A Study in Scarlet, Part 1: Fooled Twice

[sanguinity]

Canon Story: A Study in Scarlet, Pt. 1
Title: Fooled Twice
Author: sanguinity
Rating: G
Author's Notes: "Old woman be damned!" said Sherlock Holmes, sharply. "We were the old women to be so taken in. It must have been a young man, and an active one, too..."

 

"...them cobbles were a mite harder than sawdust! Happily, a cab is nearer the ground than horseback."

"But Annie! Telling him about the circus?"

"Now don't fret, Sally, and give us a kiss. There, hand me my spangles. Smidge o' truth always made a lie go smoother. And what clever Dick is gonna think to ask for a lady trick-rider?"

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Oh, how very clever.

And welcome!

[sanguinity]

Thank you, and for the welcome, also! I've never quite managed to make time to read all the stories right through, and I thought this might be a fun nudge toward that end. And a chance to meet all of you, as well!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

We'd like to think it's possibly the best way to read the stories through ;) And we're delighted you've joined us.

[debriswoman]

Hello:-)
Nicely done...I like the lilt of the dialogue in particular:-)

[sanguinity]

Hello, and thank you!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thanks so much for joining in - we're very pleased to have you ^^

Smidge o' truth always made a lie go smoother. A very nice twist on what we get in the story - the mention of the circus and "my girl Sally" ^^ Holmes is perfectly logical in his guess that the old woman must have been a young man - but it is still just a guess.

[sanguinity]

Heh. I wanted some things to be true. And so I decided they were. Because life is more fun that way. :-)

And thank you for the welcome!

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

A good idea most well written. Irene Adler would applaud - and maybe she did.

[sanguinity]

Thank you! And she would very much appreciate that maneuver, I agree. :-)

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Very nice scene and welcome!

[sanguinity]

Thank you!

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Hee hee. Welcome aboard!

Yeah, Holmes always seems a bit out of his depths when he has to deal with clever women.

[sanguinity]

Thank you!

She'd be distressingly easy to find if he asked the right questions. But he chose to pursue another line of inquiry, and nearly everyone is happier for it.