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Title: Much To Hope For
Author: PlaidAdder
Pairing: Holmes/Watson
Length: 1638
Rating: G
Warnings: Mentions of schoolboy bullying
Verse: ACD canon
Author's summary: My dear Mr. Smith,

Per our conversation of the 10th regarding the ms's unusual length, I am writing to propose that you delete the following text from Part One of "The Adventure of the Naval Treaty" before printing. I am sure that whatever expense you are put to for the new typesetting will ultimately be made up by a savings in the cost of printing. It has no bearing on the story, and was included purely because my readers seem to take an interest in these mundane sitting-room conversations between us. I intend to make similar cuts to Part Two before delivering on the deadline as we agreed. I believe no actual editing will be required. You can merely delete everything between ' "It does not tell us very much does it?" he remarked, as he handed it back to me' and ' "Hardly anything." ' However, that there may be no confusion, I replicate in the enclosure the exact portion of the text that I wish to suppress.

Thank you for your patience. I may say that apart from the length, there are many considerations which have induced me to make this change, and I very much appreciate your accommodating my wishes.

Sincerely yours,

Dr. John Watson.


Reccer's comments: This is part of an ongoing (and rather wonderful) series, but stands as a self-contained work. NAVA has always been one of my favorite canon stories, and I have been delighted to find great fic written about and around it. This fic elaborates on the relationship between Watson and "Tadpole" Phelps, through a conversation in the sitting room at 221b.

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