Lost in Translation
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capt_facepalmTitle: Lost in Translation
Author:capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight ACD)
Characters: Mr Sherlock Holmes, Dr John H. Watson
Summary: A vignette
Warning: (cliché)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 7th 2019 prompt: Lost in translation.
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capt_facepalm Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight ACD)
Characters: Mr Sherlock Holmes, Dr John H. Watson
Summary: A vignette
Warning: (cliché)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 7th 2019 prompt: Lost in translation.
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As the centre of the Empire, London's promise of a better life attracted people from all over the world. However many new immigrants ended up in Spitalfields, one of the most poverty-striken neighbourhoods.
'French? I thought it was Spanish,' exclaimed Dr Watson. 'The child said his name was Pedro.'
'No, Watson, he said “Je suis perdu”. He cannot find his parents. How can you know Greek and Latin, and speak several Hindoostani dialects, and still not understand French?'
'Probably the same way as you can play the violin like a virtuoso and are still not able to read sheet music.'
'French? I thought it was Spanish,' exclaimed Dr Watson. 'The child said his name was Pedro.'
'No, Watson, he said “Je suis perdu”. He cannot find his parents. How can you know Greek and Latin, and speak several Hindoostani dialects, and still not understand French?'
'Probably the same way as you can play the violin like a virtuoso and are still not able to read sheet music.'
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