The Dying Detective: A Long-Suffering Woman

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Canon Story: The Dying Detective
Title: A Long-Suffering Woman
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: It was with a sinking heart that I reëntered Holmes’s bedroom... A litter of pipes, tobacco-pouches, syringes, penknives, revolver-cartridges, and other debris was scattered over it. More than one kind of litter, of course…


KEEP OUT: LITTER INSIDE! read the sign.

Mrs. Hudson sighed and entered.

“Oh!”

Holmes smiled weakly. “The puppies are going to new homes shortly.”

“Good!” Mrs. Hudson paused. “Though… is that one still available?”



“How’s he settling in?” asked Mrs. Turner.

“Investigating everything! Destroying my furnishings.” Mrs. Hudson rubbed the puppy’s ears. “Oh, Sherlock. You’re a bad boy, aren’t you?”

Comments

[minervas-eule.livejournal.com]

:-) Thank you - such a funny thought!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much ^_^ *giggles*

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

And at least when puppy Sherlock became too much he could be shut in the scullery.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

And when human Sherlock got too much, Mrs. Hudson could lock him out of 221 and go on holiday to the Scottish Highlands ^_^

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

And I guess you can swat both with a rolled up newspaper. But a puppy can be trained. A Holmes, not so much.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I'm sure Mrs. Hudson would never hit a puppy with a rolled up newspaper... *giggles*

[debriswoman]

Wonderful:-)
And at least with a puppy there is a chance of improvement...curtailing bad habits, house training...

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Yes, you can't teach an old dog new tricks :P But Mrs. Hudson will at least have the satisfaction of being able to say "No, Sherlock!" and being obeyed for once ^^

[godsdaisiechain.livejournal.com]

adorably cute.... but where did Holmes get so many puppies?

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Well, I don't know for certain but he might have been helping out one of the Irregulars. Or perhaps Mr. Sherman (from SIGN) ^^

And nice to see you round the old place again! ^_^

[godsdaisiechain.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I'm sorry it's been so long. The tenure track is a bit of a killer.

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

D! Thank you for a great pun. And the last line!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you ^^ And Mrs. Hudson has a cheeky sense of humour sometimes ^_^