Word: royall
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...conference with Pietro Cardinal Gasparri, his secretary of state. Outside the room the Guardia Nobile, the Swiss Guard and a host of pontifical gendarmes move about in symbolical protection of His Holiness. When Cardinal Gasparri leaves, other papal officials enter for conference and instruction. Next come private audiences to royal persons, presidents and many another great one; then audiences to groups of half a dozen to two score persons who in unison receive the Pope's blanket blessings. This part of the day's work ends...
...Buckingham Palace came Sir James Matthew Barrie. Perhaps because most people think irresistibly of him as Peter Pan not-quite-grown-up, Sir James enjoys, even from Royalty, something like the indulgence accorded in every British heart to Peter. Therefore, last week, though 300 guests were present at the royal tea, Sir James approached the Queen-Empress and whispered a request in her ear, as even good little boys sometimes do with their grown-up hostess...
Queen Mary did not seem embarrassed or say, "Shh!" Her face lighted, she nodded, and with a royal finger discreetly indicated to Sir James a door. He should go through, and turn thus and thus. Then he would find Nurse Knight and should tell her by the Queen-Empress' command to show him the Sleeping Princess...
...James melted out the door. He turned thus and thus. Soon the royal nurse whom everyone knows simply as "Nurse Knight" told him that the Sleeping Princess was indeed sleeping, that he must tiptoe...
...poker, to drop out with a royal straight flush...