Call it a Bargain
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rabidsamfanI crumpled the cloth in my hand and returned it to the basin, reaching for a towel. "I'll have to rewrap your chest, Holmes," I said, mechanically, while my mind raced. I needed to keep Collins here, at least until Holmes had struck whatever bargain it was he had in mind. "Make yourself useful, and look in that bag there for fresh bandages."
Collins stumbled to do as I asked, all too glad to have Holmes release his arm. But Holmes's attention had fixed upon the prosecutor. "All I ask," he said, "is that the jury gives a fair judgment."
Collins stumbled to do as I asked, all too glad to have Holmes release his arm. But Holmes's attention had fixed upon the prosecutor. "All I ask," he said, "is that the jury gives a fair judgment."
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Date: 2009-11-17 04:27 pm (UTC)I'm as frightened as ever...