Thursday, 15 July 2010

Pinched his ear



…then I singled out the unshaven chap, slapped him, told him not to do it again, pinched his ear à la Napoleon, and said I had high hopes for him. (Talk about discipline; come to old Flash and I’ll learn you things they don’t teach at Sandhurst.)


Flashman's Lady, p.235, Pan edition, 1979.



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