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        t evening, at eigy, exquisitely dressed and ton-s, Dorian Gray ed, but    over esss    ones ease as . Certainly no one looking at Dorian Gray t nig ragedy as ragedy of e. t God and goodness.     t felt keenly terrible pleasure of a double life.

        It y, got up rat Lord o describe as t o one of our most tedious ambassadors, ao some riced o tion, Frenc .

        Dorian    ;I kno;and t rig is most fortu you    t of at time. As it s rying to raise t I ion    was all Narb. -sigaking in a ;

        s tedious. t o stay o make matters    is most unkind of ; s;Of course I go and stay er I e from    t imes, and besides, I really    knoe is pure unadulterated try life. t up early, because to do, and go to bed early, because ttle to t. t been a sdal in time of Queen Elizabetly ter dinner. You s sit    eit by me and amuse me."

        Dorian murmured a graceful pliment and looked round t ainly a tedious party. ted of Er ies so on in London clubs on, an overdressed y-seven, rying to get     to    disappoi no one    ful lisp aian-red esss daugeristic Britis, once seen, are never remembered; and e-e joviality    atone for aire lack of ideas.

        ill Lady Narb t ormolu gilt clock t spraels;ton to be so late! I sent round to    to disappoint me."

        It ion t o be to some insincere apology, o feel bored.

        But at dinner    eat aer plate    aasted. Lady Narb scolding    s;an insult to poor Adolped t; and no    racted manner. From time to time tler filled    seemed to increase.

        "Dorian," said Lord    last, as t;ter o- of sorts."

        "I believe ; cried Lady Narb o tell me for fear I se rigainly s;

        "Dear Lady Narb; murmured Dorian, smiling, "I    been in love for a , since Madame de Ferrol left to;

        " ; exclaimed t;I really ot uand it."

        "It is simply because stle girl, Lady Narb; said Lord ;S;

        "S remember my s frocks at all, Lord    I remember    Vienna ty years ago, and ée s;

        "Sill décolletée," aking an olive in ;and ion is extraordinary. urned quite gold from grief."

        "; cried Dorian.

        "It is a most romantic explanation," laugess. "But    mean to say Ferrol is t;

        "Certainly, Lady Narb;

        "I dont believe a ."

        "ell, ask Mr. Gray.    intimate friends."

        "Is it true, Mr. Gray?"

        "S; said Dorian. "I asked e de Navarre, ss embalmed and    old me s, because none of ts at all."

        "Four    is trop de zèle."

        "trop daudace, I tell ; said Dorian.

        "O is Ferrol like? I dont know ;

        "tiful o t; said Lord henry, sipping his wine.

        Lady Narb ;Lord    at all surprised t t you are extremely ;

        "But ?" asked Lord ing ;It    only be t    terms."

        "Everybody I kno; cried the old lady, shaking her head.

        Lord s. "It is perfectly monstrous,"    last, "t no one be are absolutely airely true."

        "Isnt ; cried Dorian, leaning forward in his chair.

        "I ; said ess, laug;But really, if you all o be in t;

        "You oo    is because sested     is because    ry t;

        "Narb perfect," cried the old lady.

        "If    ; ;omen love us for our defects. If s. You o dinner again after saying t it is quite true."

        "Of course it is true, Lord    love you for your defects,    of unfortunate bac,    t er you muc;

        "Fin de siècle," murmured Lord henry.

        "Fin du globe," answered ess.

        "I ; said Dorian ;Life is a great disappoi."

        "A; cried Lady Narbting on ;dont tell me t you ed life.    one kno life ed imes o be good-- you look so good. I must find you a nice    Mr. Gray s married?"

        "I am alelling ; said Lord h a bow.

        "ell,    look out for a suitable matct carefully to-nig a list of all t;

        "it; asked Dorian.

        "Of course, ly edited. But not be done in a    it to be    calls a suitable alliance, and I    you boto be ;

        " nonsense people talk about ; exclaimed Lord ;A man    be    love ;

        "A a ic you are!" cried to Lady Ruxton. "You must e and dine onic, mucter t Sir Aell me o meet, t it to be a delig;

        "I like men ; ;Or do you t    a petticoat party?"

        "I fear so," sood up. "A ton," s;I didnt see you    finiste."

        "Never mind, Lady Narb deal too muit myself, for ture."

        "Pray dont, Lady Ruxton," said Lord ;Moderation is a fatal t."

        Lady Ruxton gla ;You must e and explain t to me some afternoon, Lord    sounds a fasating t; s out of the room.

        "No stay too long over your politid sdal," cried Lady Narb;If you do, o squabble upstairs."

        t up solemnly from t of table and came up to top. Dorian Gray d    and sat by Lord o talk in a loud voice about tuation in t rinaire--error to tisime to time betive prefix served as an or of oratory. ed t. ted stupidity of termed it--y.

        A smile curved Lord urned round and looked at Dorian.

        "Are you better, my dear fello; ;You seemed rat of sorts at dinner."

        "I am quite    is all."

        "You le duce devoted to you. Sells me so Selby."

        "So e o;

        "Is Monmouto be too?"

        "O;

        " as mucoo clever for a    of clay t make t are very pretty, but t feet of clay. e porcelai, if you like. t fire does not destroy, it ;

        "; asked Dorian.

        "Ay, sells me. I believe, acc to t is ten years, but ten years    ernity, ime t;

        "Oess, Geoffrey Clouston, t. I rian."

        "I like ; said Lord ;A great many people dont, but I find ones for being occasionally someely over-educated. ype."

        "I dont knoo Monte Carlo ;

        "A a nuisance peoples people are! try and make    nig before eleven.    did you do afterraig;

        Dorian gla him hurriedly and frowned.

        "No, ;    last, "I did not get ill nearly t;

        "Did you go to t;

        "Yes,"    ;No, I do. I didnt go to t. I fet o knoet    time. I    my latc    o let me in. If you    any corroborative eviden t, you    ask ;

        Lord ;My dear fello us go up to to you, Dorian. tell me    is. You are not yourself to-nig;

        "Dont mind me, able, and out of temper. I so-morro day. Make my excuses to Lady Narb go upstairs. I s go ;

        "All rigo-morro tea-time. t;

        "I ry to be t; o    terrled o ioning , and ed ill. t royed. ed touchem.

        Yet it o be done. , and o    took ers of an o e everyt t faint and sick, and    some Algerian pastilles in a pierced copper brazier, ed vinegar.

        Suddenly arted. rangely brig ood a large Florentine et, made out of ebony and inlaid c as t    could fasate and make afraid, as t     almost loat a cigarette and t a touc ill c. At last    up from t over to it, and , tular dra. inctively to, dipped in, and closed on somet ely erned als and tasselled in plaited metal t. Inside e, re, tent.

        ated for some moments, rangely immobile smile upon mosperribly ,    t y mio tting t doors as    into his bedroom.

        As midnigriking bronze blo, crept quietly out of reet    and in a lohe driver an address.

        t;It is too far for me," tered.

        "; said Dorian. "You s."

        "All rig; ans;you ; and after    in urned ohe river.
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