What happened there I learned afterward from her and from others--that is, what I did not see for myself.
After leaving Whitehall, Frances had made her way directly to the Old Swan, where she soon found Betty.

At first the girl did not seem inclined to be at all cordial, but when Frances told her that she was in trouble and wanted help, Betty's kind heart responded at once.

"Trouble" was the password to Betty's good graces.
"Let us go to a room where we may be by ourselves," suggested Frances.

"I want to talk to you freely where we shall not be overheard." Betty led the way to her own little parlor on the second floor and placed a chair for her guest near a window opening on the court.

Frances sat down and asked Betty, who evidently intended to remain standing, to bring a chair and sit beside her.
"I would not think of sitting in your Grace's presence," answered Betty, courtesying respectfully.
"Sit down, Betty, please, and let us be friends," said Frances, coaxingly.