Sharpe (TV Series)
Sharpe's Eagle (1993)
Nolan Hemmings: Denny
Quotes
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Denny : [after Major Lennox has died] Sir, what will Mr. Sharpe do now that Major Lennox has asked him for an Eagle?
Leroy : [sharply] I didn't hear Sharpe say nothin' about no Eagle, Mr. Denny... and neither did you!
Denny : [pause, then:] Yes, sir. Sorry, Sir.
Leroy : You want to live, Mr. Denny? You stay away from Sharpe.
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Richard Sharpe : [eulogizing the dead Major Lennox] At a place called Assaye I saw an army about to turn and run. One Major stepped forward and steadied the line. He saved us. Major Lennox, 78th Scottish Highlanders.
[He turns away]
Denny : [long pause, then to Captain Leroy] I thought he was just an old man!
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Richard Sharpe : [Starting the rifle drill of his new men] Right, let's get to work! - And Mr. Denny, if you see any man doing anything not in the manual...
Denny : I take his name, sir?
Richard Sharpe : Give him half a pint of rum on the spot, Mr. Denny!