Catch up post: The Man with the Twisted Lip, 'Self-made Man', G

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The Man with the Twisted Lip

Title: Self-made Man

Author: tweedisgood

Rated: G

So, back to hack work and making ends meet. Farewell Lee, parties, polite society and respect. You must make your own dresses now, my dear, and next year disguise them to look new.

And like any self-made man when disaster strikes, I must begin again: disguise myself anew, find some other field in which pennies may become pounds.

Comments

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

That's a great view into the mind of the man I'd call the victim in this story. We don't quite know what his wife really thinks of all this, but then, if she is who she is, I think there will be ways. This extraordinary man has found a way to finance a family nobody's ever thought of, and how successful was he! I hope things will look up for them again.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Yes, I mean, OK, he was an impostor in a way, but an enterprising one. One can only hope that his ingenuity and drive found a more 'legitimate' outlet.

[debriswoman]

I find myself cheering him on, and hope he will keep home and hearth together. An interesting perspective. Thank you:-)

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Yes, me too. It wasn't easy to survive financially in Victorian England without family money, so all power to him.

Thanks.

[castiron.livejournal.com]

Nifty! I hope he was able to save enough from his earlier career to use as capital and keep his family from starving until he establishes himself as something new.

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Great write up! I too felt kinda bad for such an enterprising man. I mean, he had acting talent! Why not use it to make a living?

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

I wonder too what happened to Neville St. Clair and his wife. He is a clever man though -- witty, quick on his feet, an excellent actor. It seems like he should be able to find some kind of work.

And I wonder what the Mrs. had to say about his prior "employment"?