Hardly fair is it - two to one. The caption "An Absolute Dummy" is clearly illustrative of the monocled gentleman's passive stance (is he dithering or just shy?) when the gorgeous and demure ladies by his side are making eyes at him and hoping he would make his move. In the end sketch he appears to have missed the boat and looks a proper Charlie when the two ladies walk out on him. I daresay that was the downside to Victorian morality, it made a good man go stiff in a bad way.
You kill me, Tweedsmuir.
ReplyDeleteThis reminds me of the most hillariously entitled blog post I ever saw at The Monarchist: "First Female Beefeater to Protect Crown Jewels".
Edwardian, not Victorian, surely?
ReplyDeleteMay have been the Edwardian era, but men were very much still quite Victorian in their ways. Victorian morality didn't end overnight.
ReplyDeleteMore likely he's gay. That would fit with what we know about the context too.
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