MarieAntoinetteandMadameElizabethlistenedagainatthedoor，andasSimonwasjustthenbeginninganewverseofhisribaldsong，theycarefullyunrolledthepaperandspreaditoutbeforethem。
“Readittome，sister，“saidthequeen。“Myeyesarebadandpainmeverymuch；andthenthewordsmakemoreimpressionwhenIhearthemthanwhenIreadthem；Ibegyouthereforetoreadit。“
Inalightwhispertheprincessbegantoread“ThePlanofEscape。“
“ThequeenandPrincessElizabethmustputonmen’sclothes。Thenecessarygarmentsarealreadyintheirpossession，forT。andL。
havewithinthelastfewdayssecretedtheminthecushionsandmattresses。Inaddition，thequeenreceivesto-dayadirty，tornboy’ssuitandaperuke，andapairofsoiledchildren’sshoes。