Her companion was the Lady Mary Howard, the sister of the Earl of
Surrey, a nymph about her own age, and possessed of great personal
attractions, having nobly-formed features, radiant blue eyes, light
tresses, and a complexion of dazzling clearness. Lady Mary Howard
nourished a passion for the Duke of Richmond, whom she saw with
secret chagrin captivated by the superior charms of the Fair Geraldine.
Her uneasiness, however, was in some degree abated by the
knowledge, which as confidante of the latter she had obtained, that her
brother was master of her heart. Lady Mary was dressed in blue velvet,
cut and lined with cloth of gold, and wore a headgear of white velvet,
ornamented with pearls.
Just as the cavalcade came in sight of Datchet Bridge, the Duke of
Richmond turned his horse's head, and rode up to the side of the
chariot on which the Fair Geraldine was sitting.
"I am come to tell you of a marvellous adventure that befell Surrey in
the Home Park at Windsor last night," he said. "He declares he has
seen the demon hunter, Herne."
"Then pray let the Earl of Surrey relate the adventure to us himself,"
replied the Fair Geraldine. "No one can tell a story so well as the hero
of it.
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