Flashman and the dearth of Socrates

I dare say if Socrates had been up the Batang Lupar that night he might have put my thoughts in order – not that he’d have had much chance; he’d have had a Colt thrust into his fist and been pushed over the side with instructions to lay on like fury, look out for a blond female in distress, and give me a shout when the coast was clear.

Flashman's Lady, p.161, Pan edition, 1979.

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My next breath

…there was a Colt and a box of ammunition, and I wanted them both as I wanted my next breath.

Flashman in the Great Game, p.159, Pan edition, 4th printing, 1979.

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Marry or die

Marry or die - that was what it amounted to, for I'd no doubt he would be damnably efficent with the barkers.




Flashman, p.62, Pan edition, 12th printing, 1979.

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