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"Get that profile against a red plush curtain " "And drape her in a red silk kimono or something." "And have a vase of Jacqueminots to one side a study in reds, you know." "Yes, I know, you know." He turned on his heel. "Well, this ain't work, or anything like it. Come along up-stairs." And up-stairs they went through the main hallway. Lydia Rhodes followed her protegee with a fond eye.
"Hold on!" The Millionaire's hand was in his pocket now. His fingers were on a gold piece, and his eyes in fancy were on a glorious riot of Jacqueminots that filled the little room to overflowing, and brought a wondrous light to three pairs of unbelieving eyes then Mike remembered. "Here," he said a little huskily, "let me help."
Their perfume was to Anna like the loving embrace of an old friend. Jacqueminots had been so closely associated with her acquaintance with Sanderson, in after years she could never endure their perfume and their scarlet petals unnerved her, as the sight of blood does some women. A trim English maid came to assist "Mrs. Lennox," to unpack her things. Lunch was waiting in the sitting-room.
In the arrangement of roses the most varied and whimsical fancies may be displayed, although the most gorgeous effect is produced, perhaps, by massing a single color or group. A basket of the pink Gloire de Paris, however, with its redundant green foliage, alternated with deep-red Jacqueminots, is a very splendid fancy, and will fill a room with fragrance.
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