"You are an artiste, Miss McAdoo?"
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This is a thing writers do that I think should be done more often but constantly frustrates me: they don't attribute a line of dialogue to any speaker. Usually they do it because it should be obvious and nobody wants to read same speaking attribution over and over again. Sometimes they do it because they're Gertrude Stein and they just don't give a fuck. If I had to guess who was saying this, I'd say it was Chick Counterfly because he's the one who engaged with Merle and Chevrolette. But all the Chums of Chance are in the scene! This sounds like something Lindsay would say with a hint of disgust and judgment in his voice. Or it could be Randolph trying to change the tone a bit by lifting the discussion of Miss McAdoo's dancing from vulgar to cultural. But it's probably just Chick continuing to slather on the flattery.
"artiste"
You're an artist without an 'e' if you engage in activities that can be discussed in polite society. You're an artist with an 'e' if you're practically naked while doing your art. I'm pretty sure that's the standard definition. Comments for this post are turned off.
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