The Dancing Men: An experiment by any other name would still smell

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Dancing Men
Title: An experiment by any other name would still smell
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

I was glad that the affair of the dancing men distracted Holmes from his experiment.  Last time he had produced a particularly malodorous product Mrs Hudson had appeared, declaring that she was convinced she could smell dead rat.  Nothing we could do would dissuade her from performing a thorough cleaning of our rooms.  We did not need a repeat visit.

Comments

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

My symathy is all with Mrs Hudson. It sounds as if it was a particularly penetraying smell.

Thank you for pointing out what must have been a constant threat to them - neatness.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Sorry for butting in on a private conversation, but I just had to say how much your comment made me smile - Holmes and Watson standing together, constantly struggling against their worst foe: Neatness! ^_^

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thank you - especially for putting it like that.

Not private. If so, I'm constantly butting myself.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I could imagine that Mrs Hudson would seize on any opportunity she had of bringing Holmes' and Watson's rooms up to the standard she liked.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I love the title of your story ^_^ And my sympathies lie entirely with Mrs. Hudson - how she put up with those two over the years... She must have had brothers or sons as preparation.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I can see Holmes being oblivious to the effect of the smell, Watson being tolerant and Mrs Hudson being extremely annoyed.