Well , the Story Girl was destined to stand before kings herself , and she was to be one whom they delighted to honour . But we did not know that , as we sat in the old orchard . We thought it quite sufficiently marvellous that she should expect to have the chance of just seeing them . `` Can a queen do exactly as she pleases ? '' Sara Ray wanted to know . `` Not nowadays , '' explained the Story Girl . `` Then I do n't see any use in being one , '' Sara decided . `` A king ca n't do as he pleases now , either , '' said Felix . `` If he tries to , and if it is n't what pleases other people , the Parliament or something squelches him . '' `` Is n't ` squelch ' a lovely word ? '' said the Story Girl irrelevantly . `` It 's so expressive . Squ-u-e-l-ch ! '' Certainly it was a lovely word , as the Story Girl said it . Even a king would not have minded being squelched , if it were done to music like that . `` Uncle Roger says that Martin Forbes ' wife has squelched HIM , '' said Felicity . `` He says Martin ca n't call his soul his own since he was married . '' `` I 'm glad of it , '' said Cecily vindictively . We all stared . This was so very unlike Cecily .
`` Martin Forbes is the brother XXXXX a horrid man in Summerside who called me Johnny , that 's why , '' she explained .
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