It's a wallet, not a purse. [ john's tone could best be described as mawkish and he clears his throat. technically, it was a particularly tatty-looking knapsack. he chuckles in dry amusement and cocks his head to the side to watch sherlock. ] And that happens often, I imagine.

[ of course it does – if sherlock got into skirmishes as often as he did out at the sea, then it was almost guaranteed. ] I'm not worried. I wasn't exactly playing with them for the riveting conversation.