Excuses

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Title:  Excuses
Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight)
Characters: Mr Sherlock Holmes, Dr John H. Watson
Summary: The villain got away
Warnings: (No cats were dampened in the making of this drabble)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 1st prompt: (A picture of two cats sheltering under an umbrella in the rain)


‘Holmes, you shouldn’t have come back for me. I just slipped on the wet pavement.’

‘You fell.’

‘But you let Farleigh get away. What will you tell Lestrade?’

‘It was a bad fall, Doctor. You did not get up and that I had to see if you were all right.’

‘Wonderful. The inspector already thinks I impede your investigations. And this proves him right.’

‘Lestrade has never been right about anything before, and he certainly isn’t now. But, if makes any difference, I'll tell him I came back because you had the only umbrella.’

‘Now that, I’m sure, he’ll believe.’

.oOOo.

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Comments

[litlover12.livejournal.com]

Lovely!

Where'd you get the prompt?

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Prompt link is HERE

The annual July Writing Prompts have started over at watsons_woes, so if you are into works featuring a beleaguered Dr Watson (all Holmesian incarnations welcome), come on over! It does not have to be hurt/comfort, all Watson-centric stories are welcome in July.

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

*giggles madly* Yep, Lestrade would certainly believe that!

Wow, you are QUICK! Congrats!

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

I was quick today. You know... eager-like, but also I have the day off and nothing else to do except cut crop circles into my lawn!

This prompt has me wondering if Mycroft's transmogrification device is still working... (Hint! Hint!)

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

Congratulations, you earned your evil merit badge for the day.

Transmogrification

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Evil Merit Badge SQUEE!!!

*I'll have to put down my dodo-egg sandwich for this!*

[goldvermilion87.livejournal.com]

Very nice!

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Awww, I really like this one. Holmes has a few moments when he's almost sweet.

[methylviolet10b]

Wow! First off the mark, and it's lovely. Suuuure, Lestrade will believe Holmes about the brolly... ;-)

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thanks! Actually sweet might be too much of a stretch for Holmes, but I do not doubt that he was a good friend to Watson. Of course, that fool of a publicist, Doyle, had all of those moments edited out.

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Yes, I was quick today, and thank you!
Holmes, even at his most disparaging, probably knows that Lestrade will not believe the umbrella bit, but at least it made Watson smile.

[gardnerhill.livejournal.com]

An Englishman leave his brolly behind? England would fall!

[pompey01.livejournal.com]

lol -- of course. It was only about the umbrella. Right. Nice try, Holmes. ;)

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Indeed.
A Holmes leave his Boswell behind?
That's a paddlin' asking for trouble!

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

:)
But, of course! Umbrellas are very important!

[debriswoman]

An excellent notion, Holmes. Mycroft would be proud of you:-)

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thanks!

[bwblack.livejournal.com]

Catching up on the reading after a long week (And only Wednesday). I particularly loved John's parting bit of sarcasm.

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thanks!
Watson uses sarcasm to hide his embarrassment in letting Farleigh get away.