He suppressed his limp to something subtler. On a good day, Sharpe walked with a slight awkwardness in one of his legs -- but the battling he and Sparrow had run into on the mission had left him with a few things from which to heal.

The Major closed the door behind him and turned back to glance at that...new item of clothing. Zippers, incidentally, fascinated him.

"I certainly never intended to steal your friend from you, Molly. And I could tan the hides of the bast-- of those who made it happen."