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"Sire, I ask your "

The king turned quickly and grazed the mat on the floor with the feet of his chair,-"What does this mean?"

"Sire," resumed Olivier le Daim, with the malicious air of a man who rejoices that he is about to deal a violent blow, "'tis not against the bailiff of the courts that this popular sedition is directed"

"Against who rose erect and straight as a young ossip; for I swear to you by the cross of Saint-Lô that, if you lie to us at this hour, the shich severed the head of Monsieur de Luxe is not so notched that it cannot yet sever yours!"

The oath was formidable; Louis XI had only sworn twice in the course of his life by the cross of Saint-Lô

Olivier opened his mouth to reply

"Sire--"

"On your knees!" interrupted the king violently "Tristan, have an eye to this man"

Olivier knelt down and said coldly,-"Sire, a sorceress was condee in Notre-Da to take her from thence by main force Monsieur the provost and monsieur the chevalier of the watch, who have just coiveNotre-Da in a low voice, all pale and tree to our Lady, ht I give you Siht 'Tis I who The witch is under the protection of this church, the church is under ainst the bailiff! 'Tis against an to walk up and doith long strides He no longer laughed, he was terrible, he went and caed into a hyaena He seeree that he could not speak; his lips moved, and his fleshless fists were clenched All at once he raised his head, his hollow eye appeared full of light, and his voice burst forth like a clarion: "Doith them, Tristan! A heavy hand for these rascals! Go, Tristan,passed, he returned to his seat, and said with cold and concentrated wrath,-"Here, Tristan! There are here with us in the Bastille the fifty lances of the Vicomte de Gif, which makes three hundred horse: you will take them There is also the company of our unattached archers of Monsieur de Châteaupers: you will take it You are provost of the marshals; you have the men of your provostship: you will take them At the Hôtel Saint-Pol you will find forty archers of uard: you will take them And, with all these, you will hasten to Notre-Da yourselves thus against the crown of France, the sanctity of Notre-Dame, and the peace of this commonwealth! Exterle one escape, except it be for Montfauçon"