ButwhethertheQueendeemedittoopresumptuousinsoyoungacourtiertointerposehisopinionunasked，orwhethershewasmovedbyarecurrenceofthefeelingofjealousywhichhadbeeninstilledintoherbyreportsthattheEarlkeptarmedmenabouthisperson，shedesiredRaleigh，sharply，toreservehiscounseltillitwasrequiredofhim，andrepeatedherformerorderstobelandedatDeptford，adding，\"WewillourselvesseewhatsortofhouseholdmyLordofSussexkeepsabouthim。\"
\"NowtheLordhavepityonus！\"saidtheyoungcourtiertohimself。\"Goodhearts，theEarlhathmanyaoneroundhim;butgoodheadsarescarcewithus——andhehimselfistooilltogivedirection。AndBlountwillbeathismorningmealofYarmouthherringsandale，andTracywillhavehisbeastlyblackpuddingsandRhenish;thosethorough—pacedWelshmen，ThomasapRiceandEvanEvans，willbeatworkontheirleekporridgeandtoastedcheese;——andshedetests，theysay，allcoarsemeats，evilsmells，andstrongwines。Couldtheybutthinkofburningsomerosemaryinthegreathall！butVOGUELAGALERE，allmustnowbetrustedtochance。Luckhathdoneindifferentwellformethismorning;forItrustIhavespoiledacloak，andmadeacourtfortune。Mayshedoasmuchformygallantpatron！\"
TheroyalbargesoonstoppedatDeptford，and，amidtheloudshoutsofthepopulace，whichherpresenceneverfailedtoexcite，theQueen，withacanopyborneoverherhead，walked，accompaniedbyherretinue，towardsSayesCourt，wherethedistantacclamationsofthepeoplegavethefirstnoticeofherarrival。Sussex，whowasintheactofadvisingwithTressilianhowheshouldmakeupthesupposedbreachintheQueen\'sfavour，wasinfinitelysurprisedatlearningherimmediateapproach。NotthattheQueen\'scustomofvisitinghermoredistinguishednobility，whetherinhealthorsickness，couldbeunknowntohim;
butthesuddennessofthecommunicationleftnotimeforthosepreparationswithwhichhewellknewElizabethlovedtobegreeted，andtherudenessandconfusionofhismilitaryhousehold，muchincreasedbyhislateillness，renderedhimaltogetherunpreparedforherreception。
Cursinginternallythechancewhichthusbroughthergraciousvisitationonhimunaware，hehasteneddownwithTressilian，towhoseeventfulandinterestingstoryhehadjustgivenanattentiveear。