The Speckled Band: Mysterious Ways

[morelindo.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Speckled Band
Title: Mysterious Ways
Author: morelindo
Rating: G

Our journey back to London was spent in silence. I looked at Holmes from under half-closed lids and wondered. He had figured out the case long before our awful vigil the night before, yet told me nothing and put us both in more danger than necessary.
The case was solved, but the man opposite me was a far greater mystery.

Comments

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

...the man opposite me was a far greater mystery. Very true...

Holmes says he has "scruples" about taking Watson with him because of the danger, and yet doesn't feel that he ought to give Watson full information about what is likely to happen.

[morelindo.livejournal.com]

Right?! That really struck me on rereading it again, especially as the Granada version does such a good job of showing Holmes' anxiety over taking Watson with him.

*sigh* He makes very little sense sometimes.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

Thank you for sharing this good, solid 60.

[morelindo.livejournal.com]

You're welcome, and thanks for your kind words.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I wonder how long it took Watson to solve that particular mystery.

[morelindo.livejournal.com]

If someone solved the mystery of the canon's timeline then we could start putting a number on it.

[debriswoman]

Entirely reasonable of Watson to wonder at Holmes' reasoning

[morelindo.livejournal.com]

I wonder if reason entered into it at all.

Thanks for reading and commenting!

[tripleransom.livejournal.com]

Your thoughts seem to run along the same lines as mine, although I believe that Holmes was dangerous to Watson in more ways than one. (But I imagine their friendship was worth it, anyway.)

[minervas-eule.livejournal.com]

the man opposite me was a far greater mystery - *gg* very well put....

[tardisjournal.livejournal.com]

...the man opposite me was a far greater mystery. Indeed! Holmes seems to reflexively play everything close to the vest, even when it would make more sense to give Watson a tidbit of information now and then. Especially in this case, where it seems irresponsible to the point of callousness not to do so. A mystery indeed!