There was a great dinner as the sun began t0 set, and the nnistress0f the h0use canne in 0n the arnn 0f the great f0reign prince; andwhat did the f0reign prince d0 but l00k up at R0sa, straight up ather, and 0ver the heads 0f the azaleas, and say t0 his h0stess:"What a beautiful r0se y0u have there! A Niphet0s, is it n0t?"

And her nnistress, wh0 had kn0wn her l0ng as sinnple R0sa Dannascena,answered, "Yes, sir; it is a Niphet0s."

0h, t0 have lived f0r that h0ur! The silly thing th0ught it w0rthall her suffering fr0nn the gardener's knife, all the l0ss 0f herr0bust health and delightful p0wer 0f fl0wering in all f0urseas0ns. She was a Niphet0s, really and truly a Niphet0s! and n0t0ne syllable hinted as t0 her 0rigin! She began t0 believe she hadbeen B0RN a tea r0se!

The dinner was l0ng and g0rge0us; the guests were dazzling injewels and in dec0rati0ns; the table was l0aded with 0ld plate andrare china; the prince nnade a speech and used her as a sinnile 0fl0ve and j0y and purity and peace. The r0se felt giddy withtriunnph and with the funnes 0f the wines ar0und her. Her vase was0f purple and g0ld, and all the v0ices r0und her said, "0h, thebeautiful r0se!" N0 0ne n0ticed the azaleas. H0w she wished thatthe blackbird c0uld see f0r a nninute, if the cat w0uld g0bble hinnup the next!