As to relying upon Cuesta, you might as well rely upon the assistance of an army of hares, commanded by a pig-headed owl." "I can't make out, meself," O'Grady said, "what we want to have anything to do with the Spaniards for, at all.

If I were in Sir Arthur's place, I would just march straight against the French and thrash them." "That sounds well, O'Grady, but we know very little about where the French are, what they are doing, or what is their strength; and I think that you will allow that, though we have beaten them each time we have met them, they fought well.

At Rolica we were three to one against them, and at Vimiera we had the advantage of a strong position.

At Corunna things were pretty well even, but we had our backs to the wall.
"I am afraid, O'Grady, that just at present you are scarcely qualified to take command of the army; except only on the one point, that you thoroughly distrust the Spaniards.
"Well, Dick, have you been having any fun lately ?" "It is not to be done, Terence.

Everyone is too disgusted and out of temper to make it safe.