ThisreflectionbroughtsomethingtoGodfrey’smindwhichhadescapeditinhisfirstdisturbance，alsoconnectedwithaflower。TherecamebeforehimthevisionofaLondonsquare，andofatall，palegirl，inanantiquedress，givingarosetoamaninknight’sarmour，whichrosebothofthemkissedsimultaneously。Ofcourse，whenhesawithehadruledouttheroseandonlythoughtofthekisses，although，nowthathecametothinkofit，aroseisofamuchthickertexturethanalily。Ashehadwitnessedthatlittlescene，anddrawnhisownconclusions，soothershadwitnessedanotherlittlescenethatafternoon，andmadetherefromdeductionswhich，inhisinnocentsoul，heknewtobetotallyfalse。Suppose，then，that/his/deductionswerealsofalse。Oh!itwasnotpossible。Besides，abarrierbuiltofroseleaveswasnotsufficient，whichagain，withperfectjustice，herememberedwasexactlywhatBrotherSmithandProfessorPetersenhadthoughtofonecomposedoflilypetals。
Thereforthetimethematterended。Juliettereappearedonthemorrowquitecuredofherheadache，andasgayandcharmingasever。Possiblyshehadconfidedinhermamma，whohadtoldherthatafterallthingswerenotsoterrible，evenifthey/had/beenseen。
Atanyrate，theequilibriumwasrestored。Godfreyactedonhissolemnresolutionsofhaughtinessanddetachmentforquiteanhour，afterwhichJuliettethrewakittenathimandaskedwhatwasthematter，andthensanghimoneofherpretty/chansonettes/totheaccompanimentofaguitarwiththreestrings，whichclosedtheincident。Stilltherewerenomoreflowerhuntsandnonewadventures。
Tacitly，butcompletely，everythingofthesortwasdroppedoutoftheirrelationship。Theyremainedexcellentfriends，onaffectionatetermsindeed，butthatwasall。
Meanwhile，owingtohisdoubtsarisingoutofasingularcoincidenceconcernedwithflowersandkisses，GodfreygraduallymadeuphismindtowritetoIsobel。Indeed，hehadhalfcomposedtheepistlewhenattheendofoneofhisbrieflettershisfatherinformedhimthatshehadgonetoMexicowithheruncle。Soitcameaboutthatitwasneverposted，sinceitisakindofsuperstitionwithyoungpeoplethatletterscanonlybedeliveredattheplacewheretheaddresseelastresided。Itrarelyoccurstothemthatthesemaybeforwarded，andultimatelyarrive。Nor，indeed，diditoccurtoGodfreythatasIsobel’sunclewastheBritishMinistertoacertaincountry，anenvelopeaddressedtoherinhiscareinthatcountryprobablywouldhavereachedher。