Old-fashioned gratitude

‘Charming meal, my dear,’ he said as the waitress presented the bill, ‘and I only regret that infirmity prevents me from inviting you out to express my gratitude in the old-fashioned way. Have a couple of quid instead and give us a hug.’



Mr American, p.521, Pan Books, paperback edition 1982.



Tags: Flashman, Flashman quotes, gratitude.

Always been ivory

      The deuce of it is, when Elspeth turns a conversation topsy-turvy, all wide-eyed innocence, you can never be sure whether it’s witlessness or guile. She’d always been ivory from her delightful neck upwards, but that don’t mean she can’t wheedle a duck from a pond when so minded.


Flashman and the Tiger, p.234, Harper Collins, paperback edition 2000.


Tags: Flashman, Flashman quotes, charm.

Aphrodite or the governess

In each case, Aphrodite or the governess, the magic is different, you see; there is always some unique charm of singular attraction, and it can be hard to define. In Mai Jeendan, though, it stood out a mile: she was simply the lewdest-looking strumpet I ever saw in my life.



Flashman and the Mountain of Light, p.86, Fontana Paperback edition, 1991.



Tags: Flashman, Flashman quotes, lust.

Whiskery blandishments

…I wasn’t fooled by her airs, or the set-down she’d tried to give me by warning me not to try to come round her with whiskery blandishments.

Flashman in the Great Game, p.85, Pan edition, 4th printing, 1979.

Tags:
Flashman, Flashman quotes,blandishments, whiskers.