[#] A kind of satinette, or satin Turk.
[#] A cloth, of which the name was derived either from moitié de velours, or from being manufactured at Villars.
"Go thy ways for an impudent ne'er-do-well! I tell thee I will have those two gowns—I will have them! Let me hear no more of thy foolery."
And away marched the Duchess, and left poor Jane standing in the middle of the room.
"It shall cost Master Valentine his place an' he do it not," muttered she to herself. "And he cannot do it—'tis not possible in the time."
"Then, were I Master Valentine, catch me essaying to compass it!" said a voice beside her.
"Dear heart, Marion! wouldst lose thy place?"
"I would lose this place, and be rare thankful to do it," responded the girl addressed as Marion, who was another of the chamberers. "I oft-times wish we were as the meynie,[#] and could be hence if we would."
[#] Household servants.
The expression of Jane's face indicated that she thought such a sentiment treasonable.