"May I compliment you, Miss Temple, upon your choice of gown? It reminds me of a hydrangea or something, if that's what they have in China."
She laughed. "You mean the lotus blossom, I presume? Thank you, sir; that's the prettiest compliment I've had since I came west. Occidentals haven't much imagination when it comes to flattering women."
(from The Chinese Orange Mystery, by Ellery Queen)
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