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“Sherlock, what are you reading?”
“Nothing.”
“Don’t slam my laptop shut like that, it’s bad for the hinges. What were you researching?”
“Oh, Project Gutenberg has lots of useful Public Domain documents.”
“You’re evading my question. Answer me, or I throw your liver in the bin.”
“Oh, all right. I was reading some classic literature.”
“A novel? The great Sherlock Holmes was wasting time reading fiction?”
“Jane Austen is not just fiction! I’ve always rather fancied myself as Mr Darcy, and you are quite witty in your own way.”
“Are you suggesting I’m Lizzie Bennet?”
“If the bonnet fits, John…”