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 Finney, Patricia
The compost heaps. The compost heaps in the orchard, because that's where she helped Masou and Ellie build their little hideout.
Rosewater and almond oil. Lady Sarah Bartelmy is very vain about her appearance, and when the Queen tells her to walk the dogs, Lady Sarah is pouting because she thinks the chill wind will spoil her complexion.
Cherry. The cherry tree reminds Grace of her mother because when the tree blooms, the blossoms are the same color as a dress Grace's mother used to wear in the summer.
Greensleeves. Sir Charles sings "Greensleeves" to Grace because when they go riding, Grace wears her hunting kirtle, which has green sleeves. Grace thinks that Sir Charles has a very nice voice, but she is thoroughly embarrassed that a man old enough to be her father sings to her and wants to marry her.
Birds. On the morning of St. Valentine's Day, Grace is writing in her daybooke while in church, pretending to take notes on the sermon. Near the end of that entry, Grace writes that she has to go soon, since the chapel boys are singing and it's nearing the end of the service.
Fried-bread sippets. The serving man carried in the candied carrots, and when he bent to get the fried-bread sippets, he had a very strained expression on his face, and then he farted, making Grace and Mary Shelton giggle.
A Burgermeister. The Queen began the dancing with a Burgermeister to break the ice. The Burgermeister was so silly, with the wagging fingers and pointing toes, that no one could feel self-conscious while dancing it.
A string of pearls. Sir Charles gave Grace the flask, Lord Robert gave Grace the pearls, Sir Gerald gave Grace the dagger, and the earrings I made up!
Pip. Since Pip is Sir Gerald's manservant, he has to clean up after Sir Gerald vomits. Ellie ends cleaning it for him, however, because Pip is busy doing something else.
February 14th, 1568. Grace's mother died exactly a year before the St. Valentine's Day Ball.
Pearl, garnet, and diamond. Pearls are Grace's favorite jewel (partly why she chooses Lord Robert's betrothal gift), and the Queen gives the earrings to her after the ball.
Lord Robert. Lord Robert was blamed because there was an aiglet of Lord Robert's crest lying next to Sir Gerald's body. Really, it was put there on purpose, so that Lord Robert *would* be blamed.
A rabbit. Ellie saw the spit-dog catch the rabbit, and she took it from him--after giving him the guts. Then she skinned it, roasted it on a spit, and shared it with Masou.
St. Margaret's Chapel. The Queen's Chapel and Whitehall Chapel were both too fancy for Sir Gerald to be kept at, and as far as I know, there is no St. Vincent's Chapel in London.
Welsh pony. It never says what breed of horse Doucette actually is, but Grace thinks that she might have some Welsh pony in her because of her pretty head.
Twynhoe. Mrs. Bea's last name is Twynhoe, but she says to call her Mrs. Bea because Twynhoe is such a mouthful that she couldn't even say it properly herself on her wedding day.
Belladonna. Mrs. Bea says that darkwort is related to belladonna (deadly nightshade), and that it's very nasty stuff.
Kersey. Kersey is poor, but he dreams of being a nobleman, so he pesters Grace about life at court. He's shocked when she tells him that a cheap velvet suit costs a hundred pounds.
Lord Worthy. Though everyone (except Grace) thought Lord Robert had killed Sir Gerald, they found out that the imposter of Sir Charles, Hector Amesbury, had really stabbed him. Then they find out that Lord Worthy had put darkwort into Lord Robert's wine, but instead of Robert drinking it, Sir Gerald did, so that was the real way he died.
Lord Worthy's. Grace finds out that she really is not an heiress and has no inheritance, and Lord Worthy is in prison. Sir Charles tells Grace that, as Worthy's heir, he gets all of the estates that Lord Worthy had before. Sir Charles, kindly as he is, decides to give Grace most of that inheritance, making her rich again. So Sir Charles is the one who really GIVES Grace her estates, but since they were Lord Worthy's, she really inherited them from him.
Greenwich. The book starts out in Greenwich, but Grace is at sea on the Judith during most of the story, really.
Olwen. Captain Derby captures Olwen and says he will do horrible things to her if Lady Sarah doesn't come with him.
Black. The Queen, being sensible, wears black wool. When the courtiers wearing silk and damask see it, they begin to look worried because they start to think that their fine clothes will get splashed.
| When Hawkins, Drake, and Derby are telling the Queen what kind of ship they want to build, the Queen says that she can’t understand "Sailorish," though she can speak three other languages (besides English). What are they? | "Betrayal," by Patricia Finney
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French, Italian, and Latin. The Queen doesn't understand what the captains are talking about when they are talking about the mainmast and things, so she asks them to explain in a simpler way.
| When Lady Sarah is in shock from falling into the water at Tilbury, Mrs. Champernowne decides to give her a hot toddy of aqua vitae, honey, citron, and water, with a good sprinkling of what two spices? | "Betrayal," by Patricia Finney
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Nutmeg and cinnamon. Mrs. Champernowne is fluttering and fussing over Lady Sarah, and Captain Drake agrees with her that the horrible-sounding concoction would do Sarah good.
| Grace and Mary Shelton made a bet of who (either Lady Sarah or her enemy, Lady Jane) would slap each other first. Who won the sixpence? | "Betrayal," by Patricia Finney
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Neither of them. Grace and Mary argued for a bit over who would get the sixpence, but since Lady Jane didn't actually *slap* Lady Sarah (she actually pushed her), they decided that neither of them had won.
| Grace complains in her daybooke that her and the other Maids of Honor are probably wanted in the Presence Chamber while the Queen talks to ambassadors. What nationality does Grace say the ambassadors are? | "Betrayal," by Patricia Finney
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Scottish. Grace hates to sit in the Presence Chamber on cushions all day, and even though she likes to embroider, she can think of much more useful things to do than that. I can't really blame her!
Quinsy. Grace first thinks Ellie is really sick when Ellie says she's not hungry, and it turns out that she got the quinsy from being worked too hard in the laundry.
The Y's. At first, Grace thinks the letter really is from Lady Sarah, but when she looks closer, she can see that it's not, because Lady Sarah always puts big, curling tails on her Y's, and there were none on that letter.
Gregory. When Masou asks Grace what she's going to be called, she says, "Um, Gregory? That sounds a bit like Grace."
Beer. The space between the beer barrels is where Grace and Masou eat and sleep while on the ship.
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