The Speckled Band: Aftermath

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Canon Story: The Speckled Band
Title: Aftermath (the serialisation of the Private Journal of Dr Watson)
Author:thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

I have never been very fond of snakes and our latest nocturnal adventures have not endeared them to me either.  I am not alone in my dislike, Holmes relating of the tale caused the housemaid to break two more teacups.  Dr Roylott should have chosen to bring home a mongoose instead.  Which reminds me, I am meeting Inspector Lestrade tomorrow.
 

Comments

[debriswoman]

Have a lovely time, Watson:-)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

We expect he did.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Dr Roylott should have chosen to bring home a mongoose instead. Which reminds me, I am meeting Inspector Lestrade tomorrow. Oh, very amusing, Doctor ^_^

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Such is the way the doctor's mind works.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

The 'which reminds me' is the clincher. Very nice. Many people don't like snakes. But they aren't bad fellows. A mongoose wouldn't have been as effective a murder weapon, maybe Roylott was thinking ahead.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

We would never accuse the snake of being a bad fellow. However the doctor was suddenly confronted by something he wasn't fond of and his reaction is understandable.

Mrs Hudson is not fond of Mr Holmes trailing muddy footmarks up the stairs, and her reaction when he suddenly appeared in front of her dripping all over the carpet was rather more extreme.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Lestrade the mongoose! Well, it does take a mongoose to conquer the snake Watson may or may not be concealing about his trousers...

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

What better?

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

*snorts* I do like that 'two more teacups'.

Roylott probably lived in dread of mongooses.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Loss of teacups was a fairly common occurence in 221B, one way or another.

Yes, a mongoose would certainly have put an end to his plans.