While discussing them, we also talked over my exhibition before the Queen the next day.

I was anxious to acquit myself in the presence of royalty in a creditable manner, so I plied the captain with questions to obtain all the information possible.

He told me that to please the Queen anything I did had to be done quickly.

In answer to my question, how will I hail her, he said: 'In addressing Her Majesty, you must say first, Your Majesty.
After that you can continue the conversation with the word madame.' Well that won't be very difficult thought I, and I can get through with it all right.

Before leaving the Captain, I requested him to send down a few men in the morning to help me get traps aboard.