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In this passage, Braggioni seems to describe himself while castigating the poverty-stricken men who ask him for money and favors. By punching down to the most helpless members of society, he reveals just how morally depraved he really is. Braggioni has just described for Laura his childhood, back when the local girls called him Delgadito, or “skinny man,” which paints a picture of a very different (and distant) Braggioni. In the present, he distributes coins from his pocket among the needy, whom he promises work and tells to watch out for spies. Then comes the denigration of the “fellow…