The Golden Pince-Nez: All Virtuous Folk

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Title: The Golden Pince-Nez: All Virtuous Folk
Author: gardnerhill                        
Word Count: 60                     
Rating: G
Warning: Crackish postulation. Possibly more than two people involved.
Summary: “All virtuous folk have been long in bed” – and these two are still up. Hmmm….

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“Watson, the Yoxley case…” Holmes glared over my manuscript. “Your description of Hopkins’ visit.”

“Yes?” I said blandly.

“Stressing his youth? My hoping Hopkins had ‘no designs upon us’ even as I make him welcome like an intimate? A subtle attack on his virtue?”

“Should I have told the whole truth?” I drawled.

“…We’d all be in Reading,” Holmes conceded.

Comments

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

I like this idea!

[debriswoman]

Discretion really matters, Holmes.

[okapi1895.livejournal.com]

Yes, whole truths would be rather compromising, Mister Holmes.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

What better way to ride out a cold rainy night?

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Yes. Just enough detail to establish that 221b has an appreciation for this fellow so they'll work well with him on the case. That's all.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

Right. Just show enough warmth between Holmes and Watson and Hopkins to confirm that he doesn't hold all of Scotland Yard in contempt, and get the story rolling.

[scfrankles.livejournal.com]

Cheeky old Watson ^____^ Apparently it wasn't just Hopkins' 'shining waterproof' he helped him out of...

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

The hot water with lemon, likely a nice scented bath.