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The Newport Frill is defined in The Gift: ``a scanty Newport Frill (that
barbe en collier which seemed so symptomatic to Flaubert).''
The barbe en collier was a sign of mediocrity to Flaubert, a middle-class
affectation that caused him to judge a man ``at first sight.''
Whether this implication is intended in the Newport Frill inveterate in
Shade, either ironically by Shade himself, or by VN standing outside, seems
to me an open question.
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barbe en collier which seemed so symptomatic to Flaubert).''
The barbe en collier was a sign of mediocrity to Flaubert, a middle-class
affectation that caused him to judge a man ``at first sight.''
Whether this implication is intended in the Newport Frill inveterate in
Shade, either ironically by Shade himself, or by VN standing outside, seems
to me an open question.
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