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Allies in Alliteration (ACD-verse)
Author: MonkeyBard
Rating: PG
Summary: Don’t judge a floozy by her façade
Characters: Watson, Holmes
Warnings: None
Word count: 100
Date: 4 July 2013
Prompt: Oh say can you see… the alliteration in this lyric? Use at least one alliterative sentence in today's entry - and the more alliterations, the better!


Her lower lip quivered querulously and she pulled the quilted coverlet close, playing up the picture of pathos. “I ain’t done nothin’ I weren’t asked to,” she protested.

Pitiless, Holmes silenced her with stare. “And paid a pretty penny, perhaps, to perform outside your usual practises.”

She waggled her head at the wardrobe, hinting. “Not nearly enough to do as dastardly a deed as that!”

“Holmes, you can’t conceive that this connubial--”

“Naturally not, Watson. However--” He flung open the wardrobe and fetched out a fellow with fierce eyes and frightful features. “She has fed us our felon!”

Date: 2013-07-05 12:05 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] capt-facepalm.livejournal.com
Wow! Lots of aliteration here and an interesting story too!
Well done!

Date: 2013-07-05 12:14 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] pompey01.livejournal.com
wow -- excellent alliteration!

Date: 2013-07-05 05:06 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] goldvermilion87.livejournal.com
I think you automatically win for alliterating "qu"!

Date: 2013-07-05 07:58 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com
Very clever. Once more our diligent detective captures the crook.

Date: 2013-07-05 03:29 pm (UTC)
methylviolet10b: a variety of different pocketwatches (Default)
From: [personal profile] methylviolet10b
Fantastic alliteration, and YAY for ACD-fic! :-D And double-yay for 'querulously'!

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