‘Bhisti-sawad!* The sky-blue wolves are in the fold!’
*Heavenly!
Flashman at the Charge, p.225, Pan edition, 5th printing, 1979.
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Thursday, 17 September 2009
Sky-blue wolves
‘Bhisti-sawad!* The sky-blue wolves are in the fold!’
*Heavenly!
Flashman at the Charge, p.225, Pan edition, 5th printing, 1979.
Wednesday, 16 September 2009
The sudden raid
…these fellows were much the same as Afghans, and I knew their way of working. The sudden raid, the surprise attack, the mad hacking melee (I shuddered at the recollection), and then up and away before civilized troops have rubbed the sleep from their eyes.
Flashman at the Charge, p.224, Pan edition, 5th printing, 1979.
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