38 THE FLORAL TELEGRAPH. 
CHAPTER IV. 
Which showeth how Floribel imparted to Mr. 
Honeycomb the History of the Origin of Flow¬ 
ers, and which relateth many other tiue but 
incredible matters. 
The fair Floribel;, perhaps not per¬ 
ceiving my extended arm, as she swam 
round with a graceful turn to regain 
her seat, whisked my tortoiseshell 
silver-rimmed snuff-box out of my 
hand, by which, not only all the aro¬ 
matic atoms were lost, but the box 
itself disappeared very mysteriously 
among the high grass. 
