FIVE GET EXPURGATED


Five Go Down to the Sea
Hodder & Stoughton, 1953
Reilly & Lee, 1961


Chapter 1

the holiday begins 53
vacation begins 61

“BLOW! 53
“GOSH! 61

“My tyre’s going flat. 53
“My tire’s going flat. 61

tyre. 53
tire. 61

tyre 53
tire 61

tyre 53
tire 61

tyre, 53
tire, 61

on holidays,” 53
during vacation,” 61

ice-cream barrows, 53
ice-cream stands, 61

cinema, 53
movies, 61

bathe, 53
swim, 61

holiday!” 53
vacation!” 61

we’d better get into a carriage.” 53
we’d better get into the train.” 61

a carriage 53
the train 61

you’ll get blacks in your eye,” 53
you’ll get soot in your eye,” 61

Blacks or no blacks, 53
Soot or no soot, 61

holidays 53
vacation time 61

holiday 53
vacation 61

these hols!” 53
this vacation!” 61

bathe 53
swim 61

holiday,” 53
vacation,” 61

holiday, 53
vacation, 61

a jolly good time, 53
a good time, 61

he can jolly well get another cinder in the other eye.” 53
he can get another cinder in the other eye.” 61

bathe? 53
swim? 61

tea-time.” 53
supper.” 61

half a tick.” 53
half a sec.” 61

tyre. 53
tire. 61

some lemonade—or even an ice-cream 53
some lemonade—or even ice-cream 61


Chapter 2

That was jolly good lemonade.” 53
That was good lemonade.” 61

Tommy’s tongue; 53
Timmy’s tongue; 61

“And lashings of hard-boiled eggs.” 53
“And hard-boiled eggs.” 61

“I’m jolly glad 53
“I’m glad 61

colour?” 53
color?” 61

cinemas 53
movies 61


Chapter 3

yapping scrum, 53
yapping pack, 61

bunk, 53
scat, 61

a jolly good snack 53
a snack 61

radio programme. 53
radio program. 61

to wake in a strange place at the beginning of a holiday—to think of bathing 53
to wake up in a strange place at the beginning of a vacation—to think of swimming 61


Chapter 4

swot him like a gnat 53
swat him like a gnat 61

bathe,” 53
swim,” 61


Chapter 5

He’s come in jolly useful 53
He’s come in very useful 61

colours 53
colors 61

labouring 53
laboring 61


Chapter 6

further 53
farther 61

gipsy 53
gypsy 61

They looked a merry lot.” 53
They look a merry lot.” 61

organisation 53
organization 61

“I can’t imagine that such a thing would be tolerated 53
“I can’t imagine such a thing would be tolerated 61


Chapter 7

gathering together silently, 53
gathering silently, 61

then settled down into a steady downpour. 53
then settled into a steady downpour. 61

I don’t fancy being out in this lightning 53
I don’t like being out in this lightning 61

torch 53
flashlight 61

torches 53
flashlights 61

They passed the barns and the stables. 53
They passed the barns and stables. 61

They flashed their torch 53
They flashed their lights 61

torches 53
flashlights 61

torch 53
flashlight 61

torch-light 53
flashlight 61

torch 53
flashlight 61

torch 53
flashlight 61

torch 53
flashlight 61

torch, 53
flashlight, 61

torch, 53
flashlight, 61

labourers? 53
laborers? 61

torch, 53
light, 61

jolly painful.” 53
very painful.” 61

torch 53
light 61


Chapter 8

She watched. 53
She was being watched! 61

“Rather!” 53
“I’ll say!” 61

What a jolly good horse!” 53
What a good horse!” 61


Chapter 9

fertiliser 53
fertilizer 61

appetising 53
appetizing 61

hams, brawns and cheeses. 53
hams, and cheeses. 61

flavour 53
flavor 61

jolly funny 53
very funny 61

concert 53
show 61

torches 53
flashlights 61

“We’re asses.” 53
“We’re idiots.” 61


Chapter 10

torch, 53
light, 61

a torch flashed, shedding its light 53
a light flashed, shedding its glare 61

torch 53
flash 61

rushing here and there, 53
rushing here and here, 61

a kind of concert party such as pierrots give on the beaches. 53
a kind of vaudeville show. 61

to help to sell the tickets. 53
to help sell the tickets. 61


Chapter 11

bath yourself,” 53
bathe yourself,” 61

dried him. 53
flannelled him. 61

all eyes turned to the stage. 53
all turned to the stage. 61

Where be he?” 53
Where he be?” 61

the third form of a girls’ school 53
the third year of a girls’ school 61

Let’s ask Sid if we can have a shot some time.” 53
Let’s ask Sid if we could have a shot some time.” 61

realise 53
realize 61

take this head off 53
take his head off 61

zip 53
zipper 61

they had got to be Clopper 53
they had to be Clopper 61


Chapter 12

zip!” 53
zipper!” 61

the beastly horse. 53
the horse. 61

asses 53
idiots 61

zip 53
zipper 61

zips, 53
zippers, 61

realised 53
realized 61

zip. 53
zipper. 61

zip 53
zipper 61

“Hallo, 53
“Hello, 61

“I shall be jolly glad 53
“I shall be glad 61

Only the tower seems still strong, 53
Only the tower seemed still strong, 61


Chapter 14

I’m beginning to feel jolly hungry,” 53
I’m beginning to feel hungry,” 61

a jolly good hunt,” 53
a good hunt,” 61

torch 53
flashlight 61

torch 53
flashlight 61

“Rather!” 53
“I’ll say!” 61

I’ll give him a leg-up.” 53
I’ll give him a boost.” 61

torch 53
light 61

torch. 53
light. 61

jolly useful 53
very useful 61

jolly stout 53
strong 61


Chapter 15

“What a hope they’d have?” 53
“What hope would they have?” 61

torch 53
flashlight 61

“We might have spied on them 53
“We might had spied on them 61

ass 53
idiot 61

jolly glad 53
very glad 61

noughts and crosses 53
tic-tac-toe 61

They played noughts and crosses till they were sick of them. 53
They played tic-tac-toe till they were stick of it. 61

torch 53
flashlight 61

torches!” 53
flashlights!” 61

draught!” 53
draft!” 61

torch, 53
flashlight, 61

the lock his side. 53
the lock on his side. 61


Chapter 16

torch 53
flashlight 61

torch 53
flashlight 61

we’re in luck’s way! 53
we’re in luck! 61

torch 53
flashlight 61

torch 53
flashlight 61

torch 53
light 61

torch 53
light 61


Chapter 17

turning out the pockets of the clothes left and hunting through the drawers 53
turning out the pockets of the clothes and hunting through the drawers 61

torch 53
light 61

apologise 53
apologize 61

apologise 53
apologize 61

flung her arms round him. 53
flung her arms around him. 61

recognised 53
recognized 61


Chapter 18

torch 53
flashlight 61

realise 53
realize 61

If they like to search the wagons on the road, they’re welcome. 53
If they’d like to search the wagons on the road, they’re welcome. 61


Chapter 19

looked round 53
looked around 61

zip!” 53
zipper!” 61

ZIP!” 53
ZIPPER!” 61