Part 35 (1/2)

Mrs. Duddlestone clasped her fat little hands with delight.

”And shall I see the Queen?” she exclaimed.

”And see both the Queen and myself,” answered the Prince. ”Come, John, say you will do so!”

”Surely, sir,” said John, ”I should like to give the good woman a bit of pleasure in that way, but your grand servants would shut the doors before us, and never let us in, perhaps.”

”I can soon set that right!” and taking a card from his pocket, Prince George wrote a few words on it, and gave it to them.

”That will gain you ready admission,” he said, ”and now I must leave you. Next time we meet, I shall entertain and care for you. For the present, I thank you for your kind welcome and good dinner, which I have heartily enjoyed.”

Then rising, he and the officer bade farewell to the good people and took their leave.

Language Lesson--Let pupils use other words to express what is given below in dark type.

I _must needs go_.

Indeed, _but I'm proud_.

Ours is _but humble fare_.

He _pulled the latch_.

So I _meddle with none_.

To see _the great sights_.

Notes.--Queen Anne ruled over England from 1702 to 1714. Royal Highness is a t.i.tle belonging to all persons in a royal family.

LESSON x.x.xIV.

de sired', _asked; expressed a wish_.

as sem'bled, _come together_.

in tro duce', _make known_.

sum'moned, _called_.

knight, _a man of n.o.ble position_.