The Adventure of the Skittering Shadow: Sherlock Holmes in Space
“She took us around the building, ostensibly trying to sell us on it as she made it generally known that we were her prospective boarders.
“Boarders?” repeated the neighborhood beekeeper, her surprise evident. Older and slow moving, she lived in a ground floor apartment. She sketched a second glance over Holmes and me, her blue eyes sharp, before returning her attention to Helen Stoner. The expression on her weathered face softened. “It must be difficult.”
Miss Stoner nodded. “There’...s the mortgage, of course, but the apartment is just so lonely without her. I’ve been staying in capsule hotels since – since it happened. I think having new people make new noises around the old place will help a lot. And I’m going to switch rooms. I’ll take her room, and they’ll have my old room. So that’ll be different too.”
“I understand,” murmured the beekeeper. Taking Helen Stoner’s hand in her own, she gave it a gentle squeeze.MoreLess
“Boarders?” repeated the neighborhood beekeeper, her surprise evident. Older and slow moving, she lived in a ground floor apartment. She sketched a second glance over Holmes and me, her blue eyes sharp, before returning her attention to Helen Stoner. The expression on her weathered face softened. “It must be difficult.”
Miss Stoner nodded. “There’...s the mortgage, of course, but the apartment is just so lonely without her. I’ve been staying in capsule hotels since – since it happened. I think having new people make new noises around the old place will help a lot. And I’m going to switch rooms. I’ll take her room, and they’ll have my old room. So that’ll be different too.”
“I understand,” murmured the beekeeper. Taking Helen Stoner’s hand in her own, she gave it a gentle squeeze.MoreLess
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