Perhaps I had lost all memory of Leicester's features.

I cannot answer your question." Then an expression of anger came to Sir George's face, and he said:-- "I believe Dorothy lied to me when she said that the fellow Thomas was of noble blood." The next day a servant reported that Thomas had been seen loitering near Bowling Green Gate, and Sir George ordered Dorothy not to leave the Hall without his permission.
Dorothy replied to her father's command, "I shall obey you, father." To me there was a note of danger in her voice.

Such docile submissiveness was not natural to the girl.

Of course all appearance of harshness toward Dorothy was suppressed by Sir George during the queen's visit to the Hall.
In truth, he had no reason to be harsh, for Dorothy was a meek, submissive, and obedient daughter.

Her meekness, however, as you may well surmise, was but the forerunner of dire rebellion.
The fourth day of the queen's presence at Haddon Hall was the one appointed for the visit of the Stanleys, and Sir George thought to make a great event of the betrothal by having the queen act as a witness to the marriage contract.