Shelley ([info]argosy) wrote in [info]wolfe_office,
@ 2006-07-17 10:28:00
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Drabble: Conversation on West Thirty-fifth Street, Not Far From the Hudson River
Just found this community. Love Archie beyond measure, and Wolfe of course, too. (Enough to name pets after them.)

Here is a drabble I wrote a little while ago. 100 words, with a title longer than the fic, I think. I hope you enjoy!




Conversation at West Thirty-Fifth Street, Not Far From the Hudson River (Nero Wolfe -- Archie, Wolfe)



“Flummery.” Wolfe leaned back in the only chair into which he truly fit.

“Pure truth.”

“You fascinate that woman.”

“No longer. She’s like that book you read before lunch, ‘la belle Dame sans merci.’”

“Keats,” he muttered. “Overwrought piffle.”

“Be that as it may, Miss Rowan is definitely getting married, and not to me.” I rifled through the plant reports. After a moment Wolfe cleared his throat politely, his expression of deepest sympathy. I looked up.

“You would not be able to change her mind?”

Since it concerned women, Wolfe would believe the lie. “No,” I said. “I wouldn’t.”


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[info]non_canon
2006-07-17 05:57 pm UTC (link)
Very nice and very much in character. Thanks for sharing with us.

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[info]argosy
2006-07-18 01:01 am UTC (link)
Thank. I'm glad you liked it. :)

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[info]mosellegreen
2006-07-17 07:47 pm UTC (link)
Awww. So cute!

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[info]argosy
2006-07-18 01:02 am UTC (link)
Yeah. Don't you just loooove Archie? I have a big crush.

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[info]poodlerat
2006-07-17 08:22 pm UTC (link)
Ah, Wolfe fanfic. Love the last line especially. And you inspired two icons.

You have pets named after Archie and Wolfe? That's such a good idea. What kind of animals are they?

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[info]argosy
2006-07-18 01:07 am UTC (link)
OOH. Icons, hurray. I shall go see them poste haste!

My pets are two rats named Nero and Archie. They are brothers and very cute! Surprisinly Nero is a bit more adventyrous and more of an explorer than Archie.

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[info]re_white
2006-07-17 10:26 pm UTC (link)
Nice ^_^ I hope we see more

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[info]argosy
2006-07-18 01:08 am UTC (link)
Thank you! Now that I've found this community, I may be inspired!

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[info]fearless_jones
2006-07-18 05:53 am UTC (link)
Subtle, but awesome nonetheless! I love it!

They're so cute. :D

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[info]argosy
2006-07-18 06:39 am UTC (link)
Aren't they, though? Thanks, I'm glad you liked it!

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[info]maude_templeton
2006-07-24 01:20 am UTC (link)
Lily *marrying*? Say it en't so! I've always thought of her and Archie as the perfect unmarriageable pair. Love the way you wrote it though; very...sympathetic to canon, if that is what I mean.

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[info]argosy
2006-08-03 08:52 am UTC (link)
Gosh, I never replied to this, but thank you! I love Lily and Archie, but a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

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[info]coprime
2007-09-09 07:58 pm UTC (link)
Oh, I *like* this. That last paragraph really ties the whole conversation together for me and sticks in my mind.

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