Canon Discussion: The Retired Colourman

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This week we’re having a look at The Retired Colourman. As always, I’ve typed up a few thoughts to get the discussion going.

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The Retired Colourman: An Abridgement Too Far

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Canon Story: The Retired Colourman
Title: An Abridgement Too Far
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: "Cut out the poetry, Watson," said Holmes severely.



“Too ‘poetic’?” I thrust my latest manuscript at Holmes. “There! You have my permission to edit it!”


Some days later Holmes returned my story.

“I think I have removed everything that was unnecessary,” he smirked.

I glanced at his work, then frowned. “I will never understand your sense of humour, Holmes.”

He had trimmed my story to exactly 60 words.

The Retired Colourman: The Senior Partner, Brickfall

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Canon Story: The Retired Colourman
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: “He says he was junior partner of Brickfall and Amberley, who are manufacturers of artistic materials.” Could “Brickfall” be a pseudonym?


The senior colourman “Brickfall”:
Was Watson thinking of Amberley’s brick wall?
A metaphor for the truth coming out, ain’t it?
Well, it depends how you paint it.

The Retired Colourman: The Two Coptic Patriachs

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Canon Story: The Retired Colourman
Title: The Two Coptic Patriachs
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

Holmes did indeed solve the case of the two Coptic Patriachs, although it will be many years before the details can be revealed.  Perhaps it is as well; there are those whose sadness at the disappearance of their religious leaders would turn to horror if the truth were to come out.  Even Holmes was taken aback by their ruthless audacity.

The Retired Colourman: Reverend Elman

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Canon Story: The Retired Colourman
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G




Reverend Elman
Did not care for the plan
That took the suspect out of the way
Nor did it make the good Doctor’s day