April 29 Single force bid 'a step too far'

Daniel dialled the number in the advert which was answered promptly by what sounded like a young scottish girl.
" Hello, what would you like? "
" I'm calling about the advert..." he began but didn't have time to finish before being interrupted.
" Ok, you get two for fifteen but if you want more then that'll be an extra twenty "  She delivered her lines as if they were plates of cold sausages, lumpen and apologetically.
" Could I have less than two ? "
" You want one? "
" Yes, I want one "
" I can't do them singly, they come in pairs minimum, would you like to order two ? " The girl sounded slightly ruffled as if the sausages she'd offered were being sniffed first for freshness.
Daniel was neither the kind of man that gave in easily nor the sort that worried about money, " I'll pay 15 but I only need one ".
The sound on the end of the phone went muffled, he assumed the girl was holding her hand over the reciever, possibly talking to her superior, to get their agreement. As he waited Daniel realised he was holding his breath so not to show weakness made a big show of exhaling heavily.
" Sir, if you think you can intimidate me like this, " she was off the script now and had clearly been listening to his deep breath, " then I have to tell you you are mistaken, good day "
And with that the line went dead and remained dead for the next two months, Daniel meanwhile is biding his time like the big bad wolf that he is.