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IT was the twentieth of April when Phil returned to Bauer, and for the / second time his visit was cut disappointingly short. The reason was that / he had promised Major Melville the night he dined with him, to be back / in San Antonio in time for the Carnival. The Major wanted to take him to / a Mexican restaurant for a typical Mexican supper the night of the / twenty-first. On the twenty-second there would be an entertainment for / the Queen of the Carnival at her Court of the Roses; something too / unique and beautiful for him to miss, they all said. Then, on the / twenty-third, San Jacinto Day, which all loyal Texans keep as a state / holiday, the annual Battle of Flowers would take place in the plaza in / front of the Alamo, which they call their "Cradle of Liberty."
The Flower Battle was an old institution, the Major explained. But this / was only the second year for the Queen's Court, and it was something so / surpassingly beautiful that he thought it ought to become a regular / feature of every carnival.