LARKSPURS AND HOLLYHOCKS 59 



&quot;But here s some larkspur!&quot; 



&quot;Yes, but I did n t buy that,&quot; I explained, 

 hurriedly. &quot;Christabel sent me that. She 

 thought I might like some from her garden 

 she has such lovely larkspurs, don t you re 

 member? And I just brought them along.&quot; 



&quot;Yes. So I see. Is that all you ve just 

 brought along?&quot; 



&quot;Yes except the cosmos. The florist 

 advised that, and I thought there might be a 

 place for it over by the fence. And of course 

 we need n t use it if we don t want to. I can 

 give it to Mrs. Stone.&quot; 



&quot;But here s some nasturtiums! * 



&quot;Oh I forgot about them but I 

 did n t buy them either. They came from 

 the Department of Agriculture or something. 

 There were somdtcarrots and parsnips, and 

 things like that, too, all in a big brown en 

 velope. I knew you had all the other things 

 you wanted, so I just brought these. But of 

 course I don t have to plant them, either.&quot; 



&quot;But you don t like nasturtiums. You ve 

 always said they made you think of railway 

 stations and soldiers homes - 



&quot;Well, I did use to feel that way, an- 



