Invitation

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"Do you really need to go back to Kensington tonight?" Holmes asked diffidently, as Mrs. Hudson came to collect our plates. "I'm sure Mrs. Hudson could have your old room ready in a trice."

"Indeed I could, sir," she agreed promptly. "And I've a nice bit of bacon set aside for breakfast. Plenty enough for two. We'd have you on your way well before your surgery hours begin."

My shoulder hurt, my eyes burned with weariness, and the weight of our close call lay heavy on my chest. "Thank you both," I said. "I'd be more than happy to stay."

Invitation

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"Do you really need to go back to Kensington tonight?" Holmes asked diffidently, as Mrs. Hudson came to collect our plates. "I'm sure Mrs. Hudson could have your old room ready in a trice."

"Indeed I could, sir," she agreed promptly. "And I've a nice bit of bacon set aside for breakfast. Plenty enough for two. We'd have you on your way well before your surgery hours begin."

My shoulder hurt, my eyes burned with weariness, and the weight of our close call lay heavy on my chest. "Thank you both," I said. "I'd be more than happy to stay."