Posted by Ed Kiser on October 12, 2002 at 14:26:01 from 152.163.188.167 user Kisered.
In response to a search request I recently received:
Here are the results of searching through all 12 stories with:
FOR %R IN (*.TXT) DO FIND /I "DAMN" %R >>\DAMN
Shown here is the resultant file, showing the individual line of
text containing the referenced word.
I have added a few notes to each reference to explain the
context of the referenced line.
Edwin M. Kiser, South Florida
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---------- BSCH32.TXT
done in this damnable, yes, damnable plot to bring discredit
Mr. Farland has seen the photograph during his hearing involving
George Owdon and Ralph Strakey where their apparent guilt has
been determined, and he is giving the guilty ones a good talking to.
---------- GNCH15.TXT
sea. He heard Captain Flint say "Damn!" under his breath. He saw the
Our friends are helping Dick set up his observation blind with
the netting and heather camflage, when Captain Flint happened to
look up and notice the Pterodactyl slowly cruising near their
inlet, indicating that they had not been able to give him the slip.
He is expressing his dismay over their locating having been found.
---------- MLCH26.TXT
"Damn that monkey!" said Captain Flint.
Our friends are making their escape in the junk provided by Missee Lee
and are frantically navigating a very tricky and dangerous narrow
piece of water. Captain Flint is very much afraid that this venture
can quite likely turn into a disaster. They hear a door slam somewhere
below decks, and the suspect that it is the monkey, Gibber, that is
doing some exploring, not knowing that it is Missee Lee herself that
is about to appear from below. This expression shows the fear that
Captain Flint is experiencing.
---------- MLCH4II.TXT
"Damn!" tapped Captain Flint, paused a moment and tapped again... "Bother!"
Nancy and Peggy and Captain Flint have been captured by the Chinese.
He is locked up down below, but the two girls are able to walk about
the deck. The ship is halted, "hove to." Captain Flint is able to
communicate via tapping in Morse code, and is expressing his
frustration regarding his being locked up, and the ship not moving
any more.
---------- SWCH1.TXT
one of them, tore it open, and said one "Damn" as if he really
The Walker family is at Alma Cottage, getting their gear together to
make a family camping trip outing, when the Father gets a notice from
the Admiralty ordering him to report to London in two days, which
completely changes the plans. This results in the younger set being
dropped off (marooned) without their elders. This expression is
the Father's disappointment over having to change his plans.