In Doublet and Hose: A Story for Girls

Transcriber’s Notes:

Archaic and variable spelling, as well as punctuation, has been preserved as printed except as indicated in the text by a dotted line under the change. Hover the mouse over the word and the original text will appear. A list of these changes can be found here.

The following words were found in both hyphenated and unhyphenated forms in the original text and both forms have been retained: hunting party (hunting-party) lifetime (life-time); also, the obsolete spelling of Shakespeare (Shakspeare) was retained.

Illustrations have been moved where necessary so that they are not in the middle of a paragraph.

There is one footnote and it has been placed at the end of the chapter in which it appears.

In Doublet and Hose

“METHINKS THE MAID WILL SERVE OUR PURPOSE WELL”

Contents

CHAPTER		PAGE
I	A Question of Skill	7
II	The Soldier Guest	17
III	The Page’s Dress	27
IV	Anthony Babington	37
V	On the Road to Stafford	48
VI	A Glimpse of Mary	56
VII	Francis to the Front	66
VIII	The Delivery of the Letters	75
IX	The Coming of Elizabeth	90
X	The Queen Takes Offense	101
XI	At the Queen’s Command	111
XII	The Favor of Princes	121
XIII	A Familiar Face and a Challenge	137
XIV	A Strange Duel	149
XV	The Strange Weakness of Francis Stafford	160
XVI	What Came of an Offer of Friendship	171
XVII	What Francis Overheard	182
XVIII	An Adventure 4	192
XIX	A Shelter from the Storm	203
XX	Francis Finds a Helper	213
XXI	An Unlooked for Reception	223
XXII	As It Fell Out	229
XXIII	In the Tower of London	238
XXIV	A Friend in Need	250
XXV	A Great Sorrow Befalls Francis	260
XXVI	A Fellow Prisoner	272
XXVII	The Escape	284
XXVIII	The Three Volunteers	297
XXIX	A Britomarte of the Armada	304
XXX	Pardon And Happiness	321

Illustrations

	PAGE
“Methinks the Maid will Serve our Purpose Well!”	frontispiece
Queen Mary’s Wit Grasped the Situation	77
Elizabeth Extended her Hand Graciously	107
The Two were Deep in the Mysteries of Fencing	156
She Gave a Faint Gasp	190
“I Will Not Tell, Sir Francis”	248
“Pull, Pull for Your Life!”	318

IN DOUBLET AND HOSE

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