The Adventure of the Copper Beeches: Wisdom earned

[leone]

Canon Story: The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
Title: Wisdom earned
Author: leone
Rating: G
Author's notes: Drawn from the following lines:

"Danger! What danger do you foresee?"

Holmes shook his head gravely. "It would cease to be a danger if we could define it," said he.

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Then, such confidence seemed the height of naive folly to a man with my experience. Yet years later, after he finally learned the brutal truth that danger foreseen is no less perilous, I found myself wishing we could recapture the spirit of reckless immortality from our younger days. Caution keeps a man alive, but boldness makes his life worth living.

Comments

[spacemutineer.livejournal.com]

he finally learned the brutal truth that danger foreseen is no less perilous

That he did, that he did. Well done.

[leone (from livejournal.com)]

Thank you!

[methylviolet10b]

How thoughtful and sad all in one.

Caution keeps a man alive, but boldness makes his life worth living.

That's a very haunting line. Brava!

[leone (from livejournal.com)]

I'm glad it worked!

[hardboiledbaby]

Oh, lovely bittersweet feel to this :)