Humble to a Fault

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Author: capt_facepalm
Rating: PG
Fandom:  Sherlock Holmes (Gaslight)
Characters:  Sherlock Holmes, Dr John H. Watson
Summary:  'I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about.'
Warnings:  (100 words of lame, and one stupid title)
Word Count: 100
Author's Notes:  July 12th writing prompt


Baker Street
September 1883


‘I like a friend the better for having faults that one can talk about.’

‘What the devil are you going on about, Holmes?’

‘You, Doctor! Lestrade and Bradstreet were listing off my… ahem… less than admirable qualities and lamenting your absence today.’

‘They missed me? How extraordinary!’

‘They seem to think you walk on water.’

‘Not since they fished me out of the Thames, I’ll wager.’

‘They don’t believe you to have any flaws.’

‘How about my obsessive contemplation of murdering my flatmate and his wretched violin?’

‘I’m afraid, my dear fellow, they would only count that in your favour.’

.oOOo.

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Comments

[scotlandyarder.livejournal.com]

Charming and hilarious. Well done!
(Not since they fished him out of the Thames? LOVE that line!)

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Poor Watson, I bet his dunking in the Thames was not as funny an experience as he makes light of.

[scotlandyarder.livejournal.com]

Only one way to know for sure, of course. You'll have to tell us that story too.

[capt-facepalm.livejournal.com]

There is still half a month of prompts left, so maybe the story will come out.