The Dancing Men: The Only Way to Win…
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Title: The Dancing Men: The Only Way to Win…
Author: gardnerhill
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: None.
Summary: …is not to play.
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“A wise decision not to invest, Watson – as your poor friend Thurston must agree.”
I gaped at Holmes for a moment. No chalk on my fingers. What then...?
I smiled sadly. “Of course. You smell his bourbon on my breath – which Thurston only takes when he’s melancholy.”
“And losing so much money to an empty gold-mine would make anyone melancholy.”
Author: gardnerhill
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: None.
Summary: …is not to play.
***
“A wise decision not to invest, Watson – as your poor friend Thurston must agree.”
I gaped at Holmes for a moment. No chalk on my fingers. What then...?
I smiled sadly. “Of course. You smell his bourbon on my breath – which Thurston only takes when he’s melancholy.”
“And losing so much money to an empty gold-mine would make anyone melancholy.”