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 Golden Lotus recognised it before you.

That young man is always stealing about here.

We all know the reason.

See, he greets our companion as if she were a Queen.

Is she not the Queen of his heart?

The breeze of spring time caresses me gently and intoxicates me with the perfume of the lotus.

The allusion is evident.

It is well known that The breeze of spring-time signifies love.

And her name is Golden Lotus.

My lord, I heard that you ordered the flowers to be removed—— Was I misinformed?