The Redheaded Princess: a Novel
“You loved him. But I dare not go against the council or my Protector. And I wish you would separate yourself from Thomas, Elizabeth. He wanted to overthrow my government. There was treason!”
“What about Cat Ashley and Mr. Parry? Will you let them out of the Tower?”
“Ah," he said, "two foolish but lovable people. I know they told the truth. And my Uncle Tom, when questioned, never implicated you or them in his schemes.”
“You will let them go, then?”
“For you, yes." We hugged agai...n, and I felt the tremendous burden of loving anyone bearing down inside me. On the twentieth of March they beheaded Thomas Seymour. His brother, the Protector, did not go to the execution. They said that on Thomas's last night he wrote two secret letters, one to me and one to my sister, Mary. I never received one. Neither did she. But we were told the contents. In the letters was an admonition to "overthrow the Protector and bring him to the same end." Tom gone.MoreLess
“What about Cat Ashley and Mr. Parry? Will you let them out of the Tower?”
“Ah," he said, "two foolish but lovable people. I know they told the truth. And my Uncle Tom, when questioned, never implicated you or them in his schemes.”
“You will let them go, then?”
“For you, yes." We hugged agai...n, and I felt the tremendous burden of loving anyone bearing down inside me. On the twentieth of March they beheaded Thomas Seymour. His brother, the Protector, did not go to the execution. They said that on Thomas's last night he wrote two secret letters, one to me and one to my sister, Mary. I never received one. Neither did she. But we were told the contents. In the letters was an admonition to "overthrow the Protector and bring him to the same end." Tom gone.MoreLess
Read book The Redheaded Princess: a Novel for free
Write Review:
Guest
Read Also
7 / 10
User Reviews: