 His lechery was so strong that it broke out even in the midst of rather hectic circumstances.While accompanying Thomas Kavanaugh on his daring escape from Lucknow, he paused for a quick rattle with a local prostitute, and during the battle of Patusan, he found himself galloping one of Sharif Sahib's concubines without even realizing it but nonetheless continued to the climax of the battle and the tryst.Flashman's relations with the highest-ranking woman of his era, Queen Victoria, are warm but platonic.