And as the end drew nearer, so Margaret's pallor grew; and her heart beat more and more wildly, till her breast heaved in a way that frightened me.
Just as her father was taking away the last of the bandages, he happened to look up and caught the pained and anxious look of her pale face.

He paused, and taking her concern to be as to the outrage on modesty, said in a comforting way: "Do not be uneasy, dear! See! there is nothing to harm you.

The Queen has on a robe .-- Ay, and a royal robe, too!" The wrapping was a wide piece the whole length of the body.

It being removed, a profusely full robe of white linen had appeared, covering the body from the throat to the feet.
And such linen! We all bent over to look at it.
Margaret lost her concern, in her woman's interest in fine stuff.

Then the rest of us looked with admiration; for surely such linen was never seen by the eyes of our age.