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See the thorns on her, and the stiff pride o' stem, and the pride o' colour fit for any queen! She's not the best, though. . . . She'll do for last Jubilee not for this. Wait till you've seen the best of all!" She led them to a plant stunted by the secateurs, yet vigorous which showed, with three or four buds as yet closed and green, one solitary bloom, pure white and of incomparable shape.
In the midst of it he found Mrs Bosenna, gloved, armed with a pair of secateurs, and engaged in cutting the thorns back to a few ugly inches. She smiled as he approached. "You don't understand roses?" she asked. "If you don't, you'll be surprised at my hard pruning. If there's real strength in the root, you can trust for June, no matter what a stick you leave.
Mrs Bosenna, then, gloved and armed with a pair of secateurs, stood next morning by the base of the Devoniensis holding debate with herself.
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