The book Darnley : Or, the Field of the Cloth of Gold 2 was written by author James, G. P. R. (George Payne Rainsford), 1801?-1860 Here you can read free online of Darnley : Or, the Field of the Cloth of Gold 2 book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Darnley : Or, the Field of the Cloth of Gold 2 a good or bad book?
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Constance de Grey loved, sincerely, openly, and she had too high an esteem for the man she had chosen, to suppose that the acknowledgment of that love could make it less worthy in his eyes. Happy indeed, it was for them both that the most perfect confidence did exist between them, for Henry had conceived the project of marrying the young Knight to Lady Katrine ; and though the Queen, with the instinctive perception of a woman in those matters, soon saw that such a plan would very little accord ...with the feelings of either party, and quickly discouraged it ; yet Henry, giving way to all his own impe- tuosity, hurried it on with precipitation, took every occasion to force them together, and de- VOL. II. I 170 DARN LEY. clared that he Avould have them married as soon as the Court returned from the meeting with the French King at Guisnes. The situation of Sir Osborne was not a lit- tle embarrassing, the more especially as Lady Katrine, in her merry malice, often seemed to give in entirely to the King's schemes, hav- ing a threefold object in so doing — if object can be attributed to such heedless gaiety ; namely, to coquet a little with Sir Osborne, which she did not dislike with any body, to en- joy his embarrassment, and at the same time to tease Lord Darby.
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