Cousin

[rabidsamfan]

"You wish me to buy a medical practice in Kensington?" Henry Verner scowled at me. "Perhaps your side of the family is willing to take foolish chances, but we have more sense in mine. It will be three years at least, more likely five, before I can afford anything in that district."

"I'm not asking you to pay for it," I said. "I can do that. Just to answer the advertisement and take over the care of the patients."

He hesitated, then asked, "How soon would I begin?"

"I don't know yet. I've still got to persuade him to sell."

Comments

[kcscribbler]

*giggles* Henry. For some reason that cracks me up, probably because it's so prosaic next to the usual names we hear for that family. Hee.

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

It is, isn't it? But an unusual name might have alerted Watson. *waggles eyebrows*

[the-arc5.livejournal.com]

Ah, I get it now. Henry is funny to me, though I'm not sure why. :)

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

If it were Henri, it might be different enough, but Henry is ordinary. Unlike Sherlock or Mycroft!

[spacefall.livejournal.com]

Ehehehe :D Great last line :)

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

*bows* Thank you!

[surgicalsteel.livejournal.com]

This made me grin hugely - the whole thing. :)

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

*grin* I don't know what a reasonable asking price would be, but I'm sure it will put a strain on Holmes' purse for a while...

[pebbles66.livejournal.com]

I love how you're tying the Friesland disaster to another reason that Watson ended up back in Baker Street. I can really see how Watson's illness would propel Holmes into action.

[rabidsamfan.livejournal.com]

Thank you. That was the plotbunny that bit and bit HARD, so I'm glad it's working.