The Illustrious Client: Gentleman, G

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

The Illustrious Client

Author: tweedisgood

Title:'Gentleman'

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"Miss Winter" he said: polite as you like, but distant; though I think it wasn't my rough voice or gaudy clothes that kept us strangers. He’s a proper gentleman.

Now, here I sit in my cell, happy to pay my small fee for that monster’s downfall. Mr Holmes got off scot free, I heard. Well, he’s a gentleman, ain’t he?

Comments

[shouldboverthis.livejournal.com]

Oh, ouch. Poor Miss Winter.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it's the poor what gets the blame...

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Well, he’s a gentleman, ain’t he?

Ain't that the truth. This is excellent.

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Thank you! sorry for delay in replying but been having to attend to some CPD stuff.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Oh, for heaven's sake, don't apologize for slowness in replying! I am the absolute queen of that. I'm just glad you're still here, playing along with us!

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

I'm really enjoying 60 for 60, it appeals to my perfectionist streak (doing ALL the stories) and it's great for reacquainting me with the less familiar ones. Plus, it helps correct my tendency to ramble in fic (latest WIP at 7,500 words and counting..)

[wild-huntress.livejournal.com]

Oh, jeez. Poor Kitty - I really like this sort of class based deconstruction...

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

It just struck me forcibly when reading the last bit how Watson really writes as if justice has been done (moral as well as technical) then casually mentions Holmes just avoided even a charge because HMTheK (yes, we know who the client is) essentially bypassed the Police, courts and everything else. Shades of Cleveland Street.