Posted by Ed Kiser on August 11, 2013 at 17:40:10 user Kisered.
In Reply to: Re: Re Ransome's working-class characters and the use of certain words posted by John Wilson on August 10, 2013 at 20:42:12:
John, you said...
PD35, 3x for the bags of black and other pearls that Captain Flint opens.
Here are the references I found in PD35:
---------- PDCH35.TXT
children had read: "Mallies," "Bonies," "Roses," "N____s."
"What about the 'N____s'?" asked Titty.
"'N____s. ' Negritoes. Niger ... Black. If they had black pearls in
With quick, eager fingers he undid the "N____s." There were very
Maybe you did miss one of these four. That makes 6 usages in PD.
The aaccuracy of my scanning my typed chapters are subject of course to my typing errors which if made on the keyword in question, keeps me from finding that usage with this scan.
Hopes this helps you find what you are looking for.
Ed Kiser, Kentucky (kisered AT aol DOT com)