Vulgar words in The Root of Evil (Page 1)

This book at a glance

ass x 1
beat (one's) brains out x 1
damn x 1
make love x 1
white trash x 2
            

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Bivens, his schoolmate at college--Bivens, the little razorback scion of poor white trash from the South who had suddenly become a millionaire!

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"Damn you, have I asked for your help or patronage?

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Back of that marvellous vision he saw the figure of a bare-footed boy of the poor white trash of the South rising to a world empire.

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Hurl yourself against the mighty system of business that has slowly built itself through the centuries out of such material and you simply beat your brains out against a granite wall."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 6,357   ~   ~   ~

Stuart pressed her hand, and said gently: "I'm awfully sorry if I've made such an ass of myself that you have received this impression."

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I won't shake hands with my friend and make love to his wife.

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