Ever noticed

“I killed four myself,” says he solemnly, “and I tell ye Flashy, they died hard! They did that.” He paused, frowning. “ Have you ever noticed . . . how soft a man’s head is?”


Flashman and the Mountain of Light, p.242, Fontana Paperback edition, 1991.


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An obvious, simple fact

Have you noticed, once you have succeeded in convincing a man of something incredible, he believes it with an enthusiasm that he wouldn’t dream of showing for an obvious, simple fact?

Flash For Freedom!, p.119, Pan edition, 8th printing, 1980.

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