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"That is easily accounted for, madame," retorted Kidd. "Sir Walter intended this as a little surprise for you, that is all. The arrangements were all placed in his hands, and it was he who bound us all to secrecy. None of the ladies were to be informed of it." THAT IS EASILY ACCOUNTED FOR MADAM RETORTED KID SIR WALTER INTENDED THIS AS A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU THAT IS ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS WERE ALL PLACED IN HIS HANDS AND IT WAS HE WHO BOUND US ALL TO SECRECY NONE OF THE LADIES WERE TO BE INFORMED OF IT
y should make some personal sacrifice to your comfort; and they answered, reasonably and well, that they would be only too glad to do so, but that they feared they might unconsciously seem to exert a repressing influence upon you. ‘We want them to feel absolutely free, Captain Kidd,’ said they, ‘and if we are along they may not feel so.’ The answer was convincing, ladies, and I accepted the commission.” “But we knew nothing of all this,” interposed Elizabeth. “The subject was not broached to us by our husbands, brothers, _fiancés_, or fathers. My brother, Sir Walter Raleigh—” Cleopatra chuckled. “Brother! Brother’s good,” she said. “Well, that’s what he is,” retorted Elizabeth, quickly. “I promised to be a sister to him, and I’m going to keep my word. That’s the kind of a queen I am. I was about to remark,” Elizabeth added, turning to the captain, “that my brother, Sir Walter Raleigh, never even hinted at any such plan, and usually he asked my advice in matters of so great importance.” HEMSELVES SAYING THAT EVEN IF THEY WERE TIRED OF IT ALL THEY SHOULD MAKE SOME PERSONAL SACRIFICE TO YOUR COMFORT AND THEY ANSWERED REASONABLY AND WELL THAT THEY WOULD BE ONLY TOO GLAD TO DO SO BUT THAT THEY FEARED THEY MIGHT UNCONSCIOUSLY SEEM TO EXERT A REPRESSING INFLUENCE UPON ME WE WANT THEM TO FEEL ABSOLUTELY FREE CAPTAIN KIDD SAID THEY AND IF WE ARE ALONG THEY MAY NOT FEEL SO THE ANSWER WAS CONVINCING LADIES AND I ACCEPTED THE COMMISSION BUT WE KNEW NOTHING OF ALL THIS INTERPOSED ELIZABETH THE SUBJECT WAS NOT BROACHED TO US BY OUR HUSBANDS BROTHERS FIANCE OR FATHERS MY BROTHER SIR WALTER RALEIGH CLEOPATRA CHUCKLED BROTHER BROTHER'S GOOD SHE SAID WELL THAT'S WHAT HE IS RETORTED ELIZABETH QUICKLY I PROMISED TO BE A SISTER TO HIM AND I'M GOING TO KEEP MY WORD THAT'S THE KIND OF A QUEEN I AM I WAS ABOUT TO REMARK ELIZABETH ADDED TURNING TO THE CAPTAIN THAT MY BROTHER SIR WALTER RALEIGH NEVER EVEN HINTED AT ANY SUCH PLAN AND USUALLY HE ASKED MY ADVICE IN MATTERS OF SO GREAT IMPORTANCE
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