Again left alone, Wyat fell into another fit of despondency from which he
roused himself with difficulty, and went forth to visit the Earl of Surrey
in the Round Tower.
Some delay occurred before he could obtain access to the earl. The
halberdier stationed at the entrance to the keep near the Norman
Tower refused to admit him without the order of the officer in command
of the tower, and as the latter was not in the way at the moment, Wyat
had to remain without till he made his appearance.
While thus detained, he beheld Anne Boleyn and her royal lover mount
their steeds in the upper ward, and ride forth, with their attendants, on
a hawking expedition. Anne Boleyn bore a beautiful falcon on her
wrist--Wyat's own gift to her in happier days--and looked full of coquetry,
animation, and delight--without the vestige of a cloud upon her brow, or
a care on her countenance. With increased bitterness of heart, he
turned from the sight, and shrouded himself beneath the gateway of the
Norman Tower.
Soon after this, the officer appeared, and at once according Wyat
permission to see the earl, preceded him up the long flight of stone
steps communicating with the upper part of the keep, and screened by
an embattled and turreted structure, constituting a covered way to the
Round Tower.
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