From Spockologist: A stray dog
==Day 10: The Puppy==
"Oh, isn't she adorable?"
"Yes, she is, mum, but we don't know wot to do with 'er."
"Davy."
"Yes, Missus Watson?"
"I have a feeling that you chose to bring this stray puppy to me for a very specific reason. Mr. Holmes might like her but probably wouldn't keep her, and same would go for Mrs. Hudson and possibly even my husband. You think, however, that I am soft-hearted enough to decide on the spot to keep her."
"...Mr. 'Olmes and Mrs. 'Udson are out, and even Dr. Watson isn't 'ere!"
"Mm-hmm. Very well, listen: I can keep her for a few days so that she's warm and fed. But you boys need to find a permanent home for her. Look at her paws—they're large for her little body. She will be a very big dog when she grows up, and we can't possibly have a big dog in a doctor's house."
"All roight, Missus. We'll see wot we can do. Thank'ee kindly for watchin' 'er for us, though."
"Never mind that—get on with you. ...well, little one, you look as though you've been in a few scrapes, lately. Let's see if we can't get you cleaned up..."
A/N: Mary, yay! :D And all-dialogue on this one because catching up is still the plan. Or at least, not getting further behind. :P
And I really feel like the Irregulars might sometimes try, in that first year of the Watsons' marriage, to take a little bit of advantage of Mary's kind nature. Not in a mean-spirited way, but just to help them out with things like this when the other adults in their lives might not want to.
Next up, more Starlock!
