CHAPTER IV. 



POSITION. 



Where, is now our question, shall the Rosary be ? In 

 what part of our garden shall we find the best situation, the 

 most worthy site for a royal throne ? Some, indeed, have 

 treated our Queen more as a menial than as a monarch ; 

 they have sent her Majesty by lobbies and back-stairs into 

 dismal chambers which look down on bottle-racks, and to 

 attics where, through clattering casement, the wintry winds 

 blow chill. And this when they should have uncovered 

 their drawing-room damask, and thoroughly aired their 

 best bed. 



Some, having heard that a free circulation of air and 

 abundance of sunshine are essential elements of success, 

 select a spot which would be excellent for a windmill, ob- 

 servatory, beacon, or Martello tower ; and there the poor 

 Rose-trees stand, or, more accurately speaking, wobble, 



