Anybody up for a thread about the life and time of one of England's biggest heroes of the Victorian Age, Sir Harry Flashman, V.C., etc.???
Why don't I start with a couple of Quotes:
"But she is respectable, my lord," I said. "I assure you she is from an excellent family; her father--"
"Owns a factory," he cut in. "Haw-haw. It will not do. My dear sir, did you not think of your position? Of the wegiment? Could I answer, sir, if I were asked: 'And who is Mr Fwashman's wife' 'Oh, her father is a Gwasgow weaver, don't you know?'"
...Lord Cardigan to Fwashman in "Flashman" by George McDonald Fraser
"You honour me with the recollection, milord," says I, wondering what would happen if I smashed him between the eyes. "But I--"
"Yaas," says he, turning languidly back to Elspeth. "No doubt your husband has many duties--in the ordinance, is it not, or some such thing? Haw-haw. But you must come down, my dear, with one of your fwiends, for a good wong stay, what? The faiwest bwossoms bwoom best in countwy air, don't ye know? Haw-haw."
...Lord Cardigan about 16 years later to Wady Fwashman in "Flashman at the Charge" by George McDonald Fraser
What a glorious time it was...
Why don't I start with a couple of Quotes:
"But she is respectable, my lord," I said. "I assure you she is from an excellent family; her father--"
"Owns a factory," he cut in. "Haw-haw. It will not do. My dear sir, did you not think of your position? Of the wegiment? Could I answer, sir, if I were asked: 'And who is Mr Fwashman's wife' 'Oh, her father is a Gwasgow weaver, don't you know?'"
...Lord Cardigan to Fwashman in "Flashman" by George McDonald Fraser
"You honour me with the recollection, milord," says I, wondering what would happen if I smashed him between the eyes. "But I--"
"Yaas," says he, turning languidly back to Elspeth. "No doubt your husband has many duties--in the ordinance, is it not, or some such thing? Haw-haw. But you must come down, my dear, with one of your fwiends, for a good wong stay, what? The faiwest bwossoms bwoom best in countwy air, don't ye know? Haw-haw."
...Lord Cardigan about 16 years later to Wady Fwashman in "Flashman at the Charge" by George McDonald Fraser
What a glorious time it was...