ELIZABETH FRY, so impressed that when Mrs. Fry visited St. Lazare again, in the following year, many of them recog- nized her with delight. The journey was extended, in 1839, as far as Switzerland ; and, in 1840, to Holland and northern Germany. In 1840, Her Majesty sent Mrs. Fry a present of 501. for the Refuge at Chelsea ; and a month after, she, with two friends, " visited the Queen by appointment." She says, " Our interview was short. The Queen asked us where we were going on the Continent ; she said it was some years since she saw me," adding many gracious observa- tions. Before Elizabeth Fry withdrew, she stopped, and said, she " hoped the Queen would allow her to assure her, that it was her prayer that the blessing of God might rest upon the Queen and her Consort." By the King and Queen of Denmark, Mrs. Fry was received, in 1841, with the most flattering cor- diality. The Queen came ten miles from her country palace to welcome the great philanthropist, and to carry her to see her infant school ; where " it was beautiful," says Elizabeth Fry, " really beautiful to see her surrounded by the little children, and to hear her translate what I wished to say to them." She was invited to dine with their Majesties; and of this latter scene she gives us a pleasant account :-" ` We arrived about a quarter past three o'clock ; the Queen met us with the utmost kindness and condescension, and took us a walk in their lovely grounds. When our walk was finished, we were shown into the drawing-room to the King, 40
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