Call It a Night
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rabidsamfanAs the clock swung past the half hour, Mycroft Holmes pulled himself to his feet. "Time to part, Doctor," said he, and I knew that it was not rudeness, but his sacred routine which drove him.
I took the hand he offered and nodded my acquiescence. Routine has its comforts in an uncertain world. "Should you require my services," I said, "please do not hesitate."
He did hesitate then, and I saw the calculations flickering behind his eyes. "Not I," he said slowly. "But you may wish to keep an eye on the agony columns. Odysseus is still at sea."
I took the hand he offered and nodded my acquiescence. Routine has its comforts in an uncertain world. "Should you require my services," I said, "please do not hesitate."
He did hesitate then, and I saw the calculations flickering behind his eyes. "Not I," he said slowly. "But you may wish to keep an eye on the agony columns. Odysseus is still at sea."
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Date: 2010-03-08 03:58 am (UTC)Verily, I say WOOT!
Date: 2010-03-09 03:38 am (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-09-18 09:32 pm (UTC)