Vulgar words in Adam Bede (Page 1)

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blockhead x 1
hussy x 2
knocked up x 1
make love x 5
            

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He could never speak quite patiently to the old blockhead.

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For I'm pretty sure the father was that hulking bull-terrier of Will Baker's-wasn't he now, eh, you sly hussy?"

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You know as well as I do what it's to lead to when a gentleman like you kisses and makes love to a young woman like Hetty, and gives her presents as she's frightened for other folks to see.

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I'm none o' them men as can go making love first to one woman and then t' another, and don't think it much odds which of 'em I take.

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If you was being courted by any man as 'ud make you his wife, and I'd known you was fond of him and meant to have him, I should have no right to speak a word to you about it; but when I see you're being made love to by a gentleman as can never marry you, and doesna think o' marrying you, I feel bound t' interfere for you.

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Yes, I'm fonder on her nor she deserves-a little hard-hearted hussy, wanting to leave us i' that way.

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"Oh, sir, begging your pardon, I've never been used t' having gentlefolks's servants coming about my back places, a-making love to both the gells at once and keeping 'em with their hands on their hips listening to all manner o' gossip when they should be down on their knees a-scouring.

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"Come, young woman, come in," he said, "and have adrop o' something; you're pretty well knocked up, I can see that."

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"It's right they should know it was a fine gentleman made love to her, and turned her head wi' notions.

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