Watching his tall figure moving away I felt a little chill touch me; being a ruffian, perhaps I know a good man when I see one better than most, and Mac was one of the mainstays of our force. A damned prig, mind you, and given to immense airs, but as good a soldier – for what that’s worth – as I’ve met.
Flashman, p.194, Pan edition, 12th printing, 1979.
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Wednesday, 4 June 2008
Colin Mackenzie
ruffian
Friday, 16 May 2008
Good men
'Could we not hold Kabul?' I asked. 'Surely with a force of five thousand it should be possible against undisciplined savages.'
'These savages are good men,' says he [Broadfoot]. 'Better shots than we are, for one thing.'
Flashman, p.87, Pan edition, 12th printing, 1979.
'These savages are good men,' says he [Broadfoot]. 'Better shots than we are, for one thing.'
Flashman, p.87, Pan edition, 12th printing, 1979.
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