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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. |
Copyright 1904 by The Penn Publishing Company
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