What does "Romance at short notice was her specialty" from "The Open Window" mean?

This statement
that Vera is capable of "romance at short notice" isat his satirical best. According
to the American College Dictionary, romance
is

A tale depicting heroic or marvelous achievements,
colorful events or scenes, chivalrous devotion, unusual or supernatural experiences, or other
matters that appeal to the imagination.

So, Verawhose
name is ironic since she rarely speaks with veracity, or truthfulnesshas
now fabricated another tale. This tale is from the real instance of the "tired brown
spaniel," using a "colorful" fictional event: Nuttel was hunted by a pack of dogs
on the banks of the Ganges. Thus, although this story is set in a faraway land, it is anything
but heroic given Nuttel's deeds and experiences.

Vera is capable of blurring
the lines between imagination and reality as she entertains guests of Mrs. Sappleton. Her story
about the males of the Sappleton family who went hunting and were lost resides between truth and
. Later, rather than depicting the guest, Framton Nuttel, as capable of great achievements and
"chivalrous devotion," Vera satirically portrays him as a weak and cowardly man who
has been pursued by vicious dogs and spent the night in a freshly dug grave to escape
injury.