Vulgar words in Set in Silver (Page 1)

This book at a glance

ass x 4
damn x 2
make love x 6
            

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"I fear I am an ass where women's affairs are concerned," he said.

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As you know, I was ass enough to dread arriving in Paris.

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Ass again!

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At that remote epoch, as far as I can discover by blowing off the dust from faded souvenirs, one either made love to girls, or one didn't.

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I enact the "heavy father" even more ostentatiously than if I weren't ass enough to prefer a rĂ´le for which time and our relationship have unfitted me.

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"Isn't it rather old-fashioned, in these rapid days, for a young man to ask a guardian's permission to make love to his ward?" said I, savage as a chained dog.

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"Oh, he hasn't waited for that to make love, I'm afraid," she returned.

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He may be descended from King Arthur, but he looks more like Lancelot, and I fancy might make love rather nicely, once he let himself go.

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At first thought it would appear an inappropriate one, for it's a sheer cliff overlooking the sea on one side and a vast sweep of woodland on the other; but I can make it seem appropriate, by picturing some wild brave sailor making love to his sweetheart there, and telling her about the sea, her only rival in his love.

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Sir Lionel asked if we could do anything, but the chauffeur was so disgusted with life that, though he snapped out "No, thank you," his eyes said "Damn!"

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But how can you be witty when the only thing you want to say is "devil and damn," of which he would violently disapprove from a lady's lips (or pen)?

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He thinks his hesitation to permit an engagement arises from conscientious scruples, but really it's because he can't bear to have any other man (or boy) making love to his girl.

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