When the swells

      I didn’t care for this — when the swells start sending their valuables down the road, God help the rest of us.


Flashman and the Mountain of Light, p.253, Fontana Paperback edition, 1991.




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Gentlemen of the press

I knew it was as good as over when Billy Russell of The Times showed up to join Campbell’s final march on Lucknow – it’s a sure sign of victory when the correspondents gather like vultures.

Flashman in the Great Game, p.263, Pan edition, 4th printing, 1979.

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A craze for growing moustaches

When there’s been a bad harvest, and workers are striking, and young chaps have developed a craze for growing moustaches and whiskers, just watch out.

Flashman at the Charge, p.14, Pan edition, 5th printing, 1979.

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