Drat. He does say subsequently something like, 'together we should be able to afford it'. I just see him giving John his card for the shopping, and he's just amused, like he knows that he can send John off with it and even if John takes a fancy to save that circus elephant from its life of drudgery and charge it to Sherlock, Mycroft is going to make sure the transaction goes through regardless of the current balance on the account.
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Date: 2012-06-19 11:31 pm (UTC)