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Master of the House

Saturday 1st August 2026

Monsieur Thénardier has been doling out the charm, ready with a handshake and an open palm. Meanwhile Madame Thénardier has been cookin’ the books and contemplating interesting facts about the numbers in her life. She has realised that the digits of her age are the digits of her husband’s age reversed. Although he is the older of the two, the difference between their ages is only one-eleventh of their sum. How old are the Thénardiers?

The Thénardiers

A respectful nod to Les Misérables.

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