CHAPTER XXXV: A PRIZE FOR HONOUR

'T is brave for Beauty when the best blade wins her.

THE COUNT PALATINE

When Quentin Durward reached Peronne, a council was sitting, in the issue of which he was interested more deeply than he could have apprehended, and which, though held by persons of a rank with whom one of his could scarce be supposed to have community of interest, had nevertheless the most extraordinary influence on his fortunes.

King Louis, who, after the interlude of De la Marck's envoy, had omitted no opportunity to cultivate the returning interest which that circumstance had given him in the Duke's opinion, had been engaged in consulting him, or, it might be almost said, receiving his opinion, upon the number and quality of the troops, by whom, as auxiliary to the Duke of Burgundy, he was to be attended in their joint expedition against Liege. He plainly saw the wish of Charles was to call into his camp such Frenchmen as, from their small number and high quality, might be considered rather as hostages than as auxiliaries; but, observant of Crevecoeur's advice, he assented as readily to whatever the Duke proposed, as if it had arisen from the free impulse of his own mind.

The King failed not, however, to indemnify himself for his complaisance by the indulgence of his vindictive temper against Balue, whose counsels had led him to repose such exuberant trust in the Duke of Burgundy. Tristan, who bore the summons for moving up his auxiliary forces, had the farther commission to carry the Cardinal to the Castle of Loches, and there shut him up in one of those iron cages which he himself is said to have invented.

What are the answers to this following set of questions:

1. Where did Quentin Durward go?
2. Was a meeting going on when he got there?
3. Who was holding it?
4. Did he care about the meetings topic?
5. Whose thoughts is King Louis interested in?
6. What did he ask him about?
7. What does he want to know about them?
8. Who are they attacking?
9. Who is giving him troops?
10. A lot of them?
11. Are they good?
12. What country are they from?
13. What does he think they can be called?
14. Who had given him advice?
15. Did he agree with the Duke?
16. Who is the King upset with?
17. Who had he trusted?
18. Who convinced him he was trustworthy?
19. Where is the Cardinal going?
20. Who is taking him?

Numbered answers:
1. Peronne
2. yes
3. a council
4. yes
5. Duke's
6. troops
7. the number and quality
8. Liege
9. Charles
10. no
11. yes
12. France
13. hostages
14. Crevecoeur
15. yes
16. Balue
17. the Duke of Burgundy
18. Balue
19. the Castle of Loches
20. Tristan