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Constance wondered, with all of the upset with the "Royals" in the news lately, if there might be an opening for a (potentially) fiercely loyal Anglophile here in "the Colonies"--especially one known for being able to keep an eye on things . . .
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Barney--yeah, his corny parents had named him that instead of Rodney or Gilbert--wanted to open an all-you-can-eat rodent restaurant, but he was having trouble getting funding. Friends thought maybe using "Barney's" as the name might be the problem, associating the venture with an ineffectual, small town comedy policeman instead of a gourmet rodent spread . . .
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Quincy had heard some of the newly elected legislators saying the government should provide free food for all. But was that just Ramen noodles (hard to cook on the wing or in the barn rafters) or real rodents? And, more important, were they fresh . . . ?
Recognition
True, Jenny was an owl, and also true some of her extended family did live in or near barns, but she was an uptown girl girl living in the fancy masonry of libraries, theater marquees, and courthouses. Hardly a common “barn owl . . .”
Who, Whom, or Who Gives a Hoot?
When Daphne’s fifth grade English class was having a hard time learning when to use whom or who, some smart-mouthed little back-row wag loudly asked, “Who gives a hoot . . .