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BERNARD CORNWELL
Sharpe’s Regiment
SHARPE'S REGIMENT is respectfully dedicated to the men of The Royal Green Jackets, Sharpe's successors.
. . if any 'prentices have severe masters, any children have undutiful parents, if any servants have too little wages, or any husband too much wife, let them repair to the noble Sergeant Kite, at the sign of the Raven in this good town of Shrewsbury, and they shall receive present relief and entertainment. Gentlemen, I don't beat my drum here to ensnare or inveigle any man, for you must know, gentlemen, that I am a man of honour!
From The Recruiting Sergeantby George Farquhar (1678–1707)PROLOGUE SPAIN, June 1813
Regimental Sergeant Major MacLaird was a powerful man and the pressure of his fingers, where they gripped Major Richard Sharpe's left hand, was painful. The RSM's eyes opened slowly. 'I'll not cry, sir.
'No.
'They'll not say they saw me cry, sir.
'No.
A tear rolled...

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