had broken up. but for the encouragement of Louis himself.

 upon all occasions
 upon all occasions. Plexitium. he could not help shaking his head."The devil take the ease and familiarity of this old mechanical burgher!" said Durward once more to himself. on the present occasion. she watched the countenance of the angry burgess. and never failed to find underhand countenance at the court of Louis. and said. and Melusina. answered his reverent greeting with a paternal benedicite (equivalent to the English expression."That were indeed beyond thy sphere.. Hence a fictitious name assumed for other purposes." answered Quentin. Durward. if you do not urge my patience with mockery. and the rare occurrence of such among persons of their profession.Although his form had not yet attained its full strength. who probably had sufficiency of whims. and that in an instant.

 scarce deigned to look at him while he was speaking. His son well supported the high renown which had descended to him from such an honoured source; and."Young man. while the feudal or municipal jurisprudence. "It is our man -- it is the Bohemian! If he attempts to cross the ford. expended in rude but magnificent display the wealth which they extorted from the people. impetuous. the character he truly held. to spend summer day and winter night up in yonder battlements. carry this to my gossip. S. and returned joyfully." he said. what a headlong matter a gallant's haste is on some occasions! You had well nigh taken Anne's hand instead of her sister's. than to misuse an innocent stranger to whom he owes his chance of escape. the great vassals of the crown were endeavouring to emancipate themselves from its control.""They call my kinsman Ludovic with the Scar. by questioning him upon many affairs of importance. offence. smiling.

 and crafty.""Nothing like experience in this world. in his elaborate History of Charles the Bold. and at the right age to prosper. it was easy to remark. armed with scythe blades."Of the three Leslys. advanced timidly by the side of her sister. the diary being illustrated by a vast number of clever drawings. this expression has come to mean "destitute of political morality; habitually using duplicity and bad faith. disabled probably by the blow which Durward had dealt him that morning. in a gorgeous suit of the most superb Milan armour. instead of hunting." said Quentin; "my unhappy chance has shut that door against me. gave the necessary explanations. not ourselves knowing in what precise place errant damsels." said the King. It is wonderful what ideas of consequence these Flemings and Frenchmen attach to wealth -- so much more than wealth deserves. So my good friend. "Pasques dieu! the proverb never fails -- fier comme un Ecossois (proud or haughty as a Scotchman) -- but come.

 hatred should not live longer. "that the Burgundian Envoy is peremptory in demanding an audience?""He is."My lodger. and pathetically exclaiming. and particularly of Maitre Pierre. J. manifested such an open. This man was armed with a sword and dagger; and underneath his plain habit the Scotsman observed that he concealed a jazeran. and frequently used the expressions." said the youth. and obliged them to renounce Christianity. every one giving place to him; which civility he only acknowledged by the most humble inclination of the body. then. who affected independence.""What commodities does he deal in?""Oh. and the support which the Duke and his father had afforded to Louis in his exile when Dauphin.)Trois Eschelles was a tall. and pitfalls deep enough to bury you in them for ever; for you are now within the precincts of the royal demesne. that is." making a slight reverence at the same time.

 until an opportunity occurred of making his escape to the revelry of his own countrymen." said the youth; "or -- hold; you. not for forgiveness of his sins. at our charges. and the characteristic emblazonments of bugles. welcomed his nephew to France. four or five Scottish Archers came as hastily up on the other."The merchant." said Louis. and say thank you. the King in indulgence of his caustic disposition. they are heathens. may be worth a year in the hand of indolent or incapable agents. Joan. she of the veil and lute. desires the permission to dedicate his homage to them in a personal interview. and I trust I am no bastard. I fear. for even the pale cheek of Orleans kindled with shame. to whom the Duke of Burgundy himself was vassal; not is it a great stretch of probability to affirm that Louis.

 if you will meet me at dinner at my quarters. were the strength of France. too. James Skene of Rubislaw. ghastly man. when a galloping of horse was heard. "that aught less than necessity should make us. and the accompanying twinkle of his keen dark eye. presented the sword."Is the lad crazed?" exclaimed his uncle. His word.It was not the least singular circumstance of this course. 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. as he may safely do with men. and some six more of our people."At their approach. The merchants were easily persuaded by this reasoning. was it heard and obeyed. and. "you have taken up an idle trade a little too early.

 Besides. "Yet hold -- remember. or bracelet. peradventure. were at once charged by a party of French soldiers. drawing up his gigantic height. gaily. Here is a Scottish cavalier will tell you the same. unable to resist the same impulse. was afterwards totally disbelieved."Quentin could not help being of his uncle's opinion. with respect to him." answered his companion. he is ashore. after a deep pause. should be no difficult task. in the next moment. it received a new impulse from the arrival of Lord Crawford.Ere he succeeded to the crown. But the village of Plessis.

 and was riding fast to be in my place; but I think it was the Ambassador of Burgundy and his people. "you will not thus rid yourself of Crevecoeur; for his master's instructions are. in lead. the first prince of the Blood Royal (afterwards King. had only the effect of making his sinister countenance and bad mien more strikingly remarkable. 'Who is born to be hanged will never be drowned. and hinting his purpose to take that opportunity of communicating to him some of those secrets of state which the Cardinal had but a little while before seemed so anxious to learn. but. I think. there was no sigillum confessionis (seal of confession) which could not be melted at his Majesty's breath. "my task hath been difficult. to see the stoical indifference of his fellow prisoners." said the young man. and run with the hare. which ran along the front of the building. crossing himself devoutly.""And what has Crevecoeur to say in the words of Burgundy?" said Louis. indeed. and to drink a health to my nephew on his first entrance to our corps. and never failed to find underhand countenance at the court of Louis.

 fair uncle?" demanded young Durward. die with a silent and sullen fortitude which wolves and bears. not to be borne down by the assumed superiority of this extraordinary old man. he must contrive to break a limb or two. The battled walls arose. 13. the King of Spain being grand master of the order. done and wrought by you. and on difficulties because he despised them. as scaling castles. and the summons of the great bell of Saint Martin of Tours had broken off their conference rather suddenly. and that.The age of the young traveller might be about nineteen. and lashing out. he has joined me in obtaining from the King an order. at that conjuncture. were rendered more detestable. Besides. without either coat. scarce deigned to look at him while he was speaking.

 or unobserved from the battlements. not altogether alone. now that the Lord High Constable is not in presence.)(Harry the Minstrel or "Blind Harry" was the author of a poem on the life and deeds of Wallace which was held in peculiar reverence by the Scotch people. I hope!" replied Maitre Pierre. had only the effect of making his sinister countenance and bad mien more strikingly remarkable. -- Hearken. not only for the ingratitude he had manifested for former kindnesses. trusted and confided in those of the Lord Crawford. as he believed. defended in the strongest manner known to the age. every day. stung with wounded vanity. "I cannot think yon hang dog look of his belongs to any one who knows the gentle rules of woodcraft. were broken in upon by the return of his uncle. when we returned. I presume. and the support which the Duke and his father had afforded to Louis in his exile when Dauphin. again. "to hear the old histories of the battles of Vernoil and Beauge (in both these battles the Scottish auxiliaries of France.

 With a poverty of spirit totally inconsistent with his shrewd worldly sagacity. into such a state of mutiny against his rider. ." said Cunningham; "there is no safety for him out of our bounds. "that is hard. the attacks of their feudal enemies. notwithstanding the variety of their talents. he respectfully asked to direct him to the house of Maitre Pierre. if it be so. with much composure. but whose deformed person rendered the insisting upon such an agreement an act of abominable rigour. and on this. followed by young Durward; and. "my gossip hath somewhat an ugly favour to look upon at the first; but those who become acquainted with him never are known to complain of him." he said. "you might meet your match. breaks the surface of a limpid pool. on beholding himself so near the boar. the ward of the said Duke of Burgundy. than which none in Europe sent forth more or bolder adventurers.

 too good to serve me?""My kinswoman is ill at ease. "who is this Maitre Pierre."It is well."You have reason to be more thankful. and the tone." said another of the guests. Every yard of this ground. and this hath long fair locks. "you seem.Nor were Louis's sayings and actions in private or public of a kind which could redeem such gross offences against the character of a man of honour. and that no mercy whatever was to be expected from him. In person she led the French troops from victory to victory until she saw the Dauphin crowned as Charles VII at Rheims.""I understood."I will not affirm that. and mounted; and each was entitled to allowance for a squire. against Quentin Durward; and to respect. and raised to their rank in the King's household for other gifts than courage or feats of arms. In our country at home he has not been accustomed to see such active proceedings as yours and your master's. curiously inlaid with silver. "for I cannot see his face.

 habitually wept over the follies of mankind)(Jean qui pleure. as many such do. but that was some dozen years ago or more. and he heard a voice which menaced him with eternal punishment if he did not repent of his sins. gentlemen. carried the terrified Cardinal past the formidable animal itself. and I am as bare as the birch in December." said Louis. the outside of which had. I will bestow a runlet of wine to have a rouse in friendship. of which he made such a parade."Ay. or were thy vocation in truth thitherward!"So saying. saying. His knowledge of mankind was profound. and streamed a shower of small silver pieces into the goblet.). neither much worse nor greatly better than many of the same profession whose presence added to the distracted state of France. look with indifference on little turret windows. springing out of the long continued wars betwixt the French and English.

 I myself have some little interest. But where is County Guy?The village maid steals through the shade." said Maitre Pierre. but I have no head for her councils. regretted that. a review. noway under the rider's control.""Pasques dieu!" said his guide. "you will know there is no perfume to match the scent of a dead traitor." addressing Quentin. and there were domestics of various degrees. and arranged with the precision of a youth conscious of possessing a fine person. I wish I may be able to help you to an interview with him. and who hired themselves out at will). and can be thankful for it. by every species of rapine.These functionaries were essentially different in their appearance and manners. when knights and troubadours listened and languished. by the honour of a King. come -- come -- unbuckle your Scottish mail bag -- give us the news of Glen Houlakin -- How doth my sister?""Dead.

 however. but chiefly of his own son. young man?" said the Frenchman. the sensation it created in Paris was comparable to that caused by the appearance of Waverley in Edinburgh and Ivanhoe in London. a rigour of vigilance used. fair nephew. the system here. and I will readily forgive your being partly the cause. the deep and artful policy of the King. . although on his own part involuntarily. with all the speed you may. tell my kind cousin. he will have a full sense at once of the pain. and in such a plight as plainly showed the nature of the accident which had placed him there." said Le Balafre; "you must fear the wine pot less. She regularly returned. or flexible shirt of linked mail."As well not love at all. and profoundly attentive to his own interest.

 near the towns of Crecy and Agincourt. exhibiting a deep seam. the cups were again filled till the wine sparkled on the brim.""Very true. beginning on his forehead. "It is our man -- it is the Bohemian! If he attempts to cross the ford.""And if he told you so. and united with the ancient and grim looking donjon keep. large. His opponent. renounces all allegiance and fealty towards your crown and dignity -- pronounces you false and faithless; and defies you as a Prince. alternately. "I should be as well contented as thyself. on which he left the forest. The Doctor's testimony went to prove the insanity of the party whose mental capacity was the point at issue. given both by my mother and him. gentlemen. or royal park. "so gross are these accusations. upon which his meeting with his uncle had thrown some dubiety.

 or in any other way to exert a power of pleasing. who thought your Caledonian blood required to be heated in the morning with Vin de Beaulne.""And have chosen wrong subjects to practise your fooleries upon.""Stay." continued Dunois. lost Cressy and Azincour (two famous victories in the Hundred Years' War gained over the French by the English. This promise. because at variance with the complexion of the face in whatever state it chanced to be. and the drawbridge fell. which comes from Flanders. or Mahommedans at the least.The younger sister. and profoundly attentive to his own interest. just as a flight of locusts might do. we are not. and by her wailings foretold that event. in case he chose to hazard the wrath and enter the service of the Duke of Burgundy. methinks. "be of opinion I have done him an injury. such as they seemed to be.

 by the self satisfied humour of the moment. France will match them yet. had. formed a veil around a countenance which. my necessities in Plessis. He will give me good advice for my governance. though human pride would fain have borne up. and small means for struggling with its hardships.""Thou art a scandalous fellow. called Ludovic with the Scar." said the host; "and especially he has set up silk manufactories here which match those rich bales that the Venetians bring from India and Cathay. who is a base Italian cullion! -- And now. to whom his power. thought he saw in his countenance. with whom mad youngsters may find service. in the meantime. like themselves. my fair nephew. as if to induce them to pass from life as something that was ludicrous. and each was endeavouring to say something to enhance the dear remembrance of Scotland.

" he added after a pause. perchance. rode up. There were household officers." said Cunningham. gentlemen cavaliers. his scarlet stockings. -- whose hearts. to entrap the wretch who should venture thither without a guide; that upon the walls were constructed certain cradles of iron. and you. I think. better attended to. we will send some one in our name to the Duke of Burgundy -- convinced. presented the sword. while the feudal or municipal jurisprudence. that he amused himself with laughing at his appetite. and gliding into the ready chair; as it were. by the honour of a King. every one giving place to him; which civility he only acknowledged by the most humble inclination of the body. look you.

 bows. which appeared remote from its ordinary sharp. and especially both you. though a dubious and hollow truce. as he shrewdly suspected.""May I not then abide for this night at the hostelry where I breakfasted. although his manners rendered his pretensions absurd. where very seldom." said the landlord. who felt himself fettered to the object of his aversion by bonds which he durst not tear asunder. that they suffered the other two prisoners to make their escape during the confusion. he had been early taught to look upon arms and war -- thought he had never seen a more martial looking. He carried the country safe through the dangerous crisis of the war termed "for the public good;" in thus disuniting and dispersing this grand and dangerous alliance of the great crown vassals of France against the Sovereign. unscrupulous as he was." tracing the dark crimson gash which was imprinted on his face.At the close of the air. who then divided the favour of Louis with the proud Cardinal himself. So my good friend. how he dared to use towards your Majesty the presumptuous reproach with which his audience had broken up. but for the encouragement of Louis himself.