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You've got city hands, Mr. Hooper...been countin' money all your life.
— Quint · Jaws
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Our reading
An editorial interpretation.
The speaker reads someone's hands as evidence of the life they have led. Calling them 'city hands' and linking them with counting money draws a contrast between kinds of work. The remark turns that supposed distinction into a pointed judgment of Mr Hooper.
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