In Doublet and Hose: A Story for Girls

I A Question of Skill 7

II The Soldier Guest 17

III The Page's Dress 27

IV Anthony Babington 37

V On the Road to Stafford 48

VI A Glimpse of Mary 56

VII Francis to the Front 66

VIII The Delivery of the Letters 75

IX The Coming of Elizabeth 90

X The Queen Takes Offense 101

XI At the Queen's Command 111

XII The Favor of Princes 121

XIII A Familiar Face and a Challenge 137

XIV A Strange Duel 149

XV The Strange Weakness of Francis Stafford 160

XVI What Came of an Offer of Friendship 171

XVII What Francis Overheard 182

XVIII An Adventure 4 192

XIX A Shelter from the Storm 203

XX Francis Finds a Helper 213

XXI An Unlooked for Reception 223

XXII As It Fell Out 229

XXIII In the Tower of London 238

XXIV A Friend in Need 250

XXV A Great Sorrow Befalls Francis 260

XXVI A Fellow Prisoner 272

XXVII The Escape 284

XXVIII The Three Volunteers 297

XXIX A Britomarte of the Armada 304

XXX Pardon And Happiness 321

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Illustrations

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"Methinks the Maid will Serve our Purpose Well!" frontispiece

Queen Mary's Wit Grasped the Situation 77

Elizabeth Extended her Hand Graciously 107

The Two were Deep in the Mysteries of Fencing 156

She Gave a Faint Gasp 190

"I Will Not Tell, Sir Francis" 248

"Pull, Pull for Your Life!" 318

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