Each one in it is a king or queen.
The mother of Christ holds the chief place.
We are all members of Christ’s body.
Look that each limb be perfect.
The father replies that he cannot understand how his pearl can be a queen.
He desires to know what greater honour she can have.
[IX.]
She was only two years old when she died, and could do nothing to please God.
She might be a countess or some great lady but not a queen.
The maiden informs her father that there is no limit to God’s power.