I whispered to her as I held her hand: "What has become of the Queen?
Tell me! You were close at hand, and must have seen if anything happened!" She answered me very softly: "There was nothing that I could see.

Until the smoke grew too dense I kept my eyes on the couch, but there was no change.

Then, when all grew so dark that I could not see, I thought I heard a movement close to me.

It might have been Doctor Winchester who had sunk down overcome; but I could not be sure.

I thought that it might be the Queen waking, so I put down poor Silvio.