His Last Bow: Remembrance 1919

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Canon Story: His Last Bow
Title: Remembrance 1919
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: PG

So many deaths, so many mothers, wives, children bereft.  Holmes said there was an east wind coming, but even he cannot have known how harsh that wind would be.  Yet, I like to think that by catching von Bork we may have saved some lives and prevented the heartache for a few. 

Please, forgive the tears of an old soldier.

Comments

[tweedisgood.livejournal.com]

Ow, that last line. Yes, Holmes' view of the War was far too near Doyle's Boer War- justifying jingoism for comfort.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Yes, the gap between the establishment and those on the ground is heartbreaking.

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Ah, so painful and so true in character and history. Very affecting.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. I'm glad it worked.

[methylviolet10b]

Oh, ow. Very effective 60 words, and that last line especially packs a punch.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Thank you. It may have seemed like a game before the war, but no-one could have anticipated the outcome.

[shouldboverthis.livejournal.com]

So beautiful. Doyle lost his son in the war. I wonder if he regretted this story.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

It's hard to imagine that there weren't some times when he shared the tears of the old soldier.