"May Day--why did the Queen command him to the lists?
Why does she keep him here-in the palace?
Why, against the will of France, her ally, does she refuse to send him forth?
Why, unheeding the laughter of the Court, does she favour this unimportant stranger, brave though he be?
Why should she smile upon him ?...

Can you not see, sweet lady ?" "You know well why the Queen detains him here," she answered calmly now.
"In the Queen's understanding with France, exiles who preach the faith are free from extradition.

You heard what the Queen required of him--that on Trinity Day he should preach before her, and upon this preaching should depend his safety." "Indeed, so her Majesty said with great humour," replied Leicester.

"So indeed she said; but when we hide our faces a thin veil suffices.

The man is a soldier--a soldier born.