Missis’s Orders

John Tenniel, artist

Swain, engraver

Punch 64 (28 June 1873): 267

First Charwoman (A-rt-N) "What 'ave I got here? Well, it's a work o' hart, my dear, which I got for nothonk at the grocer's. The r-y-l gent coms from the heast, you know, and I thought as it might amuse 'im!". Second Charwomen: (L-wn): "Got it for nothink, did you? Ah well, that's somethink; but I will say as we could ha' done 'im cheaper at the hotel. — only Missis would ’ave ’im at the pallidge!!”

[This image may be used without prior permission for any scholarly or educational purpose without prior permission as long as you credit (a) the Hathi Digital Library Trust and the University of California Library and (b) Link to this page in a web document or cite it in a print one. — George P. Landow]