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The Machiavellian English Intelligence Officer/John Balliol
Paul is an English SOE agent who helps lead the Damask Resistance Circuit in Ormaie, France. Maddie dislikes him from the start: she flew him in England once, and he put his hand on her thigh in a sexually suggestive way. According to Mitraillette, Paul sexually harasses all women under age 40, no matter who’s watching or what the circumstances are. But despite him being a “lech,” as one wireless operator calls him, everyone in the circuit, including Maddie, trusts Paul to keep them safe. Paul teaches Maddie to shoot guns and, when he learns that she’s a pilot and a mechanic, starts teaching her to make explosives. It’s only after the Nazis kill Paul during the attempt to rescue Julie and other prisoners that Maddie is fully willing to give Paul credit for being a smart, skilled leader and inspiring bravery and loyalty among the other Resistance members.
Paul Quotes in Code Name Verity
The Code Name Verity quotes below are all either spoken by Paul or refer to Paul. 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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Part 2, Section 17
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Julie was next.
Suddenly she laughed wildly and gave a shaking yell, her voice high and desperate.
“KISS ME, HARDY! Kiss me, QUICK!”
Turned her face away from me to make it easier.
And I shot her.
I saw her body flinch—the blows knocked her head aside as though she’d been thumped in the face. Then she was gone.
Gone. One moment flying in the green sunlight, then the sky suddenly gray and dark. Out like a candle. Here, then gone.
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Paul Quotes in Code Name Verity
The Code Name Verity quotes below are all either spoken by Paul or refer to Paul. 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:
).
Part 2, Section 17
Quotes
Julie was next.
Suddenly she laughed wildly and gave a shaking yell, her voice high and desperate.
“KISS ME, HARDY! Kiss me, QUICK!”
Turned her face away from me to make it easier.
And I shot her.
I saw her body flinch—the blows knocked her head aside as though she’d been thumped in the face. Then she was gone.
Gone. One moment flying in the green sunlight, then the sky suddenly gray and dark. Out like a candle. Here, then gone.
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