Sowing a Seed
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capt_facepalmTitle: Sowing a Seed
Author:capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight ACD)
Characters: Grammar school age John H. Watson, Matthew McGill, OC
Summary: It may take a village, but it starts in the library
Warning: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 28th 2018 prompt: Include a parent or parental figure in today’s work.
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As master of the reading room, Matthew McGill had seen hundreds of students come and go throughout the years and he considered himself a good judge of character. Currently, his attention was drawn to the little boy looking, longingly, out the window.
‘Watson minor, isn’t it?’ McGill inquired.
‘Aye, sir,’ the boy replied.
‘Why aren’t you playing rugby with the others?’
‘My brother says I’m tae small, tae scrawny.’
‘Well, if you like to read, I’ve got something most adults would find challenging. Are you interested?’
‘Sure!’
‘Here ‘tis.’
Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical, by Henry Gray.
The boy's eyes widened.
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capt_facepalm Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight ACD)
Characters: Grammar school age John H. Watson, Matthew McGill, OC
Summary: It may take a village, but it starts in the library
Warning: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 28th 2018 prompt: Include a parent or parental figure in today’s work.
.oOOo.
As master of the reading room, Matthew McGill had seen hundreds of students come and go throughout the years and he considered himself a good judge of character. Currently, his attention was drawn to the little boy looking, longingly, out the window.
‘Watson minor, isn’t it?’ McGill inquired.
‘Aye, sir,’ the boy replied.
‘Why aren’t you playing rugby with the others?’
‘My brother says I’m tae small, tae scrawny.’
‘Well, if you like to read, I’ve got something most adults would find challenging. Are you interested?’
‘Sure!’
‘Here ‘tis.’
Anatomy: Descriptive and Surgical, by Henry Gray.
The boy's eyes widened.
.oOOo.
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