His Last Bow: Von Bork

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: His Last Bow
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: Finally, holding either arm, the two friends walked him very slowly down the garden walk…



Von Bork
Was escorted down the garden walk.
He was feeling a tiny bit of wrath
Because Holmes had led him up the garden path.



(A/N: Yes, I know. But in my neck of the woods “wrath” and “path” rhyme.)

Comments

[winryweiss.livejournal.com]

... in my neck of the woods “wrath” and “path” rhyme.
I solemnly believe your words for that. ^^

... Though ... *poke at Doyle's writing* I always wondered why Von Bork didn't tried to run away while being escored by two elderly gentlemen. (We might have had nice piece of H&W showing that they aren't scrapheap yet.)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Nice one - I'll accept the rhyming from you.

Hmm, not so sure of the 'lead' though ;)

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, drat - now corrected ^^" Thank you for the clerihew beta work :P

Btw, have you noticed another little detail? We've now been doing this for almost exactly a year ^_^

(Edited to include question mark. *stares at colleague daring her to say something*)

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I'm from the north of England - we do things differently there ^_^

I think ACD does say that Von Bork is bound hand and foot, so I suppose when they "walk" him down the garden walk, he's more shuffling and hopping. But, yes - Von Bork is young and strong. You'd think Holmes and Watson would have a little more trouble getting him to the car.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I wasn't sure how long it was, but knew, since we're so far through the canon, that it must be some time.

Only ten stories to go!

[vaysh]

Very nice play on said garden path being walked up and down. :) I am pleased to report that even the German pronunciation of Bork rhymes smoothly with walk.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Yes, "path" and "wrath" don't rhyme in most of England but I was so taken with that play on going up and down the garden walk, that I couldn't resist ^^ Relieved to know that "Bork" and "walk" definitely do rhyme without any argument needed ^_^