Simple and shrewd

They were an odd lot, those frontiersmen, simple and shrewd enough, and as easy—and as difficult—to impose upon as children are. But I was glad Wootton would be our guide; being a true-bred rascal and coward myself, I know a good man when I see one—and he was the best.

Flashman and the Redskins, p.63, Pan Books edition, 1983.

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Conclusive proof

     ‘Sir,’ says I, trying to sound furious, with my legs on the point of giving way, ‘I fail to understand you. I am a British officer and, I hope, a gentleman. . .’
     ‘Oh, I don’t doubt it,’ says he, ‘but even that isn't conclusive proof that you’re a rascal…


Flash For Freedom!, p.132, Pan edition, 8th printing, 1980.



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Ideal partners

‘But that’s the point!’ He clapped his hands. ‘We are the ideal partners – neither of us trusts the other an inch, but we need each other. It’s the only guarantee in any business. You’re as big a rascal as I am; we would sell each other tomorrow, but there isn’t the need.
   Our financiers know all of this, of course, but I’ve often thought that our diplomats and politicians could have gone to school to Professor Starnberg.

Royal Flash, p.220, Pan edition, 8th printing, 1978.

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All things considered

He was an evil, vicious, cruel rascal. We got on very well, really, I suppose, all things considered.

Royal Flash, p.96, Pan edition, 8th printing, 1978.

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