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What Took Place at Portsmouth August 23, 1628

           "Youwilllive,myLord,youwilllive!"repeatedthefaithfulservantofAnneofAustria,onhiskneesbeforetheduke’ssofa.

           "Whathasshewrittentome?"saidBuckingham,feebly,streamingwithblood,andsuppressinghisagonytospeakofherheloved,"whathasshewrittentome?Readmeherletter."

           "Oh,myLord!"saidLaporte.

           "Obey,Laporte,doyounotseeIhavenotimetolose?"

           Laportebroketheseal,andplacedthepaperbeforetheeyesoftheduke;butBuckinghaminvaintriedtomakeoutthewriting.

           "Read!"saidhe,"read!Icannotsee.Read,then!Forsoon,perhaps,Ishallnothear,andIshalldiewithoutknowingwhatshehaswrittentome."

           Laportemadenofurtherobjection,andread:

           "MyLord,Bythatwhich,sinceIhaveknownyou,havesufferedbyyouandforyou,Iconjureyou,ifyouhaveanycareformyrepose,tocountermandthosegreatarmamentswhichyouarepreparingagainstFrance,toputanendtoawarofwhichitispubliclysaidreligionistheostensiblecause,andofwhich,itisgenerallywhispered,yourloveformeistheconcealedcause.ThiswarmaynotonlybringgreatcatastrophesuponEnglandandFrance,butmisfortuneuponyou,myLord,forwhichIshouldneverconsolemyself.

           "Becarefulofyourlife,whichismenaced,andwhichwillbedeartomefromthemomentIamnotobligedtoseeanenemyinyou.

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