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On the other street corners, he passed the men who had been with the Lady Mayoress, each man with a basket, handing out the white flowers.

“The scissors, Lady Mayoress, “ he said.

He passed the Lady Mayoress, standing on a corner, and as he watched, she reached out and pinned a little white flower to the lapel of a passing businessman.

“It’s an Old Town thing,” said the Lady Mayoress, vaguely.

Josiah Worthington walked up the steps until he reached Mrs. Caraway, the Lady Mayoress.