The calm mistress Ann liked to order as well as the rhythm of things done properly. But that is not what she got from this plumber, as he brought chaos with his careless tongue. She knows that words can wound deeper than actions. That is why, when gossip reached her ears, she felt the sting of disloyalty. The naive guy thought she would let it pass, but she did not. She had to punish him, and she used scat to make him pay