Excerpts from 'The Army Field Guide… (A to Z)'
Summary: Amongst the Officers of the Very Distinguished Borogravian Army a battered volume can be found stuffed ready to hand in the top of packs, or folded into greatcoat pockets. It has proved invaluable in any number of scenarios, providing advice and occasionally life-saving manoeuvres when faced with an enemy of intelligence. This is not that slightly foxed tome. This is something completely different.
Disclaimer: Terry Pratchett owns the characters and the world they live on. Author is grateful for all the brilliant books and makes no claim of ownership in any way.
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The Army Field Guide to Bribery: (100 words.)
"C'mon Polly…"
A shake of the head.
"They have coffee liqueurs." The pleading look tried valiantly to soften that hard heart. "57 varieties, Polly. Even Fouquet's only has five."
"It's a vampire bar." Polly was adamant. "I'll get eaten. I feel no desire to get eaten today."
"I promise you Pol, on my honour as a dastardly untruthful army brat, there will be no eating tonight that you will not find measurably pleasant."
There was a pause as her companion worked out all the possibilities contained in that cleverly worded statement and then blushing, Polly relented.
"But only a few..."
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