Honoré Willsie

Name: Beatrice and the Rose
Author: Honoré Willsie

Beatrice and the Rose (1906)

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“Beatrice and the Rose”, published in 1906, is a work by Honoré Willsie. It explores elements such as Beatrice, Edgren and John Walcott's.

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Honoré Willsie, Beatrice and the Rose (1906)

“ But it was useless for her to parry, for the flood-tide was sweeping in.
"The rose and all are marvelous," he said, "but don't you know that you are the most marvelous flower in the garden? You are—but I must not go on, must I?"
The man and the girl stood looking at each other in the June sunlight; with robins and bluebirds, bees and butterflies, scent of summer air, bloom of summer flowers, all about them. There came the sound of Grandfather Edgren's cane on the bricked walk. His face was flushed and tremulous, and lighted with a joy that was reflected in Beatrice's own glowing eyes. ”

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Honoré Willsie, Beatrice and the Rose (1906)

“ Come, grandfather!"
They hastened out into the glory and tangle of the garden. The air was all aglow with the yellow of the sunshine and the flitter of dragon-fly wings, and all a-drone with honey-bees. Over in the far corner, near the locust-trees, they paused, the old man with a quavering little "Oh, Beatrice!" and the girl with a sigh of great content.
On a slender stalk, a little removed from the other plants, grew the rose, a thing of such fragile perfection that one trembled lest the butterfly which hovered above it might mar its delicacy. ”

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Honoré Willsie, Beatrice and the Rose (1906)

“ That evening, as they sat on the porch, listening to the measured notes of the crickets, Grandfather Edgren was unusually silent. A new idea was stirring in the old man's mind. Beatrice so loved her flowers, she delved over them so persistently, read and studied over them so faithfully, it seemed a pity that her efforts should not lead to some end which might meet John Walcott's approval. After Beatrice and her father had gone to bed, and the house lay quiet in the moonlight, a lamp burned late in the old man's room. ”

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Honoré Willsie, Beatrice and the Rose (1906)

“ She turns up her nose at every fellow in the township, and some of them are mighty well-to-do, too. Why, my sisters used to turn out as much work in a day as Beatrice does in a year."
"Beatrice comes of different stock," suggested Grandfather Edgren, mildly.
"She's my child as much as her mother's, ain't she?" stormed Walcott.
"And I tell you I don't see how any child of mine can spend her days sniffing at flowers, fussing over flower-beds, and mooning at the landscape. I wish she had been a boy. As it is, she'll never amount to shucks." ”

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Honoré Willsie, Beatrice and the Rose (1906)

“ Grandfather Edgren and Beatrice walked up and down the garden paths together, pausing now before a group of lilies, ethereally soft in the fading light, now before a mass of phlox of wonderful hue and luxuriance.
"They are beautiful, child—beautiful! ”

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Honoré Willsie, Beatrice and the Rose (1906)

“ I've had grandfather's help; and the view from the pasture gate, and the flowers themselves, are an inspiration."
The young man looked about the garden.
"Why, the place is full of new varieties!" he exclaimed, and he hurried from one gorgeous bed to another. Then he turned to Grandfather Edgren, who was following in an ecstasy of delight. "Why, this is marvelous! Your daughter is a genius. She has a fortune right here in the garden. This rose alone is worth the price of the entire farm!"
The old man shook his head.
"She doesn't care for the money ”

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Honoré Willsie, Beatrice and the Rose (1906)

“ He can hardly believe it! He'll be in from the field in a minute." Something in the two faces before him made him pause. He looked from one to the other, with a tender little smile dawning at the corner of his kind old mouth. "You'll stay and make us a little visit, won't you, my boy? There are enough flowers here to make a week of study."
The young man turned to Beatrice.
"Shall I stay?" he asked slowly.
Beatrice did not look up.
"Yes," she answered softly, with a rose tint creeping down to her throat. ”

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Honoré Willsie, Beatrice and the Rose (1906)

“ The longest-living author of this work died in 1940, so this work is in the public domain in countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 82 years or less. This work may be in the public domain in countries and areas with longer native copyright terms that apply the rule of the shorter term to foreign works. ”

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