"Do you turn your heart away from this sinful love, in order to turn it to God ?" "I not only repent of this love, but I execrate it! and now, my father, let us go; for you see, indeed, my lord is becoming impatient.

He bears in mind that the king will find no rest until the Howards also have gone to rest.

Ah, King Henry! King Henry! Thou callest thyself the mighty king of the world, and yet thou tremblest before the arms of thy subject! My lord, if you go to the king to-day, give him Henry Howard's greeting; and tell him, I wish his bed may be as easy to him as the grave will be to me.

Now, come, my lords! It is time." With head proudly erect and calm step, he turned to the door.

But now Jane Douglas sprang from the ground; now she rushed to Henry Howard and clung to him with all the might of her passion and agony.