: 'For when Charley is groomed and clipped he is pleased with himself as is a man with a good tailor or a woman newly PATINAED by a beautiful parlor, ALL OF WHOM CAN BELIEVE THEY ARE LIKE THAT CLEAR THROUGH. 12blockquote 10PATINAED - I think this means that a woman has just had her hair styled and perhaps colored at a beauty parlor. 02br 02br 00ALL OF WHOM CAN BELIEVE THEY ARE LIKE THAT CLEAR THROUGH - Charley (after being groomed), a man with a good tailor (wearing a nice suit), and a woman who has just had her hair styled 01u 00all feel good about themselves in general02u 00, not just about their grooming/tailoring/hairstyle.
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01cite10Anonymous12cite10Hi, could someone explain to me these on capital letters from Steinbeck's "Travels with Charley"?: 'For when Charley is groomed and clipped he is pleased with himself as is a man with a good tailor or a woman newly PATINAED by a beautiful parlor, ALL OF WHOM CAN BELIEVE THEY ARE LIKE THAT CLEAR THROUGH. Charley's