Life, 1921-06-30 · page 6 of 41
Life — June 30, 1921 — page 6: what you’re looking at
What you’re looking at
This page presents a satirical dialogue titled "LIFE!" featuring references to British royal figures, including **Andrew Patrick David, Prince of Wales** and the **Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall**. The discussion mocks aristocratic privilege and complaints about being "spoiled" and "abused," with the unnamed speaker (likely Edward, based on context) defending his position while being criticized for lacking character-building hardship. The lower illustration depicts a social scene where a woman warns a man about a dog with the caption: "She: WILL HE BITE? / He: NOT IF YE GIMME THAT ORANGE." This appears to be a simple jest about distraction and animal behavior. The satire targets British nobility's self-pitying attitudes and entitlement during what appears to be an era of social critique regarding their lifestyle and responsibilities.
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Bless me! Can this really be Edward Albert Christian George Andrew Patrick David, Prince of Wales and—" “Never mind!” “Earl of Chester, Duke of Cornwall, High Steward of Windsor, Baron of Ren- frew, Colonel Grenadier Guards—” “Oh, stop spoofing me, will you, Lire? I dropped in for a smoke and a chat. I'm a bit tired.” “I should think you would be, son. Good Lord, how they've abused you!” “Frightful, — isn’t it? I've had to be with pompous old idiots all my life, and of course there’s nothing I haven't been to, or seen.” “Except a quict life. My boy, it’s a wonder you aren't spoiled.” “LT suppose | might have been if 1 had been born under ordinary conditions, you know. Still, one couldn't help be- ing a rotter; that is, if one were born that way. But this being a part of a royal family, it’s different.” “Yes, Edward, one gets used to it in time, of course; then your great grand- mother was a regular qucen, your grand- She: WI. HE BITE ? He: NoT IF YE GIMME THAT ORANGE. LIFE father was a good sport, and your father is a steady-going person.” “Oh, the family’s all right, Lire; and it’s a fine home life we have: it’s outsiders that take up one’s time. there’s no object in allowing on be spoiled. One just has to stand for the specch making and the horrible functions it’s a part of the royal game.” “And your trouble, Edward, I should say, is that you're too handsome; your health is too good, your manners and mind have been too well cultivated: there's nothing in you to resist: no chance to build up a character. case 1” “Man! Man! Will you quit it “Pardon me, Prince, | thougl “You thought what all the rest think A quite h You cither want to gape at me or analyze me. I came in to say good day. Let me Go on with your bally edit- me a chance for my own.” “And if anyone wants to—? “Tell 'cm I'm the new office boy.” comicbooks.com Ju