The Gloria Scott: A Matter of Size

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Title: The Gloria Scott: A Matter of Size
Author: gardnerhill               
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: None
Summary: Holmes knows the truth of the old adage: “Behind every great fortune…”
                                                                                       
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Watson perused the cryptic note. “Another outwardly-respectable man whose fortune sprang from his criminal past. Disgraceful.”

Holmes snorted. “Unsurprising. Noble families and grand English country homes – respected one and all – were built from the profits of slave labour in the Caribbean sugar trade.”

After a stunned silence, Watson laughed sadly. “I take your point, Holmes. Which is the greater crime?”

Comments

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Ill-gotten gains form a lot of fortunes.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

With very few exceptions, sadly.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

When it comes to making money, all ethics go out the window.

Going off at a slight tangent, this illustrates why I love Holmes so much. He doesn't care about the money - he does it for the art.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

To Holmes, it is all crime - and a puzzle for him to solve.

[debriswoman]

Well put

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Thanks. Maybe this is why Holmes has his peculiar horror for those lovely country homes.

[debriswoman]

Would make sense:-)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Not to mention mill and pit owners ...

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Yep - wage-slavery very little above the lot of actual slaves.