Shoscombe Old Place: Focus, Mrs. Hudson, Focus

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Canon Story: Shoscombe Old Place
Title: Focus, Mrs. Hudson, Focus
Author: scfrankles
Rating: G
Author's Notes: Sherlock Holmes had been bending for a long time over a low-power microscope…


“Dust. Glue. Blood. Onion gravy..?”

Mrs. Hudson looked up from the microscope.

“Mr. Holmes has gathered quite a range of stains on these trousers, Bessie. Better fetch the alcohol.”

Bessie looked scandalised. “But… it’s only mid-morning.”

“Alcohol for the stains, dear.”

Mrs. Hudson stared down the eyepiece again and sighed.

“Oh, I don’t know though. Perhaps bring the gin too.”

Comments

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Coming this fall - the adventures of Martha Hudson, the two-fisted hard-drinking forensic landlady!

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

CSI means Mrs. Beeton's Lady Hour! Very fun.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

It would probably have helped if Holmes hadn't discovered the trousers whilst Mrs Hudson was letting the alcohol attack the stains and dropped hot ash on them. Her first thought on returning was to rescue the gin bottle.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Well, fire does expose priorities.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

I would watch that, I really would ^___^

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

For this 60 I actually Googled 'Victorian methods of stain removal' ^__^ And thank you ^_^

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Oh, very well played, madam ^___^

[debriswoman]

Has Mrs H considered a permanent gin hip flask...ready for all emergencies?

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

An inspired suggestion, Mrs. P! I will be going out to buy one first thing tomorrow morning!

[lindahoyland.livejournal.com]

LOL, Holmes is enough to drive her to drink!

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

He really, really is ^___^