Letustakeaslightexample。Thesceneisastreet：，anelderly，gentleman，withalargefaceandstronglymarkedfeatures，appears。
Hiscountenancebeamswithasunnysmile，andaperpetualdimpleis，onhisbroad，redcheek。Heisevidentlyanopulentelderly，gentleman，comfortableincircumstances，andwell-to-dointhe，world。Heisnotunmindfuloftheadornmentofhisperson，forhe，isrichly，nottosaygaudily，dressed;andthatheindulgestoa，reasonableextentinthepleasuresofthetablemaybeinferred，fromthejoyousandoilymannerinwhichherubshisstomach，by，wayofinformingtheaudiencethatheisgoinghometodinner。In，thefulnessofhisheart，inthefanciedsecurityofwealth，inthe，possessionandenjoymentofallthegoodthingsoflife，the，elderlygentlemansuddenlyloseshisfooting，andstumbles。How，theaudienceroar！，Heissetuponbyanoisyandofficiouscrowd，whobuffetandcuffhimunmercifully。Theyscreamwithdelight！
Everytimetheelderlygentlemanstrugglestogetup，his，relentlesspersecutorsknockhimdownagain。Thespectatorsare，convulsedwithmerriment！，Andwhenatlasttheelderlygentleman，doesgetup，andstaggersaway，despoiledofhat，wig，and，clothing，himselfbatteredtopieces，andhiswatchandmoneygone，theyareexhaustedwithlaughter，andexpresstheirmerrimentand，admirationinroundsofapplause。
Isthislikelife？，Changethescenetoanyrealstreet;-tothe，StockExchange，ortheCitybanker’s;themerchant’scounting-
house，oreventhetradesman’sshop。Seeanyoneofthesemen，fall，-themoresuddenly，andthenearerthezenithofhispride，andriches，thebetter。Whatawildhalloisraisedoverhis，prostratecarcasebytheshoutingmob;howtheywhoopandyellas，helieshumbledbeneaththem！，Markhoweagerlytheysetuponhim，whenheisdown;andhowtheymockandderidehimasheslinks，away。Why，itisthepantomimetotheveryletter。