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“Gargiulo, scarpe bianche, cravatta bianca, camicia bianca, e quella faccia di levantino sopra, nera come una cozza. «Tu conosci l'inglese, non è vero? Bravo, bravo, allora è inutile che lo traduco: sometìng old e sometìng niu, un po' di vecchio e un poco di nuovo, eh, quelli non li fai fessi, 'ste cose le sanno. Le dosi a discrezione personale, e là ti voglio. Ma mai, ma-i, tutto nuovo. E invece guarda a Gargiulo come si è combinato stamattina. Non sa che l'eleganza è tutta questione di dosaggio, come in politica. E si vede che ci ha pensato, il poveretto. Oggi sono pochi quelli che sanno portare il frac senza fare la figura di camerieri. Eh, 'ste cose tuo padre le sa.»”

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