Tressilian,she said,at length,why come you here?Nay,why come you here,Amy,returned Tressilian,unless it be at length to claim that aid,which,as far as one man's heart and arm can extend,shall instantly be rendered to you?She was silent a moment,and then answered in a sorrowful rather than an angry tone,I require no aid,Tressilian,and would rather be injured than benefited by any which your kindness can offer me.Believe me,I am near one whom law and love oblige to protect me.The villain,then,hath done you the poor justice which remained in his power,said Tressilian,and I behold before me the wife of Varney!The wife of Varney!she replied,with all the emphasis of scorn.With what base name,sir,does your boldness stigmatize the--the--the--She hesitated,dropped her tone of scorn,looked down,and was confused and silent;for she recollected what fatal consequences might attend her completing the sentence with the Countess of Leicester,which were the words that had naturally suggested themselves.It would have been a betrayal of the secret,on which her husband had assured her that his fortunes depended,to Tressilian,to Sussex,to the Queen,and to the whole assembled court.Never,she thought,will I break my promised silence.I will submit to every suspicion rather than that.The tears rose to her eyes,as she stood silent before Tressilian;while,looking on her with mingled grief and pity,he said,Alas!Amy,your eyes contradict your tongue.That speaks of a protector,willing and able to watch over you;but these tell me you are ruined,and deserted by the wretch to whom you have attached yourself.She looked on him with eyes in which anger sparkled through her tears,but only repeated the word wretch!with a scornful emphasis.
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