The Six Napoleons: It Got Better

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Title: The Six Napoleons: It Gets Better
Author: gardnerhill
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: None.
Summary: Even a stubborn bulldog can learn new tricks.

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“’Sallow’,” Lestrade murmured. “’Rat-faced’.”

Watson’s smile bore a hint of teeth. “Well? You learned not to take credit for someone else’s success without consent.”

“Oh Lord, did I.” The inspector held out his glass. “Heard snickering behind me for weeks after that bleeding Beeton’s came out.”

Holmes refilled, laughing. “You were the first, but not the last, to underestimate Watson.”

Comments

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Watson does go on to describe him as a "bulldog" in HOUN and to have Holmes admit that he's the best of the Yarders - by this time people would be lined up to read the stories and more would read that one than had read STUD. Amends, of a sort.

And Granada did cast the amazing Colin Jeavons (a small rat-faced actor) as Lestrade!

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I always thought the Grenada Lestrade was remarkably weasel-ly looking. Though I have to say I like Rupert Graves for Lestrade too, although he's the farthest thing from rodent I think you can get in terms of visage.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

The only rodent Rupert Graves' Lestrade bears any resemblance to is a capybara (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Capybara_2.jpg) - a big, buff, handsome critter for a rodent!