The Sign of the Four: Miss Mary Morstan

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Canon Story: The Sign of the Four
Title: Miss Mary Morstan (the serialisation of the Private Journal of Dr Watson)
Author: thesmallhobbit
Rating: G

I said to Miss Morstan I would be proud and happy to be of any service to her.  And that remains the case, even though she stands to become one of the richest heiresses in England.  She has captivated me as no other has ever done, and although I shall not be her equal, I shall ever be her slave.

Comments

[debriswoman]

Smitten:-)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Entirely!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, crikey... *discreetly wipes away tears*

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Terribly sad!

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Very strong words from the good Doctor.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

He was greatly affected.

[godsdaisiechain.livejournal.com]

An equal might be bothersome in any case. Much better to have an admirer.

; )

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure Watson was in agreement.

[godsdaisiechain.livejournal.com]

Ah... I was considering it from the Morstan perspective....

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Oooh, Regency manners. The customary greeting a man made to his host and hostess was "Mr. Johnson, your servant; Mrs. Johnson, your slave."

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I'm not sure Watson sees this purely as manners.

[sanguinity]

I've always been partial to the reading that he really was just that smitten with her. :-)

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

That is the head canon I work from.