Stories of Shakespeare's English history plays . rifle to pleasure by way of recreation. Becausethe King remarks Wolsey was high in his fathersfavour, and that he himself has spared nothing toshow appreciation of his services, the Cardinal be-comes uneasy, while his enemies, listening with alltheir ears, betray malicious satisfaction. WhenHenry grimly inquires whether Wolsey does notowe him all he possesses, the Cardinal humbly pro-fesses deep gratitude, and vows his prayers will everfollow his master. After Wolsey has thus admittedhis indebtedness, Henry thrusts a paper at him,curtly bidding
Stories of Shakespeare's English history plays . rifle to pleasure by way of recreation. Becausethe King remarks Wolsey was high in his fathersfavour, and that he himself has spared nothing toshow appreciation of his services, the Cardinal be-comes uneasy, while his enemies, listening with alltheir ears, betray malicious satisfaction. WhenHenry grimly inquires whether Wolsey does notowe him all he possesses, the Cardinal humbly pro-fesses deep gratitude, and vows his prayers will everfollow his master. After Wolsey has thus admittedhis indebtedness, Henry thrusts a paper at him,curtly bidding him read it, and then to breakfastwith what appetite you have. Saying this, and stillfrowning portentously, Henry passes out of theroom, leaving Wolsey to ponder upon this suddenexhibition of anger, before he opens the papers,which he discovers to be the inventory of his wealthand his letter to the Pope! The fact that the King has perused these docu-ments, convinces Wolsey at a glance that all isover, that he has indeed touchd the highest point. DLc 2I RK AJ - o Henry JlII 303 of all his greatnos, and that from that full meridianof his glory, he hastens no\v to his setting. Herealises that he shall fall like a bright exhalation inthe evening, and no man see him more, and ismusing on the greatness of his fall, when the lordsreturn, to summon him in the Kings name to sur-render the great seal, and retire to Asher Houseuntil further notice. Instead of tamely complying,Wolsey demands the nobles authority, and whenthey become insolent, haughtily explains that theseal having been entrusted to him by Henry forlife, he cannot surender it to any one else. Happy at being able to defy their former foe,the nobles now treat Wolsey with such contempt,that they goad him into exclaiming they wouldnever have dared address him so a few hours of these wrords, Surrey rejoins Wolseysambition brought these woes upon him, ere hetaunts him with slaying Buckingham, and withbanishing his so
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