Hi Bernard, I’ve only recently got my hands on the last 5 or so Sharpe books that I had never managed to read so I am now in the middle of the long and pleasurable trek from Tiger to Devil. Currently at Rifles btw. One thing that strikes me is your unerring ability to place just the right word in just the right place. You clearly have an extremely large lexicon to choose from. I’m just wondering does the right word appear by magic or do you have to rummage about a bit before the exact word you want comes to hand? Kind regards Bernard. Willie