Silver Blaze: Fifty three and a half miles an hour

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: Silver Blaze
Title: Fifty three and a half miles an hour
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

It was entirely typical of Holmes, that while I was admiring the scenery as we journeyed through the Wiltshire countryside, he would be calculating the speed at which the train was travelling.  It is true that there were occasions when he would admire the intricacies of an individual flower, but the overall swathe of trees and fields left him unmoved.

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[tardisjournal.livejournal.com]

And therein lies the difference between Holmes and Watson--indeed, Holmes and most people!

I couldn't help but think that Holmes's little exercise sounded like those word problems that involve trains traveling at various rates of speed, where you have to figure out which train will arrive at a certain point first. (Though of course here it was the rate of speed that needed to be determined.) Those always made my eyes glaze over. Holmes, on the other hand, probably works them out in his head as a warm-up before breakfast. :-p

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

It's almost as if he's done all he can to prepare for the case and has been casting around for something else for his brain to do while he waits.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I love how unnecessarily precise Holmes is when calculating the speed ^^

As you say, Holmes can stop and appreciate beauty sometimes but I suppose here he's got a lot of facts swirling about in his head, and he's keen to get to their destination and start his investigations.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I suppose concentrating on something like the calculation of the speed stops him pondering the case.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

It is, indeed. And I love that bit about admiring an individual flower, but not scenery.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I suppose it's in his nature to look at the specifics.

re: Fifty three and a half miles an hour

[vaysh]

I think your Watson know his Holmes very well. :)

Re: Fifty three and a half miles an hour

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

He does indeed :)