"
"You alarm me, Norris; what mean you?" she cried. "I mean this," he
answered, regarding her with passionate earnestness: "that you must
love me now, for I have perilled my salvation for you. That tall monk
was Herne the Hunter."
IV. Of the Secret Interview between Norris and Anne Boleyn, and of the
Dissimulation practised by the King.
Henry's attentions to Jane Seymour at the masqued fete were so
marked, that the whole court was made aware of his passion. But it
was not anticipated that any serious and extraordinary consequences
would result from the intoxication--far less that the queen herself would
be removed to make way for her successful rival. It was afterwards,
however, remembered that at this time Henry held frequent, long, and
grave conferences with the Dukes of Suffolk and Norfolk, and appeared
to be engrossed in the meditation of some project.
After the scene at the revel, Anne did not make another exhibition of
jealousy; but it was not that she was reconciled to her situation, or in
any way free from uneasiness. On the contrary, the unhappy Catherine
of Arragon did not suffer more in secret; but she knew, from experience,
that with her royal consort all reproaches would be unavailing.
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