\"Bymyoldenemies，Watson。BythecharmingsocietywhoseleaderliesintheReichenbachFall。Youmustrememberthattheyknew，andonlytheyknew，thatIwasstillalive。SoonerorlatertheybelievedthatIshouldcomebacktomyrooms。Theywatchedthemcontinuously，andthismorningtheysawmearrive。\"
\"Howdoyouknow？\"
\"BecauseIrecognisedtheirsentinelwhenIglancedoutofmywindow。Heisaharmlessenoughfellow，Parkerbyname，agarroterbytrade，andaremarkableperformerupontheJew’sharp。Icarednothingforhim。ButIcaredagreatdealforthemuchmoreformidablepersonwhowasbehindhim，thebosomfriendofMoriarty，themanwhodroppedtherocksoverthecliff，themostcunninganddangerouscriminalinLondon。Thatisthemanwhoisaftermeto—night，Watson，andthatisthemanwhoisquiteunawarethatweareafterHIM。\"
Myfriend’splansweregraduallyrevealingthemselves。
Fromthisconvenientretreatthewatcherswerebeingwatchedandthetrackerstracked。Thatangularshadowupyonderwasthebaitandwewerethehunters。Insilencewestoodtogetherinthedarknessandwatchedthehurryingfigureswhopassedandrepassedinfrontofus。Holmeswassilentandmotionless；