“Green leaves for Amory, then, and carnations for Dickie.... What’s Dorothy?”
“Oh, Dot’s a tea-rose——”
“Periwinkle, to go with her eyes——”
“‘Pervenche’ they always call it in the Catalogues, don’t they, Dot? Must have superior terms for Catalogues!”
“And amethyst earrings——”
“No, pearls——”
“I say amethyst!”
“I say pearls!”
“Pooh! Pearls are obviously Laura’s wear!”
“Laura! My dear chap! Why, what were emeralds made for if they weren’t made for Laura?...”