The Hound of the Baskervilles: Significant Other

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Canon Story: The Hound of the Baskervilles, Chaps. 13-15
Title: Significant Other
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: Sir Henry and Dr. Mortimer were, however, in London, on their way to that long voyage which had been recommended for the restoration of his shattered nerves.


Sir Henry gazed at the walls of his cabin: the first, the second, the third.

“You know, Mortimer. I think… I’ve finally accepted Beryl can never be my wife.”

“Wife!”

Mortimer paled.

“I didn’t tell her I was going away! I completely forgot I was married!”

Sir Henry glanced at the fourth wall.

“Well. I think she’d slipped everybody’s mind.”

Comments

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Brilliant catch! Yes, Mrs. Mortimer does slip past in an eyeblink doesn't she? Hilarious use of "the fourth wall" here.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Second the kudo for the use of the 'fourth wall.' Forgotten wives (just one but everyone's, apparently) FTW!

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

Hurry home, Dr Mortimer, or you may find you have been presumed dead in the mire and your 'widow' married to a more appreciative man.

[debriswoman]

Priceless:-)
Excellent use of fourth wall, and yes...out of sight, out of mind...commemorative walking stick may have a new use...

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you ^_^

Poor Mrs. Mortimer does just seem to slip out of the story altogether - she's mentioned at the beginning and I think she visits the hall once. Then Mortimer starts visiting Sir Henry on his own - and is perfectly happy to go round the world with him at the end, apparently having nothing to keep him at home.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thanks ^_^

I've got a bit of headcanon for the invisible Mrs. Mortimer, so perhaps I might try writing a fic about her sometime ^^

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

A very possible theory ^__^

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much ^_^

...commemorative walking stick may have a new use... *winces at mental images* (^__^)

[laurose8.livejournal.com]

*applause*! The last wall is so well done. And the last line, too - and so true!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Thank you very much ^__^

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Not medium like the Roxburgh version?

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

No, it's not a terribly original idea perhaps - both debriswoman and gardnerhill have brought it up in other ways.

I thought that Mrs. Mortimer is probably a local girl (and that's why Dr. Mortimer moved there) and a descendent of the yeoman's family. And like the Baskervilles with their legend written down on an ancient manuscript, the yeoman's family had the true story written down somewhere. Mrs. Mortimer perhaps discovers clues to the truth and investigates the story behind the legend.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Fascinating! You should definitely write it!