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The Bermuda lilies were in bloom and Strelsa stood near them, listening to him, touching the tall stalks absently at intervals.

All his windows were open; the warm night air was saturated with the odour of Bermuda lilies.

Mr. Horton was complacently consuming his breakfast with an excellent appetite, to which the prospect of six weeks among Bermuda lilies with Adrienne lent a fillip.