June 23rd, 2023
23 Jun 2023 · page 1172 of 1306
it's okay, i'm allowed to make short jokes, i'm 5'3"
Cast: Gren, Harriet Barber, Henry Barber, Isabelle Holt, Sidney Malik
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.. UH OH.
Ben :first panel, below: Hold on.
Wolfe: What is it, my friend?
Ben: My shenanigans sense is tingling.
I think that’s Eliza with Wolfe (no glasses).
Keen eyes! I didn't even notice them down there.
Yeah, you're right. ...So Ben's shenanigans senses are going off twice. :)
So whose name is on that list that Izzy does not want Harry to see? I do not think it is O'Malley and company, because their reaction to Ben's cousins suggests they are not "on the inside", so to speak. It is also unlikely to be Nicola, because hiring her sister to investigate seems like a bad idea. Hmmm...
Google tells me average height for a woman in the UK is 5'4" to 5'5", so while you are below average, I would not classify you as short (I have an aunt who gave up on reaching 5' a long time ago). That said, Izzy has always been taller than Henry and Harry, so the short joke of her holding the list above their reach is totally earned.
Sid could reach the list, but he's far too polite and respectful of the senior Barbers to grab it from Izzy!
Oh right! Henry is the third son of the Baron of Widdershins. Could be his father, I suppose, though that would be a very long-lived family, so it's more likely to be his oldest brother, who I guess would be the current Baron of Widdershins.
Ooh, good thought!
He is? I didn't remember that.
Will we ever learn more about whatever de Montfort Florrie is married to?
Harry would have recognized that. It must be a name that didn't stand out to Harry but is immediately obvious to Izzy.
Ah, but the list is folded when Harry handed it to Izzy. So it's possible Harry hasn't looked at it yet.
It's even possible Frederick is the current Baron assuming his two older brothers died "without issue" , a term that's always amused me for the delicate way it combines Victorian prudery and class snobbery. You'd have to come with with a reason for the title to have skipped Henry but I'm sure the snobocracy have plenty.
Yep, that's what I thought too.
I am so charmed by both Izzy’s love of lists and Henry smiling fondly about it.
Anyway it's obvious it's 'that 'orrible pair' wot dun it. Dunno how. Dunno why. But let's blame them anyway.
Case solved. Pass the cuffs. And the hors-d'œuvres. 👮♀️ 😜
The most obvious candidate for 'oh dear, uhm' would be Mrs Frederick Barber, but I can't imagine how she'd be part of the Royal retinue.
HOORAY, HOLIDAY
Given Henry's big bi energy, I expect it's an ex of his who would Make A Scene.
Or an ex of Isabelle's, with the same reasoning.
( Or an ex of both of them. 🤷♀️ )
An ex of Hentry? That doesn't narrow it down very much.
Therein lies the rub.
Gren is all "ugh it smells of cheap morals and expensive vocabularies here".
Henry: Discretion is my specialty!
Sid: 🤩 Really?
Izzy, beaming: Nope.