Gibbons, Hogan and others in “Unfinished Business”

Major Hogan! I have been struck, by a common soldier! I believe the penalty for striking an officer is death.

Death is certainly the penalty for striking that officer, sir. That was Sharpe of the 95th.

What, the ragamuffin that jumped from the ranks? By God, sir, I'll teach him to touch a gentleman. I'll call him out, sir. I'll see him at dawn.

I'll second you, old boy.

A duel? Oh, give me your hand, sir! You've a brave fellow, Gibbons. Sharpe's a killer. Killed three French cavalrymen and saved Wellesley's life. Three seconds, slash, cut, thrust. And that's while he was still a Sergeant. Shall we say six o'clock tomorrow morning in the field behind the camp?

Or shall we say it was damned dark, and you made a damn bad mistake?

Silly mistake. Say no more about it, eh?

Good thinking, Gibbons. Sharpe would've shot out your left eye at a minute past six, and you would've spent all day tomorrow looking up at nothing with the other.