Word: flippancyâ
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...tall, slim, white-haired, slightly florid young man of middle age. I have often observed him, have corresponded with him, but have never consciously spoken to him. I should have a constant fear that he would ruin some pet illusion of mine by a vagrant flippancy???and that I should be tempted to attempt to knock him down where he stood. Yet from all accounts Carl Van Vechten is a charming fellow. He is fond of cats (as the world reading his books knows). He has lived much on the Continent (as the world reading his books knows...
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