Let us, then, speak of it.

Ah, I have to-day perceived much, seen much, observed much, and the result of my observations is, you will be King Henry's seventh wife." "Impossible, my lord!" exclaimed Lady Jane, whose countenance, in spite of her will, assumed an expression of delight.
Her father remarked it.

"My child," said he, "I observe that you have not yet your features entirely under your control.

You aimed just now, for example, to play the coy and humble, and yet your face had the expression of proud satisfaction.

But this by the way! The principal thing is, you will be King Henry's seventh wife! But in order to become so, there is need for great heedfulness, a complete knowledge of present relations, constant observation of all persons, impenetrable dissimulation, and lastly, above all things, a very intimate and profound knowledge of the king, of the history of his reign, and of his character.