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Major Hogan:
[tosses a coin to Sharpe]
What's that, Sharpe? Richard Sharpe:
A shilling, sir. Major Hogan:
The King's Shilling, Sharpe. Our last shilling. London's late, the Army's broke, and we owe the lads two months' wages... What do you do when you're out of cash, Sharpe? Richard Sharpe:
Do without, sir. Major Hogan:
You borrow, Richard! From a bank!
[tosses a coin to Sharpe]
What's that, Sharpe? Richard Sharpe:
A shilling, sir. Major Hogan:
The King's Shilling, Sharpe. Our last shilling. London's late, the Army's broke, and we owe the lads two months' wages... What do you do when you're out of cash, Sharpe? Richard Sharpe:
Do without, sir. Major Hogan:
You borrow, Richard! From a bank!
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What's that Sharpe
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It's a shilling sir The king's shilling Sharpe
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Our last shilling
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London's late the army's broke
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and we owe the lads two months' wages
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Next week it'll be three
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Bad for the morale
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And more of our Spanish irregular support will melt away without cash
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What do you do when you're short of cash Do without sir
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You borrow Richard
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From a bank Our banker is Nathan Rothschild of London
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Nathan's brother James runs a banking service
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from Vienna to Lisbon under Boney's nose
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Ten weeks ago
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James set out from Vienna
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with the bank draft
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Movie Summary
In the Peninsular War, a British sergeant is field promoted to a lieutenant in charge of a disrespectful rifle company.

