The Retired Colourman: Reverend Elman

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Canon Story: The Retired Colourman
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G




Reverend Elman
Did not care for the plan
That took the suspect out of the way
Nor did it make the good Doctor’s day

Comments

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

How true. Thanks for sparing a thought for someone who gets very little sympathy; though mainly the poor Doctor.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Elman will no doubt continue to complain. And possibly write a letter to The Times.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, your final clerihew... *wipes away a tear* (^^)

You have got to sympathise with the Rev. Elman. I wonder if he did get the police to investigate the telegram. Holmes does usually wriggle out of these things but...

And poor Watson unwittingly being sent off to baby-sit a murderer. The fact that Holmes seems to find it amusing is just rubbing it in.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I doubt that many will be sad at the ending.

Watson is extremely put upon.

[tardisjournal.livejournal.com]

He was most definitely not amused! Though come to think of it, that had to be the most exciting that that had happened to him in a long time. I bet he'll be talking about the mysterious telegram and the strange visitors for years to come. :-p

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I'm sure he will. And he'll embellish the story as well.

[vaysh]

As always, such a poignant clerihew. The excursion to the vicarage of Little Purlington definitely did not make Watson's day. You tell from the story that he tries to remain polite but he is seething between the lines. ;) It is an interesting ploy to make us, the readers, dislike Amberley even more.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Amberley was certainly an unpleasant man. Although I also suspect Watson may have grumbled to Holmes about the journey at a later point as well.