'Blank!', said Julian and he meant it.
Whatever the blank word is it is akin to the word 'Bother!' or 'Drat!', but it could be a line that has come from one of the parodies of 'The Famous Five'.
Someone at university used to repeat this line a lot and it has been going round in my head lately.
Would just like to locate the source of the line and who it was that said it. Julian is written above, though it may well have been one of the other protagonists.
Is there a line in one of TFF books that has the following?
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‘Blow! I’ve got a puncture!’ said Dick.
I know it's probably not the exact one, but it's not bad as expletive's go..'I think I've got a puncture, blow it,' said Dick, looking at his back tyre. 'It's a slow one, fortunately. But I think I won't risk coming along to look for farmhouses till I've mended it.
I'm sure some of the Blyton Famous Five experts here will be able to name the two books the quotes come from!
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"Drat" was a fairly well used expletive at the time the books were written so it that could be one you're remembering.
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Thank you for the replies.
It's more to do with 'and he meant it.'
This is what gives flavour to the disapproving remark. Whatever the interjection is; it is totally understated and it is the juxtaposition of the tame interjection and the seriousness of the 'meant it' at the end of the sentence that enrich the writing.
Would so like to have a Famous Five expert out there who can shine some light on the chapter and verse of the line from one of the adventure stories. Assuming that such a line was written by Enid Blyton.
It's more to do with 'and he meant it.'
This is what gives flavour to the disapproving remark. Whatever the interjection is; it is totally understated and it is the juxtaposition of the tame interjection and the seriousness of the 'meant it' at the end of the sentence that enrich the writing.
Would so like to have a Famous Five expert out there who can shine some light on the chapter and verse of the line from one of the adventure stories. Assuming that such a line was written by Enid Blyton.
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It's the kind of thing we may come across as we read the series... but not something I could pinpoint as in one particular book!
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