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 1 T have no villainy toward thee to confess" answered Tressiiian.
 Die a liar. as thou has lived!" cried l the Earl: but the boy. now clinging to his knees, besousht him to hear what | he had to say.
 tMy folly! My follyw cried the boy, ''has been the cause of these bloody auarrels between you two and of much more evil fear" It was piokie land Smith and Amy on their arrival at Wentworth. He now cons ssed that | hr had stolen from Wayland a packet addressed to Leicester. This packet he now handed the Earl. Impressed by the earnestness of the boys manner Leicester paused in his passion, opened tba letter and read 1t. When he had finished he turned to Tressilian and said: Take my sword and run 1t through my heart, as I was about to run 1t through yours" So saying, he handed the letter to Tressilian.
 It was the missive Amy had dis patched to Leicester. In it she told how Varney had come to her at Cum nor Hall and declared that by the Earis command she must pose for e while az varney's wife. varney had not only told her this but had deeply 1nsulted her by infamous proposals. so that she had driven him from her presence. The letter further told how poisoned drink made at Varney's order by an astrologer whom Leicester maintained aH Cumnor, one Alasco, had been given. her and that she would have died had she not been supplied with an antidots by Wayland. She had fled to Kenil. worth, she said. and besought Leicester by their mutual love to come to her and do her justice.
 "The villains" cried the Earl. That hatx VyA.k se. nnxr il his power"
 "But trust in God said Tressilian. '''with no commands of fatal import"
 No. no" replied the Earl. 'I said something in madness. but recalled it by a trusty messenger. She is. she must be. safe"
 My lord" replied Tressilian. my now a quarrel with the seducer of Amy Robsart"
 "The seducer of Amyw cried the Earl. Say her husband! Her mis- guided. blinded. unworthy husband. She is as surely Countess of Leicester as l am belted Earl" Then he explained that he had wished to keep his mar riage secret for a while until he could find some fitting manner to break the news to Elizabeth, whose anger he feared. Several times he had been on the point of aVowing 1t. when Varuey had found some way of preventing him and of inducing him to postpone tho disclosure which would have meant his ruin. e t f..
 When the Queen had ordered that Amy bN brought to Wentworth he had sent VarneY to her to ask her to play sick, and 1T sought out and questioned, not to deny that she was Varneys wife. Other than this he had not ordered nor countenaneed. When he learned Tyl.<l ney had toIdYhim that Tressilian was still Amy's lover and was beloved by her in return. He brought proof that she had lodged in Tressilian's apart ment and also that Tressilian had vis- tied her at Cumnor and besought her to fly with him. Hence his anger with Tressilian and the words half consent ing to the death of the Countess with which he had left Varney--words which he had unsaid in the letter he had dispatched by Lnmbourne.
 Now. when Leicester found that Var ney had sought to dishonor Amy. and. fearful that she would tell all to her husband, had attempted her life, he fathomed the depths of his followers raseality and gavs ready credence to the protestatiohs of Tressilian that what he had done in behalf of the Countess he had done as the represent ative of her father alone. Tressilian admitted that he had loved her and always would. but that he was too we'll assured that his love was not re- turned to speak more of it to Amy.
 Oh fatal ambition that has envel- oped me in these toiis" cried Leices- ter. And. oh! Villain VarneX who whispered poison in my ear and robbed me of my honor!' And he thought to himself: T must have been mad when pressed my suit yesterday with the Queen. Come" said he suddenly I've will to the Queen. I will make the only reparation possible. and then for Cumpor to beg forgiveness of Amy"
 Leicester reached the castle in ad- vance of Tressilian, and when the cornishman entered the great hall he found 1t filled with astonished cour- tiers. who gathered in whispering 1 groups, ever and anon turning their eyes t9 the door which led into the ]