The Reigate Squires: Astonishing

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Canon Story: The Reigate Squires
Title: Astonishing
Author: spacemutineer
Rating: G
Author's Note: I've been in deep with my story for acd_holmesfest so I'm far behind on my comments. Sorry, everyone!

"Extraordinary." "Astonishing." "Genius."

Superlatives piled upon superlatives. Telegrams piled upon telegrams. Worthless words and empty praise. What was the point of any of it?

Another knock jolted my attention back to the door. More dismal felicitation, undoubtedly. I threw my best obscene French insults to repel my intruder, but the handle turned anyway.

"Holmes?"

No. Impossible. Couldn't be.

"Holmes?"

"W-Watson?"

Comments

[debriswoman]

Nicely done, I can picture the scene:-)

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Thank you so much! That's what I aim for. :)

[trillsabells.livejournal.com]

Awww!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

:) Thanks for reading!

[chess-ka.livejournal.com]

Love it! Holmes cares so little for all the accolades and praise heaped on him - it must have been a relief when someone he genuinely cares for finally appears. Excellent!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you so much! I'm delighted you liked it.

[marysutherland.livejournal.com]

Really enjoyed this - Holmes' state of despair seems very plausible, as does the joy from seeing Watson.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Oh, thank you very much! I'm glad I was able to convey those feelings properly in the 60 words. Thanks again!

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Excellent! The emotion of the moment is beautifully expressed here.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Thank you! That really is what I try for, and I'm thrilled to hear you thought it worked!

[snycock.livejournal.com]

Aw! That little stutter at the end just makes my heart weep. Very believable take on what happened - I can well imagine Holmes' relief once Watson showed up.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Why thank you! That's a very kind comment -- you've made my day!

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

This is great. This is exactly when Holmes's power of deduction would fail him, and I'm sure he doesn't mind for a change. Love it!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much. I'm very happy you like it!