The Duke and Sir Godfrey stood side by side in silence in the studio. At last the former spoke.
“Faith, Kneller, I think I begin to see how we have all been tricked. That play-actress hath made fools of us all for her own sport.”
“I begin to fear that that is so,” said Sir Godfrey.
“Ay, sir; she hath fooled us,” said the Duke. “Methinks it will be some space of time before the wrath of Her Grace will be appeased.”
And so it was.