The Wasp — 1914 — page 124: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This appears to be a dramatic dialogue scene from a serialized story rather than a political cartoon. The exchange involves a woman—identified as the daughter of an archdeacon—confronting a man named Stanton over his involvement with someone called "Kitty." The woman accuses Stanton of compromising her reputation through association with Kitty, who has allegedly revealed a connection to a gentleman at Government House, causing scandal. Stanton retorts that he's been "handsomely paid" for taking risks and accuses the woman of bleeding him financially. The satire appears to target social hypocrisy and class pretension among the respectable elite—archdeacons' daughters and government officials—who engage in shady dealings while maintaining facades of respectability. Without more context about the serialized story's characters and plot, specific historical references remain unclear.