Mr. Cornwell, I am on my 19 Sharpe book (revenge), and as always a pleasure. I was reading about Sharpe’s explosive reaction after Wigram produces the piece of evidence against him in the form of Jane’s withdrawal of the 18,000 pounds. It occurred to me that this argument could have been negated by requesting the records from Hopkinson and Son , showing the deposit of the sum was some 6 month before the Teste de Buch siege. (but of course this might have robbed us readers from the pleasure of the adventures to follow, thanks be to inefficient defense lawyers) Tal