Leicesterwassilent，butbenthisheadtowardstheCountess，asanintimationthatshewasatlibertytoproceed。
\"Therehathbeenbutonecauseforalltheseevils，mylord，\"sheproceeded，\"anditresolvesitselfintothemysteriousduplicitywithwhichyou，havebeeninducedtosurroundyourself。
Extricateyourselfatonce，mylord，fromthetyrannyofthesedisgracefultrammels。BelikeatrueEnglishgentleman，knight，andearl，whoholdsthattruthisthefoundationofhonour，andthathonourisdeartohimasthebreathofhisnostrils。Takeyourill—fatedwifebythehand，leadhertothefootstoolofElizabeth\'sthrone——saythatinamomentofinfatuation，movedbysupposedbeauty，ofwhichnoneperhapscannowtraceeventheremains，IgavemyhandtothisAmyRobsart。Youwillthenhavedonejusticetome，mylord，andtoyourownhonourandshouldlaworpowerrequireyoutopartfromme，Iwillopposenoobjection，sinceImaythenwithhonourhideagrievedandbrokenheartinthoseshadesfromwhichyourlovewithdrewme。Then——
havebutalittlepatience，andAmy\'slifewillnotlongdarkenyourbrighterprospects。\"
Therewassomuchofdignity，somuchoftenderness，intheCountess\'sremonstrance，thatitmovedallthatwasnobleandgenerousinthesoulofherhusband。Thescalesseemedtofallfromhiseyes，andtheduplicityandtergiversationofwhichhehadbeenguiltystunghimatoncewithremorseandshame。