Proper reply for "Anyone else would have done the same."

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giddyman

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Please read the following dialog.

A: Excuse me, sir. I think you dropped your wallet.
B: Oh! How kind of you! I really appreciate you telling me.
A: Not at all. Anyone else would have done the same.
B: _______________________________________

If you were Speaker B, what would you say to A? You want to be polite and compliment Speaker A.
 

emsr2d2

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"Thanks though, nonetheless" is one possibility.
 

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Or "That doesn't lessen my appreciation." or "Perhaps, but I still appreciate it very much."
 
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