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Exchange no Robbery

In this picture a bather is seen preparing for adive from the bank of a river. He takes his plunge, and as he swims leisurely away a tramp lounges into view and takes in the situation at a glance. Reasoning that exchange is no robbery, he proceeds to divest himself of some of his very ragged garments and to replace them with those of the unsuspecting swimmer. The tramp cooly estimates the distance his victim has to travel, and seeing there is no great hurry, leisurely possesses himself of some of these garments he has not already donned, and lounges slowly away. Then the disconsolate swimmer reaches the shore and realises he cannot pursue his adversary, who has not left even his shoes.

HEPWORTH 1903

Échange n'est pas vol

Un baigneur vient de plonger dans la rivière ; arrivée d'un vagabond qui apercevant les vêtements étendus par terre s'en empare, les met, et laisse ses vieux habits en remplacement.

GAU 1901-07