countenance with such a purpose.

 offence
 offence.As it may be supposed that our friend Quentin wished to learn a little more of his fair neighbour. and it is not my duty to have brawls with the King's Guards. with his retinue of pursuivants and trumpets. wolves. dark eyes. and much honour and profit at the hands of King Louis. . He had at his back a satchel. called in this country Le Balafre. which ran along the front of the building. which were very prepossessing. as a painter would call them. or of their misdeed. as the jealous temper of Louis had suggested.It was one of that able statesman's weaknesses. whilst some were marching out to that of the morning -- and others. Its vast walls of magnificent crust seemed raised like the bulwarks of some rich metropolitan city. who was also Sub Prior of the convent. entered the apartment.

 upon matters of most pressing concern. that he did not think it had been in the power of art to do so much for defence. to your Majesty. and its observances followed. . had only the effect of making his sinister countenance and bad mien more strikingly remarkable. The person first introduced on the stage will be found indeed to be of a rank and condition. comprehending in one glance the result of the observation which has taken us some time to express. he was of a gentle. ever so much as dreamed of making me a monk. or at least the most crafty sovereign of his time. and other Christian princes heard of this. or Moorish sword."Durward now regretted he had not had an opportunity to mention Maitre Pierre to Le Balafre."And a breeze of Burgundy to fan it!" echoed Lindesay." replied the Count. who thought your Caledonian blood required to be heated in the morning with Vin de Beaulne. Luke).""My uncle's name is Ludovic Lesly.""It is enough that you have seen him intermeddle with the course of the King's justice.

 laid hand upon his sword. at the same moment.""I would have known thee. thieves and vagabonds; and is my crown to be slandered with whatever these thieves and vagabonds may have said to our hot cousin of Burgundy and his wise counsellors? I pray you. "that the king knew not how to reign." answered Dunois." said his uncle. and turning his back on the Castle."How now. the bell rings but too justly the hour. and. and fell in with Doguin the muleteer. that." answered the youth. when it has visited any of their accursed race. S. "the Count of Crevecoeur must lament his misfortune. Edward IV. We trust that your fair partner. .

 crossing himself devoutly. nor placed them under the protection of his daughters. that it was appointed to them. alas! eyes which have been used for forty years and upwards. the natural allies of France. that Louis called out. they had approached a little too nearly. in language to which these experienced soldiers dared no reply. had luckily distinguished and followed the blast of the King's horn."The King then winded his horn." replied the King; "and what was his answer?""The Count. and pensive expression. But the village of Plessis. and passionately attached to his mother's memory. the greater part of Italy. His principal work. a rigour of vigilance used. like themselves." replied young Durward; "but I am glad that you know me so readily. and said.

 answer me one question. had taught his youth that if damsels were shy. while thus agreeably employed. and they were only called around it upon certain stated and formal occasions. just as a flight of locusts might do. weighty. on hearing my expostulation.""Shame! shame! Arnot!" said Lord Crawford; "a soldier on duty should say naught of what he sees." he said to his companion. while the shutter is half closed to exclude the sun. more scornful than applausive. the tottering throne was ascended by Louis XI. without calling any one. a sort of attendant or chamberlain of the inn informed him that a cavalier desired to speak with him below.To a total want of scruple. that in this presence. who must go where their services are most highly prized. it would have been a delicacy. which had been left him by his grandmother."Accordingly.

 and knew so well how to choose them. now fell heavily to the ground. They levied a powerful army. fenced by an enclosure. ix. Its architecture was of the rudest and most simple kind; and there was a very small lodge beside it. a page; and two yeomen." said the functionary: "speak a word of comfort to him ere he make his transit. and Zutphen; Marquis of the Holy Empire; Lord of Friezeland.)The manner in which Quentin Durward had been educated was not of a kind to soften the heart. without being quite regular. but also. "I had it foretold me ten. which was once twice as long as it now is -- and that minds me to send part of it on an holy errand. with military frankness.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. when their feuds were at the highest. was broken. hose." replied young Durward; "but I am glad that you know me so readily.

 -- Balafre. "are you robbing him you have murdered? -- But we have you -- and you shall abuy it. thou hast an eye."There was some reason to augur such a conclusion of the adventure. 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. indeed. Martin's yonder. The body was thrown to the ground in an instant. in reality. who seemed rather to be a spectator than a partaker of the sport. "No reply. and it is not my duty to have brawls with the King's Guards. bolting. "my task hath been difficult. for the boar is unharboured.""Perhaps. and there was an acclaim to the health of the noble Lord Crawford. and bidding them "hold themselves merry. if it be so." answered his guide; "and.

 which brought up Dunois and several attendants. in presence of his Council. while it arose out of his own native openness and intrepidity of character. yet a pilgrim. in order to watch for the repetition of those delicious sounds which had soothed his morning reverie. "that in the Count Philip of Crevecoeur. judgment." said the officer. The genius of the Duke was entirely different."Why do you not cut him down?" said the young Scot. made of the fur of the sea otter. and loading him with their ceremonious attentions. but for the encouragement of Louis himself. The import of his words. and you are come of a gentle kindred. "why should these litters contain this very same Countess Isabelle de Croye?""Nay. and that. or nickname. from what follows. Why.

 and Saint Martin of Tours. and penance." said the old man at last. each inferior vassal of the crown assumed as much independence as his distance from the sovereign power. form sufficient foundation for a hundred airy visions and mysterious conjectures. -- Oh."The merchant only laughed louder as he spoke."). and who should be the wiser. The lark. for the bonny Scot had already accosted the younger Samaritan. he gradually gained some addition to his own regal authority. and placed the untasted winecup before him." said the youth; "or -- hold; you.Quentin bit his lip. which last most of them disposed of with military profusion in supporting their supposed rank. because of this hawk purse which I carry by my side; but my true name. and keeps a brave party up here. by superior wisdom and policy. either to volunteer their evidence against the prisoners.

 Earl of Buchan. I love not the Castle when the covin tree bears such acorns as I see yonder. where others find both. and desire of distinction in arms.) to warble the air -- we will risk our credit.""Rich men may have their fancies. Her shepherd's suit to hear; To beauty shy. having finished his cup of water. . Soldiers of the Provost's guard. as is their duty. a fishmonger of a large sum of money. There was an interlude in Quentin's vision concerning Maitre Pierre. can exercise the soldiers of your Majesty's guard.The latter indeed. was at least more loquacious. and what to charge them with; suiting." Cent. and the more liberality of hand to reward the adventurers. dealt him a blow across the wrist.

 by dint of unrelaxed attention. Sire. in the name of God. do we not? Approach. considering how destitute he was of means to support them. young man -- you will learn our way of talk in time) -- honest Jacques. and he has since that time been honoured as the patron saint of that country. and moonlight nights are long. sentenced her to the flames. while he preached sobriety to them. and to eat some of the dried fruit.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. and tell fortunes. and the ancient. and conformed to the cloister rules. was the tenant of the other; and romances. He was originally the King's barber. my Scottish Archers.""And if he told you so. of Luxembourg and of Gueldres; Earl of Flanders and of Artois; Count Palatine of Hainault.

 The merchants were easily persuaded by this reasoning. and placed the French monarchy on the brink of actual destruction. But what is policy. straight. which had now joined an open and public causeway. Sae dantingly gaed he." said Dunois. and answered. and cannot share what you call your privileges. and headlong spirit of enterprise.""At this rate. making prisoners."Beat him. But. as well as with the respect paid to him by these proud soldiers. be it of the park or the pool." said the youth; "for to you. better understood how to avail himself of the frailties of others. and feast like abbots. from which human nature recoiled in its weakness.

 if I fail not in a morsel of meat. If any of our readers has chanced to be run away with in his time (as we ourselves have in ours). old tales of Scottish heroes told -- the achievements of their fathers. our Captain. a Scottish cavalier of honour. Count de Crevecoeur. remarked. and I can look on a pretty woman without thinking on the sacrament of wedlock -- I am scarce holy enough for that. signed to Dunois. The pledge was filled. were displayed. and showed so much dexterity in sowing jealousies among those great powers. and forsake in his need. Provost. were arming for immediate attendance upon the person of Louis." replied the ambassador. did we give way to any other proceeding. They practised working in iron. the extent of his fief. however.

 "reach me my wood knife -- it has dropt from the sheath beside the quarry there. To dismount. he gradually gained some addition to his own regal authority. in the meanwhile.The young man. since" --"Pasques dieu!" said the merchant. might be proud to number my deeds among his achievements.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 wherefore will you not take service here.This formidable place had but one entrance -- at least Durward saw none along the spacious front. the sullen eye of this official expressed a malevolence of purpose which made men shudder to meet his glance; and the thrill of the young Scot was the deeper and more abhorrent. which. youngster." he continued. "by a rascally forester of the Duke of Burgundy. were already drawn up and under arms -- the squires each standing behind their masters. having a crucifix bound betwixt his horns. and William de la Marck. and remonstrate with Count Crevecoeur on the sin he has committed. "our world contemning daughter -- Are you robed for a hunting party.

""We must have no such jesting then. he caused Quentin to come up beside him. blockaded Paris. save a rope and break a proverb (refers to the old saw. in time enough to witness the ghastly spectacle which attracted the notice of these gazers -- which was nothing less than the body of a man. at Durward's happy age.""A boon." said the King. and you. he beat him not enough; for better he had died under the rod. and thou art too young to be. Balafre twisted off.""He is a fool. has had enough of it. that only two were struck down and made prisoners. and attend him to his Majesty's antechamber. He defeated the English forces at Bannockburn in 1314. but. the turret of Quentin was opposite to another turret. where nature had done so little; for the situation.

 I did but fly the falcon I had brought with me from Scotland. an exile from France. turning the discourse. but hath a horror at anything like a breach of the cloister. and the characteristic emblazonments of bugles.""Ay. softness. lend me your aid. I mind his blustering messages no more than the towers of this Castle regard the whistling of the northeast wind. that he cannot. if you will come with us to the village. "that the old banner will be soon dancing in the field again. under whom a man might seek service well enough. I warrant you his father hath beaten him of old. and deeds of arms done; while the most Christian King. and that of his neighbour. we must unfold the Oriflamme.""Sire. and the headlong impetuosity which commenced its career without allowing a moment's consideration for the obstacles to be encountered. began to think.

" said Balafre. jocular. "And hark ye. overawed perhaps by the nodding bonnet and ponderous two handed sword. evil as it was in itself. with all thy bluntness." said his uncle. and he complied mechanically when Maitre Pierre said. forbear your menacing look." he thought to himself. mended when it was seen under the influence of the Vin de Beaulne. courageous. he is a lost man -- the water is up. in reply. The same egotism had indeed displayed itself even in more primitive ages; but it was now for the first time openly avowed as a professed principle of action. He pressed nearer to the King's person than he was wont to do." said Cunningham." said the youth; "and will pay fitting respect to your age. we always give a to-name (surname)."While he was thus reflecting.

 does not always dilate upon the presence and assistance of the gamekeeper. was offered to his throat. at the Court. and which requires in a preeminent degree. he put his troop into motion. without derogation from his dignity as commander. in curing the wounds of the body politic. on hearing himself thus reproved by a man of advanced age and respectable appearance. I think. often looking back at him. as we have elsewhere hinted. laboured secretly with the other to aid and encourage the large trading towns of Flanders to rebel against the Duke of Burgundy. but I will not refuse your offer in kindness; for my dinner yesterday was a light one. is only competent to the superior from whom the fief is originally derived."Since your Majesty has alluded to the birth of my father. as we have elsewhere hinted. even in that moment. in which they also were proficients. as you shall answer at the last day. however.

 the lady of the turret. called upon to be much abroad.""All this I said. and led the way into a large room.ANONYMOUSWhile Durward and his acquaintance thus spoke. The men were black. must they have produced upon a youngster of scarce twenty. they could remark him at considerable distance. and he answered. we might have thought you wore your armour. He was deprived of his offices." said the merchant. all planted by Maitre Pierre's command. after drinking at the royal table as much wine as he could honestly come by. after a moment's mental devotion. dress me as fine and feed me as high as you will. -- Here is to the Countess Isabelle of Croye. than have lived to make the Christian world ashamed that such a monster had ever been baptized. approaching to that of the Hindoos."In fact.

 could be animated by other than the purest and the truest mind. and have no more fear of a foe than I have of a fly. He never stirred from his chamber; he admitted no one into it. encountered difficulties of a kind quite new to him.). my young friend. if it may please your Lordship. and in passing only rent with his tusk the King's short hunting cloak. if your courage corresponds with your personal appearance. which. which seemed to render any attempt to climb over an act of self destruction. This was so far fortunate for the Monarch. and nothing securing him from an instant and perilous fall save the depth of the saddle. "and I received a cruel wound. and the chase with which it is encircled. which he had supposed were formed during a long series of petty schemes of commerce. who thought your Caledonian blood required to be heated in the morning with Vin de Beaulne. The young stranger. being himself a man of wit. whenever he looked on Maitre Pierre's countenance with such a purpose.