Sherlock Holmes and the Menacing Melbournian by Allan Mitchell

Author:Allan Mitchell
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Sherlock Holmes, mystery, crime, british crime, sherlock holmes fiction, sherlock holmes novels, sherlock holmes verse
ISBN: 9781780929668
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited 2016
Published: 2016-09-19T00:00:00+00:00

The Assembly

As the Knights of the Tower arrived and assembled

At Andre’s establishment, they had resembled

A hotch-potch of visitors, acting unknown

To each other, of course, with no interest shown.

In small groups and in pairs and at times quite alone,

They ascended the stairs with a dull monotone

Of discussions of nothing, just words being muttered

Without any sense of intent being uttered.

As each took a seat at the table, Holmes sought

To sit next to his friend for he felt that he ought

To show all there that evening he’d always be there

For Watson, his colleague and friend, anywhere.

Denton started things off with a call to take seats

And select, from a menu of delicious treats,

Any preference held from the restaurant’s fare

Though most took that provided, its taste, full aware.

There had been no discussion of matters selected

By any attendee - each one was elected

For character strength, for the resolve to keep

Any matters to bring up within oneself, deep.

The meals were delivered and quickly despatched

And then coffee was poured and the door firmly latched

To prevent any ears, uninvited, from hearing

The matters which troubled attendees were fearing.

Porter stood, tapped his glass and said, “Now we begin

With discussions of matters which should stay within

Our discrete dinner group till we all can decide

What and how and to whom, tonight’s work, to provide.”

“We’re aware of events which negated a move

To divert lots of Gold bars, a move which would prove

To be foolish and dangerous at the same time –

A move made of treason and also of crime.”

“The Newspapers are mute upon some of the facts.

They know well that a wrong word unduly impacts

Upon delicate matters of murderous men –

Even they see the need to pull back now and then.”

“The truth may come out in due course but, by then,

Any danger engendered won’t matter. So when

The news breaks it will seem to be news of the past

And the worry the Public may feel will not last.”

“Mr Holmes has informed me of lingering fears

He holds of those events for, to him, it appears

There was more to the matter than he at first thought

And our Tower, to meet and discuss things, now ought.”

Sherlock rose to address all those at the Round Table:

“Though to give all the facts at this time, I’m unable,

I have now, as before, been delivered a note

I had thought from my brother - one he never wrote.”

“It made mention of threats to our nation being foiled,

Threats to get it with some others embroiled

In a war of a size which had never been fought –

It was signed just with ‘M’, ‘M’ for ‘Mycroft’ I thought.”

“But that note wasn’t written by Mycroft, my brother,

It was written and despatched by somebody other

Than he, but someone who knew well I would find

It was false - someone who had mischief in mind.”

“I say mischief, but that could mean murder for one

Or for millions, My Friends, if we hadn’t undone

The devices that evil had planned to deploy –

I don’t know what ‘M’ wants. It might be a decoy.”

“Of those in this room, I would ask if they know

Or

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