The sweetest nectar thine must be.

"Thy garment of the purest green

Befits right well thy being a queen;

And this I have to say to thee,

The sweetest nectar thine must be.

"Thy cheeks are rosy, lips are red

With tints of freshness never dead;

Come, give me a kiss, sweet Rose,

Of thine own nectar sweet, a dose."

Here Miss Rose interrupted him. "Nay, nay, please do not flatter me," she said in a tone of affected coquetry.