Subj : For two pins
To   : All
From : Alexander Koryagin
Date : Mon Dec 28 2020 09:25:38

Hi, All!

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Barnes arrived just after midnight, and he was a very
different sight from our first meeting. The Brooks
Brothers stuff had gone, and he now looked like he was
ready to head into the Nicaraguan jungle at the drop of
a bomb. Khaki trousers, dark-green twill shirt, Red
Wing boots. A military-looking watch with canvas strap
had taken the place of the dress Rolex. I had the
feeling that for two pins he'd have been in front of a
mirror, slapping camouflage paint on to his face. The
lines were deeper than ever.
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What did the author mean in "I had the feeling that for two pins he'd have been in front of a mirror, slapping camouflage paint on to his face."?

Bye, All!
Alexander Koryagin

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