The Engineer's Thumb: The Plain-clothes Man (G)

[vaysh]

Canon Story: The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
Title: The Plain-clothes Man
Author: vaysh
Rating: G
Words: 60


His existence can be summed up in twelve words, one line of dialogue. We owe him a glimpse of a few quaint villages near Redding. He has no name, no family, no friends; he only lives for mere seconds on a train.

But in these moments he becomes West forever. Or at least as long as the story is read.

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

And now you have given him fair recognition too.

[debriswoman]

So many fleeting figures in canon. Thank you for letting us admire this one a little longer:-)

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, I love this ^^ He may be a very minor character with only one short scene but it's a scene with Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, in a story that's going to be read over and over again. That's a pretty good kind of immortality - we should be so lucky ^^

You've caught his moment of glory, and enlarged and framed it for us to admire.

[vaysh]

I couldn't resist doing it, really. :)

[vaysh]

If there ever was a fleeting character in canon, then it is this one. But he does serve a noble purpose – making Holmes shine! :)

[vaysh]

Thank you for your kind words. :) It is a kind of immortality that I doubt any of us will achieve.