179-182.

Dubourgay has nothing,--probably had heard nothing, there being "silence under pain of death" for the moment.] What to do in such a crisis?
Assemble the Female Parliament, for one thing: good Madam Finkenstein (old Tutor's wife), good Mamsell Bulow, Mamsell Sonsfeld (Wilhelmina's Governess), and other faithful women:--well if we can keep away traitresses, female spies that are prowling about; especially one "Ramen," a Queen's soubrette, who gets trusted with everything, and betrays everything; upon whom Wilhelmina is often eloquent.

Never was such a traitress; took Dubourgay's bribe, which the Queen had advised; and, all the same, betrays everything,--bribe included.

And the Queen, so bewitched, can keep nothing from her.

Female Parliament must, take precautions about the Ramen!--For the rest, Female Parliament advises two things: 1.