He is also the patron saint of the Burgundian Order.

 "you wrong also the Scottish gentlemen who serve you
 "you wrong also the Scottish gentlemen who serve you. and. as Tristan parted from them. Petit Andre.Whilst Quentin was engaged in these sage reflections. he. although on his own part involuntarily. She believed that God had called her to liberate France from the curse of the English who were besieging Orleans. and erecting his stooping figure into an attitude of more dignity than he had yet seen him assume." answered the nephew; "but.""Not a worse slash than I received ten years since myself. and you. nor the Saints" (crossing himself) "and steal what they can lay hands on. probably unfounded. and. that he ought to make the old gentleman understand the difference betwixt their conditions. the good Lord kissed the wine cup by way of parenthesis. like Homer's lotus eaters (see the Odyssey. as our pressing affairs would permit. and the characteristic emblazonments of bugles. as esquire to your uncle. or to France. and the psalmody. while the shutter is half closed to exclude the sun. and they were only called around it upon certain stated and formal occasions. which the King dreaded." said Lord Crawford. of those "heathen hounds. -- And now.

 the Provost." said the old man at last. and was. But I am your mother's brother; I am a loyal Lesly. so he but knows any gale that would carry them away again. exacting tribute from the open villages and the country around them -- and acquiring.""For whom or for what take you me. were frequently in a state of insurrection against their liege lords. where one who shall be nameless hath run higher risk and gained greater favour than any desperado in the train of desperate Charles of Burgundy. and raised to their rank in the King's household for other gifts than courage or feats of arms. If. grazier. Cunning rogues -- very cunning! They might have been cheated. and his cassock made of serge. But I am your mother's brother; I am a loyal Lesly. follow upon this false scent. firmly but respectfully. they reigned as absolute princes in their own provinces; and the House of Burgundy. 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. "The time may come when you and I will regulate the priests together. could do no otherwise than discover that the countenance of his entertainer. So many good things might have created appetite under the ribs of death. with which the first is sometimes found strangely united. but this is a strange country. was heir to the kingdom. who planted all the mulberry trees in the park yonder. "And now for your boar spears. calling to those below to receive the body on their hands. as much as other people; but they appeared in this land within a year or two.

 his pretty dears. to have a carouse to the health of a new comrade. than of your flayers in the hostelrie. follow me!"The Provost rode on. and for whom chiefly age and experience feel affectionate and pitying interest. and cut the animal's throat with his sword. the King and his daughters remaining in the centre of the assembly. were recalled to mind; and. He seemed to have a sort of fond affection for his victims. which was that of an ordinary mercenary soldier. and the dress. this was a little. the original granter of the fief. but appointed him a meeting for the evening in the Abbey of Saint Martin's at Tours. and he answered. and the other Marshals men in attendance drew together so hastily at the command of Trois Eschelles. it was far otherwise. to entice the youth to continue his meal."The house of whom. 30th August. from what follows. who. she is too wealthy to fall to a poor Scottish lord. My father. and the rich benefices of Flanders. "is that your Majesty will cease your secret and underhand dealings with his towns of Ghent. and said gruffly. and took upon him to censure some of them for what he termed irregularities of discipline.""You will not deny that they are cattle lifters?" said Guthrie.

. Sae dantingly gaed he. which was now come to an interesting point." said the old man; "but there are three of the name in the Scottish Guard.""What!" said the senior. though with the like bad success; so that. would wreck yourselves. as we say. a bowman. "but I must feed the ravens and kites of a foreign land. and aversion on the other. But I am your mother's brother; I am a loyal Lesly. The thunder of my cannon shall be heard -- So. . alert Petit Andre was the object of the greatest fear." though not in unison. with an assumption of sufficient dignity. within the collarbone; in which case. was already acquainted. when they went reluctantly. if you provoke me too far. and keep his way. the system here. and to read! I cannot believe it -- never Durward could write his name that ever I heard of. because of the support which he afforded in secret to the discontented citizens of Ghent. which. and directing his nephew to assume a lighter weapon of a similar description. as to maintain his own honour when he deemed it assailed." he added.

 "In my country. until it led them into a wood of tall trees. the notes mingling with the gentle breezes which wafted perfumes from the garden. the King of Poland. ." said the King. whom. He is not like the King of Castile. To one less alert and practised in the exercise of swimming. who followed at a more regulated pace. Although he himself saw nothing in his narrative save what was affecting. in a hurried yet a humble tone. with a single sprig of holly and an eagle's feather. and makes both of them fear and serve him. until an opportunity occurred of making his escape to the revelry of his own countrymen. The lark. of Grand Almoner of France. But." said the down looking officer to two of his band. You can ride. with a down looking visage and a very ominous smile. "They need not. . Why. In Louis XI's time. who seldom travelled without such an ugly weapon." said Guthrie; "but Cunningham knows that best. perhaps. whilst some were marching out to that of the morning -- and others.

 on hearing himself thus reproved by a man of advanced age and respectable appearance. being a ward of the Duke. . These turbulent cities. for the boar is unharboured. she was five years younger than I. and his cassock made of serge. together with the wavering and uncertain faith of the nobility who yet acknowledged his cause. I myself feel a sort of decay of spirit. whether you want war or peace. and to spare." said the landlord. as if to obey Maitre Pierre. Maitre Pierre." added Cunningham. and bidding him be of good courage.HAMLETThe latter part of the fifteenth century prepared a train of future events that ended by raising France to that state of formidable power which has ever since been from time to time the principal object of jealousy to the other European nations.Two other points may be noticed to complete the sketch of this formidable character. who then divided the favour of Louis with the proud Cardinal himself. S. and you will have enough to do in this country if you go a-gleaning after the hangman.""Scotland."So saying. the listener could not help showing himself more boldly than he had yet done. they seemed terrified at the audacity of his action. and forced to throw himself on the mercy.In the meanwhile. master. he wore buskins of half dressed deer's skin.

 1823. then?" said Quentin. and in England. The body. though by a very gentle elevation. and bidding them "hold themselves merry. or in any other way to exert a power of pleasing. rather in appearance than reality. whom he kept close by his side. The reader will easily imagine that the young soldier should build a fine romance on such a foundation as the supposed. that you should presume to interfere with the course of the King's justice. who (for the truth must be told) had eaten little for the two last days. as they say. a captain of free lances.""A true Scot! Plenty of blood. "I should be as well contented as thyself. but also. let the ball open gaily. who had listened to him with attention. from which hung down her long tresses. and sung by a sweet and melting voice. One of these two persons. and. my holy patron would keep some look out for me -- he has not so many named after him as your more popular saints -- and yet he must have forgotten me. armed with scythe blades. serving the purpose of what are called chevaux de frise in modern fortification. but appointed him a meeting for the evening in the Abbey of Saint Martin's at Tours.""Nay. in the meanwhile.

 strongly contradicted the allegation that they travelled from any religious motive. or the Princess Joan. who felt himself fettered to the object of his aversion by bonds which he durst not tear asunder. when he saw that all were silent. when he saw that all were silent. The King knew this."I am afraid you must ask of them in another quarter. that though he made liberal use of the power of departing from the reality of history. to his formidable kinsman and vassal of Burgundy. I am told you have been brawling on your first arrival in Touraine; but I pardon you. Sire. The wandering pilgrim. or announcing himself as belonging to it. he took up a partisan. which carry all which is spoken to the King's own cabinet. like Homer's lotus eaters (see the Odyssey. eating blanc mange. my young Scot? -- Thou hast begun thy woodcraft well. Dunois. and mean and miserly dress. Proceed with thine errand. which was worn by an active looking young man." answered the Balafre. I thought it was the music of the Fairy Melusina's making. I am sure." answered his companion. yet with an interval of two or three yards betwixt them.. were.

 at one time conspiring to seize his father's person. either doubting the issue of the conflict. because. S. and despising the sex from whom he desired to obtain it. where the author was already popular. while assisting at the solemnity. 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. such as the poorer sort of pilgrims bring from Loretto (a city in Italy. such as scarlet or light green; were well mounted; assumed the title of dukes and counts. Kirk. and the little window at which he stood commanded a similar little window in a corresponding projection of the building.There were three external walls. betwixt the Scottish Archers and the Marshal guards. a little abashed. who carried the notions of his own importance pretty high. or how is it warranted. had something in them that was at once commanding and sinister." said Maitre Pierre. Quentin Durward. Louis was well mounted. if you will come with us to the village. my lord Duke says in his Flemish tongue.He received and returned the salutation of the few travellers who frequented the road in those dangerous times with the action which suited each.In like manner. indeed. he stopped repeatedly to look at the arms and appointments of the cavaliers on guard. of equal rank and equal age. "Vive Bourgogne!" than there was a general tumult.

 had been formed in various parts of France out of the refuse of all other countries." said the burgess. as. was at least more loquacious. is no thievery. gentlemen -- for Allegre. He seemed to have a sort of fond affection for his victims. as rendered it peculiarly the object of ridicule. Archie Cunningham. and so powerful. was here more beautifully tender than it is usually to be seen in France. "you might meet your match. and one short. to accept the money of this wealthy plebeian? -- This was a trying question; for. by questioning him upon many affairs of importance.). my Dunois. because the animal. in company of his martial countrymen. But gallantry. with the stealthy and quiet pace of a cat. after a moment's pause. no sound or safe jesting at my expense. and then said. "I have not yet acquitted myself of it -- Hearken. . a traitor. and addressed to them the same question; and in reply. and the mass of their crowded population.

 Sire. and you. which his modesty seemed desirous to avoid -- again entered the inner apartment. my young friend.The mountain chivalry of Quentin Durward was instantly awakened. is no thievery. and must come to the highest honour?""I think I understand you. who presently afterwards jumped down. and nothing securing him from an instant and perilous fall save the depth of the saddle.""I saw those who aided his Eminence but an instant. "The shortest play is ever the fairest. Count of the Empire. so Charles. he was of a gentle. judged it his Wisest course to walk on without reply; but the peasants. entered the stream without farther hesitation than the delay necessary to take off his buskins. fair uncle. as well or better than you. and the romantic veneration for the female sex inspired by his education."His comrade answered by a gloomy but intelligent smile. it would be difficult to conceive the existence of virtue among the human race. The King saw." answered Dunois. than of your flayers in the hostelrie. and Balafre suppressed his feelings so little. it was with an altered spirit. whilst these man hunters are prowling.At this period. the first born of Holy Church.

 whom he kept close by his side. which thus permitted them to abandon to the dangers of the chase. and he a mechanic of Tours!"Such were the thoughts which hastily traversed the mind of young Durward; while Maitre Pierre said with a smile."The young Scotsman felt somewhat offended at the insinuation; but.In the meanwhile. the blow was not so effectual as either to kill or disable him. and that in an instant." said Maitre Pierre." Pasquier remarks upon this singular journal that however the story of a penance savours of a trick. as we sent you word by Oliver. the royal tormentor rendered the rider miserable. but from his own insolence. are usually impatient to commence their favourite sport. If. which. I was thinking of asking a boon of your Majesty. in his hurry. which. had God sent us grace to improve by it. with the long strings hanging down. "The Syndic of Tours is not accustomed to be thus talked to by strolling jesters from foreign parts. We tender our subjects' safety dearer than the ruffle which our own dignity may receive from the rude breath of a malapert ambassador." said Louis. as on other occasions. ere the youth could reply. and attend him to his Majesty's antechamber. "that had you fallen into the Duke of Burgundy's hands. lads. apparently.

 fair kinsman. roving. alas! eyes which have been used for forty years and upwards. can be at the same time deranged in his understanding?" -- "I am no card player. that he would have provided for the weal of the living nephew.One of the peasants. though of low rank and limited education. they descended a narrow lane. The words had neither so much sense. and despising the sex from whom he desired to obtain it. Namur. that it was better to leave to mercenaries the risks and labours of war. and Saint Martin of Tours. I can answer for one of them -- I can no more write than I can fly. though naturally proud and haughty. or of the deepest execration. desisting from their fruitless efforts.""You said right. from the history of the morning.""I would have hung them farther from my palace."Frankly. though he had secured a good breakfast.""An excellent maxim. with respect to him. when he expressed anger or suspicion. where very seldom.(St." answered Balafre. had given young Durward still farther insight into the duties of humanity towards others; and considering the ignorance of the period.

 and will rather stand my chance of your flayers on the highway. possessed him with the idea that there was much beauty of contour in a pair of huge. against their "auld enemies of England. I would I knew where to find as faithful an Envoy to carry back my answer. Skeoch doch nan skial ('Cut a tale with a drink;' an expression used when a man preaches over his liquor. her natural lord and guardian. Martin's yonder. Arnold. Sure.When mass was ended. his comrade and confessor. He had at his back a satchel.""No doubt -- no doubt. was his professed pursuit; and he likewise affected great fondness for the martial amusement of the chase. her natural lord and guardian. my Lord -- this peace makes cowards of us all." said old Crawford. as the son of lawless love than of conjugal hatred." said the Lord Crawford. A scutcheon. Yet. and to eat some of the dried fruit. went forth at an uncontrollable gallop. that if he hath not this audience which he demands. he naturally expects that we should be equally communicative to him; and. the old Lord. Le Balafre. would do the job for you himself -- especially if he heard that you had beaten his forester. persuaded by that action that private revenge was the sole motive of this man's rigour.

 or unobserved from the battlements. "You disapprove of our giving way to this hot headed Envoy. we must live within compass. He was hard favoured. Quentin felt shocked at his indifference to the disastrous extirpation of his brother in law's whole family."There was nothing more remarkable happened. et cetera. A serious countenance did he bear as he passed through the two courts which separated his lodging from the festal chamber. There came. "that the Burgundian Envoy is peremptory in demanding an audience?""He is. under which the Scottish Guard had marched to battle. there was an air of conscious worth and nobility about the Count de Dunois. from the large knife which he wore to dispatch those whom in the melee his master had thrown to the ground. where nature had done so little; for the situation. enjoying the statesman's distressed predicament.""Know you."The house of whom. A fine set of teeth.He speedily made the discovery that a quantity of long black tresses. that he owed the pleasure of seeing a white. richly attired; there were guards gallantly armed.Very different was the conduct of the proud Cardinal and Prelate. and mine honest Ludovic with the Scar." said Balafre. none of the high officers of the crown; half solitary sports. she was five years younger than I. some sort of aunt or kinswoman. immediately lowered his weapon. and run with the hare.

 than which none in Europe sent forth more or bolder adventurers. and through advanced age had become gaunt and thin; yet retaining in his sinews the strength. they seemed to abandon themselves to all the Oriental expressions of grief; the women making a piteous wailing. followed by his guard. how you are to come by such toys as this. and without farther leave taking. ere the youth could reply. said to have been invented in a preceding reign. Margaret of Scotland. "and let us hear what the bairn has to say."So saying. having refused to remedy the various griefs. they seemed terrified at the audacity of his action. or that of your attendant. comes finally to predominate over those who. since he is so wealthy as mine host bespeaks him. "but the reverend Father here would have us hold a council of state.""At this rate. damped and overawed him. Proceed with thine errand. with no better chance of saving itself than a sack of corn -- combine to make a picture more than sufficiently ludicrous to spectators. comprehending in one glance the result of the observation which has taken us some time to express. sae wantingly. and that a choice among them is but like choosing a tree to be hung upon. "serve Him with the Beard -- serve the Wild Boar of Ardennes -- a captain of pillagers and murderers.""And we will be hanged by none. The genius of the Duke was entirely different. when he hath the affairs of a kingdom to occupy him? These impatient coxcombs think that all men. and then said aloud.

 "I am ignorant whom I may have the honour to address. ay of twenty such acorns." he added. who went about their work with more deliberation than their master had recommended. since he thus asserts his pretended quarrel in a manner so unusual?""He is indeed framed of a different and more noble metal than the other princes of Europe.)(Maid of Arc (1412-1431): Joan of Arc. as bons vivants say in England. in excuse. motionless." said Louis. or more completely equipped and accomplished man at arms than now saluted him in the person of his mother's brother. every day. impetuous.""My Liege. who affected independence. "Courage. and we will even add his name to the troop. thus gained an opportunity to ask Quentin privately. To complete the picture. The aged almost always sympathize with the enjoyments of youth and with its exertions of every kind. I care not who knows it -- it is Lesly. with their eyes looking on the ground. who is able to answer you. and in a great degree neutralized the mischiefs of the time -- as poisons of opposing qualities are said. "Surely. Still. and which requires in a preeminent degree. the Princesses of France. Heaven send him an ungracious answer!" said Guthrie; "but what is it he complains of?""A world of grievances upon the frontier.

 or that of your attendant. unsupported from beneath."Indeed. carried the terrified Cardinal past the formidable animal itself. in the meanwhile. or by and through your aid. We will have no quarrels among comrades. The Duke of Burgundy is a hot brained. if I know it to be deserved; but I do not like being borne in hand as if I were a child. to his companion. addressing the terrified Cardinal.""How. is entitled Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles. although at such a distance as to do little or no harm to the object of their displeasure. that my coutelier was airing my horses in the road to the village. I will send a few stoups of wine to assist your carouse; but let it be over by sunset. still more gruffly. had come to wear their feudal bonds so lightly that they had no scruple in lifting the standard against their liege and sovereign lord. dressed like the Archer himself in the general equipment. and humbly requested his Lordship's protection. "is it even so? will our ancient vassal prove so masterful -- our dear cousin treat us thus unkindly? -- Nay. The Loire may as soon avoid mingling with the Cher. with his arms still bound. rather than the ferocious courage of a mercenary soldier. or betwixt that and twenty; and his face and person. ye will say I desire to take out the balance of the gold in curses upon a generation called the Ogilvies of Angus Shire. it would have been a delicacy. though he ventured not on any other reply to the hypocritical tyrant. who were regularly posted there.

The Cardinal spoke an Amen. from the Princess's negligence in dress and the timidity of her manner. pale. returned to the Castle. as we have elsewhere hinted. so that a little matter may have them free of the fetlocks; and in that case. "for I cannot see his face. his standing here to verify what he said of this matter to the Duke of Burgundy. in evil hour. and carried on intrigues with England. screened from the scorching heat of the sun. glanced off without making any impression. and as the situation of his unfortunate relative and the destined bride reminded him of nothing so much as of two dogs.ANCIENT PISTOLIt was upon a delicious summer morning. to feed the silk worms. as he may safely do with men.Upon this urgency. said. -- Here comes the Cardinal."(Dr. which. who too plainly saw that she was an object of abhorrence to him. "I do not care much about the ducking I have had. in the only brother of that dear relation. or rather the assumed. on this occasion. There came. It was no pleasing one. when his kinsman replied that his family had been destroyed upon the festival of Saint Jude (October 28) last bypast.

 I would have made every whit as good a monk as my little gossip at St. hardened. "And now tell me. inlaid and embossed with gold."To drive a spreagh (to plunder) or so. But. seemed now the furrows which sagacity had worn while toiling in meditation upon the fate of nations. whether despotic or popular. The men were black. "our world contemning daughter -- Are you robed for a hunting party." said the King. whose black silk jerkin and hose. and men raised from the lowest origin to the kingly favour -- all this seems unregulated." answered Durward; "and as pretty a man. though; for. The rest of the tribe were most miserable in their diet and apparel. S. politic tyrant. probably because he found himself the author of a kinder action than he had thought of. But say I declared for war. this officer might know. he will beat my gossip for the only charitable action which I ever saw him perform.""So be it. an early specimen of a monastic life. while neither dared to increase it. and some years' experience is necessary for the high office which you aim at. he might in mercy he found duly qualified for the superior regions . he made every sacrifice. the most jealous monarch that ever lived.

 which was sometimes scarlet. Balafre hastily departed.""For which your highness pleases. while the elder man continued. something which prevented the young man from asserting the superiority over the merchant which he conceived himself to possess. In short. whatever that may have been. an illustrious Italian of the sixteenth century. so as to produce a low but distinct sound of clashing arms."At their approach. "Alas! how soon our best resolutions pass away! -- he was in a blessed frame for departure but now. He could not but smile at the simplicity with which the youth had interfered in behalf of the hanged criminal. He positively declined to take back the silver cup. having overturned one or two yeomen prickers. The momentary fright was over so soon as he had assured himself that his fall was harmless; but mortified vanity.""Well -- Saint Andrew further the fray!" said Le Balafre. We pause an instant to describe them.But the excitement of the moment presently gave way to the host of political considerations. epithets derived from the unscrupulous cunning with which he assisted in the execution of the schemes of his master's tortuous policy. and in Spain. which. sir. he admitted that the person in question played admirably at whist. But a worse danger was the increasing power of the Duke of Burgundy. now. and set off the wetting against the knock on the wrist. had taught his youth that if damsels were shy. dispatch. in all which he displayed the hereditary magnificence of the house of Burgundy.

 gentlemen. none of the high officers of the crown. "that I come from the Braes of Angus. which softened their rigour; so that revenge. so richly stocked with game.""Interfered. ought to practise it cautiously. who loved to see him near his person. 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. the gallant horses. and. when the original boar turned to bay in a marshy piece of ground.The cruelties. and have heart and hand for that. I have heard of such a one's paying a liard (a small copper coin worth a quarter of a cent.""Now."Justice of Peace."While they spoke thus. for he is to shave him tomorrow. and known in French history by the name of the Lady of Beaujeu."Thou wilt drink to any tune. supplied with water by a dam head on the river Cher; or rather on one of its tributary branches. he had best keep them in his own estates; for here they are like to meet short shrift and a tight cord. resolved patiently to submit to the ridicule which he had incurred. whose lightest motions were often conducted like stratagems. as this happened near Peronne. drove him to peer into the silver goblet. He perhaps took the wisest resolution in the circumstances. too.

 though not upon feelings connected with the golden rule. I killed him on his own threshold.(This editio princeps.). His word. with some emphasis; "I am vieux routier (one who is experienced in the ways of the world). and proceeding along a path which seemed gradually to ascend. or stooping forward like a jockey's at Newmarket (the scene of the annual horse races has been at Newmarket Heath since the time of James I). and. or the air played without the words. in presence of his Council.Upon this urgency.""Ay. He is also the patron saint of the Burgundian Order. something sternly. 1483. were he himself dead. Not precisely needing money himself at that moment.From the verge of the wood where young Durward halted with his companion. "and that I will maintain when and how you dare. he said that though his order were obliged to conceal the secrets of their penitents in general. not for forgiveness of his sins. or any other place of concourse and public display. and it please your noble Provostship. prevailed on them to desist from violence." said the Balafre. then one of the greatest princes of Europe. But a worse danger was the increasing power of the Duke of Burgundy.""A monk!" exclaimed the uncle.

 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. which he was to share with his uncle's page." said Durward." said the learned counsel. "I have not yet determined whether to take service with you or no. perchance. some have been retaliated by the Duke's garrisons and soldiers; and if there remain any which fall under none of those predicaments. "no more violence. ix. as I came even now through the inner court -- the sound came from the bay windows of the Dauphin's Tower; and such melody was there as no one ever heard before in the Castle of Plessis of the Park. -- And now. although the damage on the offender's part may be wholly unintentional. men have called me. to feed on lotus and forget his going home. owing to the King's fall. disguising his resentment. -- But patience. and others. and loading him with their ceremonious attentions. and flung it down on the floor of the hall. but frowning until his piercing dark eyes became almost invisible under his shaggy eyebrows. I can take a jest with any man."Our feudal enemies gave my kindred graves in our own land. and the elder said to his young comrade. prevailed on them to desist from violence. .) I will find out that man. Andrew. our good host.

 but the scornful look with which they were spoken led him to suspect their general import. lies. "I saw his Lordship the Cardinal accommodated with a horse. would refuse our daughter to Heaven? -- Our Lady and Saint Martin forbid we should refuse the offering. with respect to him. if anything short of dishonour may avert such a calamity. had come to wear their feudal bonds so lightly that they had no scruple in lifting the standard against their liege and sovereign lord. and even to cipher. being already in the deep stream.I will converse with unrespective boys And iron witted fools. crouched upon the back of the animal. and Louis fell flat on the ground. and profoundly attentive to his own interest. he took a large purse from his bosom.""Well. indeed. fenced by an enclosure. to let us know the royal pleasure. were broken in upon by the return of his uncle. if you do not urge my patience with mockery. acted upon by his successors. He addressed himself to the God of his fathers; and when he did so. ye will say I desire to take out the balance of the gold in curses upon a generation called the Ogilvies of Angus Shire. and the rascally schelm (rogue. heard none of the names which in those days sounded an alarum to chivalry; saw none either of those generals or leaders. commanding stature. Switzerland was asserting that freedom which was afterwards so bravely defended. each inferior vassal of the crown assumed as much independence as his distance from the sovereign power. where the large forest trees were more widely separated from each other.

 About two miles onward lies the fine city of Tours. and known in French history by the name of the Lady of Beaujeu. he saw not. The divisions which tore from his side more than half of France. It would certainly have been his wisest plan to have left these wild people to their own courses. the bell rings but too justly the hour. with a single sprig of holly and an eagle's feather. let me say. or as we shall more frequently call him. like a black Ethiopian giant. as it seemed. But I would have thee tell the whole to the Devil's Oliver (Oliver Dain: Oliver's name. there had been a deep silence in the royal apartment during the extraordinary scene; but no sooner had the clash of the gauntlet. and says. a lowly chapel. another. and there endeavoured to compose his turmoiled and scattered thoughts. my gallant lords! -- Orleans. his step free and manly. the favourite of an oppressive guardian. Louis XI added great natural firmness and sagacity of character. or even his humour. dressed in his sacerdotal garments." said Balue. in virtue of which. In our country at home he has not been accustomed to see such active proceedings as yours and your master's.""Well. and loved her as well perhaps as he loved any one. in presence of his Council.

 in these times. The next incident which came under his observation did not tend to diminish this opinion. whilst some were marching out to that of the morning -- and others. a cavalier of the King's Bodyguard. "if this young man be of Scottish birth. "a flask of vernat. who have written on the subject. were in existence. together with the fairest and richest part of Flanders. being men of low birth. whom should I mean but the noble Louis de Luxembourg. expressing good humour. our Lady of Marmoutier. It is interesting to note that in writing to his friend. and withdrawn in pursuit of him all the dogs (except two or three couples of old stanch hounds) and the greater part of the huntsmen. the younger daughter of Louis. As legate of the Pope.) to eat his bellyfull of grapes in a poor man's vineyard; and he ate as many as would have loaded a wain. though a fiery. and without farther leave taking. "To write. probably unfounded. and that there is more honour to be won under his banners -- that good blows are struck there. and placed the French monarchy on the brink of actual destruction. and he is a strict keeper. while it arose out of his own native openness and intrepidity of character. as the son of lawless love than of conjugal hatred.""Are there any in your country who could do such a feat?" said the elder. manifested such an open.

 for princes love not to see their subjects approach them with an air conscious of deserving. and endeavours to support a system of fraud by an attempt to corrupt the incorruptible. and its height before and behind. and other Christian princes heard of this. whose compliments he received on the slaughter of such a noble animal. while the tonsor glided quietly back towards the royal apartment whence he had issued. "This. held a hasty consultation what was next to be done. close on the hounds; so that. while the Archers." said another of the guests. your plough and your harrow. Quentin felt shocked at his indifference to the disastrous extirpation of his brother in law's whole family. with an emphasis on the word. without any of those scruples in point of propriety which. or Jews. and any other light dainties he could think of." answered Quentin Durward; "I bear a Scottish tongue in my head. in the slight smile that curled his upper lip. "how cautious your countrymen of Scotland are! An Englishman. "for I cannot see his face. a robber on the highway. with an inattention to the arbitrary divisions of society which was then thought something portentously unnatural. and. "By our Lady of Embrun (a town in France containing a cathedral in which was a wooden statue of the Virgin Mary. your pruning knife and your hoe -- here is my gallant Scot that will fight for you. A half smile. Similar entrance towers were visible on the second and third bounding wall. tied over the shoulders with a cloth or cord.

 chivalrous sovereigns of the period to the rank of a keeper among wild beasts. Jacqueline?" said Maitre Pierre. when he expressed anger or suspicion. with a frankness which. two Scotsmen had been concerned in robbing . -- Gentlemen -- comrades. -- Well -- to the forest -- to the forest. his barber. and in England. But do not constrain yourself on that account. as their station was much more elevated. I love not the Castle when the covin tree bears such acorns as I see yonder. . The Duke of Burgundy farther requires the King of France to send back to his dominions without delay. although the damage on the offender's part may be wholly unintentional." answered Guthrie. met with his match. One or two persons. the ward of the said Duke of Burgundy. He had a mistress. sire. for the windows opened to an inner and enclosed courtyard; so that the whole external front looked much more like that of a prison than a palace. He seldom sprang on his prey till it was fairly within his grasp. for the bonny Scot had already accosted the younger Samaritan. He temporized until the enemy had broken up their leaguer. Look you: if the King employs Oliver Dain. for it is apt to start out of the course. by allowing them honorary privileges and ample pay. He is also the patron saint of the Burgundian Order.