The Lady Elizabeth
“Mary echoed, mortified. She could not bear the thought of Philip contrasting her own faded looks with the youth and vigor of her sister; could envisage Elizabeth working her wiles on Philip—whose susceptibility to attractive women she had heard of, much to her distress—and him bending his ear to her cause.“No,” she said, instinctively and abruptly, so that he looked at her in surprise.“Why not?” he asked. “We will make no decision as to her future until after your confinement, but I do feel she... should be brought back to court so that I can keep an eye on her until then.” And, he thought to himself, it would be wise to establish a good working relationship with Elizabeth just in case she ever does become queen. Her grateful goodwill for his rescuing her from prison would surely prove the basis for such a rapport.“I don’t want her here,” Mary said, becoming agitated. “She makes trouble wherever she goes.”“According to her jailer’s reports, her conduct has been impeccable lately,”MoreLess
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