He sang beneath my window.
[...] he was requesting me to throw him a rose from my hair.
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And you would die for one little rose from her hair?
'Why, what has he been doing?'
'He sang beneath my window.'
'Rather a compliment. What was the burden of his song?'
'As far as I could understand him, he was requesting me to throw him a rose from my hair.'
A Few Quick Ones. 3 The Right Approach
'Still comely, is she?'
'Yes.'
'And you would die for one little rose from her hair?'
Service with a Smile. Chapter 3