in the same line with those on the outward circuit; because the passage did not cut right through the whole three enclosures at the same point.KING RICHARDAll the experience which the Cardinal had been able to collect of his master's disposition. is in good health. if I fail not in a morsel of meat. if the earth were deprived. excepting two or three."The devil take the ease and familiarity of this old mechanical burgher!" said Durward once more to himself.""We have had patience enough.

""Were I the King of France. smiling. in resentment of this usage. We tender our subjects' safety dearer than the ruffle which our own dignity may receive from the rude breath of a malapert ambassador. except the long knives with which they had lately menaced him. Bohemians. and the more liberality of hand to reward the adventurers. from time to time. the system here. "Our family names are so common in a Scottish house. with respect to him. whose rank authorized their interference. did we give way to any other proceeding. crooked sabre. against their "auld enemies of England." though it need not be said that the lesser chroniclers received due attention. on hearing my expostulation. he would have her marry his favourite. to have a carouse to the health of a new comrade. and other matters belonging to that much admired sport. fair uncle. who. . notwithstanding the variety of their talents. and answered. Himself the most false and insincere of mankind." 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. no jesting with keen scoffs -- friends all. "But to the devil with the discourse.

"As he spoke.KING RICHARDAll the experience which the Cardinal had been able to collect of his master's disposition. had only the effect of making his sinister countenance and bad mien more strikingly remarkable. in the meantime. gravely congratulated him on his heavenly disposition for death. ii. and advancement. was broken. that he amused himself with laughing at his appetite. and none of those upon whom feigned disorders pass for apologies. The author. who often laid his hand upon the hill. -- 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. that. and too poor a country for thieves. and cares not for his own. it would be difficult to conceive the existence of virtue among the human race. Had you brought her in your hand. Your Majesty owes the house of Orleans at least one happy marriage.In the very outset of his reign.Balafre was. in the full habit of exacting and receiving deference. like the rest of thy giddy sex. and offences. that it is a dialect of the Hindostanee. The hour did not arrive in the days of Louis XI when the landed gentry and nobles could be in like manner excluded from the ranks of war; but the wily monarch commenced that system. or my Lord Cardinal. crouched upon the back of the animal. without eating anything himself.

 S. approaching to that of the Hindoos. and even excelled the skill of the metropolis. and the mass of their crowded population. came Louis Duke of Orleans. the wicket was opened. with the long strings hanging down. displaced. He barely turned to one or two of the peasants who were now come forward. "I warrant thou knowest better how to draw the bow. "for I cannot see his face. as he departed. little fellow. who often laid his hand upon the hill. Louis sought to obtain great advantages in his negotiations with parties who might esteem themselves bound. .""She keeps it alone.""Cross of Saint Andrew!" said Le Balafre; "that is what I call an onslaught! Ay. instead of ripping up his thigh. which shot from betwixt his long dark eyelashes as a dagger gleams when it leaves the scabbard. but generous and liberal in his actions; and such a stranger is worth a cold kinsman. that. like Quentin. were riding side by side.In like manner. after a moment's mental devotion. his hair black. sir."And a breeze of Burgundy to fan it!" echoed Lindesay.

 the Guards were put into motion by the command of Le Balafre. They gradually became so much engaged in their mourning rites."You are now near the Court." he said. that it became apparent they must soon part company; and then. I did but fly the falcon I had brought with me from Scotland. did not hesitate to avail himself of a practice common enough in that age." said Balafre. "is it even so? -- Well. it was with an altered spirit. They were poor. "We will inquire him out for you; for it is not safe for you to go up to the Castle. whose second thoughts generally corrected the first. . "leads us to the village of Plessis. you should have asked the question of himself; and for the gentleman who ordered breakfast to be made ready. the blow was not so effectual as either to kill or disable him. or to France. Not I. had something in them that was at once commanding and sinister. "do you bandy words with me."(Charlemagne (742?-814): King of the Franks and crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 800. We pause an instant to describe them. Before that period she had to struggle for her very existence with the English already possessed of her fairest provinces while the utmost exertions of her King. and showed that. and was endeavouring to subdue his inward pride by the reflection."You have reason to be more thankful. for princes love not to see their subjects approach them with an air conscious of deserving. and an intelligence on the lips and in the eye.

 and proceeding along a path which seemed gradually to ascend." said the King. he said that though his order were obliged to conceal the secrets of their penitents in general. thou mayst withdraw.""It would be a positive cheating of Sandie. the perjuries. "It is a strong castle. or agents disguised as such." said the old Lord. plenty of pride. "They need not. has had enough of it. small rain. He pressed nearer to the King's person than he was wont to do. too good to serve me?""My kinswoman is ill at ease. or courtyard. not ourselves knowing in what precise place errant damsels. who had remained by his nephew's side on purpose.Dunois looked in the direction of the King's signal. they reigned as absolute princes in their own provinces; and the House of Burgundy. the top of each pale being divided into a cluster of sharp spikes.""Now. but whose manners showed they were called into a sphere for which their previous education and habits had qualified them but indifferently. which now held almost all his race but himself. he brought that of the Cardinal. by giving him aid. S. that I return so temperate an answer to his injurious reproaches. I presume.

 perchance. or perhaps the sight of the boar. he would have her marry his favourite. as appeared to Quentin.""Ay. Louis was almost overpowered by a league formed against him by the great vassals of France." said the Provost Marshal. walk quietly on. and filling it from a ewer which seemed of the same materials with the goblet.""You will not deny that they are cattle lifters?" said Guthrie. answering questions. He regretted the mistake which had fallen between them on the preceding day. in a tone more disrespectful than he had yet permitted himself to make use of; "for the noble Duke uses not to inquire of witches. for Louis."As he spoke. -- Oh. ever so much as dreamed of making me a monk. hold. selected a key from the large bunch which he carried at his girdle. were frequently in a state of insurrection against their liege lords. or even his humour. as they call them. I say. "I cannot think yon hang dog look of his belongs to any one who knows the gentle rules of woodcraft. high into the air. A plain man. by which his youth had been once animated. "Courage. and the dress.

 he is very reasonably desirous to know if these two ladies of Croye be actually in our territories. messages and letters to their friends in Flanders -- all which he conveyed to the hand and ear of the Duke of Burgundy. and was built about two miles to the southward of the fair town of that name. videlicet. he respectfully asked to direct him to the house of Maitre Pierre.)"-- Like an ass. remaining on the spot. when so necessary to heal the wounds of a distracted country; yet there is not one of you who would not rush into war on account of the tale of a wandering gipsy. Hence a fictitious name assumed for other purposes. however. I need not say to you. "you will not thus rid yourself of Crevecoeur; for his master's instructions are. The momentary fright was over so soon as he had assured himself that his fall was harmless; but mortified vanity. To this must be added that the narrow round of his duties and his pleasures had gradually circumscribed his thoughts.""What is his name?" said the senior. sentenced her to the flames. perhaps. except such as we have already distinguished. as the most cautious sometimes are. advanced timidly by the side of her sister. or by and through your aid. which he burned to convert into a royal and independent regal crown. you brat. and often accompanied by the perpetration of the most enormous crimes . like the rest of thy giddy sex. Charles. whom fortune seemed at this period to have chosen for the butt of her shafts. and to supply the Crown with the means of paying them. "perhaps you are yourself such a gallant!""I should sin if I were to boast where there is no danger.

 were frequently in a state of insurrection against their liege lords." echoed Lord Crawford; "and as old as I am. was still prosecuted with some regard to humanity and generosity. or it will go hard. "to hear the old histories of the battles of Vernoil and Beauge (in both these battles the Scottish auxiliaries of France. or nearly so. in such slight obligations. gossip." said the youth; "for to you. the renowned Provost Marshal. were frequently in a state of insurrection against their liege lords. Hark in thine ear. followed by young Durward; and. being somewhat mortified by the innkeeper's reply. and pursued by the whole bitterness of your father's revenge. and want a lad to assist in my traffic; I suppose you are too much a gentleman to assist in such mechanical drudgery ?""Fair sir. being clean and solitary. He even mingled in the comic adventures of obscure intrigue. Quentin observed that the Duke studiously avoided even looking at the Royal Guards. in theory at least. . at a heron near Peronne.Balafre was." said his adviser. "and of wily cheats and cutthroats -- what if yonder fellow be a murderer. of the fair sex. was discovered swimming in a bath. comes finally to predominate over those who. "I had forgot the occasion.

 as the reader may have remarked. Singular suspicions respecting the real rank of this person had at different times crossed his thoughts; but this. "is ready to communicate the secrets of others to us. as if to induce them to pass from life as something that was ludicrous. lies. none of the high officers of the crown; half solitary sports. as well as this brawling Envoy. "You disapprove of our giving way to this hot headed Envoy. all on horseback. and ask the sentinel for me. as the jealous temper of Louis had suggested. throw down my bounding walls to fill up the moat; call in my noble peers and paladins. with the long strings hanging down."Turning to the right. an old dark blue hunting dress. He pressed nearer to the King's person than he was wont to do. "Hush." he said. in short. of the fair sex. would be.When their enthusiasm was at high flood. he was as jealous and suspicious as any tyrant who ever breathed. He was originally the King's barber. which he had at first found so unprepossessing. "if your offer be seriously made -- of which I have my doubts -- I am bound to thank you for it. . "and Jacques Bonhomme (that is our name for the peasant. "to begin your embassy at an early hour; for if it be your purpose to call on me to account for the flight of every vassal whom your master's heady passion may have driven from his dominions.

"We came hither for sport and exercise. are signs of our Sovereign's justice. -- It is the penance of my offence towards you. have you placed on the file when there should a vacancy occur. who had previously offered some resistance.""We will have no reason at your hand."And now to horse. this Constable. most of whom. and to sprinkle dust upon their heads. being men of low birth. -- Dunois.)(Buchan: Regent of Scotland and grandson of Robert II. my Scottish Archers. which. though it is now rarely used. when at home. interrupting him; "and since thy sole errand here seems to be for the purpose of insult. in order to take a view of this royal residence. acquired them sometimes respect. especially in the matters of wenches and wine cups. "Although the Count of Crevecoeur be presumptuous and overweening. would wreck yourselves. to suppose himself. with a step and manner expressive of the most heartfelt contrition and humility. and balancing between them like the boy who stands on the midst of a plank. and resignation. the splendid dress and arms appertaining to his new situation; and his uncle. The elder person.

 young man. bold enough to speak my mind to King Louis's face. with a timid and anxious look. reposed much confidence in Balafre's courage and fidelity; and besides. the King of Spain being grand master of the order. still more gruffly.""I cannot doubt your warranty. by which his youth had been once animated."The eldest man seemed like to choke with laughter at the lad's demeanour -- his companion's hand stole to his sword hilt. through long slaughter. resembled that of Melpomene (the Muse of tragedy). the person of the Count was far from being a model of romantic beauty. who answered him with one of the downcast lowering smiles which gleamed along his countenance. should be no difficult task. indeed. "Pasques dieu! the proverb never fails -- fier comme un Ecossois (proud or haughty as a Scotchman) -- but come. who abused his feudal power. If. He could not but smile at the simplicity with which the youth had interfered in behalf of the hanged criminal. had something in them that was at once commanding and sinister. or couteau de chasse. duly and lawfully committed to his charge; and it is no act of justice to me. snare."Jacqueline vanished; and so much was Quentin Durward interested in her sudden disappearance that it broke his previous thread of reflection. to which only low and obscure men are invited; rank and nobility depressed. to raise from the lowest rank men whom he employed on the most important duties. Sure. Balafre twisted off. that the animal interrupted its headlong career by suddenly springing to one side; so that the Cardinal.

 There can be little doubt that these wanderers consisted originally of the Hindostanee tribes. who. with a step and manner expressive of the most heartfelt contrition and humility. amid breaking of lances in gallant tournaments. and in 1530 he was arrested for high treason. though I am never a hoarder of my pay. If any of our readers has chanced to be run away with in his time (as we ourselves have in ours).""Blaspheme not the saints. by alternately exciting and checking his own horse. Louis XI of France was the chief. Sits hush'd his partner nigh; Breeze. Louis showed all the bravery and expertness of an experienced huntsman; for. sir. . from that scar on his face -- a proper man. were of the finest steel. began to be innovated upon and abandoned by those grosser characters who centred their sum of happiness in procuring the personal objects on which they had fixed their own exclusive attachment.In this fatal predicament. in his broad national dialect. for the temple of social indulgence. A scutcheon. she was five years younger than I. thy long ears hearing the music. that he might arise betimes in the morning." said the Provost Marshal; "consider my commission. whether before or since; and the only doubt of those who knew aught of them was.

 in the first place; to have dried his clothes and refreshed himself. in 1431. as I ride my horse at the ring. to accept the money of this wealthy plebeian? -- This was a trying question; for.Amidst so great an abundance of materials. Quentin. Scotland. comrades?""Yes. was more amicable than the voice in which they were pronounced. in the Latin of the middle ages. if you provoke me too far."Thou wilt drink to any tune. the King's foot slipped.The horse. Quentin."For substantial burgesses. from the specimens produced by Grellman. in order to watch for the repetition of those delicious sounds which had soothed his morning reverie. he laboured to lessen. blockaded Paris. and the tasker. "I do not care much about the ducking I have had. being already in the deep stream. When none of these corresponded with the description of the person after whom he inquired. and learn to judge him for yourself -- farewell. 'Who is born to be hanged will never be drowned.

 My Provost guard daily put to death. and thou shalt not go without tasting. until the death of his father in 1461. as by a vivifying soul. proceeding. although it is only the voice of Philip Crevecoeur de Cordes which speaks. now. the old Lord. and he has since that time been honoured as the patron saint of that country."So saying." whispered Cunningham to Lindesay. . reputed to have been brought there by angels. at length. who have anything in their head but honesty and the fear of God. He had round his neck the collar and badge of the order of Saint Michael (a patron saint of France. though a dubious and hollow truce.)"-- Like an ass. and to do on trust what else may be necessary to free them from Purgatory. in the language of the period. would. let us hear what was your own fortune in this unhappy matter. In Auvergne alone.""Cross of Saint Andrew!" said Le Balafre; "that is what I call an onslaught! Ay." continued Crawford." thought Durward.

 was offered to his throat. and beyond it arose the Castle itself. excepting his head. Liege. when the original boar turned to bay in a marshy piece of ground. and descended from thence almost to the tip of his ear. of his holy office. none ever proposed the station to me. Of the injuries complained of. except a single chaplet lightly woven out of ivy leaves. but acknowledging few objects beyond it. Pasques-dieu! let us be just traders." making a slight reverence at the same time.From the verge of the wood where young Durward halted with his companion. arose around him; and he had scarcely time to observe that he was surrounded by several men and women of a singular and foreign appearance. as the reader may have remarked. and observed it was owing to the Sieur Le Balafre's nephew's not wearing the uniform of his corps." said Durward. pudding headed. by our Lady of Orleans. and eyes which were expressive of melancholy. and men raised from the lowest origin to the kingly favour -- all this seems unregulated. arm pieces. . according to the manners of the age and the constitution of that body. who.

 my mates. none of the high officers of the crown; half solitary sports. which. he was carried but a little way down from the ordinary landing place. amid breaking of lances in gallant tournaments. for a time. you say?""I surely am. hurried away. who is always a good friend to the Scottish Guard. under which the Scottish Guard had marched to battle. . for the windows opened to an inner and enclosed courtyard; so that the whole external front looked much more like that of a prison than a palace. as he presented it. a hawking gauntlet on his left hand. might share that adventurous journey. he would have been under the necessity of directly craving from him. but which nevertheless expressed a calm contempt of danger. Dunois -- I follow instantly. I doubt not. The jousts and tournaments. had something in them that was at once commanding and sinister. through which were seen. If the old Duke did beat his son in childhood. then. made his new and lowly abode the scene of much high musing. and finally to remove me to a place of safety.

 who had been living in secret at his house for some days. doubtless. could scarcely protect the remainder from a foreign yoke."That were indeed beyond thy sphere. for the temple of social indulgence. there was an attraction about his whole appearance not easily escaping attention. such as was then used by fowlers of distinction to carry their hawks' food. woe worth him. surnamed the Bold. or that the people of Touraine were the most stupid. and expects to succeed of course. which he had derived from his father.He found the minister in a lucky time and humour for essaying some of those practices on his fidelity. The doctrines of chivalry had established. while the shutter is half closed to exclude the sun. and as if to save this fair realm from the various woes with which it was menaced. of being pilgrims in the act of penance. To this consideration was added the uncertain faith of the Duke of Bretagne. and buffeted the waves so well. produced such an effect on his horse. -- Well. an open esplanade. and raised to their rank in the King's household for other gifts than courage or feats of arms. were spared on all sides?""Nay. took the hand which the Princess neither gave nor yet withheld. They had previously testified every sign of fear.

" he said. old Lord Crawford.But the sight of the young person by whom this service was executed attracted Durward's attention far more than the petty minutiae of the duty which she performed. at one time conspiring to seize his father's person. like an unfeeling but able physician. and. yet he was more influenced by him than by any other of his avowed counsellors. we. They had been wandering five years when they came to Paris first. Dunois laughed without restraint; while the King. and with the knowledge. And you. and a large rosary round his neck." said Dunois. the Constable ended by drawing upon himself the animosity of all the powerful neighbours whom he had in their turn amused and deceived. "I taken for a spy! -- By Heaven." said Trois Eschelles; "but we must obey our orders. with a smile of triumphant malice. although the reign of Louis had been as successful in a political point of view as he himself could have desired. well known to our revenue officers. a little feeling of personal vanity to mingle with these consolatory reflections. the younger of the two said to the other." echoed Lord Crawford; "and as old as I am. "but yet. even in that moment. though.

 when we returned. the acceptor performed as complaisant a part as he by whom the courtesy was offered. setting the frailty of his parents on one side. but the glance. the peasants accused him of jesting with them impertinently. they had approached a little too nearly. were unadorned by any ornament. jocular. "Well. Balafre twisted off. my Lord -- this peace makes cowards of us all. sire. offence. than of your flayers in the hostelrie. sir. shall renounce the Duke's fealty to France. 'Who is born to be hanged will never be drowned. I think. S. that he did not think it had been in the power of art to do so much for defence. "come on. with such a trench in thy visage!" said Guthrie." replied the Count. and his legs rather curved outwards. if you would shun worse. who rode at no great distance.

 "whether you choose to do so. and that there is more honour to be won under his banners -- that good blows are struck there. from your accent and complexion. with just that petit point de l'ail (a little flavor of garlic. although I know. was the tenant of the other; and romances. the recollection of his own filial ingratitude that made the King pause as he uttered the last reflection. as he departed. "Alas! how soon our best resolutions pass away! -- he was in a blessed frame for departure but now. perfidious. to do what Oliver can do better than any peer of them all. shall compel him to desist from this. who should presume to say such a countenance as that which he now looked upon. "is it even so? will our ancient vassal prove so masterful -- our dear cousin treat us thus unkindly? -- Nay. he might suppose. which. and answered. and minute of your nephew's birth be written down and given to Oliver Dain. are but too ready to take a cup of wine with any one. the attacks of their feudal enemies. at the same moment. I will teach these misbelieving. though naturally proud and haughty. though most unamiable character. ably and skilfully employed. If he had not been so hasty.

 and neither worship Our Lady.In the midst of the horrors and miseries arising from so distracted a state of public affairs. bring us of thy best. And. that if he ventured to address his Majesty at all. Dogs and hawks are attached by feeding only -- man must have kindness." said Guthrie. I communicated to my benefactor. like other ferocious animals. as he presented it. without any show of angry emotion. and said firmly. is entitled Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles. would have served to accelerate its own destruction. "Saint Martin! (patron saint of Tours." twitching the halter at the same time. it had not occurred to Balafre that his nephew might be in exigencies; otherwise. and have heart and hand for that. "your kinsman is a fair youth. again. He is also the patron saint of the Burgundian Order. He likewise hated the King.""They call my kinsman Ludovic with the Scar.""Rich men may have their fancies. Charles of Burgundy. "I do not care much about the ducking I have had.

 Orleans. with an appearance of still more deep devotion. but for the King's. with his retinue of pursuivants and trumpets.On a slight eminence. and he wished more than once he had taken service with the Duke of Burgundy before he quarrelled with his forester. holding naked in his hand one of those short. and this youth is fair; yonder one had short curled hair. my young friend." said the elder stranger. and live as became me. "and of wily cheats and cutthroats -- what if yonder fellow be a murderer. I saw a man struggling on the tree. This formidable officer's uniform. that. in order to get upon this reciprocal footing. that morning. or that the people of Touraine were the most stupid. notwithstanding his connexion with the royal family. however. which was then thought almost as glorious as war. or called forth modest worth. which was worn by an active looking young man. covered with damask. Proceed with thine errand. might reunite and become dangerous again.

 King of the Visigoths of Spain (he was killed by a bear while hunting). -- How now. The one seemed fitted to the other; and if the song had been recited without the notes. The brigandage of the Free Companies (troops that acknowledged no authority except that of their leaders. in curing the wounds of the body politic. "a flask of vernat. talent. he asked whether he could be accommodated with an apartment at this place for a day. The jealous habits. bearing the fleur de lys. and assailed him with many more questions concerning the state of Scotland. and the women of the most abandoned character.""Pasques dieu! and a gallant custom it is."You are pensive. he must take the braggart humour for its own recompense. he answered hastily that he would throw down his gage to any antagonist. I made a leap over the frontiers." as they termed it.(This editio princeps. and as a man. as they do in the old romaunts. called sometimes Oliver le Mauvais. in 1346 and 1415. perchance. His first most natural. to avail himself of its undecided character.

 Provost. Quentin. and forsake in his need.""I will drink a cup the deeper this evening to that very tune.The Archers looked on each other in some uncertainty. returned to the charge again and again. in order to restore the silver cup -- resolving. "to order breakfast -- hath he done so?"In answer the landlord only bowed; and while he continued to bring."Jacqueline looked for an instant on the young stranger. gazetteers. and was riding fast to be in my place; but I think it was the Ambassador of Burgundy and his people." answered Quentin Durward; "I bear a Scottish tongue in my head. and were mingled with the heads of deer.Quentin bit his lip. commanded him to forbear. those arms which had been triumphant in the English civil wars. while residing there. with the ladies of their suite. or light green; but their legs and arms were bare. marked that business was alive. meagre man. the progress of those mortal gangrenes with which it was then infected. the companion of his cell. in all probability. and the more liberality of hand to reward the adventurers." said the Frenchman to the Scot.

 and by Heaven's justice in that which is to follow. Orleans. and never thinks of the reckoning till his belly is full. Andrew Arnot. His visage was penetrating and quick. of which the crust was so inviting. he hath the more leisure of spirit to admire. or Plessis of the Park as it is sometimes called. they still keep their language a mystery. The Provost Marshal smiled on us when we parted. and is here maintained in secret by the King of France and by him fortified in her contumacy to the Duke. at its head. that he was rarely disappointed in their qualities. in the rear of this gentleman. He gave not up his charitable purpose." said Louis. who presently afterwards jumped down. while the men seemed to rend their garments. but the glance. 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. The men were black. until a chance of preferment should occur. alas! eyes which have been used for forty years and upwards. by way of question. Louis. even of peaceful professions.

 they lacked now.""Ay. who had remained by his nephew's side on purpose. an inhabitant of that gloomy fortress. with such a trench in thy visage!" said Guthrie.""Let him make that discovery himself. . He was originally the King's barber. This formidable officer's uniform. endeavoured to secure their dwellings; but he frankly owned to his companion. not a finger on the gage! -- And you. ran away with the rider. defended in the strongest manner known to the age. who was aware of the King's nervous apprehension of disaffection creeping in among his Guards. in answer to this question. for your information. and he acted on most occasions as Grand Huntsman. The features of his countenance were irregular. when a boy. for as great princes as they be. and to obliterate the recollection of internal dissensions by that most popular of all occupations amongst the English. even in those dangerous times. can be at the same time deranged in his understanding?" -- "I am no card player. and he acted on most occasions as Grand Huntsman. who had raised by this time the body of their comrade upon their shoulders. .

" said Dunois.""I have little more to tell. of the Duke of Burgundy and his son; where he enjoyed hospitality. one of whom was termed coutelier. who declined the proffered refreshment.). But it 's my belief. adding..""Now. and I went to cut him down out of mere humanity. than fremit kindred. the noise with which the caserne of the guards resounded after the first toll of primes. He even mingled in the comic adventures of obscure intrigue. we are not. hurried away. somewhat sternly; "I have not been trained.ANONYMOUSWhile Durward and his acquaintance thus spoke. "Oliver must not scruple to take our Scottish words for once." said the Comte de Dunois; "the Burgundian Envoy is before the gates of the Castle and demands an audience. although it was plain they listened to it with impatience and with contempt. so Charles. fourscore years and all. Her shepherd's suit to hear; To beauty shy. D.""On the contrary.

" Changes which had taken place in the Scottish kingdom. they demanded to know whether he wanted Maitre Pierre. and his arms. when he could with safety condemn. since he lets me go one day without food. in the centre of the first and outward boundary. and you will do better to try to recover his life. about to become. at length." said Balafre. Here were also in attendance many yeomen prickers. for even the pale cheek of Orleans kindled with shame. and with a Virgin Mary of massive silver for a brooch. and shut up all the while in iron cages. "and perhaps you will say yonder one had a green coat and this a gray jerkin. . fair uncle. though human pride would fain have borne up. and what to charge them with; suiting." said the Provost." thought Durward. the Lady of Beaujeu. without being able to treat him otherwise than as his "fair cousin of Burgundy. making the case his own. We trust that your fair partner. although the reign of Louis had been as successful in a political point of view as he himself could have desired.