2018-09-16

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The Speckled Band: The Frying Pan

Title: The Speckled Band: The Frying Pan
Author: gardnerhill                        
Word Count: 60                     
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: I think it's safe to say that none of Roylott's menagerie were treated well.

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"Do you see it, Watson!" Holmes shouted, holding the candle aloft.

A snake.

Holmes knocked the reptile down and I caught it in a pillowcase. "Roylott!" I roared in rage at the monstrosity he'd perpetrated on his own daughters.

We heard Roylott open his window and dash outside – where his last shriek was muffled by the snarl of the cheetah.