Title: Mouselet's Observations
Fandom: Sherlock Holmes (ACD)
Rating: G
Length: 401
Summary: Five times Mouselet passively observed and once when she actively responded.

I have observed several things this week:

Firstly, when Mr Holmes is dealing with a complicated case he stays awake at night and plays his violin.  But the tunes aren’t pleasant tunes, such as nocturnes or lullabies, but ones he composes as he goes along, which are generally very discordant and very unpleasant to listen to.

Secondly, I have observed Mr Holmes’ violin playing disturbs Dr Watson’s sleep.  This is particularly upsetting for the doctor during a difficult case, because he will be tired and, if he has done a lot of walking, his leg will ache badly.  It is therefore important for the doctor to sleep undisturbed and not be woken by the noisy violin.

Thirdly, I have observed Dr Watson will be bad-tempered if he has not been able to sleep well and his leg is still aching in the morning.  This is understandable, but unfortunate, because today he snapped at Esme, the housemaid, when she accidentally dropped a slice of toast.  Normally he would quietly ask her to make some more.  Esme burst into tears.

Fourthly, when Esme is upset this puts Mrs Hudson in a bad mood, because she has to do extra work as well as consoling the housemaid.  So, when my dearest Inspector Hopkins came, and Mr Holmes asked for some coffee, Mrs Hudson brought it up and slammed the tray down so hard she made the cups jump.  After which she glared at my poor innocent inspector.

Fifthly, my inspector is a very sensitive person.  He was aware Dr Watson was rather short-tempered, and when Mrs Hudson was not at all pleasant to him either, he decided he would not stay.  He very politely told Mr Holmes he would return tomorrow if he had any more news and left.  This is Not Good At All!

Since this state of affairs could not be allowed to continue I decided I had to take action.  I am only a small mouse, and therefore unlikely to be able to solve Mr Holmes’ case.  The only alternative was to prevent Mr Holmes from playing the violin.  I have observed he always rosins his bow before he plays, and I have heard him tell the doctor it is vitally important to do this every time.  I have therefore hidden the rosin, so we should all get a decent night’s sleep.  And hopefully tomorrow will be a much better day.