The Boy Colonel Quotes

“Where in the Bible does the young woman initiate a marriage?' Nobody asked bitterly.

'Ahem, well, now that you mention it, in the book of Ruth.”
― John J. Horn, The Boy Colonel: A Soldier Without a Name

“Remember, Bronner," Nobody said quickly, 'I am testing your abilities right now, not showing you how I would do it.'

'What if I wound you, sir?'

Edmund snorted from somewhere in the rigging.

Nobody smiled. 'Don't be afraid on that score.”
― John J. Horn, The Boy Colonel: A Soldier Without a Name

“Somewhere in the depths of London's busyness lay a dim and dirty street, in which stood a dim and dirty public house, whose walls contained a number of dimwitted and dirty men.”
― John J. Horn, The Boy Colonel: A Soldier Without a Name