By including this quote, sophie is a-clarifying the overall purpose of the text b-adopting a second-person point of view c-adding implicit information to her conclusion d- using textual evidence to suppress her inference

although queen elizabeth is polite, she also seems a bit annoyed. for example, she said "it seems strange for your serene highness to write that you understand from your brother and your ambassadors that we have entirely determined not to marry an absent husband; and that we shall give you no certain reply until we shall have seen your person."