GR translation: black as a hand in an evening glove

[Mike Jing]

Gotcha. Thanks, Mark.



On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 4:24 PM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

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> https://www.google.com/search?q=evening+glove&tbm=isch&hl=en&chips=q:evening+glove,g_1:woman:C2O-mZLDSaE%3D,online_chips:black+dress+gloves:aIFumbKCeGk%3D&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiR6bfqx4r4AhW-mHIEHQOPDp0Q4lYoAXoECAEQIw&biw=1311&bih=733
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> Basic evening gloves are basic black....and his running-mate is black, is
> why...probably a much darker West Indian
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> On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 3:04 PM Mike Jing <gravitys.rainbow.cn at gmail.com>
> wrote:
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>> V62.29-32, P64.12-16   two bartenders, a very fair West Indian, slight,
>> with a mustache, and his running-mate black as a hand in an evening glove,
>> are moving endlessly in front of the deep, the oceanic mirror that
>> swallows
>> most of the room into metal shadows
>>
>> What is an "evening glove"? And why would a hand in it be black?
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