Papist rituals

…the sight I wouldn’t have missed was Hope Grant taking part in Papist rituals, sprinkling holy water at Montauban’s request, and plainly enjoying it as much as John Knox in a music hall.


Flashman and the Dragon, p.281, Fontana Paperback edition, 1986.



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A good horseman?

I’m not justifying myself, either for torturing him or killing him, for I don’t need to. Both had to be done – but I’m honest enough to admit I enjoyed doing both. He was a good horseman though.

Royal Flash, p.185, Pan edition, 8th printing, 1978.

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