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fof　bishops　and　abbés　invaded　the　estrade　in　his　train；　not　without　causing　redoubled　tumult　and　curiosity　among　the　audience。　　Each　man　vied　with　his　neighbor　in　pointing　them　out　and　naming　them；　in　seeing　who　should　recognize　at　least　one　of　them：　this　one；　the　Bishop　of　Marseilles　（Alaudet；　if　my　memory　serves　me　right）；this　one；　the　primicier　of　Saint…Denis；this　one；　Robert　de　Lespinasse；　Abbé　of　Saint…Germain　des　Prés；　that　libertine　brother　of　a　mistress　of　Louis　XI。；　all　with　many　errors　and　absurdities。　　As　for　the　scholars；　they　swore。　　This　was　their　day；　their　feast　of　fools；　their　saturnalia；　the　annual　orgy　of　the　corporation　of　Law　clerks　and　of　the　school。　　There　was　no　turpitude　which　was　not　sacred　on　that　day。　　And　then　there　were　gay　gossips　in　the　crowdSimone　Quatrelivres；　Agnes　la　Gadine；　and　Rabine　Piédebou。　Was　it　not　the　least　that　one　could　do　to　swear　at　one's　ease　and　revile　the　name　of　God　a　little；　on　so　fine　a　day；　in　such　good　company　as　dignitaries　of　the　church　and　loose　women？　So　they　did　not　abstain；　and；　in　the　midst　of　the　uproar；　there　was　a　frightful　concert　of　blasphemies　and　enormities　of　all　the　unbridled　tongues；　the　tongues　of　clerks　and　students　restrained　during　the　rest　of　the　year；　by　the　fear　of　the　hot　iron　of　Saint　Louis。　　Poor　Saint　Louis！　how　they　set　him　at　defiance　in　his　own　court　of　law！　　Each　one　of　them　selected　from　the　new…comers　on　the　platform；　a　black；　gray；　white；　or　violet　cassock　as　his　target。　　Joannes　Frollo　de　Molendin；　in　his　quality　of　brother　to　an　archdeacon；　boldly　attacked　the　scarlet；　he　sang　in　deafening　tones；　with　his　impudent　eyes　fastened　on　the　cardinal；　〃~Cappa　repleta　mero~！〃

All　these　details　which　we　here　lay　bare　for　the　edification　of　the　reader；　were　so　covered　by　the　general　uproar；　that　they　were　lost　in　it　before　reaching　the　reserved　platforms；　moreover；　they　would　have　moved　the　cardinal　but　little；　so　much　a　part　of　the　customs　were　the　liberties　of　that　day。　Moreover；　he　had　another　cause　for　solicitude；　and　his　mien　as　wholly　preoccupied　with　it；　which　entered　the　estrade　the　same　time　as　himself；　this　was　the　embassy　from　Flanders。

Not　that　he　was　a　profound　politician；　nor　was　he　borrowing　trouble　about　the　possible　consequences　of　the　marriage　of　his　cousin　Marguerite　de　Bourgoyne　to　his　cousin　Charles；　Dauphin　de　Vienne；　nor　as　to　how　long　the　good　understanding　which　had　been　patched　up　between　the　Duke　of　Austria　and　the　King　of　France　would　last；　nor　how　the　King　of　England　would　take　this　disdain　of　his　daughter。　　All　that　troubled　him　but　little；　and　he　gave　a　warm　reception　every　evening　to　the　wine　of　the　royal　vintage　of　Chaillot；　without　a　suspicion　that　several　flasks　of　that　same　wine　（somewhat　revised　and　corrected；　it　is　true；　by　Doctor　Coictier）；　cordially　offered　to　Edward　IV。　　by　Louis　XI。；　would；　some　fine　morning；　rid　Louis　XI。　of　Edward　IV。　　〃The　much　honored　embassy　of　Monsieur　the　Duke　of　Austria；〃　brought　the　cardinal　none　of　these　cares；　but　it　troubled　him　in　another　direction。　It　was；　in　fact；　somewhat　hard；　and　we　have　already　hinted　at　it　on　the　second　page　of　this　book；for　him；　Charles　de　Bourbon；　to　be　obliged　to　feast　and　receive　cordially　no　one　knows　what　bourgeois；for　him；　a　cardinal；　to　receive　aldermen；for　him；　a　Frenchman；　and　a　jolly　companion；　to　receive　Flemish　beer…drinkers；and　that　in　public！　　This　was；　certainly；　one　of　the　most　irksome　grimaces　that　he　had　ever　executed　for　the　good　pleasure　of　the　king。

So　he　turned　toward　the　door；　and　with　the　best　grace　in　the　world　（so　well　had　he　trained　himself　to　it）；　when　the　usher　announced；　in　a　sonorous　voice；　〃Messieurs　the　Envoys　of　Monsieur　the　Duke　of　Austria。〃　　It　is　useless　to　add　that　the　whole　hall　did　the　same。

Then　arrived；　two　by　two；　with　a　gravity　which　made　a　contrast　in　the　midst　of　the　frisky　ecclesiastical　escort　of　Charles　de　Bourbon；　the　eight　and　forty　ambassadors　of　Maximilian　of　Austria；　having　at　their　head　the　reverend　Father　in　God；　Jehan；　Abbot　of　Saint…Bertin；　Chancellor　of　the　Golden　Fleece；　and　Jacques　de　Goy；　Sieur　Dauby；　Grand　Bailiff　of　Ghent。　　A　deep　silence　settled　over　the　assembly；　accompanied　by　stifled　laughter　at　the　preposterous　names　and　all　the　bourgeois　designations　which　each　of　these　personages　transmitted　with　imperturbable　gravity　to　the　usher；　who　then　tossed　names　and　titles　pell…mell　and　mutilated　to　the　crowd　below。　　There　were　Master　Loys　Roelof；　alderman　of　the　city　of　Louvain；　Messire　Clays　d'Etuelde；　alderman　of　Brussels；　Messire　Paul　de　Baeust；　Sieur　de　Voirmizelle；　President　of　Flanders；　Master　Jehan　Coleghens；　burgomaster　of　the　city　of　Antwerp；　Master　George　de　la　Moere；　first　alderman　of　the

kuere　of　the　city　of　Ghent；　Master　Gheldolf　van　der　Hage；　first　alderman　of　the　~parchous~　of　the　said　town；　and　the　Sieur　de　Bierbecque；　and　Jehan　Pinnock；　and　Jehan　Dymaerzelle；　etc。；　etc。；　etc。；　bailiffs；　aldermen；　burgomasters；　burgomasters；　aldermen；　bailiffsall　stiff；　affectedly　grave；　formal；　dressed　out　in　velvet　and　damask；　hooded　with　caps　of　black　velvet；　with　great　tufts　of　Cyprus　gold　thread；　good　Flemish　heads；　after　all；　severe　and　worthy　faces；　of　the　family　which　Rembrandt　makes　to　stand　out　so　strong　and　grave　from　the　black　background　of　his　〃Night　Patrol　〃；　personages　all　of　whom　bore；　written　on　their　brows；　that　Maximilian　of　Austria　had　done　well　in　〃trusting　implicitly；〃　as　the　manifest　ran；　〃in　their　sense；　valor；　experience；　loyalty；　and　good　wisdom。〃

There　was　one　exception；　however。　　It　was　a　subtle；　intelligent；　crafty…looking　face；　a　sort　of　combined　monkey　and　diplomat　phiz；　before　whom　the　cardinal　made　three　steps　and　a　profound　bow；　and　whose　name；　nevertheless；　was　only；　〃Guillaume　Rym；　counsellor　and　pensioner　of　the　City　of　Ghent。〃

Few　persons　were　then　aware　who　Guillaume　Rym　was。　　A　rare　genius　who　in　a　time　of　revolution　would　have　made　a　brilliant　appearance　on　the　surface　of　events；　but　who　in　the　fifteenth　century　was　reduced　to　cavernous　intrigues；　and　to　〃living　in　mines；〃　as　the　Duc　de　Saint…Simon　expresses　it。　Nevertheless；　he　was　appreciated　by　the　〃miner〃　of　Europe；　he　plotted　familiarly　with　Louis　XI。；　and　often　lent　a　hand　to　the　king's　secret　jobs。　　All　which　things　were　quite　unknown　to　that　throng；　who　were　amazed　at　the　cardinal's　politeness　to　that　frail　figure　of　a　Flemish　bailiff。




CHAPTER　IV。

MASTER　JACQUES　COPPENOLE。



While　the　pensioner　of　Ghent　and　his　eminence　were　exchanging　very　low　bows　and　a　few　words　in　voices　still　lower；　a　man　of　lofty　stature；　with　a　large　face　and　broad　shoulders；　presented　himself；　in　order　to　enter　abreast　with　Guillaume　Rym；　one　would　have　pronounced　him　a　bull…dog　by　the　side　of　a　fox。　　His　felt　doublet　and　leather　jerkin　made　a　spot　on　the　velvet　and　silk　which　surrounded　him。　Presuming　that　he　was　some　groom　who　had　stolen　in；　the　usher　stopped　him。

〃Hold；　my　friend；　you　cannot　pass！〃

The　man　in　the　leather　jerkin　shouldered　him　aside。

〃What　does　this　knave　want　with　me？〃　said　he；　in　stentorian　tones；　which　rendered　the　entire　hall　attentive　to　this　strange　colloquy。　　〃Don't　you　see　that　I　am　one　of　them？〃

〃Your　name？〃　demanded　the　usher。

〃Jacques　Coppenole。〃

〃Your　titles？〃

〃Hosier　at　the　sign　of　the　'Three　Little　Chains；'　of　Ghent。〃

The　usher　recoiled。　　One　might　bring　one's　self　to　announce　aldermen　and　burgomasters；　but　a　hosier　was　too　much。　　The　cardinal　was　on　thorns。　　All　the　people　were　staring　and　listening。　　For　two　days　his　eminence　had　been　exerting　his　utmost　efforts　to　lick　these　Flemish　bears　into　shape；　and　to　render　them　a　little　more　presentable　to　the　public；　and　this　freak　was　startling。　　But　Guillaume　Rym；　with　his　polished　smile；　approached　the　usher。

〃Announce　Master　Jacques　Coppenole；　clerk　of　the　aldermen　of　the　city　of　Ghent；〃　he　whispered；　very　low。

〃Usher；〃　interposed　the　cardinal；　aloud；　〃announce　Master　Jacques　Coppenole；　clerk　of　the　aldermen　of　the　illustrious　city　of　Ghent。〃

This　was　a　mistake。　　Guillaume　Rym　alone　might　have　conjured　away　the　difficulty；　but　Coppenole　had　heard　the　cardinal。

〃No；　cross　of　God？〃　he　exclaimed；　in　his　voice　of　thunder；　〃Jacques　Coppenole；　hosier。　　Do　you　hear；　usher？　　Nothing　more；　nothing　less。　　Cross　of　God！　hosier；　that's　fine　enough。　Monsieur　the　Archduke　has　more　than　once　sought　his　~gant~*　in　my　hose。〃


*　　Got　the　first　idea　of　a　timing。


Laughter　and　applause　burst　forth。　　A　jest　is　always　understood　in　Paris；　and；　consequently；　always　applauded。

Let　us　add　that　Coppenole　was　of　the　people；　and　that　the　auditors　which　surrounded　him　were　also　of　the　people。　　Thus　the　communication　between　him　and　them　had　been　prompt；　electric；　and；　so　to　speak；　on　a　level。　　The　haughty　air　of　the　Flemish　hosier；　by　humiliating　the　courtiers；　had　touched　in　all　these　plebeian　souls　that　latent　sentiment　of　dignity　still　vague　and　indistinct　in　the　fifteenth　century。

This　hosier　was　an　equal；　who　had　just　held　his　own　before　monsieur　the　cardinal。　　A　very　sweet　reflection　to　poor　fellows　habituated　to　respect　and　obedience　towards　the　underlings　of　the　sergeants　of　the　bailiff　of　Sainte…Geneviève；　the　cardinal's　train…bearer。

Coppenole　proudly　saluted　his　eminence；　who　returned　the　salute　of　the　all…powerful　bourgeois　feared　by　Louis　XI。　Then；　while　Guillaume　Rym；　a　〃sage　and　malicious　man；〃　as　Philippe　de　Comines　puts　it；　watched　them　both　with　a　smile　of　raillery　and　superiority；　each　sought　his　place；　the　cardinal　quite　abashed　and　troubled；　Coppenole　tranquil　and　haughty；　and　thinking；　no　doubt；　that　his　title　of　hosier　was　as　good　as　any　other；　after　all；　and　that　Marie　of　Burgundy；　mother　to　that　Marguerite　whom　Coppenole　was　to…day　bestowing　in　marriage；　would　have　been　less　afraid　of　the　cardinal　than　of　the　hosier；　for　it　is　not　a　cardinal　who　would　have　stirred　up　a　revolt　among　the　men　of　Ghent　against　the　favorites　of　the　daughter　of　Charles　the　Bold；　it　is　not　a　cardinal　who　could　have　fortified　the　populace　with　a　word　against　her　tears　and　prayers；　when　the　Maid　of　Flanders　came　to　supplicate　her　people　in　their　behalf；　even　at　the　very　foot　of　the　scaffold；　while　the　hosier　had　only　to　raise　his　leather　elbow；　in　order　to　cause　to　fall　your　two　heads；