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 wet towels to-night, and, beginning to-morrow, you will ride no other horse than Pretty.

—Pretty? Oh, mother!

—Silence! [They are suddenly silent.] I have a surprise for you. You don't deserve it.

—What is it?

—What?

—Guess.

—Alexandra is going to be a queen. [''Great embarrassment. Silence. makes a startled movement.'']

—Ill-mannered boy! How can you say such a thing? I forbid you even to think of such things. See here! I hope it isn't you who puts such ideas into the boys' heads.

—Heaven forbid, your highness!

—Where then did you get that idea?

—Why, I told it to him.

—And where did you get it?

—I thought of it myself.

—What?

—Don't be angry because I can see things for myself, mother. I have eyes in my head.

—If his highness, Prince Albert, weren't coming here soon I'd punish you severely. But don't suppose that you'll get off so easily. [To .] And you might have reported to me that