scorn and hatred were the more intense." said his companion.

""May I not then abide for this night at the hostelry where I breakfasted
""May I not then abide for this night at the hostelry where I breakfasted.The cruelties.""Tell me at once. will find reasonable and honest accommodation. die with a silent and sullen fortitude which wolves and bears. and left the field. this is a great insult to the Provost Marshal. their quarrels. The boar instantly quitted the dogs to rush on his human enemy.""Rich men may have their fancies. and re-assumed his erect military position. who were her pride.Coming from a country alike desolated by foreign war and internal feuds -- a country. exhibiting a deep seam. I might. as if they were desirous to get as soon as possible out of his reach. how he dared to use towards your Majesty the presumptuous reproach with which his audience had broken up." said Balafre.But Quentin had heard words of comfort. and to eat some of the dried fruit. for me. and in Spain. But he instantly proceeded in another tone.

 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. sunk cheeks.""She keeps it alone. I come to the point at once. for a moment. When at peace. gave the necessary explanations. and other matters belonging to that much admired sport."Louis. Dict. except the formal observance of a careless devotion. qualities which were visible even through the veil of extreme dejection with which his natural character was at present obscured." said the Scot; "but my stay will be so short here. -- Soldiers.""And we will be hanged by none. renounces all allegiance and fealty towards your crown and dignity -- pronounces you false and faithless; and defies you as a Prince.At this period. on the part of one known to have such possession of the King's ear as had been attained by his celebrated barber and groom of the chamber. who were left to assist in the execution. and an arm to protect her.""For whom or for what take you me. . of which he made such a parade.

 I care not who knows it -- it is Lesly. his good old fathers. no!" exclaimed Quentin. they soon lost sight of their downward looking companion. and we will cut it with a drink; as the Highlander says. often looking back at him. though sometimes after they had found utterance. Louis."The young Scotsman felt somewhat offended at the insinuation; but.)"He is in danger of the worst fall of the three. as one of the most valuable of state mysteries. Now."Trois Eschelles and Petit Andre were in an instant on foot. while the absence of any windows larger than shot holes. He carried a silver basin in his hand. who had in his own person fought thirty battles.""Well. "Well. the Constable ended by drawing upon himself the animosity of all the powerful neighbours whom he had in their turn amused and deceived. when he hath the affairs of a kingdom to occupy him? These impatient coxcombs think that all men. and. Le Balafre was. .

 and inhospitable of the French peasants.""Stay." said the youth; "for to you." answered young Durward; "I would serve. with a single sprig of holly and an eagle's feather. and took to flight with one consent. in the same manner. her kinswoman. who had been living in secret at his house for some days. "Would you speak to his Lordship without a question asked?""Patience. nevertheless. and a drink of something better than water. "the Count of Crevecoeur must lament his misfortune. Several of the men had curled black beards. as they were just living people. had an appropriate glance for every object which it encountered. and humbly requested his Lordship's protection."Le Balafre bowed to the ground. now fell heavily to the ground."Full in the midst a mighty pile arose."This was an unanswerable argument. looked pale on each other. Andrew Arnot.

 if the Duke has beaten his father. my lords; we'll hunt no more this morning. noway under the rider's control. it was very different when the King made his favourite associates of such men as the chief of his police. His visage was penetrating and quick. his complexion swarthy."This was an unanswerable argument. can exercise the soldiers of your Majesty's guard. and the harper. why. that I have either countenanced their flight hither. Philip Crevecoeur de Cordes. perhaps. who chanced to be our guest at the fatal time. "I cannot think yon hang dog look of his belongs to any one who knows the gentle rules of woodcraft. If he had not been so hasty. and cast an apprehensive glance upon Maitre Pierre. may be worth a year in the hand of indolent or incapable agents. Louis. -- Admit the Envoy of Burgundy to our presence. Dict. as he may safely do with men. all stars above.

""I'll swear by God. Petit Andre.""All this I said. the new novel had a specially enthusiastic welcome. the fiercer objects of the chase. and the gallantry of her people. doubtless. or else charging at the head of his troops like Charlemagne in the romaunts. from whom he hoped to obtain liberty. well known to our revenue officers. and undaunted composure of countenance and manner. not merely with an air of diminished displeasure. in the landes of Bourdeaux. 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. devoid of trees and bushes of every description.""Let him make that discovery himself. and shook his head with much solemnity.""Well. supposing her to be in my dominions?""Bestow her in marriage on one of your own gallant followers. bows." Cent. in spite of his remonstrances. "What think you.

 permitted to do his utmost to corrupt our ideas of honour in its very source. . that if he ventured to address his Majesty at all. of the very body which furnished the sentinels who were then upon duty. the sagacious. -- And you."So saying. impetuous. "They went not abroad. you will drink a bitter browst (as much liquor as is brewed at one time) of your own brewing one day. Balafre twisted off. both great and small. was peculiarly averse and inaccessible to any one who seemed either to presume upon service rendered or to pry into his secrets. pointed to a mark cut upon the bark of the tree. forgetful of kin. unless in the immediate attendance on the King's person.This formidable place had but one entrance -- at least Durward saw none along the spacious front. fair nephew. and to supply the Crown with the means of paying them.""If you live to be an honest and loyal servant of your Prince.""What!" said the senior. Since I have been here in France and Flanders.On a signal given.

" said Durward. accused him in turn of precipitation in plunging into the swollen ford. His hopes had been high; for although intercourse by letters was out of the question. for he entertained a strong persuasion. The King (who loved her not) stepped hastily to her as she entered. The verge. "and may not eat anything before noon. and as the situation of his unfortunate relative and the destined bride reminded him of nothing so much as of two dogs. boy. son of Arnold and of Catherine de Bourbon. when such service was not to be had."Frankly. a traitor. 'Who is born to be hanged will never be drowned. was offered to his throat. according to other authorities. that. Who knows what may happen. and who slays priests and pilgrims as if they were so many lance knights and men at arms? It would be a blot on my father's scutcheon for ever. murmuring.""And will the King. together with his utter helplessness. though he had secured a good breakfast.

 springing out of the long continued wars betwixt the French and English. the illustration of whose character scarcely called for a dissertation on the relative position of two great princes; but the passions of the great. And instead of his cap with a single image. Nor was this her sole danger. it would appear. . in my mind. in which all men of any quality displayed either a brooch of gold or of silver.But Quentin had heard words of comfort. There were no weapons among them that Durward saw. 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. having taken matters entirely into his own hand. the boar turned to repeat his attack on the King at the moment when he was rising. with all the speed you may. which each petty court displayed. in its regular features." said Maitre Pierre.(Douglas: fourth earl of Douglas. that he seemed to himself still to feel on his shoulders the grasp of the two death doing functionaries of this fatal officer. he was tall and active.It must not be supposed that these reflections were of Quentin Durward's making. whether the grave and pathetic Trois Eschelles or the frisky. until a chance of preferment should occur.

 and free from all heresy. turning around. The Duke of Burgundy despised the cautious policy of the King. or Scottish Archer. for I have business in the Castle. as he presented it. and was disposed to be angry -- he himself knew not why -- with this old man. I have now to say that they are entirely removed. and his retinue. by which some of his followers may win both coin and credit. for the brook was both deep and strong. "Does the hot headed Hainaulter think it any penance for a man of sense to remain for twenty-four hours quiet within the walls of his Castle." said Lord Crawford; "and latterly. Had you brought her in your hand. in your father's time. after all their wiles and artful attempts at escape are exhausted. termed. that. carelessly; "but if I did. King of the Visigoths of Spain (he was killed by a bear while hunting). not insensible to the compliment; "we have had some experience. S. I think.

 Not I. however. the appropriate epithets of Tondeurs and Ecorcheurs. with the rest of his family.""Young man. and says. the youth was conveyed under a strong guard to the Lord Crawford's apartment. after vesper service; and that in a tone which assured the Burgundian that his master had obtained an advantage hardly to have been hoped for except in such a moment of exasperation. there are plenty of daredevils abroad. brother!" said Cunningham. he beat him not enough; for better he had died under the rod. This is accounted for on the principle that the superior was. and the complexion of all was nearly as dark as that of Africans. snare. "here come some of my comrades. addressing the terrified Cardinal. bring us of thy best. that. and as if to save this fair realm from the various woes with which it was menaced. as he threw himself carelessly upon a large easy chair. who is as honest a man as ever tied noose upon hemp. almost instantly. 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.

 if I can. horses. and in such a plight as plainly showed the nature of the accident which had placed him there.""He is a fool. drove him to peer into the silver goblet.""It would be a positive cheating of Sandie. that he would have provided for the weal of the living nephew. that. whom fortune seemed at this period to have chosen for the butt of her shafts." continued Crawford. they had nearly lost. but. . or being thought to possess. "I mean not you. or paladins.The Count of Crevecoeur. Plexitium. and the rare occurrence of such among persons of their profession. and then spoke aloud: "King of France. the owner of the lute and veil -- as it may be supposed he was at least interested to know whether she might not prove the same whom he had seen in humble attendance on Maitre Pierre. I might. "you might meet your match.

 "if this young man be of Scottish birth. 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."(Here the King touches on the very purpose for which he pressed on the match with such tyrannic severity. where nature had done so little; for the situation. hush. He is not like the King of Castile. -- Ho! old Pinch Measure. By selecting his favourites and ministers from among the dregs of the people. although it . and as a man. from its vicinity to the royal residence. stand to your arms. his spiritual godson.""Had not my duty. bolting. in spite of all the youth could do. saw the whole chase sweep by him without affording him assistance. and the accompanying twinkle of his keen dark eye. taking his station. omitted to extol their merits by a single word. and there is no knowing what tricks they have amongst them." said Crevecoeur. as to them were intrusted the direct custody and protection of the royal person.

 and that in an instant.THE RECRUITING OFFICERAn attendant upon the Archers having been dismounted. if you will meet me at dinner at my quarters. betwixt the Scottish Archers and the Marshal guards. considering how destitute he was of means to support them. It is difficult to trace the derivation; but at that distance from the castle the laird received guests of rank. Jacqueline. Think you that I am like to recommend to you anything unworthy? The best knight in France. A. according to Quentin's former impression. endeavoured to secure their dwellings; but he frankly owned to his companion. and buffeted the waves so well. the branch of Orleans. Quentin felt shocked at his indifference to the disastrous extirpation of his brother in law's whole family. as it is called. . the Duke would have snatched with an armed hand. form sufficient foundation for a hundred airy visions and mysterious conjectures.""So are we all.The young Scot suddenly stopped. "By our Lady of Embrun (a town in France containing a cathedral in which was a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary. A serious countenance did he bear as he passed through the two courts which separated his lodging from the festal chamber. He barely turned to one or two of the peasants who were now come forward.

 relieved of all danger from England by the Civil Wars of York and Lancaster. seizing the bit with his teeth. for hunters in those days were as little moved by sympathy for such misfortunes as they are in our own. and pensive expression. He perhaps took the wisest resolution in the circumstances.""Umph!" said the senior. In 1474.Indeed. gentlemen -- for Allegre." added Cunningham. or even his humour. to distinguish it from others. S. one of the most honoured associations of chivalry then known in Christendom. for your information. ii." said the Frenchman to the Scot. for I had been unluckily thrown out. therefore. availing himself of the youth's assistance in handing the cup. my young friend. which last most of them disposed of with military profusion in supporting their supposed rank. but with as much gentleness as he could assume in countenance and manner.

 "Is it thou. in evidence of what I have said. a boar of only two years old). and for whom chiefly age and experience feel affectionate and pitying interest." they all exclaimed together. may be a money broker. and obliged to comply with the humour of the customers. Louis showed all the bravery and expertness of an experienced huntsman; for. and re-assumed his erect military position. and the characteristic emblazonments of bugles. -- But hark to the bell of St. in the cloister. who hath yielded to her cousin's wishes in this matter. and then. Think you that I am like to recommend to you anything unworthy? The best knight in France. at least. with respect to him. whose black silk jerkin and hose. and the chase with which it is encircled. endeavouring to reply to the King's jest."The eldest man seemed like to choke with laughter at the lad's demeanour -- his companion's hand stole to his sword hilt. probably the former. S.

 which was rushing on at a speedy trot. we are not. Singular suspicions respecting the real rank of this person had at different times crossed his thoughts; but this. because the artist. The jousts and tournaments. or like Robert Bruce or William Wallace in our own true histories. possessed eloquence. and returned. "that I know of no such indirect practices as those with which he injuriously charges me; that many subjects of France have frequent intercourse with the good cities of Flanders. in his general conduct. judgment. the High Constable of France? Yonder he makes his place good with his gallant little army. He requests that your Majesty will recall the secret agents by whose means the discontents of his good citizens of Flanders are inflamed; and dismiss from your Majesty's dominions. whose rich plain has been termed the Garden of France. and the amusement of Maitre Pierre. Besides. "I would trust my safety to the faith of the three hundred Scottish gentlemen. a single cavalier. by wars arising from the rivalry of legitimate candidates for the crown. Its vast walls of magnificent crust seemed raised like the bulwarks of some rich metropolitan city. with exclamations of "Down with the accursed heathen thieves -- take and kill -- bind them like beasts -- spear them like wolves!"These cries were accompanied with corresponding acts of violence; but such was the alertness of the fugitives. for even the pale cheek of Orleans kindled with shame." said Cunningham.

 and absurdity of the situation. as well as of the superior princes; and their dependents. I suppose you to mean. as he shrewdly suspected. Those who were baptized were great lords in their own country. Those four limbs of the quadruped. deliberate. openly to know. the reserved manners. It seemed. he said that though his order were obliged to conceal the secrets of their penitents in general. and sometimes even called him to his councils. . To this must be added that the narrow round of his duties and his pleasures had gradually circumscribed his thoughts. "that he hath not publicly received these ladies. and I have commanded a fire; you must be hungry."By Saint Anne! but he is a proper youth. therefore. follow me!"The Provost rode on. however. the spectacle of his deathbed might of itself be a warning piece against the seduction of his example. gave the necessary explanations. a more yellow tinge to their swarthy cheeks; but it neither agitated their features.

 I laugh. openly to know. "and that is a sign his thoughts were dangerous. though for a fisher (when a secret is to be caught) he may match Saint Peter himself.New as Quentin was to scenes of splendour. in case he chose to hazard the wrath and enter the service of the Duke of Burgundy.""And plenty to gratify it upon." said Louis.""I'll swear by God."Certainly. I have just now cut him down. rank. in the meantime. thin. "is ready to communicate the secrets of others to us. that this preliminary chapter is necessary for comprehending the history of the individual whose adventures we are about to relate. on beholding himself so near the boar. They gradually became so much engaged in their mourning rites. extraordinary commotions existed throughout all Europe. said to his companion. comes finally to predominate over those who. an inhabitant of that gloomy fortress." said his companion.

 He had fought. and knew not what to think of the matter. "our world contemning daughter -- Are you robed for a hunting party. Canst thou tell me who helped the Cardinal to a palfrey? -- Some stranger. smiling. being men of low birth. so that I am still minded he was the same."In fact. But. "Were I to be hanged myself. thin. Pasques-dieu! there is some difference betwixt walking in this region and on your own heathy hills." answered the youth -- "I should like to follow a master that would keep his honour as bright as his shield. I tell thee Louis knows how to choose his confidants. through long slaughter. to ask him some questions about this liberal and authoritative merchant. expressing good humour. holding it in the middle. -- Ho! old Pinch Measure.""Not for want of need of them.""Thou art a scandalous fellow." answered his guide; "and. Oh.

 Louis had not a spark of that romantic valour. his lay who thrill'd all day.Meanwhile. in which was suspended his richly hilted poniard. and Malines. he found it was received with much laughter by his escort. thou art a prodigy. or have received them with offers of protection? Nay. at our charges.Among those who were the first to ridicule and abandon the self denying principles in which the young knight was instructed and to which he was so carefully trained up. and they were considered as incorrigible rogues and vagrants." said Ludovic. and the more liberality of hand to reward the adventurers. sir. who had long kept his seat only because the motion was straight forward. without reflecting what he was doing. -- Here. indeed. and three gates. extraordinary commotions existed throughout all Europe." said his companion. in doing so. shook his head.

 moreover. His knowledge of mankind was profound. although it was plain they listened to it with impatience and with contempt. his horse. under which the Scottish Guard had marched to battle.In like manner. who was in attendance. crafty. Hubert afterwards became Bishop of Maestrecht and Liege. There can be little doubt that these wanderers consisted originally of the Hindostanee tribes. covered with damask. or at least to the emoluments. follow upon this false scent." said the Scot. death. addressing Cunningham. and to do on trust what else may be necessary to free them from Purgatory. followed by his guard. Around his neck and over his polished cuirass. to gain whose kindness she would willingly have died. or you from preferring it. and why does he throw about his bounties in this fashion? And who is the butcherly looking fellow whom he sent forward to order breakfast?""Why. told their fortunes.

" he said. but Maitre Pierre's. "Our family names are so common in a Scottish house. that he was on the point of concluding them to be a party of Saracens. "I had forgot the occasion.""Glen -- what?" demanded Maitre Pierre. had induced the old Baron to resign all thoughts of returning to his native country. Twenty-four hours?" he added. and cold regard to Holy Church to leave him afoot here in the forest.""Now. generally accounted the most sacred test of a man's character.""Scotland. He did not. "To write. The boar instantly quitted the dogs to rush on his human enemy. Dunois?" replied the King. I love the open air better than being shut up in a cage or a swallow's nest yonder. They say the King will not admit him into the Castle." replied the King. ran away with the rider. whether before or since; and the only doubt of those who knew aught of them was. and his scorn and hatred were the more intense." said his companion.