Calling Upon Friends

[rabidsamfan]

The preparatory visit from the barrister left me filled with apprehension. Wiggins's testimony would put his freedom at risk, even if he could be found, and Mrs. Hudson, while respectable, was female and would therefore be accused of hysteria. Character witnesses were what I required. I drew up a short list of names, that witnesses might be summoned; men whom I thought might remember me kindly. I hoped that some of them might be in the city, willing and able to testify on my behalf.

But I dared not include the name of the one man who knew me best.

Comments

[pebbles66.livejournal.com]

But Holmes would be a great character witness! Unless he's still too sick to go to court?

Mrs. Hudson, hysterical?! If she made it all those years with Sherlock Holmes as a tenant, and didn't lose her mind, she can stand up to anything!

This entry was a nice surprise before bed!

[kcscribbler]

Yikes. Yeah, because Holmes would probably try to obey a subpoena, and drag the oxygen along with him to do it...

[lame-pegasus.livejournal.com]

He will doubtlessly be there, whether Watson asks him or not. *smiles*

[janeturenne.livejournal.com]

Awww. Of course he wouldn't! Silly Watson, don't you know Holmes would gladly risk his health to see you saved from prison? And that, if you DO get put away, he'll certainly risk his life and neck to break you OUT of prison?

Anybody who calls Mrs. Hudson hysterical had best not come 'round these parts...*cracks knuckles*

[gayalondiel.livejournal.com]

Another gem :)

[elycia.livejournal.com]

LOVE IT. Your wise, introspective, yet oddly self-deprecating Watson just leaves me wibbly.

*hopes there's more to this series*

[mariole.livejournal.com]

> Mrs. Hudson, while respectable, was female and would therefore be accused of hysteria.

Sad commentary on the times. We haven't progressed all that much either, have we?