Vulgar words in The Island Mystery (Page 1)

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ass x 1
damn x 26
knock up x 2
            

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But drop or, as you say in England, knock up calling me 'sir.'

~   ~   ~   Sentence 173   ~   ~   ~

She may be--but it does not matter what she is, not a curse, not a damn from the Continent.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 442   ~   ~   ~

"Damn the Emperor," said Madame.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 705   ~   ~   ~

"Damn Madame Ypsilante," he said.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 706   ~   ~   ~

Then, finding some relief for his feelings in expressing them aloud: "Damn that woman's tongue."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 806   ~   ~   ~

I don't expect he cares a damn about any emperor."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,827   ~   ~   ~

"Damn boxes," said Kalliope.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,844   ~   ~   ~

"Blighters," she said, "mucky ship--go row, go row--damn boxes."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 1,848   ~   ~   ~

Men--whether "blighters" in Kalliope's mouth conveyed reproach or were simply a synonym for men she did not know--men in a ship--"mucky" described the ship as little probably as "damn boxes" described the packing-cases of furniture or "bloody" her trunks of clothes.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 2,114   ~   ~   ~

"Damn Kalliope!" said Mr. Phillips fiercely.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 2,141   ~   ~   ~

Now--alas and damn--there are matters of importance.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 2,144   ~   ~   ~

Then--damn and alas--London and the virtuous life of your English middling class.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 2,252   ~   ~   ~

On me and on Corinne they have bestowed the power, the knowledge, the skill to enjoy; and we, damn it all, have no money."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 2,398   ~   ~   ~

"I do not care the cursing of a tinker, not a two-a-penny damn if I never put my eye on the island or the girl.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 2,473   ~   ~   ~

I order champagne, one bottle, two bottles, three, many bottles in the honour of my friend Sir Gorman who has said: 'Damn it, I will.'"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 2,594   ~   ~   ~

He might----" "I don't suppose," said Gorman, "that Donovan cares a damn about European politics."

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,112   ~   ~   ~

The Queen had forbidden her to say "damn" or "bloody" but about "mucky" she had received no instructions.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,681   ~   ~   ~

I asked that footling ass Bland-Potterton.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 3,769   ~   ~   ~

"If you want a scrap," said Gorman, "really want it, you know, you ought to knock up Phillips on your way back to your boat.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,268   ~   ~   ~

But, alas and damn, I leave Paris.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,320   ~   ~   ~

It is: Damn it, I must.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,359   ~   ~   ~

The Emperor will not care a damn what happens to me.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,377   ~   ~   ~

"Great Scott and damn!" said the King.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,513   ~   ~   ~

"Oh, damn it all.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,853   ~   ~   ~

"But, damn it all, what can I do?"

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,862   ~   ~   ~

"But that----Oh, damn!

~   ~   ~   Sentence 4,992   ~   ~   ~

"Deuce and Jove and damn!" he said.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,375   ~   ~   ~

"Ah, damn it, no.

~   ~   ~   Sentence 5,783   ~   ~   ~

"Alas and damn!" he said, "by this time there are no longer any English ships."

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