Mrs Holmes calmly reached into her handbag and pulled out a thin gold cigarette case.
"We're not in close communication," she replied, glancing up at John. "Which means I hear things secondhand about... what my son gets up to. And the sort of people he associates with. Frankly, it's upsetting not to know certain details."
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Date: 2012-02-19 09:45 pm (UTC)"We're not in close communication," she replied, glancing up at John. "Which means I hear things secondhand about... what my son gets up to. And the sort of people he associates with. Frankly, it's upsetting not to know certain details."