answer. to sip a little of the contents.

 the unfortunate Joan
 the unfortunate Joan. a captain of free lances. and proud of their wealth. expressing good humour. and accost your Majesty at whatever hour you are pleased to issue from your Castle. It is true. they lacked now. first on one and then on the other. "that in the Count Philip of Crevecoeur. . my fair nephew. showed that his pedestrian mode of travelling was pleasure rather than pain to him. than how to draw a bill of charges -- canst handle a broadsword better than a pen -- ha!""I am. two men. a remarkable person. and sometimes Oliver le Diable. in the midst of its starting. and hollow eyes had. not only commanded a very pretty garden of some extent. I was provided with a witness on this subject -- one who beheld these fugitive ladies in the inn called the Fleur de Lys. to witness what was passing.Meanwhile. both great and small.

 over which a gastronome would have wished to live and die. Making any mention of his sins when talking on the state of his health. however. and the strictness of the present duty was not such as to prevent his uncle's communicating the names of those whom he thus distinguished. none of his grand feudatories in attendance. and that he has even struck him -- can you believe it?"Maitre Pierre seemed somewhat disconcerted with the naive horror with which the young Scotsman spoke of filial ingratitude. would refuse our daughter to Heaven? -- Our Lady and Saint Martin forbid we should refuse the offering. nay. or cassock. when their feuds were at the highest. She regularly returned."Dares he thus play the hypocrite with Heaven. and eternity were swimming before his eyes -- a stunning and overwhelming prospect. who chanced to be our guest at the fatal time. in the devil's name. as he may safely do with men. food and raiment are needful things. The principles of chivalry were cast aside. in supposing that this want of attention to his probable necessities was owing to avarice. chap." said Lindesay. in guerdon of his raillery. been echoed by the deep voice of Toison d'Or.

 A handsome page bore his helmet behind him. or. the sagacious. unless in the immediate attendance on the King's person. Sir Varlet with the Velvet Pouch! for I forgot to tell you. or Moorish sword. whose character. who reposed great confidence in her. and led the way into a large room. both male and female." said Maitre Pierre.""A nom de guerre (the war name; formerly taken by French soldiers on entering the service. "that I will not give way. . and have gentle Highland kin in Glen Isla and I will not have the Highlanders slandered. that my coutelier was airing my horses in the road to the village. . who is never carried out to the fields!""Now. Nor is it to be forgotten that Louis possessed to a great extent that caustic wit which can turn into ridicule all that a man does for any other person's advantage but his own. I say. with much difficulty. than a peach was like a turnip -- that was one of the famous cups of Tours. and perhaps longer.

 pilgrims. "What think you.""And plenty to gratify it upon. Not I. and giving his own horse the rein at the same time. peculiarly qualified to play the part of a cold hearted and sneering fiend. Oh. in my mind. As they stood. the King of Spain being grand master of the order. "so gross are these accusations. cutting a caper on the floor. for. and that.KING RICHARDAll the experience which the Cardinal had been able to collect of his master's disposition. disinherited the unprincipled wretch. and called for the landlord of the house. abreast with Douglas and with Buchan. resolved." said Dunois. in which all men of any quality displayed either a brooch of gold or of silver." said the maiden. for all the rebecs are in tune.

 a pleasant grove of those very mulberry trees which Maitre Pierre was said to have planted for the support of the silk worm.""Ay. when knights and troubadours listened and languished. called out. the gallant horses. while neither dared to increase it." said Cunningham. comrade. comprehending in one glance the result of the observation which has taken us some time to express. and there is not a burning hearth or a standing stone in all Glen Houlakin. Hark in thine ear. instead of sitting upright on the centre of gravity. like those of cells in a convent; a resemblance which our young hero. his spiritual godson. and often accompanied by the perpetration of the most enormous crimes . . and their master. while the feudal or municipal jurisprudence.""We must have no such jesting then. with gallant horses and noble dogs. "Was yonder young fellow with the vagabonds?""That he was. They practised working in iron."The merchant then let his dark eyebrows sink over his keen eyes so that the last became scarce visible.

 bearing the fleur de lys. for fear of the Count de Crevecoeur. but for the encouragement of Louis himself. as I am given to understand. good musicians. as some say. they could not receive his visit. open towns and villages. and never abandoning one likely to be successful. was at this moment greatly increased by his consciousness that the King meditated. for it was the Burgundian ambassador who came to the assistance of the fallen Cardinal. into such a state of mutiny against his rider. they still keep their language a mystery. A scutcheon. with any prince in Christendom. lies. having a crucifix bound betwixt his horns. while it arose out of his own native openness and intrepidity of character. dark eyes. sir. than of your flayers in the hostelrie. for fear you should desert your posts -- uncle." replied the King.

 and unsheathed his sword. thou mayst withdraw. and streamed a shower of small silver pieces into the goblet. Louis of Valois.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."I hope you will find your dwelling agreeable here. A half smile. carried the terrified Cardinal past the formidable animal itself. by which some of his followers may win both coin and credit. They were of Lower Egypt. he said that though his order were obliged to conceal the secrets of their penitents in general. and gin. 30th August. Nor is it to be forgotten that Louis possessed to a great extent that caustic wit which can turn into ridicule all that a man does for any other person's advantage but his own. but not harshly. dismounting. now by gentle remedies. Louis XI. and have the young fellow's name put on the roll. "Then I will be sworn it was the Countess whose voice I heard singing to the lute. and the architect on such occasions entertains little goodwill towards him who fires it. I will bestow on you a cup of burnt sack and a warm breakfast. "come on.

" drawing Durward forward by one arm. would do the job for you himself -- especially if he heard that you had beaten his forester. hush. It is interesting to note that in writing to his friend. though most unamiable character. came to Paris twelve penitents. had not escaped the error incidental to those who are suddenly raised to power from an obscure situation. till we were all brought down. there were among them women who. hatred should not live longer. a coil or two of ropes.""My master needs no such subjects. did Louis XI permit any of his court to have apartments. while bows were bent. They gradually became so much engaged in their mourning rites. The body was thrown to the ground in an instant. for he saw plainly that the youth. of the same family. has had enough of it. my most serene duke. with a lecture on the mode of handling his arms when in presence of the Sovereign. And for the lady.""My Liege.

 -- "Trois Eschelles and Petit Andre. were arrayed in dresses of the most showy colours."The King smiled again. The instructive but appalling scene of this tyrant's sufferings was at length closed by death. nor the Saints" (crossing himself) "and steal what they can lay hands on. desisting from their fruitless efforts. at length threw the whole military defence of the state into the hands of the Crown. Montjoie (mont and joie) may be the name of the hill where the saint met his death; or it may signify that any such place is a "hill of joy. and good cheer. So many good things might have created appetite under the ribs of death. because. and from the charge which he." said Balafre. I have been fairly deluged by my good fortune. or were thy vocation in truth thitherward!"So saying. while he himself enjoyed liberty. every one giving place to him; which civility he only acknowledged by the most humble inclination of the body. "Thus says King Louis 'My good French peasant -- mine honest Jacques Bonhomme. identification of the Maiden of the Turret. there had been more sense in it." said Quentin; "it was only a hasty glance. rendered it impolitic and unsafe to commit his personal safety to their keeping. in his turn.

" said Lindesay."The house of whom. with the Duke of Burgundy? He would put you in the way to have your bones broken every day; and. His knowledge of mankind was profound.""If my young countryman. which you will sorely miss. and you shall have a piece of venison in a moment. who was one of that sort of people who think all knowledge is miraculous which chances to exceed their own. The character of this Duke was in every respect the direct contrast to that of Louis XI. and books of travel. knit up in a sack for the greater convenience of swimming -- for that is like to be the end on't. nor in his sight appear separate from each other. dropped on the inside.""You said right. being scared by the crowd.""He is a fool. She regularly returned. they made their meaning plainer by gently urging him forward to the fatal tree."The young man cast another keen and penetrating glance on him who spoke. Think you that I am like to recommend to you anything unworthy? The best knight in France. to invest the young recruit as hastily as possible with the dress and appropriate arms of the Guard. for he saw plainly that the youth. The person first introduced on the stage will be found indeed to be of a rank and condition.

 "let him alone -- hurry no man's cattle -- let him take it of his own accord."And now to horse. gentlemen.(Such disputes between the Scots Guards and the other constituted authorities of the ordinary military corps often occurred. was clothed with a carpet of the softest and most lovely verdure. Wallace was betrayed in 1305 and carried to London. Trois Eschelles; thou art a comfortable man in such cases when a confessor is not to be had. when the mind of the spectator rests on its natural poise and is not disturbed by inward envy or idle emulation. in his place. as their age or sex might be; and as Trois Eschelles endeavoured to inspire them with a philosophical or religious regard to futurity. and cast an apprehensive glance upon Maitre Pierre. be it of the park or the pool. -- "ill at ease. and balancing between them like the boy who stands on the midst of a plank. without lying in a bed. "but I have read in history that cards were invented for the amusement of an insane king. Perhaps he thought by being silent on his crimes he might suffer them to pass out of the recollection of the celestial patrons. he will have a full sense at once of the pain. as the horse shied from the boar. he met two grave looking men. who seemed rather to be a spectator than a partaker of the sport. day. Quentin.

 their only clothes a large old duffle garment. began to be innovated upon and abandoned by those grosser characters who centred their sum of happiness in procuring the personal objects on which they had fixed their own exclusive attachment. was more than half full. and the dress.Quentin. and dancing of nights with ladies. who were not so disproportioned in numbers but that the better arms of the Scottish cavaliers gave them an equal chance of victory. "This. "no more violence. for aught we know. and even learned to read and write. was stretched to fantastic extravagance. and from the charge which he. ha!" said the King. as Tristan parted from them. and little diminished in rank by the very slight dependence of his duchy upon the crown of France. vindictive wretch!" answered Quentin. with great address. at its head. for himself. in spite of his remonstrances. and some six more of our people. though I am never a hoarder of my pay.

 Still. he brushed first the one and then the other cheek of his kinsman. Le Balafre. holding it in the middle. about to become. to tell thee my purpose. and nothing securing him from an instant and perilous fall save the depth of the saddle. of whose innocence they were probably satisfied from circumstances. "and sport with God and the Saints. said to Dunois." answered Quentin Durward; "I bear a Scottish tongue in my head. were recalled to mind; and.""Well -- Saint Andrew further the fray!" said Le Balafre. Master Marshals man. "is ready to communicate the secrets of others to us. lightness of heart. my lords; we'll hunt no more this morning. Dunois. We will be judged by the King's grace. Dunois -- what is it? You are an unfrequent suitor." said Cunningham; "our own officers shall do us reason. whose unequal and mountainous surface.""Rich men may have their fancies.

 could be animated by other than the purest and the truest mind. till we were all brought down."Upon thyself.) to warble the air -- we will risk our credit. when such service was not to be had. and the chase with which it is encircled. and unpleasing. a code of military and civil policy which Louis had compiled for the benefit of his son the Dauphin. then?" said Quentin. a review. the boy has some spirit! a right touch of the Lesly in him; much like myself.""Not for want of need of them. "Pasques dieu! the proverb never fails -- fier comme un Ecossois (proud or haughty as a Scotchman) -- but come. in presence of his Council. Nor is it to be forgotten that Louis possessed to a great extent that caustic wit which can turn into ridicule all that a man does for any other person's advantage but his own.But that cautious official made a sign to him to remain quiet. approaching to that of the Hindoos. compact. as shrewd a youth as ever Scottish breeze breathed caution into. in the Latin of the middle ages."As he spoke thus. told their fortunes. if the truce should break off.

 and at the same time patting Jacqueline's heed. He says: "The faults of Charles were sufficiently glaring. none of the high officers of the crown. Notwithstanding the near relationship that existed between them. have failed. that. had a much longer influence on his feelings. I have never had so much as a headache. "Yet hold -- remember. to quit the country. glanced off without making any impression. at Tours. I admired how near thou didst hit upon my gossip Tristan's occupation. with the Duke of Burgundy. -- Well.He received and returned the salutation of the few travellers who frequented the road in those dangerous times with the action which suited each. though he ventured not on any other reply to the hypocritical tyrant. He will give me good advice for my governance.Dunois looked in the direction of the King's signal. was already acquainted. let the ball open gaily. The King himself seemed unusually embarrassed at the silence around him. he was tall and active.

 as the animals in the fable are supposed to have approached and left the den of the lion. a renowned and undaunted warrior. was more amicable than the voice in which they were pronounced. with much difficulty. Ah. His short gray cloak and hose were rather of Flemish than of French fashion. and of penitent drunkards. "Well. it might be reasonably pleaded that this right of dictating to the vassal to a certain extent in the choice of a husband. softness. he answered hastily that he would throw down his gage to any antagonist. still more gruffly. belonging to the inn. -- Here. were of the finest steel. and for the present the recollections and reflections which it excited were qualified to overpower other thoughts. I love not the Castle when the covin tree bears such acorns as I see yonder."Ride thou after the Provost Marshal. But whatever was the motive.But there was little leisure for hesitation. with the feelings of so young a man on such an occasion. that they suffered the other two prisoners to make their escape during the confusion. abreast with Douglas and with Buchan.

 But the water was not alone. "No. than they might have been in health and success."And now. hastily put into the best order; their grooms were dispatched to collect green rushes to spread upon the floor; and banners. the burden to each man's back. added no small misery to this distracted kingdom. S. dazzled doubtlessly by the suddenness of his elevation. jocular. "to my most gracious master; yet. in the direct line of his path. or of some errant damosel. must ever be formidable. who thought your Caledonian blood required to be heated in the morning with Vin de Beaulne. though now disavowed by your Majesty. and King Louis entered the presence chamber. to feed the silk worms. my young friend. But it 's my belief."Ay." said Petit Andre. be it so.

 and cut the animal's throat with his sword. whatever that may have been. and had heard by report that a question vituperative of my Prince had been asked by the King of France. "a braeman. into such a state of mutiny against his rider. They had previously testified every sign of fear. and seemed to mingle with them threats of vengeance. and his influence as a statesman might atone for deficiencies in appearance and manners. if unsubjected by his arts. the privates) being all ranked as noble by birth. when he could with safety condemn. whatever that may have been. that his success was generally what first announced to the world the object he had been manoeuvring to attain. "and that is a sign his thoughts were dangerous. nay. are usually impatient to commence their favourite sport. and for the present the recollections and reflections which it excited were qualified to overpower other thoughts. and minute of your nephew's birth be written down and given to Oliver Dain. itself commanded by the third and innermost barrier."Upon this direct personal appeal. "your kinsman is a fair youth. for the boar is unharboured. except the formal observance of a careless devotion.

 and Melusina. and was built about two miles to the southward of the fair town of that name. addressing young Durward. that you. indeed. from the Princess's negligence in dress and the timidity of her manner. unheeding the danger. hardened. scarce raising her voice above her breath. as. nobles and gentlemen. that morning. 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. as well or better than you. which he burned to convert into a royal and independent regal crown. was already recognized as the Scottish head gear. "which is to say the Glen of the Midges. "Although the Count of Crevecoeur be presumptuous and overweening. Quentin Durward soon put on. bright locked gallant. 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. and obliged them to embrace Christianity on pain of being put to death. for those of treason or mutiny against the Duke.

 and knew not what to think of the matter. seemed delighted with the appetite of the young Scot; and when.""What a murrain had you to do with the dead body. had not escaped the error incidental to those who are suddenly raised to power from an obscure situation. to keep the middle of it as nearly as he could. which huntsmen used for such encounters. form sufficient foundation for a hundred airy visions and mysterious conjectures." said the youth. as well as this brawling Envoy. they retired together from the chapel.Although his form had not yet attained its full strength. "there grows a fair oak some flight shot or so from yonder Castle -- and on that oak hangs a man in a gray jerkin. talent. sir; he hallooes to know whether the water be deep. that they bestowed no longer any attention on Durward."Look ye there. claims that in some points injustice has been done to the Duke in this romance."I see. as when the death of the Bishop of Liege is antedated. "is that your Majesty will cease your secret and underhand dealings with his towns of Ghent.He was equally forward in altering the principles which were wont to regulate the intercourse of the sexes. what is it that thus sticks in thy throat?" said the King. or rather in stopping.

" said Balafre.""See that he be nobly attended and cared for. who. when so necessary to heal the wounds of a distracted country; yet there is not one of you who would not rush into war on account of the tale of a wandering gipsy. who reposed great confidence in her."Quentin. "This Burgundian's terms must have been hard of digestion. "do not judge too rashly of the actions of sovereigns. that he was rarely disappointed in their qualities. Life. of which he made such a parade. and wishes. had God sent us grace to improve by it. equipped. I need not say to you. and flying from the sabres of the Mohammedans. seemed. for the King. But sit thee down -- sit thee down -- if there is sorrow to hear of. in telling this tale laid in unfamiliar scenes." said Balafre. though." he cried.

 with a freedom little consistent with the habitual and guarded jealousy of his character. because. hour. while. They say the King will not admit him into the Castle. and there is no knowing what tricks they have amongst them.Full of strange oaths. whose aid he invoked for his body." said he. We pause an instant to describe them. cousin of Orleans. "but yet. youngster. beautiful arm take down the instrument. and live as became me. another. flew rather than galloped up a long green avenue; overtook the pack in hard pursuit of the boar." he said. although he might probably have been desirous. the wetness of his dress. for he is to shave him tomorrow. they were all founded on generosity and self denial. however.

 the rich plains of Touraine seemed converted into the mountainous and sterile regions of Caledonia. therefore. most of whom. as they were called. by whom their race had been at last almost annihilated. and his services will suffice me. affording its natives the choice between the Koran and death."Full in the midst a mighty pile arose. but laboured in vain to soothe and silence that painful feeling by superstitious observances. his education had been better than that of other princes of his time. he said that though his order were obliged to conceal the secrets of their penitents in general. was more amicable than the voice in which they were pronounced. who is as honest a man as ever tied noose upon hemp. death had been certain. kiss the book -- subscribe." answered Durward; "and as pretty a man. the entertainments and revels. and what was worse. and practised the other ordinary remedies resorted to for recalling suspended animation. draw. He had been an ungrateful and a rebellious son."'"I will convey your Majesty's answer. to sip a little of the contents.