Anything for a Fish
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capt_facepalmTitle: Anything for a Fish
Author:capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight ACD)
Characters: Dr John Watson, Mr Sherlock Holmes
Summary: A murder investigation changes direction
Warning: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 20th 2020 prompt: How to Train Your Cormorant
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capt_facepalm Rating: PG
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight ACD)
Characters: Dr John Watson, Mr Sherlock Holmes
Summary: A murder investigation changes direction
Warning: (none)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes: July 20th 2020 prompt: How to Train Your Cormorant
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‘Holmes, does Lord Braeburn have any connections to India?’
‘I doubt it. Wait, the Who’s Who says his father was with the East India Company and the dates indicate Lord Braeburn grew up in Bengal. Is that significant?’
‘Possibly. Along the Hoogli River, children were fishing with cormorants. A band was tied around the bird’s neck. The cormorant would catch a fish but unable to swallow, would return to its master. The band would be removed and the bird would be rewarded with a smaller fish. Perhaps they could be taught to retrieve other objects.’
‘Like spent bullet casings?’
‘Exactly!’
‘I doubt it. Wait, the Who’s Who says his father was with the East India Company and the dates indicate Lord Braeburn grew up in Bengal. Is that significant?’
‘Possibly. Along the Hoogli River, children were fishing with cormorants. A band was tied around the bird’s neck. The cormorant would catch a fish but unable to swallow, would return to its master. The band would be removed and the bird would be rewarded with a smaller fish. Perhaps they could be taught to retrieve other objects.’
‘Like spent bullet casings?’
‘Exactly!’
.oOOo.
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Supplementary Notes: As mentioned in passing in the Adventure of the Veiled Lodger (VEIL).
