“You cannot silence me. Telling the queen is my duty. Once you would have agreed with me, Henry. But since the witch came, everything’s changed! She has enchanted everyone in the house.” Kit’s eyes were frantic. “You dote on her like a sister. George is half in love. Tom praises her wit, and Walter would have her skirts up and her back against a wall if he weren’t afraid of Matt. Return her to where she belongs. We were happy before.” “Matthew wasn’t happy.” Tom had been drawn to our end of the room by Marlowe’s angry energy. “You say you love him.” Kit turned to me, his face full of entreaty.
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