Call Him Unshakeable
Feb. 13th, 2010 10:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rabidsamfan"I'm not running."
Lestrade raised an eyebrow and Mary gathered her brows, but I crossed my arms and raised my chin, even while I thought to justify that first instinctive response. "It would be the height of foolishness to goad Moriarty into thinking I intended to renege on our bargain, no matter how unreasonable the terms."
"You just don't like being pushed," Lestrade observed. He passed me back the cheque. "Cash it anyway and carry as much as you can in a money belt. If Mr. Holmes turns up in need of ready funds you can always pay him back."
Lestrade raised an eyebrow and Mary gathered her brows, but I crossed my arms and raised my chin, even while I thought to justify that first instinctive response. "It would be the height of foolishness to goad Moriarty into thinking I intended to renege on our bargain, no matter how unreasonable the terms."
"You just don't like being pushed," Lestrade observed. He passed me back the cheque. "Cash it anyway and carry as much as you can in a money belt. If Mr. Holmes turns up in need of ready funds you can always pay him back."
