Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 103, December 17, 1892

First Coster. Say, Bill, 'ow d'yer like my new Kickseys? Good Fit, eh?
Second Coster. Fit! They ain't no Fit . They're a Haperplictick Stroke!
Scene— A Railway-carriage in a suburban morning train to London. There are four Passengers, two of whom are well-informed men, while the third is an inquirer, and the fourth an average man. They travel up to London together every morning by the same train. The two Well-informed Men and the Average Man are City men; the Inquirer is a young Solicitor. They have just finished reading their morning papers, and are now ready to impart or receive knowledge.
Inquirer. They don't seem to be making much of this Monetary Conference in Brussels.
First Well-informed Man. Of course they're not. I knew how it would be from the start. I met Harcourt some time ago, and told him what I thought about it. You mark my words, I said, the whole blessed thing will be a failure. You haven't sent out the right men, and they're certain to waste their time in useless academic discussions. He seemed surprised, but he hadn't got a word to say.
Inquirer ( deeply impressed ). Ah!
First W. I. M. The thing's really as simple as A B C. Here are we, a country with a gold standard, and we find that gold has appreciated. What's the consequence? Why, silver goes down everyday, and commerce is dislocated,—absolutely dislocated. All we have to do is to——
Second W. I. M. ( breaking in ). One moment! When you say gold has appreciated, you mean, of course, that the purchasing power of gold has increased—in other words, commodities are cheaper. Isn't that so?
First W. I. M. Yes. Well, what then?
Second W. I. M. What's your remedy? Do you think you can make things better by fixing a ratio between gold and silver? In the first place, you can't do it; they've got nothing to do with one another.
First W. I. M. ( triumphantly ). Haven't they? What have you got to say, then, about the Indian rupee? That's where the whole of your beautiful system comes to grief. You can't deny that.