He was in the act of advancing towards my wife, and from the expression on his face – which was that of a starving, apoplectic glutton faced with a crackling roast – and from other visible signs, his intention was not simply to compare birthmarks.
Flashman at the Charge, p.46, Pan edition, 5th printing, 1979.
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