38/45 They are good purposes, too, I admit, although I would not have conceded as much to Dorothy. I knew the girl would soon wheedle me into her way of thinking, so I took a bold stand and said:-- "It is my intention to tell John about your conduct with Leicester, and I shall learn for what purpose he thinks eyes and heads are created." "Tell John ?" cried Dorothy. He well knows the purposes of heads and eyes, and their proper uses. He has told me many times his opinion on the subject." She laughed for a moment, and then continued: "I, too, shall tell John all that happened or shall happen between Lord Leicester and me. |