Vulgar words in The Red Redmaynes (Page 1)
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Mark Brendon murmured "damn" gently under his breath.
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Once more he said "damn" to himself, dropped his fishing basket and rod, turned up the collar of his mackintosh, and walked to the police station, where he heard a little of the matter in hand from a constable and then asked for permission to use the telephone.
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"Somewhere about a quarter after midnight I was knocked up.
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Hearing of the motor bike, I thought there might have been a breakdown, if not an accident, so I told Ford to knock up another chap and go down along the road.
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The second message told how a garage keeper was knocked up at Ashburton, just after midnight, in order that petrol might be obtained for a motor bicycle.
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You can sit on the safety valve for six months anyway; and it will probably pay you best to do so; for one thing's certain: Jenny won't love you any better for making love under present circumstances."
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"I'm the most orderly cuss on earth.
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The hopeless way you bitched up this thing interests me quite a lot.
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Human nature damn soon sees through you, if you're pretending what you don't command.
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But I'm playing straight across the board, Mark, as my custom is, and I know you are too sane and ambitious a lad to let false pride or self-assurance resent my calling you an ass over this thing."
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I know I've been an ass for that matter--knew it long ago," confessed Brendon.
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But what's going to be harder is to find out why you've been an ass.
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You've no right to be an ass.
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In plain words there's some dope coming between Mark and his work, and I should like to hear what you think of him, you being an independent witness and a pretty shrewd cuss.