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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A shared enemy

…Royals in their shirt-sleeves mingling with the Tirailleurs to swap baccy and gossip (it’s damned sinister, if you ask me, how the Jocks and Frogs always drift together)…

Flashman and the Dragon, p.160, Fontana Paperback edition, 1986.



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Unexpected outcomes

Have you noticed that things are never quite as bad or good as you expect them to be – at least, not in the way that you expect?

Flash For Freedom!, p.250, Pan edition, 8th printing, 1980.

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