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She then stated, in brief terms, what she had since come to learn of the treachery of Marthon, and of Hayraddin Maugrabin, and added that she "entertained no doubt that the elder Maugrabin, called Zamet, the original adviser of their flight, was capable of every species of treachery, as well as of assuming the character of an agent of Louis without authority."
"What is thine own name?" said Durward. "My proper name is only known to my brethren. The men beyond our tents call me Hayraddin Maugrabin that is, Hayraddin the African Moor." "Thou speakest too well for one who hath lived always in thy filthy horde," said the Scot. "I have learned some of the knowledge of this land," said Hayraddin.
And the haughty mien of Monpavon, who had been somewhat offended at first by the old lady's head-dress when she received them on the porch, gave place to a condescending smile. Certainly there was something to work with, and their friend Jansoulet, under the guidance of men of taste, could give his Maugrabin Highness a very handsome reception. They talked about nothing else all the evening.
To the first of these questions Quentin Durward answered by naming Hayraddin Maugrabin, the Bohemian; to the second, that the guide had been recommended by Tristan l'Hermite; and in reply to the third point he mentioned what had happened in the Franciscan convent near Namur, how the Bohemian had been expelled from the holy house, and how, jealous of his behaviour, he had dogged him to a rendezvous with one of William de la Marck's lanzknechts, where he overheard them arrange a plan for surprising the ladies who were under his protection.
As Quentin did not immediately answer, the door, which was a slight one, was forced open from without, and the intruder, announced by his peculiar dialect to be the Bohemian, Hayraddin Maugrabin, entered the apartment. A phial which he held in his hand, touched by a match, produced a dark flash of ruddy fire, by means of which he kindled a lamp, which he took from his bosom.
To lead the Countess Isabelle's thoughts from this melancholy subject, Quentin frankly told her the treachery of the Maugrabin, which he had discovered in the night quarter near Namur, and which appeared the result of an agreement betwixt the King and William de la Marck.
"The horoscope of your destinies," he said energetically to Durward, without any farther greeting, "now turns upon the determination of a minute." "Caitiff!" said Quentin, in reply, "there is treachery around us, and where there is treachery thou must have a share in it." "You are mad," answered Maugrabin.
"Wouldst thou believe me the more should I swear it?" answered Maugrabin, with a sneer. "Thy life is in my hand," said the young Scot. "Strike, and see whether I fear to die," answered the Bohemian. "Will money render thee a trusty guide?" demanded Durward. "If I be not such without it, no," replied the heathen. "Then what will bind thee?" asked the Scot. "Kindness," replied the Bohemian.
At this moment, and while the Duke was too much engaged with what passed before him to mind what was said behind him, Oliver le Dain, gliding behind King Louis, whispered into his ear, "It is the Bohemian, Hayraddin Maugrabin. It were not well he should come to speech of the Duke." "He must die," answered Louis in the same tone, "dead men tell no tales."
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