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CARDINAL WOLSEY
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She flamed instantly in her lord's defense.
"And thou callest thyself the King's friend!" she cried, scornfully. "He trusts thee as his truest coun
selor, and ye come here to me with these tales of him. Begone ! ' '
"Wolsey left the castle in much perturbation. Here was Catherine vexed with him. If her anger led her to repeat this interview to the King, Henry's wrath would turn upon him. His efforts to ingratiate himself with Anne had met with no success. Truly, a Cardinal's path was beset with difficulties !
But Catherine, tho she was a Queen, was only a woman, after all; and, altho she had defended the King so stoutly, she brooded in secret over her wrongs until jealousy and resentment gained the ascendancy over her better
nature, and she angrily accused the King of his unfaithfulness. A bitter quarrel followed, and when the King, in wrath, left the Queen's chamber, she sank upon a divan, sobbing despairingly.
It was thus that Wolsey found her, when he sought another interview, and she looked up to find him regarding her with a strange smile.
"Come," he said, quietly, "I will show thee whether my words were true!"
Treading softly, he led the trembling Queen thru a corridor to an ante-chamber of her own apartments. There, thru a half-open door, she could see the King bending over Anne Boleyn with every expression of love, while the girl herself seemed half
frightened and overcome by the warmth of his attentions.
"Alas, alas!" sighed the Queen, as the Cardinal led her away. "My hour has struck — my day is spent! Yet have I been a true and obedient wife,