Gambling Addiction and Sweating Sickness-Chapters 19-22

Who knew Mistress Anne could gamble with the best of them and still lose? It's like she is fearless when it comes to things like this. And King Henry VIII reluctantly pays off her debts. I guess if you are Anne and knew you had the king right where you want him you could do anything. One of Wosley's men has taken the book "Obedience of a Christian Man" from Nan as her husband found it and began reading it. Nan frantically and sobbing lets Anne know this and instead of blowing a head gasket, she calms Nan down and asks for a meeting with the king. She then explains what Wosley has done and the king gives her his pinky ring and lets her know to go to Wosley and demand it back under his order, but that he also wanted to read this book. This is the begining of the turn of the tide in favour of the Boelyns. I almost thought King Henry VIII was about to bed Anne as things got real steamy in his private chambers. I was all bent over practically about to jump in the book as things escalated for them.  It seems at one point both of them were about to explode from being sexually frustrated, but surprisingly the king backed down, but I have to admit when he mentioned let me see your Duckies? That was hilarious to me.  I wonder what would happen if I were to say the same thing to a woman?  I would probably get slapped, but I have enough respect of a woman and would not do this.  Of course if you are the King of England, then you can say what ever floats your boat. As we continue to what's going on at the Palace of Greenwhich, there seems to be a sweating sickness going around and with great regret, Anne loses her dearest friend Bess to this plague. I'm wondering what other name this sweating sickness was called in the tudor era? Perhaps the flu maybe? Who knows but I will tell you this, The king bailed on Anne during a rough time and this affected her. She was furious that he left without as much as a hi or bye or anything. And to pour salt on her wound he left with Queen Katherine at that. Everyone pretty much followed the lead of the king and bailed. I thought at first Anne was going to die as well as her brother George because he caught the "sweating sickness", but modern day Anne remembered that he was able to overcome the sickness. Let's not forget towards the end of chapter 22, Anne loses conciousness.......to be continued....