proudly basked in the sunshine of royal favor, then all at once the
king had him arrested and dragged to the tower, in order to accuse
him of high treason. [Footnote: Ibid, p. 423.] And so Cromwellwas
executed, because Anne of Cleves did not please the king, and
because Hans Holbein had flattered her picture.

"But now we have had enough of the past, Jane. Now let us speak of
the present and of the future, my daughter. Let us now first of all
devise the means to overthrow this woman who stands in our way. When
she is once overthrown, it will not be very difficult for us to put
you in her place. For you are now here, near the king. The great
mistake in onr earlier efforts was, that we were not present and
could work only through go-betweens and confidants. The king did not
see you, and since the unlucky affair with Anne of Cleves he
mistrusts likenesses; I very well knew that, for I, my child,
confide in no one, not even in the most faithful and noblest
friends. I rely upon nobody but ourselves. Had we been here, you
would now be Queen of England instead of Catharine Parr. But, to our
misfortune, I was still the favorite of the Regent of Scotland, and
as such, I could not venture to approach Henry. It was necessary
that I should fall into disgrace there, in order to be again sure of
the king's favor here.

"So I fell into disgrace and fled with you hither. Now, then, here
we are, and let the fight begin. And you have to-day already taken
an important step toward our end. You have attracted the notice of
the king, and established yourself still more securely in the favor
of Catharine. I confess, Jane, I am charmed with your prudent
conduct. You have this day won the hearts of all parties, and it was
wonderfully shrewd in you to come to the aid of the Earl of Surrey,