Thereisapenaltyforkeepingopen，housesofentertainment。Now，supposethebillhadpassed，andthathalf—a—dozenadventurouslicensedvictuallers，relyingupontheexcitementofpublicfeelingonthesubject，andtheconsequentdifficultyofconviction（thisisbynomeansanimprobablesupposition），haddeterminedtokeeptheirhousesandgardensopen，throughthewholeSundayafternoon，indefianceofthelaw。Everyactofhiringorworking，everyactofbuyingorselling，ordelivering，orcausinganythingtobeboughtorsold，isspecificallymadeaseparateoffence—marktheeffect。Aparty，amanandhiswifeandchildren，enteratea—
garden，andtheinformerstationshimselfinthenextbox，fromwhencehecanseeandheareverythingthatpasses。’Waiter！’saysthefather。’Yes。Sir。’’Pintofthebestale！’’Yes，Sir。’
Awayrunsthewaitertothebar，andgetsthealefromthelandlord。Outcomestheinformer’snote—book—penaltyonthefatherforhiring，onthewaiterfordelivering，andonthelandlordforselling，ontheLord’sday。Butitdoesnotstophere。Thewaiterdeliverstheale，anddartsoff，littlesuspectingthepenaltiesinstoreforhim。’Hollo，’criesthefather，’waiter！’’Yes，Sir。’’Justgetthislittleboyabiscuit，willyou？’’Yes，Sir。’Offrunsthewaiteragain，anddowngoesanothercaseofhiring，anothercaseofdelivering，andanothercaseofselling；andsoitwouldgoonADINFINITUM，thesumandsubstanceofthematterbeing，thateverytimeamanorwomancried’Waiter！’onSunday，heorshewouldbefinednotlessthanfortyshillings，normorethanahundred；andeverytimeawaiterreplied，’Yes，Sir，’heandhismasterwouldbefinedinthesameamount：withtheadditionofanewsortofwindowdutyonthelandlord，towit，ataxoftwentyshillingsanhourforeveryhourbeyondthefirstone，duringwhichheshouldhavehisshuttersdownontheSabbath。
Withoneexception，thereareperhapsnoclausesinthewholebill，sostronglyillustrativeofitspartialoperation，andtheintentionofitsframer，asthosewhichrelatetotravellingonSunday。Penaltiesoften，twenty，andthirtypounds，aremercilesslyimposeduponcoachproprietorswhoshallruntheircoachesontheSabbath；one，two，andtenpoundsuponthosewhohire，orlettohire，horsesandcarriagesupontheLord’sday，butnotonesyllableaboutthosewhohavenonecessitytohire，becausetheyhavecarriagesandhorsesoftheirown；notonewordofapenaltyonliveriedcoachmenandfootmen。Thewholeofthesaintlyvenomisdirectedagainstthehiredcabriolet，thehumblefly，ortherumblinghackney—coach，whichenablesamanofthepoorerclasstoescapeforafewhoursfromthesmokeanddirt，inthemidstofwhichhehasbeenconfinedthroughouttheweek：whiletheescutcheonedcarriageandthedashingcab，maywhirltheirwealthyownerstoSundayfeastsandprivateoratorios，settingconstables，informers，andpenalties，atdefiance。Again，inthedescriptionoftheplacesofpublicresortwhichitisrenderedcriminaltoattendonSunday，therearenowordscomprisingaveryfashionablepromenade。Publicdiscussions，publicdebates，publiclecturesandspeeches，arecautiouslyguardedagainst；foritisbytheirmeansthatthepeoplebecomeenlightenedenoughtoderidethelasteffortsofbigotryandsuperstition。Thereisastringentprovisionforpunishingthepoormanwhospendsanhourinanews—
room，butthereisnothingtopreventtherichonefromloungingawaythedayintheZoologicalGardens。