Esperanza promised abuelita that she would write her letters.
<span>While I was changing my shirt, I d**n near gave my kid sister Phoebe a buzz, though. I certainly felt like talking to her on the phone. Somebody with sense and all. But I couldn't take a chance on giving her a buzz, because she was only a little kid and she wouldn't have been up, let alone anywhere near the phone. I thought of maybe hanging up if my parents answered, but that wouldn't've worked, either. They'd know it was me. My mother always knows it's me. She's psychic. But I certainly wouldn't have minded shooting the cr*p with old Phoebe for a while.</span>
Answer:
Another example of 1) English Patriotism and 2) Henry trying to be "one of the guys,." He's offering them the chance to be elevated to the status of gentleman because of their bravery. Can also be compare this to the way in which the French discuss the battle of Harfleur, which is over-confident and basically talks about how they're going to take advantage of how weak the English army is. Talks about how they'll get to show their scars and remember what happens today, years from now==manhood. Henry implicits elevates the men he's fighting alongside to his own level of nobility-- so is he pushing himself down, or pulling the other soldiers up?
