Old Saxon Blood
“The Queen, dressed in a white taffeta gown lined with scarlet and ornamented with pearls and rubies, was seated in private conference with Master Secretary Cecil. In her lap was a little volume ot Seneca, whose Stoic doctrines gave her much satisfaction in her days of pain and suffering. Her attendants, her Maids of Honor, stood at a respectful distance, for few at court enjoyed the intimacy with the Queen that Cecil did.
During a long morning they had talked of weighty matters of state. Sh...e had talked, rather, for it was Cecils special wisdom to be ever the listener, to advance his own ideas with proper caution. This strategy the Queen well understood. And encouraged. For at her advanced age and in her weakened condition she was impatient with debate.
In due course, their conversation came around to the Challon-er drowning, as Cecil was sure it would sometime before his dismissal.
‘The girl is gone from the court, you know/’ the Queen said.MoreLess
During a long morning they had talked of weighty matters of state. Sh...e had talked, rather, for it was Cecils special wisdom to be ever the listener, to advance his own ideas with proper caution. This strategy the Queen well understood. And encouraged. For at her advanced age and in her weakened condition she was impatient with debate.
In due course, their conversation came around to the Challon-er drowning, as Cecil was sure it would sometime before his dismissal.
‘The girl is gone from the court, you know/’ the Queen said.MoreLess
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