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Clementina Gibberty

Jeremiah's wife, who knows more about fairy fruit than she admits.

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Also known as Clem, Clementine, the widow Gibberty

First appearance: Ranulph Goes to the Widow Gibberty’s Farm

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The widow who hosts Ranulph; engages in superficial talk with Leer and is annoyed when Ranulph calls it 'pretence talk'.

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In Ranulph Goes to the Widow Gibberty’s Farm: The widow who hosts Ranulph; engages in superficial talk with Leer and is annoyed when Ranulph calls it 'pretence talk'.

Later, in XII: Dame Marigold Hears the Tap of a Woodpecker: The widow at the farm, suspected of mischief and possibly murdering her husband; seen in a late-night meeting with a cloaked man.

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Ranulph Goes to the Widow Gibberty’s Farm
The widow who hosts Ranulph; engages in superficial talk with Leer and is annoyed when Ranulph calls it 'pretence talk'.
XII: Dame Marigold Hears the Tap of a Woodpecker
The widow at the farm, suspected of mischief and possibly murdering her husband; seen in a late-night meeting with a cloaked man.
The Widow Gibberty's Trial
The widow on trial for murder; acquitted after proving her husband died peacefully and Diggory's dishonesty.
XVII: The World-in-Law
Her trial thirty-six years ago is referenced; Leer was in Dorimare at that time.
XVIII: Mistress Ivy Peppercorn
Ivy's stepmother, described as beautiful but untrustworthy, suspected of foul play in her husband's death.
XX: Watching the Cows
The widow, strong-willed and jeering, encourages Ranulph to go watch the cows and is implicated in smuggling fairy fruit with Dr. Leer.
XXI: The Old Goatherd
The widow dismisses Hazel's fears about Ranulph's disappearance, insisting it is just a boy's prank, but Hazel remains deeply suspicious of her.
XXII: Who Is Portunus?
The widow Gibberty, owner of the farm, though not present in the chapter; Nathaniel initially mistakes Hazel for her.
The Northern Firebox and Dead Men's Tales
The widow is accused of murdering her husband Jeremiah with death-berries, aided by her lover Christopher Pugwalker.
XXIV: Belling the Cat
Arrested for the murder of her husband Jeremiah Gibberty; taunts Nathaniel about Ranulph's fate and admits to attempting to poison him.
XXVI: “Neither Trees nor Men”
The widow, on trial alongside Leer, confesses to murdering Gibberty with the berries, showing defiance and scorn.

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