The man’s reply: From what I know about her, she’ll never make a profit.
Dare I use any accounting terms about businesses that are unseccussful.....In the ......
Uh...what were we saying? Oh, yeah...we wuz talkin' about horticulture...
Try Chaucer.
The Canterbury Tales (The Shipmans' Tale, line 414 ff):
414 For I wol paye yow wel and redily
415 Fro day to day, and if so be I faille,
416 I am youre wyf; score it upon my taille,
417 And I shal paye as soone as ever I may.
(Modern translation):
414 For I will pay you well and readily
415 From day to day; and if it be I fail
416 I am your wife, tally it on my tail,
417 And I will pay as soon as ever I may.
Cheers!