Discussion Post: The Naval Treaty

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

It's Sunday, you know what that means. So what did you think of The Naval Treaty? As always here are some of my thoughts and questions. Please add your own!


- This case is 12,701 words, making it the longest in canon, about 50% longer than the average. Did you like the longer length or do you prefer the shorter ones? Or perhaps you like the full novels, instead. Have there been any shorter cases you wish were longer like NAVA?

- Watson (or ACD, take your pick) loved to hint at other cases the reader never gets to see, but this is a rare time where one of his name-dropped mysteries does eventually find its way to publication. The case Watson highlights, The Second Stain, did have to wait until the new century to see the light of day, arriving in print in 1904, eleven years after The Naval Treaty. We'll be reading it in April.

- Regarding Percy, Watson says, "It seemed rather a piquant thing to us to chevy him about the playground and hit him over the shins with a wicket." Ouch! Is this just a case of boys being boys, or was Watson a a bit of a bully in his youth?

- Holmes takes the time to indulge his rarely seen philosophical streak here, expounding on the grander meaning of flowers in the middle of his interview with Percy Phelps and his fiance. Later he waxes philosophical again, this time with Watson, imagining rows of school buildings as lighthouses beckoning the future. Any theories to what inspired his abstract outbursts?

- Hypothetically, would Holmes be guilty of manslaughter if one of his elaborate case ending reveals shocks his client into a fatal heart attack?

The Naval Treaty: Enough

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Naval Treaty
Title: Enough
Author: spacemutineer
Rating: PG-13
Author's Note: Holmes is such a BAMF in The Naval Treaty. Oh, yes, so nice.

"Have you had enough?"

Joseph scowled miserably on the floor. He glared through one eye and held his palm tight over the other. Just as well, as it was swollen shut.

"I take your lack of response as a no."

The shadow of the walking stick passing over him got his attention.

"No, stop! It's yours!"

"Yes, it is."

The Naval Treaty: Of Spoons and Wickets

[hardboiledbaby]

Canon Story: The Naval Treaty
Title: Of Spoons and Wickets
Author: hardboiledbaby
Rating: PG
Warnings: none
A/N: My apologies to the Tadpole, but... *shrugs*

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By all accounts—including Watson's—Percy Phelps had been blessed with exceptional abilities from the cradle on. However, sometimes being born with a silver spoon in one's mouth leads one to expect to be forever spoon-fed.

To his credit, Watson was patient and understanding with Phelps. I, on the other hand, could not resist taking a crack with the wicket.

The Nava Treaty

[shouldboverthis.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Naval Treaty
Author: shouldboverthis
Rating: G
Warnings: None
Author's Notes: Absolutely implied Holmes/Watson.

Although Holmes had borne my love for Mary and my cessation of our physical relationship well after my marriage, the fact that I had entertained others of the same sex bothered him no end. I must admit that it amused me to see him jealous. But true to his nature, the puzzle was too tempting for him to pass by.

The Naval Treaty: Philia

[castiron.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Naval Treaty
Title: Philia
Author: Castiron
Rating: G

Brotherly love? I no longer believe in it.

What brother who loved his sister would attempt to destroy the man she loved, and by extension her own happiness? And not even for just cause, but only for his own monetary gain?

Tomorrow I take the name of the man who truly loves me, and renounce the name of Harrison forever.

The Naval Treaty - Something Clever

[methylviolet10b]

Author: methylviolet10b
Rating: PG
Character(s): Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Joseph Harrison
Summary: Sometimes being clever isn't so smart.
Warnings: Mild spoilers for NAVA.
Word Count: 60, plus a quote from the original story in italics.
Author's Notes: 60 words of my own inspired by one of the canon stories.
Disclaimer: I don't own them.

NAVA -- The Naval Treaty

"For a moment I thought you had done something clever.”

My attention immediately returned to the seemingly innocuous, merry-faced man standing in front of us. Although I like to tease Watson about his seeing but not observing, it is in truth a rare individual who is capable of following my chains of deductions without explanation. Yet this fellow had done so with a mere glance.

Harrison would require further observation.

The Naval Treaty: The Adventure of the Tired Captain (conclusion)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Naval Treaty
Title: The Adventure of the Tired Captain (conclusion)
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

“The error you fell into Lestrade was in assuming Capt Bilston had correctly identified the cutting where he saw the camp fire.  Had you realised he had fallen asleep on the train you would not have spent your time scouring the incorrect section of countryside.  Nevertheless your assistance in tracking down the so-called tramp did save Dr Watson some legwork.”