The Adventure of the Crooked Man: Bathsheba

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Canon Story: The Adventure of the Crooked Man
Title: Bathsheba
Author:  thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

You tricked me.  Just like David you sent the man I loved to his death.  But I am no Bathsheba.  I didn’t consent to be your wife until he was gone and never coming back.  But today he came back and I now know the truth.  You are no longer fit to be my husband.  I wish you were dead.

Comments

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Ouch. Nice window here into poor Nancy's thoughts. I wonder how much different and happier her life would have been with Henry instead of James...

[methylviolet10b]

Ooof. Nicely done, and really good usage of a Biblical reference that would have been very familiar to the Roman-Catholic, Victorian-era Nancy. This feels *very* canon. :-)

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Be careful what you wish for, indeed.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I think she would have been happier, although her father still may not have permitted the marriage.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your lovely comment.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Yes, indeed. Thank you.

[lucybun.livejournal.com]

I love seeing each week the different POVs everyone chooses. Yours is brilliant. I think the biblical reference in this story is one of the more clever clues that ACD ever used. I'm so glad you chose to expand on that. Excellent!

[hardboiledbaby]

Oh, very nicely done! Love the tone: strong, cold, bitter.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I too enjoy seeing the different POVs and also finding an angle to write from is great for getting further into the story.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'm glad it worked for you.

[shouldboverthis.livejournal.com]

Yes. So sad to consider what everyone's life would have been if Barclay had not been a monster.