Punch, Volume 261Henry Mayhew, Mark Lemon, Tom Taylor, Shirley Brooks, Francis Cowley Burnand, Owen Seaman Punch Publications Limited, 1971 - English wit and humor |
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Page 340
... train , " says a man on the 5.16 from Victoria . " Really ? " -the man facing " I wasn't on it . " But a shadow touches him and he makes a faint gesture as if to fold his armrest up into its socket . " No suggestion of this , I hope ...
... train , " says a man on the 5.16 from Victoria . " Really ? " -the man facing " I wasn't on it . " But a shadow touches him and he makes a faint gesture as if to fold his armrest up into its socket . " No suggestion of this , I hope ...
Page 347
... train . The 1868 Regulation of Railways Act - passed by a nervous Parliament after the first British train murder in 1864 -merely says : " Any passenger who makes use of the cord without reasonable and sufficient cause is guilty of an ...
... train . The 1868 Regulation of Railways Act - passed by a nervous Parliament after the first British train murder in 1864 -merely says : " Any passenger who makes use of the cord without reasonable and sufficient cause is guilty of an ...
Page 368
... train braces himself at this point . He recalls that once the cook was slicing tomatoes as the train swerved violently , and proceeded to slice his hand . Meanwhile , a tray of sausages tumbled from the grill , and its fat caught fire ...
... train braces himself at this point . He recalls that once the cook was slicing tomatoes as the train swerved violently , and proceeded to slice his hand . Meanwhile , a tray of sausages tumbled from the grill , and its fat caught fire ...
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