velvet bonnet was lined with steel, quilted between the metal and
his head, and thus constituted a means of defence which might safely
be trusted to.

Upon the whole, Henry had the appearance, to which he was well
entitled, of a burgher of wealth and consideration, assuming, in
his dress, as much consequence as he could display without stepping
beyond his own rank, and encroaching on that of the gentry. Neither
did his frank and manly deportment, though indicating a total
indifference to danger, bear the least resemblance to that of the
bravoes or swashbucklers of the day, amongst whom Henry was sometimes
unjustly ranked by those who imputed the frays in which he was so
often engaged to a quarrelsome and violent temper, resting upon a
consciousness of his personal strength and knowledge of his weapon.
On the contrary, every feature bore the easy and good-humoured
expression of one who neither thought of inflicting mischief nor
dreaded it from others.

Having attired himself in his best, the honest armourer next placed
nearest to his heart (which throbbed at its touch) a little gift
which he had long provided for Catharine Glover, and which his
quality of Valentine would presently give him the title to present,
and her to receive, without regard to maidenly scruples. It was a
small ruby cut into the form of a heart, transfixed with a golden
arrow, and was inclosed in a small purse made of links of the
finest work in steel, as if it had been designed for a hauberk to
a king. Round the verge of the purse were these words:

Loves darts
Cleave hearts