"Hand In Hand With A Statelier Past"

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Inspired by jane_somebody's "Watchman"



Title: "Hand In Hand With A Statelier Past"
Author: Mechaieh
For: jane_somebody and gramarye1971
Words: 100
Disclaimer: What Polly said. The Wimseys belong to Dorothy L. Sayers.

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Shading his eyes from the hot, bright sunshine, Will watched his companion for the afternoon slowly but steadily walking towards him. Her eighty-odd years notwithstanding, “Great-Aunt Harriet” impressed him as a sturdy, striking woman. She had aged well.

His friend Charles had inherited his grandmother’s feistiness and her constitution. Charlie's persistent, protracted confrontations of the much-despised Master of their College had already become legendary.

Helping Harriet into the punt, Will asked, “How was the drive?”

“Quite pleasant,” she replied. “Peter sends his greetings, and Bunter packed the tea-basket.”

“Best liver-and-bacon sandwiches in the world,” Will answered, his eyes lighting up.



(The title's from chapter fourteen of Gaudy Night.)

Comments

[rymenhild.livejournal.com]

*loves*

[mechaieh.livejournal.com]

Diolch!

[gramarye1971]

Oh, lovely. ^_^ Yay for punting!

[mechaieh.livejournal.com]

Indeed! And now that I know the difference between Oxford punting and Cambridge punting. . . ;-)

[jane-somebody.livejournal.com]

Oh, beautiful! Bunter *would* be able to cater perfectly to even the oddest tastes, wouldn't he? And what a fantastic (and entirely believable) crossover. You're a marvel!

[mechaieh.livejournal.com]

Thank you. Glad you enjoyed it!