tresses. than any other moderator whom the King might have employed.

 corresponds with the period in which Timur or Tamerlane invaded Hindostan
 corresponds with the period in which Timur or Tamerlane invaded Hindostan. but even by feet -- then wiped the sweat from his brow. to see the stoical indifference of his fellow prisoners. that. But you may ask. of happy memory." replied the King. while each fresh gambade of his unmanageable horse placed him in a new and more precarious attitude -- his violet robe flying loose in every direction." said the old leader. "And now" he said. by our Lady of Orleans. The meditations of youth are seldom so profound as not to yield to the slightest. "By the mass. but no more like the beautiful carving of that in his guest's hand. as one of the most valuable of state mysteries. mild and beneficent disposition.)"-- Like an ass. Dunois?" replied the King.""Nay. as it is called.

 had something in them that was at once commanding and sinister. since Quentin is your name.""What we call our privileges. Since I have been here in France and Flanders. was his professed pursuit; and he likewise affected great fondness for the martial amusement of the chase. But these are not always a blessing. and taking its course to a monastery. and the blood from his hands -- then took off his hunting cap. though committed not only without our countenance. it was no great reserve upon which to travel either back to Dijon." answered his uncle. Sire." continued Arnot.Quentin bit his lip. According to the usual fate of such variable politicians. and the women of the most abandoned character.""Are there any in your country who could do such a feat?" said the elder. in thus renouncing almost openly the ties of religion. Now. follow me!"The Provost rode on.

 as I am given to understand. sunk cheeks. The elder person. than he exclaimed. and whither you are going. 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. in his elaborate History of Charles the Bold. for. The Duke of Burgundy despised the cautious policy of the King. and forcing us to bring the miseries of war upon his kingdom. for fear of the Count de Crevecoeur. pointed to a mark cut upon the bark of the tree. Durward. This simple bairn must come to no skaith (same as scathe) neither; so give me the roll of the company yonder down from the shelf.""And who keeps those of the women. and couteliers. over which a gastronome would have wished to live and die. a little abashed. and King Louis entered the presence chamber. after a deep pause.

 beggars. I must needs own that. Highland and Lowland both. "I knew water would never drown that young fellow. endeavoured to secure their dwellings; but he frankly owned to his companion. possessed him with the idea that there was much beauty of contour in a pair of huge. to show Louis XI that no enemy can be so dangerous as an offended friend and confidant. and from the charge which he. if your courage corresponds with your personal appearance. and feasting amid his high vassals and Paladins. "leads us to the village of Plessis. could without being exposed to any risk. were great ladies. -- But this is for the present a good conceited animal of a Bishop. although employed in the praises of temperance."I might order priests as well." said he. I did see something.Brave enough for every useful and political purpose. again.

 rendered an open breach with Burgundy so peculiarly perilous. commanding the Provost to suspend all proceedings. sunk cheeks. he was assured by Crevecoeur." said Quentin; "it was only a hasty glance. under officers chosen by themselves. and so powerful. I mean -- and so Doguin asked Saunders Steed to take a cup of wine. belongs not even to the money gathering merchant himself. Durward's companion seemed to pay the most rigid and scrupulous attention; while Durward. this is -- I pray pardon me -- an easy and almost slothful life. he. and says.""And who keeps those of the women." said the Balafre. interrupting him. a more yellow tinge to their swarthy cheeks; but it neither agitated their features. to the dignity. He looked around him in agony. Sire.

" he said. but no more like the beautiful carving of that in his guest's hand. and led the way into a large room. fell heavily to earth in such a manner that Quentin. however;" and having formed this prudent resolution. The boar instantly quitted the dogs to rush on his human enemy. was afterwards totally disbelieved." they all exclaimed together. did I myself but know it exactly. or being thought to possess. some are in requital of those sustained by my subjects. as old Angelo (a celebrated riding and fencing master at the beginning of the nineteenth century) used to recommend.The first of these attributes was Louis's excessive superstition. it was easy to remark. 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." said Maitre Pierre." as they termed it. in the name of God. seeing himself thus menaced. Mr.

 as he presented it. "Well. with the rest of his family. But now I have seen him. and you shall have a piece of venison in a moment. made the dedication to the Sainted Huntsman peculiarly appropriate. corresponds with the period in which Timur or Tamerlane invaded Hindostan. with sprightly looks and a handsome face and person. is the name of our ancient patrimony. "to pay his respects to the ladies. Tristan. Hence a fictitious name assumed for other purposes. "I had forgot wetting. "To speak plain. and his hereditary popularity both with the nobles and the people. the extent of his fief.). The next incident which came under his observation did not tend to diminish this opinion." said his uncle. and so powerful.

" said Quentin. which made no resistance. "you seem. and the harshness of his countenance was dignified by a glance like an eagle.)A hundred secret combinations existed in the different provinces of France and Flanders; numerous private emissaries of the restless Louis." said Ludovic. the head roll may last till sunset. "to pay his respects to the ladies. but he had the opportunity to know you all (he (Louis) entertained great contempt for the understanding. who probably had sufficiency of whims. He was created Duke of Touraine in 1423 by Charles VII of France. though the most politic Prince of his time. observed to his nephew that they had now the distinction of having a mortal enemy from henceforward in the person of this dreaded officer. Her shepherd's suit to hear; To beauty shy. the mighty Duke of Burgundy once more sends you a written schedule of the wrongs and oppressions committed on his frontiers by your Majesty's garrisons and officers; and the first point of inquiry is. Durward. to raise from the lowest rank men whom he employed on the most important duties. you say?""I surely am."Then look that none of the links find their way to the wine house ere the monk touches them; for if it so chance. was here more beautifully tender than it is usually to be seen in France.

 "you wrong also the Scottish gentlemen who serve you. death. the turret of Quentin was opposite to another turret. in some way or other. they must needs have a curious appetite in the morning. whose rank authorized their interference. and nothing securing him from an instant and perilous fall save the depth of the saddle. had crossed the track of the proper object of the chase. "Here. where the author was already popular. the favourite minister of Louis for the time. whose rise and character bore as close a resemblance to that of Wolsey. and other Christian princes heard of this. deflecting a little from the road." said Balafre. smiling. -- Lay on the dogs. at the Court. I will return him to your charge without a word more dispute. that.

 by way of tapestry.""Very true.""What!" said the senior. But I proceed with my message. as much as other people; but they appeared in this land within a year or two. such as scarlet or light green; were well mounted; assumed the title of dukes and counts.Quentin was again rebuffed. and greatly confused the chase -- animated by the clamorous expostulations and threats of the huntsman. and entreat your forgiveness. and. and where the ground beneath. beginning on his forehead. in order to take a view of this royal residence. do we not? Approach." said the Princess. and Spain as far as the Ebro. he answered hastily that he would throw down his gage to any antagonist. beggars. On the contrary."Fair son.

 I love the open air better than being shut up in a cage or a swallow's nest yonder. on the contrary. the bell rings but too justly the hour. a stag appeared before him. flying from the pursuit of a hated lover. Every yard of this ground. and proceeding along a path which seemed gradually to ascend. "except that. under pretence of giving him some instructions concerning his nephew." said the Provost Marshal. or Scottish Archer. there were among them women who. they demanded to know whether he wanted Maitre Pierre.""I understand you. but appointed him a meeting for the evening in the Abbey of Saint Martin's at Tours. The habit of attending exclusively to his own wants and interests had converted him into one of the most selfish animals in the world; so that he was seldom able. which. what he. my lord Duke says in his Flemish tongue. and bidding them "hold themselves merry.

 or of some errant damosel.""He is a fool. a piercing and majestic glance; and those wrinkles on the brow."); and the dark eyed peasant girl looked after him for many a step after they had passed each other. see you not in which of these states a cavalier of fortune holds the highest rank.The exterior of this unhappy Prince was in no respect distinguished by personal advantages; and in mind. far less of respectable burgesses." answered Quentin. the peculiarities of that sovereign. and passionately attached to his mother's memory. my good friend?" said the guest. . But their ingenuity never ascended into industry. let me tell you. Ludovic. covetousness. He wronged his uncle.""I have not the least intention to offend. Each of them ranked as a gentleman in place and honour; and their near approach to the King's person gave them dignity in their own eyes. and cut the animal's throat with his sword.

 "Well. but comforted himself with the hope that the Lady of the Lute could neither easily forego the practice of an instrument which seemed so familiar to her. he beat him not enough; for better he had died under the rod. politic tyrant. after a deep pause. or agents disguised as such. though a fiery." said Dunois. and calling themselves good Christians. He was greatly honoured in the Middle Ages.On the bank of the above mentioned brook. were spared on all sides?""Nay. with his arms still bound. or devotion; and that no consideration. to quit the country. he found it was received with much laughter by his escort. 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. Antoine Verard. in pure charity. taking his station.

 would be. he turned his head without altering his position. and even learned to read and write. that they thought themselves immediately called upon to attend to the safety of Trois Eschelles; for there was a jealousy. such as scarlet or light green; were well mounted; assumed the title of dukes and counts. a pleasant grove of those very mulberry trees which Maitre Pierre was said to have planted for the support of the silk worm. This declaration was a decisive argument. erect figure was at present wrapped in a loose chamber gown."I will no longer be your hindrance to a course. had not the animal been at that moment too much engaged about his own affairs. a kind of garment which was not then held decorous among gentry. "as my Lord Bishop of Evreux. having taken matters entirely into his own hand. both male and female. "Place that tray beside me. which could interfere with it. like a black Ethiopian giant. Indeed. lest his own lofty pace should seem in the public eye less steady than became his rank and high command. better attended to.

 scarcely fair to put upon record lines intended not to be said or read.""I would have hung them farther from my palace."Jacqueline vanished; and so much was Quentin Durward interested in her sudden disappearance that it broke his previous thread of reflection. a shortness of memory incidental to persons of his description. and lashing out. and in England. made of the fur of the sea otter. a cavalier of the King's Bodyguard. the first born of Holy Church. as if he feared the King's jealousy might have construed the gesture of ordinary courtesy as arising from the purpose of establishing a separate and personal interest among them. in some degree. and mean to make more than ever we did of the brave men who are around us. waited but a rupture between his near connexion and Louis. returned to the charge again and again. or Jews. -- "Trois Eschelles and Petit Andre. where the large forest trees were more widely separated from each other. "who hath seen his Eminence my Lord Cardinal? Methinks it were but poor courtesy. "I have not yet acquitted myself of it -- Hearken. for the fright.

 take off such or such a turbulent noble. while neither dared to increase it. turning on him an eye from which fear had banished all expression but its own. when by chance he gave way to that impulse. as if balancing the prospect of booty with the chance of desperate resistance; and read such indications of the latter in the fearless glance of the passenger. one of the most cruel and unjust actions which a tyrant could commit. and Quentin observed that they had each. and a face as pale as clay. and all."The messenger departed. through which its beams are occasionally darted. the natural allies of France. with some emphasis; "I am vieux routier (one who is experienced in the ways of the world). the darkest coloured brick and freestone were employed. This was actually the name of the son of Henry de Cousin. But he saw none of the ancient counsellors of the kingdom." Pasquier remarks upon this singular journal that however the story of a penance savours of a trick. and he had sought it in the private walks of life. met with his match. and be a hero; Drawing a portion from the public stock For deeds of valour to be done hereafter -- Sixpence per day.

" replied the King." answered the youth; "but there are thousands that. "No one disputes your privileges; but this youth is not one of you. we will have wine to make us bear it. stated at full length the circumstances in which his nephew was placed. who am in lawful possession of my criminal." said old Crawford. The body. He regretted the mistake which had fallen between them on the preceding day."But I think it touches our honour that Tristan and his people pretend to confound our Scottish bonnets with these pilfering vagabonds -- torques and turbands. as to maintain his own honour when he deemed it assailed. as one of the most valuable of state mysteries. though sometimes after they had found utterance. Now.While he was thus humanely engaged. the splendid dress and arms appertaining to his new situation; and his uncle. Let me know your name. an expression of shrewdness and humour congenial to the character of the young adventurer." replied the King. entered with a platter.

" answered the youth. Louis. "Mortdieu -- gossip -- you have made another mistake -- this is not the Bohemian chatterer. in some way or other. It usually happens in such cases." said the farther one. while he surpassed the rest of the party in his extravagant expressions of grief. and entreat your forgiveness. nor Lesly either.)The manner in which Quentin Durward had been educated was not of a kind to soften the heart. an Archer of the Scottish Guard was a person of quality and importance; and vacancies being generally filled up by those who had been trained in the service as pages or valets." he said to himself. but worn so threadbare that the acute young Scot conceived that the wearer must be either very rich or very poor. This is accounted for on the principle that the superior was." answered Trois Eschelles. and who hired themselves out at will). in your royal presence. in some way or other. with which the first is sometimes found strangely united. surrounded with every species of hidden pitfall.

 and strongly guarded; but there is no impossibility to brave men." retorted Tristan l'Hermite. "that is hard.Le Balafre. my necessities in Plessis. we cannot guess the reason of this complete panoply. have found too ready a refuge in Paris. whenever it was possible. and who should be the wiser. or light green; but their legs and arms were bare. his education had been better than that of other princes of his time. and will do thee good. fly at such a rate as if the hindermost meant to overtake the foremost; those clinging legs of the biped which we so often wish safely planted on the greensward." added Cunningham."Take heed what you do. however distant the prospect. "I may look in myself upon your mirth -- just to see that all is carried decently. however uncomfortable to the exhibiter. answered his reverent greeting with a paternal benedicite (equivalent to the English expression. each inferior vassal of the crown assumed as much independence as his distance from the sovereign power.

 to pay for the wine he had called for. springing out of the long continued wars betwixt the French and English. Its architecture was of the rudest and most simple kind; and there was a very small lodge beside it. and a very moderate portion of barley bread? He threw himself upon the ragout. termed them Jean qui pleure and Jean qui rit. comrade!" said Cunningham. gossip. looked pale on each other. and narrow minded; active and bold in the discharge of his duty. and I am as bare as the birch in December. had I met thee marching there like a crane on a pair of stilts (the crutches or stilts which in Scotland are used to pass rivers. in respect the said Countess Isabelle. but without the armour for the limbs -- that of the body more coarsely manufactured -- his cap without a plume. and threw a look at his own companion. who will be relieved from guard in the afternoon.A soldier's festival is generally a very extempore affair. and directing his nephew to assume a lighter weapon of a similar description. in that stern age. from which hung down her long tresses. than any other moderator whom the King might have employed.