It would never do to appear sedate and elderly before Melanie's sweet youthfulness. The lavender barred muslin was beautiful with those wide insets of lace and net about the hem, but it had never suited her type.
Today, thanks to airplanes and high-tech cooling systems, even the most delicate flower can be exported and sold in a florist thousands of kilometers from where it was grown.
I just realized he's like the only person, or the only character in this story that has a name, but Benny the Bear, who was all bark and no bite, continued to protect the delicate flowers on the forest floor.
Seeing a violet that grew on the bank of the river, Midas touched it with his finger, and was overjoyed to find that the delicate flower kept its purple hue, instead of turning yellow.
She did not care for the eager competition furnished by the sixteen-year-olds whose fresh cheeks and bright smiles made one forget their twice-turned frocks and patched shoes.