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til that con-man means confidence man as in the past people where foolish enough to trust people confident to be their friends and then asked for their watches
by HNLurker2 8y ago
til that con-man means confidence man as in the past people where foolish enough to trust people confident to be their friends and then asked for their watches (surprisingly they trusted) and thus stealing them.
- dredmorbius 8y agoQuite. The role of easy travel (Mississippi steamboat in Melville's tale), or communications (mail, newspapers, telegraph, telephone, Intenet, ...), is also notable. The Greek god Hermes (Mercury) represented travel, messengers, and tricksters. I find this interesting.