Wishful to Scold You

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A woman holds out a newspaper to a sergeant so he will not mess up the floor with his muddy shoes

Sergeant, I am wishful to scold you, but would you be so obliging as to stand on this paper while I do it?

Artist

Name:: Thomson, Hugh
Dates:: 1860-1920
Country:: UK

Illustration

Subject:: Narratives
Technique:: Color Process
Format:: Portrait (taller)
Source:: The New York Public Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:: Quality Street
Author:: Barrie, James Matthew
Publisher:: London: Hodder & Stoughton, n.d. [1913?]
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A young woman holds out a newspaper to a recruiting sergeant so he can stand on it and not mess up the floor with his muddy shoes.

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