Bring forward the state in which she was borne from the hall; her very laugh (by St.Francis, it rings in my ear still) to confirm it, and they will believe thee.

The present excitement will gradually subside, and her very existence be forgotten.

Let none but thy steadiest, most pious matrons have access to her; forbid thy young maidens to approach or hold converse with her; and her being under thy protection can do harm to none.

Let her be prisoner in her own apartments, an thou wilt; she deserves punishment for the deception practised towards thee.

Treat her as thou deemest best, only give her not up to the mercy of the church!" "Talk not of it," replied the Queen earnestly.