And there was great rejoicing

. . . we knew each other on the instant, and there was great rejoicing, in a wary sort of way, for we’d never been your usual bosom pals, both being leery by nature.


Flashman on the March, p.10, Harper Collins, paperback edition 2005.


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Tread uncommon wary

Being pagan (attached C of E) with no divine resources, I shall tread uncommon wary and keep my pepperbox handy.


Flashman and the Mountain of Light, p.114, Fontana Paperback edition, 1991.


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First law of economics

Old Professor Flashy’s first law of economics is that the time to beware of a pretty woman is not when you’re flush with cash (well, you know what she’d after, and what’s a bankroll more or less?), but when you’re short of the scratch, and she offers to set you right. Because that ain’t natural, and God knows what she’s up to.

Flashman and the Dragon, p.9, Fontana Paperback edition, 1986.

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Aren't you Flashman?

      “I don’t believe it!” cries he eagerly. “Aren’t you Flashman?”
      “So I am,” says I warily, wondering if he was married.

Flashman and the Redskins, p.252, Pan Books edition, 1983.

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Truckled in my manly way

…he gave a wary start at sight of me—it’s remarkable how many people do—and then asked guardedly how I did. I truckled in my manly way, while he watched me as though he thought I was there to pinch the silver.

Flashman and the Redskins, p.229, Pan Books edition, 1983.

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