Great Britain -- History -- Victoria, 1837-1901 -- Fiction
On the following morning the body of the Queen was borne to the
beautiful mausoleum at Frogmore which she had erected for Prince Albert
nearly forty years before. Muffled drums were beaten; sad, sweet
funeral marches were played by the martial bands; and so, through the
long avenues lined with soldiers, the procession moved onward. At
Frogmore, the bands were hushed, and the Highland pipers, walking
before the coffin, played the weird, mournful strains of the "Lament of
the Black Watch." Prayer was said, earth from the Mount of Olives was
dropped softly upon the coffin, and the Queen was laid to rest beside
her beloved Prince.
Next morning the flowers were faded, the flags were no longer at
half-mast, the stores and offices were opened, and life went on as
before; but in the homes of England those who had known and loved the
Queen were talking of her tenderly and thoughtfully. "She always did
what she believed was right," said some. "She was always sorry for
those who suffered," said others; and some repeated reverently the
words of the Scottish pastor who had known her so well:
"I admire her as a woman, love her as a friend, and reverence her as a
Queen."
THE END
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