The Man with the Twisted Lip: Other Men's Wives

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Canon Story: The Man with the Twisted Lip
Title: Other Men's Wives
Author: Mary Sutherland
Rating: PG-13


Isa Whitney's wife sought frantically after her drug-enslaved husband. I did not doubt that Mrs St. Clair would remain loyal to a man who had lied to her for years. Yet my boy Watson granted me only a night's companionship and a shared breakfast before abandoning me again. For my secret is an affection more shameful than any ordinary man's.

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Thursday, October 25th, 2012

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User flawedamythyst referenced to your post from Thursday, October 25th, 2012 (http://holmesian-news.livejournal.com/244525.html) saying: [...] by (Holmes, Watson, Morstan | Unrated | ACD) Other Men's Wives [...]

[snycock.livejournal.com]

Aw... poor Holmes. :-( This was lovely, though. And makes an interesting parallel between the shameful drug addiction portrayed in the story and other, potentially more shameful interests.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Ow ow ow. The shame and loneliness embedded here is stabbing.

my boy... a night's companionship... a shared breakfast...

Little memories that each hurt individually. Terrific angst in this 60. I love it.

[ennui-enigma.livejournal.com]

Agree with above - full of angst and painful loneliness. Sad!
Nicely written.