"
"It is true," said the king, thoughtfully; "there was not a single
papist among them! But tell me, Kate--are you really a heretic, and
an adversary of your king?"
With a sweet smile she looked deep into his eyes, and humbly crossed
her arms over her beautiful breast.
"Your adversary!" whispered she. "Are you not my husband and my
lord? Was not the woman made to be subject to the man? The man was
created after the likeness of God, and the woman after the likeness
of man. So the woman is only the man's second self; and he must have
compassion on her in love; and he must give her of his spirit, and
influence her understanding from his understanding. Therefore your
duty is to instruct me, my husband; and mine is, to learn of you.
And of all the women in the world, to no one is this duty made so
easy as to me; for God has been gracious to me and given me as my
husband a king whose prudence, wisdom, and learning are the wonder
of all the world." [Footnote: The queen's own words, as they have
been given by all historical writers. See on this point Burnet, vol.
I, p. 84; Tytler, p. 413; Larrey's "Histoire d'Angleterre," vol. II,
p. 201; Leti, vol. I, p. 154, (death-sign) Historical. The king's
own words.] "What a sweet little flatterer you are, Kate!" said the
king, with a smile; "and with what a charming voice you want to
conceal the truth from us! The truth is, that you yourself are a
very learned little body, who has no need at all to learn anything
from others, but who would be well able to instruct others.
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