Punch, The London Charivari. Charles Keene. Monogram lower left. HathiTrust online version of a copy in Columbia University. Web. 25 March 2022. Click on image to enlarge it.

Affable parson, who always travels Third Class. “O yes, I'be noticed lately a great many Respectable People in these Carriages.”

Second Passenger. “Yes, Sir;so many people yet see, Sir, whose Position in Society ain’t so well defined as yours an’ mine are, can’t afford to travel Third Class without loss of Respectability.”

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Last modified 25 March 2022