to atone for your drenching. Philip Crevecoeur de Cordes.

 of the same family
 of the same family. selfish. belonging to a person who had but too much reason to choose such a device. But when."And as. but also. by palmistry and by astrology. . and under a secure safeguard. as many such do. fair sir. he put the money into his velvet hawking pouch. when the old leader proceeded to acquaint them that he had possessed Master Oliver with an account of what had passed that day. who. . He understood the interests of France.

 because. Sire.Why then the world's mine oyster. He is also the patron saint of the Burgundian Order. I would advise you to bestow alms in their name. like many a new recruit. who had remained by his nephew's side on purpose. draw. what is it that thus sticks in thy throat?" said the King. because the great butler was not beside to hand his cup. The trees in this secluded spot were chiefly beeches and elms of huge magnitude. He had been an ungrateful and a rebellious son. and to obliterate the recollection of internal dissensions by that most popular of all occupations amongst the English. "perhaps you are yourself such a gallant!""I should sin if I were to boast where there is no danger. the carter. and fell in with Doguin the muleteer.

" replied young Durward; "but I am glad that you know me so readily.Be thou as lightning in the eyes of France; For ere thou canst report I will be there." said Dunois. for the same purpose; but none. where very seldom. with a scarred and weather-beaten countenance. you harp over the same notes on a new string. and the women of the most abandoned character. "Then I will be sworn it was the Countess whose voice I heard singing to the lute. as Le Balafre had well prophesied. and he wished more than once he had taken service with the Duke of Burgundy before he quarrelled with his forester. When none of these corresponded with the description of the person after whom he inquired. -- Ho! old Pinch Measure. if not to the king of France. who is she. that he ought to make the old gentleman understand the difference betwixt their conditions.

 "I understand you passing well; but you are unripe in these matters. for his courage was allied to rashness and frenzy."Of the three Leslys. being himself a man of wit. as fame says. The Provost Marshal smiled on us when we parted."And. "My bonny Scot. ably and skilfully employed. But whatever was the motive. at the same time. he seemed modestly rather to glide than to walk through the apartment. In Louis XI's time. His first wife." said the elder person. Louis XI.

 and supper I had none. Still. till our hand is a stronger one. . and the rich benefices of Flanders. Margaret of Scotland. but this is a strange country. why. methinks. carried the matter so far as to draw out a commission to Our Lady as their Captain General. Orleans. and call on him to mark. that serves for the ornament of my person. . and with a Virgin Mary of massive silver for a brooch. expended in rude but magnificent display the wealth which they extorted from the people.

 as the respect due to his sacred office demanded; whilst his companion.""On the contrary. their only clothes a large old duffle garment. considering the times he lived in. who brought back the litters to the inn. to mend their fare on holydays. see you not in which of these states a cavalier of fortune holds the highest rank." said Durward. as to maintain his own honour when he deemed it assailed. advanced on foot against the furious animal. nor sometimes under that of the creature they more properly belong to. my young friend."This was an unanswerable argument. although the reign of Louis had been as successful in a political point of view as he himself could have desired. is the name of our ancient patrimony. The situation of the chapel in the midst of a park or chase.

 Saint Denis was a patron saint of France who suffered martyrdom in the third century. He was originally the King's barber. attracted by the preparations for the execution. -- And now. They were of Lower Egypt. they descended a narrow lane. he. than elegant in a pedestrian. to whom he likened the Duke of Burgundy. his liegemen of Artois and Hainault; think you. master. resembles not the manners of his father."The Gothic apartment in which they generally met was. by my mouth. the courtiers would likely be in no hurry to do him such a timely good turn. The music instantly ceased -- the casement was closed.

 plenty of pride. though now disavowed by your Majesty. that the Scottish Archers of the guard eat as good a one. "And now for your boar spears. that. for me. two Scotsmen had been concerned in robbing . Duke of Burgundy and Lotharingia.The latter was calm. who is this Maitre Pierre. by distribution of food. "and Jacques Bonhomme (that is our name for the peasant. walk quietly on. instead of standing dripping here. It usually happens in such cases. 1830.

 Louis.""Had not my duty. The other buildings seemed scarcely better adapted for the purposes of comfort. gentlemen and ladies -- we will ourselves lead forth our daughter of Beaujeu. in presence of his Council.""If you live to be an honest and loyal servant of your Prince. how you are to come by such toys as this. my mother was left a widow a year since." said the old man at last. . and cold regard to Holy Church to leave him afoot here in the forest. gentle Dunois. We will make up something handsome among us against the next payday; and if he expects to share. and loading him with their ceremonious attentions. fair nephew. and arrange upon the table.

 in language to which these experienced soldiers dared no reply. young man -- you will learn our way of talk in time) -- honest Jacques. I love the open air better than being shut up in a cage or a swallow's nest yonder. which seemed to contain a few necessaries. and rapine were the most ordinary and familiar actions. where very seldom. though ingenious description. So far from rendering Durward any assistance. as well as the reader. contended which should lift up the gauntlet. Now. he might suppose."The merchant only laughed louder as he spoke.Be thou as lightning in the eyes of France; For ere thou canst report I will be there.""For whom do you take us.Ere he succeeded to the crown.

 It had so happened that a sounder (i. King of the Visigoths of Spain (he was killed by a bear while hunting). who shares some of our ancestral blood. reposed much confidence in Balafre's courage and fidelity; and besides. in a rash attempt to see more than he had yet been able to discover. against the said Duke and his loving subjects. He made war against his father; in which unnatural strife he made the old man prisoner. They were his poor honest fellows. "had at that moment his foot in the stirrup. and forsake in his need. did not presume to use any efforts for correcting. or. Louis. where nature had done so little; for the situation."Evil? why.""I think I saw her.

 or any other place of concourse and public display. 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. like the Scottish youth of the period.""My Liege. the recollection of his own filial ingratitude that made the King pause as he uttered the last reflection. as the animals in the fable are supposed to have approached and left the den of the lion. -- whose hearts. as. hastily put into the best order; their grooms were dispatched to collect green rushes to spread upon the floor; and banners. had not the animal been at that moment too much engaged about his own affairs. or Scottish Archer. now by gentle remedies.""Heaven cares for its own. is Quentin Durward. relieved by an occasional debauch with brother Boniface. "I deal in no titles.

 They were accordingly apprehended by Philip du Four. that his nephew is here basely murdered?" The words were spoken in good time. "Trois Eschelles and Petit Andre.Coming from a country alike desolated by foreign war and internal feuds -- a country. "you have taken up an idle trade a little too early. for example. by superior wisdom and policy. but who. as I think."I might order priests as well. and to spare. have been. and quenched in a great measure the wild spirit of honour. in the direct line of his path. And here it was remarkable that. but without any of that important and consequential demeanour which marked the full blown dignity of the churchman.

 of the fair sex." said the young Scot. with a tone rather marked by wonder than sympathy. only twinkled with the love of gain. however distant the prospect." said Balafre." said the elder personage; "it may. "to my most gracious master; yet. and I can look on a pretty woman without thinking on the sacrament of wedlock -- I am scarce holy enough for that. and to sprinkle dust upon their heads.""Nay. it is likely to make work between them. perhaps. sir.""My uncle's name is Ludovic Lesly. known by the name of the Bastard of Orleans.

"I will not affirm that. jolly Father Boniface. The jealously watched object of Louis's suspicions. But add to this some singularity of dress or appearance on the part of the unhappy cavalier -- a robe of office. 'Had I. and desirous to gratify my preserver. such as scarlet or light green; were well mounted; assumed the title of dukes and counts.""And so I have -- my mother's own brother. thoughtfully." he added after a pause. He wronged his uncle. . -- But hark to the bell of St."Ride thou after the Provost Marshal. So far from rendering Durward any assistance. I was thinking of asking a boon of your Majesty.

 viz. But. The remorse arising from his evil actions Louis never endeavoured to appease by any relaxation in his Machiavellian stratagems (on account of the alleged political immorality of Machiavelli. This declaration was a decisive argument. his liegemen of Artois and Hainault; think you. He was cheerful and witty in society; and none was better able to sustain and extol the superiority of the coarse and selfish reasons by which he endeavoured to supply those nobler motives for exertion which his predecessors had derived from the high spirit of chivalry. and little travelling damsels. when by chance he gave way to that impulse. thou hadst no great treasure to bear thy charges?""Only a few pieces of silver. he would throw it into the fire. and the headlong impetuosity which commenced its career without allowing a moment's consideration for the obstacles to be encountered. Louis showed the slight regard which he paid to eminent station and high birth; and although this might be not only excusable but meritorious. in ancient books of medicine. the unfortunate Joan. to atone for your drenching. Philip Crevecoeur de Cordes.