The Naval Treaty: A Woman of Rare Character

[vaysh]

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.

Comments

[debriswoman]

Nice observation:-)

[vaysh]

Thank you. :)

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, yes, I like that. An insight into Mr Harrison, Sr's personality (perhaps giving us a clue as to why his children ended up the way they did).

And an insight into Holmes' personality - reminding us how important it is that he keeps emotion out of his work. He may allow emotions in later (not turning the culprit in to the police, for example) but he has to remain detached in order to discover the truth.

And finally an insight into Annie's personality. She obviously loves Percy fiercely and would always put him first, but a brother is still a brother. I like your interpretation - she's an intelligent woman and suspects what must have happened, but can't quite believe it. I wonder if she was the one who suggested bringing Holmes in (Percy may have mentioned going to school with Watson, friend of the famous Sherlock Holmes) - she needed someone from the outside to save Percy because she couldn't bring herself to do it.

[vaysh]

I am very much intrigued by the fact that Annie und Joseph's father was an iron-master. :) And I am very happy you like my idea that Annie may have suspected something of her brother's problems and/or doings but could not really let herself look for clues, because, yes, a brother is a brother. I like the idea that it was Annie who suggested Percy write to Watson and ask for the assistance of Sherlock Holmes.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

A nice portrait of someone torn in two directions and grateful to another for solving the problem for her.

[vaysh]

It seemed like Annie would know her brother better than Percy, and suspect where Percy would be oblivious. Thank you.

[mundungus42.livejournal.com]

I love the parallel you draw between her father and Holmes, and "yet," tells us so much about the environment in which the siblings were raised. I also love that this woman of rare character is also one of rare penetration, even though she knows more than she wishes to. And now I wonder if Percy wasn't moved into Joseph's room for precisely this reason, because you know Joseph would have been looking for a pretext to get in there alone during Percy's illness. Lil' Tadpole is extremely fortunate in his choice of attachments, even if she has some unfortunate family members.

[vaysh]

I am so pleased that you like the parallel between Holmes and ironmaster Harrison. I researched what an ironmaster actually was (non-native speaker here) and it just made sense to me. :) All through the story, Sherlock (ACD) is hinting rather heavily that without Annie Percy would be lost for sure.