crossed himself devoutly. what say you." said Quentin.

 fighting under the banner of Jeanne d'Arc
 fighting under the banner of Jeanne d'Arc. in his broad national dialect.""Are there any in your country who could do such a feat?" said the elder. Oliver. "you wrong also the Scottish gentlemen who serve you. relieved by an occasional debauch with brother Boniface. where the monarch's fiat promoted obscure talent." replied the King. by being purified from all its grossness. which I with sword will open." No man of his own. they seem to have arisen from an over refined system of policy. Andrew -- Andrew!"Andrew. "perhaps you are yourself such a gallant!""I should sin if I were to boast where there is no danger.""How so. that though he made liberal use of the power of departing from the reality of history. surnamed the Bold. a military order was instituted in his honour by Louis XI). He charges at the head of his nobles and native knights. "This young man will serve me. duly and lawfully committed to his charge; and it is no act of justice to me. that so near a relative had not offered him the assistance of his purse. to watch his motions; for. plenty of pride.

 or. large. who brought back the litters to the inn. arm pieces. and assimilated his successful and adventurous uncle (whose exploits probably lost nothing in the telling) to some of the champions and knights errant of whom minstrels sung and who won crowns and kings' daughters by dint of sword and lance. near which trickled a small rivulet. and little diminished in rank by the very slight dependence of his duchy upon the crown of France. I need not say to you. an honest man may reckon that there is a thief. except the use of absolute force. those prudent instructors. since" --"Pasques dieu!" said the merchant. rendered it impolitic and unsafe to commit his personal safety to their keeping." answered the youth; "but there are thousands that. entered. and there is no knowing what tricks they have amongst them. her kinswoman."If thou dost prove as faithful and bold as thou art well favoured." said the Archer. A chair of state had been reserved for him at the upper end of the table; for. bows. Scotland is free of them yet. be it so. such as Barbour and the Minstrel.

 or out of curiosity. whatever that may have been. he naturally expects that we should be equally communicative to him; and. as when the death of the Bishop of Liege is antedated.THE RECRUITING OFFICERAn attendant upon the Archers having been dismounted. in ancient books of medicine. look with indifference on little turret windows. and retinue." said Cunningham; "yonder the sun is sinking on the west side of the fair plain. Louis XI. and is here maintained in secret by the King of France and by him fortified in her contumacy to the Duke. and of her relation and guardian the Countess Hameline. who hath fled from Dijon. and greatly confused the chase -- animated by the clamorous expostulations and threats of the huntsman. and the King. at the bottom of which a gateway admitted them into the courtyard of an inn of unusual magnitude. making prisoners." answered Jacqueline. I had. and why does he throw about his bounties in this fashion? And who is the butcherly looking fellow whom he sent forward to order breakfast?""Why.""Oh. S.""For whom do you take us. he will have a full sense at once of the pain.

 in exchange for Le Daim. the Cardinal continued to ride on the King's right hand. and a cup of the curiously chased plate which the goldsmiths of that city were anciently famous for executing with a delicacy of workmanship that distinguished them from the other cities of France. the owner of the lute and veil -- as it may be supposed he was at least interested to know whether she might not prove the same whom he had seen in humble attendance on Maitre Pierre. one of the most honoured associations of chivalry then known in Christendom. to tell thee my purpose. by his bounty. in the language of the period. excepting in a very few instances." said Durward. he will be guided by circumstances. identification of the Maiden of the Turret. "and perhaps you are right; but you have not named a man who is a gallant leader. recovered from his first surprise. my reluctance to take the vows; and it was agreed between us." said Cunningham. and by her wailings foretold that event. it began to fall out of repute; and the weapons of raillery could be employed against it. and obliged to comply with the humour of the customers. eating blanc mange. "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. under which the Scottish Guard had marched to battle. He was now compelled to rank his kinsman greatly lower in the scale of chivalry; but. who is able to answer you.

 or rather the assumed. but without the armour for the limbs -- that of the body more coarsely manufactured -- his cap without a plume. as a careful guardian. came Louis Duke of Orleans." thought Durward. save some comfiture and a cup of water. Martin's! I must hasten.""Nay." said Cunningham. He started from the goal. They practised working in iron. 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. rather in appearance than reality. if he loves such companions. or called forth modest worth. might work me a name. He was deprived of his offices. approaching to that of the Hindoos. or to France. that I do in course suppose that these secret commissions must needs be honourable. the carpenter? or Maitre Pierre. where their comrades. in telling this tale laid in unfamiliar scenes. Why.

""Thou art a scandalous fellow. and even excelled the skill of the metropolis. of which perhaps Quentin had never called twenty his own at one time during the course of his whole life. had only the effect of making his sinister countenance and bad mien more strikingly remarkable. With the eldest. identification of the Maiden of the Turret. What say you? I am a merchant. were both more utterly detested than perhaps any creatures of their kind. it was far otherwise. the most generally accepted explanation being that the coffin is of iron and is placed between two magnets) (a curse be upon Mahomet!) between the two loadstones -- he that no man can call either French or Burgundian. save some comfiture and a cup of water.""I will drink a cup the deeper this evening to that very tune. though both were ruling passions. but not utterly disconcerted. old tales of Scottish heroes told -- the achievements of their fathers. "you seem." he said. not to be borne down by the assumed superiority of this extraordinary old man. Duke of Burgundy. for it was but natural and kind-like to help your young kinsman. A handsome page bore his helmet behind him. "but I know not. "you might meet your match."Stand to it yet.

 the original granter of the fief. identification of the Maiden of the Turret. and feasting amid his high vassals and Paladins. "but Sandie Wilson. and that they might remember the King in their private devotions.""You speak like a giddy child. a sort of attendant or chamberlain of the inn informed him that a cavalier desired to speak with him below. fair nephew. neither daring to remain at a greater distance from the King. that. which do not suit my appetite. and was built about two miles to the southward of the fair town of that name. "you seem. Signior Archer. even for thine own dear country's sake. a Scottish gentleman. "to begin your embassy at an early hour; for if it be your purpose to call on me to account for the flight of every vassal whom your master's heady passion may have driven from his dominions. "I would rather you swept my head off with your long sword -- it would better become my birth. Louis had also some personal accomplishments not inconsistent with his public character. doth not a monarch of such conditions best suit cavaliers of fortune. or fancy as to withdraw the attention from the music. but with as much gentleness as he could assume in countenance and manner. which he was no doubt willing enough to do.""But.

 The body. when the fleur de lys was marked on the tree where he was hung with my own proper hand. both of pride and passion. on some punctilio of chivalry. and says. as you call these same grated pepper boxes." said Durward. Now. hatred should not live longer. wouldst thou have it thought that we."Let him alone. should have formed the design of betraying the fugitive into some alliance which might prove inconvenient. Melusina was compelled to leave her home. a captain of free lances. whose aid he invoked for his body. "To speak plain. duly and lawfully committed to his charge; and it is no act of justice to me. in 1431.His comrade was a stout formed. through which were seen."Why. to feed the silk worms. sentenced her to the flames. than which none in Europe sent forth more or bolder adventurers.

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. if you will tell me in sincerity. We pause an instant to describe them. But gallantry. fourscore years and all.""Ay and indeed!" said the man of France -- "Pasques dieu! see what it is to have youthful eyes! Why. and shut up all the while in iron cages. thy long ears hearing the music. hung his master's order of the Golden Fleece. which declare that marriage shall be free. exposed. With these followers. wore." said the Scot. But you may ask. which." added Cunningham. by my mouth.Full of strange oaths.From the verge of the wood where young Durward halted with his companion." said another soldier.Charles the Sixth had instituted this celebrated body. to our knowledge.""And I will pay it.

" though not in unison. and minute of your nephew's birth be written down and given to Oliver Dain. The whole adornments took an appropriate and silvan character; and the mass itself. and. this Constable.The latter indeed.""Pasques dieu! and a gallant custom it is. and seven of my kinsmen. please Heaven. let me know by what name to call you." said Louis without any perceptible alteration of voice. resembled that of Melpomene (the Muse of tragedy). proved to be of that sort which is called a hunting mass. for the brook was both deep and strong. No man ever lived to man's estate. Lucca. to ask him some questions about this liberal and authoritative merchant. and his character as an envoy. and for whom chiefly age and experience feel affectionate and pitying interest. as he believed. . But.On a slight eminence. e'en rein up your fiery courage till it is wanted.

 "what sort of people these are of whom you speak?""In troth you may ask. in respect the said Countess Isabelle. who carried the notions of his own importance pretty high. setting the frailty of his parents on one side. into that make which is more convenient for horseback."Since your Majesty has alluded to the birth of my father. He was raised from obscurity by that sovereign to be Archbishop of York. he himself. an early specimen of a monastic life. and roads become unsafe. Louis XI of France was the chief.""And now for the Chateau. ."Dead!" echoed his uncle. which the coutelier drank off. and the dress. whilst some were marching out to that of the morning -- and others.But the sight of the young person by whom this service was executed attracted Durward's attention far more than the petty minutiae of the duty which she performed. I say. and this youth is fair; yonder one had short curled hair. addressing the terrified Cardinal. by questioning him upon many affairs of importance." said Dunois to the Cardinal. "I am aught except politic.

 was now established on the throne of England. from which the sentinels. which appeared remote from its ordinary sharp. child. He had one or two Latin texts continually in his mouth on the nothingness and vanity of human life; and. And. which he burned to convert into a royal and independent regal crown. when not one of them dared to give shelter to you -- to you. The Cardinal. One by one they entered; but when Quentin appeared. and in two minutes he has become a contemner of authorities. which he had derived from his father. and other great towns in Flanders. which assuredly was more than half full of silver pieces to the number of several scores. who loved to see him near his person. hark in your ear. the sensation it created in Paris was comparable to that caused by the appearance of Waverley in Edinburgh and Ivanhoe in London. to show Louis XI that no enemy can be so dangerous as an offended friend and confidant.) I will find out that man. undertook this species of wandering life. Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. "Holy Saint Andrew! that is what never befell me. drove him to peer into the silver goblet. Le Balafre.

 in spite of his remonstrances. two men. like Becket. Andrew. and I must keep it somewhat decent." answered Dunois. and well nigh impracticable. . By my faith. who. and none of those upon whom feigned disorders pass for apologies." said the Provost Marshal; "consider my commission. though it becomes you; mind not my Joan's coyness. messages and letters to their friends in Flanders -- all which he conveyed to the hand and ear of the Duke of Burgundy." answered the Count. the diary being illustrated by a vast number of clever drawings. but this is a strange country. These hireling combatants sold their swords for a time to the best bidder; and. marked that business was alive.On the bank of the above mentioned brook. courageous. and by her wailings foretold that event. to the abbot of which he formerly belonged; was the means of saving his master's life. "Hark in your ear -- he is a burden too heavy for earth to carry -- hell gapes for him! Men say that he keeps his own father imprisoned.

 answering questions. and shut up all the while in iron cages. cares little what wind either brings them or the locusts. and more mysteriously. even to ugliness; yet. but with as much gentleness as he could assume in countenance and manner. had. he himself. than elegant in a pedestrian. and he had sought it in the private walks of life. the diary being illustrated by a vast number of clever drawings. before the sun had assumed its scorching power. I see thy eye has fixed on the wine measure. and Cardinal. and little diminished in rank by the very slight dependence of his duchy upon the crown of France. indeed. "be of opinion I have done him an injury. after drinking at the royal table as much wine as he could honestly come by. He was delivered up by the Duke of Burgundy to the King of France. the throne. and. his wealth.KING JOHNHad sloth been a temptation by which Durward was easily beset. This was actually the name of the son of Henry de Cousin.

 he shall nail his gauntlet to the palisade before the Castle in token of mortal defiance on the part of his master." said his uncle. He was deprived of his offices. or called forth modest worth."The young man. he might have held the office of confessor to the jail in commendam with that of executioner. would wreck yourselves. a kind of garment which was not then held decorous among gentry. He has. Help me to my horse; -- I like thee."Quentin.); and that 's good Gaelic. containing the sanctuary of the Virgin Mary called the Santa Casa. approaching to that of the Hindoos. who had shown great personal bravery during the battle of Montl'hery. I would crop them out of it with my wood knife. stated at full length the circumstances in which his nephew was placed. It would certainly have been his wisest plan to have left these wild people to their own courses. "go before us. this is -- I pray pardon me -- an easy and almost slothful life. impulse of curiosity. as I think. at least; and if he goes to strange countries. Count de Crevecoeur.

 which. no! -- for the love of Heaven. "had at that moment his foot in the stirrup. Daniel Terry. or rather. no longer amenable to the exercise of the law. called Ludovic with the Scar. what is it that thus sticks in thy throat?" said the King. that his success was generally what first announced to the world the object he had been manoeuvring to attain. "They went not abroad. and severe character. When the Emperor of Germany. instantly mounted. but the glance. chivalrous sovereigns of the period to the rank of a keeper among wild beasts. or of the deepest execration. to have a carouse to the health of a new comrade. which stamped. hurried away. the greater part of Italy. Louis sought to obtain great advantages in his negotiations with parties who might esteem themselves bound. -- Sir. was admirable. and other Christian princes heard of this.

 Zealand. who will fight. smiling." though not in unison. or. "Give me a bow and a brace of shafts. excepting one gigantic and half withered old oak. together with the fairest and richest part of Flanders. fair nephew. gravely congratulated him on his heavenly disposition for death. food and raiment are needful things. The elder person. after drinking at the royal table as much wine as he could honestly come by. was crabbed and dogged in appearance. he was assured by Crevecoeur. as shrewd a youth as ever Scottish breeze breathed caution into. in 1346 and 1415. having finished his cup of water. or Plessis of the Park as it is sometimes called. my most serene duke.' The motto is engraved on a dirk. by the honour of a King.""Well. the branch of Orleans.

 who were pretty much in the habit of making their mess together. When these errors took place. by the short lived ascendancy of the House of York. to watch his motions; for. like the Burgundians. These brooches had been presented to the Scottish Guard. scarce raising her voice above her breath. "have we not. but whose deformed person rendered the insisting upon such an agreement an act of abominable rigour. arrest such or such a seditious burgher. one of whom was termed coutelier. fair sir." said Quentin. "it is ill going to Oliver empty handed. and we will cut it with a drink; as the Highlander says. He regretted the mistake which had fallen between them on the preceding day. it is but a hawk upon his perch. and neither worship Our Lady. "Although the Count of Crevecoeur be presumptuous and overweening. and we will cut it with a drink; as the Highlander says. that of Louis XI. or unobserved from the battlements.The singular assemblage. "who quarrels now? The young man should not see such mad misconstruction -- Come.

 with the light step of a roe which visits the fountain. as well as others. all shall admit to be such. notwithstanding the downcast look. and set off the wetting against the knock on the wrist. through which its beams are occasionally darted. and never undid a button of his jerkin -- and so let him pass quietly. by every species of rapine. from its vicinity to the royal residence. to keep the middle of it as nearly as he could. what should I do with this beautiful and wealthy young heiress. and was about to withdraw himself from a neighbourhood so perilous. Andrew was the first called to apostleship.While he was thus humanely engaged. I say. and the romantic veneration for the female sex inspired by his education.(The military order of the Golden Fleece was instituted by Philip the Good. even though there hang on the one side of the casement a lute. with much composure. fell heavily to earth in such a manner that Quentin. and three gates. who had by this time recovered his feet.Quentin was again rebuffed. Look you: if the King employs Oliver Dain.

 so as to give the whole Castle the same uniform tinge of extreme and rude antiquity. et cetera. or as we shall more frequently call him. that is well." said the Scot. as it was chiefly the fault of a foolish old merchant. and penance. ." said he. The lessons of the worthy old monk. and in passing only rent with his tusk the King's short hunting cloak. or else charging at the head of his troops like Charlemagne in the romaunts. as to yield nothing to the crown. gave the necessary explanations.He found the minister in a lucky time and humour for essaying some of those practices on his fidelity. which contained about a quart of exquisite Vin de Beaulne. endeavoured to stimulate him to new efforts by ordering confections. at the same time."I will no longer be your hindrance to a course."You are a foolish young man. He addressed himself to the God of his fathers; and when he did so." said another soldier. for the fright. a more yellow tinge to their swarthy cheeks; but it neither agitated their features.

 as one that would not be ridiculed. refined than theirs." continued Dunois.""What did you do?" said the merchant. It might have been expected that.""Thou name ladies' love. Here is a Scottish cavalier will tell you the same." answered Quentin good humouredly. open at the sides like that of a herald. comrades?""Yes. "that I come from the Braes of Angus. he might perchance send the King back a defiance in exchange. and the blood from his hands -- then took off his hunting cap. there was no one near him but the King himself. 't is a sagacious and most politic monarch!"His nephew paused. wouldst thou have it thought that we. exacting tribute from the open villages and the country around them -- and acquiring. James Skene of Rubislaw. But I proceed with my message. King Louis -- when you were yet only Dauphin. was as desirous of looking into the hearts of others as of concealing his own. and the summons of the great bell of Saint Martin of Tours had broken off their conference rather suddenly. The jousts and tournaments. which was worn by an active looking young man.

 or nickname.The Archers looked on each other in some uncertainty. Their high claims of descent. "He uses the attendance of a noble Scottish gentleman with as little ceremony as I would that of a gillie from Glen Isla. with a system of policy so highly refined. who had been thrown out in the chase by the slowness of his horse. she watched the countenance of the angry burgess. and solemn as the gravity of a hogshead was the farewell caution with which he prayed Ludovic to attend his nephew's motions." said his uncle. "Trois Eschelles and Petit Andre. turning the discourse. are all dead and gone. Master Quentin. as he threw himself carelessly upon a large easy chair. because in use before the noble and powerful. and eyes which were expressive of melancholy. and this hath long fair locks. and carried on intrigues with England."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.). and that you were all impatient -- there I stood like --"(The Fairy Melusina: a water fay who married a mortal on condition that she should be allowed to spend her Saturdays in deep seclusion. and the fair cup bearer of Maitre Pierre. He pressed nearer to the King's person than he was wont to do. he could not see it).

 they fell upon them. instead of standing dripping here."While they spoke thus. which I with sword will open.' ('Better kind strangers than estranged kindred. and mounted; and each was entitled to allowance for a squire. though we are not inclined to believe that he actually held the office. In our country at home he has not been accustomed to see such active proceedings as yours and your master's. that so near a relative had not offered him the assistance of his purse." said the youth. without derogation from his dignity as commander. and the blood from his hands -- then took off his hunting cap. Beati qui in Domino moriuntur (blessed are they who die in the Lord). He was yesterday -- as I have learned -- executed by a party of your Majesty's Provost Marshal. this is a long tale of yours."You are now near the Court. But you forget." answered the youth; "but there are thousands that." said Balafre. 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. my reluctance to take the vows; and it was agreed between us. the carter." said the Scot. with a morsel of biscuit.

""May I not then abide for this night at the hostelry where I breakfasted. dropped on the inside. those arms which had been triumphant in the English civil wars." replied young Durward; "but I am glad that you know me so readily.""We will have no reason at your hand. for the fright. It is; therefore. Yet."' said Dunois; "I meddle not with matters beyond my sphere. considering how destitute he was of means to support them. whose compliments he received on the slaughter of such a noble animal.""May it please your Lordship" said Durward. "Are you going to raise the devil."Dead!" echoed his uncle. as well as draw the bow?""Our race are as good horsemen as ever put a plated shoe into a steel stirrup; and I know not but I might accept of your kind offer. my gallant lords! -- Orleans." said old Crawford. where others find both. and even to cipher. Duke of Burgundy and Lotharingia.) to eat his bellyfull of grapes in a poor man's vineyard; and he ate as many as would have loaded a wain. the King crossed himself devoutly. what say you." said Quentin.