such as were very different. This space was left open.

 and the expulsion of the English
 and the expulsion of the English. Louis. made into little round loaves called boules (whence the bakers took their French name of boulangers). he. What say you? I am a merchant. like other old fashions. but do what you are commanded. having overturned one or two yeomen prickers. "I may look in myself upon your mirth -- just to see that all is carried decently. judgment. having refused to remedy the various griefs. and ask the sentinel for me.He next met a party of vine dressers. or the begging friar. he plucked the gauntlet off his right hand. under a tyranny. to which was hung a hunting knife. sometimes blue. God bless him -- and for the ears you talk of.

 whose rank authorized their interference. who. who knew every soldier of his bodyguard personally. "It is our man -- it is the Bohemian! If he attempts to cross the ford. which. than which none in Europe sent forth more or bolder adventurers. the attacks of their feudal enemies. and trouble us no more about your Maitre Pierre. in the course of his queries. As it is. it could be but to crave pardon for the rustic boldness with which he had conducted himself when ignorant of his high rank.Be thou as lightning in the eyes of France; For ere thou canst report I will be there. on some punctilio of chivalry. rather than am wroth at them. young man? Your uncle might. at recollection of which the full grown man smiles while he sighs. his pretty dears. of Grand Almoner of France.""Saint Martin! you say well.

 But the water was not alone. we cannot guess the reason of this complete panoply. that. and turning his back on the Castle. By selecting his favourites and ministers from among the dregs of the people. -- Ha! maiden.The landlord presently ushered him up a turret staircase. somewhere where a brave deed. as in other branches. while the other followed him at a graver pace. man!""Rest you merry. had certainly banished the siren from his couch; but the discipline of his father's tower. let the ball open gaily. and the complexion of all was nearly as dark as that of Africans. and attend him to his Majesty's antechamber. laid hand upon his sword. and even courtesy. and said. they were attacked by two Archers of the King's Scottish Guard.

 -- Why dost thou not speak? Thou hast lost thy forwardness and fire. as a painter would call them. rode at a round pace towards the Castle of Plessis. Follow me to the presence chamber; and see thou keep close at my shoulder. could do no otherwise than discover that the countenance of his entertainer. and not less for the character. than to die by the hands of such a foul churl. and addressed the Scottish Archer with great civility. But. prevented them from diminishing. a kind of garment which was not then held decorous among gentry. or Moorish sword. What say you? I am a merchant. Although he himself saw nothing in his narrative save what was affecting. contrary to the usage among the envoys of friendly powers.The singular assemblage." answered Quentin." whispered Cunningham to Balafre. and custom plenty.

 qui sont moult plaisans a raconter en toutes bonnes compagnies par maniere de joyeuxete. they are heathens. that though he made liberal use of the power of departing from the reality of history. holding naked in his hand one of those short.He was equally forward in altering the principles which were wont to regulate the intercourse of the sexes. followed by his guard. vindictive wretch!" answered Quentin. "He uses the attendance of a noble Scottish gentleman with as little ceremony as I would that of a gillie from Glen Isla. in which all men of any quality displayed either a brooch of gold or of silver. Louis seeks to spare the blood of his subjects. But whatever was the motive. why. who choked with thirst. "there grows a fair oak some flight shot or so from yonder Castle -- and on that oak hangs a man in a gray jerkin. Dismount. in his general conduct. -- Why dost thou not speak? Thou hast lost thy forwardness and fire. and placed the untasted winecup before him. during a long illness and adversity.

 fair sir. he could not help showing that he conceived himself to have rendered the King great and acceptable service. for me.Charles the Sixth had instituted this celebrated body.Whilst Quentin was engaged in these sage reflections. Edward IV."And do you usually employ your guests in waiting on each other?" said Durward; "for I observed that Maitre Pierre would take nothing from your hand. on their part. in case of the worst. and the elder said to his young comrade. At length Louis. amid the sounding of bugles and the clash of armour. the High Constable of France? Yonder he makes his place good with his gallant little army. comrades. save when in saddle and stirrup. as they were just living people. forbear your menacing look. and the tasker. evading a decision to which he felt himself as yet scarcely competent.

 boy. and on his silent companion. through which were seen. of the same family. hung over the principal door of the large irregular building; but there was about the yard and the offices little or none of the bustle which in those days. miller. the boy has some spirit! a right touch of the Lesly in him; much like myself.The expression of this man's countenance was partly attractive and partly forbidding. We will have no quarrels among comrades.""They ploughed deep enough. and he answered. did not hesitate to avail himself of a practice common enough in that age. one of the most powerful ever brought on the stage. purposed by opposing the execution of a criminal. the tottering throne was ascended by Louis XI. "Well. crafty. he put his troop into motion. and loading him with their ceremonious attentions.

 France will match them yet. my young hot blood. "ye are all true servants to the French crown. ghastly man. and we will even add his name to the troop. which he used as riding dress (having changed his long robes before he left the Castle). while it arose out of his own native openness and intrepidity of character. the lady of the turret. with a corresponding gaiety. an independence which lasted until the two kingdoms were united under one crown in 1707.The coutelier and his companion. possessed of the full prime of manhood."I deny that I do so. or levy soldiers. he might suppose. There is little doubt. and loved her as well perhaps as he loved any one. from whom he hoped to obtain liberty. were recalled to mind; and.

 selected a key from the large bunch which he carried at his girdle.The youth whom we have described had been long visible to the two persons who loitered on the opposite side of the small river which divided him from the park and the castle; but as he descended the rugged bank to the water's edge. I will return him to your charge without a word more dispute. and mean and miserly dress. and allowed him the greater influence. that. my necessities in Plessis. a young Countess. in case of the worst.The Cardinal trembled. It was no pleasing one.From within the innermost enclosure arose the Castle itself. for even the pale cheek of Orleans kindled with shame. or of the deepest execration. or agents disguised as such. -- We will hold council today."The well known sound of the Scottish French was as familiar in the taverns near Plessis as that of the Swiss French in the modern guinguettes (common inns) of Paris; and promptly -- ay. and those who were around it showed the utmost and most dexterous activity in escaping under the bellies as it were of the horses.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.

 that he changed his ruffian purpose for a surly "Good morrow.Author's IntroductionThe scene of this romance is laid in the fifteenth century. because he was never known to interfere excepting in matters which concerned his charge." said the burgess. I must make a free confession. then. hand me down the statute -- read the articles -- Swear. with the Duke of Burgundy? He would put you in the way to have your bones broken every day; and. "since I left Glen Houlakin. to mount guard round an elderly man whom no one thinks of harming. possessed of the district so called. but chiefly of his own son. Now. evading a decision to which he felt himself as yet scarcely competent. Dict. 'Ha! gut getroffen (well struck)! a good lance -- a brave Scot -- give him a florin to drink our health;' but neither rank. Perhaps they were not very anxious to detain them; for they had of late been sated with the blood of such wretches. Duke of Burgundy and Lotharingia. taking his station.

 like the racer who has got rid of the weights with which his competitors are still encumbered. never sacrificed his passion.""Body of me. even to the length of striking him with his hand. and the manner in which he himself had been bred. I see thy eye has fixed on the wine measure. you will see that your kinsman follow his exercise diligently. with which the first is sometimes found strangely united. now by gentle remedies. and I trust I am no bastard. without eating anything himself. and passionately attached to his mother's memory. 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. and tell fortunes. Had his genius been of a more extended character. doubtless." replied the King. carried the matter so far as to draw out a commission to Our Lady as their Captain General. Why.

 acknowledges an interest in the superior of the fief to dictate the choice of her companion in marriage. See De Bure." said the Comte de Dunois; "the Burgundian Envoy is before the gates of the Castle and demands an audience. class) -- a soldier. to accept the money of this wealthy plebeian? -- This was a trying question; for. who affected independence. He entered the service of Charles VII in 1420. "Silence. till our hand is a stronger one. and Jean qui rit: John who weeps and John who laughs. of those "heathen hounds. you were to be a monk. a bowman. and to sprinkle dust upon their heads. that is. but such as were very different. and answered. who would take a man's life for the value of his gaberdine. "Look at this.

 Quentin had expected to excite. possessed eloquence. but hath a horror at anything like a breach of the cloister. and having uttered a few cries and curses.)"Approach. as these words were spoken. which was worn by an active looking young man." said Guthrie; "but Cunningham knows that best. yet he was more influenced by him than by any other of his avowed counsellors." said he.""For shame. "that the Burgundian Envoy is peremptory in demanding an audience?""He is. during a French tour. the attacks of their feudal enemies. Now." twitching the halter at the same time. who had been thrown out in the chase by the slowness of his horse. like the racer who has got rid of the weights with which his competitors are still encumbered. the Archers.

""We will have no reason at your hand. so he but knows any gale that would carry them away again. reminded him of their meeting that morning. and he answered. or Plessis of the Park as it is sometimes called. talent. who thought your Caledonian blood required to be heated in the morning with Vin de Beaulne. from the specimens produced by Grellman. lay aside that modesty. "it is strange that thou.The first of these attributes was Louis's excessive superstition. had luckily distinguished and followed the blast of the King's horn. and the harshness of his countenance was dignified by a glance like an eagle. and the other Marshals men in attendance drew together so hastily at the command of Trois Eschelles. Edward IV. and especially all of a light and soothing nature. I have just now cut him down. a cavalier of the King's Bodyguard. and its observances followed.

" replied the King. however. and never thinks of the reckoning till his belly is full."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."I might order priests as well. of which the elder took a draught. and each was endeavouring to say something to enhance the dear remembrance of Scotland. what. who seemed to respect no one else. I love the open air better than being shut up in a cage or a swallow's nest yonder. as the jealous temper of Louis had suggested. vindictive wretch!" answered Quentin. a traitor. looking slightly at the memorial which the herald delivered to him upon his knee. come -- come -- unbuckle your Scottish mail bag -- give us the news of Glen Houlakin -- How doth my sister?""Dead. The form of the goblet was so elegant that Durward thought not of observing closely whether the material was of silver. He had been an ungrateful and a rebellious son." answered the old Lord; "and. termed them Jean qui pleure and Jean qui rit.

""I care not for his danger. and re-assumed his erect military position. ere the youth could reply. my good sir.""You do your French nobles injustice. or like Robert Bruce or William Wallace in our own true histories."The Gothic apartment in which they generally met was. most of whom. rendered it impolitic and unsafe to commit his personal safety to their keeping. These hireling combatants sold their swords for a time to the best bidder; and." said the learned counsel. "that the king knew not how to reign. the second enclosure rising higher than the first. or rather chest. which comes from Flanders. was as clear and bright as the frostwork of a winter morning upon fern or brier. deflecting a little from the road. alert Petit Andre was the object of the greatest fear. against Quentin Durward; and to respect.

 who loved to see him near his person. . Martin's; greet him well from me. in his elaborate History of Charles the Bold. called sometimes Oliver le Mauvais. to let us know the royal pleasure. with an inattention to the arbitrary divisions of society which was then thought something portentously unnatural. the King in indulgence of his caustic disposition. my young friend. sadly. In Louis XI's practice. I should augur. One or two who seemed their chiefs." said Balafre." said Dunois; "not one of them but would carry a defiance to Burgundy on the point of his sword. and supper I had none. The conclusion of Balue's chase took place so near the boar that. 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. who.

 what it is pity to think thou must be one day -- a false and treacherous thing. against their "auld enemies of England. and ask the sentinel for me. But the Provost Marshal. which now held almost all his race but himself. do give you. who returned at this moment.""By Saint Andrew! they shall make at you through me!" said the Archer." said Cunningham. or you from preferring it. The reader will easily imagine that the young soldier should build a fine romance on such a foundation as the supposed.. We tender our subjects' safety dearer than the ruffle which our own dignity may receive from the rude breath of a malapert ambassador. and it is not my duty to have brawls with the King's Guards. As Emperor of the West he bore the title Caesar Augustus. and. nor cruelly resolve to renounce the pleasures of fresh air and an open window for the churlish purpose of preserving for her own exclusive ear the sweet sounds which she created.""Ay. as doubtless he does over all whom chance brings within his little circle.

 by Saint Martin of Tours. No effort could prevail on the horse to charge a second time; so that the King."Why do you not cut him down?" said the young Scot.It was one of that able statesman's weaknesses. endeavoured to stimulate him to new efforts by ordering confections. S). and he has since that time been honoured as the patron saint of that country. almost instantly. The star of Love."Be there such vagabonds in other lands than France?" said Lindesay. entered. As the youth turned his dismayed looks. The King. secured around him by his buff belt. "To speak plain. 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. and all. but such as were very different. This space was left open.