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 Spurs.Spy (of Vanity Fair). 
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E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
 
Spy.
 
Vidocq, the spy in the French Revolution, was a short man, vivacious, vain, and talkative. He spoke of his feats with real enthusiasm and gusto.   1
 


 Spurs.Spy (of Vanity Fair). 

 
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