The Five Orange Pips: Put in Order

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Canon Story: The Five Orange Pips
Title: Put in Order
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: “...the rest he can put away in the lumber-room of his library, where he can get it if he wants it.” ...for a few days I was a dweller once more in my old quarters at Baker Street.


In my old room books covered every surface.

“Holmes,” I said, “I demand you rearrange your library!”

He agreed, and returned later smiling. “I think you will fit in nicely now.”


I am still uncertain whether it was accidental—that WATSON,JH spent his stay sleeping between WATERFOWL OF BRITAIN on one side, and WATTEAU: A Life on the other.

Comments

[debriswoman]

A quite wonderful notion:-)

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much ^^ It does make me smile ^^

[debriswoman]

So long as he is far from those filed under "M"

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, gosh, yes... (Suddenly had an image of a dormitory filled with all the people Holmes finds important, all sleeping in alphabetical order ^^" Though, perhaps that is how Holmes sees them in his brain-attic ^^)

[debriswoman]

I much prefer "brain attic" to "mind palace".
Less flashy:-p

[vaysh]

What a lovely notion that for Holmes, Watson is as dear and valued as the bits he stores in his brain attic. :) It's certainly a Holmesian declaration of love.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I think Holmes may be mainly teasing Watson ^_^ But, yes, it is an acknowledgement of how important Watson is in his work and in his life.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Nice for Watson to know his place!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Yes, indeed ^__^

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Excellent! Thank you for sharing this most enjoyable piece of cataloguing lore.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much ^_^ (I really like "cataloguing lore" ^^)

[morelindo.livejournal.com]

A place for everything and everything in its place. So good for a man to know exactly where he stands in the grand scheme of things.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I suppose, strictly speaking, Watson knows where he lies down in the grand scheme of things :P