It was like having grandparents, he supposed. He got tired of hot pot, but the thing about the Wainthropps was that he always knew that at least there'd be something on the table, even if it meant that all three of them had scant portions.

Once a week he got paid, and once a week he handed Robert a check for room and board in return, like an formal pantomime of employment. But paychecks or not, he never quite felt like an employee. Especially not at the breakfast table, when Mrs. Wainthropp generally asked whether he'd washed behind his ears.

I need to learn how to do screencaps.

I just got my grubby mitts on the first season of Hetty Wainthrop Investigates. (The box says there's two episodes never shown in the US!) Now, I only saw part of one episode before, so I've been watching them in turn. They're neat, and there's some places where there are some interesting shots of Dominic Monaghan which would be nice for thinking about young Merry.





But what I really really want is to get some screencaps of Dom dressed up in a bright blonde wig, a very short skirt, black nylons and high heels.