tand:
O God, preserve our sov'reign long,
Our Prince and Fatherland,
Our Prince and Fatherland.

Now, while the people were singing with all their might, and the band
was playing, and Kit and Kat were having the most beautiful time they
had ever had in their whole lives, what do you think happened?

Down the long drive through the trees came a great, splendid carriage,
drawn by a pair of beautiful white horses with wavy white tails and
manes. There were two soldiers on horseback riding in front of the
carriage, and the driver of the carriage was dressed in blue and orange
livery.

The carriage was open, and in it sat a beautiful, smiling young lady.
Beside her sat her husband; and a nurse, in the other seat, held a baby
in her arms.

When the people saw the carriage and the lady, they waved their caps
and shouted, "Long live the Queen!"

"Look! Look! Kit and Kat," said Grandfather. "It is your dear Queen
Wilhelmina, and Prince Henry and the little Princess! Wave your hands!"

Kit and Kat waved with all their might, but they were so short, and the
people crowded beside the driveway so, that neither of them could see.
Then Grandfather caught Kit and lifted him up high, and Grandmother did
the same with Kat.

It was fine to be up so high. Kit and Kat could see everything better
than anyone else there. And when the carriage came by, the queen saw
Kit and Kat! She smiled at them, and the nurse held the little Princess
up high for them to see! Kit and Kat threw kisses to the little
Princess; and the Princess waved her baby hand to Kit and Kat; and then
they were all gone, like a bright dream.

But the soldiers were better to see even than queens, Kit thought. Kat
thought the baby, any baby, was nicer than either.

When the carriage was out of sight, Grandfather and Grandmother set the
Twins down on the ground. Everyone began to talk about the Queen, about
how sweet she was, and how good; and the band played, and everybody was
as happy as they could possibly be.

By and by it was time to go home; for, Grandfather said, "Dutch girls
and boys must learn to get up early in the morning, especially Twins
that are going out with the milk cart."

So they went back to Grandfather Winkle's house; and Grandmother put
them to bed in a little cupboard like their own at home, after they had
had some supper. And the last thing Kat said that night was,

"O Kit, just to think that to-day we saw the Queen and the so