Whee! Two fics in one day! (yours and Cesario's) Ahem. Anyway.

This line: I did not care to find proof of my ignorance as to the workings of his mind by trying to deduce where he had gone from his left bootlace.
had my giggling for a good three minutes.

And this: I saw that Holmes has continued his deplorable practise of dog-earing his place within the book.
made me blush, because I do that *all the time*, and I remember you scolding me for it in high school.

All in all I found this a very touching portrait of their great and unique friendship. Incredibly well written. Thank you for sharing it.