The Wasp — 1914 — page 80: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

This page from *The Wasp* contains **prose fiction rather than a political cartoon**. It appears to be an excerpt from a serialized story titled "The Wasp" (page 74). The text depicts a dialogue between a woman and a man named Burnham, discussing travel by boat along a shore. The woman initially expresses fear about trusting herself in a boat with him alone, then agrees to go ashore on foot instead. Burnham instructs a servant named Henry to hide the boat and provisions. **Without seeing the full publication context or date**, I cannot definitively identify the specific social commentary or satirical intent. The passage suggests themes of **propriety, trust, and social vulnerability**—possibly commenting on gender relations or class dynamics—but the excerpt alone is insufficient to establish the satirical target or historical reference with confidence.