And another thing

      ‘There’s another thing – matter of fact it was the first thought that popped into my head when I saw you just now – I don’t know how you’d feel about it, though – I mean, perhaps your wounds ain’t healed yet?’
      He hesitated. ‘Fire away,’ says I, thinking perhaps he wanted to introduce me to his sister.

Flashman's Lady, pp.16-17, Pan edition, 1979.

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Grinning on the terrace

…the ghillies loafed about grinning on the terrace with the guns and pouches – they knew I loathed it, and that Ellenborough couldn’t carry his guts for more than ten yards without a rest, and the brutes enjoyed our discomfiture.

Flashman in the Great Game, p.47, Pan edition, 4th printing, 1979.

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