Called Out of Play
Nov. 18th, 2009 08:42 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
rabidsamfanFor an interminable interlude Holmes and the prosecutor held a silent battle of wills over my head, and I saw the gleam in my friend's eye when the prosecutor conceded to the terms. But I had taken notice of the omission Holmes had left, and had no doubt it had been done deliberately.
"But Holmes," I protested, once I was sure I could do so quietly. "What about you?"
His grip upon me tightened with a warning. "Once you've left the game, Doctor," he said, sparing me only the mildest glance of condescension, "you cannot expect to set the rules."
"But Holmes," I protested, once I was sure I could do so quietly. "What about you?"
His grip upon me tightened with a warning. "Once you've left the game, Doctor," he said, sparing me only the mildest glance of condescension, "you cannot expect to set the rules."
