It is Never Too Late to Mend Chapter XLVII

In which two disreputable gentlemen sit in the dusk, bartering with a peddler over a supposedly scandalous English pamphlet, only to discover upon inspection that it is a cunningly disguised moral tract, leading to their chagrin and a plotting of petty revenge. The episode delicately sketches the interplay of deception, disappointment, and camaraderie among the lowly characters, set against the dim light of a suburban public house.