His tone was replete with mild surprise. Sharpe had certainly held many of those buttons in high regard, as some were the original regimental silver issued brand new with the jacket. They had been embossed with the horn and numbers of the 95th, and he had been proud of them. But he hadn't hesitated to trade buttons for food and wine in the Spanish hills, so why hesitate now.
His follow-up was gruff as he leaned a shoulder on the door's frame: "I found another use for them."
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His tone was replete with mild surprise. Sharpe had certainly held many of those buttons in high regard, as some were the original regimental silver issued brand new with the jacket. They had been embossed with the horn and numbers of the 95th, and he had been proud of them. But he hadn't hesitated to trade buttons for food and wine in the Spanish hills, so why hesitate now.
His follow-up was gruff as he leaned a shoulder on the door's frame: "I found another use for them."