What is "farthingdale"

Usage examples of "farthingdale".

Sir Augustus Farthingdale, Major, is our government's military representative to the Portuguese government which means, between you and me, damn all except that he gets to eat a lot of dinners and meet pretty young ladies.

The third horse carried the gold and, it was hoped, would provide a mount for Lady Farthingdale if Pot-au-Feu kept his word and released her on payment of the ransom.

Sir Augustus Farthingdale had not seen fit to invite him to take a chair.

And Farthingdale was pompous because even Sharpe knew that Wellington's concern would not be the Portuguese government.

He and Lady Farthingdale had made their magnificent progress around the winter quarters of the Portuguese army and then stopped at Frenada on their way south so that Lady Farthingdale could visit the shrine of Adrados and pray for her mother who was dying.

The inference of Farthingdale's words was that Lady Farthingdale, having survived capture by Pot-au-Feu, would be at risk from Sharpe's men.

That was true, though not in the way Farthingdale had meant it, but then perhaps he was right.

A Christmas tree for Christmas day, Josefina for Sir Augustus Farthingdale, and in the east three horsemen to trouble Christmas morning.

Kinney now outranked him, Sir Augustus Farthingdale too, and Sharpe presumed that the single Major of the Fusiliers was also his superior.

It crossed Sharpe's mind that he and Harper had saved these Colours from Sir Augustus' impetuosity, from the man's stupidity, and Sharpe looked down at the place where Farthingdale had fallen.

Major General Nairn, with his engaging indiscretion, had told Sharpe that Farthingdale had hopes of high command.

He pulled the horse round, walked it to where Farthingdale was pointing up at the Colours and describing the morning as a very satisfying little fight.

He looked at Farthingdale, unhappily defending his book against Ducos' surprising knowledge, and Sharpe supposed that he was flirting with Josefina because he disliked Sir Augustus so much.

Sir Augustus Farthingdale was frowning, Ducos was smiling his secret smile.

They were not Farthingdale's orders, they had been Kinney's orders, and now Kinney was in his grave looking westward at the hills, and Farthingdale had fallen into this command.