The Stockbroker's Clerk: Verbatim
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sherlock60Title: The Stockbroker's Clerk: Verbatim
Author: gardnerhill
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: Half of this is ACD.
Summary: It's a valuable skill to be multi-lingual.
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"…lost my crib…"
"…came a nasty cropper."
"…when the smash came…"
"…other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time."
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Holmes read my notes aloud, enunciating young Hall Pycroft's phrases in a pitch-perfect cockney accent. Then he eyed me.
"Watson. You will translate this into English before you publish, won't you?"
Author: gardnerhill
Word Count: 60
Rating: G
Warning: Half of this is ACD.
Summary: It's a valuable skill to be multi-lingual.
***
"…lost my crib…"
"…came a nasty cropper."
"…when the smash came…"
"…other chaps on the same lay as myself, and it was a perfect frost for a long time."
#
Holmes read my notes aloud, enunciating young Hall Pycroft's phrases in a pitch-perfect cockney accent. Then he eyed me.
"Watson. You will translate this into English before you publish, won't you?"
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