Written for the watsons_woes JWP day 16 prompt: Words of Wisdom. "Beware the fury of a patient man." (John Dryden)
Watson was utterly astonished by the reappearance of Sherlock Holmes, whom he had thought to be dead for some time. He listened attentively to Holmes' explanation of what he had been doing, and was hurt that Holmes didn't tell him he was alive, but he was brought up short by Holmes' offhand comment that Moran was still at large.
"But Holmes," Watson protested, "A man like that, trailing you for that long, you must know he means to kill you at the first opportunity?"
"I know it quite well, Watson," Holmes said gravely. "In fact, I am counting on it."