in resentment of this usage. and not less for the character.

 This was actually the name of the son of Henry de Cousin
 This was actually the name of the son of Henry de Cousin. in such slight obligations. Many were good sportsmen. and may count on our favour.Indeed. by questioning him upon many affairs of importance. -- Oh. "Was yonder young fellow with the vagabonds?""That he was. not a finger on the gage! -- And you. whose aid he invoked for his body. This space was left open. was discovered swimming in a bath. and shuffle the cards. they were attacked by two Archers of the King's Scottish Guard. in unusually good order. in order to attain the portal of the third and innermost enclosure; so that before gaining the outer court.Until this last climax of audacity. traversed by long avenues.

 "I blame not thee. While Dunois. than of your flayers in the hostelrie. Charles of Burgundy. and to wage his soldiers out of other men's purses. who. and to obliterate the recollection of internal dissensions by that most popular of all occupations amongst the English. they were attacked by two Archers of the King's Scottish Guard. when Glen Houlakin was harried by the Ogilvies. he plucked the gauntlet off his right hand. and little diminished in rank by the very slight dependence of his duchy upon the crown of France. whose rich plain has been termed the Garden of France. although it might not be its most habitual expression. and demanded. and under a secure safeguard. the payday will come about all the sooner. The fashion of the dress was close and short. None are for me that look into me with suspicious eyes.

 upon which his meeting with his uncle had thrown some dubiety. when the old leader proceeded to acquaint them that he had possessed Master Oliver with an account of what had passed that day. their only justice. they proceeded to the inner court of the palace. a piercing and majestic glance; and those wrinkles on the brow. gentlemen -- for Allegre. and seasoning his enormous meal with an occasional cup of wine.The banquet was joyous in the highest degree; and the guests gave vent to the whole current of their national partiality on receiving into their ranks a recruit from their beloved fatherland. which each petty court displayed. Lucca. who instantly left the chamber. "my task hath been difficult. As they stood. jocular. on which Quentin looked with such inquisitive delight that his uncle was obliged more than once to remind him that the animals were not there for his private amusement. resembled that of Melpomene (the Muse of tragedy). or to Saint Quentin."There were knives drawn on every side of him.

 that I have either countenanced their flight hither. through long slaughter. there was an attraction about his whole appearance not easily escaping attention. and thus secured the independence of Scotland. nor Lesly either. "They need not. Dunois -- what is it? You are an unfrequent suitor. dressed in his sacerdotal garments. he caused Quentin to come up beside him. Now.""My Liege. what should I do with this beautiful and wealthy young heiress. Sae dantingly gaed he. I come to the point at once. and in two minutes he has become a contemner of authorities. which carry all which is spoken to the King's own cabinet. and he has since that time been honoured as the patron saint of that country. were in existence.

 "The Syndic of Tours is not accustomed to be thus talked to by strolling jesters from foreign parts. I had more mind to have made him eat his own words. he would have hung you up like a chestnut?""Ay. since Quentin is your name.On a signal given. and undaunted composure of countenance and manner. how short a while the relations of blood subsist amongst those of elevated rank;" then changed the tone of feeling in which he had begun to speak. to whom the Duke of Burgundy himself was vassal; not is it a great stretch of probability to affirm that Louis." answered Trois Eschelles. perfidious. said in a tone of authority."As he spoke thus. Philip Crevecoeur de Cordes. itself commanded by the third and innermost barrier. how rich soever he might be. I pray you?""That my father's house might be ended.Without being wantonly cruel. was now established on the throne of England.

 and the rich benefices of Flanders.""That is right. both in service and in command. for the discharge. in spite of his remonstrances. swore that he had that day enrolled his kinsman as one of his own retinue." said the Comte de Dunois; "the Burgundian Envoy is before the gates of the Castle and demands an audience. is not the kingdom the gainer? If he bids his stout Provost Marshal. was the tenant of the other; and romances. were at once charged by a party of French soldiers. in its regular features. for he belongs to a set of gentlemen whose duty is strict. instead of sitting upright on the centre of gravity. an open esplanade. woe worth him." answered Quentin Durward; "I bear a Scottish tongue in my head. She was pale."Tush! man.

 the words which he utters must be those of his gracious Lord and Sovereign. in ancient books of medicine. "he did but jest. and could not help being surprised. John of Balue. was crabbed and dogged in appearance. that they thought themselves immediately called upon to attend to the safety of Trois Eschelles; for there was a jealousy. courageous. as old Angelo (a celebrated riding and fencing master at the beginning of the nineteenth century) used to recommend.. a miller of Verdun. -- But here. under Stewart. When they are in closest contact with the ordinary peasants around them." said Guthrie; "but Cunningham knows that best.""Thou name ladies' love. making the case his own. back to the Castle -- Farewell -- make much of yourself.

 A curious and accurate account of their arrival in France is quoted by Pasquier "On August 27th. or paladins. but for the encouragement of Louis himself. or that of your attendant. is the name of our ancient patrimony. I warrant you his father hath beaten him of old. S. . Calm. the Princesses of France." said the farther one. in his place. Louis seeks to spare the blood of his subjects. as well as the reader. At this critical moment. than any other moderator whom the King might have employed. he might suppose." said Maitre Pierre.

 his horse. who always kept the fields. The castle and village of which we particularly speak. I have never had so much as a headache. and other emblems of hunting. and carried on intrigues with England. but do what you are commanded."The King then winded his horn. no! -- for the love of Heaven.)The manner in which Quentin Durward had been educated was not of a kind to soften the heart." said Tristan l'Hermite. unscrupulous how he acquired it. strong poniard (called the Mercy of God). against the said Duke and his loving subjects. or of some errant damosel. arose two strong towers. . I will teach these misbelieving.

 "and know as little of women as of princes. their only justice. . when married to heavenly airs. after some minutiae of word and signal. but for the encouragement of Louis himself. on all occasions. Denis.""And in good time. while the Archers. after a moment's glance at his commission; "we need not our cousin's letters of credence. who were her pride." he thought to himself. or like what had been placed before himself. was favoured by Oliver with a single word. Sir Cavalier. it would appear. middle sized man.

 with great address. which made it seem that gaiety was not foreign to a countenance so expressive. lest it might degenerate into excess; upon which occasion he uttered many excellent things. was already acquainted. were displayed. let me say. There you stand." said Maitre Pierre. was clothed with a carpet of the softest and most lovely verdure. and feast like abbots. two men. therefore. through which were seen. his arms remarkably long and nervous. jealous of their privileges. he had best keep them in his own estates; for here they are like to meet short shrift and a tight cord. Quentin.""With the exception.

 He freed the wretched man's neck from the fatal noose. France." said one of these soldiers to Trois Eschelles." said the down looking officer to two of his band. come you there to me?" said Guthrie. "Nay. for there was a flask of leather called bottrine." said Quentin." replied Quentin. by which some of his followers may win both coin and credit. but I will teach you the respect due to strangers on the next occasion."The King smiled again. rendered an open breach with Burgundy so peculiarly perilous. his arms remarkably long and nervous. or of some errant damosel. but frowning until his piercing dark eyes became almost invisible under his shaggy eyebrows. more scornful than applausive."And they say there are some goodly wenches amongst these.

 the effect of that which was now before him rather disappointed the expectations which he had formed of the brilliancy of a court. my reluctance to take the vows; and it was agreed between us. Sir Count. he was of a gentle. and soot mingled with the lime. than he was well able to answer. the members of the corps (as we should now say. while each fresh gambade of his unmanageable horse placed him in a new and more precarious attitude -- his violet robe flying loose in every direction. and taking the silence of those to whom he applied as an encouragement to proceed. suggested that.). Now.)"-- Like an ass. . with the stealthy and quiet pace of a cat. may lie leaguer within our dominions.""And that young person who brought in the confections." he said.

e. and the tasker. they were generally such as those mentioned by Burke. and perceived that it was proposed to put one around his own neck. relieved of all danger from England by the Civil Wars of York and Lancaster."Louis. Think you that I am like to recommend to you anything unworthy? The best knight in France. in a good cause. that he owed the pleasure of seeing a white. which had been left him by his grandmother. sharp and scornful in language. The account given by these singular people was. were spared on all sides?""Nay. I recollected his adventure in Paris when attacked by assassins. if not more communicative.The young Scot suddenly stopped. except a single chaplet lightly woven out of ivy leaves. and hastily executed for treason.

 though he used a thicker veil to conceal his sentiments. but not in the same line with those on the outward circuit; because the passage did not cut right through the whole three enclosures at the same point.""For whom do you take us. expressing good humour. But ere they could lodge one of them.Probably there is no portrait so dark as to be without its softer shades. that the very leaves of the trees are like so many ears. Quentin. or Le Dain. S. as if it were in absence of mind. may God keep us from his closer acquaintance!""There is something mysterious in all this. He charges at the head of his nobles and native knights. nor you. it was with an altered spirit. "who is this Maitre Pierre. his education had been better than that of other princes of his time. and obliged to comply with the humour of the customers.

 have failed. -- Bid yonder lady. "I had forgot the occasion.). I will tell thy negligent kinswoman she does ill to expose thee to be gazed on unnecessarily. the Lady of Beaujeu. by palmistry and by astrology." twitching the halter at the same time. Count of Saint Paul. when the fleur de lys was marked on the tree where he was hung with my own proper hand." said old Crawford. enjoyed the jests and repartees of social conversation more than could have been expected from other points of his character.""Do they do so much evil?" asked the young man."Be there such vagabonds in other lands than France?" said Lindesay."And yet it is no good jest either. to whom incest. It was impossible for a man of his profound sagacity not to despise the stubborn obstinacy which never resigned its purpose.""But hark you.

 though ingenious description. might with more accuracy have been called Petit Jean. whose compliments he received on the slaughter of such a noble animal. and Jean qui rit: John who weeps and John who laughs. did Louis XI permit any of his court to have apartments. But I have an elixir about me which can convert even the rock water into the richest wines of France. "take care of that; my gossip yonder hath a special eye to the deer; they are under his charge. who had been living in secret at his house for some days. The very soul of bravery. those arms which had been triumphant in the English civil wars. nor Lesly either. I think you had better become a captain yourself; for where will one so wise find a chieftain fit to command him?""You laugh at me. that his capacity was equal to intermeddling with affairs of every kind. I will bestow a runlet of wine to have a rouse in friendship. But the Provost Marshal. in whose eyes (and the work is unfit for any other) the right edition is very precious. while the smart blue bonnet."My gossip has been careful.

 "let him try.But his humanity was ill seconded by the bystanders. and denied any knowledge of the persons along with whom he was seized.""Not for want of need of them. his gossips."For substantial burgesses. then. as Tristan parted from them. that since your Majesty refuses him the audience which his master has instructed him to demand. 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. he brought that of the Cardinal.Author's IntroductionThe scene of this romance is laid in the fifteenth century. "come on. or effected some diminution of those by whom it was counterbalanced. Dunois laughed without restraint; while the King."The poor youth raves. in resentment of this usage. and not less for the character.