Neither, I may point out, had any intrinsic value.
Flashman, p.276, Pan edition, 12th printing, 1979.
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Sunday, 29 June 2008
The highest honour
We shook hands, and he drove off. I never spoke to him again. Years later, though, I told the American general, Robert Lee, of the incident, and he said Wellington was right – I had received the highest honour any soldier could hope for. But it wasn’t the medal; for Lee’s money it was Wellington’s hand.
Neither, I may point out, had any intrinsic value.
Flashman, p.276, Pan edition, 12th printing, 1979.
Neither, I may point out, had any intrinsic value.
Flashman, p.276, Pan edition, 12th printing, 1979.
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