Between two small squadrons of the Guards came a modest closed carriage in which Their Majesties rode. Fortunately for the young visitors, they both kept bending forward and bowing very graciously from the windows, so that they could be distinctly seen. The sober British crowd was characteristically well-behaved. No demonstration of any sort was given the Royalties, except that the men removed their hats. Swiftly the carriage rolled up the wide avenue toward Buckingham Palace. "Humph! They don't make much fuss about it, do they?" was all John said, while Betty was especially impressed by how very much the King and Queen resembled their photographs. The following morning an interesting trip to Smithfield was taken. Going by the "Tube," the ride seemed a short one, and they soon found themselves at Smithfield Market. "Have you ever seen Faneuil Hall Market in Boston?" demanded Mrs. Pitt laughingly, whereupon John and Betty, the two Bostonians, were rather ashamed to admit that they had not. "Somehow we never have time at home," was Betty's remark. "And I think perhaps we never really wanted to very much, either." "Well, you wouldn't understand why, then, but it always reminded me of this great Smithfield Market," went on Mrs. Pitt and then added a bit boastfully, "I've been to Faneuil Hall several times." What they saw was a large, lofty building, with a roof of glass and iron, equipped as a most thoroughly up-to-date meat-market. A street runs directly through the center, and from this, one can get a splendid idea of both halves. "This great barren square of Smithfield was the place where they had the tournaments in the olden days, and because of that, the name was probably once 'Smooth-field.' Edward III held a brilliant tournament here, and also Richard II, who invited many foreign guests to be present for that important event. The processions which preceded, as well as the tournaments themselves, were most elaborate. One old writer fairly dazzles us by his description of 'sixty horses in rich trappings, each mounted by an esquire of honor,--and sixty ladies of rank, dressed in the richest elegance of the day following on their palfreys, each leading by a silver chain a knight completely armed for tilting. Minstrels and trumpets accompanied them to Smithfield amidst the shouting population: there the Queen and her fair train received them.' Then this same author tells at much length of the commencing of the tournament, and says 'they tilted each other until dark. They all then adjourned to a sumptuous banquet, and dancing consumed the night.' For several days and nights this same performance was repeated. That gives you a slight idea of the aspect Smithfield bore in the days when it was far outside the limits of the 'City.'" After pausing a few minutes in her talk, while they walked about the square, Mrs. Pitt proceeded: