V'là un gueux de petit pékin qui se divertit au bal comme un grain de plomb dans du champagne

Gavarni, Paul, 1804-1866 · January 12, 1841

A longshoreman, with his head forward and his legs bent, his hands in the pockets of his trousers, considers a young man in prom dress, hat slapping on his head, sleeping soundly, sitting to the left on a bench. The latter, his head leaning against the wall, lets out a bouquet of his hand.