from you."

"You are right, Sir Thomas, and I cannot blame Edward that he is
unable, as I am, to forget the past. What steps would you advise
that I myself should take? Shall I remain passive here, or shall
I do what I can to rouse our partisans in England?"

"I should say the latter, madam. Of course it will not do to trust
to letters, for were one of these to fall into the wrong hands
it might cause the ruin of Warwick's expedition; but I should say
that a cautious message sent by word of mouth to some of our old
adherents would be of great use. I myself will, if your Majesty
chooses to entrust me with the mission, undertake to carry it out.
I should take ship and land in the west, and would travel in the
guise of a simple country gentleman, and call upon your adherents
in all the western counties. It would be needful first to make
out a list of the nobles who have shown themselves devoted to your
cause, and I should bid these hold themselves and their retainers
in readiness to take the field suddenly. I should say no word of
Warwick, but merely hint that you will not land alone, but with a
powerful array, and that all the chances are in your favour."

"But it would be a dangerous mission, Sir Thomas."

"Not greatly so, madam. My own estates lie in Sussex, and there
would be but little chance of my recognition, save by your own
adherents, who may have seen me among the leaders of your troops
in battle; and even that is improbable. At present Edward deems
himself so securely seated on the throne that men can travel
hither and thither through the country without being questioned,