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Of how many of these creatures who laugh when the king laughs could I say as much ? '' And Henry knew she spoke the truth , both concerning herself and the courtiers . With downcast eyes she continued : `` I suppose , after all , you are partly right in regard to me ; for it was his honor that saved me , not my own ; and if I am not what you called me I have Master Brandon to thank -- not myself . '' `` We will thank him publicly on Tower Hill , day after to-morrow , at noon , '' said the king , with his accustomed delicacy , breaking the news of Brandon 's sentence as abruptly as possible . With a look of terror in her eyes , Mary screamed : `` What ! Charles Brandon ... . Tower Hill ?