_Lady Suffolk_: “Madam, I consult nobody in this; there is no occasion.” _The Queen_: “You cannot judge for yourself. Let me prevail. Put yourself in somebody’s hands and let them act for you. Indeed you are so warm you are not fit to act for yourself.” (_Repeated the same as I said before._) “Nor indeed very respectful. But you will repent it. I cannot give you leave to go.” _Lady Suffolk_: “If anybody could feel as I feel, and could be so entirely innocent as to let me be the only sufferer for the advice they give, I might follow the method your Majesty proposes, but as that is impossible, I must beg leave to act for myself. I wish I might know what I am accused of. In my absence I have been ruined in his Majesty’s favour. At the Bath I have a thousand witnesses of my behaviour. I know my own innocence. Nobody dare tell me that to my knowledge I have ever failed in my duty in any manner.” _The Queen_: “You are very G. L. (_sic_). Not dare to tell you you have been guilty!” _Lady Suffolk_: “No, madam, for the Princess and the duke could justify my behaviour, Lord ---- and many more; what I meant was as regards to myself. But I cannot think that any wretch is so abandoned to all shame as to stand having the ---- (pardon the word) before such a number as was there.” _The Queen_: “Pray how did you live at the Bath?” (_Here I told all. Who B. denied, and what happened to Lord B. No parties distinguishable to me._) _The Queen_: “Lady Suffolk, pray consider, be calm.” _Lady Suffolk_: “Madam, I beg your Majesty will give me permission to retire. Indeed I have not slept since I came back to your house, and believe I never shall under this suspicion of guilt. Madam, will you give me leave to speak?” _The Queen_: “Do.” _Lady Suffolk_: “I am here by your Majesty’s command. Your Majesty should look upon me when I assert my innocence. Your Majesty knows what I am accused of.” _The Queen_: “Oh! oh! Lady Suffolk, you want to get it out of me.” _Lady Suffolk_: “Madam, I do want to face the accusation; I am not afraid; I know it would be to the confusion of my accusers.” _The Queen_: “I will not give you leave to go, I tell you plainly. If you go to-day you go without my consent.” _Lady Suffolk_: “Madam, I beg you to think of my unhappy situation. I own after what passed, that the next time I saw his Majesty, I should have dropped down if I had not gone out.” _The Queen_: “Well, Lady Suffolk, will you refuse me this? Stay a week longer, won’t you; stay this week at my request.” _Lady Suffolk_: “Yes, madam, I will obey you, but as I am under his Majesty’s displeasure, your Majesty will not expect my attendance, or that I come again to receive your commands.” _The Queen_: “Yes, I do, and I will see you again, because you will come again.” _Lady Suffolk_: “I will obey your Majesty.” _The Queen_: “Harkee, Lady Suffolk, you will come up as you used to do.”