It’s Mrs. Buchanan from down the street. “Hello, dear,” she greets you. You exchange pleasantries and then she reveals the reason for her unexpected visit. Her sister across town urgently needs some gardening done this week in preparation for an event she’s hosting, but her usual worker has taken ill. Would you be interested in filling in? You did such a lovely job with Mrs. Buchanan’s rose bushes earlier this year, after all. Her sister will pay double the usual rate for your trouble, due to the urgent nature of the job.

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