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Kenilworth

CHAPTER XV
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Urge no excuse; we know how that matter fell out, and we have corrected for it the wild slip, young Raleigh.

By the way, my lord, we will speedily relieve your household of him, and take him into our own.
Something there is about him which merits to be better nurtured than he is like to be amongst your very military followers." To this proposal Sussex, though scarce understanding how the Queen came to make it could only bow and express his acquiescence.

He then entreated her to remain till refreshment could be offered, but in this he could not prevail.

And after a few compliments of a much colder and more commonplace character than might have been expected from a step so decidedly favourable as a personal visit, the Queen took her leave of Sayes Court, having brought confusion thither along with her, and leaving doubt and apprehension behind..


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