Clery showed, by an appointed sign, that he had something
to say; and one of the princesses engaged the guard at the door in
conversation, while Clery whispered his news into the ear of the other,
as he bent over her head, to dress her hair.--At nine, the princesses
and Louis went up to the king's apartment to breakfast, when Clery
waited upon them, making haste, when the meal was done, to go down and
get the other beds made. At ten, the whole family came down to the
queen's apartment, and began the business of the day. Louis said his
geography lesson to his father, read history with his mother, and
learned poetry by heart; and did his sums with his aunt. His sister did
her lessons at the same time. Hers lasted till twelve, while Louis's
were over by eleven, when he played by himself for an hour. The queen
generally worked at her tapestry-frame; but sometimes she wrote out
extracts from books for her daughter's use. When she did this, and when
the young princess wrote out sums into her cyphering-book, the officer
on guard used to stand looking over their shoulders, to see that they
did not, under false pretences, carry on any secret correspondence. It
is believed that they did so, notwithstanding all this vigilance; but
how they contrived it will probably never be known; for, of course, they
have not told their plan, and their gaolers were not aware of it.

At twelve o'clock the ladies changed their dress in the Princess
Elizabeth's room, before going out to walk in the garden. The king and
queen did not relish this daily walk in the garden, because they rarely
went without being insulted: but they persevered as long as the practice
was permitted, for the sake of the children. That Louis, particularly,
might have air and exercise, they would have made a point of going out,
in all but the very worst weather. They were, however, allowed no
choice. Wet or dry, rain or shine, out they must go, at the same hour
every day, because the outside guard was changed at that hour; and the
officer chose to see, without trouble to himself, that the prisoners
were all safe. Several guards were always in attendance upon the steps
of the family as they walked; and there was only one walk which they
might enter, because workmen were rebuilding the walls in other parts of
the inclosure. Louis would thus have benefited little by the hour or
two out of doors, if it had not been for good Clery, who seems to have
found time to do