From one of the windows of the palace a gallery had been constructed, hung with rich crimson7 tapestry8, leading to a long157 range of seats, cushioned and decked with arras, and guarded by a strong party of gentlemen in the royal livery, with partisans9 in their hands, and sword and dagger10 at the belt. At either end of the list was a tent pitched: that at the right of the royal gallery a plain marquee of canvass11, of small size, which had apparently12 seen much service, and been used in real warfare13. The curtain which formed the door of this was lowered, so that no part of the interior could be seen from without; but a parti-colored pennon was pitched into the ground beside it, and a shield suspended from the palisades, emblazoned with bearings, which all men knew to be those of Charles Baron14 de La-Hirè, a renowned15 soldier in the late Italian wars, and the challenger in the present conflict. The pavilion at the left, or lower end, was of a widely-different kind—of the very largest sort then in use, completely framed of crimson cloth, lined with white silk, festooned and fringed with gold, and all the curtains looped up to display a range of massive tables, covered with snow-white damask, and loaded with two hundred covers of pure silver! Vases of flowers and flasks16 of crystal were intermixed upon the board with tankards, flagons, and cups and urns17 of gold, embossed and jewelled; and behind every seat a page was placed, clad in the colors of the counts de Laguy. A silken curtain concealed18 the entrance of an inner tent, wherein the count awaited the signal that should call him to the lists.
Strange and indecent as such an accompaniment would be deemed now-a-days to a solemn, mortal conflict, it was then deemed neither singular nor monstrous19; and in this gay pavilion Armand de Laguy, the challenged in the coming duel20, had summoned all the nobles of the court to feast with him, after he should have slain—so confident was he of victory—his cousin and accuser, Charles Baron de La-Hirè.
158 The entrances of the tiltyard were guarded by a detachment of the king’s sergeants21, sheathed22 cap-à-pie in steel, with shouldered arquebuses and matches ready lighted. The lists were strewn with sawdust, and hung completely with black serge, save where the royal gallery afforded a strange contrast by its rich decorations to the ghastly draperies of the battle-ground. One other object only remains23 to be noticed: it was a huge block of black oak, dinted in many places as if by the edge of a sharp weapon, and stained with plashes of dark gore24. Beside this frightful25 emblem26 stood a tall, muscular, gray-headed man, dressed in a leathern frock and apron27, stained like the block with many a gout of blood, bare-headed and bare-armed, leaning upon a huge two-handed axe28, with a blade of three feet in breadth. A little way aloof29 from these was placed a chair, wherein a monk30 was seated—a very aged31 man, with a bald head and beard as white as snow—telling his beads32 in silence until his ministry33 should be required.
The space around the lists and all the seats were crowded well-nigh to suffocation34 by thousands of anxious and attentive35 spectators; and many an eye was turned to watch the royal seats, which were yet vacant, but which it was well known would be occupied before the trumpet36 should sound for the onset37. The sun was now nearly at the meridian38, and the expectation of the crowd was at its height, when the passing-bell ceased ringing, and was immediately succeeded by the accustomed peal39 announcing the hour of high noon. Within a moment or two, a bustle40 was observed among the gentlemen-pensioners; then a page or two entered the royal seats, and, after looking about them for a moment, again retired41. Another pause of profound expectation, and then a long, loud blast of trumpets42 followed from the interior of the royal residence; nearer it rang and nearer, till the loud symphonies filled every ear and thrilled to the core of every heart: and then the king—the dignified44 and noble Henry—entered with all his glittering court, princes,159 and dukes, and peers, and ladies of high birth and matchless beauty, and took their seats amid the thundering acclamations of the people, to witness the dread45 scene that was about to follow, of wounds, and blood, and butchery!
All were arrayed in the most gorgeous splendor—all except one, a girl of charms unrivalled (although she seemed plunged46 in the deepest agony of grief) by the seductive beauties of the gayest. Her bright, redundant47 auburn hair was all dishevelled; her long, dark eyelashes were pencilled in distinct relief against the marble pallor of her colorless cheeks; her rich and rounded form was veiled, but not concealed, by a dress of the coarsest serge, black as the robes of night, and thereby48 contrasting more the exquisite49 fairness of her complexion50. On her all eyes were fixed51—some with disgust, some with contempt, others with pity, sympathy, and even admiration52. That girl was Marguerite de Vaudreuil—betrothed to either combatant; the betrayed herself, and the betrayer; rejected by the man whose memory, when she believed him dead, she had herself deserted53; rejecting, in her turn, and absolutely loathing54 him whose falsehood had betrayed her into the commission of a yet deeper treason—Marguerite de Vaudreuil, lately the admired of all beholders, now the prize of two kindred swordsmen, without an option save that between the bed of a man she hated and the lifelong seclusion56 of the convent.
The king was seated; the trumpets flourished once again, and at the signal the curtain was withdrawn57 from the tent-door of the challenger, and Charles de La-Hirè stepped calmly out on the arena59, followed by his godfather, De Jarnac, bearing two double-edged swords of great length and weight, and two broad-bladed poniards. Charles de La-Hirè was very pale and sallow, as if from ill health or from long confinement60, but his step was firm and elastic61, and his air perfectly62 unmoved and tranquil63. A slight flush rose to his pale cheek as he was160 greeted by an enthusiastic cheer from the people, to whom his fame in the wars of Italy had much endeared him; but the flush was transient, and in a moment he was as pale and cold as before the shout which hailed his entrance. He was clad very plainly in a dark, morone-colored pourpoint, with vest, trunk-hose, and nether64 socks of black-silk netting, displaying to admiration the outlines of his lithe65 and sinewy66 frame. De Jarnac, his godfather, on the contrary, was very foppishly attired67 with an abundance of fluttering tags, and ruffles69 of rich lace, and feathers in his velvet70 cap.
These two had scarcely stood a moment in the lists, before, from the opposite pavilion, De Laguy and the duke de Nevers issued, the latter bearing, like De Jarnac, a pair of swords and daggers71. It was observed, however, that the weapons of De Laguy were narrow, three-cornered rapier-blades and Italian stilettoes; and it was well understood that on the choice of the weapons depended much the result of the encounter—De Laguy being renowned above any gentleman in the French court for his skill in the science of defence, as practised by the Italian masters; while his antagonist72 was known to excel in strength and skill in the management of all downright soldierly weapons, in coolness, in decision, presence of mind, and calm, self-sustained valor73, rather than in sleight74 and dexterity75. Armand de Laguy was dressed sumptuously—in the same garb76, indeed, which he had worn at the festival whereon the strife77 arose which now was on the point of being terminated, and for ever!
A few moments were spent in deliberation between the godfathers of the combatants, and then it was proclaimed by De Jarnac that “the wind and sun having been equally divided between the two swordsmen, their places were assigned, and that it remained only to decide upon the choice of the weapons: that the choice should be regulated by a throw of the dice78, and161 that with the weapons so chosen they should fight until one or other should be hors de combat; but that in case that either weapon should be bent79 or broken, the seconds should cry, ‘Hold!’ and recourse be had to the other swords; the use of the poniard to be optional, as it was to be used only for parrying, and not for striking; that either combatant striking a blow or thrusting after the utterance80 of the word ‘hold,’ or using the dagger to inflict81 a wound, should be dragged to the block and die the death of a felon55!”
This proclamation made, dice were produced, and De Nevers winning the throw for Armand, the rapiers and stilettoes which he had selected were produced, examined carefully, and measured, and delivered to the kindred foemen.
It was a stern and fearful sight; for there was no bravery nor show in their attire68, nor aught chivalrous83 in the way of battle. They had thrown off their coats and hats, and remained in their shirt-sleeves and under-garments only, with napkins bound about their brows, and their eyes fixed each on the other’s with intense and terrible malignity84.
The signal was now given, and the blades were crossed, and on the instant it was seen how fearful was the advantage which De Laguy had gained by the choice of weapons; for it was with the utmost difficulty that Charles de La-Hirè avoided the incessant85 longes of his enemy, who, springing to and fro, stamping, and writhing86 his body in every direction, never ceased for a moment with every trick of feint, and pass, and flourish, to thrust at limb, face, and body, easily parrying himself with the poniard, which he held in his left hand, the less skilful87 assaults of his enemy. Within five minutes the blood had been drawn58 in as many different places, though the wounds were but superficial, from the sword-arm, the face, and thigh88 of De La-Hirè, while he had not as yet pricked89 ever so lightly his formidable enemy. His quick eye, however, and firm, active162 hand, stood him in stead, and he contrived90 in every instance to turn the thrusts of Armand so far at least aside as to render them innocuous to life. As his blood, however, ebbed91 away, and as he knew that he must soon become weak from the loss of it, De Jarnac evidently grew uneasy, and many bets were offered that Armand would kill him without receiving so much as a scratch himself.
And now Charles saw his peril92, and determined93 on a fresh line of action. Flinging away his dagger, he altered his position rapidly, so as to bring his left hand toward De Laguy, and made a motion with it as if to grasp his sword-hilt. He was immediately rewarded by a longe, which drove clear through his left arm close to the elbow-joint, but just above it. De Jarnac turned on the instant deadly pale, for he thought all was over; but he erred94 widely, for De La-Hirè had calculated well his action and his time, and that which threatened to destroy him proved, as he meant it, his salvation95: for as quick as light, when he felt the wound, he dropped his own rapier, and grasping Armand’s guard with his right hand, he snapped the blade short off in his own mangled96 flesh, and bounded five feet backward, with the broken fragment still sticking in his arm.
“Hold!” shouted each godfather on the instant; and at the same time De La-Hirè exclaimed, “Give us the other swords, give us the other swords, De Jarnac!”
The exchange was made in a moment: the stilettoes and the broken weapons were gathered up, and the heavy horse-swords given to the combatants, who again faced each other with equal resolution, though now with altered fortunes. “Now, De La-Hirè,” exclaimed De Jarnac, as he put the well-poised blade into his friend’s hand, “you managed that right gallantly97 and well: now fight the quick fight, ere you shall faint from pain and bleeding!”
163 And it was instantly apparent that such was indeed his intention. His eye lightened, and he looked like an eagle about to pounce98 upon his foe82, as he drew up his form to its utmost height, and whirled the long new blade about his head as though it had been but a feather. Far less sublime99 and striking was the attitude and swordmanship of De Laguy, though he too fought gallantly and well. But at the fifth pass, feinting at his head, Charles fetched a long and sweeping100 blow at his right leg, and, striking him below the ham, divided all the tendons with the back of the double-edged blade; then, springing in before he fell, plunged his sword into his body, that the hilt knocked heavily at his breast-bone, and the point came out glittering between his shoulders! The blood flashed out from the deep wound, from nose, and ears, and mouth, as he fell prostrate101; and Charles stood over him, leaning on his avenging102 weapon, and gazing sadly into his stiffening103 features. “Fetch him a priest,” exclaimed De Nevers, “for by my halydom he will not live ten minutes!”
“If he live five,” cried the king, rising from his seat, “if he live five, he will live long enough to die upon the block; for he lies there a felon and convicted traitor104, and by my soul he shall die a felon’s doom105! But bring him a priest quickly.”
The old monk ran across the lists, and raised the head of the dying man, and held the crucifix aloft before his glazing106 eyes, and called upon him to repent107 and to confess, as he would have salvation.
Faint and half-choked with blood, he faltered108 forth109 the words—“I do—I do confess guilty—oh! doubly guilty!—Pardon, O God!—Charles! Marguerite!”—and as the words died on his quivering lips, he sank down, fainting with the excess of agony.
“Ho, there!—guards, headsman!” shouted Henry; “off with him—off with the villain110 to the block, before he die an honorable death by the sword of as good a knight111 as ever fought164 for glory!”
Then De La-Hirè knelt down beside the dying man, and took his hand in his own and raised it tenderly, while a faint gleam of consciousness kindled112 the pallid113 features—“May God as freely pardon thee as I do, O my cousin!” Then turning to the king—
“You have admitted, sire, that I have served you faithfully and well. Never yet have I sought reward at your hand: let this now be my guerdon. Much have I suffered: even thus let me not feel that my king has increased my sufferings by consigning114 one of my blood to the headsman’s blow. Pardon him, sire, as I do, who have the most cause of offence; pardon him, gracious king, as we will hope that a King higher yet shall pardon him and us, who be all sinners in the sight of his all-seeing eye!”
“Be it so,” answered Henry; “it never shall be said of me that a French king refused his bravest soldier’s first claim upon his justice! Bear him to his pavilion.”
And they did bear him to his pavilion, decked as it was for revelry and feasting; and they laid him there, ghastly, and gashed115, and gory116, upon the festive117 board, and his blood streamed among the choice wines, and the scent118 of death chilled the rich fragrance119 of the flowers! An hour, and he was dead who had invited others to triumph over his cousin’s slaughter120; an hour, and the court-lackeys shamefully121 spoiled and plundered122 the repast which had been spread for nobles!
“And now,” continued Henry, taking the hand of Marguerite, “here is the victor’s prize! Wilt123 have him, Marguerite?—’fore Heaven, but he has won thee nobly! Wilt have her, De La-Hirè?—methinks her tears and beauty may yet atone124 for fickleness125 produced by treasons such as his who now shall never more betray, nor lie, nor sin, for ever!—”
165 “Sire,” replied De La-Hirè, very firmly, “I pardon her; I love her yet!—but I wed43 not dishonor!”
“He is right,” said the pale girl, “he is right, ever right and noble; for what have such as I to do with wedlock126? Fare thee well, Charles—dear, honored Charles! The mists of this world are clearing away from mine eyes, and I see now that I loved thee best—thee only! Fare thee well, noble one! forget the wretch127 who has so deeply wronged thee—forget me, and be happy. For me, I shall right soon be free!”
“Not so, not so,” replied King Henry, misunderstanding her meaning; “not so, for I have sworn it, and though I may pity thee, I may not be forsworn. To-morrow thou must to a convent, there to abide128 for ever!”
“And that will not be long,” answered the girl, a gleam of her old pride and impetuosity lighting129 up her fair features.
“By Heaven, I say for ever!” cried Henry, stamping his foot on the ground angrily.
“And I reply, not long!”
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