Original artwork, not a still
Reginald in Russia · 1910
You can't expect a boy to be vicious until he's been to a good school.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The line quips that viciousness is not natural to boys but something taught, and a good school is where they acquire it. Behind the dry humour is a sly criticism of institutions that claim to civilise while shaping cruelty and rivalry.
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