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George Pasley is the young Irish captain of Willie’s platoon in the British Army at the beginning of the war. He’s confident, pensive, and respected by all the men under his command. He becomes even more likable and relatable to the other soldiers after they hear him reminisce about farmwork on his family’s land in Wicklow. During the gas attack near St. Julian, Captain Pasley chooses to hold his position rather than flee to escape the poisonous gas. As a result, he dies in the trenches, filling Willie and Christy Moran with long-lasting grief.
Captain George Pasley Quotes in A Long Long Way
The A Long Long Way quotes below are all either spoken by Captain George Pasley or refer to Captain George Pasley. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 5
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The ruined face of Captain Pasley hung over all like a moon. […] Maybe there was a poison in this tepid water. Maybe there was worse than poison, maybe there were dead men’s destroyed dreams milled down into powder and scattered in these bitter glasses.
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Chapter 20
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He missed them all. He missed them when they were killed. He sorrowed to see them killed, he sorrowed to go on without them, he sorrowed to see the new men coming in, and to be killed themselves, and himself going on, and not a mark on him, and Christy Moran, not a mark, and all their friends and mates removed.
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Captain George Pasley Quotes in A Long Long Way
The A Long Long Way quotes below are all either spoken by Captain George Pasley or refer to Captain George Pasley. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Chapter 5
Quotes
The ruined face of Captain Pasley hung over all like a moon. […] Maybe there was a poison in this tepid water. Maybe there was worse than poison, maybe there were dead men’s destroyed dreams milled down into powder and scattered in these bitter glasses.
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Chapter 20
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He missed them all. He missed them when they were killed. He sorrowed to see them killed, he sorrowed to go on without them, he sorrowed to see the new men coming in, and to be killed themselves, and himself going on, and not a mark on him, and Christy Moran, not a mark, and all their friends and mates removed.
