Time travel tidbits

Orchid Chronicles:

 

Chartreuse did not know that I overheard her following conversation with Orchita:

"Where have I traveled to ,you ask? And my favorite place in time? Well I suppose it had to be the time I spent with Confucius in ancient China. He adored orchids. I remember this quote from him in particular:"

“The orchids’ fragrance should be enjoyed by royalties in their residence, but they now look so solitary amongst grasses in the wild. They are not unlike noble scholars whom no one appreciates and who have to be contented with the company of the philistine class.”