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The Price of Flowers, , The story is about a young teenage British girl, Maggie, her widowed mother, Mrs, Clifford and her soldier Brother, Frank. Frank was posted as a soldier in the British Army, on the frontier in India. Maggie and her mother were too much worried and, apprehensive about Frank as they had no information about him for the past many, months. Mrs Clifford wanted to meet some Indian who could remove her misconception, about India and apprehensions about the safety of her son. Fortunately, Maggie met an, Indian, Mr Gupta in a London Restaurant. She pleaded to him and he agreed to, accompany her poor household in Lambeth., After a detailed discussion with Mr Gupta, Mrs Clifford was greatly relieved. However,, she took him for a yogi and wanted him to concentrate on the crystal of the ring sent by, Frank as a gift from India. The ring was supposed to have magical powers and could be, used to predict about any person while focusing on it. Mr Gupta did not believe in these, superstitions but at the insistence of Maggie was compelled to have a look at the ring,, though he failed miserably., About three months later Mrs Clifford‘s health condition worsened seriously. Maggie, wrote a letter to Mr Gupta and wanted him to provide a helping hand. When Mr Gupta, arrived, Maggie requested him to concentrate on the ring again and hinted to him to lie, about Frank‘s safety, for the sake of her mother. Mr Gupta did exactly the same and Mrs, Clifford recovered instantly., However, Frank had already been killed at that time on the frontier in India. When it was, time for Mr Gupta to return to India, he did not dare to go to Maggie’s home for, offering condolences and to inform them about his departure, for he felt ashamed of, what he had told them about Frank. So he informed them through a letter. A day before, his departure, Maggie visited him to say goodbye and at the same time handed him a, shilling for offering flowers on the grave of her brother. At first, Mr Gupta felt, , reluctant to take the money but then he realized that he should not deprive, Maggie of the satisfaction of that sacrifice, which was so invaluable and, priceless.