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Giacomo Kyle asked this question about Tender Is the Flesh:
I know this is petty, but near the beginning the German guy, Egmont, who was touring El Gringo's breeding centre: he said not to the sandwich, then on the next page, he's eating the sandwhich? Did something get lost in translation there?
Brett Minor I took it as the man caving to pressure. Yes, he denied the sandwich, but he is later eating it.

Whether it was because he did not want to offend or he…moreI took it as the man caving to pressure. Yes, he denied the sandwich, but he is later eating it.

Whether it was because he did not want to offend or he felt that he might be viewed negatively by El Gringo, he ended up accepting the sandwich. It is not explained why.

I could be mistaken, but I do not believe this was an error in authorship or translation.(less)
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Tender Is the Flesh
by Agustina Bazterrica
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