Thomas Seymour is a faithful servant, and this he has inherited from his sister Jane, my much loved queen, now at rest with God, that he is devoted to his king in steadfast affection." "The time has not yet come when one may assail the Seymours," thought the earl.

"The king is yet attached to them; so he will feel hostile toward the foes of the Seymours.

Let us then begin our attack on Henry Howard--that is to say, on the queen." "Who accompanied the queen besides ?" inquired Henry the Eighth, emptying the golden beaker at a draught, as though he would thereby cool the fire which already began to blaze within him.

But the fiery Rhenish wine instead of cooling only heated him yet more; it drove, like a tempest, the fire kindled in his jealous heart in bright flames to his head, and made his brain glow like his heart.
"Who else accompanied her beside these ?" asked Earl Douglas carelessly.
"Well, I think, the lord chamberlain, Earl of Surrey." A dark scowl gathered on the king's brow.

The lion had scented his prey.
"The lord chamberlain is not in the queen's train!" said John Heywood earnestly.
"No," exclaimed Earl Douglas.