SUE MONGREDIEN - A BEAUTIFUL GIRL AND HER LOVER

"... is embroidering passion-flowers on a satin dress for the loveliest of the Queen's courtiers to wear at the next royal dance. ..."

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... passed by the palace and heard the sound of dancing. A beautiful girl came out on the balcony with her lover. 'How wonderful the stars are,' he said to her, 'and how wonderful is the power of love!' 'I hope my dress will be ready in time for the royal dance,' she answered; 'I have ordered passion-flowers to be embroidered on it; ... !'

7 courtier A person whose job is to be a servant for a king or a queen and who works at the palace