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THE HONEY-MAKERS. 
At lengtli, the royal lady, in the full maturity of 
her proportions and beauty, issues from one of 
the chambers. A joyful hum of applause pro- 
claims her queen, and all do her honor. 
The Queen receiving the homage of her subjects 
It sometimes happens that two of the royal 
family emerge from their respective chambers at 
nearly the same moment. Like human rivals for 
the same throne, the two bees quickly see that 
one of them must yield ; there can be no divided 
authority. The crowd fall back, and the rivals 
rush at each other. If either attempts to retreat, 
a few bees darting upon them from the crowd 
