Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler meet again (MistressHolmes and CptCalico)
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				Title: <strong>Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler meet again (MistressHolmes and CptCalico)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Captain Maltese</strong> on <strong>13-02-2008, 15:56:46</strong>
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				Baker Street 221b. On the upper floor, Sherlock Holmes paced back and forth with his pipe. His last case had been closed the day before, and now he found himself without a new challenge. With Watson gone to ply his marriage, there were no longer anyone to play games of wit with. Surely a new case would come along soon, but in the meantime... Oh, what WAS he going to busy himself with, to keep his brain from spinning into a dangerous red level? The detective glanced briefly at the cupbard drawer where a syringe offered oblivion for a little while, but his intellect easily won the wrestle with the temptation and he gave it no further heed. Perhaps the violin... no, he was not in the mood. <br><br>Sherlock went to the table, his silhuette once more to be seen from the street. It was raining as usual, and the night was closing in. The familiar tableau greeted him. Horse carriages going by at different paces. To the far right, a pickpocket swiping a handbag from a scullery maid right under the nose of a bored policeman. At the near curb, stallhands going to their work - for a moment he envied them the certainty of the next workday's assignments. A cabriolet was going fast to...no, it slowed down and stopped at 221b. A woman with a black veil over her face came out and knocked on the door with the heavy doorhammer. As Mrs. Hudson opened, Sherlock left the window with glee and rubbing his hands. Maybe this day would bring something interesting to occupy him with after all!<br><br>By the time Mrs. Hudson announced a visitor Sherlock was sitting comfortably in his chair, making smokerings. As Mrs. Hudson closed the door behind her he elegantly rose up and offered the guest his hand. "Pleased to meet you, ...?" 
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler meet again (MistressHolmes and CptCalico)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>MistressHolmes</strong> on <strong>21-02-2008, 00:55:22</strong>
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				She had been on the run for three weeks.&nbsp; Her husband had been dead for four.&nbsp; The only person she knew who could possibly protect her was in London, and it had taken her two attempts to successfully reach the continent and then cross the channel.&nbsp; <br><br>As she jumped into the carriage under the pouring rain, she thought she saw someone staring at her.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br><br>“No,” she thought, trying to calm herself, “even if they know I am here, as long as I can make it to Baker Street I’ll be safe for a little longer.”<br><br>The carriage bumped along under the twilight sky, more ominous than usual, as if daylight was the only safe haven at this point.&nbsp; She attempted to wring the water out of her soaking auburn curls, which only resulted in the water falling onto her shoes.&nbsp; Eventually, she arrived at 221b Baker Street, where she tipped the driver and knocked firmly on the front door, adjusting her black veil over her face.&nbsp; <br><br>“May I speak to Mr. Sherlock Holmes,” she requested as the landlady opened the door.<br><br>She was then led up the stairs and to the door of what she assumed to be the study.&nbsp; As ashamed as she was that she had to ask for help and protection, she also knew she had little choice in the matter, and tried to stop her hands from shaking as she entered the room.&nbsp; <br><br>She saw him sitting in his chair, comfortably smoking, and for a brief moment she relished the shock she knew she would give him.<br><br>Ever the gentleman, Sherlock offered his greetings, “Pleased to meet you, …?”<br><br>“Good evening, Mr. Sherlock Holmes,” Irene Adler said with a slight smile, lifting her veil.&nbsp; “I dare say you know who I am.”<br>
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				Title: <strong>Re: Sherlock Holmes and Irene Adler meet again (MistressHolmes and CptCalico)</strong><br>
				Post by: <strong>Captain Maltese</strong> on <strong>26-02-2008, 13:49:08</strong>
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				Sherlock froze. Yes, they had met before briefly a few times, during a case, and on the last occasion he had been the witness during her hasty wedding. Then he found his voice again and nodded slightly "Indeed we have. Adler? As I recall, you are Mrs. Norton now." He turned away for a moment. This was the woman who had bested him in that case where the king of Bohemia had required his services, the woman whose sovereign stll was on his watch-chain and whose picture still was in the topmost drawer in the. Oh, yes, he remembered Irene Adler. <br><br>Turning back, once more in control of his senses his eyes were the very picture of mildness and the master detective gave her a brief smile as he gripped his pipe hard. "Well, what can I do for you today? It is difficult for me to believe that you have a problem that you are not able to solve yourself." He puffed on his pipe, recalling how she had followed him to his door disguised as a young man and then had the audacity to say 'Good evening, Mr Sherlock Holmes' to his back.<br><br>Looking at her again, he observed her this time as a detective. Her eyes had a small twinkle that he could not recall having seen before, but there was something about her pose that spoke of weariness. Her clothes appeared to be somewhat marked by hurried travel; small dry stains of a color that would not come from the mud in the streets of london, brushing of her hat less careful than what he would expect from a lady of refinement. "I believe you have traveled back from the continent under less than luxurious circumstances, Mrs Norton?"
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