The Wasp — 1921 — page 22: what you’re looking at

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This appears to be a dramatic dialogue scene from an early 20th-century satirical play or sketch titled "The Wasp." Two characters—Mel (a woman) and Gen. (a General)—discuss a recent assassination that has "shaken all Russia." The General expresses fatalism about political violence, claiming he's lived so long in fear and danger that he's become desensitized. When pressed about what he fears, he references "Assassination! Death from a blue sky. A hand, coming out..."—likely alluding to anarchist or revolutionary violence threats against Russian imperial authority. The satire appears to target either Russian military complacency toward revolutionary threats or the General's moral numbness to political violence. The specific historical reference remains unclear without additional context about *The Wasp* magazine's publication date and political stance.