\"Elizabethwillnotbesatisfiedwithoutherpresence，\"saidtheEarl。\"Whetheranysuspicionhathenteredhermind，asmyownapprehensionssuggest，orwhetherthepetitionofTressilianiskeptinhermemorybySussexorsomeothersecretenemy，Iknownot;butamongstallthefavourableexpressionswhichsheusestome，sheoftenrecurstothestoryofAmyRobsart。IthinkthatAmyistheslaveinthechariot，whoisplacedtherebymyevilfortunetodashandtoconfoundmytriumph，evenwhenatthehighest。Showmethydevice，Varney，forsolvingtheinextricabledifficulty。IhavethrowneverysuchimpedimentinthewayoftheseaccursedrevelsasIcouldpropoundevenwithashadeofdecency，butto—day\'sinterviewhasputalltoahazard。
Shesaidtomekindly，butperemptorily，\'Wewillgiveyounofurthertimeforpreparations，mylord，lestyoushouldaltogetherruinyourself。OnSaturday，the9thofJuly，wewillbewithyouatKenilworth。Weprayyoutoforgetnoneofourappointedguestsandsuitors，andinespecialthislight—o\'—love，AmyRobsart。Wewouldwishtoseethewomanwhocouldpostponeyonderpoeticalgentleman，MasterTressilian，toyourman，RichardVarney。\'——Now，Varney，plythineinvention，whoseforgehathavailedussooftenforsureasmynameisDudley，thedangermenacedbymyhoroscopeisnowdarkeningaroundme。\"
\"Canmyladybebynomeanspersuadedtobearforabriefspacetheobscurecharacterwhichcircumstancesimposeonher？\"SaidVarneyaftersomehesitation。
\"How，sirrah？myCountesstermherselfthywife！——thatmayneitherstandwithmyhonournorwithhers。\"
\"Alas！mylord，\"answeredVarney，\"andyetsuchisthequalityinwhichElizabethnowholdsher;andtocontradictthisopinionistodiscoverall。\"