Orphans of the Queen

I am still reading Orphans of the Queeen and I am so sure that I am going to finish it. I have never gotten this far in a book that I have abbandond before. I hope that when the Queen comes to Australia were HIlly is because Hilly says that the Queen is her mum and if she is then I think Hilly deserves to see her. I am wandering what has happend to Egg because the story hasn't had anything about him lately so I really want an update on how he is. If the Queen is Hillys mum then I think she is really meen dumping Hilly and Egg, she may have her reasons but she should not really make them sale all the way to Australia. I hate the nuns at HIllys orphanige because they give the cane and the strap and I think that is not fair at all. I think that it was very brave of Hilly to sneak up to the atic and steal some toys in the middle of the night. When Hilly had sliped and was dangeling on the bell in the night I was so scared for her but even when Meggie came I was still a bit scared in case Sister Agnes would find them and get really angry and punish them.