But both were disappointed.

James, no doubt, designedly, bestowed his most gracious marks of condescension on Buckingham and De Gondomar, and lingered for a few minutes to laugh and talk with them.

After this, as he was passing Sir Jocelyn, he pretended to notice him for the first time, and observed, in a tone of reproof to the Lord Chamberlain, "What doth the spy here, my Lord Duke?
I thought you had our orders concerning him.

See they are better obeyed in future." And, when the young knight would have spoken, he interrupted him by an imperious gesture, crying out, "Not a word, Sir!--not a word! We will hear naught mair frae ye.

We hae heard ower meikle already." And he passed on.
Thus was Mounchensey's disgrace accomplished by his enemies..