“Well, those blooms are from France, so, perchance, on this first day of Pluviose, could it be my petite amie offering them to me?”

“If you are my most adorably altiloquent copain, then, yes.”

“I did not think anyone had the wherewithal to brighten my day, but both flowers and their courier exceeds needs, I must say.”

“I did not forget the double-kernelled almond you shared with me in Lima; I just wanted to add a little pizzazz to your prezzie, my dearest Philopena.” ; )