One was a song of joy.
And one was a song of sorrow.
An old man with a black cloth did some tricks for them.
First he made various objects appear out of the cloth.
And then he made various objects disappear into it.
Finally, to the beating of tom-toms, and the lilting of pipes, Lotus Flower was brought forward for her part of the performance.
She bowed before the Maharajah, but she almost forgot to look at him.
Then she looked at Captain Lawrence, but she almost forgot to bow to him.
The Maharajah looked at Lotus Flower and he smiled.
Captain Lawrence looked at Lotus Flower and he did not smile.