[Sherlock doesn't know how to take that, actually. He... can't argue. Nineteen months ago, one thing mattered to him-- him.
Yes, he had appreciated Lestrade and the cases the man gave him. He'd made acquaintances who liked him enough to help him find a place to stay-- either just a night, like when he lost his last flat after a final row with his landlord, or for a discounted rate, like Mrs Hudson-- or would give him a free meal-- he already missed Angelo's restaurant-- or the like. But they were never friends.
John...
There's a quiet sound on the other end of the journal. A kind of mutter. Dismissive, in a way.]
Hardly important. Just because I wouldn't put it past someone to try and pass off imitations as real diamonds.
[Because we can turn this into an insult.
...Just because...
Not at all because that's easier than thinking about what she actually said.]
[voice]
Yes, he had appreciated Lestrade and the cases the man gave him. He'd made acquaintances who liked him enough to help him find a place to stay-- either just a night, like when he lost his last flat after a final row with his landlord, or for a discounted rate, like Mrs Hudson-- or would give him a free meal-- he already missed Angelo's restaurant-- or the like. But they were never friends.
John...
There's a quiet sound on the other end of the journal. A kind of mutter. Dismissive, in a way.]
Hardly important. Just because I wouldn't put it past someone to try and pass off imitations as real diamonds.
[Because we can turn this into an insult.
...Just because...
Not at all because that's easier than thinking about what she actually said.]