. Lucy and Their Majesties, a comedy in wax . andthe executioner of the good old days washeartily munching bread and cheese, while ii4 LUCY AND THEIR MAJESTIES his eyes glared through his mask. No, in-deed! Even in Guildhall such a sight couldnot be seen at the beginning of the twentiethcentury. And how they all enjoyed it! And howgraciously Queen Elizabeth bent over TomThumb as, upon one knee, he gallantly offeredher a generous share of his cherry-pie. Andwhat subdued laughter and clapping of handsat the discomfiture of Richard III and GuyFawkes when they tried to filch choice mor-sels from t
. Lucy and Their Majesties, a comedy in wax . andthe executioner of the good old days washeartily munching bread and cheese, while ii4 LUCY AND THEIR MAJESTIES his eyes glared through his mask. No, in-deed! Even in Guildhall such a sight couldnot be seen at the beginning of the twentiethcentury. And how they all enjoyed it! And howgraciously Queen Elizabeth bent over TomThumb as, upon one knee, he gallantly offeredher a generous share of his cherry-pie. Andwhat subdued laughter and clapping of handsat the discomfiture of Richard III and GuyFawkes when they tried to filch choice mor-sels from their neighbors plates! And howHenry called for more, and then for some-thing to wash it down! There was a nine-gallon cask of cider in the larder, which wasimmediately laid under contribution; andeverything was going on swimmingly, andevery one was as jolly as jolly could be, whenall at once Lucy held up her hand and cried: Hush! They all stopped and listened. The soundof soft footsteps fell upon their ears. Somebody was coming down-stairs!. CHAPTER XI MISS PENNYBACK RECEIVES A SHOCK EACH pair of eyes was turned in the di-rection whence the approaching foot-steps came. The kitchen door was then slowly,slowly opened, and a tall, lank, beruffled figurein white appeared. It was Lucys governess, Miss LucindaPennyback, who had been aroused from sleepby sounds for which she could not was by no means sure whether they pro-ceeded from within the house or from outsidethe high wall which surrounded MarybudLodge. When the sounds,first fell upon her ears shesat bolt upright in bed and listened--andwas still in doubt. It was most tantalizing toa lady of a timid and inquisitive turn of mind;and at length, unable any longer to restrainher curiosity, she got out of bed and lighteda candle. The light gave her courage, and 116
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