Mr Vorkosigan, this is Gwenaëlle Wynne-York - you probably remember me.

( dryly. she imagines at this point in listening to her message he's probably rolling his eyes; hopefully he hears her out for the good part. )

I've heard back from the jeweller and I'd like to invest ten thousand with you. Please let me know as soon as possible how we should move forward; I'm thinking five towards high risk, high reward and five towards more conservative options. Thank you.