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1903
CO N T E N T S
BO O K I . ( 1796— 13 06 )
l. L IT T LE WHI T E R ABBIT
I I . T HE S E L EC T CO FF EE HO US E
MY LA DY KI N D AN D BO UNT I F U L
V. T HE P R I N CESS O F WAL ES
V I. WI N SOME L EE
V " . T HE L I FE FO R ME
V I ". TRA F ALGAR D AY S
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T HE QU E E N C AN DO N O WRO N G
C H APTER I
LIT TLE WH ITE RABBIT
I T was in the su m
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er of 17 95 that I was kidn apped by
Not till lon g after d id I learn this but the circum stances
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which was quite close to our man sion when Pasco poked his
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a whispering tone .
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I looked up an d saw a smartly -d ressed an ofabout fi ve
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I told hi ’
B essy, which was what they called me at
home an d short for Desmond
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ou t of y reach .
Give it to me I cried in ecstasy an d held out my hands. ,
against his cru el square chin . This is mine. But there are ‘
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e m ark able . I shou ld pick that one ifI were you . There s ’
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one black ear. Only you m ust come very q uiet or m ayhap ,
yo u ll scare them .
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the b unnies will run away. See I ll help you over the gate . ,
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me
I saw the expression ofhis face change an d a grim warning ,
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whisper or they ll hear you an d kill yo u dead dead—d ead . ’
an d don t c1y. H u sh h h
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H h h he repeated , an d I felt his big strong hand
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m artial sound .
It seemed an hour an d yet could not have been more than
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Pasco loosed his grip ofme pocketed the little white rabbit
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an d d rawing ou
, t a handkerchief wiped the big bead s of ,
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It being within y comprehension I nodded my head . ,
back . ”
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eyes an d imploring hi to Stop s top stop —
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Nay n ay said the villain an d tore my hands fro m y
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y o ur carcass in four like th1s an d he proceeded to chop the
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will you like to be treated so cruelly eh boy i ”
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Never back home said the sco undrel in a scared whi sper
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then
8 THE QUEEN CAN DO NO WRO N G
H e fi n ishedwith a flourish of the weapon as though he
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paralysis offright .
Don t I cried shrinking back an d trembling violently
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Bu
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t I w ant to go to my mother I told him . ,
And my nurse P ’
aga .
I fI help to save you will yo u promise to be a good boy
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an d obedient
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Y es, yes.
Then take heed to this. Y ou m ust never say what your
name is or youll be found out an d then there 11 be no
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saving ofyou . I fanyone asks you who you are you m ust ,
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ragments at his f
eet,
very name he excl aimed . T he
Y ou m u or su
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st sa y o u are Jimm y R abbit . Mind re
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ri sq ue yo u run . ’
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Ji my Babbit I repeated . ,
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us ifwe go at once . ’
them a diabolic look which not only on that day but for
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asked
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What s yo ur name P ’
10 TH E Q UEEN CAN DO NO WRO NG
Des I began an d then remembering chan ged it into
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Jimmy Rabbit . ’
an d coming rou
, nd to the back of the chaise opened the ,
chest .
He gave me a keen gl ance an d then inf ormed me there were
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al l right shu
, t me up again an d mounting to the dickey, , ,
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little white rabbit .
In the uf m m
fled recesses of y chest the only voice I co u ld
12 THE QUEE N CAN DO NO WRONG
We drove on al l through the af ternoon the horse getting ,
Y es I said I remember.
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an d h id my sel f q u aking . ,
a deep sl u mber .
stood over me .
Boy said he I ,
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going for to behead d raw an d q uarter
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I Jimmy Rabbit an d I held out my hands in supplica
tion for there lurked in his eyes a most d iabolic expression .
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14 T HE QUEEN CAN DO NO WR ONG
Well I ve no call to hurt an y boy called Jimmy Rabbit
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sure ) j u
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st now . For it do mean death to you .
I promised him sol emnl y I would not with every intention ,
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an d my mother is dead an d my gu
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ardian Dr. Pasco is
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is takin g me to be schooled .
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get to the end ofit ; for I must have been a pretty source
ofanxiety to him who co u ld not n ap even because of the
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the one he had dinned into my ears with such in fi n ite pains
an d patience .
The hou
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se he took me to in London was near St. Martin s
for he gave her a b uss an d she gave him twenty at the least.
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to be schooled . ’
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stood with her hand s on her skinny hip s staring at me. And
who are you ? And where do youcome from
My father is dead
Eh she interrupted holding her hand behind her ear , ,
is taking me to be schooled .
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head .
So y ou re back Pas co said the skinny wom an .
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white rabbit hey he asked an d tapped his pocket . ,
I nodded an d shuddered .
What s that youkeeps a saying about little whi te rab b
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- it ?
in q uired Sarah coming back at thi s moment .
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Jimmy is a little white rabbit aren t you Jimmy he ’
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ones.
And now Who was Dr. Pasco ? Th at is a question it
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Duke ofY orkin the greatest hurry ofal l to run the bri skest .
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I have a suspicion some ofthat sa e unseemly hurry accel
erated the withdrawal ofD r .Pasco fro m a cheerl ess scene an d ,
good reason to suppose Pasco was not the name he wen t und er
Q0 TH E QUE E N CAN DO NO WR ONG
with whom Pasco struck up an acquaintance an d presen tly ,
ifhe were too d ru nk Gale was quite able to assume the part
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ever an d supplied many .
The Select Cof fee House was in ef f a -
ect a g mbl ing den a ,
d ay, an d shou m m
l d this co e to pass, you ay k n ow it b
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h l
m m y t e t it e h e
hath given it ( uch again st u b
m y j g d en t, ein g al to ge th e r too
flowery) , n a el y, A Free Lan ce in a Far Lan d .
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THE SELECT C O FFEE H O USE 21
f
or ser vice in the army of the East Indi a Company where ,
can call to mind the beginn ing ofit when he ca e home one m
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a s it ight b e to the
, so und clock on the m antel shel f an d he
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was as ked Did the time ofd ay agree with his own ? or some
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ofthe othe r was p araded an d the bill prod u ced the which ,
allowed to leave the Select Cof fee House until he had paid or
lodged security for the amount.
22 T HE QUEEN CAN D O NO WRONG
That broken clock brought Pasco in some hundreds of
pounds I do declare .
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which was the kidn apping ofmen whom it was wanted to get
ou t ofthe way; or the ab d ucting ofwomen or children as he ,
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his ci rcu stances the establi shment of the Select Cof
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f
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his character seeing the love she showed him under many
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( after h is si ste r le f
t which sh e did
, ve ry soon ) the re w as no
other woman in the house capable oftaking Sarah s place ’
m e f
, or after she was cast of fby Pas co I was the only creature
she had to love an d I think f ound a solace in it. Although
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protest. ’
that little white rabbit to impress the mind ofa child . Af ter
he started the Select Cof l ee House an d the d ecoy wo en he
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f ell off an d my recollection of him at the l ater period is of
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the end he aped the anners of his superiors an d would ,
with ears like a lynx an d the ability to m ake the most ofan y
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keyhole . I ay say there was nothi n g went on in the Select
Coffee House that I did not know something about. For thi s
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Sarah had as m uch to an swer as ysel f f or she u
, sed me as a
u pon P sco s action s to bring her inf orm ation abo ut his
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py a
carryings ou. There was a smal l room at the back of the
THE QUEEN CAN DO NO WRONG
I f it wasn t for your pretty eyes says Pasco an d the
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way an d redeem it af
, ter your husband is shipped of f to
India. ’
out f or me to sign .
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I must see whether your husband will pay more than youfor
to cancel it. ’
At las t af
, ter she had worked herself through all the
stages of weeping threatening imploring an d hysterics he
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TH E SELECT C O FFEE HOUSE 29
aff air throu gh. To thi s she was bro ught to agree as also to ,
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next thing was to hocus him . But try how Pasco an d the
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liq uor called whi sky which he would drink privately in his
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it is only the wild Irish an d the wild Scots a nd the pigs that
drink that abomin ated distillation .
In the end a quarrel was picked with Hewitt by Shrank ,
the shop . There was a great f estivity in the Select Cof fee
House with the money gotten over this foul b usi n ess a rare
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I who knew there was another two hundred the rogue had
pocketed hi self. m
The mon ey was scarce spent than retribution overtook al l
those who had a principal hand in it. It happened the Claren ce
carried a very full d raft ofrecruits an d a an in the con dition , m
of Hewitt was better spared than took. So when the ship
p u t in at Spithea d to em b
ark her passengers in the great
And the fi rst thing Pasco knew ofit was a knock at the door ,
his arrest .
Luckily for him he had caught sight ofwho it was from
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C H APTER III
I AM RESC UED FROM PA SC O
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J I MMY hissed Pasco in y ear as he caught me by the
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Where to i I asked . ”
the stairs.
We reached the garret l anding where was a trap -door ,
face .
two days. ’
wri st go.
As I crawled up an d butted at the boards with my head I ,
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I AM RES C UE D FROM PASCO 33
what I had not seen him d o for two years pas t— gave her a
buss an d the poor soul burst out crying .
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mind . ’
Then drew the l adder up after him an d let the trap down ,
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poured from hi j ust as ifhe had i ssued from under a pu m p.
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do bt it was a soldier clambering up through the trap door -
breathe for some min utes until Pasco after several times
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sho u ting from the street below. As they fi rst reached my ear
I glan ced up at Pasco. His face had gone green an d mottled
with fright an d he glanced at me like a wounded cat at bay.
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the sloping roo finto the gutter an d peered over. But some
projection of the building underneath prevented him from
seeing into the street . So he beck oned me to join him an d
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held my hand .
n ar w a s ru
I vow a d decl e it as mo t c el a d blood curdling.
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sq uinted over the parapet with scared eyes ; but his vi sion
was impeded an d I was greatly terrifi ed he wo u
, ld require
me to swing out again . I was however spared this for with , , ,
ofthe ceiling .
it an d j
, umped down after me .
We found ourselves in a garret an d some clothes hun g on ,
took them in his hand an d stole quietly down the last flight
ofsta irs an d to the f ront -door which he slammed an d shot ,
the bolts.
Co me down he cried to me as he got his shoes on
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Then he dived down the base ent stairs an d into the kitchen ,
stai rs.
gave her a kick in the side that knocked al l the breath clean
ou t ofher an d lef , t her gasping like a fi sh in a boat . There
was a cupboard by the side ofthe fi re pl ace an d he ordered ,
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And you shall have Sixpen ce for your pains when youcome
back .
I had not far to go to fi n d what was needed an d returned
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f or me to
pu t f orw ard my cl aim a n d indeed he g
, ave me , ,
But all thi s fi n e l angu age was brou ght to a sudden termina
tion when the messenger arrived back wi th a letter f rom
the hands of the l aw than the hands ofthe mob for they ll ,
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gotten the name Dr. Gale told him to deli ver the letter to
into his head . Y ou don t go for to think my Select Cof
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f
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House could b e mi stook for a crimping den See that you
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get that brandy for me Mr. Symes four cas k s ofit. And
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than he.
At last af ter scratching his chin in thou ght for a f ull two
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mve y hung y
r id I who had eaten nothing since
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lip or I l l kill you so that s plain .
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And it was thi s un usual vigil ance on his part that put into
m head what wou ld neve r h ave come there o the r i e
w — the
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su ggestion to break away fro him an d escape !
At fi rst wi thout an y thought than to run away as I had ,
cree p into the cellar or under the bed s or stray the streets
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until his fi t ofpas sion wore out an d always with the in ten
,
had never been more than a mile away from the Savoy since
the d ay I was fi rst took thera There was a briskness in the
air very pleasing an d notwithstandi n g my hu
, nger an d my
fright ofPasco I f ound my spi rit growin g elated .
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down his fat visage . For hal f an hour past he had not
spoke a word an d his pace had grown slowe r an d slower as
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And then between me an d hi rustled a ski rt an d I saw ,
the form ofa lad y drest in a fi n e lilac peli sse with a large
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ofste indignation .
We ll see as to that cried Pasco . Stand aside an d let
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my rescuer.
Oh mada
, m m ad am cried the elder lady come away . ,
Nefi er,
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boy I ”
business is it ofyours
And he sq uared up to her in a threatening manner whil st ,
rogu e an d a villain
, Then she turned to me an d asked ,
V ot is yo u r n ame shil d
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Jimmy Rabbit I sobbed as I l ay in agony on the
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ground .
And is d is your father P ’
me
V ot f or oubeat Shimmy Rabbit dem anded the l ady of
y
Pasco .
H e was running away .
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de Hue an d Cry . ’
Jim y an d co e with me
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fi n e l ady .
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the elevated spot the struggle was taking place ou that could ,
And j ust then the second l ady called out something to him
which I was too faint an d diz z y to catch the meaning of an d ,
the Savoy.
With a mighty ef fort he tore him sel ff ree from the f irst
lad y s grasp who still strove to detain hi with in co
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parable resolution nearly bringing her to the gro und with
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p n g
fi gu re . But dis poor leetle shil d I
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MY LADY KI N D AN D BOUNT I F UL
W H E N I came to my sen ses I was in a room an d a very ,
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ouh appy .
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She looked at me an d smiled an d nodded her head so ,
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damned hungry said I in the language that was ,
usual an d went f
, or nothing in the Select Co f fee House . ,
laugh which astoni shed me who could see no reason for it.
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50 T HE Q UEEN CAN DO NO WRONG
fo und tongue to speak , an d askher who the lady was that
had rescued me .
Why, l a ! tis H er Royal Highness the Prin cess ofWales,
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had fled thi s very d ay. An d here I was come into the power
ofthe Princess, who wo u ld be Queen !
I suppose my face disclosed my alarm , for Mary Wil son ,
observing it, an d mi sunderstanding the reas on, went on to
e
r ass r ue me.
There s no need to be frightened Jimmy. Sure you
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her eye that you are for she s the charitab l est Princess that
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e ver was. ’
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little Pri n cess Charlotte God bless her who s in the Blue ’
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Den get ready get read y answered the Princess i,
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table by M ary Wil son an d Mr. E d ead es. And the former
held my head an d Mrs. San der my sound leg with the Prin ,
Be b raf e , m
Shi my my poor leetle shil d ! See I vill
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count twenty no I vill only count fi fteen an d den it vill be
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sa . ra e
so fi r yet so supporting.
I turned my face to hers an d away from the surgeon s ’
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breaking.
And there I cannot tell youhow it was but some subtle
h
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escaped me .
I vow tis beyond me to explain the reason but the Princess
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re . To thi s d ay tis incomp rehen sible to
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seemed to af fect Mrs. Sander for she was looking for the ,
And now she said see vot I hafgot for you Shimmy
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an d gave it to me .
none.
Why what a rude ungrateful little boy youare not to
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keep you yousee ! I do not tink you vill be ver sorry for
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up. But fi rst ofall youm ust tell me who youare an d who
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Who is d is Pasco
My master, I said an d he beats me an d says he will
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m urder me. ’
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Y es yes. Bu
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t who vas he vot vas he P
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56 THE Q UEEN CAN DO NO WR ONG
the incident of my kidnapping an d it would have led to a
revel ation that m u st h ave resto red me to my parents whil st
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At thi s my f ace fell .
I don t want to be schooled I decl ared who had heard
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only a shil d . ’
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I was fourteen.
Fourteen she cried an d gave one ofher hearty laughs.
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Dey hafm any ofmy boys took . And yousall be a sailor like
your fader an d a credit to your King an d country . I a proud
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of my charity boy s an d o u m u st m ake me p ro ud ofyou
y , ,
Shimmy . ’
hardly knew what civility was or the sound ofa polite speech . ,
THE PRI NCESS OF WA LE S 57
stood by my co u ch -side .
V ot do you tink of my Kaninchen now asked the
u
colo ed eye Q uite uncommon looking ! How are younow
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And he is going to b e a goot boy an d learn how to read ,
All thi s time my eyes were fi xed on Win some L ee who was ,
than I had ever seen before . And when she smiled as she ,
child is. ’
I feel so sorry for the poor little boy she excused herself. ’
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had vacated .
T is time the child was let go to sleep Mi stress Winsome
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To sleep I cri ed ; b
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ut I never go to bed till the
morning. ’
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I a not a babe I protested indignantly who did not ,
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bet ween ten an d eleven years though few would have guessed ,
y ad v an cement.
gave great heed to what was the best way to win the
Princess s favour upon which everything depen ded .
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sleep .
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Fie Jimmy said Winsome ; that s not behaving well .
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by it.
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As f
or Pasco now that my mind was more composed my
, ,
tell her I was the son ofa rebel. It struck a chill into my
m
heart to think of such a d en oun ce en t who knew Pasco to
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be a an to stick at nothi n g.
Bu t presently comf ort came to my heart when I reflected
how kind the Princess had been to me an d her sm ile that
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was in itself an assu ran ce of com fort . And how she had
rescu ed me from Pasco which was a thing no one in the
,
Select Cof fee House had dared do when his passion was
arou sed an d he cou
, ld be as ragin g as a Barbary lion . In
the wonder ofal l the sights I had seen al l the terrors expe
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rien ced an d the vas t attention paid me ( who had never be f ore
m m
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Princess s incomparable b
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ravery that met him with su ch
resol u tion an d prevailed over him .
I turned on my couch an d drew the clothes over my head ,
shu dderin g to think ofwhat might have been my fate but for
this vali ant Princess. And then came to me an appreciation
ofwhat she had done an d with it a f
, eelin g ofdevout gratitude
an d admiration . With which mental pictu re I f
ell as leep ,
back.
I awoke next morning in a fever which had doubtl ess ,
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an d when he was di smi ssed with a gu inea for his pains spent
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it in a tavern where he soon got d runk an d gave a most
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ru nners from Bow Street who when they learn t the ruf
, , lian
was none other than Dr . Pasco were soon on his scent , ,
ref uge.
Bu t to return to Montagu e House where I had suddenly
,
many others off ashion . I can tell you a great to- do was
T HE PR INCESS OF WALES 63
asked Lady Dou glas who at this time was the mos t oh
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se u
q ious of al l the company to the Pri n cess tho ugh she ,
y r
H e is an orphan an d d at is en o ugh f
, or me said the ,
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ra c l d at e er oudid hear of
a B ut still — she pinched my
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v
y
cheek ve vill m ake a an of him . Captain Hood vot ,
, ay j u
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dge by his
appearance ; an d an boy tha t ou condescend to protect is
y y
su re to do oucredit .
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Dat is vot I have told Shimmy ; d at he ust take care
an d do me de credit .
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af ter the ri sque Your Royal Highness took to save him said ,
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Lady Douglas.
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I a not un grateful I burst out hating thi s wom an by a
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Princess vastly .
Dere she cried ; yousee vot a good leetle fellow he is.
64 THE Q UEEN C AN DO NO WRONG
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And how hi improve in his manners ! Yesterday he did
tell me he was d amned hungry ven I askit him ifhe voul d
like m t g to eat. And to d ay it is I tank You
i - r R oyal
m m
s o e n
do see. ’
even to suggesting when I next saw her I should use the very
words I did . Mary Wilson had al so instructed me an d ,
su mer holiday s with her when the Princess wen t to the sea
endurance .
a
le a
le
to relate .
She was the only daughter ofthe Duke of Brun swick by
his wi f e the Princess Augusta who was a sister of His
, ,
etiq ue tte ofroyalty was entirely dispen sed with the Princess ,
Caroline was early introd uced into a li fe which was the rally
ing-point ofpleasure an d fashion . Here her character became
moulded on those bold an d ample lines which d i stingui shed
her in atter-lif e ; an d she acquired a freedom ofm anner an d
a di sregard f or conventionality that was of ten mi stook to her ,
are the words ofthe Princess hersel f spoke m any years af ter.
5
66 THE Q UEEN CAN DO NO WRONG
Jud ge what it is to hafa drunken husband on one s yeddin g ’
again or be killed
,
I voul d chuse Death
— —
A daughter the Princess Ch lotte was born to this
a r
April the Prince who had virtually discarded his wife within
m
,
ofwhich the Prince ofWales was a pe rf ect aster his cond uct ,
health ; but for the rest of the year she was practically a
recl u se in the retreat she had selected an d only notoriou
, s
e cent ic
c r m —
otion s from the home wh erein I was born in
Irel and to the Select Cof fee House from the
m
,
WI N S O M E L EE
decl are she could not believe I was the son ofa person in so
humble a class ofli fe as I had stated vowing that I looked
m
,
Princess who was but six years old put me to much confusion
m m
, ,
devoted to her.
The room I was lodged in was not in the house itsel f after ,
the first n ight which I passed in the housekee pers room for
,
’
,
70 l
WINSOME LEE 71
m
,
decisive yet so wholly kind that for very desire to please her
, , ,
gen tle nature into kindly soil grew quickly into a better
plant a n d I venture to think developed early the buds ofa
, , ,
, ,
to her.
Shimmy she said I hear from V in so e d at you haf
,
”
,
m
made great progress in your studies an d I hafsent for youto
,
to go to school Shimmy P ,
’
observed :
Y oudo look ver pale Shim y. I tink youhafbeen sh u
’
, mt
up too m uch in d at room . I tell youvot yousall come vid
m
,
Win some who had been to the seaside with the Princess the
,
y ou might wi sh .
m uch trouble vid mine leetle wai f. I hope you vill always
be kind to de shil d ren ofde poor as youhafbeen to heem . ’
to am use her in her play an d carry her toy things when she
,
years. But that m uch Mr.Ed ead es had al ready laid down ,
same as
y o u do with hor ses a n d sheep .
seafaring lif e. ’
m
,
mine oders. ’
m
,
time she was on term s of the closest inti acy altho ugh ,
m
,
n I loved an d b
’
sure b
, ut to be treated better than the comm on alty an d ,
cuo
jy the ben efi ts of speci al lesson s.
the heath .
And here I must mention an incident that happened some
time after I was sen t to Mr. C urti s s Academy partly because
’
,
on e too m any .
—
now well I saw her aflection centred on thi s new child
,
'
that was only a wailing babe but had entered the ho use that
,
the words were spoke—al l ofa sudden she slipped one ofher
hand s from under the infant an d fondl ing my cheek with
, ,
a tou
m
ch that was caressing said ,
to you my shil d .
,
’
T HE LI FE FOR ME
m
I ST AY E D with Mr. E d ead es an d attended Mr. Curti s s
,
’
m
,
But there ! I still rem ain uncon sciously Irish in the f raming
ofmy speech .
ofthem .
under her n oti ce . She was m uch taken up with the child
William Austin she had adopted an d her charity boys ,
su f
f ered in consequence but I perhaps less than an y other.
, , ,
m
, ,
Holiday
m
At thi s there was a using chee r an d then Mr.C u rti s held ,
the King ( God bless him ) The which were gi ven with fer
vour. And then Three cheers for the Princess of Wal es
( God ble ss h er ) Th e w hich were given with z eal . And
l as tly T hree cheers for Jimmy Rabbit The which ( I blush
,
to say it) were given with enthusias m . And with that the
school was let o
g .
—
hand his impatience to do which was I make no doubt at , ,
m
,
sea. The which was fooli shness as I told her ; yet ki ssed her
,
m
From Mr. Ed ead es we d rove to London where we got
’
,
m
, , ,
noted I was now taller than hersel f as she was seated . Ven
y oufi rst came
yo u vas no big erd an d at
g (s he held her hand
at a level with her own head ) an d now I do decl are you
m
,
m
, , ,
other lad s Your Highness has sent me he can not fail to get
on well . ’
m
oy p or ,
m
. ,
m
, ,
question from the same old fear ofdi sclosing I was a rebel s ’
previously .
I yonder observed the Princess shrewdly vedder youvas
, ,
suad ed that I had f al len into Pasco 8 hands in the nat u ral
Monday .
His master vas a great villain an d tran sported to Botany
,
oder charity boys mit deir pudd ing faces ven dey gets fat.
,
tin ued l au
, ghing an d shaking her forefi n ger at me youvas ,
a Godl ess leetle devil ven you did fi rst come to me ! But
dere — she broke of f as she saw my f ace f all an d mysel f ,
—
enter on a sailor s li fe the li fe for me !
’
It was deci d ed that I sho uld j oin the F earn ag ht the next m
morning for she was only d ue to stop three or four days
, ,
lop-sided one ifyoure going to j oin the F ig htin g F ean wug ht.
’
Y es said I
,
’
only I not one ofher charity boys.
,
m
’ ’
bred up a gentleman . ’
myself. ’
manners. ’
m m
,
an Jim y Rabbit P
’
I told him none except the penny Ben Trot had given ,
me .
Well the Pri n cess will give youa guinea before youcome
m
,
nipcheeses. ’
bottom . ’
me .
Y oushall have hal fmy money I said . ’
m
, ,
, ,
doing so.
Mi stress Wi n some I said what is thi s you have been
,
’
,
—
telling Master Flinn that youacco unt me a little boy
Why Shimmy said she (the ost ofthem pron ounced
, ,
’
m
my name in that way after the fashion set by the Princess)
, ,
N ay n ay I cried ; b
, ut she flashed round an d darted ,
Flinn . Faith ! an d o u
I get y abo rd !a B ut the e
r — he
went on in his odious superior style don t interrupt me on ’
—
how he would an d waste what he did an d they al l wished
m
,
more wine than was good for him . Soon after this he left ,
THE LIFE F OR ME 93
they did not run on an y rocks for it was a foul night. And ,
’
for
y o
,u ’
an d p u t into my h and s a hou s
if a mo st u se ful ’
,
mend clothes.
T is youwho are good to me I cried an d I th ank you
’ ’
, ,
m
, ,
I fhe is not said she youwill tell him that I shal l have
’
, ,
m
,
m
, , ,
—
I do love you I really do do love you ,
whom I taught his letters to. And then sighed . But when ’
the forehead .
The nex t day I was in formed that the Princess was hersel f
going on board the F earn oug ht to see the vessel an d ,
by her Mi stress.
T is my cu stom said the Princess to gifall my boys
’
m
, ,
sall not b u rden you vid a long lect u re onl y tell you Be ,
m
a tt a nd n e er
, o e ,
o
96 THE QUEEN CAN DO NO WR ONG
And then with a sudden impul se she stooped down an d
, ,
—
kissed me on the cheek as I knew with pride she might
, ,
a s —
h ve ki sed one of gentle birth an d bad e me d ry my tears
an d appear cheerf ul an d happy .
F or see Shimmy she said
, ,
’
here is a present for you
,
to de boat d at we go aboard in . ’
m
ar
m
,
T RAFALGA R D AY S
m
see s to have
fl ow n awa .
y I can n ot
g et a f air win d or even ,
( pa inted note
, yo u in h is
, own p ar tic u l a r w ay the same being
,
m
,
force ents offo urteen new ships that were supposed to have
follo wed in our track an d join ed V illene uve ; which was p urely
a phanto mfleet an d only existed in the fevered imagination
,
this sq uad ron. M uch val uable time wasted ; for V illeneuve ,
m m
,
A n d it u st su f
f ever the en e
cceed g l l w d t et at
hm
y a o e as o g
’
t e .
who saved the West Indies to our King he being the very ,
an d gu avas an d loq u
,
ats an d b anan as , common to those ,
i sl and s an d throw n of
,
fa touch of scurvy why I began to , ,
m
p r
m
so
y
Mi stress Wi n so e Lee s health aloud an d compelled to li sten
’
And so I will not tell youthe tale that is better kno wn than
an y other in Engl and s sto ry . Saving only that Capt ain
’
confusion ofthe smoky con flict that en abled her to wear ship
in mid action an d bear away for Cadi z an d so the coward s
-
,
escaped . And for the rest we on board the F earn oug ht had
, , ,
m
,
m
, ,
m
,
very foul fro the south -west an d the fleet not in a position ,
House .
H er Royal Highness received e ost kindly an d graciously mm ,
said h e, u
j p d m verb d d w w d h m S J u t b d
m
e o oa r , an s a to ar s t e a n an o oar
her sin gl e-han d ed , an d when she struck he was the fi rst En gl ish an
on h er d eck .
’ ’
T was l ike J i y, ev er am
m a d
—
I ris h a nm in h is bl m
oo d ,
had not seen Her R oyal Highness in the interim un til now .
It was when the Princess dismissed me after my fi rst inter
view that I went to pay my respectful homage to my Mi stress
Win some L ee . An d found her in the garden being di rected ,
Tempest.
m
Win some received e with so e embarrassment who was m ,
She l aughed .
Y ou were very little she said . Littler than I ! But
’
m
,
y r h o as r ,
y , ,
worse than a black eye at the very end of the fi ght an d not
m m
,
m
, , ,
m
older than mysel fby perhaps a year an d where a gi rl is ,
an d Bou nti ful had blaz oned forth) Annette did condescend ,
further to of fer.
106 THE QUEEN CAN DO NO WR ON G
In which pass Winsome came to my assi stance an d with , ,
these two dear gi rls (for dear they both became to e ) ofthe
tears that were shed at e ven of the d ay ofV ictory by brave ,
hardy veteran s when they heard that news who were grinning ,
Lord Admi ral Nel son dead on the Victory there were tears ,
fi n ish.)
And how is Master Flinn asked Winsome.
H e drank your toast every d ay said I an d would not let ,
’
,
tion with the Princess s lawyer who had been fi rst sent for
’
,
ceed in s an d Correspon d en ce u
g pon the S u bj f
ect o the I n ui
g y r
in to the Con d u f
ct o H or R o al H i hn ess the P rin cess
y g of W al es .
tituled T he D eath-b
, f
ed Con ession
f
o the L ate Cou n tess
of
Gu ern sey Jersey of course) ; an d L ad y Douglas s char
,
’ ’
an d Sir John Dou gl as did both ( in the opin ion of the Com
missione rs who acquitted the Prince ss enti rely ofthe charge
,
110 THE Q UEEN CAN DO NO WRONG
of being the mother ofWilli am Austin as was foul ly alleged )
,
er u s to tr an d ru cter an d wreck
p j r e them selve y in the cha ra
the life ofthe Royal Lad y whose intimacy they had enj oyed
, ,
without number.
Outhe 6th ofJu n e the Commi ssioners heard an d recorded
-
well wi sher.
—
No sooner received an d read by her an d sure its contents , ,
been since his return having received a hint not to call there
,
his f
ace very red an d in fla ed .
m
, sa
m
,
Bu t he cut e short .
into a greater dan ger for his honour than he ever ri sked when
he went into action at sea no m atter whether the odds were ,
a s co ee -roo ,
y ou
, too o rde
, red he re to give evidence ? Be ware ofthe di rty
Council Chamber.
The bead l e who had announced Captain Monday s
,
’
Prince ofWales .
114 T HE QUEEN CAN DO N O WR ONG
m
I a informed my Hono urable Lords that certain L ies
, ,
Justioe.
I have not that honour says my Captain with an ,
’
,
his f ace like a su nri se the same whose Lady smuggled the
,
front f or ( as I cou
, ld see) Lord Erskine was too tickled at
his legal brother s conf usion to do more than heave an d
’
Captain.
I want my denial an d refutation ofthese foul lies took on
oath says my Captain an d draws hi selfup very proud an d
,
’
, m
portly .
116 TH E QUEEN CAN DO NO WRONG
I do therefore desire an d require to contradict it an d have ,
m
, , ,
F or if I
,
a so pu
y t it withou t o f
fen ce
you are one of the ,
his fi n ger.
It is so, says Lord E rskine . Y ou ay swear, sir, ifyou
’
m
will. B ut your swearing cannot he took as evidence . Con
sider calmly ofit. On you r own fi n e Line ofbattle, when a
- -
m
a gri moment, his sword waving slightly in his hand . A m
I implicated on the oath of th ese damned Liars that have
'
, , ,
away a cau tious step or two an d lets his hand fall on a chai r;
,
q ui ry
m
In to y cond uct
THE DELI CATE IN VESTI GAT I ON 117
My Captain gro und his heel n pon the floor an d his eyes ,
to an extre ity.
My Honourable Lords he cried in a voice that no
,
’
,
m
,
a u
I h ve sed the sea boy an d an for seven an d twenty
,
- -
,
years. And served H is Maj esty King George the Thi rd for
every d ay an d every hour ofthem loyal l y an d as an of fi cer
m
,
the King
And with an action ofnoble pride an d d efi an ce that lifted
m
,
the rear ofmy Captain ( who had unlocked the door him self) ,
took ill .
’
THE Q UEEN C AN DO NO WRONG
Not tillwe were gotten into the clean open air did y m
aptain speak . And then he tu rned round an d held out ,
oyal Highness
’
By God sir I will I an swered him .
, , ,
ott ! It vere far better for you Shi my had you never
, ,
p
l ish ed un der the titl e A Master Marin er.
’
12 1
122 THE Q UEEN CAN DO NO WR ONG
thro ugh a person cal led Jon es a wine merchant in Water
,
his su pplies ofwine . Jones provided m any ships with liq uor ,
m
, ,
the E ast Indies where I j oined the Country Service for a few
,
—
Frenchmen as Constance in his swi ft d arling L E ug én ie ,
’
,
But here let me stop . Those were day s I m ust not tru st
only that on the 17th of May in each year ( which was the
Princess s bi rthday ) I wrote her a d uti ful letter acq uainting
’
m
,
them b,
y some evil mi schan ce never a single an swer f
, rom h er
reached me . And there were in these graciou s letters some
THE PALACE OF SPIE S 125
f riends an d
, ake a new acq u aintance or two .
Caledon b "
eing compelled by ill health to resign the service
,
-
m
, s
m
, ,
se rvice th at I came u
, pon Colonel Surges ill with a grievo us ,
fever lying upon the poop deck where the breez e was cool est.
,
-
,
an d a girl offi f
’
teen play ates.
128 THE Q UEEN CAN DO NO WR ONG
an d the watch as leep on the fo castl e head an d the ship ’
her heir. And one d ay as she was taking a walk in Ken sing
,
m
,
ofhers.
charin i with whom the Princess s condu ct had long bee n very
’
m
,
m
,
f eather fan the more partl cul arl y because the Princess tried
,
to hide it furtively .
H aving found Lady Sarah an d her friend in a distant part
ofthe o und s 1 attached myself to them with a hint given
m
g r , ,
9
130 THE Q UEEN CAN DO NO WR ONG
on the watch for Her Highne ss to break in on the assign a ,
left clear for her to keep the assignation . The female in the
domino tole long to the s mme house an d entered . We
s a u r-
, ,
delusion that she hersel fhad mad e the assignation with the
singer declined my esco rt to extricate her f
, rom a f al se position ,
— —
white abbit . And he is a vil lain a villain a villain damn
r ,
him
m
They thought I was ad . Poor old Surges was al ost m
m
bes ide him sel f for that an loved me then almost as m uch
,
as he does now .
li stening. ’
snored so com f ortably I had not the heart to ro use him . And
let my mouth go d ry. And l ay a thinking.
-
or rather in the ho u
, , se in rear of which it was b u ilded .
Surges an d I both sleeping in our clothes of course an d on
, , ,
the people ofthe house who sho uld come an d Open the door
m
,
— Sarah Wells !
THE PA LACE OF SPIES 135
m m
, ,
a ll w —
I could do as to kiss her back for the sake ofauld lang
syne.
for Pasco tho u ght the heat would suflocate youin that chest
'
Desmond B essy ?
Y es ; I remembered . And the hou se with the orch ard an d
m
,
,
—
my mother an d my nurse I tell youGod s truth I reme ’
,
i
, a a —
down t n d the w ll on the right behind which Pasco
an d I hid f rom the cru el soldiers an d Pasco butchered the
,
— —
white rabbit . And he is a villain a villain a villain damn ,
him
m
They thought I was ad . Poor old Surges was al ost m
m
bes ide himsel f for that an loved me then al most as much
,
as he does n ow.
li stening. ’
snored so com f ortably I had not the heart to rouse him . And
let my mouth go d ry . An d l ay a-thinking.
There was Pasco an d a P alace full ofglitter an d chink of
,
the people ofthe house who should come an d Open the door
,
( tha t had been locked from the outside by S urge s o rder ) but
’
— Sarah Wells !
C HAPTE R XI
DE OL D FRI EN DS ’
m
, ,
o a hu
- nting for them as pe rhap s I ou ght to b F the
g
m
, e,. or
m
a
p y .
m
her with the Prin cess af ter thei r l ast parting an y more than
, ,
m
m aiden na e . She had a father in France in the service of
m
,
m
, ,
The next d ay being the 3 rd ofJann ary Surges left for the
, ,
was recovered .
Wh ile I l ay ill Surges mad e some inqui ries about the
m
,
m
,
stances.
mm
14th Jan uary, 18 14.
DEAR Sa y,
It was vid d o great pleasure I do receive your letter ,
Touj ours ,
C. P .
ver ,
before dinner. ’
And a min ute later into this boudoir came a lady , whom I
m ust confess I should have passed in the street witho ut
recogni sin g her for Wi n some L ee .
light gol den hai r an d haz el eyes that ill uminated her with
,
was f
ai r, both in her hai r that so e might have likened to , m
straw in its shade an d her cheek s were a f
, ainter pink th an a
m
Thank God I a I cried an d had her two hands in ’
m
, , ,
in no small surprise .
She answered every letter ! Ah
My speech was interrupted by the entry ofthe Princess
herself. And in al l my li fe I never experienced such a shock
as I d id at that fi rst sight ofher.
—
improved I might almost sayperfected . I had observed my
Mistress Winsome L ee d eveloped from a straying slip of a
schoolgi rl into a wom an ele ant exq u i site an d f
as cin ating .
g , ,
I had seen the beauty ofthe rose in blossom passed from the
stage ofbu dding which displ ayeth the green husk or covering
,
—
tawdry hardened an d coarsened youcould not tell whether
,
m uch lace an d many j e wels ; colours ill -m atched ( her fan for ,
H ist y o u su
f h C f g E i d th t pp essed )
’
t e o rt o n a n a w as r ,
Lad y Anne tro ubled me more with atten tions than ever
m
did the Joas i pirates or the French privateers with thei r
inten tions !
A little l ater arrived the Princess Charlotte attended by ,
u ,
-
h ghty an d her assistant governess Miss Knight. (She too
a , , ,
the imp u lsive tears that had leapt into her lids. A little
later when she had recovered her composure she came up to
, ,
yo ur page at Margate
What she cried the little boy whose leg was broke by
,
grown into
It was very embarrassing but I attempted to laugh it of
, f ,
m
, ,
10
146 THE Q UEEN C AN DO NO WRONG
givin g me a cl ue that I snatched at an d hugged to my bosom
in silent j oy an d am az ement.
Our conversation was interrupted by the arrival of the
Princess Sophia sister to the Prince R egent. Th is Princess
,
o rders had been i ssu ed that she an d her mother should never
exchange a single word that was not overheard by those in
charge of the yo unger. M uch to Her R oyal Highness s ’
Mi ss Garth .
At the table the Princess Charlotte was seated next her
mother an d I was but two pl aces d i stant from them an d
,
m
, ,
, ,
m
,
sen tl let d rop a re m ark that he shou ld not extend his vi sit
y
to Penz ance b eyond the tenth of the next month . And I
understood .
C OL O NE L SURGE S 149
m
, , ,
p arted .
Y ou m ust not suppose that whilst these m atters were
happening I had forgot the one matter which should be
greater than an y other— namely the di scovery ofmy parents
, ,
or at least of my parentage . Bu
, , t the middle of Irelan d
where I took my bi rthplace to be situated was a long —
distance the j ourney expensive the weather o utrageous
, , ,
likewise the water ofa certain ell in its north west corner
w -
m
,
used with advan tage to b athe bad eye s ( ine bei n g somewhat
little side -door ( that you ay see to thi s d ay) which coul d
m
tell any a tale d id it di sclose the people who had stole
through it after nightfall an d under what circumstances !
,
seeing with .
But they saw her f ace well eno ugh as she said it !
T hen there was another d ay —
y fi fth vi m
sit I think — an d ,
it was d ull an d foggy with the frost freez ing the smoke as it
thawed the atmosphere about the chimney tops. We were
sitting by the fire in the little room that was called the Bl u e
Boudoi r. Who sho uld come in but Lady Anne Ha ilton m ,
fi ghtin g f or liberty an d f
reedom Did not the D utch do the
same an d gain the world s respect ?
,
’
I tell you that woman ,
Winsome out of the Boud oir with her politics ( tis the ’
m
, ,
m m
, , ,
keeper s room .
’
her hand . She did not completely f orgive me that silence for
An d or S u
f
now rges affai rs. I too k Win some into my
”
those phases oflife when the garmen t fall s fro the soul an d ,
acq u aintance.
,
THE QUEEN CAN DO NO WR ONG
g
e ntlem an th at pu rsued a th ie fwho had com itted a robbery m
it Kensingt on Pal ace .
’
m
That is the an said I ,
’
.
m
,
—do ao.
, ,
’
I is dif
" ‘
ficul t she said b
’
ut to please you Shim y I will m
m
, , , ,
y
T . I ea n M r. Rabbit .
”
m
,
women who are constitu ted to get their own way. And as a
esu l t there came an invitation f or both ofu s to dine at
“
Germ n Engli sh f
a - ashion .
Surges showed me the letter ; it was in a manner formal , ,
. 56 TH E QUEEN CAN DO NO WRONG
n flicted a urther
f
defeat the despatches boasting of
,
ast n u mber ofthe enemy killed . And the hopes which had
'
m
, ,
g o a a a ,
verl astin
g ever- tri umph
, ant an el of evil an d
g tha t G r ea t ,
”
Lapol eon s on the way ( with which his pocket s were f illed ) ,
tain ed with the spray ofthe sea that beat over the boat as
b e gro u nded . ’
war promi sed her early m arri age . And there was the greatest
m
excitement an d exultation over thi s a az in g news at the very
moment when we were ushered in .
It was on the whole a thankful circumstance for Surges
, , ,
for it prevented that n atu ral ak ard n ess that m ust have
otherwise ari sen from this renewal of his hom age to the
Princess. B uonaparte dead ! The Monster assassinated !
The Bloody V illain laid l ow with a bullet in his own V ital s
R ighteo us retri b
ution Such was the chorus ofbuz z ing con
versation in the d rawing-room as we entered an d Surges was ,
st il ted mili tary style of his returned her how . And there
,
al l together.
m
,
m
,
m
, , ,
not be able to bully you like I did d uring that summer holi
day at Montag u e Ho use . Do youremember it i ”
onth P ’
told him .
May I make it asked Winsome sweetly .
They both looked at her inq uiringly .
Y ou can neither ofyouf orget each other she d eclared ”
,
The sweet salt speech ofa sailors lass I cried with some
,
’
,
’
al together.
’
wanted . ’
’
Soldiers are always wanted declared Winsome with a , ,
sud den ly .
160 TH E QUEEN CAN DO NO WRONG
ra si ing her voice so that everyone could hear ( she stammered
a little like her f
, ather the Prince R egent)
,
ou r hostess.
m
I a great]y glad to see you Colonel Surges she said to, ,
’
ven
y o u va s
y b rafe caval ier in Ken sin ton Pal ace .
g
’
COLONEL SURGES 16 1
Y ouhon our me M ad am —
,an d yo mke me h ppy
u a a
’
, said
Surges.
"
I is
‘
I vi sh to do she replied ifyouvill only believe
z at ,
’
,
it. So I sall l ook to see you. Shimmy vill tell youI n efler
'
f m m
orget y friends. I haf known hi tree times so long as I
hafknown you.
’
S urges let me mention an d dis iss the topic for the prese nt
m
, ,
s f —
extingui hed the lustre o the stars I m ade a start for
I rel and f or to di scover who I was ifthat mystery were to be
,
f o und out.
I left Win some with a d iscontented heart there being no ,
m
,
FI V E H U N D RE D PO U N DS REWARD.
L ost or trepa/n n ed , a b m D md T m
oy n a ed
p t es on e es , ag e d
fi b
l ac k hair b
lu d rett n ice
mm d m m m
ve ears, y
e e es
y p ver an
y , ,y
m
arvel l o s ly u d isa d f T w esto an d
m
a/r e re pp eare ro
, p e n ,
u d h b stolen b i The b
a ove reward
m
to
m
s e a ve een
y gyps es.
m m
e
pa or t o
to his recovery. Apply to D es on d T e pest, Esquire, o f
’
T anpestown .
at al l .
m
T e pestown ( I f
o und l
) y a some sixty o d d mile s so uth
west of D ublin an d I hi red a post-chai se to take me
,
m
, ,
su
—
dden ] y there opened an orchard the orchard I remembered
playing in as a child . An d adj oining it y ho e. All in an m m
instant I recognised it an d could have sworn to it.
,
me my business.
Who s master here I as ks.
’
16 6 T HE QUE E N CAN DO NO WR ONG
S ure then says she tis Mister Tim T i pist.
, ,
’
,
’
m ’
m
, , , ,
g g an a t a g ,
m
,
were worruth.
( The I ri sh t h rickof s
pa che ret ur n s to me y e will be noticing ) , .
fT m
, ,
t w
m
o es o n
p e
m m
,
blustering.
And who are youP asks he who d ares to come to my ’
,
ouou f u ’
y t o my ho se.
m
, ,
an
Y es, y I as soon as look at him ifit was you. And
’
sa s , ,
you.
’
What for P ’
F or robbing of
”
me my estate.
6
to you. ’
You he sneered .
I SUCCEE D TO MY HE RITAGE 169
m
,
uncle who had t umbled back into a chai r very green abo ut
, ,
RE CE I VE D f ro m
Mr. T i othy T e pest the su o f m m m
s an d two hu
thou un d s, b
on e n d red
po ein
g the arrears
f
o an
170 THE QUEEN C AN DO NO W RONG
an n uity o
f £9100 m
u due to e sin ce 1802 , the con m
m
r
m
pe an n
d ition s b ein g that I do n o t cal l u on hi
f i n terest, si k
m m
or or
p p
un d so l on h t i u t th i
d uit
m m
co o a
m
p g s e co n n es o a
p y e e sa a n n y
u
,
p un c tually in f tu re d urin
g th e l if
et i e
f
o J i
r
y R abb it.
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A
f p
D ated this 19th d ay o ril , 18 14 .
P. Pasco?
m
,
m
.
objection to o f fer.
And who will I be sending she asked scared like. ,
the other. By the time the m agi strate arri ved attended by ,
172 THE QUEEN CAN DO NO WRONG
As the Lord is my j udge declared Pasco so l emnl y , I
know not how he fo und out, or his way hither. He hath a
m
personal anim us, very alicious, against me ; an d only the
other d ay did cruelly assault an d batter me, an d compelled
me to f ly from my b usiness with great loss to y respect m
ability an d pocket. And I m ad e inqu iri es an d fo und he was
Lieutenant James Rabbit ofthe Bo bay Marine a pen sioned
, m ,
m m
,
an d i ploring — —
poor creature so that Well I let the ,
Master ofit .
My father Desmond Tempest was the seco n d ofth
, ,
I SUCC EE D TO MY HERITAGE 173
m
brothers whereofhi selfan d the eldest Terence were by a
m
, , ,
lawyer.
Those were the d ays when it went hard for good Catholics ,
an d was ,
oreover a an of strong political views ; an d
,
form ofgovernment.
In thi s wayhe got implicated in the political con spiracy of
the times to such a d egree that when my uncle Terence died
in 1795 my father could not or would not withdraw him self
,
from his political associ ates. Two chil d ren had been born to
, m
him y si ster Annette an d myself an d when he succeeded to ,
m
love an d concern for e were so great there was a chance he
might rel in quish his political schemes out ofregard for my
17 4 T HE Q UEE N CAN D O N O WRONG
It was under these circumstances that my uncle Timothy
negotiated with Pasco to have me kidn apped an d with his
m
, ,
m
intimate knowledge of T e pestown indicated the way it ,
Lord Lof tus an d others who sold their cou ntry s in d epen ’
,
m
a ,
tin u ed to hold her peace abo u t what she had done until
S urges contin ued an d unaccountable absence compelled her
"
AND AM L UC KY I N LOV E
m
,
least she said she did . And for e I wanted a si ster which
, , ,
sailor nervou
, s withal now that I was rich an d it came to
,
course to pursue .
Shimmy said she (she never called me by an y other n a e
,
’ ’
m
to the last d ay of her life) I vow it is a most blessed an d
,
m
,
, , ,
An d — s —
trike my colours if she did not begin there an d
then to cry. And put me to con fusion.
Well we came to reason in about ten minutes for she had
, ,
( And th i mind me I h ve mo t t o u ly f
o t
m
s re s a s a r cio s rgo to
en tion that whil st I was in Irel an d An nette heard ofou
, r ,
ather s death . Bu
f t as she had not seen him f teen y ea
’
or fi f rs ,
180 THE Q UEEN CAN DO NO WRONG
No 81r.,
,
’
—
Winsome s politeness to keep her waiting
T is about Winsome I wish to speak I said ifyouwill
’ ’
, ,
favou r me.
’
the which af f
orded me great relief.
Do you think I asked her that a an is j ,
’
ustifi ed to , m
propose m atrimony to a lady older than him sel f
It depends she an swered critically ; ifa an is forty he
,
’
m
is a fool to do so. ’
m
But ifa an is twenty -two
AND AM LUCKY IN LOV E 18 1
It depen ds on the an m
And ifthe an was e P m m ’
She held her peace which I too kto be unkind ofher. And
,
ofthe b rogu e.
Well suppose I send her down
,
suggested Annette ,
g ra ce to co
p ose my feeling s an d m arsh al my wo rd s. F o r
trepid ated .
Whether it was d one on purpose I do n ot know but Win ,
sweet Win some was p u tting the things back in their places ,
that was sun g an d its back to the light. And then something
impelled me to sit down on it an d pull her into the seat by ,
my side .
She had no obj ection to urge . And the touch ofher an d ,
To be sure . ’
And writing. ’
, tly .
’
And took me for your pupil when I was Her Royal High o
h
’
ne ss s a r -
C ity boy I reminded her.
’
,
toyin g with Win some 8 pretty silken - golden curls but the
, ,
m
, ,
ultitude of
Graces I broke in an d is the divin est grace ofal l . As
,
’
,
an d f rom ou r Winsome .
’
most fond.
was the only time in ou r lives that Win some an d I were shy
an d nervou s ofentering the Princess s p resence .
’
had told her ofou r engagement an d she was ever one who ,
m
,
m
, , , , ,
ness saved from the High wayman an d was Patron ess to for ,
you
She seemed about to stretch forth her hand that I might
ki ss it when suddenly she chan ged her mind on the spur of
, ,
m
, ,
blue eyes but the kin dest s ile upon her face an d ca e
, ,
m
, ,
your own sake I do love you now for your uncl e s dat vas a
,
‘
fi rst Ann ette then mysel f an d l astly Win some to who she
m m
, , ,
V inny an d I vill be a f
, oster aunt to youall
-
A PERSECUT ED P RI N C ESS
unif r o W wita rs ar as or t U s
described it. But what did I care who was in love with , ,
scen es where R oyal ty poses bef ore the footlights leaving the ,
—
tights ofhumanity at the wings a costome to be adopted
when it return s from the stage where robing an d strutting is,
parture from the country that had invited her to m ake her
home in it as wi fe ofthe Hei r to the Throne .
,
H is R oyal Highness s f ’
ormer mistress was an accomplice)
m
,
tried .
Oh it was most damnable an d of
, fensive to us who loved
Ou r Lady . It was most d amnable an d of fensive to Common
Fairness. It was a second villainous shot discharged at an
unarm ed adversary (an d she a woman ) in a d uel who being , ,
nation ofshopkeepers.
m
Matters were cul inating in a cri si s when I was ap
pointed extra eq uerry to Her R oyal Highness. Ou the
4th ofMarch p revio u s had died Sir John Do u g las the weak , ,
, ,
’
, ,
rem ain s ofthi s pinchb eck hero were accorded a pom pous mili
tary funeral to the disgust an d contemp t ofeveryone who
,
his sycc phan tic subserviency to his brother the Prince R egen t ,
took a part .
I cannot catalogue al l the matters which went to m ake up
what the Moorish proverbs call s the last straw that bro ke
the camel s back . Insult was piled on insul t outrage on
’ ’
,
Prophet an d Apostle.
H is gallantries have been of t described b ut cannot bear ,
were deeper than ever an d he was perhaps more freq uen tly
, , ,
m
,
Iri sh as the b
,
astardy tables will prove to you ) an d when ,
to whom she was very partial . And there was that whiskered
old baboon Saccharin i who sang like the tenor notes in
, ,
Did not al l know it who knew her ? Who saw the unaf f
ected
candour ofher daily l i fe an d its actions ? And for that fool
Surges who af
, fected to see what was never to b e seen I had ,
13
194 THE Q UEE N CAN DO NO WR ON G
d free inher etiq uette . An honest good wom an I swear ;
m m
an
dragging it themsel ves to the house she had taken for her
accommod ation .
One reason for this vi sit was to en able the Princess to
escape from London an d the threatened ef
, fect ofan in sul ting
letter from Her Majesty the Queen wrote at the instigation ,
m entor at thi s ti e woul d not allow her to sen d the letter but
, ,
taking up the stronger attitude which her own spirit had f irst
dictated . Ultim ately a copy of the correspondence was
,
ones. It is not for me to j udge the cond uct ofa Prin cess ,
ven ture it that the re was not at this time the absolute
sympathy an d respectf ul af fection between mother an d
d aughter that should have exi sted ; an d the person to bla e m
was the h u sband of the one an d the f ather of the other.
m
been achieved in the conventional at osphere an d under the
artifi cial code of Society . To h ave you r own si ster f
or a
T HE BEARDIN G OF T HE REGENT
I I E R ROYAL H
'
Ru ssia an d the Kin g ofPru ssi a. The Bru n swick pride was
fermenting within her an d the advice of Mr. Brougha
,
m
encouraged her in a course ofaction calculated to support her
own dignity .
H er R oyal H u sband had decl ared he wou ld not meet her
on an
y occasion ,p u blic or p r ivate, an d H er Maj esty the
days Her Royal H ighness had scarce spoke but only read ,
an d re read the j ou
- rn als of the d ay that were f ull of the
,
198 l
200 THE QUEEN CAN DO NO WRON G
voice so commonplace you might have thought it was a
begging petition for her patronage f ro some as pirin g m
trad es an ! m
At Connau ght House our indignation at the treat en t to m
which the Princess was su bjected grew intense . Sir Willia m
Geli was the ringleader in voicing our opinion an d most ,
m
,
ore
riot .
’
or some sign—a
, ,
the Prin cess who , had been fi d getin g on the sofa spran g ,
to her feet.
T HE BEAR DING OF TH E RE GENT 201
m
, , ,
she spake she wal ked toward s the d oor of the apart
ment on the threshold of which she halted . An nette
, ,
som ,
ven Lady Charl otte Lindsay an d Lad y Charlotte
Campbell come say I do vish to see dem both in de Bl ue
,
m
, ,
Do youthreaten e he cried . m
202 THE QUE EN CAN D O NO WR ONG
Faith said I I ll thrash you in two seconds if you
’ ’
m
, ,
y a , ,
di ssuade her f rom doing that which her best f riends cou ld not
but hold as inj udicious an d her enemies would certainly ,
vill show him to dese Maj esties d at dey ay see vot sort of
son dey did accu se Caroline ofBru nswick ofbearing ! V illi
kin s face is de best answer to de liars an d de plotters.
’ ’
And then I tol d her how I had been ref used a b ox for h er
TH E QUE EN CAN DO NO WRON G
Royal H ighness in a f
al se position my fi xed determinati on
—the which in the temper ofthe
,
scort .
’
e
nur carri age was stopped at the bottom ofthe H aym arket by
The of fi cer in charge came to the sal ute an d then expl ained ,
l ou se .
lo tank you. ’
m
A near at hand caught the word s spoke an d
m
m
an ,
ed iatel
y b u rst in to cheers with shou ts of Long live the ,
’
rin cess ofwa les Way for the Princess ofWales ! Way
or the People s Princess ! Long live the Innocent
’
ncreas in
g h uz z as a nd d ashing
, the soldiers aside
, they ,
scorted the carri age to the chiefdoo r where the red carpet ,
with flashing gem s. And for her face I seldom saw it look ,
, , ,
The Emperor ofR ussi a on his right whi spe red a question
in to his ear that he was too fl urried to reply to an d the ,
an d several co urtiers in the rear. Never bef ore had the eyes
ofth at generation beheld su ch a gal axy ofRoyal ty as on that
memorable night
But there was one person absent that had a right pre
eminent to be there an d that was the Princess Charlotte
, ,
those years when she might have sat on the throne an d wielded
the sceptre by l aw but for two lives.
And now one word for the Ho use as it is called which
,
”
was the most brilli ant ever known in the history of the
Opera. The building was comparati vely new having been ,
m
,
m m
,
a h u
t o sa nd s
py
-
gl asses di rected on her.
mouth . ’
Rising to his f eet his portly bosom swelled out an d blaz ing
,
with orders his plump white hand pressed to his heart his
, ,
14
2 10 TH E Q UEEN CAN D O NO WRONG
m ifi
the agn ce t mile
n s o f selfsatisfaction upon his visage, no
-
this very year she bowed her farewell to the p u blic without
a a f
the exalted p tron ge o her brother in l aw the Prin ce
- -
,
that brilliant audience although the richn ess had gone out of
,
u —
by bowing to eve ybody in the ho e saving the Prin cess of
r s
Wales
But the Princess ne ver looked at her ; she had her own
—
part to act. In the front centre ofher box to her it had
2 12 T HE QUEEN CAN DO NO WRONG
those amongst them who had courted her an d deserted her , ,
for the l esser R oy alties were blocking the way the little
m
,
The mob had learnt who was in the carri age when it left
the Opera House an d now recogni sed the vehicle by the
,
u
co o r ofthe horses which were a pai r offi n el y dappled grays
l ,
-
,
kis crying God bless the Innocent Princess she hath shook
s , ,
—
it . an d ki ssed it again scre aming in his excitement
,
God ,
H is success thus publ icly adverti sed enco uraged a hun d red
others to make a bid for similar gracious favour an d they ,
pressed forward for the chance. And then one burly ruf iian
roared ou t
Say b ut the word Your Royal Highness an d we ll b urn
’
, ,
bag oftricks
214 T HE Q UEEN CAN D O NO WRONG
An d the cry was took up Aye aye ! Burn down Carlton
, ,
beds. ’
fellow :
I do tank you sir an d please get me on my way home .
, ,
’
For hal f the di stance the mob had f ollowed the carriage ,
acclaimi n g the Prin cess with enth u si astic cheers but as the ,
Princess
I had to assi st Her Royal Highness up the stairs of Con
n aught Ho use into the great d rawing-room for she was ,
the earn est entreaties of her dau ghte r that she would not
exil e hersel f in the thi rd her own pro ud spi rit that could not
,
When the match was fi rst proposed the intention was that
the Princess Charlotte should reside abroad but thi s she ,
rejected with spi rit . Where upon it was agreed she should
not be taken out ofEnglan d witho ut her consent or detained ,
Princess ofWales sat for three hours face to face after the
formers public declaration that he would never meet her
’
whole person vol uptuous. Her skin is white but not a tran s ,
The last word s stri ke the key note of the Princess s char
- ’
m
e ,
riding ostentatiou sly near her in the Park when she was
m
, ,
Colonel Surges hath chri stened Ken sington Pal ace in the
book he wrote . The Princess of Wales accompanied by
m
,
m
,
m
,
so glad to see
you I h ave ru n aw ay f rom home And she
to me
Come upstairs Mr. Rabbi t. I wish to see youin private ’
m
, ,
She folded her arm s on her ample bosom with a gesture that
was R epu blican in its suggestion an d her head cocked on one ,
m
,
m
,
‘ —
York Clarence ? I hate them . They insult y other. mm
And poor old Uncle S ussex with his big hand s— well
m
, ,
m
,
m
p a r ,
,
’
,
nose .
Shimmy she cried to me (who was on the watch an d
,
”
u f
B t the Princess Charlotte who rom the drawing room ,
-
balcony had spied her mother coming reached the carri age on ,
15
226 T HE QUEEN CAN D O NO WRON G
Scarce had I fi n ished doing so than a lackey ca e to m
an nou nce dinner an d we al l adj ourned upstai rs an d took
m
,
—
everyone even with Mr. Brougham whose face was as grav e ,
situation .
at u s an d am u
, sing everyone even the very lackeys with h er , ,
Mr. Bani ster or her ill ustri ous Aunt the big-voiced merry , , ,
, ,
turned an d dived back into the equi page that had bro ught
her with orders to gallop back .
,
y n r e e ,
an d deno u —
nce her cal umniators whom she kne w an d so was
m
,
fi n d her missing !
A search was instantly made througho ut the house b ut ,
Fled ! By God I
‘ ’
m
gl ad to hear it he cried evincing
m
, ,
pleas ure by his anner Now everybody will see what she
.
An d he as her f
w ather— the First an d the ost dissol ute
Gentl em an in E urope ! By Heavens when I think of how
m
,
I wonder how the Briti sh Mon archy ever survived for Silly
Billy to fi l l the thron e !
Poor little mincing blue-stockin g d Miss Knight retorted ’
m
,
f Coburg s
’
ool wom an Go nd fi d h G t S w -
m
, a n e r. o o a e
at eleven .
Well that poor overbrained little creature Miss Knight
, , ,
there (as how could she be who i n herited the pride of Q ueen
Eliz abeth not the shamele sness ofher father
, then to the
s
bereaved father !
There she was set to wait whil st the Prince R egent fi n ished
his wine which took hi, an hou m
r an d might h ave waited ,
230 T HE QUEEN CAN DO NO WRON G
longer but that the Queen arrived an d burst in t o the
, ,
vi i de h il d v an t
pp gn s s
m
.
up very sti f f.
— —
There there there ! Sit down the Prince comm anded ’
m mm
,
—
him . York d a da n it ! youre sobboberer than
- - - e
’
what s to be d -done i
’ "
,
’
,
eleven o clock when the compan y rose fro the din ner-table
’
, ,
m
, ,
telling.
Five min utes later up drove another hackney coach . This
was Mr. Ad am . H e was anno u nced .
Not at home an d no admi ssion again went forth the
, ,
”
mandate.
Perhaps a quarter ofan hour passed an d a thi rd hackney ,
of a
e ch coach a pai r of shoes. For sad to rel ate Lord , ,
m
, yo .
she saw the l ackeys in the hall she fl u ng her head up proudly
, ,
now praying to God to guide her aright now decl arin g that ,
the Prince R egent had grossly i n sul ted her sweet innocent ,
the air ofa f amily cou ncil about it. Gell an d I stood a
little apart ; Mi ss Elphinstone tried to stifle Mi ss Knight s ’
kept her keen inq uiring eye on the Prin cess ofWales.
V ell ask ed my Mistress vot hafhappen ? V ot hafbeen
’
, ,
’
decided P
Nothing cried the Princess Charlotte decisively . Nothin g
,
’
m
,
oe .
m
speech .
d eath ofBuon aparte. T ried b efore the Lord Ch iefJ u stice Lord C och
con sid ered to l acki partial ity, an d on th e z l st ofJu n e sen ten ced to
m
on s p r son en
istress of the Regen t, ran to His Royal Highn ess with the n ews
Y our Royal Highn ess s worst en e y is d ead
’
m An d the
m
expresse d ,
m
g r a s a yo ,
mm
s
m
Mr. Brougha lifted her hand to his lips an d kissed it ,
proved the truth of. The Speaker comm unicated her protest
to Parliament early in Jun e an d on the 2 3 rd ofthat month
,
debated on the 4th ofJul y when Lord Cas tlereagh took occa
,
m
This was a far larger su than an y of her friends an d
su pporters anticipated . So large indeed that the Princess s ’
, ,
her hands. She was debating an d summ ariz ing these con
siderations at the dinner- table an d at last delivered hersel fas
,
f ollows
FADE S O ER THE WATE RS BLU E
’
241
‘
Dere is only one ting to be done an d I vill d o it. It
,
sa :
y V ot de devil does de vo an v ant ? V e cannot m ake
m
vid her rank she ust hold al l de p rivileges. D erefore I ”
And she did so only decli n ing to b urden the nation with
,
16
42 T HE Q UEE N C AN DO NO WRO NG
come an d settle down on them ifon l y to give the tenan ts
,
own af ai rs were in su
f ch an unsettled state that I could n ot
trouble her with mine an d the vast honour she had conferred
m
,
con fi d en ce had a su
, spicion of how soon she intended to l eave
yet kept secret ; the truth being that it was feared, if the
m
people knew what was pre editated they would never allow
,
had been too f ull for words ; dep arting her angu ish m ust ,
it in her mi sery .
Oh Shimmy she whispered I a worse than an y orphan
,
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m
now ! For my mother is leaving me an d my father brutal . ,
And l a L ib erté l a L b
i erté
,
— I shall never cu
jy
o it a gain 1
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was too gratef ul too f ull to speak . But when I had gotten
,
a s —
Ten d y l ter it was the 7th of August I remember
a ,
—
C aptain King comm ander which had j ust returned from
m
conveying the E peror of Russi a an d the King of Prussia
back to Hamburg an d the Gul fofFinland .
As I entered the Princes s s room she extended her hand to
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,
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I ust part
Part I cried in an incred ulous voice who had never
, ,
sa
y d at if you v ant a ting done a n d done vita yo u m ust
g o
, ,
—
to Shimmy Rabbit ! Only only — her voice gre w soft an d
kind a leetle bird haf v ispered into ine ears d at Mr. m
Desmond Tempest hafde great estates in Ireland an d dey are ,
to d at P ’
m
m
That J1 y Rabbit hath but one desi re to follow Your ,
R oyal Highness s f
’
—
ortunes by Land an d Sea for Ever ifyou
wi l l on l y let him . ’
an d I do hafvon order f or ou
’
y .
I bowed my obedience.
And my ord er is d is. Go you at von ce sir an d arry m
m m m
, ,
m
p a ,
as her Extra Eq u erry for less than three months. And what
H er Highn ess said was true th at Winsome was ready to
m
,
an d suite left the Steyn e Hotel where she had bee n l odging , ,
I hope they were paid for which was not always the case as
, ,
not one ofthe had the manhood to turn his gl ass down .
One last word before I dismi ss this undesi rable subject from
these pages. There is a m atter that is historical now for
m
,
D EAR KI N G,
You are g oin g to b e ordered to tak f
e the P rin cess o
m
m
Wales to the Con tin eut. Ifyou d on t co it ad ul tery with
’
m
her, you are a da n ed f ool . You have my con sen t for it,
an d I ca m
assu re you that you have that f y b
o m
rother the
Reg en t.
r r —
the p op iety of Anne the sa e Throne that had been
p urifi ed by the Shad ow of the G reat C rom well ( n otwith
by the d if or j ust
fi cul ty of getting into a fi n e new uni f ,
m
,
l and on to the sea the tears were co ursing d own her cheeks .
Winsome an d I were there . In her agitation she had j ust
sho ok ou r hand s as th ose ofthe privileged f ew pe rmitted to
m
,
sat f or my n ative co u nty for the l ast three years. And with
me was my dear wi fe Winsome an d our family oftwo son s
an d one dau ghter. Whereof the eldest son an d heir was
called Carol us after H er R oyal Highness who stood God
, ,
E n glish it Rabb
, itikin s.
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ricks in the year af ter the Union whereby fi ve ofthe ras cal s
,
m
ar
B tolomeo ‘
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beh ave as civil as I co uld like. No m atter I wud have
patien ce wid dem but dey chose to go so I not prevent dem .
m m m
, ,
ofB ru , ,
Wales !
The old Begum Q ueen Charlotte is on her last legs I
m m
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,
spi rit
, m
Thank you a chére for your kind letter which I a
, , m
af raid to an swer f or I have so little to tell ou Living he
m
, y . re
rural li f
,e an d workin de garden myself which do y body ,
whom she never saw or heard from after she had return ed
his letter: Thi s was a thing to be thank f ul f or becau
m
se , ,
wished to settle with her namely the divi sion ofour patri
, ,
rent -roll was increased to six tho u sand po unds a year. I urged
Annette to let me settle hal fofthi s on her but she resol utely ,
had to stan d an d has never bee n bet ter ad j usted to this d ay.
,
m ,
C AROLINA B E GINA 26 1
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creature the Hope of England an d the Idol ofthe Nation
—succumbed from collapse an d pl unged the country into a
,
it were very fi n e.
As f or the old Q ueen daily getting more domineering an d
,
or heard in an y wom an .
for the good old Kin g at l ast relieved f rom his su fferin gs.
m
,
m
, ,
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g ra o a
was to f ollow six hours later. By ten al l y preparati ons
were complete for I intended to travel light so that if put
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,
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po t chaise at once when there came a knock at the front
s ,
in fla ab l e inter ew.
2 64 THE QUEE N CAN DO NO WRONG
In India. ’
And why P ’
m
, ,
her.
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As was her conduct . I have told you how, when she d is
m
carded e, she set my cousin George Slee in my pl ace ; an d
ho w he m arried L ad y Sarah Torrington , whom I was en gaged
to once, an d she wheedl ed (as I thought) the whole of my
Aunt s fortune out ofher, an d squandered it in gambling .
’
happy on e. ’
su pport P’
hour. ’
I reflected a moment.
No ; it would n ot be appropri ate . Y ou could not keep
your personality out ofsuch a meeting (for Annette is with
H er Maj esty ) an d the Queen will have no time to spare a
,
m yo ,a a a .
si n ce
you h ave given me yo ur co unten ance J immy an d , ,
m
,
So he went an d I to Winsome f ro
, whom I had never ,
m
, ,
au dience with the Q ueen . The hour was not noon yet an d ,
my lip s
So Shimmy you are Kan iu
, , chen again said the Q u een ,
‘
an d I haf for de second time in my li f e to b ring you
better 1 ’
cr
y
Your Maj esty the Ki n g is dead
, And then Lo n g live ,
I can conj ure up the scene—the picture ofher now . She was
drest in a crim son mornin g wrapper her di shevelled hai r , ,
g ru ousl
y in time with h er heavy t read . H er M aj esty had
m
r ,
m
I a quite recovered Your Majesty I decl ared. And
, ,
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de ari stocracy not de R egent s de King s party ! My ’ ’
tured .
bt
u — d a -
mn tion to me he sall explain vy dere vas 3
a
save her f rom sinking ! Mr. B rougham m ust show him self
de Bl ucher be fore I do al l o w d at he is one . ’
m
,
, r.
In the fi rst place I will admit he was an adventure r an d
, ,
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,
m
,
fami l y this might have been true for his father was a very
,
service .
m
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m
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steward . , , s
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274 TH E Q UEEN C AN DO NO WR ONG
trad ucers, Mr. L awrence the painter Lord H en ry Fitz geral d
m
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m
,
no more criminal degree than the f avou rites ofm any R oyal
restrain her f
m
rom doing so.
During this period it fell to me to write any letters for
H er Maj esty . In the middle ofMarch she hictated a long
one ofwhich a copy was published in all the Engl ish j ournal s
, ,
Austria France, Sard inia an d the Papal States with a spi rited
m
, , ,
the Q ueen had di smi ssed ost of her Itali an suite with the ,
it was no easy matter to get them all horsed at the dif ferent
posting inns. In the fi rst rod e Berga i an d V assal i ; in the m
second H er Maj esty Annette an d Willi am Austin the
, , , ,
de vertu e ( as H ’
e r M aje sty cal led her) aff
o rded m uch sati s
m y
,
interview .
Mr. Brougham introd uced Lord H utchinson with the
remark that he was sincerely anxiou s to serve Her Majesty s
’
,
—
conversation for me ! V ot you haf to say put it in de ,
an d do not a ree
g
m
She bathed him in a cold conte pt as she spoke for he ,
The let ter is well kno wn for a copy has been publ ished an d
m
, ,
that the King s proposals app roved by his Mini sters were
’
, ,
Q ueen for her li fetime in ret urn for which H er Majesty was
,
to al l negotiation an d compromise .
Her Maj esty was at thi s moment suspicious of Mr.
, ,
facing hi eyeing his features with keen inqui ring glan ces
, , ,
Attorney general
-
which his hardihood died away ; his deep -set eyes after one ,
m
,
t
s a mme red an d sh uffl ed — I tel l youBrou gham stam ere d an d
shu ffled which no one had bel ieved possible did they not
,
—
witness it an d then changed front .
T he condi tion s are not such as I could ad vise Yo u r
m
,
counter conditions. ’
‘
Soh?
It will not commit Your Majesty in an y way for your ,
’
Soh .
And Your M aj esty knows best he went on gathering ,
’
,
u
real sit a tion .
’
cl ock d is owrth da
“
l ce 1
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A n d date u it fi f
’
y f J u
m
p a y o ve o o , n e ,
—
Write you write you te vite ! an d I vill sign
,
'
m p a ,
b e telling
y ou the tru th altho u gh youwi l l not believe me !
,
as m u ch as suspected !
I had often seen my dear Mi stress in her an gry moods an d ,
way she did it. In short you ay say that af , ter the sq uall , ,
that his Lord ship coul d not leave until the arrival of a
courier expected from Pari s.
Now, the truth ofthi s was that he said Cal ais but Her ,
’
giving the Q ueen alarm who yet kept her counten an ce with
,
passport.
R i sing from the table H er Ma esty motioned to me to
j
m m
,
ing-roo to cof f
ee . And with that withdrew slowly an d
calmly .
Bu t no sooner gotten ou t ofthe room an d the doo r cl osed
m
,
m
Shimmy ! Shi my ! Quick q uick ! Order my chariot ,
m
,
England F or b y
. Gott ,d ere is d an
g er in d ot cou
f
rier ro
m
,
the port.
Bu t as she drove ou t of the yard ofthe Inn she co uld not
m
,
told her everythin g was ready except that the tide would not
,
picked her way through the d ust an d rubb ish an d across the ,
Q ueen
—
And so yousee the great honour fell to me her h umble
Charity b —
oy to escort My Lad y Kind an d Bo u nti ful an d
Good to the J ason frigate when it bore her away fro
, , m
England an d also to the packet boat P rin ce L eopold when
,
-
coincidence as
you m
, ust think an d yet happen ed even as I
,
m
, ,
urgent i portance .
So I took it upon me to send them do wn into the cabin ,
y
oot touched B ritish soil again , after an exile of nearly six
f
years an d in the absence of orders to the contrary the
, , ,
whilst from the cro wded shore there broke the thun ders of
m ultitudin ous cheers.
Her Majesty who was leaning on the ar ofMr. Alderm an
, m
Wood was vi sibly af
, fecte d by the fervour an d sincerity of
thi s reception . Hers was a heart hard as i ron when opposed
by contumely or tested by ill-treatment but mel ted q uic kly ,
n ob l e spirit S he u st b e in n ocen t
way to London . In her carri age were Lady Ann e H amil ton ,
[ 233 l
EN G LA N D S WELCO ME 28 9
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an d m
the Alder an led to an incident very ludicrous were it ,
was honest appropri ated the back seat of the carri age next
,
an d seething in her sou l against the civic magn ate ! And for
the durability ofher ill temper you ay read ( an d smile at)
- m
her Opinion ofMr. Alderman Wood in her book wherein she ,
doth sco urge that hapless individ ual an d naively let the cat of
'
m
, ,
m
an example by crying L on g l ive Kin g George the F owrth
,
town ofSt. Omer four days pre viously. From thi s repetition
—
my Lady nne Hamilton with her singular ineptitude for
A
saying things nobody wishes to be told — ust draw a croakin g m
omen ! I vow to you that woman from fi rst to last was a , ,
found her
The delay this occas ioned gave time for the people to
con gregate an d by the ti
, m
e we reached G reenwich there were
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290 THE QUEEN CAN DO NO WRONG
gathered in Her Maj est s track the most marvell ou
y
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s escort
g ,
the impu lse which through the entire city had caused every
, ,
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once ascended to the d rawin g room on the fi rst floor where ,
tea was served ; an d af ter she had ref reshed hersel f con sented ,
m
,
cl usion regi stered her solemn prote st against the omi ssion of
,
her name f rom the litu rgy an d the ref usal of an an swer or
,
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attitu de to the en d .
V ery soon af ter this was taken the second step in the
tragic d rama for the Queen s undoing Lord Liverpool
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tion toward s her person compell ed her coachman an d foot en
,
been a riot but for Her Maj esty s presence ofmind in ord er ’
m
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—as it deserved to be !
2 96 THE QUEEN CAN DO NO WR ONG
T he o to Hammersmith was also completely lin ed with
r ad
people lad ies at every window waving white pocket-han d ker
,
m
,
an d do still an d now in my ol d a e
, g y b est friend . W hen
his letters reached me in Italy I did not f ail to acq u aint my
si ster ofwho my correspondent was. At the which she co u ld
not di sg uise her feel ings ofinterest though allowing he rse l f
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a a
8 .
with a hint given her that Col onel S urges would be there in
his capacity as God f ather so that she might fi n d some excu
, se
an d hold ing ou
, t his hand as f rankly as
yo u m ig ht wish ,
par
.t .
ro u sed but amaz ing tender when appealed to. Not that I
,
m p ,
like foul bats di sturbed from a cave . There was gossip about
the witnesses who were being imported ( as youmight say) by
,
an d un frequented b y
-r o ad s an d enter the capital at
, idnight
when the city slept . Some ofthem so low in thei r breed ing ,
that they might swear lies at large with no dan ger to their ,
sou ls !
Again it was said huge bribes had been given to secure
,
m m
m
,
the Queen rehearsals gone through ofthe Trial for the correct
m
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throttled
Then there were the vile pamphlets an d pictured t racts for
sale in the gu tters with most diab
, olic, bestial an d obscene ,
m
,
m
e to
dam n able ridicul ous stilted notions common to the gay red
, ,
si ster
,
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d to. ,
u u —
B t not o r isters not the wom en we love ! By God ! I
s
I have a remedy . ’
Indeed
Under your roo f be repeated . T his cannot b
,
’
e a p roper
pulp .
T is the price we have to pay who have the hon o u
"
r to
serve H er M ajesty I told hi .
,
’
m
THE PE ACOC K S FE AT H ER 3 05
’
—
it for a wo an as I should have thought you her brother
,
ouf or if oum u
or it ; f st know the tru th in such a pecu li ar
y y , ,
—
insult abomination ! T is hawked in the public streets. A
’
—
the necessities ofthe case an d I hope it is not yours He
flas hed ro und very heated in his man ner an d f
, aced me hold , ,
ing his hand out still grind in g the crunched -up pamphlet with
,
F or your sister to su ff
er ? For her to be depicted as
a He broke of fwith a stormy oath an d swung up an d ,
down the chamber again his in dign ation too intense for
,
word s.
Annette m ust suf fer I told him . It is in the Scheme
’
,
d myself. ’
fi st. u f
f l
S e ike this
r —
No no ! It is intolerable ! T is
more than an y subj ect is called upon to do I protest I
I — will not permit it
I did not relish this usurpation ofmy proper authority .
Bu t still held my temper u nder control .
Then put a stop to these damnable libels ; pink the
anony ou m s libellers I told him . Or hold your tongue ,
I can think ofno one s suf ferings but Her Maj esty s.
’ ’ ’
‘
J immy said he pulling up an d looking f
’
urtively at e m
m
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eyes as if to point his oral I have eyes to see an d ears to
,
‘
,
Before you quit this room you shall cry God save our
in n ocen t Qu
mm
een
an d
Convince you! Aye I will Colonel S urges I shouted
, , ,
an d Bou ul an d Good
nti f And repeated in a high voice
Go od —
, ,
the chamber.
Ever on his defence but never strikin g at me the which I
, ,
mm
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u
save o r in n ocen t Qu
m
een
came into his hand so e face ; his foot advanced for the fi rst ,
cou d e gwice.
p Ou tm at ched me an d f
o rced e bac k to the ,
stood on his def ence once more . And I so blind I could not
see it !
Clashed our swords on ce more I ever crying , , The Queen !
T he Queen
smote — Her Maj esty entered the room by way ofthe lawn .
In an other moment she was in the centre ofthe carpet her ,
H al te hi I
’
rom Su
She looked sternl y f rges to mysel f
m
.
V ot does dis mean she de anded.
I had n ot even the wit to sal ute till I saw Surges do so,
attention .
m
gra r a n
And vy
Because Miss Tempest s residence at B randenburgh House
’
y roof
3 10 THE QUEEN CAN DO NO WR ONG
But now S urges held his peace. Whereupon the Q ueen
tu rned to me an d as ked :
Shimmy I can trust you. Y ouvas cryin g De Q ueen !
, ,
De Queen F or vy Shimmy i
,
”
Mad am I f,
’
altered perhaps I was m istook . B ut I
,
on the pal ofher hand with her fan Mein Gott can it be
y oudid come here to trow a stone at a def encele ss v o an in m
her d ay ofsore trial P Y ou vas b rafe Colonel S u
, rges — you
vas ver b raf And now sir vot charge did you hat to
’
e ! , ,
m
She fi xed hi with her flashing eyes whil st A n nette stole
m
,
the stilted punctilio ofthe military that his hono ur dem anded
,
he should back not only his word s but the in terp reta
, ,
evading a challenge.
Since Your Maj esty comm ands e I speak he said. m , ,
’
part that was utter]y foreign to her nature when her an ger
was once arou sed .
m m
, ,
to her bosom swelled out with passion whil st her head was
m
, ,
m
ee
p g o ,
better for the nation had never forgiven him his scand al with
,
m
Willia Gell Mr. Alderman Wood an d Lord Archibald
, ,
her an unpl easing sombre appearance. l was e ver a pity that " ‘
,
3 16 THE QUE EN CAN DO NO W R ONG
m m
Den an , now resu ed . It l asted thro u ghout the sitting,
an d al l the time he was speaking , u n til ha l f
-
pas t fo ur l n t he
af tern oon , the Q u een rem ained l n her chair. Thi s was her
procedure through every d ay ofthat long, exhaustin g ord eal .
I have no in ten tion to describe to you this Great State
m
Trial in detail . Y ou ay read it for yourselves, for al l
that took place has been m any times published . It was
spread over a long period , namely, f rom the 17 th of A u u st
g
to the 8 th ofSeptember, when the case f or the prosec u tion
was fi n ished , an d the Trial adjou rn ed u ntil the 3 rd ofOct o b er,
Thus, for twelve week s Her Maj esty was kept in a ore
cruel state ofsuspense an d agitation than has an y parallel in
the State Trial s ofEngland .
m
Ti e or four incidents I will touch upon, fro which youm
m ay gather the manner an d atmosphere ofthe prosecu tion,
which maintained an attitude ofsecrecy an d surprise , with
intention to overwhelm the Queen by withholding fro her m
the names ofthe witnesses to be sprun g upon her, lik e sn akes
darting their ven om f rom co n cealment, an d ne ver see n until
they strike .
When the case against Her Majesty was un f ol d ed it d is
Her proud spi rit could not brook being arraigned by such
low an d v ulgar carl s as this Maj oochi. H orrifi ed an d in d ig
by way of a more ef f
ective variant Oh oh ! T rad id ore !
, ,
Brougham brought the rascal out in his true col ours who , ,
so- called Cato Street Conspi rators in this very year who ,
fess that she had been discharged for tell ing a lie ; how
she had written af ter her discharge in the highest term s of
Her Majesty an d with in fi n ite respect an d implored to be
, ,
3 18 THE QUEEN CAN DO N0 WR ONG
res tored to her post but without success. Subseq uently she
,
m
condescension to Colonel Berga i in short Scand al about ,
woman before she was a Queen again st the cal umnies of her
,
dangerous crisi s.
I have no space here to put down Mr. Brougham s speech ’
will q uote a few passages from it because they will give you
,
3 20 THE QUEEN CAN DO NO WR ONG
c nvict the
o of fi —
lowest o en ce scand alous ifbrought forward
'
ex
postf a cto l aw is so u
, ght to be passed again st a de f enc e l ess
woman
My Lords I pray yo ur Lord ships to pause ( H i t one
m
, s
his prediction . Then flin gin g his gown back with a sudden
m
, ,
f aint vei n offlattery its prof , oun d und ercurrent ofwarn in g his ,
a idst the shock s that shall rend its kind red throne !
Y u
o h ave sai d my Lo rd s— ou have willed — the Ch u rch
, y
has wil l e —
d an d the King has wi l led that the Queen sh ould
be deprived ofits solemn service. She has indeed instead , ,
assembly attu
, ned his voice to supplication, an d with his eyes
fi xed on Heaven cried
She wa nts no prayers ofmine ! But I do here pour forth
m supplic ation at the Throne of Mercy that that Mercy
m y
ay be pou red d own u pon the People in a larger measure
m
than the merits of its R ulers ay deserve an d that your
m
,
—
hearts ay be turned to J USTI CE
m
The witn es on behalfofthe Q ueen were as respectable
as those against her were di srep u table . Amongst them
Mr. St. Led ger Lord Glenbervie Lady Charlotte Lindsay
, , ,
m
,
g s a w a
was su ch a cursed fool so nervous in public an d with a
m
, ,
same who had so shamef ully b ullied Lad y Charlotte Lin d say)
m
,
got hold ofthe paper an d began cro ss-exa ining poo r Jack
m
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U pon its con tents. Jack who was a ship withou t its co pass
m
,
m
.
yo r
, m
Why an could it have been done without contempt of
,
Court I would have been by your side when yougot bogg led.
,
And told the noble Peers my opin ion about how Jas kFl inn
f ought for his Country at Trafalgar whilst they were gamb
l ing an d drin king
H e was greatly overcome at thi s f or if ever there was an ,
m
, ,
m
, ,
the fi rst time I had gotte n him out ofhis low spi rits who
m ,
had b een a elancholy wreck this last month out ofa nervous
app rehen ion
s ofgoing into the witness box—an ordeal that
-
partition .
T here were three or f our persons in the next box an d
m
,
the Queen who had given evidence some wee ks back for the
,
passed the night at the Foun tain Hote l ; at South Aud ley
Street when she resided in Mr. Alder an Wood s house ; at
, m ’
I tell youthe old dog-fox had his secret spies there at this very
m
hour I a writing about ! One of who had d isclosed the m
fact that Co u nt Schiavin i had wrote the emoran d u for m m
Fli n n ! Aye an d worse than that com un i cated the con ten ts
, , m
ofone of Mr. Brou gham 8 letters to Her Maj esty who was
’
m
,
m
,
urther evidence
f m
in cross-exa ination ? And when the King s ’
side co u m
ld not prod uce hi why there was I a witness for
, , ,
gone an d expose the whole plot ! Such was the scheme that
,
hackney coach .
All this time Flinn had been perched on the bench by my
side withou t speakin g a word . Only when he heard Dr.V al py ‘ ’
m m
, ,
your oar .
Bu t he is the vill ain who
33 0 TH E QUEEN CAN DO NO WR ONG
No arguing ! I d iscovered him an d he is y righ tful , m
quarry . Youve bungled one thing to -day ; I can n ot have
’
Y oum u
’
st not speak a wo rd .
I asked a b oatman what bargain the fare had ade who had
j ust p ushed of f; an d learnt it was to be rowed to a ship in
the Pool below London Bri dge an d one of the back to , m
Westminster.
It was clear the Spy -Master was going back to the enclosed
m
ca p after he had shipped Restell i of f . My fi rst thought
was to f ollow him but my second suggested a better idea.
m
,
m
, ,
a little j ob for me .
’
m
And what ight that be master i ,
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33 2 T HE QUEEN CAN DO NO WR ON G
can not f ail to do the Q u een s cause good to sho w the base ’
m
, , ,
m
g o a
the living . It is possible he ight b e a useful witn ess again st
Pasco . ’
ofthe one who had come to the Sel ect Co f fee House to get rid
ofher hu sband an d I opened the doo r to her.
,
But she was
no longer b uxom being a poor le n looking creat ure who
a -
, , ,
might have been beate n every d ay ofher life since I last saw
her the which when I came to reckon it up was eighteen
, , ,
years ago
I s Mr. Hewitt in P I asked her.
’
se by a an call ed D r. Pasco m
Upon hearing that she gave a frightened cry an d asked me ,
for God s sake not to men tion the c ircu mstan ce. But the
’
noise she made bro ught her husband into the shop an d at the
m
,
m
,
,
’
m
, ,
him .
Sympathy for a woman he exclaimed . They re al l of ’
m
the b ad — same as thi s n u And with that l ugged hold of
his poor trembling wif e by the ear an d forced her into the ,
m
.
, ree
m
, ,
m
ear in
m
I have n ot l ugged this atter in j ust to fi l l my page but ,
m
,
m
,
deserted .
F or hal fan hou r we wai te d there specu l atin g wh ether
,
ou r boatman mi ssed his whe rry an d so we sho uld lose the rogue
m
, ,
to pay his an an d ded uct a shilling from his fare for b reach
m m
,
y r
And who the devil are youi he dem anded very haughty”
,
m
, ,
Rabbit.
’
settled ou r di f
ferences long ago
m
That ay be your opinion but it is not mine said I . , ,
”
—
Spy ah Do your worst he burst out with a sudden
m
,
f orwards.
Y ou
"
Eh ? Whom have we here i
m
I a Lieutenant Flinn an d I ve got a mind to thro w you
,
’
y
in your box at the Kin g s H ead three hours b’
ack P
’
m
,
punch in the ribs which took some ofthe breath out ofhi
an d brou m
ght hi to a proper sense of his situation an d ,
,
Where to i ”
hint Jack slipped his hand under Pasco s knee as tho ugh to ’
u t it into exec ution whil st the bo atm an gave a gru ffl augh .
p ,
a — —
going to d rop you down down do wn until youfetch ,
up at Botany Bay
‘
Hell s curse on you he said . I wish I had killed you
’
,
m m
,
mm
,
n one other than Pasco a crimp who was tran spo rted to
, ,
rally rally f
, or the Q u een
Thi s instantly brought an increase to the crowd around us ,
rescu —
e him . The notorious Dr. V al py the King s Spy
‘
’
THE SP Y -
MASTER 3 41
f
”
, ,
,
ject for the mob ,
m
, ,
his coat an d d ragged him back . Y ouare rai sing red urder !
,
accu ser ! To the R iver with the King s rat To the R iver
’
m
,
in thei r holy places. They who for these four onth s past
had been go verned with the daily sight of n aked steel ,
because they were for the Q ueen . They whose passions had
been aro used this very night by the seditious placard s calling ,
m
,
p h i h
- e se .
m
cast hi for the part ofJonab
The patrols had long since been swept away an d under foot .
T wo of them I heard the next d ay had several of thei r
, ,
m ade for the new W aterloo B ridge built three years be fore
m
, ,
, , ,
It was al l over.
And for the f irst time in my life I pitied Pasco an d
m
,
‘
I N SP I TE OF T HEM AL L
m
Waterloo Bridge an d that last l ook ofhis eyes as he met
,
ever a fool .
3 46 TH E QUEEN CAN DO NO WR ON G
We gave him a room for the night because I was deter
m
,
only held in reserve as one who could subs tan tiate my story.
Mr. Bro ugham received me very civil ly . He an d I had
cuo ed some slight intimacy since the Connau
jy ght Ho u se
m
,
m
,
,eel
sorry that the world is rid ofthat ab ominable Spy -Mas ter it
m
,
m y a r r
y p e
Ofwhom i
”
OfR estel l i.
’
Ha
They cannot produce him And he is suppose d to be
locked up in the enclosed camp . Y ou know the re sol ution
with regard to the witnesses that the Lord s passed on the fi rst
d ay ofthe Tri al ? Y ouhave the agents of the Bill on you r
thigh ifyou can f ind a j ust reason to d em and the re prod uc
tion ofKestelli ’
.
348 T H E QUEEN CAN DO NO WR O N G
And now Mr. Brougham rose up again with a so ewhat , m
crestfal l en air as ofcou n sel whose witn ess has been di scre dited
m
, ,
m -
, m
Atto ey general rose very la e]y an d without an y spirit ,
agape .
The Attorney -general n odded sourly .
Then I shall not call him cri ed Mr. Bro ugham with as
,
’
resu med his seat with an air ofbeing shocked beyond words
at so gross a b reach oflegal good f aith.
g ra e a ,
m
stances if there was one thing which the agents f or the Bill
,
was an end to that secu rity which thei r Lord ships thou g ht
m
— —
tell you! An d I J im y Ra bbit laughing in my sleeve ,
m
p as a
who had recom ended that Kestelli sho uld b e sent to Mil an ,
m
,
m
,
Powell Mr. Brougha asked him point-bl ank who was his
m m m
m
,
m
ed .
m
s tan ce
w u
its o n mo uth ( i mo th it a ) who
f h a —
d wh t it is whether
a
m
s n
as it is f
or me who a her ad vocate to put the q uestions to
m
, ,
m
a ,
m
p q e
—
been the fashion to describe him his ofliciousn ess in this
Trial was notorious ; an d not content wi th person ally cross
,
exami n ing some of the witn esses of the R oyal Lad y his ,
i
s ste r -in -l aw it was said he sou
,
ght to in fluen ce the d ecision
ofse veral ofthe Peers again st her f or which he was wel l
m
,
, , m
,
ling leprous venom into the ears ofj urors the Q ueen ight
m m m
,
f I [f h u w ul d u l h b il i y f
mf h d d p i
a ce t o o s t eq a t e r es
p e cta t o an I t alia n
m
n
h u
t o art h worse t an an ta assassin . B ecau s e, w hil e I a
bld ly d mful ly mi g m
n
t
s ares me in the face I read it even in the public papers !
, ,
that it was far more j ust that such conduct should deprive
hi mof his right to the S u ccession than that al l the facts
alleged again st H er Ma esty
j — even iftrue to the letter ofthe
—
ch ge should warrant your Lord ships in passing thi s Bill
ar
O ers o the King. They were not Jud ges they were
f fic f —
Prosecutors an d their support when they should have held
, ,
The Third Read ing was fixed for Friday the l 0th of
m
,
that had sustained her through these twelve agoniz ing weeks
of insu ,
lt tribulation an d anxiety upli fted her to the end .
, ,
u —
She was a true Da ghter ofBrun swick a woman braver than
an y I have ever heard of or seen or read abou
, , t. An d in ,
the f ace ofthe adverse vote on the Second Read ing she met ,
that ill ustrious House with head held high an d pro ud eyes ,
There was a long Debate but Her Maj esty sate through it
,
al l . Sate there on her crim son chair pl aced on the lowest level
,
23
3 54 THE Q U E EN CAN DO NO WR ONG
of the House as it had been her Throne ( that was properly set
,
side by side with that Empty One which looked d own u pon
—
her l ) . Sate an Amaz on at b —
ay a Q u een that co uld n ot b e
conq uered !
I was but a few feet distant f rom her j u st beh ind Mr , .
Maj esty req uired an y service done. And through those long
hours my eyes were fi xed on her in a fasci n ation . Her
features were in prof ile to me ; dark an d gloomy her b ro w
an d grim her f ace with indign an t abhorr
, e n t di sg u
,st writ
m
, , ,
The Kin g
’
s H ead was the tavern where JackFl in n an d I overheard
Pasco s con versation with Kestel l i.
’
3 56 T H E QUEEN CAN DO NO WR ONG
a grea t j oy ; his dark eyes sparkling with tri u ph . Mr. m
Bro ugham ru nn ing as he might b e a schoolboy down his
m
,
m
r
g
Her Maj esty was standi n g by the window an d B rou g ha ,
in f ront ofher her tee th biting at her nether lip to keep the
,
the air with fi n gers that had not a tremor in the dipped ,
Reg in a sti l l she excl aimed an d rose p rou dly from her
‘
m
,
-
chai Reg in a sti l l ih spite o f h l l
’
r ,
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t e a 1
CHA PTE R XXV I
AN UN CROWN ED QUEEN
exultant voice proclaimed the news from the leads over the
piaz z a an electric thrill ofdelirious j oy passed through the
,
London an d sinkin g b
, , ack in her seat f or the fi rst ti
, e m
burst in to a f lood of tears an d wept her thank s to them !
I followed H er Majesty back to Brandenburgh House an d I
m
,
vow it w u
t m ult f
rom We tmin ter to H a mersmith —
m
as a s s a
tum ult an d a tri u ph
I cannot dismi ss without some mention the ill umin ations
an d deco ration s in London in hono u r of the Q ueen s victory .
’
King s tradesmen lived poli tics were divided ; but for the
’
or the Q u
rest al l was f een with transparencies flags mottoes
, , , ,
f
A city draper ofered Her Maj esty Machi aveli an co unsel in
the couplet
m W
T hat thou ayst dov e-h ke b
’
m
are n o on e, e
A little di stance of
fa nother transparency displayed the
distich
May the Queen d b ike an oak
m
stan ,
An d her en e /ia
fal l l ike its l eav es 1
'
— —
And he the Head an d Front of this Ofl n d in g what of
e
'
acetiou
its gal axy of orn aments an d a f ,s f
riend hint ed that
3 60 TH E QUEEN C AN DO NO WR ONG
a b
ow —
in turn to each pe rson al l ofus standin g at the flat
—
indication ofher intention an d herselfseated said
, ,
Later in the evenin g when she had retired with her ladies
,
to me ) that was truly a l urid flash ofwit. She was tal kin g
of the Bill ,of the f oul an d disgusting accusations ofthe ,
mal ice with which her h usband persecuted her of the charge ,
af ter charge he had rai sed against her honou r cou pling her ,
ad u ltery —she paused whilst the eyes ofal l her l adies were
,
Who was the l ady (as al l the world knew) to whom the
King was legally married when he was P rince of Wales an d ,
life from the time ofher trial to the h umiliation ofher ill
ad vised at tem t to attend the Co ron ation of the Ki n i the
p g n
AN UNCR OWNED QUEEN 3 61
Jul y ofthe f
oll owing year. In order to sti f
l e the increasing
expression of favour for her the King most autocratical ly
m
,
despicable trick.
I was in my pl ace in the House an d saw the co wardly
,
-
my fellow members
A Washington A Washington ! to puri fy an d f ree thi s
People
Whereupon some base -born fello w m ust needs cry back at
me A C romwell to choke you Iri sh patrio ts
,
That did
THE Q UEEN CAN DO NO W R O N G
complete choke an y f urther observations I had to of er b
f y
the shock it gave to my dignity not to mention the ribald
m
,
All thi s time the dif erences between the King s Party an d
f
’
,
e l ai d . An d
they were now to be accentu ated . For on the 9 th of Ju
m
ne
m
m
,
to the Privy Council . This did not give an ydecision till the
l 0th ofJu l y the d ay bf ore the on e fi red f or the proro atio n
m e g
,
o P a s
-
,
—
the King will he nill he they took her in her h umou
- r ,
an d appl au ded her ! Which was a very unw ise evil thin g ,
m
to do .
It was schemed that very early in the ornin g ofthe
,
battles acting on the stri ct defen sive ( that was her p roper
s trategic po sition ) sho u ld be now encouraged to act on the
,
m m
.
“
But here was a case in which the dign ity ofa Queen was
concerned . One whose li f e had been a long apprenti ceship to
i n sult An d now she was going to fling herselfinto the very
m
.
ud ofcertain insult
I craved an audience with Her Maj esty for to adventure
my humble opinion on the course she ought to pursue.
Which was to leave her case to the People who would see ,
u h u u
j tice done to r. B t to n the ri sk o rep ul se shef —
m
s e r ,
I thi n k ,f f
o what my sel im po sed mi ssion was. F or I had
-
ever remain ed studiously silent what times the subj ect ofher
Coronation was being di sc ussed in her reception -room an d ,
she was sharp to notice anyone who did not agree with her.
m
,
d
a a nge r u
o s thing to ri sq u e . And if— if
366 THE Q U EE N C AN DO NO WR O N G
I f vot demanded the Queen her bro w d ark en i n g and ,
demean my L ad y .
Then more dign ified she added : I did tink Mr. Tempest
, , , ,
sir haff
, allen to de level ofyour vit . Y ou vo n d h af e to b
e
crowned
An d drawing hersel f up she poin ted imperi ously to the
,
now . How on the 19th ofJ ul y she set out fro her house
in South Audley S treet at six o clock in the orni n g as ’
m ,
l ow pri z e -f
ighters f rom the Abbey in which he r h u
, sband was
All the two Kingdom s know the won dro us story ofthe
Coron ation ofGeorge the Fo urth which cost a q uarter ofa ,
, ,
clean -li ving old father ; an d was accl aimed amid st the blare
of tru m
m pets an d the boo ofguns whilst al l that was most ,
AN UNCR OWNED QUEE N 3 69
f
ashionable an d well bred in the Kingdom shouted , May the
King live for Ever
Alas ! to think of the d egeneration of my own co untry !
To think ofseven million s of Iri shmen subj ect to fourteen
million Engli shmen an d com pelled to see a Saxon Prince
,
statu e ofCharles I .
It was Lieutenant de Ros an old Westminster schol ar
, ,
—
carriage the flying co ch a o f —
the King ofEngland through
unsuspecting lanes an d unsuspicious alleys to Tothill Fields ,
midnight .
By God sirs I tell you Engl an d wanted a Cromwell an d
,
, , e cavalierm
vill do ubtless come bac k to you v on ce more . A n d even
though I hate him I do tink d at he do love youv er moch.
,
’
An d it is so best
—
to ass a h r e—
Whereby it came p th t we t e Annette Winso e , m ,
h f
o te children were part ed fro
- ’
condescended to c lla e r s r ,
to than k Yo mM y ’
T ernpest s
’
services which Your Ma
j y
est has b
ee n
p l eased to
An d Miss m
T e pest an d m
y lfhumbl
sey ubmi s t u
o rsel ves to
F ro mY u Maj y o r est
’
s Hu bm
le an d F aithfi d S erv an t,
When I read this letter to the poor girl she pro fessed to
6 n d vast co f
’
m
ort in it inasm uch as Her Maj esty had
, sen t
her love.
An d if Colonel Surges would do the same said Wi n so e
’
m
m m m
,
m
, ,
have youseek S urges for her an d clear this cruel matter up. ,
’
m
, ,
with her. For Annette had told me how when she returned
m m
,
d eath b a l ow
The play was Othello which character Mr.Kean enacted
‘
,
’
,
m
the actor gave with d ue emphasis. It el ectrifi ed the ho use ,
w ords she u ttered were identical with those my own fears had
framed
with the u tmost anxiety for the arrival ofintellig ence fro
m
,
m m
, ,
m
I returned ho e an d held a con sultation with An n e tte an d
Winsome an d at last persuaded them to my way ofthin king
,
3 76 T HE QUEEN C AN DO NO WR O NG
these three days an d will not stir fro o utsid e her window
,
m ,
, ,
, . ,
m
the Ministers. The Government is Master here now an d it ,
a sheet an d witho u
, t thought or consideration set on it the
, ,
Ji Rm bbit s hu bl d ut t Y
’
w M j yt — wm h G d
m
y a e y o o r a es o o
reserve to those who out fy u charity u d d
o
md
p o r o a a
y s ve
, n ,
u u
s cco red , an d a e to love yo .u ’
‘
I vow it shall b e Mr. Tempest even if it co sts , e my , m
sit uation he promi sed me .
’
,
I m d
’
I d id sen d youan d An n ette an ay.
mm m
t
m
a ver son
a
y
An d do you, an d she , an d y pretty Vin so e co e to orrow-
morn in , an d
g if I u b et ter I sam
l l see you—w n d say de
Good - b
ye
’
CAR OLI NE R.
fro her phy sici ans ofwhom only one rem ained in waiting
m
,
We were ushered into her room with the intim ation that ,
V in so e she said
,
’
I vas tinking ofyour dear moder last
,
m
She spake with the cal which inhabits a soul that has n o
crime to conf ess to God b , ut is prepared to pass the threshold
ofthe Dark Beyond .
mm
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m
m m
m
Sh i — I d o sh arge. you s on t in g V en I a d
m
ead
y
m m
.
su e n a ra —
p r t l m an i festation ofNature.
u
At the very moment she surrendered her so ul t o her Maker
m
,
the supreme momen t when the dying Q ueen ren d ered up the
Ghost.
It was as ifthe Spi rit ofthe Storm had d escen ded f ro m
Heaven to receive an d escort on high her ki n d red S pirit ,
l astin g Harbou r!
THE EN D
POSTSCR IPT
SI C T RANSIT GLORI A
m
,
H is Ma
i y reg ard the occas ion f the Queen
’
t can n o t
es o s
de l iveran ces, b
oth to H is Maj y
es t an d the Cou
n tr ?
y
Four d ays later the King l anded at H owth an d entered
Dublin. H is Maj esty was under the in fluen ce of liq uor ;
the voyage across the channel had been spent in drinking
copious draughts of hi ky punch eating goose pie an d
w s - -
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38 1 l
38 2 T HE QUEEN CAN DO N O WR O N G
(l etHum an Nature hope) irrespon sible . It w as con fidently
asserted that he saw dou ble the n um be r of h is bel oved Irish
S ubj ects than were actually present in th e flesh . An d he
mad e a speech that has no parallel in histo ry.
Made it to the vulgar herd the common ul titude which
, m , ,
m
, ,
T he in j
wred Queen ofE n g l an d .
’
them into dif ferent wrong directions away fro the actual
stree ts to be traversed.
di rection .
This plan being carried successful ly into O peration the ,
w ater f m
my trailing gar ents there is mischiefbrewing.
m
rom ,
The Govern ent m ust give ia for the People will not ,
way ofthe Park paral lel with the lane to Cu mberl and Gate .
The retrograde movement had broke up the Procession as
m
originally arshalled an d in the confusion an d disorder my
,
m
, ,
having been over four hours in stor an d con flict with the
mob an d the battle still a drawn one .
,
25
38 6 THE QUEEN CAN DO N O WR O N G
Whereupon mi l itary were ord ered to st or the gate and
the m
g et i t open ed an d were su
,
ccessfu l at the c ost of a f ew fing m
chopped of an d a prick or two at those wh o w ould n ot f
,
all
arming them selves with the i ron railin gs that su r ou nted it.
The wreck supplied them with missiles w hich the y had hitherto
l acked an d their attitude increased to very threatenin g.
,
dart out ofthe mob an d thro ugh the closed ran ks of caval ry
holding it b ack an d with incredi b le audacity sp ri n g at the
m
, , ,
m
, ,
m was— Su
mm
And th t a an r es
g .
m
Now you m ust know I was at thi s o en t worked up to
an intense state of ind ign ation an d excitemen t as I e ver a
m m
,
mouth the crim son ofit in the sky that glowered d o wn upon
,
m
,
then the light ofd ay was blotted out fro my vision an d all ,
m
, ,
there within the prison wall s where she gav e h erse lfto hi .
,
An d I told him ofthe inj unction that the Queen had laid
m
upon me namely to askhi to be kind to An n ette.
m
, ,
m
m
,
m
who had co e to con qu er al l hearts b h i i t ibl ch ) m
m
y e r rres s e ar ;
when al l voi ces were loud in accla ation , h ats raised, kerchief s
m
cess
gl impse ofthem .
Their glasses were fil l ed an d raised ; they were l ooking in to
each other s eyes ; an d looking bowe d their h ead s re veren tly
’
m
, ,
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