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Updated: July 21, 2025
There were present, beside the queen and the earl, Sir Francis Walsingham, who had come down from London for conference with the queen; Hatton, the vice chamberlain, the young Earl of Essex who, despite his inexperience, had been made the captain-general of the cavalry, and Lord Shrope, who had hastened to return to England upon hearing of his country's peril.
The queen laughed heartily at the discomfiture of the lady for she was never ill pleased when one of her maids brought ridicule upon herself, and turning to Lord Shrope who stood near while it was being related she remarked graciously: "Upon my word, my lord, there is more in that charge of thine than I thought.
Give pause while I think on what thou hast told me." Lord Stafford tried to subdue his feelings while the other sat in thought. Presently Lord Shrope looked up. "Stafford, for the sake of that old friendship to which I have before referred, bear with me for what I am about to say. Rumor hath whispered that thou hast given entertainment to Jesuits which, as thou knowest, is felony.
"I marvel that I tell thee why I do so, seeing that it concerns thee not, but I wish not to don my maiden dress until my father bids me. How long that will be, I trow not, since I have heard naught of him since I came to this place." "Thy father dwells in France. He with some others of the conspirators succeeded in escaping to that country." "And Lord Shrope? How is he?
"The bells have ceased their chiming," said Lord Shrope. "I would not break into thy enjoyment, child, but we must hasten. Before the darkness falls we must enter Greenwich where Elizabeth is." With a deep drawn sigh, Francis gave one more look about her and then they passed into the city. Within the immediate vicinity of the walls there were many gardens and open spaces.
"Nay, Stafford," exclaimed both Walsingham and Lord Shrope together. "You wrong the girl." "Wrong her?" asked Lord Stafford eagerly. "Speak, my lords! If ye can convince me of that ye shall remove all that my heart holdeth of bitterness. I long to take her to my breast again, but I would not so long as I believe that she betrayed trust."
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