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Updated: June 12, 2025
The Tzar and the Tzaritza and the Princess wondered why they had never had so good a dinner in all their lives before. "Call the cooks," says the Tzar. And they called the cooks, and the cooks all came in, and bowed to the ground, and stood in a row before the Tzar. "What did you put in the dishes to-day that you never put before?" says the Tzar.
Anybody can be Tzaritza. I want to be the ruler of the seas, so that all the waters shall obey me, and all the fishes shall be my servants." "I don't like to ask that," said the old man, trembling. "What's that?" she screamed at him. "Do you dare to answer the Tzaritza? If you do not set off this minute, I'll have your head cut off and your body thrown to the dogs."
Aunt Katherine had been Peggy's only "wet blanket" and, it had not been wrapped about her long enough to destroy her absolute confidence in grown-ups. Perhaps Miss Sturgis would threaten it, but all that lay in the future. "And to be just fifteen with all the world before you, and such animals beside you," answered Mrs. Vincent, stroking Tzaritza and nodding toward the horses.
Vincent nodded forgiveness, then turning to Stella, asked: "Were you here all the time, Stella?" "Yes, Mrs. Vincent." "Then please tell me exactly what happened." Stella told the story clearly and quietly. When she ended there was a moment's hush, broken by Rosalie Breeze crying: "And Tzaritza never, never would have done a single thing if Miss Sturgis hadn't lost her temper.
Unwillingly the old man hobbled off. He came to the shore, and cried out with a windy, quavering old voice, "Head in air and tail in sea, Fish, fish, listen to me." Nothing happened. The old man thought of his wife, and what would happen to him if she were still Tzaritza when he came home. Again he called out, "Head in air and tail in sea, Fish, fish, listen to me."
Dear, faithful Tzaritza," said the old man in the tenderest tone as he caressed the magnificent, silky head now nestling against his face as a child's might have nestled. "Good dog. Good dog. But here are Peggy and Shashai.
"When you are less excited I shall be glad to listen. Fräulein, kindly accompany Miss Sturgis to her room and call the housekeeper. Now, Polly, what is it?" asked Mrs. Vincent, for Polly was the center of the group of excited girls, though calmer than any of them. "Tzaritza made a mistake and caught my arm in her teeth, that is all, Mrs. Vincent. But she has done no harm.
I have never felt any fear but they feel differently, as there are, of course, some undesirable characters between Severndale and Annapolis, and they consider Tzaritza a great protection against any possible annoyance. We will ride on ahead, since it is likely to annoy you, but I must go into Annapolis this morning.
And suddenly the fisherman saw his old woman in the gold and silver dress of a Tzaritza come stalking out on the balcony with her generals and boyars to hold a review of her troops. And the drums beat and the trumpets sounded, and the soldiers cried "Hurrah!" And the poor old fisherman found a dark corner in one of the barns, and lay down in the straw.
It was the Peggy Stewart of Severndale who worked over the suffering dog, bandaging, bathing, soothing, and Tzaritza's eyes spoke her gratitude. Several of the girls ran out to offer help or sympathy, and their tears testified to their love for Tzaritza. It was dawn before the excitement subsided, and the firemen had withdrawn, leaving one on guard against the possibility of a fresh outbreak.
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