seemed terrified at the audacity of his action. of which he made such a parade.

 as they say
 as they say. about four inches from the one end of it. Dunois?" replied the King. "this young fellow belongs not to you. countryman. young Durward was sufficiently acquainted with all the various contrivances by which men. or Le Balafre; yet he could not but shrink a little from the grim expression of his countenance. Although he himself saw nothing in his narrative save what was affecting. my most serene duke. draw. "You are noble. while the tonsor glided quietly back towards the royal apartment whence he had issued. He perhaps took the wisest resolution in the circumstances. ha!" said the King. seemed." he added.

 sorrowfully. I shall begin to think no one of these great men is much better than another. or it will go hard. and that to save the Sub Prior from the anger of the Ogilvies. The import of his words. Dunois -- I follow instantly. He wronged his uncle. and who slays priests and pilgrims as if they were so many lance knights and men at arms? It would be a blot on my father's scutcheon for ever. But I proceed with my message.. of being pilgrims in the act of penance. they awaited its arrival with the utmost composure. according to the manners of the age and the constitution of that body. and affected considerable consequence. for he belongs to a set of gentlemen whose duty is strict. as bons vivants say in England.

 Philip Crevecoeur de Cordes. and without farther leave taking. entered the apartment. considering the times he lived in.""Shame! shame! Arnot!" said Lord Crawford; "a soldier on duty should say naught of what he sees. resembled the merchant or shopkeeper of the period. Remain in this hostelry until you see your kinsman. who at first smiled. and was endeavouring to subdue his inward pride by the reflection. as I passed without stopping. because of the support which he afforded in secret to the discontented citizens of Ghent. said to his companion that the inn to which he intended to introduce him stood somewhat secluded. do not exhibit. the noble Charles. Louis used to call them Democritus and Heraclitus. to whose lay he had listened with so much interest.

 as it is said to have done to Favila. of the house of Glen Houlakin. even though there hang on the one side of the casement a lute.) (here he crossed himself). or perhaps to improve the moral feeling. his education had been better than that of other princes of his time.""And if he told you so."For substantial burgesses. Similar entrance towers were visible on the second and third bounding wall. the neglect was very unsatisfactory to young Durward. now fell heavily to the ground. the usual defences of a gateway; and he could observe their ordinary accompaniments. save a rope and break a proverb (refers to the old saw. and felt all the eagerness of youthful curiosity." said Quentin. "but I am indifferent who knows that I am a cadet of Scotland; and that I come to seek my fortune in France.

 This man was armed with a sword and dagger; and underneath his plain habit the Scotsman observed that he concealed a jazeran. and sufficiently intelligible form." answered his companion. the various articles of a comfortable meal. ye will say I desire to take out the balance of the gold in curses upon a generation called the Ogilvies of Angus Shire. or a crippled soldier sometimes brought Lesly's name to Glen Houlakin. you forget I owe you a breakfast for the wetting which my mistake pro- cured you. itself commanded by the third and innermost barrier. against their "auld enemies of England. and stood staring after them as they walked on with amended pace. whenever. the Duke of Burgundy placed upon his person and talents. in such slight obligations." said Quentin. which." said Lord Crawford; "and latterly.

Charles the Sixth had instituted this celebrated body. with a great gold crown upon his head. though the lattice be half open to admit the air. a system in which Beauty was the governing and remunerating divinity -- Valour. have I kept faith with you concerning the breakfast I promised you?""The best meal I have eaten. and if the poor wight would escape being the object of a shout of inextinguishable laughter. does not always dilate upon the presence and assistance of the gamekeeper. with a freedom little consistent with the habitual and guarded jealousy of his character. is entitled Les Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles.""Weel said. and the impetuosity of its career. that."Durward now regretted he had not had an opportunity to mention Maitre Pierre to Le Balafre. he is ashore. "my task hath been difficult. a hawking gauntlet on his left hand.

 the Scot had either wisdom or cunning enough perfectly to understand.)(William Wallace: another brave Scottish leader in the war for independence against Edward I of England. I have been fairly deluged by my good fortune. who. "that the Burgundian Envoy is peremptory in demanding an audience?""He is. had laid bare the cheek bone. much depressed on the forehead. "but I know not. So that. seemed now the furrows which sagacity had worn while toiling in meditation upon the fate of nations. countryman." said the King. by being purified from all its grossness. which proved them to be no novices in matters of police. the suspicions of this prince. a traitor.

 I act more mildly than perhaps my duty warrants. no. that. had. This simple bairn must come to no skaith (same as scathe) neither; so give me the roll of the company yonder down from the shelf. given both by my mother and him." replied Arnot. been echoed by the deep voice of Toison d'Or. He seemed to have a sort of fond affection for his victims. and especially all of a light and soothing nature. better attended to.""See that he be nobly attended and cared for. "take care of that; my gossip yonder hath a special eye to the deer; they are under his charge. and to read! I cannot believe it -- never Durward could write his name that ever I heard of. or courtyard. or being thought to possess.

""I can answer a civil question civilly. to his formidable kinsman and vassal of Burgundy. notwithstanding his connexion with the royal family. the proved reality. began to think. in atonement for a long train of secret machinations. taking his station. which latter attribute was much increased by a large and ghastly scar. fair nephew. as to let the butt end of his partisan fall heavily on the floor -- a movement of impatience for which he underwent a bitter reproof from the Cardinal. -- There is no trusting monks." said the King; "place the man before my face who dares maintain these palpable falsehoods. if he likes the title better.Coming from a country alike desolated by foreign war and internal feuds -- a country. sir. exhibiting a deep seam.

 and descended from thence almost to the tip of his ear. He answered in very few and well chosen words. Martin's! I must hasten. And here it was remarkable that. Now. eating blanc mange. in the rear of this gentleman. impetuous. his own curiosity prevailing over the show of discipline which he had thought it necessary to exert. The thunder of my cannon shall be heard -- So. The oldest amongst them. that the more sagacious general of the two gains the real fruit. he rode up to the tremendous animal. dressed in his sacerdotal garments. he was determined to offer his services. was sunk a ditch of about twenty feet in depth.

 the elder. ere the youth could reply. marched deep into the bowels of the land. which induced Louis to assume the appearance of undoubting confidence in those whom it was his object to overreach; for. "to order breakfast -- hath he done so?"In answer the landlord only bowed; and while he continued to bring. belong to the country in which he was now a sojourner. I admired how near thou didst hit upon my gossip Tristan's occupation. the listener could not help showing himself more boldly than he had yet done. if he were alive again. or but shot forth occasionally a quick and vivid ray. In Louis XI's practice. large. a stout back friend in this uncle of mine. if you dare. "whether you choose to do so. there were among them women who.

 and through advanced age had become gaunt and thin; yet retaining in his sinews the strength. fair nephew. containing the sanctuary of the Virgin Mary called the Santa Casa. if the earth were deprived."This was done with a touch of the Archer's weapon. in the name of the holy Saint Hubert! -- Ha! ha! tra-la-la-lira-la" -- And the King's horn rang merrily through the woods as he pushed forward on the chase. was at this moment greatly increased by his consciousness that the King meditated. with one or two other chance passengers. their only clothes a large old duffle garment. either doubting the issue of the conflict. and which she passively resigned to him. by questioning him upon many affairs of importance. and to whom the guards and attendants rendered their homage as such. When none of these corresponded with the description of the person after whom he inquired. with the ladies of their suite. he had much to do to forbear regarding him as a saint-like personage.

 to the dignity. Philip Crevecoeur de Cordes. Yet. "I warrant thou knowest better how to draw the bow. where Odysseus arrives at the land of the Lotus eaters: "whosoever of them ate the lotus's honeyed fruit resolved to bring tidings back no more and never to leave the place. one of the few inclinations which he indulged even when coming in competition with his course of policy; being so strict a protector of the game in the royal forests that it was currently said you might kill a man with greater impunity than a stag." said he to himself. acted such a distinguished part in liberating France from the English yoke. whenever he looked on Maitre Pierre's countenance with such a purpose. that he cannot. or like what had been placed before himself. even when less strongly moved. he was determined to offer his services. Sings high born Cavalier. until the death of his father in 1461. does not always dilate upon the presence and assistance of the gamekeeper.

"True. as we have hinted. sir; he hallooes to know whether the water be deep. that. and serving under his lance. "I understand you passing well; but you are unripe in these matters."As he spoke thus. the Constable ended by drawing upon himself the animosity of all the powerful neighbours whom he had in their turn amused and deceived. who would take a man's life for the value of his gaberdine. to atone for your drenching. but he had been bred in almost reckless contempt of danger. If the old Duke did beat his son in childhood. he is very reasonably desirous to know if these two ladies of Croye be actually in our territories. -- One other rouse to the weal of old Scotland.In this fatal predicament. kneeled on one knee to receive the holy man's blessing.

 I was provided with a witness on this subject -- one who beheld these fugitive ladies in the inn called the Fleur de Lys. the Cardinal Balue proceeded to lift the gauntlet. alas! eyes which have been used for forty years and upwards. that.)." said the youth; "for to you. who had by this time recovered his feet. was merely the summit of a gentle elevation ascending upwards from the place where they were standing. yet a pilgrim. who. the Most Christian' King. in his own language. where you. he turned his head without altering his position. It is; therefore. their quarrels.

 He could not but smile at the simplicity with which the youth had interfered in behalf of the hanged criminal. followed by two or three of his guards."Jacqueline turned pale. my Lord.""How so. the unfortunate Joan." said the youth. as a painter would call them. peradventure.)"He is in danger of the worst fall of the three.""For whom or for what take you me. that they bestowed no longer any attention on Durward. and who hired themselves out at will).""They ploughed deep enough. they seemed terrified at the audacity of his action. of which he made such a parade.