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English From Sir Edwin CA1-
koden's Memoir
By Edwin Caskodea [Charies maIaF1
O0pvt0ht, la0 oae 1901.
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CHAPTER XVI.

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+e8 small party to go over Il
Windsor for few weeks during tn
warm weather.
There wer ten or twelve Of us, in
Guiding two chaperons, the old Earl O
Hartford and the dowager Duchess o
Kent. Henry might as we'll have sen
along a pair Of spaniels to act as chap
erons-it would have taken an army
to guard Mary alone-and to tell vol
the truth our old chaperons needed
watching more than any Of us. 1t was
scandalous. Each Of them had toucl
Of govt, und when they made wry
faces it was standing inquiry among
US whether they were leering at eacl
other or felt twinge-whether it was
their feet or their hearts that troubled
them.
Mary led them a pretty life at all
times, even at home in the palace, and
l know they would rather have gone
off with a pack of imps than with us.
The inducement was that 1t gave them
better opportunities to be together, an
arrangement connived at by the queen,
I think, and they were satisfied. The
earl had wife, but he fancied the old
dowager and she fancied him, and
probably the wife fancied somebody
else, so they were all happy. 1t great
ly amused the young people. you may
be sure, and Mary said, probably with.
out telling the exact truth, that every
night she prayed God to pity and for.
give their ugliness. One day the prin.
cess said she was becoming alarmed.
Their ugliness was so intense she fear
ed it might be contagious and spread.
Then, with a most comical seriousness,
she added:
"Mon Dieu, Sir Edwin, what IL /
should catch it? Master Charles would
not take me-"
mo danger Of that, my lady. He is
too devoted o see anything but beauty
in you, no matter how much you might
change"
"Do you really think SO? He says
90 little about it that sometimes I al
most doubt"
Therein she spoke the secret Of Bran
don's success with her, at least in the
beginning, for there is wonderful po-
tency In the stimulus Of healthy lit
tie doubt.
We had a delightful canter over to
Windsor, / riding with Mary most Of
the way. I was not averse to this ar
rangement, as l not only relished Ma
rvs mirth and joyousness, which were
at their height, but hoped might give
my little Lady Jane a twinge or two
of jealousy, perchance to fertilize her
sentiments toward me.
Mary talked and laughed and sang.
for her soul was q fountain of glad
ness that dubbed up the instant pres
sure was removed. She spoke Of little
but our last trip over this same road.
and, as we passed objects on the way.
told me Of what Brandon had said at
this place and that. She laughed and
dimpled exquisitely in relating how
she had deliberately made opportuni-
ties for him to fiatter her until at last
he smiled in her face and told her she
was the most beautiful creature liv-
ing, but that, after all, beauty was as
beauty did"
THAT made me angry" said she. II
pouted for awhile and two or three
times was on the point Of dismissdng
him, but thought better of it and asked
him plainly wherein I did so much
amiss. Then what do you think tn.
impudent fellow said?
II cannot guess"
"He said, oh, there Is so much II
would take lifetime to tell it,
This made me furious, but l could
not answer, and a moment later he
said, Nevertheless l should be only
too glad to undertake the task
1.-THE thought never occurred to eli
ther of us then that he would be taker
at his word. Bold? l should think hi
was! I never saw anything like it!
have not told you tenth part Of what
he said to me that day. He said any.
thing he wished, and It seemed that
could neither stop him nor retaliate
Half the time was angry and half
the time amused, but by the time We
reached Windsor there never was
girl more hopelessly and desperately in
love than Mary Tudor" And she
laughed as if 1t were a huge joke on
Mary.
She continued: THAT day settled
matters with me for all time. I don't
Inow how he did it. Yes, do" And
he launched forth into an account of
3randon's projections, which I found
dull, and so would you.
We remained day or two at Wind.
or and then, over the objections Of our
haperons, moved on to Berkeley cas-
lie. where Margaret Of Scotland was
pending the summer.
We had another beautiful ride up
he dear old Thames to Berkeley, but
fairy had grown serious and saw none
f it. I
On the afternoon of the appointed !
ay the princess suggested hawking '
arty, and We set out in the direction {
the rendezvous. Our party consist
d Of myself. three other gentlemen
nd three ladies besides Mary. Jane q
Id not 60. 1 was afraid to trust her. !
he wept and with difficulty forced q
erself to say something about a head I
che, but the rest of the inmates of I
,e castle Of course had no thought
nat possibly they were taking their .
st look upon Mary Tudor. {
Think who this girl was we were '
inning away with! What reckless