The Musgrave Ritual: Treasure x 2

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Canon Story: The Musgrave Ritual
Title: Treasure x 2
Author: spacemutineer
Rating: G
Author's Notes: A matched set for this week. I am having so much fun this time through. Thanks to everyone for playing along with us here!

He panted from the effort. "Can you see it?"

"See what?" Rachel dipped the lamp down into the stale air of the pit. "Wait, there's a box, a wooden chest. Richard, what is it?"

Brunton grinned and knelt. "It's a treasure, fy anwylyd, a secret well kept. And we are the only souls in the world who know it exists."

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Watson's gawked openly as soon as I opened the lid. There was no ignoring a treasure trove so eagerly sought. My biographer was predictable in the best way.

Inside their slumber chest, my pretty little problems glistened. I dug beneath the layers of gold to pull out the gem I wished him to see, a peculiar but crowning achievement.

Comments

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Very clever! I like it. One opened a box with disastrous results; the other opened a box and got out of the housecleaning!
Nicely written!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Thank you! The two treasure chests stuck out to me. :)

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

It really is quite interesting to see what various bits and pieces strike people when reading the canon stories. So many perspectives! Thanks.

Sunday, 26 August 2012

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User thisprettywren referenced to your post from Sunday, 26 August 2012 (http://holmesian-news.livejournal.com/231456.html) saying: [...] by (Holmes, Watson | G | ACD) Treasure x 2 [...]

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

Nice connection! That hadn't struck me, but it's brilliant!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Pleased you liked!

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

I loved the first, but the second had me chuckling for real. XD So much goodness! I guess this is from the Granada episode, isn't it? My favourite bit of the minutes I saw. Holmes might want to sleep on those dreadful boxes if he wants to keep the trump in his hand.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

I wrote it for the story itself, but it works just as well with Granada. That's the beauty of Granada -- it's so faithful to the language, feel, and spirit of the original stories.

And you're absolutely right. Holmes needs to parcel those old cases out slowly. How else can he keep being forced to clean by Watson at bay?

[smoothe1.livejournal.com]

Nice touch with the Welsh. But I'm not sure it squelched the fire in Rachel's heart, as much as Brunton had hoped.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I love language bits and this was a good excuse to use it. :)

[snycock.livejournal.com]

Oh, that's lovely! The parallels you make are wonderfully done - two boxes, each with a sort of treasure. I love the plays on language in the second one: glistening problems, gold and gems, crowning achievement. Bravo!