And the girl said, "It's up among the Royal proclamations on the
notice-board at the palace."
The Queen said, "Oh! Will you show me the way to the palace?" she
continued.
"Why, certainly," the girl said. "We were just going that way to see
the procession."
So they set off through the gay streets. As they went along the Queen
could see the young men on every side falling in love with her; but she
paid no attention to them.
"Are you glad the Queen's going to be married?" she asked her guides.
And the girl answered, "Oh yes; we get a holiday to go and see the
procession."
"Why, then, I suppose you'd be just as glad if the Queen died, and you
could go and see her funeral?"