06 H.M.R.R.S. Her Majesty’s Right Royal Spies

H.M.R.R.S. Her Majesty's Right Royal Spies Now that Judy was a royal, she was dying to see a castle. There were nine castles in Virginia, but only one looked anything like Buckingham Palace— the queen's house in England (where Judy should be living). Family field trip time! She, Judy Moody, was on her way to a castle. Not a sand castle. Not a bouncy castle. A castle-castle! For real and absolute positive. "This is it," said Dad. "Wolff Castle." Everybody piled out of the car. A high fence was built around the big mansion with a gate and a tower at each corner. "Does it have a dungeon?" Stink asked. "That's your bedroom, Stink," said Judy, cracking

herself up. "It's kind of small for a castle," said Stink. "I'd like to live in a house this small," Mom teased. "Do you think it's for sale? Maybe we could live here," said Judy. "In your dreams," said Dad, laughing.

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"Where's the moat?" asked Stink. "What about a drawbridge? Where's the place where they chop off people's heads?" The Moodys walked through rose gardens and up red-carpeted stairs. They entered a long hallway lined with marble statues and shining suits of armor. A grand staircase rose in the center. Crystal chandeliers sparkled so brightly that Cinderella's stepsisters would have gasped in wonder.

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Judy spun around in awe. "Wow, I've never seen so much shiny stuff." "Even the lights are made of diamonds," said Stink. The castle had a secret staircase and a hidden tunnel. They toured room after room after room full of giant mirrors and stained-glass windows, claw-footed furniture and gold-painted ceilings. Even the doorknobs were fancy. "Who lived here?" asked Stink. "Some guy from England," said Judy. "He built it for all his books and his art." She leaned across a rope to peer into a bedroom with purple velvet drapes. The bed had twenty-some purple pillows. "This could be my room," she told Stink. In every room, Stink asked, "Is this where they chopped off heads?" "Stink," said Judy. "stop saying that or they'll send you to the tower." "What should we do first?" Judy asked. "There's a falcon show, rowboats on the lake, and a royal tea party. I call tea party."