That little flower, which blooms only once every three or four years, had bestowed on me, petal after petal, an eternity of noble, rare, and fragrant charm.
有一個歷史家說：假如她的鼻子短個兩分，古羅馬史就要重寫了。地球上少有比這更小的一朵花，沒有比這更高貴更幽香的花。這小小一朵，三四年偶開一次，卻賜我一瓣瓣永恆高貴的奇香異韻。