"The Copper Beeches: One Last Thing" (Rating: G)

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Title: The Copper Beeches: One Last Thing
Author: gardnerhill
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: Not for those who follow modern child-rearing methods.
Summary: I always loathed that sadistic little brat.

EDITED: It wasn't exactly 60 words - I'd foolishly included the header in the word-count at first. Fixed.

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“One last governess duty, Mr. Holmes,” Miss Hunter said shakily. “And then I will be done with this house forever.” She went down to the cellar.

Our conversation with the local police was interrupted by a smacking sound and an apelike howling. The police and I started in fear.

But Sherlock Holmes smiled. “A spoilt child given his first slippering.”

Comments

re: One Last Thing

[vaysh]

It is rather satisfying to see Miss Hunter take the education of the "dear child" in her own hands. "Slippering" is such a great word, and Holmes surely known how to play with words. :)

Re: One Last Thing

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

I'm sure the Victorians had 100 different words for all the ways you could wallop a kid - and it might just teach the little monster what it feels like to torment someone smaller than you.