The colours of the clothing mentioned by the narrator are worth noting: Charles wears a green jacket, with yellow trousers and blue stockings.Flaubert here describes quite neatly the character of Charles Bovary, the new boy. He is furthermore described as looking 'reliable, but very ill at ease'. His haircut is like that of a 'village chorister' (member of a choir). Study carefully the portrait of the "new fellow".We never find out who the mysterious 'we' of the first chapter are. Strangely, in subsequent chapters we lose this narration and switch to the third person omniscient. Note the narration is in the first person plural.His legs, in blue stockings, looked out from beneath yellow trousers, drawn tight by braces, He wore stout, ill-cleaned, hob-nailed boots. Although he was not broad-shouldered, his short school jacket of green cloth with black buttons must have been tight about the arm-holes, and showed at the opening of the cuffs red wrists accustomed to being bare. His hair was cut square on his forehead like a village chorister's he looked reliable, but very ill at ease. The "new fellow," standing in the corner behind the door so that he could hardly be seen, was a country lad of about fifteen, and taller than any of us. If his work and conduct are satisfactory, he will go into one of the upper classes, as becomes his age." "Monsieur Roger, here is a pupil whom I recommend to your care he'll be in the second. Then, turning to the class-master, he said to him in a low voice. Those who had been asleep woke up, and every one rose as if just surprised at his work. We were in class when the head-master came in, followed by a "new fellow," not wearing the school uniform, and a school servant carrying a large desk.
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