"I'm not given to that style of thing, I can tell you." "No, no," began Henry again.

"What I mean is, that instead of saying it was _me_--" "Who said it was you?
I said it was me." "Yes, and that's where you make a mistake.

You should say--" "Look here," said Henry the Eighth, "suppose you settle that outside.
The thing is--whoever nobbled him, as William says--hadn't we better give him a cold chop, now we've got him ?" "Better try him first," said John.

"I make a strong point of that in Magna Charta, you know." "Much easier to take the chop first," said Henry.
"I prefer stakes myself," said Queen Mary, joining the party.
"Well, well, any way you like," said King Hal; "anything for a quiet life.

The ladies are worrying me to give them a day out, and an Old Bailey trial will be a nice variety for them.