Vulgar words in Stand By! - Naval Sketches and Stories (Page 1)
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~ ~ ~ Sentence 291 ~ ~ ~
"Beggin' your pardon, sir; but seein' as 'ow you're a doctor, I wonder if you 'appens to know our bloke in the _Jackass_?"
~ ~ ~ Sentence 302 ~ ~ ~
The _Jackass_ is one o' these 'ere light cruisers, and one mornin' at 'arf parst nine, arter the fust lootenant,--Number One, as we calls 'im,--arter 'e 'ad finished tellin' off the 'ands for their work arter divisions, the doctor 'appened to be standin' close alongside 'im, Number One beckons to the chief buffer..." "I beg your pardon," I put in, rather mystified.
~ ~ ~ Sentence 388 ~ ~ ~
"Ananias the Second," I answered, for at the back of my mind I had a vague suspicion that the first lieutenant of the _Jackass_ was not the only member of her ship's company who delighted in pulling people's legs.
~ ~ ~ Sentence 556 ~ ~ ~
Bob, punctual to the minute, came trotting by in his usual don't-care-a-damn-for-anyone manner, but the sight of Cuthbert putting on an equal amount of side on board his own ship was too much for him, and rushing up the brow connecting the ship with the shore he came on board licking his lips in joyful anticipation and the lust of battle shining in his eye.