The Man With The Twisted Lip: Employment/Pastime

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Canon Story: The Man with the Twisted Lip
Title: Employment; Pastime
Author: hisietari
Rating: G
A/N: I'm so sorry for hardly commenting and only writing on low temperature at the moment. So much work, so little time! ;_;
Have a bonus story (Jane's POV) while I try to catch up.

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Employment

The St. Clair family would not suffer from poverty after the discovery of Mr St. Clair’s rather unique occupation. Quite the contrary, he found himself employed by certain parts of government interested in his formidable ability of disguise, and, for the periods of quietude in between, recommended to a station master in Somerset. Mr William Moriarty always appreciated reliable staff.

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Pastime

Everybody has their own ways of coping with time, filling the void, giving it a title instead of the meaning it should have had. Some use opium, and effectively so. Others open their ears and arms to the unsuccessful seekers, with great risk for their own wellbeing. I kept an eye on Mary whenever I could, just to make sure.

Comments

[debriswoman]

Neatly linked to a canon mention of a Moriarty. And thus, another fly is enticed to the web...

:-)

Intrigued by the second one, too:-)

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

I was a bit at a loss what to do this week, and then I remembered that there were two more kids I've never played with. Ignorant me!

[chess-ka.livejournal.com]

I like the link with Moriarty!

A lovely observation about Mary - so often those that take on all the troubles of others end up cracking themselves, with no one to turn to. Despite his adventures with Holmes, I like to think that Watson was a loyal, supportive husband.

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

I think Watson really was. He's such a loyal, warmhearted person, it'd be hard to imagine that he treated the woman he sacrificed so much for as if she wasn't of importance.

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

A very nice contrast here. Delightful.

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It's all about contrast... ;)

60 words for 60 cases, week 10: The Man with the Twisted Lip

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Wow, the second one really hits for me. Different ways of filling the void. Terrific analogy there.

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

Sometimes I don't want to have those ideas, but then they're there, and we really don't know much about Mary. :/

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Glad to see that Neville St. Claire's talents would not lay dormant and unappreciated!

[hisietari.livejournal.com]

That'd have been a shame. =P