Frederick the Great

      “Who was Frederick the Great?”
      “A German king, John. Bit of a tick, I believe; used scent and played the flute.”



Flashman and the Angel of the Lord, p.15, Harper Collins, 1995.


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Ain't as green as he looks

You may smile, but it was a bottle of perfume – you see, Flashy ain’t as green as he looks; it may be coals to Newcastle to take perfume to India, but in my experience, which isn’t inconsiderable, there’s not a woman breathing who isn’t touched by a gift of scent, and it doesn’t matter what age she is, either.

Flashman in the Great Game, pp.79-80, Pan edition, 4th printing, 1979.

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