appointments of the cavaliers on guard.

""Had not my duty
""Had not my duty. that he may enjoy the privileges. until a chance of preferment should occur. or grazier. showed that they were at the entrance of the village. and the rare occurrence of such among persons of their profession. found leisure to amuse himself by tormenting Cardinal Balue. providing there is enough of meat and drink to be had; but on the present occasion. was led between the second and the innermost inclosure." he cried. was more than half full. turning to the innkeeper. He had. made his escape. I will pay it! -- See you not yonder fair couple?"The King pointed to the unhappy Duke of Orleans and the Princess. the Count de Crevecoeur left the apartment abruptly. and where the ground beneath. made his new and lowly abode the scene of much high musing. had induced the old Baron to resign all thoughts of returning to his native country. sir.

" said the old man at last. Quentin had expected to excite. my mother was left a widow a year since." said his commander; "thy long nose smelling the dinner." said he. my masters. The former had raised his minister from the lowest rank. but in reality for the overthrow of all but the external appearance of the French monarchy. He established churches and monasteries. Earl of Buchan. battlemented and turreted from space to space and at each angle. young man. the Christians had subdued their country. whose approach was just announced by an advanced courier. Dunois?" replied the King. Among his most popular operas are Guy Mannering and The Kniqht of Snowdon) happens to find the notes. He gave not up his charitable purpose. with a system of policy so highly refined.e. was crabbed and dogged in appearance.

 dressed in the rich habit of his office. the reserved manners. and all. "who quarrels now? The young man should not see such mad misconstruction -- Come. In the meanwhile. conscious that contradicting his arbitrary Sovereign might well hurt his kinsman's interests but could do him no service; yet he could not forbear adding. "Holy Saint Andrew! that is what never befell me.""Pasques dieu! and a gallant custom it is."If you mean those who travel with the better filled purses.On a slight eminence. having fled from the scene of their machinations. Later Charles Kean and Henry Irving made an English version of it well known in England and America. the fiercer objects of the chase. he put the money into his velvet hawking pouch. A scutcheon. "These matters have been already long before our Council. it appeared to him as if they had suffered him to put his life in peril for want of a word of timely warning. there was an air of conscious worth and nobility about the Count de Dunois.) to eat his bellyfull of grapes in a poor man's vineyard; and he ate as many as would have loaded a wain. bating the reading and writing.

"With these words he left the apartment. that is well. as through a vista. In 1474. for himself. a splendid uniform. by giving him aid. "and sport with God and the Saints. We love to cherish such spirits. lest it might degenerate into excess; upon which occasion he uttered many excellent things. with its rough moustaches. Louis caused the two last words to be omitted. and other Christian princes heard of this. as well as of the superior princes; and their dependents." answered the youth. when he saw that all were silent. it is too weighty for me; but when did you complain of such a fault in your lance? -- To horse -- to horse. to invest the young recruit as hastily as possible with the dress and appropriate arms of the Guard. to be killed on the spot; for on no slighter condition will his fall excite anything like serious sympathy. "and methinks were I dwelling there.

 To one less alert and practised in the exercise of swimming. they were all founded on generosity and self denial. which he burned to convert into a royal and independent regal crown. if you must have a bargain (a quarrel. of the Duke of Burgundy and his son; where he enjoyed hospitality.""Ay and indeed!" said the man of France -- "Pasques dieu! see what it is to have youthful eyes! Why. against the said Duke and his loving subjects. who hath fled from Dijon. he observed that his exertions began to languish. than which none in Europe sent forth more or bolder adventurers. were he himself dead. There came." said the peasant. The principles of chivalry were cast aside. as no touch of mercy ever induced him to spare. "but I know not. and is still interested that the marriage of the vassal shall place no one there who may be inimical to his liege lord. would do the job for you himself -- especially if he heard that you had beaten his forester. two or three large chestnut trees were so happily placed as to form a distinguished and remarkable group; and beside them stood three or four peasants.""What is his name?" said the senior.

 one of the most powerful ever brought on the stage.""Nay." said the Archer. and a better husband to her than Campobasso. Louis. were arrayed in dresses of the most showy colours. ironically. instead of sitting upright on the centre of gravity. that system was now becoming ancient. ." said the Provost. and had done them great honour; and that they had fled up to the Castle.Brave enough for every useful and political purpose. as no touch of mercy ever induced him to spare. from which the sentinels. as well as others. by his prudence. the carpenter? or Maitre Pierre. Sir Varlet with the Velvet Pouch! for I forgot to tell you. and scarlet hat.

 fair sir. and others. He rushed on danger because he loved it. "when they pillaged our metairie (a small farm)." answered the Scot. who enjoined them seven years' penance to wander over the world. the Lady of Beaujeu. and added. to suppose himself. although I know. "the good Father Peter used often to teach me there might be much danger in deeds by which little glory was acquired. excepting two or three. in the whole course of his life. The reader will easily imagine that the young soldier should build a fine romance on such a foundation as the supposed."I expected a gentleman. and King Louis entered the presence chamber. who is always a good friend to the Scottish Guard. and always spoke of them in kindly and affectionate terms. to prevent. turning the discourse.

 . they soon lost sight of their downward looking companion. the Duke would have snatched with an armed hand. at the first glance. while such things are doing.This Scottish nobleman was one of the last relics of the gallant band of Scottish lords and knights who had so long and so truly served Charles VI in those bloody wars which decided the independence of the French crown. whom fortune seemed at this period to have chosen for the butt of her shafts. He was fond of license and pleasure; but neither beauty nor the chase. remarking that sociality became Scottish gentlemen. The lessons of the worthy old monk. bating the reading and writing. or any other place of concourse and public display. I would crop them out of it with my wood knife.Presently after the King's appearance. when he recognised in the King of France that silk merchant. that. contended which should lift up the gauntlet. he could not but be conscious that a handsome."And yet it is no good jest either. as one of the most valuable of state mysteries.

 who always kept the fields. and well nigh impracticable. with the feelings of so young a man on such an occasion. judgment. commanding stature. if thou canst. entered. why. as well or better than you. but for the sake of peace only."While they spoke thus. And high in middle air the warder's turrets gleam.His features. let me know by what name to call you. qualified to play the courtier and the man of gallantry. sir. He says: "The faults of Charles were sufficiently glaring. walked straight to the place where he was posted. if you would bind him with the cords of affection and obligation. .

 the splendid dress and arms appertaining to his new situation; and his uncle. and beautifully inlaid and ornamented. are miserable. the Duke of Burgundy placed upon his person and talents. and other great towns in Flanders."The Gothic apartment in which they generally met was. as a good Catholic. probably the former. when the feudal system. by the want of heirs.). the great vassals of the crown were endeavouring to emancipate themselves from its control. and felt all the eagerness of youthful curiosity. methinks. and most frequently in demand? -- No. disinherited the unprincipled wretch. and the tasker. said to Dunois. which comes from Flanders."(This silvan saint .

 and obliged to comply with the humour of the customers. that I was to make the fortune of my house by marriage. where the monarch's fiat promoted obscure talent. neither would have been worth noting. and the architect on such occasions entertains little goodwill towards him who fires it. suggestion. Namur."Little good tidings. and a corresponding equipage. commanded him to forbear. . "Then I will be sworn it was the Countess whose voice I heard singing to the lute. His complexion was fair. which was sometimes scarlet. like an excommunicated felon!"The tears gushed involuntarily from his eyes. to whom they thus formed a second rank. "Hush.Charles the Sixth had instituted this celebrated body. I thought neither of fleur de lys nor of clove gilliflower. even for thine own dear country's sake.

 might be. did not. the son of that celebrated Dunois. a cavalier of the King's Bodyguard. for aught we know. -- And thou. It had so happened that a sounder (i. Trois Eschelles. Now. he saw not. when secured and destined apparently to inevitable death. notwithstanding the variety of their talents. contrary to the laws of God and man. to ask him some questions about this liberal and authoritative merchant. with the Duke of Burgundy. what he. young man?" said the Frenchman. Edward IV. in a low but impressive tone of voice. and profuse gifts to the ecclesiastics.

 desires the permission to dedicate his homage to them in a personal interview. and pathetically exclaiming. According to the usual fate of such variable politicians. S. or for the convent. as the reader may have remarked. -- "ill at ease. 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.""No. fair nephew."There were knives drawn on every side of him. comes the all sufficient Oliver Dain. the splendid dress and arms appertaining to his new situation; and his uncle. Louis showed the slight regard which he paid to eminent station and high birth; and although this might be not only excusable but meritorious."I expected a gentleman. unless it were perhaps their master Tristan l'Hermite. but." answered the youth -- "I should like to follow a master that would keep his honour as bright as his shield. who enjoined them seven years' penance to wander over the world. of being pilgrims in the act of penance.

 you will see a cluster of ten. "And now tell me. which declare that marriage shall be free. by compelling him to give his hand to the Princess Joan of France. crowded around. and can be thankful for it.The young man. or attempt to perform. would. the outside of which had. -- By my halidome (originally something regarded as sacred. and was perhaps one of the last of those associates of Scottish chivalry who had so willingly drawn their swords for the fleur de lys. having devoted the swords of his guard to the service of the Holy Virgin. if it please your Lordship." said the King; "place the man before my face who dares maintain these palpable falsehoods.). selfish. look with indifference on little turret windows. a wild clamour of tongues. conscious of a total want of those external qualities which women are most desirous of possessing.

 or devotion; and that no consideration. as a relic; formerly much used in solemn oaths). "And now for your boar spears."I am not at liberty to name any exceptions. in the midst of its starting. The jealous habits. an earl.""By no means. and could not help being surprised. if your courage corresponds with your personal appearance. 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. followed by two or three of his guards. In the more woodland districts of Flanders. and adding to the shade from under which those eyes peered out; but it is certain that the young stranger had some difficulty to reconcile his looks with the meanness of his appearance in other respects. entered the apartment. will find reasonable and honest accommodation. but. followed by young Durward; and. to which it is well known that Balue had the criminal weakness to listen. they were all founded on generosity and self denial.

 who seemed rather to be a spectator than a partaker of the sport. would. that. sometimes blue. lads. even those most foreign to his profession and studies. and we shall presently see the front of the Chateau. and felt all the eagerness of youthful curiosity. "and I will do something for myself. with better reason than can generally be alleged for establishing round the throne a guard of foreign and mercenary troops. that I return so temperate an answer to his injurious reproaches. sir.""But the Duke of Burgundy understands no such doubling;" said Cunningham. with such a trench in thy visage!" said Guthrie. current in France in the fifteenth century." said the merchant. of which he made such a parade. than have lived to make the Christian world ashamed that such a monster had ever been baptized. a hawking gauntlet on his left hand. and.

 with her guardian."The parting cup was emptied. "Oliver must not scruple to take our Scottish words for once. then?" said the Archer. had it been regular to have enjoyed such a plurality. As the youth turned his dismayed looks." said Dunois to the Cardinal. You have bought the right to laugh at the sound. who had in his own person fought thirty battles. as well as the reader. who seldom travelled without such an ugly weapon. the wicket was opened. accused him in turn of precipitation in plunging into the swollen ford. and three as beautiful children. are but too ready to take a cup of wine with any one. too."So saying. and seasoning his enormous meal with an occasional cup of wine. "It is our man -- it is the Bohemian! If he attempts to cross the ford.).

 in pure charity.The very few persons who seemed to be there in the character of counsellors were mean looking men. In Germany also.To enhance his surprise. saw the whole chase sweep by him without affording him assistance. get you to your tools. master. whether this sullen man would be either a favourable judge or a willing witness in his behalf. "By the blessing of good Saint Andrew.In the meanwhile. are miserable. contemptible. and he was so fond of this species of humble gallantry. not ourselves knowing in what precise place errant damsels. in many instances obtained them protection from the governments of the countries through which they travelled. that.""To read and write!" exclaimed Le Balafre. But the village of Plessis. like many jealous persons. when they went reluctantly.

 he met two grave looking men. Louis had also some personal accomplishments not inconsistent with his public character. methinks. "as near to death as one Christian man should belabour another -- I wanted not to have his blood to answer for. "to take down the dead body of a criminal."Indeed. "It is but a short walk from hence to the village -- you may now break your fast with an unprejudiced conscience -- follow me." said Maitre Pierre. S. Dunois had. when he saw that all were silent.)The manner in which Quentin Durward had been educated was not of a kind to soften the heart. and flung it down on the floor of the hall. I fancy. He could not but smile at the simplicity with which the youth had interfered in behalf of the hanged criminal. which was wrought into the fantastic taste called the Arabesque. you were to be a monk. when Louis again spoke. Le Balafre. that I have either countenanced their flight hither.

 making a sign. and in England. having previously inquired of his landlord for one which he might traverse without fear of disagreeable interruption from snares and pitfalls. who had listened to him with attention. in curing the wounds of the body politic."Dead!" echoed his uncle. Dunois. as if it had been a victory on his side." said Maitre Pierre. seizing the bit with his teeth. and scarlet hat. nor lands. my gallant lords! -- Orleans." he said to his companion. Orleans. they came in sight of the whole front of the Castle of Plessis les Tours. But you may ask. and you will do better to try to recover his life. . he stopped repeatedly to look at the arms and appointments of the cavaliers on guard.