WHAT DO YOU RECOMMEND? Druto slipped smoothly into gear. “Roses are always very well received,” he said. “Or orchids. Many gentlemen these days tell me that ladies find a single specimen orchid more acceptable than a bunch of roses—” GIVE ME LOTS. “Would that be orchids or roses?” BOTH. Druto’s fingers twined sinuously, like eels in grease. “And I wonder if I could interest you in these marvelous sprays of Nervousa Gloriosa—” LOTS OF THEM. “And if Sir’s budget would stretch, may I suggest a single specimen of the extremely rare—” YES. “And possibly—” YES. EVERYTHING. WITH A RIBBON.
