The successful, if not astounding, Adventure of the Egyptologiste, Her Father, and Her Mummy had been solved to everyone’s satisfaction, barring the culprits’, of course, and my friend and fellow-lodger was ebullient.
“Surely, dear boy, that is not going to be the title you publish it under,” Holmes exclaimed.
:D I certainly want to read this adventure now…
Although my family had some artistic connections in the past, the present generation has been more concerned with affairs of state, science, and criminology.
Headcanon: Mycroft Holmes knows one million trivial facts about art but he has never once spoken to an actual artist because that would require him to talk to people
“Kneeling and fasting? Perhaps our man was a devout follower of some faith.”
Or perhaps there’s a more sinister explanation…
The hidden love poem bit is cute! And almost certainly related to the murder, sadly.
One of the unfinished portraits was of a man, who Holmes declared was a professor of mathematics
Oh dear.
Help yourself to cream if you wish, but watch for the cat: sneaky little thief.
If you are suggesting we track down every Violet in England, I will remind you the average lifespan of the British male is only 68.39 years.
I don’t know — given the propensity of the average Violet to come into contact with Sherlock Holmes, it seems like tracking all of them down might actually save time!
“Holmes! You don’t trust women, the rich, the poor, academics, bankers, doctors, most children—“
“I trust one doctor.”
“Remember that the next time you fall ill!”
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his last name was Tweed? fr
“Sure, we know Frenchy Lefranc. He joined us five or six weeks ago. He gave a letter to the boss and was hired on the spot. We’ve been cleaning up these old murals. Tedious work, kneeling all day. Hard on the knees, and the back, it is. Frenchy grumbled a bit, but we all do, don’t we, boys? (chorus of agreement)
Nice! I hadn’t predicted this.
“Won’t you miss it?”
Mr. Mitchell drew upon the thin cord around his neck which held the shell. “Not at all; I still have the original!”
This is sweet <3
I found out about this work via the comments on Holmestice's Summer 2023 guessing post, and I must say: What a magnificent prank!
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:D I certainly want to read this adventure now…
Headcanon: Mycroft Holmes knows one million trivial facts about art but he has never once spoken to an actual artist because that would require him to talk to people
Or perhaps there’s a more sinister explanation…
The hidden love poem bit is cute! And almost certainly related to the murder, sadly.
Oh dear.
I would like to pet the sneaky little thief
I don’t know — given the propensity of the average Violet to come into contact with Sherlock Holmes, it seems like tracking all of them down might actually save time!
:D
his last name was Tweed? fr
Nice! I hadn’t predicted this.
This is sweet <3
I found out about this work via the comments on Holmestice's Summer 2023 guessing post, and I must say: What a magnificent prank!