HOUN, Part 2: Spoken in Haste

[methylviolet10b]

Author: methylviolet10b
Rating: PG
Character(s): Sherlock Holmes, Dr. John Watson, Sir Henry Baskerville
Summary: Leaving Watson and Sir Henry in the dark wasn't his only error.
Warnings: Spoilers for HOUN.
Word Count: 60, plus several quotes from the original story in italics.
Author's Notes: 60 words of my own inspired by one of the canon stories.
Disclaimer: I don't own them.

HOUN, Part 2: Spoken in Haste

"Fool that I was to hold my hand. And you, Watson, see what comes of abandoning your charge!"

I repented my words instantly. Watson turned white and flinched back as if I had physically struck him across the face.

Yet apologies had to wait. Sir Henry might yet live and require our aid. But if the worst had happened, it was I, not Watson, who was ultimately responsible – and I must make sure that my friend knew this.

"Oh Holmes, I shall never forgive myself for having left him to his fate."

"I am more to blame than you, Watson. In order to have my case well rounded and complete, I have thrown away the life of my client. "

Comments

[debriswoman]

Nicely done:-)

Holmes can spread blame without really thinking it through.

[thesmallhobbit.livejournal.com]

A mistake that Holmes would continue to make.

[methylviolet10b]

He really can. For all his liking to play things close to the vest, he often shows a near-terminal case of foot-in-mouth disease... ;-)

Thank you!

[methylviolet10b]

Sadly, yes - but I was struck by how *quickly* he reversed himself in HOUN.

Thanks!

[debriswoman]

My pleasure, and definitely!

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

Holmes lashes out at others when he feels upset, guilty, or negligent, and how could he be more negligent than letting a client die?

Excellent moment to highlight.

[methylviolet10b]

Thank you! That moment really jumped out at me in the last read-through. There's always something new to discover or reflect on in these rereads!