The Court was not the place for me.

In great bitterness I flung myself down on the cushions and sat there, out of heart and very dismal.

A moment passed; then the curtain behind me was drawn aside, and an amused laugh sounded in my ear as I turned.

A young man leapt over the couch and threw himself down beside me, laughing heartily and crying, "Well done, well done! I'd have given a thousand crowns to see their faces!" I sprang to my feet in amazement and confusion, bowing low, for the young man by me was the Duke of Monmouth.
"Sit, man," said he, pulling me down again.

"I was behind the curtain, and heard it all.