She was not long in finishing her toilet.

Before she left the room a servant of the hotel brought another box of flowers from Mr.
Barker.

Clementine cut the string and opened the pasteboard shell.
Margaret glanced indifferently at the profusion of roses and pink pond-lilies--a rare variety only found in two places in America, on Long Island and near Boston--and having looked, she turned to go.
Clementine held up two or three flowers, as if to try the effect of them on Margaret's dress.
"Madame would she not put some flowers in her dress ?" No.

Madame would not.

Madame detested flowers.