Sire: I am most glad to see that you have finally killed off Obediah Hakeswill in “Sharpe’s Enemy”. I was beginning to believe that he couldn’t be killed. And I notice that Sharpe got to kill him in front of others and by himself as he had always wanted. Very good. Now we shall hope that you continue on With Sgt Harper, Lt Price, Major Hogan and now include Captain Frederickson. But as with Captain Hornblower, a lot of people around him don’t live to long. Bill Stewart