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.



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Nothing but shame

     ‘And you expect me to be grateful! I feel shame — nothing but shame!
     ‘Very good,’ said Sir Harry equably. ‘It’s a dam’ sight better feeling shame between linen sheets in Curzon Street than feeling virtuous on a blanket in Holloway, let me tell you.’


Mr American, p.427, Pan Books, paperback edition 1982.



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Favours and enemies

…gratitude’s a funny thing; do a favour, and often as not you’ve made an enemy, or at best a grudging friend. Folk hate to feel obliged.

Flashman and the Dragon, p.257, Fontana Paperback edition, 1986.


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Strange but human

‘…I’ve no doubt you noticed that even when gratitude costs nothing, folks are often reluctant to show it. They’ll even pay hard money to avoid giving it where it’s due. Strange but human I suppose.’

Flash For Freedom!, p.243, Pan edition, 8th printing, 1980.

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