Any opposition now would only irritate the king the more, and he might cause the girl to be instantly thrown into the flames of the fires still burning yonder! So let us be silent." "Yes, silence," murmured Catharine, with a shudder, as she withdrew again to the embrasure of the window.
"Death by fire awaits you, Anne Askew!" repeated the king.

"No mercy for the traitress who vilifies and scoffs at her king!".