Harder Labour

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Title: Harder Labour
Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD-Compliant Gaslight)
Characters: Dr John H. Watson
Summary: An undercover investigation; a continuation of Vagrants and Hard Labour
Warnings: Whump: impending and implied
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 20th 2015 prompt: Yankee Doodle Came to London

.oOOo.

Dr Watson manoeuvred his wheelbarrow closer to the youth breaking rocks.

‘Are you Chesney Carlyle of Philadelphia?’

Without breaking his rhythm the young man grunted ‘Yes.’

‘I’m John Watson. Your father is looking for you. I’m here to help.’

Carlyle stretched his back and eyed Watson who began shovelling the scree into his wheelbarrow. ‘No offence but you’re worse off than I am. What do you know about it?’

‘I know you were sentenced under a false name.’

Somewhere a bullwhip cracked.

‘The warders mustn’t catch us talking or they’ll lengthen our sentences. I should have been released months ago’

.oOOo.

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Comments

[med_cat]

Pleased to see this continued and hoping there'll be more at some point

[ancalime8301]

Interesting! I hope the prompts continue to be inspiring. :)

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

I may have accidentally stumbled upon a casefic!
Thanks!

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thanks! I have some ideas on how this plays out.

[med_cat]

Continuing to hope for more, then ;)