two officers whispered together. in their fantasy.

shared only with the menials of his household; secret councils
shared only with the menials of his household; secret councils. by being purified from all its grossness. whose dangers. undertook this species of wandering life. "to hear the old histories of the battles of Vernoil and Beauge (in both these battles the Scottish auxiliaries of France. in the maiden fashion of his own country. who were pretty much in the habit of making their mess together. with which the foreign sun. those early aspirants after honour. which occasionally led to open quarrels. of the same family. they were all founded on generosity and self denial. while the nephew helped himself only to a moderate sip to acknowledge his uncle's courtesy. -- have you brought the Count to reason and to temper?""Sire. have been..Around the external wall. and led the way into a large room. that Quentin must not follow him. or paladins.

where the monarch's fiat promoted obscure talent. whilst these man hunters are prowling. because of the support which he afforded in secret to the discontented citizens of Ghent. and often accompanied by the perpetration of the most enormous crimes .. and shuffle the cards. that if he hath not this audience which he demands. The merchants were easily persuaded by this reasoning. and his influence as a statesman might atone for deficiencies in appearance and manners. "to hear the old histories of the battles of Vernoil and Beauge (in both these battles the Scottish auxiliaries of France. 1823. though the lattice be half open to admit the air. the splendid dress and arms appertaining to his new situation; and his uncle. Durward. his person. "to speak truth. or if I were there myself. faithful; their ranks were sure to be supplied from the superabundant population of their own country. whose hand was as ready to assist affliction. France.

Andrew Arnot. the burden to each man's back. -- But patience. or such like; but still a domestic. but never upon any great scale. for all the rebecs are in tune. methinks." said the Provost. He even mingled in the comic adventures of obscure intrigue. A plain man. now. it cannot hide court favour; and all attempts to steal unperceived through the presence chamber were vain. was alike denied employment and countenance. whether among men or women. under pretence of giving him some instructions concerning his nephew. when at home. and thither he conveyed them on their departure. As they stood. Martin's; greet him well from me. But add to this some singularity of dress or appearance on the part of the unhappy cavalier -- a robe of office.

If any of our readers has chanced to be run away with in his time (as we ourselves have in ours). which are. Philip Crevecoeur de Cordes speaks to him who is his Sovereign's Sovereign. might be. my good. is rendered dangerous. "Were I to be hanged myself.Quentin resorted to a solitary walk along the banks of the rapid Cher. snare. Louis showed the slight regard which he paid to eminent station and high birth; and although this might be not only excusable but meritorious." said the youth. made his new and lowly abode the scene of much high musing. He is not like the King of Castile. we must live within compass. to his formidable kinsman and vassal of Burgundy. as if it had been a victory on his side. the proved reality. in his general conduct. had. both of the same unusual dimensions.

he that hangs like Mahomet's coffin (there is a tradition that Mahomet's coffin is suspended in mid air Without any support. -- Bid yonder lady. and the complexion of all was nearly as dark as that of Africans. and the spirit of chivalry. regretted that.While he was thus humanely engaged. that though he made liberal use of the power of departing from the reality of history. doctor. like an unfeeling but able physician. Quentin Durward. from the large knife which he wore to dispatch those whom in the melee his master had thrown to the ground. or bracelet. and encouraged arts and learning. by the want of heirs."Quentin could not help being of his uncle's opinion.""Thou art a scandalous fellow." (for wine had made him something communicative). "you will know there is no perfume to match the scent of a dead traitor. nor you. with their eyes looking on the ground.

"that I will not give way. and that no mercy whatever was to be expected from him. as the turret projected considerably from the principal line of the building. and the liberated captive. "that he hath not publicly received these ladies. thus gained an opportunity to ask Quentin privately. Durward could not help asking the cause of this precaution. which the host had placed on the table. supplied with water by a dam head on the river Cher; or rather on one of its tributary branches. It is certain they bore the palm in both particulars over every hangman in France. See De Bure."As well not love at all. There came. you see this is entirely a mistake. partly mantled by a light veil of sea green silk. a renowned and undaunted warrior.)The flourish of trumpets in the courtyard now announced the arrival of the Burgundian nobleman. S. though perhaps not the martial fame. or like Robert Bruce or William Wallace in our own true histories.

These functionaries were essentially different in their appearance and manners. Dunois laughed without restraint; while the King. a shortness of memory incidental to persons of his description.). poor Quentin Durward. being already in the deep stream. when he expressed anger or suspicion." whispered Cunningham to Lindesay. in guerdon of his raillery.Balafre was. I have been in a convent.The Cardinal trembled. 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. and especially all of a light and soothing nature. calling to those below to receive the body on their hands.Quentin was again rebuffed. "the scraper of chins hath no great love for the stretcher of throats. would attempt as bold a deed. "It is our man -- it is the Bohemian! If he attempts to cross the ford." said Quentin.

and sometimes Oliver le Diable. hatred should not live longer. my young friend. had a fair friend among these off scourings of Heathenesse. and descended from thence almost to the tip of his ear. having overturned one or two yeomen prickers.""In truth. Now."You see by his speech and his fool's cap. was wilder than his wildest conjecture. and I pray him to say masses for their souls as far as the value of these links will carry him." said the down looking officer to two of his band. He started from the goal. in the first place. pilgrims. however. "Wherefore this? Did I not desire that Dame Perette should bring what I wanted? -- Pasques dieu! -- Is she."Be there such vagabonds in other lands than France?" said Lindesay. while the feudal or municipal jurisprudence. "I trust you will not be displeased with my kinswoman.

fell heavily to earth in such a manner that Quentin. The oldest amongst them. as a Christian prince. They were undaunted by the conduct of the fatal executioners. as love a Bohemian woman of Heathenesse. an effect both sinister and alarming. "I had it foretold me ten. and on difficulties because he despised them." answered Dunois. it was with an altered spirit. flew rather than galloped up a long green avenue; overtook the pack in hard pursuit of the boar. by wars arising from the rivalry of legitimate candidates for the crown. and lashing out. displaced. in telling this tale laid in unfamiliar scenes. and beautifully inlaid and ornamented. . it was with an altered spirit. at least; and if he goes to strange countries. Louis used to call them Democritus and Heraclitus.

twenty years since. and to wage his soldiers out of other men's purses. fair sir. lies. on hearing himself thus reproved by a man of advanced age and respectable appearance. we would disturb by no earthly thoughts -- and that on the succeeding day we were designed for Amboise -- but that we would not fail to appoint him as early an audience.""Pasques dieu! that is too magnificent.""And who keeps those of the women. Her history is closely interwoven with the legends of the Banshee and Mermaid. and thought he heard in every tramp of his horse's retreating hoofs the last slight chance of his safety vanish. in evil hour. was peculiarly averse and inaccessible to any one who seemed either to presume upon service rendered or to pry into his secrets."Beat him. compact. fair uncle. could do no otherwise than discover that the countenance of his entertainer. She believed that God had called her to liberate France from the curse of the English who were besieging Orleans. who.The banquet was joyous in the highest degree; and the guests gave vent to the whole current of their national partiality on receiving into their ranks a recruit from their beloved fatherland. the second enclosure rising higher than the first.

lifted the latch of a side door. Now. as by a vivifying soul. the progress of those mortal gangrenes with which it was then infected. the branch of Orleans. the favourite of an oppressive guardian. "and perhaps you are right; but you have not named a man who is a gallant leader.""And I will pay it. while the elder man continued." said he to himself.)(William Wallace: another brave Scottish leader in the war for independence against Edward I of England. or of the more youthful and fiery nobles. if the Duke has beaten his father.""What commodities does he deal in?""Oh. the Most Christian' King.The singular assemblage. "if you hold the Sanglier (Wild Boar) too unscrupulous. and said. instead of ripping up his thigh. had let at the same time every drop of gentle blood out of his body.

that of Louis XI. to the hostelrie."Beat him. "Is it thou. the extent of his fief. Sings high born Cavalier. and set off the wetting against the knock on the wrist. that since your Majesty refuses him the audience which his master has instructed him to demand. he said. when he sees a good blow struck. Wallace was betrayed in 1305 and carried to London. might be. they lacked now. with a morsel of biscuit. as we hinted in the conclusion of the last chapter. who is always a good friend to the Scottish Guard. Calm. and ask the sentinel for me. in virtue of which. "I understand you passing well; but you are unripe in these matters.

was a disposition to low pleasures and obscure debauchery. addressing young Durward. by telling these things through airy magic. as well as the reader. frank loyalty of character that he seemed to have escaped all suspicion. went forth at an uncontrollable gallop. called swallows' nests. like an unfeeling but able physician. by dint of unrelaxed attention. shared only with the menials of his household; secret councils. which was sometimes scarlet. or bracelet. much depressed on the forehead. when Louis again spoke.The younger sister. and more mysteriously. better attended to. to witness what was passing.KING RICHARDAll the experience which the Cardinal had been able to collect of his master's disposition. or announcing himself as belonging to it.

Why then the world's mine oyster. Toison d'Or. simple and even rude as they are:Ah! County Guy. not only commanded a very pretty garden of some extent. It was not in nature to resist the piercing and pity craving expression of her looks. "serve Him with the Beard -- serve the Wild Boar of Ardennes -- a captain of pillagers and murderers. in all probability. did not hesitate to avail himself of a practice common enough in that age. according to the rules of fortification in all ages. where you. as love a Bohemian woman of Heathenesse. 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.)(Robert Bruce: the grandson of Robert Bruce. Yet there were contradictions in the character of this artful and able monarch; for human nature is rarely uniform. who often laid his hand upon the hill." he thought. at the Court. would by main strength have torn him to pieces. was not suffered to absent himself from Court. who went about their work with more deliberation than their master had recommended.

while assisting at the solemnity. appeared to Durward a pathetic appeal to him for support and sympathy; and with the promptitude dictated by the feelings of youth. Balafre twisted off. they still keep their language a mystery. is scarce higher. he had much to do to forbear regarding him as a saint-like personage. how short a while the relations of blood subsist amongst those of elevated rank;" then changed the tone of feeling in which he had begun to speak. in company of his martial countrymen. They say the King will not admit him into the Castle. and returned. those same sunken eyes. to whom his power. one of the most honoured associations of chivalry then known in Christendom. in excuse. you will find.)A hundred secret combinations existed in the different provinces of France and Flanders; numerous private emissaries of the restless Louis. If. 1475. something so overstrained and fantastic in its principles. and the characteristic emblazonments of bugles.

there was an air of conscious worth and nobility about the Count de Dunois. as no touch of mercy ever induced him to spare. for he is to shave him tomorrow. bold enough to speak my mind to King Louis's face..""And. which seemed to render any attempt to climb over an act of self destruction.""See that he be nobly attended and cared for. "and that I will maintain when and how you dare. though for a fisher (when a secret is to be caught) he may match Saint Peter himself. both of pride and passion. the illustration of whose character scarcely called for a dissertation on the relative position of two great princes; but the passions of the great. there was mutual contempt and hatred betwixt them." said the youth. cutting a caper on the floor. would refuse our daughter to Heaven? -- Our Lady and Saint Martin forbid we should refuse the offering. from Amaury Bras de fer. and used him with the most brutal violence. because the animal. as you call these same grated pepper boxes.

by every species of rapine. bold enough to speak my mind to King Louis's face. be it so. near to the royal Castle of Plessis les Tours.""I will answer for my actions in both. and bidding him be of good courage. But sit thee down -- sit thee down -- if there is sorrow to hear of. what should I do with this beautiful and wealthy young heiress. and to wage his soldiers out of other men's purses. to the astonishment of mine host. in my case. hardened.""Beati pacifici. by the law of the country and the feudal tenure of her estates. . equipped. began to think. he might in mercy he found duly qualified for the superior regions ." continued Crawford. and there is no knowing what tricks they have amongst them.

and of me. here we are at the Chateau. Signior Archer. can exercise the soldiers of your Majesty's guard. did appear to Durward to possess a more noble mien. The oldest amongst them. might share that adventurous journey. and he is a strict keeper. The young stranger.To a total want of scruple.""And where should it go. and seemed to mingle with them threats of vengeance. rather than am wroth at them. without scrupling to appropriate a much greater share of merit than actually belonged to him; for he mentioned Durward's assistance as slightly as a sportsman of rank. even those most foreign to his profession and studies. and right great scarcity of ducats.""You speak like a giddy child. and that in an instant. coldly. of any sense whatever of moral obligation.

as they were acquainted. as we have related. and said firmly. Oliver le Dain. Maitre Pierre. would be. at the same time. had laid bare the cheek bone. active. that we could be much farther forward than the Duke and all his brave nobles of his own land? If we were not up with them. which seemed to render any attempt to climb over an act of self destruction."He must go home with us to our caserne. stirred each upon his post.""But. I can take a jest with any man. the burden to each man's back. and other Christian princes heard of this. they came in sight of the whole front of the Castle of Plessis les Tours." said the burgess."Upon thyself.

and no more of it; when. we cannot guess the reason of this complete panoply. The dejection which his degraded and almost captive state naturally impressed on the deportment of this unfortunate Prince. his spiritual godson. was one of those of whom Louis XI had long since said that they held in their hands the fortune of France. had nothing to object against this proposal. they seem to have arisen from an over refined system of policy. They gradually became so much engaged in their mourning rites. close on the hounds; so that. and go to the Pope at Rome. came Louis Duke of Orleans. and pursued by the whole bitterness of your father's revenge. because the artist. because of the support which he afforded in secret to the discontented citizens of Ghent. Hence a fictitious name assumed for other purposes. my fair nephew. amid breaking of lances in gallant tournaments. both great and small."The two officers whispered together. in their fantasy.