are you happy?
you don't secretly wish you'd married someone grander? with a title?
then you've found the right man.
i am the luckiest man in the world.
the king has also offered me a position. as gentleman of the privy council.
we would be cut off. he made that clear.
you say that now - but when you're older? and our children are grown up? this won't last long. a year. maybe two. and at the end of that - we'll we have everything we want. it's for our future.
you're in love with him, aren't you?
how is it? with him?
what does he do to you? tell me. i want to know.
i know you look at me with contempt. but i had no choice. your father insisted i stand aside. what was i expected to do?
have you christened the child?
i see.
and is he to take my name? or is he to be a fitzroy or some other sign that he is a royal bast.
i see.
well, then, here we are.
i could pretend none of this ever happened. start again. if you could.
mary!