41/51 Some demon whispered to me, 'Tell Queen Elizabeth,' and--and oh, John, let me kneel again." "No, no, Dorothy, let us talk of something else," said John, soothingly. I thought only of the evil that would come to her--her of Scotland. I did not think of the trouble I would bring to you, John, until the queen, after asking me if you were my lover, said angrily: 'You may soon seek another.' Then, John, I knew that I had also brought evil upon you. I tried to reach Rutland, and you know all else that happened on that terrible night. |