ned to the Summer Palace the same evening, and told
Her Majesty just how everything had been arranged. She said: "I want you
all to be very careful not to let this lady know that you are watching
her." She seemed very anxious about this, repeating these instructions
for several days prior to Miss Carl's arrival.

I felt very much relieved when the day before the audience arrived, and
everything was finally fixed to Her Majesty's satisfaction. She ordered
us to retire early that evening, as she wanted to rest and look well
the next morning. When morning came we hurried over everything, even
the usual morning audience, so that we could be ready when Miss Carl
arrived.

While I was standing behind the screen, as usual, a eunuch came and told
me that Mrs. Conger, the artist, and another lady had arrived, and that
they were now in the waiting room. By that time the audience was about
finished. The chief eunuch came in and told Her Majesty that the foreign
ladies had arrived and were waiting in another room. Her Majesty said to
us: "I think I will go to the courtyard and meet them there." Of course,
at all private audiences Her Majesty received the people in the Throne
Room, but as Miss Carl was more of a guest, she did not think it
necessary to go through the usual formal reception.

While we were descending the steps we saw the ladies entering the gate
of the courtyard. I pointed out Miss Carl to Her Majesty, and noticed
that she eyed Miss Carl very keenly. When we arrived in the courtyard,
Mrs. Conger came forward and greeted Her Majesty and then presented Miss
Carl. Her Majesty's first impression of Miss Carl was a good one, as
Miss Carl was smiling very pleasantly, and Her Majesty, who always liked
to see a pleasant smile, exclaimed to me in an undertone: "She seems to
be a very pleasant person," to which I replied that I was very glad she
thought so, as I was very anxious about the impression Miss Carl would
make on Her Majesty. Her Majesty watched Miss Carl and myself as we
greeted each other, and I could see that she was satisfied. She told me
afterwards that she had noticed Miss Carl appeared very glad to see
me again, and said: "We will handle her pretty easily, I think." Her
Majesty then went to her own private Palace, and we all followed. On our
arrival, Miss Carl told me that she had brought her own canvas. This
was a piece about six feet by four feet. I had told Miss Carl a little
previously that Her Majesty r