Dawn of a Wordsmith

by smallrose

Dr. Watson as a child. The beginning of his journals and a major event in his young life. Now complete. Don't get scared off by the quantity of chapters - they're all really short.

10. Chapter 10

December 1, 1866

I have decided that I will not talk about Mother when I get to Durham. I do not want the pity and the cheap glances of sympathy that come with it. I walked into town today to buy presents for Father and David and that was all I got--pity from the shopkeeper, pity from the woman walking with her two little boys, and pity from all the boys my age playing rugby on the green.