Canon Discussion: The Naval Treaty

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This week we’re looking at The Naval Treaty. As usual I’ve typed up a few thoughts to get the discussion underway.

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The Naval Treaty: Briarbrae Revisited

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Canon Story: The Naval Treaty
Title: Briarbrae Revisited
Author: scfrankles
Rating: PG




“I believe you used to play cricket with Percy,” said Miss Harrison as we strolled round the grounds.

I recalled stumps wielded on youthful shins and smiled weakly.

“Perhaps a friendly game with me?” she said.


It took two weeks to recover from my injuries. Miss Harrison turned out to be adept at what was later known as the googly.



Author's Notes: The googly was officially invented by Bernard Bosanquet in the mid-1890s. On another occasion, when asked if the googly was illegal, Bosanquet is said to have replied, "Oh no, only immoral." Thompson, A. A. (1967), via Wikipedia.

The Naval Treaty: Percy Phelps

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Canon Story: The Naval Treaty
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G




“Tadpole” Phelps
Gave tiny yelps,
As playmates attacked him with a wicket.
It just wasn’t cricket.

The Naval Treaty: A Woman of Rare Character

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Canon Story: The Naval Treaty
Title: A Woman of Rare Character
Author: vaysh
Rating: G


Annie took in the detective's features, his thin lips and brown eyes, looking anything but kind. He reminded her of her father, smelling of pit-coal and snow. Yet she trusted him, implicitly. For what her mind suspected, her heart refused to believe. Holmes was untouched by this tangle of emotions. He'd see the truth she couldn't bring herself to see.

The Naval Treaty: The Adventure of the Tired Captain

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

This is another of the stories that I was unable to share at the time.  It was again a case where Mycroft Holmes had called on his brother’s expertise and which resulted in Holmes exposing the duplicitous nature of the captain, whose tiredness was caused by his pretence of being two completely separate people, with the resultant lack of sleep.

The Naval Treaty: Charles Gorot

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Canon Story: The Naval Treaty
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

Charles Gorot
To Forbes’ sorrow
Was not a reprobate
But only working late