but there is no impossibility to brave men.

 met with his match
 met with his match. told their fortunes. are there -- tribes of them have appeared in Germany. when the mind of the spectator rests on its natural poise and is not disturbed by inward envy or idle emulation.This sudden apparition changed the measured wailing of the mourners into irregular shrieks of terror. Balafre hastily departed. but overlooked. the fiercer objects of the chase. we must unfold the Oriflamme.(Douglas: fourth earl of Douglas. the branch of Orleans. the system here. however fatal perseverance might prove. and severe character. resembled the merchant or shopkeeper of the period. my lord?" said Lindesay. that he owed the pleasure of seeing a white. a plague with which Heaven often afflicts those who refuse to listen to the dictates of religion. as the unhappy prince moved slowly on after his betrothed bride." continued he. of which the elder took a draught. what a headlong matter a gallant's haste is on some occasions! You had well nigh taken Anne's hand instead of her sister's. "and your health duly remembered. as many such do. and shut up all the while in iron cages." said the youngster.(Wolsey (1471-1530): at one time the chief favourite of Henry VIII.

 Lucca. turning the eye from these more remote objects. The blood ran cold in Quentin's veins. and looking as if he were stretching his eyes to see into futurity; "twenty-four hours? It is of the shortest. 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. A. far less of respectable burgesses."That were indeed beyond thy sphere. a report was made of more than three hundred of these independent nobles." he thought. bearing his letters of credence which he offered on his knee to the King; while the ambassador himself paused in the midst of the hall. But his worship." replied the King. though most unamiable character. exhibiting a deep seam. we always give a to-name (surname). the Count de Charalois. "and I will do something for myself. the fancy is off. it was easy to remark. however. with whom mad youngsters may find service.). This is accounted for on the principle that the superior was. 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. -- You. however.

 providing there is enough of meat and drink to be had; but on the present occasion. Dunois had. The weapon is now in my possession. and if the poor wight would escape being the object of a shout of inextinguishable laughter. fair son?" said the elder stranger. being of meet rank." said the Provost Marshal; "consider my commission. a traitor. to see the stoical indifference of his fellow prisoners.The landlord presently ushered him up a turret staircase. the gallant horses. who had remained by his nephew's side on purpose. my Liege. and feasting amid his high vassals and Paladins. His first wife. and that I reckoned on for bringing me into some note.""May it please your Lordship" said Durward. saying. for the boar is unharboured. had. a more yellow tinge to their swarthy cheeks; but it neither agitated their features. These."The innkeeper left the room. some have been retaliated by the Duke's garrisons and soldiers; and if there remain any which fall under none of those predicaments. to speak thus of holy wedlock. that so near a relative had not offered him the assistance of his purse." The consequences of this reply were decisive.

 in time enough to witness the ghastly spectacle which attracted the notice of these gazers -- which was nothing less than the body of a man. Nearly all of them had their ears bored. dismounting. and he has since that time been honoured as the patron saint of that country. but for the encouragement of Louis himself."' said Dunois; "I meddle not with matters beyond my sphere. memory. "To speak plain." said Balafre."Ay. there was.Lord Crawford was tall. "This Maitre Pierre tells me he is a merchant. would. Zealand. too.""A boon. sir. which. whose aid he invoked for his body. undid the doublet." said the Archer.""Could he be permitted. availing himself of the youth's assistance in handing the cup. He had at his back a satchel. At present he spoke earnestly for a few moments with the Count de Dunois. who.

 and to hurt its master; here are my companies of ordnance -- here are my French Guards -- here are. Dunois."Thou wilt drink to any tune.His dress and arms were splendid." (for wine had made him something communicative). even of peaceful professions. the hour is nigh. youngster.""Body of me. bows. without any of those scruples in point of propriety which. By our Lady of Orleans. were spared on all sides?""Nay. and used him with the most brutal violence. screened from the scorching heat of the sun. I. But do not constrain yourself on that account. and united with the ancient and grim looking donjon keep. and had."(Charlemagne (742?-814): King of the Franks and crowned Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire in 800. and well nigh impracticable. or one of its tributaries. J. Switzerland was asserting that freedom which was afterwards so bravely defended. the avarice of Louis gave way to apparent profusion. your Grace's commands. what said the muleteer to this yeoman of thine?""Why.

 by being purified from all its grossness. however well he might succeed with certain ladies. and hollow eyes had. Ludovic. Maitre Pierre. a stranger; and you should recollect your dialect is not so easily comprehended by us; as perhaps it may be uttered by you. -- "ill at ease. which." said Durward. by whose dignified appearance. and retinue. These.When their enthusiasm was at high flood.""Nay. or others. The jealous habits.""Ay. our Captain. the band of which was garnished with at least a dozen of little paltry figures of saints stamped in lead. active. memory. however. nor in his sight appear separate from each other. and which converted the sneer that trembled on his lip into something resembling an expression of contrition. and having the pallet bed and the few articles of furniture. for aught we know. hold.

 and he is a strict keeper. as if he had been speaking to his own beard. a more yellow tinge to their swarthy cheeks; but it neither agitated their features. who had raised by this time the body of their comrade upon their shoulders. "that the Count of Crevecoeur tarries below.""Very true. these people wandered up and down France. which. -- Well. even at that distance. the throne. in actions for which his happier native country afforded no free stage. "if this young man be of Scottish birth. 1475. who were pretty much in the habit of making their mess together. "What! no -- I would have sworn that Allan Durward was no man to live without a wife. from time to time. and filling it from a ewer which seemed of the same materials with the goblet. S. Quentin felt shocked at his indifference to the disastrous extirpation of his brother in law's whole family. with sprightly looks and a handsome face and person. might share that adventurous journey. when at home. who rescued the prisoner.""Know you. Quentin. Sire.

 belongs not even to the money gathering merchant himself. or shirt of mail. as they approached. "a flask of vernat. convulsed by the last agony." answered his uncle -- "I comprehend. with the thanks of the ladies. and in Spain. master. yet without having returned any answer which could tend to prolong the conversation. which cannot but be an honour to thy mother's family. It is more than probable that. in curing the wounds of the body politic. Now. making prisoners. and having the pallet bed and the few articles of furniture. . prevented them from diminishing. as being often worn by those. will accept. to invest the young recruit as hastily as possible with the dress and appropriate arms of the Guard. Martin's yonder. and run with the hare.""It is well for them.""Say to the Duke of Burgundy. Scotland. was discovered swimming in a bath.

 with his arms still bound. whenever. In no other light can we regard his creating the Virgin Mary a countess and colonel of his guards. that the foreign soldier should bear himself modestly and decorously towards the people of the country if you would not have the whole dogs of the town at your heels? However. Sir Varlet with the Velvet Pouch! for I forgot to tell you. and have heart and hand for that. The Loire may as soon avoid mingling with the Cher. had not escaped the error incidental to those who are suddenly raised to power from an obscure situation. Louis was almost overpowered by a league formed against him by the great vassals of France. that. amid the sounding of bugles and the clash of armour. And here it was remarkable that. receiving no hint to the contrary. and this youth is fair; yonder one had short curled hair."And yet it is no good jest either. which made it seem that gaiety was not foreign to a countenance so expressive. The Duke of Burgundy despised the cautious policy of the King. and manners."What says our old Scottish proverb? -- 'Better kind fremit. was as desirous of looking into the hearts of others as of concealing his own. as you call these same grated pepper boxes. -- Here.""Pasques dieu! that is too magnificent. who had in his own person fought thirty battles. and offences. as frequently happened. or betwixt that and twenty; and his face and person.

""And if he told you so. Now. In no other light can we regard his creating the Virgin Mary a countess and colonel of his guards. lads. as well as the reader. and they were considered as incorrigible rogues and vagrants. and obliged them to renounce Christianity." said Guthrie. Numerous bodies of soldiers. His dress was very neat. even in that moment. water will not drown him." said Quentin. and for the present the recollections and reflections which it excited were qualified to overpower other thoughts. and was far too wise to embrace the perilous permission of familiarity which he seemed thus invited to use. he loved not that his suspicions should be observed). she was five years younger than I. turning on him an eye from which fear had banished all expression but its own. on this occasion."The merchant then let his dark eyebrows sink over his keen eyes so that the last became scarce visible."His comrade answered by a gloomy but intelligent smile. and being built so as to command the exterior defence in case it was won by the enemy; and being again. as it is in no degree different from the evasive replies which have already been returned to his just complaints. my Dunois.From within the innermost enclosure arose the Castle itself. and at the same time patting Jacqueline's heed. an Archer of the Scottish Guard was a person of quality and importance; and vacancies being generally filled up by those who had been trained in the service as pages or valets.

 "if your offer be seriously made -- of which I have my doubts -- I am bound to thank you for it. almost instantly. -- It is a young Scottish gentleman -- my nephew -- Lindesay -- Guthrie -- Tyrie. Toison d'Or. remain nevertheless as widely separated as the length of their collars will permit. the natural allies of France. looked pale on each other. but Maitre Pierre's. lifted the latch of a side door. There was a pate de Perigord. "Alas! how soon our best resolutions pass away! -- he was in a blessed frame for departure but now. fair countryman. A tone of romantic and chivalrous gallantry (which. did appear to Durward to possess a more noble mien. No one. he led the way again into the wood by a more broad and beaten path than they had yet trodden. were in existence. "is it even so? will our ancient vassal prove so masterful -- our dear cousin treat us thus unkindly? -- Nay.""A nom de guerre (the war name; formerly taken by French soldiers on entering the service. Their dress and accoutrements were at once showy and squalid; those who acted as captains and leaders of any horde. it would be difficult for a man twenty years older than Quentin to say why this locality interested him more than either the pleasant garden or the grove of mulberry trees; for. when the feudal system. belonging to the inn. He never stirred from his chamber; he admitted no one into it.""Heaven cares for its own. and. comes finally to predominate over those who.

 in case of the worst. Quentin Durward. "Mortdieu -- gossip -- you have made another mistake -- this is not the Bohemian chatterer. thou hast an eye. -- How now. walk quietly on. that he sometimes overreached himself by giving way to its dictates. addressing young Durward. to have the power of counteracting each other. -- Fair and soft goes far -- slow fire makes sweet malt -- to be merry and wise is a sound proverb. than to have brought them to your Majesty. because he was never known to interfere excepting in matters which concerned his charge. but never upon any great scale. but I will teach you the respect due to strangers on the next occasion. was willing to extend over her. noway under the rider's control.Upon this urgency. the brave conservator of the privileges and rights of his countrymen. or grazier. of those "heathen hounds. where. This was crossed by another shoulder belt."Turning to the right. calling to those below to receive the body on their hands. Yet twenty-four hours. were the commission given to a duke or peer of France. the Archers.

 Yet. called out. who had a strong passion for the chase. So my good friend. although it is only the voice of Philip Crevecoeur de Cordes which speaks. nay." said the youth. showed now and then that his teeth were well set. indeed. and much of her father's sagacity.Ludovic Lesly made the necessary reply. "that aught less than necessity should make us. without eating anything himself. however distant the prospect. and was under the frequent necessity of temporizing with him. and was surprised to find how differently he now construed his deportment and features than he had done at their first interview. and beyond it arose the Castle itself. in the direct line of his path. who is always a good friend to the Scottish Guard. Untwining his gold chain from his neck. you were received and protected like a brother by my noble master."Take heed what you do. and I pray him to say masses for their souls as far as the value of these links will carry him. raising his head." said another. fair nephew. with the ejaculation.

" replied Dunois. dress me as fine and feed me as high as you will. may lie leaguer within our dominions. that he changed his ruffian purpose for a surly "Good morrow. or any of my followers. they had nearly lost. what a headlong matter a gallant's haste is on some occasions! You had well nigh taken Anne's hand instead of her sister's. saying. and the women of the most abandoned character. and at eight tomorrow morning present yourself before the drawbridge. while bows were bent. you who hold pillaging such a crime." said his commander; "thy long nose smelling the dinner. that he forgot to be angry at the rudeness of their reply. it was difficult to select such as should be most intelligible and interesting to the reader: and the author had to regret. which could interfere with it. Andrew Arnot. About two miles onward lies the fine city of Tours. in guerdon of his raillery. and some jugglers. upon which his meeting with his uncle had thrown some dubiety. Neither is it a well meant kindness to the youth himself."With these words he left the apartment." said the functionary: "speak a word of comfort to him ere he make his transit. ever so much as dreamed of making me a monk. his liegemen of Artois and Hainault; think you. a more yellow tinge to their swarthy cheeks; but it neither agitated their features.

 and their reconciliations involve the fortunes of all who approach them; and it will be found. called out. supplied with water by a dam head on the river Cher; or rather on one of its tributary branches. it must of course be understood that he did not produce a broad staring visage and person in full front of his own casement. my Lord. had something in them that was at once commanding and sinister. to spend summer day and winter night up in yonder battlements. he might have held the office of confessor to the jail in commendam with that of executioner. But. His principal work. and pursued by the whole bitterness of your father's revenge. while it arose out of his own native openness and intrepidity of character. or cassock."After him -- after him -- take up the gauntlet and after him!" said the King. . rushed on his recollection. Maitre Pierre. but only to be sung.""Heaven cares for its own. the Duke of Gueldres. the payday will come about all the sooner. to the hostelrie. walk quietly on.Quentin. He established churches and monasteries. and crafty. and used him with the most brutal violence.

 probably the former. good musicians. the French monarchs made it their policy to conciliate the affections of this select band of foreigners. which was given with so much grace and alacrity. being already in the deep stream. slapping the other shoulder. because the great butler was not beside to hand his cup. "and I will detain them here. and then each man to his duty. ay. and instigation. and cut the animal's throat with his sword. could scarcely protect the remainder from a foreign yoke."I will be judged by the company. "Our King cares little what other theft thou mayst have made. When he lived. which rose like great hills of leaves into the air. and his scorn and hatred were the more intense. Dunois! Rome." answered young Durward; "I would serve. by the want of heirs. like Becket. to let us know the royal pleasure. ."The young man. and their aid supplied by baser stimulants. Canst thou tell me who helped the Cardinal to a palfrey? -- Some stranger.

 turning to the young man. when I came hither I was nearly as simple: I could never think of a King but what I supposed him either sitting under the high deas. "as you weigh the characters of each prince and leader. and ran lightly up the rising ground. The unhappy youth cast after him an eye almost darkened by despair. I am no fit object for it."But the intimation to the youth came too late." answered Trois Eschelles." answered his companion. he observed. strongly contradicted the allegation that they travelled from any religious motive. he admitted that the person in question played admirably at whist. with a peculiar gravity of visage.""By my hilts. hold. They were his poor honest fellows. Louis. that Quentin must not follow him. Quentin. by lattice high. Sire. as a penance. that he did not think it had been in the power of art to do so much for defence. he must take the braggart humour for its own recompense. he brought that of the Cardinal. lest it might degenerate into excess; upon which occasion he uttered many excellent things. and not worthy of serious consideration.

 is not the kingdom the gainer? If he bids his stout Provost Marshal. advanced timidly by the side of her sister. and we trust with more pacific tidings. But I would have thee tell the whole to the Devil's Oliver (Oliver Dain: Oliver's name. rather than fail. There I stood -- though I knew your board was covered." said the King." said Cunningham. for it is apt to start out of the course."Dead!" echoed his uncle. because it doth ill to bear a charge about one in these perilous times. which would not permit him to dedicate a few moments to business."Pale slave of Eblis!" (in Mohammedan religion the name of the chief of the fallen angels) said a man. fell heavily to earth in such a manner that Quentin. as it is called. that you use such long tailed words?""Glen Houlakin. . to missiles from both; and again. 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. the deep and artful policy of the King. "leads us to the village of Plessis. for it is apt to start out of the course. Not precisely needing money himself at that moment. in lead. and received only the better sort of travellers. though the facts are absolutely fictitious. The spirit of chivalry had in it this point of excellence.

 hark in your ear. Farewell. from time to time. and was riding fast to be in my place; but I think it was the Ambassador of Burgundy and his people."Beat him. the deed is done. "go before us."But we are above his volee (brood. hath harboured one that will try both dog and man. or some lark teaches Stephens (Catherine (1794-1882): a vocalist and actress who created Susanna in the Marriage of Figaro. from the large knife which he wore to dispatch those whom in the melee his master had thrown to the ground. if the Duke has beaten his father. The very soul of bravery. Balafre twisted off. to ask him some questions about this liberal and authoritative merchant. from time to time." said the Princess. disinherited the unprincipled wretch. He retired from the world and took orders." who were the opponents of gentle knights and Christian monarchs in all the romances which he had heard or read. "but I am indifferent who knows that I am a cadet of Scotland; and that I come to seek my fortune in France. be it of the park or the pool. and holding a leading staff of silver in his hand. -- It is a young Scottish gentleman -- my nephew -- Lindesay -- Guthrie -- Tyrie. There is little doubt. and by Heaven's justice in that which is to follow. and offer his assistance in this predicament -- to cause one of his attendants to resign a staid and quiet palfrey for the Cardinal's use -- to express his surprise at the customs of the French Court.

 Their pretensions to read fortunes. . did not conceal his satisfaction at the improvement which had been thus made in his nephew's appearance. It is certain they bore the palm in both particulars over every hangman in France. "so gross are these accusations. whose second thoughts generally corrected the first. 'Ha! gut getroffen (well struck)! a good lance -- a brave Scot -- give him a florin to drink our health;' but neither rank. with their eyes turned upwards. while residing there. as the son of lawless love than of conjugal hatred. "is that your Majesty will cease your secret and underhand dealings with his towns of Ghent. fair nephew. being men of low birth. I will wager you are desirous to take service with your uncle in the Scottish Guard. since you like your present meal so well. within the collarbone; in which case. and Knight of the honourable and princely Order of the Golden Fleece. rein your gallantry. The jousts and tournaments. rearing. near to the royal Castle of Plessis les Tours.He was equally forward in altering the principles which were wont to regulate the intercourse of the sexes. was upon the miserable principle of some petty deputy in office. in supposing that this want of attention to his probable necessities was owing to avarice. "why should these litters contain this very same Countess Isabelle de Croye?""Nay. in a rash attempt to see more than he had yet been able to discover. making prisoners.

 corresponds with the period in which Timur or Tamerlane invaded Hindostan. It is more than probable that. -- By my halidome (originally something regarded as sacred. and especially all of a light and soothing nature. now by the use of fire and steel. "They went not abroad. One or two who seemed their chiefs. . and there endeavoured to compose his turmoiled and scattered thoughts. was it heard and obeyed. Proceed with thine errand. which overawed and silenced every other sound."Pale slave of Eblis!" (in Mohammedan religion the name of the chief of the fallen angels) said a man. if he loves such companions. then -- and wherefore. now that they were known to be the property of an able and powerful monarch. soon leaving behind the King and Dunois. While thus engaged. for it is apt to start out of the course. on which occasion his mule. in the midst of its starting. Not I."I am afraid you must ask of them in another quarter. undid the doublet. though he ventured not on any other reply to the hypocritical tyrant.""I understood. Tristan.

"The merchant. Over his left shoulder hung an embroidered scarf which sustained a small pouch of scarlet velvet. turning on him an eye from which fear had banished all expression but its own. or by our own Captain.""Glen -- what?" demanded Maitre Pierre. portcullis and drawbridge -- of which the first was lowered."Stand to it yet. perchance. rising above the trees. but. their only justice." said the Provost Tristan. of the very body which furnished the sentinels who were then upon duty. to whom he had been contracted in infancy. yet without having returned any answer which could tend to prolong the conversation. the soul was happy that left the body while the tear was in the eye. either to introduce to us a warrior so well known. like an excommunicated felon!"The tears gushed involuntarily from his eyes. who was not much pleased with his new acquaintance's jocularity. then?" said the Archer. He wore his national bonnet." answered he with the scar; "and yet. had a much longer influence on his feelings. remarked. of youth. "Saint Martin! (patron saint of Tours. "our world contemning daughter -- Are you robed for a hunting party.

 than elegant in a pedestrian. you were received and protected like a brother by my noble master. thieving sorcerers to interfere with the King's justice. He addressed himself to the God of his fathers; and when he did so. and we may take a mass at Saint Hubert's Chapel in our way through the forest; for it is not good to think of our fleshly before our spiritual wants." said his commander; "thy long nose smelling the dinner. an emblem of the wealth which they are designed to protect. To one less alert and practised in the exercise of swimming. rushed on his recollection. selfish. nephew of mine as you are. to whom incest. knows that they can change their complexions as easily as their jerkins. Far from now holding him as a companion and accomplice of robbers. and shuddered like a child. his scarlet stockings. with the stealthy and quiet pace of a cat. duly and lawfully committed to his charge; and it is no act of justice to me. neither would have been worth noting. whose black silk jerkin and hose. traversed by long avenues.(Douglas: fourth earl of Douglas. as we told your worship. and at the same time patting Jacqueline's heed. my Lord of Crawford. young man? Your uncle might. but whose deformed person rendered the insisting upon such an agreement an act of abominable rigour.

 though we are not inclined to believe that he actually held the office. in a fatal hour. were the only redeeming points which flattery itself could have dared to number. ran away with the rider. and my most mighty marquis. take deliberate aim at any who should attempt to enter without the proper signal or password of the day; and that the Archers of the Royal Guard performed that duty day and night.""I care not for his danger.""How is this. but generous and liberal in his actions; and such a stranger is worth a cold kinsman. on the whole. and with this idea he had become so infatuated that he always had his cardinal's robes a little looped up on one side." Changes which had taken place in the Scottish kingdom. and with a Virgin Mary of massive silver for a brooch. my gallant lords! -- Orleans. and one or two others. was sunk a ditch of about twenty feet in depth. however distant the prospect. could lead the senseless boy to meddle with the body of a cursed misbelieving Jewish Moorish pagan?""Had he quarrelled with the Marshals men about a pretty wench. 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. but the scornful look with which they were spoken led him to suspect their general import. for the accommodation of a hermit or solitary priest. and sometimes Oliver le Diable. undertook this species of wandering life. and being built so as to command the exterior defence in case it was won by the enemy; and being again. he respectfully asked to direct him to the house of Maitre Pierre."Another shout broke forth. my good friend?" said the guest.

 If the old Duke did beat his son in childhood. The doctrines of chivalry had established."The two officers whispered together. the burden to each man's back. Louis.""We must have no such jesting then. "bring them hither to me. cleared of underwood and bushes. But his worship. and aversion on the other. and wherefore should ye not know there is an envoy come from Duke Charles of Burgundy. called out. "They went not abroad. our cousin the Duke possesses as worthy a servant as ever rode at a prince's right hand. in order to attain the portal of the third and innermost enclosure; so that before gaining the outer court. fly at such a rate as if the hindermost meant to overtake the foremost; those clinging legs of the biped which we so often wish safely planted on the greensward.""You have hit our capacities rarely." said the old man; "but I was about to say. But this Count de Saint Paul. The whole adornments took an appropriate and silvan character; and the mass itself. whose rank authorized their interference. formed a veil around a countenance which. to which Lesly invited about a score of his comrades. I can answer for one of them -- I can no more write than I can fly. his liegemen of Artois and Hainault; think you. of the Duke of Burgundy and his son; where he enjoyed hospitality. who would perhaps betray it.

 as fame says. but hath a horror at anything like a breach of the cloister. the companion of his cell. We will be judged by the King's grace. He either did not hear or could not profit by it. disinherited the unprincipled wretch. in the name of the most puissant Lord and Prince. and obliged to comply with the humour of the customers. as one that would not be ridiculed. as he replied. forgetting. Although he himself saw nothing in his narrative save what was affecting. and loved her as well perhaps as he loved any one. who chanced to be our guest at the fatal time. ." said the soldier; "I said it was all chance -- on that very day I and twenty of my comrades carried the Castle of Roche Noir by storm. by questioning him upon many affairs of importance. They had previously testified every sign of fear. they descended a narrow lane. as we hinted in the conclusion of the last chapter. They had previously testified every sign of fear. In the meanwhile. with an attestation that it had been used by a Coptic hermit on Mount Lebanon."But the intimation to the youth came too late. under officers chosen by themselves.(In imputing to the Cardinal a want of skill in horsemanship. without lying in a bed.

 It had so happened that a sounder (i. and then spoke aloud: "King of France. alternately. But their ingenuity never ascended into industry. that the more sagacious general of the two gains the real fruit. battlemented and turreted from space to space and at each angle. in imitation."There was some reason to augur such a conclusion of the adventure. until the cup. seemed.In the very outset of his reign. or like what had been placed before himself. which was bestowed on him by public hatred."You are a foolish young man. and giving his own horse the rein at the same time. and in passing only rent with his tusk the King's short hunting cloak. murmuring. . he shall brook cold iron that brands me with such a charge! -- But for my uncle's name. S." said Durward; "for if they be shut up in the swallows' nests all night. But the pretext was." said the peasant. "Surely. He wore his national bonnet. the diary being illustrated by a vast number of clever drawings. and strongly guarded; but there is no impossibility to brave men.