Fic: Deduction: Gen
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holmes_minorTitle: Deduction
Rating: Gen
Length: 221b
For: the monthly prompt: space
Summary: Holmes leads Watson through a deduction.
“I could never do what you do, Holmes.”
“Couldn’t you?” He turned his head. “Look at that little table. What do you observe?”
“A collection of family photographs in frames.”
“Compare it to that arrangement of flowers, the mantelpiece.”
“I don’t know, Holmes. Clue, please.”
“Our hostess appreciates symmetry. Now, the table.”
“There’s a space on one side. It looks as if a photograph removed. But is that significant?”
“The cloth beneath it has a wrinkle large enough to be called a ripple or a small wave. Look about the room. See any signs of inattention to décor?”
I looked about. “No. So that means…”
“Yes?”
“…the frame was hastily gotten rid of when she learned of our arrival?”
“Good. And?”
“And? Oh, she wouldn’t have had much time to hide it and judging by its opposite on the table, it’s not small.”
“And so if I did like this,” Holmes picked up a cushion and slid a hand into its cover and pulled out a large frame, “I might find something interesting.”
He presented the picture.
“By Jove, Holmes, it’s the murdered man!”
“And our hostess claimed to have never met the fellow.”
“Shall we confront her with the truth when she returns?”
“Yes. And see, Watson, you can do what I do, with a little help.”
“Just a bit.”
Rating: Gen
Length: 221b
For: the monthly prompt: space
Summary: Holmes leads Watson through a deduction.
“I could never do what you do, Holmes.”
“Couldn’t you?” He turned his head. “Look at that little table. What do you observe?”
“A collection of family photographs in frames.”
“Compare it to that arrangement of flowers, the mantelpiece.”
“I don’t know, Holmes. Clue, please.”
“Our hostess appreciates symmetry. Now, the table.”
“There’s a space on one side. It looks as if a photograph removed. But is that significant?”
“The cloth beneath it has a wrinkle large enough to be called a ripple or a small wave. Look about the room. See any signs of inattention to décor?”
I looked about. “No. So that means…”
“Yes?”
“…the frame was hastily gotten rid of when she learned of our arrival?”
“Good. And?”
“And? Oh, she wouldn’t have had much time to hide it and judging by its opposite on the table, it’s not small.”
“And so if I did like this,” Holmes picked up a cushion and slid a hand into its cover and pulled out a large frame, “I might find something interesting.”
He presented the picture.
“By Jove, Holmes, it’s the murdered man!”
“And our hostess claimed to have never met the fellow.”
“Shall we confront her with the truth when she returns?”
“Yes. And see, Watson, you can do what I do, with a little help.”
“Just a bit.”
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