The Sign of Four (part 2): Toby & The 'Wiper' of No 3 Pinchin Lane

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Canon Story: The Sing of Four (part 2)
Title: Toby (part of The Ocelot Tales)
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

I may not be the most attractive of dogs, but Mr Holmes values me highly.  You see, we think in the same way; give me a trail to follow and I will stick at it to the end.  Sometimes I need to cast around to find the way forward, but once back on the track I do not give up.

Canon Story: The Sing of Four (part 1)
Title: The 'Wiper of No 3 Pinchin Lane (part of The Ocelot Tales)
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

We’ve seen Mr Holmes here a number of times.  Of course, Toby is his favourite, but he has been known to borrow the other dogs too.  And there was the occasion when he took the stoat; goodness know why, but Mr Holmes was extremely pleased when he brought it back and the stoat had a happy smile on its face.

Comments

[debriswoman]

Excellent use of animal observation. I thought Toby would get a look in!

:-)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

How could I not include Toby - he's such a wonderful animal.

And then of course the 'wiper' complained that Toby got all the attention, which wasn't fair, and what about the other animals?

[debriswoman]

Yes , Toby seemed a real character:-)

And, yes, the others would get jealous...

[impulsereader.livejournal.com]

I'm completely blanking on the stoat reference - is this me or are you extrapolating?

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Ha, the stoat is genuine. "Naughty, naughty! would you take a nip at the gentleman?" This to a stoat which thrust its wicked head and red eyes between the bars of its cage.

I may, however, have taken a slight liberty with the role the stoat played.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

You always open up the most interesting cans of worms. What was Holmes doing with the stoat? There has got to be an great case and story behind that scenario.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I shall have to keep this one on a back burner - it may well come in useful at some time ;)