Literature
The Wrong Pill
"I bet you get bored, don't ya?"
Generally, Sherlock would have had great pleasure in correcting this poor choice of words, but, although he hated to admit it, the scruffy cabbie had his complete and undivided attention.
Well, the cabbie and the unknown pill he was admiring between finger and thumb.
"I know you do; man like you. So clever."
Flattery. He was flattering him, even now, when he was barely listening.
"But what's the point of being clever if you can't prove it."
It wasn't a question. It was a statement. Truth, pure and unspoilt.
He held the pill up to the light and examined it further. It had an overpowering beauty that he