. The story of Bayard : the good knight without fear and without reproach . their former ruler. Meantime Lodovico wasat Innspruck with the Emperor Maximilian, onlyawaiting a favourable opportunity of returning, ashe knew that his subjects would soon rebel againstthe French rule. The King of France felt quite secure of hisnew conquest and found much to occupy him onhis return home ; amongst other interests he wasgreatly rejoiced with the news that his wife, Annede Bretagne, had given birth on the I9th ofOctober to a daughter, who received the name ofClaude, and who was destined later to be Quee
. The story of Bayard : the good knight without fear and without reproach . their former ruler. Meantime Lodovico wasat Innspruck with the Emperor Maximilian, onlyawaiting a favourable opportunity of returning, ashe knew that his subjects would soon rebel againstthe French rule. The King of France felt quite secure of hisnew conquest and found much to occupy him onhis return home ; amongst other interests he wasgreatly rejoiced with the news that his wife, Annede Bretagne, had given birth on the I9th ofOctober to a daughter, who received the name ofClaude, and who was destined later to be Queenof France. The French garrisons remained in Lombardy,and appear to have had a very gay time there, forwe hear of jousts, tournaments and other enter-tainments which served to make the time passquickly for the young knights, who found Italy adelightful change. The generals in authorityover them had no misgivings of coming danger,and readily gave the young captains of their com-panies leave to pay visits to their friends and acceptthe hospitality of neighbouring H-C CHAPTER XI How the Good Knight remained in Italy after the Conquestof Milan, and how he visited the Duchess of Savoy atCarignano, in Piedmont, and there set up a Tourna-ment in honour of the Lady he loved. IF there was one trait of character which, morethan any other, distinguished Bayard the GoodKnight, it was his absolute loyalty towards thelord he served, and his undying gratitude for anykindness which he had received. He never for-got those six happy months he had spent at theCourt of Savoy when he first went there to takeup the profession of arms as a young lad of thir-teen. It was not by his own choice that he leftthe service of his earliest master, who in a fit ofgenerosity had presented his favourite page to theKing, in the hope that by so doing he would bestfurther the career of Bayard. As we have seen, the gallant youth had made more rapid progress 70 THE STORY OF BAYARD 71 than any of his comrade
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