The Hound of the Baskervilles: Inspector Lestrade Reflects

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Hound of the Baskervilles
Title: Inspector Lestrade Reflects
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

As the November fog comes down in the city I am reminded of the other fog that time on the moors.  Here street lights struggle to penetrate the gloom, there no lights at all, until the hound himself appeared with his awful devilish sheen.  Even now, if a guard dog barks on a foggy night I feel myself shudder again.

Comments

[hardboiledbaby]

Oh yes, I can well imagine the experience would linger so. Well done.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Definitely not one he'd want to repeat. And thank you.

[2ndskin.livejournal.com]

I so admire this form--so difficult to do well, and this one is perfect. It has such strong images and a very Lestradey, masculine tone. Love the fact that it's not the dark or the fog that makes him shudder, but the sound. Terrific.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you for your very kind comment. Whilst I'm sure Lestrade would be untroubled by most things this was way outside his usual experience.

[methylviolet10b]

Oh excellent! I love your Lestrade here, and how you capture the lingering horror of the fog-shrouded moor.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

There can be very little more frightening than to be lost in the fog. Thank you.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Ahh, Lestrade, excellent. He is no coward by any means, but even he must face fear.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

And in the circumstances it's not all that surprising. Thank you.