"It is not enough for his haughty and ambitious spirit to be the first servant of this land; he strives to be lord and king of it." "Tell that to the king, and by to-morrow the head of the traitor falls.
For the king is as jealous of his kingdom as ever a woman was of her lover.

Tell him that the duke bears his coat-of-arms, and his destruction is certain." "I will tell him so, daughter." "We are sure of the father, but what have we for the son ?" "A sure and infallible means, that will as certainly dispatch him into eternity as the hunter's tiny bullet slays the proudest stag.

Henry loves the queen; and I will furnish the king proof of that," said the young duchess.
"Then let us go to the king!" cried Arabella, impetuously.
"No, indeed! That would make a sensation, and might easily frustrate our whole plan," said the Duchess of Richmond.

"Let us first talk with Earl Douglas, and hear his advice.

Come; every minute is precious! We owe it to our womanly honor to avenge ourselves.