The Three Gables: Gossip Master

[methylviolet10b]

Author: methylviolet10b
Rating: PG
Character(s): Sherlock Holmes, Langdale Pike
Summary: Holmes reflects on Langdale Pike.
Warnings: Extremely tangential references to 3GAB.
Word Count: 60.
Author's Notes: 60 words of my own inspired by one of the canon stories.
Disclaimer: I don't own them.

3GAB -- The Adventure of the Three Gables

If Charles Augustus Milverton was one side of scandal’s coin, Langdale Pike represented the other. Langdale never blackmailed a soul, yet what he chose to publish (or withhold) shaped the lives of thousands. One of my earliest clients, he became in time one of the most powerful men in London. A useful ally, yet an aspect of Society I abhorred.

Comments

[shadowycat.livejournal.com]

Pike's character is an interesting addition, I wish we'd learned more about him. I can see Holmes disliking the messy, emotional, salacious side of society, yet finding someone who can navigate and affect it very useful indeed. Nice!

[methylviolet10b]

Me too! I would have loved more stories with Pike involved. He's such a delicious and intriguing character.