Let her
not suffer for my fault."
"You hear what Sir Henry says," cried Anne; "and I call upon you to
recollect the testimony he has borne."
"I shall not fail to do so, madam," replied Suffolk. "Your majesty will
have strict justice."
"Justice! "echoed Anne, with a laugh of bitter incredulity. "Justice from
Henry the Eighth?"
"Beseech you, madam, do not destroy yourself," said Norris, prostrating
himself before her. "Recollect by whom you are surrounded. My folly
and madness have brought you into this strait, and I sincerely implore
your pardon for it."
"You are not to blame, Norris," said Anne; "it is fate, not you, that has
destroyed me. The hand that has dealt this blow is that of a queen
within the tomb."
"Captain Bouchier," said the Duke of Suffolk, addressing that officer,
who stood near him," you will convey Sir Henry Norris to the strong-
room in the lower gateway, whence he will be removed to the Tower."
"Farewell for ever, Norris!" cried Anne. "We shall meet no more on earth.
In what has fallen on me I recognise the hand of retribution. But the
same measure which has been meted to me shall be dealt to others. I
denounce Jane Seymour before Heaven! She shall not long retain the
crown she is about to snatch from me!"
"That imprecation had better have been spared, madam," said the
duke.
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