The Mystery of the Abandoned Briar
Title: The Mystery of the Abandoned Briar
Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight)
Characters: Dr John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Summary: The science of observation and deduction
Warnings: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: August 3rd 2012 prompt: Randomly selected Sherlockian image
More Author's Notes:
My first random search was "Bricks Without Clay", but that search returned my own Lego MOCs. My next search was based on "Sidney Paget Sherlock Holmes Illustrations". The result is this illustration from YELL.
.oOOo.
‘Watson, you see before you a simple cherry wood pipe, but what do you observe?'
‘It’s old and dusty-’
‘Yes, when you say it is old, I say it is no less than five years old. And as to its dustiness, it has been neglected for some time… perhaps several months.’
‘Yes, I see, but-’
‘Look, it has not been cleaned. Some residue remains. My microscope will come in handy tonight!’
‘But-’
‘These bite-marks indicate an impatient man who is unable to consider ideas of others.’
‘But Holmes, I’ve been trying to tell you. That’s your pipe!’
.oOOo.
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Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight)
Characters: Dr John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Summary: The science of observation and deduction
Warnings: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: August 3rd 2012 prompt: Randomly selected Sherlockian image
More Author's Notes:
My first random search was "Bricks Without Clay", but that search returned my own Lego MOCs. My next search was based on "Sidney Paget Sherlock Holmes Illustrations". The result is this illustration from YELL.
.oOOo.
‘Watson, you see before you a simple cherry wood pipe, but what do you observe?'
‘It’s old and dusty-’
‘Yes, when you say it is old, I say it is no less than five years old. And as to its dustiness, it has been neglected for some time… perhaps several months.’
‘Yes, I see, but-’
‘Look, it has not been cleaned. Some residue remains. My microscope will come in handy tonight!’
‘But-’
‘These bite-marks indicate an impatient man who is unable to consider ideas of others.’
‘But Holmes, I’ve been trying to tell you. That’s your pipe!’
.oOOo.
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