Poor Inspector Lestrade had had a sleepless week, three attacks by Colonel Moran (as Holmes pointed out), two cases of stolen narcotics, and today was

the worst part of the week: Scrooge had been shouting "Humbug" all the time he (Lestrade) was going about his daily business.

Now the scotland yard inspector was looking forward to some sleep.

He drank his tea, shut the curtains and then drifted off.

unfortunatley, not for long.

He heard the sound of a violin which caused him to jump out of bed, for once, he wondered who on earth could be playing violin right now.

I am sorry to say that he couldn't figure it out due to his lack of observational skills.

"Maybe, I should open the window, and maybe, just maybe, i'll find out who it is." he thought.

He proceeded to do just I described to you he was planning to do and who should he find outside but the consulting detective himself: Sherlock Holmes!

"Good evening, Sherlock!" he grunted sarcastically. "I say, isn't it a little to be playing Violin, your keeping the bloomin' neighborhood up!"

then he saw someone throw a tuppence into Sherlock's deerstalker cap.

"Huh, Sherlock never steals peoples money." He thought. he decided to ignore it and went back to sleep.

but he didn't sleep long, when he heard the following tune:

"Fifteen men on a dead man's chest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum Drink and the devil had done for the rest Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum.
The mate was fixed by the bosun's pike The bosun brained with a marlinspike And cookey's throat was marked belike It had been gripped by fingers ten;
And there they lay, all good dead men Like break o'day in a boozing ken Yo ho ho and a bottle of rum"

and Sherlock's violin was playing along!

The Scotland Yard Inspector walked and found that along with Sherlock, their were two other guests: Jim Hawkins and Long John Silver

"Top o' th' Evenin', Inspector Lestrade" The one-legged pirate greeted.
"I see you have invited a couple of guests to wreck my evening, Holmes" Lestrade quipped "These two just dropped by, and I figured i'd play them a pirate related song." Holmes said.
"Well, don't you know that you just woke me up, again!" Lestrade roared.
Sherlock had a solution, a very good solution, he produced some ear plugs

"I used to wear these in school." the Consulting Detective explained. "Whenever there were loud noises about I popped these on."

Authors note: hoho, an implication that the Consulting Detective is special need.

"I will be much obliged, thanks." Thanked Lestrade, before he walked up to bed and wore them for the rest of the night