\"Andwhoisthiswoman？\"
\"Itisthequeen。\"
\"Thequeen！\"criedThomasSeymour，withsuchanexpressionofhorrorthatElizabethtrembled；\"thequeenyourconfidante？Butthatisimpossible！Thatwouldbeplungingusbothinevitablyintoruin。
Unhappychild，beverycarefulnottomentionevenasingleword，asyllableofyourrelationtome。Beverycarefulnottobetraytoher，evenbytheslightestintimation，thatThomasSeymourisnotindifferenttoyou！Ah，herwrathwoulddashtopiecesyouandme！\"
\"Andwhydoyoubelievethat？\"askedElizabeth，gloomily。\"WhydoyousupposethatCatharinewouldflyintoapassionbecauseEarlSeymourlovesme？Orhow？——itisshe，perhaps，thatyoulove，andyoudarenotthereforeletherknowthatyouhaveswornyourlovetomealso？Ah，Inowseethroughitall；Iunderstanditall！Youlovethequeen——heronly。Forthatreasonyouwillnotgotothechapelwithme；forthatreasonyousworethatyouwouldnotmarrytheDuchessofRichmond；andtherefore——oh，mypresentimentdidnotdeceiveme——thereforethatfuriousrideinEppingForestto-day。Ah，thequeen\'shorsemustofcoursebecomeraving，andrunaway，thathislordship，themasterofhorse，mightfollowhislady，andwithhergotlostinthethicketofthewoods！——Andnow，\"saidshe，hereyesflashingwithanger，andraisingherhandtoheavenasiftakinganoath，\"nowIsaytoyou:Takeheedtoyourself！Takeheedtoyourself，Seymour，thatyoudonot，evenbyasinglewordorasinglesyllable，betrayyoursecret，forthatwordwouldcrushyou！