Great job! An interesting factoid about playing Yorrick post-mortem. Had no idea :-) Thanks for writing with my prompt!
The only Burbage I'm familiar with is Richard Burbage, an English Actor.

Delighted that Shakespeare had the opportunity to be mentioned in your fic:-) I was aware of posthumous donations to play the part and you included that in a very logical manner.

Burbage has a familiar ring to it, but I will resist googling the answer:-)

Nicely done

Mrs P:-)

Very darling and sweet piece, my dear! Your perfectionism shines through again on this piece :-) Poor little Alexandra. She has quite a sensible head on her shoulders though. Quite proud of her.

I'm sure Holmes is fond of her in his own way too. I can imagine a bachelor (and one in Victorian times) would have an awkward time knowing what to do with children. His lectures to the little girl are classic!

And, yes, I did like the nod to the Blanched Soldier tale. Nicely written and narrated. Creative as always with your prompts!

Nicely done, Holmes is caring without indulging in sentimentality:-)

Mrs P:-)

Nicely written piece with more than one poison mentioned. You should get extra credit in that regard!

"The lawful have their way of celebrating; the criminal theirs," replied Holmes - like the wit here :)

These events have quite put me off my feed. - poor Watson!

Beautiful! Indeed, a somehow naive criminal if he thought Sherlock would be ensnared by food...:-)

Neatly done; I wasn't aware of the older name for the acid, so thank you,

Mrs P:-)

Sad but still with hope and sweetness. A life well lived. One that was full of passion and zest. One cannot feel entirely sad when such a life that has come to full bloom fades, as all such flowers eventually fade and die.

Nicely expressed. I was touched. Makes me want to reach out and give an extra hug to those I love :-)

So very beautiful. I should articulate it better, but that's all that comes to mind.

Sad, but very effective from the point of view taken.

Mrs P:-)

These responses have been a wonderful mix of humour as well as more serious writing. Thanks for taking part in this challenge! B-D

Very grim, but well done, with a neat canon twist at the end:-)

Mrs P:-)

I would consider this a superbly completed challenge!

Not really a morbid account though. Suspense-filled. Dramatic. Tragic. Though it reveals the real heart and loyalties of Holmes so it is rather poignant and tender.
In the end, you leave me with a feeling of sweet sadness. Luckily I've read the Empty House :-P

Very, very beautiful. And likely to have happened.
Do not worry about the morbid - with such words, you couldn't do otherwise.
Canon Moriarty was as blind as a bat, though - he didn't realize just sending Watson away, instead of capturing him, meant wasting the best chance he had.

Well. I totally though that was real! *sigh of relief*