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George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman Quotes: We stood there for a full half hour, like so many scarecrows, while they jeered at us from a distance, and one or two of us were shot down.
         

We stood there for a full half hour, like so many scarecrows, while they jeered at us from a distance, and one or two of us were shot down.


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We stood there for a full half hour, like so many scarecrows, while they jeered at us from a distance, and one or two of us were shot down.
         



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This page presents the quote "We stood there for a full half hour, like so many scarecrows, while they jeered at us from a distance, and one or two of us were shot down.". Author of this quote is George MacDonald Fraser, Flashman. This quote is about vulnerability, targets, scarecrows, war,.