Daffy bent down suddenly, and picked a small startled white flower. "Anemone, " he said, handing it over; he made her repeat the word until she had it right. "Find me a silk to match that.

Emma Donoghue
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Daffy bent down suddenly, and picked a small startled white flower. "Anemone," he said, handing it over; he made her repeat the word until she had it right. "Find me a silk to match that." What Daffy was suggesting was that the color of the flowers had to be matched with an appropriate silk. The problem is, of course, that some flowers are not offered on the proper stem. The color of the flower had to be matched with an appropriate silk.

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