"Vera, get your ass in here now!" I yelled immediately, she picked up the phone.
"Was the bouquet you arranged for Madame Dame a large one and which flowers were in it?" I asked her as soon as she scrambled in.
"Oh yes, the bouquet. It's a large one but it's just roses" she answered, trying hard not to fidget.
"Just roses, and it's red I wager."
A nod.
With a hiss, I said "Surely I pay you to do better. Now, make arrangements for
12 long-stemmed, pale pink roses, 6 lavender sprigs, and 3 white peonies"
I didn't care whether she would remember everything, I just listed exactly how the 5th Dame liked her bouquet, according to the research I made.
As she turned to leave, I added,
"Then get a bottle of La Belle, and um, never mind just get these things. I will handle the rest, be fast about it."
"But Sir_"
"What is it?" I snapped.
