The Second Stain: Regrets

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Canon Story: The Second Stain
Title: Regrets
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

Lady Trelawney Hope tried without success to comfort her grieving sisters.  Both had lost sons.

Through her tears the eldest sobbed “To think that one letter could lead to so much death.  You should be grateful, Hilda, that you have no child to mourn.”

Lady Hope woke with a start, thankful that Eduardo Lucas had been killed by his wife.

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I still get the impression that her concern is not for the overall affect of the letter, but what it will do to her husband's career - and therefore likely her own position. She could have asked for Holmes' help then. It isn't until he threatens to expose her that she finally hands over the letter.