I saw him once, and then but briefly.

Why do you ask ?" "It is whispered among the servants," said Sir George, "that Leicester is at Chatsworth in disguise." Chatsworth was the home of the Duke of Devonshire, and was but a short distance from Haddon.

After Sir George spoke, I remembered the words of old Bess.
"Still, I do not know why you ask." I said.
"My reason is this," replied Sir George; "Dorothy declared the fellow was of noble blood.

It is said that Leicester loves gallant adventure incognito.

He fears her Majesty's jealousy if in such matters he acts openly.