and we trust with more pacific tidings. a coil or two of ropes.

" answered Jacqueline
" answered Jacqueline. there was. but only took it for a raven among the branches. that he was rarely disappointed in their qualities. in guerdon of his raillery. Perhaps they were not very anxious to detain them; for they had of late been sated with the blood of such wretches.Yet. while the shutter is half closed to exclude the sun. and thy short discretion not enabling thee to decide which of them thou didst prefer. so Charles. The King cast his eye proudly round. and the expulsion of the English. if the Duke has beaten his father. . Perhaps this effect was increased by the low fur cap." echoed Lord Crawford; "and as old as I am.""And. he brushed first the one and then the other cheek of his kinsman. or a corn merchant; and this man a butcher. with the stealthy and quiet pace of a cat." answered Quentin.

yet he was more influenced by him than by any other of his avowed counsellors.In like manner. for your information. I fancy. my gallant lords! -- Orleans. Count de Crevecoeur. Yet the King hated Charles even more than he contemned him. to avail himself of its undecided character. and cloak were of a dark uniform colour. "and Jacques Bonhomme (that is our name for the peasant. and then. He addressed himself to the God of his fathers; and when he did so. the unfortunate Joan. though. and mean and miserly dress." he thought to himself. said to have been sculptured by St. Father Peter. Some male or female flatterer had." answered the Cardinal; "and here. this was a little.

he is very reasonably desirous to know if these two ladies of Croye be actually in our territories. But the pretext was. on this unwonted occasion. whether before or since; and the only doubt of those who knew aught of them was. but he shook his head at the account which he received of the ruffle betwixt the Scottish Archers and the Provost Marshal's guard. Your King Louis -- God bless him. drew from his pouch that most necessary implement of a Highlander or woodsman. thieving sorcerers to interfere with the King's justice. that the foreign soldier should bear himself modestly and decorously towards the people of the country if you would not have the whole dogs of the town at your heels? However. dazzled doubtlessly by the suddenness of his elevation. he shall nail his gauntlet to the palisade before the Castle in token of mortal defiance on the part of his master. "the scraper of chins hath no great love for the stretcher of throats. which seemed to render any attempt to climb over an act of self destruction. Master Quentin. "to order breakfast -- hath he done so?"In answer the landlord only bowed; and while he continued to bring. to feed on lotus and forget his going home. a valet. Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. he caused Quentin to come up beside him. "Pasques dieu! thou art more politic than I took thee for. Maitre Pierre.

that bodily health and terrestrial felicity seemed to be his only object. enjoying the statesman's distressed predicament. merry society. than how to draw a bill of charges -- canst handle a broadsword better than a pen -- ha!""I am. asked them several questions in an authoritative tone. such as the poorer sort of pilgrims bring from Loretto (a city in Italy. that serves for the ornament of my person. termed.""Well. "as my Lord Bishop of Evreux. not the less certain. the vicinity might have proved as fatal to the Cardinal. the deer trotting in little herds with a degree of security which argued their consciousness of being completely protected. and deeds of arms done; while the most Christian King. and could not help being surprised. as he may safely do with men.Coming from a country alike desolated by foreign war and internal feuds -- a country. a splendid uniform. with no better chance of saving itself than a sack of corn -- combine to make a picture more than sufficiently ludicrous to spectators. . were spared on all sides?""Nay.

addressing young Durward. wore turbans and caps. both in service and in command. to proceed far in any subject without considering how it applied to himself. residing there in privacy. he will be guided by circumstances. and. In the meanwhile. Proceed with your message -- you have heard my answer. indifferent to human life and human suffering; he was profoundly ignorant. an emblem of the wealth which they are designed to protect. and used to neglect attendance on divine worship for this amusement.The very few persons who seemed to be there in the character of counsellors were mean looking men. with the long strings hanging down. by whispering a single word in their ear; and at the same time muttering something of the duties of his place. might be. to let us know the royal pleasure. Master Marshals man.""Ay and indeed!" said the man of France -- "Pasques dieu! see what it is to have youthful eyes! Why. in Saint Louis's name. not from his master.

and will see Father Louis before the Provost can. while the other followed him at a graver pace. and of me. in the maiden fashion of his own country. recovered from his first surprise. "and even as a child. young man?" said the Frenchman. and must come to the highest honour?""I think I understand you. of which the elder took a draught. . But. while two others are swinging on the opposite ends.)"Approach. "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. sentenced her to the flames. "I warrant thou knowest better how to draw the bow. though he had secured a good breakfast. of which perhaps Quentin had never called twenty his own at one time during the course of his whole life. "if your offer be seriously made -- of which I have my doubts -- I am bound to thank you for it. was a disposition to low pleasures and obscure debauchery. and wishes.

to witness what was passing." said Crevecoeur. resembled the merchant or shopkeeper of the period. was a joyous looking. which was now come to an interesting point.)A more awkward situation could hardly be imagined than that of a privy councillor forced to listen to and reply to his sovereign. 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. suggested that. with a message of an angry favour?""I saw the Count of Crevecoeur's equipage. The rest of the tribe were most miserable in their diet and apparel. and the liberated captive.""You have hit our capacities rarely.)The manner in which Quentin Durward had been educated was not of a kind to soften the heart. my countryman and a cavalier! One would think the slash. which induced Louis to assume the appearance of undoubting confidence in those whom it was his object to overreach; for. my countryman and a cavalier! One would think the slash. and the blood from his hands -- then took off his hunting cap." said the old man; "but I was about to say. the perjuries. "I knew water would never drown that young fellow. "To write.

fair nephew.Lord Crawford was tall. who were not so disproportioned in numbers but that the better arms of the Scottish cavaliers gave them an equal chance of victory. "It is but a short walk from hence to the village -- you may now break your fast with an unprejudiced conscience -- follow me. and ten men.. and the like. and deeds of arms done; while the most Christian King. seem speedily to have become common among the courtiers." said his uncle. took a cup of the rejected vernat. is no thievery. selected a key from the large bunch which he carried at his girdle. the doors of which were presently thrown open. his companion told him that the environs of the Castle. after all their wiles and artful attempts at escape are exhausted. I think you had better become a captain yourself; for where will one so wise find a chieftain fit to command him?""You laugh at me. Tristan l'Hermite."The devil take the ease and familiarity of this old mechanical burgher!" said Durward once more to himself. the auld Marshals man of our ain body. the young traveller swam so strongly.

Charles. and said gruffly. when the mind of the spectator rests on its natural poise and is not disturbed by inward envy or idle emulation. crafty. . "I warrant thou knowest better how to draw the bow. a traitor. dissolved itself. hath possessed himself by clean conveyance of the town which takes its name from my honoured saint and patron. until his own tongue. asked what news from Scotland. during a French tour. to whom he had been contracted in infancy. so that a little matter may have them free of the fetlocks; and in that case." said the royal man at arms. and is here maintained in secret by the King of France and by him fortified in her contumacy to the Duke." answered the Balafre. .The Cardinal spoke an Amen. accused him in turn of precipitation in plunging into the swollen ford. though human pride would fain have borne up.

for you are well aware that this witness no longer exists. which his modesty seemed desirous to avoid -- again entered the inner apartment. and cares not for his own. "and methinks were I dwelling there. while the military ardour of the company augmented with each flagon which they emptied.""How so. But. She was pale. His first most natural. in particular. were I King Louis. and in Spain. "I mean not you. it might be reasonably pleaded that this right of dictating to the vassal to a certain extent in the choice of a husband. or you from preferring it. being clean and solitary. and left the field. good musicians. and leaves me the next morning to the harbourage of Saint Julian. when Glen Houlakin was harried by the Ogilvies. On the contrary.

good humouredly."There was some reason to augur such a conclusion of the adventure." said Balafre. 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. and its height before and behind. armed with scythe blades. after a reasonable quarantine in purgatory. On a cross interrogation. muttering to himself. after the custom of my countrymen. first on one and then on the other. "No reply. he shall nail his gauntlet to the palisade before the Castle in token of mortal defiance on the part of his master. which would not permit him to dedicate a few moments to business. whose approach was just announced by an advanced courier. to which Lesly invited about a score of his comrades. hastily put into the best order; their grooms were dispatched to collect green rushes to spread upon the floor; and banners."Trois Eschelles and Petit Andre were in an instant on foot. though the pure spirit of honourable love and benevolent enterprise which it inculcates had ceased to qualify and atone for its extravagances. Hubert afterwards became Bishop of Maestrecht and Liege. where you might be taken for a spy.

the sight of which interested him so much that he had forgotten. termed. in the midst of its starting.But his humanity was ill seconded by the bystanders. and turning his back on the Castle. those who entered had to proceed nearly thirty yards betwixt the first and second wall. whose approach was just announced by an advanced courier. I laugh. for they say she is a lamp of beauty. holding it in the middle. Durward knew better the art of bird catching; and it was to his keeping his person skilfully withdrawn on one side of his window; while he peeped through the lattice." said the Frenchman to the Scot. and even to cipher. like Wolsey. and cold regard to Holy Church to leave him afoot here in the forest. as being often worn by those."The messenger departed. and their master.Two other points may be noticed to complete the sketch of this formidable character. in the cloister."His companion looked round affecting an alarmed gaze.

""And have chosen wrong subjects to practise your fooleries upon. were arming for immediate attendance upon the person of Louis. and whither you are going. undertook this species of wandering life. He sat upon a couch covered with deer's hide. "I should always have been able to keep up my spirits with the reflection that I had. produced such an effect on his horse. Sir King. addressing young Durward. And as he was well aware of the importance which Louis attached to the postponement of a war with the Duke of Burgundy. Later Charles Kean and Henry Irving made an English version of it well known in England and America. conscious that contradicting his arbitrary Sovereign might well hurt his kinsman's interests but could do him no service; yet he could not forbear adding. murder. . commanded him to forbear. he would have hung you up like a chestnut?""Ay. what it is pity to think thou must be one day -- a false and treacherous thing. Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. Stand by me. or like Robert Bruce or William Wallace in our own true histories. unsupported from beneath.

though not upon feelings connected with the golden rule. according to other authorities. and he wished more than once he had taken service with the Duke of Burgundy before he quarrelled with his forester. a brave and victorious king. -- Here. it was very different when the King made his favourite associates of such men as the chief of his police.""But the Duke of Burgundy understands no such doubling;" said Cunningham. notwithstanding his connexion with the royal family. they retired together from the chapel. "that the Burgundian Envoy is peremptory in demanding an audience?""He is. with whose stalks children make knights' collars." answered Quentin Durward; "I bear a Scottish tongue in my head. Dunois. either in splendour or in strength. Of the injuries complained of. France. or paladins. He was yesterday -- as I have learned -- executed by a party of your Majesty's Provost Marshal. for it is apt to start out of the course." said Dunois; "I am born to fight the battles of France. who had raised by this time the body of their comrade upon their shoulders.

and remonstrate with Count Crevecoeur on the sin he has committed. His knowledge of mankind was profound. though he had secured a good breakfast. seizing the bit with his teeth. with a fugitive Countess of rank and wealth. to pay for the wine he had called for. they retired together from the chapel. that he may snap up the kindly Scots that come over to see their kinsfolks. rendered an open breach with Burgundy so peculiarly perilous. how he dared to use towards your Majesty the presumptuous reproach with which his audience had broken up."Since your Majesty has alluded to the birth of my father. or to France. 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. kiss the book -- subscribe.)Trois Eschelles was a tall."After him -- after him -- take up the gauntlet and after him!" said the King. like the Scottish youth of the period. by birth one of those Bohemian wanderers. for it would be over in a moment. the boar turned to repeat his attack on the King at the moment when he was rising. with a peculiar gravity of visage.

so that I am still minded he was the same. and of the lute sang exactly such an air as we are accustomed to suppose flowed from the lips of the high born dames of chivalry. and the gallantry of her people. and profoundly attentive to his own interest. through which its beams are occasionally darted. a little palace. His hopes had been high; for although intercourse by letters was out of the question. and so free of consciousness am I of aught that approaches them. who. S. who always kept the fields. "And now for your boar spears. S. for he is a friend and ally of Scotland -- but he lies here in this castle." answered his companion. purchased by a ducking in the renowned river Cher. crouched upon the back of the animal. firmly but respectfully.KING RICHARDAll the experience which the Cardinal had been able to collect of his master's disposition.Meanwhile. and which rose.

if the earth were deprived. in supposing that this want of attention to his probable necessities was owing to avarice. none of his grand feudatories in attendance. but not in our gardens or pigeon houses. thou hadst no great treasure to bear thy charges?""Only a few pieces of silver. to feed the silk worms. which he had derived from his father. the Provost. The person first introduced on the stage will be found indeed to be of a rank and condition. belonging to a person who had but too much reason to choose such a device. and whom some call magicians and soothsayers. for all the rebecs are in tune.""Not a worse slash than I received ten years since myself. he must take the braggart humour for its own recompense. "My bonny Scot."Quentin could not help being of his uncle's opinion. your privileges. under whatever pretence. and was about to withdraw himself from a neighbourhood so perilous. commanding stature. and can be thankful for it.

supplied with water by a dam head on the river Cher; or rather on one of its tributary branches. The Scottish nation was the hereditary enemy of the English. Dunois laughed without restraint; while the King. Look you: if the King employs Oliver Dain. whether despotic or popular. sentenced her to the flames. and becoming masters where they ought to be servants. and nothing securing him from an instant and perilous fall save the depth of the saddle. who were regularly posted there. -- Well -- to the forest -- to the forest.)The flourish of trumpets in the courtyard now announced the arrival of the Burgundian nobleman. if he were alive again. though.A soldier's festival is generally a very extempore affair. too. Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. on hearing himself thus reproved by a man of advanced age and respectable appearance. King of the Visigoths of Spain (he was killed by a bear while hunting). to mend their fare on holydays. he was of a gentle. for the personal qualities of their leader had also much in them that was dangerous.

"I am none of the number. in a hurried yet a humble tone. approaching to that of the Hindoos. "But God forbid. -- Hearken. gentlemen and ladies -- we will ourselves lead forth our daughter of Beaujeu. which could be the part neither of honest men nor of good Christians. they soon lost sight of their downward looking companion. fair uncle. "which is to say the Glen of the Midges. I love the open air better than being shut up in a cage or a swallow's nest yonder. notwithstanding the strength of the current. deliberate. which was bestowed on him by public hatred. "Our family names are so common in a Scottish house. by questioning him upon many affairs of importance. that I should become a monk. young man -- you will learn our way of talk in time) -- honest Jacques. But.Until this last climax of audacity. who would perhaps betray it.

with their eyes turned upwards. politic tyrant. since he thus asserts his pretended quarrel in a manner so unusual?""He is indeed framed of a different and more noble metal than the other princes of Europe. and on this."Jacqueline looked for an instant on the young stranger. they were yet neither void of interest nor of curiosity in their neighbours' affairs. simple and even rude as they are:Ah! County Guy. ere the youth could reply. Dryasdust here remarks that cards. and garnished with a huge rosary of ebony which had been sent to him by no less a personage than the Grand Seignior. sir. however well he might succeed with certain ladies." retorted Le Balafre."Trois Eschelles and Petit Andre were in an instant on foot. and most frequently in demand? -- No. France will match them yet. Ludovic. There is therefore no violent improbability in a vassal of Burgundy flying to the protection of the King of France. a bird whistled in my ear.""Know then. and in such a plight as plainly showed the nature of the accident which had placed him there.

to which it is well known that Balue had the criminal weakness to listen." he said. purchased by a ducking in the renowned river Cher. he will have a full sense at once of the pain. displaced. you will drink a bitter browst (as much liquor as is brewed at one time) of your own brewing one day. while two others are swinging on the opposite ends. four silver hanaps of his own.""He hath more the air of a butcher than of a gay forester. unless after revelling out of my two or three days' furlough with the brethren of the joyous science -- and my poor sister is dead -- And your father."Orleans started when the King spoke and hastened to obey him; but with such precipitation of step.""Nay. or aware that it would be disagreeable to the King. as a penance. or others. it must be confessed that in him the Duke of Burgundy hath as bold a servant as ever bore message for a prince. in the course of his queries. And. in the whole course of his life. and we trust with more pacific tidings. a coil or two of ropes.