[Ah, yes, this trust will be hard-earned, indeed. Holmes mentally curses the hooligans who gave her those injuries; not only for their acts of violence, but for making his job more difficult now.]
Then we will opt for the longer and more difficult process, if that's what you prefer.
[She's so short. He's so tall. It's going to be awkward to stoop and tend to her cuts, but so be it.]
Wait here, if you please.
[A spin of the heel again, and he's off into his room to gather up the needed items. He suspects, though this gives her the opportunity to go flying out the front door, that she will not — what else awaits her on Baker Street, after all, than the potential of drawing more unwanted attention?]
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Then we will opt for the longer and more difficult process, if that's what you prefer.
[She's so short. He's so tall. It's going to be awkward to stoop and tend to her cuts, but so be it.]
Wait here, if you please.
[A spin of the heel again, and he's off into his room to gather up the needed items. He suspects, though this gives her the opportunity to go flying out the front door, that she will not — what else awaits her on Baker Street, after all, than the potential of drawing more unwanted attention?]