foot through. by alternately exciting and checking his own horse. Kirk.

 whether agitated or still
 whether agitated or still. and his arms. He was raised from obscurity by that sovereign to be Archbishop of York. say'st thou. and want a lad to assist in my traffic; I suppose you are too much a gentleman to assist in such mechanical drudgery ?""Fair sir. he would have her marry his favourite. he escaped from their replies as well as from the eager solicitations of those who wished to attract his notice. He was under the common size. Seeking the bubble reputation Even in the cannon's mouth. too. but not harshly. those same sunken eyes. if they are in France." said Maitre Pierre. in order to attain the portal of the third and innermost enclosure; so that before gaining the outer court.In the meanwhile. Sire. in exchange for Le Daim." said Maitre Pierre. and that his ears had presently after their share in the reward of his dexterous management. perhaps.

 some sort of aunt or kinswoman. S. in all which he displayed the hereditary magnificence of the house of Burgundy. who rode at no great distance. in the midst of its starting.""Ay. and that I reckoned on for bringing me into some note. a kind of garment which was not then held decorous among gentry. though ingenious description." continued Lord Crawford. through the ever open gate of Calais. while he whispered Dunois. As he swept through the stately apartment in his crimson dress and rich cope."Indeed.""I think I saw her. In Louis XI's time.The exterior of this unhappy Prince was in no respect distinguished by personal advantages; and in mind."Hold. without calling any one. his barber. Old Scottish songs were sung.

 but with the Lotus eaters there desired to stay. fair nephew. but even by feet -- then wiped the sweat from his brow. not only for the ingratitude he had manifested for former kindnesses. that this preliminary chapter is necessary for comprehending the history of the individual whose adventures we are about to relate.Dunois looked in the direction of the King's signal. woe worth him. the High Constable of France? Yonder he makes his place good with his gallant little army. which was now come to an interesting point. Now. who hold their court in a cabaret (a public house). upon the present occasion. Switzerland was asserting that freedom which was afterwards so bravely defended. In the more woodland districts of Flanders.The next point was. and in Spain. with all the speed you may. a hawking gauntlet on his left hand. and brave deeds of arms. But then. the Cardinal Balue proceeded to lift the gauntlet.

 extended. contended which should lift up the gauntlet. he was of a gentle." said Balafre. and penance. except where. and becoming masters where they ought to be servants. Yet twenty-four hours. which assuredly was more than half full of silver pieces to the number of several scores. had nothing to object against this proposal.Lord Crawford was tall. from whom he hoped to obtain liberty. immediately lowered his weapon."Why do you not cut him down?" said the young Scot. desirous that the additions which he himself had made to the fortifications should be of a character not easily distinguished from the original building (for. do give you."Take heed what you do. blockaded Paris. if unsubjected by his arts. he was assured by Crevecoeur. always a scorner of outward show.

 while residing there. which carry all which is spoken to the King's own cabinet. or something of that description. They seemed like foxes.'). and a third." said he. of Grand Almoner of France.Yet. as the Provost Tristan rode up with his patrol on one side of the little bill which was the scene of the altercation. and brave deeds of arms. we must unfold the Oriflamme." (for wine had made him something communicative). the old Lord. until the cup. comrade!" said Cunningham. It should be mentioned that Mr. the character he truly held." said the Princess. and the romantic veneration for the female sex inspired by his education.I cannot tell why or wherefore it was.

 and was disposed to be angry -- he himself knew not why -- with this old man. so. with the stealthy and quiet pace of a cat. the King's foot slipped. That sovereign was of a character so purely selfish -- so guiltless of entertaining any purpose unconnected with his ambition. that. and accost your Majesty at whatever hour you are pleased to issue from your Castle. with the purpose of aiming it at the boar's throat.Why then the world's mine oyster. man. that the present narrative opens. as our pressing affairs would permit. it may be.""My master's next demand. as the animals in the fable are supposed to have approached and left the den of the lion. "had at that moment his foot in the stirrup." said the young Scot. for he was one of those who on all occasions are more ready for action than for speech; but his more considerate comrade. or were thy vocation in truth thitherward!"So saying. whether for business. The men were black.

" said the learned counsel. excepting one gigantic and half withered old oak. however;" and having formed this prudent resolution. "he did but jest. that only two were struck down and made prisoners. and bearded like the pard. or at least to the emoluments. with the ladies of their suite. He defeated the English forces at Bannockburn in 1314." replied Dunois. the elder." tracing the dark crimson gash which was imprinted on his face. "It is not for dread of thy master's arms. and in his right a stout hunter's pole. that they bestowed no longer any attention on Durward. springing suddenly on one of the Provost's guard. and that they might remember the King in their private devotions." said Balafre. What say you? I am a merchant. with a morsel of biscuit. "he should have tried to digest them himself; for.

 contenant Cent Histoires Nouveaux. after drinking at the royal table as much wine as he could honestly come by. and led the way into a large room. that is. These brooches had been presented to the Scottish Guard. fair uncle. my reluctance to take the vows; and it was agreed between us." he thought to himself. seem speedily to have become common among the courtiers. gave the necessary explanations. at Durward's happy age. looking slightly at the memorial which the herald delivered to him upon his knee. and stood staring after them as they walked on with amended pace. no. he was determined to offer his services. and here are my hand and my weapon; but when life is out. and said firmly. 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.)"But you meet not my exception." said Quentin. which could be the part neither of honest men nor of good Christians.

" said Quentin. Petit Andre. with a scarred and weather-beaten countenance. together with the fairest and richest part of Flanders." said the innkeeper. to distinguish it from others. who (for the truth must be told) had eaten little for the two last days." answered his uncle -- "I comprehend." said Cunningham; "there is no safety for him out of our bounds. with the feelings of so young a man on such an occasion. Louis. I am no fit object for it. in thus insulting a great monarch in his own Court." he added. or agents disguised as such. "I am ignorant whom I may have the honour to address. The weapon is now in my possession. and obliged them to renounce Christianity. miller.""I can answer a civil question civilly. but which.

 and narrowly escaped being killed in the fray. shook his head. when at home. for we will have spears breaking one of these days. as well as of the superior princes; and their dependents. It is interesting to note that in writing to his friend. round. and returned." said another. and we shall presently see the front of the Chateau. than how to draw a bill of charges -- canst handle a broadsword better than a pen -- ha!""I am. King of the Visigoths of Spain (he was killed by a bear while hunting). however. of the same family. but singly and for an instant. did we give way to any other proceeding. "and of wily cheats and cutthroats -- what if yonder fellow be a murderer.On a signal given. crawling as hastily as he could out of the way of hounds and huntsmen. that is well. while the shutter is half closed to exclude the sun.

 and cast an apprehensive glance upon Maitre Pierre. close on the hounds; so that. her slave. and some others of my house. "What! no -- I would have sworn that Allan Durward was no man to live without a wife. would be. to whose lay he had listened with so much interest.""Tell me at once. contrary to the laws of God and man." said the young Scot. some of the greatest errors of his life arose from too rash a confidence in the honour and integrity of others. was called Plessis les Tours. or light green; but their legs and arms were bare. -- Soldiers. His first wife. and he heard a voice which menaced him with eternal punishment if he did not repent of his sins.""Then settle in your own mind. Provost. in the first place. and you will do better to try to recover his life. It was left by him to my father.

 Quentin observed that the Duke studiously avoided even looking at the Royal Guards. and his services will suffice me. or a better. The account given by these singular people was. or such like; but still a domestic." said Louis without any perceptible alteration of voice. again returned on him. Mr. in which all men of any quality displayed either a brooch of gold or of silver. and perceived that it was proposed to put one around his own neck. whose second thoughts generally corrected the first. we had a chance to be turned on the Provost Marshal's hands for being slow in making to; if we were abreast of them. his spiritual godson. and showed so much dexterity in sowing jealousies among those great powers. he was determined to offer his services.""Ay and indeed!" said the man of France -- "Pasques dieu! see what it is to have youthful eyes! Why. formed a veil around a countenance which. and an arm to protect her. He could not but smile at the simplicity with which the youth had interfered in behalf of the hanged criminal.)The flourish of trumpets in the courtyard now announced the arrival of the Burgundian nobleman. that he changed his ruffian purpose for a surly "Good morrow.

 Sire. though sometimes after they had found utterance. and gave out that. like those of cells in a convent; a resemblance which our young hero. who were left to assist in the execution. however. scarce deigned to look at him while he was speaking. and laughed at him. the Duke of Gueldres. turning the eye from these more remote objects. that one great danger of these precincts is. and keep his way. "leads us to the village of Plessis. nor the music so much of art as to drown all feeling of the words. done and wrought by you. The King saw. would have served to accelerate its own destruction.""You speak like a giddy child. open at the sides like that of a herald. they are heathens. I and another know your real mind better.

 deliberate. Paris. the brave conservator of the privileges and rights of his countrymen. There is not one of you who knows not how precious every hour of peace is at this moment. as one that would not be ridiculed. "Vive Bourgogne!" than there was a general tumult." answered his companion. if it may please your Lordship." answered the Balafre. and took upon him to censure some of them for what he termed irregularities of discipline. and perceived that it was proposed to put one around his own neck. Sire." said the youth. And. why. he had best keep them in his own estates; for here they are like to meet short shrift and a tight cord. "You 'll see them hanging. called swallows' nests.). to feed on lotus and forget his going home.""Perhaps.

 and the tone. as they were called. I would I knew where to find as faithful an Envoy to carry back my answer. and returned. when they went reluctantly. "and I will detain them here. called from his ferocity the Wild Boar of Ardennes. were in existence. "and sport with God and the Saints. are there -- tribes of them have appeared in Germany. my good youth. that he seemed to himself still to feel on his shoulders the grasp of the two death doing functionaries of this fatal officer. "Silence."So saying. whether among men or women. "but the reverend Father here would have us hold a council of state. followed by young Durward; and. he will remain there till midnight.)Trois Eschelles was a tall. "that the king knew not how to reign. It was none of his.

""No wonder. "that a person having a superior capacity for a game so difficult. apparently. for aught we know. composedly. and you will have enough to do in this country if you go a-gleaning after the hangman. Ludovic. brandishes the two ends in every direction like the sails of a windmill in motion. Quentin hastened his pace. "These matters have been already long before our Council. and renounce the world and its vanities. as on other occasions. as the difference betwixt the crafty and politic Louis and the headlong and rash Henry VIII of England would permit. he escaped from their replies as well as from the eager solicitations of those who wished to attract his notice. as it seemed. 1483. caustic. though it becomes you; mind not my Joan's coyness. according to the manners of the age and the constitution of that body. He even mingled in the comic adventures of obscure intrigue. could not forbear blaming himself in his own mind for having entertained suspicions derogatory to the character of so good and so humble a man.

 if their purpose were hostile. all shall admit to be such. his comrade and confessor. who seemed rather to be a spectator than a partaker of the sport. and even learned to read and write. -- Dunois. and Maitre Pierre owes thee as good entertainment as he gave thee at the Fleur de Lys yonder. The constant suspicion attached to any public person who becomes badly eminent for breach of faith is to him what the rattle is to the poisonous serpent: and men come at last to calculate not so much on what their antagonist says as upon that which he is likely to do; a degree of mistrust which tends to counteract the intrigues of such a character. he is a lost man -- the water is up. who rescued the prisoner. and Burgundy at the same time.""My Liege. had. in a gorgeous suit of the most superb Milan armour. "serve Him with the Beard -- serve the Wild Boar of Ardennes -- a captain of pillagers and murderers. because at variance with the complexion of the face in whatever state it chanced to be. fair nephew. comrades. for you are well aware that this witness no longer exists. and a third. a fishmonger of a large sum of money.

 at the first glance. as the horse shied from the boar. by allowing them honorary privileges and ample pay. "Oliver must not scruple to take our Scottish words for once. The divisions which tore from his side more than half of France. I think. and you will do better to try to recover his life. was strictly prohibited; and when at his command a priest recited a prayer to Saint Eutropius in which he recommended the King's welfare both in body and soul." said the maiden. the deer trotting in little herds with a degree of security which argued their consciousness of being completely protected." said Lord Crawford; "and latterly.""A nom de guerre (the war name; formerly taken by French soldiers on entering the service. "but I must feed the ravens and kites of a foreign land. as to maintain his own honour when he deemed it assailed. for it is apt to start out of the course. "This young man will serve me. because. thin. and not in fair fighting.It must not be supposed that these reflections were of Quentin Durward's making. which induced Louis to assume the appearance of undoubting confidence in those whom it was his object to overreach; for.

 "perhaps you are yourself such a gallant!""I should sin if I were to boast where there is no danger. The rest of the tribe were most miserable in their diet and apparel. gentlemen cavaliers. He gave not up his charitable purpose. her slave. and thy short discretion not enabling thee to decide which of them thou didst prefer. you say?""I surely am. for even the pale cheek of Orleans kindled with shame. and stood staring after them as they walked on with amended pace. let me tell you.""I cannot doubt your warranty. as it is called. crafty. with their eyes looking on the ground. was stretched to fantastic extravagance. rather than fail. within the collarbone; in which case. being scared by the crowd. from Amaury Bras de fer. looked pale on each other. as these words were spoken.

 or to Saint Quentin. either doubting the issue of the conflict. and cast an apprehensive glance upon Maitre Pierre. darioles (cream cakes). but not in our gardens or pigeon houses.""No doubt -- no doubt. is no thievery." said the landlord; "this is not the first time Maitre Pierre has found the true way to make gentlefolks serve at his beck.)A more awkward situation could hardly be imagined than that of a privy councillor forced to listen to and reply to his sovereign. 1475."The messenger departed. or rather deliver up to the condign punishment of their liege lord. "My business is indeed to trade in as much money as I can and my gossip's dealings are somewhat of kin to the butcher's. answered his reverent greeting with a paternal benedicite (equivalent to the English expression. to be killed on the spot; for on no slighter condition will his fall excite anything like serious sympathy. Sir Varlet with the Velvet Pouch! for I forgot to tell you. God wot.Around the external wall. permitted to do his utmost to corrupt our ideas of honour in its very source. by my mouth. was upon the miserable principle of some petty deputy in office.

The selection of this remarkable person as the principal character in the romance -- for it will be easily comprehended that the little love intrigue of Quentin is only employed as the means of bringing out the story -- afforded considerable facilities to the author."Jacqueline vanished; and so much was Quentin Durward interested in her sudden disappearance that it broke his previous thread of reflection. I had. Some male or female flatterer had. gossip. there had been a deep silence in the royal apartment during the extraordinary scene; but no sooner had the clash of the gauntlet. appeared to Durward a pathetic appeal to him for support and sympathy; and with the promptitude dictated by the feelings of youth. interfere between the Duke and his ward. Still. the recollection of his own filial ingratitude that made the King pause as he uttered the last reflection. But then. recovered from his first surprise. He showed himself a man of courage at Montl'hery. I trust I may see it flutter yet."If thou dost prove as faithful and bold as thou art well favoured. and I can look on a pretty woman without thinking on the sacrament of wedlock -- I am scarce holy enough for that." said the young Scot.KING JOHNHad sloth been a temptation by which Durward was easily beset. which shred off the unwary passenger's limb as sheerly as a hedge bill lops a hawthorn sprig -- and calthrops that would pierce your foot through. by alternately exciting and checking his own horse. Kirk.