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"Yes, Rothberg's clients were manufacturing canons for the army. They failed their inspections and the company went bankrupt."

"I thought you said you hadn't had visitors..."

"People don't come to us. It doesn't mean my husband and I don't go to see people..." Mycroft said with a smirk.

The door to the sitting room opened and Mycroft's Husband, Alicia Smallwood, Barron Smallwood entered.

"Hello my darling." She said before looking at the other chair "Sherlock? What a surprise."

"My Lord." He said, as the two rose to greet her.

"Husband..." Mycroft said with his deep curtsey.

"You may arise, my bride." She said. "I don't know why you do that."

"It is proper etiquette ." Mycroft said "We have a guest in our home."

"Your Janegirl of a brother is not exactly what polite society had in mind..." she said. She sat down and Mycroft moved to sit on her lap.

"Always the submissive one, aren't you."

"It is proper etiquette."

"If it was proper etiquette for you to kiss my buttocks, would you do it?"

"If it was... then yes."

"Boys... Please... There will be no butt kissing today." Lord Smallwood said...