The Wasp, 1913 · page 22 of 364
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This page appears to be prose fiction rather than a political cartoon. It depicts a narrative involving characters named James (Burnham), William Stow, and Captain Hobkirk discussing money and voyages. The text suggests a story about a young man who received 500 guineas from his father—a substantial sum—after angering him. James plans to use this money for a voyage without returning to England, apparently having been warned never to return. The passage emphasizes his shrewd calculation that future wealth and respectability would make him welcome despite the warning. Without additional context about The Wasp's publication date or the story's broader narrative, I cannot identify specific historical figures being satirized or determine what contemporary event or social condition this fiction satirizes.
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THE WASP 21 and soon set on another voyage without a box of gold!” This was better than James had expected—much better than he had even dreamed. He had angered : and disgraced his father, and was astonished and delighted to find him so generous. The mistake of his family in believing that he had already taken toll on the king’s highway did not trouble him in the least, considering that it was the inspiration of the five hundred guineas. As for the warning never to return to England— well, that did not trouble him, either. He was shrewd enough to suspect that if he should ever re- turn with plenty of money and a respectable reputa- tion he would be entirely welcome. “Where is the money?” he asked. William Stow smiled calmly and knowingly at that. Captain Hobkirk proved to be a companionable person, ignorant of book learning and the usages of polite society, but full of a merry humor. He treated James Burnham with an easy mixture of Comichooks.com