Hello Bernard

Just a quickie from me!

Just finished rereading Sharpe’s Enemy. Its VERY  exciting!  And its always terrific to see “Sweet William”! He’s probably my favourite semi-regular character in Sharpe! i urge you once again to do a novel where HE is the Hero! Just one Fredericksson novel. Just one!

The only thing i don’t like in Enemy is that Sharpe betrays Josephina, revealing her secrets so he can get rid of Lord Farthingdale. You were a bit of a shit to do that, Sharpie!

i was wondering about Obadiah though…

How much to you know of Hakewill’s backstory, other that his failed hanging? O you know his movements between then, and when he recruits Sharpe in 1793?

i know the 33rd were in America, so presumably Odadiah was too, as a drummer boy?

I also know the 33rd were in India for years, and in the Sharpe Companion, Mark Adkin wrote that Hakeswill is sent home at some point. So what i was wondering is, what is the ominous  Obadiah up to in those years between returning from  India and when he joins the South Essex? i can’t imagine him NOT in uniform, but maybe he wasn’t in the Army? Maybe he was a crook or maybe some bigger crooks Enforcer? A Debt Collecter?

Your thoughts?

I’m no longer Matt in Wiltshire

I am Matt in Cumbria!!!

Many thanks