"Oh, yes," returned Hazel, getting down quickly. "I didn't think of that. I wanted so much to see if that lily-bud had opened, that looked as if it was going to, yesterday; and it has."
"Which one?" asked Miss Fletcher, looking around.
"Right there behind that second rosebush," replied Hazel, holding Ella tight with one arm while she pointed eagerly.
"Oh, yes." Miss Fletcher went over to the plant.
"I think it is the loveliest of all," went on the little girl. "It makes me think of the quest flower."
"What's that?" Miss Fletcher looked at the strange child curiously. "I never heard of it."
"It's the perfect flower," returned Hazel.
"Where did you ever see it?"
"I never did, but I read about it."
"Where is it to be bought?" Miss Fletcher was really interested now, because flowers were her hobby.