. A little queen of hearts; an international story . nd that this was the Queens mother; and Marie-Celeste,presuming he knew whereof he spoke, simply took him at his so both the children almost at once betraying their utterunconsciousness of the Queens presence, the Queen and her com-panion were naturally greatly amused, and by an interchange ofglances decided not to enlighten their unsuspecting little visitors. Her Majesty, said Miss Belmore, the lady-in-waiting, afterhesitating a moment, not knowing how to answer, has of coursemany things to occupy her mind, but still she often spen
. A little queen of hearts; an international story . nd that this was the Queens mother; and Marie-Celeste,presuming he knew whereof he spoke, simply took him at his so both the children almost at once betraying their utterunconsciousness of the Queens presence, the Queen and her com-panion were naturally greatly amused, and by an interchange ofglances decided not to enlighten their unsuspecting little visitors. Her Majesty, said Miss Belmore, the lady-in-waiting, afterhesitating a moment, not knowing how to answer, has of coursemany things to occupy her mind, but still she often spends a quiethour or so in this very room. Oh, does she? for this fact at once added a new lustre toeverything for Marie-Celeste; where does she generally sit ? Generally where I am sitting, answered the Queen. And—and I know jus how she looks sitting dere, said Albert; she has a beautiful crown on her head and a long kind of veilcoming down from de crown, and a kind of gold stick in her handdat papa says is called a—a- MADAME LA GRANDE REINE. 133. THE STATUE ON CASTLE HILL. Sceptre, suggested Marie-Celeste, coming to the rescue ; andthen she wears- -for Marie-Celeste had studied the statue too— a beautiful broad ribbon coming from one shoulder, crosswisethis way to her belt, doesnt she ? Yes, sometimes, said Miss Belmore. I34 A LITTLE QUEEN OF HEARTS. And on it she wears the badge of the Order of the Garter,doesnt she? Yes, that is right, too; but what do two little people like youknow about the Order of the Garter ? We know all dere is, said Albert grandly; we had a Knight-of-the-Garter day las week; and then recalling the matter of thefoolish little garter,his face grew crimson,and he begged Marie-Celestenot to tell. What do you mean by a Knight-of-the-Garter day ? said theQueen, smiling at Alberts embarrassment and keenly enjoying thenovelty of the situation. Why, it was a day, Marie-Celeste explained, when we cameto the castle here and went into the different rooms and
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