Life — March 1, 1923 — page 7: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# "Good Night, Good Knight" This is a humorous story about a knight who married and promised to bring home a first-class dragon daily. His wife complains he's become negligent—no longer delivering dragons as promised. She calls him an "excellent dragon killer" but notes his current carelessness. The illustration shows a couple in formal evening dress having a domestic conversation, likely depicting the story's denouement where the knight admits he can no longer sustain his dragon-hunting commitment. The satire appears to mock marital expectations and male promises made before marriage. The fantasy premise of daily dragon-hunting serves as a humorous stand-in for other husband-duties or provisions, suggesting the gap between courtship promises and post-marital reality—a timeless domestic comedy theme played for satirical effect.