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ＯＳＣＡＲ ＷＩＬＤＥ
ＴＨＥ ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ ＯＦ
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ ＧＲＡＹ
 ＰＥＮＧＵＩＮ
 ＣＬＡＳＳＩＣＳ


ＴＨＥ ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ OF
THE PICTURE ＯＦ DORIAN
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ GRAY
ＧＲＡＹ

ＯＳＣＡＲ
ＦＩＮＧＡＬ
Ｏ＂ＦＬＡＨＥＲＴＩＥ
’ＷＩＬＬＳ ＷＩＬＤＥ
 ｗａｓwas
 ｂｏｒｎborn
ｉｎ inＤｕｂｌｉｎ
Dublinｉｎin１８５４，
,
ｔｈｅ ｓｏｎ of
the son ｏｆ an
ａｎ eminent
ｅｍｉｎｅｎｔ ｅｙｅ－ｓｕｒｇｅｏｎ
eye-surgeonａｎｄ
andａaｎａｔｉｏｎａｌｉｓｔ ｐｏｅｔｅｓｓ who
nationalist poetess ｗｈｏ ｗｒｏｔｅ
wrote
ｕｎｄｅｒ
under ｔｈｅ ｐｓｅｕｄｏｎｙｍ ｏｆ＇Ｓｐｅｒａｎｚａ＇．
the pseudonym of ‘Speranza’.Ｈｅ
Heｗｅｎｔｔｏ
went toＴｒｉｎｉｔｙ
TrinityＣｏｌｌｅｇｅ，
College, Ｄｕｂｌｉｎ，
Dublin,
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅｎ
then ｔｏ Ｍａｇｄａｌｅｎ Ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ，
to Magdalen Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ， where
College, Oxford, ｗｈｅｒｅ ｈｅ ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ
he began ｐｒｏｐａｇａｎｄｉｚｅ
to propagandize
ｔｈｅ ｎｅｗ Ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ
the new Aesthetic （ｏｒ ＇Ａｒｔfor
(or ‘Art ｆｏｒArt’s
Ａｒｔ＇ｓ Ｓａｋｅ）Movement.
Sake’) Ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ． Ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ
Despite ｇａｉｎｉｎｇ
gaining ａa
ｆｉｒｓｔ ａｎｄwinning
first and ｗｉｎｎｉｎｇ the
ｔｈｅ Newdigate
Ｎｅｗｄｉｇａｔｅ Ｐｒｉｚｅ
Prizeｆｏｒ
for Ｐｏｅｔｒｙ，
Poetry, Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｆａｉｌｅｄ
failed ｔｏ ｏｂｔａｉｎ
to obtain
ａｎ
an Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ
Oxfordｓｃｈｏｌａｒｓｈｉｐ，
scholarship,ａｎｄ
andｗａｓ
wasｆｏｒｃｅｄ
forcedｔｏtoｅａｒｎ
earnａ aｌｉｖｉｎｇ
living ｂｙ
by ｌｅｃｔｕｒｉｎｇ ａｎｄ
lecturing and
ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ periodicals.
writing for ｐｅｒｉｏｄｉｃａｌｓ．HeＨｅ published
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ aａ largely
ｌａｒｇｅｌｙ unsuccessful
ｕｎｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ volume
ｖｏｌｕｍｅ ｏｆ
of
ｐｏｅｍｓ
poemsｉｎin１８８ｒ
ａｎｄ
andｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｎｅｘｔ
next ｙｅａｒ
year ｕｎｄｅｒｔｏｏｋ
undertookａ aｌｅｃｔｕｒｅ
lectureｔｏｕｒ
tour ｏｆ ｔｈｅ United
of the Ｕｎｉｔｅｄ
Ｓｔａｔｅｓ ｉｎ order
States in ｏｒｄｅｒtoｔｏpromote
ｐｒｏｍｏｔｅ the
ｔｈｅ D’Oyly
Ｄ＇Ｏｙｌｙ Ｃａｒｔｅ
Carte ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ
production ｏｆ Ｇｉｌｂｅｒｔ and
of Gilbert ａｎｄ
Ｓｕｌｌｉｖａｎ＇ｓ ｃｏｍｉｃ ｏｐｅｒａ，
Sullivan’s comic opera, Ｐａｔｉｅｎｃｅ． Ａｆｔｅｒhisｈｉｓmarriage
Patience. After ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅtoｔｏConstance
Ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｃｅ Lloyd
Ｌｌｏｙｄ
ｉｎ
in １８８４，
, ｈｅ
heｔｒｉｅｄ
triedｔｏtoｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈ
establishｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfａｓasａ aｗｒｉｔｅｒ，
writer,ｂｕｔbut
ｗｉｔｈ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
with littleｉｎｉｔｉａｌ
initial
ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ． Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， ｈｉｓ
success. However, his ｔｈｒｅｅ
three ｖｏｌｕｍｅｓ
volumesｏｆofｓｈｏｒｔ
shortｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ，
fiction, Ｔｈｅ
The Ｈａｐｐｙ
HappyＰｒｉｎｃｅPrince
（１８８８），Ｌｏｒｄ
(), LordＡｒｔｈｕｒ
ArthurＳａｖｉｌｅ＇ｓ Ｃｒｉｍｅ ()
Savile’s Crime （１８ｇｒ） and
ａｎｄ ＡAＨｏｕｓｅ
HouseｏｆofＰｏｍｅｇｒａｎａｌｅｓ
Pomegranates（１８ｇｒ），
(),
ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ
together ｗｉｔｈ
withｈｉｓhis ｏｎｌｙ
onlyｎｏｖｅｌ，
novel,Ｔｈｅ TheＰｉｄｔｕｒｅ
Picture ｏｆ
of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Gray （１８ｇｒ）， ｇｒａｄｕａｌｌｙ
(), gradually
ｗｏｎ
won ｈｉｍhimａaｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ ｃｏｎｆｉｒｍｅｄ and
reputation confirmed ａｎｄ enhanced
ｅｎｈａｎｃｅｄ by ｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ phenomenal
ｐｈｅｎｏｍｅｎａｌ
ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ
success ofｏｆ his
ｈｉｓsociety
ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙcomedies
ｃｏｍｅｄｉｅｓ－– Lady
Ｌａｄｙ Windermere’s
Ｗｉｎｄｅｒｍｅｒｅ＇ｓFan, Ｆａｎ，Ａ Ｗｏｍａｎ ｏｆ．Ｎｏ
A Woman of No
Ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ，
Importance, An Ａｎ Ideal
Ｉｄｅａｌ Husband
Ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ ａｎｄ andＴｈｅTheＩｍｐｏｒｌａｎｃｅ
ImportanceｏｆofＢｅｉｎｇ
BeingＥａｒｎｅｓｔ，
Earnest, ａｌｌ
all ｐｅｒ－
per-
ｆｏｒｍｅｄ
formedｏｎ onｔｈｅthe Ｗｅｓｔ
West Ｅｎｄ
Endｓｔａｇｅ
stage ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
between１８ｇ２ ａｎｄ
and１８９５．
.
Ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ， ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， ｗａｓ
Success, however, wasｓｈｏｒｔ－ｌｉｖｅｄ．
short-lived. In Ｉｎ 
１８ｇｉ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ had
ｈａｄ ｍｅｔ
met ａｎｄandｆａｌｌｅｎ
fallen
ｅｘｔｒａｖａｇａｎｔｌｙ
extravagantlyｉｎ in ｌｏｖｅ ｗｉｔｈ Lord
love with Ｌｏｒｄ Ａｌｆｒｅｄ
Alfred Ｄｏｕｇｌａｓ．
Douglas.Ｉｎ In １８ｇ５，
, ｗｈｅｎ
whenｈｉｓ his ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ
success
ａｓ
as ａa ｄｒａｍａｔｉｓｔ
dramatist ｗａｓ wasａｔat ｉｔｓ ｈｅｉｇｈｔ， Wilde
its height, Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtａｎanｕｎｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ
unsuccessfulｌｉｂｅｌlibel
ａｃｔｉｏｎ
action ａｇａｉｎｓｔ Ｄｏｕｇｌａｓ＇ｓ father,
against Douglas’s ｆａｔｈｅｒ，the ｔｈｅMarquess
Ｍａｒｑｕｅｓｓ ofｏｆ Queensberry.
Ｑｕｅｅｎｓｂｅｒｒｙ． Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde
ｌｏｓｔ ｔｈｅcase
lost the ｃａｓｅandａｎｄtwo
ｔｗｏ trials
ｔｒｉａｌｓlater
ｌａｔｅｒ
wasｗａｓ ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅｄtoｔｏtwoｔｗｏyears’
sentenced ｙｅａｒｓ＇imprisonment
ｉｍｐｒｉｓｏｎｍｅｎｔ
ｆｏｒ ａｃｔｓ ofｏｆ gross
for acts ｇｒｏｓｓindecency.
ｉｎｄｅｃｅｎｃｙ． As Ａｓ aａ result
ｒｅｓｕｌｔ ofｏｆthis
ｔｈｉｓexperience
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅheｈｅ wrote
ｗｒｏｔｅ The
Ｔｈｅ
Ｂａｌｌａｄ ｏｆReading
Ballad of ＲｅａｄｉｎｇGaol.
Ｇａｏｌ．HeＨｅwasｗａｓ released
ｒｅｌｅａｓｅｄ from
ｆｒｏｍ prison
ｐｒｉｓｏｎ in
ｉｎ 
１８ｇ７ and
ａｎｄ went
ｗｅｎｔ ｉｎｔｏ
into
ａｎ
an ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅ
immediateｓｅｌｆ－ｉｍｐｏｓｅｄ
self-imposedｅｘｉｌｅ exile ｏｎ
onｔｈｅ
the Ｃｏｎｔｉｎｅｎｔ．
Continent.ＨｅHeｄｉｅｄ diedｉｎinＰａｒｉｓ
Parisｉｎin
ｉｇｎｏｍｉｎｙ
ignominyｉｎin １９０ｏ．
.

ＲＯＢＥＲＴ
ＭＩＧＨＡＬＬ
 ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｄ
completedａ Ｐｈ．Ｄ．
a Ph.D.ｏｎ on
Ｇｏｔｈｉｃ ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ
Gothic fictionａｎｄ
andＶｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ
Victorian
ｍｅｄｉｃｏ－ｌｅｇａｌ
medico-legal ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ａｔ the
science at ｔｈｅ University
Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ofｏｆ Wales,
Ｗａｌｅｓ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ
then ｓｐｅｎｔ
spent ｔｈｒｅｅ
three
ｙｅａｒｓ
years ａｓ
as aａ post-doctoral
ｐｏｓｔ－ｄｏｃｔｏｒａｌ fellow
ｆｅｌｌｏｗ atａｔMerton
Ｍｅｒｔｏｎ Ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ， Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ｏｆ
College, University Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ．
of Oxford.
Ｉｎ
In １９９７
 ｈｅ
he ｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameｔｈｅ
theｅｄｉｔｏｒ
editor ｏｆ
of Ｐｅｎｇｕｉｎ
Penguin Ｃｌａｓｓｉｃｓ； ｈｅ now
Classics; he ｎｏｗ ｗｏｒｋｓ
works ａｓ
as
ａa ｆｒｅｅｌａｎｃｅ
freelance ｗｒｉｔｅｒ，
writer, ｊｏｕｒｎａｌｉｓｔ ａｎｄ ｅｄｉｔｏｒ．
journalist and Ｈｉｓ ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ
editor. His publications ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ
include ａｎ
an
ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ ｏｆOscar
edition of Ｏｓｃａｒ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ poems
ｐｏｅｍｓ for
ｆｏｒ Everyman
Ｅｖｅｒｙｍａｎ Ｐａｐｅｒｂａｃｋｓ，
Paperbacks,ａｎｄ
andａaｓｔｕｄｙ
study
ｏｆ
of Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ
Victorian Ｇｏｔｈｉｃ
Gothicｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ Oxford
fiction for Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ
University Ｐｒｅｓｓ（１９９９）．
Press (). Ｈｅ
Heｉｓis ａa
Ｆｅｌｌｏｗ
Fellowｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ Ｒｏｙａｌ Ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ
the Royal Societyｏｆ
of Ａｒｔｓ． Ｈｅ ｌｉｖｅｓ
Arts. He ｉｎLondon.
lives in Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ．
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ＯＳＣＡＲ 
Ｔｈｅ Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
The ｏｆ Dorian
Picture of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ
Ｅｄｉｔｅｄ
Edited ｗｉｔｈ
with ａｎ
an Ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ
Introduction ａｎｄ
andＮｏｔｅｓ
Notesｂｙby
 ＭＩＧＨＡＬＬ
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First Ｐｅｎｇｕｉｎ
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Ｔｈｅ
TheＰｉｃｔｕｒｅ ｇｆ Dorian
Picture of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ Ｉ

ＡＰＰＥＮＤＩＸ
 Ｉ Ｓｅｌｅｃｔｅｄ
 SelectedＣｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ
Contemporary Ｒｅｖｉｅｗｓ
Reviews
ｇｆ Ｔｈｅ Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
of The Picture ofｏｆDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ ２１４


ＡＰＰＥＮＤＩＸ  Introduction
２ Ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ toｔｈｅ
theＦｉｒｓｔ
First
Ｐｅｎｇｕｉｎ
Penguin Ｃｌａｓｓｉｃｓ Ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ，byｂｙPeter
Classics Edition, ＰｅｔｅｒAckroyd
Ａｃｋｒｏｙｄ 
２２４

ＮＯＴＥＳ 
２３Ｉ
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ＩI ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｌｉｋｅ
like ｔｏ
to ｔｈａｎｋ
thank ｔｈｅ
the ｖｅｒｙ
very ｈｅｌｐｆｕｌ ｓｔａｆｆatａｔthe
helpful staff ｔｈｅWilliam
ＷｉｌｌｉａｍAndrews
Ａｎｄｒｅｗｓ
Ｃｌａｒｋ Ｍｅｍｏｒｉａｌ Ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ， Ｌｏｓ Ａｎｇｅｌｅｓ， Ｃａｌｉｆｏｒｎｉａ， ｆｏｒ ｌｅｔｔｉｎｇ
Clark Memorial Library, Los Angeles, California, for letting me ｍｅ ｃｏｎ－
con-
ｓｕｌｔ ｔｈｅ typescript
sult the ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅLippincott’s
Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｔｔ＇ｓ ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ．Ａ
edition. ｎｕｍｂｅｒ of
A number ｏｆ experts
ｅｘｐｅｒｔｓ and
ａｎｄ
ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ｈａｖｅ shared
friends have ｓｈａｒｅｄ their
ｔｈｅｉｒexpertise
ｅｘｐｅｒｔｉｓｅwith ｗｉｔｈme.ｍｅ．MyＭｙ thanks
ｔｈａｎｋｓtoｔｏOwen
Ｏｗｅｎ
Ｄｕｄｌｅｙ
DudleyＥｄｗａｒｄｓ，
Edwards,ｗｈｏ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ
who I haveｎｏno
ｄｏｕｂｔ ｒｅｌｉｓｈｅｄ
doubt relishedｔｈｅtheｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ
opportunity ｔｏ
to
ｅｄｉｔ ｈｉｓeditor;
edit his ｅｄｉｔｏｒ；toｔｏBarry
ＢａｒｒｙMilligan
Ｍｉｌｌｉｇａｎfor
ｆｏｒadvice
ａｄｖｉｃｅonｏｎ the
ｔｈｅopium
ｏｐｉｕｍ ｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ；
passages; ｔｏ
to
Ｌｉｎｄａ
Linda Ｄｏｗｌｉｎｇ， Ｌａｗｒｅｎｃｅ Ｎｏｒｍａｎｄ，
Dowling, Lawrence Normand,Ｍｅｒｌｉｎ
MerlinＨｏｌｌａｎｄ，
Holland, Ｂｉｌｌ Ｂｙｎｕｍ，
Bill Bynum,
Ｓｏｎｉａ
SoniaＭａｓｓａｉ
Massaiａｎｄ
andＰａｔｒｉｃｉａ
Patricia Ｉｎｇｈａｍ
Inghamｆｏｒ
forｃｌｕｅｓ ｈｅｒｅ and
clues here ａｎｄ there;
ｔｈｅｒｅ；ａｎｄ
and ｔｈａｎｋｓ
thanks
ｔｏ
to Ｌａｕｒａ
Laura Ｂａｒｂｅｒ
Barberｆｏｒ
for ｓｏｍｅ
someｇｏｏｄ
goodｉｄｅａｓ
ideasａｎｄ
andｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ
assistance ｏｖｅｒ
over
ｔｈｅ ｙｅａｒｓ．Thanks
the years. Ｔｈａｎｋｓ to
ｔｏ Helen
Ｈｅｌｅｎ and
ａｎｄ Ｐｈｉｌ， ａｎｄ John
Phil, and Ｊｏｈｎ ａｎｄ
and Ｊｅｒｅｍｙ
Jeremyａｔat ｔｈｅ
the
ｏｕｔｓｅｔ， ａｎｄ ｔｏ
outset, and Ｍｉｃｈｅｌｅ ａｔ
to Michele at ｔｈｅ
the Ｃａｌｉｆｏｒｎｉａｎ
Californian ｃｏｎｃｌｕｓｉｏｎ．
conclusion.
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Ｏｎ
On２０Ｊｕｎｅ
June１８ｇｏ
ｔｈｅ
theＰｈｉｌａｄｅｌｐｈｉａｎ Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｔｔ＇ｓ
Philadelphian Ｍｏｎｔｈｂｙ Magazine
Lippincott’s Monthly Ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ pub-
ｐｕｂ－
ｌｉｓｈｅｄ
lished Ｏｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sＴｈｅ
TheＰｉｔｕｒｅ
PictureｏｆofＤｏｒａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayａｓasｔｈｅtheｌｅａｄ
leadｓｔｏｒｙ
storyｆｏｒ
forｉｔｓ
its
Ｊｕｌｙ
July ｎｕｍｂｅｒ．
number.Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revisedａｎｄ ｅｎｌａｒｇｅｄ
and ｔｈｉｓ，
enlarged this,ｈｉｓ
hisｆｉｒｓｔ ａｎｄ ｏｎｌｙ
first and only
ｎｏｖｅｌ， ｆｏｒ appearance
novel, for ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ ｉｎ ｂｏｏｋ ｆｏｒｍ
in book formｔｈｅ
theｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ
followingＡｐｒｉｌ．
April. Ｈｉｔｈｅｒｔｏ
Hitherto ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｈｉｒｔｙ－ｆｉｖｅ－ｙｅａｒ－ｏｌｄ
thirty-five-year-old author ａｕｔｈｏｒ had ｈａｄpublished
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄa ａbook ｂｏｏｋ ofｏｆ poems
ｐｏｅｍｓ（１８８ｒ；
(;
ｌａｒｇｅｌｙ ｉｇｎｏｒｅｄ or
largely ignored ｏｒ ridiculed),
ｒｉｄｉｃｕｌｅｄ），had ｈａｄhad
ｈａｄ one
ｏｎｅ play
ｐｌａｙ produced
ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ （ｕｎｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ－
(unsuccess-
ｆｕｌｌｙ，
fully, inｉｎNewＮｅｗ Ｙｏｒｋ ), ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
Yorkｉｎin １８８３）， publishedａaｂｏｏｋ bookｏｆofｆａｉｒｙfairyｔａｌｅｓ
tales （１８８８；
(; on ｏｎ
ｔｈｅ ｗｈｏｌｅ ｗｅｌｌ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ）， ａｎｄ ｈａｄ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｅｓｓａｙｓ ａｎｄ ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ
the whole well received), and had published some essays and stories
ｉｎ ｌｉｔｅｒａｒｙjournals.¹
in literary ｊｏｕｒｎａｌｓ．！ Ｗｉｌｄｅhad
Wilde ｈａｄreviewed
ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｄmany ｍａｎｙ ｎｏｖｅｌｓ，
novels, andａｎｄ discoursed
ｄｉｓｃｏｕｒｓｅｄ
ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the ａｒｔ
art ofｏｆtheｔｈｅnovelist
ｎｏｖｅｌｉｓｔinｉｎ‘The ＂ＴｈｅDecay
Ｄｅｃａｙ ofｏｆLying’;
Ｌｙｉｎｇ＇；now ｎｏｗ was
ｗａｓ hisｈｉｓ chance
ｃｈａｎｃｅ
ｔｏ ｐｒａｃｔｉｓｅ what
to practise ｗｈａｔ ｈｅ he ｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ
beenｐｒｅａｃｈｉｎｇ，
preaching, ａｎｄandｔｏ toｆｕｌｆｉｌ
fulfil ｔｈｅ
the ｇｒｅａｔ
great ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ
potential
ｈｉｓ ｐｒｏｆｌｅhad
his profile ｈａｄ promised
ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ when ｗｈｅｎ he ｈｅ graduated
ｇｒａｄｕａｔｅｄ from ｆｒｏｍ Oxford
Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ ａｎｄ and ｓｅｔ set
ａｂｏｕｔ ｐｒｏｍｏｔｉｎｇ
about promotingｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ himselfｉｎinＬｏｎｄｏｎ＇ｓ
London’s ｌｉｔｅｒａｒｙ
literaryｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ．
society.Ｔｈｅ TheＰｉｃｔｕｒｅ
Picture ｇｆof
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray,
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ， published
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ first
in the ｆｉｒｓｔyearｙｅａｒofｏｆtheｔｈｅdecade
ｄｅｃａｄｅ that
ｔｈａｔ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｅ see
ｈｉｍ
him ｆｅｔｅｄ
fêted ａｓas ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｓｔ
mostｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ
successful ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ｐｌａｙｗｒｉｇｈｔ ｏｆ
society playwright of ｈｉｓ ｄａｙ， and
his day, ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅｎ
then ｐｉｌｌｏｒｉｅｄ
pilloried as ａｓthe
ｔｈｅmost
ｍｏｓｔ infamous
ｉｎｆａｍｏｕｓ ｓｅｘｕａｌ
sexual ｏｕｔｌａｗ
outlawｏｆof ｔｈｅ the ｔｉｍｅ，
time, ｗａｓ
wasｈｉｓ his
ｆｉｒｓｔ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ ａｎｄ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ ｍａｊｏｒ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｆ ａｒｔ．
first significant and successful major work of art.
Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｓｔｉｃａｌｌｙ，
Characteristically,ｔｈｉｓ this ｗａｓ
wasａaｓｕｃｃｅｓ ｄｅscandale.
succès de ｓｃａｎｄａｌｅ．His Ｈｉｓnovel
ｎｏｖｅｌprovoked,
ｐｒｏｖｏｋｅｄ， ａｔ at
ｌｅａｓｔ
least inｉｎBritain,
Ｂｒｉｔａｉｎ，anａｎoutraged
ｏｕｔｒａｇｅｄresponse
ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅfrom ｆｒｏｍmanyｍａｎｙ reviewers,
ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｒｓ， providing
ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ
ａa foretaste
ｆｏｒｅｔａｓｔｅ ofｏｆthe ｔｈｅtreatment
ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔ he ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅ
receive fiveｆｉｖｅyears
ｙｅａｒｓlater
ｌａｔｅｒwhen ｗｈｅｎ what
ｗｈａｔ
ｓｏｍｅ
someｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ
believedｔｈｅｙ they ｈａｄ
hadｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ
representedｉｎinＤｏｒｉａｎ Dorian Ｇｒａｙ （ｏｕｔｌａｗｅｄ ｐａｓ－
Gray (outlawed pas-
ｓｉｏｎｓ
sions ａｎｄ
andｕｎｓｐｅａｋａｂｌｅ＇
‘unspeakable’ ａｃｔｓ）
acts)ｗｅｒｅ
were ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ
revealed ｔｏ to
ｂｅ beｐａｒｔ ｏｆｉｔｓ
part of itsａｕｔｈｏｒ＇ｓ
author’sｌｉｆｅ．life.
Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
Indeed, Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｎｏｖｅｌ，novel,ｏｒorａｔ at ｌｅａｓｔ
least theｔｈｅ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｃａｎｄｉｄ＇
‘candid’ｆｉｒｓｔ ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ， was
first version, ｗａｓ
ｕｓｅｄ
usedｂｙ byｏｐｐｏｓｉｎｇ
opposing ｃｏｕｎｓｅｌ
counsel ｉｎ inｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｓｔ
firstｔｗｏ
twoｏｆofｈｉｓhis ｔｈｒｅｅ
three ｔｒｉａｌｓ
trials inｉｎan ａｎattempt
ａｔｔｅｍｐｔ
ｔｏ ｐｒｏｖｅ ｔｈａｔ
to prove that ｈｅ he ｗａｓ
wasｇｕｉｌｔｙ
guilty ｏｆ of ‘a＇ａ certain
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ tendency’
ｔｅｎｄｅｎｃｙ＇ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ
believed ｔｏ to ｂｅ
be ｒｅｐ－
rep-
ｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ ｉｎ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ． Ｉｎ １８ｇｏ Ｗ．Ｅ． Ｈｅｎｌｅｙ＇ｓ Ｓｃｏｔｓ Ｏｂｓｅｒｖｅｒ ｔｈｕｎｄｅｒｅｄ：
resented in Dorian Gray. In  W. E. Henley’s Scots Observer thundered:

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Ｔｈｅ
Theｓｔｏｒｙ－
story –ｗｈｉｃｈ ｄｅａｌｓ
which ｗｉｔｈ
deals ｍａｔｔｅｒｓ
with ｏｎｌｙ
matters ｆｉｔｔｅｄ
only fittedｆｏｒ
forｔｈｅ
the Ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ
CriminalＩｎｖｅｓｔｉ－
Investi-
ｇａｔｉｏｎ
gation Ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ
Department ｏｒ orａ ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ
a hearingｉｎinｃａｍｅｒａ－ｉｓ
camera – isｄｉｓｃｒｅｄｉｔａｂｌｅ
discreditableａｌｉｋｅ ｔｏ author
alike to ａｕｔｈｏｒ and
ａｎｄ
ｅｄｉｔｏｒ． Ｍｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｈａｓ ｂｒａｉｎｓ， ａｎｄ ａｒｔ， ａｎｄ ｓｔｙｌｅ； ｂｕｔ ｉｆ ｈｅ ｃａｎ ｗｒｉｔｅ
editor. Mr Wilde has brains, and art, and style; but if he can write for none ｆｏｒ ｎｏｎｅ
ｂｕｔ ｏｕｔｌａｗｅｄ ｎｏｂｌｅｍｅｎ
but outlawed noblemenａｎｄ andｐｅｒｖｅｒｔｅｄ
perverted ｔｅｌｅｇｒａｐｈ－ｂｏｙｓ，
telegraph-boys,ｔｈｅ theｓｏｏｎｅｒ
soonerｈｅheｔａｋｅｓ
takesｔｏto
ｔａｉｌｏｒｉｎｇ （ｏｒsome
tailoring (or ｓｏｍｅ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ decent
ｄｅｃｅｎｔ ｔｒａｄｅ） ｔｈｅ better
trade) the ｂｅｔｔｅｒ for
ｆｏｒhis
ｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎ reputation
ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ and
ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅ
the ｐｕｂｌｉｃ
publicｍｏｒａｌｓ．
morals.（５．Ｊｕｌｙ
( July １８ｇｏ）
)
Ｔｈｅ
Theｒｅｍａｒｋ
remarkａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｎｏｂｌｅｍｅｎ ａｎｄand
noblemen ｔｅｌｅｇｒａｐｈ－ｂｏｙｓ ｒｅｆｅｒｓ
telegraph-boys refersｔｏtoａa ｒｅｃｅｎｔ
recent
ｓｃａｎｄａｌ（ｌａｓｔ
scandal (last ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ
mentionedｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｐｒｅｓｓ
press ｏｎｌｙ
only ｔｗｏ
two ｍｏｎｔｈｓ
monthsｅａｒｌｉｅｒ）
earlier) ｉｎｖｏｌｖｉｎｇ
involving
ａa homosexual
ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ ｂｒｏｔｈｅｌ
brothelｉｎ Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ＇ｓ Ｃｌｅｖｅｌａｎｄ
in London’s ClevelandＳｔｒｅｅｔ，
Street, ａｎｄ
and ｗａｓ
wasｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ
therefore
ａa fairly
ｆａｉｒｌｙdirect
ｄｉｒｅｃｔsuggestion
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｏｎthat ｔｈａｔWilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓtextｔｅｘｔ
wasｗａｓ ｕｎａｍｂｉｇｕｏｕｓ in
unambiguous ｉｎ what
ｗｈａｔ
ｉｔ ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ．？ Questions
it described.² Ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｆofｔｈｅ theｒｏｌｅ
roleｏｆofａｒｔ
art ａｎｄ
andｉｔｓ its ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎ
relation ｔｏ ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ，
to morality,
ａｎｄ
and ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the ａｕｔｈｏｒ＇ｓ
author’s ｌｉｆｅ ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｄ ｄｅｂａｔｅ
life dominated debateａｂｏｕｔ
aboutＴｈｅThe Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
Pictureｏｆof Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian
Ｇｒａｙ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ ｏｆ ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ， ｉｎ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｒｓ，
Gray at the time of publication, in Wilde’s response to the reviewers,
ａｎｄ
and ｉｎin ａa ｎｕｍｂｅｒ
numberｏｆofｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌ ｗｏｒｋｓ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
critical works published ｓｈｏｒｔｌｙ
shortly ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ，
afterwards, and ａｎｄ
ａｇａｉｎ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｔｒｉａｌｓ．３ Ｔｈｅｙ ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅ ｉｔ ｓｔｉｌｌ， ｆｏｒ
again at the time of his trials.³ They dominate it still, for it is difficult ｉｔ ｉｓ ｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ
ｔｏto ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓ ｔｈｅ novel
discuss the ｎｏｖｅｌ outside
ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅofｏｆthisｔｈｉｓ ｆｒａｍｅｗｏｒｋ orｏｒwithout
framework ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ anａｎ awareness
ａｗａｒｅｎｅｓｓ
ｏｆ ｓｕｂｓｅｑｕｅｎｔ ｅｖｅｎｔｓ．
of subsequent events. But Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｉｓ
this isｉｓunderstandable.
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄａｂｌｅ． To Ｔｏ ａa ｇｒｅａｔ ｅｘｔｅｎｔ
great extent
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｔｅｘｔ ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅｓ ｓｕｃｈ
text encourages suchｄｅｂａｔｅ，
debate,ｗｉｔｈwithｉｔｓ
its ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ ｃｏｎｃｅｉｔ of
central conceit ｏｆ aａ work
ｗｏｒｋ
ｏｆ
of ａｒｔ ｔｈａｔ somehow
art that ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ ＇ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｅｓ＇
‘confesses’ｔｏtoｉｔｓ its ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ＇ｓ
creator’s ｄｅｓｉｒｅ， ａｎｄ ｂｅａｒｓ
desire, and bears
ｔｅｓｔｉｍｏｎｙ
testimonyｔｏtoａa ｌｉｆｅlife ofｏｆ‘immorality’
ｉｍｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ＇ ｏｒ ｃｒｉｍｅ． Some
or crime. Ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆofｔｈｅｓｅtheseｉｓｓｕｅｓ
issues －– of
ｏｆ
ａｒｔ ａｎｄ ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ，
art and morality, of ｏｆ censorship
ｃｅｎｓｏｒｓｈｉｐ and ａｎｄ ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ，
interpretation, ofｏｆdeception
ｄｅｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ and ａｎｄ
ｒｅｖｅｌａｔｉｏｎ－ｗｉｌｌ
revelation – willｂｅbeｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｅｄ
discussedｉｎinｔｈｉｓ thisｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ
introductionｔｏtoａa ｗｏｒｋ workｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis very
ｖｅｒｙ
ｍｕｃｈ
much ａ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ
a product ｏｆ of
ｉｔｓitsｔｉｍｅｓ，
times,ｂｕｔbutｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｓｔｉｌｌ
still ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｓ ｒｅａｄｅｒｓ ｏｖｅｒ
fascinates readers over ａa
ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ
hundred ｙｅａｒｓ ａｆｔｅｒ
years afterｉｔｓitsｆｉｒｓｔ ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ．
first publication.

 ＬＩＶＥＳ
ＤＯＵＢＬＥ  ＡＮＤ
 ＳＥＣＲＥＴ
 ＶＩＣＥＳ


‘．．．ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅcertain
‘. . . there are ｃｅｒｔａｉｎtemperaments
ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔｓthat
ｔｈａｔmarriage
ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅmakes
ｍａｋｅｓmore
ｍｏｒｅ complex
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ
.．．． Ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ
. . They are ｆｏｒｃｅｄ ｔｏ have
forced to ｈａｖｅ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
thanｏｎｅ
oneｌｉｆｅ．’（Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ， in
life.’ (Lord Henry, ｉｎ Chapter
Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ＶＩ）
VI)

Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ，
Oscar Wilde, ａｒｔｉｓｔ， Ｉｒｉｓｈｍａｎ，dandiacal
artist, Irishman, ｄａｎｄｉａｃａｌ mocker
ｍｏｃｋｅｒ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ standards
of the ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ ofｏｆ
ｈｉｓ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ，was
his society, ｗａｓalso
ａｌｓｏa ａ＇ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ＇， ａｎｄ was
‘gentleman’, and ｗａｓ ａｃｕｔｅｌｙ ａｗａｒｅ ｏｆof ｗｈａｔ
acutely aware whatｔｈｉｓ
this
ｍｅａｎｔ，
meant,ａｎｄ
andｄｅｆｅｎｓｉｖｅ ｏｆofｈｉｓhisｒｉｇｈｔ
defensive rightｔｏto ｔｈｉｓ ｔｉｔｌｅ．HisＨｉｓfather
this title. ｆａｔｈｅｒwas
ｗａｓanａｎeminent
ｅｍｉｎｅｎｔ
ｓｕｒｇｅｏｎ
surgeon ｗｈｏ
whoｗａｓ
wasｋｎｉｇｈｔｅｄ
knightedｆｏｒforｈｉｓhisｓｅｒｖｉｃｅｓ
services ｔｏ
to ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ， ｈｉｓ mother
science, his ｍｏｔｈｅｒ
（ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ ｈｅｒ radical
(despite her ｒａｄｉｃａｌ Irish
Ｉｒｉｓｈ nationalism)
ｎａｔｉｏｎａｌｉｓｍ）ａa ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｅｄ
celebratedｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ
society ｈｏｓｔｅｓｓ．
hostess.

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ＩＮＴＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮ

Ｏｓｃａｒ
Oscarｗａｓ
wasｅｄｕｃａｔｅｄ
educatedａｔatＰｏｒｔｏｒａ，
Portora,ａaｆａｍｏｕｓ
famousＩｒｉｓｈ
Irish ｐｕｂｌｉｃ
public ｓｃｈｏｏｌ， ａｎｄ
school, and
ａｔｔｅｎｄｅｄ
attended ｂｏｔｈboth Ｔｒｉｎｉｔｙ Ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ， Dublin
Trinity College, Ｄｕｂｌｉｎ and ａｎｄ Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ
OxfordＵｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ（Ｉｒｅ－
University (Ire-
ｌａｎｄ＇ｓ ａｎｄ Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ＇ｓ ｏｌｄｅｓｔ ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｉｅｓ）．
land’s and England’s oldest universities). At the Ａｔ ｔｈｅ latter
ｌａｔｔｅｒ he ｈｅ took
ｔｏｏｋ ａｎ an
ｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ ｄｏｕｂｌｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ａｎｄ ｃａｍｅ ｃｌｏｓｅ ｔｏ ｂｅｉｎｇ
excellent double first and came close to being awarded a university ａｗａｒｄｅｄ ａ ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ
ｆｅｌｌｏｗｓｈｉｐ，
fellowship, thusｔｈｕｓ very
ｖｅｒｙnearly
ｎｅａｒｌｙbecoming
ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ aａ memberｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｏｆofｔｈｅ the Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
English ａｃａ－ aca-
ｄｅｍｉｃ
demic establishment. By  he had been married forｓｉｘ
ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ． Ｂｙ １８ｇｏ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ ｆｏｒ six ｙｅａｒｓ
years
ａｎｄ
and ｗａｓ
wasｄｅｖｏｔｅｄ
devotedｔｏtoｈｉｓhisｔｗｏ twoｓｏｎｓ，
sons,ｌｉｖｅｄ
livedｉｎinｔｈｅ theｆａｓｈｉｏｎａｂｌｅ
fashionableｄｉｓｔｒｉｃｔ
district ｏｆ of
Ｃｈｅｌｓｅａ
Chelsea ａｎｄ andａｔat ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ
various ｔｉｍｅｓ ｂｅｌｏｎｇｅｄ ｔｏ
times belonged to aａ number
ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆof ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍｅｎ＇ｓ
gentlemen’s
ｃｌｕｂｓ
clubs （ｗｈｉｃｈ，
(which, ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｓｙｓｔｅｍｓ
systems ｏｆ of ｅｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ
election and ａｎｄ ｂｌａｃｋｂａｌｌｉｎｇｓ，
blackballings, were ｗｅｒｅ
ｅｘｃｌｕｓｉｖｅ
exclusive ｂａｓｔｉｏｎｓ
bastions ｏｆ ｔｈｅ metropolitan
of the ｍｅｔｒｏｐｏｌｉｔａｎ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎｌｙ
gentlemanlyｉｄｅａ ideaａｔatｔｈｅtheｔｉｍｅ）．
time).
Ｗｈｅｎ
WhenＷｉｌｄｅWilde ｃａｍｅ
came ｔｏ to
ｒｅｖｉｓｅ
reviseＤｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Gray ｆｏｒ ｂｏｏｋ publication
for book ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ he ｈｅmade
ｍａｄｅ
ａa last-minute
ｌａｓｔ－ｍｉｎｕｔｅ change,
ｃｈａｎｇｅ， substituting
ｓｕｂｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｎｇthe ｔｈｅname
ｎａｍｅ‘Hubbard’
Ｈｕｂｂａｒｄ＇ｆｏｒforｔｈｅ theｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ
original
‘Ａｓｈｔｏｎ＇ｆｏｒ
‘Ashton’ for the ｔｈｅ picture-framer
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ－ｆｒａｍｅｒwho ｗｈｏ visits
ｖｉｓｉｔｓDorian.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．Why? Ｗｈｙ？ Because
Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
‘Ａｓｈｔｏｎisｉｓa gentleman’s
‘Ashton ａ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ＇ｓname’, ｎａｍｅ＇，whereas
ｗｈｅｒｅａｓ‘Hubbard
Ｈｕｂｂａｒｄ ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒｌｙ
particularlyｓｍｅｌｌｓsmells
ｏｆ the
of ｔｈｅ tradesman’.⁴
ｔｒａｄｅｓｍａｎ＇．４More Ｍｏｒｅ ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ，
seriously, when ｗｈｅｎ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｅｎｇａｇｅｄ
engagedｈｉｓ his ｃｏｕｎｓｅｌ
counsel
ｆｏｒ
for ｈｉｓ ｆｉｒｓｔtrial,
his first ｔｒｉａｌ，
andａｎｄwasｗａｓ ａｓｋｅｄbyｂｙEdward
asked Ｅｄｗａｒｄ Ｃｌａｒｋｅ
Clarkeｉｆ ｈｅ would
if he ｗｏｕｌｄ ｇｉｖｅ
giveｈｉｓ his
ｗｏｒｄ
word＇ａｓ ‘as ａｎanＥｎｇｌｉｓｈ
Englishｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ＇
gentleman’ｔｈａｔ thatｔｈｅ theａｌｌｅｇａｔｉｏｎｓ
allegations ｗｅｒｅ wereｎｏｔ notｔｒｕｅ，
true,
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeａｓｓｅｎｔｅｄ．５
assented.⁵ WildeＷｉｌｄｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ
therefore have ｈａｖｅ ａｇｒｅｅｄ
agreed ｗｉｔｈwith ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄｓ
the words
ｈｅhe ｇａｖｅ
gaveｔｏtoＢａｓｉｌ
Basil Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｉｎinｈｉｓ hisｔａｌｅ
tale ｗｈｅｎ
whenｔｈｅtheｌａｔｔｅｒ
latterａｓｓｅｒｔｅｄ
asserted ｔｈａｔ that
＇ｅｖｅｒｙ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ ｉｓis ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ
‘every gentleman interested ｉｎ ｈｉｓgood
in his ｇｏｏｄ name’;
ｎａｍｅ＇； ａｎｄandｙｅｔ，yet, ｌｉｋｅ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
like Dorian,
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｈａｄ hadｆｏｒforｓｏｍｅ
someｔｉｍｅtime ｂｅｅｎ
beenｉｎｄｕｌｇｉｎｇ
indulging ｉｎ ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｉｅｓ
in activitiesｔｈａｔ thatｗｅｒｅ
wereｉｌｌｅｇａｌ
illegal
ａｎｄ ｖｉｌｉｆｉｅｄ
and vilified by ｂｙ ‘respectable’
＇ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｌｅ＇society,
ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ，and ａｎｄwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ therefore
ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ forced
ｆｏｒｃｅｄ him ｈｉｍ
ｔｏ live
to ｌｉｖｅaａdouble
ｄｏｕｂｌｅ life.
ｌｉｆｅ．AsＡｓoneｏｎｅbiographer
ｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｅｒ puts ｐｕｔｓ it,
ｉｔ，＇Ａｆｔｅｒ
‘After １８８６ heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ ａｂｌｅ
able
ｔｏ ｔｈｉｎｋ of
to think ｏｆ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ asａｓaａcriminal,
ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ，movingｍｏｖｉｎｇ guiltily
ｇｕｉｌｔｉｌｙamongａｍｏｎｇ ｔｈｅthe ｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｔ＇，６
innocent’,⁶
ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｉｎｉｔｉａｔｅｄ
initiated intoｉｎｔｏhomosexual
ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ ａｃｔｓ acts ｂｙby ｈｉｓ ｆｒｉｅｎｄ Robert
his friend Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ ＲｏｓｓRossｉｎin ｔｈａｔthat
ｙｅａｒ． Ｗｈｉｌｅ ｉｎ
year. While １８ｇｏ he
in  ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｎｏｔnot ｑｕｉｔｅ ａｂａｎｄｏｎｅｄ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
quite abandoned himselfｔｏtoｔｈｅtheｒｅｃｋｌｅｓｓ
reckless
ｂｅｈａｖｉｏｕｒ
behaviourｈｅheｗｏｕｌｄ would ｌａｔｅｒ
laterｔｅｒｍ
term ＇ｆｅａｓｔｉｎｇ
‘feastingｗｉｔｈ withｐａｎｔｈｅｒｓ＇（Ｄｅ
panthers’ (De Ｐｒｇｆｉｎｄｉｓ），
Profundis),
ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｈａｄ ａ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆ ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ ｅｎｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｓ
he had had a number of homosexual encounters and identified himself ａｎｄ ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉｅｄ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
ａｓ
as aａ member
ｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｏｆofａaｃｌａｎｄｅｓｔｉｎｅ
clandestine ｓｕｂ－ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ．
sub-culture.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｔｈｅｍｅ
theme ｏｆ ofａ aｄｏｕｂｌｅ
double ｌｉｆｅlifeｏｆofｏｕｔｗａｒｄ
outward ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ，
respectability,ｏｒorａｔat ｌｅａｓｔ least ofｏｆ
ｃａｒｉｎｇ
caring ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’sｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ，
reputation,ｗｈｉｌｅ whileｓｅｃｒｅｔｌｙ
secretlyｔｒａｎｓｇｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ
transgressingｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ＇ｓ
society’s
ｍｏｒａｌ
moralｃｏｄｅｓ
codesｉｓis ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ
central to ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅplot
ｐｌｏｔofｏｆDorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray.
Ｇｒａｙ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎmay
Dorian ｍａｙ emulate
ｅｍｕｌａｔｅ
Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Lord Henry’sｄａｎｄｉａｃａｌ
dandiacalｄｉｓｄａｉｎ
disdainｆｏｒforｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
establishedｐｉｅｔｉｅｓ，
pieties, ｂｕｔ
but ｅｖｅｎ
even ｈｉｓ his
ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ
responseｔｏto Ｂａｓｉｌ＇ｓ ａｃｃｕｓａｔｉｏｎ that
Basil’s accusation ｔｈａｔ he ｈｅ has
ｈａｓ made
ｍａｄｅ Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Henry’s ｓｉｓｔｅｒ＇ｓ
sister’s
ｎａｍｅ
nameａa ｂｙ－ｗｏｒｄ＇－Ｔａｋｅ
‘by-word’ – ‘Take ｃａｒｅ，care,Ｂａｓｉｌ．
Basil. Ｙｏｕ
Youｇｏgoｔｏｏ too ｆａｒ＇（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
far’ (Chapter XII) ＸＩ）
－ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｓ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｄｏｅｓ ｈａｖｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｒｅｇａｒｄ ｆｏｒ ｈｉｓ ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ ｏｒ ｔｈｅ
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ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ ｏｆof ｏｔｈｅｒｓ．

opinion others. Ａｓ
Asｔｈｅ
theｔｅｘｔ
textｓｔａｔｅｓ， ＂ｈｅ was
states, ‘he ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ
notｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ｒｅｃｋｌｅｓｓ， ａｔ any
reckless, at ａｎｙ
ｒａｔｅ ｉｎ ｈｉｓ ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｏ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ＇（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ＸＩ）． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｉｎ ｆａｃｔ ｒｅｌｉｓｈｅｓ
rate in his relations to society’ (Chapter XI). Dorian in fact relishes his ｈｉｓ
ａｂｉｌｉｔｙ ｔｏ indulge
ability to ｉｎｄｕｌｇｅ ｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ， ｉｌｌｅｇａｌ
his immoral, illegal ｏｒ
or ｊｕｓｔ
just ｐｌａｉｎ
plain ｓｈａｄｙ
shadyａｃｔｉｖｉｔｉｅｓ
activities
ｗｈｉｌｓｔescaping
whilst ｅｓｃａｐｉｎｇtheｔｈｅconsequences.
ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ． WeＷｅ ａｒｅ ｔｏｌｄ how,
are told ｈｏｗ，
Ｏｆｔｅｎ， ｏｎ ｒｅｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ
Often, on ｈｏｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ
returning home from ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆof ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ ａｎｄ ｐｒｏｌｏｎｇｅｄ
mysterious and prolonged
ａｂｓｅｎｃｅｓ
absences ｔｈａｔ ｇａｖｅ ｒｉｓｅ
that gave rise toｔｏsuch
ｓｕｃｈstrange
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅconjecture
ｃｏｎｊｅｃｔｕｒｅ．．． ｈｅ himself
. . . he ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｃｒｅｅｐ
creep
ｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ ｔｏ the
upstairs to ｔｈｅlocked
ｌｏｃｋｅｄroom,
ｒｏｏｍ， open
ｏｐｅｎ ｔｈｅ
the ｄｏｏｒ
door．．．
. . . ａｎｄ
andｓｔａｎｄ，
stand, ｗｉｔｈ
withａa ｍｉｒｒｏｒ，
mirror, ｉｎ
in
ｆｒｏｎｔ ｏｆ the
front of ｔｈｅ portrait
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔthat
ｔｈａｔBasil
ＢａｓｉｌHallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄhad
ｈａｄ painted
ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ ofｏｆ him,
ｈｉｍ， looking
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ now
ｎｏｗ ａｔat
ｔｈｅ ｅｖｉｌ and
the evil ａｎｄ aging
ａｇｉｎｇ face
ｆａｃｅ on
ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ canvas,
ｃａｎｖａｓ， and
ａｎｄ ｎｏｗ
nowａｔatｔｈｅ theｆａｉｒ
fair ｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｆａｃｅ
face ｔｈａｔ
that
ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ
laughed ｂａｃｋ
back ａｔ
at ｈｉｍ
himｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｐｏｌｉｓｈｅｄ
polishedｇｌａｓｓ．
glass. Ｔｈｅ
Theｖｅｒｙ
veryｓｈａｒｐｎｅｓｓ
sharpnessｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｏｎｔｒａｓｔ ｕｓｅｄ toｔｏ quicken
contrast used ｑｕｉｃｋｅｎ his
ｈｉｓsense
ｓｅｎｓｅofｏｆpleasure.
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ．
HeＨｅgrew
ｇｒｅｗmore
ｍｏｒｅ and
ａｎｄ more
ｍｏｒｅ
ｅｎａｍｏｕｒｅｄ
enamouredｏｆofｈｉｓ
his ｏｗｎ
ownｂｅａｕｔｙ，
beauty,ｍｏｒｅ
moreａｎｄ
andｍｏｒｅ
moreｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ
interestedｉｎinｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ
corruption ｏｆ
of
ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｓｏｕｌ．
his own （Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ＸＩ）
soul. (Chapter XI)

Ａｎｄ
Andｗｈｅｎ
whenｈｅheａｐｐｅａｒｓ ａｔatａ aｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ
appears society ｇａｔｈｅｒｉｎｇ
gathering ｎｏｔ
not ｔｗｅｎｔｙ－ｆｏｕｒ ｈｏｕｒｓ
twenty-four hours
ａｆｔｅｒ ｃｏｍｍｉｔｔｉｎｇ ａa ｔｒｅａｃｈｅｒｏｕｓ
after committing treacherous ｍｕｒｄｅｒ，
murder,ｗｅweａｒｅ
areｔｏｌｄ
toldｔｈａｔ
that Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｆｅｌｔ
‘felt
ｋｅｅｎｌｙ
keenly ｔｈｅ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅpleasure
the terrible ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ ofｏｆa ａdouble
ｄｏｕｂｌｅlife’
ｌｉｆｅ＇ （ＣｈａｐｔｅｒXV).
(Chapter ＸＶ）．The
Ｔｈｅ passage
ｐａｓｓａｇｅ
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｉｎｇ
describing Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓｓｕｂｓｅｑｕｅｎｔ
Dorian’s subsequentｔｒｉｐ
trip ｔｏ ａｎ opium
to an ｏｐｉｕｍ ｄｅｎ
den ｔｈａｔ ｓａｍｅ evening
that same ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ
ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ ｃｏｎｖｅｙｓ ｈｉｓ
effectively conveys ｄｉｖｉｄｅｄ ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ．
his divided existence. Ａｔ
Atｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｈｅ cabby
first the ｃａｂｂｙ ｒｅｆｕｓｅｓ
refuses ｔｏ
to
ｔａｋｅ ｈｉｍ ｓｏ
take him so ｆａｒ ｆｒｏｍ ｈｉｓ
far from ｕｓｕａｌ beat.
his usual ｂｅａｔ．Bribed
Ｂｒｉｂｅｄ into
ｉｎｔｏmaking
ｍａｋｉｎｇ the
ｔｈｅ excursion
ｅｘｃｕｒｓｉｏｎ
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ docks,
to the ｄｏｃｋｓ， heｈｅ loses
ｌｏｓｅｓhis
ｈｉｓway
ｗａｙinｉｎthe
ｔｈｅlabyrinth
ｌａｂｙｒｉｎｔｈofｏｆunpathed
ｕｎｐａｔｈｅｄ courts
ｃｏｕｒｔｓand
ａｎｄ
ａｌｌｅｙｓ ｓｏ far
alleys so ｆａｒ removed
ｒｅｍｏｖｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅtheｗｅｌｌ－ｌｉｔ，
well-lit, ｐｏｌｉｃｅ－ｐａｔｒｏｌｌｅｄ ｓｑｕａｒｅｓ ｏｆ
police-patrolled squares of
Ｍａｙｆａｉｒ
Mayfair ｗｈｅｒｅ
whereＤｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｌｉｖｅｓ．
lives. Ｔｈｉｓ
This ａｒｅａ
area ｂｙ
by ｔｈｅ
the ｄｏｃｋｓ
docksｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the ｅａｓｔ
east ｏｆ
of
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ
Londonｗａｓ wasｔｅｒｒａ
terra ｉｎｃｏｇｎｉｔａ
incognita forｆｏｒmany
ｍａｎｙ Londoners,
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎｅｒｓ， where
ｗｈｅｒｅ ｔｈｅ
the ｒｕｉｎｅｄ
ruined
Ａｄｒｉａｎ
Adrian Ｓｉｎｇｌｅｔｏｎ，
Singleton, ｗｈｏ
whoｗａｓ
wasｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ
believedｔｏtoｈａｖｅ
haveｌｅｆｔ
left ｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ，
country, ｃｏｕｌｄ
could
ｅｓｃａｐｅ
escape ｆｒｏｍ
from ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ， ａｎｄ where
society, and ｗｈｅｒｅ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｉｎｄｕｌｇｅ
indulgeｈｉｓ
his ｃｒａｖｉｎｇｓ
cravings ｆｏｒ
for
ｏｐｉｕｍ
opiumａｎｄ
andｏｂｓｃｕｒｉｔｙ．
obscurity.
Ａｎｄ
Andｙｅｔ，
yet, ｗｈｉｌｅ
while ｓｕｃｈ
such ｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ
passages ｓｅｒｖｅ
serve ｔｏ ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈaａsocio-economic
to establish ｓｏｃｉｏ－ｅｃｏｎｏｍｉｃ as
ａｓ
ｗｅｌｌ ａｓ aａtopographical
well as ｔｏｐｏｇｒａｐｈｉｃａｌ distance
ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ between
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ Ｍａｙｆａｉｒ
Mayfairａｎｄ
andＲａｔｃｌｉｆｆｅ， ｒｕｌｉｎｇ
Ratcliffe, ruling
ｃｌａｓｓ and
class ａｎｄ outcast,
ｏｕｔｃａｓｔ， Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｎｏｖｅｌ
novel ｉｎ
in ｐａｒｔ
part ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｓ
suggests ｔｈａｔ ｓｕｃｈ ｄｉｖｉｓｉｏｎｓ
that such divisions ａｒｅ
are
ｎｏｔ
not ｒｉｇｉｄ
rigid ｏｒ
or ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅ．
absolute. Ｈｉｇｈ
Highｌｉｆｅ
life ａｎｄ
andｌｏｗ
lowｌｉｆｅ
life ａｒｅ
are ｏｆｔｅｎ
often ｃｏｎｆｌａｔｅｄ
conflated ｉｎ
in
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray.
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ．‘Culture
Ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ and
ａｎｄ corruption’
ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ＇（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
(Chapter ＸＩＸ）
XIX)ａｒｅ areｎｏｔ
notｄｉｓｐａｒａｔｅ
disparate
ｂｕｔ congruent
but ｃｏｎｇｒｕｅｎｔ ａｒｅａｓ
areas ｏｆ
of ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｐａｓｓｅｓ
experience. Dorian passes ｅａｓｉｌｙ ｆｒｏｍ ａｎ
easily from an
ａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ‘the
appreciation of ｔｈｅ gracious
ｇｒａｃｉｏｕｓ shapes
ｓｈａｐｅｓ of
ｏｆ Art,
Ａｒｔ，the
ｔｈｅdreamy
ｄｒｅａｍｙ shadows
ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ ｏｆ
of
Ｓｏｎｇ＇（ｔｈｅ
Song’ (theｐｒｅｓｅｒｖｅ
preserveｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｒｉｃｈ
richａｎｄ
andｃｕｌｔｉｖａｔｅｄ），
cultivated),ｔｏtoｒｅｌｉｓｈ
relish ＇ｔｈｅ
‘the ｃｏａｒｓｅ
coarse
ｂｒａｗｌ，
brawl, ｔｈｅ
the ｌｏａｔｈｓｏｍｅ
loathsomeｄｅｎ，
den,ｔｈｅ
theｃｒｕｄｅ
crudeｖｉｏｌｅｎｃｅ
violenceｏｆofｄｉｓｏｒｄｅｒｅｄ
disorderedｌｉｆｅ，
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the

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ｖｅｒｙ
very ｖｉｌｅｎｅｓｓ
vileness of ｏｆ thief
ｔｈｉｅｆand ａｎｄoutcast’
ｏｕｔｃａｓｔ＇（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
(Chapter ＸＶＩ），XVI), ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｎｇ
suggesting ａa ｃｌｏｓｅ close
ｐａｒｉｔｙ
parity between these realms. Lord Henry makes this explicit when ｈｅ
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｒｅａｌｍｓ． Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｍａｋｅｓ ｔｈｉｓ ｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔ ｗｈｅｎ he
ａｓｓｅｒｔｓ
asserts toｔｏDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ thatｔｈａｔ ‘Crime
＇Ｃｒｉｍｅ ｂｅｌｏｎｇｓ
belongsｅｘｃｌｕｓｉｖｅｌｙ
exclusively ｔｏ to ｔｈｅ
the ｌｏｗｅｒ
lower ｏｒｄｅｒｓ．
orders.
Ｉｄｏｎ＇ｔｂｌａｍｅ
I don’t blame ｔｈｅｍ
them ｉｎ inｔｈｅtheｓｍａｌｌｅｓｔ
smallestｄｅｇｒｅｅ．
degree.ＩI should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｆａｎｃｙ
fancy ｔｈａｔ ｃｒｉｍｅ was
that crime ｗａｓ
ｔｏ ｔｈｅｍ ｗｈａｔ ａｒｔ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｕｓ， ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ａ ｍｅｔｈｏｄ ｏｆ
to them what art is to us, simply a method of procuring extraordinary ｐｒｏｃｕｒｉｎｇ ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎｓ＇（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
sensations’ (Chapter XIX). ＸＩＸ）． Ｔｈｅ Theｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ
criminal ａｎｄ and ｔｈｅ
the ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｅ （ｃｏｍｂｉｎｅｄ
aesthete (combined
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ figure
in the ｆｉｇｕｒｅ of ｏｆ Dorian)
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ） standｓｔａｎｄ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ
togetherｉｎ in Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｔｅｘｔ．
text.
Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
However,Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ Wilde’sｎｏｖｅｌ novelｇｏｅｓ goesｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ
furtherｉｎinｂｌｕｒｒｉｎｇ
blurringｔｈｅ theｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔｉｏｎｓ
distinctions
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｈｉｇｈ ａｎｄｌｏｗ，ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｌｅ ａｎｄｏｕｔｃａｓｔ． Ｆｏｒ ｗｈｉｌｅ ｔｈｉｓ supposed
between high and low, respectable and outcast. For while this ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ
ａｆｆｉｎｉｔｙ
affinity betweenｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ art ａｒｔ andａｎｄ ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌｉｔｙ，
criminality, idle ｉｄｌｅhedonism
ｈｅｄｏｎｉｓｍ ａｎｄ andａｃｔｕａｌ
actualｄｅｌｉｎ－
delin-
ｑｕｅｎｃｙ， ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｓｈｏｃｋ ｏｒ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ ａ ｌａｒｇｅ ｐｏｒｔｉｏｎ
quency, would not shock or trouble a large portion of the respectable ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｌｅ
ａｎｄ
and ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｉｏｕｓ
industrious classesｃｌａｓｓｅｓatａｔtheｔｈｅtime ｔｉｍｅ(who（ｗｈｏsuspected
ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄasａｓmuch ｍｕｃｈ and ａｎｄ hadｈａｄ
ｔｈｅｉｒ suspicions
their ｓｕｓｐｉｃｉｏｎｓconfirmedｃｏｎｆｉｒｍｅｄ inｉｎsome ｓｏｍｅ learned
ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ quarters),⁷
ｑｕａｒｔｅｒｓ），？Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Lord Henry’s
ｒａｐｉｅｒ
rapier witｗｉｔ threatens
ｔｈｒｅａｔｅｎｓ to ｔｏ ｉｎｄｉｃｔ
indict aａ much ｍｕｃｈ ｌａｒｇｅｒ
largerｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ
section ｏｆof ｔｈｅ theｓｏｃｉａｌ
social
ｓｐｅｃｔｒｕｍ．
spectrum.Ｔｈｅ Theｄａｎｄｙ＇ｓ
dandy’sｅｐｉｇｒａｍｓ
epigramsｐｒｏｖｉｄｅprovideａ aｇｌｉｍｐｓｅ
glimpseｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ Wilde
the world Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｓｏｏｎ soonｄｉｓｓｅｃｔ
dissect ｉｎin ｈｉｓ his ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｃｏｍｅｄｉｅｓ， ｗｈｅｒｅ
social comedies, whereａaｇｕｉｌｔｙ guilty ｐａｓｔpast ｏｒor
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
present is ｉｓthe
ｔｈｅnorm,
ｎｏｒｍ， and ａｎｄ nearly
ｎｅａｒｌｙ everyone
ｅｖｅｒｙｏｎｅ indulges
ｉｎｄｕｌｇｅｓ inｉｎ someｓｏｍｅ degree
ｄｅｇｒｅｅ ｏｆ of
‘Ｂｕｎｂｕｒｙｉｎｇ＇．ＢAs
‘Bunburying’.⁸ Ａｓ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｒｅｍｉｎｄｓ
remindsＢａｓｉｌ， Basil, ＇ｗｅ
‘we ａｒｅ
are ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｎａｔｉｖｅ
native ｌａｎｄland
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ hypocrite’.
of the ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｔｅ＇．Therefore Ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ while ｗｈｉｌｅ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅｓ
constitutes an ａｎ extreme
ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅ
ｃｏｍｂｉｎａｔｉｏｎ
combination of cultivation and corruption (the embodiment ｏｆ
ｏｆ ｃｕｌｔｉｖａｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ （ｔｈｅ ｅｍｂｏｄｉｍｅｎｔ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｉｄｅａ
idea ｏｆof Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｃｅ”），
‘Decadence’), ｉｎ in ｓｏｍｅ
someｒｅｓｐｅｃｔｓ
respectsｔｈｉｓ this ｓｕｐｒｅｍｅ
supremeｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｔｅ
hypocriteｉｓ， is, ａｓ
as
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｐｕｔｓ
Henry putsｉｔ， it, ＇ｔｈｅ ｔｙｐｅ ｏｆ
‘the type ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅ
of what theａｇｅageｉｓis ｓｅａｒｃｈｉｎｇ
searchingｆｏｒ， for, ａｎｄ
andｗｈａｔwhatｉｔitｉｓis
ａｆｒａｉｄ itｉｔhas
afraid ｈａｓfound’
ｆｏｕｎｄ＇(Chapter
（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ XIX).ＸＩＸ）．
Ｂｙ
By ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｎｇ
suggesting ｔｈａｔ thatｄｕｐｌｉｃｉｔｙ
duplicity ｉｓ is ａｎ
an ｅｓｓｅｎｔｉａｌ
essential ｐａｒｔpart ｏｆ of ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ
existence ｉｎ in
ｌａｔｅ－Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ
late-Victorian society,ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ，and ａｎｄ that
ｔｈａｔDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ isｉｓ anａｎ extreme
ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅ ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
version ｏｆ of anａｎ
ｕｎａｃｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅｄ
unacknowledgedｎｏｒｍ， norm, Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｎｏｖｅｌ
novelｒｅｓｅｍｂｌｅｓ
resemblesｔｈａｔ thatｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｇｒｅａｔ
great ｆａｎ－fan-
ｔａｓｔｉｃ ｔａｌｅ ｏｆ ｄｏｕｂｌｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｔｒａｎｓｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ ｆｏｕｒ ｙｅａｒｓ ｅａｒｌｉｅｒ：
tastic tale of doubling and transformation published four years earlier:
Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ
RobertＬｏｕｉｓLouis Ｓｔｅｖｅｎｓｏｎ＇ｓ
Stevenson’s Ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
StrangeＣａｓｅCaseｏｆofＤｒDrＪｅｈｙｌｌ ａｎｄ Mr
Jekyll and Ｍｒ Ｈｙｄｅ
Hyde（１８８６），
(), ａa
ｗｏｒｋ
workｗｈｉｃｈ
whichＷｉｌｄｅ Wildeｋｎｅｗ knew ａｎｄand ａｄｍｉｒｅｄ．９
admired.⁹ Ｄｒ Dr
Ｊｅｋｙｌｌ
Jekyllｃｒｅａｔｅｓ
createsａaｐｏｔｉｏｎ
potionｔｈａｔ that
ｔｒａｎｓｆｏｒｍｓ
transforms him ｈｉｍ ｉｎｔｏinto theｔｈｅ criminal
ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ and ａｎｄ bestial
ｂｅｓｔｉａｌMr Ｍｒ Hyde.
Ｈｙｄｅ． ＴｈｉｓThis ｐｏｔｉｏｎ
potion
ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ
effectively ｄｉｖｉｄｅｓ
divides ｈｉｓ ｎａｔｕｒｅ， ｇｉｖｉｎｇ
his nature, giving ｈｉｓ his ｌｅｓｓ ＇ｕｐｒｉｇｈｔ twin’,
less ‘upright ｔｗｉｎ＇， asａｓ heｈｅ terms
ｔｅｒｍｓ
Ｈｙｄｅ，
Hyde,ｒｅｌｅａｓｅ
releaseｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅ theｃｏｎｓｔｒａｉｎｔｓ
constraints ｏｆ of ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｃｏｎｆｏｒｍｉｔｙ， and
social conformity, ａｎｄ ａｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ
allowing
Ｊｅｋｙｌｌ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ to
Jekyll himself ｔｏ still
ｓｔｉｌｌwalk ｗａｌｋthe ｔｈｅpath
ｐａｔｈofｏｆrighteousness.
ｒｉｇｈｔｅｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ．Hyde Ｈｙｄｅ provides
ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｓ
Ｊｅｋｙｌｌ ｗｉｔｈ an
Jekyll with ａｎ alibi,
ａｌｉｂｉ，indulging
ｉｎｄｕｌｇｉｎｇinｉｎviolenceｖｉｏｌｅｎｃｅand ａｎｄ(unspecified)
（ｕｎｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｅｄ）debauchery
ｄｅｂａｕｃｈｅｒｙ
ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｈｏｒｒｉｆｉｅｓ
horrifies ｈｉｓ his ｍｏｒｅ
moreｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｌｅ
respectableｓｉｄｅ． side. ＡｓAsＪｅｋｙｌｌ
Jekyll ｐｕｔｓ
puts ｉｔ，it, ‘IＩ was
ｗａｓ
ｏｆｔｅｎ ｐｌｕｎｇｅｄ ｉｎｔｏ ａ ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ａｔ ｍｙ ［ｉ．ｅ． Ｈｙｄｅ＇ｓ］ ｖｉｃａｒｉｏｕｓ
often plunged into a kind of wonder at my [i.e. Hyde’s] vicarious

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ｄｅｐｒａｖｉｔｙ．＂１０ Ｂｕｔ what

depravity.’¹⁰ But ｗｈａｔ ｉｓis most
ｍｏｓｔ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｉｎｇ
troubling ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutＳｔｅｖｅｎｓｏｎ＇ｓ
Stevenson’sｔａｌｅ
taleｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ ｍｅａｎｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ ｄｉｖｉｓｉｏｎ ａｒｅ ｃｌｅａｒｌｙ
suggestion that although the means of this physical division are clearly
ｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃａｌ ａｎｄ the
fantastical and ｔｈｅ results
ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ extreme,
ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅ， the
ｔｈｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ
experienceｏｆof Ｄｒ
DrＪｅｋｙｌｌ
Jekyllｉｓis ｆａｒ
far
ｆｒｏｍ
fromｕｎｉｑｕｅ．
unique.Ｈｉｓ
Hisｄｉｖｉｄｅｄ
dividedｓｅｌｆ，
self, itｉｔis ｉｓ ｉｍｐｌｉｅｄ，
implied, wasｗａｓ ａ ｃｏｍｍｏｎ experience
a common ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ
ａｍｏｎｇ
amongｍｅｍｂｅｒｓ
membersｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｃｌａｓｓ－
of his class ａ– ｗｏｒｌｄ ｏｆ ofｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
a world ｓｅｃｒｅｔ
‘ordinary secretｓｉｎｎｅｒｓ＇，
sinners’, ａｓ
as
ｈｅ
he ｔｅｒｍｓ
terms ｉｔ． Ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ
it. Recognizing that ＇Ｍａｎ
‘Manｉｓisｎｏｔ
notｔｒｕｌｙ
trulyｏｎｅ，
one,ｂｕｔ
butｔｒｕｌｙ
truly ｔｗｏ＇，
two’,
Ｊｅｋｙｌｌ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ｃｏｎｔｒｉｖｅｓ
Jekyll merely ｔｈｅ means
contrives the ｍｅａｎｓ ｔｏtoｍａｋｅ
makeｔｈｉｓ
thisｄｉｖｉｓｉｏｎ
division ｃｏｎｃｒｅｔｅ．
concrete. Ｉｎ
In
ｓｈｏｒｔ， ｔｈｅ claims
short, the ｃｌａｉｍｓ ofｏｆ‘respectability’
ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ＇ｎｅｃｅｓｓｉｔａｔｅｄ Ｈｙｄｅ． Long
necessitated Hyde. Ｌｏｎｇ ｃａｇｅｄ，
caged, ｈｅ
he
ｃａｍｅ
cameｏｕｔ
outｒｏａｒｉｎｇ．
roaring.
ＷｅWeｍｕｓｔ ｂｅａｒbear
must ｉｎ in
ｍｉｎｄmind
ｔｈａｔ，that,
ｕｎｔｉｌuntil
ｉｔｓitsｆｉｎａｌ
finalｐａｇｅｓ
pagesａｎｄand
ｆｏｒforｉｔｓitsｆｉｒｓｔ
first
ｒｅａｄｅｒｓ， Ｓｔｅｖｅｎｓｏｎ＇ｓ ＇ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
readers, Stevenson’s ｃａｓｅ＇ involves
‘strange case’ ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｓnot
ｎｏｔ one
ｏｎｅ person
ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｂｕｔ
but ｔｗｏ．
two.
Ｉｔ
It ｒｅｃｏｒｄｓ
records ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ＇ ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ attempts
friends’ various ａｔｔｅｍｐｔｓ toｔｏ understand
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ ｔｈｅtheｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ
relationship
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
between ｔｗｏ two ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｓｔ
most ｕｎｌｉｋｅｌｙ ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｏｎｓ： ｗｈａｔ
unlikely companions: what ｔｈｅ the ｌａｗｙｅｒ
lawyer
Ｕｔｔｅｒｓｏｎ
Uttersonｃａｌｌｓ calls Ｊｅｋｙｌｌ＇ｓ ＇ｓｔｒａｎｇｅpreference’
Jekyll’s ‘strange ｐｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ＇ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ grotesque
for the ｇｒｏｔｅｓｑｕｅ ｔｈｕｇ thug
Ｈｙｄｅ．
Hyde.Ｕｔｔｅｒｓｏｎ
Uttersonｉｓis ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ
determinedｔｏtoｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒ
discoverｗｈｙ whyｈｉｓ hisｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｌｅ
respectableｆｒｉｅｎｄ friend
ｉｓ ｈｏｎｏｕｒｉｎｇ Hyde’s
is honouring Ｈｙｄｅ＇ｓ ｃｈｅｑｕｅｓ，
cheques, ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔｉｎｇ
protecting him ｈｉｍ ｆｒｏｍ
from ｔｈｅ
the ｌａｗ，
law, andａｎｄ ｈａｓ
has
ｅｖｅｎ
evenｍａｄｅ
made ｈｉｍhim ｔｈｅthe
ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌ
principalｌｅｇａｔｅｅ
legateeｉｎinｈｉｓ ｗｉｌｌ；perhaps
his will; ｐｅｒｈａｐｓmost
ｍｏｓｔ worrying
ｗｏｒｒｙｉｎｇ
ｏｆof ａｌｌ， ｈｅ has
all, he ｈａｓ setｓｅｔhim
ｈｉｍ up
ｕｐ inｉｎ an
ａｎ apartment
ａｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ ｉｎin Ｓｏｈｏ，
Soho,ａaｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔｌｙ ｓｈａｄｙ
distinctly shady
ｐａｒｔ
part ｏｆof ｔｏｗｎ．
town. Ｂｌａｃｋｍａｉｌ
Blackmail ｉｓis ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄ，
suspected, and ａｎｄ ｂｌａｃｋｍａｉｌ
blackmail ｗａｓ wasａaｆａｃｔ fact ｏｆof
ｌｉｆｅ ｆｏｒmiddle-class
life for ｍｉｄｄｌｅ－ｃｌａｓｓhomosexuals
ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌｓ ａｔ ｔｈｅ time.
at the ｔｉｍｅ． Indeed,
Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ， ｔｈｅthe ｌａｗlaw ｔｈａｔ
that
ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌｌｙ ｃｏｎｖｉｃｔｅｄ Wilde,
eventually convicted Ｗｉｌｄｅ， which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗａｓwas ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ｔｈｅ the ｙｅａｒ
year ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ｔｈｅthe
ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
publication ｏｆ of Ｓｔｅｖｅｎｓｏｎ＇ｓ
Stevenson’s ｔａｌｅ， tale, wasｗａｓ ｋｎｏｗｎ
knownａｓ asｔｈｅthe ‘ｂｌａｃｋｍａｉｌｅｒ＇ｓ
‘blackmailer’s
ｃｈａｒｔｅｒ＇， ａｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ male
charter’, allowing ｍａｌｅ ｐｒｏｓｔｉｔｕｔｅｓ
prostitutes and ａｎｄ ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ
domestic ｓｅｒｖａｎｔｓ
servants ｔｏ to ｅｘｔｏｒｔ
extort
ｍｏｎｅｙ
moneyｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅｉｒtheirｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｒｓ
employersｏｒorｃｌｉｅｎｔｓ． Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
clients. Wilde himself ｗａｓ
was ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｅｄ
subjected
ｔｏ
to aａ number
ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆofｂｌａｃｋｍａｉｌ
blackmailａｔｔｅｍｐｔｓ．！１
attempts.¹¹ Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
However,ｗｈｉｌｅ whileａｌｌ
all ｓｐｅｃｕｌａｔｉｏｎ
speculation
ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ
about the ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｌｅ
respectableｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ＇ｓ
physician’sｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ
relationshipｗｉｔｈ withＨｙｄｅ
Hyde ｉｓ isｂｒｉｌｌｉａｎｔｌｙ
brilliantly
ｄｉｓｐｅｌｌｅｄ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｅｎｄ ｉｎ Ｊｅｋｙｌｌ＇ｓ Ｆｕｌｌ Ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｃａｓｅ＇（ｗｈｅｎ ｉｔitｉｓis
dispelled at the end in Jekyll’s ‘Full Statement of the Case’ (when
ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ
revealed ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｗｏtwo ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
peopleａｒｅ areａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ
actuallyｏｎｅ），
one), Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｎｏｖｅｌ，
novel,ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ
especially
ｔｈｅ
the ｆｉｒｓｔ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄversion,
first published ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ，is ｉｓmore ｍｏｒｅambiguous.
ａｍｂｉｇｕｏｕｓ． Unlike
Ｕｎｌｉｋｅ Ｓｔｅｖｅｎｓｏｎ，
Stevenson,
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｄｏｅｓdoesｎｏｔ notｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ
provideａ a＇ｆｕｌｌ ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔ＇ ｔｏ
‘full statement’ ｃｌｅａｒ up
to clear ｕｐ any
ａｎｙ ｓｐｅｃｕｌａｔｉｏｎ
speculation
ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｗｈｙwhy Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryａｎｄ andＤｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｔａｋｅ
takeａ aｈｏｕｓｅ
houseｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ
togetherｉｎ in
Ａｌｇｉｅｒｓ
Algiers (a （ａ well-known
ｗｅｌｌ－ｋｎｏｗｎ ｒｅｔｒｅａｔ
retreat for ｆｏｒ homosexuals
ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌｓ ａｔ at ｔｈｅ
the ｔｉｍｅ），
time), or ｏｒ why
ｗｈｙ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’s ＇ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ
‘friendship isｉｓsoｓｏfatal ｆａｔａｌtoｔｏyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇmen’.
ｍｅｎ＇． AsＡｓ aａ consequence
ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅ ｉｔit
ｐｒｏｖｏｋｅｄ
provoked ｔｈｅ the ｏｕｔｒａｇｅｄ
outraged ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ
response ｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ
referred to ｔｏ above.
ａｂｏｖｅ． Many
Ｍａｎｙ ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｒｓ
reviewers
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ
believed ｔｈｅｙ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ ｗｈａｔ
they understood what Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｗａｓ wasｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｉｎｇ；ｌ２
describing;¹² and ａｎｄ Ｗｉｌｄｅ，
Wilde,
ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ ｈｉｓbravura
despite his ｂｒａｖｕｒａ andａｎｄ ｒｅａｄｉｎｅｓｓ
readiness ｔｏ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄ ｔｏ
to respond ｔｈｅ ‘prurient’
to the ＇ｐｒｕｒｉｅｎｔ＇ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｒｓ
reviewers

ｘｉｖ
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ＩＮＴＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮ

ｗｉｔｈ ａa ｆｌａｔ
with ｄｅｎｉａｌ ofｏｆ any
flat denial ａｎｙ suggestion
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ “ｉｍｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ＇ inｉｎ his
of ‘immorality’ ｈｉｓtale,
ｔａｌｅ，ｍａｙ
may
ｈａｖｅ
have ｆｅａｒｅｄ
fearedｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ，
he, ｌｉｋｅ Ｂａｓｉｌ，had
like Basil, ｈａｄ ‘put
ｐｕｔ ｔｏｏ
too ｍｕｃｈ
muchｏｆ ofｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ”
himself ’ｉｎin ｈｉｓ
his
ｗｏｒｋ ｏｆ ａｒｔ． Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｈｅ ｈａｄ．
work of art. Perhaps he had.

 ＡＮＤ
ＣＯＤＥＳ  ＲＥＶＩＳＩＯＮＳ

Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｌｏｖｅｄ
lovedｓｅｃｒｅｔｓ
secrets andａｎｄ mysteries.
ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｅｓ．When Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ he ｊｏｉｎｅｄ
joined theｔｈｅ Freemasons
Ｆｒｅｅｍａｓｏｎｓ ａｔ at
Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ，
Oxford,ｐａｒｔ partｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ａｔｔｒａｃｔｉｏｎ
attraction was ｗａｓ ｉｔｓ ｃｏｄｅ of
its code ｏｆ absolute
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅ secrecy
ｓｅｃｒｅｃｙ andａｎｄ ｔｈｅthe
ａｒｃａｎａ
arcanaｏｆof ｉｔｓ ｒｉｔｕａｌｓ．HisＨｉｓshort
its rituals. ｓｈｏｒｔstory,
ｓｔｏｒｙ，‘The＂ＴｈｅSphinx
Ｓｐｈｉｎｘ Without
Ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ａaＳｅｃｒｅｔ＇，
Secret’,
ｔｅｌｌｓ
tells a tale of exactly that: a woman who surrounds herself with ａｎ
ａ ｔａｌｅ ｏｆ ｅｘａｃｔｌｙ ｔｈａｔ： ａ ｗｏｍａｎ ｗｈｏ ｓｕｒｒｏｕｎｄｓ ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ ｗｉｔｈ an
ａｕｒａ
aura ｏｆ ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ ａｎｄ
of mystery andａｃｔｓacts ｏｕｔ
out anａｎ ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ ｃｈａｒａｄｅ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ
elaborate charade merelyｆｏｒ forｔｈｅ
the ｌｏｖｅ
love
ｏｆ ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ． Ａｔ
of mystery. At ｔｈｅ
the ｐｒｅｍｉｅｒｅ
premièreｏｆof ｈｉｓ his ｐｌａｙ
play Ｌａｄｙ
Lady Ｗｉｎｄｅｒｍｅｒｅ＇ｓ
Windermere’s Fan Ｆａｎ（１８ｇ２），
(),
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｉｓis ｒｅｐｏｒｔｅｄ
reportedｔｏtoｈａｖｅ haveａｒｒａｎｇｅｄ
arranged ｆｏｒforａ aｓｅｌｅｃｔ
selectｇｒｏｕｐ
groupｏｆofｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ
friendsａｓ as ｗｅｌｌ
well
ａｓ
as ａa ｍｅｍｂｅｒ
memberｏｆ ofｔｈｅtheｃａｓｔ castｔｏtoｂｅbeｗｅａｒｉｎｇ
wearingｇｒｅｅｎ greenｃａｒｎａｔｉｏｎｓ
carnationsｉｎinｔｈｅｉｒ their
ｂｕｔｔｏｎｈｏｌｅｓ，
buttonholes, ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｎｇ
suggesting ａa ｓｕｂ－ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ
sub-cultureｏｆof ｃｏｎｓｐｉｒａｔｏｒｓ．３
conspirators.¹³Ｔｈｅ TheＰｉｃｔｕｒｅ
Picture ｏｆ of
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ perhaps
Dorian Gray ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｗｅａｒｓwearsａaｆｅｗ fewｇｒｅｅｎ
greenｃａｒｎａｔｉｏｎｓ
carnationsｏｆofｉｔｓ its ｏｗｎ．
own.ＩｔItｉｓis
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly aａ ‘coded’
＇ｃｏｄｅｄ＇ｔｅｘｔ， ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｎｇ those
text, directing ｔｈｏｓｅ in ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅknow
ｋｎｏｗ ｔｏ to ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understandｉｔｓ its
ｈｉｎｔｓ ａｎｄ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ． Ｔｈｅ ｎａｍｅ ＇Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ ｉｔｓｅｌｆ ｉｓ ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ａ ｃｏｄｅｄ
hints and suggestions. The name ‘Dorian’ itself is perhaps a coded
ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
reference ｔｏ Ｇｒｅｅｋ ｌｏｖｅ＇，
to ‘Greek love’, theｔｈｅ historical
ｈｉｓｔｏｒｉｃａｌand ａｎｄpedagogical
ｐｅｄａｇｏｇｉｃａｌeuphemism
ｅｕｐｈｅｍｉｓｍ
ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ homoerotic
for the ｈｏｍｏｅｒｏｔｉｃ ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅｓ
practicesｔｈａｔ thatｗｅｒｅ
wereａ aｐａｒｔpartｏｆof ｅｖｅｒｙｄａｙ
everydayｌｉｆｅ life ｉｎ ａｎｃｉｅｎｔ
in ancient
Ｇｒｅｅｃｅ，
Greece, ｂｕｔ but ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｗｅｒｅ wereｇｌｏｓｓｅｄ
glossedｏｖｅｒ overｏｒorｖｉｌｉｆｉｅｄ
vilified by ｂｙ Victorian
Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ ｔｅａｃｈｅｒｓ
teachers
ｏｆ the
of ｔｈｅ Classics.¹⁴
Ｃｌａｓｓｉｃｓ． Ｂｙ By ｃａｌｌｉｎｇ
calling ｈｉｓ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌ character
his principal ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ Dorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｉｓis
ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhapsｈｉｎｔｉｎｇ
hintingａｔatｔｈｅ the‘Ｇｒｅｅｋｎｅｓｓ＇
‘Greekness’ ｏｆ of ｈｉｓ ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ with
his relationship ｗｉｔｈ the
ｔｈｅ two ｔｗｏ
ｏｌｄｅｒ
older menｍｅｎ ｗｈｏ
whoａｇｒｅｅ
agree ｔｈａｔthat heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ ‘made
＇ｍａｄｅ to ｔｏ beｂｅworshipped’.
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ＇．And Ａｎｄ whenｗｈｅｎ
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｃｌａｉｍｅｄ
claimedｔｈａｔthatｏｆof ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ characters
all the ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ in ｉｎ his
ｈｉｓnovel
ｎｏｖｅｌDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ wasｗａｓ ｔｈｅ the
ｏｎｅ ｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｗｉｓｈｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅ， ｂｕｔ “ｉｎ ｏｔｈｅｒ ａｇｅｓ， ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ＇，１５ ｈｅ ｗａｓ
one he most wished to be, but ‘in other ages, perhaps’,¹⁵ he was
ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhapsｗｉｓｔｆｕｌｌｙ ａｌｌｕｄｉｎｇ to
wistfully alluding ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅfact
ｆａｃｔthatｔｈａｔheｈｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄbeｂｅDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ（Ｇｒｅｅｋ）
(Greek)
ｉｎ
in aａ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ age,
ａｇｅ， anａｎ age
ａｇｅ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ sanctioned
ｓａｎｃｔｉｏｎｅｄ what,ｗｈａｔ， toｔｏquoteｑｕｏｔｅLord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ‘monstrous
his own ＇ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ age’ ａｇｅ＇ had ｈａｄ ‘made
＇ｍａｄｅ monstrous
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ ａｎｄ and ｕｎｌａｗｆｕｌ＇．
unlawful’. Other Ｏｔｈｅｒ
ｎａｍｅｓ
namesｈａｖｅ have ｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ
potentialｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｃｅ．
significance.ＡｔAtｔｉｍｅｓ timesｔｈｅ theｈｉｓｔｏｒｉｃａｌ
historical ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ
references
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｔｈｅ theｔｅｘｔ
text ｉｓis ｃｏｎｓｐｉｃｕｏｕｓｌｙ
conspicuously ｌａｄｅｎ laden ａｍｏｕｎｔ
amountｔｏtoａ aｒｏｌｌ－ｃａｌｌ
roll-call ｏｆ of
ｆａｍｏｕｓ
famous ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌｓ．
homosexuals.ＩｎInｏｎｅ oneｐａｓｓａｇｅ，
passage,ｗｈｉｃｈwhichｏｓｔｅｎｓｉｂｌｙ
ostensibly ｃａｔａｌｏｇｕｅｓ
catalogues
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’sｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
interest ｉｎ in ｊｅｗｅｌｓ， ｔｈｅｒｅ is
jewels, there ｉｓ aａ reference
ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ to ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ suit
ｓｕｉｔofｏｆarmour
ａｒｍｏｕｒ
ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichＥｄｗａｒｄ
Edward ＩＩ II
ｇａｖｅgaveｔｏ toｈｉｓhisｌｏｖｅｒ
loverＰｉｅｒｓ
Piers Ｇａｖｅｓｔｏｎ，
Gaveston,ａｎｄ andｔｏtoｔｈｅthe ｅａｒｒｉｎｇｓ
earrings
ｗｏｒｎ
wornｂｙＪａｍｅｓ
by James Ｉ＇ｓI’sｆａｖｏｕｒｉｔｅｓ＇．
‘favourites’.Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
Indeed,ａｓasｗｅweｌｅａｒｎ learnｌａｔｅｒ，
later, ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆ of ｔｈｅｓｅ
these

ＸＶ
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ＩＮＴＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮ

ｆａｖｏｕｒｉｔｅｓ ｗａｓ Philip

favourites was Ｐｈｉｌｉｐ Herbert,
Ｈｅｒｂｅｒｔ， Dorian’s
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ ancestor,
ａｎｃｅｓｔｏｒ， who
ｗｈｏ ｗａｓ
was ＇ｃａｒｅｓｓｅｄ
‘caressed
ｂｙ ｔｈｅ Ｃｏｕｒｔ ｆｏｒ ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄｓｏｍｅ ｆａｃｅ＇， ａ ｃｉｒｃｕｍｓｔａｎｃｅ ｔｈａｔ
by the Court for his handsome face’, a circumstance that makes ｍａｋｅｓ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian speculate on the influence of heredity and wonder whetherｉｔit
ｓｐｅｃｕｌａｔｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ ａｎｄ ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ
ｗａｓ
wasｙｏｕｎｇ
‘youngＨｅｒｂｅｒｔ＇ｓ
Herbert’sｌｉｆｅ ｔｈａｔhe
life that ｈｅsometimes
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓｌｅｄ＇（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
led’ (ChapterＸＩ）；
XI); aａ coded
ｃｏｄｅｄ
ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
reference perhapsｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｆａｃｔ
fact ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ he ｍａｙ
mayｓｈａｒｅshareｓｉｍｉｌａｒ
similarｔａｓｔｅｓ
tastesｔｏtoｔｈｉｓthis
＇ｆａｖｏｕｒｉｔｅ＇ ofｏｆaａking
‘favourite’ ｋｉｎｇnotorious
ｎｏｔｏｒｉｏｕｓ for ｆｏｒ his
ｈｉｓ homosexual
ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ ｌｉｆｅｓｔｙｌｅ．
lifestyle.
Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
Indeed, ｏｎｅ one ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｓｔ
most ｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ ｓｉｇｎｓthat
telling signs ｔｈａｔWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ had ｈａｄ not
ｎｏｔ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｓｕｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔｌｙ ｃｉｒｃｕｍｓｐｅｃｔ ｉｎ
sufficiently circumspect ｈｉｓ depiction
in his ｄｅｐｉｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ of ｍａｌｅ
maleｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐｓ
relationships ｉｎ in ｈｉｓhis
ｎｏｖｅｌ
novel wasｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｎａｔｕｒｅ of
the nature ｏｆ many
ｍａｎｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ revisions
of the ｒｅｖｉｓｉｏｎｓheｈｅmade ｍａｄｅ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅthe ｎｏｖｅｌ
novel
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ
appearedｉｎinｂｏｏｋ bookｆｏｒｍ  (significant ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ
formｉｎin１８ｇｒ（ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ changesａｒｅ are ｈｅｒｅ
here ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅｄ
indicated
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Notes,
in the Ｎｏｔｅｓ， pp. ｐｐ．–).
２３１－５３）．Wilde Ｗｉｌｄｅhad ｈａｄalready
ａｌｒｅａｄｙmade ｍａｄｅ aａ number
ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆ of
ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
changes the ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ
process ｏｆ ｔｒａｎｓｆｅｒｒｉｎｇthe
of transferring ｔｈｅnovel
ｎｏｖｅｌfrom
ｆｒｏｍ manuscript
ｍａｎｕｓｃｒｉｐｔ ｔｏto
ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ， ｃｕｔｔｉｎｇ out
typescript, cutting ｏｕｔorｏｒmodifying
ｍｏｄｉｆｙｉｎｇ even ｅｖｅｎ ｍｏｒｅ
moreｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔ
explicit ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌ：
material: ｓｏ so heｈｅ
ｍａｙ
mayｎｏｔ notｈａｖｅ
haveｂｅｅｎ beenｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ
entirely ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｄ
surprised ｂｙ by ｓｏｍｅ
someｏｆof ｔｈｅ the ｍｏｒｅ
moreｆｏｒｔｈｒｉｇｈｔ
forthright
ｒｅｖｉｅｗｓ．１６
reviews.¹⁶ When Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅheｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revised ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋ ｆｏｒ
the book ｖｏｌｕｍｅ ｆｏｒｍ
for volume formｈｅ heｗｅｎｔ
wentｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ．
further.
Ｉｎ the
In ｔｈｅ 
１８ｇｏ version
ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ there ｔｈｅｒｅ had ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ aａ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ
greaterｄｅｇｒｅｅ
degreeｏｆof ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ
physical
ｉｎｔｉｍａｃｙ
intimacy ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
betweenｔｈｅ the ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌ
principal male ｍａｌｅ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ．
characters. In Ｉｎ Chapter
Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ Ｉ， ｗｈｅｎ
I, when
Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｔｅｌｌｓ
Basil Hallward Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
tells Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｈｉｓ ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ new
his beautiful ｎｅｗ friend,
ｆｒｉｅｎｄ，HenryＨｅｎｒｙ
ｌａｙｓ ＇ｈｉｓhand
lays ‘his ｈａｎｄ upon ｕｐｏｎ ［Ｂａｓｉｌ＇ｓ］ ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ＇．This
[Basil’s] shoulder’. Ｔｈｉｓ seemingly
ｓｅｅｍｉｎｇｌｙ innocent
ｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｔ ｏｒ or
ｉｎｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｔｉａｌ
inconsequential ｇｅｓｔｕｒｅ gesture Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｃｈｏｓｅ choseｔｏtoｏｍｉｔ . Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
omitｉｎin１８ｇｉ． Perhapsｈｅheｆｅｌｔ felt
ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｇｏｎｅ
goneｔｏｏ tooｆａｒ，far,ａｎｄ
andｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｏｔ notｒｉｓｋ
riskｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｅｉｔｈｅｒ
eitherｔｏｏtooｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔ
explicit ｏｒ or ｔｏｏ
too
ａｍｂｉｇｕｏｕｓ
ambiguous ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐｓ．
relationships.Ｔｈｕｓ Thus ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ
despiteｄｅｆｉａｎｔｌｙ
defiantlyａｓｓｅｒｔｉｎｇ
asserting
ｔｈａｔ ｗｈａｔ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
that ‘what Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’s ｓｉｎｓ
sinsａｒｅ
areｎｏnoｏｎｅ oneｋｎｏｗｓｌ？
knows’¹⁷ｉｎinａaｌｅｔｔｅｒ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇ
letter responding
ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the Ｓｃｏｔｓ Ｏｂｓｅｒｖｅｒ＇ｓinsinuations
Scots Observer’s ｉｎｓｉｎｕａｔｉｏｎｓabout ａｂｏｕｔtheｔｈｅCleveland
Ｃｌｅｖｅｌａｎｄ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ
Street ｓｃａｎｄａｌ，
scandal,
ｈｅ
he ｎｏｎｅ
none ｔｈｅthe ｌｅｓｓ ｃｈｏｓｅ to
less chose ｔｏ dispel
ｄｉｓｐｅｌsome ｓｏｍｅ ofｏｆ theｔｈｅ mystery
ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ surrounding
ｓｕｒｒｏｕｎｄｉｎｇ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’sａｃｔｉｖｉｔｉｅｓ
activities when ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅhe ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revised ｔｈｅ the ｎｏｖｅｌ
novel ｔｈｅthe ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ
following ｙｅａｒ．year. Ｉｎ In
Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ Ｘ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ Ｂａｓｉｌ ｖｉｓｉｔｓ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｔｏ ｉｍｐｌｏｒｅ ｈｉｍ ｔｏto
Chapter X of the first version Basil visits Dorian to implore him
ｄｅｎｙ ＇ｔｈｅ
deny ｍｏｓｔ dreadful
‘the most ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ［ｔｈａｔ］are
things [that] ａｒｅbeing
ｂｅｉｎｇsaid
ｓａｉｄabout
ａｂｏｕｔyou;
ｙｏｕ；－ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
– things
ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ hardly
ｈａｒｄｌｙ repeat
ｒｅｐｅａｔ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ＇． Basil
to you’. Ｂａｓｉｌthenｔｈｅｎ refers
ｒｅｆｅｒｓtoｔｏa ａnumber
ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆ of
ｓｃａｎｄａｌｓ
scandals ｉｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
in which Dorianａｐｐｅａｒｓappearsｔｏto ｂｅ beｉｍｐｌｉｃａｔｅｄ，
implicated, ａｎｄ and ａｓｋｓ
asks ｈｉｍ，
him,
＇Ｗｈｙ
‘Whyｉｓis ｙｏｕｒ
yourｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ
friendshipｓｏsoｆａｔｅｆｕｌ fateful ｔｏ ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍｅｎ？＂
to young men?’ＩｎInｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｓｔ
first ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
version
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅｓ
Dorian declines ｔｏ to ａｎｓｗｅｒ
answerａｎｙ anyｏｆofｔｈｅｓｅ
theseａｌｌｅｇａｔｉｏｎｓ，
allegations, ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ
keepingｈｉｓ hisｓｉｎｓ
sins
ｖａｇｕｅ，
vague, ａｎｄ andｈｉｓ his ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ
responsibility for ｆｏｒtheｔｈｅruin
ｒｕｉｎofｏｆyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇ menｍｅｎ ａa ｍａｔｔｅｒ
matter ｏｆ of
ｒｅａｄｅｒｌｙ ｓｐｅｃｕｌａｔｉｏｎ． In
readerly speculation. Ｉｎ ,
１８ｇｉ， however,
ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， he ｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒｓ
answers ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｃｈａｒｇｅｓ，
charges,
ａｂｓｏｌｖｉｎｇ
absolvingｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｏｆof ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ
responsibility ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ actions
for the ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ of ｏｆ others.
ｏｔｈｅｒｓ．These
Ｔｈｅｓｅ turn
ｔｕｒｎ
ｏｕｔ ｔｏ ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅ ｍｏｎｅｔａｒｙ ｆｒａｕｄ ａｎｄ ｍｉｓａｌｌｉａｎｃｅ， ａｎｄ ａｒｅ ｈａｒｄｌｙ ｔｈｅ
out to involve monetary fraud and misalliance, and are hardly the

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ＩＮＴＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮ

＇ｕｎｓｐｅａｋａｂｌｅ＇
‘unspeakable’ ｃｒｉｍｅｓ ｓｏｍｅ ｒｅａｄｅｒｓ
crimes some readers ｏｒ
or ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｒｓ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｈａｖｅ
reviewers might have ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄ．
suspected.
Ｔｈｅ
The most significant changes in this respect involve the role ｏｆ
ｍｏｓｔ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔ ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｒｏｌｅ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｉｎ the
portrait in ｔｈｅ relationship
ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐbetween
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ the
ｔｈｅ artist
ａｒｔｉｓｔand
ａｎｄ his
ｈｉｓmodel,
ｍｏｄｅｌ， where
ｗｈｅｒｅ
ｔｈｅ
the physical becomes the ideal, and the aesthetic bears the burden ｏｆ
ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｉｄｅａｌ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ ｂｅａｒｓ ｔｈｅ ｂｕｒｄｅｎ of
（ｏｒ
(or ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｓ
provides ａa ｍａｓｋ
maskｆｏｒ）
for) ｔｈｅ
the ｅｒｏｔｉｃ． Ｔｈｉｓ isｉｓmost
erotic. This ｍｏｓｔ markedly
ｍａｒｋｅｄｌｙ ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔｅｄ
exhibited
ｗｈｅｎ Ｂａｓｉｌ
when Basilｅｘｐｌａｉｎｓ
explainsｔｏto Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｗｈａｔ ｈｉｓhisｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
what portraitｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ
revealedｔｏtoｉｔｓ
its ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ，
creator,
ａｎｄ
andｗｈａｔ
whatｈｅheｆｅａｒｅｄ
fearedｉｔit ｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｐｒｏｃｌａｉｍ
proclaimｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｗｏｒｌｄ．
world. Ｔｈｉｓ
Thisｉｓis ｈｏｗ
howｉｔit
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ｉｎ １８ｇｏ：
appeared in :
Ｉｔｉｓ ｑｕｉｔｅ true
‘It is quite ｔｒｕｅthat
ｔｈａｔI have
Ｉ ｈａｖｅworshipped
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ you
ｙｏｕ with
ｗｉｔｈ far
ｆａｒmore
ｍｏｒｅ romance
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ ｏｆof ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
feeling
ｔｈａｎ
than ａa man
ｍａｎ ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ
usually ｇｉｖｅｓ ｔｏaａfriend.
gives to ｆｒｉｅｎｄ． Ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ， IＩhad
Somehow, ｈａｄ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ loved
ｌｏｖｅｄaａwoman.
ｗｏｍａｎ．
ＩI suppose
ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ IＩ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ had
ｈａｄ time.
ｔｉｍｅ．．．． Ｗｅｌｌ，from
. . . Well, ｆｒｏｍthe
ｔｈｅmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ＩI met
ｍｅｔ ｙｏｕ， ｙｏｕｒ
you, your
ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ ｈａｄ ｔｈｅ
personality had ｍｏｓｔ ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
the most extraordinaryｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influence ｏｖｅｒ
over ｍｅ．
me.ＩI ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ａｄｍｉｔ
admit ｔｈａｔ
that
ＩI adored
ａｄｏｒｅｄ ｙｏｕ
youｍａｄｌｙ，
madly,ｅｘｔｒａｖａｇａｎｔｌｙ，
extravagantly,ａｂｓｕｒｄｌｙ．
absurdly. ＩI ｗａｓ
wasｊｅａｌｏｕｓ
jealous ｏｆ
of ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｏｎｅ
one ｔｏ
to
ｗｈｏｍ
whomｙｏｕyouｓｐｏｋｅ．
spoke.Ｉ Iｗａｎｔｅｄ
wantedｔｏtoｈａｖｅ
haveｙｏｕ
youａｌｌ
all ｔｏ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ． IＩwas
to myself. ｗａｓonly
ｏｎｌｙhappy
ｈａｐｐｙ when
ｗｈｅｎ
ＩI ｗａｓ
was ｗｉｔｈ
with ｙｏｕ．
you. Ｗｈｅｎ
When Ｉ Iｗａｓ
wasａｗａｙ ｆｒｏｍ
away fromｙｏｕ，you,
ｙｏｕyou
ｗｅｒｅwere
ｓｔｉｌｌ
stillｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
presentｉｎinｍｙ
myａｒｔ．＇
art.’

Ｉｎ １８ｇｉ Basil’s
In  Ｂａｓｉｌ＇ｓreference
ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅtoｔｏnever
ｎｅｖｅｒhaving
ｈａｖｉｎｇ loved
ｌｏｖｅｄ aａ woman,
ｗｏｍａｎ， ａｓasｗｅｌｌ
well ａｓ
as
ｈｉｓ ｍａｄ， ｅｘｔｒａｖａｇａｎｔ
his mad, extravagant ａｎｄ
and ａｂｓｕｒｄ
absurdｄｅｖｏｔｉｏｎ，
devotion, ｉｓ ｒｅｐｌａｃｅｄ by
is replaced ｂｙ aａ more
ｍｏｒｅ
＇Ｐｌａｔｏｎｉｃ＇ ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
‘Platonic’ interpretation the ａｒｔｉｓｔ＇ｓ ｎｅｅｄ for
artist’s need ｆｏｒ his
ｈｉｓ model:
ｍｏｄｅｌ：
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
‘Dorian, ｆｒｏｍ
from ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
momentＩ Iｍｅｔ
metｙｏｕ，
you,ｙｏｕｒ
yourｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personality ｈａｄ
had ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｓｔ
most
ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
extraordinaryｉｎｆｔｕｅｎｃｅ
influence ｏｖｅｒ ｍｅ． ＩI was
over me. ｗａｓ dominated,
ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｄ， ｓｏｕｌ， ｂｒａｉｎ， and
soul, brain, ａｎｄ power
ｐｏｗｅｒ ｂｙ
by
ｙｏｕ．
you. Ｙｏｕ
Youｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameｔｏ toｍｅme
ｔｈｅtheｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ
visibleｉｎｃａｒｎａｔｉｏｎ
incarnationｏｆ
of ｔｈａｔ ｕｎｓｅｅｎ ｉｄｅａｌ
that unseen ｗｈｏｓｅ
ideal whose
ｍｅｍｏｒｙ ｈａｕｎｔｓ ｕｓ ａｒｔｉｓｔｓ ｌｉｋｅ ａｎ ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ ｄｒｅａｍ． Ｉ ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ ｙｏｕ． Ｉ grew
memory haunts us artists like an exquisite dream. I worshipped you. I ｇｒｅｗ
ｊｅａｌｏｕｓ
jealous ｏｆ ｅｖｅｒｙ one
of every ｏｎｅ to
ｔｏ whom
ｗｈｏｍ ｙｏｕ youｓｐｏｋｅ．
spoke.Ｉ Iｗａｎｔｅｄ
wantedｔｏ toｈａｖｅ
haveｙｏｕyou
ａｌｌallｔｏtoｍｙｓｅｌｆ．
myself.ＩI
ｗａｓ
was ｏｎｌｙ ｈａｐｐｙ ｗｈｅｎ
only happy when ＩI was
ｗａｓ with
ｗｉｔｈ you.
ｙｏｕ．WhenＷｈｅｎ you
ｙｏｕ were
ｗｅｒｅ away
ａｗａｙ from
ｆｒｏｍ me ｍｅ ｙｏｕ
you
ｗｅｒｅ
wereｓｔｉｌｌ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ in
still present ｉｎ my
ｍｙ ａｒｔ．．．’（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
art . . .’ (ChapterＩＸ；IX;
ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ
originalｅｌｌｉｐｓｉｓ）
ellipsis)

Ｉｔ
It isｉｓnow
ｎｏｗDorian’s
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ personality
ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ that
ｔｈａｔdominates
ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｓ Ｂａｓｉｌ＇ｓ＇ｓｏｕｌ， ｂｒａｉｎ，and
Basil’s ‘soul, brain, ａｎｄ
ｐｏｗｅｒ＇．
power’.Ｈｉｓ
Hisａｄｏｒａｔｉｏｎ
adorationｏｒ
or ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ＇
‘worship’ｉｓis transformed
ｔｒａｎｓｆｏｒｍｅｄ ｉｎｔｏ
into ａa philosophical
ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｉｃａｌ
ｑｕｅｓｔ
questｆｏｒ
forａaｃｈａｓｔｅ
chasteａｎｄ
andｌｉｔｅｒａｌｌｙ
literallyＰｌａｔｏｎｉｃ
Platonicｉｄｅａｌ
idealｏｆofａｒｔ．
art.
Ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ
AccordingｔｏtoＢａｓｉｌ，
Basil, ｔｈｉｓ ＇ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ＇adoration
this ‘aesthetic’ ａｄｏｒａｔｉｏｎ communicates
ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｅｓ ｉｔｓｅｌｆ
itself ｔｏ
to
ｔｈｅ painting.
the ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ． In
Ｉｎ ,
１８ｇｏ， however,
ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， ｔｈｉｓ ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ ｗａｓ
this process was ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔｅｄ
interpreted ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather
ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔｌｙ．Then
differently. ＴｈｅｎBasil
Ｂａｓｉｌexplained
ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄtoｔｏLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ thatｔｈａｔ heｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ
not
ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔ the
exhibit ｔｈｅ painting
ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ because
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｈｅheｈａｄ
hadｐｕｔ
putｉｎｔｏ
intoｉｔit ＇ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ extraordinary
‘all the ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ
romanceｏｆofｗｈｉｃｈ，
which,ｏｆofｃｏｕｒｓｅ，
course, ＩI ｈａｖｅ
have ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｄａｒｅｄ
daredｔｏtoｓｐｅａｋspeakｔｏto ｈｉｍ＇．
him’. Ｉｎ
In
１８ｇｉ ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ｔｏ ＇ｓｏｍｅ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ ａｌｌ ｔｈｉｓ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ
 this is changed to ‘some expression of all this curious artistic

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ｉｄｏｌａｔｒｙ＇． Ｔｈｅ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ

idolatry’. The ｎｏ ｌｏｎｇｅｒ
portrait no longer ｒｕｎｓ
runsｔｈｅ
theｒｉｓｋ
riskｏｆofｒｅｖｅａｌｉｎｇ
revealingＢａｓｉｌ＇ｓ
Basil’s
ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ＇
‘romantic’ ａｔｔａｃｈｍｅｎｔ
attachmentｔｏto Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian （ｍａｋｉｎｇ
(makingｈｉｍhimｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｐｕｔ
he had ｔｏｏ
put ‘too
ｍｕｃｈ
much of myself in the thing’, as he earlier put it); it is now merely ｔｈｅ
ｏｆ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｔｈｉｎｇ＇， ａｓ ｈｅ ｅａｒｌｉｅｒ ｐｕｔ ｉｔ）； ｉｔ ｉｓ ｎｏｗ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ the
ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ ｍａｎｉｆｅｓｔａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆａｎ
physical manifestation of anａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃｉｄｅａｌ． Ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔｌｙ，the
artistic ideal. Significantly, ｔｈｅunmodified
ｕｎｍｏｄｉｆｉｅｄ
ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎｓ
versions ｏｆ ｔｈｅｓｅ passages
of these ｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｒｅａｄ
readｏｕｔ
out ｉｎ
in ｃｏｕｒｔ ｉｎ 
court in １８９５ in
ｉｎ an
ａｎ attempt
ａｔｔｅｍｐｔ
ｔｏ prove
to ｐｒｏｖｅ that
ｔｈａｔ Dorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
Ｇｒａｙwas
ｗａｓ aａ‘perverted
ｐｅｒｖｅｒｔｅｄ ｂｏｏｋ＇，
book’, ｔｈｕｓ ｃｏｎｆｉｒｍｉｎｇ Ｂａｓｉｌ＇ｓ
thus confirming Basil’s
ｌａｍｅｎｔ
lamentｔｈａｔ
that ａｒｔ
art ｉｓ ｔｏｏ often
is too ｏｆｔｅｎregarded
ｒｅｇａｒｄｅｄ asａｓ aａ mode
ｍｏｄｅ ｏｆof ａｕｔｏｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｙ．
autobiography.

 ＰＡＩＮＴＩＮＧＳ
ＭＡＧＩＣ 

Ｗｈｉｌｅ
While ｔｈｅ
the ｔｈｅｍｅ
themeｏｆof ａa ｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｍａｎ
manｓｅｌｌｉｎｇ
sellingｈｉｓ
his ｓｏｕｌ
soul ｉｎ
in ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅ
exchange ｆｏｒ
for
ｅｔｅｒｎａｌ
eternal ｙｏｕｔｈ
youthｉｓis ｎｏｔ
not ｎｅｗ－ａｓ
new – Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｅｓ，
as Wilde ｉｔ ｉｓ
confesses, it is＇ａｎ
‘anｉｄｅａ
ideaｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis ｏｌｄ
old
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ history
in the ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ of literature’ (Mason, )Ｔｈｅ
ｏｆｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ＇（Ｍａｓｏｎ，７２）－ Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
– The PictureｏｆofＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙGrayｏｆｆｅｒｓ
offers
ａｎ
an ｉｎｔｒｉｇｕｉｎｇ
intriguing ａｎｄandｈｉｇｈｌｙhighlyｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ
original ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔ
treatmentｏｆofｔｈｉｓ thisｉｄｅａ，
idea, ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌｌｙ
principally
ｏｗｉｎｇ
owingｔｏto Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｂｒｉｌｌｉａｎｔ ｃｏｎｃｅｉｔ ofｏｆthe
brilliant conceit ｔｈｅportrait
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔwhichｗｈｉｃｈmasksｍａｓｋｓ Dorian’s
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
ｌｉｆｅ． Ｔｈｉｓisｉｓnotｎｏｔtoｔｏ
life. This ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔ
suggest thatｔｈａｔ ｍａｇｉｃ，
magic, ａｎｉｍａｔｅｄ，orｏｒsomehow
animated, ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ ｒｅｖｅａｌｉｎｇ
revealing
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ
portraits wereｗｅｒｅ unknown
ｕｎｋｎｏｗｎ ｉｎinｔｈｅ theｐａｇｅｓ
pagesｏｆofｐｏｐｕｌａｒ
popularｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ；
literature; theyｔｈｅｙ hadｈａｄ
ｂｅｅｎ
beenａ aｓｔｏｃｋ
stockｆｅａｔｕｒｅ
featureｏｆofｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ
fantasticｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ
fiction ｓｉｎｃｅ
since ｉｔｓ ｅａｒｌｉｅｓｔdays.
its earliest ｄａｙｓ．OneＯｎｅ ｏｆof
ｔｈｅ
the ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ
marvellous ａｎｄ andｔｅｒｒｉｆｙｉｎｇ ｅｖｅｎｔｓ which
terrifying events ｗｈｉｃｈ ｔａｋｅｓ
takes placeｐｌａｃｅ inｉｎ Horace
Ｈｏｒａｃｅ
Ｗａｌｐｏｌｅ＇ｓ
Walpole’sＴｈｅ TheＣａｓｔｌｅ
Castleｏｆof Ｏｔｒａｎｔｏ（ｒ７６４；
Otranto (;ｔｈｅ theｆｉｒｓｔ Ｇｏｔｈｉｃ ｎｏｖｅｌ）
first Gothic novel)ｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the ｆｉｇｕｒｅ
figure
ｏｆ Ａｌｆｏｎｓｏ ｓｔｅｐｐｉｎｇ
of Alfonso stepping ｄｏｗｎ downｆｒｏｍ fromｈｉｓhisｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ，
portrait, ａa ｐｏｒｔｅｎｔｏｕｓ
portentousｓｉｇｎ sign ｔｈａｔ
that
Ｍａｎｆｒｅｄ＇ｓ
Manfred’sｄａｙｓ daysａｔat ｔｈｅthe ｃａｓｔｌｅ
castle areａｒｅnumbered.
ｎｕｍｂｅｒｅｄ． ＡAｌｉｔｔｌｅ－ｋｎｏｗｎ
little-known （ａｎｄ (and ｄｅｃｉｄ－
decid-
ｅｄｌｙ
edly ｅｘｔｒａｖａｇａｎｔ）
extravagant) ｔａｌｅ tale from  ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｄ
ｆｒｏｍ １８１２ Ｆａｍｉｌｙ Ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ＇，
entitled ‘Family Portraits’, by ｂｙ Jean
Ｊｅａｎ
Ｂａｐｔｉｓｔｅ Ｂｅｎｏｉｔ Eyries,
Baptiste Benoı̂t Ｅｙｒｉｅｓ，which ｗｈｉｃｈ owes
ｏｗｅｓ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｔｏtoＷａｌｐｏｌｅ＇ｓ
Walpole’sｎｏｖｅｌ， novel, ａｌｓｏ
also
ａｎｔｉｃｉｐａｔｅｓ ａｓｐｅｃｔｓ ｏｆ
anticipates aspects Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｏｗｎ
of Wilde’s ownｍａｇｉｃ
magic ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ．１８
portrait.¹⁸ＩｎInＥｙｒｉｅｓ＇
Eyries’ｔａｌｅ，
tale, ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ evilｅｖｉｌ Ditmar
Ｄｉｔｍａｒ ｉｓ ｉｍｂｕｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ
is imbued with ｍｏｒａｌ
moralｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｃｅ
significance ａｓ as
ｍａｎｉｆｅｓｔｅｄ ｉｎ ｉｔｓ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ． Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
manifested in its physical appearance. It was painted by a ghost as an ｂｙ ａ ｇｈｏｓｔ ａｓ ａｎ
ｅｍｂｌｅｍ
emblem ｏｆ of
Ｄｉｔｍａｒ＇ｓ
Ditmar’s ｃｒｉｍｅｓ，
crimes,ｄｅｐｉｃｔｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ his
depicting ｓｏｕｌsoul
ｉｎ ａｌｌ
in allｉｔｓitsｕｇｌｉｎｅｓｓ；
ugliness; ａｎｄ，
and, ａｓas
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ denouement
in the ｄｅｎｏｕｅｍｅｎｔ ｏｆ ofＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓWilde’s ｔａｌｅ，
tale,ｉｔit ｒｅｖｅｒｔｓ
reverts to ｔｏ aａmore
ｍｏｒｅ ａｔｔｒａｃｔｉｖｅ
attractive formｆｏｒｍ
ｏｎｃｅ
onceｅｘｐｉａｔｉｏｎ
expiationｆｏｒ for ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｓｉｎｓsins ｉｓ ａｃｃｏｍｐｌｉｓｈｅｄ． Ｔｈｅ
is accomplished. Theｉｄｅａ ideaｏｆofａ aｆａｔａｌ
fatal
ｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｎｃｅ
correspondenceｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ between ａ aｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ
paintingａｎｄ andａｎanｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ＇ｓ
individual’s life ｌｉｆｅ－ｔｈｅｆｏｒｍｅｒ
– the former
ｂｅｉｎｇｐａｒａｓｉｔｉｃｏｆｔｈｅｌａｔｔｅｒ－ｈａｄ
being parasitic of the latter – hadｂｅｅｎ beenｂｒｉｌｌｉａｎｔｌｙ ｈａｎｄｌｅｄ inｉｎEdgar
brilliantly handled ＥｄｇａｒＡｌｌａｎ
Allan
Poe’s story,
Ｐｏｅ＇ｓ ｓｔｏｒｙ，Ｔｈｅ‘TheＯｖａｌ Oval Portrait’ (),ｗｈｅｒｅ
Ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ＇（１８４５）， where ｔｈｅthe artist’s ｏｂｓｅｓｓｉｏｎ
ａｒｔｉｓｔ＇ｓ obsession
ｗｉｔｈ ｃａｐｔｕｒｉｎｇ
with capturingａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅ
absolute＇ｌｉｆｅ－ｌｉｋｅｎｅｓｓ＇
‘life-likeness’ in ｉｎ paint
ｐａｉｎｔ eventually
ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌｌｙ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｓ
destroys ｈｉｓ his
ｍｏｄｅｌ，
model,ｔｈｅ theｗｉｆｅ
wife ｗｏｒｎ
wornｏｕｔ outｂｙbyｔｈｅtheａｒｄｕｏｕｓ
arduous ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇｓ
sittingsｆｏｒforｈｅｒherｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ．
portrait.

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Ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ ｐｒｏｌｉｆｅｒａｔｅinｉｎVictorian
Portraits proliferate Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ Gothic
Ｇｏｔｈｉｃ ａｎｄ
and ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎａｌ
sensational ｎｏｖｅｌｓ，
novels,
ｒｅｖｅａｌｉｎｇ
revealing dark secrets about their subjects.¹⁹ Wilde’s novel followsｓｕｉｔ，
ｄａｒｋ ｓｅｃｒｅｔｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｓ．１９ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｎｏｖｅｌ ｆｏｌｌｏｗｓ suit,
ｆｅａｔｕｒｉｎｇ
featuring ｎｏｔ
not ｏｎｅ
one ｒｅｖｅｌａｔｏｒｙ
revelatory ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ， but
portrait merely, ｂｕｔ aａ number
ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆofｅａｒｌｉｅｒ
earlier
ｏｎｅｓ
ones ｗｈｉｃｈ，
which,ｉｔit isｉｓsuggested,
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ，have
ｈａｖｅ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｌｉｎｋ ｔｏ their
link to ｔｈｅｉｒｐｉｃｔｏｒｉａｌ ｄｅｓｃｅｎｄａｎｔ．
pictorial descendant.
Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ＸＩXIｏｆofｔｈｅ
Chapter the１８ｇｉ
ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
version ｔｅｌｌｓ ｈｏｗ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
tells how Dorianｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｖｉｓｉｔ
visit ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｇａｌｌｅｒｙofｏｆhisｈｉｓcountry
portrait gallery ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙhouse
ｈｏｕｓｅand
ａｎｄ contemplate
ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｌａｔｅ ｔｈｅ
the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ
pictures ｏｆ
of
ｈｉｓ
his ａｎｃｅｓｔｏｒｓ． Ｅａｃｈ ｏｎｅ
ancestors. Each one ｈａｓ
hasａaｔａｌｅ
tale ｔｏ
to ｔｅｌｌ， ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｉｎｇ Dorian
tell, encouraging Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｔｏto
ｓｐｅｃｕｌａｔｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｈｅｒｉｔａｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｓｉｎ ａｎｄ ｓｈａｍｅ＇ ｂｅｑｕｅａｔｈｅｄ ｔｏ
speculate on the ‘inheritance of sin and shame’ bequeathed ｈｉｍ ｂｙ
to him by
ｔｈｏｓｅ ｗｈｏｓｅ ｂｌｏｏｄ ｆｌｏｗｅｄ ｉｎ ｈｉｓ ｖｅｉｎｓ＇． Ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ａ ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ
those whose ‘blood flowed in his veins’. Standing before a particular
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｈｅ wonders
portrait he ｗｏｎｄｅｒｓ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ
whetherｉｔit ｗａｓ
was ｙｏｕｎｇ
‘youngＨｅｒｂｅｒｔ＇ｓ
Herbert’sｌｉｆｅ
life ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｌｅｄ？
led? Ｈａｄ
Hadｓｏｍｅ
someｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strangeｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ
poisonousｇｅｒｍ
germｃｒｅｐｔ
crept ｆｒｏｍ
from ｂｏｄｙ
bodyｔｏ
to
ｂｏｄｙ ｔｉｌｌ
body till itｉｔ ｈａｄreached
had ｒｅａｃｈｅｄhis
ｈｉｓown?
ｏｗｎ？ Was
Ｗａｓ ｉｔ ｓｏｍｅ ｄｉｍ
it some dimｓｅｎｓｅ
senseｏｆ
of ｔｈａｔ ｒｕｉｎｅｄ
that ruined
ｇｒａｃｅ ｔｈａｔ had
grace that ｈａｄ made
ｍａｄｅ ｈｉｍ
himｓｏsoｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ，
suddenly,ａｎｄ
andａｌｍｏｓｔ
almostｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
withoutｃａｕｓｅ，
cause, ｇｉｖｅ
give
ｕｔｔｅｒａｎｃｅ， ｉｎ Basil
utterance, in ＢａｓｉｌHallward’s
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓ studio,
ｓｔｕｄｉｏ，toｔｏthe
ｔｈｅmad
ｍａｄ prayer
ｐｒａｙｅｒ ｔｈａｔ ｈａｄ ｓｏ
that had so
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ
changedｈｉｓ
hisｌｉｆｅ？” Ｔｈｉｓisｉｓa powerful
life?’ This ａ ｐｏｗｅｒｆｕｌand
ａｎｄintriguing
ｉｎｔｒｉｇｕｉｎｇsuggestion,
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｏｎ，ｐｒｏｖｉｄ－
provid-
ｉｎｇ aａ ‘Gothic’
ing Ｇｏｔｈｉｃ＇（ｂｕｔ
(butａｌｓｏ
alsoｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ） ｅｘｐｌａｎａｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ
scientific) explanation for Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’sａｃｔｉｏｎｓ．
actions.ＩｔIt
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｓ ｔｈａｔ he
suggests that ｈｅ isｉｓhaunted
ｈａｕｎｔｅｄ by
ｂｙ ｈｉｓ ａｎｃｅｓｔｒａｌ legacies
his ancestral ｌｅｇａｃｉｅｓrather
ｒａｔｈｅｒthan
ｔｈａｎ being
ｂｅｉｎｇ
ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ ｍｏｔｉｖａｔｅｄ ｂｙ
entirely motivated by ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ
his own personalｖａｎｉｔｙ．
vanity.Ｈｉｓ
Hisｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ
therefore
ｂｅａｒｓ
bears ｎｏｔ
not ｏｎｌｙ
only ｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ
consequencesｏｆofＤｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’sｏｗｎ ｓｉｎｓ，
own sins,ｂｕｔ
butｉｓisａｌｓｏ
also ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｕｌｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ａｎ ａｎｃｅｓｔｒａｌ ｌｉｎｅ． Ｆｏｒ ａｓ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｒｅａｓｏｎｓ，＇ｍａｎ＇
culmination of an ancestral line. For as Dorian reasons, ‘man’ was ‘a ｗａｓ ａ
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ，
complex,ｍｕｌｔｉｆｏｒｍ
multiformｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅ ｔｈａｔ
creature thatｂｏｒｅ ｗｉｔｈｉｎ
bore ｉｔｓｅｌｆ
within itself ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange ｌｅｇａｃｉｅｓ ｏｆ
legacies of
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thought ａｎｄ
and ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ，
passion, ａｎｄ
and ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｖｅｒｙ
veryｆｌｅｓｈ
flesh ｗａｓ
wasｔａｉｎｔｅｄ
tainted ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
monstrousｍａｌａｄｉｅｓ
maladiesｏｆofｔｈｅ the ｄｅａｄ＇．
dead’.
Ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
Throughｓｕｃｈ suchｅｍｐｈａｓｅｓ
emphases Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｇｉｖｅｓ
givesａ aｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ
fantastic ａｎｄ
and ｓｕｐｅｒｎａｔｕｒａｌ
supernatural
ｔｗｉｓｔ ｔｏ an
twist to ａｎ idea
ｉｄｅａ that
ｔｈａｔ was
ｗａｓ ａa ｓｔａｐｌｅ
staple ｔｅｎｅｔ
tenet ｏｆ ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃthought
of scientific ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ａｔ ｔｈｅ time.
at the ｔｉｍｅ．
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｉｓis invoking
ｉｎｖｏｋｉｎｇｔｈｅ theｉｄｅａ
idea ｏｆｈｅｒｅｄｉｔａｒｙ
of hereditary ｒｅｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ＇，ｗｈｉｃｈ
‘reversion’, whichｉｓis explained
ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ
ｂｙ ｔｈｅ eminent
by the ｅｍｉｎｅｎｔ mental
ｍｅｎｔａｌ pathologist
ｐａｔｈｏｌｏｇｉｓｔHenry Ｈｅｎｒｙ Maudsley:
Ｍａｕｄｓｌｅｙ： ‘Now＇Ｎｏｗ ａｎｄand ｔｈｅｎ
then
ａa person
ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｍａｙ
mayｄｅｔｅｃｔ
detect ｉｎ ｈｉｓ own
in his ｏｗｎ ｆａｃｅ
face inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅlooking-glass
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ－ｇｌａｓｓa momentary
ａ ｍｏｍｅｎｔａｒｙ
ｆｌａｓｈ
flash ofｏｆｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expressionｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｓｏｒｔ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗｉｌｌ
sort which ｂｅ found
will be ｆｏｕｎｄ ｆｏｒｍａｌ
formalｉｎinｔｈｅ
the ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait
ｏｆ ａｎ ancestor
of an ａｎｃｅｓｔｏｒ．．．. . .Ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ
Beneath ｅｖｅｒｙ
everyｆａｃｅ ａｒｅareｔｈｅtheｌａｔｅｎｔ
face latentｆａｃｅｓ
facesｏｆof ａｎｃｅｓｔｏｒｓ，
ancestors,
ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ
beneath ｅｖｅｒｙ
everyｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ
characterｔｈｅｉｒ theirｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ．＂２０
characters.’²⁰ WildeＷｉｌｄｅ ｓｕｐｅｒｎａｔｕｒａｌｉｚｅｓ
supernaturalizes
ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｂｅｌｉｅｆ，
scientific belief, ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇanａｎoccult
providing ｏｃｃｕｌｔdimension
ｄｉｍｅｎｓｉｏｎtoｔｏtheｔｈｅcorrespondence
ｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｎｃｅ
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
betweenｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ
physical ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ
appearanceａｎｄ andｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ，
character,ａｎｄ andｔｈｅ
theｔｒａｎｓｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
transference ｏｆof
ａｎｃｅｓｔｒａｌ ｌｅｇａｃｙ． This
ancestral legacy. Ｔｈｉｓ ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｆｒａｍｅ of
scientific frame ｏｆ reference
ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ isｉｓ conspicuous
ｃｏｎｓｐｉｃｕｏｕｓ ｉｎin
ｈｉｓ ｎｏｖｅｌ， especially
his novel, ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ in ｉｎ its
ｉｔｓrevised
ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄform,
ｆｏｒｍ，where
ｗｈｅｒｅ heredity
ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ ｐｌａｙｓ
plays ａa ｃｒｕｃｉａｌ
crucial
ｒｏｌｅ ｉｎ explaining
role in ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｉｎｇcharacter
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒand ａｎｄmotivation.
ｍｏｔｉｖａｔｉｏｎ．Wilde Ｗｉｌｄｅ added
ａｄｄｅｄ aａ whole
ｗｈｏｌｅ
ｘｉｘ
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ＩＮＴＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮ

ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
chapter ｉｎ １８ｇｉ（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
in  (ChapterＩＩ） III)ｔｏ
to ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ
provide ｓｏｍｅsomeｄｅｔａｉｌｓ ａｂｏｕｔ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
details about Dorian’s
ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅ ａｎｃｅｓｔｒｙ． Ｈｅｒｅ ｗｅ ｌｅａｒｎ ｔｈａｔ ｈｉｓ ｍａｔｅｒｎａｌ
immediate ancestry. Here we learn that his maternal grandfather was ｇｒａｎｄｆａｔｈｅｒ ｗａｓ
‘ａ ｍｅａｎ ｄｏｇ＇ ｗｈｏ ｉｓ ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄ ｏｆ ｂｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ
‘a mean dog’ who is suspected of bringing about Dorian’s father’s ａｂｏｕｔ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ ｆａｔｈｅｒ＇ｓ
ｄｅａｔｈ．
death. His Ｈｉｓ mother,
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ， who ｗｈｏ ｈａｄhadｍａｒｒｉｅｄ
marriedｂｅｎｅａｔｈ
beneathｈｅｒ her（ｔｈｕｓ
(thus ｉｎｖｏｋｉｎｇ
invoking ｈｅｒ her
ｆａｔｈｅｒ＇ｓ ｒｅｖｅｎｇｅ）， makes
father’s revenge), ｍａｋｅｓ ａｎ an ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ
appearanceｉｎinｔｈｅ theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portraitｇａｌｌｅｒｙ
gallery ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the
ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revised ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ，
version, thusｔｈｕｓ reinforcing
ｒｅｉｎｆｏｒｃｉｎｇ the ｔｈｅ suggestion
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｏｎ ｔｈａｔ that ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ
heredity ｉｎ in ｐａｒｔ
part
ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｓ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ own
explains Dorian’s ｏｗｎ ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｒｅｓｅｍｂｌｅｓ
actions. Dorian resemblesｈｉｓ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌｌｙ
his mother physically
（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
(Chapter ＸＩ）， XI), ｗｈｉｌｅ
while ｔｈｅ the ｔｒａｎｓｆｏｒｍｅｄ
transformedｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔportraitｓｔａｒｔｓstarts to ｔｏ resemble
ｒｅｓｅｍｂｌｅ ｔｈｅ the
ｗｉｃｋｅｄ
wicked ｇｒａｎｄｆａｔｈｅｒ：
grandfather: ‘There Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｏｕｌｄwouldｂｅbeｔｈｅtheｗｒｉｎｋｌｅｄ
wrinkledｔｈｒｏａｔ，throat,ｔｈｅ theｃｏｌｄ，
cold,
ｂｌｕｅ－ｖｅｉｎｅｄ
blue-veined hands, ｈａｎｄｓ， the ｔｈｅ twisted
ｔｗｉｓｔｅｄbody,ｂｏｄｙ， thatｔｈａｔheｈｅremembered
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the
ｇｒａｎｄｆａｔｈｅｒｗｈｏ
grandfather whoｈａｄ had ｂｅｅｎ
been ｓｏsoｓｔｅｒｎ
sternｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｉｎ
to him ｈｉｓboyhood’
in his ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ＇（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
(ChapterＸ）． X).
Ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌｌｙ and
Physically ａｎｄ morally,
ｍｏｒａｌｌｙ， Dorian Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｉｓis ａa ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ
product ｏｆof ｈｉｓ his ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ．
heredity. Ｈｉｓ His
ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ
criminal ｔｅｎｄｅｎｃｉｅｓ
tendencies ｄｅｒｉｖｅ derive ｆｒｏｍ
from ｈｉｓ his ｇｒａｎｄｆａｔｈｅｒ
grandfather （ｆｒｏｍ (from ａa ｌｏｎｇ
long ｌｉｎｅ
line ｏｆof
ｄｅｂａｕｃｈｅｅｓ），
debauchees), ｗｈｉｌｅ while ｈｉｓ ｉｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ to
his intention ｔｏ marry
ｍａｒｒｙ ｔｈｅ ｌｏｗｅｒ－ｃｌａｓｓ Sibyl
the lower-class ＳｉｂｙｌVaneＶａｎｅ
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｓ
suggests thatｔｈａｔ heｈｅ isｉｓ inｉｎpart
ｐａｒｔreverting
ｒｅｖｅｒｔｉｎｇtoｔｏmaternal
ｍａｔｅｒｎａｌ type. ｔｙｐｅ．ForＦｏｒ asａｓ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ａｓｓｅｒｔｓofｏｆthe
himself asserts ｔｈｅDukeＤｕｋｅ ofｏｆBerwick,
Ｂｅｒｗｉｃｋ，‘WithＷｉｔｈ ｓｕｃｈ
such ｂｌｏｏｄ
bloodａｓas ｈｅ he ｈａｓ
has ｉｎin
ｈｉｓ ｖｅｉｎｓ，how
his veins, ｈｏｗ ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｈｉｓ ｒｅｃｏｒｄ ｂｅ
his record be ｃｌｅａｎ？＂Ｂｙ
clean?’ Byｓｔｒｅｓｓｉｎｇstressing ｔｈｅ the ｒｏｌｅ
role ｏｆ of
ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ
heredity ｉｎ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ，
in Dorian’s ｍａｋｉｎｇ ｈｉｍ
actions, making himａ ＇ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ＇
a ‘scientific’ ratherｒａｔｈｅｒ thanｔｈａｎ ａa
ｍｏｒａｌ
moral ｓｔｕｄｙ， Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｗａｓ
study, Wilde was ｂｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ
bringing ｔｈｅ the ｔｈｅｍｅ
themeｏｆof ｔｈｅ the Ｆａｕｓｔｉａｎ
Faustian ｂａｒｇａｉｎ
bargain
ｕｐ
up to date, giving it a degree of plausibility (at least with regardｔｏto ｈｉｓ
ｔｏ ｄａｔｅ， ｇｉｖｉｎｇ ｉｔ ａ ｄｅｇｒｅｅ ｏｆ ｐｌａｕｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ（ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ｗｉｔｈ ｒｅｇａｒｄ his
ｍｏｔｉｖｅｓ），
motives), and ａｎｄ ｄｉｍｉｎｉｓｈｉｎｇ
diminishingＤｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ Dorian’sｍｏｒａｌmoral ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ
responsibilityｆｏｒ forｈｉｓ
hisａｃｔｉｏｎｓ．
actions.
Ａｓ
As ｔｈｅ
the ｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ
narrator ｐｕｔｓ puts ｉｔ：Ｔｈｅｒｅ
it: ‘Thereａｒｅ areｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ，
moments, ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｓｔｓ
psychologistsｔｅｌｌ tell ｕｓ，
us,
ｗｈｅｎ
whenｔｈｅ theｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passionｆｏｒ forｓｉｎ，
sin, ｏｒ
or ｆｏｒ ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅ
for what the ｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｃａｌｌｓ ｓｉｎ，soｓｏdominates
calls sin, ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｓ
ａa nature,
ｎａｔｕｒｅ， ｔｈａｔ
that ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｆｉｂｒｅ
fibre of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ body,
ｂｏｄｙ， ａｓ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｃｅｌｌ
as every cell ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ brain,
ｂｒａｉｎ， seems
ｓｅｅｍｓ
ｔｏ ｂｅ instinct
to be ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔwith ｗｉｔｈfearful
ｆｅａｒｆｕｌ ｉｍｐｕｌｓｅｓ．
impulses. MenＭｅｎ andａｎｄwomenｗｏｍｅｎ atａｔsuchｓｕｃｈmoments
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ
ｌｏｓｅ ｔｈｅ freedom
lose the ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ ｏｆof ｔｈｅｉｒ their ｗｉｌｌ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｍｏｖｅ
will. They moveｔｏtoｔｈｅｉｒ their ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terrible endｅｎｄ ａｓas
ａｕｔｏｍａｔｏｎｓ
automatons ｍｏｖｅ＇（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
move’ (ChapterＸＶＩ）． XVI). Ｓｕｃｈ
Such ａ ｖｉｅｗ
a view ｉｓisｖｅｒｙ
very ｍｕｃｈ
muchｉｎinｌｉｎｅ line
ｗｉｔｈ ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ ｄｅｂａｔｅ
with contemporary debateｏｎonＲｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ
‘Responsibility ｉｎ Ｍｅｎｔａｌ Ｄｉｓｅａｓｅ＇（ｔｈｅ
in Mental Disease’ (the
ｔｉｔｌｅofｏｆanａｎimportant
title ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔwork ｗｏｒｋ onｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ subject),
ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ），and ａｎｄ how
ｈｏｗ ｆｏｒｍｓ
formsｏｆ of ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌｉｔｙ
criminality
ｗｅｒｅ
wereａaｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅ
consequence ｏｆ＇ｄｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｅ＇
of ‘degenerate’ ａｎｃｅｓｔｒｙ
ancestry ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ
similarｔｏtoＤｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ．？Ｉ
Dorian’s.²¹ For Ｆｏｒ
ａｓ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ Ｖｉｖｉａｎ
as Wilde’s Vivianｗｏｕｌｄwouldａｓｓｅｒｔassertｉｎin＂Ｔｈｅ
‘TheＣｒｉｔｉｃ
CriticａｓasＡｒｔｉｓｔ＇， ａｌｓｏ published
Artist’, also ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
ｉｎ １８ｇｉ：＇ｔｈｅ
in : ‘the ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅofｏｆHeredity
scientific principle Ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ. ．．．. . hasｈａｓshown
ｓｈｏｗｎ us ｕｓ that
ｔｈａｔ we ｗｅ
ａｒｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ less
are never ｌｅｓｓfree
ｆｒｅｅthan ｔｈａｎwhenｗｈｅｎ weｗｅ try
ｔｒｙ toｔｏact.
ａｃｔ．It Ｉｔhasｈａｓ ｈｅｍｍｅｄ us
hemmed ｕｓ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
the ｎｅｔｓ
nets ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ hunter,
ｈｕｎｔｅｒ， and ａｎｄ written
ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ upon ｕｐｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｗａｌｌ the
the wall ｔｈｅ prophecy
ｐｒｏｐｈｅｃｙ
ｏｆof ｏｕｒ
our ｄｏｏｍ．
doom.ＷｅWe ｍａｙmay ｎｏｔnot ｗａｔｃｈ ｉｔ， it,
watch ｆｏｒforｉｔit ｉｓ ｗｉｔｈｉｎ us.
is within ｕｓ．We Ｗｅ may
ｍａｙ ｎｏｔnot ｓｅｅ
see
ｉｔ， ｓａｖｅ in
it, save ｉｎ aａ mirror
ｍｉｒｒｏｒ ｔｈａｔ ｍｉｒｒｏｒｓ ｔｈｅ
that mirrors the ｓｏｕｌ．＂２
soul.’²² Ａｓ AsＤｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’sｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portraitｉｓis ａｔ at

ＸＸ
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ｏｎｅ
one ｐｏｉｎｔ
point ｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ ｔｏ as
referred to ａｓ ‘the
ｔｈｅ most
ｍｏｓｔ ｍａｇｉｃａｌ
magical ｏｆ
of ｍｉｒｒｏｒｓ
mirrors ．．．
. . . ［ｗｈｉｃｈ］
[which]
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｒｅｖｅａｌ
revealｔｏtoｈｉｍ
himｈｉｓ
hisｏｗｎ
ownｓｏｕｌ＇
soul’（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
(ChapterＶＩＩＩ），
VIII),ｉｔ ｃａｎ be
it can ｂｅ suggested
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ
ｔｈａｔ ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｓ
that heredity providesａaｋｅｙ
keyｔｏtoｈｉｓ
hisａｃｔｉｏｎｓ
actionsａｎｄ
andａ aｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ
scientific ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅ
alternative
ｔｏ
to the ‘moral’ emphasis which Wilde complained wasｔｏｏ
ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒａｌ＇ ｅｍｐｈａｓｉｓ ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｃｏｍｐｌａｉｎｅｄ ｗａｓ too＇ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ＇
‘obvious’ｉｎ
in
ｔｈｅ １８ｇｏ ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
the  versionｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｎｏｖｅｌ．
novel.

 
ＶＩＳＩＢＬＥ ＶＩＣＥＳ

Ｔｈｉｓ
Thisｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｄｉｍｅｎｓｉｏｎ ｔｏtoＤｏｒｉａｎ
scientific dimension DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｓ
suggestsｔｈａｔ
thatｉｔitｉｓis ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｏｎｌｙ
really only
ｔｈｅ
the ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ ｃｏｎｃｅｉｔ ofｏｆ the
impossible conceit ｔｈｅ portrait’s
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ＇ｓtransformation
ｔｒａｎｓｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ that ｔｈａｔ makes
ｍａｋｅｓ
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｔａｌｅ ｓｕｐｅｒｎａｔｕｒａｌ ｏｒ
tale supernatural or ｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ．？３ Ｔｈｅ central
fantastic.²³ The ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ motif
ｍｏｔｉｆ isｉｓ framed
ｆｒａｍｅｄ
ａｎｄ
and ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ
informedｂｙbyｓｏsoｍｕｃｈ
muchｔｈａｔthatｗａｓwas
ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌｉｓｔｉｃ
materialistic ａｎｄ
andｐｌａｕｓｉｂｌｅ
plausible ｉｎ
in
ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ
contemporaryｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ．
thought.Ｔｈｉｓ
Thisａｌｓｏ
alsoａｐｐｌｉｅｓ
applies ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the ｎｏｔｉｏｎ
notion ｏｆ
of ｂｏｄｉｌｙ
bodily
ｍｅｔａｍｏｒｐｈｏｓｉｓ
metamorphosisａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ
physicalｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ
consequencesｏｆof＇ｍｏｒａｌ＇
‘moral’ｃａｕｓｅｓ，
causes, ａa
ｂｅｌｉｅｆ ｔｈａｔisｉｓfundamental
belief that ｆｕｎｄａｍｅｎｔａｌ toｔｏ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ narrative.
ｎａｒｒａｔｉｖｅ．OnceＯｎｃｅ again,
ａｇａｉｎ， what
ｗｈａｔ
ｈａｐｐｅｎｓ
happensｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait ｉｓ ｏｎｌｙ fantastic
is only ｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃbecause
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ itｉｔhappens
ｈａｐｐｅｎｓ to
ｔｏ canvas
ｃａｎｖａｓ
ａｎｄ
andｐａｉｎｔ
paintｒａｔｈｅｒ
ratherｔｈａｎ
thanｆｌｅｓｈ
flesh ａｎｄ
andｂｌｏｏｄ．
blood.Ｔｈｅ ｂｅｌｉｅｆ
The beliefｔｈａｔ
thatｕｎｄｅｒｌｉｅｓ
underliesｔｈｉｓ
this
ｔｒａｎｓｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
transference ｗａｓ
was ｆａｒ ｆｒｏｍ ｉｍｐｌａｕｓｉｂｌｅ
far from implausibleａｔat ｔｈｅ
the ｔｉｍｅ．
time.
Ｐｈｙｓｉｏｇｎｏｍｙ
Physiognomy － ｔｈｅ
– theｗｉｄｅｓｐｒｅａｄ
widespreadｂｅｌｉｅｆ
beliefｔｈａｔ
thatａｎanｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ＇ｓ ａｐｐｅａｒ－
individual’s appear-
ａｎｃｅ，
ance, ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒｌｙ ｈｉｓ orｏｒher
particularly his ｈｅｒ face,
ｆａｃｅ，reveals
ｒｅｖｅａｌｓcharacter
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ－– plays
ｐｌａｙｓ an
ａｎ import-
ｉｍｐｏｒｔ－
ａｎｔ
ant ｐａｒｔ
part ｉｎ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｎｏｖｅｌ．
in Wilde’s novel.ＡAｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
versionｏｆofｔｈｉｓ
thisｌｏｇｉｃ
logic ｉｓ ｆｉｒｓｔencountered
is first ｅｎｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｅｄ ｉｎin
ｉｔｓ ｏｐｅｎｉｎｇ pages.
its opening ｐａｇｅｓ． Here
Ｈｅｒｅ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｅｓ
expressesｔｈｅthe ｈｏｐｅ
hopeｔｈａｔ
that Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’s
ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
extraordinary ｇｏｏｄ
goodｌｏｏｋｓ
looksａｒｅ
are ｎｏｔ
not ｍａｔｃｈｅｄ
matchedｂｙbyｉｎｔｅｌｌｉｇｅｎｃｅ．
intelligence. Ｆｏｒ
For ａｓ
as ｈｅ
he
ｒｅａｓｏｎｓ：Ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔ
reasons: ‘Intellectｉｓis in
ｉｎ itself
ｉｔｓｅｌｆa mode
ａ ｍｏｄｅ ofｏｆexaggeration,
ｅｘａｇｇｅｒａｔｉｏｎ， and
ａｎｄ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｓ
destroys ｔｈｅ
the
ｈａｒｍｏｎｙ
harmonyｏｆａｎｙｆａｃｅ．
of any face.ＴｈｅTheｍｏｍｅｎｔ
moment ｏｎｅone
ｓｉｔｓsitsｄｏｗｎ
downｔｏtoｔｈｉｎｋ， ｏｎｅ becomes
think, one ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ
ａｌｌnose,
all ｎｏｓｅ，orｏｒallａｌｌforehead,
ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ，orｏｒsomething
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ horrid.’
ｈｏｒｒｉｄ．＇ This
Ｔｈｉｓ idea
ｉｄｅａ espouses,
ｅｓｐｏｕｓｅｓ， but
ｂｕｔ
ａｌｓｏ plays
also ｐｌａｙｓwith,
ｗｉｔｈ，fundamental
ｆｕｎｄａｍｅｎｔａｌphysiognomic
ｐｈｙｓｉｏｇｎｏｍｉｃ assumptions.
ａｓｓｕｍｐｔｉｏｎｓ． AＡ ‘roman’
＇ｒｏｍａｎ＇
ｎｏｓｅ
nose ａｎｄ
andｗｅｌｌ－ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ
well-developedｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ
foreheadｗｅｒｅwereｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ
generallyｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ
consideredｐｏｓｉｔｉｖｅ
positive
ａｔｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｓ， ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｉｎｇ the
attributes, indicating ｔｈｅ intellect
ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔand ａｎｄmoral
ｍｏｒａｌ probity
ｐｒｏｂｉｔｙ associated
ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ with
ｗｉｔｈ
ｔｈｅ ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ professions
the learned ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎｓwhichｗｈｉｃｈ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｇｏｅｓgoes ｏｎ
on ｔｏ ｄｉｓｐａｒａｇｅ：＇Ｌｏｏｋ
to disparage: ‘Look ａｔat
ｔｈｅ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ men
the successful ｍｅｎ ｉｎ
in ａｎｙ
any ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ
learned ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ． Ｈｏｗ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
professions. How perfectly
ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideousｔｈｅｙ
theyａｒｅ！＂ Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， Ｗｉｌｄｅ
are!’ However, Wilde ａｌｓｏalsoｐｌａｙｓ
playsｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｉｓ
thisｎｏｔｉｏｎ
notionｉｎin ｓｏ
so ｆａｒ
far
ａｓ the
as ｔｈｅ physiognomic
ｐｈｙｓｉｏｇｎｏｍｉｃ ａｎｄ andｐｈｒｅｎｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ
phrenologicalｒｅｇｉｓｔｅｒｓ
registers ｔｏ
to ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｈｅheｒｅｆｅｒｓ
refers
ｗｅｒｅ
were ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ
usually ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ
understoodｔｏtoｂｅbeｆｉｘｅｄ，
fixed,ａｎｄ andｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainlyｎｏｔ
notｓｕｓｃｅｐｔｉｂｌｅ
susceptible ｔｏto
ｔｈｅ
the ｉｎｓｔａｎｔ ｍｏｄｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ suggested
instant modification ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ here.
ｈｅｒｅ．The Ｔｈｅ broad
ｂｒｏａｄ forehead
ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ （ｄｅｎｏｔｉｎｇ
(denoting

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ａa ｐｒｏｎｏｕｎｃｅｄ
pronouncedｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ
development ｏｆ ｃｅｒｅｂｒａｌ
of cerebral ｆａｃｕｌｔｙ）
faculty)ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ
determinedｔｈｅtheｌｉｆｅ life ｏｆof
ｔｈｅ ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔ ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ｖｉｃｅ ｖｅｒｓａ． Ｔｈｉｓ ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ
the intellect rather than vice versa. This somewhat flippant discussion ｆｌｉｐｐａｎｔ ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ
ｏｆ ｐｈｙｓｉｏｇｎｏｍｉｃ ｉｄｅａｓ
of physiognomic ideasｏｆof ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
courseａｎｔｉｃｉｐａｔｅｓ
anticipates the ｔｈｅ focus
ｆｏｃｕｓ on ｏｎ bodily
ｂｏｄｉｌｙ meta-
ｍｅｔａ－
ｍｏｒｐｈｏｓｉｓ
morphosisｗｈｉｃｈ whichＤｏｒｉａｎDorian （ｏｒ(orａｔatｌｅａｓｔ
least ｈｉｓhis ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ） ｕｎｄｅｒｇｏｅｓ， where
portrait) undergoes, ｗｈｅｒｅ
ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ
actions do ｄｏ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅ
produce ＇ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ＇
‘hideous’ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ． Ａｎｄ
physical consequences. Andｙｅｔ yetｔｈｉｓthis
ｂｅｌｉｅｆ ａｌｓｏhad
belief also ｈａｄ currency
ｃｕｒｒｅｎｃｙ inｉｎsome ｓｏｍｅ contemporary
ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃscientific and ａｎｄ pseudo-
ｐｓｅｕｄｏ－
ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇｓ，writings
scientific writings, ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇｓwhich ｗｈｉｃｈ helpｈｅｌｐ ｔｏ ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ ｔｈｅ
to explain the ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ
central ｃｏｎｃｅｉｔ
conceit
ｏｆ Wilde’s
of Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ＇ｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ＇
‘fantastic’ｔａｌｅ．tale.
Ｂａｓｉｌ ａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｔｅｓa ａversion
Basil articulates ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎofｏｆthis ｔｈｉｓlogic
ｌｏｇｉｃ in ｉｎ ＣｈａｐｔｅｒXII
Chapter ＸＩＩwhenｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ he
ｃｏｎｆｒｏｎｔｓ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｗｉｔｈ
confronts Dorian with ｔｈｅ ｒｕｍｏｕｒｓ ｔｈａｔ
the rumours that ｈａｖｅ
have ｂｅｅｎ been ｇａｔｈｅｒｉｎｇ
gathering ａｂｏｕｔ about
ｈｉｓ
his ｌｉｆｅ． Ａｓ Basil
life. As Ｂａｓｉｌ reasons:
ｒｅａｓｏｎｓ： ‘Ｓｉｎ ‘Sin isｉｓaａthing
ｔｈｉｎｇ that
ｔｈａｔ writes
ｗｒｉｔｅｓ itself
ｉｔｓｅｌｆacross
ａｃｒｏｓｓaａman’sｍａｎ＇ｓ
ｆａｃｅ．
face. ItＩｔcannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ be ｂｅ concealed.
ｃｏｎｃｅａｌｅｄ． Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ Peopleｔａｌｋ talk ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｏｆofｓｅｃｒｅｔ secretｖｉｃｅｓ．
vices.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereａｒｅ areｎｏnoｓｕｃｈsuchｔｈｉｎｇｓ．
things.ＩｆIf ａa wretched
ｗｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ ｍａｎ manｈａｓhasａ ｖｉｃｅ，
a vice,ｉｔit ｓｈｏｗｓ
showsｉｔｓｅｌｆitself
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ lines
in the ｌｉｎｅｓofｏｆhis ｈｉｓmouth,
ｍｏｕｔｈ， the ｔｈｅ droop
ｄｒｏｏｐ ｏｆof ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｌｉｄｓ， the
his eyelids, ｔｈｅ moulding
ｍｏｕｌｄｉｎｇ ｏｆof ｈｉｓ his
ｈａｎｄｓ
hands ｅｖｅｎ．＇Ｉｔ
even.’ Itｉｓis ｔｈｉｓ ｌｏｇｉｃ that
this logic ｔｈａｔallows
ａｌｌｏｗｓBasil
Ｂａｓｉｌand ａｎｄothers
ｏｔｈｅｒｓwho ｗｈｏ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｈｅａｒｄ
heard ｔｈｅ the ｒｕｍｏｕｒｓ
rumours ａｂｏｕｔ aboutＤｏｒｉａｎDorianｔｏtoｂｅbeｄｕｐｅｄ dupedｆｏｒ forｓｏsoｌｏｎｇ．
long. ＴｈｉｓThis ｉｓ is
ｈａｒｄｌｙ
hardly ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｉｎｇ，
surprising, as ａｓ what
ｗｈａｔ Basil
Ｂａｓｉｌ asserts
ａｓｓｅｒｔｓwas ｗａｓ very
ｖｅｒｙ much
ｍｕｃｈ ａｎanａｒｔｉｃｌｅ
article ｏｆ of
ｆａｉｔｈ，
faith, andａｎｄ canｃａｎ be ｂｅ ｆｏｕｎｄ
found ｉｎ in ａa ｎｕｍｂｅｒ
numberｏｆofｗｒｉｔｉｎｇｓwritings ｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅ the ｐｅｒｉｏｄ．
period.
Ｂａｓｉｌ ｒｅｆｅｒｓ ｔｏ ＇ｓｅｃｒｅｔ ｖｉｃｅｓ＇， ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｐｒｅｏｃｃｕｐｉｅｄ ｍｅｄｉｃｓ and
Basil refers to ‘secret vices’, something that preoccupied medics ａｎｄ
ｍｏｒａｌｉｓｔｓ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ
moralists throughout the ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ
nineteenthｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ． century.ＮｅａｒｌｙNearlyａｌｌ all ｔｈｅ
the ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇｓ
writings
ｏｎonｗｈａｔ
whatｗａｓ wasｅｕｐｈｅｍｉｓｔｉｃａｌｌｙ
euphemisticallyｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ referredｔｏtoａｓas＇ｓｅｌｆ－ａｂｕｓｅ＇，
‘self-abuse’, from ｆｒｏｍ cheap
ｃｈｅａｐ
ｐａｍｐｈｌｅｔｓ
pamphlets ｓｏｌｄ sold ｂｙ by ｑｕａｃｋ
quack ｐｒａｃｔｉｔｉｏｎｅｒｓ
practitioners to ｔｏ serious
ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓmonographs
ｍｏｎｏｇｒａｐｈｓ ｏｎ on
ｍｅｎｔａｌ
mentalｄｉｓｅａｓｅ
diseaseｏｒorｕｒｉｎａｒｙ
urinaryｏｒorｖｅｎｅｒｅａｌ
venerealｄｉｓｏｒｄｅｒｓ，
disorders,ｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ
referredｔｏ to ｔｈｅ
the ＇ｐｅｃｕ－
‘pecu-
ｌｉａｒ ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ＇ ｏｆof ｔｈｏｓｅ
liar appearance’ those ｗｈｏ whoｉｎｄｕｌｇｅｄ
indulgedｉｎinｔｈｉｓ thisｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ．
practice. Ａｓ Asｏｎｅoneｄｉｓｔｉｎ－
distin-
ｇｕｉｓｈｅｄ ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎrecords
guished physician ｒｅｃｏｒｄｓofｏｆa ａyoung ｙｏｕｎｇman ｍａｎ who ｗｈｏ ｈａｄ hadｓｏｕｇｈｔ
sought ｈｉｓ his
ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ
professionalｈｅｌｐ helpｔｏtoｃｕｒｅ
cureｈｉｍ himｏｆofｔｈｅtheｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ
effectsｏｆofｔｈｉｓ
this ｖｉｃｅ＇：
‘vice’: Ｈｅ
‘Heｓｔｉｌｌ
still ｒｅｔａｉｎｓ
retains
ｔｈｅ ｐｅｃｕｌｉａｒ physiognomy
the peculiar ｐｈｙｓｉｏｇｎｏｍｙ ｗｈｉｃｈ which ｔｏ to
ｍｅ me ｉｓ ｖｅｒｙ
is very ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｓｔｉｃ＇；
characteristic’;ｏｒ， or, ａｓ as
ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
another ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ
physician ｃｌａｉｍｅｄ
claimed ｏｆ of aａ similar
ｓｉｍｉｌａｒcase: ｃａｓｅ：Ｔｈｅ‘Theｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expression ｏｎ onｈｉｓ his
ｃｏｕｎｔｅｎａｎｃｅ
countenanceｗａｓ was．．． . . ａｔ
. atｏｎｃｅonceｒｅｐｕｌｓｉｖｅ，
repulsive, ｃｏｍｉｃａｌ，
comical, and ａｎｄ ｗｅｉｒｄ．＇
weird.’ These Ｔｈｅｓｅ
ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇｓ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔ that
writings suggest ｔｈａｔ certain
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ‘immoral’
ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ＇ ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅｓ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ
practices produced physical
ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ
consequencesｏｎonｔｈｅ theｂｏｄｙ，
body,ｓｉｇｎｓ signsｔｈａｔ thatｔｈｅtheｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ
informedｃｏｕｌｄ couldｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｙ．
identify.
Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
Indeed,ａｓ as Ｓａｍｕｅｌ
SamuelＴｉｓｓｏｔ，
Tissot,ｔｈｅ theｍｏｓｔ
mostｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｔｉａｌ
influentialａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔｙ
authorityｏｎonｔｈｅ theｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ，
subject,
ａｓｓｅｒｔｓ
asserts ofｏｆthose
ｔｈｏｓｅwho ｗｈｏ areａｒｅ ‘addicted’
＇ａｄｄｉｃｔｅｄ＇ toｔｏ the ｔｈｅ practice
ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅand ａｎｄ are
ａｒｅ exposed
ｅｘｐｏｓｅｄ ｔｏto
ｉｔｓ ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ consequences:
its supposed ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ：Ｗｈｅｎ ‘When ｔｈｅthe ｖａｉｌvail［ｓｉｃ］
[sic] ｉｓ
is ｗｉｔｈｄｒａｗｎ，
withdrawn, ｔｈｅ the
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture of ｏｆ their
ｔｈｅｉｒ conduct
ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ ａｐｐｅａｒｓ
appears ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｓｔ
mostｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideousｌｉｇｈｔ．．．
light . . ｉｔ . itｉｓis ａa
ｆｒｉｇｈｔｆｕｌpicture,
frightful ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，and ａｎｄ makes
ｍａｋｅｓ ｏｎｅ oneｓｈｕｄｄｅｒ．＂２４
shudder.’²⁴ＡｓAsＴｉｓｓｏｔ＇ｓ Tissot’sｐｉｃｔｏｒｉａｌ
pictorial

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ｉｍａｇｅｒｙ
imageryｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｓ，
suggests, Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｎａｒｒａｔｉｖｅ
narrative ｏｐｅｒａｔｅｓ
operates ｗｉｔｈｉｎ
within ａa ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ ｆｒａｍｅ－
similar frame-
ｗｏｒｋ
workｏｆofｅｘｐｅｃｔａｔｉｏｎｓ
expectationsａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｃｅｒｔａｉｎ
certainｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secret ｖｉｃｅｓ
vices ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｆｒｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
‘frightful’
ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ．
consequences. Again, it is only the supernatural interventionｉｎinｔｈｉｓ
Ａｇａｉｎ， ｉｔ ｉｓ ｏｎｌｙ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｐｅｒｎａｔｕｒａｌ ｉｎｔｅｒｖｅｎｔｉｏｎ this
ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ
process ｔｈａｔ ｉｎｈｉｂｉｔｓ what
that inhibits ｗｈａｔ was
ｗａｓ ｅｍｉｎｅｎｔｌｙ
eminentlyｐｌａｕｓｉｂｌｅ
plausibleｔｏto ａa ｌａｒｇｅ
large ｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ
section
ｏｆ
of ｈｉｓ
his ｒｅａｄｅｒｓｈｉｐ
readership ａｔat ｔｈｉｓ
this ｔｉｍｅ．
time. Ｈｉｓ
Hisｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ
fantasticｃｏｎｃｅｉｔ
conceitｌｉｔｅｒａｌｉｚｅｓ
literalizes ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ＇ｓ ｍｅｔａｐｈｏｒ － –ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌｌｙ
physician’s metaphor eventuallyｒｅｖｅａｌｉｎｇ
revealingｔｈｅ
theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture ｉｎin ｉｔｓ ｍｏｓｔ
its most
ｔｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ＇ ｌｉｇｈｔ：Ｔｈｅ
‘hideous’ light: ‘Theｒｏｔｔｉｎｇ
rotting ｏｆ
of aａ corpse
ｃｏｒｐｓｅ in
ｉｎ aａ watery
ｗａｔｅｒｙ grave
ｇｒａｖｅ was
ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ
not ｓｏ
so
ｆｅａｒｆｕｌ＇（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
fearful’ ＸＩＩＩ）－–ｗｈｉｌｅ
(Chapter XIII) while ｔｈｅ
the ＇ｍａｄ
‘madｐｒａｙｅｒ＇
prayer’ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｌｏｃｋｅｄ
lockedａｔｔｉｃ
attic
ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔ
prevent ｔｈｅ
the ｐｕｂｌｉｃ
public ｆｒｏｍ
from ｄｅｔｅｃｔｉｎｇ
detecting ｗｈａｔ
what ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｃｌｅａｒｌｙ
clearly ｂｅ
beｍａｎｉｆｅｓｔ：
manifest:
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’s ｓｉｎｓ， ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｔｈｅｙ
sins, whatever ｍｉｇｈｔ ｂｅ．
they might be.

 ＰＯＲＴＲＡＩＴ
ＴＨＥ 

Ｔｈｅ
Theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait ｏｆ
of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｍａｙ
mayｂｅ be
ｔｈｅtheｖｅｈｉｃｌｅ ｆｏｒforａ aｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ
vehicle fantasticｐｌｏｔ
plot ｄｅｖｉｃｅ，
device,
ｔｈｅ ｒｅｐｏｓｉｔｏｒｙ for
the repository ｆｏｒancestral
ａｎｃｅｓｔｒａｌmemory,
ｍｅｍｏｒｙ， aａ metaphor
ｍｅｔａｐｈｏｒ ｏｒorｍａｓｋ
maskｆｏｒ
forｅｒｏｔｉｃ
erotic
ｄｅｓｉｒｅ，
desire, ｏｒ
or ｔｈｅ
theａｌｉｂｉ
alibi ｆｏｒ
for ａa ｌｉｆｅ ｏｆ secret
life of ｓｅｃｒｅｔ vices;
ｖｉｃｅｓ； but
ｂｕｔ ｉｔit isｉｓalso
ａｌｓｏaａ work
ｗｏｒｋ ｏｆof ａｒｔ，
art,
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ
therefore ｏｃｃｕｐｉｅｓ
occupies ａｎ
an ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ
importantｐｌａｃｅ
placeｉｎ
in Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｔｅｘｔ ａｎｄ ｃｕｒｅ．
text and œuvre.
Ｆｏｒ
ForＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｍａｄｅmade ｈｉｓhis
ｐｕｂｌｉｃ
public ｄｅｂｕｔ ａｓ as
début ａ ＇ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｏｒ
a ‘professorｏｆofａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｓ＇， ａｎｄ
aesthetics’, and
ｍａｄｅ
madeａｒｔ，
art,ｉｔｓ
its ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎ
relation ｔｏ ｌｉｆｅand
to life ａｎｄ conduct,
ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ， ａｎｄ
andｉｔｓ ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔ interpretation,
its correct ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ，
ｔｈｅ
the ｄｏｍｉｎａｎｔ
dominantｔｈｅｍｅ
themeｏｆofｍｏｓｔ
mostｏｆofｈｉｓ
his ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇｓ ａｎｄ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ
writings and ｐｒｏｎｏｕｎｃｅ－
public pronounce-
ｍｅｎｔｓ．
ments. Ｔｈｅｓｅ
Theseｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓ
concernsａｒｅ
areｅｘｐｌｏｒｅｄ
exploredｉｎinＤｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ，
Gray, ａa novel
ｎｏｖｅｌ in
ｉｎ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
ａa painting
ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ rather
ｒａｔｈｅｒ than
ｔｈａｎ ｉｔｓ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔisｉｓtheｔｈｅ
its subject ｅｐｏｎｙｍｏｕｓ character.
eponymous ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ．
Ｆｒｏｍ
Fromｔｈｅ
theｆｉｒｓｔ
first ｐａｇｅｓ，
pages,Ｂａｓｉｌ＇ｓ
Basil’s ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ
painting ｉｓ ｔｈｅ object
is the ｏｂｊｅｃｔ ｏｆ ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ
of interpretation
ａｎｄ
andｐｏｔｅｎｔｉａｌ
potentialｍｉｓｒｅａｄｉｎｇ． Ｂａｓｉｌ，
misreading. ｉｔｓitsｃｒｅａｔｏｒ，
Basil, ｉｓ isａｌｓｏ
creator, alsoｉｔｓitsｆｉｒｓｔ
first ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔｅｒ．
interpreter.
Ａｓ
As ｓｅｅｎ
seenｅａｒｌｉｅｒ， ｈｅ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｓ
earlier, he ｔｈａｔ his
believes that ｈｉｓ portrait
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ofｏｆDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ
actually ｒｅｖｅａｌｓ
reveals
ｍｏｒｅ
moreａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｔｈａｎ
thanｔｈｅtheｓｉｔｔｅｒ．
sitter. Ａｓ
As ｈｅ
heｐｒｏｔｅｓｔｓ：‘Ｗｅ
protests: ‘We ｌｉｖｅ
live ｉｎ
in ａｎ
an
ａｇｅ
age ｗｈｅｎ
whenｍｅｎ ｔｒｅａｔ
men treatａｒｔartａｓasｉｆif ｉｔ ｗｅｒｅ meant
it were ｍｅａｎｔ ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be ａa ｆｏｒｍ
form ｏｆ
of ａｕｔｏｂｉｏ－
autobio-
ｇｒａｐｈｙ＇；
graphy’; ａｎｄ
andｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
becauseｈｅhe
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｓ
believesｔｈｅ
theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portraitｒｅｖｅａｌｓ
reveals ＇ｔｈｅ
‘the ｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secret ｏｆ
of
［ｈｉｓ］ own
[his] ｏｗｎ ｓｏｕｌ＇ ｈｅ resolves
soul’ he ｒｅｓｏｌｖｅｓ not
ｎｏｔ toｔｏ exhibit
ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔ it.
ｉｔ．Dorian’s
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓresponse
ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ to
ｔｏ works
ｗｏｒｋｓ
ｏｆ art
of ａｒｔ isｉｓsimilarly
ｓｉｍｉｌａｒｌｙsubjective.
ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｉｖｅ． WhenＷｈｅｎheｈｅ encounters
ｅｎｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｓ theｔｈｅ curious
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ yellow
ｙｅｌｌｏｗ
ｂｏｏｋ ｗｈｉｃｈ
book which Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙHenry ｌｅｎｄｓ
lendsｈｉｍ，
him,ｈｅhe ｓｅｅｓ
seesｉｎinｉｔｓ
its ｈｅｒｏ
hero ＇ａ
‘a ｋｉｎｄ
kind ｏｆof
ｐｒｅｆｉｇｕｒｉｎｇ
prefiguring typeｔｙｐｅ ofｏｆhimself.
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ．And, Ａｎｄ，indeed,
ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，theｔｈｅwhole
ｗｈｏｌｅbook
ｂｏｏｋ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ to
ｈｉｍ
himｔｏtoｃｏｎｔａｉｎ
containｔｈｅ theｓｔｏｒｙ
storyｏｆofｈｉｓ
his ｏｗｎ
ownｌｉｆｅ， ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ before
life, written ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｈｅhe ｈａｄ
hadｌｉｖｅｄ
lived ｉｔ
it’
（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ＸＩ）．
(Chapter Ｓｉｍｉｌａｒｌｙ，when
XI). Similarly, ｗｈｅｎ heｈｅ attends
ａｔｔｅｎｄｓaａperformance
ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍａｎｃｅ of ｏｆ Wagner’s
Ｗａｇｎｅｒ＇ｓ
ｏｐｅｒａ
operaＴａｎｎｈ？ｕｓｅｒ，
Tannhäuser, ｈｅ he ｓｅｅｓ
sees ｉｎ
‘in ｔｈｅ
the ｐｒｅｌｕｄｅ
preludeｔｏto ｔｈａｔ
that ｇｒｅａｔ
great ｗｏｒｋ
workｏｆof ａｒｔart ａa

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ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ
presentation of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ tragedy
ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ of ｏｆ his
ｈｉｓownｏｗｎ ｓｏｕｌ＇ （Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ XI).
soul’ (Chapter ＸＩ）． Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
ｃｌｅａｒｌｙ ｄｅｍｏｎｓｔｒａｔｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｍａｘｉｍ ｆｏｕｎｄ
clearly demonstrates the maxim found in the Preface which Wilde ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｐｒｅｆａｃｅ ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｗｒｏｔｅ
wrote for the revised edition of the novel: ‘It is the spectator, and ｎｏｔ
ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｎｏｖｅｌ： Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｓｐｅｃｔａｔｏｒ， ａｎｄ not
ｌｉｆｅ， ｔｈａｔ ａｒｔ
life, that art ｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ｍｉｒｒｏｒｓ．’
mirrors.’
Ｗｏｒｋｓ
Worksｏｆofａｒｔ artｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ
therefore ａｃｔ act ａｓ as ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｉｖｅ
subjective ｍｉｒｒｏｒｓ
mirrors ｉｎ in Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｎｏｖｅｌ．
novel.
Ｔｈｉｓ
This ｉｓ ｐｒｅ－ｅｍｉｎｅｎｔｌｙ ｔｈｅ
is pre-eminently ｃａｓｅ with
the case ｗｉｔｈ Dorian’s
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ
relationship with ｗｉｔｈ his
ｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎ
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ．
portrait. On Ｏｎ ｏｎｅ oneｌｅｖｅｌ
levelｔｈｉｓ this ｉｓ ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ ａｎｄ
is obvious and ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄａｂｌｅ．
understandable.Ａｆｔｅｒ Afterａｌｌ，
all,
ｔｈｅｒｅ
there is ｉｓ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｒｅａｓｏｎ
reason ｗｈｙ whyＤｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’sｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
extremely ｌｉｆｅｌｉｋｅ
lifelike ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
portrait should
ｍｉｒｒｏｒ
mirror ｈｉｍ himｒａｔｈｅｒratherｔｈａｎ thanｉｔｓ its ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ．
creator. Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
However,ｔｈｅ theｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ
reflection ｈｅｒｅ hereｉｓis
ｍｏｒｅ ＇ｍｏｒａｌ＇ ｔｈａｎ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ； ｉｔ ｓｅｒｖｅｓ ａｓ ａ ｍｏｒａｌ ｌｅｄｇｅｒ＇， ｒｅｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ
more ‘moral’ than physical; it serves as a moral ‘ledger’, recording his
ｔｒａｎｓｇｒｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ
transgressions accordingａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｐｓｅｕｄｏ－ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ
pseudo-scientific ｂｅｌｉｅｆｓ beliefs ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｄａｙ．
of the day.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｗｈｏ who ａｓ asｗｅ weｈａｖｅhaveｓｅｅｎseen ｉｓ ａｐｔ
is aptｔｏ to
ｒｅａｄ ａｒｔart
read ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ，
subjectively,ｉｓisｆｉｒｓｔ ａｎｄ
first and
ｆｏｒｅｍｏｓｔ
foremostａ aｃｒｉｔｉｃ＇‘critic’ ｏｆ of ｈｉｓ
his ownｏｗｎ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ．
portrait. WhenＷｈｅｎ ｈｅheｆｉｒｓｔ firstｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｓ
believes ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the
ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ
painting ｈａｓ has ａｌｔｅｒｅｄ
altered ｉｎ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ ｔｏto ｈｉｓ
in response ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ he
his actions ｈｅ isｉｓonce
ｏｎｃｅ again
ａｇａｉｎ reading
ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ
ｈｉｓ
his ｏｗｎ
ownｌｉｆｅ ｉｎｔｏ aａ work
life into ｗｏｒｋ of ｏｆ art:
ａｒｔ：‘Such＇Ｓｕｃｈthings
ｔｈｉｎｇｓwereｗｅｒｅ impossible.
ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ． ItＩｔseemedｓｅｅｍｅｄ
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
monstrous ｅｖｅｎ evenｔｏto ｔｈｉｎｋ think ｏｆ of ｔｈｅｍ．
them. Ａｎｄ， And,ｙｅｔ， yet, ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｗａｓ wasｔｈｅ the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｈｉｍ， ｗｉｔｈ
before him, with ｔｈｅ ｔｏｕｃｈ ｏｆ
the touch ｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ inｉｎthe
of cruelty ｔｈｅmouth.
ｍｏｕｔｈ． Cruelty!
Ｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ！Had Ｈａｄ ｈｅhe
ｂｅｅｎ ｃｒｕｅｌ？’ （Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ＶＩＩ）． Ｇｉｖｅｎ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｅｄ ｖｉｅｗｓ ｏｎ ａｒｔ ａｎｄ
been cruel?’ (Chapter VII). Given Wilde’s professed views on art and
ｎａｔｕｒｅ，
nature, ａｒｔart ａｎｄ
andｌｉｆｅ， ａｎｄ ａｒｔ
life, and ａｎｄ ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ，
art and morality,ｉｔit ｉｓ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ that
is significant ｔｈａｔDorian’s
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
＇ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ＇ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ
‘monstrous’ readingｉｓisｄｅｔｒｉｍｅｎｔａｌ
detrimentalｔｏto ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ． Some
the painting. Ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆof ｔｈｅｓｅ ｖｉｅｗｓ
these views
ｈｅｌｐ
help ｔｏto ｉｌｌｕｍｉｎａｔｅ
illuminate ｔｈｅ the ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ
central ｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｔｓ
incidents ｏｆ of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ．
Gray.
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ‘TheＴｈｅ ＤｅｃａｙｏｆＬｙｉｎｇ＇（Ｊａｎｕａｒｙ
Decay of Lying’ ( January １８８ｇ）
)ｉｓ isｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌｌｙａ＇ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔ＇
principally a ‘protest’
ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against ｒｅａｌｉｓｍ
realism ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ
aesthetic realm, ｒｅａｌｍ， disparaging
ｄｉｓｐａｒａｇｉｎｇ ＇ｐｏｏｒ， ‘poor, ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｅ，
probable,
ｕｎｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ
uninteresting ｈｕｍａｎ human ｌｉｆｅ＇，
life’, ｗｈｉｌｅ
while ａｓｓｅｒｔｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ‘All
asserting that ＇Ａｌｌbad ｂａｄartａｒｔcomes
ｃｏｍｅｓ from
ｆｒｏｍ
ｒｅｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ
returning ｔｏ Ｌｉｆｅ and
to Life ａｎｄ Nature,
Ｎａｔｕｒｅ， ａｎｄ andｅｌｅｖａｔｉｎｇ
elevatingｔｈｅｍ themｔｏtoｉｄｅａｌｓ．＇
ideals.’ For Ｆｏｒ Wilde,
Ｗｉｌｄｅ，
ａｒｔ
art ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｂｅbe＇ａ‘aｖｅｉｌ， ｒａｔｈｅｒ than
veil, rather ｔｈａｎ ａa ｍｉｒｒｏｒ＇．２５
mirror’.²⁵ TheseＴｈｅｓｅ ｓｔｒｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ
strictures ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against
ｂｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ ｌｉｆｅ ｔｏ ａｒｔ ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈｅｉｒ＇ｍｏｒａｌ＇ ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｐａｒｔ ｉｎ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ of
bringing life to art find their ‘moral’ counterpart in Wilde’s portrait ｏｆ
ｔｈｅ
the ａｒｔ ｃｒｉｔｉｃand
art critic ａｎｄpoisoner,
ｐｏｉｓｏｎｅｒ，Thomas Ｔｈｏｍａｓ Ｇｒｉｆｆｉｔｈｓ Ｗａｉｎｅｗｒｉｇｈｔ，＇Ｐｅｎ，
Griffiths Wainewright, ‘Pen,
Ｐｅｎｃｉｌ
Pencil andａｎｄ Ｐｏｉｓｏｎ＇（Ｊａｎｕａｒｙ
Poison’ ( January１８８ｇ）． ). Ｈｅｒｅ
Hereｈｅheｍａｋｅｓ makesｏｎｅone ｏｆ ofｈｉｓhisｆｉｒｓｔ
first
ａｓｓａｕｌｔｓ
assaults on ｏｎ ｔｈｅthe ｔｅｎｄｅｎｃｙ
tendencyｔｏtoｂｒｉｎｇ bringｅｔｈｉｃｓ
ethicsｔｏtoａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｓ：
aesthetics: ＂Ｔｈｅ ‘Theｆａｃｔfact ｏｆof ａa
ｍａｎ
manｂｅｉｎｇbeingａ aｐｏｉｓｏｎｅｒ
poisonerｉｓis ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ nothing ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against ｈｉｓ ｐｒｏｓｅ． The
his prose. Ｔｈｅ ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃ
domestic
ｖｉｒｔｕｅｓ
virtues are ａｒｅ not ｎｏｔ theｔｈｅ true
ｔｒｕｅ basis
ｂａｓｉｓ ofｏｆart, ａｒｔ，though
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ theyｔｈｅｙ may ｍａｙ ｓｅｒｖｅ
serve ａｓ as ａｎ
an
ｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ ａｄｖｅｒｔｉｓｅｍｅｎｔ ｆｏｒ
excellent advertisement ｓｅｃｏｎｄ－ｒａｔｅ ａｒｔｉｓｔｓ．２６
for second-rate artists.’²⁶ Such Ｓｕｃｈ views
ｖｉｅｗｓ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
becomeｃｅｎｔｒａｌcentralｔｏto Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ，
thought,ｂｅｉｎｇ beingｔｈｅ theｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌ
principal ｔｈｅｍｅthemeｏｆofｈｉｓ his
Ｐｒｅｆａｃｅ
Prefaceｔｏ to ｔｈｅ
the ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revised ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ
edition of ｏｆ his
ｈｉｓnovel,
ｎｏｖｅｌ，and ａｎｄ inｉｎmany
ｍａｎｙ ｏｆ of ｈｉｓ ｗｏｒｋｓ
his works
ｏｆ ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ published
of criticism ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ subsequent
ｓｕｂｓｅｑｕｅｎｔ ｔｏtoｉｔ． Ａｓ he
it. As ｈｅ protested
ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔｅｄ to ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ reviewer
ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｒ
ｘｘｉｖ
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ｏｆ the
of ｔｈｅ StＳｔJames’s
Ｊａｍｅｓｓ Gazette:
Ｇａｚｅｔｔｅ：‘The ＂Ｔｈｅ sphere
ｓｐｈｅｒｅ ｏｆ ａｒｔ and
of art ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｓｐｈｅｒｅ
sphereｏｆof ｅｔｈｉｃｓ
ethics ａｒｅare
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔ ａｎｄ ｓｅｐａｒａｔｅ．＇ Ｆｏｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ，
absolutely distinct and separate.’ For Wilde, art is superior to natureａｒｔ ｉｓ ｓｕｐｅｒｉｏｒ ｔｏ ｎａｔｕｒｅ
ａｎｄ
and ｔｏ to ｌｉｆｅ， ａｎｄ aesthetics
life, and ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｓare ａｒｅalways
ａｌｗａｙｓ higher
ｈｉｇｈｅｒ than
ｔｈａｎ ethics.
ｅｔｈｉｃｓ．However,
Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｈｉｓ
although ｍｏｓｔ ｆｏｒｔｈｒｉｇｈｔ
his most ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔｓ on
forthright statements ｏｎ this
ｔｈｉｓtheme
ｔｈｅｍｅ appeared
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ａｓas ａa
ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅ
consequenceｏｆofｈｉｓhisｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅexperience ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅthe
ｃｒｉｔｉｃｓ
criticsｏｆofｈｉｓ
his ｎｏｖｅｌ
novel（ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ
(especially
ｔｈｏｓｅ dealing
those ｄｅａｌｉｎｇ ｗｉｔｈwith ａｒｔart ａｎｄ andｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ），
morality), ｔｈｅ the ｅａｒｌｉｅｒ ｗｏｒｋｓ ｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ
earlier works referred ｔｏ to
ａｂｏｖｅ
aboveｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅindicateｔｈａｔ thatＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｈｅｌｄ heldｔｈｅｓｅ
theseｖｉｅｗｓ
viewsｐｒｉｏｒ
priorｔｏtoｉｔｓitsｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ．
publication.
Ｔｈｅｓｅ
Theseｖｉｅｗｓ viewsａｌｓｏalsoｉｎｆｏｒｍ
informｈｉｓ hisｎｏｖｅｌ，
novel,ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｈｅheｃａｌｌｅｄ
calledａaｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ
reaction＇ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
‘against
ｔｈｅ ｃｒｕｄｅ ｂｒｕｔａｌｉｔｙ ｏｆ ｐｌａｉｎ ｒｅａｌｉｓｍ＇（Ｍａｓｏｎ，７４）． Ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｉｎ
the crude brutality of plain realism’ (Mason, ). This is found in
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｄｅｐｉｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ａｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ＇ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ， ｆｏｒ
Wilde’s depiction of Dorian and his ‘criticism’ of the painting, for
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｂｒｉｎｇｓ bringsｈｉｓ hisｍｏｒａｌ
moral ｌｉｆｅ lifeｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ，
portrait, ｃｏｎｆｕｓｉｎｇ
confusingａｒｔ artｗｉｔｈ
withｌｉｆｅ， ａｎｄ
life, and
ｅｔｈｉｃｓ
ethics with ｗｉｔｈ ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｓ．
aesthetics. The Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｓｕｌｔresult ｉｓ ｄｉｓａｓｔｒｏｕｓ for
is disastrous ｆｏｒ the
ｔｈｅ work
ｗｏｒｋ ｏｆ ａｒｔ； what
of art; ｗｈａｔ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｈａｖｅ haveｂｅｅｎ
beenｈａｉｌｅｄ
hailedａｓas＇ｏｎｅ ‘oneｏｆof ｔｈｅthe ｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ inｉｎ modern
greatest things ｍｏｄｅｒｎ ａｒｔ＇ art’
ｉｓis transformed
ｔｒａｎｓｆｏｒｍｅｄ ｉｎｔｏ into ａa ｈｏｒｒｉｆｙｉｎｇ
horrifying ｒｅｃｏｒｄ record ｏｆ of ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ，
corruption, ｂｅｓｔｉａｌ， ｓｏｄｄｅｎ，
‘bestial, sodden,
ａｎｄ ｕｎｃｌｅａｎ．
and unclean. Ｗｈａｔ Whatｄｉｄ didｉｔit ｍａｔｔｅｒ？
matter? Ｎｏ Noｏｎｅoneｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｓｅｅ seeｉｔ．．．．
it. . . . Ｈｅ
Heｋｅｐｔkeptｈｉｓ his
ｙｏｕｔｈ－ｔｈａｔ
youth – thatｗａｓ was ｅｎｏｕｇｈ．＇
enough.’ ＦｏｒForＷｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhaps ｔｈｉｓ
thisｄｅｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｏｎ，
destruction, ａa form ｆｏｒｍ
ｏｆof ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ
aesthetic ＇ｈｅｒｅｓｙ＇，
‘heresy’, is ｉｓ Dorian’s
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ ｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ
greatest ＇ｓｉｎ＇．
‘sin’. As Ａｓ he
ｈｅ ｓｔａｔｅｄ
stated ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the
Ｐｒｅｆａｃｅ：Ｔｈｏｓｅ
Preface: ‘Those ｗｈｏwhoｆｉｎｄfind ｕｇｌｙ ugly ｍｅａｎｉｎｇｓ
meanings ｉｎ inｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautifulｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsａｒｅ are ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔ
corrupt
ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
withoutｂｅｉｎｇ beingｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ．
charming. ＴｈｉｓThis ｉｓ ａis ｆａｕｌｔ．’
a fault.’
ＡAｓｉｍｉｌａｒ
similarｉｌｌｕｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ
illustration ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｄｉｓａｓｔｒｏｕｓ
disastrous ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ
effects of ｏｆ life
ｌｉｆｅon ｏｎ art,
ａｒｔ，and ａｎｄ of
ｏｆ
ｃｏｎｆｕｓｉｎｇ
confusing ｅｔｈｉｃｓ ethics ｗｉｔｈ
withａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｓ，
aesthetics, ｉｓ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
is found theｔｒａｇｉｃ
tragic ｔａｌｅ
tale ｏｆ of Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl
Ｖａｎｅ．
Vane.Ｄｏｒｉａｎ DorianＧｒａｙ Gray ｆａｌｌｓ
fallsｉｎ in ｌｏｖｅ ｗｉｔｈ aａ beautiful
love with ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌyoung ｙｏｕｎｇ actress
ａｃｔｒｅｓｓwhom ｗｈｏｍ
ｈｅ
he ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｓ
discovers ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｉｎｇ
performingｉｎinａaｓｅｅｄｙ， seedy,ｔｈｉｒｄ－ｃｌａｓｓ ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ． From
third-class theatre. Ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅthe ｏｕｔｓｅｔ
outset
ｉｔit isｉｓclear
ｃｌｅａｒthatｔｈａｔheｈｅisｉｓin ｉｎloveｌｏｖｅ withｗｉｔｈSibyl’s
Ｓｉｂｙｌ＇ｓ ａｃｔｉｎｇ
acting ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather thanｔｈａｎtheｔｈｅwoman
ｗｏｍａｎ
ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ．
herself. As Ａｓheｈｅenthuses
ｅｎｔｈｕｓｅｓtoｔｏLord ＬｏｒｄHenry:
Ｈｅｎｒｙ：‘Tonight
Ｔｏｎｉｇｈｔ she ｓｈｅ isｉｓImogen
Ｉｍｏｇｅｎ .．．. .
ａｎｄ
and ｔｏｍｏｒｒｏｗ
tomorrow ｎｉｇｈｔ
night ｓｈｅsheｗｉｌｌ willｂｅbeＪｕｌｉｅｔ．＇＇Ｗｈｅｎ
Juliet.’ ‘Whenｉｓis ｓｈｅ she Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ？＂ ａｓｋｓ
Sibyl Vane?’ asks
Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ．＇Ｎｅｖｅｒ，＇ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｒｅｐｌｉｅｓ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｉｎｔｅｎｄｓ ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ ［ｈｉｓ］ ｌｏｖｅ
Lord Henry. ‘Never,’ Dorian replies. Dorian intends to ‘take [his] love
ｏｕｔ
out of ｏｆ poetry,
ｐｏｅｔｒｙ， and ａｎｄ toｔｏ find
ｆｉｎｄaａwife ｗｉｆｅinｉｎShakespeare’s
Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ＇ｓplays ｐｌａｙｓ．．．
. . . IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ hadｈａｄ
ｔｈｅ
the armsａｒｍｓ ｏｆ of Ｒｏｓａｌｉｎｄ
Rosalind ａｒｏｕｎｄaroundｍｅ， me,ａｎｄ andｋｉｓｓｅｄ
kissedＪｕｌｉｅｔ
Juliet on ｏｎ ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｕｔｈ．＇
mouth.’
Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl ｐｌａｙｓ ａｌｌthe
plays all ｔｈｅgreat
ｇｒｅａｔromantic
ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ heroines
ｈｅｒｏｉｎｅｓ ofｏｆ theｔｈｅShakespearean
Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅａｎ ｓｔａｇｅ， stage,
ａｎｄ
and ｗｈｉｌｅ while ｓｈｅ she ｒｅｍａｉｎｓ
remains ｗｉｔｈｉｎ within ｔｈｅ the ｓｐｈｅｒｅ
sphere ｏｆ of ａｒｔ ｈｅｒ performance
art her ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍａｎｃｅ
ｅｎｒａｐｔｕｒｅｓ
enrapturesＤｏｒｉａｎ．＇Ｌｉｆｅ＇，
Dorian. ‘Life’,ｉｎinｔｈｅ theｆｏｒｍ
formｏｆofｔｈｅ theｒｅａｌ
realｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passionｓｈｅ sheｆｅｅｌｓ
feels ｆｏｒ
for
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｒｕｉｎｓ ｈｅｒ art:
ruins her ａｒｔ：“Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
‘ ‘‘Dorian, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，”ｓｈｅ
Dorian,’’ she ｃｒｉｅｄ，“ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
cried, ‘‘before IＩ knew ｋｎｅｗ
ｙｏｕ，
you, ａｃｔｉｎｇ
acting was ｗａｓ ｔｈｅthe ｏｎｅ
one ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ
reality of ｏｆ my
ｍｙ ｌｉｆｅ．．．．
life. . . . IＩknew
ｋｎｅｗ nothing
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｂｕｔ but
ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ，
shadows, ａｎｄ and ＩI thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ them ｔｈｅｍ ｒｅａｌ．
real. You Ｙｏｕ came
ｃａｍｅ ．．．. . . ［ａｎｄ］ ｔａｕｇｈｔ me
[and] taught ｍｅ
ｗｈａｔ ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｉｓ．．．． Ｉ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｍｉｍｉｃ ａ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｄｏ ｎｏｔ ｆｅｅｌ，
what reality really is. . . . I might mimic a passion that I do not feel,

ＸＸＶ
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ＩＮＴＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮ

ｂｕｔ
but ＩI ｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannot ｍｉｍｉｃ
mimicｏｎｅ oneｔｈａｔ
thatｂｕｒｎｓ
burnsｍｅ me ｌｉｋｅlike ｆｉｒｅ”’（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
fire’’ ’ (Chapter ＶＩＩ）． VII).
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ ｃｒｕｅｌ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ ｉｓ ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｅｎｔ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｉｓ ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ
Dorian’s cruel response is consistent with his aesthetic code: ‘Without ｃｏｄｅ：＇Ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
ｙｏｕｒ
yourａｒｔ artｙｏｕ
youａｒｅareｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．．．．
nothing. . .Ａ. ｔｈｉｒｄ－ｒａｔｅ
A third-rate ａｃｔｒｅｓｓ
actressｗｉｔｈ
withａ ｐｒｅｔｔｙ
a prettyｆａｃｅ．’
face.’
Ｔｈａｔ
ThatｎｉｇｈｔnightＳｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl ｃｏｍｍｉｔｓ
commitsｓｕｉｃｉｄｅ，
suicide,ａｎｄ
andＤｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｄｅｔｅｃｔｓ
detectsｔｈｅ
theｆｉｒｓｔ ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ
first changes
ｉｎin his
ｈｉｓ portrait.
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ．
Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
However,ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ
despiteｔｈｅ
theｍｏｒａｌ
moralｃｅｎｓｕｒｅ
censureｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ
suggestedｂｙbyｔｈｅtheｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ＇ｓ
portrait’s
ｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ，
reaction, WildeＷｉｌｄｅ ｄｉｓｃｏｕｒａｇｅｓ
discouragesｓｕｃｈsuchａ aｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔｆｏｒｗａｒｄｌｙ
straightforwardly‘ｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔａｌ＇
‘sentimental’
ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ
responseｔｏtoｔｈｅｓｅtheseｃｉｒｃｕｍｓｔａｎｃｅｓ．
circumstances. Ｔｏ To
ｄｏ doｔｈｉｓthisｈｅ he
ｐｏｉｎｔｓ ｔｏ to
points ｔｈｅtheａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌｉｔｙ
artificiality
ｏｆ Ｓｉｂｙｌ and
of Sibyl ａｎｄ her
ｈｅｒ experiences.
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｓ．AsＡｓ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ exclaims
ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｓ toｔｏ LordＬｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
＇Ｈｏｗ ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｉｌｙ ｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ ｌｉｆｅ ｉｓ！ Ｉｆ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｒｅａｄ ａｌｌ ｔｈｉｓ ｉｎ ａ book,
‘How extraordinarily dramatic life is! If I had read all this in a ｂｏｏｋ，
Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry, ＩI think
ｔｈｉｎｋ IＩ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ wept
ｗｅｐｔ ｏｖｅｒ
over ｉｔ． Ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ， ｎｏｗ
it. Somehow, nowｔｈａｔ thatｉｔit ｈａｓ
has
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ
happenedａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ，
actually,ａｎｄ
andｔｏtoｍｅ，
me,ｉｔitｓｅｅｍｓ
seemsｆａｒ farｔｏｏ
tooｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｆｏｒforｔｅａｒｓ．＇
tears.’
Ｈｏｗ
How ｉｓ isｔｈｅ
theｒｅａｄｅｒ，
reader,ｗｈｏ
whoｄｏｅｓ
doesｒｅａｄ
readａｂｏｕｔ
aboutＳｉｂｙｌ＇ｓ
Sibyl’s ｄｅａｔｈ
death ｉｎin ａa ｂｏｏｋ，
book, ｓｕｐ－
sup-
ｐｏｓｅｄ
posed ｔｏ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｄ？ Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
to respond? PerhapsＬｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Henry’sｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ
interpretationｐｏｉｎｔｓ
points ｔｈｅ ｗａｙ：
the way:
‘．．． ｙｏｕmust
‘. . . you ｍｕｓｔ think
ｔｈｉｎｋ ofｏｆthat
ｔｈａｔlonely
ｌｏｎｅｌｙdeath
ｄｅａｔｈinｉｎtheｔｈｅtawdry
ｔａｗｄｒｙdressing-room
ｄｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ－ｒｏｏｍ simply
ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
ａｓ
as aａ strange
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅlurid
ｌｕｒｉｄfragment
ｆｒａｇｍｅｎｔfrom
ｆｒｏｍ some
ｓｏｍｅ Jacobean
Ｊａｃｏｂｅａｎ ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ，
tragedy, ａｓ
as aａ wonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｓｃｅｎｅ
scene
ｆｒｏｍ
fromＷｅｂｓｔｅｒ，
Webster,ｏｒorＦｏｒｄ，
Ford,ｏｒorＣｙｒｉｌ
CyrilＴｏｕｒｎｅｕｒ．
Tourneur.ＴｈｅThe
ｇｉｒｌgirlｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｌｉｖｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｓｏ
lived, and so
ｓｈｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｒｅａｌｌｙ
she never ｄｉｅｄ．．．．
really died. Ｍｏｕｒｎ ｆｏｒforＯｐｈｅｌｉａ，
. . . Mourn Ophelia,ｉｆif ｙｏｕ
youｌｉｋｅ． Ｐｕｔ ashes
like. Put ａｓｈｅｓ on
ｏｎ your
ｙｏｕｒ
ｈｅａｄ
headｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
becauseＣｏｒｄｅｌｉａ
Cordeliaｗａｓ
wasｓｔｒａｎｇｌｅｄ．．．．
strangled. . . .Ｂｕｔ
Butｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｗａｓｔｅ
wasteｙｏｕｒ
yourｔｅａｒｓ
tears ｏｖｅｒ
over
Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl Ｖａｎｅ．
Vane.Ｓｈｅ
Sheｗａｓ
wasｌｅｓｓ
less ｒｅａｌ ｔｈａｎ they
real than ｔｈｅｙ are.’
ａｒｅ．？(Chapter
（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ VIII)
ＶＩＩ）

Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｉｓisｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｔｒｕｅ
trueｔｏtoｈｉｓ
his ｃｙｎｉｃａｌ
cynical ａｎｄ
andａｍｏｒａｌ
amoral ｓｅｌｆ，
self,ｂｕｔ
butｈｅheｉｓis ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ
actually
ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ
speakingｔｈｅ
theｌｉｔｅｒａｌ
literal ｔｒｕｔｈ， ａｎｄ ｏｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ
truth, and offering ａa ｖｉｅｗ
viewｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｅｎｔ
consistent ｗｉｔｈ
with
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｏｗｎ
ownｖｉｅｗｓviewsｏｎonａｒｔ
artａｎｄ
andｅｔｈｉｃｓ．
ethics. Ｔｈｉｓ
Thisｉｓis ｎｏｔ
not ｔｏto ｓａｙ ｔｈａｔ Wilde
say that Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅｄ
encouragedｈｉｓ hisｒｅａｄｅｒｓ
readers ｔｏ
to ａｄｏｐｔ
adopt Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Henry’sａｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ
amoralityｉｎin ｔｈｅｉｒ ｏｗｎ
their own
ｌｉｖｅｓ； ｂｕｔ he
lives; but ｈｅ isｉｓpointing
ｐｏｉｎｔｉｎｇ to
ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ fact
ｆａｃｔ that
ｔｈａｔ Sibyl
Ｓｉｂｙｌ isｉｓaａliterary
ｌｉｔｅｒａｒｙcreation
ｃｒｅａｔｉｏｎand
ａｎｄ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｂｅ
be ｒｅｇａｒｄｅｄ
regardedａｓ
as ｓｕｃｈ． Ｔｏ ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅ
such. To encourageｔｈｉｓ
this ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ，
response, ａｎｄ
and ｄｅｔｒａｃｔ
detract
ｆｒｏｍ
from ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｔｈｏｓ
pathos ｏｆ of ｈｅｒ
her ｄｅａｔｈ， Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｍａｋｅｓ
death, Wilde makesｔｈｅ theｓｃｅｎｅｓ
scenes ｗｉｔｈ
with Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl
（ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ ｉｎ the
(especially in ｔｈｅ revised
ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ）
version) ａｓ
as ａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌ
artificial asａｓpossible.
ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ．InＩｎChapter
Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
Ｖ，
V, ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｈｅheａｄｄｅｄ
addedｉｎ in１８ｇｉ，
,ｗｅwe
ｆｉｎｄfindＳｉｂｙｌ ｌｉｖｉｎｇ
Sibyl livingｉｎinａ aｆａｉｒｙ－ｔａｌｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ，
fairy-tale world,
ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa mother
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ ｗｈｏ
who＇ｐｌａｙｓ＇
‘plays’ ｌｉｆｅ
life asａｓshe
ｓｈｅonce
ｏｎｃｅplayed
ｐｌａｙｅｄ the
ｔｈｅmelodramatic
ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ
ｓｔａｇｅ， ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｔｌｙ adopting
stage, constantly ａｄｏｐｔｉｎｇ striking
ｓｔｒｉｋｉｎｇposes
ｐｏｓｅｓand
ａｎｄ acting
ａｃｔｉｎｇ toｔｏ an
ａｎ imaginary
ｉｍａｇｉｎａｒｙ
ｇａｌｌｅｒｙ． Ｈｅｒ ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ
gallery. Her brother Ｊａｍｅｓ
Jamesｉｓis ａｌｓｏ
also ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｚｅｄ
characterized ｉｎ
in ｔｈｉｓ ｗａｙ． Ａｓ
this way. As Ｓｙｂｉｌ
Sybil
ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｓ：‘Ｏｈ，
exclaims: ‘Oh, ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｂｅ
be ｓｏ
so ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ，Ｊｉｍ．
serious, Jim. Ｙｏｕ
Youａｒｅ
areｌｉｋｅ
like ｏｎｅ
one ｏｆ ｔｈｅ heroes
of the ｈｅｒｏｅｓ
ｏｆ those
of ｔｈｏｓｅ silly
ｓｉｌｌｙmelodramas
ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａｓ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ
motherｕｓｅｄ
usedｔｏtoｂｅbeｓｏsoｆｏｎｄ
fondｏｆofａｃｔｉｎｇ
actingｉｎ．＇
in.’
Ｓｉｂｙｌ， ｗｈｏ ｒｅｇａｒｄｓ
Sibyl, who regards Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian＇ｍｅｒｅｌｙ
‘merelyａｓasａa ｐｅｒｓｏｎ
personｉｎin ａa play’
ｐｌａｙ＇（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
(ChapterＩＶ），
IV),

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ｄｅｃｉｄｅｓ ｔｈａｔ he
decides that ｈｅ isｉｓreally
ｒｅａｌｌｙPrince
ＰｒｉｎｃｅCharming,
Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ，and
ａｎｄ echoes
ｅｃｈｏｅｓ Tennyson’s
Ｔｅｎｎｙｓｏｎ＇ｓ
Lady of Shalott when she complains, ‘I have grown sick of ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ．＇
Ｌａｄｙ ｏｆ Ｓｈａｌｏｔｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｃｏｍｐｌａｉｎｓ， Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｇｒｏｗｎ ｓｉｃｋ ｏｆ shadows.’
Ｔｈｉｓ
This ａｌｌ
all ｐｏｉｎｔｓ
points ｔｏ
to ｈｅｒ
herａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌｉｔｙ
artificiality asａｓ aａ creation,
ｃｒｅａｔｉｏｎ， suggesting
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ
that ａｎ
an
‘ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ＇rather
‘aesthetic’ ｒａｔｈｅｒthan
ｔｈａｎsentimental
ｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔａｌresponse
ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅtoｔｏherｈｅｒdeath
ｄｅａｔｈ－ｆｏｒ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
– for Dorian
＇ｏｎｅ ｏｆ the
‘one of ｔｈｅ great
ｇｒｅａｔromantic
ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ tragedies
ｔｒａｇｅｄｉｅｓ ofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅage’
ａｇｅ＇－ｉｓ ｍｏｒｅ ａｐｐｒｏｐｒｉａｔｅ．
– is more appropriate.
Ｉｎ ｄｅｐｉｃｔｉｎｇ the
In depicting ｔｈｅ experiences
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｓ of
ｏｆ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ａｎｄ
andＳｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl ｉｎ
in ｔｈｉｓ ｗａｙ， Wilde
this way, Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｓ
provides ａｎ
an ｉｌｌｕｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎ
illustration ofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅbasic
ｂａｓｉｃtenets
ｔｅｎｅｔｓheｈｅpropounded
ｐｒｏｐｏｕｎｄｅｄ ｉｎin ｈｉｓ
his
ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔｓ
statements ｏｎ
on ａｒｔ
art －– ｔｈａｔ
that ａｒｔ
art ｉｓ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ by
is destroyed ｂｙ ｌｉｆｅ ａｎｄ morality,
life and ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ， and
ａｎｄ
ｔｈａｔ
that ｅｔｈｉｃｓ ａｎｄ ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｓ
ethics and ｂｅｌｏｎｇ to
aesthetics belong ｔｏ separate
ｓｅｐａｒａｔｅ spheres
ｓｐｈｅｒｅｓ ofｏｆ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ and
ａｎｄ
ｊｕｄｇｅｍｅｎｔ． Ｈｉｓ ｎｏｖｅｌ ｉｓ ｉｎ ｐａｒｔ ａｎ ａｌｌｅｇｏｒｙ ｏｆ ｉｎｔｅｒｐｒｅｔａｔｉｏｎ， ａｎｄ an
judgement. His novel is in part an allegory of interpretation, and ａｎ
ｅｓｓａｙ
essayｉｎin ｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌ ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ．
critical conduct.

Ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ
Despiteｔｈｅ theｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ
specific ｈｉｓｔｏｒｉｃａｌ
historical ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ
references ａｎｄ andｃｏｎｔｅｘｔｓ
contexts（ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ，
(scientific,
ｈｏｍｏｅｒｏｔｉｃ，
homoerotic, ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ）
aesthetic) whichｗｈｉｃｈ canｃａｎ help
ｈｅｌｐ ｔｏ ｉｌｌｕｍｉｎａｔｅ many
to illuminate ｍａｎｙ ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｈｅｍｅｓ
themesｏｆofＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｎｏｖｅｌ，
novel, ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ
providing ａaｂａｃｋｇｒｏｕｎｄ
background ｔｏ toｉｔｓitsｒｅｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ，
reception,
ｒｅｖｉｓｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｓｕｂｓｅｑｕｅｎｔ
revision and subsequent ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ，
history,ｉｔit ｉｓis aａ book
ｂｏｏｋ ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｓ ｔｏto ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅ
that continues fascinate
ｒｅａｄｅｒｓ
readers ｏｆof ａｌｌ ａｇｅｓ over
all ages ｏｖｅｒ ａa ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ
hundredｙｅａｒｓ years ａｆｔｅｒ
afterｉｔｓ
itsｆｉｒｓｔ ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ． For
first publication. Ｆｏｒ
ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｃｅｎｔｒｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｎａｒｒａｔｉｖｅ ｉｓ ａ ｓｔｕｄｙ ｏｆａｎ ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｉｎｇ ｗｉｔｈ
at the centre of the narrative is a study of an individual struggling with
ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ ｏｆof ｈｉｓ
the consequences his ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ，
actions, and ａｎｄ coming
ｃｏｍｉｎｇ ｆａｃｅ face ｔｏto ｆａｃｅ
face ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
the
ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ
reality ofｏｆhis
ｈｉｓ‘soul’.
＇ｓｏｕｌ＇． Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓstudy
Wilde’s ｓｔｕｄｙofｏｆconscience
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅand ａｎｄ corruption
ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ can ｃａｎ
ａｌｓｏ
also beｂｅ understood
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ ｉｎin ｂｏｔｈboth＇ｍｅｔａｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ＇
‘metaphysical’ａｎｄ and＇ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ＇
‘psychological’ ｔｅｒｍｓ． terms.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｗｈｏwhoｅｍｕｌａｔｅｓ
emulatesＬｏｒｄ LordＨｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Henry’sｃｕｌｔｉｖａｔｅｄ
cultivated ｃｙｎｉｃｉｓｍ
cynicism and ａｎｄ ａｄｏｐｔｓ
adopts
ｔｈｅ course
the ｃｏｕｒｓｅ ofｏｆ amoral
ａｍｏｒａｌ ｈｅｄｏｎｉｓｍ
hedonismｔｈｅ theｄａｎｄｙ
dandy ｐｒｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｓ，
prescribes,ｎｅｖｅｒｔｈｅｌｅｓｓ
neverthelessｉｓis
ｃｏｍｐｅｌｌｅｄｔｏ
compelled to ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe ｔｈａｔ
thatＴｈｅ
‘Theｓｏｕｌｉｓ
soulａis ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅｒｅａｌｉｔｙ．
a terrible reality.Ｉｔ ｃａｎ be
It can ｂｅ bought,
ｂｏｕｇｈｔ，
ａｎｄｓｏｌｄ， ａｎｄ bartered
and sold, and ｂａｒｔｅｒｅｄ away.
ａｗａｙ． ItＩｔｃａｎ
can be ｂｅｐｏｉｓｏｎｅｄ，
poisoned, or ｏｒｍａｄｅ
madeｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ
perfect. There
ｉｓ
is aａsoul
ｓｏｕｌｉｎ ｅａｃｈ one
in each ｏｎｅ ofｏｆus.
ｕｓ．I know
Ｉ ｋｎｏｗｉｔ＇（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
it’ (Chapter XIX).ＸＩＸ）． Ｉｔ It isｉｓa ａpowerful
ｐｏｗｅｒｆｕｌandａｎｄ
ｄｉｓｔｕｒｂｉｎｇ
disturbing ｃｏｎｃｅｉｔ
conceit ｔｈａｔ Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｅｍｐｌｏｙｓ
that Wilde employsｔｏtoｄｅｐｉｃｔ
depictｔｈｉｓthis ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｔｉｏｎ：
recognition:

．．． ｔｈｅ portrait

. . . the ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔthat
ｔｈａｔBasil
ＢａｓｉｌHallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄhad
ｈａｄpainted
ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ ofｏｆhimｈｉｍ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅbe ａa ｇｕｉｄｅ
guide
ｔｏto him
ｈｉｍ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughｌｉｆｅ， ｗｏｕｌｄ be
life, would ｂｅ toｔｏ him
ｈｉｍ ｗｈａｔ
whatｈｏｌｉｎｅｓｓ
holiness ｉｓ
is toｔｏsome,
ｓｏｍｅ， and
ａｎｄ conscience
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
ｔｏ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ， and
to others, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｆｅａｒ ofｏｆ God
the fear Ｇｏｄ ｔｏto ｕｓ
us ａｌｌ．．．． ｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
all. . . . here was ａa ｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ ｓｙｍｂｏｌ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
visible symbol the
ｄｅｇｒａｄａｔｉｏｎ
degradationｏｆof ｓｉｎ． Ｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
sin. Here was ａｎ
an ｅｖｅｒ－ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
ever-present ｓｉｇｎ ｏｆ the
sign of ｔｈｅ ruin
ｒｕｉｎmen
ｍｅｎ brought
ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
ｕｐｏｎ
uponｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｏｕｌｓ．(Chapter
their souls. （ＣｈａｐｔｅｒVIII)
ＶＩ）

Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｄｅｃｉｄｅｓ
decidesｔｏtoｉｇｎｏｒｅ
ignoreｔｈｅ
theｌｅｓｓｏｎ
lesson ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ
providedｂｙbyｔｈｉｓ
thisｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｔｉｏｎ，
recognition,
ｃｈｏｏｓｉｎｇ
choosing ｔｏ
to ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ｔｈａｔ the
believe that ｔｈｅ portrait
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ free
ｆｒｅｅhim
ｈｉｍ from
ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｎ－
con-
ｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ
sequencesｏｆofｈｉｓ
his ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ． Ｂｕｔ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
actions. But Dorianｉｓis ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｆｒｅｅ． Ｔｈｕｓ ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ
free. Thus despite ｈｉｓ
his

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ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ
worshipｏｆof ａｎｄ
andｕｎｂｒｉｄｌｅｄ
unbridledｉｎｄｕｌｇｅｎｃｅ
indulgenceｉｎin ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ， ｈｅ cannot
pleasure, he ｃａｎｎｏｔ ｅｓｃａｐｅ
escape
ｆｒｏｍ ｈｉｓ ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ， ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｔｌｙ ｅｘａｍｉｎｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ＇ｓｏｕｌ＇
from his fascination with the portrait, constantly examining his ‘soul’
ｗｉｔｈ
withａｎanｏｂｓｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ
obsessionalｉｎｔｅｎｓｉｔｙ
intensityｔｏ
to ｒｉｖａｌ ｔｈｅ sternest
rival the ｓｔｅｒｎｅｓｔ puritan
ｐｕｒｉｔａｎ or
ｏｒ the
ｔｈｅ most
ｍｏｓｔ
ａｓｃｅｔｉｃ
ascetic ａｎｃｈｏｒｉｔｅ．
anchorite.
Ｈｅ
He ｇｒｅｗ
grew ｍｏｒｅ
more ａｎｄ
and ｍｏｒｅ
moreｅｎａｍｏｕｒｅｄ
enamouredｏｆofｈｉｓ
his ｏｗｎ
own ｂｅａｕｔｙ， ｍｏｒｅ and
beauty, more ａｎｄ more
ｍｏｒｅ
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ
interested inｉｎthe
ｔｈｅcorruption
ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎofｏｆhisｈｉｓ
ownｏｗｎsoul.
ｓｏｕｌ．
HeＨｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄexamine
ｅｘａｍｉｎｅ with
ｗｉｔｈ minute
ｍｉｎｕｔｅ
ｃａｒｅ， ａｎｄ ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
care, and sometimesｗｉｔｈ
withａ aｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
monstrousａｎｄand
ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terribleｄｅｌｉｇｈｔ，
delight,ｔｈｅ
theｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideousｌｉｎｅｓ
lines
ｔｈａｔ ｓｅａｒｅｄ the
that seared ｔｈｅ wrinkling
ｗｒｉｎｋｌｉｎｇ forehead
ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ or
ｏｒ crawled
ｃｒａｗｌｅｄ around
ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｈｅａｖｙ
heavy ｓｅｎｓｕａｌ
sensual
ｍｏｕｔｈ，
mouth,ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ
wonderingｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ ｗｈｉｃｈ
sometimes ｗｅｒｅwere
which ｔｈｅ the
ｍｏｒｅmore
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ， ｔｈｅtheｓｉｇｎｓ
horrible, signsｏｆofｓｉｎ
sin
ｏｒ ｔｈｅ signs
or the ｓｉｇｎｓ of
ｏｆ age.
ａｇｅ．(Chapter
（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ XI)
ＸＩ）
‘Ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ＇（ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ
‘Conscience’ (whetherｏｎｅ
oneｒｅａｄｓ
readsｔｈａｔ
thatｉｎinｓａｃｒｅｄ
sacredｏｒorｓｅｃｕｌａｒ
secularｔｅｒｍｓ）
terms)ｉｓis
ｓｔｒｏｎｇｌｙ ｄｅｌｉｎｅａｔｅｄ in
strongly delineated ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ novel.
ｎｏｖｅｌ．Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ believes
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｓ that
ｔｈａｔheｈｅhas
ｈａｓdestroyed
ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ，
conscience, ｂｕｔ
butｉｎ
in ｔｒｕｔｈ
truth ｉｔ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｓ him.
it destroys ｈｉｍ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait
ｈａｄ
hadｋｅｐｔ
kept ｈｉｍ
himａｗａｋｅ
awakeａｔatｎｉｇｈｔ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅheｈａｄ
night. When hadｂｅｅｎ
beenａｗａｙ，
away,ｈｅheｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ ｆｉｌｌｅｄ
been filled
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｅｒｒｏｒ
terror ｌｅｓｔ ｏｔｈｅｒeyes
lest other ｅｙｅｓshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ look
ｌｏｏｋ upon
ｕｐｏｎ ｉｔ．
it. ItＩｔhad
ｈａｄbrought
ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ melancholy
ｍｅｌａｎｃｈｏｌｙ
ａｃｒｏｓｓ ｈｉｓpassions.
across his ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ．ItsＩｔｓ ｍｅｒｅ
mere ｍｅｍｏｒｙhad
memory ｈａｄ marred
ｍａｒｒｅｄ many
ｍａｎｙ ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ
momentsｏｆ ofｊｏｙ．
joy.ＩｔIt
ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
been ｌｉｋｅ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ to
like conscience ｔｏ him.
ｈｉｍ． Yes,
Ｙｅｓ， itｉｔhad
ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ conscience.
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ．He
Ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙ
destroy ｉｔ． （Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ XX)
it. (Chapter ＸＸ）

Ｔｈｕｓ
Thusａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ
althoughｔｈｅ theｃｅｎｔｒａｌ
central ｃｏｎｃｅｉｔ
conceit ｏｆ ｔｈｅ physical
of the ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ consequences
ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ ｏｆ
of
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ａｃｔｓ isｉｓinformed
certain acts ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ ｂｙ
by ｂｅｌｉｅｆｓ ｐｅｃｕｌｉａｒ to
beliefs peculiar ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ time,
ｔｉｍｅ， Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ depic-
ｄｅｐｉｃ－
ｔｉｏｎ ofｏｆhow
tion ｈｏｗ ｔｈｉｓ ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ affects
this process ａｆｆｅｃｔｓDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ has
ｈａｓ the
ｔｈｅ power
ｐｏｗｅｒ ｔｏ
to ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅ ａｎｄ
fascinate and
ｃｈｉｌｌ ｒｅａｄｅｒｓ in
chill readers ｉｎ an
ａｎ age
ａｇｅ that
ｔｈａｔ has
ｈａｓ discarded
ｄｉｓｃａｒｄｅｄ ｓｕｃｈ
such ｂｅｌｉｅｆｓ， ａｎｄ can
beliefs, and ｃａｎ recog-
ｒｅｃｏｇ－
ｎｉｚｅ in
nize ｉｎ such
ｓｕｃｈ descriptions
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎｓanａｎoutline
ｏｕｔｌｉｎｅof ｏｆwhat
ｗｈａｔnowｎｏｗ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ beｂｅ termed
ｔｅｒｍｅｄ
＇ｐａｒａｎｏｉａ＇． Dorian
‘paranoia’. ＤｏｒｉａｎGray Ｇｒａｙ isｉｓinｉｎpart
ｐａｒｔanａｎacute
ａｃｕｔｅ study
ｓｔｕｄｙ ofｏｆ obsession
ｏｂｓｅｓｓｉｏｎ and ａｎｄ
ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ ｃｏｌｌａｐｓｅ， ｄｅｐｉｃｔｉｎｇ ａ ｍｉｎｄ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｉｎｇ ｉｔｓｅｌｆ ｗｉｔｈ ｉｔｓ ｏｗｎ
psychological collapse, depicting a mind destroying itself with its own
ｏｂｓｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ．
obsessions.
Ｔｈｅ
The Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
Picture ofｇｆDorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
Ｇｒａｙisｉｓtherefore
ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅa ａwork
ｗｏｒｋ that
ｔｈａｔ can
ｃａｎ be
ｂｅ ｒｅａｄ
read ｉｎin ａa
ｎｕｍｂｅｒ
numberｏｆofｗａｙｓ． ways.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ａｎ enduring
is an ｅｎｄｕｒｉｎｇ ｐａｒａｂｌｅ
parable ｏｎ onｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ
corruptionｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｏｕｌ
soul ａｎｄ
and ａa ｓｔｕｄｙ
study of ｏｆ psychological
ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ collapse,
ｃｏｌｌａｐｓｅ，ａ ｃｏｍｐｅｎｄｉｕｍ ｏｆofｔｈｅ
a compendium theｂｅｌｉｅｆｓ
beliefs
ｏｆ ｉｔｓperiod,
of its ｐｅｒｉｏｄ，andａｎｄ an
ａｎ exercise
ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ inｉｎ literary
ｌｉｔｅｒａｒｙdecadence,
ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｃｅ， ｃｏｎｓｐｉｃｕｏｕｓ
conspicuousｉｎinｉｔｓ its
ｅｘｏｔｉｃａ
exotica ａｎｄ andｅｓｏｔｅｒｉａ，
esoteria, ａｎｄ andｄｅｆｉｎｉｎｇ
definingｔｈｅtheＺｅｉｇｅｉｓｔ
Zeitgeistｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｓｏ－ｃａｌｌｅｄ
so-calledｆｉｎ fin ｄｅ
de
ｓｉèｄｅ．Finally
siècle. Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙit ｉｔ ｉｓ ａｌｓｏ
is also ｉｎ ｐａｒｔ
in part ａ ｃｏｍｉｃnovel,
a comic ｎｏｖｅｌ，andａｎｄinｉｎthe
ｔｈｅrevised
ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ version
ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ Ｗｉｌｄｅ the
especially Wilde ｔｈｅ humorist
ｈｕｍｏｒｉｓｔ (a （ａ role
ｒｏｌｅequal
ｅｑｕａｌtoｔｏhomosexual
ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ ｍａｒｔｙｒ
martyr ｉｎ in
ｔｈｅ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ mind
the public ｍｉｎｄ ｔｏｄａｙ）
today) ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｅｄ
perfected ｔｈｅthe ａｒｔｓ
arts ofｏｆ epigram
ｅｐｉｇｒａｍ ａｎｄand ｓｐａｒｋｌｉｎｇ
sparkling

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ｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ transferring

dialogue before ｔｒａｎｓｆｅｒｒｉｎｇthem
ｔｈｅｍtoｔｏthe
ｔｈｅstage.
ｓｔａｇｅ．In Ｉｎ ＣｈａｐｔｅｒXVＸＶ Lord
Chapter Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｏｂｓｅｒｖｅｓ
Henry ｏｆ Madame
observes of Ｍａｄａｍｅ ｄｅdeＦｅｒｒｏｌ，
Ferrol,
Ｓｈｅ
‘Sheｉｓis ｓｔｉｌｌ ｄｅｃｏｌｌｅｒｅｅ．．．ａｎｄ
still décolletée ｗｈｅｎ she
. . . and when ｓｈｅ isｉｓinｉｎa ａvery
ｖｅｒｙsmart
ｓｍａｒｔ gown
ｇｏｗｎ ｓｈｅ
she ｌｏｏｋｓ
looks ｌｉｋｅ
like
ａｎanｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ ｄｅ luxe
édition de ｌｕｘｅofｏｆa ａbad
ｂａｄ French
Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ ｎｏｖｅｌ．
novel. Ｓｈｅ
Sheｉｓis ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ， ａｎｄ
really wonderful, andｆｕｌｌ
full ｏｆ
of
ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｓ． Ｈｅｒ capacity
surprises. Her ｃａｐａｃｉｔｙ ｆｏｒ ｆａｍｉｌｙ affection
for family ａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎisｉｓextraordinary.
ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅｒ
her ｔｈｉｒｄ
third
ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ
husbandｄｉｅｄ，
died,ｈｅｒherｈａｉｒ
hairｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｑｕｉｔｅ
turned quiteｇｏｌｄ
goldｆｒｏｍ ｇｒｉｅｆ．’
from grief.’
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｒｅｃｙｃｌｅｄ
recycledｔｈｉｓ
thisｌｉｎｅ
lineｆｏｒ
for Ｔｈｅ
TheＩｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ
Importanceｏｆ Ｂｅｉｎｇ Earnest,
of Being Ｅａｍｅｓｔ， aａ practice
ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ ｈｅ
he
ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄ
repeatedｏｆｔｅｎ
oftenａｔat ｔｈｉｓ
this ｔｉｍｅ．
time. Ｓｕｃｈ
Suchｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ
passagesｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔｌｙ
significantly ｅｎｒｉｃｈ
enrich ｔｈｅ
the
ｎｏｖｅｌ， ｍａｋｉｎｇ ｉｔit aａ more
novel, making ｍｏｒｅ enjoyable
ｅｎｊｏｙａｂｌｅ ａｎｄ
and ｄｕｒａｂｌｅ
durableｗｏｒｋ
workｏｆofａｒｔ， ｏｆcompar-
art, of ｃｏｍｐａｒ－
ａｂｌｅ ｓｔａｔｕｒｅ toｔｏ anything
able stature ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ he
ｈｅ produced
ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ ｆｏｒforｔｈｅ
theｓｔａｇｅ．
stage.
Ｌａｄｙ Ｗｉｎｄｅｒｍｅｒｅ＇ｓ Fan
Lady Windermere’s Ｆａｎ（１８ｇ２）， ｗｈｉｃｈ also
(), which ａｌｓｏ re-uses
ｒｅ－ｕｓｅｓepigrams
ｅｐｉｇｒａｍｓ from
ｆｒｏｍ the
ｔｈｅ
ｎｏｖｅｌ， ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ
novel, appeared theｙｅａｒ
yearａｆｔｅｒ
after ｔｈｅ
the ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revised ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
version ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
of Dorian Ｇｒａｙ and
ａｎｄ
ｌａｕｎｃｈｅｄ
launchedＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｉｌｙ
extraordinarilyｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ
successful ｃａｒｅｅｒ
career ａｓ
as ａa ｄｒａｍａｔｉｓｔ． Ａｔ
dramatist. At
ｔｈｅ
the ｔｉｍｅ
time ｏｆ
of ｈｉｓ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ downfall
his public ｄｏｗｎｆａｌｌ he
ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｔｗｏ
two ｐｌａｙｓ
plays ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ ｔｏ packed
playing to ｐａｃｋｅｄ
ａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅｓ
audiencesｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the Ｗｅｓｔ
WestＥｎｄ．
End.Ｈｉｓ
Hisｏｓｔｒａｃｉｓｍ
ostracismｗａｓ
wasｓｗｉｆｔ
swiftａｎｄ
andｃｏｎｃｌｕｓｉｖｅ．
conclusive.
Ｆｉｒｓｔ ｈｉｓname
First his ｎａｍｅ ｗａｓ
was ｔａｋｅｎ
taken ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
the ｈｏａｒｄｉｎｇｓ
hoardingsｏｆof Ａｎ
An Ｉｄｅａｌ Ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ and
Ideal Husband ａｎｄ
Ｔｈｅ Ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ
The Importance ofｏｆBeing
ＢｅｉｎｇEarnest,
Ｅａｍｅｓｔ，soon
ｓｏｏｎbothｂｏｔｈ plays
ｐｌａｙｓ were
ｗｅｒｅ taken
ｔａｋｅｎ ｏｆｆ，
off, andａｎｄ an
ａｎ
ｉｍｍｉｎｅｎｔ ＵＳ ｔｏｕｒｏｆ Ａ Ｗｏｍａｎ ｏｆ Ｎｏ Ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ ｗａｓ ｐｒｏｍｐｔｌｙ ｃａｎｃｅｌｌｅｄ．
imminent US tour of A Woman of No Importance was promptly cancelled.
Ｏｎ ２５ Ｍａｙ
On May１８ｇｓ ｈｅheｗａｓ wasｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅｄ
sentencedｔｏtoｔｗｏ twoｙｅａｒｓ＇
years’ ｉｍｐｒｉｓｏｎｍｅｎｔ
imprisonment
ｗｉｔｈ hard
with ｈａｒｄ labour;
ｌａｂｏｕｒ； inｉｎNovember
Ｎｏｖｅｍｂｅｒ ｈｅhe ｗａｓ wasｄｅｃｌａｒｅｄ
declared ｂａｎｋｒｕｐｔ．
bankrupt. Ｈｉｓ His ｗｉｆｅ
wife
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ｈｅｒ
changed her ｎａｍｅ
nameｔｏtoＨｏｌｌａｎｄ，
Holland,ａｎｄ andｏｎonｈｉｓ his ｒｅｌｅａｓｅ ｆｒｏｍ Reading
release from Ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ｇａｏｌ
gaol
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ
changed ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｎａｍｅ
his own nameｔｏto Ｓｅｂａｓｔｉａｎ Ｍｅｌｍｏｔｈ （ｍａｒｔｙｒ
Sebastian Melmoth (martyr ａｎｄand
ｗａｎｄｅｒｅｒ），
wanderer), ａｎｄandｌｅｆｔ Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ ｆｏｒ
left England for ｅｖｅｒ．
ever. Ｈｅ Heｄｉｅｄ
diedｉｎinｐｏｖｅｒｔｙ
povertyｉｎinＰａｒｉｓ
Paris ｉｎ
in
Ｎｏｖｅｍｂｅｒ
NovemberＩ９００． .
Ａｎｄ
Andｙｅｔ yet ｔｏｄａｙ
today Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｐｌａｙｓ have
Wilde’s plays ｈａｖｅ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ been
ｂｅｅｎ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｐｏｐｕｌａｒ
popular ｗｉｔｈ
with
ａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅｓ ａｌｌ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｈｏｌｄｉｎｇ ｉｓ ｏｎｅ ｏｆ
audiences all over the world, and the book you are holding is one of
ｔｈｅ
the ｂｅｓｔ－ｓｅｌｌｉｎｇ ｔｉｔｌｅｓinｉｎthe
best-selling titles ｔｈｅPenguin
Ｐｅｎｇｕｉｎ Ｃｌａｓｓｉｃｓ
Classics ｓｅｒｉｅｓ．
series. IfＩｆDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ does
ｄｏｅｓ
ｈａｖｅ
have ａa ｍｏｒａｌ＇
‘moral’ｗｅweｃａｎ canｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhaps ｆｉｎｄfindｉｔ itｉｎinｉｔｓ ｆｉｎａｌparagraph:
its final ｐａｒａｇｒａｐｈ： theｔｈｅ work
ｗｏｒｋ
ｏｆ art,
of ａｒｔ，which
ｗｈｉｃｈ has
ｈａｓ been
ｂｅｅｎ subjected
ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｅｄ to ｔｏ hostile
ｈｏｓｔｉｌｅmoral
ｍｏｒａｌ readings,
ｒｅａｄｉｎｇｓ，shamed
ｓｈａｍｅｄ
ｏｂｓｃｕｒｉｔｙ， ａｎｄ ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ
obscurity, and ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ harm,
finally physical ｈａｒｍ， ｒｅｍａｉｎｓ
remainsｉｎｔａｃｔ
intactｉｎinａｌｌ
all ｉｔｓ ｂｅａｕｔｙ
its beauty
ａｎｄ ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
and wonder.

ｘｘｉｘ
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
ＮＯＴＥＳ

Ｉ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ Poems
Ｐｏｅｍｓ were
ｗｅｒｅ published
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ atａｔhis
ｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎ expense
ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅ by
ｂｙ David
Ｄａｖｉｄ Ｂｏｇｕｅ；
Bogue;ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｈｅ
he
ｒｅｉｓｓｕｅｄ
reissued ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｆｅｗ
few ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ
corrections ｔｈｅ
the ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ
following ｙｅａｒ．
year. Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｗｅｒｅ
wereｎｏｔ
notａ aｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌ
critical
ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ， ｂｅｉｎｇ considered
success, being ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ pale
ｐａｌｅ imitations
ｉｍｉｔａｔｉｏｎｓ orｏｒ wanton
ｗａｎｔｏｎ ｐｌａｇｉａｒｉｓｍｓ
plagiarisms ｏｆ Ｋｅａｔｓ，
of Keats,
Ｔｅｎｎｙｓｏｎ，
Tennyson, Ｒｏｓｓｅｔｔｉ， Ａｒｎｏｌｄ and
Rossetti, Arnold ａｎｄ Ｓｗｉｎｂｕｒｎｅ．
Swinburne.ＡｓAsＰｕｎｃｈ
Punchｐｕｔ
putｉｔ， Ｔｈｅ Ｐｏｅｔ
it, ‘The Poetｉｓis
Ｗｉｌｄｅ，／Ｂｕｔ
Wilde,/But ｔｈｅtheｐｏｅｔｒｙ＇ｓ
poetry’s ｔａｍｅ＇．
tame’.Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｆｉｒｓｔ
first ｐｌａｙ，
play,Ｖｅｒａ；
Vera;ｏｒ，or,Ｔｈｅ
TheＮｉｈｉｌｉｓｔｓ， ｗａｓ
Nihilists, was
ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
producedｂｙbyＭａｒｉｅ Marie Ｐｒｅｓｃｏｔｔ，
Prescott,ｗｈｏ who ａｌｓｏalsoｐｌａｙｅｄ
played ｔｈｅtheｔｉｔｌｅ
titleｒｏｌｅ，
role, inｉｎ August
Ａｕｇｕｓｔ １８８ｇ
ａｔ at
ｔｈｅ Ｕｎｉｏｎ Ｓｑｕａｒｅ
the Union SquareＴｈｅａｔｅｒTheaterｉｎinＮｅｗ New Ｙｏｒｋ．
York.Ｉｔ Itｐｌａｙｅｄ
played ｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｆｏｒforｏｎｌｙ
onlyｅｉｇｈｔ
eight ｄａｙｓ，
days,
ｂｕｔ ｌａｔｅｒ
but ｔｏｕｒｅｄ．
later toured.
２ Ｓｉｍｉｌａｒｌｙ，
Similarly, in ｉｎ anａｎ editorial
ｅｄｉｔｏｒｉａｌ note
ｎｏｔｅ inｉｎ response
ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ to ｔｏ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｄｅｆｅｎｃｅ
defenceｏｆof ｈｉｓ
his ｎｏｖｅｌ
novel ｉｎin
ｔｈａｔ ｐａｐｅｒ， ｔｈｅ
that paper, the Ｓｔ St Ｊａｍｅｓ＇ｓ Ｇａｚｅｔｔｅ for
James’s Gazette ｆｏｒ２７ June
Ｊｕｎｅ 
１８ｇｏ ａｓｓｅｒｔｅｄ
asserted ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｉｓ ｂｏｏｋ
this book
ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｔｌｙ
‘constantlyｈｉｎｔｓ，
hints, and ａｎｄ ｎｏｔ
not ｏｂｓｃｕｒｅｌｙ，
obscurely, at ａｔ disgusting
ｄｉｓｇｕｓｔｉｎｇ sins ｓｉｎｓandａｎｄabominable
ａｂｏｍｉｎａｂｌｅ ｃｒｉｍｅｓ＇；
crimes’;
ｒｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
reproducedｉｎinＳｔｕａｒｔ Stuart Ｍａｓｏｎ（Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｏｐｈｅｒ
Mason (Christopher Ｍｉｌｌａｒｄ），
Millard),ＯｓｃａｒOscarＷｉｌｄｅ，Ａｒｔ
Wilde, Artａｎｄand Ｍｏｒａｌ－
Moral-
ｉｆｙ：
ity: AＡ record
ｒｅｃｏｒｄofｏｆtheｔｈｅdiscussion
ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
followed theｔｈｅ ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
publication ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
of ‘Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇（Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
Gray’ (London,
; revised
１９０７； ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ ),
１９１２），４６．. All
Ａｌｌsubsequent
ｓｕｂｓｅｑｕｅｎｔ references
ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓtoｔｏcontemporary
ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ ｒｅｖｉｅｗｓ
reviews ａｒｅare
ｔａｋｅｎ
taken ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｉｓ
this ｓｏｕｒｃｅ．
source.
３ＦｏｒForｍａｔｅｒｉａｌ
materialｆｒｏｍfromｔｈｅtheｔｒｉａｌｓ， ｓｅｅ Hyde,
trials, see Ｈｙｄｅ， ＴｈｅTheＴｒｉａｌｓ
Trials ofｏｆ Oscar
ＯｓｃａｒWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ（１９４８）． Ｗｉｌｄｅ
(). Wilde
ａｄｄｒｅｓｓｅｓ
addresses ｔｈｅ the ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ
subject ｏｆ of ａｒｔ
art ａｎｄ
andｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ
moralityｉｎinｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ
responseｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｃｒｉｔｉｃｓ
critics ｏｆ
of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian
Ｇｒａｙ in
Gray ｉｎ his
ｈｉｓ ‘Preface
Ｐｒｅｆａｃｅ ｔｏ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ＇（ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
to Dorian Gray’ (published ｉｎ inｔｈｅtheＦｏｒｔｎｉｇｈｌｌｙ
Fortnightly Ｒｅｖｉｅｗ
Review ｏｆof
Ｍａｒｃｈ
March１８ｇｉ ａｎｄand ｒｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
reproduced ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓ
in this ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ），
edition),ｉｎin Ｔｈｅ‘The Ｃｒｉｔｉｃ
CriticａｓasＡｒｔｉｓｔ＇
Artist’ ａｎｄ
and ｉｎin
Ｔｈｅ
‘TheＳｏｕｌSoulｏｆofＭａｎ
Man Ｕｎｄｅｒ
Under Ｓｏｃｉａｌｉｓｍ＇，
Socialism’,ｂｏｔｈ bothｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
publishedｉｎin１８ｇｒ． .
４ ＳｅｅSeeＲｉｃｈａｒｄ
RichardＥｌｌｍａｎｎ＇ｓ
Ellmann’sｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ
excellent ｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｙ，
biography, Ｏｓｃａｒ Wilde (), .
Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ（１９８７），３０４．
Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ
AlthoughＷｉｌｄｅ Wildeｍｉｇｈｔ mightｈａｖｅhave ｂｅｅｎ
been ｈａｖｉｎｇ
havingｆｕｎfun ａｔ atｈｉｓhisｅｄｉｔｏｒ＇ｓ
editor’s ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅ
expenseｈｅｒｅ．
here.
５ Ｈｙｄｅ，
Hyde,Ｔｒａｌｓ，３８．
Trials, .ＴｈｅThe ｆａｃｔfactｔｈａｔ
thatＷｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ａｓｓｅｎｔｓ
assentsｔｏtoｔｈｅtheｄｅｓｉｇｎａｔｉｏｎ
designation‘Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
‘English
ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ＇
gentleman’ｈｅｒｅ hereｉｓis ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ；
significant; Wilde Ｗｉｌｄｅthe ｔｈｅIrishman
Ｉｒｉｓｈｍａｎ and ａｎｄ wordsmith
ｗｏｒｄｓｍｉｔｈ ｃｌｅａｒｌｙ ｈａｄ
clearly had
ｈｉｓ
his ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ ｃｒｏｓｓｅｄ behind
fingers crossed ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｈｉｓ his ｂａｃｋ．
back.
６ Ellmann,
Ｅｌｌｍａｎｎ， ２６Ｉ．.
７ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｃｏｎｆｌａｔｉｏｎ
conflation of ｏｆ＇ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ
‘culture and ａｎｄ corruption’,
ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ＇， and ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ association
ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎ between
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
ａｒｔ ａｎｄ crime,
art and ｃｒｉｍｅ， wasｗａｓ very
ｖｅｒｙ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｉｎin ｌｉｎｅ ｗｉｔｈ the
line with ｔｈｅviews
ｖｉｅｗｓofｏｆa number
ａ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ofｏｆcontempor-
ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒ－
ａｒｙ ｔｈｉｎｋｅｒｓ and
ary thinkers ａｎｄ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ even
ｅｖｅｎ be ｂｅ considered
ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ ＇ｃｏｍｍｏｎｓｅｎｓｉｃａｌ＇
‘commonsensical’ａｔatｔｈｅ the ｔｉｍｅ．
time. Ｆｏｒ
For
ａa start,
ｓｔａｒｔ，aａbroad
ｂｒｏａｄ section
ｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅmiddle
ｍｉｄｄｌｅ classes
ｄｌａｓｓｅｓ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔnotｂｅbeｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｄ
surprisedｔｏtoｓｅｅsee ｔｈｅ
the
ａｒｉｓｔｏｃｒａｃｙ
aristocracy ａｎｄandｔｈｅ theｓｏ－ｃａｌｌｅｄ＇ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ
so-called ‘criminalｃｌａｓｓｅｓ＇，
classes’, ｔｈｅthe ｉｄｌｅ ｒｉｃｈ and
idle rich ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ underclass,
ｕｎｄｅｒｃｌａｓｓ，
ｐｕｔ
put ｏｎonａaｐａｒ．
par. Ａｒｎｏｌｄ
ArnoldＷｈｉｔｅ＇ｓ
White’sｃｏｍｍｅｎｔｓ
comments ｏｎ on
＂Ｔｈｅ‘TheＳｔｅｒｉｌｉｓａｔｉｏｎ
Sterilisationｏｆofｔｈｅ theＵｎｆｉｔ＇
Unfit’
（１８８６）
() ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ
provideａaｔｙｐｉｃａｌ，
typical, ａｌｂｅｉｔ ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅ， ａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｔｉｏｎ
albeit extreme, articulation ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ understanding,
of this ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ，
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｉｎｇ
describing the ｔｈｅ twoｔｗｏ worlds
ｗｏｒｌｄｓ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｉｎｈａｂｉｔｓ：＇Ａｓ
inhabits: ‘As ｌｕｘｕｒｙluxury ａｎｄ
andｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ
success
ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔ
corruptｔｈｅ the Ｗｅｓｔ
WestＥｎｄ， End,ｔｈｅtheＥａｓｔ
East ｉｓ ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｅｄ by
is corrupted ｂｙ want
ｗａｎｔ andａｎｄ ｆａｉｌｕｒｅ．．．． Ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔ－
failure. . . . Comfort-
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ
worship ｉｎ ｔｈｅ West
in the Ｗｅｓｔ ｌｅａｄｓ
leads to ｔｏ extravagant
ｅｘｔｒａｖａｇａｎｔ prudence.
ｐｒｕｄｅｎｃｅ． Comfort-worship
Ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔ－ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ ｉｎin ｔｈｅ the

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ＩＮＴＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮ

Ｅａｓｔ
Eastｌｅａｄｓ
leads ｔｏ
to ｄｅｓｐａｉｒ
despair ａｎｄ
andｉｔｓ
its ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ＇
consequences’（ｆｒｏｍ
(fromＴｈｅThe
Ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ
Problemsｏｆａof Ｇｒｅａｌ
a GreatＣｉｌｐ）．
City).
Ｗｈｉｔｅ
Whiteｓｐｅａｋｓ
speaksｏｎ
onｂｅｈａｌｆ
behalf ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ‘trustworthy,
of the ｔｒｕｓｔｗｏｒｔｈｙ， energetic
ｅｎｅｒｇｅｔｉｃｅｌｅｍｅｎｔ
elementｏｆ ｔｈｅ population
of the ｐｏｐｕｌａｔｉｏｎ
－– ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｗｈｏ
whoｌｏｎｇ
longｔｏtoｒｉｓｅ
rise ａｎｄ
andｄｏdoｎｏｔ
notｃｈｏｏｓｅ
chooseｔｏtoｓｉｎｋ＇，
sink’, ａa ｃｌａｓｓ
class ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ｗｈｏｌｌｙ
wholly
ｕｎｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ
unrepresentedｉｎinＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｎｏｖｅｌ．
novel. Ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒｍｏｒｅ，
Furthermore,ｔｈｅ
theａｒｔｉｓｔ
artist ｗａｓ
was ａｌｓｏ ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ
also considered
ｂｙby ｓｏｍｅ
someｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｔｉａｌ ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓtoｔｏhave
influential writers ｈａｖｅ many
ｍａｎｙ ｐｏｉｎｔｓ ｏｆ resemblance
points of ｒｅｓｅｍｂｌａｎｃｅ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｂｏｔｈ
both
ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌｓ
criminals ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｉｎｓａｎｅ．
insane.ＩｎInｔｈｅ
theｙｅａｒ
yearｔｈａｔ
thatＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｗａｓ
wasｆｉｒｓｔ
first ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ，
published,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
HenryＨａｖｅｌｏｃｋ
Havelock Ｅｌｌｉｓ＇ｓ
Ellis’s＇ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ＇ｓｔｕｄｙ，
‘scientific’ study, The Ｔｈｅ Criminal
Ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ（１８ｇｏ），ａｓｓｅｒｔｅｄ
(), asserted thatｔｈａｔ‘The
Ｔｈｅ
ｖａｎｉｔｙ ｏｆ ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌｓ ｉｓ ａｔ ｏｎｃｅ ａｎ ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ ａｎｄ ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎａｌ
vanity of criminals is at once an intellectual and emotional fact. . . . They ｆａｃｔ．．．． Ｔｈｅｙ
ｓｈａｒｅ
share ｔｈｉｓ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ ｗｉｔｈ
this character with ａa ｌａｒｇｅ
large ｐｒｏｐｏｒｔｉｏｎ
proportionｏｆof ａｒｔｉｓｔｓ ａｎｄ ｌｉｔｅｒａｒｙ
artists and ｍｅｎ．
literary men.
［Ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅ ｖａｎｉｔｙ］
[Extreme ｍａｒｋｓ the
vanity] marks ｔｈｅabnormal
ａｂｎｏｒｍａｌ man, ｍａｎ， the
ｔｈｅ man
ｍａｎ ｏｆ ｕｎｂａｌａｎｃｅｄ ｍｅｎｔａｌ
of unbalanced mental
ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎ，
organization, ａｒｔｉｓｔ
artist orｏｒcriminal’
ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ（１３９）． Ｔｈａｔ such
(). That ｓｕｃｈ views
ｖｉｅｗｓ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｎｏｔnot ｃｏｎｆｉｎｅｄ
confined ｔｏ to
ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｉｓｔｓ＇
‘specialists’ isｉｓsuggested
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ by ｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ fact
ｆａｃｔ that
ｔｈａｔ the
ｔｈｅ Scots
ＳｃｏｌｓObserver
Ｏｂｓｅｎｅｒ pointed
ｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ ｏｕｔout ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｆ
if
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sａｓｓｕｍｐｔｉｏｎ
‘assumption ｏｆ ofｖａｎｉｔｙ＇（ｄｉｓｐｌａｙｅｄ
vanity’ (displayed ｉｎ inＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayａｎｄ
andｉｎinｈｉｓ
hisｄｅｆｅｎｃｅ
defenceｏｆｉｔ）
of it)
ｗａｓ
wasｓｉｎｃｅｒｅ
sincere itｉｔwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ ‘betoken
ｂｅｔｏｋｅｎ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｔｈｅmadman
either the ｍａｄｍａｎ ｏｒorｔｈｅthe ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ＇（Ｍａｓｏｎ，
criminal’ (Mason,Ｉ３４）． ).
８ Ａｌｇｅｒｎｏｎ
Algernonｅｘｐｌａｉｎｓ
explainsｔｏtoＪａｃｋ Jack（ｏｒ(or Ｅｒｎｅｓｔ
Ernest ｗｈｅｎ
whenｈｅheｉｓisｉｎin ｔｏｗｎ）
town)ｔｈｅ theｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ
principles ｏｆ
of
Ｂｕｎｂｕｒｙｉｎｇ
Bunburying ｉｎ inＡｃｔAct
Ｉ ｏｆI ofＴｈｅTheＩｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ
ImportanceｇｆofＢｅｉｎｇ
BeingＥａｒｎｅｓｔ．
Earnest:

ＡＬＧＥＲＮＯＮ：
:ＹｏｕYou
ｈａｖｅhave
ｉｎｖｅｎｔｅｄ ａ ｖｅｒｙ
invented ｕｓｅｆｕｌ
a very ｙｏｕｎｇ
useful ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ
young ｃａｌｌｅｄ
brother Ｅｒｎｅｓｔ，
called Ernest,ｉｎinｏｒｄｅｒ
orderｔｈａｔ
that
ｙｏｕ
youｍａｙ
mayｂｅbeａｂｌｅ
ableｔｏtoｃｏｍｅ
comeｕｐupｔｏ toｔｏｗｎ ａｓ asｏｆｔｅｎ
town oftenａｓasｙｏｕ
youｌｉｋｅ．
like. ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ invented
ｉｎｖｅｎｔｅｄ ａｎ
an ｉｎｖａｌｕａｂｌｅ
invaluable
ｐｅｒｍａｎｅｎｔ
permanentｉｎｖａｌｉｄ
invalidｃａｌｌｅｄ
called Ｂｕｎｂｕｒｙ，
Bunbury,ｉｎin ｏｒｄｅｒ
order ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ may
ｍａｙ ｂｅ
be ａｂｌｅ
able ｔｏ ｇｏ ｄｏｗｎ
to go downｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ
countryｗｈｅｎｅｖｅｒ
wheneverＩ ｃｈｏｏｓｅ．
I choose.Ｂｕｎｂｕｒｙ
Bunburyｉｓ isｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
perfectlyｉｎｖａｌｕａｂｌｅ．
invaluable.
．．． Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｗｉｌｌ
. . . Nothing ｉｎｄｕｃｅ me
will induce ｍｅ ｔｏto ｐａｒｔ ｗｉｔｈ Bunbury,
part with Ｂｕｎｂｕｒｙ， ａｎｄ
andｉｆif you
ｙｏｕ ｅｖｅｒ
ever getｇｅｔ married,
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ， which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
ｓｅｅｍｓ
seemsｔｏ to ｍｅ
meｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
extremely ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍａｔｉｃ，
problematic, ｙｏｕyou ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅvery
will be ｖｅｒｙglad
ｇｌａｄtoｔｏknow
ｋｎｏｗBunbury.
Ｂｕｎｂｕｒｙ．AＡ man
ｍａｎ
ｗｈｏ
whoｍａｒｒｉｅｓ
marriesｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
withoutｋｎｏｗｉｎｇ
knowingＢｕｎｂｕｒｙ
Bunburyｈａｓ has
ａ ｖｅｒｙ ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ
a very tediousｔｉｍｅ ｏｆofｉｔ．it.
time

９Ｖｉｖｉａｎ＇ｓ
Vivian’s ｃｏｍｐｌａｉｎｔ
complaint ｉｎ in ＂Ｔｈｅ
‘The Ｄｅｃａｙ
DecayｏｆofＬｙｉｎｇ＇
Lying’ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｔｒａｎｓｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ
that ‘the transformation ｏｆ Ｄｒ
of Dr
Ｊｅｋｙｌｌ ｒｅａｄｓ dangerously
Jekyll reads ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓｌｙ ｌｉｋｅ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｏｕｔ
like something outｏｆofｔｈｅ
the Ｌａｎｅｔ
Lancet［ａ[a ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ
medicalｐａｐｅｒ］＇
paper]’ｉｓis
ｔｅｓｔｉｍｏｎｙ
testimonyｔｏtoｉｔｓ ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｖｅ ａｐｐｅａｌ
its imaginative appeal ｆｏｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ．
for Wilde.
ｒｏ
 Ｓｔｅｖｅｎｓｏｎ，
Stevenson,ＴｈｅThe Ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
StrangeＣａｓｅ
CaseｏｆofＤｒDrＪｅｋｙｌｌ
Jekyll ａｎｄ
and Ｍｒ
MrＨｙｄｅ
HydeａｎｄandＯｔｈｅｒ
OtherＳｔｏｒｉｅｓ， ｅｄｉｔｅｄ
Stories, edited
ｂｙby Ｊｅｎｎｉ
Jenni Ｃａｌｄｅｒ
Calder （Ｐｅｎｇｕｉｎ： Ｈａｒｍｏｎｄｓｗｏｒｔｈ， １９７９），
(Penguin: Harmondsworth, ),８６．
.
 The
Ｉｒ Ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｔｕｔｅ ｗｈｉｃｈconvicted
statute which ｃｏｎｖｉｃｔｅｄWilde Ｗｉｌｄｅwasｗａｓanａｎamendment
ａｍｅｎｄｍｅｎｔ to ｔｏ an
ａｎ Act
Ａｃｔ‘toｔｏmake
ｍａｋｅ
ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ ｐｒｏｖｉｓｉｏｎ for
further provision ｆｏｒthe
ｔｈｅProtection
ＰｒｏｔｅｃｔｉｏｎofｏｆWomenＷｏｍｅｎ ａｎｄandＧｉｒｌｓ，
Girls, ｔｈｅ ｓｕｐｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ
the suppression of
ｂｒｏｔｈｅｌｓ
brothels andａｎｄ ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅｓ＇．
purposes’. The Ｔｈｅ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌ
principal aimａｉｍ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Act
of the Ａｃｔ ｗａｓ
was ｔｏto ｐｒｏｔｅｃｔ
protect
ｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｇｉｒｌｓ
girls ｆｒｏｍ
from ｔｈｅ the ｅｘｐｌｏｉｔａｔｉｏｎ
exploitation of ｏｆ brothel-keepers
ｂｒｏｔｈｅｌ－ｋｅｅｐｅｒｓ who ｗｈｏ ｒａｎran ａa ｔｒａｄｅ＇
‘trade’ ｉｎ
in
ｖｉｒｇｉｎｓ， ｗｈｅｎ ｉｔｒａｉｓｅｄ
virgins, when it raised ｔｈｅ ａｇｅ ｏｆ
the age ｃｏｎｓｅｎｔ ｆｒｏｍ
of consent fromｔｈｉｒｔｅｅｎ
thirteenｔｏto ｓｉｘｔｅｅｎ ｙｅａｒｓ． Section
sixteen years. Ｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ
, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
Ｉ， however,ｄｅａｌｔ
dealt ｗｉｔｈ
with ｉｎｔｉｍａｔｅ
intimate actsａｃｔｓ between
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｍａｌｅ
male ｐｅｒｓｏｎｓ，
persons, ａa ｍｏｒｅ
moreｐｒｅｃｉｓｅ
precise
ｌｅｇａｌ ｐｒｏｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ ofｏｆhomosexual
legal proscription ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｉｅｓ ｔｈａｎ had
activities than ｈａｄ hitherto
ｈｉｔｈｅｒｔｏ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｅｎａｃｔｅｄ．
enacted.
Ｔｈｅ
The ＡｃｔActｏｕｔｌａｗｅｄ
outlawedａｎｙ anyａｎｄ
and ａｌｌall＇ａｃｔｓ
‘acts ｏｆ ｇｒｏｓｓ indecency
of gross ｉｎｄｅｃｅｎｃｙ withｗｉｔｈ another
ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ male
ｍａｌｅ
ｐｅｒｓｏｎ＇， ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｉｎ
person’, whether ｐｕｂｌｉｃ or
in public ｏｒ private,
ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ，and ａｎｄcarried
ｃａｒｒｉｅｄa maximum
ａ ｍａｘｉｍｕｍ ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ
sentence ｏｆ of
ｔｗｏ
two ｙｅａｒｓ ｗｉｔｈ hard
years with ｈａｒｄ labour,
ｌａｂｏｕｒ， Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ownｏｗｎ sentence.
ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ． OnＯｎ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ
experience ｏｆ of
ｂｌａｃｋｍａｉｌ，
blackmail, seeｓｅｅ Ellmann,
Ｅｌｌｍａｎｎ， ,
３６２，３６６－７．
–.

ｘｘｘｉ
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ＩＮＴＲＯＤＵＣＴＩＯＮ

Ｉ２
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenａ ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｒ ｆｒｏｍ
a reviewer ｔｈｅthe
from Ｓｔ StＪａｍｅｓ＇ｓ
James’sＧａｚｅｌｔｅ， ｗｈｏ ｈａｄ
Gazette, who hadｈｉｎｔｅｄ
hintedａｔat ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ
criminal
ｐｒｏｃｅｅｄｉｎｇｓ
proceedingsａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against Ｗｉｌｄｅ，
Wilde, ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅｄ
challengedｔｈｅ
theａｕｔｈｏｒ
authorａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｔｈｅ
theｓｉｎｃｅｒｉｔｙ
sincerity ｏｆ ｗｈａｔ
of what
ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ
was ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｉｎｇ， Ｗｉｌｄｅ claimed
describing, Wilde ｃｌａｉｍｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ meant
that he ｍｅａｎｔ ＇ｅｖｅｒｙ ｗｏｒｄ ｏｆ
‘every word ｗｈａｔ ＩI have
of what ｈａｖｅ
ｓａｉｄ， ａｎｄ everything
said, and ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ at
ａｔ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ＩI ｈａｖｅ
have ｈｉｎｔｅｄ
hinted ｉｎ
in Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇． Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｒ
Gray’. The reviewer
ｒｅｐｌｉｅｄ，Ｔｈｅｎ．．．ａｌｌ Ｉ ｃａｎ
replied, ‘Then . . . all ｓａｙsayｉｓisｔｈａｔ
I can that ｉｆ ｙｏｕ do
if you ｄｏ mean
ｍｅａｎ ｔｈｅｍ
themｙｏｕ ａｒｅareｌｉｋｅｌｙ
you likely ｔｏ
to
ｆｉｎｄ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ atａｔBow
find yourself Ｂｏｗ Street
Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ one
ｏｎｅ of
ｏｆ these
ｔｈｅｓｅ days’
ｄａｙｓ＇（Ｅｌｌｍａｎｎ， ).
(Ellmann,３０３）．
ｒ３ Ｗｈｅｎ ａｓｋｅｄ
 When askedｗｈａｔ
whatｔｈｅ
the ｆｌｏｗｅｒ ｍｅａｎｔ， Wilde
flower meant, Ｗｉｌｄｅ answered,
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，＇Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
‘Nothing ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ，
whatever,
ｂｕｔ
but ｔｈａｔ
that isｉｓjust
ｊｕｓｔwhat
ｗｈａｔnobody
ｎｏｂｏｄｙ will
ｗｉｌｌguess.’
ｇｕｅｓｓ．＇Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ some
There are ｓｏｍｅ doubts
ｄｏｕｂｔｓ ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｔｈｅ
the
ａｕｔｈｅｎｔｉｃｉｔｙ ｏｆ this
authenticity of ｔｈｉｓanecdote,
ａｎｅｃｄｏｔｅ，however.
ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ． Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｃｌａｉｍｅｄ
claimed ｔｏ
to ｈａｖｅ
have＇ｉｎｖｅｎｔｅｄ
‘invented ｔｈａｔ
that
ｍａｇｎｉｆｉｃｅｎｔ
magnificent ｆｌｏｗｅｒ＇，
flower’, ｃｈｏｓｅｎ
chosenｆｏｒ
forｉｔｓ
its ａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌｉｔｙ，
artificiality, its ｉｔｓ ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ on
improvement ｏｎ nature
ｎａｔｕｒｅ
(Ellmann, ). Aｎｏｖｅｌ
（Ｅｌｌｍａｎｎ，３４５）．Ａ novelｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ
written ｂｙ Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ Ｈｉｔｃｈｅｎｓ，
by Robert Hitchens, ａｎ ａｃｑｕａｉｎｔａｎｃｅ ｏｆ
an acquaintance Ｗｉｌｄｅ
of Wilde
ａｎｄ
and ａｌｓｏ
also aａ homosexual,
ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ， ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｔｒａｎｓｐａｒｅｎｔｌｙ
transparentlyｄｅｐｉｃｔｓ
depictsＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ
relationship ｗｉｔｈ
with
Ｄｏｕｇｌａｓ，
Douglas, ｗａｓ
was ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｄ Ｔｈｅ Green
entitled The Ｇｒｅｎ Ｃａｍａｔｉｏｎ．
Carnation. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
It was published ｉｎ １８９４， but
in , ｂｕｔ
ｗｉｔｈｄｒａｗｎ
withdrawnａｔ at
ｔｈｅthe
ｔｉｍｅ ｏｆ of
time Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｔｒｉａｌｓ
Wilde’s trialsａ aｙｅａｒ
yearｌａｔｅｒ．
later.
１４
 Ｉｎ
In １８８３
 ｔｈｅ
the ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ
homosexualａｐｏｌｏｇｉｓｔ Ｊｏｈｎ Ａｄｄｉｎｇｔｏｎ
apologist John Addington Ｓｙｍｏｎｄｓ
Symondsｐｒｉｖａｔｅｌｙ
privately
ｐｒｉｎｔｅｄ
printed ＡA Ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ
Problem inｉｎGreek
Ｇｒｅｋ Ethics,
Ｅｈｉｓ， where
ｗｈｅｒｅ ｈｅ
he ａｒｇｕｅｄ
argued ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｄｏｒｉａｎｓ
that ‘the Dorians ｇａｖｅ
gave ｔｈｅ
the
ｅａｒｌｉｅｓｔ ａｎｄtheｔｈｅmost
earliest and ｍｏｓｔmarked
ｍａｒｋｅｄ encouragement
ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｔｏto Ｇｒｅｅｋ
Greek ｌｏｖｅ． Ｎｏｗｈｅｒｅ ｅｌｓｅ，
love. Nowhere else,
ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
indeed, ｅｘｃｅｐｔ ａｍｏｎｇ ｔｈｅ
except among the Ｄｏｒｉａｎｓ．．．
Dorians . . .ｄｏ doｗｅ
weｍｅｅｔ
meetｗｉｔｈ
withｐｅｄｅｒａｓｔｉａ ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ
pederastia developed
ａｓ ａｎ ｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎ．＇
as an Ｆｏｒhim,
institution.’ For ｈｉｍ， ‘Greek
＇Ｇｒｅｅｋ love
ｌｏｖｅ took
ｔｏｏｋ its
ｉｔｓorigins
ｏｒｉｇｉｎｓinｉｎDoris’
Ｄｏｒｉｓ＇（ｒｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
(reproduced
ｉｎ Ｅｌｌｉｓand
in Ellis ａｎｄ Symonds,
Ｓｙｍｏｎｄｓ， Ｓｅｘｕａｌ Inversion, ). See
Sexual Ｉｍｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ，１８ｇ７）． ＳｅｅEspey,
Ｅｓｐｅｙ， ‘Resources
＇Ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ for
ｆｏｒ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Ｓｔｕｄｉｅｓ
Studiesａｔatｔｈｅ
theＣｌａｒｋ
ClarkＬｉｂｒａｒｙ＇，
Library’,ｉｎinＯｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ，
Wilde,Ｔｔｗｏ
TwoＡｐｐｒｏａｃｈｅｓ：
Approaches:Ｐａｐｅｒｓ
Papers Ｒｅａｄ
Readａｔat ａa
Ｃｌａｒｋ ＬｉｂｒａｒｙSeminar,
Clark Library Ｓｅｍｉｎａｒ，ed.
ｅｄ．Ellmann
Ｅｌｌｍａｎｎ and
ａｎｄ Ｅｓｐｅｙ
Espey（１９７７）．
().
１５ Ａｓ Wilde
 As Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｄａｉｍｅｄ：‘Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｉｓis what
claimed: ‘Basil Hallward ｗｈａｔ IＩ think
ｔｈｉｎｋI Ｉam:
ａｍ：Lord
ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ what
ｗｈａｔ
ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ
world ｔｈｉｎｋｓ
thinks ｏｆ ｍｅ： Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
of me: Dorianｗｈａｔ
whatＩ Iｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｌｉｋｅ
likeｔｏtoｂｅbe－ –ｉｎinｏｔｈｅｒ
otherａｇｅｓ，
ages,
ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ．＇（Ｌｅｔｔｅｒ
perhaps.’ (Letter to ｔｏRalph Ｐａｙｎｅ， 
Ｒａｌｐｈ Payne, Ｆｅｂｒｕａｒｙ .)
Ｉ２ February １８９４）
１６ Ｏｎ
 Onｔｈｅｓｅ
theseｒｅｖｉｓｉｏｎｓ，
revisions, ｓｅｅsee Ｌａｗｌｅｒ，
Lawler, ‘Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ First
‘Oscar Wilde’s Ｆｉｒｓｔ Manuscript
Ｍａｎｕｓｃｒｉｐｔ ｏｆ of Ｔｈｅ
The
Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
Picture ofｏｆDorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray’ (), –; and
Ｇｒａｙ＇３（１９７２），１２５－３５； ａｎｄ Ｌａｗｌｅｒ，
Lawler,ＡｎAnＩｎｑｕｉｎｙ
Inquiryｉｎｔｏ
into Ｏｓｃａｒ
Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s
Ｒｅｕｉｓｉｏｎｓ
Revisions ofｏｆ“Ｔｈｅ Ｐｉｔｕｒｅ ｏｆ
‘‘The Picture Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray’’
of Dorian Ｇｒａｙ”（Ｉｇ８８）．
().
ｒ７ As
 Ａｓ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｃｌａｉｍｅｄ， ＇Ｅａｃｈ man
claimed, ‘Each ｍａｎ ｓｅｅｓ ｈｉｓ own
sees his ｏｗｎ ｓｉｎsin inｉｎDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray.Ｇｒａｙ． What
Ｗｈａｔ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’s ｓｉｎｓ ａｒｅnoｎｏone
sins are ｏｎｅ knows.
ｋｎｏｗｓ． He Ｈｅ who
ｗｈｏ ｆｉｎｄｓ ｔｈｅｍ ｈａｓ
finds them ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ them’
has brought ｔｈｅｍ＇
(Mason, ).
（Ｍａｓｏｎ，８ｒ）．
１８ Ｅｙｒｉｅｓ，
 Eyries,Ｔａｌｅｓ
Talesｇｆof ｔｈｅ
the Ｄｅａｄ：
Dead: Ｔｈｅ
TheＧｈｏｓｔ
GhostＳｌｏｒｉｅｓ
Stories ｏｆof ｔｈｅ Ｖｉｌｌａ Diodati,
the Villa Ｄｉｏｄａｔｉ， translated
ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｅｄ by
ｂｙ
Ｔｅｒｒｙ
TerryＨａｌｅ
Hale（Ｉ９９２）． Ｆａｍｉｌｙ Ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ＇ｗａｓ
(). ‘Family Portraits’ was ｒｅａｄ read ｂｙ by Ｂｙｒｏｎ，
Byron,ｔｈｅ the Ｓｈｅｌｌｅｙｓ ａｎｄ
Shelleys and
Ｊｏｈｎ
JohnＰｏｌｉｄｏｒｉ
Polidoriｄｕｒｉｎｇ
duringｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｆａｍｏｕｓ
famousｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｃｅ
residenceａｔatｔｈｅ theＶｉｌｌａ
Villa Ｄｉｏｄａｔｉ
Diodati ｉｎ in Ｓｗｉｔｚｅｒ－
Switzer-
ｌａｎｄ，
land, ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｒｅｓｕｌｔｅｄ
resultedｉｎinＭａｒｙMary Ｓｈｅｌｌｅｙ＇ｓ
Shelley’sＦｒａｎｋｅｎｓｔｅｉｎ
Frankenstein ａｎｄandＰｏｌｉｄｏｒｉ＇ｓ
Polidori’s ＴｈｅThe Ｖａｍｐｉｒｅ．
Vampire.
Ｏｎ
OnｔｈｅtheＶｉｌｌａ
Villa Ｄｉｏｄａｔｉ
Diodatiａｎｄ andｗｈａｔ
whatｉｔitｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ，
produced,ｓｅｅseeＦｒａｙｌｉｎｇ，
Frayling,Ｎｉｇｈｔｍａｒｅ：
Nightmare: ＴｈｅThe Ｂｉｒｔｈ
Birth
of Horror
ｏｆ Ｈｏｒｒｏｒ ()
（１９９６） and Vampyres: Ｌｏｒｄ
ａｎｄ Ｖａｍｐｙｒｅｓ： Lord Ｂｙｒｏｎ
Byronｔｏto Ｃｏｕｎｔ
Count Ｄｒａｃｕｌａ
Dracula （１９９２）．
().
Ｉ９
 Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
Perhapsｔｈｅ theｍｏｓｔmostｆａｍｏｕｓ
famous ＇ｒｅｖｅｌａｔｏｒｙ＇
‘revelatory’ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait fromｆｒｏｍ ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ－ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
nineteenth-century
ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ
fiction isｉｓthat
ｔｈａｔdescribed
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄbyｂｙNathaniel
Ｎａｔｈａｎｉｅｌ Hawthorne
Ｈａｗｔｈｏｒｎｅ ｉｎ inＴｈｅTheＨｏｕｓｅ ｏｆ ofｔｈｅ
House the Ｓｅｖｅｎ Ｇａｂｌｅｓ
Seven Gables
（１８５１）， ｗｈｅｒｅ the
(), where ｔｈｅ portrait
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔofｏｆthe ｔｈｅoriginal
ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ Ｐｙｎｃｈｅｏｎreveals
Pyncheon ｒｅｖｅａｌｓa ａmoral
ｍｏｒａｌａｎｄ
and ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ
physical

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ｒｅｓｅｍｂｌａｎｃｅ
resemblanceｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
betweenｉｔｓitsｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ
subject ａｎｄ
andｈｉｓ
his ｄｅｓｃｅｎｄａｎｔ
descendantＪｕｄｇｅ
JudgeＪａｆｆｒｅｙ，
Jaffrey, ａｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ
allowing
ｔｈｅ ｎａｒｒａｔｉｖｅ to
the narrative ｔｏ reflect
ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔonｏｎhereditary
ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔａｒｙtransmission
ｔｒａｎｓｍｉｓｓｉｏｎ and
ａｎｄ ｔｏ ｗａｒｎ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
to warn against ｒｅｐｅａｔ－
repeat-
ｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ past.
ing the ｐａｓｔ．AＡmore
ｍｏｒｅ recent
ｒｅｃｅｎｔmodel
ｍｏｄｅｌ for
ｆｏｒWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ was
ｗａｓ Mary
Ｍａｒｙ Ｅｌｉｚａｂｅｔｈ Ｂｒａｄｄｏｎ＇ｓ
Elizabeth Braddon’s
Ｌａｄｙ Audley’s
Lady Ａｕｄｌｅｙ＇ｓSecret
Ｓｅｃｒｅｌ(),
（１８６２）， ｗｈｅｒｅa hidden
where ａ ｈｉｄｄｅｎportrait
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔallows
ａｌｌｏｗｓGeorge
Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ Talboys
Ｔａｌｂｏｙｓ ｔｏ
to
ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ truth
discover the ｔｒｕｔｈ about
ａｂｏｕｔ the
ｔｈｅ character
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ of
ｏｆ his
ｈｉｓwife
ｗｉｆｅwho
ｗｈｏ had
ｈａｄ faked
ｆａｋｅｄ her
ｈｅｒ ｄｅａｔｈ
death
ａｎｄｒｅ－ｉｎｖｅｎｔｅｄ
and re-inventedｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ
herselfａｓas ｔｈｅ ｅｐｏｎｙｍｏｕｓ ＬａｄｙLady
the eponymous ｏｆ of
ｔｈｅtheｔｉｔｌｅ． Ｒｅｖｅｌａｔｏｒｙ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ
title. Revelatory portraits
ａｌｓｏ ａｐｐｅａｒ in
also appear ｉｎ Robert
Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ Louis
Ｌｏｕｉｓ Stevenson’s
Ｓｔｅｖｅｎｓｏｎ＇ｓ ‘Ollala’
＇Ｏｌｌａｌａ３（１８８５）， Ｔｈｏｍａｓ Ｈａｒｄｙ＇ｓ
(), Thomas Hardy’sＴｅｓｓ
Tess
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ D’Urbervilles
of the Ｄ＇Ｕｒｂｅｒｖｉｌｌｅｓ(), （１８ｇｒ）， and ａｎｄslightly
ｓｌｉｇｈｔｌｙ ｌａｔｅｒ
later in ｉｎ Ｃｏｎａｎ Doyle’s
Conan Ｄｏｙｌｅ＇ｓ Ｈｏｕｎｄ
Houndｏｆofｔｈｅ the
Ｂａｓｈｅｎｉｌｌｅｓ （１９０２）．
Baskervilles (). OnＯｎ‘magic
＇ｍａｇｉｃpictures’,
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ＇，ｓｅｅ see Kerry ＫｅｒｒｙPowell,
Ｐｏｗｅｌｌ，‘Tom,Ｔｏｍ， DickＤｉｃｋ and
ａｎｄ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ：Gray:ＭａｇｉｃMagic Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
PictureＭａｎｉａMania ｉｎ Ｌａｔｅ
in Late Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ
Victorian Ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ＇，
Fiction’, Ｐｈｉｌｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ
Philological
Quarterly ６２（１ｇ８ｚ），１４７－７０；
Ｑｕａｒｔｅｒｂｙ (), –; ｏｎ onｔｈｅ theｒｏｌｅroleｏｆof ｒｅｖｅｌａｔｏｒｙ＇
‘revelatory’ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ
portraits in ｉｎ Gothic
Ｇｏｔｈｉｃ
ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ，
fiction, seeｓｅｅ Mighall,
Ｍｉｇｈａｌｌ， ＡAＧｅｏｇｒａｐｒｙ
Geographyｏｆof Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｏｔｈｉｃ Fiction
Victorian Gothic Ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ（Ｉ９９９）， Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ３．.
(), Chapter
 Ｍａｕｄｓｌｅｙ，
２０ Maudsley,Ｐａｔｈｏｌｏｇｙ
Pathology of Mind (), . J. F. Nisbet,ｐｏｐｕｌａｒｉｚｅｒ
ｏｆＭｉｎｄ（１８ｇ５），４８．Ｊ．Ｆ．Ｎｉｓｂｅｔ，ａ a popularizer ｏｆ ofｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ
scientific
ｉｄｅａｓ，
ideas, hadｈａｄ made
ｍａｄｅ ａaｓｉｍｉｌａｒ
similar ｏｂｓｅｒｖａｔｉｏｎ
observation ｉｎ in 
１８８ｇ ｗｈｅｎ
whenｈｅheｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｅｄ
discussedｔｈｅ theｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ
principle
ｏｆ ｔｈｒｏｗｉｎｇ ｂａｃｋ＇：＇Ｅｖｅｒｙ
of ‘throwing back’: ‘Everyｇｏｏｄ goodｑｕａｌｉｔｙ
qualityａｎｄ andｅｖｅｒｙ
everyｄｅｆｅｃｔ
defect ｔｈａｔ ｍａｙ ｈａｖｅ
that may haveｅｘｉｓｔｅｄ
existed
ｉｎ ａｎｙ ｏｆ
in any of ｏｕｒ
our ｆｏｒｅｆａｔｈｅｒｓ
forefathers ｓｉｎｃｅ since the ｔｈｅ reign
ｒｅｉｇｎ of ｏｆ Queen
Ｑｕｅｅｎ Ｅｌｉｚａｂｅｔｈ
Elizabethｉｓisｌｉａｂｌｅliable ｔｏ
to ｂｅbe
ｒｅｖｉｖｅｄ
revivedｉｎ in ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ．．．．．
ourselves. . . . .Ｔｈｅ Theｒｅｃｕｒｒｅｎｃｅ
recurrence ｏｆofｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ
physicalｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ
characterａｆｔｅｒ afterｔｈｅthe ｌａｐｓｅ
lapse
ｏｆ ｃｅｎｔｕｒｉｅｓ isｉｓattested
of centuries ａｔｔｅｓｔｅｄbyｂｙportraits,
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ，butｂｕｔmoral ｍｏｒａｌcharacter
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ ofｏｆaａnormal
ｎｏｒｍａｌ ｋｉｎｄkind ．．．
...
ｃａｎ
can ｓｃａｒｃｅｌｙ
scarcely be ｂｅ ｔｒａｃｅｄ
traced ｂｅｙｏｎｄ
beyondｔｈｅ theｔｈｉｒｄ
third ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ＇（Ｎｉｓｂｅｔ，
generation’ (Nisbet, Ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ Marriage and ａｎｄ
Ｈｅｒｅｄｉｙｙ （１８８ｇ）， –).
Heredity (), Ｉｏ６－７）．
２１
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
HenryＭａｕｄｓｌｅｙ，
Maudsley,ｔｈｅ theｍａｊｏｒ
majorＢｒｉｔｉｓｈ
British ｅｘｐｏｎｅｎｔ
exponentｏｆ of ｗｈａｔ
what ｗａｓwas ｃａｌｌｅｄ＇ｄｅｇｅｎｅｒ－
called ‘degener-
ａｔｉｏｎ＇ｔｈｅｏｒｙ，
ation’ theory,ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
publishedＲｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ
Responsibility inｉｎMentalＭｅｎｔａｌDisease
Ｄｉｓｅａｓｅinｉｎ.１８７４．Maudsley
Ｍａｕｄｓｌｅｙ wasｗａｓ ａa
ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌｉｓｔ
materialist who ｗｈｏａｒｇｕｅｄ
arguedｔｈａｔ thatｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌｓ
criminalsｗｅｒｅ wereｌａｒｇｅｌｙ
largely ａｐｒｏｄｕｃｔ
a productｏｆofｔｈｅｉｒ ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔａｒｙ
their hereditary
ｍａｋｅｕｐ，
makeup,ｏｒｗｅｒｅ（ｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎａｒｙ）
or were (evolutionary)ｔｈｒｏｗｂａｃｋｓ throwbacksｔｏ ｍｏｒｅ ｐｒｉｍｉｔｉｖｅ
to more ｆｏｒｍｓofｏｆｈｕｍａｎ－
primitive forms human-
ｉｔｙ． Ｔｈｅｓｅｉｄｅａｓ，
ity. These ｄｅｒｉｖｉｎｇ from
ideas, deriving ｆｒｏｍ French
Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ ａｌｉｅｎｉｓｔｓ＇
‘alienists’ ofｏｆthe ｔｈｅｍｉｄ－ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ
mid-nineteenth ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ， century,
ｃａｍｅ
cameｉｎｔｏ into ｐｒｏｍｉｎｅｎｃｅ
prominenceｉｎ inｉｔｓitsｌａｓｔ last ｄｅｃａｄｅｓ．
decades. Ｍａｕｄｓｌｅｙ
Maudsleyｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
publishedａｒｔｉｃｌｅｓarticles ｏｎon
＇Ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ
‘Heredity ｉｎ in Ｈｅａｌｔｈ
Healthａｎｄ andＤｉｓｅａｓｅ＇
Disease’ｉｎinｔｈｅ theＦｏｒｔｎｉｇｈｌｌｙ Ｒｅｖｉｃｗ (),
Fortnightly Review （１８８６）， the ｔｈｅ same
ｓａｍｅ
ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ
journal ｉｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ ａa number
in which ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆof Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｏｗｎ ownｅｓｓａｙｓ
essays ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ．
appeared. ＷｉｌｄｅWildeｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself
ｗａｓ
was ｄｉａｇｎｏｓｅｄ
diagnosed ａｓ as aａ form
ｆｏｒｍ ofｏｆ‘degenerate’
ｄｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｅ＇when ｗｈｅｎ he ｈｅ appeared
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ inｉｎMax Ｍａｘ Nordau’s
Ｎｏｒｄａｕ＇ｓ
ｇｒｅａｔ ｐａｎｔｈｅｏｎ ｏｆ
great pantheon of ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｔｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ， Ｄｅｇｅｎｒａｔｉｏｎ（１８ｇ２），
pathological, Degeneration ｗｈｉｃｈ appeared
(), which ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ｉｎ in
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
English ｉｎ  ａｎｄ
in １８ｇ５ andｈｅｌｐｅｄ
helpedｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ
provideａ ｄｉａｇｎｏｓｔｉｃ
a diagnosticｓｕｂ－ｔｅｘｔ sub-textｔｏtoｊｏｕｒｎａｌｉｓｔｉｃ
journalistic
ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔ
comment ｏｎonＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｃａｓｅ
caseａｔatｔｈｅtheＯｌｄOldＢａｉｌｅｙ，
Bailey,ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅ
despite ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｔthat
the fact ｔｈａｔNordau
Ｎｏｒｄａｕ had
ｈａｄ
ｎｏｔ
not ｅｖｅｎ
evenｈｉｎｔｅｄ
hintedａｔatＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｓｅｘｕａｌｉｔｙ，
sexuality,ａｔatｌｅａｓｔ leastｎｏｔnotｉｎinｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｓｔ ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ．
first edition.
Ｔｈｅ
２２ ‘TheＣｒｉｔｉｃ
Critic ａｓ asＡｒｔｉｓｔ，
Artist’,Ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ
CompleteＷｏｒｋｓWorks（Ｉ９９４）， .
(),ＩＩ３７．
 Ａｎｄ
２３ Andｅｖｅｎeven ｔｈｉｓthisａｓｐｅｃｔ
aspectｉｓisｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｅｄ
subjectedｔｏto ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｓｃｒｕｔｉｎｙbyｂｙ Dorian.
scientific scrutiny Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． As Ａｓ ｈｅhe
ｒｅａｓｏｎｓ： Ｈａｄｉｔｉｎｄｅｅｄ
reasons: ‘Had it indeed ｂｅｅｎ
been ｐｒａｙｅｒ
prayerｔｈａｔ thatｈａｄ hadｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
producedｔｈｅ theｓｕｂｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎ？
substitution? Might Ｍｉｇｈｔ
ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｎｏｔ
not ｂｅ
be ｓｏｍｅ
someｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ
scientificｒｅａｓｏｎ
reasonｆｏｒ forｉｔit ａｌｌ？
all? IfＩｆthought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ
exercise
ｉｔｓ ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅupon
its influence ｕｐｏｎ aａ living
ｌｉｖｉｎｇorganism,
ｏｒｇａｎｉｓｍ， might ｍｉｇｈｔ not ｎｏｔ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ exercise
ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ an ａｎ influence
ｉｎｆｕｅｎｃｅ
ｕｐｏｎ ｄｅａｄ
upon deadａｎｄ andｉｎｏｒｇａｎｉｃ
inorganicｔｈｉｎｇｓ？” （Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ＶＩＩＩ）．
things?’ (Chapter VIII).

２４ Ｔｈｅ
Theｆｉｒｓｔ
first ｑｕｏｔｅ
quoteｉｓis ｆｒｏｍ fromＡｃｔｏｎ，
Acton, ＴｈｅTheＦｕｎｄｔｉｏｎｓ
Functions ａｎｄandＤｉｓｏｒｄｅｒｓ
Disordersｏｆofｔｈｅthe Ｒｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｖｅ
Reproductive

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Organs (), ;

Ｏｒｇａｎｓ（１８６５）， ６７； the
ｔｈｅ second
ｓｅｃｏｎｄ from
ｆｒｏｍ Spitzka,
Ｓｐｉｔｚｋａ， ‘Cases
＇Ｃａｓｅｓ ofｏｆMasturbation
Ｍａｓｔｕｒｂａｔｉｏｎ （Ｍａｓｔｕｒ－
(Mastur-
ｂａｔｉｃ Ｉｎｓａｎｉｔｙ）（１８８８），３４，５２；
batic Insanity)’ (), , ;ｔｈｅtheｔｈｉｒｄ
thirdｆｒｏｍ
fromＴｉｓｓｏｔ，Ａ
Tissot,Ｔｒｅａｔｉｓｅ
A Treatiseｏｎ onｔｈｅtheＤｉｓｅａｓｅｓ
Diseases
Ｐｒｏｄｃｅｄ
Producedｂｙby Ｏｎａｎｉｓｍ（１７６ｏ；１８３２），５Ｉ，８６．Ｏｎ
Onanism (; ), , . On ｔｈｉｓ
thisｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ，ｉｔｓ Ｇｏｔｈｉｃ＇ elements
literature, its ‘Gothic’ ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ
ａｎｄ
andｉｔｓ
its ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ ｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ
possible contribution to Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒｇｙ， ｓｅｅ Mighall
Gray, see Ｍｉｇｈａｌｌ （１９９９）， Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ５．.
(), Chapter
 Ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ
２５ (), ,
Ｗｏｒｋｓ （１９９４），
Complete Works .
１０８２，１０９Ｉ．
２６
ｉｂｉｄ．，
ibid., ＩＩｏ６．
.

ｘｘｘｉｖ
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１８５４
 Ｏｓｃａｒ
OscarＦｉｎｇａｌ
FingalＯO’Flahertie
Ｆｌａｈｅｒｔｉｅ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｂｏｒｎ
born（ｈｅ
(heａｄｄｅｄ
addedＷｉｌｌｓ＇
‘Wills’ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
s)
１８７ｏｓ）ｏｎ  October
on １６ at 
Ｏｃｔｏｂｅｒ ａｔ ２１ Westland
Ｗｅｓｔｌａｎｄ Row,
Ｒｏｗ， Ｄｕｂｌｉｎ．
Dublin.
１８５５
 Ｈｉｓ
His ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｍｏｖｅ ｔｏto Ｉ Merrion
family move Ｍｅｒｒｉｏｎ Ｓｑｕａｒｅ
Squareｉｎin Ｄｕｂｌｉｎ．
Dublin.
１８５７
 Ｂｉｒｔｈ
Birthｏｆof Ｉｓｏｌａ
Isola Ｗｉｌｄｅ，
Wilde,Ｏｓｃａｒ＇ｓ
Oscar’sｓｉｓｔｅｒ．
sister.
１８５８１
 Ｂｉｒｔｈ
Birth ｏｆ Ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｃｅ Ｍａｒｙ
of Constance MaryＬｌｏｙｄ，
Lloyd,Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｆｕｔｕｒｅ
futureｗｉｆｅ．
wife.
１８６４
 Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｆａｔｈｅｒ
Wilde’s fatherｉｓ isｋｎｉｇｈｔｅｄ
knightedｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ
following ｈｉｓ
his ａｐｐｏｉｎｔｍｅｎｔ
appointment ａｓ
as
Ｑｕｅｅｎ Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａ＇ｓ
Queen Victoria’s Ｓｕｒｇｅｏｎ
‘SurgeonＯｃｕｌｉｓｔ＇
Oculist’ｔｈｅ
the ｐｒｅｖｉｏｕｓ
previous ｙｅａｒ． Ｗｉｌｄｅ
year. Wilde
ａｔｔｅｎｄｓ
attends Ｐｏｒｔｏｒａ
Portora Ｒｏｙａｌ
RoyalＳｃｈｏｏｌ，
School,Ｅｎｎｉｓｋｉｌｌｅｎ．
Enniskillen.
１８６７
 Ｄｅａｔｈ ｏｆ ofＩｓｏｌａ
Death IsolaＷｉｌｄｅ．
Wilde.
１８７１－４
– ＡｔAtＴｒｉｎｉｔｙ
Trinity Ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ，Ｄｕｂｌｉｎ，
College, Dublin,ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ
reading Ｃｌａｓｓｉｃｓ ａｎｄ Ａｎｃｉｅｎｔ
Classics and Ancient
Ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ
History.
１８７４－８ ＡｔAtＭａｇｄａｌｅｎ
– Magdalen Ｃｏｌｌｅｇｅ，
College,Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ，
Oxford,ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ
readingＣｌａｓｓｉｃｓ ａｎｄ Ａｎｃｉｅｎｔ
Classics and Ancient
Ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ
History（Ｇｒｅａｔｓ＂）．
(‘Greats’).
１８７５
 Ｔｒａｖｅｌｓ
Travelsｉｎin Ｉｔａｌｙ ｗｉｔｈ his
Italy with ｈｉｓ tutor
ｔｕｔｏｒfromｆｒｏｍ Dublin,
Ｄｕｂｌｉｎ，Ｊ． Ｐ． Mahaffy.
J. P. Ｍａｈａｆｆｙ．
１８７６ Ｆｉｒｓｔ ｐｏｅｍｓ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ ｉｎ Ｄｕｂｌｉｎ Ｕｎｉｃｅｒｉｔｙ Ｍａｇａｃｉｎ． Ｄｅａｔｈ ｏｆ
 First poems published in Dublin University Magazine. Death of
Ｓｉｒ William
Sir Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ Ｗｉｌｄｅ．
Wilde.
１８７７ Ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ ｔｒａｖｅｌｓ ｉｎin Ｉｔａｌｙ，
 Further travels Italy, andａｎｄ inｉｎ Greece.
Ｇｒｅｅｃｅ．
１８７８
 Ｗｉｎｓ ｔｈｅ Ｎｅｗｄｉｇａｔｅ
Wins the Newdigate PrizeＰｒｉｚｅ ｆｏｒforＰｏｅｔｒｙ
Poetry ｉｎ Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ ｗｉｔｈ
in Oxford Ｒａｖ－
with ‘Rav-
ｅｎｎａ＇． Ｔａｋｅｓ ａ ｄｏｕｂｌｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｆｒｏｍ Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ．
enna’. Takes a double first from Oxford. Moves to London Ｍｏｖｅｓ ｔｏ Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ
ａｎｄ
andｓｔａｒｔｓ ｔｏ establish
starts to ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈhimself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆasａｓa popularizer
ａｐｏｐｕｌａｒｉｚｅｒ ofｏｆＡｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｉｓｍ．
Aestheticism.
１８７９
 Ｍｅｅｔｓ Ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｃｅ
Meets ConstanceＬｌｏｙｄ．
Lloyd.
１８８Ｉ
 Ｐｏｅｍｓｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
Poems published ａｔatｈｉｓ
hisｏｗｎ
ownｅｘｐｅｎｓｅ；
expense;ｎｏｔ notｗｅｌｌｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ
well received ｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌｌｙ．
critically.
１８８２
 Ｌｅｃｔｕｒｅ
Lectureｔｏｕｒtour ｏｆof Ｎｏｒｔｈ
NorthＡｍｅｒｉｃａ，
America,ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ
speakingｏｎon ａｒｔ，
art,ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｓ
aesthetics
ａｎｄ
andｄｅｃｏｒａｔｉｏｎ．
decoration.Ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
Revisedｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ
editionｏｆ of Ｐｏｅｍｓ
Poems ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ．
published.
１８８３
 Ｈｉｓ
Hisｆｉｒｓｔ ｐｌａｙ， Vera;
first play, Ｖｅｒａ；or,ｏｒ，The
ＴｈｅNihilists
Ｎｉｈｉｌｉｓｔｓ ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｅｄinｉｎNew
performed Ｎｅｗ Ｙｏｒｋ；
York;ｉｔit
ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ａa ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ．
is not success.

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１８８４
 Ｍａｒｒｉｅｓ Ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｃｅ
Marries ConstanceＬｌｏｙｄ
Lloydｉｎin Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
London, ｈｏｎｅｙｍｏｏｎ
honeymoonｉｎinＰａｒｉｓ
Paris
ａｎｄ
and Ｄｉｅｐｐｅ．
Dieppe.
１８８５
 Ｍｏｖｅｓ ｉｎｔｏ into
Moves ｉ６ Ｔｉｔｅ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ，
 Tite Street,Ｃｈｅｌｓｅａ．
Chelsea.Ｃｙｒｉｌ
Cyril Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｂｏｒｎ．
born.
１８８６
 Ｖｙｖｙａｎ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Vyvyan ｂｏｒｎ．
Wilde Ｍｅｅｔｓ
born. MeetsＲｏｂｅｒｔ
RobertＲｏｓｓ
Rossｗｉｔｈ ｗｈｏｍ ｈｅhe ｈａｓ
with whom has
ｈｉｓ ｆｉｒｓｔhomosexual
his first ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ experience.
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ．
１８８７
 Ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ
Becomes ｔｈｅtheｅｄｉｔｏｒ
editorｏｆofＬａｄｙ＇ｓ
Lady’sＷｏｒｌｄ：
World: ＡAＭａｇａｚｉｎｅ
Magazineｇｆof Ｆａｓｈｉｏｎ ａｎｄ
Fashion and
Ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ，and
Society, ａｎｄchanges
ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ itsｉｔｓname
ｎａｍｅ toｔｏ Woman’s
Ｗｏｍａｎ＇ｓ Ｗｏｒｌｄ．
World. Ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
Publication
ｏｆ Ｔｈｅ Ｃａｎｔｅｒｖｉｌｌｅ
of ‘The Canterville Ｇｈｏｓｔ＇
Ghost’ ａｎｄ
and Ｌｏｒｄ
‘LordＡｒｔｈｕｒ
ArthurＳａｖｉｌｅ＇ｓ
Savile’s Ｃｒｉｍｅ＇．
Crime’.
１８８８
 Ｔｈｅ
The Ｈａｐｐｙ
HappyＢｉｎｃｅ
Princeａｎｄ
andＯｔｈｅｒ
Other Ｔａｌｅｓ
Tales ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ； ｏｎ the
published; on ｔｈｅ whole
ｗｈｏｌｅ
ｗｅｌｌ－ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ．
well-received.
１８８ｇ
 ‘Ｐｅｎ， Ｐｅｎｃｉｌand
‘Pen, Pencil ａｎｄPoison’
Ｐｏｉｓｏｎ＇（ｏｎ ｔｈｅforger
(on the ｆｏｒｇｅｒand
ａｎｄpoisoner
ｐｏｉｓｏｎｅｒThomas
Ｔｈｏｍａｓ
Ｇｒｉｆｆｉｔｈｓ Ｗａｉｎｅｗｒｉｇｈｔ），Ｔｈｅ
Griffiths Wainewright), ‘TheＤｅｃａｙ
DecayｏｆofＬｙｉｎｇ＇（ａ
Lying’ (aｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅ
dialogueｉｎ
in
ｐｒａｉｓｅ
praise ｏｆ ａｒｔｉｆｉｃｅover
of artifice ｏｖｅｒnature
ｎａｔｕｒｅand
ａｎｄart
ａｒｔover
ｏｖｅｒmorality),
ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ），Ｔｈｅ
‘The
Ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｏｆ Mr
Portrait of Ｍｒ Ｗ．Ｈ．’（ｏｎ
W.H.’ (onｔｈｅ
theｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ
supposedｉｄｅｎｔｉｔｙ
identityｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｄｅｄｉ－
dedi-
ｃａｔｅｅ
catee ｏｆ
of Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ＇ｓ
Shakespeare’sｓｏｎｎｅｔｓ）
sonnets)ａｌｌ
all ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ．
published.
１８ｇｏ
 Ｔｈｅ Ｐｉｔｕｒｅ
The ｏｆ Dorian
Picture of ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
Ｇｒａｙpublished
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ inｉｎtheｔｈｅJuly
Ｊｕｌｙnumber
ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆof
Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｔｔ＇ｓ Ｍｏｎｔｈｌｙ Ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ； ｆｉｅｒｃｅ ｄｅｂａｔｅ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ Ｗｉｌｄｅ ａｎｄ
Lippincott’s Monthly Magazine; fierce debate between Wilde and
ｈｏｓｔｉｌｅ ｃｒｉｔｉｃｓensues.
hostile critics ｅｎｓｕｅｓ．‘The
Ｔｈｅ Ｃｒｉｔｉｃ
Critic ａｓ Ａｒｔｉｓｔ＇（ｏｎ
as Artist’ ｔｈｅ proper
(on the ｐｒｏｐｅｒ ｒｏｌｅ
role
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｃｒｉｔｉｃ） ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ．
of the critic) published.

１８ｇＩ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｆｉｒｓｔ ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ with
first meeting ｗｉｔｈ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Ａｌｆｒｅｄ
Alfred Ｄｏｕｇｌａｓ
Douglas（Ｂｏｓｉｅ＂）．
(‘Bosie’). Ｔｈｅ
The
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ
Duchess ofｏｆPaduaＰａｄｕａperformed
ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｅｄinｉｎNew ＮｅｗYork.
Ｙｏｒｋ．‘The
Ｔｈｅ Soul
Ｓｏｕｌ ofｏｆMan
Ｍａｎ
Ｕｎｄｅｒ
UnderＳｏｃｉａｌｉｓｍ＇ａｎｄ
Socialism’ andＰｒｅｆａｃｅ‘PrefaceｔｏtoＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ＇
Gray’ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
publishedｉｎ in
Ｆｅｂｒｕａｒｙ ａｎｄ
February andＭａｒｃｈ
Marchｉｎ inｔｈｅthe
Ｆｏｒｔｎｉｇｈｔｌｙ
Fortnightly Ｒｅｖｉｃｗ．
Review. Ｔｈｅ
Theｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ，
revised,
ｇｒｅａｔｌｙ extended
greatly ｅｘｔｅｎｄｅｄ and ａｎｄ somewhat
ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ ｃｈａｓｔｅｎｅｄ
chastened ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ
edition ｏｆ Ｔｈｅ
of The
Ｐｉｔｕｅ ｏｆ
Picture ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
of Dorian Ｇｒａｙpublished
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ by ｂｙ Ｗａｒｄ，Lock
Ward, ＬｏｃｋandａｎｄCompany
Ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ
ｉｎ Ａｐｒｉｌ．
in April. Ｉｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎｓ （ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ
Intentions (collection of ｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌ ｅｓｓａｙｓ）， Lord
critical essays), Ｌｏｒｄ Ａｒｔｈｕｒ
Arthur
Ｓａｖｉｌｅｓ
Savile’s Ｃｒｉｍｅ
Crime ａｎｄand Ｏｔｈｅｒ
Other Ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ ａｎｄ ＡA Ｈｏｕｓｅ
Stories and Houseｏｆof Ｐｏｍｅｇｒａｎａｔｅｓ
Pomegranates
（ｆａｉｒｙ－ｔａｌｅｓ） ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ．
(fairy-tales) published.
１８ｇ２
 Ｌａｄｙ Ｗｉｎｄｅｒｍｅｒｅｓ
Lady Windermere’s Fan Ｆａｎ ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｅｄ
performed ａｔ at Ｓｔ
St Ｊａｍｅｓ＇ｓ
James’s Ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ，
Theatre,
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ（Ｆｅｂｒｕａｒｙ
London (February ｔｏ to
Ｊｕｌｙ）．Ｖｉｓｉｔｓ
July). Visitsｍａｌｅ
maleｐｒｏｓｔｉｔｕｔｅｓ ｗｉｔｈ Doug-
prostitutes with Ｄｏｕｇ－
ｌａｓ inｉｎLondon.
las Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ．
１８９３
 Ｓａｌｏｍé ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ inｉｎ French.
Salomé published Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ． AＡ Ｗｏｍａｎ
WomanｏｆofＮｏNoＩｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ
Importance ｐｅｒ－
per-
ｆｏｒｍｅｄ
formed ａｔ Ｈａｙｍａｒｋｅｔ Ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ，
at Haymarket Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ．
Theatre, London.
１８９４
 Ｓａｌｏｍé ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ in
Salomé published ｉｎ English
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｉｌｌｕｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎｓ
illustrations byｂｙ Aubrey
Ａｕｂｒｅｙ
Ｂｅａｒｄｓｌｅｙ；
Beardsley;Ｄｏｕｇｌａｓ
Douglas ｉｓisｔｈｅ
theｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｏｒ
translator ａｎｄ
andｄｅｄｉｃａｔｅｅ．
dedicatee.ＴｈｅTheＳｐｈｉｎｘ，
Sphinx,
aａ poem
ｐｏｅｍ ｗｉｔｈ ｉｌｌｕｓｔｒａｔｉｏｎｓ ｂｙ Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ Ｒｉｃｋｅｔｔｓ， ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ．
with illustrations by Charles Ricketts, published.

ＸＸＸＶｉ
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ＣＨＲＯＮＯＬＯＧＹ

１８９５
 Ａｎ
An Ｉｄｅａｌ Ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ opens
Ideal Husband ｏｐｅｎｓ at
ａｔ Haymarket
Ｈａｙｍａｒｋｅｔ Ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ
TheatreｉｎinＪａｎｕａｒｙ；
January;ｉｔit
ｉｓ
is followed by the hugely successful The Importanceｏｆof Ｂｅｉｎｇ
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ｈｕｇｅｌｙ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ Ｔｈｅ Ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ Being
Ｅａｍｅｓｔ at
Earnest ａｔ St
Ｓｔ James’s
Ｊａｍｅｓ＇ｓTheatre
Ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ inｉｎFebruary.
Ｆｅｂｒｕａｒｙ．On
Ｏｎ ２８ February
Ｆｅｂｒｕａｒｙ
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｒｅｔｕｒｎｓ
returns ｔｏto ｈｉｓ
his ｃｌｕｂ，
club, ｔｈｅ
the Ａｌｂｅｍａｒｌｅ，
Albemarle, ｔｏ
to ｆｉｎｄ
find ａa ｃａｒｄ
card
ｆｒｏｍ
fromＤｏｕｇｌａｓ＇ｓ
Douglas’sｆａｔｈｅｒ，
father, the ｔｈｅMarquis
Ｍａｒｑｕｉｓ of ｏｆ Queensberry,
Ｑｕｅｅｎｓｂｅｒｒｙ， accusing
ａｃｃｕｓｉｎｇ
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｏｆ of ｐｏｓｉｎｇ
‘posing ａｓ as ａa somdomite’
ｓｏｍｄｏｍｉｔｅ＇（ｓｏｄｏｍｉｔｅ）．
(sodomite). Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ
quickly
ｔａｋｅｓ out
takes ｏｕｔ an ａｎ ａｃｔｉｏｎ ａｃｃｕｓｉｎｇ Ｑｕｅｅｎｓｂｅｒｒｙ
action accusing Queensberryｏｆofｌｉｂｅｌ． libel. Ｉｎ
In Ａｐｒｉｌ
April
Ｑｕｅｅｎｓｂｅｒｒｙ ａｐｐｅａｒｓ ａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｏｌｄ Ｂａｉｌｅｙ ａｎｄ ｉｓ ａｃｑｕｉｔｔｅｄ，
Queensberry appears at the Old Bailey and is acquitted,
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ ａa ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ
following successful ｐｌｅａ plea ｏｆof ｊｕｓｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
justification on ｏｎ ｔｈｅ
the ｂａｓｉｓ
basis ｔｈａｔ
that
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｗａｓ ｇｕｉｌｔｙ ｏｆ ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ ｂｅｈａｖｉｏｕｒ． Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｉｓ ｉｍｍｅｄｉ－
Wilde was guilty of homosexual behaviour. Wilde is immedi-
ａｔｅｌｙ arrested,
ately ａｒｒｅｓｔｅｄ， after
ａｆｔｅｒ ignoring
ｉｇｎｏｒｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ his ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ＇ ａｄｖｉｃｅ ｔｏto ｆｌｅｅ
friends’ advice flee ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ．
country. Ｉｎ In Ｍａｙ
Mayｈｅheｉｓisｔｒｉｅｄtried ｔｗｉｃｅ
twice ａｔ ｔｈｅ Old
at the Ｏｌｄ Ｂａｉｌｅｙ，
Bailey, andａｎｄ ｏｎon
２５
 Ｍａｙ
Mayｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅｄ
sentencedｔｏto ｔｗｏ twoｙｅａｒｓ＇
years’ ｉｍｐｒｉｓｏｎｍｅｎｔ
imprisonment ｗｉｔｈ with ｈａｒｄ
hard
ｌａｂｏｕｒ
labourｆｏｒ＇ａｃｔｓ
for ‘acts ｏｆ ｇｒｏｓｓindecency
of gross ｉｎｄｅｃｅｎｃｙ withｗｉｔｈ another
ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ｍａｌｅ
maleｐｅｒｓｏｎ＇．
person’.
Ｉｎ July
In Ｊｕｌｙ he ｈｅ isｉｓsent
ｓｅｎｔto ｔｏ Ｗａｎｄｓｗｏｒｔｈ prison.
Wandsworth ｐｒｉｓｏｎ．InＩｎNovember
Ｎｏｖｅｍｂｅｒ ｈｅ he
ｉｓ ｄｅｃｌａｒｅｄ ｂａｎｋｒｕｐｔ，
is declared bankrupt, ａｎｄ andｓｈｏｒｔｌｙ
shortly ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ
afterwardsｔｒａｎｓｆｅｒｒｅｄ
transferred ｔｏ to
Ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ｇａｏｌ．
Reading gaol.
１８ｇ６
 Ｄｅａｔｈ
Death ｏｆ of Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，
mother, Ｌａｄｙ Lady Ｊａｎｅ Jane Ｆｒａｎｃｅｓｃａ
Francesca Ｗｉｌｄｅ Wilde
（Ｓｐｅｒａｎｚａ）．
(‘Speranza’).
１８９７
 Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｗｒｉｔｅｓ
Wilde writes ｔｈｅthe ｌｏｎｇ
long ｌｅｔｔｅｒ
letter to ｔｏ Douglas
Ｄｏｕｇｌａｓ ｔｈａｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅbeｌａｔｅｒ
that would later
ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｄ ‘De
entitled Ｄｅ Ｐｒｏｆｕｎｄｉｓ＇．
Profundis’. In Ｉｎ May
Ｍａｙ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｉｓis ｒｅｌｅａｓｅｄ
released ｆｒｏｍ
fromｐｒｉｓｏｎ，
prison,
ａｎｄ
andｓａｉｌｓ ｆｏｒ Dieppe
sails for Ｄｉｅｐｐｅ ｂｙby ｔｈｅ the ｎｉｇｈｔ
night ｆｅｒｒｙ．
ferry. HeＨｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｒｅｔｕｒｎｓ
returns ｔｏto
Ｂｒｉｔａｉｎ．
Britain.
１８ｇ８
 Ｔｈｅ Ｂａｌｌａｄ
The Ballad ofｏｆReading
ＲｅａｄｉｎｇGaol Ｇａｏｌpublished
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄpseudonymously
ｐｓｅｕｄｏｎｙｍｏｕｓｌｙ ａｓasＣ．３－３，C..,
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｎｕｍｂｅｒ
numberｉｎinＲｅａｄｉｎｇReadingｇａｏｌ． gaol. Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｍｏｖｅｓ
movesｔｏtoＰａｒｉｓ Paris ｉｎ
in
Ｆｅｂｒｕａｒｙ． Constance
February. Ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｃｅ Ｈｏｌｌａｎｄ
Holland（ａｓ (as ｓｈｅ
she ｗａｓ
was ｔｈｅｎ
then ｋｎｏｗｎ）
known)ｄｉｅｓ dies
ｉｎ April.
in Ａｐｒｉｌ．

Ｉ９ｏｏ Ｉｎ Ｊａｎｕａｒｙ
In January Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｐｅｒｓｅｃｕｔｏｒ
persecutor Ｑｕｅｅｎｓｂｅｒｒｙ
Queensberryｄｉｅｓ． dies. ＢｙBy Ｊｕｌｙ
July
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｉｓis very
ｖｅｒｙ illｉｌｌwithｗｉｔｈa blood
ａ ｂｌｏｏｄinfection.
ｉｎｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ．Ｏｎ
On ２ｇNovem-
Ｎｏｖｅｍ－
ｂｅｒ
ber ｈｅ
he ｉｓ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄinto
is received ｉｎｔｏtheｔｈｅRoman
Ｒｏｍａｎ Catholic
Ｃａｔｈｏｌｉｃ Church,
Ｃｈｕｒｃｈ， ａｎｄandｄｉｅｓ
dies
ｏｎ
on３０ Ｎｏｖｅｍｂｅｒ
November ｉｎ inｔｈｅtheＨｏｔｅｌ
Hôtelｄ＇Ａｌｓａｃｅ
d’AlsaceｉｎinＰａｒｉｓ．
Paris.
Ｉｇｏ８
 Ｔｈｅ
TheＣｏｌｌｅｃｔｅｄ Ｗｏｒｋｓ are
Collected Works ａｒｅ published
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ underｕｎｄｅｒ ｔｈｅthe ｓｕｐｅｒｖｉｓｉｏｎ
supervision of ｏｆ
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｌｉｆｅｌｏｎｇ
Wilde’s ｆｒｉｅｎｄand
lifelong friend ａｎｄexecutor,
ｅｘｅｃｕｔｏｒ，Robert
Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ Ross.
Ｒｏｓｓ．

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ＦＵＲＴＨＥＲ ＲＥＡＤＩＮＧ

Ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ
Editions ａｎｄ
and Ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ
Collections
Ｗｉｌｄｅ，
Wilde, Ｏｓｃａｒ，
Oscar,Ｔｈｅ
TheＰｉｃｔｅ
PictureｏｆofＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒｇｙ
Gray（１８ｇｏ
(ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ
editionｗｉｔｈ
with１８ｇｒ），
), ｅｄ．
ed.
Ｄｏｎａｌｄ
Donald Ｌ． Ｌａｗｌｅｒ (W.
L. Lawler （Ｗ．Ｗ．Ｎｏｒｔｏｎ＆ Ｃｏ：
W. Norton & Ｎｅｗ
Co.: Ｙｏｒｋ，
New ).
１ｇ８７）．
York,
—，
——,ＴｈｅThe
Ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ Ｗｏｒｋｓ
Complete ｏｆofＯｓｃａｒ
Works Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde （ＨａｒｐｅｒＣｏｌｌｉｎｓ：
(HarperCollins: Ｇｌａｓｇｏｗ， ).
Glasgow,Ｉ９９４）．
—， Ｔｈｅ Ｕｎｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｅｄ Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ， ｅｄ．Ｊｏｈｎ ＷｙｓｅＪａｃｋｓｏｎ（Ｆｏｕｒｔｈ Ｅｓｔａｔｅ：
——, The Uncollected Oscar Wilde, ed. John Wyse Jackson (Fourth Estate:
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， ).
London,１９９１）．
—，
——,ＴｈｅThe
Ｆｉｒａｗｏｒｋｓ
Fireworksｏｆof Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ，ed.
Oscar Wilde, ｅｄ．Owen
Ｏｗｅｎ Dudley
Ｄｕｄｌｅｙ Ｅｄｗａｒｄｓ
Edwards（Ｂａｒｒｉｅ
(Barrie
＆& Ｊｅｎｋｉｎｓ： ).
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， ｉｇ８ｇ）．
Jenkins: London,
—，
——,ＴｈｅThe
Ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ
ImportanceｏｆofＢｅｉｎｇ
Being Ｅａｍｅｓｔ
Earnest ａｎｄ
and Ｏｔｈｅｒ Ｐｌａｙｓ，ed.
Other Plays, ｅｄ．Richard
Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ Cave
Ｃａｖｅ
（Ｐｅｎｇｕｉｎ： ).
Ｈａｒｍｏｎｄｓｗｏｒｔｈ， ２０００）．
(Penguin: Harmondsworth,
—，
——, Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
NothingＥｘｃｅｐｔ
ExceptＭｙ
MyＧｅｎｉｕｓ， ｅｄ． Alastair
Genius, ed. ＡｌａｓｔａｉｒRolfe
Ｒｏｌｆｅ(Penguin:
（Ｐｅｎｇｕｉｎ：Harmonds-
Ｈａｒｍｏｎｄｓ－
ｗｏｒｔｈ， ).
worth,Ｉ９９７）．

Ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ and
Letters ａｎｄ Biographies
Ｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｉｅｓ
Ｈａｒｔ－Ｄａｖｉｅｓ，
Hart-Davies,Ｒｕｐｅｒｔ
Rupert（ｅｄ．），
(ed.),Ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ
Letters ofｏｆOscar
ＯｓｃａｒWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ(Rupert
（Ｒｕｐｅｒｔ Hart-Davies:
Ｈａｒｔ－Ｄａｖｉｅｓ：
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， ).
London,ｉｇ６２）．
——，Ｓｅｌｅｃｔｅｄ
——, Selected Ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ
Letters ofｏｆOscar
ＯｓｃａｒWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ(Oxford
（Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ University
Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ Press:
Ｐｒｅｓｓ： Oxford,
Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ，
).
Ｉ９７９）．
—，
——, Ｍｏｒｅ Ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ
More Letters ｏｆ ＯｓｃａｒWilde
of Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ( John
（ＪｏｈｎMurray:
Ｍｕｒｒａｙ： London, ).
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， Ｉｇ８５）．
Ｅｌｌｍａｎｎ，
Ellmann, Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ，
Richard, Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ (Penguin:
Oscar Wilde （Ｐｅｎｇｕｉｎ：Harmondsworth,
Ｈａｒｍｏｎｄｓｗｏｒｔｈ， Ｉｇ８７）．
).
Ｈａｒｒｉｓ， Ｆｒａｎｋ， Oscar
Harris, Frank, ＯｓｃａｒWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ（Ｃｏｎｓｔａｂｌｅ＆
(Constable & Ｃｏ．：Co.: Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， ).
London,１９３８）．
Ｊｕｌｌｉａｎ， Ｐｈｉｌｉｐｐｅ， Oscar
Jullian, Philippe, ＯｓｃａｒWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ（Ｐａｌａｄｉｎ： ).
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， Ｉ９７１）．
(Paladin: London,
Ｍｏｎｔｇｏｍｅｒｙ
MontgomeryＨｙｄｅ，Ｈ．，
Hyde, H.,ＴｈｅThe
Ｔｒｉａｌｓ
Trialsｏｆof Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ (William
Oscar Wilde （ＷｉｌｌｉａｍHodge
Ｈｏｄｇｅ &
＆
Ｃｏ．：Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， ).
Co.: London,１９４８）

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ＦＵＲＴＨＥＲ 
Ｐｅａｒｓｏｎ，
Pearson, Ｈｅｓｋｅｔｈ，
Hesketh, Ｔｈｅ
The Ｌｉｆｅ
Life ofｏｆOscar
ＯｓｃａｒWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ(Methuen
（Ｍｅｔｈｕｅｎ&＆ Co.:
Ｃｏ．： London,
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
).
Ｉ９５４）．
Ｒｏｄｉｔｉ， Ｅｄｏｕａｒｄ， Ｏｓｃａｒ
Roditi, Edouard, Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ （Ｎｅｗ Ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ：
Wilde (New Ｎｅｗ Ｙｏｒｋ，
Directions: New York,Ｉｇ８６）．
).

Ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ
Criticism
Ｂａｒｔｌｅｔｔ， Ｎｅｉｌ，Who
Bartlett, Neil, Ｗｈｏ Was
Ｗａｓ Ｔｈａｔ
That Ｍａｎ？
Man?Ａ AＰｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｆｏｒMr
Present for Ｍｒ Oscar
ＯｓｃａｒWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ（Ｓｅｒｐｅｎｔ＇ｓ
(Serpent’s
Ｔａｉｌ： Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， ｉｇ８８）．
Tail: London, ).
Ｂｅｃｋｓｏｎ，
Beckson, Ｋａｒｌ Karl（ｅｄ．），
(ed.), Ｏｓｃａｒ
Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ：Ｔｈｅ
Wilde: TheＣｒｉｔｉｃａｌCritical Ｈｅｒｉｔａｇｅ（Ｒｏｕｔｌｅｄｇｅ：
Heritage (Routledge:
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
London,Ｉ９７０） ).
—，
——, Ａｎ An
Ｏｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ
WildeＥｎｃｙｃｌｏｐｅｄｉａ（ＡＭＳ：
Encyclopedia (AMS:Ａｎｎ AnnＡｒｂｏｒ，
Arbor,Ｍｉｃｈ．， ).
Mich.,Ｉ９９８）．
Ｂｌｏｏｍ，
Bloom,Ｈａｒｏｌｄ
Harold（ｅｄ．），(ed.), Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ (Chelsea:
Oscar Wilde （Ｃｈｅｌｓｅａ： New Ｎｅｗ Ｙｏｒｋ，
York,ｉｇ８５）．
).
Ｂｏｗｌｂｙ，
Bowlby, Ｒａｃｈｅｌ，
Rachel, Ｐｒｏｍｏｔｉｎｇ
‘PromotingＤｏｒｉａｎ DorianＧｒａｙ＇，Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ
Gray’, Oxford Ｌｉｔｅｒａｒｙ
Literary Ｒｅｖｉｃｗ
Review ９
(), –.
（１９８７），１４７－６３．
Ｃｏｈｅｎ，
Cohen,Ｅｄ，Ed, Ｔａｌｋ ｏｎ on
Talk ｔｈｅtheＷｉｌｄｅ
Wilde Ｓｉｄｅ：
Side:Ｔｏｗａｒｄ
Toward ａ Ｇｅｎｅａｌｏｇｙ
a Genealogyｏｆofａ aＤｉｓｃｏｕｒｓｅ
Discourse ｏｎon
Ｍａｌｅ
MaleＳｅｘｕａｌｉｔｉｅｓ （Ｒｏｕｔｌｅｄｇｅ：New
Sexualities (Routledge: Ｎｅｗ York
Ｙｏｒｋ and
ａｎｄ Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
London,Ｉ９９３）． ).
Ｄａｎｓｏｎ，
Danson, Ｌａｗｒｅｎｃｅ，
Lawrence, Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ Ｉｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎｓ：
Wilde’s Intentions:ＴｈｅThe
Ａｒｔｉｓｔ
Artistｉｎinｈｉｓ
his Ｃｎｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ （Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ
Criticism (Oxford
Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ
University Ｐｒｅｓｓ： ).
Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ， １９９７）．
Press: Oxford,
Ｅｓｐｅｙ，
Espey, Ｊｏｈｎ，＇Ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ
John, ‘Resourcesｆｏｒ forＷｉｌｄｅ
WildeＳｔｕｄｉｅｓ
StudiesａｔatｔｈｅtheＣｌａｒｋ
ClarkＬｉｂｒａｒｙ＇，
Library’, ｉｎ in
Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ
RichardＥｌｌｍａｎｎ
EllmannａｎｄＪｏｈｎ and John Ｅｓｐｅｙ（ｅｄｓ．），
Espey (eds.), Ｏｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ，
Wilde,ＴｗｏTwoＡｐｐｒｏａｃｈｅｓ：
Approaches:
Ｐａｐｅｒｓ Read
Papers Ｒｅａｄ atａｔa ａClark
Ｃｌａｒｋ Ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ
Library Ｓｅｍｉｎａｒ
Seminar （Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ
(William ＡｎｄｒｅｗｓClark
Andrews ＣｌａｒｋMem-
Ｍｅｍ－
ｏｒｉａｌ
orial Ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ：
Library: Ｌｏｓ LosＡｎｇｅｌｅｓ，
Angeles,Ｃａｌｉｆ．， ).
Calif.,Ｉ９７７）．
Ｇａｇｎｉｅｒ， Ｒｅｇｅｎｉａ，
Gagnier, Regenia, Ｉｄｙｌｌｓ
Idyllsｏｆofｔｈｅ
the Ｍａｒｋｅｔｐｌａｃｅ：
Marketplace: Ｏｓｃａｒ
Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ
WildeａｎｄandｔｈｅtheＶｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ
Victorian
Ｐｕｂｌｉｃ（Ｓｃｏｌａｒ
Public (Scolar Ｐｒｅｓｓ： ).
Ａｌｄｅｒｓｈｏｔ， ｉｇ８６）．
Press: Aldershot,
Ｇｏｏｄｍａｎ， Ｊｏｎａｔｈａｎ
Goodman, Jonathan （ｅｄ．），(ed.),ＴｈｅThe
Ｏｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ
WildeＦｉｌｅFile（ａ(a ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ
collection ｏｆ ｎｅｗｓ－
of news-
ｐａｐｅｒ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｓ ｏｆ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｔｒｉａｌｓ）（Ａｌｌｉｓｏｎ ＆ Ｂｕｓｂｙ： Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， ｉｇ８８）．
paper accounts of Wilde’s trials) (Allison & Busby: London, ).
Ｈａｓｓｌｅｒ， ＴｅｒｒｉA.,Ａ．，Ｔｈｅ
Hassler, Terri ‘The Ｐｈｙｓｉｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ Ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｉｓｍ Debate
Physiological Determinism Ｄｅｂａｔｅ ｉｎ Ｏｓｃａｒ
in Oscar
Wilde’s The Picture of Dorian Gray’, Victorian Newsletter  (),
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ Ｔｈｅ Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ＇，Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ Ｎｅｗｓｌｅｔｔｅｒ ８４（Ｉ９９３），
–.
３Ｉ－５・
Ｌａｗｌｅｒ，
Lawler,Ｄｏｎａｌｄ
DonaldＬ．，L.,＇Ｏｓｃａｒ ‘OscarＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sＦｉｒｓｔFirstＭａｎｕｓｃｒｉｐｔ
Manuscript ｏｆofＴｈｅTheＰｉｃｔｕｒｅ
Picture ｏｆ
of
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ＇，
Gray’, Ｓｔｕｄｉｅｓ
Studies in Ｂｉｂｌｉｏｇｒａｐｋｙ
ｉｎ Bibliography (), –.
２５（１９７２）， １２５－３５．
——，Ａｎ
——, An Ｉｎｑｕｉｒｙ ｉｎｔｏ
Inquiry intoＯｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sＲｅｏｉｓｉｏｎｓ
Revisionsｏｆof Ｔｈｅ
‘TheＰｉｃｔｕｒｅ
Picture ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ＇
of Dorian Gray’
（Ｇａｒｌａｎｄ：
(Garland: New Ｎｅｗ Ｙｏｒｋ， ).
York,ｉｇ８８）．
Ｌａｗｌｅｒ， Ｄｏｎａｌｄ Ｌ．，
Lawler, Donald ａｎｄ Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ
L., and Charles Ｅ． Ｋｎｏｔｔ， ‘The
E. Knott, Ｔｈｅ Ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ
ContextｏｆofＩｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎ：
Invention:
Ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ
SuggestedＯｒｉｇｉｎｓ
OriginsｏｆofＤｏｒｉａｎDorianＧｒａｙ＇，
Gray’, Ｍｏｄｅｒｍ
ModernＰｈｉｌｏｌｏｇｙ –.
（１９７６），３８ｇ－ｇ８．
Philology (),
Ｍａｓｏｎ， Ｓｔｕａｒｔ （Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｏｐｈｅｒ Ｍｉｌｌａｒｄ）， Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ， Ａｒｔ ａｎｄ Ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ： A
Mason, Stuart (Christopher Millard), Oscar Wilde, Art and Morality: Ａ

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ｒｅｃｏｒｄ ofｏｆthe
record ｔｈｅdiscussion
ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈfollowed
ｆｏｌｌｏｖｗｅｄtheｔｈｅ ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｈｉｏｎ
publication ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
of ‘Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇（Ｆｒａｎｋ
Gray’ (Frank
Ｐａｌｍｅｒ：
Palmer: Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， ;ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
London,１９０７； ).
revised１９１２）．
Ｍｉｋｈａｉｌ，
Mikhail, E. H., Oscar Wilde: AnＡｎｎｏｔａｔｅｄ
Ｅ．Ｈ．， Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ：Ａｎ Annotated Ｂｉｂｌｏｇｒａｐｒｙ
Bibliography ofｏｆＣｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ（Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
Criticism (London,
).
Ｉ９７８）．
Ｍｏｏｒｅ－Ｇｉｌｂｅｒｔ，
Moore-Gilbert, Ｂ．Ｊ．， ＂Ｏｓｃａｒ Wilde
B. J., ‘Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ and
ａｎｄ Ｒｅａｄｅｒ－Ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ
Reader-ResponseＣｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ＇，
Criticism’,
ｉｎ Ｇａｒｙ Ｄａｙ（ｅｄ．），
in Gary Day (ed.),Ｔｈｅ
TheＢｒｉｉｓｈ
BritishＣｒｉｔｉｃａｌ Ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎ：ＡA Re-evaluation
Critical Tradition: Ｒｅ－ｅｖａｌｕａｔｉｏｎ(Mac-
（Ｍａｃ－
ｍｉｌｌａｎ： Ｂａｓｉｎｇｓｔｏｋｅ， ),
millan: Basingstoke, Ｉ９９３）， –.
４９－６６．
Ｐａｇｅ，
Page, Ｎｏｒｍａｎ，
Norman,Ａｎ An
Ｏｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ
WildeＣｈｒｏｎｏｌｏｇｙ
Chronology （Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， ).
(London,Ｉ９９１）．
Ｐｏｗｅｌｌ， Ｋｅｒｒｙ，Ｔｏｍ，
Powell, Kerry, ‘Tom,Ｄｉｃｋ
Dickａｎｄ
andＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ：
Gray: Ｍａｇｉｃ
MagicＰｉｃｔｕｒｅ Ｍａｎｉａ
Picture Mania
ｉｎ
in Ｌａｔｅ
LateＶｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ
VictorianＦｉｃｔｉｏｎ＇，
Fiction’,Ｐｈｉｌｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ Ｑｕａｒｔｅｒｌｙ６２（１９８２），１４７－７０．
Philological Quarterly (), –.
Ｒａｂｙ，
Raby,Ｐｅｔｅｒ， ＯｓｃａｒWilde
Peter, Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ（Ｃａｍｂｒｉｄｇｅ
(CambridgeＵｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ Ｐｒｅｓｓ：Cambridge,
University Press: ).
Ｃａｍｂｒｉｄｇｅ，１ｇ８８）．
Ｓｉｎｆｉｅｌｄ， Ａｌａｎ， Ｔｈｅ
Sinfield, Alan, The Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde Ｃｅｎｔｕｐ：
Century:Ｅｆｆｅｍｉｎａｃｙ， Ｏｓｃａｒ Wilde
Effeminacy, Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ Ｑｕｅｒ
the Queer
Ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
Moment（Ｃａｓｓｅｌｌ： Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， Ｉ９９４）．
(Cassell: London, ).

Ｂａｃｋｇｒｏｕｎｄ
BackgroundｔｏtoＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s Ｎｏｖｅｌ
Novel
Ａｃｔｏｎ，
Acton,Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ，
William,Ｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎｓ
FunctionsａｎｄandＤｉｓｏｒｄｅｒｓ
Disordersｇｆofｔｈｅ Ｒｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｖｅ Organs,
the Reproductive Ｏｒｇａｎｓ， th
４ｔｈ edn.
ｅｄｎ．
（Ｊｏｈｎ
( John Ｃｈｕｒｃｈｉｌｌ
Churchill & ＆ Ｓｏｎｓ：
Sons: Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
London,１８６５）．).
Ａｒａｔａ， Ｓｔｅｐｈｅｎ Ｄ．， Ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｆＬｏｓｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ‘Fin
Arata, Stephen D., Fictions of Loss in the Victorian Ｆｉｎｄｅ Ｓｉｅｃｌｅ＇（Ｃａｍｂｒｉｄｇｅ
de Siècle’ (Cambridge
Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ Press:
University Ｐｒｅｓｓ：Cambridge,
Ｃａｍｂｒｉｄｇｅ， １９９６）． ).
Ｂａｕｄｅｌａｉｒｅ，
Baudelaire,Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ，
Charles,Ｓｅｌｅｃｔｅｄ Ｐｏｅｍｓ，trans.
Selected Poems, ｔｒａｎｓ．Carol
ＣａｒｏｌClark
Ｃｌａｒｋ(Penguin:
（Ｐｅｎｇｕｉｎ：Ｈａｒ－
Har-
ｍｏｎｄｓｗｏｒｔｈ，
mondsworth,Ｉ９９５）．).
Ｂｅｃｋｓｏｎ，
Beckson,ＫａｒｌKarl（ｅｄ．），
(ed.),Ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｅｓ
Aesthetes ａｎｄ and Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｔｓ
Decadents ｇｆ the s:
of ｔｈｅ ｉ８ｇｏｓ： An Ａｎ Ａｎｔｈｏｌｏｇｙ
Anthology ｏｆof
Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ Ｐｏｅｔｒｙ
British Poetry andａｎｄ Ｐｒｏｓｅ（Ａｃａｄｅｍｙ
Prose (Academy Chicago Ｃｈｉｃａｇｏ Publishers:
Ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｒｓ：Chicago, ).
Ｃｈｉｃａｇｏ，Ｉ９８２）．
Ｃｈａｍｂｅｒｌｉｎ，Ｊ．
Chamberlin, J. Ｅ．，E.,Ｒｉｐｅ
Ripeｗａｓ
wasｔｈｅthe Ｄｒｏｗｓｙ
Drowsy Ｈｏｕｒ：
Hour: Ｔｈｅ
The Ａｇｅ
Age ｏｆ ＯｓｃａｒWilde
of Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ(New
（Ｎｅｗ
Ｙｏｒｋ， ).
York,１９７７）．
Ｄｏｗｌｉｎｇ，
Dowling,Ｌｉｎｄａ，Ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ
Linda, Language ａｎｄand Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｃｅ
Decadence ｉｎ ｔｈｅ
in theＶｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ
VictorianＦｉｎ FinｄｅdeＳｉｅｃｌｅ
Siècle
（Ｐｒｉｎｃｅｔｏｎ，
(Princeton, NJ:ＮＪ： Ｐｒｉｎｃｅｔｏｎ
PrincetonＵｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ
UniversityＰｒｅｓｓ， ).
Press, Ｉｇ８９）．
Ｅｌｌｉｓ， Ｈｅｎｒｙ Ｈａｖｅｌｏｃｋ，
Ellis, Henry Havelock,Ｔｈｅ TheＣｒｉｍｉｎａｌ
Criminal （Ｗａｌｔｅｒ
(Walter Ｓｃｏｔｔ： ).
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， １８ｇｏ）．
Scott: London,
Ｅｌｌｉｓ， Ｈｅｎｒｙ Havelock,
Ellis, Henry Ｈａｖｅｌｏｃｋ， and ａｎｄ JohnＪｏｈｎ Ａｄｄｉｎｇｔｏｎ
AddingtonＳｙｍｏｎｄｓ，
Symonds, Ｓｅｘｕａｌ
SexualＩｎｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
Inversion
Ｗｉｌｓｏｎ＆ &Ｍａｃｍｉｌｌａｎ：
(Wilson Macmillan:Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， London,１８ｇ？）． ).
Ｅｙｒｉｅｓ， Jean
Eyries, Ｊｅａｎ Baptiste
Ｂａｐｔｉｓｔｅ Benoı̂t
Ｂｅｎｏｉｔ （ｔｒａｎｓ．ａｎｄ
(trans. andｅｄ． ed.Ｔｅｒｒｙ
TerryＨａｌｅ），
Hale),ＴａｌｅｓTalesｇｆofｔｈｅ
the
Ｄｅａｄ：
Dead: Ｔｈｅ
TheＧｈｏｓｔ
GhostＳｔｏｒｉｅｓ
Stories ofｇｆtheｔｈｅVilla
Ｖｉｌｌａ Ｄｉｏｄａｔｉ（Ｇｏｔｈｉｃ
Diodati Ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ： Chislehurst,
(Gothic Society: Ｃｈｉｓｌｅｈｕｒｓｔ，
).
１９９２）．
Ｆｌｅｔｃｈｅｒ，
Fletcher, Ianｌａｎ (ed.),
（ｅｄ．），Decadence
Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｃｅandａｎｄtheｔｈｅ s
ｉ８ｇｏｓ （ＥｄｗａｒｄArnold:
(Edward Ａｒｎｏｌｄ：London,
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
).
Ｉ９７９）．

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Ｆｌｉｎｔ， Ｋａｔｅ， Ｔｈｅ
Flint, Kate, TheＶｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ Ｎｏｖｅｌｉｓｔ：Social
Victorian Novelist: Ｓｏｃｉａｌ Ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ
Problems andａｎｄ Ｓｏｃｉａｌ
Social Ｃｈａｎｇｅ（Ｃｒｏｏｍ
Change (Croom
Helm: London, ).
Ｈｅｌｍ： Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， １９８７）
Ｆｒａｙｌｉｎｇ， Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｏｐｈｅｒ， Ｖａｍｐｙｒｅｓ：
Frayling, Christopher, Vampyres:Ｆｒｏｍ FromＬｏｒｄ
LordＢｙｒｏｎ
Byronｔｏto Count
Ｃｏｕｎｔ Dracula
Ｄｒａｃｕｌａ (Faber
（Ｆａｂｅｒ
and Faber: London, ).
ａｎｄ Ｆａｂｅｒ： Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， Ｉ９９２）．
——，
——, Ｎｉｇｈｔｍａｒｅ：
Nightmare: The Ｔｈｅ Birth
ＢｉｒｔｈofｏｆHorror
Ｈｏｒｒｏｒ （ＢＢＣBooks:
(BBC Ｂｏｏｋｓ： London,
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， Ｉ９ｇ６）．
).
Ｇａｕｎｔ，Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ，
Gaunt, William,Ｔｈｅ TheＡｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ Ａｄｃｅｎｔｕｒｅ（Ｊｏｎａｔｈａｎ
Aesthetic Adventure ( Jonathan Cape: Ｃａｐｅ： London,
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
).
Ｉ９４５）．
Ｇｉｂｂｏｎｓ，
Gibbons,Ｔｏｍ， Tom, Ｒｏｏｍｓ ａｔ ｔｈｅ
Rooms Ｄａｒｗｉｎ
at the Ｈｏｔｅｌ：
Darwin Ｓｔｕｄｉｅｓ
Hotel: Studiesｉｎ inＥｎｇｌｉｓｈ
EnglishＬｉｔｅｒａｒｙ
Literary
Criticism and Ideas, –
Ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ ａｎｄ Ｉｄｅａｓ，１８８０－１ｇ２ｏ （Ｎｅｄｌａｎｄｓ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ Ｐｒｅｓｓ： Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ
(Nedlands University Press: Western
Australia, ).
Ａｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ， Ｉ９７３）
Ｇｒｅｅｎｓｌａｄｅ，
Greenslade, William,Ｄｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ，
Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ， Degeneration, Ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
Culture and Ｎｏｖｅｌ， –
the Novel, １８８０－１９４０
（Ｃａｍｂｒｉｄｇｅ
(CambridgeＵｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ
University Ｐｒｅｓｓ： Ｃａｍｂｒｉｄｇｅ，Ｉ９９４）．
Press: Cambridge, ).
Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ，
Huysmans,Ｊｏｒｉｓ－Ｋａｒｌ，
Joris-Karl,Ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
Against Ｎａｔｕｒｅ， ｔｒａｎｓ． Robert
Nature, trans. Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ Ｂａｌｄｉｃｋ
Baldick （１８８４；
(;
Ｐｅｎｇｕｉｎ： Harmondsworth,
Penguin: Ｈａｒｍｏｎｄｓｗｏｒｔｈ， １９５９）． ).
Ｊａｃｋｓｏｎ，
Jackson, Ｈｏｌｂｒｏｏｋ，Ｔｈｅ
Holbrook, TheＥｉｇｈｔｅｅｎ Eighteen Ｎｉｎｅｔｉｅｓ（Ｉ９１３； Ｐｅｌｉｃａｎ：Harmonds-
Nineties (; Pelican: Ｈａｒｍｏｎｄｓ－
ｗｏｒｔｈ， ).
worth,Ｉ９３９）．
Ｋｒａｆｆｉ－Ｅｂｉｎｇ，
Krafft-Ebing, ＲｉｃｈａｒｄRichardｖｏｎ， von,Ｐｓｙｃｈｏｐａｔｈｉａ Ｓｅｘｕａｌｉｓ（１８８６；
Psychopathia Sexualis (; F.Ｆ．Ａ． Ｄａｖｉｓ &＆
A. Davis
Ｃｏ．：
Co.: Ｐｈｉｌａｄｅｌｐｈｉａ，
Philadelphia,１８ｇ２）． ).
Ｌｅ
Le Ｇａｌｌｉｅｎｎｅ， Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ， The
Gallienne, Richard, Ｔｈｅ Romantic
Ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ ’s ｇｏｓ (Robin
（Ｒｏｂｉｎ Clark:
Ｃｌａｒｋ： London, ).
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，１９９３）．
Ｍａｕｄｓｌｅｙ，
Maudsley,Ｈｅｎｒｙ，Henry,Ｐａｔｈｏｌｏｇｙ
Pathology ofｏｆMind,Ｍｉｎｄ，rd ｇｒｄedn.
ｅｄｎ．（Ｍａｃｍｉｌｌａｎ：
(Macmillan: London, Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
).
１８９５）．
Ｍｉｇｈａｌｌ，
Mighall,Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ，
Robert, Ａ Ｇｅｏｇｒａｐｈｙ
A Geography ｏｆ ofＶｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ
VictorianＧｏｔｈｉｃ
GothicＦｉｃｔｉｏｎ： Ｍａｐｐｉｎｇ Ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ＇ｓ
Fiction: Mapping History’s
Ｎｇｈｔｍａｒｅｓ
Nightmares（Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ
(OxfordＵｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ
UniversityＰｒｅｓｓ：Press: Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ， ).
Oxford,１９９９）．
Ｍｉｌｌｉｇａｎ，
Milligan, Ｂａｒｒｙ，
Barry,Ｐｌｅａｓｕｅｓ
PleasuresａｎｄandＰａｉｎｓ：
Pains:Ｏｐｉｕｍ
OpiumａｎｄandｔｈｅtheＯｒｉｅｎｔ
OrientｉｎinＮｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ－
Nineteenth-
Ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ Ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ （Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ｏｆ Ｖｉｒｇｉｎｉａ Ｐｒｅｓｓ： Ｃｈａｒｌｏｔｔｅｓｖｉｌｌｅ，
Century British Culture (University of Virginia Press: Charlottesville,
).
Ｉ９９５）．
Ｎｉｓｂｅｔ，Ｊ．J.Ｆ．，F.,Ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ
Nisbet, Marriageａｎｄ andＨｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ：
Heredity:ＡAＶｉｅｃｗ
View ｏｆ ＰｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌEvolution
of Psychological Ｅｏｏｌｕｔｉｏｍ(Ward
（Ｗａｒｄ
& Downey, ).
＆ Ｄｏｗｎｅｙ，１８８ｇ）
Ｎｏｒｄａｕ，
Nordau,Ｍａｘ Max Ｓｉｍｏｎ，
Simon,Ｄｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ（１８ｇ２；
Degeneration (;Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ Englishｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ
translation １８９５；;
Ｎｅｂｒａｓｋａ
NebraskaＵｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ
UniversityＰｒｅｓｓ： Ｌｉｎｃｏｌｎ and
Press: Lincoln ａｎｄ Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
London,１９９３）． ).
Ｓｐｉｔｚｋａ，Ｅｄｗａｒｄ
Spitzka, Edward Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ，＇Ｃａｓｅｓ
Charles, ‘Cases ｏｆof Ｍａｓｔｕｒｂａｔｉｏｎ（Ｍａｓｔｕｒｂａｔｉｃ
Masturbation (Masturbatic
Ｉｎｓａｎｉｔｙ）＇，Ｊｏｕｍａｌ
Insanity)’, Journalｏｆ Science 
Ｍｅｎｔａｌ Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
of Mental (), –.
３４（１８８８）， ５２－６ｉ．
Ｓｔｏｋｅｓ，Ｊｏｈｎ，
Stokes, John, In Ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ．Ｎｉｎｅｔｉｅｓ（Ｈａｒｖｅｓｔｅｒ－Ｗｈｅａｔｓｈｅａｆ：
Nineties (Harvester-Wheatsheaf: Hemel ＨｅｍｅｌHempstead,
Ｈｅｍｐｓｔｅａｄ，
).
１９８ｇ）．
Ｔｈｏｒｎｔｏｎ，
Thornton, Ｒ． R. Ｋ．K. Ｒ．，
R., Ｔｈｅ ＤｅｃａｄｅｎｔDilemma
The Decadent Ｄｉｌｅｍｍａ(Edward
（Ｅｄｗａｒｄ Arnold:
Ａｒｎｏｌｄ： London,
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
).
Ｉ９８３）．

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  ＲＥＡＤＩＮＧ
ＦＵＲＴＨＥＲ 
Ｔｉｓｓｏｔ，
Tissot, Ｓａｍｕｅｌ，
Samuel,Ａ AＴｒｅａｔｉｓｅ
Treatiseｏｎonｔｈｅ
the Ｄｉｓｅａｓｅｓ
Diseases Ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
Produced ｂｙ
by Ｏｎａｎｉｓｍ，
Onanism,ｔｒａｎｓ．
trans.‘Ａ
‘A
Ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ＇（１７６ｏ； Ｃｏｌｌｉｎｓ&＆ Hannay:
Physician’ (; Collins Ｈａｎｎａｙ： Ｎｅｗ
NewＹｏｒｋ， ).
York,１８３２）．
Ｔｙｌｏｒ，
Tylor, Ｅｄｗａｒｄ，
Edward, Ｐｉｍｉｔｉｖｅ Ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ：
Primitive Culture:Ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈｅｓ
Researchesｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ Ｄｅｃｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ ｏｆ
the Development Ｍｙｔｈ－
of Myth-
ｏｌｏｇｙ，Ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｙ，Ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ，
ology, Philosophy, Religion, ArtＡｒｔ andａｎｄ  vols.
Ｃｕｓｔｏｍ，２
Custom, ｖｏｌｓ．（Ｊｏｈｎ Ｍｕｒｒａｙ：
( John Murray:
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
London,１８７１）．
).
Ｖｏｎ
VonＥｃｋａｒｄｔ，
Eckardt, Ｗｏｌｆ， Ｇｉｌｍａｎ， Ｓａｎｄｅｒ
Wolf, Gilman, Sander Ｌ．， ａｎｄ Chamberlin,
L., and Ｃｈａｍｂｅｒｌｉｎ， Ｊ． Ｅｄｗａｒｄ，
J. Edward,
Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓLondon
Oscar Wilde’s Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ(Michael
（ＭｉｃｈａｅｌO’Mara:
Ｏ＇Ｍａｒａ： Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
London,１９８７）．
).
Ｗｈｉｔｅ，
White,Ａｒｎｏｌｄ，
Arnold, Ｔｈｅ
The Ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ
Problems ofｏｆａ Ｇｒｅａｔ
a Great CityＣｉｈ （Ｒｅｍｉｎｇｔｏｎ&＆Co.:
(Remington Ｃｏ： London,
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
).
１８８６）．

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Ａ ＮＯＴＥ 
ＯＮ 
ＴＨＥ 
ＴＥＸＴ

Ｔｈｅ
The ｔｅｘｔ ｒｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ ｈｅｒｅ
text reproduced ｗａｓ published
here was ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ by
ｂｙ Ward,
Ｗａｒｄ， Ｌｏｃｋ
Lock ａｎｄ
and Ｃｏ．
Co. ｉｎ
in
１８ｇＩ．Ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ
. Importantｔｅｘｔｕａｌ
textual ｖａｒｉａｎｔｓ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｔｈｉｓ
variants between ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
this and the ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ ｐｕｂ－
version pub-
ｌｉｓｈｅｄ
lished inｉｎ Lippincott’s
Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｔｔ＇ｓMonthly
Ｍｏｎｔｈｂ，Magazine
Ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ (（Ｊｕｌｙ ｉｓｓｕｅ）the
July issue) ｔｈｅprevious
ｐｒｅｖｉｏｕｓ year
ｙｅａｒ ａｒｅ
are
ｇｉｖｅｎ ｉｎ
given ｔｈｅ Notes
in the Ｎｏｔｅｓ （ｔｈｅ
(the ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｃｅ
significance ｏｆ ｔｈｅｓｅ changes
of these ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ ｉｓis ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｅｄ
discussed ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
Ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ）．
Introduction). The Ｔｈｅ ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revised ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
version ｏｆ ｔｈｅ novel
of the ｎｏｖｅｌ wasｗａｓ ｂｏｔｈ
both ＇ｃｅｎｓｏｒｅｄ＇
‘censored’
ａｎｄ
and ｉｎｄｉｓｐｕｔａｂｌｙ
indisputably ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｄ．
improved.Ｔｈｅ Theｍｏｓｔmostｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ
significant ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ
changesｉｎｖｏｌｖｅ
involve ｔｈｅ
the
ｄｅｇｒｅｅ ｏｆ
degree ｉｎｔｉｍａｃｙ ｄｉｓｐｌａｙｅｄ
of intimacy displayed ｂｙ by ｔｈｅ
the ｍａｌｅ
maleｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ．
characters. Ｉｎ In １８ｇｏ
 Ｂａｓｉｌ
Basil
ｔｅｌｌｓ Ｈｅｎｒｙhow
tells Henry ｈｏｗ he
ｈｅ ‘worships’
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｓ＇ Dorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， and
ａｎｄ ｂｅｇｓ ｈｉｍ ｎｏｔ
begs him ｔｏ ‘take
not to ｔａｋｅ away
ａｗａｙ
ｔｈｅ ｏｎｅ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｋｅｓ ｌｉｆｅ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｌｏｖｅｌｙ ｔｏ ｍｅ＇． Ｔｈｉｓ ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ
the one person that makes life absolutely lovely to me’. This becomes
ｔｈｅ
‘the ｏｎｅ
oneｐｅｒｓｏｎ
personｗｈｏwhoｇｉｖｅｓ
givesｍｙmyａｒｔartｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ
whateverｃｈａｒｍ
charmｉｔ itｐｏｓｓｅｓｓｅｓ：
possesses:ｍｙ myｌｉｆｅ
life
ａｓ ａｎ ａｒｔｉｓｔ
as an ｄｅｐｅｎｄｓ ｏｎ
artist depends on ｈｉｍ＇．
him’. ＡｒｔArtｒａｔｈｅｒ
ratherｔｈａｎ
thanｌｏｖｅloveｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌ
principal
ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎ
concernｏｆof ｔｈｅthe Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｗｅ
Basil Hallward weｍｅｅｔ
meetｉｎin１８ｇｉ．
.
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeａｌｓｏ also ｅｘｔｅｎｄｅｄ
extendedａｎｄ andｅｎｒｉｃｈｅｄ
enrichedｔｈｅ theｎｏｖｅｌ
novelｉｎin１８ｇｉ．
. Ｔｈｅ
Theｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ
original
ｔｈｉｒｔｅｅｎ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓ became
thirteen chapters ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｔｗｅｎｔｙ，
twenty,ｔｈｅtheｆｉｎａｌ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ｂｅｉｎｇ
final chapter being ｄｉｖｉｄｅｄ
divided ｉｎ in
ｔｗｏ
two ｉｎ １８ｇｉ． The
in . Ｔｈｅ ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ
addition ｏｆ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓ and
of chapters ａｎｄ ｌｏｎｇ
long ｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ
passages ｉｎｖｏｌｖｅｄ
involved ｔｈｅthe
ｆｌｅｓｈｉｎｇ
fleshing out ｏｕｔ of
ｏｆ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ａｓas ａa ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ，
character, ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ
providing ｄｅｔａｉｌｓ
details ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈｉｓhis
ａｎｃｅｓｔｒｙ（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ＩＩＩ）， ａｎｄ ｍａｋｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ ｃｏｌｌａｐｓｅ ｍｏｒｅ
ancestry (Chapter III), and making his psychological collapse more
ｐｒｏｌｏｎｇｅｄ
prolonged ａｎｄ andｍｏｒｅ
more ｃｏｎｖｉｎｃｉｎｇ．
convincing.ＩｔItａｌｓｏalsoｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｅｄ
specified someｓｏｍｅ ｏｆof ｈｉｓ ｓｈａｄｙ
his shady
ａｃｔｉｖｉｔｉｅｓ，
activities, suchｓｕｃｈasａｓhisｈｉｓtripｔｒｉｐ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ
to the ｏｐｉｕｍdenｄｅｎinｉｎChapter
opium ＣｈａｐｔｅｒXVII.
ＸＶＩＩ． Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ａｄｄｅｄ
addedｔｈｅ the ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ
character ｏｆ of Ｊａｍｅｓ
JamesＶａｎｅ，
Vane,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’sｆａｉｌｅｄ
failed ａｖｅｎｇｅｒ，
avenger, ａa ｐｌｏｔ
plot
ｌｉｎｅ ｔｈａｔ increases
line that ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｓ the
ｔｈｅ suspenseful
ｓｕｓｐｅｎｓｅｆｕｌ ｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｔ
incident ｏｆof Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎａｌ
sensationalｔａｌｅ．
tale.
Ｈｅ
Heａｌｓｏ
also ｇｒｅａｔｌｙ ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ the
greatly developed ｔｈｅ passages
ｐａｓｓａｇｅｓofｏｆsocial
ｓｏｃｉａｌcomedy
ｃｏｍｅｄｙwhere
ｗｈｅｒｅ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｄｉｓｐｌａｙｓ
Henry displays ｈｉｓ
his ｖｅｒｂａｌ
verbal ｐｙｒｏｔｅｃｈｎｉｃｓ
pyrotechnicsｔｏto ｇｒｅａｔ
great ｅｆｆｅｃｔ， ｍａｋｉｎｇ ｉｔit ａa
effect, making
ｍｕｃｈ
muchｆｕｎｎｉｅｒ
funnierｎｏｖｅｌ．
novel.

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ＴＨＥ  ¹

Ｔｈｅ
Theａｒｔｉｓｔ
artistｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the ｃｒｅａｔｏｒ
creator ｏｆ
of ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．
things.
Ｔｏ
Toｒｅｖｅａｌ
revealａｒｔ
artａｎｄ
andｃｏｎｃｅａｌ ｔｈｅthe
conceal ａｒｔｉｓｔ
artistｉｓisａｒｔ＇ｓ ａｉｍ．
art’s aim.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｃｒｉｔｉｃ
critic isｉｓhe
ｈｅwho
ｗｈｏ can
ｃａｎ ｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｅ ｉｎｔｏanother
translate into ａｎｏｔｈｅｒmanner
ｍａｎｎｅｒ or
ｏｒ aａ new
ｎｅｗ
ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌ
materialｈｉｓ
his ｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
impressionｏｆofｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautifulｔｈｉｎｇｓ．
things.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｈｉｇｈｅｓｔ
highest ａｓ as ｔｈｅ
the ｌｏｗｅｓｔ
lowest ｆｏｒｍ
formｏｆof ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ
criticism isｉｓ aａ mode
ｍｏｄｅ ｏｆ
of ａｕｔｏ－
auto-
ｂｉｏｇｒａｐｈｙ．
biography.
Ｔｈｏｓｅ
Those ｗｈｏ
whoｆｉｎｄ
findｕｇｌｙ
uglyｍｅａｎｉｎｇｓ
meaningsｉｎ inｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautifulｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ａｒｅ
are ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔ
corrupt
ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
without ｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ．
charming.Ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ isａ aｆａｕｌｔ．
This fault.
Ｔｈｏｓｅ
Thoseｗｈｏ
whoｆｉｎｄ
findｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful ｍｅａｎｉｎｇｓ
meaningsｉｎinｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ａｒｅ
are ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｕｌｔｉｖａｔｅｄ．
cultivated. Ｆｏｒ
For ｔｈｅｓｅ
theseｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｉｓ ｈｏｐｅ．
is hope.
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyａｒｅ
areｔｈｅ
the ｅｌｅｃｔ ｔｏwhom
elect to ｗｈｏｍ ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ mean
beautiful things ｍｅａｎ ｏｎｌｙ
only Ｂｅａｕｔｙ．
Beauty.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｉｓis no
ｎｏ ｓｕｃｈ
such ｔｈｉｎｇ ａｓ aａmoral
thing as ｍｏｒａｌ or
ｏｒ an
ａｎ immoral
ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ ｂｏｏｋ． Ｂｏｏｋｓ ａｒｅ
book. Books are
ｗｅｌｌ
well ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ，
written, ｏｒ
or ｂａｄｌｙ
badlyｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ．
written.Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｉｓ isａｌｌ．
all.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ
nineteenthｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
centuryｄｉｓｌｉｋｅ
dislike ｏｆ
of Ｒｅａｌｉｓｍ
Realism ｉｓ
is ｔｈｅ ｒａｇｅ of
the rage ｏｆ Caliban
Ｃａｌｉｂａｎ
ｓｅｅｉｎｇ
seeing ｈｉｓ
his ｏｗｎ
ownｆａｃｅ
faceｉｎinａ aｇｌａｓｓ．
glass.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ
nineteenthｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
centuryｄｉｓｌｉｋｅ
dislike ｏｆ Ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃｉｓｍ ｉｓisｔｈｅ
of Romanticism theｒａｇｅ
rageｏｆof Ｃａｌｉ－
Cali-
ｂａｎ ｎｏｔ ｓｅｅｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｆａｃｅ ｉｎ ａ ｇｌａｓｓ．
ban not seeing his own face in a glass.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｍｏｒａｌ
moral ｌｉｆｅ
lifeｏｆof ｍａｎ
manｆｏｒｍｓ
formsｐａｒｔ
partｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ－ｍａｔｔｅｒ
subject-matter ｏｆ ofｔｈｅ
theａｒｔｉｓｔ，
artist,
ｂｕｔ
but ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ
moralityｏｆofａｒｔ art ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｓ
consists ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ
in the ｕｓｅ of
perfect use ｏｆ an
ａｎ ｉｍｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ
imperfect
ｍｅｄｉｕｍ．
medium.
Ｎｏ
Noａｒｔｉｓｔ ｄｅｓｉｒｅｓ to
artist desires ｔｏ prove
ｐｒｏｖｅ anything.
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ． EvenＥｖｅｎ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｔｈａｔ
that ａｒｅ
are ｔｒｕｅ
true ｃａｎ
can
ｂｅ ｐｒｏｖｅｄ．
be proved.
ＮｏNoａｒｔｉｓｔ ｈａｓ ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ
artist has ｓｙｍｐａｔｈｉｅｓ． ＡｎAnｅｔｈｉｃａｌ
ethical sympathies. ethicalｓｙｍｐａｔｈｙ
sympathy ｉｎ inａｎanａｒｔｉｓｔ
artistｉｓis
ａｎ
an ｕｎｐａｒｄｏｎａｂｌｅ
unpardonableｍａｎｎｅｒｉｓｍ
mannerism ｏｆ ofｓｔｙｌｅ．
style.
Ｎｏ
Noａｒｔｉｓｔ ｉｓever
artist is ｅｖｅｒ morbid.
ｍｏｒｂｉｄ． The
Ｔｈｅ ａｒｔｉｓｔ ｃａｎ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ
artist can express ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．
everything.
Ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ａｎｄ ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ ａｒｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ａｒｔｉｓｔ ｉｎｓｔｒｕｍｅｎｔｓ ｏｆofａｎanａｒｔ．
Thought and language are to the artist instruments art.

３
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｖｉｃｅ
Viceａｎｄ
andｖｉｒｔｕｅ
virtueａｒｅ
areｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theａｒｔｉｓｔ
artist ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌｓ
materialsｆｏｒ
forａｎanａｒｔ．
art.
Ｆｒｏｍ
Fromｔｈｅ
theｐｏｉｎｔ
pointｏｆofｖｉｅｗ
viewｏｆofｆｏｒｍ， ｔｈｅtheｔｙｐｅ
form, ｏｆ ofａｌｌallｔｈｅ
type theａｒｔｓ
artsｉｓis the
ｔｈｅ ａｒｔ ｏｆ
art of
ｔｈｅ
the ｍｕｓｉｃｉａｎ．
musician.Ｆｒｏｍ
Fromｔｈｅthe
ｐｏｉｎｔ ｏｆ of
point ｖｉｅｗ ｏｆ of
view ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ，
feeling,ｔｈｅtheａｃｔｏｒ＇ｓ
actor’sｃｒａｆｔ
craftｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｙｐｅ．
type.
Ａｌｌ ａｒｔ isｉｓatａｔonce
All art ｏｎｃｅsurface
ｓｕｒｆａｃｅand
ａｎｄ symbol.
ｓｙｍｂｏｌ．
Ｔｈｏｓｅ
Thoseｗｈｏwho ｇｏgoｂｅｎｅａｔｈ ｔｈｅthe
beneath ｓｕｒｆａｃｅ ｄｏ do
surface ｓｏ so
ａｔ atｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｐｅｒｉｌ．
peril.
Ｔｈｏｓｅ
Thoseｗｈｏ
whoｒｅａｄ ｔｈｅtheｓｙｍｂｏｌ
read ｄｏ do
symbol ｓｏ so
ａｔ atｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｐｅｒｉｌ．
peril.
Ｉｔ
It isｉｓthe
ｔｈｅspectator,
ｓｐｅｃｔａｔｏｒ， and
ａｎｄ ｎｏｔ
notｌｉｆｅ， ｔｈａｔ art
life, that ａｒｔ really
ｒｅａｌｌｙ mirrors.
ｍｉｒｒｏｒｓ．
Ｄｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ
Diversity ｏｆ ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ ａｂｏｕｔ
of opinion aboutａa ｗｏｒｋ
workｏｆof ａｒｔ ｓｈｏｗｓ ｔｈａｔ
art shows that ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｋ ｉｓis new,
the work ｎｅｗ，
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ，
complex,ａｎｄ
andｖｉｔａｌ．
vital.
Ｗｈｅｎ
When ｃｒｉｔｉｃｓ
criticsｄｉｓａｇｒｅｅ
disagreeｔｈｅ
theａｒｔｉｓｔ
artist ｉｓ ｉｎaccord
is in ａｃｃｏｒｄ with
ｗｉｔｈ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ．
himself.
Ｗｅ
Weｃａｎcanｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ
forgiveａa ｍａｎ
manｆｏｒforｍａｋｉｎｇ
making ａ aｕｓｅｆｕｌ
usefulｔｈｉｎｇ
thingａｓas ｌｏｎｇ
long ａｓ
as ｈｅ
he ｄｏｅｓ
does
ｎｏｔ
not ａｄｍｉｒｅ
admireｉｔ． Ｔｈｅ ｏｎｌｙ
it. The only ｅｘｃｕｓｅ
excuseｆｏｒ
for ｍａｋｉｎｇ
makingａ aｕｓｅｌｅｓｓ
uselessｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｉｓis ｔｈａｔ ｏｎｅ
that one
ａｄｍｉｒｅｓ
admiresｉｔit ｉｎｔｅｎｓｅｌｙ．
intensely.
Ａｌｌ
All ａｒｔ
art ｉｓ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｕｓｅｌｅｓｓ．
is quite useless.

 
ＯＳＣＡＲ ＷＩＬＤＥ

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 
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ Ｉ

Ｔｈｅ
Theｓｔｕｄｉｏ
studioｗａｓ
wasｆｉｌｌｅｄ
filled ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
the ｒｉｃｈ ｏｄｏｕｒ ｏｆ
rich odour of ｒｏｓｅｓ， ａｎｄ when
roses, and ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ
theｌｉｇｈｔ
light
ｓｕｍｍｅｒ
summerｗｉｎｄｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ
wind stirredａｍｉｄｓｔ
amidstｔｈｅ
theｔｒｅｅｓ ｏｆｔｈｅ
trees of ｇａｒｄｅｎ there
the garden ｔｈｅｒｅcame
ｃａｍｅ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
ｔｈｅ ｏｐｅｎ ｄｏｏｒ
the open doorｔｈｅ
theｈｅａｖｙ
heavyｓｃｅｎｔ
scentｏｆofｔｈｅ
the ｌｉｌａｃ，
lilac, orｏｒthe
ｔｈｅmore
ｍｏｒｅ delicate
ｄｅｌｉｃａｔｅperfume
ｐｅｒｆｕｍｅ
ｏｆ the
of ｔｈｅ pink-flowering
ｐｉｎｋ－ｆｌｏｗｅｒｉｎｇ thorn.
ｔｈｏｒｎ．
Ｆｒｏｍ
Fromｔｈｅ theｃｏｒｎｅｒ
cornerｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｄｉｖａｎ
divan ｏｆ Ｐｅｒｓｉａｎ saddlebags
of Persian ｓａｄｄｌｅｂａｇｓ on ｏｎ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈｅhe
ｗａｓ
was ｌｙｉｎｇ， ｓｍｏｋｉｎｇ， as
lying, smoking, ａｓ was
ｗａｓ his
ｈｉｓ custom,
ｃｕｓｔｏｍ， innumerable
ｉｎｎｕｍｅｒａｂｌｅ ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅｓ， Ｌｏｒｄ
cigarettes, Lord
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henry Ｗｏｔｔｏｎ
Wottonｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｊｕｓｔ
just ｃａｔｃｈ
catch ｔｈｅthe ｇｌｅａｍ
gleam ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ ｈｏｎｅｙ－ｓｗｅｅｔ and
the honey-sweet ａｎｄ
ｈｏｎｅｙ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
honey-coloured ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍｓ
blossoms ｏｆ of aａ laburnum,
ｌａｂｕｒｎｕｍ， whose
ｗｈｏｓｅ ｔｒｅｍｕｌｏｕｓ
tremulous ｂｒａｎｃｈｅｓ
branches
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｈａｒｄｌｙ
hardlyａｂｌｅ
ableｔｏto ｂｅａｒ
bearｔｈｅ the ｂｕｒｄｅｎ
burdenｏｆofａ aｂｅａｕｔｙ
beautyｓｏsoｆｌａｍｅ－ｌｉｋｅ
flame-like ａｓ as
ｔｈｅｉｒｓ； ａｎｄ now
theirs; and ｎｏｗ ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅｎ
then ｔｈｅtheｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ
fantasticｓｈａｄｏｗｓ
shadows ｏｆ ｂｉｒｄｓ ｉｎ in
of birds ｆｌｉｇｈｔ
flightｆｌｉｔｔｅｄ
flitted
ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｔｈｅ
the ｌｏｎｇ
long ｔｕｓｓｏｒｅ－ｓｉｌｋ ｃｕｒｔａｉｎｓ that
tussore-silk curtains ｔｈａｔ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｓｔｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ
stretchedｉｎin ｆｒｏｎｔ
front ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the
ｈｕｇｅ
huge ｗｉｎｄｏｗ，
window,ｐｒｏｄｕｃｉｎｇ
producingａaｋｉｎｄ kind ｏｆ ｍｏｍｅｎｔａｒｙ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ
of momentary Japaneseｅｆｆｅｃｔ， ａｎｄ
effect,¹ and
ｍａｋｉｎｇ
makingｈｉｍ himｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｏｆofｔｈｏｓｅ
thoseｐａｌｌｉｄ
pallid ｊａｄｅ－ｆａｃｅｄ ｐａｉｎｔｅｒｓ ofｏｆ Tokio
jade-faced painters Ｔｏｋｉｏ who,
ｗｈｏ，
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｔｈｅthe ｍｅｄｉｕｍ
medium ｏｆofａｎanａｒｔartｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｉｌｙ ｉｍｍｏｂｉｌｅ，ｓｅｅｋ
necessarily immobile, seek ｔｏ
to
ｃｏｎｖｅｙ
convey ｔｈｅ
the ｓｅｎｓｅ ｏｆ swiftness
sense of ｓｗｉｆｔｎｅｓｓand ａｎｄmotion.
ｍｏｔｉｏｎ．TheＴｈｅ sullen
ｓｕｌｌｅｎmurmur
ｍｕｒｍｕｒ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ｂｅｅｓ
bees ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｉｎｇ
shoulderingｔｈｅｉｒ ｗａｙ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
their way throughｔｈｅ the ｌｏｎｇ
long ｕｎｍｏｗｎ
unmown ｇｒａｓｓ，
grass,ｏｒorｃｉｒｃｌｉｎｇ
circling
ｗｉｔｈ
withｍｏｎｏｔｏｎｏｕｓ
monotonousｉｎｓｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ ｒｏｕｎｄ
insistence ｔｈｅthe
round ｄｕｓｔｙ ｇｉｌｔgiltｈｏｒｎｓ
dusty hornsｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｓｔｒａｇｇｌｉｎｇ
straggling
ｗｏｏｄｂｉｎｅ，
woodbine, ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｍａｋｅ
makeｔｈｅ
theｓｔｉｌｌｎｅｓｓ ｍｏｒｅ ｏｐｐｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ．
stillness more Ｔｈｅ dim
oppressive. The ｄｉｍ
ｒｏａｒ
roar ｏｆ Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ｗａｓ
of London wasｌｉｋｅ
likeｔｈｅ
the ｂｏｕｒｄｏｎ
bourdonｎｏｔｅ
noteｏｆofａaｄｉｓｔａｎｔ
distant ｏｒｇａｎ．
organ.
Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ centre
In the ｃｅｎｔｒｅ of
ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ room,
ｒｏｏｍ， ｃｌａｍｐｅｄ
clampedｔｏtoａｎanｕｐｒｉｇｈｔ
uprightｅａｓｅｌ，
easel, ｓｔｏｏｄ
stood ｔｈｅ
the
ｆｕｌｌ－ｌｅｎｇｔｈ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔofｏｆa ａyoung
full-length portrait ｙｏｕｎｇman
ｍａｎ ｏｆ ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ personal
of extraordinary ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ ｂｅａｕｔｙ，
beauty,
ａｎｄ
andｉｎinｆｒｏｎｔ
frontｏｆofｉｔ，
it, ｓｏｍｅ
someｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ
distance ａｗａｙ，
away,ｗａｓ
wasｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ
sittingｔｈｅ
theａｒｔｉｓｔ
artist
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， ＢａｓｉｌHallward,
himself, Basil Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，whose
ｗｈｏｓｅ sudden
ｓｕｄｄｅｎ disappearance
ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｙｅａｒｓ ａｇｏ
years ago
ｃａｕｓｅｄ，
caused,ａｔ
at ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ， such
the time, ｓｕｃｈ public
ｐｕｂｌｉｃ excitement,
ｅｘｃｉｔｅｍｅｎｔ， and
ａｎｄ ｇａｖｅ
gave ｒｉｓｅ ｔｏsoｓｏmany
rise to ｍａｎｙ
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange ｃｏｎｊｅｃｔｕｒｅｓ．
conjectures.
Ａｓ ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
As the ｌｏｏｋｅｄ at
painter looked ａｔ the
ｔｈｅ gracious
ｇｒａｃｉｏｕｓand
ａｎｄ comely
ｃｏｍｅｌｙ form
ｆｏｒｍ ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
had ｓｏ
so

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ＧＲＡＹ

ｓｋｉｌｆｕｌｌｙ ｍｉｒｒｏｒｅｄ ｉｎin ｈｉｓ

skilfully mirrored his ａｒｔ，
art, aａ smile
ｓｍｉｌｅ ofｏｆ pleasure
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ passed
ｐａｓｓｅｄ ａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｈｉｓ
his ｆａｃｅ，
face,
ａｎｄ
and ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｔｏtoｌｉｎｇｅｒ
lingerｔｈｅｒｅ．
there. Ｂｕｔ
But ｈｅ
he ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
suddenlyｓｔａｒｔｅｄ
started ｕｐ，
up, ａｎｄ，
and,
ｃｌｏｓｉｎｇ
closing ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ， placed
his eyes, ｐｌａｃｅｄ his
ｈｉｓ fingers
ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓupon
ｕｐｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ lids,
ｌｉｄｓ，asａｓthough
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ he
ｈｅ sought
ｓｏｕｇｈｔ
ｔｏ ｉｍｐｒｉｓｏｎ within
to imprison ｗｉｔｈｉｎ his
ｈｉｓbrain
ｂｒａｉｎsome
ｓｏｍｅcurious
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓdream
ｄｒｅａｍ from
ｆｒｏｍ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ he
ｈｅｆｅａｒｅｄ
feared
ｈｅ ｍｉｇｈｔ awake.
he might ａｗａｋｅ．
＇Ｉｔ
‘It isｉｓyour
ｙｏｕｒbest
ｂｅｓｔwork,
ｗｏｒｋ， Basil,
Ｂａｓｉｌ，the
ｔｈｅbest
ｂｅｓｔthing
ｔｈｉｎｇyou
ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ ever
ｅｖｅｒ ｄｏｎｅ，＇
done,’ ｓａｉｄ
said
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｌａｎｇｕｉｄｌｙ．＇Ｙｏｕ
languidly. ‘Youｍｕｓｔ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
must certainlyｓｅｎｄ
sendｉｔitｎｅｘｔ
nextｙｅａｒ
year ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the
Ｇｒｏｓｖｅｎｏｒ． The
Grosvenor. Ｔｈｅ Ａｃａｄｅｍｙ
Academy ｉｓ isｔｏｏtooｌａｒｇｅ
large ａｎｄ and ｔｏｏtoo ｖｕｌｇａｒ．？ Ｗｈｅｎｅｖｅｒ ＩI
vulgar.² Whenever
ｈａｖｅ ｇｏｎｅ ｔｈｅｒｅ， ｔｈｅｒｅ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｓｏ ｍａｎｙ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｈａｔ
have gone there, there have been either so many people that ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ
ｎｏｔ
not ｂｅｅｎbeenａｂｌｅable ｔｏ to ｓｅｅsee ｔｈｅ
the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ，
pictures, which ｗｈｉｃｈ was ｗａｓ dreadful,
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ， or ｏｒ soｓｏ many
ｍａｎｙ
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ
pictures that ｔｈａｔ IＩhave ｈａｖｅ not ｎｏｔ been
ｂｅｅｎ ableａｂｌｅ to ｔｏ see
ｓｅｅthe ｔｈｅpeople,
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ，whichｗｈｉｃｈ wasｗａｓ worse.
ｗｏｒｓｅ．
Ｔｈｅ
TheＧｒｏｓｖｅｎｏｒ
Grosvenor ｉｓ isｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｔｈｅ theｏｎｌｙonlyｐｌａｃｅ．＇
place.’
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ＩI ｓｈａｌｌshall sendｓｅｎｄ ｉｔ ａｎｙｗｈｅｒｅ，＇ ｈｅ
it anywhere,’ he ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，
answered,ｔｏｓｓｉｎｇ tossing ｈｉｓ his
ｈｅａｄ
head ｂａｃｋ backｉｎin ｔｈａｔ
that odd ｏｄｄ ｗａｙwayｔｈａｔthat ｕｓｅｄ
usedｔｏ to ｍａｋｅ
makeｈｉｓ his ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ｌａｕｇｈ ａｔ
friends laugh ｈｉｍ
at him
ａｔ Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ．＇Ｎｏ：
at Oxford. ‘No:ＩI ｗｏｎ＇ｔwon’t ｓｅｎｄsend ｉｔ ａｎｙｗｈｅｒｅ．＇
it anywhere.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｅｌｅｖａｔｅｄ
elevatedｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｂｒｏｗｓ， and
his eyebrows, ａｎｄ looked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ atａｔhim ｈｉｍinｉｎamazement
ａｍａｚｅｍｅｎｔ
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughｔｈｅ theｔｈｉｎthin ｂｌｕｅ
blue ｗｒｅａｔｈｓ
wreathsｏｆ of ｓｍｏｋｅ
smokeｔｈａｔ thatｃｕｒｌｅｄ
curledｕｐupｉｎinｓｕｃｈ suchｆａｎｃｉｆｕｌ
fanciful
ｗｈｏｒｌｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｈｉｓ ｈｅａｖｙ ｏｐｉｕｍ－ｔａｉｎｔｅｄ ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ．＇Ｎｏｔ ｓｅｎｄ ｉｔ ａｎｙｗｈｅｒｅ？
whorls from his heavy opium-tainted cigarette. ‘Not send it anywhere?
Ｍｙ
Myｄｅａｒ dear ｆｅｌｌｏｗ，
fellow, why? ｗｈｙ？ HaveＨａｖｅ you ｙｏｕ ａｎｙ any ｒｅａｓｏｎ？
reason? What Ｗｈａｔ ｏｄｄodd ｃｈａｐｓ
chaps ｙｏｕ you
ｐａｉｎｔｅｒｓ
painters are! ａｒｅ！You Ｙｏｕ do ｄｏ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anything ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ
world ｔｏ to ｇａｉｎ
gain ａa reputation.
ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ． As Ａｓ
ｓｏｏｎ
soonａｓasｙｏｕ youｈａｖｅ haveｏｎｅ， one,ｙｏｕyou ｓｅｅｍseemｔｏ ｗａｎｔ
to want ｔｏ ｔｈｒｏｗ
to throwｉｔ ａｗａｙ． Ｉｔ ｉｓIt isｓｉｌｌｙ
it away. silly ｏｆ
of
ｙｏｕ，
you, ｆｏｒ for ｔｈｅｒｅ
there is ｉｓ only
ｏｎｌｙ one ｏｎｅ thing
ｔｈｉｎｇ inｉｎ the ｔｈｅworld
ｗｏｒｌｄ worse
ｗｏｒｓｅ than
ｔｈａｎ ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｔａｌｋｅｄ
talked
ａｂｏｕｔ，
about, ａｎｄ andｔｈａｔ that ｉｓ ｎｏｔ being
is not ｂｅｉｎｇ ｔａｌｋｅｄ
talked ａｂｏｕｔ．
about. ＡAｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｉｓwould
like this ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｓｅｔ
set youｙｏｕ far
ｆａｒ above
ａｂｏｖｅ all ａｌｌthe ｔｈｅyoungｙｏｕｎｇmen ｍｅｎ in ｉｎ England,
Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ， and ａｎｄ make
ｍａｋｅ ｔｈｅ the ｏｌｄ
old
ｍｅｎ
menｑｕｉｔｅ quiteｊｅａｌｏｕｓ，
jealous, ｉｆ ｏｌｄmen
if old ｍｅｎ areａｒｅ ever
ｅｖｅｒ capable
ｃａｐａｂｌｅ of ｏｆ any
ａｎｙ emotion.’
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎ．＇
Ｉ‘I ｋｎｏｗ
knowｙｏｕ you ｗｉｌｌwillｌａｕｇｈ
laughａｔatｍｅ，＇ me,’ｈｅheｒｅｐｌｉｅｄ，
replied,ｂｕｔ ‘butＩ Iｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’t ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔ
exhibit
ｉｔ． Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｐｕｔ ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｏｆ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ ｉｎｔｏ ｉｔ．＇
it. I have put too much of myself into it.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓｔｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ
stretchedｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ himself ｏｕｔ out ｏｎ on ｔｈｅ ｄｉｖａｎ and
the divan ａｎｄ ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．
laughed.
Ｙｅｓ，
‘Yes,Ｉ Iｋｎｅｗ
knewｙｏｕyou ｗｏｕｌｄ；
would;ｂｕｔ butｉｔ ｉｓit isｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｔｒｕｅ，true,ａｌｌall ｔｈｅ
the ｓａｍｅ．’
same.’
“Ｔｏｏ
‘Too muchｍｕｃｈ ｏｆof ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
yourself in ｉｎ it!ｉｔ！Upon
Ｕｐｏｎ my ｍｙ ｗｏｒｄ，
word,Ｂａｓｉｌ，
Basil, ＩI didn’t
ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ know ｋｎｏｗ
ｙｏｕ
you ｗｅｒｅwereｓｏ so ｖａｉｎ；
vain; and ａｎｄ ＩI really
ｒｅａｌｌｙcan’t ｃａｎ＇ｔseeｓｅｅanyａｎｙresemblance
ｒｅｓｅｍｂｌａｎｃｅ between
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｙｏｕ， you,
ｗｉｔｈ
with yourｙｏｕｒ ｒｕｇｇｅｄ
ruggedｓｔｒｏｎｇ strong ｆａｃｅ face andａｎｄ ｙｏｕｒ
your ｃｏａｌ－ｂｌａｃｋ
coal-black ｈａｉｒ， ａｎｄ this
hair, and ｔｈｉｓyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇ
Ａｄｏｎｉｓ，
Adonis, ｗｈｏ whoｌｏｏｋｓ looksａｓas ｉｆ if heｈｅ ｗａｓ
was ｍａｄｅ
madeｏｕｔ outｏｆofｉｖｏｒｙ
ivoryａｎｄ andｒｏｓｅ－ｌｅａｖｅｓ．
rose-leaves.
Ｗｈｙ， ｍｙmyｄｅａｒ
Why, dearＢａｓｉｌ，
Basil, ｈｅ he ｉｓ
is aａ Narcissus,³
Ｎａｒｃｉｓｓｕｓ， and ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ－
you –ｗｅｌｌ， well, ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ you
of course ｙｏｕ
ｈａｖｅ
haveａｎanｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ
intellectual ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ，
expression, ａｎｄ andａｌｌ all ｔｈａｔ．
that. ButＢｕｔ beauty,
ｂｅａｕｔｙ， ｒｅａｌ ｂｅａｕｔｙ，
real beauty,
ｅｎｄｓ
endsｗｈｅｒｅ where ａｎ an
ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ
intellectualｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expression ｂｅｇｉｎｓ．
begins. Ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔ
Intellectｉｓ isｉｎinｉｔｓｅｌｆ
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ｍｏｄｅ
modeｏｆof ｅｘａｇｇｅｒａｔｉｏｎ， ａｎｄ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｓ
exaggeration, and ｔｈｅ harmony
destroys the ｈａｒｍｏｎｙ ｏｆof ａｎｙ
any ｆａｃｅ． Ｔｈｅ
face. The
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
moment ｏｎｅone
ｓｉｔｓ
sitsｄｏｗｎ
downｔｏ toｔｈｉｎｋ，
think,ｏｎｅ
oneｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ
becomes ａｌｌallｎｏｓｅ，
nose,ｏｒorａｌｌ ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ，
all forehead,
ｏｒ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｈｏｒｒｉｄ． Ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ ｍｅｎ ｉｎ ａｎｙ ｏｆ
or something horrid. Look at the successful men in any of the learnedｔｈｅ ｌｅａｒｎｅｄ
ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ．
professions. How perfectly hideous they are! Except, of course,ｉｎ
Ｈｏｗ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ！ Ｅｘｃｅｐｔ， ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ， in ｔｈｅ
the
Ｃｈｕｒｃｈ． Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｎ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｃｈｕｒｃｈ ｔｈｅｙ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｔｈｉｎｋ． Ａ ｂｉｓｈｏｐ
Church. But then in the Church they don’t think. A bishop keeps on ｋｅｅｐｓ ｏｎ
ｓａｙｉｎｇ ａｔ the
saying at ｔｈｅ age
ａｇｅ ofｏｆeighty
ｅｉｇｈｔｙwhat
ｗｈａｔ heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ told
ｔｏｌｄtoｔｏsay
ｓａｙwhen
ｗｈｅｎ he
ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ aａ boy
ｂｏｙ
ｏｆ ｅｉｇｈｔｅｅｎ， and
of eighteen, ａｎｄ as
ａｓ aａ natural
ｎａｔｕｒａｌ consequence
ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅ ｈｅhe ａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｌｏｏｋｓ
looks ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely
ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ． Ｙｏｕｒ mysterious
delightful. Your ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ young
ｙｏｕｎｇ friend,
ｆｒｉｅｎｄ，whose
ｗｈｏｓｅname
ｎａｍｅ you
ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ
ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ， ｂｕｔ
told me, but ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
pictureｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｓ
fascinates ｍｅ，
me,ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｔｈｉｎｋｓ．
thinks.Ｉ Iｆｅｅｌ
feel
ｑｕｉｔｅ ｓｕｒｅ of
quite sure ｏｆ that.
ｔｈａｔ．He
Ｈｅ isｉｓsome
ｓｏｍｅ brainless,
ｂｒａｉｎｌｅｓｓ，beautiful
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌcreature,
ｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅ，who
ｗｈｏ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
ｂｅ
be ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｈｅｒｅ
here ｉｎ ｗｉｎｔｅｒ when
in winter ｗｈｅｎ ｗｅweｈａｖｅ
haveｎｏnoｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ
flowersｔｏtoｌｏｏｋ
look ａｔ， ａｎｄ
at, and
ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｈｅｒｅ
here ｉｎ ｓｕｍｍｅｒ ｗｈｅｎ
in summer ｗｅ we
when ｗａｎｔwant
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｃｈｉｌｌ
something ｏｕｒour
to chill ｉｎｔｅｌｌｉ－
intelli-
ｇｅｎｃｅ．
gence.Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｆｌａｔｔｅｒ
flatterｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ，
yourself,Ｂａｓｉｌ：
Basil:ｙｏｕ
youａｒｅ
areｎｏｔnotｉｎinｔｈｅtheｌｅａｓｔ
leastｌｉｋｅ
likeｈｉｍ．’
him.’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ understand
‘You don’t ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ ｍｅ，
me, Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
Harry,’ answered ｔｈｅtheａｒｔｉｓｔ．
artist. ＇Ｏｆ
‘Of ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
course
ＩI ａｍ
amｎｏｔ
notｌｉｋｅ ｈｉｍ．Ｉ Iｋｎｏｗ
like him. knowｔｈａｔ
thatｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
perfectlyｗｅｌｌ．
well. Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
Indeed, ＩI should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅbe ｓｏｒｒｙ
sorry
ｔｏ ｌｏｏｋ like
to look ｌｉｋｅhim.
ｈｉｍ． You
Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｒｕｇ
shrug ｙｏｕｒ
yourｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ？
shoulders?Ｉ Iａｍ
amｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ
telling ｙｏｕ
youｔｈｅ
theｔｒｕｔｈ．
truth.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｉｓis ａaｆａｔａｌｉｔｙ ａｂｏｕｔ ａｌｌ
fatality about all ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ
physical ａｎｄ
andｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ
intellectual ｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔｉｏｎ，
distinction, ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｏｒｔ ｏｆ fatality
sort of ｆａｔａｌｉｔｙthat
ｔｈａｔseems
ｓｅｅｍｓ toｔｏdog
ｄｏｇ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ
history ｔｈｅ
theｆａｌｔｅｒｉｎｇ
faltering ｓｔｅｐｓ ｏｆ
steps of
ｋｉｎｇｓ． Ｉｔ isｉｓbetter
kings. It ｂｅｔｔｅｒnot
ｎｏｔtoｔｏbeｂｅdifferent
ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔfrom
ｆｒｏｍone’s
ｏｎｅ＇ｓfellows.
ｆｅｌｌｏｗｓ．The Ｔｈｅ ugly
ｕｇｌｙ and
ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅ
the ｓｔｕｐｉｄ
stupid ｈａｖｅ
haveｔｈｅ
theｂｅｓｔ
bestｏｆofｉｔit in
ｉｎ this
ｔｈｉｓ world.
ｗｏｒｌｄ． They
Ｔｈｅｙ ｃａｎ
canｓｉｔ
sit ａｔ
at ｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｅａｓｅ
ease
ａｎｄ ｇａｐｅ
and gapeａｔatｔｈｅ
theｐｌａｙ．
play. Ｉｆ ｔｈｅｙ know
If they ｋｎｏｗ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｏｆofｖｉｃｔｏｒｙ，
victory,ｔｈｅｙ
theyａｒｅ
areａｔatｌｅａｓｔ
least
ｓｐａｒｅｄ
spared ｔｈｅ
the ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ
knowledgeｏｆofｄｅｆｅａｔ．
defeat. Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｌｉｖｅ
liveａｓasｗｅweａｌｌallｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｌｉｖｅ，
live,
ｕｎｄｉｓｔｕｒｂｅｄ，
undisturbed, ｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ， ａｎｄ without
indifferent, and ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｄｉｓｑｕｉｅｔ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ
disquiet. They neither ｂｒｉｎｇ
bring
ｒｕｉｎ ｕｐｏｎ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ，
ruin upon others, ｎｏｒ
nor ｅｖｅｒ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅ itｉｔfrom
ever receive ｆｒｏｍalien
ａｌｉｅｎhands.
ｈａｎｄｓ．Your
Ｙｏｕｒ rank
ｒａｎｋ and
ａｎｄ
ｗｅａｌｔｈ，
wealth, Ｈａｒｒｙ；
Harry; ｍｙ
myｂｒａｉｎｓ，
brains, ｓｕｃｈ
such ａｓ ｔｈｅｙ are
as they ａｒｅ –－ｍｙ
myａｒｔ， ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｉｔ
art, whatever ｍａｙ
it may
ｂｅ
be ｗｏｒｔｈ；
worth; Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’sｇｏｏｄ ｌｏｏｋｓ
good looks－ ｗｅ ｓｈａｌｌ
– we shallａｌｌallｓｕｆｆｅｒ
suffer ｆｏｒ ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅ
for what the
ｇｏｄｓ
godsｈａｖｅ
haveｇｉｖｅｎ
givenｕｓ，us,ｓｕｆｆｅｒ
sufferｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ．＇
terribly.’
＇Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
‘DorianＧｒａｙ？
Gray?ＩｓIsｔｈａｔ ｈｉｓ name?’
that his ｎａｍｅ？”asked
ａｓｋｅｄLord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ
walking ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across
ｔｈｅ ｓｔｕｄｉｏ ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ．
the studio towards Basil Hallward.
＇Ｙｅｓ，
‘Yes, ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｓ ｈｉｓ name.
is his ｎａｍｅ． ＩIｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ
didn’tｉｎｔｅｎｄ
intendｔｏtoｔｅｌｌ
tellｉｔit to
ｔｏ you.’
ｙｏｕ．＇
＇Ｂｕｔ ｗｈｙ ｎｏｔ？＂
‘But why not?’
‘Ｏｈ，
‘Oh, IＩcan’t
ｃａｎ＇ｔexplain.
ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ．Ｗｈｅｎ
WhenＩ Iｌｉｋｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｉｍｍｅｎｓｅｌｙ
like people immenselyＩ Iｎｅｖｅｒ neverｔｅｌｌ
tell ｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ｎａｍｅｓ
namesｔｏtoａｎｙ anyｏｎｅ．
one.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｌｉｋｅsurrendering
is like ｓｕｒｒｅｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ aａ part
ｐａｒｔofｏｆthem.
ｔｈｅｍ．IＩhave
ｈａｖｅgrown
ｇｒｏｗｎ
ｔｏ ｌｏｖｅ secrecy.
to love ｓｅｃｒｅｃｙ．ItＩｔseems
ｓｅｅｍｓtoｔｏbeｂｅtheｔｈｅone
ｏｎｅthing
ｔｈｉｎｇthat ｔｈａｔcanｃａｎmake
ｍａｋｅmodern
ｍｏｄｅｒｎ
ｌｉｆｅ ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ orｏｒmarvellous
life mysterious ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ to ｔｏ us.
ｕｓ．The
Ｔｈｅ commonest
ｃｏｍｍｏｎｅｓｔ ｔｈｉｎｇ thingｉｓisｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
delightful
ｉｆif one
ｏｎｅ only
ｏｎｌｙ hides
ｈｉｄｅｓ it.ｉｔ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ ＩI leave
ｌｅａｖｅ town
ｔｏｗｎ ｎｏｗ
nowＩI ｎｅｖｅｒneverｔｅｌｌ ｍｙ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
tell my people

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ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｗｈｅｒｅ ＩIａｍamｇｏｉｎｇ．
where Ｉｆ IfＩ Iｄｉｄ，
going. did,Ｉ Iｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｌｏｓｅ
loseａｌｌallｍｙmy
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ． Ｉｔ Itｉｓisａ aｓｉｌｌｙ
pleasure. silly
ｈａｂｉｔ，
habit, I dare say, but somehow it seems to bring a great deal ｏｆ
Ｉ ｄａｒｅ ｓａｙ， ｂｕｔ ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｓ ｔｏ ｂｒｉｎｇ ａ ｇｒｅａｔ ｄｅａｌ of
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ
romanceｉｎｔｏ
intoｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’sｌｉｆｅ．
life. IＩsuppose
ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ you
ｙｏｕ think
ｔｈｉｎｋ me
ｍｅ ａｗｆｕｌｌｙ
awfully ｆｏｏｌｉｓｈ ａｂｏｕｔ
foolish about
ｉｔ？”
it?’
＇Ｎｏｔ
‘Not ａｔ ａｌｌ，’
at all,’ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄLord
answered ＬｏｒｄHenry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，＇ｎｏｔ
‘not ａｔ
at ａｌｌ， ｍｙ dear
all, my ｄｅａｒ Ｂａｓｉｌ． Ｙｏｕ
Basil. You
ｓｅｅｍ
seem ｔｏto ｆｏｒｇｅｔ ｔｈａｔ IＩam
forget that ａｍ married,
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ， and
ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ one
ｏｎｅ ｃｈａｒｍ
charmｏｆof ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ
marriageｉｓis
ｔｈａｔ ｉｔmakes
that it ｍａｋｅｓ ａa ｌｉｆｅ
life ofｏｆdeception
ｄｅｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ absolutely
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ necessary
ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ ｆｏｒ
for ｂｏｔｈ
bothｐａｒｔｉｅｓ．
parties.
ＩI never
ｎｅｖｅｒ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈｅｒｅ
whereｍｙ myｗｉｆｅ
wifeｉｓ， ａｎｄ my
is, and ｍｙ ｗｉｆｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ knows
wife never ｋｎｏｗｓ what
ｗｈａｔ IＩ am
ａｍ
ｄｏｉｎｇ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｗｅ
doing. When weｍｅｅｔ－
meet –ｗｅweｄｏdoｍｅｅｔ
meet ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎａｌｌｙ，
occasionally, ｗｈｅｎ
whenｗｅ weｄｉｎｅ
dine ｏｕｔ
out
ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ，
together, orｏｒ go
ｇｏ down
ｄｏｗｎ ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the Ｄｕｋｅ＇ｓ
Duke’s －– ｗｅ weｔｅｌｌ
tell ｅａｃｈ
each ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ
the most
ａｂｓｕｒｄ
absurdｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ
stories with ｍｏｓｔ ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ
the most serious ｆａｃｅｓ． Ｍｙ ｗｉｆｅ
faces. My wifeｉｓ ｖｅｒｙ good
is very ｇｏｏｄ ａｔ
at ｉｔ－
it –
ｍｕｃｈ
muchｂｅｔｔｅｒ，
better, ｉｎin ｆａｃｔ， ｔｈａｎ IＩ am.
fact, than ａｍ． She
Ｓｈｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｇｅｔｓ ｃｏｎｆｕｓｅｄ ｏｖｅｒ
gets confused over ｈｅｒ
her
ｄａｔｅｓ， ａｎｄ IＩ always
dates, and ａｌｗａｙｓ do.
ｄｏ．But
Ｂｕｔwhen
ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｄｏｅｓ find
she does ｆｉｎｄ meｍｅ out,
ｏｕｔ， she
ｓｈｅ makes
ｍａｋｅｓ no
ｎｏ
ｒｏｗ
rowａｔatａｌｌ．
all. IＩsometimes
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ ｗｉｓｈ
wish ｓｈｅ
she ｗｏｕｌｄ；
would;ｂｕｔbutｓｈｅ
sheｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyｌａｕｇｈｓ
laughsａｔatｍｅ．’
me.’
Ｉ‘I ｈａｔｅ
hate ｔｈｅ
the ｗａｙ
wayｙｏｕyouｔａｌｋ
talk ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｙｏｕｒ
yourｍａｒｒｉｅｄ
marriedｌｉｆｅ，
life, Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ
Harry,’ saidＢａｓｉｌ
Basil
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，
Hallward,ｓｔｒｏｌｌｉｎｇ
strolling ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towardsｔｈｅtheｄｏｏｒ
doorｔｈａｔ
thatｌｅｄ
led ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ garden.
into the ｇａｒｄｅｎ． Ｉ‘I ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe
ｔｈａｔ you
that ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ really
ｒｅａｌｌｙa ａvery
ｖｅｒｙgood
ｇｏｏｄhusband,
ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ， but
ｂｕｔ that
ｔｈａｔ you
ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ thoroughly
ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈｌｙ
ａｓｈａｍｅｄ
ashamedｏｆofｙｏｕｒ
yourｏｗｎ
ownｖｉｒｔｕｅｓ．
virtues. Ｙｏｕ
Youａｒｅ
areａｎ
anｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
extraordinary ｆｅｌｌｏｗ． Ｙｏｕ
fellow. You
ｎｅｖｅｒ ｓａｙ ａ ｍｏｒａｌ ｔｈｉｎｇ， ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｄｏ ａ ｗｒｏｎｇ ｔｈｉｎｇ． Ｙｏｕｒ
never say a moral thing, and you never do a wrong thing. Your
ｃｙｎｉｃｉｓｍ
cynicismｉｓis ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simply ａa ｐｏｓｅ．＇
pose.’
‘Ｂｅｉｎｇ ｎａｔｕｒａｌ isｉｓsimply
‘Being natural ｓｉｍｐｌｙ aａ pose,
ｐｏｓｅ， and
ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ most
ｍｏｓｔ ｉｒｒｉｔａｔｉｎｇ ｐｏｓｅ IＩ know,’
irritating pose ｋｎｏｗ，＇
ｃｒｉｅｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
cried Lord Henry, ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ； ａｎｄ the
laughing; and ｔｈｅ two
ｔｗｏ young
ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍｅｎ
menｗｅｎｔ
wentｏｕｔ
outｉｎｔｏ
into
ｔｈｅ ｇａｒｄｅｎ together,⁴
the garden ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ，４and
ａｎｄensconced
ｅｎｓｃｏｎｃｅｄ themselves
ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓon
ｏｎ aａlong
ｌｏｎｇbamboo
ｂａｍｂｏｏ
ｓｅａｔ ｔｈａｔ stood
seat that ｓｔｏｏｄ in
ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ shade
ｓｈａｄｅ ｏｆof ａa ｔａｌｌ ｌａｕｒｅｌbush.
tall laurel ｂｕｓｈ．The
Ｔｈｅ ｓｕｎｌｉｇｈｔ
sunlight ｓｌｉｐｐｅｄ
slipped
ｏｖｅｒ
over ｔｈｅ
the ｐｏｌｉｓｈｅｄ
polished ｌｅａｖｅｓ． Ｉｎ the
leaves. In ｔｈｅ grass,
ｇｒａｓｓ， white
ｗｈｉｔｅ daisies
ｄａｉｓｉｅｓwere
ｗｅｒｅ tremulous.
ｔｒｅｍｕｌｏｕｓ．
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After aａ pause,
ｐａｕｓｅ， LordＬｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｐｕｌｌｅｄ
pulled ｏｕｔout ｈｉｓ ｗａｔｃｈ． ‘IＩ am
his watch. ａｍ ａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid IＩ must
ｍｕｓｔ
ｂｅ ｇｏｉｎｇ， Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇ｈｅ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ， ＇ａｎｄ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ Ｉ ｇｏ，Ｉ ｉｎｓｉｓｔ ｏｎ ｙｏｕｒ
be going, Basil,’ he murmured, ‘and before I go, I insist on your
ａｎｓｗｅｒｉｎｇ
answeringａaｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ
questionＩI ｐｕｔ put ｔｏ
to ｙｏｕ
you ｓｏｍｅ
someｔｉｍｅ
timeａｇｏ．’
ago.’
＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatｉｓisｔｈａｔ？”
that?’ saidｓａｉｄthe
ｔｈｅpainter,
ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ，keeping
ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ his
ｈｉｓ eyes
ｅｙｅｓ fixed
ｆｉｘｅｄonｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ ground.
ｇｒｏｕｎｄ．
Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｋｎｏｗknow ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｗｅｌｌ．’
well.’
Ｉ‘I ｄｏdoｎｏｔ，
not,Ｈａｒｒｙ．’
Harry.’
‘Ｗｅｌｌ，
‘Well, IＩwillｗｉｌｌtellｔｅｌｌ
youｙｏｕ ｗｈａｔit ｉｔ
what is. ｉｓ．Ｉ
I wantｗａｎｔ
youｙｏｕtoｔｏ ｅｘｐｌａｉｎtoｔｏmeｍｅwhy
explain ｗｈｙ you
ｙｏｕ
ｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’tｅｘｈｉｂｉｔ
exhibit Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’sｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ．
picture.ＩI ｗａｎｔ
wantｔｈｅtheｒｅａｌ
real ｒｅａｓｏｎ．＇
reason.’
‘Ｉｔｏｌｄ ｙｏｕ the
‘I told you ｔｈｅ real
ｒｅａｌ reason.’
ｒｅａｓｏｎ．＇
Ｎｏ，
‘No,ｙｏｕ youｄｉｄdidｎｏｔ．
not. Ｙｏｕ
Youｓａｉｄ said ｉｔ ｗａｓ because
it was ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ there
ｔｈｅｒｅ wasｗａｓ too
ｔｏｏ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｏｆof
ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
yourselfｉｎinｉｔ． Ｎｏｗ， ｔｈａｔ
it. Now, thatｉｓisｃｈｉｌｄｉｓｈ．’
childish.’

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ

＇Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ
‘Harry,’ saidＢａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
Basil Hallward, lookingｈｉｍ
himｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ
straightｉｎin ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｅ，＇ｅｖｅｒｙ
the face, ‘every
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not ｏｆ
ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ ｉｓ ａ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ａｒｔｉｓｔ， ｎｏｔ ｔｈｅ
of the
ｓｉｔｔｅｒ． Ｔｈｅ sitter
sitter. The ｓｉｔｔｅｒisｉｓmerely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙthe
ｔｈｅaccident,
ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ， the
ｔｈｅ occasion.
ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎ． It
Ｉｔ isｉｓnot
ｎｏｔheｈｅwho
ｗｈｏ
ｉｓ ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ； ｉｔ ｉｓ ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ ｗｈｏ， ｏｎ ｔｈｅ
is revealed by the painter; it is rather the painter who, on the colouredｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
ｃａｎｖａｓ，
canvas, ｒｅｖｅａｌｓ
reveals ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ．
himself. Ｔｈｅ
Theｒｅａｓｏｎ
reasonＩ Iｗｉｌｌ
willｎｏｔ
notｅｘｈｉｂｉｔ
exhibitｔｈｉｓ
thisｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
pictureｉｓis
ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ am
ａｍ ａｆｒａｉｄ ｔｈａｔ IＩ have
afraid that ｈａｖｅ shown
ｓｈｏｗｎ ｉｎinｉｔit the
ｔｈｅ secret
ｓｅｃｒｅｔofｏｆmy
ｍｙ own
ｏｗｎ ｓｏｕｌ．＇
soul.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．
laughed.＇Ａｎｄ‘Andｗｈａｔ
whatｉｓisｔｈａｔ？＂
that?’ ｈｅhe ａｓｋｅｄ．
asked.
＇Ｉ ｗｉｌｌtell
‘I will ｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ，＇ｓａｉｄ
you,’ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ；but
said Hallward; ｂｕｔanａｎexpression
ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ ofｏｆperplexity
ｐｅｒｐｌｅｘｉｔｙcame
ｃａｍｅ
ｏｖｅｒ
overｈｉｓ
his ｆａｃｅ．
face.
‘Ｉ ａｍ allａｌｌexpectation,
‘I am ｅｘｐｅｃｔａｔｉｏｎ，Basil,’
Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ ｈｉｓcompanion,
continued his ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｏｎ， ｇｌａｎｃｉｎｇ
glancing ａｔ
at
ｈｉｍ．
him.
＇Ｏｈ，
‘Oh,ｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｉｓis ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｖｅｒｙ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
really very little toｔｏtell,
ｔｅｌｌ， Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
Harry,’ answered ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ；
painter;
ａｎｄ
‘andＩIａｍ
amａｆｒａｉｄ
afraidｙｏｕ
youｗｉｌｌ
will ｈａｒｄｌｙ
hardly ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understandｉｔ． Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｙｏｕ
it. Perhaps youｗｉｌｌ ｈａｒｄｌｙ
will hardly
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believeｉｔ．＇
it.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓｍｉｌｅｄ，
smiled,ａｎｄ，
and,ｌｅａｎｉｎｇ
leaning ｄｏｗｎ，
down,ｐｌｕｃｋｅｄ
pluckedａ aｐｉｎｋ－ｐｅｔａｌｌｅｄ
pink-petalled
ｄａｉｓｙ
daisy ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｇｒａｓｓ， ａｎｄ ｅｘａｍｉｎｅｄ
grass, and examinedｉｔ．it. Ｉ‘Iａｍ
amｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｓｕｒｅ
sureＩI ｓｈａｌｌ ｕｎｄｅｒ－
shall under-
ｓｔａｎｄ
stand ｉｔ，＇ ｈｅreplied,
it,’ he ｒｅｐｌｉｅｄ，gazing
ｇａｚｉｎｇ intently
ｉｎｔｅｎｔｌｙ atａｔthe
ｔｈｅlittle
ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｇｏｌｄｅｎwhite-feathered
golden ｗｈｉｔｅ－ｆｅａｔｈｅｒｅｄ
ｄｉｓｋ， ａｎｄ ａｓasｆｏｒ
disk, ‘and for ｂｅｌｉｅｖｉｎｇ
believing ｔｈｉｎｇｓ，
things, IＩcan
ｃａｎ believe
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅanything,
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ， provided
ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ ｔｈａｔ
that
ｉｔit isｉｓquite
ｑｕｉｔｅ incredible.’
ｉｎｃｒｅｄｉｂｌｅ．＇
Ｔｈｅ
Theｗｉｎｄ
windｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｓｏｍｅ
someｂｌｏｓｓｏｍｓ
blossomsｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｔｒｅｅｓ，
trees, ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the ｈｅａｖｙ
heavy
ｌｉｌａｃ－ｂｌｏｏｍｓ，
lilac-blooms, ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅｉｒ ｃｌｕｓｔｅｒｉｎｇ stars,
their clustering ｓｔａｒｓ，moved
ｍｏｖｅｄ ｔｏ ａｎｄ ｆｒｏ
to and ｉｎthe
fro in ｔｈｅlanguid
ｌａｎｇｕｉｄ
ａｉｒ．Ａ
air. Aｇｒａｓｓｈｏｐｐｅｒ
grasshopperｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ toｃｈｉｒｒｕｐ
began chirrupｂｙby
ｔｈｅtheｗａｌｌ，
wall,ａｎｄ
andｌｉｋｅ
like ａa blue
ｂｌｕｅ thread
ｔｈｒｅａｄ
ａa ｌｏｎｇ
long ｔｈｉｎ ｄｒａｇｏｎ－ｆｌｙ floated
thin dragon-fly ｆｌｏａｔｅｄpast
ｐａｓｔonｏｎitsｉｔｓbrown
ｂｒｏｗｎgauze
ｇａｕｚｅ wings.
ｗｉｎｇｓ． Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｆｅｌｔ
felt ａｓ ｉｆ heｈｅ could
as if ｃｏｕｌｄ hear
ｈｅａｒ Basil
Ｂａｓｉｌ Hallward’s
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓ heart
ｈｅａｒｔ beating,
ｂｅａｔｉｎｇ， and
ａｎｄ
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ
wonderedｗｈａｔwhatｗａｓwas ｃｏｍｉｎｇ．
coming.
‘Ｔｈｅ ｓｔｏｒｙ isｉｓsimply
‘The story ｓｉｍｐｌｙ this,’
ｔｈｉｓ，＇ｓａｉｄ ｔｈｅ painter
said the ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ after
ａｆｔｅｒsome
ｓｏｍｅ ｔｉｍｅ．
time. “Ｔｗｏ
‘Two
ｍｏｎｔｈｓ
monthsａｇｏ
agoＩI ｗｅｎｔ
went ｔｏ
to aａ crush
ｃｒｕｓｈatａｔLady
ＬａｄｙBrandon’s.
Ｂｒａｎｄｏｎ＇ｓ．You
Ｙｏｕ know
ｋｎｏｗ we
ｗｅ ｐｏｏｒ
poor
ａｒｔｉｓｔｓ ｈａｖｅ to
artists have ｔｏ show
ｓｈｏｗ ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ
ourselves ｉｎ
in ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｉｍｅ
society from timeｔｏtoｔｉｍｅ，
time,ｊｕｓｔ
just ｔｏ
to
ｒｅｍｉｎｄ
remindｔｈｅ the ｐｕｂｌｉｃ
public ｔｈａｔ ｗｅ are
that we ａｒｅ not
ｎｏｔ savages.
ｓａｖａｇｅｓ．WithＷｉｔｈ an
ａｎ evening
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ coat
ｃｏａｔ and
ａｎｄ
ａa white
ｗｈｉｔｅ ｔｉｅ，
tie, asａｓyou
ｙｏｕtold
ｔｏｌｄme
ｍｅ once,
ｏｎｃｅ， anybody,
ａｎｙｂｏｄｙ， ｅｖｅｎ
even ａa ｓｔｏｃｋ－ｂｒｏｋｅｒ，
stock-broker, canｃａｎ
ｇａｉｎ
gain ａa ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ
reputationｆｏｒ for ｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｃｉｖｉｌｉｚｅｄ． Ｗｅｌｌ， after
civilized. Well, ａｆｔｅｒ IＩ had
ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
ｒｏｏｍ
roomａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｔｅｎ tenｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ，
minutes, ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ ｔｏ huge
talking to ｈｕｇｅ overdressed
ｏｖｅｒｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ dowagers
ｄｏｗａｇｅｒｓ andａｎｄ
ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ Ａｃａｄｅｍｉｃｉａｎｓ， IＩ suddenly
tedious Academicians, ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ became
ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
conscious ｔｈａｔ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｎｅ
that some one
ｗａｓ
was ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking atａｔ me.
ｍｅ． IＩturned
ｔｕｒｎｅｄhalf-way
ｈａｌｆ－ｗａｙround,
ｒｏｕｎｄ，and ａｎｄ saw
ｓａｗ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｆｏｒfor
ｔｈｅ first
the ｆｉｒｓｔtime.
ｔｉｍｅ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ ｏｕｒ
our ｅｙｅｓ
eyes ｍｅｔ，
met, ＩI ｆｅｌｔ ｔｈａｔI Ｉwas
felt that ｗａｓ growing
ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ ｐａｌｅ．
pale. A Ａ
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎ of
curious sensation ｏｆ terror
ｔｅｒｒｏｒcame
ｃａｍｅ over
ｏｖｅｒ me.
ｍｅ． IＩ knew
ｋｎｅｗ ｔｈａｔ
that IＩhad
ｈａｄ come
ｃｏｍｅ ｆａｃｅ
face

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ＴＨＥ  
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ｔｏto ｆａｃｅ ｗｉｔｈ some

face with ｓｏｍｅ ｏｎｅ
oneｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｍｅｒｅ
mereｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personalityｗａｓ ｓｏsoｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ
was fascinatingｔｈａｔ，
that,
ｉｆ
if IＩ allowed
ａｌｌｏｗｅｄ itｉｔtoｔｏdoｄｏso,ｓｏ，it would
ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ａｂｓｏｒｂmyｍｙwhole
absorb ｗｈｏｌｅ nature,
ｎａｔｕｒｅ，my
ｍｙ whole
ｗｈｏｌｅ
ｓｏｕｌ，
soul, my very art itself. I did not want any external influence inｉｎmy
ｍｙ ｖｅｒｙ ａｒｔ ｉｔｓｅｌｆ． Ｉ ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ ｗａｎｔ ａｎｙ ｅｘｔｅｒｎａｌ ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ ｍｙ
ｉｆｅ． Ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ
life. You knowｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ， Ｈａｒｒｙ， how
yourself, Harry, ｈｏｗ ｉｎｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｔ
independentＩI ａｍ
amｂｙbyｎａｔｕｒｅ．
nature. ＩI
ｈａｖｅ
have ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｂｅｅｎ
beenｍｙmy
ｏｗｎown
ｍａｓｔｅｒ； ｈａｄhad
master; ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ａｌｗａｙｓ
at least ｂｅｅｎbeen
always ｓｏ，so,ｔｉｌｌtill ＩI
ｍｅｔ
metＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ．
Gray.Ｔｈｅｎ－ｂｕｔ Ｉ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Then – but ｋｎｏｗ
I don’t ｈｏｗhow
know ｔｏ ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ ｉｔitｔｏto ｙｏｕ．
to explain you.
Ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
Something ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｔｅｌｌ
seemed to tellｍｅme
ｔｈａｔthat
Ｉ ｗａｓ ｏｎ on
I was ｔｈｅthe
ｖｅｒｇｅ ｏｆ of
verge ａ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
a terribleｃｒｉｓｉｓ
crisis
ｉｎ ｍｙ ｌｉｆｅ．
in my life. IＩhad
ｈａｄ aａstrange
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ feeling
ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ that
ｔｈａｔ Fate
Ｆａｔｅ had
ｈａｄ ｉｎ ｓｔｏｒｅ for
in store ｆｏｒ me
ｍｅ ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ
exquisite
ｊｏｙｓ ａｎｄ exquisite
joys and ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ sorrows.
ｓｏｒｒｏｗｓ． IＩgrew
ｇｒｅｗ afraid,⁵
ａｆｒａｉｄ，５ａｎｄ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｔｏ
and turned ｑｕｉｔ the
to quit ｔｈｅ room.
ｒｏｏｍ．
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ not
It was ｎｏｔ conscience
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｄｅ ｍｅmeｄｏdoｓｏ：so:ｉｔit ｗａｓ
that made wasａaｓｏｒｔ ｏｆ cowardice.
sort of ｃｏｗａｒｄｉｃｅ．
ＩI ｔａｋｅ ｎｏ ｃｒｅｄｉｔ ｔｏ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ ｆｏｒ ｔｒｙｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｅｓｃａｐｅ．’
take no credit to myself for trying to escape.’
‘Ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
‘Conscience andａｎｄ ｃｏｗａｒｄｉｃｅ
cowardiceａｒｅareｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ｔｈｅ
the ｓａｍｅ
sameｔｈｉｎｇｓ，
things, Ｂａｓｉｌ． Ｃｏｎ－
Basil. Con-
ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
scienceｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the ｔｒａｄｅ－ｎａｍｅ
trade-name ｏｆ of
ｔｈｅthe
ｆｉｒｍ． Ｔｈａｔ
firm. ｉｓ ａｌｌ．’
That is all.’
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe ｔｈａｔ， Ｈａｒｒｙ， ａｎｄ
that, Harry, andＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe ｙｏｕ
youｄｏdoｅｉｔｈｅｒ．
either.
Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
However,ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ
whateverｗａｓ
wasｍｙmyｍｏｔｉｖｅ－
motive ａｎｄ
– andｉｔitｍａｙ
mayｈａｖｅ
haveｂｅｅｎ
beenｐｒｉｄｅ，
pride, ｆｏｒ
for
ＩI used
ｕｓｅｄ to
ｔｏ be
ｂｅ very
ｖｅｒｙ proud
ｐｒｏｕｄ －Ｉ
– Iｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｅｄ ｔｏ the
struggled to ｔｈｅ door.
ｄｏｏｒ． There,
Ｔｈｅｒｅ， ｏｆ
of
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ，
course, IＩstumbled
ｓｔｕｍｂｌｅｄ against
ａｇａｉｎｓｔLady
Ｌａｄｙ Brandon.
Ｂｒａｎｄｏｎ．“Ｙｏｕ
‘‘Youａｒｅ
areｎｏｔ
not ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｔｏ
to ｒｕｎ
run
ａｗａｙ
away ｓｏso ｓｏｏｎ， Ｍｒ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ？”ｓｈｅ
soon, Mr Hallward?’’ she ｓｃｒｅａｍｅｄ
screamed ｏｕｔ． Ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ
out. You know ｈｅｒ
her
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ
curiouslyｓｈｒｉｌｌ
shrillｖｏｉｃｅ？”
voice?’
‘Ｙｅｓ； ｓｈｅ ｉｓ ａ ｐｅａｃｏｃｋinｉｎeverything
‘Yes; she is a peacock ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇbut
ｂｕｔbeauty,’
ｂｅａｕｔｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
said Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
ｐｕｌｌｉｎｇ
pullingｔｈｅ
theｄａｉｓｙ
daisyｔｏ
to ｂｉｔｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｉｓ
bits with ｌｏｎｇ， nervous
his long, ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓ ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ．
fingers.
Ｉ‘I ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｎｏｔ
not ｇｅｔ ｒｉｄ ofｏｆher.
get rid ｈｅｒ．She
Ｓｈｅbrought
ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ me
ｍｅ ｕｐ
up ｔｏ
to Ｒｏｙａｌｔｉｅｓ， ａｎｄ
Royalties, and
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
peopleｗｉｔｈ
withＳｔａｒｓ
Starsａｎｄ
andＧａｒｔｅｒｓ，
Garters,⁶ａｎｄ
andｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ
elderlyｌａｄｉｅｓ
ladiesｗｉｔｈ
withｇｉｇａｎｔｉｃ
gigantic ｔｉａｒａｓ
tiaras
ａｎｄ
andｐａｒｒｏｔ
parrotｎｏｓｅｓ．
noses. Ｓｈｅ
Sheｓｐｏｋｅ
spokeｏｆofｍｅ
meａｓasｈｅｒ
herｄｅａｒｅｓｔ
dearestｆｒｉｅｎｄ．
friend. ＩI had
ｈａｄ ｏｎｌｙ
only
ｍｅｔ
met ｈｅｒ
her ｏｎｃｅ
onceｂｅｆｏｒｅ，
before,ｂｕｔ
butｓｈｅ
sheｔｏｏｋ
tookｉｔit ｉｎｔｏ
into ｈｅｒ
her ｈｅａｄ
headｔｏto ｌｉｏｎｉｚｅ
lionize ｍｅ．
me. ＩI
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe ｓｏｍｅ
someｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
pictureｏｆof ｍｉｎｅ
mineｈａｄ
hadｍａｄｅ
madeａ ｇｒｅａｔ ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ
a great successａｔatｔｈｅ
theｔｉｍｅ，
time, ａｔ
at
ｌｅａｓｔ ｈａｄ been
least had ｂｅｅｎ ｃｈａｔｔｅｒｅｄ
chattered ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｉｎ ｔｈｅ penny
in the ｐｅｎｎｙ ｎｅｗｓｐａｐｅｒｓ，
newspapers,ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the
ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ－ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
nineteenth-century ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ
standard ｏｆ ｉｍｍｏｒｔａｌｉｔｙ． Suddenly
of immortality. Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ＩI found
ｆｏｕｎｄ myself
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ
ｆａｃｅ
face ｔｏ ｆａｃｅ with
to face ｗｉｔｈ the
ｔｈｅyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇ man
ｍａｎ ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personalityｈａｄ
hadｓｏsoｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙ
strangely
ｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ ｍｅ． We
stirred me. Ｗｅ ｗｅｒｅ
wereｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｃｌｏｓｅ， ａｌｍｏｓｔ touching.
close, almost ｔｏｕｃｈｉｎｇ． Our
Ｏｕｒ ｅｙｅｓ ｍｅｔ ａｇａｉｎ．
eyes met again.
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｒｅｃｋｌｅｓｓ
It was reckless ofｏｆme,
ｍｅ，butｂｕｔI Ｉasked
ａｓｋｅｄLady
Ｌａｄｙ Brandon
Ｂｒａｎｄｏｎ ｔｏ ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅ me
to introduce ｍｅ ｔｏ
to
ｈｉｍ．
him.Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
Perhapsｉｔitｗａｓ
wasｎｏｔnotｓｏsoｒｅｃｋｌｅｓｓ，
reckless,ａｆｔｅｒ
afterａｌｌ． Ｉｔ was
all. It ｗａｓ simply
ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｉｎｅｖｉｔａｂｌｅ．
inevitable.
Ｗｅ
Weｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｈａｖｅ
haveｓｐｏｋｅｎ
spokenｔｏtoｅａｃｈ
eachｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
withoutａｎｙ
anyｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ．
introduction. IＩ am
ａｍ
ｓｕｒｅ ｏｆ that.
sure of ｔｈａｔ．Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ told
ｔｏｌｄ me
ｍｅ ｓｏso ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ．
afterwards. Ｈｅ，
He,ｔｏｏ，
too, ｆｅｌｔ ｔｈａｔwe
felt that ｗｅ were
ｗｅｒｅ
ｄｅｓｔｉｎｅｄ to
destined ｔｏ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｅａｃｈ
eachｏｔｈｅｒ．＇
other.’
‘Ａｎｄ ｈｏｗ ｄｉｄ Ｌａｄｙ Ｂｒａｎｄｏｎ ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅ
‘And how did Lady Brandon describe ｔｈｉｓ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ young
this wonderful ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍａｎ？”
man?’

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  Ｉ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ

ａｓｋｅｄ ｈｉｓ
asked ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｏｎ． Ｉ ‘Iｋｎｏｗ
his companion. ｓｈｅshe
know ｇｏｅｓgoes
ｉｎ ｆｏｒ ｇｉｖｉｎｇ
in for ａ ｒａｐｉｄ
giving ｐｒéｃｉｓ
a rapid ｏｆ
précis of
ａｌｌ ｈｅｒ guests.
all her ｇｕｅｓｔｓ．I Ｉremember
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ her
ｈｅｒ bringing
ｂｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ me
ｍｅ ｕｐ
up ｔｏto ａa ｔｒｕｃｕｌｅｎｔ ａｎｄ
truculent and
ｒｅｄ－ｆａｃｅｄ ｏｌｄ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ ａｌｌ ｏｖｅｒ ｗｉｔｈ ｏｒｄｅｒｓ ａｎｄ ｒｉｂｂｏｎｓ，
red-faced old gentleman covered all over with orders and ribbons,
ａｎｄ ｈｉｓｓｉｎｇ
and ｉｎｔｏmy
hissing into ｍｙ ear,
ｅａｒ， inｉｎaａtragic
ｔｒａｇｉｃwhisper
ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈmust
ｍｕｓｔ have
ｈａｖｅ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ ａｕｄｉｂｌｅtoｔｏeverybody
perfectly audible ｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ inｉｎthe
ｔｈｅroom,
ｒｏｏｍ， the
ｔｈｅ most
ｍｏｓｔ astounding
ａｓｔｏｕｎｄｉｎｇ
ｄｅｔａｉｌｓ．I Ｉsimply
details. ｓｉｍｐｌｙ fled.
ｆｌｅｄ．I Ｉlike
ｌｉｋｅto ｔｏfind
ｆｉｎｄoutｏｕｔpeople
ｐｅｏｐｌｅfor
ｆｏｒmyself.
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ．But
Ｂｕｔ Lady
Ｌａｄｙ
Ｂｒａｎｄｏｎ
Brandonｔｒｅａｔｓ
treatsｈｅｒ
herｇｕｅｓｔｓ
guestsｅｘａｃｔｌｙ
exactlyａｓasａｎanａｕｃｔｉｏｎｅｅｒ
auctioneerｔｒｅａｔｓ
treats ｈｉｓ
his ｇｏｏｄｓ．
goods.
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｅｉｔｈｅｒ
either ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｓ
explains ｔｈｅｍ
themｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ
entirely ａｗａｙ，
away,ｏｒor ｔｅｌｌｓ ｏｎｅ everything
tells one ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ about
ａｂｏｕｔ
ｔｈｅｍ
themｅｘｃｅｐｔ
except ｗｈａｔ
whatｏｎｅ
oneｗａｎｔｓ
wantsｔｏ
to ｋｎｏｗ．＇
know.’
‘Ｐｏｏｒ Ｌａｄｙ Brandon!
‘Poor Lady Ｂｒａｎｄｏｎ！ Ｙｏｕ
Youａｒｅ
areｈａｒｄ
hardｏｎonｈｅｒ，
her, Ｈａｒｒｙ！＇
Harry!’ ｓａｉｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，
said Hallward,
ｌｉｓｔｌｅｓｓｌｙ．
listlessly.
＇Ｍｙ
‘Myｄｅａｒ
dearｆｅｌｌｏｗ，
fellow, ｓｈｅ
she ｔｒｉｅｄ ｔｏ found
tried to ｆｏｕｎｄ ａa ｓａｌｏｎ， ａｎｄ only
salon, and ｏｎｌｙ succeeded
ｓｕｃｃｅｅｄｅｄ ｉｎ
in
ｏｐｅｎｉｎｇ
openingａaｒｅｓｔａｕｒａｎｔ． Ｈｏｗ ｃｏｕｌｄ
restaurant. How couldＩ Iａｄｍｉｒｅ
admireｈｅｒ？
her?Ｂｕｔ
Butｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ， what
tell me, ｗｈａｔ ｄｉｄ
did
ｓｈｅ ｓａｙ about
she say ａｂｏｕｔ Mr
Ｍｒ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ？”
Gray?’
‘Ｏｈ， ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ like,
‘Oh, something ｌｉｋｅ，“Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ
‘‘Charming boyｂｏｙ –－ poor
ｐｏｏｒ dearｄｅａｒ mother
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ ａｎｄ
and ＩI
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｉｎｓｅｐａｒａｂｌｅ．Quite
absolutely inseparable. Ｑｕｉｔｅforget
ｆｏｒｇｅｔwhat
ｗｈａｔheｈｅdoes
ｄｏｅｓ－ａｆｒａｉｄ ｈｅ－ｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔ
– afraid he – doesn’t
ｄｏ
do ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ－
anything –ｏｈ，oh,ｙｅｓ，
yes,ｐｌａｙｓ
playsｔｈｅ
theｐｉａｎｏ
piano－ –ｏｒorｉｓisｉｔit ｔｈｅ
the ｖｉｏｌｉｎ， ｄｅａｒ Mr
violin, dear Ｍｒ
Ｇｒａｙ？”Ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ
Gray?’’ Neitherｏｆ
of ｕｓ ｃｏｕｌｄ help
us could ｈｅｌｐ laughing,
ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ， and
ａｎｄ we
ｗｅ ｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ
friends ａｔ
at
ｏｎｃｅ．’
once.’
‘Ｌａｕｇｈｔｅｒ
‘Laughter ｉｓ ｎｏｔ at
is not ａｔ all
ａｌｌaａbad
ｂａｄ beginning
ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ
forａaｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ，
friendship,ａｎｄ
andｉｔitｉｓis ｆａｒ
far
ｔｈｅ
the ｂｅｓｔ ｅｎｄｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ
best ending ｏｎｅ，＇ｓａｉｄ
for one,’ said ｔｈｅ ｙｏｕｎｇ ｌｏｒｄ，
the young lord, ｐｌｕｃｋｉｎｇ
plucking ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
anotherｄａｉｓｙ．
daisy.
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｈｉｓ
his ｈｅａｄ．？＂Ｙｏｕ
head.⁷ ‘Youｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understandｗｈａｔ
whatｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ
friendship
ｉｓ， Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｈｅ
is, Harry,’ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ －＇ｏｒ
he murmured – ‘orｗｈａｔ ｅｎｍｉｔｙ
what enmityｉｓ，is,ｆｏｒ
for ｔｈａｔ ｍａｔｔｅｒ． You
that matter. Ｙｏｕ
ｌｉｋｅ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｏｎｅ；
like every one;ｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓ ｔｏ say,
is to ｓａｙ， you
ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ ｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ
indifferent to ｔｏ every
ｅｖｅｒｙ ｏｎｅ．＇
one.’
＇Ｈｏｗ
‘Howｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ
horriblyｕｎｊｕｓｔ
unjustｏｆofｙｏｕ！＇
you!’ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry, ｔｉｌｔｉｎｇ
tiltingｈｉｓ
his ｈａｔ ｂａｃｋ，
hat back,
ａｎｄ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｕｐ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｃｌｏｕｄｓ ｔｈａｔ， ｌｉｋｅ ｒａｖｅｌｌｅｄ ｓｋｅｉｎｓ ｏｆ ｇｌｏｓｓｙ
and looking up at the little clouds that, like ravelled skeins of glossy
ｗｈｉｔｅ
white ｓｉｌｋ， ｗｅｒｅ drifting
silk, were ｄｒｉｆｔｉｎｇacross
ａｃｒｏｓｓtheｔｈｅhollowed
ｈｏｌｌｏｗｅｄturquoise
ｔｕｒｑｕｏｉｓｅofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅsummer
ｓｕｍｍｅｒ
ｓｋｙ．＇Ｙｅｓ；
sky. ‘Yes; ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ ｕｎｊｕｓｔ of
horribly unjust ｏｆ you.
ｙｏｕ． IＩmake
ｍａｋｅ ａa ｇｒｅａｔ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ between
great difference ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ．
people. IＩ choose
ｃｈｏｏｓｅ my ｍｙ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ
friends ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅｉｒgood
for their ｇｏｏｄ looks,
ｌｏｏｋｓ，my ｍｙ acquaintances
ａｃｑｕａｉｎｔａｎｃｅｓ
ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅｉｒgood
for their ｇｏｏｄ characters,
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ， and ａｎｄ my
ｍｙ ｅｎｅｍｉｅｓ
enemiesｆｏｒ forｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｇｏｏｄ
goodｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｓ．
intellects. AＡ
ｍａｎ
manｃａｎｎｏｔcannotｂｅbe ｔｏｏtooｃａｒｅｆｕｌ
carefulｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｃｈｏｉｃｅ
choiceｏｆof ｈｉｓ ｅｎｅｍｉｅｓ． ＩI have
his enemies. ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｔ
not ｇｏｔ
got
ｏｎｅ
one ｗｈｏ whoｉｓis ａa ｆｏｏｌ． Ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ
fool. They are ａｌｌ ｍｅｎ ｏｆ
all men ｓｏｍｅ ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ
of some ｐｏｗｅｒ， and
intellectual power, ａｎｄ
ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｔｌｙ
consequentlyｔｈｅｙ theyａｌｌ all ａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｅ
appreciate ｍｅ．me.ＩｓIs ｔｈａｔ
that ｖｅｒｙ
very ｖａｉｎ
vain ｏｆ ｍｅ？ ＩI ｔｈｉｎｋ
of me? think
ｉｔ
it isｉｓrather
ｒａｔｈｅｒ vain.’
ｖａｉｎ．＇
Ｉ‘I ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｉｔ ｗａｓ， Harry.
it was, Ｈａｒｒｙ． But
Ｂｕｔ according
ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｙｏｕｒ category
to your ｃａｔｅｇｏｒｙ ＩI must
ｍｕｓｔ
ｂｅbeｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyａｎanａｃｑｕａｉｎｔａｎｃｅ．’
acquaintance.’

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

‘Ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ old

‘My dear ｏｌｄ Basil,
Ｂａｓｉｌ，you
ｙｏｕare
ａｒｅmuch
ｍｕｃｈ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
thanａｎ
anａｃｑｕａｉｎｔａｎｃｅ．’
acquaintance.’
‘Ａｎｄ
‘And ｍｕｃｈ
muchｌｅｓｓ
lessｔｈａｎ
thanａ aｆｒｉｅｎｄ．
friend.ＡAｓｏｒｔ
sortｏｆofｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ，
brother,ＩI ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ？”
suppose?’
‘Ｏｈ， ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒｓ！ IＩdon’t
‘Oh, brothers! ｄｏｎ＇ｔcare
ｃａｒｅfor
ｆｏｒbrothers.
ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒｓ．My
Ｍｙ elder
ｅｌｄｅｒ brother
ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ won’t
ｗｏｎ＇ｔ
ｄｉｅ， ａｎｄ ｍｙ
die, and myｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ
youngerｂｒｏｔｈｅｒｓ
brothersｓｅｅｍ
seemｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｔｏtoｄｏdoａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｅｌｓｅ．＇
else.’
＇Ｈａｒｒｙ！’ ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ Hallward,
‘Harry!’ exclaimed Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， ｆｒｏｗｎｉｎｇ．
frowning.
＇Ｍｙ
‘Myｄｅａｒ
dearｆｅｌｌｏｗ，
fellow,ＩI ａｍ
amｎｏｔ
notｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ．
serious. Ｂｕｔ
ButＩI ｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’t ｈｅｌｐ
help ｄｅｔｅｓｔｉｎｇ
detesting
ｍｙ
myｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ．
relations. IＩ suppose
ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ itｉｔ comes
ｃｏｍｅｓ ｆｒｏｍ
from ｔｈｅ
the ｆａｃｔ ｔｈａｔ none
fact that ｎｏｎｅ ｏｆ
of ｕｓ ｃａｎ
us can
ｓｔａｎｄ
stand ｏｔｈｅｒ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｈａｖｉｎｇ
other people havingｔｈｅ
the ｓａｍｅｆａｕｌｔｓ
same faultsａｓasｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ．
ourselves. IＩ quite
ｑｕｉｔｅsympath-
ｓｙｍｐａｔｈ－
ｉｚｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ
ize with ｒａｇｅ ofｏｆ the
the rage ｔｈｅ English
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ democracy
ｄｅｍｏｃｒａｃｙ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
againstｗｈａｔ
whatｔｈｅｙ
theyｃａｌｌ
call ｔｈｅ
the
ｖｉｃｅｓ ｏｆ the
vices of ｔｈｅupper
ｕｐｐｅｒ orders.
ｏｒｄｅｒｓ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｍａｓｓｅｓ
massesｆｅｅｌ
feel ｔｈａｔ ｄｒｕｎｋｅｎｎｅｓｓ， ｓｔｕｐｉｄｉｔｙ，
that drunkenness, stupidity,
ａｎｄ ｉｍｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ
and immoralityｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｂｅbeｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｏｗｎ
ownｓｐｅｃｉａｌ
specialｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ，
property,ａｎｄ
andｔｈａｔ
thatｉｆif any
ａｎｙ
ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆof ｕｓ
us ｍａｋｅｓ
makesａｎanａｓｓ
assｏｆofｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｈｅ
heｉｓis ｐｏａｃｈｉｎｇ
poachingｏｎonｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｐｒｅｓｅｒｖｅｓ．
preserves.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｐｏｏｒ
poorＳｏｕｔｈｗａｒｋ ｇｏｔgotｉｎｔｏ
Southwark intoｔｈｅ
theＤｉｖｏｒｃｅ
DivorceＣｏｕｒｔ，
Court,ｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｉｎｄｉｇｎａｔｉｏｎ
indignation
ｗａｓ
was ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｍａｇｎｉｆｉｃｅｎｔ．
magnificent. Ａｎｄ
Andｙｅｔ
yetＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
supposeｔｈａｔ
that ｔｅｎ
ten ｐｅｒ
per ｃｅｎｔ． ｏｆ
cent. of
ｔｈｅ
the ｐｒｏｌｅｔａｒｉａｔ
proletariatｌｉｖｅ
live ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔｌｙ．？Ｂ
correctly.’⁸
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ａｇｒｅｅ
agree ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｓｉｎｇｌｅ ｗｏｒｄ ｔｈａｔ
single word ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
that you have ｓａｉｄ， ａｎｄ， what
said, and, ｗｈａｔ ｉｓis
ｍｏｒｅ，
more,Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry,Ｉ Iｆｅｅｌ
feel ｓｕｒｅ
sure ｙｏｕ
youｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｅｉｔｈｅｒ．＇
either.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓｔｒｏｋｅｄ
strokedｈｉｓ his ｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ
pointed brownｂｒｏｗｎ ｂｅａｒｄ，
beard, ａｎｄandｔａｐｐｅｄ
tappedｔｈｅ the ｔｏｅ
toe
ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｐａｔｅｎｔ－ｌｅａｔｈｅｒ ｂｏｏｔ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｔａｓｓｅｌｌｅｄ ｅｂｏｎｙ ｃａｎｅ． ＇Ｈｏｗ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
of his patent-leather boot with a tasselled ebony cane. ‘How English
ｙｏｕ
you ａｒｅ
are Ｂａｓｉｌ！ Ｔｈａｔ isｉｓthe
Basil! That ｔｈｅsecond
ｓｅｃｏｎｄtime ｔｉｍｅyou
ｙｏｕhave
ｈａｖｅ made
ｍａｄｅ ｔｈａｔ ｏｂｓｅｒｖａｔｉｏｎ．
that observation.
Ｉｆｏｎｅ
If oneｐｕｔｓputs ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ
forward ａｎ an ｉｄｅａ
idea to ｔｏ aａtrue
ｔｒｕｅEnglishman
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈｍａｎ－ａｌｗａｙｓ
– alwaysａ aｒａｓｈrash ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing
ｔｏ
to ｄｏdo －ｈｅ
– heｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｄｒｅａｍｓ
dreams ｏｆ ofｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｉｎｇ
consideringｗｈｅｔｈｅｒwhether ｔｈｅtheｉｄｅａ
ideaｉｓisｒｉｇｈｔ
right ｏｒ
or
ｗｒｏｎｇ．
wrong. Ｔｈｅ Theｏｎｌｙ
onlyｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ｈｅ he ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｓ
considers of ｏｆ any
ａｎｙ importance
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ ｉｓ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ one
is whether ｏｎｅ
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｓ
believes itｉｔoneself.
ｏｎｅｓｅｌｆ．Now, Ｎｏｗ，theｔｈｅvalue
ｖａｌｕｅofｏｆanａｎideaｉｄｅａhasｈａｓnothing
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ whatsoever
ｗｈａｔｓｏｅｖｅｒ
ｔｏ
to doｄｏ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅthe ｓｉｎｃｅｒｉｔｙ
sincerity of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ manｍａｎ ｗｈｏ
whoｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｅｓ
expressesｉｔ． it. Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
Indeed, ｔｈｅthe
ｐｒｏｂａｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ
probabilities are ａｒｅthat
ｔｈａｔthe ｔｈｅmore
ｍｏｒｅ insincere
ｉｎｓｉｎｃｅｒｅ theｔｈｅ man
ｍａｎ ｉｓ， ｔｈｅmore
is, the ｍｏｒｅ ｐｕｒｅｌｙ
purely
ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ
intellectual willｗｉｌｌ the
ｔｈｅ idea
ｉｄｅａ be,
ｂｅ， as ａｓ inｉｎ that
ｔｈａｔ case
ｃａｓｅ itｉｔwill
ｗｉｌｌnotｎｏｔbeｂｅcoloured
ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ by
ｂｙ
ｅｉｔｈｅｒ his
either ｈｉｓwants,
ｗａｎｔｓ，his
ｈｉｓdesires,
ｄｅｓｉｒｅｓ， ｏｒ ｈｉｓ
or his ｐｒｅｊｕｄｉｃｅｓ．
prejudices. Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，Ｉ
However, ｄｏｎ＇ｔｐｒｏｐｏｓｅ
I don’t propose
ｔｏ discuss
to ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓ politics,
ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｓ，sociology,
ｓｏｃｉｏｌｏｇｙ，orｏｒmetaphysics
ｍｅｔａｐｈｙｓｉｃｓ withｗｉｔｈ ｙｏｕ．
you. ＩI ｌｉｋｅ ｐｅｒｓｏｎｓ
like persons
ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ，
better than principles, andａｎｄ ＩI like
ｌｉｋｅpersons
ｐｅｒｓｏｎｓ with
ｗｉｔｈ no
ｎｏ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ than
principles better ｔｈａｎ
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anything ｅｌｓｅ else inｉｎthe
ｔｈｅworld.
ｗｏｒｌｄ．Tell Ｔｅｌｌmeｍｅmore ｍｏｒｅabout
ａｂｏｕｔ Mr Ｍｒ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ．
Gray.
Ｈｏｗ
Howｏｆｔｅｎ oftenｄｏ doｙｏｕ
youｓｅｅ
see ｈｉｍ？＂
him?’
＂Ｅｖｅｒｙ
‘Every ｄａｙ．
day. ＩI couldn’t
ｃｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ be ｂｅ happy
ｈａｐｐｙ ｉｆif IＩ didn’t
ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔseeｓｅｅhimｈｉｍ every
ｅｖｅｒｙ day.⁹
ｄａｙ．＂HeＨｅ
ｉｓis absolutely
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ
necessaryｔｏtoｍｅ．’me.’
Ｈｏｗ
‘How ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ！
extraordinary!Ｉ Iｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｙｏｕ youｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｎｅｖｅｒneverｃａｒｅ
careｆｏｒfor ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anything
ｂｕｔ
butｙｏｕｒ
yourａｒｔ．＇
art.’


Ｉ２
  Ｉ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ

Ｈｅ
‘Heｉｓisａｌｌ ｍｙ ａｒｔ
all my ｔｏ me
art to ｍｅ now,’
ｎｏｗ，＇ｓａｉｄ
said ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ， ｇｒａｖｅｌｙ．‘IＩsometimes
painter, gravely. ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
ｔｈｉｎｋ， Ｈａｒｒｙ， ｔｈａｔ
think, Harry, ｔｈｅｒｅ are
that there ａｒｅ only
ｏｎｌｙ two
ｔｗｏ ｅｒａｓ ｏｆ any
eras of ａｎｙ importance
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
ｗｏｒｌｄ＇ｓ ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ． Ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ ｏｆ ａ ｎｅｗ ｍｅｄｉｕｍ ｆｏｒ
world’s history. The first is the appearance of a new medium forａｒｔ，
art,
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
and the ｓｅｃｏｎｄ
secondｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ
appearanceｏｆofａ aｎｅｗ
newｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personalityｆｏｒ
forａｒｔ
artａｌｓｏ．
also.
Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｔｈｅtheｉｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎ
inventionｏｆofｏｉｌ－ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ
oil-painting ｗａｓ
was ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the Ｖｅｎｅｔｉａｎｓ，
Venetians, ｔｈｅ
the ｆａｃｅ
face ｏｆ
of
Ａｎｔｉｎｏüｓ ｗａｓ to
Antinoüs was ｔｏ late
ｌａｔｅGreek
Ｇｒｅｅｋ sculpture,
ｓｃｕｌｐｔｕｒｅ，and
ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ face
ｆａｃｅofｏｆDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ
ｗｉｌｌ ｓｏｍｅ ｄａｙ
will some dayｂｅbeｔｏto ｍｅ．
me.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｎｏｔ merely
is not ｍｅｒｅｌｙ that
ｔｈａｔ IＩpaint
ｐａｉｎｔfrom
ｆｒｏｍ him,
ｈｉｍ， draw
ｄｒａｗ
ｆｒｏｍ
from ｈｉｍ，
him,ｓｋｅｔｃｈ
sketch ｆｒｏｍ
fromｈｉｍ．
him.ＯｆOfｃｏｕｒｓｅ
courseＩ Iｈａｖｅ
haveｄｏｎｅ ａｌｌallｔｈａｔ．
done that.Ｂｕｔ
Butｈｅheｉｓis
ｍｕｃｈ
muchｍｏｒｅ ｔｏ toｍｅme
more ｔｈａｎthan
ａ ｍｏｄｅｌ ｏｒ ａorｓｉｔｔｅｒ．
a model a sitter.Ｉ Iｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’tｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ ｔｈａｔ
tell you that IＩ am
ａｍ
ｄｉｓｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ ｗｉｔｈwhat
dissatisfied with ｗｈａｔ IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ done
ｄｏｎｅ ｏｆof ｈｉｍ，
him, ｏｒ
or ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｉｓ
his ｂｅａｕｔｙ
beauty ｉｓ ｓｕｃｈ
is such
ｔｈａｔ
that Ａｒｔ
Art ｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannotｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ
expressｉｔ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ
it. There ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ
is nothing Ａｒｔ cannot
that Art ｃａｎｎｏｔ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ，
express,
ａｎｄ
and I know that the work I have done, since I met DorianＧｒａｙ，
Ｉ ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｋ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｄｏｎｅ， ｓｉｎｃｅ Ｉ ｍｅｔ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray,ｉｓis
ｇｏｏｄ
good ｗｏｒｋ，
work, ｉｓ ｔｈｅ best
is the ｂｅｓｔwork
ｗｏｒｋ ofｏｆmy
ｍｙ life.
ｌｉｆｅ．ButＢｕｔinｉｎsome
ｓｏｍｅcurious
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓway
ｗａｙ－Ｉ
–I
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonderｗｉｌｌ
will ｙｏｕ
you ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understandｍｅ？－ｈｉｓ
me? – hisｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personalityｈａｓ
hasｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ
suggested ｔｏ ｍｅ
to me
ａｎ
an ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ ｎｅｗ ｍａｎｎｅｒ
entirely new mannerｉｎinａｒｔ，
art, ａｎ
anｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ
entirely ｎｅｗ
newｍｏｄｅ
modeｏｆ ofｓｔｙｌｅ．
style.ＩI ｓｅｅ
see
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔｌｙ，
differently, IＩthink
ｔｈｉｎｋ ofｏｆthem
ｔｈｅｍ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔｌｙ．
differently. IＩ can
ｃａｎ now
ｎｏｗ ｒｅｃｒｅａｔｅ
recreateｌｉｆｅ
life
ｉｎ
in aａ way
ｗａｙ ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ hidden
that was ｈｉｄｄｅｎ from
ｆｒｏｍ me
ｍｅ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ．＂Ａ
before. ‘‘Aｄｒｅａｍ
dreamｏｆofｆｏｒｍ
formｉｎ
in ｄａｙｓ
days
ｏｆ thought:’’
of ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ：”－– ｗｈｏ whoｉｓisｉｔ ｗｈｏ ｓａｙｓ
it who saysｔｈａｔ？
that? ＩI ｆｏｒｇｅｔ；
forget; butｂｕｔ itｉｔisｉｓwhat
ｗｈａｔDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Ｇｒａｙ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ｔｏ ｍｅ． Ｔｈｅ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓ ｌａｄ –－ｆｏｒ
Gray has been to me. The merely visible presence of this lad for ｈｅ
he
ｓｅｅｍｓ
seems ｔｏ to ｍｅ
meｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
little more than ａa ｌａｄ， ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｈｅ
lad, though he ｉｓ ｒｅａｌｌｙover
is really ｏｖｅｒtwenty
ｔｗｅｎｔｙ－–
ｈｉｓ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ
his merely ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ –－ａｈ！
visible presence ah!ＩI ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonderｃａｎ canｙｏｕyouｒｅａｌｉｚｅ
realizeａｌｌallｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈａｔ
that
ｍｅａｎｓ？
means?Ｕｎｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｌｙ
Unconsciously ｈｅ heｄｅｆｉｎｅｓ
defines ｆｏｒforｍｅmeｔｈｅtheｌｉｎｅｓ
linesｏｆofａ aｆｒｅｓｈ
fresh ｓｃｈｏｏｌ，
school, ａa
ｓｃｈｏｏｌ
schoolｔｈａｔthatｉｓis ｔｏ
to ｈａｖｅ
haveｉｎinｉｔit ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ passion
all the ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ
romanticｓｐｉｒｉｔ，
spirit,ａｌｌ
all ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ
perfection of ｏｆ theｔｈｅ spirit
ｓｐｉｒｉｔthat ｔｈａｔis Greek.
ｉｓ Ｇｒｅｅｋ． The Ｔｈｅharmony
ｈａｒｍｏｎｙ of ｏｆ soul
ｓｏｕｌandａｎｄ body
ｂｏｄｙ
－ｈｏｗ
– howｍｕｃｈ much ｔｈａｔthatｉｓ！is! Ｗｅ
Weｉｎinｏｕｒ our ｍａｄｎｅｓｓ
madnessｈａｖｅ haveｓｅｐａｒａｔｅｄ
separatedｔｈｅ the ｔｗｏ， ａｎｄ
two, and
ｈａｖｅ
haveｉｎｖｅｎｔｅｄ
inventedａ aｒｅａｌｉｓｍ
realismｔｈａｔ thatｉｓisｖｕｌｇａｒ，
vulgar,ａｎanｉｄｅａｌｉｔｙ
ideality ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｓ ｖｏｉｄ． Harry!
is void. Ｈａｒｒｙ！
ｉｆ ｙｏｕ only
if you ｏｎｌｙknew ｋｎｅｗ what
ｗｈａｔ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray Ｇｒａｙ ｉｓ is toｔｏme!ｍｅ！ YouＹｏｕ remember
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｔｈａｔ that
ｌａｎｄｓｃａｐｅ
landscape ｏｆ ｍｉｎｅ， for
of mine, ｆｏｒ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ Agnew
Ａｇｎｅｗ ｏｆｆｅｒｅｄ
offered ｍｅ meｓｕｃｈsuchａaｈｕｇｅ hugeｐｒｉｃｅ，
price,
ｂｕｔ
but ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichＩI ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｎｏｔ notｐａｒｔpartｗｉｔｈ？
with?ＩｔItｉｓis ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆof ｔｈｅthe ｂｅｓｔ
best ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ
ｅｖｅｒ ｄｏｎｅ． Ａｎｄ
ever done. Andｗｈｙ why ｉｓisｉｔit ｓｏ？
so? Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
Becauseｗｈｉｌｅ whileＩI ｗａｓwasｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ
painting ｉｔ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
it, Dorian
Ｇｒａｙ
Gray ｓａｔ ｂｅｓｉｄｅ me.
sat beside ｍｅ． Some
Ｓｏｍｅ ｓｕｂｔｌｅ
subtle ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influence passedｐａｓｓｅｄ fromｆｒｏｍ himｈｉｍ ｔｏ ｍｅ，
to me,
ａｎｄ
andｆｏｒfor ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔtime
the first ｔｉｍｅinｉｎmyｍｙlife ｌｉｆｅI saw
Ｉ ｓａｗin ｉｎ
theｔｈｅ ｐｌａｉｎ
plain ｗｏｏｄｌａｎｄthe
woodland ｔｈｅwonder
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
ＩI had
ｈａｄ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
looked ｆｏｒ，for, andａｎｄ ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｍｉｓｓｅｄ．＇
missed.’
＇Ｂａｓｉｌ， ｔｈｉｓisｉｓextraordinary!
‘Basil, this ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ！ IＩmust ｍｕｓｔ see
ｓｅｅ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ．’
Gray.’
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｇｏｔ got ｕｐｆｒｏｍ
up fromｔｈｅ theｓｅａｔ，
seat, andａｎｄ walked
ｗａｌｋｅｄ up ｕｐ andａｎｄ down
ｄｏｗｎ ｔｈｅ the ｇａｒｄｅｎ．
garden.
Ａｆｔｅｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｔｉｍｅ
After some time ｈｅ he ｃａｍｅ
cameｂａｃｋ． back.Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇
‘Harry,’ｈｅheｓａｉｄ，said, ＇Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
‘DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｉｓis ｔｏto

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Ｉ３
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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｍｅ
me ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simply ａa ｍｏｔｉｖｅ
motiveｉｎin ａｒｔ． Ｙｏｕ ｍｉｇｈｔ
art. You mightｓｅｅ
see ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothing ｉｎin ｈｉｍ．
him. ＩI ｓｅｅ
see
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everything ｉｎ ｈｉｍ． He
in him. Ｈｅ ｉｓ ｎｅｖｅｒmore
is never ｍｏｒｅ present
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ inｉｎmyｍｙ work
ｗｏｒｋ than
ｔｈａｎ when
ｗｈｅｎ
ｎｏ ｉｍａｇｅ ｏｆ ｈｉｍ ｉｓ ｔｈｅｒｅ． Ｈｅ ｉｓ ａ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｏｎ， ａｓ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｓａｉｄ， ｏｆ
no image of him is there. He is a suggestion, as I have said, of a new ａ ｎｅｗ
ｍａｎｎｅｒ． Ｉ ｆｉｎｄ ｈｉｍ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｕｒｖｅｓ ｏｆ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｌｉｎｅｓ， ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｌｏｖｅｌｉｎｅｓｓ
manner. I find him in the curves of certain lines, in the loveliness and ａｎｄ
ｓｕｂｔｌｅｔｉｅｓ
subtleties of ｏｆ certain
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ colours.
ｃｏｌｏｕｒｓ． Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｉｓis ａｌｌ＇all.’
＂Ｔｈｅｎ
‘Thenｗｈｙ whyｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’tｙｏｕ youｅｘｈｉｂｉｔ
exhibitｈｉｓ his ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ？＂
portrait?’ asked ａｓｋｅｄLordＬｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
‘Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ， ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｉｎｔｅｎｄｉｎｇ
‘Because, without intendingｉｔ， it, IＩhave
ｈａｖｅ putｐｕｔ into
ｉｎｔｏitｉｔsome
ｓｏｍｅexpression
ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ of ｏｆ
ａｌｌ ｔｈｉｓ curious
all this ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ ｉｄｏｌａｔｒｙ，Ｉ？ofｏｆwhich,
artistic idolatry,¹⁰ ｗｈｉｃｈ，ofｏｆcourse,
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ，I Ｉhave ｈａｖｅ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ
ｃａｒｅｄ
cared ｔｏ ｓｐｅａｋ toｔｏ him.
to speak ｈｉｍ． He Ｈｅ ｋｎｏｗｓ
knowsｎｏｔｈｉｎｇnothingａｂｏｕｔ aboutｉｔ． Ｈｅ ｓｈａｌｌ
it. He ｎｅｖｅｒ
shall never
ｋｎｏｗ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｉｔ． Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｇｕｅｓｓ ｉｔ； ａｎｄ Ｉ Iｗｉｌｌ
know anything about it. But the world might guess it; and will ｎｏｔ
not
ｂａｒｅ
bare my soul to their shallow, prying eyes. My heart shall never ｂｅ
ｍｙ ｓｏｕｌ ｔｏ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ， ｐｒｙｉｎｇ ｅｙｅｓ． Ｍｙ ｈｅａｒｔ ｓｈａｌｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ be
ｐｕｔ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｔｈｅｉｒ
put under ｍｉｃｒｏｓｃｏｐｅ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ
their microscope. Thereｉｓis ｔｏｏ too ｍｕｃｈ
muchｏｆofｍｙｓｅｌｆ
myselfｉｎinｔｈｅ theｔｈｉｎｇ，
thing,
Ｈａｒｒｙ－ｔｏｏ
Harry – tooｍｕｃｈ much ｏｆ ofｍｙｓｅｌｆ！＂
myself !’
Ｐｏｅｔｓ
‘Poets ａｒｅare ｎｏｔnot ｓｏ ｓｃｒｕｐｕｌｏｕｓ asａｓ you
so scrupulous ｙｏｕ are.
ａｒｅ．They Ｔｈｅｙ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｈｏｗ howｕｓｅｆｕｌuseful
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passion is ｉｓforｆｏｒpublication.
ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ．NowadaysＮｏｗａｄａｙｓ aａ broken ｂｒｏｋｅｎ ｈｅａｒｔ
heart ｗｉｌｌ
will runｒｕｎ toｔｏmany
ｍａｎｙ
ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ．’
editions.’
Ｉｈａｔｅ
‘I hateｔｈｅｍ
themｆｏｒ forｉｔ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ．＇Ａｎ‘Anａｒｔｉｓｔ
it,’ cried Hallward. artistｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｃｒｅａｔｅ
createｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ，
things, butｂｕｔ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｐｕｔ put ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｏｆof ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｌｉｆｅ
his own ｉｎｔｏ them.
life into ｔｈｅｍ． Ｗｅ Weｌｉｖｅlive ｉｎ
in ａｎ
an
ａｇｅ
age ｗｈｅｎ
whenｍｅｎ men ｔｒｅａｔ
treatａｒｔ artａｓasｉｆif itｉｔwere
ｗｅｒｅ meant
ｍｅａｎｔ ｔｏ to ｂｅbe ａa ｆｏｒｍ
form ｏｆ of ａｕｔｏｂｉｏ－
autobio-
ｇｒａｐｈｙ．
graphy. Ｗｅ Weｈａｖｅhave ｌｏｓｔlostｔｈｅ
theａｂｓｔｒａｃｔ
abstract ｓｅｎｓｅsense ｏｆ ｂｅａｕｔｙ． Some
of beauty. Ｓｏｍｅ ｄａｙ dayＩ Iｗｉｌｌwill
ｓｈｏｗ
showｔｈｅ theｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｗｈａｔ whatｉｔitｉｓ； ａｎｄ ｆｏｒ
is; and for ｔｈａｔ ｒｅａｓｏｎ ｔｈｅ
that reason the ｗｏｒｌｄ
world ｓｈａｌｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ
shall never
ｓｅｅ
see ｍｙ
myｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portraitｏｆ of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ．’Gray.’
‘Ｉ ｔｈｉｎｋyou
‘I think ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ wrong,
ｗｒｏｎｇ， Ｂａｓｉｌ，
Basil, butｂｕｔ IＩ won’t
ｗｏｎ＇ｔ ａｒｇｕｅ
argueｗｉｔｈwithｙｏｕ．you.ＩｔItｉｓis only
ｏｎｌｙ
ｔｈｅ ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌｌｙlost
the intellectually ｌｏｓｔwho ｗｈｏever
ｅｖｅｒargue.
ａｒｇｕｅ．Tell Ｔｅｌｌme, ｍｅ，isｉｓDorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray Ｇｒａｙ very
ｖｅｒｙ
ｆｏｎｄ
fondｏｆofｙｏｕ？”
you?’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painter ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ
considered ｆｏｒ for aａ few ｆｅｗ ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ．
moments. ‘Ｈｅ ‘He ｌｉｋｅｓ
likes me,’ｍｅ，＇ｈｅhe
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，
answered,ａｆｔｅｒ after ａa ｐａｕｓｅ；
pause; Ｉ‘I ｋｎｏｗ
knowｈｅheｌｉｋｅｓ likes ｍｅ．me.ＯｆOfｃｏｕｒｓｅ
courseＩ Iｆｌａｔｔｅｒ
flatter him ｈｉｍ
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌｌｙ．
dreadfully. IＩ find ｆｉｎｄ aａstrange
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ pleasure
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ in ｉｎsaying
ｓａｙｉｎｇ things
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ toｔｏhimｈｉｍ that
ｔｈａｔ IＩknow
ｋｎｏｗ
ＩI shall
ｓｈａｌｌbeｂｅ sorry
ｓｏｒｒｙfor ｆｏｒhaving
ｈａｖｉｎｇ said.
ｓａｉｄ．AsＡｓaａrule, ｒｕｌｅ，heｈｅisｉｓcharming
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ toｔｏme, ｍｅ， and
ａｎｄ
ｗｅweｓｉｔsit ｉｎ ｔｈｅ studio
in the ｓｔｕｄｉｏ and ａｎｄ talk
ｔａｌｋ ofｏｆaａthousand
ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄ things.ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．Now Ｎｏｗ ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅｎ，
then,
ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
however,ｈｅheｉｓis ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ
horribly ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｌｅｓｓ，
thoughtless, ａｎｄ and ｓｅｅｍｓ
seemsｔｏtoｔａｋｅ takeａaｒｅａｌreal ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔ
delight
ｉｎin ｇｉｖｉｎｇ
giving me ｍｅ ｐａｉｎ．
pain. ThenＴｈｅｎ ＩI ｆｅｅｌ， Ｈａｒｒｙ， that
feel, Harry, ｔｈａｔI Ｉhave
ｈａｖｅgivenｇｉｖｅｎaway ａｗａｙ myｍｙ
ｗｈｏｌｅ
wholeｓｏｕｌsoulｔｏtoｓｏｍｅ
some ｏｎｅoneｗｈｏwhoｔｒｅａｔｓ ｉｔ ａｓit asｉｆifｉｔit ｗｅｒｅ
treats wereａaｆｌｏｗｅｒ
flowerｔｏtoｐｕｔ putｉｎin ｈｉｓ
his
ｃｏａｔ，
coat, ａa ｂｉｔbit ofｏｆ decoration
ｄｅｃｏｒａｔｉｏｎ toｔｏ charm ｃｈａｒｍ ｈｉｓ ｖａｎｉｔｙ， an
his vanity, ａｎ ornament
ｏｒｎａｍｅｎｔ ｆｏｒ for ａa
ｓｕｍｍｅｒ＇ｓ
summer’sｄａｙ．’ day.’
Ｄａｙｓ
‘Daysｉｎin ｓｕｍｍｅｒ，
summer,Ｂａｓｉｌ， Basil, areａｒｅ aptａｐｔtoｔｏlinger,’
ｌｉｎｇｅｒ，＇ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ
murmured Lord Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
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＇Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｙｏｕ
‘Perhaps youｗｉｌｌ
willｔｉｒｅ
tire ｓｏｏｎｅｒ
soonerｔｈａｎ
thanｈｅhe
ｗｉｌｌ．
will.ＩｔItｉｓis ａa ｓａｄ
sad ｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｔｏ
to ｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｏｆ，
of,
ｂｕｔ
but ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｉｓ ｎｏ ｄｏｕｂｔ
is no doubt ｔｈａｔ
that Ｇｅｎｉｕｓ
Genius ｌａｓｔｓ ｌｏｎｇｅｒ than
lasts longer ｔｈａｎ Beauty.
Ｂｅａｕｔｙ． That
Ｔｈａｔ
ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｓ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｔ ｔｈａｔ ｗｅ ａｌｌ ｔａｋｅ ｓｕｃｈ ｐａｉｎｓ ｔｏ
accounts for the fact that we all take such pains to over-educateｏｖｅｒ－ｅｄｕｃａｔｅ
ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ．
ourselves. Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ wild
In the ｗｉｌｄ struggle
ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｅfor
ｆｏｒexistence,
ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ，weｗｅwant
ｗａｎｔtoｔｏhave
ｈａｖｅsomething
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
ｔｈａｔ
that endures, and so we fill our minds with rubbish and facts, ｉｎ
ｅｎｄｕｒｅｓ， ａｎｄ ｓｏ ｗｅ ｆｉｌｌ ｏｕｒ ｍｉｎｄｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｒｕｂｂｉｓｈ ａｎｄ ｆａｃｔｓ， in
ｔｈｅ silly
the ｓｉｌｌｙhope
ｈｏｐｅofｏｆkeeping
ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇour
ｏｕｒ place.
ｐｌａｃｅ．The
Ｔｈｅ thoroughly
ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈｌｙ ｗｅｌｌ－ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ
well-informed
ｍａｎ－
man ｔｈａｔ
– thatｉｓisｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｄｅｒｎ
modernｉｄｅａｌ．
ideal. Ａｎｄ
Andｔｈｅ
the ｍｉｎｄ
mindｏｆofｔｈｅ
the ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈｌｙ
thoroughly
ｗｅｌｌ－ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ
well-informedｍａｎman
ｉｓ ａis ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ ｔｈｉｎｇ．
a dreadful Ｉｔ Itｉｓisｌｉｋｅ
thing. like ａa ｂｒｉｃ－ａ－ｂｒａｃ
bric-à-bracｓｈｏｐ，
shop,ａｌｌ
all
ｍｏｎｓｔｅｒｓ
monsters ａｎｄ
andｄｕｓｔ，
dust, ｗｉｔｈ
withｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingｐｒｉｃｅｄ
pricedａｂｏｖｅ
aboveｉｔｓ
its ｐｒｏｐｅｒ
properｖａｌｕｅ．
value. ＩI
ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｙｏｕ
youｗｉｌｌ
will ｔｉｒｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ，allａｌｌ
tire first, theｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ．Some
same. Ｓｏｍｅ day
ｄａｙ you
ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｌｏｏｋ at
will look ａｔ your
ｙｏｕｒ
ｆｒｉｅｎｄ， ａｎｄ ｈｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｓｅｅｍ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｂｅ ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｄｒａｗｉｎｇ，
friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you ｏｒ ｙｏｕ
ｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’t ｌｉｋｅ ｈｉｓ tone
like his ｔｏｎｅ ofｏｆcolour,
ｃｏｌｏｕｒ，orｏｒsomething.
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ． You
Ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ
will ｂｉｔｔｅｒｌｙ ｒｅｐｒｏａｃｈ
bitterly reproach
ｈｉｍ
himｉｎinｙｏｕｒ
yourｏｗｎ
ownｈｅａｒｔ，
heart,ａｎｄ
andｓｅｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ
seriously ｔｈｉｎｋ ｔｈａｔ he
think that ｈｅ has
ｈａｓ behaved
ｂｅｈａｖｅｄ ｖｅｒｙ
very
ｂａｄｌｙ
badly ｔｏ
to ｙｏｕ．
you. Ｔｈｅ
Theｎｅｘｔ
nextｔｉｍｅ
timeｈｅheｃａｌｌｓ，
calls, ｙｏｕ
you ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ perfectly
will be ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ cold
ｃｏｌｄ and
ａｎｄ
ｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ．
indifferent. Ｉｔ ｗｉｌｌbe
It will ｂｅ aａ great
ｇｒｅａｔ pity,
ｐｉｔｙ，for
ｆｏｒitｉｔwillｗｉｌｌ ａｌｔｅｒ
alter you.ｙｏｕ． Ｗｈａｔyou
What ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｔｏｌｄ me
told ｍｅ ｉｓ ｑｕｉｔｅ aａ romance,
is quite ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ， ａa ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ
romanceｏｆofａｒｔ artｏｎｅ
oneｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｃａｌｌ
callｉｔ， ａｎｄ
it, and
ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｓｔ ｏｆ
the worst ｈａｖｉｎｇ ａa ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ
of having romanceｏｆofａｎｙ anyｋｉｎｄ
kindｉｓ isｔｈａｔthatｉｔit ｌｅａｖｅｓ ｏｎｅ ｓｏ
leaves one so
ｕｎｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ：
unromantic.’
‘Ｈａｒｒｙ，
‘Harry, don’tｄｏｎ＇ｔ talk
ｔａｌｋ like
ｌｉｋｅ that.
ｔｈａｔ．AsＡｓ long
ｌｏｎｇ ａｓ
as ＩI ｌｉｖｅ， ｔｈｅ personality
live, the ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ ofｏｆ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｗｉｌｌ
willｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅ
dominateｍｅ． me.Ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ＇ｔ
You can’tｆｅｅｌ
feelｗｈａｔ
whatＩI ｆｅｅｌ． Ｙｏｕ change
feel. You ｃｈａｎｇｅ
ｔｏｏ
too ｏｆｔｅｎ！
often.’
‘Ａｈ，
‘Ah, my ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ
dearＢａｓｉｌ， ｔｈａｔ isｉｓexactly
Basil, that ｅｘａｃｔｌｙwhy
ｗｈｙ IＩ can
ｃａｎ feel
ｆｅｅｌ it.ｉｔ．Those
Ｔｈｏｓｅwho
ｗｈｏ ａｒｅ
are
ｆａｉｔｈｆｕｌ ｋｎｏｗ ｏｎｌｙ
faithful know onlyｔｈｅtheｔｒｉｖｉａｌ
trivial ｓｉｄｅ
side ｏｆ ｌｏｖｅ： itｉｔisｉｓthe
of love: ｔｈｅfaithless
ｆａｉｔｈｌｅｓｓ whoｗｈｏknow
ｋｎｏｗ
ｌｏｖｅ＇ｓ ｔｒａｇｅｄｉｅｓ．＇And
love’s tragedies.’ Ａｎｄ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓｔｒｕｃｋ
struckａaｌｉｇｈｔ light ｏｎon ａa ｄａｉｎｔｙ
daintyｓｉｌｖｅｒ
silver
ｃａｓｅ，
case, ａｎｄ
andｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏtoｓｍｏｋｅ
smoke ａ ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ
a cigaretteｗｉｔｈ
withａ aｓｅｌｆ－ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
self-consciousａｎｄ andｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ
satisfied
ａｉｒ，
air, asａｓifｉｆ
heｈｅhadｈａｄsummed
ｓｕｍｍｅｄ ｕｐ up ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｉｎ in ａa ｐｈｒａｓｅ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
phrase. There wasａ aｒｕｓｔｌｅ
rustle
ｏｆ ｃｈｉｒｒｕｐｉｎｇ ｓｐａｒｒｏｗｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅｅｎ ｌａｃｑｕｅｒ ｌｅａｖｅｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｉｖｙ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
of chirruping sparrows in the green lacquer leaves of the ivy, and the
ｂｌｕｅ ｃｌｏｕｄ－ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ ｃｈａｓｅｄ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ ａｃｒｏｓｓ ｔｈｅ
blue cloud-shadows chased themselves across the grass like swallows.ｇｒａｓｓ ｌｉｋｅ ｓｗａｌｌｏｗｓ．
Ｈｏｗ ｐｌｅａｓａｎｔ
How pleasantｉｔit ｗａｓ
was ｉｎ ｔｈｅ garden!
in the ｇａｒｄｅｎ！ And
Ａｎｄ ｈｏｗ
howｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
delightful ｏｔｈｅｒother ｐｅｏｐｌｅ＇ｓ
people’s
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ
emotions ｗｅｒｅ！－ｍｕｃｈ
were! – much ｍｏｒｅmore ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ ｔｈａｎ
delightful thanｔｈｅｉｒtheirｉｄｅａｓ，
ideas,ｉｔit seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ to
ｈｉｍ．Ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
him. One’s ｏｗｎown
ｓｏｕｌ， ａｎｄand
soul, ｔｈｅtheｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ
passionsｏｆofｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’sｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ
friends －– ｔｈｏｓｅ ｗｅｒｅ
those were
ｔｈｅ ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
the fascinating things in ｉｎ life.
ｌｉｆｅ．HeＨｅpictured
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｄ toｔｏ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ with
ｗｉｔｈ silent
ｓｉｌｅｎｔamuse-
ａｍｕｓｅ－
ｍｅｎｔ
mentｔｈｅ the ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ
tedious ｌｕｎｃｈｅｏｎ
luncheonｔｈａｔ that ｈｅhe ｈａｄ
hadｍｉｓｓｅｄ
missedｂｙbyｓｔａｙｉｎｇ
stayingｓｏ so ｌｏｎｇ
long ｗｉｔｈ
with
Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ． Had
Basil Hallward. Ｈａｄ ｈｅheｇｏｎｅgoneｔｏtoｈｉｓhis ａｕｎｔ＇ｓ，
aunt’s, he ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ
been ｓｕｒｅ
sure
ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ met
to have ｍｅｔ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Goodbody
Ｇｏｏｄｂｏｄｙ ｔｈｅｒｅ， there, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ ｗｈｏｌｅ ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎ
the whole conversation would ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｈａｖｅ
have ｂｅｅｎ
beenａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｔｈｅ theｆｅｅｄｉｎｇ
feedingｏｆof ｔｈｅ the ｐｏｏｒ，
poor, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ the ｎｅｃｅｓｓｉｔｙ
necessity forｆｏｒ model
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ｌｏｄｇｉｎｇ－ｈｏｕｓｅｓ． Ｅａｃｈ class

lodging-houses. Each ｃｌａｓｓwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ preached
ｐｒｅａｃｈｅｄ the
ｔｈｅ importance
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ ｏｆ
of
ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｖｉｒｔｕｅｓ， ｆｏｒwhose
virtues, for ｗｈｏｓｅ exercise
ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ there
ｔｈｅｒｅ was
ｗａｓ no
ｎｏ ｎｅｃｅｓｓｉｔｙ ｉｎ their
necessity in ｔｈｅｉｒ own
ｏｗｎ
ｌｉｖｅｓ． Ｔｈｅ ｒｉｃｈ
lives. The ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ
rich would haveｓｐｏｋｅｎ
spokenｏｎon
ｔｈｅtheｖａｌｕｅ ｏｆ ofｔｈｒｉｆｔ，
value thrift, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｉｄｌｅ
idle
ｇｒｏｗｎ
grownｅｌｏｑｕｅｎｔ
eloquentｏｖｅｒ
overｔｈｅ
theｄｉｇｎｉｔｙ
dignity ｏｆ
of ｌａｂｏｕｒ． Ｉｔwas
labour. It ｗａｓ charming
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ
to have
ｅｓｃａｐｅｄ
escapedａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ！ As
all that! Ａｓ heｈｅ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｏｆof ｈｉｓ ａｕｎｔ， an
his aunt, ａｎ ｉｄｅａ
idea ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｓｔｒｉｋｅstrike
ｈｉｍ．Ｈｅ
him. He ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turned ｔｏ toＨａｌｌｗａｒｄ，
Hallward,ａｎｄ and ｓａｉｄ，＇Ｍｙ
said, ‘My ｄｅａｒ
dearｆｅｌｌｏｗ，
fellow,Ｉ Iｈａｖｅ
haveｊｕｓｔjust
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ．’
remembered.’
“Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ
‘Rememberedｗｈａｔ， what,Ｈａｒｒｙ？”
Harry?’
‘Ｗｈｅｒｅ
‘Where ＩI heardｈｅａｒｄ ｔｈｅ ｎａｍｅ ｏｆof Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
the name DorianＧｒａｙ．’
Gray.’
＇Ｗｈｅｒｅ
‘Whereｗａｓ was ｉｔ？” ａｓｋｅｄ Hallward,
it?’ asked Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， ｗｉｔｈ withａaｓｌｉｇｈｔ ｆｒｏｗｎ．
slight frown.
＇Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｌｏｏｋ ｓｏ ａｎｇｒｙ， Ｂａｓｉｌ． Ｉｔ ｗａｓ
‘Don’t look so angry, Basil. It was at my aunt, Ladyａｔ ｍｙ ａｕｎｔ， Ｌａｄｙ Agatha’s.
Ａｇａｔｈａ＇ｓ． She Ｓｈｅ
ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ ａ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｙｏｕｎｇ
told me she had discovered a wonderful young man, who was going ｍａｎ， ｗｈｏ ｗａｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ
ｔｏ ｈｅｌｐ her
to help ｈｅｒ inｉｎtheｔｈｅEast
ＥａｓｔEnd,
Ｅｎｄ，and ａｎｄthat
ｔｈａｔhisｈｉｓ
nameｎａｍｅwasｗａｓDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray.
Ｇｒａｙ． IＩ am ａｍ
ｂｏｕｎｄ
boundｔｏtoｓｔａｔｅ ｔｈａｔ she
state that ｓｈｅnever
ｎｅｖｅｒtoldｔｏｌｄmeｍｅheｈｅwas ｗａｓgood-looking.
ｇｏｏｄ－ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ．Women Ｗｏｍｅｎ
ｈａｖｅ
have ｎｏ no ａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｉｏｎ
appreciation ｏｆ of ｇｏｏｄ
good ｌｏｏｋｓ；
looks; atａｔ least,
ｌｅａｓｔ，goodｇｏｏｄwomen
ｗｏｍｅｎ ｈａｖｅ
have ｎｏｔ．
not.
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｓａｉｄsaid ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ he ｗａｓ
wasｖｅｒｙveryｅａｒｎｅｓｔ，
earnest, ａｎｄandｈａｄ hadａ aｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautifulｎａｔｕｒｅ．
nature.ＩI ａｔ at
ｏｎｃｅ
once ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｄ
pictured ｔｏ to ｍｙｓｅｌｆ
myself ａa ｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅ
creature ｗｉｔｈwith ｓｐｅｃｔａｃｌｅｓ
spectacles ａｎｄ and ｌａｎｋ
lankｈａｉｒ，
hair,
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ ｆｒｅｃｋｌｅｄ，and
horribly freckled, ａｎｄtramping
ｔｒａｍｐｉｎｇ aboutａｂｏｕｔ ｏｎ on ｈｕｇｅ
hugeｆｅｅｔ．
feet. ＩI wish
ｗｉｓｈ ＩI hadｈａｄ
ｋｎｏｗｎ
known ｉｔitｗａｓ
wasｙｏｕｒyourｆｒｉｅｎｄ．＇
friend.’
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｖｅｒｙ
veryｇｌａｄgladｙｏｕ youｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ，
didn’t, Ｈａｒｒｙ．＇
Harry.’
‘Ｗｈｙ？”
‘Why?’
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｗａｎｔ ｙｏｕ
don’t want you ｔｏ ｍｅｅｔ ｈｉｍ．＇
to meet him.’
“Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ want
‘You don’t ｗａｎｔ ｍｅ meｔｏto ｍｅｅｔ
meetｈｉｍ？”
him?’
‘Ｎｏ．’
‘No.’
＇Ｍｒ
‘MrＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｉｓ isｉｎinｔｈｅtheｓｔｕｄｉｏ，
studio,ｓｉｒ，＇ｓａｉｄ
sir,’ said ｔｈｅ ｂｕｔｌｅｒ， coming
the butler, ｃｏｍｉｎｇ ｉｎｔｏinto
ｔｈｅ ｇａｒｄｅｎ．
the garden.
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｍｕｓｔ
mustｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅ
introduce ｍｅ meｎｏｗ，＇
now,’ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ．
laughing.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painterｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｔｏtoｈｉｓ his ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ，
servant, ｗｈｏ
whoｓｔｏｏｄ
stoodｂｌｉｎｋｉｎｇ
blinkingｉｎinｔｈｅtheｓｕｎｌｉｇｈｔ．
sunlight.
＇Ａｓｋ
‘Ask Mr Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｔｏtoｗａｉｔ，wait, Ｐａｒｋｅｒ：
Parker: IＩ shall
ｓｈａｌｌbeｂｅinｉｎinｉｎa fewａ ｆｅｗmoments.’
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ．＇Ｔｈｅ The
ｍａｎ
manｂｏｗｅｄ，
bowed,ａｎｄ andｗｅｎｔ
wentｕｐupｔｈｅ the ｗａｌｋ．
walk.
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｈｅheｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔatＬｏｒｄ LordＨｅｎｒｙ．
Henry.Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
‘DorianＧｒａｙGrayｉｓ ｍｙ
is myｄｅａｒｅｓｔ
dearest ｆｒｉｅｎｄ，’
friend,’
ｈｅ
he ｓａｉｄ． Ｈｅ ｈａｓ
said. ‘He hasａa ｓｉｍｐｌｅ
simple ａｎｄandａaｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ ｎａｔｕｒｅ． Your
beautiful nature. Ｙｏｕｒ ａｕｎｔ
aunt ｗａｓ
was ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite
ｒｉｇｈｔ
right in ｉｎ what
ｗｈａｔ ｓｈｅshe ｓａｉｄ
said ofｏｆ him.
ｈｉｍ． Don’t
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｓｐｏｉｌ ｈｉｍ． Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
spoil him. Don’tｔｒｙ try ｔｏ
to ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influence
ｈｉｍ．Ｙｏｕｒ
him. Yourｉｎｆｕｅｎｃｅ
influenceｗｏｕｌｄ wouldｂｅbeｂａｄ．bad.Ｔｈｅ Theｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｉｓis ｗｉｄｅ，
wide, andａｎｄ has
ｈａｓ many
ｍａｎｙ
ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ
marvellous ｐｅｏｐｌｅpeople ｉｎ ｉｔ．Don’t
in it. Ｄｏｎ＇ｔtake
ｔａｋｅaway
ａｗａｙfromｆｒｏｍmeｍｅ the
ｔｈｅoneｏｎｅ person
ｐｅｒｓｏｎ who ｗｈｏ
ｇｉｖｅｓ ｔｏ ｍｙ ａｒｔ ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｃｈａｒｍ ｉｔ ｐｏｓｓｅｓｓｅｓ：！＇ ｍｙ ｌｉｆｅ ａｓ ａｎ ａｒｔｉｓｔ
gives to my art whatever charm it possesses:¹¹ my life as an artist

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ｄｅｐｅｎｄｓ
dependsｏｎonｈｉｍ．
him.Ｍｉｎｄ，
Mind,Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry,Ｉ Iｔｒｕｓｔ
trust ｙｏｕ．＇ Ｈｅ ｓｐｏｋｅ
you.’ He spoke ｖｅｒｙ
very ｓｌｏｗｌｙ， ａｎｄ
slowly, and
ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄｓ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｗｒｕｎｇ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｈｉｍ ａｌｍｏｓｔ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｈｉｓ ｗｉｌｌ．
the words seemed wrung out of him almost against his will.
‘Ｗｈａｔ
‘What ｎｏｎｓｅｎｓｅ
nonsense ｙｏｕ
youｔａｌｋ！＇ ｓａｉｄ Lord
talk!’ said Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ，
smiling, ａｎｄ，
and, ｔａｋｉｎｇ
taking
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｂｙbyｔｈｅ
theａｒｍ，
arm,ｈｅheａｌｍｏｓｔ
almostｌｅｄ
ledｈｉｍ
himｉｎｔｏ
intoｔｈｅ
the ｈｏｕｓｅ．
house.

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Ａｓ
As ｔｈｅｙ ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ they
they entered ｔｈｅｙ saw
ｓａｗ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ．
Gray. Ｈｅ
Heｗａｓ
wasｓｅａｔｅｄ
seatedａｔatｔｈｅ
the ｐｉａｎｏ，
piano,
ｗｉｔｈ his
with ｈｉｓ back
ｂａｃｋ toｔｏ them,
ｔｈｅｍ， turning
ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ over
ｏｖｅｒ the
ｔｈｅ pages
ｐａｇｅｓ ofｏｆ aａ volume
ｖｏｌｕｍｅ ｏｆ Ｓｃｈｕ－
of Schu-
ｍａｎｎ＇ｓ
mann’sＦｏｒｅｓｔ
‘ForestＳｃｅｎｅｓ＇．
Scenes’. Ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ
‘You ｌｅｎｄlendｍｅ me
must ｔｈｅｓｅ， Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇
these, Basil,’ｈｅ
heｃｒｉｅｄ． Ｉ
cried. ‘I
ｗａｎｔ
want ｔｏ
to ｌｅａｒｎ ｔｈｅｍ． They
learn them. Ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ
are ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ．＇
perfectly charming.’
“Ｔｈａｔ ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙdepends
‘That entirely ｄｅｐｅｎｄｓ on
ｏｎ ｈｏｗ
howｙｏｕyouｓｉｔsit ｔｏ－ｄａｙ，
to-day, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．’
Dorian.’
‘Ｏｈ，
‘Oh, IＩ am
ａｍ ｔｉｒｅｄ
tired ｏｆ
of ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ， ａｎｄ IＩ don’t
sitting, and ｄｏｎ＇ｔ want
ｗａｎｔ ａaｌｉｆｅ－ｓｉｚｅｄ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ of
life-sized portrait ｏｆ
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ，’ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
myself,’ answered ｔｈｅthe ｌａｄ， ｓｗｉｎｇｉｎｇ round
lad, swinging ｒｏｕｎｄ ｏｎ onｔｈｅ
the ｍｕｓｉｃ－ｓｔｏｏｌ，
music-stool, ｉｎ
in aａ
ｗｉｌｆｕｌ， ｐｅｔｕｌａｎｔmanner.
wilful, petulant ｍａｎｎｅｒ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ
he ｃａｕｇｈｔ
caught ｓｉｇｈｔ ｏｆ Lord
sight of Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ａa
ｆａｉｎｔ ｂｌｕｓｈ coloured
faint blush ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ his
ｈｉｓ cheeks
ｃｈｅｅｋｓ for
ｆｏｒ aａ moment,
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ， ａｎｄ
andｈｅheｓｔａｒｔｅｄ
started ｕｐ．
up.
＂Ｉ ｂｅｇ your
‘I beg ｙｏｕｒ pardon,
ｐａｒｄｏｎ， Basil,
Ｂａｓｉｌ，but
ｂｕｔI Ｉdidn’t
ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔknow
ｋｎｏｗyou
ｙｏｕhad
ｈａｄ any
ａｎｙ one
ｏｎｅ with
ｗｉｔｈ
ｙｏｕ，＇
you.’
Ｔｈｉｓ
‘Thisｉｓ Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
is Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ Ｗｏｔｔｏｎ，
Wotton,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ａｎanｏｌｄ
oldＯｘｆｏｒｄ
Oxfordｆｒｉｅｎｄ
friendｏｆ ｍｉｎｅ．
of mine.
ＩI ｈａｖｅ
have ｊｕｓｔ ｂｅｅｎ ｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ
just been ｈｉｍ what
telling him ｗｈａｔ ａa ｃａｐｉｔａｌ ｓｉｔｔｅｒyou
capital sitter ｙｏｕwere,
ｗｅｒｅ，and
ａｎｄ now
ｎｏｗ
ｙｏｕ
you ｈａｖｅ
haveｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ
spoiledｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．＇
everything.’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ not
‘You have ｎｏｔ spoiled
ｓｐｏｉｌｅｄmy ｍｙ pleasure
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅinｉｎmeeting
ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇyou, ｙｏｕ，MrＭｒ Gray,’
Ｇｒａｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ
said
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry, ｓｔｅｐｐｉｎｇ ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ and
stepping forward ａｎｄ ｅｘｔｅｎｄｉｎｇ
extending his ｈｉｓ hand.
ｈａｎｄ．＂Ｍｙ
‘My ａｕｎｔaunt ｈａｓ
has
ｏｆｔｅｎ ｓｐｏｋｅｎ ｔｏ ｍｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｙｏｕ． Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｈｅｒ ｆａｖｏｕｒｉｔｅｓ， ａｎｄ， ＩI
often spoken to me about you. You are one of her favourites, and,
ａｍ
amａｆｒａｉｄ，
afraid,ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆofｈｅｒ
herｖｉｃｔｉｍｓ
victimsａｌｓｏ．＇
also.’
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｉｎin Ｌａｄｙ
LadyＡｇａｔｈａ＇ｓ
Agatha’sｂｌａｃｋ black ｂｏｏｋｓ
books ａｔ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
at present,’ answered Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,
ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｆｕｎｎｙ
funny ｌｏｏｋ
look ｏｆof ｐｅｎｉｔｅｎｃｅ．
penitence. ‘IＩ ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ
promised ｔｏ to ｇｏ
go ｔｏ
to ａa ｃｌｕｂ
club ｉｎ in
Ｗｈｉｔｅｃｈａｐｅｌ
Whitechapelｗｉｔｈ withｈｅｒherｌａｓｔ
lastＴｕｅｓｄａｙ，＇
Tuesday,¹ａｎｄand Ｉ ｒｅａｌｌｙ
I reallyｆｏｒｇｏｔ
forgotａｌｌ
allａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｉｔ． it.
Ｗｅ ｗｅｒｅ
We wereｔｏtoｈａｖｅ
haveｐｌａｙｅｄ
playedａ ｄｕｅｔa duet ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ
together － ｔｈｒｅｅ
– threeｄｕｅｔｓ，
duets,Ｉ Iｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ．
believe. ＩI
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｋｎｏｗ
knowｗｈａｔwhatｓｈｅshe
ｗｉｌｌwillｓａｙsayｔｏtoｍｅ．
me.Ｉ Iａｍam
ｆａｒfarｔｏｏtooｆｒｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ
frightened ｔｏ toｃａｌｌ．＇
call.’
‘Ｏｈ，
‘Oh, IＩ will
ｗｉｌｌmake
ｍａｋｅ your
ｙｏｕｒ peace
ｐｅａｃｅ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｍｙmyａｕｎｔ．
aunt.ＳｈｅSheｉｓis ｑｕｉｔｅ ｄｅｖｏｔｅｄ ｔｏ
quite devoted to
ｙｏｕ． Ａｎｄ Ｉ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｉｔ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｍａｔｔｅｒｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｎｏｔ ｂｅｉｎｇ
you. And I don’t think it really matters about your not being
ｔｈｅｒｅ． Ｔｈｅ audience
there. The ａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅ probably
ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ thoughtｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ itｉｔwas ｗａｓaａduet.
ｄｕｅｔ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ Aunt
Ａｕｎｔ
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Ａｇａｔｈａ
Agathaｓｉｔｓ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｏ
sits down ｔｈｅ piano
to the ｐｉａｎｏ she
ｓｈｅ makes
ｍａｋｅｓ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｎｏｉｓｅ
quite enough noise ｆｏｒ ｔｗｏ
for two
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ．＇
people.’
“Ｔｈａｔ
‘That isｉｓvery
ｖｅｒｙhorrid
ｈｏｒｒｉｄtoｔｏher,
ｈｅｒ，and
ａｎｄ not
ｎｏｔ very
ｖｅｒｙ nice
ｎｉｃｅ toｔｏ me,’
ｍｅ，＇ answered
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ．
Dorian, laughing.
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔatｈｉｍ．
him.Ｙｅｓ，
Yes,ｈｅheｗａｓwasｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌｌｙ
wonderfully
ｈａｎｄｓｏｍｅ，
handsome, ｗｉｔｈ ｈｉｓhisｆｉｎｅｌｙ－ｃｕｒｖｅｄ
with finely-curvedｓｃａｒｌｅｔ
scarletｌｉｐｓ，
lips,ｈｉｓ
his ｆｒａｎｋ
frank ｂｌｕｅ
blueｅｙｅｓ，
eyes, ｈｉｓ
his
ｃｒｉｓｐ ｇｏｌｄ hair.
crisp gold ｈａｉｒ．There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
ｗａｓ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｎin ｈｉｓ
his ｆａｃｅ ｔｈａｔ made
face that ｍａｄｅ ｏｎｅ
oneｔｒｕｓｔ
trust
ｈｉｍ
himａｔat ｏｎｃｅ．
once.Ａｌｌ
All ｔｈｅ
the ｃａｎｄｏｕｒ
candourｏｆofｙｏｕｔｈ
youthｗａｓ ｔｈｅｒｅ，
was there,ａｓasｗｅｌｌ
wellａｓasａｌｌ
all ｙｏｕｔｈ＇ｓ
youth’s
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅ ｐｕｒｉｔｙ． One
passionate purity. Ｏｎｅ ｆｅｌｔ ｔｈａｔheｈｅhad
felt that ｈａｄ kept
ｋｅｐｔ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ unspotted
ｕｎｓｐｏｔｔｅｄ from
ｆｒｏｍ
ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ． No
the world. Ｎｏ wonder
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ worshipped
Basil Hallward ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ ｈｉｍ．？
him.²
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youａｒｅ
are ｔｏｏ ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ ｔｏ
too charming ｇｏ in
to go ｉｎ for
ｆｏｒphilanthropy,
ｐｈｉｌａｎｔｈｒｏｐｙ，MrＭｒGray
Ｇｒａｙ－ｆａｒ
– far ｔｏｏ
too
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ．＇ Ａｎｄ Ｌｏｒｄ
charming.’ And Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｆｌｕｎｇ
flung ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｄｏｗｎ ｏｎonｔｈｅ
himself down the ｄｉｖａｎ， ａｎｄ
divan, and
ｏｐｅｎｅｄ
openedｈｉｓ
hisｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ－ｃａｓｅ．
cigarette-case.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painter ｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ
beenｂｕｓｙ
busyｍｉｘｉｎｇ
mixingｈｉｓhisｃｏｌｏｕｒｓ
coloursａｎｄ
andｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ
getting ｈｉｓ
his
ｂｒｕｓｈｅｓ ｒｅａｄｙ． He
brushes ready. Ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ looking
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ worried,
ｗｏｒｒｉｅｄ，and ａｎｄ when
ｗｈｅｎ he
ｈｅ heard
ｈｅａｒｄ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Henry’s ｌａｓｔ ｒｅｍａｒｋ he
last remark ｈｅ glanced
ｇｌａｎｃｅｄ at
ａｔ him,
ｈｉｍ， hesitated
ｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅｄforｆｏｒa moment,
ａ ｍｏｍｅｎｔ， and
ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅｎ
then ｓａｉｄ， Ｈａｒｒｙ， ＩI want
said, ‘Harry, ｗａｎｔ ｔｏto finish
ｆｉｎｉｓｈthis
ｔｈｉｓpicture
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅto-day.
ｔｏ－ｄａｙ．Ｗｏｕｌｄ ｙｏｕ think
Would you ｔｈｉｎｋ
ｉｔit awfully
ａｗｆｕｌｌｙ rude
ｒｕｄｅ of
ｏｆ me
ｍｅ ｉｆ
if IＩasked
ａｓｋｅｄyou
ｙｏｕ toｔｏgoｇｏaway?’
ａｗａｙ？
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓｍｉｌｅｄ， ａｎｄ looked
smiled, and ｌｏｏｋｅｄ atａｔDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray.
Ｇｒａｙ．＇Ａｍ
‘AmＩI ｔｏ ｇｏ，Mr
to go, Ｍｒ
Ｇｒａｙ？” ｈｅ asked.
Gray?’ he ａｓｋｅｄ．
‘Ｏｈ，ｐｌｅａｓｅ
‘Oh, pleaseｄｏｎ＇ｔ，
don’t, Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ．
Henry.Ｉ ｓｅｅ ｔｈａｔ
I see thatＢａｓｉｌ
Basilｉｓisｉｎ
in ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆofｈｉｓ
his ｓｕｌｋｙ
sulky
ｍｏｏｄｓ；
moods;ａｎｄ
andＩ Iｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’tｂｅａｒ
bearｈｉｍhimｗｈｅｎ
when ｈｅ he
ｓｕｌｋｓ．
sulks.Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
Besides,Ｉ Iｗａｎｔ
wantｙｏｕ
youｔｏtoｔｅｌｌ
tell
ｍｅ
meｗｈｙwhyＩ Iｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｎｏｔ
notｇｏgoｉｎinｆｏｒ
for ｐｈｉｌａｎｔｈｒｏｐｙ．＇
philanthropy.’
＇Ｉ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ know
‘I don’t ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ
thatＩI ｓｈａｌｌ
shall ｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ that,
tell you ｔｈａｔ， Mr
Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ．
Gray.ＩｔItｉｓis ｓｏ
so ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ
tedious ａa
ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ ｔｈａｔ one
subject that ｏｎｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｈａｖｅhave ｔｏtoｔａｌｋ
talkｓｅｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ
seriouslyａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｉｔ．it. Ｂｕｔ
ButＩI ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly
ｓｈａｌｌ ｎｏｔrun
shall not ｒｕｎaway,
ａｗａｙ， now
ｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ have
that you ｈａｖｅ ａｓｋｅｄ
asked ｍｅ meｔｏto ｓｔｏｐ． Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
stop. You don’t
ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｍｉｎｄ， Ｂａｓｉｌ， ｄｏ ｙｏｕ？ Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｏｆｔｅｎ ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｌｉｋｅｄ your
really mind, Basil, do you? You have often told me that you liked ｙｏｕｒ
ｓｉｔｔｅｒｓ
sitters toｔｏhave
ｈａｖｅ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｏｎｅ
oneｔｏtoｃｈａｔ
chatｔｏ．＇
to.’
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｂｉｔ bitｈｉｓ
hisｌｉｐ． Ｉｆ Dorian
lip. ‘If Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｗｉｓｈｅｓ
wishesｉｔ， ｏｆ course
it, of ｃｏｕｒｓｅ you
ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ
mustｓｔａｙ．
stay.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’s ｗｈｉｍｓ
whimsａｒｅ areｌａｗｓ
lawsｔｏtoｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ，
everybody,ｅｘｃｅｐｔ
except ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ．’
himself.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｔｏｏｋ tookｕｐupｈｉｓ hisｈａｔ
hatａｎｄ
andｇｌｏｖｅｓ．＇Ｙｏｕ
gloves. ‘Youａｒｅ areｖｅｒｙ
veryｐｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ，
pressing,
Ｂａｓｉｌ， ｂｕｔ IＩam
Basil, but ａｍ afraid
ａｆｒａｉｄ IＩmust
ｍｕｓｔ go.
ｇｏ．I Ｉhave
ｈａｖｅpromised
ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ toｔｏ meet
ｍｅｅｔ aａ man
ｍａｎ ａｔat ｔｈｅ
the
Ｏｒｌｅａｎｓ． Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ， Mr
Orleans. Good-bye, Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ． Ｃｏｍｅ ａｎｄ
Gray. Come andｓｅｅsee ｍｅ
meｓｏｍｅ
someａｆｔｅｒｎｏｏｎ
afternoonｉｎ in
Ｃｕｒｚｏｎ
CurzonＳｔｒｅｅｔ．
Street. ＩI ａｍ
amｎｅａｒｌｙ
nearlyａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysａｔatｈｏｍｅ
home ａｔatｆｉｖｅ
fiveｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ．
o’clock. Ｗｒｉｔｅ
Write ｔｏto
ｍｅ
meｗｈｅｎ
whenｙｏｕ youａｒｅareｃｏｍｉｎｇ．
coming. Ｉ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
I shouldｂｅbeｓｏｒｒｙ
sorryｔｏtoｍｉｓｓ
miss ｙｏｕ．＇
you.’
＇Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray,
‘Basil,’ cried Dorian Ｇｒａｙ， ‘ifｉｆ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ Ｗｏｔｔｏｎ
Wottonｇｏｅｓ goesＩ Iｓｈａｌｌ
shall ｇｏ
go

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ｔｏｏ．
too. Ｙｏｕ
Youｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｏｐｅｎ
open ｙｏｕｒ ｌｉｐｓlipsｗｈｉｌｅ
your whileｙｏｕ ａｒｅareｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ，
you painting,ａｎｄ ｉｔitｉｓis ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ
and horribly
ｄｕｌｌ ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ ｏｎ ａ ｐｌａｔｆｏｒｍ ａｎｄ ｔｒｙｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｌｏｏｋ ｐｌｅａｓａｎｔ．
dull standing on a platform and trying to look pleasant. Ask him Ａｓｋ ｈｉｍ ｔｏto
ｓｔａｙ．
stay.ＩIｉｎｓｉｓｔ
insist ｕｐｏｎ
uponｉｔ．’
it.’
‘Ｓｔａｙ， Ｈａｒｒｙ，toｔｏoblige
‘Stay, Harry, ｏｂｌｉｇｅDorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，and
ａｎｄ toｔｏoblige
ｏｂｌｉｇｅme,’
ｍｅ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，
said Hallward,
ｇａｚｉｎｇ
gazingｉｎｔｅｎｔｌｙ
intentlyａｔat ｈｉｓ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ． ‘It
his picture. Ｉｔ isｉｓquite
ｑｕｉｔｅtrue,
ｔｒｕｅ，I Ｉnever
ｎｅｖｅｒtalk
ｔａｌｋwhen
ｗｈｅｎ IＩ am
ａｍ
ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ， ａｎｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｌｉｓｔｅｎ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｉｔ ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅ ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌｌｙ
working, and never listen either, and it must be dreadfully tedious for ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ ｆｏｒ
ｍｙmyｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅ
unfortunateｓｉｔｔｅｒｓ．
sitters.ＩI ｂｅｇ
begｙｏｕ
youｔｏtoｓｔａｙ．＇
stay.’
＇Ｂｕｔ ｗｈａｔ ａｂｏｕｔ
‘But what about ｍｙmyｍａｎman ａｔ atｔｈｅ
theＯｒｌｅａｎｓ？”
Orleans?’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painterｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．
laughed.Ｉ ‘Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ don’tｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｗｉｌｌwillｂｅ beａｎｙ
anyｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔｙ
difficulty aboutａｂｏｕｔ
ｔｈａｔ． Ｓｉｔ ｄｏｗｎ ａｇａｉｎ， Ｈａｒｒｙ．Ａｎｄ ｎｏｗ，Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，ｇｅｔ ｕｐ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ
that. Sit down again, Harry. And now, Dorian, get up on theｐｌａｔｆｏｒｍ，
platform,
ａｎｄ
and ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t moveｍｏｖｅ ａｂｏｕｔ aboutｔｏｏ too ｍｕｃｈ，
much,ｏｒorｐａｙ payａｎｙanyａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ
attention to ｔｏ what
ｗｈａｔ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓａｙｓ． says.ＨｅHe ｈａｓhasａ aｖｅｒｙ
veryｂａｄbad ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influence ｏｖｅｒoverａｌｌallｈｉｓhisｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ，
friends, ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｉｎｇｌｅ ｅｘｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ ｏｆofｍｙｓｅｌｆ．’
single exception myself.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ
steppedｕｐupｏｎon ｔｈｅtheｄａｉｓ，
dais,ｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ the ａｉｒ ｏｆaａyoung
air of ｙｏｕｎｇ Greek
Ｇｒｅｅｋ
ｍａｒｔｙｒ，
martyr, and ａｎｄ ｍａｄｅ
madeａ aｌｉｔｌｅ ｍｏｕｅ ofｏｆdiscontent
little moue ｄｉｓｃｏｎｔｅｎｔtoｔｏLord ＬｏｒｄHenry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，toｔｏwhom ｗｈｏｍ
ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｔａｋｅｎ
taken ａa ｆａｎｃｙ．
fancy. He Ｈｅ ｗａｓ
was ｓｏ so ｕｎｌｉｋｅ Ｂａｓｉｌ．They
unlike Basil. Ｔｈｅｙ made
ｍａｄｅ ａa
ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ ｃｏｎｔｒａｓｔ．And
delightful contrast. Ａｎｄ heｈｅ ｈａｄhad ｓｕｃｈ
suchａ aｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful ｖｏｉｃｅ．voice. Ａｆｔｅｒ
After ａa ｆｅｗ
few
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ ｈｅ ｓａｉｄ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ，＂Ｈａｖｅ ｙｏｕ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ａ ｖｅｒｙ ｂａｄ ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ， Ｌｏｒｄ
moments he said to him, ‘Have you really a very bad influence, Lord
Ｈｅｎｒｙ？
Henry?ＡｓAs ｂａｄbadａｓ as
ＢａｓｉｌBasilｓａｙｓ？”
says?’
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
‘There is no such thingａｓ
ｉｓ ｎｏ ｓｕｃｈ ｔｈｉｎｇ as ａa good
ｇｏｏｄ ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ，
influence, Mr Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ．
Gray.ＡｌｌAll ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influence
ｉｓ ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ－ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ
is immoral – immoral from the scientific point of view.’ ｐｏｉｎｔ ｏｆ ｖｉｅｗ．＇
‘Ｗｈｙ？”
‘Why?’
＇Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
‘Because ｔｏ to ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influence aａ person ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｉｓ is toｔｏgive
ｇｉｖｅhim ｈｉｍ one’s
ｏｎｅ＇ｓ ownｏｗｎ ｓｏｕｌ．
soul. HeＨｅ
ｄｏｅｓ
doesｎｏｔnotｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｈｉｓ his ｎａｔｕｒａｌ
natural ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｓ，
thoughts, ｏｒ or ｂｕｒｎ
burnｗｉｔｈ withｈｉｓ hisｎａｔｕｒａｌ
naturalｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ．
passions.
Ｈｉｓ
Hisｖｉｒｔｕｅｓ
virtuesａｒｅ areｎｏｔnotｒｅａｌrealｔｏtoｈｉｍ．
him.Ｈｉｓ Hisｓｉｎｓ，
sins,ｉｆif ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ａｒｅare ｓｕｃｈ
suchｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsａｓasｓｉｎｓ，
sins,
ａｒｅ ｂｏｒｒｏｗｅｄ． Ｈｅ
are borrowed. Heｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ
becomes ａｎanｅｃｈｏ
echo ｏｆofｓｏｍｅ
some ｏｎｅoneｅｌｓｅ＇ｓ
else’sｍｕｓｉｃ，
music, ａｎ an ａｃｔｏｒ
actor
ｏｆ
of ａa ｐａｒｔ
part ｔｈａｔ
that ｈａｓ has ｎｏｔnot ｂｅｅｎ
beenｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ
written ｆｏｒ for ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｔｈｅ Theａｉｍ aim ｏｆ ofｌｉｆｅ
life ｉｓis
ｓｅｌｆ－ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ．
self-development.ＴｏToｒｅａｌｉｚｅ realizeｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’sｎａｔｕｒｅ
natureｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
perfectly －– ｔｈａｔ ｉｓwhat
that is ｗｈａｔ each
ｅａｃｈ
ｏｆ usｕｓisｉｓhere
of ｈｅｒｅfor.ｆｏｒ．People
Ｐｅｏｐｌｅareａｒｅafraid
ａｆｒａｉｄof themselves,
ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ， ｎｏｗａｄａｙｓ．They
nowadays. Ｔｈｅｙ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ
forgottenｔｈｅ theｈｉｇｈｅｓｔ
highestｏｆofａｌｌ all ｄｕｔｉｅｓ， ｔｈｅ duty
duties, the ｄｕｔｙ ｔｈａｔ
that ｏｎｅ
oneｏｗｅｓ
owesｔｏtoｏｎｅ＇ｓone’sｓｅｌｆ．
self.
Ｏｆ
Of ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
course ｔｈｅｙthey ａｒｅare ｃｈａｒｉｔａｂｌｅ．
charitable. They Ｔｈｅｙ ｆｅｅｄ
feed ｔｈｅ ｈｕｎｇｒｙ， ａｎｄ
the hungry, andｃｌｏｔｈｅ
clothe ｔｈｅ
the
ｂｅｇｇａｒ．
beggar. But Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｉｒ
their own ｏｗｎ ｓｏｕｌｓ ｓｔａｒｖｅ，and
souls starve, ａｎｄare
ａｒｅnaked.
ｎａｋｅｄ．Courage
Ｃｏｕｒａｇｅ has ｈａｓ gone
ｇｏｎｅ
ｏｕｔ
out ｏｆ ｏｕｒ ｒａｃｅ．
of our Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｗｅweｎｅｖｅｒ
race. Perhaps neverｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｈａｄhadｉｔ．it. Ｔｈｅ
Theｔｅｒｒｏｒ
terrorｏｆofｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ，
society,
ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｓis ｔｈｅ the ｂａｓｉｓ
basis of ｏｆ morals,
ｍｏｒａｌｓ， the ｔｈｅ terror
ｔｅｒｒｏｒ ofｏｆ God,
Ｇｏｄ， ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｓis ｔｈｅthe ｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secret ofｏｆ
ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ－ｔｈｅｓｅ
religion – theseａｒｅ areｔｈｅ the ｔｗｏ
twoｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｔｈａｔ ｇｏｖｅｒｎ ｕｓ．
that govern Ａｎｄ ｙｅｔ－＇
us. And yet –’
Ｊｕｓｔ
‘Just ｔｕｒｎ
turn ｙｏｕｒ
yourｈｅａｄ headａ aｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
little more the ｒｉｇｈｔ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｌｉｋｅ
right, Dorian, like aａ good
ｇｏｏｄ


２０
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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ

ｂｏｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ
boy,’ saidｔｈｅ
theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ，
painter, ｄｅｅｐ
deepｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ ｗｏｒｋ， and
his work, ａｎｄ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
consciousｏｎｌｙ
onlyｔｈａｔ
that ａa ｌｏｏｋ
look
ｈａｄ
had ｃｏｍｅ
comeｉｎｔｏ
intoｔｈｅ
theｌａｄ＇ｓ
lad’s ｆａｃｅ
face ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ had
that he ｈａｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｓｅｅｎ
seenｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｂｅｆｏｒｅ．
before.
‘Ａｎｄ ｙｅｔ，＇ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｉｎ ｈｉｓ ｌｏｗ， ｍｕｓｉｃａｌ
‘And yet,’ continued Lord Henry, in his low, musical voice, ｖｏｉｃｅ， and
ａｎｄ
ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈａｔ ｇｒａｃｅｆｕｌ ｗａｖｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｈａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｓｏ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｓｔｉｃ
with that graceful wave of the hand that was always so characteristic
ｏｆ ｈｉｍ， ａｎｄ
of him, and ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｅｖｅｎ
evenｉｎinｈｉｓ
hisＥｔｏｎ
Etonｄａｙｓ，３＇Ｉ
days,³ ‘Iｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believeｔｈａｔ
thatｉｆ ｏｎｅ
if one
ｍａｎ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｏ ｌｉｖｅ ｏｕｔ ｈｉｓ ｌｉｆｅ ｆｕｌｌｙ ａｎｄ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ， ｗｅｒｅ ｔｏ
man were to live out his life fully and completely, were to give form ｇｉｖｅ ｆｏｒｍ
ｔｏ ｅｖｅｒｙ feeling,
to every ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ，expression
ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ toｔｏevery
ｅｖｅｒｙ thought,
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ， reality
ｒｅａｌｉｔｙtoｔｏevery
ｅｖｅｒｙdream
ｄｒｅａｍ –－
ＩI believe
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ thatｔｈａｔthe ｔｈｅworld
ｗｏｒｌｄ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｇａｉｎ
gain ｓｕｃｈ
suchａa ｆｒｅｓｈ ｉｍｐｕｌｓｅ ｏｆ
fresh impulse of ｊｏｙ ｔｈａｔ we
joy that ｗｅ
ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｆｏｒｇｅｔ
forget ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ maladies
all the ｍａｌａｄｉｅｓ ofｏｆmediævalism,
ｍｅｄｉｅｖａｌｉｓｍ，ａｎｄ and ｒｅｔｕｒｎ
return ｔｏ to ｔｈｅ
the
Ｈｅｌｌｅｎｉｃ
Hellenic ｉｄｅａｌ－ｔｏ
ideal – toｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｆｉｎｅｒ，
finer,ｒｉｃｈｅｒ，
richer,ｔｈａｎthanｔｈｅtheＨｅｌｌｅｎｉｃ
Hellenicｉｄｅａｌ，ideal,ｉｔit
ｍａｙ ｂｅ． Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ ｂｒａｖｅｓｔ ｍａｎ ａｍｏｎｇｓｔ ｕｓ
may be. But the bravest man amongst us is afraid of himself. Theｉｓ ａｆｒａｉｄ ｏｆ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ． Ｔｈｅ
ｍｕｔｉｌａｔｉｏｎ
mutilationｏｆof ｔｈｅ theｓａｖａｇｅ
savageｈａｓ hasｉｔｓitsｔｒａｇｉｃ
tragicｓｕｒｖｉｖａｌ
survivalｉｎin ｔｈｅ theｓｅｌｆ－ｄｅｎｉａｌ
self-denial ｔｈａｔthat
ｍａｒｓ
marsｏｕｒ ourｌｉｖｅｓ．４
lives.⁴ We Ｗｅ ａｒｅare ｐｕｎｉｓｈｅｄ
punishedｆｏｒ forｏｕｒ
ourｒｅｆｕｓａｌｓ．
refusals. EveryＥｖｅｒｙ ｉｍｐｕｌｓｅ
impulse ｔｈａｔ
that
ｗｅ
we ｓｔｒｉｖｅ
strive to ｔｏ strangle
ｓｔｒａｎｇｌｅbroodsｂｒｏｏｄｓinｉｎthe ｔｈｅmind,
ｍｉｎｄ，and ａｎｄ poisons
ｐｏｉｓｏｎｓ us. ｕｓ．TheＴｈｅ body
ｂｏｄｙ
ｓｉｎｓ
sins ｏｎｃｅ，
once, ａｎｄandｈａｓ hasｄｏｎｅ
done ｗｉｔｈ ｉｔｓitsｓｉｎ，
with sin,ｆｏｒ
for ａｃｔｉｏｎ
action ｉｓis aａ mode
ｍｏｄｅ ｏｆofｐｕｒｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ．
purification.
Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
Nothingｒｅｍａｉｎｓ
remains ｔｈｅｎ
then ｂｕｔbut
ｔｈｅthe
ｒｅｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ
recollectionｏｆofａaｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ，pleasure, ｏｒ or ｔｈｅ ｌｕｘｕｒｙ
the luxury
ｏｆ aａ regret.
of ｒｅｇｒｅｔ． The Ｔｈｅ ｏｎｌｙonlyｗａｙwayｔｏtoｇｅｔ getｒｉｄridｏｆofａ aｔｅｍｐｔａｔｉｏｎ
temptation ｉｓ isｔｏtoｙｉｅｌｄ
yieldｔｏtoｉｔ．
it.
Ｒｅｓｉｓｔ
Resist it,ｉｔ，and ａｎｄ your
ｙｏｕｒ ｓｏｕｌ ｇｒｏｗｓ ｓｉｃｋ
soul grows sick ｗｉｔｈ
with ｌｏｎｇｉｎｇ
longingｆｏｒ forｔｈｅtheｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsｉｔit ｈａｓ
has
ｆｏｒｂｉｄｄｅｎ
forbiddenｔｏ to ｉｔｓｅｌｆ，
itself, withｗｉｔｈdesire
ｄｅｓｉｒｅforｆｏｒ whatｗｈａｔitsｉｔｓ ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓlaws
monstrous ｌａｗｓhave
ｈａｖｅmade
ｍａｄｅ
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
monstrous and unlawful. It has been said that the great events of ｔｈｅ
ａｎｄ ｕｎｌａｗｆｕｌ． Ｉｔ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ ｓａｉｄ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅａｔ ｅｖｅｎｔｓ ｏｆ the
ｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｔａｋｅtakeｐｌａｃｅplaceｉｎinｔｈｅ theｂｒａｉｎ．
brain.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｉｎ the
is in ｔｈｅ brain,
ｂｒａｉｎ， and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｂｒａｉｎ
brain ｏｎｌｙ，
only,
ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ great
that the ｇｒｅａｔ sinsｓｉｎｓofｏｆtheｔｈｅworld
ｗｏｒｌｄtake ｔａｋｅplace
ｐｌａｃｅalso.
ａｌｓｏ．You, Ｙｏｕ，MrＭｒ Gray,
Ｇｒａｙ， you
ｙｏｕ
ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ，
yourself, with ｗｉｔｈyourｙｏｕｒrose-red
ｒｏｓｅ－ｒｅｄyouth
ｙｏｕｔｈand ａｎｄ your
ｙｏｕｒ rose-white
ｒｏｓｅ－ｗｈｉｔｅboyhood,ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ， you ｙｏｕ
ｈａｖｅ
haveｈａｄ hadｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ
passionsｔｈａｔ thatｈａｖｅ
haveｍａｄｅ
made ｙｏｕyou ａｆｒａｉｄ，
afraid,ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｓ
thoughtsｔｈａｔ thatｈａｖｅ
haveｆｉｌｌｅｄ
filled
ｙｏｕ
youｗｉｔｈ ｔｅｒｒｏｒ，day-dreams
with terror, ｄａｙ－ｄｒｅａｍｓand ａｎｄsleeping
ｓｌｅｅｐｉｎｇdreams ｄｒｅａｍｓwhose ｗｈｏｓｅmere ｍｅｒｅmemory
ｍｅｍｏｒｙ
ｍｉｇｈｔ
might ｓｔａｉｎ
stain yourｙｏｕｒ cheek
ｃｈｅｅｋ with
ｗｉｔｈ shame
ｓｈａｍｅ －＇ –’
‘Ｓｔｏｐ！＇ ｆａｌｔｅｒｅｄ
‘Stop!’ faltered ＤｏｒｉａｎGray,
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ，＇ｓｔｏｐ！
‘stop! you ｙｏｕbewilder
ｂｅｗｉｌｄｅｒ me. ｍｅ． IＩ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔknow
ｋｎｏｗ
ｗｈａｔ ｔｏ ｓａｙ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｓｏｍｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ， ｂｕｔ
what to say. There is some answer to you, but I cannot find it. Don’t Ｉ ｃａｎｎｏｔ ｆｉｎｄ ｉｔ． Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
ｓｐｅａｋ．
speak.Ｌｅｔ Letｍｅmeｔｈｉｎｋ．think.Ｏｒ， ｒａｔｈｅｒ，
Or, rather,ｌｅｔletｍｅme ｔｒｙtryｎｏｔnotｔｏtoｔｈｉｎｋ．’
think.’
Ｆｏｒ
For ｎｅａｒｌｙ
nearlyｔｅｎ ten ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ
minutesｈｅheｓｔｏｏｄstoodｔｈｅｒｅ，
there,ｍｏｔｉｏｎｌｅｓｓ，
motionless,ｗｉｔｈ withｐａｒｔｅｄ
partedｌｉｐｓ，
lips,
ａｎｄｅｙｅｓ
and eyesｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙ
strangelyｂｒｉｇｈｔ．
bright. ＨｅHeｗａｓwasｄｉｍｌｙ
dimlyｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
consciousｔｈａｔｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ
that entirelyｆｒｅｓｈ freshｉｎ－
in-
ｆｌｕｅｎｃｅｓ
fluences wereｗｅｒｅ ａｔ ｗｏｒｋ within
at work ｗｉｔｈｉｎ him.
ｈｉｍ． Yet Ｙｅｔ they
ｔｈｅｙseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ to ｔｏ him
ｈｉｍ toｔｏhave
ｈａｖｅcome
ｃｏｍｅ
ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｆｒｏｍ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ．
really from himself. The Ｔｈｅ ｆｅｗ
fewｗｏｒｄｓ
wordsｔｈａｔ thatＢａｓｉｌ＇ｓ ｆｒｉｅｎｄ had
Basil’s friend ｈａｄ said
ｓａｉｄ toｔｏhim
ｈｉｍ－–
ｗｏｒｄｓ
wordsｓｐｏｋｅｎ
spokenｂｙbyｃｈａｎｃｅ， chance,ｎｏ noｄｏｕｂｔ，
doubt, ａｎｄ andｗｉｔｈwith ｗｉｌｆｕｌ ｐａｒａｄｏｘ inｉｎthem
wilful paradox ｔｈｅｍ－–
ｈａｄｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ
had touchedｓｏｍｅ someｓｅｃｒｅｔｃｈｏｒｄ
secret chordｔｈａｔ thatｈａｄhadｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｂｅｅｎ
been ｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ
touched ｂｅｆｏｒｅ，ｂｕｔ
before, but
ｔｈａｔ
that heｈｅ felt
ｆｅｌｔwas ｗａｓnowｎｏｗ vibrating
ｖｉｂｒａｔｉｎｇ andａｎｄ ｔｈｒｏｂｂｉｎｇ
throbbingｔｏtoｃｕｒｉｏｕｓcuriousｐｕｌｓｅｓ．
pulses.

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｍｕｓｉｃ
Musicｈａｄhadｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｌｉｋｅ
stirred him ｔｈａｔ．Music
like that. Ｍｕｓｉｃhad
ｈａｄ troubled
ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄhim ｈｉｍ many
ｍａｎｙ
ｔｉｍｅｓ． Ｂｕｔ ｍｕｓｉｃ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｔｅ． Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ａ ｎｅｗ ｗｏｒｌｄ， ｂｕｔ
times. But music was not articulate. It was not a new world, but rather ｒａｔｈｅｒ
ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
another ｃｈａｏｓ，
chaos, ｔｈａｔ
that itｉｔcreated
ｃｒｅａｔｅｄinｉｎus.ｕｓ． Ｗｏｒｄｓ！Mere
Words! Ｍｅｒｅ words!
ｗｏｒｄｓ！ How
Ｈｏｗ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terrible
ｔｈｅｙ
they were! How clear, and vivid, and cruel! One could ｎｏｔ
ｗｅｒｅ！ Ｈｏｗ ｃｌｅａｒ， ａｎｄ ｖｉｖｉｄ， ａｎｄ ｃｒｕｅｌ！ Ｏｎｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ not ｅｓｃａｐｅ
escape
ｆｒｏｍ
from ｔｈｅｍ．
them. Ａｎｄ
Andｙｅｔyet ｗｈａｔ
whatａaｓｕｂｔｌｅ ｍａｇｉｃ ｔｈｅｒｅ
subtle magic ｗａｓ in
there was ｉｎ them!
ｔｈｅｍ！ They
Ｔｈｅｙ
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｂｅbeａｂｌｅ
ableｔｏtoｇｉｖｅ
give ａa ｐｌａｓｔｉｃ ｆｏｒｍ ｔｏ
plastic form ｆｏｒｍｌｅｓｓ things,
to formless ｔｈｉｎｇｓ， and
ａｎｄ to
ｔｏ have
ｈａｖｅ
ａa ｍｕｓｉｃ
musicｏｆofｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｏｗｎ
ownａｓasｓｗｅｅｔ
sweetａｓasｔｈａｔ
thatｏｆof ｖｉｏｌ ｏｒ of
viol or ｏｆ lute.
ｌｕｔｅ．Mere
Ｍｅｒｅ words!
ｗｏｒｄｓ！
Ｗａｓ
Wasｔｈｅｒｅ
thereａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｓｏso ｒｅａｌ ａｓ words?
real as ｗｏｒｄｓ？
Ｙｅｓ；
Yes; ｔｈｅｒｅ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
there had been ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｉｎ his
things in ｈｉｓboyhood
ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ had
that he ｈａｄ ｎｏｔ ｕｎｄｅｒ－
not under-
ｓｔｏｏｄ． Ｈｅ understood
stood. He ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ ｔｈｅｍ
themｎｏｗ．
now.Ｌｉｆｅ ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ｂｅｃａｍｅ
Life suddenly becameｆｉｅｒｙ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
fiery-coloured
ｔｏ ｈｉｍ．Ｉｔ
to him. ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ
It seemed to ｈｉｍ
him ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
been ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ
walking ｉｎ
in ｆｉｒｅ． Ｗｈｙ had
fire. Why ｈａｄ
ｈｅ not
he ｎｏｔ known
ｋｎｏｗｎ ｉｔ？ it?
Ｗｉｔｈ
With ｈｉｓ his ｓｕｂｔｌｅ ｓｍｉｌｅ，Lord
subtle smile, ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ watched
ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ him. ｈｉｍ． He Ｈｅ ｋｎｅｗ
knew ｔｈｅ the
ｐｒｅｃｉｓｅ ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ moment
precise psychological ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｗｈｅｎwhen ｔｏ toｓａｙsayｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．
nothing.ＨｅHe ｆｅｌｔ
feltｉｎｔｅｎｓｅｌｙ
intensely
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ．
interested. He Ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ amazed
ａｍａｚｅｄ ａｔat ｔｈｅthe ｓｕｄｄｅｎ
suddenｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
impressionｔｈａｔ that ｈｉｓ ｗｏｒｄｓ
his words
ｈａｄ
had ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ，
produced, ａｎｄ， ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｉｎｇ ａa ｂｏｏｋ
and, remembering book ｔｈａｔ
that heｈｅ hadｈａｄ read
ｒｅａｄ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ he
ｗａｓ
wasｓｉｘｔｅｅｎ，
sixteen, aａ bookｂｏｏｋ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ hadｈａｄ ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ
revealed to ｔｏ him
ｈｉｍ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｔｈａｔ that ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
had ｎｏｔnot
ｋｎｏｗｎ
knownｂｅｆｏｒｅ，
before, he ｈｅ wondered
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ
whether Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ＧｒａｙGrayｗａｓｐａｓｓｉｎｇ
was passing ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through
ａa ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ． He
similar experience. Ｈｅ ｈａｄ
had ｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyｓｈｏｔ shot ａｎ
an ａｒｒｏｗ
arrowｉｎｔｏ into ｔｈｅ
the ａｉｒ．
air. HadＨａｄ
ｉｔ ｈｉｔthe
it hit ｔｈｅmark?
ｍａｒｋ？ HowＨｏｗ ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ
fascinating ｔｈｅ the ｌａｄ
lad ｗａｓ！
was!
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｐａｉｎｔｅｄpaintedａｗａｙ awayｗｉｔｈwithｔｈａｔ
thatｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ
marvellousｂｏｌｄ boldｔｏｕｃｈtouchｏｆofｈｉｓ，
his, ｔｈａｔ
that
ｈａｄ
hadｔｈｅ theｔｒｕｅ
trueｒｅｆｉｎｅｍｅｎｔ
refinementａｎｄ andｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ
perfect ｄｅｌｉｃａｃｙ
delicacyｔｈａｔthatｉｎinａｒｔ，art,ａｔat ａｎｙ
anyｒａｔｅ，
rate,
ｃｏｍｅｓ
comesｏｎｌｙ onlyｆｒｏｍ
fromｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈ．
strength. Ｈｅ Heｗａｓwasｕｎｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
unconscious ｏｆ ofｔｈｅtheｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ．５
silence.⁵
‘Ｂａｓｉｌ，
‘Basil, I amＩ ａｍtired
ｔｉｒｅｄof ｏｆ ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ
standing,’ cried DorianＤｏｒｉａｎGray,
Ｇｒａｙ，suddenly.
ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ． ‘IＩ must
ｍｕｓｔ
ｇｏgoｏｕｔ
outａｎｄandｓｉｔsitｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the ｇａｒｄｅｎ．
garden.Ｔｈｅ The ａｉｒairｉｓisｓｔｉｆｉｎｇ
stifling ｈｅｒｅ．＇
here.’
‘Ｍｙ
‘My dearｄｅａｒ ｆｅｌｌｏｗ，
fellow, IＩam ａｍ so
ｓｏ sorry.
ｓｏｒｒｙ．WhenＷｈｅｎ ＩI ａｍamｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ，
painting,ＩI ｃａｎ＇ｔcan’t ｔｈｉｎｋ
think
ｏｆ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｅｌｓｅ． Ｂｕｔ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｓａｔ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ． Ｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ ｓｔｉｌｌ．
of anything else. But you never sat better. You were perfectly still.
Ａｎｄ
AndＩI ｈａｖｅhaveｃａｕｇｈｔ
caughtｔｈｅ theｅｆｆｅｃｔ
effect ＩI wanted
ｗａｎｔｅｄ－ –ｔｈｅtheｈａｌｆ－ｐａｒｔｅｄ
half-partedｌｉｐｓ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
lips, and the
ｂｒｉｇｈｔ
bright ｌｏｏｋ
look inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅeyes.
ｅｙｅｓ．Ｉ ｄｏｎ＇ｔknow
I don’t ｋｎｏｗ what
ｗｈａｔ Harry
Ｈａｒｒｙ ｈａｓ
hasｂｅｅｎbeenｓａｙｉｎｇ
sayingｔｏ to ｙｏｕ，
you,
ｂｕｔ
but heｈｅ has
ｈａｓ certainly
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙmade ｍａｄｅ you
ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
have ｔｈｅthe ｍｏｓｔ
most ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ．
expression. ＩI
ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
suppose ｈｅ he ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ paying
has been ｐａｙｉｎｇ youｙｏｕ ｃｏｍｐｌｉｍｅｎｔｓ．
compliments. Ｙｏｕ Youｍｕｓｔｎ＇ｔ
mustn’tｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe aａ
ｗｏｒｄ ｔｈａｔ
word thatｈｅ heｓａｙｓ．＇
says.’
＂Ｈｅ
‘He ｈａｓhas ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly not ｎｏｔbeen
ｂｅｅｎ paying
ｐａｙｉｎｇ me ｍｅ compliments.
ｃｏｍｐｌｉｍｅｎｔｓ． Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ Perhapsｔｈａｔ thatｉｓ is
ｔｈｅ ｒｅａｓｏｎ ｔｈａｔ
the reason that ＩI don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ believe
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ anything
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｈｅ he ｈａｓ
has ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ．＇
told me.’
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You knowｋｎｏｗ ｙｏｕyouｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believeｉｔit all,’
ａｌｌ，＇said
ｓａｉｄLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， looking
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ at ａｔ him
ｈｉｍ with
ｗｉｔｈ
ｈｉｓ ｄｒｅａｍｙ， ｌａｎｇｕｏｒｏｕｓ ｅｙｅｓ． ＇Ｉ ｗｉｌｌ ｇｏ ｏｕｔ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｇａｒｄｅｎ ｗｉｔｈ ｙｏｕ． ＩｔIt
his dreamy, languorous eyes. ‘I will go out to the garden with you.

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  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ Ｉ

ｉｓ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ hot
is horribly ｈｏｔ in
ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ studio.
ｓｔｕｄｉｏ． Basil,
Ｂａｓｉｌ，letｌｅｔusｕｓhave
ｈａｖｅsomething
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｃｅｄ
iced ｔｏ
to ｄｒｉｎｋ，
drink,
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｗｉｔｈ ｓｔｒａｗｂｅｒｒｉｅｓ ｉｎ ｉｔ．’
something with strawberries in it.’
‘Ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ，
‘Certainly, Harry.Ｈａｒｒｙ．Ｊｕｓｔ ｔｏｕｃｈ the
Just touch ｔｈｅ bell,
ｂｅｌｌ，and ａｎｄwhen
ｗｈｅｎ Ｐａｒｋｅｒ
Parker ｃｏｍｅｓ
comesＩ Iｗｉｌｌwill
ｔｅｌｌ ｈｉｍ what
tell him ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕyou ｗａｎｔ．
want. ＩI ｈａｖｅ
have ｇｏｔ got ｔｏ ｗｏｒｋ ｕｐupｔｈｉｓ
to work ｂａｃｋｇｒｏｕｎｄ， ｓｏso ＩI
this background,
ｗｉｌｌjoin
will ｊｏｉｎyou
ｙｏｕlater
ｌａｔｅｒon.ｏｎ．Don’t Ｄｏｎ＇ｔkeep
ｋｅｅｐDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ too ｔｏｏ long.
ｌｏｎｇ． IＩhaveｈａｖｅ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｉｎ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ form
in better ｆｏｒｍ forｆｏｒ painting
ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ than ｔｈａｎ IＩ am ａｍ ｔｏ－ｄａｙ．
to-day. ThisＴｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ toｔｏ beｂｅ my
is going ｍｙ
ｍａｓｔｅｒｐｉｅｃｅ．
masterpiece.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｍｙ ｍａｓｔｅｒｐｉｅｃｅ
is my masterpiece ａｓasｉｔitｓｔａｎｄｓ．’
stands.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｗｅｎｔ wentｏｕｔ outｔｏ ｔｈｅｇａｒｄｅｎ，
to the garden, and ａｎｄ found
ｆｏｕｎｄ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ GrayＧｒａｙ ｂｕｒｙｉｎｇ
burying
ｈｉｓ ｆａｃｅ in
his face ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅａｔ
great ｃｏｏｌcool ｌｉｌａｃ－ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍｓ，
lilac-blossoms, ｆｅｖｅｒｉｓｈｌｙ ｄｒｉｎｋｉｎｇ ｉｎin ｔｈｅｉｒ
feverishly drinking their
ｐｅｒｆｕｍｅ ａｓ ｉｆ ｉｔ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ ｗｉｎｅ． Ｈｅ ｃａｍｅ ｃｌｏｓｅ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ， ａｎｄ ｐｕｔ ｈｉｓ
perfume as if it had been wine. He came close to him, and put his
ｈａｎｄ
handｕｐｏｎ
uponｈｉｓ his ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ．
shoulder. ‘You Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ areｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｒｉｇｈｔ
right to ｔｏdoｄｏthat,’
ｔｈａｔ，＇ｈｅ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ．
he murmured.
Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
‘Nothingｃａｎcan ｃｕｒｅ
cure ｔｈｅtheｓｏｕｌ
soulｂｕｔbutｔｈｅtheｓｅｎｓｅｓ，
senses,ｊｕｓｔ ａｓ nothing
just as ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ can ｃａｎ ｃｕｒｅ
cure ｔｈｅthe
ｓｅｎｓｅｓ
sensesｂｕｔ
butｔｈｅtheｓｏｕｌ．’
soul.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｌａｄlad ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ
started and ａｎｄ drew
ｄｒｅｗ ｂａｃｋ．
back. He Ｈｅ ｗａｓwas ｂａｒｅ－ｈｅａｄｅｄ，
bare-headed,ａｎｄ andｔｈｅ theｌｅａｖｅｓ
leaves
ｈａｄ
hadｔｏｓｓｅｄ
tossedｈｉｓ hisｒｅｂｅｌｌｉｏｕｓ
rebellious ｃｕｒｌｓ curls ａｎｄandｔａｎｇｌｅｄ
tangledａｌｌ allｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｇｉｌｄｅｄ
gilded ｔｈｒｅａｄｓ．
threads.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓ wasａ aｌｏｏｋ
lookｏｆofｆｅａｒ fear ｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ，such
his eyes, ｓｕｃｈasａｓpeople
ｐｅｏｐｌｅhave ｈａｖｅ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｙ
they
ａｒｅ
are ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
suddenly ａｗａｋｅｎｅｄ．
awakened.ＨｉｓHis ｆｉｎｅｌｙ－ｃｈｉｓｅｌｌｅｄ
finely-chiselled ｎｏｓｔｒｉｌｓ ｑｕｉｖｅｒｅｄ， and
nostrils quivered, ａｎｄ
ｓｏｍｅ
someｈｉｄｄｅｎ
hidden ｎｅｒｖｅ
nerve ｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｔｈｅtheｓｃａｒｌｅｔ
scarlet ｏｆofｈｉｓhisｌｉｐｓ ａｎｄ ｌｅｆｔ
lips and ｔｈｅｍ trembling.
left them ｔｒｅｍｂｌｉｎｇ．
‘Ｙｅｓ，＇ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ Ｌｏｒｄ
‘Yes,’ continued LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry, ＇ｔｈａｔ
‘that ｉｓisｏｎｅoneｏｆofｔｈｅtheｇｒｅａｔ
greatｓｅｃｒｅｔｓ
secretsｏｆofｌｉｆｅlife
－ｔｏ
– toｃｕｒｅ
cureｔｈｅ
theｓｏｕｌ
soul ｂｙ by ｍｅａｎｓ
meansｏｆofｔｈｅ the ｓｅｎｓｅｓ，
senses, and ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ senses
ｓｅｎｓｅｓ by ｂｙ means
ｍｅａｎｓ ｏｆ of
ｔｈｅ
the ｓｏｕｌ．
soul. YouＹｏｕ areａｒｅ aａ wonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ creation.
ｃｒｅａｔｉｏｎ．You Ｙｏｕknow
ｋｎｏｗ moreｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎthan ｙｏｕyou
ｔｈｉｎｋ ｙｏｕ know,
think you ｋｎｏｗ，ｊｕｓｔ just ａｓ ｙｏｕ know
as you ｋｎｏｗ ｌｅｓｓ ｔｈａｎ you
less than ｙｏｕ want
ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｋｎｏｗ．＇
to know.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙGrayｆｒｏｗｎｅｄ
frownedａｎｄ andｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｈｉｓ his ｈｅａｄ
headａｗａｙ．away.Ｈｅ Heｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｏｔ not ｈｅｌｐ
help
ｌｉｋｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ tall,
liking the ｔａｌｌ，graceful
ｇｒａｃｅｆｕｌ youngｙｏｕｎｇman ｍａｎwho ｗｈｏ was ｗａｓ ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ
standing by ｂｙ ｈｉｍ．
him. ＨｉｓHis
ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ
romantic ｏｌｉｖｅ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
olive-coloured ｆａｃｅ face and ａｎｄ ｗｏｒｎwornｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expressionｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ
interested ｈｉｍ． him.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓ wasｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｉｎ inｈｉｓhisｌｏｗ，
low,ｌａｎｇｕｉｄ
languidｖｏｉｃｅ voiceｔｈａｔthat ｗａｓ
wasａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely
ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ．
fascinating. His Ｈｉｓ cool,
ｃｏｏｌ， white,
ｗｈｉｔｅ， flower-like
ｆｌｏｗｅｒ－ｌｉｋｅhands, ｈａｎｄｓ， even,
ｅｖｅｎ， had ｈａｄ ａa ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious
ｃｈａｒｍ．
charm. Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｍｏｖｅｄ，
moved,ａｓasｈｅheｓｐｏｋｅ， spoke,ｌｉｋｅ ｍｕｓｉｃ， and
like music, ａｎｄ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ to ｈａｖｅ
have ａa
ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ
languageｏｆ of ｔｈｅｉｒ
their own.ｏｗｎ． ButＢｕｔ heｈｅ felt
ｆｅｌｔafraid
ａｆｒａｉｄof ｏｆｈｉｍ，
him, and ａｎｄashamed
ａｓｈａｍｅｄ of ｏｆ being
ｂｅｉｎｇ
ａｆｒａｉｄ． Why
afraid. Ｗｈｙ ｈａｄhadｉｔit ｂｅｅｎbeenｌｅｆｔleft ｆｏｒ
for aａ stranger
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｒ to ｔｏ reveal
ｒｅｖｅａｌ him ｈｉｍ ｔｏ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ？?
to himself
Ｈｅ
Heｈａｄhadｋｎｏｗｎ
known Ｂａｓｉｌ
BasilＨａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｆｏｒ forｍｏｎｔｈｓ，
months,ｂｕｔ butｔｈｅthe ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
friendship between
ｔｈｅｍ
themｈａｄ hadｎｅｖｅｒ
never ａｌｔｅｒｅｄ
altered him. ｈｉｍ． Suddenly
Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ there ｔｈｅｒｅhad ｈａｄ come
ｃｏｍｅ someｓｏｍｅ ｏｎｅ one
ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｈｉｓ ｌｉｆｅwho
his life ｗｈｏ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏto ｈａｖｅ
haveｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｅｄ
disclosedｔｏ to ｈｉｍ
himｌｉｆｅ＇ｓ ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ． And,
life’s mystery. Ａｎｄ，
ｙｅｔ， ｗｈａｔ ｗａｓ
yet, what was ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｔｏ to ｂｅ
be ａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid of ｏｆ？? HeＨｅ ｗａｓ
wasｎｏｔ notａaｓｃｈｏｏｌｂｏｙ
schoolboyｏｒorａ aｇｉｒｌ． girl.
Ｉｔ was
It ｗａｓ absurd
ａｂｓｕｒｄ ｔｏ to ｂｅbe ｆｒｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ．
frightened.
＇Ｌｅｔ
‘Let usｕｓ go
ｇｏ ａｎｄand ｓｉｔ sit inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ shade,’
ｓｈａｄｅ，＇ｓａｉｄ said LordＬｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
Henry. ＇Ｐａｒｋｅｒ
‘Parker ｈａｓ has

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ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtｏｕｔ
outｔｈｅ
theｄｒｉｎｋｓ，
drinks, ａｎｄ
andｉｆif ｙｏｕ
youｓｔａｙ
stay ａｎｙ
anyｌｏｎｇｅｒ
longerｉｎinｔｈｉｓ
this ｇｌａｒｅ ｙｏｕ
glare you
ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ， ａｎｄ Ｂａｓｉｌ ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｐａｉｎｔ ｙｏｕ ａｇａｉｎ． Ｙｏｕ
will be quite spoiled, and Basil will never paint you again. You reallyｒｅａｌｌｙ
ｍｕｓｔ
mustｎｏｔ
notａｌｌｏｗ
allow ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ ｔｏbecome
yourself to ｂｅｃｏｍｅ sunburnt.
ｓｕｎｂｕｒｎｔ． ItＩｔwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ be
ｂｅ unbecoming.’
ｕｎｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ．＇
＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatｃａｎ
canｉｔit ｍａｔｔｅｒ？＂ ｃｒｉｅｄ Dorian
matter?’ cried Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ，
Gray, ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ，
laughing, ａｓ ｈｅ sat
as he ｓａｔdown
ｄｏｗｎ
ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the ｓｅａｔ ａｔ the
seat at ｔｈｅ end
ｅｎｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ garden.
of the ｇａｒｄｅｎ．
Ｉｔ
‘It ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｍａｔｔｅｒ
matter ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everything ｔｏ ｙｏｕ， Mr
to you, Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ．＇
Gray.’
“Ｗｈｙ？
‘Why?’
Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
‘Becauseｙｏｕ
youｈａｖｅ
haveｔｈｅ
theｍｏｓｔ
mostｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ
marvellousｙｏｕｔｈ，
youth,ａｎｄ
andｙｏｕｔｈ
youthｉｓis ｔｈｅ ｏｎｅ
the one
ｔｈｉｎｇ ｗｏｒｔｈ ｈａｖｉｎｇ．＇
thing worth having.’
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｆｅｅｌ
feel ｔｈａｔ， Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ．’
that, Lord Henry.’
‘Ｎｏ，ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔｆｅｅｌ
‘No, you don’t feel itｉｔnow.
ｎｏｗ．Some
Ｓｏｍｅ day,
ｄａｙ， when
ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ
you ａｒｅ ｏｌｄ and
are old ａｎｄ wrinkled
ｗｒｉｎｋｌｅｄ
ａｎｄ
andｕｇｌｙ，
ugly, ｗｈｅｎ
whenｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｈａｓ hasｓｅａｒｅｄ
searedｙｏｕｒ
yourｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ ｗｉｔｈ
forehead ｉｔｓitsｌｉｎｅｓ，
with ａｎｄ
lines, and
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passion ｂｒａｎｄｅｄ
brandedｙｏｕｒ ｌｉｐｓlipsｗｉｔｈ
your ｉｔｓitsｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
with hideousｆｉｒｅｓ，
fires, ｙｏｕ
youｗｉｌｌ
willｆｅｅｌ
feel ｉｔ， ｙｏｕ
it, you
ｗｉｌｌ ｆｅｅｌitｉｔterribly.
will feel ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ． Ｎｏｗ，wherever
Now, ｗｈｅｒｅｖｅｒyouｙｏｕgo,ｇｏ，youｙｏｕcharm
ｃｈａｒｍ the
ｔｈｅ world.
ｗｏｒｌｄ．Ｗｉｌｌ
Will
ｉｔ ａｌｗａｙｓ be
it always ｂｅ so?
ｓｏ？．．． Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
. . . You haveａaｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌｌｙ
wonderfullyｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful ｆａｃｅ， Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ．
face, Mr Gray.
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｆｒｏｗｎ．
frown. Ｙｏｕ
Youｈａｖｅ．
have.Ａｎｄ
AndＢｅａｕｔｙ ｉｓisａaｆｏｒｍ
Beauty formｏｆof Ｇｅｎｉｕｓ－
Genius –ｉｓisｈｉｇｈｅｒ，
higher,
ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
indeed, ｔｈａｎ
thanＧｅｎｉｕｓ，
Genius,ａｓasｉｔitｎｅｅｄｓ
needsｎｏnoｅｘｐｌａｎａｔｉｏｎ． Ｉｔ Itｉｓisｏｆofｔｈｅ
explanation. theｇｒｅａｔ
greatｆａｃｔｓ
facts
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ，
of the world, ｌｉｋｅ
like ｓｕｎｌｉｇｈｔ， ｏｒ spring-time,
sunlight, or ｓｐｒｉｎｇ－ｔｉｍｅ， ｏｒ
or ｔｈｅ
the ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｉｎ dark
reflection in ｄａｒｋ
ｗａｔｅｒｓ
waters ｏｆof ｔｈａｔ ｓｉｌｖｅｒshell
that silver ｓｈｅｌｌweｗｅcall
ｃａｌｌtheｔｈｅmoon.
ｍｏｏｎ． ItＩｔcannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ be
ｂｅ questioned.
ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｅｄ．
Ｉｔ
It has its divine right of sovereignty. It makes princes ofｏｆthose
ｈａｓ ｉｔｓ ｄｉｖｉｎｅ ｒｉｇｈｔ ｏｆ ｓｏｖｅｒｅｉｇｎｔｙ． Ｉｔ ｍａｋｅｓ ｐｒｉｎｃｅｓ ｔｈｏｓｅ who
ｗｈｏ
ｈａｖｅ
have ｉｔ． Ｙｏｕ smile?
it. You ｓｍｉｌｅ？ Ah!
Ａｈ！ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ
youｈａｖｅhaveｌｏｓｔ
lost ｉｔ ｙｏｕ ｗｏｎ＇ｔ
it you won’t ｓｍｉｌｅ．．．．
smile. . . .
Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
People ｓａｙ
say ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｔｈａｔ thatＢｅａｕｔｙ
Beautyｉｓisｏｎｌｙ
onlyｓｕｐｅｒｆｉｃｉａｌ．
superficial. That Ｔｈａｔ may
ｍａｙ ｂｅbeｓｏ．so.
Ｂｕｔ
But ａｔ
at ｌｅａｓｔ
least itｉｔisｉｓnot
ｎｏｔsoｓｏsuperficial
ｓｕｐｅｒｆｉｃｉａｌas ａｓThought
Ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ is.ｉｓ．ToＴｏ me,
ｍｅ， Beauty
Ｂｅａｕｔｙ ｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonderｏｆof ｗｏｎｄｅｒｓ．
wonders.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｏｎｌｙ shallow
is only ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ who
ｗｈｏ ｄｏ
do ｎｏｔ
not ｊｕｄｇｅ
judge ｂｙ
by
ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅｓ．
appearances.Ｔｈｅ Theｔｒｕｅ
trueｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ ｏｆ ofｔｈｅtheｗｏｒｌｄ
mystery ｉｓ isｔｈｅtheｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ，
world visible, ｎｏｔ
not ｔｈｅ
the
ｉｎｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ．．．． Ｙｅｓ，Mr
invisible. . . . Yes, Ｍｒ Gray,
Ｇｒａｙ， the
ｔｈｅ gods
ｇｏｄｓ have
ｈａｖｅ been
ｂｅｅｎ good
ｇｏｏｄ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ． But
to you. Ｂｕｔ what
ｗｈａｔ
ｔｈｅ ｇｏｄｓ ｇｉｖｅ
the gods ｔｈｅｙ quickly
give they ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ take
ｔａｋｅ away.
ａｗａｙ． You
Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
haveｏｎｌｙ
onlyａa ｆｅｗ
fewｙｅａｒｓ
years ｉｎ
in
ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｔｏtoｌｉｖｅ
live ｒｅａｌｌｙ， ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ，and
really, perfectly, ａｎｄfully.
ｆｕｌｌｙ． Ｗｈｅｎ your
When ｙｏｕｒ youth
ｙｏｕｔｈ ｇｏｅｓ， ｙｏｕｒ
goes, your
ｂｅａｕｔｙ ｗｉｌｌ
beauty ｇｏ with
will go ｗｉｔｈ ｉｔ， ａｎｄ then
it, and ｔｈｅｎ you
ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒ
will suddenly discover ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅｒｅ
there
ａｒｅ
are ｎｏ
no ｔｒｉｕｍｐｈｓ
triumphsｌｅｆｔ
left ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ， or
for you, ｏｒ have
ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ
to ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔ
content ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
yourself ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｏｓｅ
those
ｍｅａｎ
meanｔｒｉｕｍｐｈｓ
triumphsｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the ｍｅｍｏｒｙ
memoryｏｆofｙｏｕｒ
yourｐａｓｔ
pastｗｉｌｌ ｍａｋｅ ｍｏｒｅ
will make moreｂｉｔｔｅｒ
bitter
ｔｈａｎ
thanｄｅｆｅａｔｓ． Ｅｖｅｒｙ month
defeats. Every ｍｏｎｔｈ ａｓas ｉｔ ｗａｎｅｓ brings
it wanes ｂｒｉｎｇｓ you
ｙｏｕ nearer
ｎｅａｒｅｒ to
ｔｏ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ． Ｔｉｍｅ ｉｓis ｊｅａｌｏｕｓ
dreadful. Time jealous ｏｆ ｙｏｕ， and
of you, ａｎｄ ｗａｒｓ
warsａｇａｉｎｓｔ
againstｙｏｕｒ
yourｌｉｌｉｅｓ ａｎｄ your
lilies and ｙｏｕｒ
ｒｏｓｅｓ． Ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ
roses. You ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｓａｌｌｏｗ，
will become sallow, andａｎｄ ｈｏｌｌｏｗ－ｃｈｅｅｋｅｄ，
hollow-cheeked, ａｎｄ andｄｕｌｌ－ｅｙｅｄ．
dull-eyed.
Ｙｏｕ
Youｗｉｌｌ
willｓｕｆｆｅｒ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ．．．．
suffer horribly. . . . Ａｈ！
Ah!ｒｅａｌｉｚｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｙｏｕｔｈ
realize your youthｗｈｉｌｅ
whileｙｏｕ
youｈａｖｅ
haveｉｔ．
it.
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｓｑｕａｎｄｅｒ
squander ｔｈｅthe
ｇｏｌｄ ｏｆ ofｙｏｕｒ
gold yourｄａｙｓ， ｌｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇ
days, listeningｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ，
tedious, ｔｒｙｉｎｇ
trying

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 ＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ

ｔｏ ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅ ｔｈｅ
to improve theｈｏｐｅｌｅｓｓ
hopelessｆａｉｌｕｒｅ，
failure, ｏｒ
or ｇｉｖｉｎｇ
giving ａｗａｙ
awayｙｏｕｒ
yourｌｉｆｅ
life ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ignorant,
to the ｉｇｎｏｒａｎｔ，
ｔｈｅ
the common, and the vulgar. These are the sickly aims, the falseｉｄｅａｌｓ，
ｃｏｍｍｏｎ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｖｕｌｇａｒ． Ｔｈｅｓｅ ａｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｓｉｃｋｌｙ ａｉｍｓ， ｔｈｅ ｆａｌｓｅ ideals,
ｏｆ ｏｕｒ ａｇｅ．
of our Ｌｉｖｅ！ Live
age. Live! Ｌｉｖｅ ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｌｉｆｅ
life ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ inｉｎyou!
that is ｙｏｕ！LetＬｅｔ nothing
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ be
ｂｅ
ｌｏｓｔ ｕｐｏｎ ｙｏｕ．
lost upon you. Ｂｅ
Be ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｓｅａｒｃｈｉｎｇ
searching ｆｏｒ
for ｎｅｗ
newｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎｓ．
sensations. Ｂｅ
Be ａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid ｏｆ
of
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．．．． Ａ new
nothing. . . . A ｎｅｗ Ｈｅｄｏｎｉｓｍ－ｔｈａｔ ｉｓisｗｈａｔ
Hedonism – that whatｏｕｒ
ourｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
century ｗａｎｔｓ． Ｙｏｕ
wants. You
ｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｂｅ
beｉｔｓ ｖｉｓｉｂｌｅsymbol.
its visible ｓｙｍｂｏｌ．With
Ｗｉｔｈ your
ｙｏｕｒ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personality ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓnothing
there is ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ you
ｙｏｕ
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ do.
could not ｄｏ． The
Ｔｈｅ world
ｗｏｒｌｄ belongs
ｂｅｌｏｎｇｓ toｔｏyou
ｙｏｕfor
ｆｏｒa season.
ａ ｓｅａｓｏｎ．．．． Ｔｈｅmoment
. . . The ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
IＩ met
ｍｅｔ youｙｏｕ ＩI sawｓａｗ ｔｈａｔ
that youｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅ
were ｑｕｉｔｅquite ｕｎｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
unconscious ｏｆ of ｗｈａｔ
whatｙｏｕ youｒｅａｌｌｙ
really
ａｒｅ， ｏｆ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｂｅ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｉｎ ｙｏｕ ｔｈａｔ
are, of what you really might be. There was so much in you that
ｃｈａｒｍｅｄ ｍｅ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｆｅｌｔ Ｉ ｍｕｓｔ ｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ． ＩI
charmed me that I felt I must tell you something about yourself.
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｈｏｗ howｔｒａｇｉｃ
tragicｉｔit would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅbeｉｆif you ｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅ
wereｗａｓｔｅｄ．
wasted.Ｆｏｒ Forｔｈｅｒｅthereｉｓis ｓｕｃｈ
such ａa
ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｔｉｍｅthat
little time ｔｈａｔyour ｙｏｕｒ youth
ｙｏｕｔｈ will
ｗｉｌｌlast ｌａｓｔ– －such
ｓｕｃｈa ａlittle
ｌｉｔｔｌｅtime. ｔｉｍｅ．
TheＴｈｅ ｃｏｍｍｏｎ
common
ｈｉｌｌ－ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ
hill-flowers wither, ｗｉｔｈｅｒ，but ｂｕｔthey ｔｈｅｙblossom
ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍ again.
ａｇａｉｎ．The Ｔｈｅ laburnum
ｌａｂｕｒｎｕｍ ｗｉｌｌ will ｂｅ
be ａｓas
ｙｅｌｌｏｗ
yellow ｎｅｘｔnext Ｊｕｎｅ
Juneａｓas ｉｔ it isｉｓnow.
ｎｏｗ． In Ｉｎ aａ month
ｍｏｎｔｈ ｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｗｉｌｌwill ｂｅ
be ｐｕｒｐｌｅ
purple ｓｔａｒｓ
stars onｏｎ
ｔｈｅ
the ｃｌｅｍａｔｉｓ，
clematis, ａｎｄ andｙｅａｒyearａｆｔｅｒafter ｙｅａｒ
yearｔｈｅtheｇｒｅｅｎ
greenｎｉｇｈｔnightｏｆofｉｔｓ its ｌｅａｖｅｓ
leaves ｗｉｌｌ ｈｏｌｄ
will hold
ｉｔｓ ｐｕｒｐｌｅ stars.
its purple ｓｔａｒｓ．But Ｂｕｔwe ｗｅnever
ｎｅｖｅｒ getｇｅｔ back
ｂａｃｋ our
ｏｕｒ youth.
ｙｏｕｔｈ． ＴｈｅTheｐｕｌｓｅpulseｏｆofｊｏｙjoy ｔｈａｔ
that
ｂｅａｔｓ
beats ｉｎ ｕｓ atａｔ twenty,
in us ｔｗｅｎｔｙ， becomes
ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ ｓｌｕｇｇｉｓｈ．
sluggish.Ｏｕｒ Ourｌｉｍｂｓ
limbs ｆａｉｌ，
fail,ｏｕｒourｓｅｎｓｅｓ
sensesｒｏｔ．rot.
Ｗｅ ｄｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｅ ｉｎｔｏ ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ ｐｕｐｐｅｔｓ， ｈａｕｎｔｅｄ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ｍｅｍｏｒｙ ｏｆ
We degenerate into hideous puppets, haunted by the memory of
ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ａｆｒａｉｄ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ
the passions of which we were too much afraid, and the exquisite
ｔｅｍｐｔａｔｉｏｎｓ
temptations ｔｈａｔ that ｗｅ we ｈａｄhadｎｏｔ notｔｈｅtheｃｏｕｒａｇｅ
courageｔｏtoｙｉｅｌｄ yield ｔｏ． Ｙｏｕｔｈ！ Youth!
to. Youth! Ｙｏｕｔｈ！
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｉｓis ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely nothingｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｎin the ｔｈｅ world
ｗｏｒｌｄ ｂｕｔbut ｙｏｕｔｈ！？
youth!’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｄ， ｏｐｅｎ－ｅｙｅｄ ａｎｄ
listened, open-eyed andｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ．
wondering.Ｔｈｅ The ｓｐｒａｙ
spray ｏｆofｌｉｌａｃ
lilac
ｆｅｌｌ ｆｒｏｍhisｈｉｓhand
fell from ｈａｎｄuponｕｐｏｎ the ｔｈｅgravel.
ｇｒａｖｅｌ．A furry
Ａ ｆｕｒｒｙ beeｂｅｅcameｃａｍｅand ａｎｄbuzzed
ｂｕｚｚｅｄround
ｒｏｕｎｄ
ｉｔ ｆｏｒ aａmoment.
it for ｍｏｍｅｎｔ． Ｔｈｅｎ Then ｉｔitｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏtoｓｃｒａｍｂｌｅ
scramble ａｌｌallｏｖｅｒ
overｔｈｅ theｏｖａｌ
ovalｓｔｅｌｌａｔｅｄ
stellated
ｇｌｏｂｅ
globe ｏｆ ｔｈｅ tiny
of the ｔｉｎｙ blossoms.
ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍｓ． He Ｈｅ ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ
watched ｉｔ itｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈａｔ
thatｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strangeｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
interest ｉｎin
ｔｒｉｖｉａｌthings
trivial ｔｈｉｎｇｓthat ｔｈａｔweｗｅtryｔｒｙto ｔｏ ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐwhen
develop ｗｈｅｎthings
ｔｈｉｎｇｓofｏｆhighｈｉｇｈimport
ｉｍｐｏｒｔmakeｍａｋｅ ｕｓus
ａｆｒａｉｄ，orｏｒwhen
afraid, ｗｈｅｎweｗｅａｒｅ ｓｔｉｒｒｅｄbyｂｙ
are stirred someｓｏｍｅnewｎｅｗｅｍｏｔｉｏｎ
emotion for ｆｏｒｗｈｉｃｈ
which we ｗｅ cannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ
ｆｉｎｄｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ，
find expression,ｏｒ ｗｈｅｎ ｓｏｍｅ
or when some ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thought ｔｈａｔｔｅｒｒｉｆｉｅｓ
that terrifiesｕｓusｌａｙｓ ｓｕｄｄｅｎ ｓｉｅｇｅ
lays sudden siege
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ brain
to the ｂｒａｉｎ andａｎｄ ｃａｌｌｓ
calls on ｏｎ usｕｓ toｔｏ yield.
ｙｉｅｌｄ．After
Ａｆｔｅｒa ａtime
ｔｉｍｅtheｔｈｅbee ｂｅｅflewｆｌｅｗaway.
ａｗａｙ． HeＨｅ
ｓａｗ
sawｉｔit creeping
ｃｒｅｅｐｉｎｇ into ｉｎｔｏ the ｔｈｅ stained
ｓｔａｉｎｅｄtrumpet
ｔｒｕｍｐｅｔ ofｏｆaａTyrian
Ｔｙｒｉａｎ convolvulus.
ｃｏｎｖｏｌｖｕｌｕｓ． The Ｔｈｅ
ｆｌｏｗｅｒ
flower ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｑｕｉｖｅｒ，quiver,ａｎｄ andｔｈｅｎthenｓｗａｙｅｄ
swayedｇｅｎｔｌｙ
gentlyｔｏtoａｎｄandｆｒｏ． fro.
Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
Suddenlyｔｈｅ theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painter ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ
appearedａｔatｔｈｅ the ｄｏｏｒ
door ｏｆ ｔｈｅ studio,
of the ｓｔｕｄｉｏ，and ａｎｄmade
ｍａｄｅ
ｓｔａｃｃａｔｏ
staccato signsｓｉｇｎｓ for ｆｏｒthemｔｈｅｍ toｔｏ come ｃｏｍｅ ｉｎ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
in. They turned ｔｏ to ｅａｃｈ
each ｏｔｈｅｒ，
other, andａｎｄ
ｓｍｉｌｅｄ．
smiled.
Ｉａｍ
‘I amｗａｉｔｉｎｇ，＇ｈｅ
waiting,’ heｃｒｉｅｄ． cried.Ｄｏ‘Do ｃｏｍｅ
come ｉｎ．in.ＴｈｅTheｌｉｇｈｔ
lightｉｓisｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ，
perfect, and ａｎｄ
ｙｏｕ
youｃａｎ canｂｒｉｎｇ
bring ｙｏｕｒyour ｄｒｉｎｋｓ．
drinks.’

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｒｏｓｅ
rose ｕｐ，
up, ａｎｄ
and ｓａｕｎｔｅｒｅｄ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｈｅ
sauntered down the ｗａｌｋ
walk ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ． Ｔｗｏ ｇｒｅｅｎ－
together. Two green-
ａｎｄ－ｗｈｉｔｅ
and-whiteｂｕｔｔｅｒｆｌｉｅｓ
butterflies ｆｌｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ ｐａｓｔ them,
fluttered past ｔｈｅｍ， ａｎｄ
andｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｐｅａｒ－ｔｒｅｅ
pear-tree ａｔ
at ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｏｒｎｅｒ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｇａｒｄｅｎ ａ ｔｈｒｕｓｈ ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｓｉｎｇ．
corner of the garden a thrush began to sing.
Ｙｏｕ
‘Youａｒｅ
areｇｌａｄ ｙｏｕ have
glad you ｈａｖｅ met
ｍｅｔ me,
ｍｅ， Mr
Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Gray,’ said Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ， looking
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
ａｔ
at ｈｉｍ．
him.
‘Ｙｅｓ，
‘Yes, I Ｉam
ａｍ glad
ｇｌａｄ now.
ｎｏｗ． ＩI wonder
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ｓｈａｌｌ
shallＩI ａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｂｅbeｇｌａｄ？”
glad?’
‘Ａｌｗａｙｓ！ Ｔｈａｔ isｉｓa ａdreadful
‘Always! That ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌword.
ｗｏｒｄ．ItＩｔmakes
ｍａｋｅｓmeｍｅshudder
ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒ when
ｗｈｅｎ ＩI hear
ｈｅａｒ
ｉｔ． Ｗｏｍｅｎ ａｒｅareｓｏsoｆｏｎｄ
it. Women fondｏｆofｕｓｉｎｇ
usingｉｔ． Ｔｈｅｙ spoil
it. They ｓｐｏｉｌ every
ｅｖｅｒｙ romance
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ ｂｙ
byｔｒｙｉｎｇ
trying
ｔｏto ｍａｋｅ
makeｉｔit ｌａｓｔ
last ｆｏｒ ｅｖｅｒ． ItＩｔ isｉｓa ａmeaningless
for ever. ｍｅａｎｉｎｇｌｅｓｓ word,
ｗｏｒｄ， too.
ｔｏｏ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｏｎｌｙ
only
ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
difference ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
betweenａ aｃａｐｒｉｃｅ
capriceａｎｄ ａ ｌｉｆｅ－ｌｏｎｇ
and a life-longｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passionｉｓis ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ ｃａｐｒｉｃｅ
the caprice
ｌａｓｔｓ
lastsａaｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little ｌｏｎｇｅｒ．’
longer.’
Ａｓ
As ｔｈｅｙ
they ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ studio,
entered the ｓｔｕｄｉｏ，Dorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
Ｇｒａｙ put
ｐｕｔ his
ｈｉｓhand
ｈａｎｄ upon
ｕｐｏｎ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Henry’sａｒｍ．
arm.Ｉｎ‘Inｔｈａｔ
thatｃａｓｅ，
case,ｌｅｔ ｏｕｒ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ
let our ｂｅ aａ caprice,’
friendship be ｃａｐｒｉｃｅ，＇ｈｅ ｍｕｒ－
he mur-
ｍｕｒｅｄ，
mured,ｆｌｕｓｈｉｎｇ
flushingａｔ at ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｂｏｌｄｎｅｓｓ，
his own ｔｈｅｎ stepped
boldness, then ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ up
ｕｐ ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ ｐｌａｔｆｏｒｍ
the platform
ａｎｄ
andｒｅｓｕｍｅｄ
resumedｈｉｓ
hisｐｏｓｅ．
pose.
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｆｌｕｎｇ
flungｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｉｎｔｏ
into ａa ｌａｒｇｅ
large ｗｉｃｋｅｒ
wicker ａｒｍ－ｃｈａｉｒ，
arm-chair, ａｎｄ
and
ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ
watched ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｔｈｅ
Theｓｗｅｅｐ
sweepａｎｄ
andｄａｓｈ
dashｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｂｒｕｓｈ on
the brush ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ canvas
ｃａｎｖａｓ made
ｍａｄｅ
ｔｈｅ ｏｎｌｙ sound
the only ｓｏｕｎｄ ｔｈａｔ
that ｂｒｏｋｅ
broke ｔｈｅ
the ｓｔｉｌｌｎｅｓｓ， ｅｘｃｅｐｔwhen,
stillness, except ｗｈｅｎ，now
ｎｏｗ and
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ，
then,
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ
Hallward steppedｂａｃｋ backｔｏtoｌｏｏｋ
lookａｔat ｈｉｓ
his ｗｏｒｋ
work ｆｒｏｍfromａ aｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ．
distance. Ｉｎ In ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｌａｎｔｉｎｇ ｂｅａｍｓ that
slanting beams ｔｈａｔ streamed
ｓｔｒｅａｍｅｄ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ the ｔｈｅ open
ｏｐｅｎ doorway
ｄｏｏｒｗａｙ ｔｈｅ the ｄｕｓｔ
dust
ｄａｎｃｅｄ
dancedａｎｄ andｗａｓwasｇｏｌｄｅｎ．
golden.ＴｈｅTheｈｅａｖｙ
heavyｓｃｅｎｔ
scentｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｒｏｓｅｓ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ
roses seemed ｂｒｏｏｄ
to brood
ｏｖｅｒ
over ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．
everything.
Ａｆｔｅｒ ａｂｏｕｔ aａ quarter
After about ｑｕａｒｔｅｒ ofｏｆａｎ ｈｏｕｒ Hallward
an hour Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ
stopped ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ， ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
painting, looked
ｆｏｒ
for ａa long
ｌｏｎｇ time
ｔｉｍｅ ａｔ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ，
at Dorian Gray,ａｎｄandｔｈｅｎ
thenｆｏｒforａ aｌｏｎｇ
longｔｉｍｅ
timeａｔatｔｈｅ
theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，
picture,
ｂｉｔｉｎｇ
biting ｔｈｅ ｅｎｄ ｏｆof ｏｎｅ
the end one ｏｆof ｈｉｓ ｈｕｇｅ ｂｒｕｓｈｅｓ，
his huge brushes, ａｎｄ andｆｒｏｗｎｉｎｇ．
frowning.Ｉｔ‘Itｉｓis ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite
ｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ，＇
finished,’ he ｈｅ cried
ｃｒｉｅｄatａｔlast,
ｌａｓｔ，andａｎｄstooping
ｓｔｏｏｐｉｎｇdown ｄｏｗｎ heｈｅ wrote
ｗｒｏｔｅ his
ｈｉｓ name
ｎａｍｅ ｉｎin
ｌｏｎｇ
long ｖｅｒｍｉｌｉｏｎ
vermilionｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ ｏｎ the
letters on ｔｈｅ left-hand
ｌｅｆｔ－ｈａｎｄ corner
ｃｏｒｎｅｒ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ canvas.
of the ｃａｎｖａｓ．
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｃａｍｅcame ｏｖｅｒ
overａｎｄand
ｅｘａｍｉｎｅｄ
examinedｔｈｅ theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ．
picture.ＩｔItｗａｓ
wasｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly
ａa ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｗｏｒｋ workｏｆofａｒｔ，
art,ａｎｄ
andａ aｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderful ｌｉｋｅｎｅｓｓ
likenessａｓasｗｅｌｌ．
well.
‘Ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ ｆｅｌｌｏｗ，
‘My dear fellow, IＩcongratulate
ｃｏｎｇｒａｔｕｌａｔｅ you ｙｏｕ most
ｍｏｓｔ ｗａｒｍｌｙ，＇ｈｅ
warmly,’ he ｓａｉｄ．
said.Ｉｔ‘Itｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the
ｆｉｎｅｓｔ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔof ｏｆ
finest portrait ｍｏｄｅｒｎtimes.
modern ｔｉｍｅｓ．MrＭｒ Gray,
Ｇｒａｙ， comeｃｏｍｅ ｏｖｅｒ
over ａｎｄ
and ｌｏｏｋ
look ａｔ at
ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
yourself.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｌａｄ ladｓｔａｒｔｅｄ，
started, as ａｓ ifｉｆawakened
ａｗａｋｅｎｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ
from ｓｏｍｅsomeｄｒｅａｍ．
dream.Ｉｓ‘Isｉｔitｒｅａｌｌｙ
really
ｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ？＂
finished?’ he ｈｅmurmured,
ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ， ｓｔｅｐｐｉｎｇ ｄｏｗｎ ｆｒｏｍ
stepping down fromｔｈｅ theｐｌａｔｆｏｒｍ．
platform.
‘Ｑｕｉｔｅ ｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ，＇ｓａｉｄ
‘Quite finished,’ said theｔｈｅ painter.
ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ．‘And
＇Ａｎｄ you ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
have ｓａｔsat ｓｐｌｅｎｄｉｄｌｙ
splendidly
ｔｏ－ｄａｙ． Ｉ ａｍ ａｗｆｕｌｌｙ ｏｂｌｉｇｅｄ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ．＇
to-day. I am awfully obliged to you.’

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ Ｉ

“Ｔｈａｔ
‘That isｉｓentirely
ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙdue
ｄｕｅtoｔｏme,’
ｍｅ，＇broke
ｂｒｏｋｅ inｉｎLord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ． Ｉｓｎ＇ｔ
‘Isn’t ｉｔ， Ｍｒ
it, Mr
Ｇｒａｙ？’
Gray?’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｍａｄｅ ｎｏ no
made ａｎｓｗｅｒ， ｂｕｔ but
answer, ｐａｓｓｅｄ ｌｉｓｔｌｅｓｓｌｙ
passed listlesslyｉｎinｆｒｏｎｔ
frontｏｆofｈｉｓ
his ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture
ａｎｄ
and turned towards it. When he saw it he drew back, and his ｃｈｅｅｋｓ
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ ｉｔ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｓａｗ ｉｔ ｈｅ ｄｒｅｗ ｂａｃｋ， ａｎｄ ｈｉｓ cheeks
ｆｌｕｓｈｅｄ
flushed ｆｏｒ for aａ moment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｗｉｔｈ withｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ．
pleasure.Ａ Aｌｏｏｋ lookｏｆofｊｏｙ
joyｃａｍｅ
cameｉｎｔｏ intoｈｉｓ hisｅｙｅｓ，
eyes,
ａｓ
as ｉｆ if heｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅｄ
recognized ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ himself ｆｏｒ for ｔｈｅ
the ｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｉｍｅ． He
first time. Ｈｅ ｓｔｏｏｄ
stood ｔｈｅｒｅthere
ｍｏｔｉｏｎｌｅｓｓ
motionless and ａｎｄ ｉｎ ｗｏｎｄｅｒ， dimly
in wonder, ｄｉｍｌｙ conscious
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ that ｔｈａｔHallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ was ｗａｓ speaking
ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ
ｔｏ
to ｈｉｍ，
him, ｂｕｔ but ｎｏｔ
not ｃａｔｃｈｉｎｇ
catching ｔｈｅ the ｍｅａｎｉｎｇ
meaningｏｆofｈｉｓ his ｗｏｒｄｓ．
words. Ｔｈｅ Theｓｅｎｓｅsenseｏｆofｈｉｓ his
ｏｗｎ
ownｂｅａｕｔｙ beautyｃａｍｅcame ｏｎ on
ｈｉｍhim ｌｉｋｅlike
ａ ｒｅｖｅｌａｔｉｏｎ．
a revelation.ＨｅHe ｈａｄhadｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｆｅｌｔfeltｉｔit ｂｅｆｏｒｅ．
before.
Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓcompliments
Basil Hallward’s ｃｏｍｐｌｉｍｅｎｔｓ had ｈａｄ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemed ｔｏ to ｈｉｍ
him ｔｏ to ｂｅbe ｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merely ｔｈｅ the
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ
charming ｅｘａｇｇｅｒａｔｉｏｎｓ
exaggerations ｏｆ of ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ．
friendship. He Ｈｅ ｈａｄ
had ｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｄ
listened ｔｏ to ｔｈｅｍ，
them,
ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ
laughedａｔ ｔｈｅｍ， ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ
at them, forgotten them. ｔｈｅｍ． ＴｈｅｙTheyｈａｄ hadｎｏｔ notｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅｄ
influencedｈｉｓ his ｎａｔｕｒｅ．
nature.
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｈａｄ hadｃｏｍｅcomeＬｏｒｄ Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henry Ｗｏｔｔｏｎ
Wotton ｗｉｔｈwith ｈｉｓhisｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strangeｐａｎｅｇｙｒｉｃ
panegyric ｏｎ on
ｙｏｕｔｈ，
youth,ｈｉｓ his ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｗａｒｎｉｎｇ ｏｆof ｉｔｓ
terrible warning ｂｒｅｖｉｔｙ． That
its brevity. Ｔｈａｔ had
ｈａｄ ｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ
stirred him ｈｉｍ ａｔat ｔｈｅthe
ｔｉｍｅ，
time, and ａｎｄ ｎｏｗ，
now,ａｓas ｈｅ he ｓｔｏｏｄ
stoodｇａｚｉｎｇ
gazingａｔat ｔｈｅ the ｓｈａｄｏｗ
shadowｏｆofｈｉｓ his ｏｗｎ
ownｌｏｖｅｌｉｎｅｓｓ，
loveliness,
ｔｈｅ
the ｆｕｌｌ ｒｅａｌｉｔｙofｏｆtheｔｈｅdescription
full reality ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎflashed ｆｌａｓｈｅｄacross
ａｃｒｏｓｓhim.ｈｉｍ．Yes,
Ｙｅｓ，there
ｔｈｅｒｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｂｅ ａ ｄａｙ ｗｈｅｎ ｈｉｓ ｆａｃｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｗｒｉｎｋｌｅｄ ａｎｄ ｗｉｚｅｎ， ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ dim
be a day when his face would be wrinkled and wizen, his eyes ｄｉｍ
ａｎｄ
and ｃｏｌｏｕｒｌｅｓｓ，
colourless, the ｔｈｅ grace
ｇｒａｃｅ ofｏｆhisｈｉｓfigure ｆｉｇｕｒｅbroken ｂｒｏｋｅｎand ａｎｄdeformed.
ｄｅｆｏｒｍｅｄ． The Ｔｈｅ
ｓｃａｒｌｅｔ
scarlet wouldｗｏｕｌｄ ｐａｓｓpassａｗａｙ
awayｆｒｏｍ from ｈｉｓhisｌｉｐｓ，
lips,ａｎｄandｔｈｅtheｇｏｌｄ
goldｓｔｅａｌ
steal ｆｒｏｍ
fromｈｉｓ hisｈａｉｒ．
hair.
Ｔｈｅ
The ｌｉｆｅ ｔｈａｔwas
life that ｗａｓtoｔｏmake ｍａｋｅ hisｈｉｓsoulｓｏｕｌwouldｗｏｕｌｄmar ｍａｒ hisｈｉｓbody.
ｂｏｄｙ．He Ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
becomeｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ，dreadful, ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ，
hideous, and ａｎｄ uncouth.
ｕｎｃｏｕｔｈ．
Ａｓ
As ｈｅ he ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｏｆof ｉｔ， it, aａsharp
ｓｈａｒｐ pang
ｐａｎｇ of ｏｆ pain
ｐａｉｎ struck
ｓｔｒｕｃｋ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ him ｈｉｍ ｌｉｋｅ
like aａ
ｋｎｉｆｅ，
knife, and ａｎｄ ｍａｄｅ
madeｅａｃｈ eachｄｅｌｉｃａｔｅ
delicateｆｉｂｒｅfibre ｏｆ of ｈｉｓ
his ｎａｔｕｒｅ
nature ｑｕｉｖｅｒ．
quiver. Ｈｉｓ His ｅｙｅｓeyes
ｄｅｅｐｅｎｅｄ
deepenedｉｎｔｏ intoａｍｅｔｈｙｓｔ，
amethyst,ａｎｄ andａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｔｈｅｍthem ｃａｍｅ
cameａ ｍｉｓｔ
a mist ｏｆ ofｔｅａｒｓ．
tears.Ｈｅ Heｆｅｌｔfelt
ａｓas ｉｆ
if aａ hand
ｈａｎｄ ｏｆ ｉｃｅ had
of ice ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｌａｉｄ ｕｐｏｎ ｈｉｓ
laid upon his ｈｅａｒｔ．
heart.
＇Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
‘Don’tｙｏｕ youｌｉｋｅlikeｉｔ？＂ ｃｒｉｅｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
it?’ cried Hallward ａｔ atｌａｓｔ，
last,ｓｔｕｎｇ
stungａ aｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little ｂｙ
by ｔｈｅthe ｌａｄ＇ｓ
lad’s
ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ，
silence, not ｎｏｔ understanding
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ ｗｈａｔ whatｉｔ ｍｅａｎｔ．
it meant.
‘Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ he
‘Of course ｈｅ ｌｉｋｅｓ ｉｔ，＇said
likes it,’ ｓａｉｄLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ． ＇Ｗｈｏ
‘Whoｗｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ
wouldn’t ｌｉｋｅlikeｉｔ？it?ＩｔItｉｓis
ｏｎｅ
one ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ things
the greatest ｔｈｉｎｇｓ inｉｎmodern
ｍｏｄｅｒｎ ａｒｔ． art. IＩ will
ｗｉｌｌgive
ｇｉｖｅyou ｙｏｕanything
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ you ｙｏｕ
ｌｉｋｅ
like to ｔｏ ask
ａｓｋ ｆｏｒ
for ｉｔ．
it. IＩmust
ｍｕｓｔ ｈａｖｅ
haveｉｔ．＇
it.’
＇Ｉｔ
‘It isｉｓnotｎｏｔmy ｍｙ property,
ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ， Harry.’
Ｈａｒｒｙ．＇
‘Ｗｈｏｓｅ ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ ｉｓ ｉｔ？”
‘Whose property is it?’
＇Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ，
‘Dorian’s, of ｏｆ course,’
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
answeredｔｈｅ theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ．
painter.
Ｈｅ‘Heｉｓisａ aｖｅｒｙ
veryｌｕｃｋｙ
luckyｆｅｌｌｏｗ．’
fellow.’
‘Ｈｏｗ
‘How ｓａｄ sad ｉｔ ｉｓ！？murmured
it is!’ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ DorianＧｒａｙ， Gray, ｗｉｔｈ
withｈｉｓhisｅｙｅｓeyes ｓｔｉｌｌ
still ｆｉｘｅｄ
fixed
ｕｐｏｎ
uponｈｉｓ his ｏｗｎ
ownｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ．＇Ｈｏｗ
portrait. ‘How ｓａｄsadｉｔ ｉｓ！
it is!ＩI ｓｈａｌｌ ｇｒｏｗ ｏｌｄ，
shall grow old, ａｎｄ
andｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ，
horrible,

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ａｎｄ
andｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ．
dreadful.ＩｔIt ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ be
will never ｂｅ older
ｏｌｄｅｒ than
ｔｈａｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ day
this particular ｄａｙ of
ｏｆ June.
Ｊｕｎｅ．．．．
...
ＩｆIf itｉｔwere
ｗｅｒｅ only
ｏｎｌｙ the
ｔｈｅ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ way!
ｗａｙ！ IfＩｆitｉｔwere
ｗｅｒｅI who
Ｉ ｗｈｏwas
ｗａｓ toｔｏbeｂｅalways
ａｌｗａｙｓ young,
ｙｏｕｎｇ，
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅthe ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ ｔｈａｔwas
picture that ｗａｓ toｔｏgrow
ｇｒｏｗ old!
ｏｌｄ！For
Ｆｏｒthat
ｔｈａｔ－ｆｏｒ ｔｈａｔ－Ｉ
– for that ｗｏｕｌｄ ｇｉｖｅ
– I would give
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ！
everything! Yes, there is nothing in the whole world I wouldｎｏｔ
Ｙｅｓ， ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｗｈｏｌｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ Ｉ ｗｏｕｌｄ notｇｉｖｅ！
give!
ＩI would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｇｉｖｅ
giveｍｙmyｓｏｕｌsoulｆｏｒ
forｔｈａｔ！＇
that!’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｒｄｌｙ
‘You would hardly ｃａｒｅ
care ｆｏｒ ｓｕｃｈ anａｎ arrangement,
for such ａｒｒａｎｇｅｍｅｎｔ， Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ Ｌｏｒｄ
Basil,’ cried Lord
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ．
laughing.＇Ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ
‘It would be ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｈａｒｄ
hard ｌｉｎｅｓ ｏｎ your
lines on ｙｏｕｒ work.’
ｗｏｒｋ．＇
‘Ｉ ｓｈｏｕｌｄobject
‘I should ｏｂｊｅｃｔvery ｖｅｒｙstrongly,
ｓｔｒｏｎｇｌｙ，Harry,’
Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ．
said Hallward.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｔｕｒｎｅｄ turnedａｎｄ and ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
looked ａｔatｈｉｍ．
him.Ｉ ‘Iｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believeｙｏｕ youｗｏｕｌｄ，
would,Ｂａｓｉｌ．
Basil.
Ｙｏｕ ｌｉｋｅ ｙｏｕｒ ａｒｔ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ． Ｉ ａｍ ｎｏ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ than
You like your art better than your friends. I am no more to you ｔｈａｎ
ａa green
ｇｒｅｅｎ ｂｒｏｎｚｅ
bronzeｆｉｇｕｒｅ． Ｈａｒｄｌｙ ａｓ
figure. Hardly as ｍｕｃｈ，
much,ＩI ｄａｒｅ dareｓａｙ．＇
say.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painterｓｔａｒｅｄ stared ｉｎ ａｍａｚｅｍｅｎｔ． ＩｔIt ｗａｓ
in amazement. wasｓｏ so ｕｎｌｉｋｅ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｔｏ
unlike Dorian ｓｐｅａｋ
to speak
ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈａｔ．What
like that. Ｗｈａｔ had ｈａｄ happened?
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ？ ＨｅHeｓｅｅｍｅｄ seemedｑｕｉｔｅquiteａｎｇｒｙ．
angry.Ｈｉｓ His ｆａｃｅ ｗａｓ
face was
ｆｌｕｓｈｅｄ
flushed ａｎｄ andｈｉｓ his ｃｈｅｅｋｓ
cheeks ｂｕｒｎｉｎｇ．
burning.
‘Ｙｅｓ，’
‘Yes,’ he ｈｅ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ，‘I Ｉamａｍless
continued, ｌｅｓｓtoｔｏyou ｙｏｕthan
ｔｈａｎyourｙｏｕｒivory
ｉｖｏｒｙHermes
Ｈｅｒｍｅｓ ｏｒ or
ｙｏｕｒ
yourｓｉｌｖｅｒ Ｆａｕｎ．６ You
silver Faun.⁶ Ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｌｉｋｅthem
will like ｔｈｅｍ always.
ａｌｗａｙｓ． How Ｈｏｗ ｌｏｎｇ
longｗｉｌｌ
will ｙｏｕ
you ｌｉｋｅ
like
ｍｅ？
me?Ｔｉｌｌ Till ＩI ｈａｖｅ
have ｍｙ myｆｉｒｓｔ ｗｒｉｎｋｌｅ， IＩsuppose.
first wrinkle, ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ．I Ｉknow, ｋｎｏｗ，now,ｎｏｗ， that
ｔｈａｔ when
ｗｈｅｎ
ｏｎｅ ｌｏｓｓｅｓ ｏｎｅ＇ｓ ｇｏｏｄ ｌｏｏｋｓ， ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｔｈｅｙ ｍａｙ ｂｅ， ｏｎｅ ｌｏｓｅｓ ｅｖｅｒｙ－
one losses one’s good looks, whatever they may be, one loses every-
ｔｈｉｎｇ．Your
thing. Ｙｏｕｒ picture
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅhas ｈａｓtaught
ｔａｕｇｈｔme ｍｅｔｈａｔ． Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
that. Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ Ｗｏｔｔｏｎ
Wottonｉｓｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
is perfectly
ｒｉｇｈｔ．Youth
right. Ｙｏｕｔｈ isｉｓthe ｔｈｅonly
ｏｎｌｙthingｔｈｉｎｇworth
ｗｏｒｔｈ having.
ｈａｖｉｎｇ．When Ｗｈｅｎ ＩI ｆｉｎｄ
find ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ am ａｍ
ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ
growing ｏｌｄ，old,Ｉ ｓｈａｌｌ
I shallｋｉｌｌkill ｍｙｓｅｌｆ’
myself.’
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｔｕｒｎｅｄ turnedｐａｌｅ， pale, ａｎｄ andｃａｕｇｈｔ
caughtｈｉｓ hisｈａｎｄ．
hand.＇Ｄｏｒｉａｎ！
‘Dorian!Ｄｏｒｉａｎ！’
Dorian!’ ｈｅ he
ｃｒｉｅｄ，
cried, ＇ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
‘don’t talk ｔａｌｋ like
ｌｉｋｅthat.
ｔｈａｔ．I have
Ｉ ｈａｖｅnever
ｎｅｖｅｒhadｈａｄ such
ｓｕｃｈ aａ friend
ｆｒｉｅｎｄ asａｓ you,
ｙｏｕ， and
ａｎｄ
ＩI shall
ｓｈａｌｌ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ haveｈａｖｅ such
ｓｕｃｈ ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ．
another.Ｙｏｕ Youａｒｅ areｎｏｔ
notｊｅａｌｏｕｓ
jealousｏｆof ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌ
materialｔｈｉｎｇｓ，
things,
ａｒｅ
are ｙｏｕ？－ｙｏｕ
you? – you ｗｈｏwho ａｒｅareｆｉｎｅｒ
finerｔｈａｎthanａｎｙ anyｏｆof ｔｈｅｍ！＇
them!’
Ｉａｍｊｅａｌｏｕｓｏｆ
‘I am jealous of ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingｗｈｏｓｅ whose ｂｅａｕｔｙ
beauty ｄｏｅｓ
does ｎｏｔnotｄｉｅ．Ｉ
die. Iａｍ
amｊｅａｌｏｕｓ
jealous ｏｆ of
ｔｈｅ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔyou
the portrait ｙｏｕ haveｈａｖｅ painted
ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ ofｏｆme. ｍｅ． Why
Ｗｈｙ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｉｔ ｋｅｅｐ what
it keep ｗｈａｔ ＩI must
ｍｕｓｔ
ｌｏｓｅ？ Ｅｖｅｒｙ moment
lose? Every ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｔｈａｔ thatｐａｓｓｅｓ
passes ｔａｋｅｓ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｆｒｏｍ
takes something from ｍｅ，me, ａｎｄandｇｉｖｅｓ
gives
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｔｏtoｉｔ． Ｏｈ， ｉｆif itｉｔwere
it. Oh, ｗｅｒｅ only
ｏｎｌｙ theｔｈｅ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ way!
ｗａｙ！ Ｉｆ ｔｈｅ picture
If the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ
ｃｈａｎｇｅ，
change, ａｎｄ andＩI ｃｏｕｌｄcould ｂｅ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｗｈａｔ
be always whatＩI am ａｍ ｎｏｗ！
now!Ｗｈｙ Why ｄｉｄdidｙｏｕyou
ｐａｉｎｔ ｉｔ？it?ＩｔIt
paint
ｗｉｌｌ ｍｏｃｋ ｍｅ
will mock meｓｏｍｅ someｄａｙ－ｍｏｃｋ
day – mock ｍｅ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ！＂＂
me horribly!’⁷ ＴｈｅTheｈｏｔhotｔｅａｒｓ
tearsｗｅｌｌｅｄ
welledｉｎｔｏinto
ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ； heｈｅ tore
his eyes; ｔｏｒｅhis ｈｉｓhand
ｈａｎｄ away,
ａｗａｙ， ａｎｄ，
and, ｆｌｉｎｇｉｎｇ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ on
flinging himself ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｄｉｖａｎ， he
the divan, ｈｅ
ｂｕｒｉｅｄ
buriedｈｉｓ his ｆａｃｅ
face in ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ cushions,
ｃｕｓｈｉｏｎｓ， asａｓthough
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ praying.
ｐｒａｙｉｎｇ．
Ｔｈｉｓ
‘Thisｉｓis ｙｏｕｒ
yourｄｏｉｎｇ，doing,Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ
Harry,’ said ｔｈｅtheｐａｉｎｔｅｒ，
painter,ｂｉｔｔｅｒｌｙ．
bitterly.
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙHenryｓｈｒｕｇｇｅｄ shrugged ｈｉｓhisｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ．
shoulders.Ｉｔ‘Itｉｓ ｔｈｅ real
is the ｒｅａｌDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ －–
ｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓisａｌｌ．’
all.’

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  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲＩＩ

＇Ｉｔ
‘It ｉｓ
is ｎｏｔ．’
not.’
＇Ｉｆ
‘If itｉｔisｉｓnot,
ｎｏｔ，what
ｗｈａｔ have
ｈａｖｅ ＩI to
ｔｏ do
ｄｏ ｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔ？＂
it?’
Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｈａｖｅ
haveｇｏｎｅ
goneａｗａｙ
awayｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ａｓｋｅｄ
when I askedｙｏｕ，＇
you,’ｈｅ
he ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ．
muttered.
Ｉ‘I ｓｔａｙｅｄ ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ
stayed when you ａｓｋｅｄ
asked ｍｅ，＇ ｗａｓ Lord
me,’ was Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Henry’s ａｎｓｗｅｒ．
answer.
‘Ｈａｒｒｙ，
‘Harry, IＩｃａｎ＇ｔｑｕａｒｒｅｌ ｗｉｔｈ my
can’t quarrel with ｍｙ ｔｗｏ
twoｂｅｓｔ
best ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ａｔonce,
friends at ｏｎｃｅ，but
ｂｕｔbetween
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
ｙｏｕ
youｂｏｔｈ
bothｙｏｕ
youｈａｖｅ
haveｍａｄｅ
madeｍｅ me
ｈａｔｅhate
ｔｈｅthe
ｆｉｎｅｓｔ
finestｐｉｅｃｅ
pieceｏｆ
of ｗｏｒｋ
workＩI ｈａｖｅ
have ｅｖｅｒ
ever
ｄｏｎｅ，
done,ａｎｄ
andＩ Iｗｉｌｌ
will ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙ
destroy ｉｔ． Ｗｈａｔ ｉｓis itｉｔbut
it. What ｂｕｔ canvas
ｃａｎｖａｓ and
ａｎｄ ｃｏｌｏｕｒ？
colour?ＩIｗｉｌｌ ｎｏｔ
will not
ｌｅｔ
let itｉｔcome
ｃｏｍｅ across
ａｃｒｏｓｓ our
ｏｕｒ ｔｈｒｅｅ
three ｌｉｖｅｓ ａｎｄ mar
lives and ｍａｒ ｔｈｅｍ．’
them.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Gray ｌｉｆｔｅｄ
liftedｈｉｓ ｇｏｌｄｅｎ ｈｅａｄ
his golden headｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅtheｐｉｌｌｏｗ，
pillow, ａｎｄ andｗｉｔｈ
withｐａｌｌｉｄ
pallid
ｆａｃｅ ａｎｄ ｔｅａｒ－ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ ｅｙｅｓ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ａｔ ｈｉｍ， ａｓ ｈｅ ｗａｌｋｅｄ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｌ
face and tear-stained eyes looked at him, as he walked over to the deal
ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ－ｔａｂｌｅ ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｓｅｔ ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｈｉｇｈ
painting-table that was set beneath the high curtained window. What ｃｕｒｔａｉｎｅｄ ｗｉｎｄｏｗ． Ｗｈａｔ
ｗａｓ
was ｈｅ he ｄｏｉｎｇ
doingｔｈｅｒｅ？
there? ＨｉｓHis ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ
fingers were ｗｅｒｅ ｓｔｒａｙｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ａｍｏｎｇ
straying about amongｔｈｅ theｌｉｔｔｅｒ
litter
ｏｆ tin
of ｔｉｎtubes
ｔｕｂｅｓand ａｎｄ dry
ｄｒｙ brushes,
ｂｒｕｓｈｅｓ， seeking
ｓｅｅｋｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ． Ｙｅｓ，
for something. Yes,ｉｔit ｗａｓ
wasｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅ
the
ｌｏｎｇ
long ｐａｌｅｔｔｅ－ｋｎｉｆｅ，
palette-knife, ｗｉｔｈ with ｉｔｓ ｔｈｉｎ blade
its thin ｂｌａｄｅ ｏｆ ｌｉｔｈｅ steel.
of lithe ｓｔｅｅｌ．He Ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｉｔit ａｔ
at
ｌａｓｔ．
last. HeＨｅ ｗａｓwas ｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏto ｒｉｐrip ｕｐup ｔｈｅ
the ｃａｎｖａｓ．
canvas.
Ｗｉｔｈ
Withａaｓｔｉｆｌｅｄ
stifled sob ｓｏｂ the
ｔｈｅ lad
ｌａｄleaped
ｌｅａｐｅｄ fromｆｒｏｍ the
ｔｈｅ couch,
ｃｏｕｃｈ， and, ａｎｄ， rushing
ｒｕｓｈｉｎｇ over
ｏｖｅｒ
ｔｏ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， ｔｏｒｅ
to Hallward, tore ｔｈｅ
the ｋｎｉｆｅ
knife ｏｕｔout ｏｆof ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄ， ａｎｄ
his hand, andｆｌｕｎｇ flungｉｔ ｔｏ the
it to ｔｈｅ end
ｅｎｄ of
ｏｆ
ｔｈｅ ｓｔｕｄｉｏ． ‘Don’t,
the studio. ＇Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ， Basil,
Ｂａｓｉｌ，don’t!’
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ！＇heｈｅcried.
ｃｒｉｅｄ．‘ItＩｔwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ be ｂｅ murder!’
ｍｕｒｄｅｒ！＇
Ｉａｍ
‘I am ｇｌａｄ
gladｙｏｕ youａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｅ
appreciate ｍｙmy ｗｏｒｋ
work ａｔ at
ｌａｓｔ，
last,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ｓａｉｄ
Dorian,’ saidｔｈｅ theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ，
painter,
ｃｏｌｄｌｙ，
coldly, when ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ he ｈａｄ
had ｒｅｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
recoveredｆｒｏｍ fromｈｉｓ his ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅ．
surprise. ‘IＩ neverｎｅｖｅｒ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ you
ｙｏｕ
ｗｏｕｌｄ：
would.’
‘Ａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｅ
‘Appreciateｉｔ？ it? ＩI ａｍ
amｉｎinｌｏｖｅloveｗｉｔｈ
with ｉｔ，it,Ｂａｓｉｌ．
Basil.ＩｔIt ｉｓis ｐａｒｔ
part ｏｆof ｍｙｓｅｌｆ．
myself.ＩI ｆｅｅｌ
feel
ｔｈａｔ．’
that.’
＇Ｗｅｌｌ，
‘Well, as ａｓ soon
ｓｏｏｎ as ａｓ you
ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｄｒｙ， you
are dry, ｙｏｕ ｓｈａｌｌ
shall beｂｅ varnished,
ｖａｒｎｉｓｈｅｄ， and ａｎｄ framed,
ｆｒａｍｅｄ，
ａｎｄ
and ｓｅｎｔ ｈｏｍｅ． Ｔｈｅｎ
sent home. Thenｙｏｕ youｃａｎcanｄｏdoｗｈａｔ what ｙｏｕyouｌｉｋｅ
likeｗｉｔｈwithｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ．＇
yourself.’ AndＡｎｄ ｈｅhe
ｗａｌｋｅｄ
walkedａｃｒｏｓｓ across ｔｈｅthe ｒｏｏｍ
roomａｎｄ andｒａｎｇrangｔｈｅtheｂｅｌｌbellｆｏｒ
for ｔｅａ．＇Ｙｏｕ
tea. ‘Youｗｉｌｌ will ｈａｖｅ
haveｔｅａ，
tea,
ｏｆ
of ｃｏｕｒｓｅ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ？ Ａｎｄ
course, Dorian? Andｓｏsoｗｉｌｌ ｙｏｕ， Harry?
will you, Ｈａｒｒｙ？ Ｏｒ Orｄｏ doｙｏｕyouｏｂｊｅｃｔ
objectｔｏ to ｓｕｃｈ
such
ｓｉｍｐｌｅ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅｓ？
simple pleasures?’
Ｉ‘I ａｄｏｒｅ
adore ｓｉｍｐｌｅ
simple ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅｓ，＇ｓａｉｄ
pleasures,’ said Lord Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ． Ｔｈｅｙ ‘Theyａｒｅ areｔｈｅ
theｌａｓｔ
last
ｒｅｆｕｇｅ
refuge ｏｆ ｔｈｅ complex.
of the ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ． Ｂｕｔ ButＩ Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｌｉｋｅlike ｓｃｅｎｅｓ，
scenes, ｅｘｃｅｐｔ
except ｏｎ onｔｈｅ
theｓｔａｇｅ．
stage.
Ｗｈａｔ
Whatａｂｓｕｒｄabsurdｆｅｌｌｏｗｓ
fellowsｙｏｕ youａｒｅ，are, ｂｏｔｈ
bothｏｆ ｙｏｕ！ IＩwonder
of you! ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ｗｈｏ whoｉｔit was
ｗａｓ defined
ｄｅｆｉｎｅｄ
ｍａｎ
manａｓasａaｒａｔｉｏｎａｌ
rational ａｎｉｍａｌ．
animal. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ the
It was ｔｈｅ most
ｍｏｓｔ ｐｒｅｍａｔｕｒｅ
prematureｄｅｆｉｎｉｔｉｏｎ
definition ｅｖｅｒever
ｇｉｖｅｎ．
given. Man Ｍａｎ ｉｓisｍａｎｙ
many ｔｈｉｎｇｓ，
things,ｂｕｔ butｈｅheｉｓisｎｏｔnotｒａｔｉｏｎａｌ．
rational. ＩI ａｍ amｇｌａｄ
gladｈｅheｉｓis ｎｏｔ，
not,
ａｆｔｅｒ ａｌｌ：though
after all: ｔｈｏｕｇｈI Ｉwishｗｉｓｈyou ｙｏｕchaps
ｃｈａｐｓ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｓｑｕａｂｂｌｅ ｏｖｅｒ
not squabble overｔｈｅtheｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ．
picture.
Ｙｏｕ
Youｈａｄ hadｍｕｃｈ
much ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
betterｌｅｔletｍｅmeｈａｖｅhave
ｉｔ， it,Ｂａｓｉｌ．
Basil.Ｔｈｉｓ
Thisｓｉｌｌｙsilly ｂｏｙ
boyｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔ
doesn’tｒｅａｌｌｙ
really
ｗａｎｔ ｉｔ， ａｎｄ Ｉ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｄｏ．＇
want it, and I really do.’

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

‘Ｉｆ ｙｏｕletｌｅｔany
‘If you ａｎｙone
ｏｎｅ have
ｈａｖｅ ｉｔ ｂｕｔ me,
it but ｍｅ， Ｂａｓｉｌ，
Basil, ＩI shall
ｓｈａｌｌ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ
forgive ｙｏｕ！？
you!’
ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ；
Gray;＇ａｎｄ
‘andＩ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
I don’tａｌｌｏｗ
allowｐｅｏｐｌｅ
peopleｔｏ toｃａｌｌ
callｍｅme
ａ ｓｉｌｌｙ
a silly ｂｏｙ．＇
boy.’
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You know the picture is yours, Dorian. I gave it to youｂｅｆｏｒｅ
ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈｅ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ ｉｓ ｙｏｕｒｓ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． Ｉ ｇａｖｅ ｉｔ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ beforeｉｔit
ｅｘｉｓｔｅｄ．’
existed.’
＇Ａｎｄ
‘And ｙｏｕ
youｋｎｏｗ
knowｙｏｕyouｈａｖｅ
haveｂｅｅｎ ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
been a littleｓｉｌｌｙ，
silly, Mr Ｍｒ Gray,
Ｇｒａｙ， ａｎｄ
and ｔｈａｔ
that
ｙｏｕ
you ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｏｂｊｅｃｔ toｔｏbeing
really object ｂｅｉｎｇ reminded
ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｄ that
ｔｈａｔ you
ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ extremely
ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
ｙｏｕｎｇ．
young.’
＇Ｉ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ have
‘I should ｈａｖｅ objected
ｏｂｊｅｃｔｅｄ very
ｖｅｒｙ strongly
ｓｔｒｏｎｇｌｙthis
ｔｈｉｓmorning,
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ，Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.’
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．＇
‘Ａｈ！ ｔｈｉｓmorning!
‘Ah! this ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ！ Ｙｏｕ
Youｈａｖｅ
haveｌｉｖｅｄ
livedｓｉｎｃｅ
sinceｔｈｅｎ．’
then.’
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｃａｍｅ
cameａ aｋｎｏｃｋ
knockａｔatｔｈｅ
theｄｏｏｒ，
door,ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｂｕｔｌｅｒ
butler ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ
entered ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa
ｌａｄｅｎ
laden ｔｅａ－ｔｒａｙ
tea-tray and ａｎｄ set
ｓｅｔitｉｔdownｄｏｗｎ upon
ｕｐｏｎ aａ small
ｓｍａｌｌ Japanese
Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ table.
ｔａｂｌｅ．There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
ｗａｓ
ａa rattle
ｒａｔｔｌｅofｏｆcups ｃｕｐｓand ａｎｄ saucers
ｓａｕｃｅｒｓ and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｈｉｓｓｉｎｇ
hissing of ｏｆ aａ fluted
ｆｌｕｔｅｄGeorgian
Ｇｅｏｒｇｉａｎ ｕｒｎ．
urn.
Ｔｗｏ
Twoｇｌｏｂｅ－ｓｈａｐｅｄ
globe-shapedｃｈｉｎａ chinaｄｉｓｈｅｓdishes ｗｅｒｅ
were ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtｉｎ in ｂｙby ａa ｐａｇｅ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
page. Dorian
Ｇｒａｙ
Gray ｗｅｎｔ went ｏｖｅｒover ａｎｄ and ｐｏｕｒｅｄ
poured ｏｕｔ out ｔｈｅ
the ｔｅａ．
tea. TheＴｈｅ twoｔｗｏ ｍｅｎ
men ｓａｕｎｔｅｒｅｄ
sauntered
ｌａｎｇｕｉｄｌｙ
languidly to ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅtable,
ｔａｂｌｅ，and ａｎｄexamined
ｅｘａｍｉｎｅｄ what ｗｈａｔ ｗａｓ
was ｕｎｄｅｒ
underｔｈｅ theｃｏｖｅｒｓ．
covers.
＇Ｌｅｔ
‘Let us ｕｓ go
ｇｏ toｔｏ the
ｔｈｅtheatre
ｔｈｅａｔｒｅto-night,’
ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，＇ｓａｉｄ
said LordＬｏｒｄHenry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ． ‘There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓis ｓｕｒｅ
sure
ｔｏ
to beｂｅ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｏｎ， on, ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ．
somewhere.Ｉ Iｈａｖｅ haveｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ
promisedｔｏtoｄｉｎｅ dineａｔatＷｈｉｔｅ＇ｓ，？
White’s,⁸
ｂｕｔ
but ｉｔit isｉｓonly
ｏｎｌｙwithｗｉｔｈ anａｎ old
ｏｌｄ friend,
ｆｒｉｅｎｄ， soｓｏ IＩcan ｃａｎ send
ｓｅｎｄ him
ｈｉｍ ａa ｗｉｒｅ
wireｔｏtoｓａｙ
sayｔｈａｔ
that ＩI
ａｍ ｉｌｌ， ｏｒ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ａｍ ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ ｃｏｍｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅ ｏｆof ａa
am ill, or that I am prevented from coming in consequence
ｓｕｂｓｅｑｕｅｎｔ
subsequentｅｎｇａｇｅｍｅｎｔ．
engagement. Ｉ ｔｈｉｎｋ
I thinkｔｈａｔ thatｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｂｅbeａ aｒａｔｈｅｒ
ratherｎｉｃｅ
niceｅｘｃｕｓｅ；
excuse;ｉｔit
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｈａｖｅ haveａｌｌall ｔｈｅ
the ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅ
surprise of ｏｆ candour.’
ｃａｎｄｏｕｒ．＇
‘Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｓｕｃｈ
‘It is such ａ ｂｏｒｅ
a bore ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ
putting onｏｎ ｏｎｅ＇ｓdress-clothes,’
one’s ｄｒｅｓｓ－ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ，＇ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ．
muttered Hallward.
‘Ａｎｄ，
‘And, when ｗｈｅｎ ｏｎｅoneｈａｓ hasｔｈｅｍ
themｏｎ， on,ｔｈｅｙ
theyａｒｅareｓｏsoｈｏｒｒｉｄ．＇
horrid.’
＇Ｙｅｓ，＇ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ Ｌｏｒｄ
‘Yes,’ answered Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｄｒｅａｍｉｌｙ，
dreamily,＂ｔｈｅ ‘the ｃｏｓｔｕｍｅ
costumeｏｆof ｔｈｅ the ｎｉｎｅ－
nine-
ｔｅｅｎｔｈ
teenth ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
centuryｉｓis ｄｅｔｅｓｔａｂｌｅ．
detestable. Ｉｔ ｉｓsoｓｏsombre,
It is ｓｏｍｂｒｅ， ｓｏ so ｄｅｐｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ．
depressing. Ｓｉｎ Sinｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the
ｏｎｌｙ
onlyｒｅａｌreal ｃｏｌｏｕｒ－ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔ
colour-element ｌｅｆｔleftｉｎinｍｏｄｅｒｎ
modern ｌｉｆｅ．’
life.’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｒｅａｌｌｙ must
‘You really ｍｕｓｔ ｎｏｔ
not ｓａｙ
say ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈａｔ before
like that ｂｅｆｏｒｅ Dorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， Ｈａｒｒｙ．’
Harry.’
＇Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
‘Before which Dorian? The one who is pouring out tea forｕｓ，
ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ？ Ｔｈｅ ｏｎｅ ｗｈｏ ｉｓ ｐｏｕｒｉｎｇ ｏｕｔ ｔｅａ ｆｏｒ us, ｏｒ
or
ｔｈｅ ｏｎｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ？”
the one in the picture?’
Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
‘Beforeｅｉｔｈｅｒ．’
either.’
Ｉ‘I ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｌｉｋｅ like to ｔｏcome
ｃｏｍｅ to ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ theatre
ｔｈｅａｔｒｅwith ｗｉｔｈyou,
ｙｏｕ，LordＬｏｒｄ Henry,’
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ
said
ｔｈｅ
the ｌａｄ．
lad.
‘Ｔｈｅｎ
‘Then you ｙｏｕ ｓｈａｌｌ ｃｏｍｅ； ａｎｄ
shall come; and ｙｏｕ
youｗｉｌｌ
will ｃｏｍｅ
comeｔｏｏ， too,Ｂａｓｉｌ， ｗｏｎ＇ｔ you?’
Basil, won’t ｙｏｕ？＂
Ｉ‘Iｃａｎ＇ｔ，
can’t, ｒｅａｌｌｙ．
really. IＩwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｏｏｎｅｒ
soonerｎｏｔ． not.ＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveａ aｌｏｔlot ｏｆof ｗｏｒｋ
workｔｏtoｄｏ．’
do.’
‘Ｗｅｌｌ，
‘Well, then,ｔｈｅｎ， youｙｏｕ and
ａｎｄ ＩI ｗｉｌｌ
will go ｇｏ alone,
ａｌｏｎｅ， Mr Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ．’
Gray.’
Ｉ‘Iｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｌｉｋｅ likeｔｈａｔ
thatａｗｆｕｌｌｙ．’
awfully.’

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 ＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ

Ｔｈｅ
Theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painterｂｉｔ
bit ｈｉｓ ｌｉｐand
his lip ａｎｄ walked
ｗａｌｋｅｄ ｏｖｅｒ，
over, ｃｕｐ
cupｉｎin ｈａｎｄ，
hand,ｔｏtoｔｈｅ
the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ．
picture.
Ｉ‘I ｓｈａｌｌ
shall ｓｔａｙ
stay ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
theｒｅａｌ
real Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇
Dorian,’ｈｅheｓａｉｄ，
said,ｓａｄｌｙ．°
sadly.⁹
Ｉｓ
‘Is it the real Dorian?’ cried the originalｏｆofｔｈｅ
ｉｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｅａｌ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ？” ｃｒｉｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ，
portrait,ｓｔｒｏｌｌｉｎｇ
strolling
ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｔｏ ｈｉｍ．‘Ａｍ
to him. ‘AmＩ Iｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｌｉｋｅ
like ｔｈａｔ？＂
that?’
‘Ｙｅｓ； ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ
‘Yes; you areｊｕｓｔ
justｌｉｋｅ
likeｔｈａｔ．’
that.’
＇Ｈｏｗ
‘Howｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ，
wonderful,Ｂａｓｉｌ！＇
Basil!’
‘Ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔyou
‘At least ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ like
ｌｉｋｅitｉｔinｉｎappearance.
ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ． But
Ｂｕｔ itｉｔwill
ｗｉｌｌnever
ｎｅｖｅｒalter,’
ａｌｔｅｒ，＇ｓｉｇｈｅｄ
sighed
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ．
Hallward.Ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ isｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ．’
‘That something.’
＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatａaｆｕｓｓ fuss ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｍａｋｅ
makeａｂｏｕｔ aboutｆｉｄｅｌｉｔｙ！＇ ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ Lord
fidelity!’ exclaimed Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
‘Ｗｈｙ， ｅｖｅｎ ｉｎ ｌｏｖｅ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｐｕｒｅｌｙ ａ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ ｐｈｙｓｉｏｌｏｇｙ．１０ ＩｔIt ｈａｓ
‘Why, even in love it is purely a question for physiology.¹⁰ has
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｗｉｔｈ ｏｕｒ ｏｗｎ ｗｉｌｌ． Ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍｅｎ ｗａｎｔ
nothing to do with our own will. Young men want to be faithful, and ｔｏ ｂｅ ｆａｉｔｈｆｕｌ， ａｎｄ
ａｒｅ
are ｎｏｔ； ｏｌｄ men
not; old ｍｅｎ ｗａｎｔ
wantｔｏtoｂｅbeｆａｉｔｈｌｅｓｓ，
faithless, ａｎｄ
andｃａｎｎｏｔ：
cannot:ｔｈａｔthatｉｓis ａｌｌ ｏｎｅ ｃａｎ
all one can
ｓａｙ．’
say.’
＇Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
‘Don’t ｇｏ go ｔｏ ｔｈｅ theatre
to the ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ to-night,
ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，Dorian,’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ． ‘Ｓｔｏｐ
said Hallward. ａｎｄ
‘Stop and
ｄｉｎｅ ｗｉｔｈ me.’
dine with ｍｅ．＇
‘Ｉ ｃａｎ＇ｔ， Ｂａｓｉｌ．’
‘I can’t, Basil.’
‘Ｗｈｙ？”
‘Why?’
‘Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
‘Because IＩhave ｈａｖｅpromised
ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ Lord Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ Ｗｏｔｔｏｎ
Wottonｔｏtoｇｏ goｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｉｍ．＇
him.’
＇Ｈｅ ｗｏｎ＇ｔ ｌｉｋｅ ｙｏｕ ｔｈｅ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｆｏｒ ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｓ． Ｈｅ always
‘He won’t like you the better for keeping your promises. He ａｌｖａｙｓ
ｂｒｅａｋｓ
breaksｈｉｓhis ｏｗｎ．
own.ＩIｂｅｇ begｙｏｕ
youｎｏｔ notｔｏtoｇｏ．＇
go.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ＧｒａｙGrayｌａｕｇｈｅｄ
laughedａｎｄ andｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｈｉｓ his ｈｅａｄ．
head.
‘Ｉ ｅｎｔｒｅａｔ you.’
‘I entreat ｙｏｕ．
Ｔｈｅ
Theｌａｄ lad ｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅｄ，
hesitated, and ａｎｄ looked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ over
ｏｖｅｒatａｔLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， whoｗｈｏ was
ｗａｓ watch-
ｗａｔｃｈ－
ｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｍ ｆｒｏｍ
ing them fromｔｈｅ the ｔｅａ－ｔａｂｌｅ
tea-table withｗｉｔｈ anａｎ amused
ａｍｕｓｅｄ ｓｍｉｌｅ．
smile.
＇Ｉ ｍｕｓｔ ｇｏ，
‘I must go, Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇
Basil,’ heｈｅ answered.
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．
Ｖｅｒｙ
‘Veryｗｅｌｌ，＇ｓａｉｄ
well,’ said Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ；
Hallward; ａｎｄ andｈｅ he ｗｅｎｔ
wentｏｖｅｒ
over ａｎｄ
andｌａｉｄ ｄｏｗｎ ｈｉｓ
laid down ｃｕｐ
his cup
ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the ｔｒａｙ． Ｉｔ isｉｓrather
tray. ‘It ｒａｔｈｅｒ late,
ｌａｔｅ，and,ａｎｄ，asａｓyou
ｙｏｕhave
ｈａｖｅ to
ｔｏ dress,
ｄｒｅｓｓ，youｙｏｕ had
ｈａｄ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better
ｌｏｓｅ
lose noｎｏtime.
ｔｉｍｅ．Good-bye,
Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ，Harry.Ｈａｒｒｙ．Good-bye,
Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ，Dorian.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．Come Ｃｏｍｅ ａｎｄ
and ｓｅｅ ｍｅ
see me
ｓｏｏｎ．
soon. Ｃｏｍｅ
Comeｔｏ－ｍｏｒｒｏｗ．’
to-morrow.’
‘Ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ．
‘Certainly.’
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’tｆｏｒｇｅｔ？’
forget?’
‘Ｎｏ，
‘No, ofｏｆcourse
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ not,’
ｎｏｔ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
cried Dorian.
‘Ａｎｄ．．．Ｈａｒｒｙ！＇
‘And . . . Harry!’
‘Ｙｅｓ，
‘Yes, Ｂａｓｉｌ？”
Basil?’
‘Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ
‘Rememberｗｈａｔ whatＩ Iａｓｋｅｄ
asked ｙｏｕ，you, ｗｈｅｎ
whenｗｅweｗｅｒｅ wereｉｎinｔｈｅtheｇａｒｄｅｎ
gardenｔｈｉｓ
this
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ．’
morning.’


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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｉ‘Iｈａｖｅ
haveｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ ｉｔ．’
forgotten it.’
＇Ｉ‘I trust
ｔｒｕｓｔ you.’
ｙｏｕ．＇
Ｉｗｉｓｈ
‘I wishＩI ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｔｒｕｓｔ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ，＇saidｓａｉｄ
trust myself,’ Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ．＂Ｃｏｍｅ，
Henry, Ｍｒ
laughing. ‘Come, Mr
Ｇｒａｙ，
Gray, ｍｙ
myｈａｎｓｏｍ
hansom ｉｓisｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ，
outside, ａｎｄ
and ＩI ｃａｎ
can ｄｒｏｐ
drop ｙｏｕ
you ａｔ
at ｙｏｕｒ
your ｏｗｎ
ownｐｌａｃｅ．
place.
Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ
Good-bye Ｂａｓｉｌ．
Basil.ＩｔIt ｈａｓ
hasｂｅｅｎ
beenａ aｍｏｓｔ
mostｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ
interestingａｆｔｅｒｎｏｏｎ．’
afternoon.’
Ａｓ
As the door closed behind them, the ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ ｃｌｏｓｅｄ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｔｈｅｍ， ｔｈｅ ｆｌｕｎｇ himself
painter flung ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆdown
ｄｏｗｎ ｏｎ
on
ａa sofa,
ｓｏｆａ， and
ａｎｄ aａ look
ｌｏｏｋ of
ｏｆ pain
ｐａｉｎ came
ｃａｍｅ ｉｎｔｏ
intoｈｉｓ
his ｆａｃｅ．
face.


３２
  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＩＩＩ

Ａｔ ｈａｌｆ－ｐａｓｔtwelve
At half-past ｔｗｅｌｖｅnext
ｎｅｘｔday
ｄａｙLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ Wotton
Ｗｏｔｔｏｎ ｓｔｒｏｌｌｅｄ ｆｒｏｍCurzon
strolled from Ｃｕｒｚｏｎ
Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ ｏｖｅｒ to
Street over ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ Albany¹
Ａｌｂａｎｙ＇ ｔｏ ｃａｌｌ on
to call ｏｎ his
ｈｉｓuncle,
ｕｎｃｌｅ，Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Fermor,
Ｆｅｒｍｏｒ， ａa ｇｅｎｉａｌ
genial
ｉｆ ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ rough-mannered
if somewhat ｒｏｕｇｈ－ｍａｎｎｅｒｅｄ ｏｌｄ
oldｂａｃｈｅｌｏｒ， ｗｈｏｍ ｔｈｅ
bachelor, whom theｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ
outside ｗｏｒｌｄ
world
ｃａｌｌｅｄ
called ｓｅｌｆｉｓｈ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ itｉｔderived
selfish because ｄｅｒｉｖｅｄ no
ｎｏ particular
ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ benefit
ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔfrom
ｆｒｏｍ him,
ｈｉｍ， ｂｕｔ
but
ｗｈｏ
whoｗａｓ
wasｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ
consideredｇｅｎｅｒｏｕｓ
generousｂｙbyＳｏｃｉｅｔｙ
Society ａｓ
as ｈｅ
he ｆｅｄ ｔｈｅ people
fed the ｐｅｏｐｌｅ who
ｗｈｏ
ａｍｕｓｅｄ
amused ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｈｉｓ
His ｆａｔｈｅｒ ｈａｄ been
father had ｂｅｅｎ our
ｏｕｒ ambassador
ａｍｂａｓｓａｄｏｒ atａｔMadrid
Ｍａｄｒｉｄ when
ｗｈｅｎ
Ｉｓａｂｅｌｌａ ｗａｓ young,
Isabella was ｙｏｕｎｇ， and
ａｎｄ Ｐｒｉｍ
Primｕｎｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
unthoughtｏｆ，２
of,² ｂｕｔ
but ｈａｄ
hadｒｅｔｉｒｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
retired from the
Ｄｉｐｌｏｍａｔｉｃ
DiplomaticＳｅｒｖｉｃｅ
Service ｉｎ
in aａcapricious
ｃａｐｒｉｃｉｏｕｓmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ofｏｆａｎｎｏｙａｎｃｅ
annoyanceｏｎonｎｏｔ
not ｂｅｉｎｇ
being
ｏｆｆｅｒｅｄ
offered ｔｈｅ Ｅｍｂａｓｓｙ ａｔatＰａｒｉｓ，
the Embassy Paris, ａa post
ｐｏｓｔ to
ｔｏ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈｅhe ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ
considered ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he
ｗａｓ
wasｆｕｌｌｙ ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｄ by
fully entitled ｂｙ reason
ｒｅａｓｏｎ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ birth,
of his ｂｉｒｔｈ，his
ｈｉｓindolence,
ｉｎｄｏｌｅｎｃｅ，the
ｔｈｅgood
ｇｏｏｄ English
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
ｏｆ his
of ｈｉｓ despatches,
ｄｅｓｐａｔｃｈｅｓ， and ａｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｉｎｏｒｄｉｎａｔｅ passion
his inordinate ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ forｆｏｒ pleasure.
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｓｏｎ，
son,
ｗｈｏ
whoｈａｄhadｂｅｅｎ
beenｈｉｓhisｆａｔｈｅｒ＇ｓ
father’sｓｅｃｒｅｔａｒｙ，
secretary, ｈａｄ
hadｒｅｓｉｇｎｅｄ
resignedａｌｏｎｇ
alongｗｉｔｈ
withｈｉｓ
hisｃｈｉｅｆ，
chief,
ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ
somewhatｆｏｏｌｉｓｈｌｙ
foolishly ａｓ ｗａｓ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
as was thought ａｔat ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ， and
the time, ａｎｄ on
ｏｎ ｓｕｃｃｅｅｄｉｎｇ
succeeding
ｓｏｍｅ
someｍｏｎｔｈｓ
months ｌａｔｅｒ
laterｔｏtoｔｈｅtheｔｉｔｌｅ，
title, ｈａｄ
hadｓｅｔset ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ
serious ｓｔｕｄｙ
study
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ great
of the ｇｒｅａｔ aristocratic
ａｒｉｓｔｏｃｒａｔｉｃartａｒｔofｏｆdoing ｄｏｉｎｇabsolutely
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙnothing.
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．HeＨｅ had
ｈａｄ two
ｔｗｏ
ｌａｒｇｅ ｔｏｗｎ ｈｏｕｓｅｓ，
large town houses, ｂｕｔ but ｐｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ
preferred ｔｏ to ｌｉｖｅ ｉｎ chambers
live in ｃｈａｍｂｅｒｓ ａｓ as ｉｔ
it ｗａｓ
was
ｌｅｓｓ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ，and
less trouble, ａｎｄ took
ｔｏｏｋ most
ｍｏｓｔ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ meals
of his ｍｅａｌｓ atａｔ his
ｈｉｓclub.
ｃｌｕｂ．HeＨｅ paid
ｐａｉｄ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ the
attention to ｔｈｅ management
ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｏｆ ofｈｉｓhisｃｏｌｌｉｅｒｉｅｓ ｉｎ the
collieries in ｔｈｅMidland
Ｍｉｄｌａｎｄ ｃｏｕｎｔｉｅｓ，
counties,
ｅｘｃｕｓｉｎｇ
excusing ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｉｓ ｔａｉｎｔofｏｆindustry
this taint ｉｎｄｕｓｔｒｙonｏｎthe
ｔｈｅground
ｇｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ one
that the ｏｎｅ
ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅ
advantageｏｆof ｈａｖｉｎｇ
havingｃｏａｌ
coal ｗａｓ
wasｔｈａｔ
that ｉｔ ｅｎａｂｌｅｄ ａa gentleman
it enabled ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ ｔｏto ａｆｆｏｒｄ
afford
ｔｈｅ ｄｅｃｅｎｃｙ ｏｆ
the decency ｂｕｒｎｉｎｇ ｗｏｏｄ
of burning woodｏｎonｈｉｓ
hisｏｗｎownｈｅａｒｔｈ．
hearth.ＩｎInｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｓ ｈｅ was
politics he ｗａｓ aａ
Ｔｏｒｙ，
Tory, ｅｘｃｅｐｔ
except ｗｈｅｎ
whenｔｈｅ
theＴｏｒｉｅｓ
Toriesｗｅｒｅ
wereｉｎinｏｆｆｉｃｅ， ｄｕｒｉｎｇ which
office, during ｗｈｉｃｈ ｐｅｒｉｏｄ
period ｈｅ
he
ｒｏｕｎｄｌｙ
roundly ａｂｕｓｅｄ
abusedｔｈｅｍ
themｆｏｒ
forｂｅｉｎｇ
beingａa ｐａｃｋ
packｏｆ
of Ｒａｄｉｃａｌｓ． Ｈｅ ｗａｓ
Radicals. He wasａa ｈｅｒｏ
hero ｔｏ
to
ｈｉｓ
his ｖａｌｅｔ，３ ｗｈｏ bullied
valet,³ who ｂｕｌｌｉｅｄ him,
ｈｉｍ， and
ａｎｄ ａa ｔｅｒｒｏｒ ｔｏ most
terror to ｍｏｓｔ of
ｏｆ his
ｈｉｓrelations,
ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ，whom
ｗｈｏｍ
ｈｅ
he ｂｕｌｌｉｅｄ
bullied inｉｎturn.
ｔｕｒｎ．Only
ＯｎｌｙEngland
Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ could
ｃｏｕｌｄhave
ｈａｖｅ produced
ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ him,
ｈｉｍ， and
ａｎｄ ｈｅ
he
ａｌｗａｙｓ ｓａｉｄ
always ｔｈａｔ the
said that ｔｈｅ country
ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ was
ｗａｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ ｄｏｇｓ． His
the dogs. Ｈｉｓ principles
ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ were
ｗｅｒｅ

３３
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｏｕｔ
out ｏｆ
of ｄａｔｅ，
date, ｂｕｔ
but ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｗａｓ
wasａaｇｏｏｄ
goodｄｅａｌ
dealｔｏtoｂｅbeｓａｉｄ
saidｆｏｒ
forｈｉｓ
hisｐｒｅｊｕｄｉｃｅｓ．
prejudices.
Ｗｈｅｎ
When Lord Henry entered the room, he found his uncle sittingｉｎ
Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｒｏｏｍ， ｈｅ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｕｎｃｌｅ ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ in
ａa rough
ｒｏｕｇｈ ｓｈｏｏｔｉｎｇ ｃｏａｔ， smoking
shooting coat, ｓｍｏｋｉｎｇ aａ cheroot
ｃｈｅｒｏｏｔ and ａｎｄ grumbling
ｇｒｕｍｂｌｉｎｇ over
ｏｖｅｒ The
Ｔｈｅ
Ｔｉｍｅｓ． Ｗｅｌｌ， Harry,’
Times. ‘Well, Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ
said ｔｈｅ ｏｌｄ gentleman,
the old ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ， ‘what
ｗｈａｔ ｂｒｉｎｇｓ
brings ｙｏｕ
youｏｕｔ
out ｓｏ
so
ｅａｒｌｙ？
early? IＩ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｙｏｕ
you ｄａｎｄｉｅｓ
dandiesｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｇｏｔ
gotｕｐupｔｉｌｌ ｔｗｏ， and
till two, ａｎｄ ｗｅｒｅ
wereｎｏｔ
notｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ
visible
ｔｉｌｌ
till ｆｉｖｅ．’
five.’
＇Ｐｕｒｅ
‘Pure ｆａｍｉｌｙ
family ａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ，
affection, I Ｉassure
ａｓｓｕｒｅyou,
ｙｏｕ，Uncle
Ｕｎｃｌｅ George.
Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ． ＩI ｗａｎｔ
want ｔｏ
to ｇｅｔ
get
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｏｕｔoutｏｆofｙｏｕ．’
you.’
‘Ｍｏｎｅｙ，
‘Money, IＩ suppose,’
ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Fermor,
said Lord Ｆｅｒｍｏｒ， ｍａｋｉｎｇ
makingａ aｗｒｙ wryｆａｃｅ．‘Ｗｅｌｌ，
face. ‘Well,
ｓｉｔ ｄｏｗｎ ａｎｄ ｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ ａｌｌ ａｂｏｕｔ ｉｔ． Ｙｏｕｎｇ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ， ｎｏｗａｄａｙｓ， imagine
sit down and tell me all about it. Young people, nowadays, ｉｍａｇｉｎｅ
ｔｈａｔ
that ｍｏｎｅｙ
moneyｉｓisｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．＇
everything.’
‘Ｙｅｓ，’ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ Ｌｏｒｄ
‘Yes,’ murmured LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｓｅｔｔｌｉｎｇ
settlingｈｉｓhis ｂｕｔｔｏｎｈｏｌｅ
buttonholeｉｎinｈｉｓ his ｃｏａｔ；
coat;
‘ａｎｄwhen
‘and ｗｈｅｎ they
ｔｈｅｙ grow
ｇｒｏｗ ｏｌｄｅｒ
older ｔｈｅｙ
they ｋｎｏｗ
knowｉｔ． Ｂｕｔ IＩ don’t
it. But ｄｏｎ＇ｔ want
ｗａｎｔ money.
ｍｏｎｅｙ． ＩｔIt
ｉｓ ｏｎｌｙpeople
is only ｐｅｏｐｌｅ whoｗｈｏ payｐａｙ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｂｉｌｌｓwho
their bills ｗｈｏwant
ｗａｎｔ that,
ｔｈａｔ，Uncle
ＵｎｃｌｅGeorge,
Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ， and ａｎｄ
IＩ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ pay
ｐａｙ ｍｉｎｅ．
mine.Ｃｒｅｄｉｔ
Creditｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the ｃａｐｉｔａｌ
capital of ｏｆ aａyounger
ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ ｓｏｎ， ａｎｄ ｏｎｅ
son, and oneｌｉｖｅｓ
lives
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇｌｙ
charminglyｕｐｏｎ uponｉｔ． Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，I Ｉａｌｗａｙｓ
it. Besides, always deal ｄｅａｌwith
ｗｉｔｈDartmoor’s
Ｄａｒｔｍｏｏｒ＇ｓ tradesmen,
ｔｒａｄｅｓｍｅｎ，
ａｎｄ
and ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｔｌｙ
consequently ｔｈｅｙ they ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｂｏｔｈｅｒ
bother ｍｅ． me. Ｗｈａｔ
WhatＩ Iｗａｎｔ wantｉｓis ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ：
information:
ｎｏｔ
not ｕｓｅｆｕｌ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ， ｏｆ
useful information, of ｃｏｕｒｓｅ；
course; ｕｓｅｌｅｓｓ ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ．＇
useless information.’
＂Ｗｅｌｌ，
‘Well, ＩI canｃａｎ ｔｅｌｌ
tell youｙｏｕ anything
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ that ｉｓ
is inｉｎ an
ａｎ English
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ Ｂｌｕｅ－ｂｏｏｋ，＊
Blue-book,⁴
Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry, ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ
althoughｔｈｏｓｅ those ｆｅｌｌｏｗｓ ｎｏｗａｄａｙｓ ｗｒｉｔｅ
fellows nowadays write ａa lotｌｏｔofｏｆnonsense.
ｎｏｎｓｅｎｓｅ．When Ｗｈｅｎ
ＩI was
ｗａｓ inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ Diplomatic,
Ｄｉｐｌｏｍａｔｉｃ， ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｍｕｃｈ
things were muchｂｅｔｔｅｒ．
better.ＢｕｔButＩ Iｈｅａｒ
hearｔｈｅｙtheyｌｅｔlet
ｔｈｅｍ ｉｎ
them ｎｏｗ ｂｙ
in now by ｅｘａｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎ．
examination. What Ｗｈａｔ ｃａｎ canｙｏｕyouｅｘｐｅｃｔ？
expect? Ｅｘａｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎｓ，
Examinations,
ｓｉｒ， ａｒｅpure
sir, are ｐｕｒｅhumbug
ｈｕｍｂｕｇ ｆｒｏｍfromｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ
beginningｔｏtoｅｎｄ． end.Ｉｆ If aａ man
ｍａｎ ｉｓis aａ gentleman,
ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ，
ｈｅhe ｋｎｏｗｓ
knowsｑｕｉｔｅquite ｅｎｏｕｇｈ，
enough,ａｎｄ andｉｆif ｈｅhe ｉｓ ｎｏｔ aａ gentleman,
is not ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ， whatever
ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｈｅ he
ｋｎｏｗｓ
knowsｉｓisｂａｄ badｆｏｒforｈｉｍ．’
him.’
＇Ｍｒ
‘Mr Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｄｏｅｓ doesｎｏｔ notｂｅｌｏｎｇ
belongｔｏtoＢｌｕｅ－ｂｏｏｋｓ，
Blue-books,Ｕｎｃｌｅ UncleＧｅｏｒｇｅ，’
George,’
ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
said Lord Henry,ｌａｎｇｕｉｄｌｙ．
languidly.
＇Ｍｒ
‘Mr Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ？ Gray?Ｗｈｏ Whoｉｓ ｈｅ？”
is he?’ａｓｋｅｄ
askedＬｏｒｄLordＦｅｒｍｏｒ，
Fermor,ｋｎｉｔｔｉｎｇ
knittingｈｉｓ his
ｂｕｓｈｙ ｗｈｉｔｅ
bushy ｅｙｅｂｒｏｗｓ．
white eyebrows.
Ｔｈａｔ
‘Thatｉｓis ｗｈａｔ
whatＩI ｈａｖｅ have ｃｏｍｅcomeｔｏtoｌｅａｒｎ，
learn, Ｕｎｄｌｅ
Uncle Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ．
George.ＯｒOrｒａｔｈｅｒ， rather, ＩI
ｋｎｏｗ
knowｗｈｏ who ｈｅ he
ｉｓ．is.ＨｅHeｉｓis ｔｈｅ ｌａｓｔLord
the last Ｌｏｒｄ Kelso’s
Ｋｅｌｓｏ＇ｓgrandson.
ｇｒａｎｄｓｏｎ． His Ｈｉｓmother
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ wasｗａｓ
ａa Ｄｅｖｅｒｅｕｘ，
Devereux, Ｌａｄｙ LadyＭａｒｇａｒｅｔ
MargaretＤｅｖｅｒｅｕｘ．
Devereux.Ｉ Iｗａｎｔ wantｙｏｕ youｔｏtoｔｅｌｌ
tell meｍｅ ａｂｏｕｔ
about
ｈｉｓ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ． What
his mother. Ｗｈａｔ ｗａｓ was ｓｈｅ ｌｉｋｅ？Whom
she like? Ｗｈｏｍ ｄｉｄ did ｓｈｅ ｍａｒｒｙ？ You
she marry? Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
have
ｋｎｏｗｎ
knownｎｅａｒｌｙnearlyｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ
everybodyｉｎin ｙｏｕｒ your ｔｉｍｅ，
time, soｓｏ you
ｙｏｕ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ have
ｈａｖｅ known
ｋｎｏｗｎ ｈｅｒ． her.
ＩI amａｍ ｖｅｒｙ
veryｍｕｃｈ
muchｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ
interestedｉｎinＭｒ MrＧｒａｙ
Gray ａｔatｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ．
present.ＩI ｈａｖｅhaveｏｎｌｙ
onlyｊｕｓｔ ｍｅｔ
just met
ｈｉｍ．’
him.’

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
‘Ｋｅｌｓｏ＇ｓ ｇｒａｎｄｓｏｎ！＇echoed
‘Kelso’s grandson!’ ｅｃｈｏｅｄthe
ｔｈｅoldｏｌｄgentleman
ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ－＇Ｋｅｌｓｏ＇ｓ ｇｒａｎｄｓｏｎ！
– ‘Kelso’s grandson!
．．． Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ．．．．
. . . Of course. . . . ＩI ｋｎｅｗ
knewｈｉｓhisｍｏｔｈｅｒ
motherｉｎｔｉｍａｔｅｌｙ．
intimately.Ｉ Iｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe ＩI ｗａｓ
was ａｔ
at
ｈｅｒ ｃｈｒｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇ． Ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ａｎ ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｉｌｙ ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ ｇｉｒｌ，
her christening. She was an extraordinarily beautiful girl, Margaret Ｍａｒｇａｒｅｔ
Ｄｅｖｅｒｅｕｘ，
Devereux, ａｎｄ
and ｍａｄｅ
madeａｌｌ
all ｔｈｅ
the ｍｅｎ
menｆｒａｎｔｉｃ ｂｙ ｒｕｎｎｉｎｇ
frantic by running ａｗａｙ
away ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa
ｐｅｎｎｉｌｅｓｓ
penniless ｙｏｕｎｇ
young ｆｅｌｌｏｗ，
fellow, ａa ｍｅｒｅ
mereｎｏｂｏｄｙ，
nobody,ｓｉｒ，
sir, ａa ｓｕｂａｌｔｅｒｎ
subaltern ｉｎ
in ａa ｆｏｏｔ
foot
ｒｅｇｉｍｅｎｔ， ｏｒ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｏｆ ｔｈａｔ ｋｉｎｄ．Ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ．Ｉ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｔｈｅ
regiment, or something of that kind. Certainly. I remember the wholeｗｈｏｌｅ
ｔｈｉｎｇ ａｓ ifｉｆitｉｔhappened
thing as ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ yesterday.
ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｐｏｏｒ
poor ｃｈａｐ
chapｗａｓ
wasｋｉｌｌｅｄ
killed ｉｎ
in ａa ｄｕｅｌ
duel
ａｔ Ｓｐａ aａ few
at Spa ｆｅｗ months
ｍｏｎｔｈｓ ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅ marriage.
after the ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
wasａｎ
anｕｇｌｙ
ugly ｓｔｏｒｙ ａｂｏｕｔ
story about
ｉｔ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｓａｉｄ
it. They Ｋｅｌｓｏ got
said Kelso ｇｏｔ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｒａｓｃａｌｌｙ ａｄｖｅｎｔｕｒｅｒ， some
rascally adventurer, ｓｏｍｅ Ｂｅｌｇｉａｎ
Belgian ｂｒｕｔｅ，
brute,
ｔｏ ｉｎｓｕｌｔ his
to insult ｈｉｓson-in-law
ｓｏｎ－ｉｎ－ｌａｗ in
ｉｎ public,
ｐｕｂｌｉｃ， paid
ｐａｉｄ him,
ｈｉｍ， ｓｉｒ， ｔｏ do
sir, to ｄｏ it,ｉｔ，paid
ｐａｉｄhim,
ｈｉｍ， and
ａｎｄ
ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ fellow
that the ｆｅｌｌｏｗ spitted
ｓｐｉｔｔｅｄhisｈｉｓman
ｍａｎ asａｓifｉｆheｈｅhad
ｈａｄbeen
ｂｅｅｎ aａ pigeon.
ｐｉｇｅｏｎ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing
ｗａｓ
wasｈｕｓｈｅｄ
hushedｕｐ， up,ｂｕｔ，
but,ｅｇａｄ，
egad,Ｋｅｌｓｏ
Kelsoａｔｅ
ateｈｉｓ
his ｃｈｏｐ
chopａｌｏｎｅ
aloneａｔatｔｈｅtheｃｌｕｂ
club ｆｏｒ
for
ｓｏｍｅ
someｔｉｍｅ
timeａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ． Ｈｅ ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
afterwards. He broughtｈｉｓ
his ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒ
daughter ｂａｃｋback ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｉｍ，
him, ＩI was
ｗａｓ
ｔｏｌｄ， ａｎｄ she
told, and ｓｈｅ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ ｓｐｏｋｅ
spoke ｔｏ
to ｈｉｍ
himａｇａｉｎ．
again.Ｏｈ，
Oh,ｙｅｓ；
yes;ｉｔit was
ｗａｓ ａa bad
ｂａｄ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ．
business.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｇｉｒｌ
girl ｄｉｅｄ
died ｔｏｏ，
too, ｄｉｅｄ
died ｗｉｔｈｉｎ
withinａaｙｅａｒ．
year. Ｓｏ
Soｓｈｅ
sheｌｅｆｔ
left aａ son,
ｓｏｎ， did
ｄｉｄ she?
ｓｈｅ？ IＩ had
ｈａｄ
ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ
forgottenｔｈａｔ．
that. Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｓｏｒｔ
sortｏｆofｂｏｙ
boyｉｓis ｈｅ？
he?Ｉｆ ｈｅ ｉｓ
If he ｌｉｋｅhisｈｉｓmother
is like ｍｏｔｈｅｒ he
ｈｅ must
ｍｕｓｔ
ｂｅ
be ａa ｇｏｏｄ－ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
good-lookingｃｈａｐ．’ chap.’
＇Ｈｅ
‘He ｉｓ ｖｅｒｙ good-looking,’
is very ｇｏｏｄ－ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ，＇ａｓｓｅｎｔｅｄ
assented LordＬｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
＂Ｉ ｈｏｐｅ ｈｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｆａｌｌ ｉｎｔｏ ｐｒｏｐｅｒ ｈａｎｄｓ，＇ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄtheｔｈｅoldｏｌｄman.
‘I hope he will fall into proper hands,’ continued ｍａｎ．‘HeＨｅ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｈａｖｅhave ａa ｐｏｔ pot ｏｆof ｍｏｎｅｙ
moneyｗａｉｔｉｎｇ
waitingｆｏｒ forｈｉｍ
himｉｆif Ｋｅｌｓｏ
Kelsoｄｉｄ didｔｈｅ
theｒｉｇｈｔ
right
ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing by ｂｙ him.
ｈｉｍ． HisＨｉｓ mother
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ had
ｈａｄ ｍｏｎｅｙ
moneyｔｏｏ． too.Ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ Selby
All the Ｓｅｌｂｙ property
ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ came
ｃａｍｅ
ｔｏ ｈｅｒ，through
to her, ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈher ｈｅｒｇｒａｎｄｆａｔｈｅｒ．
grandfather. HerＨｅｒ grandfather
ｇｒａｎｄｆａｔｈｅｒ hatedｈａｔｅｄ Kelso,
Ｋｅｌｓｏ， thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
ｈｉｍ ａa mean
him ｍｅａｎ ｄｏｇ．dog. Ｈｅ He ｗａｓ，
was, ｔｏｏ． Ｃａｍｅ ｔｏ
too. Came Ｍａｄｒｉｄ ｏｎｃｅ
to Madrid once ｗｈｅｎ
when ＩI ｗａｓ
was
ｔｈｅｒｅ． Ｅｇａｄ， IＩwas
there. Egad, ｗａｓashamed
ａｓｈａｍｅｄ ofｏｆ him.
ｈｉｍ．The Ｔｈｅ Queen
Ｑｕｅｅｎ ｕｓｅｄ
used ｔｏ ａｓｋ me
to ask ｍｅ about
ａｂｏｕｔ
ｔｈｅ English
the Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ noble
ｎｏｂｌｅ who ｗｈｏ was
ｗａｓ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ quarrelling
ｑｕａｒｒｅｌｌｉｎｇ with ｗｉｔｈtheｔｈｅcabmen
ｃａｂｍｅｎ about
ａｂｏｕｔ
ｔｈｅｉｒ ｆａｒｅｓ．They
their fares. Ｔｈｅｙ made
ｍａｄｅ ｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteａaｓｔｏｒｙ
story ｏｆof ｉｔ．
it. I Ｉdidn’t
ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔdare
ｄａｒｅshow
ｓｈｏｗ my
ｍｙ ｆａｃｅ
face
ａｔat Ｃｏｕｒｔ
Court ｆｏｒ for ａa month.
ｍｏｎｔｈ． ＩI ｈｏｐｅ
hopeｈｅheｔｒｅａｔｅｄ
treated ｈｉｓ ｇｒａｎｄｓｏｎ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
his grandson ｔｈａｎ ｈｅ
better than he
ｄｉｄ ｔｈｅ ｊａｒｖｉｅｓ．＇５
did the jarvies.’⁵
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｋｎｏｗ，＇
know,’ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
answeredＬｏｒｄLordＨｅｎｒｙ．＇Ｉ
Henry. ‘I ｆａｎｃｙ
fancyｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｅ
theｂｏｙboyｗｉｌｌ
will ｂｅ
be
ｗｅｌｌ
well off.ｏｆｆ．He Ｈｅ isｉｓnot
ｎｏｔofｏｆage
ａｇｅyet.
ｙｅｔ．HeＨｅhas
ｈａｓ Selby,
Ｓｅｌｂｙ，I Ｉknow.
ｋｎｏｗ． HeＨｅ ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ ｓｏ．
told me so.
Ａｎｄ．．．
And . . ｈｉｓ. hisｍｏｔｈｅｒ
motherｗａｓ wasｖｅｒｙ
veryｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ？＂
beautiful?’
‘Ｍａｒｇａｒｅｔ Ｄｅｖｅｒｅｕｘ ｗａｓwasｏｎｅoneｏｆ ofｔｈｅtheｌｏｖｅｌｉｅｓｔ
‘Margaret Devereux loveliest ｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅｓ
creatures ＩI ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｓａｗ，
saw,
Ｈａｒｒｙ．
Harry. ＷｈａｔWhatｏｎonｅａｒｔｈ earthｉｎｄｕｃｅｄ
inducedｈｅｒherｔｏtoｂｅｈａｖｅ
behaveａｓasｓｈｅ sheｄｉｄ，
did, ＩI never
ｎｅｖｅｒ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ．
understand. She Ｓｈｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｈａｖｅ
have ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ
married ａｎｙｂｏｄｙ
anybodyｓｈｅ sheｃｈｏｓｅ．
chose. Ｃａｒｌｉｎｇｔｏｎ
Carlington
ｗａｓ
wasｍａｄ madａｆｔｅｒ
afterｈｅｒ．
her. Ｓｈｅ
She ｗａｓ
was ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ，
romantic, ｔｈｏｕｇｈ．
though. Ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ women
All the ｗｏｍｅｎ ｏｆofｔｈａｔ
that
ｆａｍｉｌｙ ｗｅｒｅ． Ｔｈｅ ｍｅｎ ｗｅｒｅ ａ ｐｏｏｒ ｌｏｔ， ｂｕｔ， ｅｇａｄ！ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｗｅｒｅ
family were. The men were a poor lot, but, egad! the women were

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ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
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ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ．
wonderful. Ｃａｒｌｉｎｇｔｏｎ
Carlingtonｗｅｎｔ
wentｏｎonｈｉｓ
hisｋｎｅｅｓ
kneesｔｏto ｈｅｒ． Ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ
her. Told meｓｏsoｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ．
himself.
Ｓｈｅ
She laughed at him, and there wasn’t a girl in London at the ｔｉｍｅ
ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ ａｔ ｈｉｍ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓｎ＇ｔ ａ ｇｉｒｌ ｉｎ Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ａｔ ｔｈｅ time
ｗｈｏ
whoｗａｓｎ＇ｔ
wasn’tａｆｔｅｒ
after ｈｉｍ．
him. Ａｎｄ
Andｂｙbyｔｈｅtheｗａｙ，
way,Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry, ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ
talkingａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｓｉｌｌｙ
silly
ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅｓ， ｗｈａｔ ｉｓ
marriages, what ｔｈｉｓhumbug
is this ｈｕｍｂｕｇ ｙｏｕｒ
your ｆａｔｈｅｒ ｔｅｌｌｓmeｍｅabout
father tells ａｂｏｕｔDartmoor
Ｄａｒｔｍｏｏｒ
ｗａｎｔｉｎｇ
wanting ｔｏ ｍａｒｒｙ ａｎan Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ？
to marry American?Ａｉｎ＇ｔ
Ain’tＥｎｇｌｉｓｈ
Englishｇｉｒｌｓ ｇｏｏｄ enough
girls good ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｆｏｒ
for
ｈｉｍ？”
him?’
Ｉｔ
‘It ｉｓ ｒａｔｈｅｒ fashionable
is rather ｆａｓｈｉｏｎａｂｌｅtoｔｏmarry
ｍａｒｒｙAmericans
Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ just
ｊｕｓｔnow,
ｎｏｗ， Uncle
Ｕｎｄｅ
Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ．’
George.’
Ｔ＇ｌｌ ｂａｃｋ English
‘I’ll back Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈwomen ｗｏｍｅｎ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against the ｔｈｅ world,
ｗｏｒｌｄ， Harry,’
Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ
said Lord
Ｆｅｒｍｏｒ， ｓｔｒｉｋｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｔａｂｌｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｉｓ ｆｉｓｔ．
Fermor, striking the table with his fist.
Ｔｈｅ
‘Theｂｅｔｔｉｎｇ
bettingｉｓis ｏｎ onｔｈｅthe Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ．’
Americans.’
“Ｔｈｅｙ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ last,
‘They don’t ｌａｓｔ，I Ｉam ａｍ told,’
ｔｏｌｄ，＇ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ
muttered ｈｉｓ his ｕｎｃｌｅ．
uncle.
‘Ａ ｌｏｎｇengagement
‘A long ｅｎｇａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ｅｘｈａｕｓｔｓexhaustsｔｈｅｍ，
them, ｂｕｔbutｔｈｅｙ
theyａｒｅareｃａｐｉｔａｌ
capitalａｔat ａa ｓｔｅｅｐｌｅ－
steeple-
ｃｈａｓｅ．
chase. TheyＴｈｅｙ ｔａｋｅtakeｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｆｌｙｉｎｇ．
flying. IＩdon’tｄｏｎ＇ｔthink
ｔｈｉｎｋDartmoor
Ｄａｒｔｍｏｏｒ ｈａｓ has ａa chance.’
ｃｈａｎｃｅ．＇
“Ｗｈｏ
‘Who ａｒｅ are ｈｅｒ her ｐｅｏｐｌｅ？” ｇｒｕｍｂｌｅｄ the
people?’ grumbled ｔｈｅ old
ｏｌｄ gentleman.
ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ． ‘Has Ｈａｓ ｓｈｅ
she ｇｏｔ
got
ａｎｙ？＇
any?’
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓｈｏｏｋ shook ｈｉｓhisｈｅａｄ．＇Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ
head. ‘American ｇｉｒｌｓ ａｒｅareａｓasｃｌｅｖｅｒ
girls cleverａｔ ｃｏｎｃｅａｌ－
at conceal-
ｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ， ａｓ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ ｗｏｍｅｎ ａｒｅ ａｔ ｃｏｎｃｅａｌｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｐａｓｔ，＇ｈｅ
ing their parents, as English women are at concealing their past,’ he
ｓａｉｄ，
said, ｒｉｓｉｎｇ
rising ｔｏ to ｇｏ．
go.
“Ｔｈｅｙ
‘They ａｒｅ are ｐｏｒｋ－ｐａｃｋｅｒｓ，
pork-packers,ＩI ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ？”
suppose?’
＇Ｉ ｈｏｐｅ ｓｏ，
‘I hope Ｕｎｃｌｅ Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ，
so, Uncle George, ｆｏｒ for Ｄａｒｔｍｏｏｒ＇ｓ
Dartmoor’s ｓａｋｅ． sake. ＩI ａｍamｔｏｌｄ
told ｔｈａｔ
that
ｐｏｒｋ－ｐａｃｋｉｎｇｉｓ
pork-packing isｔｈｅ theｍｏｓｔ
mostｌｕｃｒａｔｉｖｅ
lucrativeｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ
professionｉｎ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ，ａｆｔｅｒｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｓ．＇
in America, after politics.’
Ｉｓ‘Isｓｈｅ
sheｐｒｅｔｔｙ？”
pretty?’
‘Ｓｈｅ ｂｅｈａｖｅｓ as
‘She behaves ａｓ ifｉｆsheｓｈｅwas
ｗａｓbeautiful.
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ． MostＭｏｓｔAmerican
Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ women
ｗｏｍｅｎ ｄｏ．do.ＩｔIt
ｉｓ ｔｈｅ secret
is the ｓｅｃｒｅｔ ofｏｆ their
ｔｈｅｉｒcharm.’
ｃｈａｒｍ．＇
＇Ｗｈｙ
‘Whyｃａｎ＇ｔｔｈｅｓｅ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ ｗｏｍｅｎ
can’t these American women ｓｔａｙ
stayｉｎinｔｈｅｉｒ ｏｗｎ country?
their own ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ？ TheyＴｈｅｙ
ａｒｅ
are ａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ
telling ｕｓ ｔｈａｔ itｉｔisｉｓtheｔｈｅParadise
us that Ｐａｒａｄｉｓｅforｆｏｒwomen.’
ｗｏｍｅｎ．
Ｉｔ
‘It ｉｓ． Ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ
is. That ｔｈｅ reason
is the ｒｅａｓｏｎ ｗｈｙ，
why, ｌｉｋｅlike Ｅｖｅ，
Eve, ｔｈｅｙ
they ａｒｅare ｓｏsoｅｘｃｅｓｓｉｖｅｌｙ
excessively
ａｎｘｉｏｕｓ
anxious ｔｏ ｇｅｔ out
to get ｏｕｔ ofｏｆit,’ｉｔ，＇ｓａｉｄ
said Lord ＬｏｒｄHenry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．‘Good-bye,
＇Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ，Uncle Ｕｎｄｌｅ George.
Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ．
ＩI ｓｈａｌｌ
shall be ｂｅ late
ｌａｔｅ forｆｏｒlunch,
ｌｕｎｃｈ，ifｉｆI stop
Ｉ ｓｔｏｐanyａｎｙlonger.
ｌｏｎｇｅｒ．Thanks
Ｔｈａｎｋｓ for
ｆｏｒ giving
ｇｉｖｉｎｇ meｍｅ ｔｈｅ
the
ｉｎｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ
informationＩI ｗａｎｔｅｄ． wanted. ＩI always
ａｌｗａｙｓ like
ｌｉｋｅtoｔｏknowｋｎｏｗeverything
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇabout ａｂｏｕｔmy ｍｙ new
ｎｅｗ
ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ，
friends, andａｎｄ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingａｂｏｕｔ aboutｍｙmy ｏｌｄoldｏｎｅｓ．’
ones.’
‘Ｗｈｅｒｅ
‘Where ａｒｅ are youｙｏｕ ｌｕｎｃｈｉｎｇ，
lunching, Ｈａｒｒｙ？”
Harry?’
‘Ａｔ Ａｕｎｔ Ａｇａｔｈａ＇ｓ． Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ａｓｋｅｄ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ ａｎｄ Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ． Ｈｅ ｉｓ ｈｅｒ
‘At Aunt Agatha’s. I have asked myself and Mr Gray. He is her
ｌａｔｅｓｔ
latest ｐｒｏｔｅｇｅ．
protégé.’
Ｈｕｍｐｈ！
‘Humph! ｔｅｌｌ tell ｙｏｕｒ
your ＡｕｎｔAuntＡｇａｔｈａ，
Agatha, Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry, ｎｏｔ not ｔｏ ｂｏｔｈｅｒ me
to bother ｍｅ ａｎｙ
any

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

ｍｏｒｅ
more ｗｉｔｈwith ｈｅｒ
her ｃｈａｒｉｔｙ
charity ａｐｐｅａｌｓ．
appeals. IＩ am
ａｍ sick
ｓｉｃｋ ofｏｆthem.
ｔｈｅｍ． Why,
Ｗｈｙ， ｔｈｅ ｇｏｏｄ
the good
ｗｏｍａｎ
woman thinks that I have nothing to do but to write cheques for ｈｅｒ
ｔｈｉｎｋｓ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｂｕｔ ｔｏ ｗｒｉｔｅ ｃｈｅｑｕｅｓ ｆｏｒ her
ｓｉｌｌｙ
silly ｆａｄｓ．’
fads.’
‘Ａｌｌ ｒｉｇｈｔ，Uncle
‘All right, Ｕｎｃｌｅ George,
Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ， Ｉ＇ｌｌ ｔｅｌｌher,
I’ll tell ｈｅｒ，but
ｂｕｔ itｉｔwon’t
ｗｏｎ＇ｔ have
ｈａｖｅ ａｎｙ
anyｅｆｆｅｃｔ．
effect.
Ｐｈｉｌａｎｔｈｒｏｐｉｃ
Philanthropicｐｅｏｐｌｅ
peopleｌｏｓｅ
loseａｌｌ
all ｓｅｎｓｅ
senseｏｆofｈｕｍａｎｉｔｙ．
humanity.Ｉｔ Itｉｓisｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｄｉｓｔｉｎ－
distin-
ｇｕｉｓｈｉｎｇ
guishingｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｓｔｉｃ．
characteristic.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｏｌｄ
oldｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ
gentlemanｇｒｏｗｌｅｄ ａｐｐｒｏｖｉｎｇｌｙ，
growled approvingly,ａｎｄand
ｒａｎｇ ｔｈｅtheｂｅｌｌ
rang bellｆｏｒ
forｈｉｓ
his
ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ． Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ
servant. Lord Henryｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｕｐupｔｈｅ
theｌｏｗ
lowａｒｃａｄｅ
arcadeｉｎｔｏ
intoＢｕｒｌｉｎｇｔｏｎ
BurlingtonＳｔｒｅｅｔ，
Street,
ａｎｄ
and ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｈｉｓ
his ｓｔｅｐｓ ｉｎ the
steps in ｔｈｅ direction
ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎ ofｏｆBerkeley
Ｂｅｒｋｅｌｅｙ Square.
Ｓｑｕａｒｅ．
Ｓｏ ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｏｒｙ ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ ｐａｒｅｎｔａｇｅ．
So that was the story of Dorian Gray’s parentage. Ｃｒｕｄｅｌｙ
Crudelyａｓasｉｔ ｈａｄ
it had
ｂｅｅｎ
beenｔｏｌｄ
toldｔｏtoｈｉｍ，
him,ｉｔit ｈａｄ
hadｙｅｔ
yetｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ
stirred ｈｉｍ
himｂｙbyｉｔｓ
its ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｏｎ
suggestionｏｆof ａa ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ，
strange,
ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ｍｏｄｅｒｎ
modernｒｏｍａｎｃｅ．
romance. ＡAｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautifulｗｏｍａｎ
womanｒｉｓｋｉｎｇ
riskingｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingｆｏｒ for ａa
ｍａｄ
madｐａｓｓｉｏｎ．
passion. ＡAｆｅｗ
fewｗｉｌｄ
wildｗｅｅｋｓ
weeksｏｆofｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ
happinessｃｕｔcutｓｈｏｒｔ
short ｂｙ
by ａa ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ，
hideous,
ｔｒｅａｃｈｅｒｏｕｓ
treacherous ｃｒｉｍｅ． Ｍｏｎｔｈｓ ｏｆofｖｏｉｃｅｌｅｓｓ
crime. Months ａｇｏｎｙ， ａｎｄ
voiceless agony, and ｔｈｅｎ
then ａa ｃｈｉｌｄ ｂｏｒｎ
child born
ｉｎ
in ｐａｉｎ． Ｔｈｅ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ
pain. The motherｓｎａｔｃｈｅｄ
snatchedａｗａｙ ｂｙ by
away ｄｅａｔｈ， ｔｈｅthe
death, ｂｏｙboy
ｌｅｆｔleftｔｏtoｓｏｌｉｔｕｄｅ
solitude
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the ｔｙｒａｎｎｙ
tyrannyｏｆof ａｎ
anｏｌｄ
old ａｎｄ
andｌｏｖｅｌｅｓｓ
loveless ｍａｎ．
man.Ｙｅｓ；
Yes;ｉｔit was
ｗａｓ ａｎan ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ
interesting
ｂａｃｋｇｒｏｕｎｄ．
background. Ｉｔ
It ｐｏｓｅｄ
posed ｔｈｅ
the ｌａｄ， ｍａｄｅ ｈｉｍ
lad, made himｍｏｒｅ
moreｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ
perfectａｓasｉｔit ｗｅｒｅ．
were.
Ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｅｖｅｒｙ
Behind everyｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ
exquisiteｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ｔｈａｔ
that ｅｘｉｓｔｅｄ， ｔｈｅｒｅ was
existed, there ｗａｓ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｒａｇｉｃ．
tragic.
Ｗｏｒｌｄｓ
Worldsｈａｄ
hadｔｏtoｂｅ
beｉｎ
in ｔｒａｖａｉｌ， ｔｈａｔtheｔｈｅmeanest
travail, that ｍｅａｎｅｓｔflower
ｆｌｏｗｅｒmight
ｍｉｇｈｔblow.
ｂｌｏｗ．．．
...
Ａｎｄ
Andｈｏｗ
howｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ
charmingｈｅ he
ｈａｄhad
ｂｅｅｎ ａｔ at
been ｄｉｎｎｅｒ ｔｈｅtheｎｉｇｈｔ
dinner nightｂｅｆｏｒｅ，
before,ａｓ
as ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｓｔａｒｔｌｅｄ ｅｙｅｓ and
startled eyes ａｎｄ lips
ｌｉｐｓparted
ｐａｒｔｅｄ inｉｎfrightened
ｆｒｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ pleasure
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ he
ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｓａｔ ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｅ
sat opposite
ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ａｔat ｔｈｅ
to him the ｃｌｕｂ， ｔｈｅ red
club, the ｒｅｄ ｃａｎｄｌｅｓｈａｄｅｓ
candleshadesｓｔａｉｎｉｎｇ
stainingｔｏto ａa ｒｉｃｈｅｒ
richer ｒｏｓｅ
rose ｔｈｅ
the
ｗａｋｅｎｉｎｇ
wakeningｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonder ｏｆ ofｈｉｓhisｆａｃｅ．
face. Ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ
Talkingｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｗａｓ
to him wasｌｉｋｅ ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ upon
like playing ｕｐｏｎ an
ａｎ
ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ ｖｉｏｌｉｎ．He
exquisite violin. Ｈｅ answered
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ ｔｏ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｔｏｕｃｈ
to every touch ａｎｄ
andｔｈｒｉｌｌ ｏｆthe
thrill of ｔｈｅbow.
ｂｏｗ．．．．
...
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓ
wasｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ
terriblyｅｎｔｈｒａｌｌｉｎｇ
enthrallingｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ
exerciseｏｆ
of ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ．５
influence.⁶
Ｎｏ
Noｏｔｈｅｒ
otherａｃｔｉｖｉｔｙ
activityｗａｓ
wasｌｉｋｅ
like ｉｔ． Ｔｏ project
it. To ｐｒｏｊｅｃｔ one’s
ｏｎｅ＇ｓ soul
ｓｏｕｌ into
ｉｎｔｏsome
ｓｏｍｅ gracious
ｇｒａｃｉｏｕｓ
ｆｏｒｍ，
form, ａｎｄ
andｌｅｔ ｉｔtarry
let it ｔａｒｒｙthere
ｔｈｅｒｅforｆｏｒa moment;
ａ ｍｏｍｅｎｔ； to
ｔｏ hear
ｈｅａｒ one’s
ｏｎｅ＇ｓ own
ｏｗｎ ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ
intellectual
ｖｉｅｗｓ
views ｅｃｈｏｅｄ
echoedｂａｃｋ
backｔｏto ｏｎｅ
oneｗｉｔｈ
withａｌｌ ｔｈｅ added
all the ａｄｄｅｄ ｍｕｓｉｃ
music ｏｆ
of ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ ａｎｄ
passion and
ｙｏｕｔｈ；
youth; ｔｏ ｃｏｎｖｅｙ ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
to convey ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔ ｉｎｔｏ
one’s temperament intoａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
anotherａｓasｔｈｏｕｇｈ
thoughｉｔit ｗｅｒｅ
were ａa
ｓｕｂｔｌｅ ｆｈｕｉｄorｏｒa ａstrange
subtle fluid ｓｔｒａｎｇｅperfume:
ｐｅｒｆｕｍｅ： there
ｔｈｅｒｅwas
ｗａｓ aａ real
ｒｅａｌjoy
ｊｏｙinｉｎthat
ｔｈａｔ－ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
– perhaps
ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｓｔ
mostｓａｔｉｓｆｙｉｎｇ
satisfyingｊｏｙjoy ｌｅｆｔ ｔｏus
left to ｕｓinｉｎanａｎage
ａｇｅ so
ｓｏlimited
ｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ and
ａｎｄ vulgar
ｖｕｌｇａｒ ａｓ ｏｕｒ
as our
ｏｗｎ，
own,ａｎanａｇｅ
ageｇｒｏｓｓｌｙ
grosslyｃａｒｎａｌ
carnalｉｎ in ｉｔｓ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅｓ，and
its pleasures, ａｎｄ grossly
ｇｒｏｓｓｌｙcommon
ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｉｎinｉｔｓ
its
ａｉｍｓ．．．．
aims. . . .Ｈｅ
Heｗａｓ
wasａ aｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ
marvellousｔｙｐｅ，
type,ｔｏｏ，
too, ｔｈｉｓ ｌａｄ，whom
this lad, ｗｈｏｍ ｂｙbyｓｏso ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious
ａa ｃｈａｎｃｅ
chance ｈｅ heｈａｄ
hadｍｅｔ metｉｎinＢａｓｉｌ＇ｓ
Basil’s ｓｔｕｄｉｏ，
studio, ｏｒ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ
or could be ｆａｓｈｉｏｎｅｄ
fashioned ｉｎｔｏ
into ａa
ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ
marvellous ｔｙｐｅ，
type, ａｔ ａｎｙ ｒａｔｅ．
at any Ｇｒａｃｅ ｗａｓ
rate. Grace was ｈｉｓ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
his, and the ｗｈｉｔｅ
white ｐｕｒｉｔｙ
purity ｏｆ
of
ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ， ａｎｄ ｂｅａｕｔｙ ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ ｏｌｄ Ｇｒｅｅｋ ｍａｒｂｌｅｓ ｋｅｐｔ ｆｏｒ ｕｓ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ
boyhood, and beauty such as old Greek marbles kept for us. There

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｗａｓ
was ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothing ｔｈａｔ ｏｎｅ could
that one ｃｏｕｌｄ not
ｎｏｔ do
ｄｏ with
ｗｉｔｈ him.
ｈｉｍ．He
Ｈｅ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ be
ｂｅ made
ｍａｄｅ ａa
Ｔｉｔａｎ
Titanｏｒ
or ａｔｏｙ．
a toy. Ｗｈａｔ
Whatａ aｐｉｔｙ
pityｉｔ ｗａｓ that
it was ｔｈａｔ such
ｓｕｃｈ beauty
ｂｅａｕｔｙ ｗａｓ
wasｄｅｓｔｉｎｅｄ
destinedｔｏto ｆａｄｅ！
fade!
.．．．Ａｎｄ
. . AndＢａｓｉｌ？
Basil?Ｆｒｏｍ
Fromａ aｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ
psychologicalｐｏｉｎｔ
pointｏｆofｖｉｅｗ，
view, ｈｏｗ
howｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ
interesting ｈｅ
he
ｗａｓ！ Ｔｈｅ ｎｅｗ ｍａｎｎｅｒ ｉｎ ａｒｔ， ｔｈｅ ｆｒｅｓｈ ｍｏｄｅ ｏｆ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ａｔ ｌｉｆｅ，ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ
was! The new manner in art, the fresh mode of looking at life, suggested
ｓｏ
so ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙ ｂｙ the
strangely by ｔｈｅ merely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ visible
ｖｉｓｉｂｌｅpresence
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅofｏｆone
ｏｎｅwho
ｗｈｏwas
ｗａｓ unconscious
ｕｎｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
ｏｆ ｉｔ all;
of it ａｌｌ；theｔｈｅsilent
ｓｉｌｅｎｔspirit
ｓｐｉｒｉｔ
thatｔｈａｔ ｄｗｅｌｔ
dwelt ｉｎ ｄｉｍwoodland,
in dim ｗｏｏｄｌａｎｄ，and
ａｎｄ walked
ｗａｌｋｅｄ
ｕｎｓｅｅｎ
unseenｉｎin ｏｐｅｎ
openｆｉｅｌｄ， ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ｓｈｏｗｉｎｇ
field, suddenly showingｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ， Ｄｒｙａｄ－ｌｉｋｅ and
herself, Dryad-like ａｎｄ ｎｏｔ
not
ａｆｒａｉｄ， ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ inｉｎhis
afraid, because ｈｉｓsoul
ｓｏｕｌwho
ｗｈｏsought
ｓｏｕｇｈｔfor
ｆｏｒherｈｅｒthere
ｔｈｅｒｅ ｈａｄbeen
had ｂｅｅｎwakened
ｗａｋｅｎｅｄ
ｔｈａｔ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｖｉｓｉｏｎ
that wonderful ｔｏ which
vision to ｗｈｉｃｈ ａｌｏｎｅ
alone ａｒｅ
are ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ；
revealed;
ｔｈｅ ｍｅｒｅ ｓｈａｐｅｓ ａｎｄ ｐａｔｔｅｒｎｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ， ａｓ ｉｔ ｗｅｒｅ， ｒｅｆｉｎｅｄ，
the mere shapes and patterns of things becoming, as it were, refined,
ａｎｄ
and ｇａｉｎｉｎｇ
gaining ａa kind
ｋｉｎｄ of
ｏｆsymbolical
ｓｙｍｂｏｌｉｃａｌｖａｌｕｅ， ａｓthough
value, as ｔｈｏｕｇｈ they
ｔｈｅｙ were
ｗｅｒｅ themselves
ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ
ｐａｔｔｅｒｎｓ ｏｆ some
patterns of ｓｏｍｅ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ and
ａｎｄ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ ｆｏｒｍ whose
perfect form ｗｈｏｓｅ shadow
ｓｈａｄｏｗ ｔｈｅｙ
they
ｍａｄｅ
madeｒｅａｌ：
real: ｈｏｗ
howｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange ｉｔ ａｌｌwas!
it all ｗａｓ！He
Ｈｅ remembered
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｌｉｋｅ
likeｉｔit
ｉｎ
in ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ． Ｗａｓ ｉｔit ｎｏｔ
history. Was not Ｐｌａｔｏ，
Plato, ｔｈａｔ
that ａｒｔｉｓｔ
artist inｉｎ thought,
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ， who
ｗｈｏ ｈａｄ
hadｆｉｒｓｔ
first
ａｎａｌｙｓｅｄ
analysed ｉｔ？ Ｗａｓ ｉｔ
it? Was ｎｏｔ Buonarotti
it not Ｂｕｏｎａｒｏｔｔｉ who
ｗｈｏ ｈａｄ
hadｃａｒｖｅｄ
carvedｉｔit ｉｎ ｔｈｅ coloured
in the ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
ｍａｒｂｌｅｓ
marbles ｏｆ
of ａa ｓｏｎｎｅｔ－ｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅ？” Ｂｕｔ in
sonnet-sequence?⁷ But ｉｎ our
ｏｕｒ own
ｏｗｎ ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
century ｉｔ
it ｗａｓ
was
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ．．．． Ｙｅｓ； he
strange. . . . Yes; ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｔｒｙ ｔｏ be
try to ｂｅ toｔｏDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ ｗｈａｔ，
what, ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
without
ｋｎｏｗｉｎｇ
knowingｉｔ， ｔｈｅ lad
it, the ｌａｄwas
ｗａｓtoｔｏtheｔｈｅpainter
ｐａｉｎｔｅｒｗｈｏ ｈａｄ fashioned
who had ｆａｓｈｉｏｎｅｄ the
ｔｈｅ wonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ． Ｈｅ would
portrait. He ｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｅｋ ｔｏ dominate
seek to ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅ ｈｉｍ－
him –ｈａｄ
hadａｌｒｅａｄｙ，
already,ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
indeed,ｈａｌｆ
half
ｄｏｎｅ
done ｓｏ． Ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ
so. He wouldｍａｋｅ
makeｔｈａｔ
thatｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｓｐｉｒｉｔ ｈｉｓ own.
spirit his ｏｗｎ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
was
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ
fascinatingｉｎ
in ｔｈｉｓ ｓｏｎ ofｏｆLove
this son Ｌｏｖｅ and
ａｎｄ Death.
Ｄｅａｔｈ．
Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
Suddenlyｈｅheｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ，
stopped,ａｎｄ
andｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glancedｕｐupａｔat ｔｈｅ
the ｈｏｕｓｅｓ． Ｈｅ ｆｏｕｎｄ
houses. He foundｔｈａｔ
that
ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｈｉｓ
his ａｕｎｔ＇ｓ ｓｏｍｅ ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ，
aunt’s some distance, ａｎｄ，
and,ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ
smiling ｔｏ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， turned
to himself, ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
ｂａｃｋ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅheｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ
back. When enteredｔｈｅtheｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ
somewhat ｓｏｍｂｒｅ
sombreｈａｌｌ，
hall,ｔｈｅ
theｂｕｔｌｅｒ
butler ｔｏｌｄ ｈｉｍ
told him
ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ had
that they ｈａｄ gone
ｇｏｎｅ ｉｎin ｔｏ ｌｕｎｃｈ． He
to lunch. Ｈｅ ｇａｖｅ
gave ｏｎｅ
one ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｆｏｏｔｍｅｎ
footmenｈｉｓhis ｈａｔ
hat
ａｎｄ
and ｓｔｉｃｋ， ａｎｄ passed
stick, and ｐａｓｓｅｄ into
ｉｎｔｏ the
ｔｈｅdining-room.
ｄｉｎｉｎｇ－ｒｏｏｍ．
‘Ｌａｔｅ
‘Late asａｓusual,
ｕｓｕａｌ，Harry,’
Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ ｈｉｓaunt,
cried his ａｕｎｔ，shaking
ｓｈａｋｉｎｇ her
ｈｅｒ head
ｈｅａｄ ａｔ ｈｉｍ．
at him.
Ｈｅ
Heｉｎｖｅｎｔｅｄ
inventedａ aｆａｃｉｌｅ ｅｘｃｕｓｅ， and
facile excuse, ａｎｄ ｈａｖｉｎｇ
having ｔａｋｅｎ
takenｔｈｅ
the ｖａｃａｎｔ
vacantｓｅａｔ
seat ｎｅｘｔ
next
ｔｏto ｈｅｒ， ｌｏｏｋｅｄ round
her, looked ｒｏｕｎｄ to
ｔｏ see
ｓｅｅwho
ｗｈｏ was
ｗａｓ there.
ｔｈｅｒｅ．Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ bowed
ｂｏｗｅｄ ｔｏto ｈｉｍ
himｓｈｙｌｙ
shyly
ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅtheｅｎｄ
endｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｔａｂｌｅ，
table,ａaｆｌｕｓｈ
flush ｏｆ
of ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasureｓｔｅａｌｉｎｇ
stealing ｉｎｔｏ
into ｈｉｓ ｃｈｅｅｋ．
his cheek.
Ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｅ ｗａｓ
Opposite wasｔｈｅ
the Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ
Duchessｏｆof Ｈａｒｌｅｙ，
Harley, ａa lady
ｌａｄｙ ofｏｆadmirable
ａｄｍｉｒａｂｌｅ good-nature
ｇｏｏｄ－ｎａｔｕｒｅ
ａｎｄ
and ｇｏｏｄ
good ｔｅｍｐｅｒ，
temper, ｍｕｃｈ
muchｌｉｋｅｄ
liked ｂｙ
by ｅｖｅｒｙ ｏｎｅ who
every one ｗｈｏ ｋｎｅｗ
knew ｈｅｒ，
her, ａｎｄ
and ｏｆ
of
ｔｈｏｓｅ ａｍｐｌｅ ａｒｃｈｉｔｅｃｔｕｒａｌ
those ample ｐｒｏｐｏｒｔｉｏｎｓthat
architectural proportions ｔｈａｔinｉｎwomen
ｗｏｍｅｎ who
ｗｈｏ ａｒｅ
are ｎｏｔ
not
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓｅｓ ａｒｅ
Duchesses are ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ
described ｂｙ
by ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ
contemporary ｈｉｓｔｏｒｉａｎｓ
historiansａｓasｓｔｏｕｔｎｅｓｓ． Ｎｅｘｔ
stoutness. Next
ｔｏ ｈｅｒ sat,
to her ｓａｔ，onｏｎher
ｈｅｒright,
ｒｉｇｈｔ，
SirＳｉｒ ＴｈｏｍａｓBurdon,
Thomas Ｂｕｒｄｏｎ，aａRadical
Ｒａｄｉｃａｌmember
ｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｏｆ
of
Ｐａｒｌｉａｍｅｎｔ， ｗｈｏ
Parliament, whoｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ ｈｉｓhisｌｅａｄｅｒ
followed ｉｎ inｐｕｂｌｉｃ
leader ｌｉｆｅ，
public life,ａｎｄ
andｉｎinｐｒｉｖａｔｅ
privateｌｉｆｅ
life

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
followed ｔｈｅ
the ｂｅｓｔ ｃｏｏｋｓ， dining
best cooks, ｄｉｎｉｎｇ with
ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ Ｔｏｒｉｅｓ， and
the Tories, ａｎｄ ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ
thinking ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
the
Ｌｉｂｅｒａｌｓ，
Liberals, in accordance with a wise and well-known rule. The post ｏｎ
ｉｎ ａｃｃｏｒｄａｎｃｅ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｗｉｓｅ ａｎｄ ｗｅｌｌ－ｋｎｏｗｎ ｒｕｌｅ． Ｔｈｅ ｐｏｓｔ on
ｈｅｒ ｌｅｆｔwas
her left ｗａｓoccupied
ｏｃｃｕｐｉｅｄ by
ｂｙ Mr
Ｍｒ Erskine
Ｅｒｓｋｉｎｅ of
ｏｆ Treadley,
Ｔｒｅａｄｌｅｙ， an
ａｎ old
ｏｌｄ gentleman
ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ ｏｆof
ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｂｌｅ ｃｈａｒｍ ａｎｄ
considerable charm andｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ，
culture, ｗｈｏ
whoｈａｄhadｆａｌｌｅｎ， ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， ｉｎｔｏ
fallen, however, ｂａｄ
into bad
ｈａｂｉｔｓ ｏｆ silence,
habits of ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ，having,
ｈａｖｉｎｇ，asａｓheｈｅexplained
ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄonce
ｏｎｃｅtoｔｏLady
Ｌａｄｙ Agatha,
Ａｇａｔｈａ， ｓａｉｄ
said
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everything ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ had
that he ｈａｄ ｔｏ ｓａｙ before
to say ｂｅｆｏｒｅ he
ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ thirty.
ｔｈｉｒｔｙ．His
Ｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎneighbour
ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｕｒ
ｗａｓ
wasＭｒｓ
MrsＶａｎｄｅｌｅｕｒ， ｏｎｅone
Vandeleur, ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ａｕｎｔ＇ｓ
of his ｏｌｄｅｓｔ
aunt’s oldestｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ，
friends,ａ aｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ
perfectｓａｉｎｔ
saint
ａｍｏｎｇｓｔ
amongstｗｏｍｅｎ，
women,ｂｕｔbutｓｏsoｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌｌｙ
dreadfully ｄｏｗｄｙ
dowdyｔｈａｔ
thatｓｈｅ
she ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｄ
remindedｏｎｅ
oneｏｆof ａa
ｂａｄｌｙ bound
badly ｂｏｕｎｄ ｈｙｍｎ－ｂｏｏｋ．
hymn-book.Ｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅｌｙ
Fortunatelyｆｏｒ
for ｈｉｍ
him ｓｈｅ
she ｈａｄ
had ｏｎ
onｔｈｅ
the ｏｔｈｅｒ
other
ｓｉｄｅ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｆａｕｄｅｌ，
side Lord Faudel, ａa ｍｏｓｔ
mostｉｎｔｅｌｌｉｇｅｎｔ ｍｉｄｄｌｅ－ａｇｅｄ ｍｅｄｉｏｃｒｉｔｙ，
intelligent middle-aged mediocrity, ａｓ
as ｂａｌｄ
bald
ａｓ
as aａ Ministerial
Ｍｉｎｉｓｔｅｒｉａｌstatement
ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔin ｉｎ
theｔｈｅ Ｈｏｕｓｅ
House ｏｆ Ｃｏｍｍｏｎｓ， with
of Commons, ｗｉｔｈwhom
ｗｈｏｍ ｓｈｅ
she
ｗａｓ
was ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓｉｎｇ
conversing ｉｎ
in ｔｈａｔ ｉｎｔｅｎｓｅｌｙ earnest
that intensely ｅａｒｎｅｓｔmanner
ｍａｎｎｅｒ ｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｉｓis ｔｈｅ ｏｎｅ
the one
ｕｎｐａｒｄｏｎａｂｌｅ
unpardonableｅｒｒｏｒ，
error,ａｓasｈｅ
heｒｅｍａｒｋｅｄ
remarkedｏｎｃｅ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，
once himself,ｔｈａｔ
thatａｌｌ ｒｅａｌｌｙgood
all really ｇｏｏｄ
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｆａｌｌ ｉｎｔｏ，and
fall into, ａｎｄfrom
ｆｒｏｍwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ none
ｎｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ ｅｖｅｒ
of them ever ｑｕｉｔｅ ｅｓｃａｐｅ．
quite escape.
＇Ｗｅ
‘We ａｒｅ
are ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ poor
talking about ｐｏｏｒ Dartmoor,
Ｄａｒｔｍｏｏｒ， Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ
Henry,’ cried ｔｈｅ
the
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，
Duchess,ｎｏｄｄｉｎｇ
noddingｐｌｅａｓａｎｔｌｙ
pleasantlyｔｏ
to ｈｉｍ
himａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｔｈｅ ｔａｂｌｅ．‘Do
the table. Ｄｏ ｙｏｕ
you ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｈｅ
he
ｗｉｌｌ ｒｅａｌｌｙ marry
will really ｍａｒｒｙ ｔｈｉｓ ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ young
this fascinating ｙｏｕｎｇ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ？”
person?’
Ｉ‘I ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ｓｈｅ has
believe she ｈａｓmade
ｍａｄｅ ｕｐ
up ｈｅｒ ｍｉｎｄ ｔｏto ｐｒｏｐｏｓｅ
her mind propose ｔｏ
to ｈｉｍ，
him, Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ．＇
Duchess.’
＇Ｈｏｗ ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ！＇ ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ Ｌａｄｙ Ａｇａｔｈａ．＇Ｒｅａｌｌｙ， ｓｏｍｅ ｏｎｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
‘How dreadful!’ exclaimed Lady Agatha. ‘Really, some one should
ｉｎｔｅｒｆｅｒｅ．’
interfere.’
Ｉａｍ ｔｏｌｄ，
‘I am told,ｏｎonｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ
excellent ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔｙ， ｔｈａｔ her
authority, that ｈｅｒfather
ｆａｔｈｅｒkeeps
ｋｅｅｐｓanａｎAmerican
Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ
ｄｒｙ－ｇｏｏｄｓ
dry-goods ｓｔｏｒｅ，＇ｓａｉｄ ＳｉｒThomas
store,’ said Sir Ｔｈｏｍａｓ Ｂｕｒｄｏｎ，
Burdon,ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingｓｕｐｅｒｃｉｌｉｏｕｓ．
supercilious.
Ｍｙ
‘Myｕｎｃｌｅ
uncleｈａｓ
hasａｌｒｅａｄｙ
alreadyｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ
suggested ｐｏｒｋ－ｐａｃｋｉｎｇ， Ｓｉｒ Thomas.’
pork-packing, Sir Ｔｈｏｍａｓ．＇
‘Ｄｒｙ－ｇｏｏｄｓ！ Ｗｈａｔ ａｒｅ
‘Dry-goods! What are Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ
Americanｄｒｙ－ｇｏｏｄｓ？”
dry-goods?’ ａｓｋｅｄ
asked ｔｈｅ Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，
the Duchess,
ｒａｉｓｉｎｇ ｈｅｒ large
raising her ｌａｒｇｅhands
ｈａｎｄｓ inｉｎwonder,
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ， and
ａｎｄ ａｃｃｅｎｔｕａｔｉｎｇ
accentuatingｔｈｅ
the ｖｅｒｂ．
verb.
‘Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ
‘American ｎｏｖｅｌｓ，’ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄLord
novels,’ answered Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｈｅｌｐｉｎｇ
helping ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｔｏ some
himself to ｓｏｍｅ
ｑｕａｉｌ．
quail.
Ｔｈｅ
TheＤｕｃｈｅｓｓ
Duchessｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｐｕｚｚｌｅｄ．
puzzled.
＇Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｍｉｎｄ ｈｉｍ，
‘Don’t mind him, ｍｙ
myｄｅａｒ，＇
dear,’ ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ
whispered Ｌａｄｙ
LadyＡｇａｔｈａ．
Agatha.‘Ｈｅ
‘He ｎｅｖｅｒ
never
ｍｅａｎｓ
meansａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｔｈａｔ
thatｈｅheｓａｙｓ．＇
says.’
‘Ｗｈｅｎ
‘When Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ
Americaｗａｓ
wasｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ，＇ ｓａｉｄ the
discovered,’ said ｔｈｅRadical
Ｒａｄｉｃａｌmember,
ｍｅｍｂｅｒ， and
ａｎｄ ｈｅ
he
ｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏto ｇｉｖｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｗｅａｒｉｓｏｍｅ
give some wearisomeｆａｃｔｓ．
facts.Ｌｉｋｅ
Likeａｌｌ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ who
all people ｗｈｏ ｔｒｙ
try ｔｏ ｅｘｈａｕｓｔ
to exhaust
ａｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ，
a subject,ｈｅ
he ｅｘｈａｕｓｔｅｄ
exhaustedｈｉｓ
his ｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｒｓ． Ｔｈｅ Duchess
listeners. The Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ ｓｉｇｈｅｄ， ａｎｄ exercised
sighed, and ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅｄ
ｈｅｒ
her ｐｒｉｖｉｌｅｇｅ ｏｆ interruption.
privilege of ｉｎｔｅｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ．‘IＩwish
ｗｉｓｈ toｔｏgoodness
ｇｏｏｄｎｅｓｓ itｉｔnever
ｎｅｖｅｒ had
ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
discovered ａｔ
at ａｌｌ！＇ ｓｈｅ exclaimed.
all!’ she ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ． ‘Ｒｅａｌｌｙ，
‘Really, ourｏｕｒgirls
ｇｉｒｌｓhave
ｈａｖｅnoｎｏ chance
ｃｈａｎｃｅ
ｎｏｗａｄａｙｓ．
nowadays. Ｉｔ Itｉｓisｍｏｓｔ
mostｕｎｆａｉｒ．’
unfair.’


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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

‘Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ， ａｆｔｅｒall,ａｌｌ，
‘Perhaps, after Ａｍｅｒｉｃａnever
America ｎｅｖｅｒhas
ｈａｓbeen
ｂｅｅｎ discovered,’
ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｍｒ
said Mr
Ｅｒｓｋｉｎｅ； Ｉ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｓａｙ ｔｈａｔ ｉｔ ｈａｄ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ｂｅｅｎ ｄｅｔｅｃｔｅｄ．＇
Erskine; ‘I myself would say that it had merely been detected.’
‘Ｏｈ！ ｂｕｔ IＩ have
‘Oh! but ｈａｖｅ seen
ｓｅｅｎ specimens
ｓｐｅｃｉｍｅｎｓ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｉｎｈａｂｉｔａｎｔｓ，＇ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ
inhabitants,’ answered the
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，
Duchess, ｖａｇｕｅｌｙ．
vaguely. ＇Ｉ ｍｕｓｔ confess
‘I must ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓ that
ｔｈａｔ most
ｍｏｓｔ of
ｏｆ them
ｔｈｅｍ ａｒｅ
are ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
extremely
ｐｒｅｔｔｙ．
pretty. And they dress well, too. They get all their dressesｉｎinＰａｒｉｓ．
Ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ ｄｒｅｓｓ ｗｅｌｌ， ｔｏｏ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｇｅｔ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｄｒｅｓｓｅｓ Paris. ＩI
ｗｉｓｈ ＩI could
wish ｃｏｕｌｄ ａｆｆｏｒｄ
afford to ｔｏ doｄｏ the
ｔｈｅ same.’
ｓａｍｅ．＇
‘Ｔｈｅｙ
‘They say ｓａｙ that
ｔｈａｔwhenｗｈｅｎ good
ｇｏｏｄ Americans
Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ ｄｉｅ dieｔｈｅｙ
theyｇｏ go ｔｏ Ｐａｒｉｓ，＇ｃｈｕｃｋｌｅｄ
to Paris,’ chuckled
Ｓｉｒ Ｔｈｏｍａｓ， ｗｈｏ
Sir Thomas, whoｈａｄ hadａ aｌａｒｇｅ
largeｗａｒｄｒｏｂｅ
wardrobeｏｆofＨｕｍｏｕｒ＇ｓHumour’s ｃａｓｔ－ｏｆｆ
cast-offｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ．
clothes.
‘Ｒｅａｌｌｙ！
‘Really! And Ａｎｄwhere
ｗｈｅｒｅ do ｄｏ bad
ｂａｄ Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ
Americansｇｏgoｔｏtoｗｈｅｎ when ｔｈｅｙthey ｄｉｅ？”
die?’
ｉｎｑｕｉｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ．
inquired the Duchess.
‘Ｔｈｅｙ
‘They go ｇｏtoｔｏAmerica,’
Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ，＇ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ
murmured Ｌｏｒｄ Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
Henry.
Ｓｉｒ Ｔｈｏｍａｓ ｆｒｏｗｎｅｄ．
Sir Thomas frowned.Ｉ ‘Iａｍam ａｆｒａｉｄ
afraidｔｈａｔ that ｙｏｕｒ
your ｎｅｐｈｅｗ
nephewｉｓis ｐｒｅｊｕｄｉｃｅｄ
prejudiced
ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against that ｔｈａｔ great
ｇｒｅａｔcountry,’
ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ，＇ｈｅ ｓａｉｄ toｔｏLady
he said Ｌａｄｙ Agatha.
Ａｇａｔｈａ． Ｉ‘I ｈａｖｅ
haveｔｒａｖｅｌｌｅｄ
travelled
ａｌｌ ｏｖｅｒ it,
all over ｉｔ，inｉｎcars
ｃａｒｓprovided
ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ by ｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ directors,
ｄｉｒｅｃｔｏｒｓ，who, ｗｈｏ， inｉｎ such
ｓｕｃｈ matters,
ｍａｔｔｅｒｓ， ａｒｅ are
ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
extremely ｃｉｖｉｌ．
civil.Ｉ Iａｓｓｕｒｅ
assureｙｏｕ youｔｈａｔ ｉｔ itｉｓisａｎanｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ
that education ｔｏ to
ｖｉｓｉｔ
visitｉｔ．＇
it.’
‘Ｂｕｔ
‘But must ｍｕｓｔ weｗｅ really
ｒｅａｌｌｙsee ｓｅｅChicago
Ｃｈｉｃａｇｏ inｉｎorderｏｒｄｅｒ toｔｏbeｂｅeducated?’
ｅｄｕｃａｔｅｄ？＂asked ａｓｋｅｄ MrＭｒ
Ｅｒｓｋｉｎｅ，ｐｌａｉｎｔｉｖｅｌｙ．
Erskine, plaintively.Ｉ ‘Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ don’tｆｅｅｌfeelｕｐupｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｊｏｕｒｎｅｙ．’
journey.’
Ｓｉｒ Ｔｈｏｍａｓ ｗａｖｅｄ
Sir Thomas wavedｈｉｓ hisｈａｎｄ．＇Ｍｒ
hand. ‘MrＥｒｓｋｉｎｅ ErskineｏｆofＴｒｅａｄｌｅｙ
Treadleyｈａｓ hasｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ
the world
ｏｎ
on ｈｉｓ ｓｈｅｌｖｅｓ． We
his shelves. Ｗｅ ｐｒａｃｔｉｃａｌ
practical ｍｅｎ menｌｉｋｅlike ｔｏ to ｓｅｅ
see ｔｈｉｎｇｓ，
things, not ｎｏｔ to
ｔｏ read
ｒｅａｄ about
ａｂｏｕｔ
ｔｈｅｍ．
them.Ｔｈｅ TheＡｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ
Americans ａｒｅareａｎanｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
extremelyｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ
interesting ｐｅｏｐｌｅ．
people. They Ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅare
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutelyｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ．
reasonable.Ｉ Iｔｈｉｎｋthinkｔｈａｔthatｉｓis their
ｔｈｅｉｒ distinguishing
ｄｉｓｔｉｎｇｕｉｓｈｉｎｇ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｓｔｉｃ．
characteristic.
Ｙｅｓ，
Yes, MrＭｒ Ｅｒｓｋｉｎｅ，
Erskine, ａｎ anａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely ｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ
reasonableｐｅｏｐｌｅ． people.ＩI ａｓｓｕｒｅ
assure you ｙｏｕ ｔｈｅｒｅ
there
ｉｓ ｎｏ nonsense
is no ｎｏｎｓｅｎｓｅ ａｂｏｕｔ aboutｔｈｅ theＡｍｅｒｉｃａｎｓ．’
Americans.’
＇Ｈｏｗ
‘Howｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ！＇
dreadful!’ ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried LordＬｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
Henry.Ｉ‘Iｃａｎ canｓｔａｎｄ
standｂｒｕｔｅ
bruteｆｏｒｃｅ，
force, ｂｕｔbut
ｂｒｕｔｅ
brute ｒｅａｓｏｎ
reason ｉｓ ｑｕｉｔｅ unbearable.
is quite ｕｎｂｅａｒａｂｌｅ． There Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓis something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｕｎｆａｉｒ unfairａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｉｔｓ its
ｕｓｅ． It
use. Ｉｔ isｉｓhitting
ｈｉｔｔｉｎｇ below
ｂｅｌｏｗ ｔｈｅtheｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔ．＇
intellect.’
＇Ｉ ｄｏ not
‘I do ｎｏｔ understand
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ you,’ ｙｏｕ，＇ｓａｉｄ ＳｉｒThomas,
said Sir Ｔｈｏｍａｓ， ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ
growingｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｒｅｄ． red.
‘Ｉｄｏ，
‘I do, Lord ＬｏｒｄHenry,’
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，＇ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ
murmuredＭｒMr Ｅｒｓｋｉｎｅ，
Erskine,ｗｉｔｈ withａaｓｍｉｌｅ．
smile.
＇Ｐａｒａｄｏｘｅｓ
‘Paradoxesａｒｅ areａｌｌ ｖｅｒｙ well
all very ｗｅｌｌ inｉｎtheir
ｔｈｅｉｒway ｗａｙ．．．＇ｒｅｊｏｉｎｅｄ
. . .’ rejoined the ｔｈｅ Baronet.
Ｂａｒｏｎｅｔ．
Ｗａｓ
‘Was ｔｈａｔ thatａ aｐａｒａｄｏｘ？”
paradox?’ ａｓｋｅｄ asked ＭｒMrＥｒｓｋｉｎｅ．
Erskine.Ｉｄｉｄ ‘I didｎｏｔnotｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｓｏ． Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
so. Perhaps
ｉｔ ｗａｓ． Well,
it was. Ｗｅｌｌ， theｔｈｅ way
ｗａｙ ｏｆ ｐａｒａｄｏｘｅｓ ｉｓis ｔｈｅ
of paradoxes the ｗａｙ
wayｏｆofｔｒｕｔｈ．
truth. ＴｏToｔｅｓｔtest Ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ
Reality
ｗｅ
weｍｕｓｔ
mustｓｅｅ seeｉｔit on
ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ tight-rope.
ｔｉｇｈｔ－ｒｏｐｅ．When Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ Ｖｅｒｉｔｉｅｓbecome
the Verities ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ａｃｒｏｂａｔｓ
acrobats
ｗｅ
weｃａｎcanｊｕｄｇｅ
judgeｔｈｅｍ．’
them.’
‘Ｄｅａｒ
‘Dear me!’ ｍｅ！’said ｓａｉｄLady
ＬａｄｙAgatha,
Ａｇａｔｈａ，‘how ＇ｈｏｗ you ｙｏｕ men
ｍｅｎ ａｒｇｕｅ！
argue! ＩI am ａｍ ｓｕｒｅsure ＩI
ｎｅｖｅｒ
never canｃａｎ ｍａｋｅ make ｏｕｔ out ｗｈａｔ
whatｙｏｕ youａｒｅ areｔａｌｋｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ． Oh!
talking about. Ｏｈ！ Harry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ， IＩ am ａｍ
ｑｕｉｔｅ ｖｅｘｅｄ with
quite vexed ｗｉｔｈ you.
ｙｏｕ． WhyＷｈｙ ｄｏdo ｙｏｕ
youｔｒｙtry to ｔｏpersuade
ｐｅｒｓｕａｄｅ our ｏｕｒ nice
ｎｉｃｅMr Ｍｒ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ

４０
 ＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

Ｇｒａｙ
Gray ｔｏ
to ｇｉｖｅ
give ｕｐ
up ｔｈｅ
the Ｅａｓｔ Ｅｎｄ？ ＩI ａｓｓｕｒｅ
East End? ｙｏｕ ｈｅ
assure you he ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｂｅ
be ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite
ｉｎｖａｌｕａｂｌｅ．
invaluable. Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｌｏｖｅ
loveｈｉｓ
hisｐｌａｙｉｎｇ．＇
playing.’
＂Ｉ ｗａｎｔ him
‘I want ｈｉｍ ｔｏ ｐｌａｙ toｔｏ me,’
to play ｍｅ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
cried Lord Henry, ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ， ａｎｄ he
smiling, and ｈｅ
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｄｏｗｎ
downｔｈｅ
theｔａｂｌｅ
tableａｎｄ
andｃａｕｇｈｔ
caughtａ aｂｒｉｇｈｔ
bright ａｎｓｗｅｒｉｎｇ
answeringｇｌａｎｃｅ．
glance.
‘Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｙareａｒｅsoｓｏunhappy
‘But they ｕｎｈａｐｐｙinｉｎWhitechapel,’
Ｗｈｉｔｅｃｈａｐｅｌ，＇continued
ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄLady
Ｌａｄｙ Agatha.
Ａｇａｔｈａ．
＂Ｉ ｃａｎ sympathize
‘I can ｓｙｍｐａｔｈｉｚｅ ｗｉｔｈ with ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ，
everything, ｅｘｃｅｐｔ
except ｓｕｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ，＇ｓａｉｄ
suffering,’ said Lord Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｓｈｒｕｇｇｉｎｇ
Henry, shruggingｈｉｓ his ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ．
shoulders. Ｉ‘Iｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannotｓｙｍｐａｔｈｉｚｅ
sympathize ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈａｔ．
with that.ＩｔItｉｓis
ｔｏｏ ｕｇｌｙ，
too ugly, too ｔｏｏ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ，
horrible, too ｔｏｏ ｄｉｓｔｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ．
distressing. ThereＴｈｅｒｅ ｉｓis something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ
terribly
ｍｏｒｂｉｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｄｅｒｎ ｓｙｍｐａｔｈｙ ｗｉｔｈ ｐａｉｎ． Ｏｎｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｓｙｍｐａｔｈｉｚｅ
morbid in the modern sympathy with pain. One should sympathize
ｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅtheｃｏｌｏｕｒ，
colour,ｔｈｅ theｂｅａｕｔｙ，
beauty,ｔｈｅtheｊｏｙjoyｏｆofｌｉｆｅ．
life. Ｔｈｅ
Theｌｅｓｓ
lessｓａｉｄ
saidａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｌｉｆｅ＇ｓ
life’s
ｓｏｒｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ．’
sores the better.’
‘Ｓｔｉｌｌ，
‘Still, theｔｈｅ EastＥａｓｔ EndＥｎｄis ｉｓ ａ ｖｅｒｙimportant
a very ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔproblem,’
ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ，＇ｒｅｍａｒｋｅｄ
remarked Ｓｉｒ Sir
Ｔｈｏｍａｓ，
Thomas,ｗｉｔｈ withａ aｇｒａｖｅgraveｓｈａｋｅ
shakeｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｈｅａｄ．
head.
＇Ｑｕｉｔｅ
‘Quite ｓｏ，＇ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ
so,’ answered the ｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｌｏｒｄ．lord.Ｉｔ‘Itｉｓis ｔｈｅ ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍ ｏｆofｓｌａｖｅｒｙ，
the problem slavery,
ａｎｄ
andｗｅ weｔｒｙ tryｔｏto ｓｏｌｖｅ
solve ｉｔ ｂｙ amusing
it by ａｍｕｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅtheｓｌａｖｅｓ．＇
slaves.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｉａｎ
politician lookedｌｏｏｋｅｄ atａｔhim ｈｉｍkeenly.
ｋｅｅｎｌｙ．＂Ｗｈａｔ ｃｈａｎｇｅ ｄｏ
‘What change do ｙｏｕ
you ｐｒｏｐｏｓｅ，
propose,
ｔｈｅｎ？”
then?’ he ｈｅ asked.
ａｓｋｅｄ．
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．
laughed.Ｉ‘Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ don’t ｄｅｓｉｒｅ
desire toｔｏchange
ｃｈａｎｇｅ anything
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ inｉｎEngland
Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ
ｅｘｃｅｐｔ ｔｈｅ ｗｅａｔｈｅｒ，＇ ｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ． Ｉ ａｍ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔ ｗｉｔｈ
except the weather,’ he answered. ‘I am quite content ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｉｃ
with philosophic
ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｌａｔｉｏｎ．
contemplation. But, Ｂｕｔ， as ａｓ the
ｔｈｅ nineteenth
ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ century
ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ has ｈａｓ gone
ｇｏｎｅ bankrupt
ｂａｎｋｒｕｐｔ
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ａｎ
through an ｏｖｅｒ－ｅｘｐｅｎｄｉｔｕｒｅ
over-expenditure ｏｆ ｓｙｍｐａｔｈｙ， ＩI ｗｏｕｌｄ
of sympathy, would ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔ
suggest ｔｈａｔ
that we ｗｅ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ａｐｐｅａｌ
should appeal ｔｏ to Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
Science ｔｏ to ｐｕｔ
put ｕｓus ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ．
straight. The Ｔｈｅ advantage
ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ the
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ
emotionsｉｓis ｔｈａｔ that theyｔｈｅｙ ｌｅａｄ
lead usｕｓ astray,
ａｓｔｒａｙ， andａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ advantage
ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅ ｏｆof Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
Scienceｉｓis
ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｔ
it isｉｓnot
ｎｏｔemotional.’
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎａｌ．＇
＇Ｂｕｔ
‘But we ｗｅ ｈａｖｅ
have ｓｕｃｈsuch ｇｒａｖｅ
grave ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ，＇ｖｅｎｔｕｒｅｄ
responsibilities,’ ventured Mrs Ｍｒｓ Vandeleur,
Ｖａｎｄｅｌｅｕｒ，
ｔｉｍｉｄｌｙ．
timidly.
＂Ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ ｇｒａｖｅ，＇ｅｃｈｏｅｄ
‘Terribly grave,’ echoed Lady Ｌａｄｙ Ａｇａｔｈａ．
Agatha.
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｌｏｏｋｅｄ lookedｏｖｅｒ overａｔatＭｒ MrＥｒｓｋｉｎｅ．
Erskine.Ｈｕｍａｎｉｔｙ
‘Humanity ｔａｋｅｓ ｉｔｓｅｌｆ
takes itself ｔｏｏ
too
ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ．
seriously. ItＩｔisｉｓ theｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ＇ｓoriginal
world’s ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌsin.ｓｉｎ．
If theＩｆcaveman
ｔｈｅ ｃａｖｅｍａｎhadｈａｄ ｋｎｏｗｎhow
known ｈｏｗ
ｔｏ ｌａｕｇｈ， History
to laugh, Ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ wouldｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅhaveｂｅｅｎ
beenｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ．＇
different.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You ａｒｅ are ｒｅａｌｌｙ
really very ｖｅｒｙ comforting,’
ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔｉｎｇ，＇ｗａｒｂｌｅｄ
warbled the ｔｈｅ Duchess.
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ． ‘IＩ ｈａｖｅhave
ａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｆｅｌｔ ｒａｔｈｅｒ guilty
felt rather ｇｕｉｌｔｙ when
ｗｈｅｎ ＩI came
ｃａｍｅ ｔｏtoｓｅｅsee ｙｏｕｒ
yourｄｅａｒ
dearａｕｎｔ，
aunt,ｆｏｒforＩI ｔａｋｅ
take
ｎｏnoｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
interest ａｔ at ａｌｌ
all in ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ East
Ｅａｓｔ End.
Ｅｎｄ． Ｆｏｒ
Forｔｈｅtheｆｕｔｕｒｅ
futureＩI ｓｈａｌｌ ｂｅ ａｂｌｅ
shall be able ｔｏ ｌｏｏｋ
to look
ｈｅｒ
her ｉｎ ｔｈｅ face
in the ｆａｃｅ without
ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ａa ｂｌｕｓｈ．＇
blush.’
‘Ａ ｂｌｕｓｈisｉｓvery
‘A blush ｖｅｒｙbecoming,
ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ，Duchess,’
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，＇remarked
ｒｅｍａｒｋｅｄ LordＬｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
‘Ｏｎｌｙ
‘Only when ｗｈｅｎ oneｏｎｅ isｉｓyoung,’
ｙｏｕｎｇ，＇ｓｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．‘When
she answered. Ｗｈｅｎ ａｎan ｏｌｄ ｗｏｍａｎ ｌｉｋｅ
old woman like

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ｍｙｓｅｌｆ
myself ｂｌｕｓｈｅｓ， ｉｔ isｉｓa ａvery
blushes, it ｖｅｒｙbad
ｂａｄsign.
ｓｉｇｎ．Ah!Ａｈ！Lord
ＬｏｒｄHenry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， IＩ wished
ｗｉｓｈｅｄ you
ｙｏｕ
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ ｈｏｗ
tell me howｔｏto ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
becomeｙｏｕｎｇ
youngａｇａｉｎ．’
again.’
Ｈｅ
Heｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｆｏｒ
for aａ moment.
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ． ＇Ｃａｎ
‘Canｙｏｕ
youｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ
rememberａｎｙanyｇｒｅａｔ
greatｅｒｒｏｒ
errorｔｈａｔ
that
ｙｏｕ
youｃｏｍｍｉｔｔｅｄ
committedｉｎinｙｏｕｒ
yourｅａｒｌｙ
earlyｄａｙｓ，
days,Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ？＂
Duchess?’ｈｅheａｓｋｅｄ，
asked,ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingａｔ
at ｈｅｒ
her
ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｔｈｅthe ｔａｂｌｅ
table.
‘Ａ ｇｒｅａｔ many,
‘A great ｍａｎｙ， ＩI ｆｅａｒ，＇ｓｈｅ
fear,’ she ｃｒｉｅｄ．
cried.
‘Ｔｈｅｎ ｃｏｍｍｉｔ ｔｈｅｍ
‘Then commit them ｏｖｅｒ
over ａｇａｉｎ，＇
again,’ｈｅheｓａｉｄ，said,ｇｒａｖｅｌｙ．
gravely. ＂Ｔｏ ‘To ｇｅｔ ｂａｃｋ ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
get back one’s
ｙｏｕｔｈ，
youth,ｏｎｅ oneｈａｓhasｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merely ｔｏ to
ｒｅｐｅａｔ
repeat ｏｎｅ＇ｓ ｆｏｌｌｉｅｓ．’
one’s follies.’
Ａ‘Aｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
delightfulｔｈｅｏｒｙ！＇
theory!’ ｓｈｅshe ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ．
exclaimed.Ｉ ‘Iｍｕｓｔ must ｐｕｔputｉｔ itｉｎｔｏ
intoｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ．＇
practice.’
‘Ａ ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ ｔｈｅｏｒｙ！＇ ｃａｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ Ｓｉｒ Ｔｈｏｍａｓ＇ｓ ｔｉｇｈｔ ｌｉｐｓ．
‘A dangerous theory!’ came from Sir Thomas’s tight Ｌａｄｙ
lips. Lady
Ａｇａｔｈａ
Agathaｓｈｏｏｋ shookｈｅｒ her ｈｅａｄ，
head, ｂｕｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ not
but could ｎｏｔ help
ｈｅｌｐ being
ｂｅｉｎｇamused.
ａｍｕｓｅｄ． Mr Ｍｒ Ｅｒｓｋｉｎｅ
Erskine
ｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｄ．
listened.
‘Ｙｅｓ，＇
‘Yes,’ heｈｅcontinued,
ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ， ‘thatｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｏｎｅ ofｏｆthe
is one ｔｈｅgreat
ｇｒｅａｔsecrets
ｓｅｃｒｅｔｓofｏｆｌｉｆｅ． Ｎｏｗａｄａｙｓ
life. Nowadays
ｍｏｓｔ
most ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｄｉｅ die ｏｆof aａ sort
ｓｏｒｔ ofｏｆcreeping
ｃｒｅｅｐｉｎｇcommon ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｓｅｎｓｅ， sense, ａｎｄ and ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒ
discover
ｗｈｅｎ
whenｉｔitｉｓis ｔｏｏtoo ｌａｔｅ ｔｈａｔ the
late that ｔｈｅ only
ｏｎｌｙ things
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ one ｏｎｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｒｅｇｒｅｔｓ
regrets ａｒｅ are ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s
ｍｉｓｔａｋｅｓ．’
mistakes.’
ＡAｌａｕｇｈ
laughｒａｎ ranｒｏｕｎｄ
roundｔｈｅ theｔａｂｌｅ．
table.
Ｈｅ ｐｌａｙｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｉｄｅａ， ａｎｄ
He played with the idea, andｇｒｅｗgrew ｗｉｌｆｕｌ；
wilful;ｔｏｓｓｅｄ
tossedｉｔit ｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ
the ａｉｒ ａｎｄ
air and
ｔｒａｎｓｆｏｒｍｅｄ
transformed ｉｔ；it;ｌｅｔ ｉｔescape
let it ｅｓｃａｐｅ and ａｎｄ ｒｅｃａｐｔｕｒｅｄ
recapturedｉｔ； ｍａｄｅ ｉｔit ｉｒｉｄｅｓｃｅｎｔ
it; made iridescent ｗｉｔｈwith
ｆａｎｃｙ，
fancy, andａｎｄ ｗｉｎｇｅｄ
wingedｉｔit ｗｉｔｈwith ｐａｒａｄｏｘ．
paradox.Ｔｈｅ The ｐｒａｉｓｅ
praiseｏｆofｆｏｌｌｙ，
folly, as ａｓ he
ｈｅ went
ｗｅｎｔ ｏｎ，on,
ｓｏａｒｅｄ
soared intoｉｎｔｏ aａphilosophy,
ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｙ，and ａｎｄPhilosophy
Ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｙ herself ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆbecameｂｅｃａｍｅ young,
ｙｏｕｎｇ， and ａｎｄ
ｃａｔｃｈｉｎｇ
catching the ｔｈｅ mad
ｍａｄ ｍｕｓｉｃ
musicｏｆof Ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ， ｗｅａｒｉｎｇ， one
Pleasure, wearing, ｏｎｅ ｍｉｇｈｔ
might ｆａｎｃｙ，
fancy, her ｈｅｒ
ｗｉｎｅ－ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ
wine-stained robe ｒｏｂｅ ａｎｄand ｗｒｅａｔｈ
wreathｏｆof ｉｖｙ， ｄａｎｃｅｄ ｌｉｋｅ
ivy, danced like aａ Bacchante⁸
Ｂａｃｃｈａｎｔｅ３ ｏｖｅｒ over
ｔｈｅ
the ｈｉｌｌｓ
hills ofｏｆlife,
ｌｉｆｅ，andａｎｄmocked
ｍｏｃｋｅｄ the ｔｈｅ slow
ｓｌｏｗ Ｓｉｌｅｎｕｓ
Silenus ｆｏｒ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｓｏｂｅｒ．
for being sober. Ｆａｃｔｓ
Facts
ｆｌｅｄ
fled ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ｈｅｒ her ｌｉｋｅ
like ｆｒｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ
frightened ｆｏｒｅｓｔ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ． Her
forest things. Ｈｅｒ ｗｈｉｔｅ
white ｆｅｅｔ feet ｔｒｏｄ
trod ｔｈｅthe
ｈｕｇｅ
hugeｐｒｅｓｓ
press ａｔat ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｗｉｓｅ wiseＯｍａｒ？
Omar ｓｉｔｓ，
⁹ sits,ｔｉｌｌ ｔｈｅ seething
till the ｓｅｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｇｒａｐｅ－ｊｕｉｃｅ
grape-juice ｒｏｓｅ rose
ｒｏｕｎｄ
roundｈｅｒ her ｂａｒｅｌｉｍｂｓ
bare limbsｉｎin ｗａｖｅｓwavesｏｆｐｕｒｐｌｅ
of purpleｂｕｂｂｌｅｓ，
bubbles,ｏｒ or ｃｒａｗｌｅｄ
crawledｉｎ ｒｅｄ foam
in red ｆｏａｍ
ｏｖｅｒ
over ｔｈｅthe ｖａｔ＇ｓ ｂｌａｃｋ， dripping,
vat’s black, ｄｒｉｐｐｉｎｇ， sloping
ｓｌｏｐｉｎｇ sides.
ｓｉｄｅｓ．ItＩｔwas ｗａｓan ａｎ extraordinary
ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
ｉｍｐｒｏｖｉｓａｔｉｏｎ．
improvisation. Ｈｅ Heｆｅｌｔ ｔｈａｔ the
felt that ｔｈｅeyes
ｅｙｅｓofｏｆDorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray Ｇｒａｙ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｆｉｘｅｄ
fixed on ｏｎ him,
ｈｉｍ，
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ that
the consciousness ｔｈａｔ amongst
ａｍｏｎｇｓｔ his ｈｉｓ audience
ａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅ thereｔｈｅｒｅ was ｗａｓ one
ｏｎｅ whose
ｗｈｏｓｅ
ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔ
temperament ｈｅhe ｗｉｓｈｅｄ
wished ｔｏ toｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅ，
fascinate,ｓｅｅｍｅｄseemed ｔｏtoｇｉｖｅgiveｈｉｓ his ｗｉｔ
wit ｋｅｅｎｎｅｓｓ，
keenness,
ａｎｄ
andｔｏto ｌｅｎｄ
lendｃｏｌｏｕｒ
colourｔｏtoｈｉｓ his ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ．
imagination.ＨｅHe ｗａｓwasｂｒｉｌｌｉａｎｔ，
brilliant,ｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ，
fantastic,ｉｒｒｅ－
irre-
ｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ．Ｈｅ
sponsible. Heｃｈａｒｍｅｄcharmed ｈｉｓhisｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｒｓ
listeners out ｏｕｔofｏｆｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ，ａｎｄ
themselves, and they ｔｈｅｙｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
followed
ｈｉｓ ｐｉｐｅ laughing.
his pipe ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ． Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ＧｒａｙGrayｎｅｖｅｒnever ｔｏｏｋ
took ｈｉｓhisｇａｚｅ
gazeｏｆｆ offｈｉｍ，ｂｕｔ
him, butｓａｔ satｌｉｋｅ
like
ｏｎｅ
oneｕｎｄｅｒ
underａ aｓｐｅｌｌ， ｓｍｉｌｅｓ chasing
spell, smiles ｃｈａｓｉｎｇ eachｅａｃｈ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ over
ｏｖｅｒ hisｈｉｓ lips,
ｌｉｐｓ，and ａｎｄwonder
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ
growingｇｒａｖｅ graveｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｄａｒｋｅｎｉｎｇ ｅｙｅｓ．
his darkening eyes.

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 ＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ａｔ
At ｌａｓｔ， ｌｉｖｅｒｉｅｄinｉｎtheｔｈｅcostume
last, liveried ｃｏｓｔｕｍｅofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅage,
ａｇｅ，Reality
Ｒｅａｌｉｔｙentered
ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄthe
ｔｈｅroom
ｒｏｏｍ
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｈａｐｅ ｏｆ ａ ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ ｔｏ ｔｅｌｌ ｔｈｅ Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅｒ
in the shape of a servant to tell the Duchess that her carriage was ｃａｒｒｉａｇｅ ｗａｓ
ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ． Ｓｈｅ ｗｒｕｎｇ ｈｅｒ ｈａｎｄｓ ｉｎ ｍｏｃｋ ｄｅｓｐａｉｒ． ＇Ｈｏｗ
waiting. She wrung her hands in mock despair. ‘How annoying!’ she ａｎｎｏｙｉｎｇ！＇ ｓｈｅ
ｃｒｉｅｄ．
cried. ‘IＩ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｇｏ．
go. ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ to ｃａｌｌ ｆｏｒmy
call for ｍｙ husband
ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ ａｔatｔｈｅ
theｃｌｕｂ，
club, ｔｏ
to ｔａｋｅ
take
ｈｉｍ
him to some absurd meeting at Willis’s Rooms, where he is going ｔｏ
ｔｏ ｓｏｍｅ ａｂｓｕｒｄ ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ ａｔ Ｗｉｌｌｉｓ＇ｓ Ｒｏｏｍｓ， ｗｈｅｒｅ ｈｅ ｉｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ to
ｂｅ
be ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the ｃｈａｉｒ．
chair. Ｉｆ
If IＩ am
ａｍ ｌａｔｅ ｈｅ ｉｓis sure
late he ｓｕｒｅ toｔｏ be
ｂｅ furious,
ｆｕｒｉｏｕｓ， and
ａｎｄ ＩI ｃｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ
couldn’t
ｈａｖｅ
have ａa ｓｃｅｎｅ
sceneｉｎin ｔｈｉｓ ｂｏｎｎｅｔ． Ｉｔ
this bonnet. It isｉｓfar
ｆａｒtoo
ｔｏｏfragile.
ｆｒａｇｉｌｅ． Ａ ｈａｒｓｈword
A harsh ｗｏｒｄ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｒｕｉｎ ｉｔ．No,
ruin it. Ｎｏ，I Ｉmust
ｍｕｓｔgo,ｇｏ，dear
ｄｅａｒAgatha.
Ａｇａｔｈａ．Good-bye,
Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ， Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｙｏｕ
you ａｒｅ
are
ｑｕｉｔｅ ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ，and
quite delightful, ａｎｄdreadfully
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌｌｙdemoralizing.
ｄｅｍｏｒａｌｉｚｉｎｇ． IＩam
ａｍ sure
ｓｕｒｅ IＩdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔknow
ｋｎｏｗ
ｗｈａｔ
whatｔｏto ｓａｙ ａｂｏｕｔ your
say about ｙｏｕｒ views.
ｖｉｅｗｓ．You
Ｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ come
ｃｏｍｅ ａｎｄ
andｄｉｎｅ
dine ｗｉｔｈ ｕｓ some
with us ｓｏｍｅ
ｎｉｇｈｔ． Ｔｕｅｓｄａｙ？ Are
night. Tuesday? Ａｒｅ ｙｏｕ
you ｄｉｓｅｎｇａｇｅｄ
disengaged Ｔｕｅｓｄａｙ？”
Tuesday?’
＇Ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ IＩ would
‘For you ｗｏｕｌｄ throw
ｔｈｒｏｗ over
ｏｖｅｒ anybody,
ａｎｙｂｏｄｙ， Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，＇ ｓａｉｄ Lord
Duchess,’ said Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
ｗｉｔｈ
with aａ bow.
ｂｏｗ．
Ａｈ！
‘Ah!ｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis ｖｅｒｙ
very ｎｉｃｅ， ａｎｄ ｖｅｒｙ
nice, and very ｗｒｏｎｇ
wrongｏｆofｙｏｕ，＇
you,’ ｓｈｅ
she ｃｒｉｅｄ； ＇ｓｏ mind
cried; ‘so ｍｉｎｄ
ｙｏｕ
you ｃｏｍｅ；＇
come;’ ａｎｄ
and ｓｈｅshe ｓｗｅｐｔ
swept ｏｕｔ ｏｆ the
out of ｔｈｅroom,
ｒｏｏｍ， followed
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄbyｂｙLady
Ｌａｄｙ Agatha
Ａｇａｔｈａ
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
and the ｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｌａｄｉｅｓ．
ladies.
Ｗｈｅｎ
WhenＬｏｒｄ LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｈａｄ hadｓａｔ
sat ｄｏｗｎ
downａｇａｉｎ，
again, Ｍｒ Mr Ｅｒｓｋｉｎｅ ｍｏｖｅｄ ｒｏｕｎｄ，
Erskine moved round,
ａｎｄ ｔａｋｉｎｇ ａ ｃｈａｉｒ ｃｌｏｓｅ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ， ｐｌａｃｅｄ ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄ ｕｐｏｎ ｈｉｓ ａｒｍ．
and taking a chair close to him, placed his hand upon his arm.
‘Ｙｏｕ ｔａｌｋbooks
‘You talk ｂｏｏｋｓ away,’
ａｗａｙ，＇ he ｈｅ said;
ｓａｉｄ；‘why
ｗｈｙ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｙｏｕyou ｗｒｉｔｅ
write ｏｎｅ？＂
one?’
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｔｏｏ tooｆｏｎｄ
fondｏｆof ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ
readingｂｏｏｋｓ
booksｔｏto ｃａｒｅ
care ｔｏ ｗｒｉｔｅ them,
to write ｔｈｅｍ， Mr Ｍｒ Ｅｒｓｋｉｎｅ．
Erskine.
ＩI should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｌｉｋｅ
like to ｔｏ write
ｗｒｉｔｅ aａ novel
ｎｏｖｅｌ certainly,
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ，aａnovel
ｎｏｖｅｌ that
ｔｈａｔ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅbe ａｓas ｌｏｖｅｌｙ
lovely
ａｓ
as aａ Persian
Ｐｅｒｓｉａｎ ｃａｒｐｅｔ
carpet ａｎｄ
andａｓasｕｎｒｅａｌ．
unreal.Ｂｕｔ Butｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｉｓisｎｏnoｌｉｔｅｒａｒｙ
literary ｐｕｂｌｉｃ
public ｉｎ in
Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ
Englandｆｏｒ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ except
for anything ｅｘｃｅｐｔ newspapers,
ｎｅｗｓｐａｐｅｒｓ， primers,
ｐｒｉｍｅｒｓ，ａｎｄ
and ｅｎｃｙｃｌｏｐ？ｄｉａｓ．
encyclopædias.
Ｏｆ
Of ａｌｌ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｉｎ
all people in ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｔｈｅ
the world the Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
English ｈａｖｅ
haveｔｈｅ theｌｅａｓｔ
least ｓｅｎｓｅ
sense ｏｆ ｔｈｅ
of the
ｂｅａｕｔｙ
beautyｏｆofｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ．’
literature.’
＇Ｉｆｅａｒ
‘I fear youｙｏｕ areａｒｅ right,’
ｒｉｇｈｔ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
answered Mr Ｍｒ Ｅｒｓｋｉｎｅ．
Erskine. Ｉ‘I ｍｙｓｅｌｆ
myself ｕｓｅｄ
used ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ
to have
ｉｔｅｒａｒｙ ａｍｂｉｔｉｏｎｓ， ｂｕｔ Ｉ ｇａｖｅ ｔｈｅｍ ｕｐ ｌｏｎｇ ａｇｏ． Ａｎｄ ｎｏｗ， ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ
literary ambitions, but I gave them up long ago. And now, my dear
ｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｆｒｉｅｎｄ，
friend,ｉｆif you
ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ａｌｌｏｗ ｍｅ
will allow meｔｏtoｃａｌｌ
call ｙｏｕ
youｓｏ，so, ｍａｙ
mayＩ Iａｓｋ
askｉｆif you
ｙｏｕ ｒｅａｌｌｙ
really
ｍｅａｎｔ
meantａｌｌ allｔｈａｔ
thatｙｏｕyouｓａｉｄ
saidｔｏtoｕｓusａｔatｌｕｎｃｈ？”
lunch?’
＂Ｉ ｑｕｉｔｅ forget
‘I quite ｆｏｒｇｅｔwhat
ｗｈａｔ IＩ said,’
ｓａｉｄ，＇smiled
ｓｍｉｌｅｄLordＬｏｒｄHenry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．＇Ｗａｓ
‘Wasｉｔit ａｌｌ ｖｅｒｙ
all very
ｂａｄ？’
bad?’
‘Ｖｅｒｙ
‘Very bad ｂａｄ indeed.
ｉｎｄｅｅｄ． InＩｎ fact
ｆａｃｔI Ｉconsider
ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒyouｙｏｕextremely
ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙdangerous,
ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ， and ａｎｄ
ｉｆ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ happens
if anything ｈａｐｐｅｎｓ ｔｏ ｏｕｒ good
to our ｇｏｏｄ Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ
Duchessｗｅweｓｈａｌｌ shallａｌｌ
all ｌｏｏｋ
look onｏｎ ｙｏｕ
you ａｓ as
ｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｐｒｉｍａｒｉｌｙ
primarilyｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｂｌｅ．
responsible.Ｂｕｔ ButＩ Iｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｌｉｋｅlikeｔｏtoｔａｌｋ
talk ｔｏ
to ｙｏｕ
youａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｌｉｆｅ．
life.
Ｔｈｅ
The ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ
generation ｉｎｔｏ ｗｈｉｃｈ IＩ was
into which ｗａｓ born
ｂｏｒｎ was
ｗａｓ tedious.
ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ．Some Ｓｏｍｅ day,
ｄａｙ， when
ｗｈｅｎ
ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｔｉｒｅｄ ｏｆ Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， ｃｏｍｅ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｏ Ｔｒｅａｄｌｅｙ， ａｎｄ ｅｘｐｏｕｎｄ ｔｏme
you are tired of London, come down to Treadley, and expound to ｍｅ
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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｙｏｕｒ
your ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｙ
philosophy ｏｆ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅover
of pleasure ｏｖｅｒsome
ｓｏｍｅ admirable
ａｄｍｉｒａｂｌｅ Burgundy
Ｂｕｒｇｕｎｄｙ IＩ am ａｍ
ｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｔｏ ｐｏｓｓｅｓｓ．＇
fortunate enough to possess.’
Ｉ‘I ｓｈａｌｌ ｂｅ charmed.
shall be ｃｈａｒｍｅｄ． Ａ Aｖｉｓｉｔ
visit ｔｏ Ｔｒｅａｄｌｅｙ ｗｏｕｌｄ
to Treadley wouldｂｅbeａ aｇｒｅａｔ
greatｐｒｉｖｉｌｅｇｅ．
privilege.
ＩｔIt ｈａｓ ａ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ ｈｏｓｔ， ａｎｄ ａ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ．＇
has a perfect host, and a perfect library.’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌcomplete
‘You will ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ it,’
ｉｔ，＇answered
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄtheｔｈｅold
ｏｌｄgentleman,
ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ， with
ｗｉｔｈ aａ courteous
ｃｏｕｒｔｅｏｕｓ
ｂｏｗ．＇Ａｎｄ
bow. ‘AndｎｏｗnowＩ ｍｕｓｔ
I mustｂｉｄbidｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ
good-bye ｔｏtoｙｏｕｒ
yourｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ
excellent ａｕｎｔ．
aunt. IＩ am
ａｍ due
ｄｕｅ
ａｔ ｔｈｅ Athenæum.¹⁰
at the Ａｔｈｅｎ？ｕｍ．＇０ ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｔｈｅ hour
is the ｈｏｕｒ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｗｅweｓｌｅｅｐ
sleepｔｈｅｒｅ．＇
there.’
‘Ａｌｌ
‘All ofｏｆyou,
ｙｏｕ，Mr
Ｍｒ Ｅｒｓｋｉｎｅ？”
Erskine?’
＇Ｆｏｒｔｙ ｏｆ us,
‘Forty of ｕｓ， inｉｎforty
ｆｏｒｔｙarm-chairs.
ａｒｍ－ｃｈａｉｒｓ．We Ｗｅ ａｒｅ
are ｐｒａｃｔｉｓｉｎｇ
practising for ｆｏｒ an
ａｎ English
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
Ａｃａｄｅｍｙ ｏｆ Ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ．＇
Academy of Letters.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｌａｕｇｈｅｄ，
laughed,ａｎｄ andｒｏｓｅ．
rose.Ｉ ‘Iａｍam ｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏ toｔｈｅtheＰａｒｋ，＇
Park,’ｈｅheｃｒｉｅｄ．
cried.
Ａｓ
As ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ
was ｐａｓｓｉｎｇ
passing outｏｕｔ ofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅdoor
ｄｏｏｒDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ touched
ｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ himｈｉｍ ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the
ａｒｍ．＇Ｌｅｔ
arm. ‘Let me ｍｅ ｃｏｍｅ
comeｗｉｔｈwith ｙｏｕ，＇
you,’ heｈｅmurmured.
ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ．
Ｂｕｔ
‘ButＩI ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thought ｙｏｕ you ｈａｄ
hadｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ
promisedＢａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｔｏto ｇｏ
Basil Hallward ａｎｄ see
go and ｓｅｅ him,’
ｈｉｍ，
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
answered ＬｏｒｄLord Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
Henry.
Ｉ‘I ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｓｏｏｎｅｒ
soonerｃｏｍｅcome ｗｉｔｈ
withｙｏｕ；
you;ｙｅｓ，yes,Ｉ Iｆｅｅｌ
feel IＩ must
ｍｕｓｔ come
ｃｏｍｅ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｙｏｕ．
you.
Ｄｏ ｌｅｔ ｍｅ． Ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅ ｔｏ ｔａｌｋ ｔｏ ｍｅ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ？ Ｎｏ one
Do let me. And you will promise to talk to me all the time? No ｏｎｅ
ｔａｌｋｓ
talks soｓｏ wonderfully
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌｌｙ ａｓasｙｏｕ youｄｏ．’
do.’
‘Ａｈ！
‘Ah! IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ talked
ｔａｌｋｅｄ quite
ｑｕｉｔｅenough
ｅｎｏｕｇｈ for ｆｏｒ to-day,’
ｔｏ－ｄａｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
said Lord Henry,
ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ．＇Ａｌｌ
smiling. ‘All IＩ want
ｗａｎｔ nowｎｏｗ ｉｓis to
ｔｏ look
ｌｏｏｋ atａｔlife.
ｌｉｆｅ．
YouＹｏｕmayｍａｙ come
ｃｏｍｅ ａｎｄ
andｌｏｏｋ
look ａｔ
at
ｉｔ ｗｉｔｈ ｍｅ，
it with me,ｉｆif ｙｏｕ
youｃａｒｅcareｔｏ．’
to.’

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  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＩＶ

Ｏｎｅ ａｆｔｅｒｎｏｏｎ，
One afternoon,ａa ｍｏｎｔｈ
monthｌａｔｅｒ，
later, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Gray ｗａｓwas
ｒｅｃｌｉｎｉｎｇ
recliningｉｎinａaｌｕｘｕｒｉ－
luxuri-
ｏｕｓ
ous ａｒｍ－ｃｈａｉｒ，
arm-chair,ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｌｉｂｒａｒｙofｏｆLord
little library ＬｏｒｄHenry’s
Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ house
ｈｏｕｓｅ in
ｉｎ Mayfair.
Ｍａｙｆａｉｒ．
Ｉｔ was,
It ｗａｓ， inｉｎ itsｉｔｓway,
ｗａｙ，aａvery
ｖｅｒｙ charming
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ ｒｏｏｍ，
room, ｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔｓ
its ｈｉｇｈ
high ｐａｎｅｌｌｅｄ
panelled
ｗａｉｎｓｃｏｔｉｎｇ
wainscotingｏｆof ｏｌｉｖｅ－ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ
olive-stained ｏａｋ，
oak, ｉｔｓ ｃｒｅａｍ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ ｆｒｉｅｚｅ
its cream-coloured frieze ａｎｄ
andｃｅｉｌｉｎｇ
ceiling
ｏｆ raised
of ｒａｉｓｅｄ plasterwork,
ｐｌａｓｔｅｒｗｏｒｋ， ａｎｄ andｉｔｓ
its ｂｒｉｃｋｄｕｓｔ
brickdust ｆｅｌｔ ｃａｒｐｅｔ ｓｔｒｅｗｎ
felt carpet strewn ｗｉｔｈ
withｓｉｌｋ
silk
ｌｏｎｇ－ｆｒｉｎｇｅｄ
long-fringed Ｐｅｒｓｉａｎ
Persian ｒｕｇｓ． Ｏｎ ａaｔｉｎｙ
rugs. On tiny ｓａｔｉｎｗｏｏｄ
satinwoodｔａｂｌｅ
tableｓｔｏｏｄ
stoodａaｓｔａｔｕｅｔｔｅ
statuette
ｂｙ
by Ｃｌｏｄｉｏｎ，
Clodion, ａｎｄ
andｂｅｓｉｄｅ
beside ｉｔ ｌａｙaａcopy
it lay ｃｏｐｙ ofｏｆ‘Les
Ｌｅｓ Cent
Ｃｅｎｔ Nouvelles’,
Ｎｏｕｖｅｌｌｅｓ＇， bound
ｂｏｕｎｄ
ｆｏｒ Ｍａｒｇａｒｅｔ ｏｆof Ｖａｌｏｉｓ
for Margaret Valois ｂｙ
by Ｃｌｏｖｉｓ
Clovis Ｅｖｅ，＇ ａｎｄ ｐｏｗｄｅｒｅｄ
Eve,¹ and powderedｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｇｉｌｔ
gilt
ｄａｉｓｉｅｓ
daisies thatｔｈａｔQueen
Ｑｕｅｅｎ ｈａｄ hadｓｅｌｅｃｔｅｄ
selected ｆｏｒ ｈｅｒ device.
for her ｄｅｖｉｃｅ．Some
Ｓｏｍｅ ｌａｒｇｅ ｂｌｕｅ china
large blue ｃｈｉｎａ
ｊａｒｓ
jars andａｎｄ ｐａｒｒｏｔ－ｔｕｌｉｐｓ
parrot-tulips were ｗｅｒｅ ranged
ｒａｎｇｅｄ on ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｍａｎｔｅｌｓｈｅｌｆ， and
the mantelshelf, ａｎｄ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
ｔｈｅ ｓｍａｌｌ leaded
the small ｌｅａｄｅｄ panes
ｐａｎｅｓ ofｏｆ theｔｈｅwindow
ｗｉｎｄｏｗ ｓｔｒｅａｍｅｄ
streamedｔｈｅ the ａｐｒｉｃｏｔ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
apricot-coloured
ｌｉｇｈｔ
light ofｏｆa ａsummer
ｓｕｍｍｅｒ dayｄａｙ inｉｎ London.
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ．
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｈａｄhad ｎｏｔnotｙｅｔyetｃｏｍｅ
come ｉｎ．in.ＨｅHeｗａｓwasａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｌａｔｅ
lateｏｎｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ，
on principle,ｈｉｓ his
ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ
principleｂｅｉｎｇbeingｔｈａｔ
that ｐｕｎｃｔｕａｌｉｔｙ
punctualityｉｓis theｔｈｅ thief
ｔｈｉｅｆｏｆｔｉｍｅ．
of time. ＳｏSo ｔｈｅ
the ｌａｄ ｗａｓ ｌｏｏｋ－
lad was look-
ｉｎｇ
ing ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｓｕｌｋｙ， ａｓ with
sulky, as ｗｉｔｈ ｌｉｓｔｌｅｓｓ ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓheｈｅturned
listless fingers ｔｕｒｎｅｄover
ｏｖｅｒ the
ｔｈｅ pages
ｐａｇｅｓ ｏｆ ａｎ
of an
ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅｌｙ－ｉｌｌｕｓｔｒａｔｅｄ
elaborately-illustrated edition ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎofｏｆ‘Manon
Ｍａｎｏｎ Ｌｅｓｃａｕｔ＇
Lescaut’ ｔｈａｔ
that he ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｉｎ in
ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋｃａｓｅｓ．？ Ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｍａｌ ｍｏｎｏｔｏｎｏｕｓ ｔｉｃｋｉｎｇ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｌｏｕｉｓ
one of the bookcases.² The formal monotonous ticking of the Louis
Ｑｕａｔｏｒｚｅ
Quatorzeｃｌｏｃｋ ａｎｎｏｙｅｄ ｈｉｍ．
clock annoyed him. Ｏｎｃｅ
Onceｏｒｔｗｉｃｅ
or twiceｈｅ heｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thought ｏｆｇｏｉｎｇ
of going ａｗａｙ．
away.
ＡｔAt ｌａｓｔ ｈｅheard
last he ｈｅａｒｄ aａstepｓｔｅｐoutside,
ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ，andａｎｄtheｔｈｅdoor
ｄｏｏｒopened.
ｏｐｅｎｅｄ．‘How Ｈｏｗ ｌａｔｅ ｙｏｕ
late you
ａｒｅ，Harry!’
are, Ｈａｒｒｙ！＇heｈｅmurmured.
ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ．
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid ｉｔ
it isｉｓnot
ｎｏｔHarry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ，Mr Ｍｒ Gray,’
Ｇｒａｙ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
answered ａ ｓｈｒｉｌｌ
a shrill ｖｏｉｃｅ．
voice.
ＨｅHeｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glancedｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ
quicklyｒｏｕｎｄ，
round,ａｎｄ andｒｏｓｅ
roseｔｏtoｈｉｓhis ｆｅｅｔ．
feet. ‘IＩ beg
ｂｅｇ your
ｙｏｕｒ pardon.
ｐａｒｄｏｎ．
ＩI thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ －＇–’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｉｔit was
‘You thought ｗａｓ my
ｍｙ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ．
husband.ＩｔItｉｓis ｏｎｌｙ
only ｈｉｓ ｗｉｆｅ． You
his wife. Ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ
mustｌｅｔ let
ｍｅmeｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅ
introduceｍｙｓｅｌｆ．
myself. ＩI knowｋｎｏｗ ｙｏｕyouｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｗｅｌｌ
well ｂｙ
by ｙｏｕｒ
your ｐｈｏｔｏｇｒａｐｈｓ．
photographs. ＩI
ｔｈｉｎｋ my
think ｍｙ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ
husbandｈａｓ hasｇｏｔ
gotｓｅｖｅｎｔｅｅｎ
seventeenｏｆ of ｔｈｅｍ．＇
them.’


４５
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

＇Ｎｏｔ
‘Not ｓｅｖｅｎｔｅｅｎ， Ｌａｄｙ Ｈｅｎｒｙ？＂
seventeen, Lady Henry?’
Ｗｅｌｌ，
‘Well, ｅｉｇｈｔｅｅｎ，
eighteen, ｔｈｅｎ． Ａｎｄ ＩI ｓａｗ
then. And saw ｙｏｕ
youｗｉｔｈ
withｈｉｍ
himｔｈｅ
theｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｎｉｇｈｔ
night ａｔ
at
ｔｈｅ Ｏｐｅｒａ．’ Ｓｈｅ ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓｌｙ ａｓ ｓｈｅ ｓｐｏｋｅ， ａｎｄ ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ
the Opera.’ She laughed nervously as she spoke, and watched him ｈｉｍ
ｗｉｔｈ her
with ｈｅｒ vague
ｖａｇｕｅ forget-me-not
ｆｏｒｇｅｔ－ｍｅ－ｎｏｔ eyes. ｅｙｅｓ．She Ｓｈｅwas ｗａｓaａcurious
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓwoman,ｗｏｍａｎ， whose
ｗｈｏｓｅ
ｄｒｅｓｓｅｓ always
dresses ａｌｗａｙｓ lookedｌｏｏｋｅｄ as ａｓ ifｉｆthey
ｔｈｅｙhad
ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ designed
ｄｅｓｉｇｎｅｄ ｉｎ in aａ rage
ｒａｇｅ and
ａｎｄ ｐｕｔ
put
ｏｎ
on ｉｎ in aａ tempest.
ｔｅｍｐｅｓｔ． She Ｓｈｅ wasｗａｓ ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ
usually in ｉｎ love
ｌｏｖｅwithｗｉｔｈsomebody,
ｓｏｍｅｂｏｄｙ， ａｎｄ， and, ａｓ
as herｈｅｒ
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passion ｗａｓ wasｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ，
returned,ｓｈｅsheｈａｄhad ｋｅｐｔ
kept ａｌｌallｈｅｒherｉｌｌｕｓｉｏｎｓ．
illusions. ＳｈｅSheｔｒｉｅｄ
tried ｔｏto
ｌｏｏｋ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓｑｕｅ， ｂｕｔ ｏｎｌｙ ｓｕｃｃｅｅｄｅｄ ｉｎ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｕｎｔｉｄｙ． Ｈｅｒ ｎａｍｅ ｗａｓ
look picturesque, but only succeeded in being untidy. Her name was
Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａ，
Victoria, and ａｎｄ she
ｓｈｅ hadｈａｄ ａa ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ ｍａｎｉａ ｆｏｒ
perfect mania ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｏ
for going ｃｈｕｒｃｈ．
to church.
“Ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ａｔ“Ｌｏｈｅｎｇｒｉｎ＂， Ｌａｄｙ Ｈｅｎｒｙ， Ｉ ｔｈｉｎｋ？＂
‘That was at ‘‘Lohengrin’’, Lady Henry, I think?’
＇Ｙｅｓ；
‘Yes; it ｉｔwas
ｗａｓ atａｔdearｄｅａｒ‘‘Lohengrin’’.
“Ｌｏｈｅｎｇｒｉｎ”．ＩI like ｌｉｋｅWagner’s
Ｗａｇｎｅｒ＇ｓ music ｍｕｓｉｃ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better ｔｈａｎ
than
ａｎｙｂｏｄｙ＇ｓ．３
anybody’s.³Ｉｔ It isｉｓsoｓｏloud
ｌｏｕｄthatｔｈａｔone
ｏｎｅcanｃａｎtalk
ｔａｌｋtheｔｈｅwholeｗｈｏｌｅtimeｔｉｍｅwithout
ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ
hearingｗｈａｔ whatｏｎｅ oneｓａｙｓ．
says. Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｉｓis ａa ｇｒｅａｔ ａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅ： ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
great advantage: don’t youｙｏｕ
ｔｈｉｎｋ
think so, ｓｏ， Mr Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ？”
Gray?’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｓａｍｅsameｎｅｒｖｏｕｓ
nervous ｓｔａｃｃａｔｏ
staccatoｌａｕｇｈlaughｂｒｏｋｅ
brokeｆｒｏｍ from ｈｅｒherｔｈｉｎthinｌｉｐｓ， ａｎｄ ｈｅｒ
lips, and her
ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ
fingers began ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏto ｐｌａｙ play ｗｉｔｈ
withａaｌｏｎｇlongｔｏｒｔｏｉｓｅ－ｓｈｅｌｌ ｐａｐｅｒ－ｋｎｉｆｅ．
tortoise-shell paper-knife.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｓｍｉｌｅｄ，
smiled, ａｎｄ and ｓｈｏｏｋ
shook ｈｉｓ his ｈｅａｄ：
head: Ｉ‘I ａｍamａｆｒａｉｄ afraidＩ Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｔｈｉｎｋ
think
ｓｏ，
so, LadyＬａｄｙ Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
Henry.ＩI ｎｅｖｅｒ neverｔａｌｋ talk ｄｕｒｉｎｇ
during ｍｕｓｉｃmusic－–ａｔat ｌｅａｓｔ， ｄｕｒｉｎｇ good
least, during ｇｏｏｄ
ｍｕｓｉｃ．
music.ＩｆIf ｏｎｅ one ｈｅａｒｓ
hearsｂａｄ badｍｕｓｉｃ，
music,ｉｔit ｉｓ ｏｎｅ＇ｓ duty
is one’s ｄｕｔｙ to ｔｏ drown
ｄｒｏｗｎ ｉｔit ｉｎ ｃｏｎｖｅｒ－
in conver-
ｓａｔｉｏｎ．
sation.’
‘Ａｈ！
‘Ah! thatｔｈａｔ isｉｓone ｏｎｅ ofｏｆHarry’s
Ｈａｒｒｙ＇ｓ views,
ｖｉｅｗｓ， isn’t
ｉｓｎ＇ｔit,ｉｔ， MrＭｒGray?Ｇｒａｙ？ IＩ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ hear
ｈｅａｒ
Ｈａｒｒｙ＇ｓ
Harry’s ｖｉｅｗｓ views ｆｒｏｍ fromｈｉｓ his ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ．
friends. It Ｉｔ isｉｓtheｔｈｅonly
ｏｎｌｙway ｗａｙ IＩ get
ｇｅｔtoｔｏknow
ｋｎｏｗ ｏｆ of
ｔｈｅｍ．
them. Ｂｕｔ Butｙｏｕ youｍｕｓｔ mustｎｏｔnotｔｈｉｎｋthinkＩ Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｌｉｋｅlike ｇｏｏｄ
goodｍｕｓｉｃ． music.Ｉ Iａｄｏｒｅ
adoreｉｔ， it, ｂｕｔ
but
Ｉａｍ
I amａｆｒａｉｄ
afraidｏｆof ｉｔ．it. ItＩｔmakes
ｍａｋｅｓme ｍｅ too
ｔｏｏ romantic.
ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ． IＩhave ｈａｖｅsimply
ｓｉｍｐｌｙworshipped
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ
ｐｉａｎｉｓｔｓ－ｔｗｏ
pianists – twoａｔatａa ｔｉｍｅ， time, ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ，
sometimes, Ｈａｒｒｙ Harryｔｅｌｌｓtells me. ｍｅ． IＩdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔknowｋｎｏｗ what
ｗｈａｔ
ｉｔit isｉｓabout
ａｂｏｕｔ them.
ｔｈｅｍ． Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
Perhapsｉｔitｉｓis ｔｈａｔthat ｔｈｅｙ
they ａｒｅare ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎｅｒｓ．
foreigners. Ｔｈｅｙ Theyａｌｌ all ａｒｅ，
are,
ａｉｎ＇ｔ
ain’t they?ｔｈｅｙ？Even Ｅｖｅｎ those
ｔｈｏｓｅ thatｔｈａｔare ａｒｅborn
ｂｏｒｎ inｉｎEngland
Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ become ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎｅｒｓ
foreigners
ａｆｔｅｒ
after aａ time,
ｔｉｍｅ，don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ they?
ｔｈｅｙ？ ItＩｔisｉｓso ｓｏ ｃｌｅｖｅｒ
clever ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ，
of them, andａｎｄsuchｓｕｃｈa compliment
ａ ｃｏｍｐｌｉｍｅｎｔ
ｔｏ
to art.ａｒｔ．Makes
Ｍａｋｅｓ itｉｔquite ｑｕｉｔｅcosmopolitan,
ｃｏｓｍｏｐｏｌｉｔａｎ， doesn’t
ｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔ it?ｉｔ？You Ｙｏｕhaveｈａｖｅ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｔｏ
to any ａｎｙ ofｏｆ myｍｙ ｐａｒｔｉｅｓ，
parties, have ｈａｖｅyou,ｙｏｕ，Mr Ｍｒ Gray?
Ｇｒａｙ？ You Ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ
mustｃｏｍｅ．come.Ｉ Iｃａｎ＇ｔcan’t
ａｆｆｏｒｄ ｏｒｃｈｉｄｓ， but
afford orchids, ｂｕｔ IＩspare
ｓｐａｒｅnoｎｏexpense
ｅｘｐｅｎｓｅ in ｉｎforeigners.
ｆｏｒｅｉｇｎｅｒｓ．They Ｔｈｅｙ make
ｍａｋｅ ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s
ｒｏｏｍｓ
roomsｌｏｏｋ lookｓｏ so ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓｑｕｅ．
picturesque. Ｂｕｔ But ｈｅｒｅ
here ｉｓ Ｈａｒｒｙ！ –－ Harry,
is Harry! Ｈａｒｒｙ， ＩI cameｃａｍｅ ｉｎin ｔｏto
ｌｏｏｋ
look for ｆｏｒyou,ｙｏｕ，toｔｏaskａｓｋyouｙｏｕsomething
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ－Ｉ ｆｏｒｇｅｔwhat
– I forget ｗｈａｔitｉｔwasｗａｓ－ａｎｄ
– and IＩ found
ｆｏｕｎｄ
Ｍｒ
MrＧｒａｙ Grayｈｅｒｅ．here. Ｗｅ Weｈａｖｅhaveｈａｄ hadｓｕｃｈ
suchａ aｐｌｅａｓａｎｔ
pleasant ｃｈａｔ ａｂｏｕｔ music.
chat about ｍｕｓｉｃ． We Ｗｅ
ｈａｖｅ
haveｑｕｉｔｅ quiteｔｈｅ theｓａｍｅ sameｉｄｅａｓ．
ideas.Ｎｏ； No;Ｉ Iｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｏｕｒ ourｉｄｅａｓideasａｒｅ areｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ．
different.
Ｂｕｔ
But ｈｅ he ｈａｓ
has ｂｅｅｎ
beenｍｏｓｔ mostｐｌｅａｓａｎｔ．
pleasant.Ｉ Iａｍ amｓｏsoｇｌａｄ gladＩ＇ｖｅI’veｓｅｅｎ
seenｈｉｍ．’
him.’

４６

  ＩＶ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

Ｉａｍ
‘I amｃｈａｒｍｅｄ，
charmed,ｍｙmy
ｌｏｖｅ，
love,ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｃｈａｒｍｅｄ，＇ｓａｉｄ
charmed,’ saidＬｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｅｌｅｖａｔｉｎｇ
elevating
ｈｉｓ ｄａｒｋ crescent-shaped
his dark ｃｒｅｓｃｅｎｔ－ｓｈａｐｅｄ eyebrows
ｅｙｅｂｒｏｗｓ ａｎｄ
and ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ａｔ ｔｈｅｍ ｂｏｔｈ
at them both ｗｉｔｈ
with ａｎ
an
ａｍｕｓｅｄ
amused smile. ‘So sorry I am late, Dorian. I went to look after ａa ｐｉｅｃｅ
ｓｍｉｌｅ． ＇Ｓｏ ｓｏｒｒｙ Ｉ ａｍ ｌａｔｅ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． Ｉ ｗｅｎｔ ｔｏ ｌｏｏｋ ａｆｔｅｒ piece
ｏｆ old
of ｏｌｄ brocade
ｂｒｏｃａｄｅ ｉｎ Ｗａｒｄｏｕｒ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ，
in Wardour Street,ａｎｄ
andｈａｄ ｔｏtoｂａｒｇａｉｎ
had ｆｏｒforｈｏｕｒｓ
bargain ｆｏｒforｉｔ．it.
hours
Ｎｏｗａｄａｙｓ
Nowadaysｐｅｏｐｌｅpeopleｋｎｏｗ
knowｔｈｅtheｐｒｉｃｅ
priceｏｆofｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ，
everything, ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅthe ｖａｌｕｅ
value ｏｆof
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．＂＊
nothing.’⁴
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid ＩI must
ｍｕｓｔ be
ｂｅ going,’
ｇｏｉｎｇ，＇ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ Ｌａｄｙ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
exclaimed Lady Henry, ｂｒｅａｋｉｎｇ
breaking ａｎ
an
ａｗｋｗａｒｄ
awkward ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ
silenceｗｉｔｈ
withｈｅｒ
herｓｉｌｌｙ ｓｕｄｄｅｎ ｌａｕｇｈ．
silly sudden laugh. ＇Ｉ ｈａｖｅ promised
‘I have ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ ｔｏto ｄｒｉｖｅ
drive
ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ Duchess.
with the Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ．Good-bye,
Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ， Mr Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ． Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ， Ｈａｒｒｙ．
Gray. Good-bye, Harry. Ｙｏｕ
You ａｒｅare
ｄｉｎｉｎｇ ｏｕｔ， IＩ suppose?
dining out, ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ？Ｓｏ
So ａｍ
amＩ．I. Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
PerhapsＩI ｓｈａｌｌ ｓｅｅ you
shall see ｙｏｕ ａｔ Ｌａｄｙ
at Lady
Ｔｈｏｒｎｂｕｒｙ＇ｓ．
Thornbury’s.’
Ｉ‘I ｄａｒｅ
dare ｓａｙ， ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ，＇ｓａｉｄ
say, my Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
dear,’ said Lord Henry,ｓｈｕｔｔｉｎｇ
shutting ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ behind
the door ｂｅｈｉｎｄ
ｈｅｒ， ａｓ， looking
her, as, ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ like
ｌｉｋｅ aａ bird
ｂｉｒｄ ofｏｆparadise
ｐａｒａｄｉｓｅ that
ｔｈａｔ had
ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
beenｏｕｔ
outａｌｌ
all ｎｉｇｈｔ
night ｉｎ
in
ｔｈｅ
the ｒａｉｎ，
rain, ｓｈｅ
she ｆｌｉｔｔｅｄ
flitted outｏｕｔ ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ room,
ｒｏｏｍ， ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ
leaving ａa ｆａｉｎｔ ｏｄｏｕｒ ｏｆof ｆｒａｎｇｉ－
faint odour frangi-
ｐａｎｎｉ．
panni. Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｈｅheｌｉｔ
lit ａa ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ，
cigarette, and ａｎｄ flung
ｆｌｕｎｇ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ down
ｄｏｗｎ ｏｎonｔｈｅ
theｓｏｆａ．
sofa.
＇Ｎｅｖｅｒ
‘Never ｍａｒｒｙ
marry ａa ｗｏｍａｎ
woman ｗｉｔｈwithｓｔｒａｗ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
straw-colouredｈａｉｒ，
hair,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ｈｅ
Dorian,’ heｓａｉｄ，
said,
ａｆｔｅｒ
after aａ few
ｆｅｗ ｐｕｆｆｓ．
puffs.
‘Ｗｈｙ，
‘Why, Ｈａｒｒｙ？”
Harry?’
‘Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅｙ
‘Because they ａｒｅ
are ｓｏ
so ｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔａｌ．’
sentimental.’
‘Ｂｕｔ
‘But IＩlike
ｌｉｋｅsentimental
ｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔａｌ people.’
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ．＇
‘Ｎｅｖｅｒ ｍａｒｒｙ ａｔ
‘Never marry ａｌｌ，Dorian.
at all, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．Men
Ｍｅｎ ｍａｒｒｙ
marryｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
becauseｔｈｅｙtheyａｒｅ
areｔｉｒｅｄ；
tired;
ｗｏｍｅｎ，
women, ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
because ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅareｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ：
they curious:ｂｏｔｈ
bothａｒｅareｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ．’
disappointed.’
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｔｈｉｎｋ
think IＩ am
ａｍ ｌｉｋｅｌｙ
likely toｔｏmarry,
ｍａｒｒｙ， Harry.
Ｈａｒｒｙ． IＩ amａｍ too
ｔｏｏ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｉｎinｌｏｖｅ．
love.
Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｉｓis ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆof ｙｏｕｒ
yourａｐｈｏｒｉｓｍｓ．
aphorisms.Ｉ Iａｍam ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ
puttingｉｔ itｉｎｔｏ
intoｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ，
practice, ａｓ
as ＩI do
ｄｏ
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingｔｈａｔ that ｙｏｕ
youｓａｙ．＇
say.’
‘Ｗｈｏ
‘Who ａｒｅare ｙｏｕ
you ｉｎ ｌｏｖｅ with?’
in love ｗｉｔｈ？＂ asked
ａｓｋｅｄ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ａｆｔｅｒ
after ａa pause.
ｐａｕｓｅ．
＇Ｗｉｔｈ
‘Withａｎ anａｃｔｒｅｓｓ，＇ ｓａｉｄDorian
actress,’ said Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray,
Ｇｒａｙ， ｂｌｕｓｈｉｎｇ．
blushing.
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓｈｒｕｇｇｅｄ
shruggedｈｉｓ his ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ． Ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ
shoulders. ‘That is aａrather
ｒａｔｈｅｒcommonplace
ｃｏｍｍｏｎｐｌａｃｅ
ｄｅｂｕｔ．’
début.’
Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｎｏｔnotｓａｙsayｓｏsoｉｆif ｙｏｕ
you ｓａｗ
sawｈｅｒ，
her, Ｈａｒｒｙ．＇
Harry.’
‘Ｗｈｏ
‘Whoｉｓisｓｈｅ？”
she?’
‘Ｈｅｒ ｎａｍｅ ｉｓis Ｓｉｂｙｌ
‘Her name Sibyl Ｖａｎｅ．’
Vane.’
‘Ｎｅｖｅｒ
‘Never ｈｅａｒｄ
heardｏｆofｈｅｒ．’
her.’
＇Ｎｏ
‘Noｏｎｅoneｈａｓ．
has.Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
Peopleｗｉｌｌ will ｓｏｍｅ
someｄａｙ，
day,ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ．
however.ＳｈｅSheｉｓisａ aｇｅｎｉｕｓ．＂
genius.’
‘Ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ boy,
‘My dear ｂｏｙ， noｎｏ woman
ｗｏｍａｎ ｉｓis ａa genius.
ｇｅｎｉｕｓ． Women
Ｗｏｍｅｎ ａｒｅareａ aｄｅｃｏｒａｔｉｖｅ
decorativeｓｅｘ．
sex.
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｎｅｖｅｒneverｈａｖｅ
haveａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｔｏtoｓａｙ， ｂｕｔ they
say, but ｔｈｅｙ say
ｓａｙitｉｔcharmingly.
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇｌｙ．WomenＷｏｍｅｎ

４７
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
represent ｔｈｅ
the ｔｒｉｕｍｐｈ
triumphｏｆof ｍａｔｔｅｒ
matter ｏｖｅｒ
over ｍｉｎｄ，
mind,ｊｕｓｔ ａｓ men
just as ｍｅｎ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
represent ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｒｉｕｍｐｈ
triumphｏｆofｍｉｎｄ
mindｏｖｅｒ
overｍｏｒａｌｓ．’
morals.’
Ｈａｒｒｙ，
‘Harry,ｈｏｗ
howｃａｎ
canｙｏｕ？”
you?’
＇Ｍｙ
‘Myｄｅａｒ
dearＤｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｉｔit ｉｓ ｑｕｉｔｅ true.
is quite ｔｒｕｅ．I am
Ｉ ａｍanalysing
ａｎａｌｙｓｉｎｇwomen
ｗｏｍｅｎ ａｔat ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ，
present,
ｓｏso ＩI ought
ｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｏto ｋｎｏｗ．
know.Ｔｈｅ
Theｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ
subjectｉｓisｎｏｔ
notｓｏso ａｂｓｔｒｕｓｅ
abstruseａｓ
as ＩI thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｉｔit was.
ｗａｓ．ＩI
ｆｉｎｄ ｔｈａｔ，ultimately,
find that, ｕｌｔｉｍａｔｅｌｙ，there
ｔｈｅｒｅare
ａｒｅonly
ｏｎｌｙtwo
ｔｗｏkinds
ｋｉｎｄｓofｏｆwomen,
ｗｏｍｅｎ， the
ｔｈｅ plain
ｐｌａｉｎ and
ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅ ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ． The
the coloured. Ｔｈｅ ｐｌａｉｎ
plain ｗｏｍｅｎ
women ａｒｅareｖｅｒｙ
veryｕｓｅｆｕｌ．
useful.ＩｆIf you
ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ
wantｔｏto ｇａｉｎ
gain ａa
ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ
reputation ｆｏｒ ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ，you
for respectability, ｙｏｕhave
ｈａｖｅmerely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ toｔｏtake
ｔａｋｅthem
ｔｈｅｍ down
ｄｏｗｎ ｔｏto
ｓｕｐｐｅｒ． Ｔｈｅ ｏｔｈｅｒ
supper. The ｗｏｍｅｎ ａｒｅ
other women are ｖｅｒｙ ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ． They
very charming. Ｔｈｅｙ ｃｏｍｍｉｔ
commitｏｎｅ
oneｍｉｓ－
mis-
ｔａｋｅ，however.
take, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ． TheyＴｈｅｙ ｐａｉｎｔ
paint ｉｎ ｏｒｄｅｒ toｔｏ try
in order ｔｒｙandａｎｄlook
ｌｏｏｋyoung.
ｙｏｕｎｇ．OurＯｕｒ grand-
ｇｒａｎｄ－
ｍｏｔｈｅｒｓ
mothersｐａｉｎｔｅｄpainted ｉｎinｏｒｄｅｒ
order ｔｏtoｔｒｙtryａｎｄ
andｔａｌｋ
talkｂｒｉｌｌｉａｎｔｌｙ． Ｒｏｕｇｅ and
brilliantly. Rouge ａｎｄ ｅｓｐｒｉｔｕｓｅｄ
esprit used
ｔｏ
to ｇｏgo ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ．
together. ThatＴｈａｔ ｉｓ ａｌｌover
is all ｏｖｅｒnow.
ｎｏｗ．As Ａｓlong
ｌｏｎｇasａｓa ａwoman
ｗｏｍａｎ ｃａｎcanｌｏｏｋ
look ｔｅｎ
ten
ｙｅａｒｓ
years ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ
youngerｔｈａｎ thanｈｅｒherｏｗｎownｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒ，
daughter,ｓｈｅ she
ｉｓ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
is perfectly ｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ．
satisfied. Ａｓ As ｆｏｒ
for
ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎ，
conversation, ｔｈｅｒｅ there areａｒｅ only
ｏｎｌｙ five ｆｉｖｅwomen
ｗｏｍｅｎ ｉｎ Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ｗｏｒｔｈ
in London worthｔａｌｋｉｎｇ
talkingｔｏ， to,
ａｎｄｔｗｏ
and two ｏｆｔｈｅｓｅ
of theseｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’tｂｅ be ａｄｍｉｔｔｅｄ
admittedｉｎｔｏ ｄｅｃｅｎｔ society.
into decent ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ．However,
Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，ｔｅｌｌｍｅ
tell me
ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｙｏｕｒｇｅｎｉｕｓ．
your genius. How Ｈｏｗ ｌｏｎｇlong ｈａｖｅ ｙｏｕ known
have you ｋｎｏｗｎ ｈｅｒ？＂
her?’
‘Ａｈ！ Ｈａｒｒｙ， ｙｏｕｒ
‘Ah! Harry, yourｖｉｅｗｓ
viewsｔｅｒｒｉｆｙ
terrifyｍｅ．’
me.’
Ｎｅｖｅｒ
‘Neverｍｉｎｄ mindｔｈａｔ．
that. Ｈｏｗ
Howｌｏｎｇ longｈａｖｅ
haveｙｏｕ youｋｎｏｗｎ
knownｈｅｒ？” her?’
‘Ａｂｏｕｔ
‘About threeｔｈｒｅｅ ｗｅｅｋｓ．＇
weeks.’
‘Ａｎｄ ｗｈｅｒｅ ｄｉｄ
‘And where did ｙｏｕ
youｃｏｍｅcomeａｃｒｏｓｓacrossｈｅｒ？”
her?’
Ｉ‘I ｗｉｌｌ ｔｅｌｌyou,
will tell ｙｏｕ，Harry;
Ｈａｒｒｙ；but ｂｕｔyouｙｏｕ mustn’t
ｍｕｓｔｎ＇ｔ be ｂｅ unsympathetic
ｕｎｓｙｍｐａｔｈｅｔｉｃ ａｂｏｕｔ aboutｉｔ． it.
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After all, ａｌｌ，it ｉｔnever
ｎｅｖｅｒwouldｗｏｕｌｄhaveｈａｖｅhappened
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ ifｉｆI Ｉhad ｈａｄnotｎｏｔmetｍｅｔ you.
ｙｏｕ． You
Ｙｏｕ
ｆｉｌｌｅｄ
filled me ｍｅ ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｗｉｌｄ
wild ｄｅｓｉｒｅ
desire to ｔｏ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingａｂｏｕｔ aboutｌｉｆｅ． Ｆｏｒ ｄａｙｓ
life. For days
ａｆｔｅｒ
after IＩmet ｍｅｔyou,
ｙｏｕ，something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏto ｔｈｒｏｂ
throb ｉｎ ｍｙ ｖｅｉｎｓ．
in my veins. AsＡｓ IＩlounged
ｌｏｕｎｇｅｄ
ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the Ｐａｒｋ
Park ｏｒor ｓｔｒｏｌｌｅｄ
strolled downｄｏｗｎ Ｐｉｃｃａｄｉｌｌｙ，
Piccadilly, ＩI usedｕｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｌｏｏｋ at
to look ａｔ every
ｅｖｅｒｙ one
ｏｎｅ
ｗｈｏ
whoｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｍｅ， me,ａｎｄ andｗｏｎｄｅｒ，
wonder, ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｍａｄ
with a mad ｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ，
curiosity,ｗｈａｔwhatｓｏｒｔ
sortｏｆofｌｉｖｅｓ
lives
ｔｈｅｙ
they ｌｅｄ． Ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆof ｔｈｅｍ
led. Some themｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｄ
fascinatedｍｅ． me.Ｏｔｈｅｒｓ
Othersｆｉｌｌｅｄfilled ｍｅ
meｗｉｔｈwithｔｅｒｒｏｒ．
terror.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
There was an exquisite poison in the air. I had a passion ｆｏｒ
ｗａｓ ａｎ ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ ｐｏｉｓｏｎ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ａｉｒ． Ｉ ｈａｄ ａ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ for
ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎｓ．．．．
sensations. . . . Well, Ｗｅｌｌ， one ｏｎｅ evening
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｓｅｖｅｎseven ｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ，
o’clock, IＩ determined
ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ
ｔｏto ｇｏ
go ｏｕｔ
out ｉｎin ｓｅａｒｃｈ
search ｏｆ ｓｏｍｅ ａｄｖｅｎｔｕｒｅ．
of some adventure.Ｉ Iｆｅｌｔ ｔｈａｔ this
felt that ｔｈｉｓgrey,
ｇｒｅｙ，monstrous
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ
Londonｏｆofｏｕｒｓ， ours,ｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔｓitsｍｙｒｉａｄｓ
myriadsｏｆofｐｅｏｐｌｅ，
people,ｉｔｓitsｓｏｒｄｉｄ
sordidｓｉｎｎｅｒｓ，
sinners, ａｎｄandｉｔｓ its
ｓｐｌｅｎｄｉｄ
splendid ｓｉｎｓ， sins, asａｓyouｙｏｕ once
ｏｎｃｅ phrased
ｐｈｒａｓｅｄ ｉｔ， ｍｕｓｔ have
it, must ｈａｖｅ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｉｎin ｓｔｏｒｅstore
ｆｏｒ
for me.ｍｅ．ＩI ｆａｎｃｉｅｄ
fancied aａ thousand
ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄ things.
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．The Ｔｈｅ mere
ｍｅｒｅ danger
ｄａｎｇｅｒ ｇａｖｅ
gave ｍｅmeａa ｓｅｎｓｅ
sense
ｏｆ ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔ．I remembered
of delight. Ｉ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ what ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕyou ｈａｄ
hadｓａｉｄsaid toｔｏ meｍｅ ｏｎ
on ｔｈａｔ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
that wonderful
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ
evening ｗｈｅｎ whenｗｅweｆｉｒｓｔ first ｄｉｎｅｄ
dined ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ，
together, ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｔｈｅ the ｓｅａｒｃｈ
search ｆｏｒfor ｂｅａｕｔｙ
beauty
ｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｔｈｅ theｒｅａｌ
real ｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secret ｏｆ ｌｉｆｅ．５I don’t
of life.⁵ Ｉ ｄｏｎ＇ｔknowｋｎｏｗwhat
ｗｈａｔ IＩ expected,
ｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ， butｂｕｔ IＩ went
ｗｅｎｔ

４８
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  ＩＶ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

ｏｕｔ ａｎｄ ｗａｎｄｅｒｅｄ

out and wanderedｅａｓｔｗａｒｄ，
eastward, ｓｏｏｎ
soonｌｏｓｉｎｇ
losing ｍｙ
my ｗａｙ
wayｉｎinａaｌａｂｙｒｉｎｔｈ
labyrinth ｏｆ
of
ｇｒｉｍｙ
grimyｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ５
streets⁶ ａｎｄ
andｂｌａｃｋ，
black, ｇｒａｓｓｌｅｓｓ
grassless ｓｑｕａｒｅｓ． Ａｂｏｕｔ ｈａｌｆ－ｐａｓｔ
squares. About half-past ｅｉｇｈｔ
eight ＩI
ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｂｙbyａｎanａｂｓｕｒｄ
absurdｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ， ｗｉｔｈ ｇｒｅａｔ
theatre, with ｆｌａｒｉｎｇ gas-jets
great flaring ｇａｓ－ｊｅｔｓand
ａｎｄgaudy
ｇａｕｄｙ
ｐｌａｙ－ｂｉｌｌｓ．
play-bills. AＡhideous
ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓJew,
Ｊｅｗ，inｉｎthe
ｔｈｅmost
ｍｏｓｔamazing
ａｍａｚｉｎｇ waistcoat
ｗａｉｓｔｃｏａｔ IＩ ever
ｅｖｅｒ beheld
ｂｅｈｅｌｄ
ｉｎ ｍｙ ｌｉｆｅ，
in my ｗａｓ standing
life, was ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ at
ａｔ the
ｔｈｅentrance,
ｅｎｔｒａｎｃｅ， smoking
ｓｍｏｋｉｎｇ ａa ｖｉｌｅ ｃｉｇａｒ．He
vile cigar. Ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｇｒｅａｓｙ
greasy ｒｉｎｇｌｅｔｓ， ａｎｄanａｎ enormous
ringlets, and ｅｎｏｒｍｏｕｓ ｄｉａｍｏｎｄ
diamondｂｌａｚｅｄ
blazedｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｃｅｎｔｒｅ
centreｏｆ
of ａa
ｓｏｉｌｅｄ ｓｈｉｒｔ．‘Have
soiled shirt. Ｈａｖｅ aａbox,
ｂｏｘ，my
ｍｙ Lord?’
Ｌｏｒｄ？＂ he
ｈｅ said,
ｓａｉｄ，when
ｗｈｅｎ he
ｈｅ saw
ｓａｗ me,
ｍｅ， and
ａｎｄ ｈｅ
he
ｔｏｏｋ off
took ｏｆｆ his
ｈｉｓhat
ｈａｔwith
ｗｉｔｈanａｎair
ａｉｒofｏｆgorgeous
ｇｏｒｇｅｏｕｓservility.
ｓｅｒｖｉｌｉｔｙ． Ｔｈｅｒｅwas
There ｗａｓsomething
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈｉｍ，
him, Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry, ｔｈａｔ ａｍｕｓｅｄ ｍｅ．
that amused me. Ｈｅ
Heｗａｓ
wasｓｕｃｈ
suchａaｍｏｎｓｔｅｒ．
monster. Ｙｏｕ
Youｗｉｌｌ
will
ｌａｕｇｈ
laugh ａｔ ｍｅ， ＩI know,
at me, ｋｎｏｗ， ｂｕｔ
but ＩI really
ｒｅａｌｌｙ went
ｗｅｎｔ inｉｎ and
ａｎｄ paid
ｐａｉｄ aａ whole
ｗｈｏｌｅ ｇｕｉｎｅａ
guineaｆｏｒ
for
ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｇｅ－ｂｏｘ． To
the stage-box. Ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ day
the present ｄａｙ ＩI can’t
ｃａｎ＇ｔ make
ｍａｋｅ ｏｕｔ
out ｗｈｙ
whyＩI ｄｉｄ
did ｓｏ； ａｎｄ
so; and
ｙｅｔ
yet ｉｆ
if IＩhadn’t
ｈａｄｎ＇ｔ－ｍｙ
– myｄｅａｒ
dearＨａｒｒｙ，
Harry,ｉｆifＩI ｈａｄｎ＇ｔ，
hadn’t, IＩ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ ｍｉｓｓｅｄ
missed ｔｈｅ
the
ｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ ｏｆofｍｙmy
greatest romance ｌｉｆｅ．
life.Ｉ Iｓｅｅ
see ｙｏｕ
youａｒｅ
areｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ．
laughing.ＩｔItｉｓis ｈｏｒｒｉｄ
horrid ｏｆ
of ｙｏｕ！＂
you!’
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｎｏｔ
notｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ，
laughing,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ；
Dorian;ａｔatｌｅａｓｔ
least IＩ am
ａｍ ｎｏｔ
not ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ
laughing ａｔ
at ｙｏｕ． Ｂｕｔ
you. But
ｙｏｕ
you ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｎｏｔ
not ｓａｙ
say ｔｈｅ
the ｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ ｏｆofｙｏｕｒ
greatest romance yourｌｉｆｅ． Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
life. You should ｓａｙ
say
ｔｈｅ first
the ｆｉｒｓｔromance
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｌｉｆｅ．
of your Ｙｏｕ will
life. You ｗｉｌｌ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ be ｂｅ loved,
ｌｏｖｅｄ， and
ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ
youｗｉｌｌ
will
ａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｂｅbeｉｎinｌｏｖｅ
loveｗｉｔｈ
withｌｏｖｅ．
love.ＡAｇｒａｎｄｅ
grandeｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passion ｉｓ ｔｈｅ privilege
is the ｐｒｉｖｉｌｅｇｅ ofｏｆ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
ｗｈｏ
whoｈａｖｅ
haveｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｔｏ toｄｏ．do.Ｔｈａｔ
That ｉｓ isｔｈｅtheｏｎｅoneｕｓｅuseｏｆ ofｔｈｅtheｉｄｌｅ
idleｃｌａｓｓｅｓ
classes ｏｆ
of ａa
ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ．
country.Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｂｅbeａｆｒａｉｄ．
afraid.Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereａｒｅareｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ
exquisiteｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsｉｎinｓｔｏｒｅ
store ｆｏｒ
for ｙｏｕ．
you.
Ｔｈｉｓ
Thisｉｓis ｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyｔｈｅ
theｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ．’
beginning.’
Ｄｏ‘Doｙｏｕyouｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｍｙmy
ｎａｔｕｒｅ ｓｏ soｓｈａｌｌｏｗ？”
nature shallow?’ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ，
Gray,ａｎｇｒｉｌｙ．
angrily.
＇Ｎｏ；
‘No; ＩI ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｙｏｕｒ
yourｎａｔｕｒｅ
natureｓｏsoｄｅｅｐ．’
deep.’
‘Ｈｏｗ ｄｏ ｙｏｕ
‘How do you ｍｅａｎ？”
mean?’
＇Ｍｙ
‘Myｄｅａｒ
dearｂｏｙ，
boy,ｔｈｅ
theｐｅｏｐｌｅ
peopleｗｈｏ
whoｌｏｖｅloveｏｎｌｙ ｏｎｃｅ
only ｉｎ inｔｈｅｉｒ
once theirｌｉｖｅｓ
lives ａｒｅ
are ｒｅａｌｌｙ
really
ｔｈｅ
the ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ
shallow ｐｅｏｐｌｅ．
people.Ｗｈａｔ
What ｔｈｅｙthey
ｃａｌｌcallｔｈｅｉｒ ｌｏｙａｌｔｙ，
their loyalty,ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｉｒ
and theirｆｉｄｅｌｉｔｙ，
fidelity, ＩI
ｃａｌｌ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ the
call either ｔｈｅ lethargy
ｌｅｔｈａｒｇｙ ofｏｆcustom
ｃｕｓｔｏｍ orｏｒ their
ｔｈｅｉｒ lack
ｌａｃｋofｏｆｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ．
imagination. Ｆａｉｔｈｆｕｌ－
Faithful-
ｎｅｓｓ
ness ｉｓ ｔｏ the
is to ｔｈｅ emotional
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎａｌ ｌｉｆｅ
life ｗｈａｔ
whatｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｅｎｃｙ ｉｓ isｔｏtoｔｈｅtheｌｉｆｅ
consistency lifeｏｆof ｔｈｅ
theｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔ
intellect
－– ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simply ａa ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ
confessionｏｆof ｆａｉｌｕｒｅ． Ｆａｉｔｈｆｕｌｎｅｓｓ！ IＩmust
failure. Faithfulness! ｍｕｓｔ analyse
ａｎａｌｙｓｅ itｉｔ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ｄａｙ． The
day. Ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passionｆｏｒfor ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｙ
propertyｉｓ ｉｎ it.ｉｔ．There
is in Ｔｈｅｒｅare
ａｒｅmany
ｍａｎｙ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｔｈａｔ we
things that ｗｅ
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｔｈｒｏｗ
would throwａｗａｙ
awayｉｆif ｗｅweｗｅｒｅ
wereｎｏｔ
notａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid ｔｈａｔ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ might
that others ｍｉｇｈｔ pick
ｐｉｃｋ them
ｔｈｅｍ
ｕｐ． But
up. Ｂｕｔ IＩ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ want
ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｉｎｔｅｒｒｕｐｔ you.
to interrupt ｙｏｕ． Go Ｇｏ ｏｎonｗｉｔｈ
withｙｏｕｒ
yourｓｔｏｒｙ．＇
story.’
‘Ｗｅｌｌ，
‘Well, IＩfound
ｆｏｕｎｄ myself
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ ｓｅａｔｅｄ
seated ｉｎin ａa ｈｏｒｒｉｄ
horridｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ box,
little private ｂｏｘ， with
ｗｉｔｈ ａa
ｖｕｌｇａｒ
vulgar ｄｒｏｐ－ｓｃｅｎｅ
drop-scene ｓｔａｒｉｎｇ
staring meｍｅ ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｆａｃｅ．
face. IＩ looked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ out
ｏｕｔ from
ｆｒｏｍ behind
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ
ｔｈｅ
the ｃｕｒｔａｉｎ， ａｎｄ ｓｕｒｖｅｙｅｄ
curtain, and surveyedｔｈｅ theｈｏｕｓｅ．
house.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ wasａaｔａｗｄｒｙ
tawdryａｆｆａｉｒ，
affair, ａｌｌ Ｃｕｐｉｄｓ
all Cupids
ａｎｄ
and ｃｏｒｎｕｃｏｐｉａｓ，
cornucopias,ｌｉｋｅ like ａa third-rate
ｔｈｉｒｄ－ｒａｔｅ wedding-cake.
ｗｅｄｄｉｎｇ－ｃａｋｅ． Ｔｈｅ Theｇａｌｌｅｒｙ
gallery ａｎｄ
andｐｉｔ
pit
ｗｅｒｅ
wereｆａｉｒｌｙ ｆｕｌｌ，butｂｕｔtheｔｈｅtwo
fairly full, ｔｗｏrows
ｒｏｗｓ ofｏｆdingy
ｄｉｎｇｙ stalls
ｓｔａｌｌｓwere
ｗｅｒｅquite
ｑｕｉｔｅempty,
ｅｍｐｔｙ， and
ａｎｄ
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ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｈａｒｄｌｙ

there was hardly ａｐｅｒｓｏｎ
a personｉｎinｗｈａｔ
whatＩｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ ｔｈｅｙ
I suppose ｃａｌｌｅｄ
they calledｔｈｅ
theｄｒｅｓｓ－ｃｉｒｃｌｅ．
dress-circle.
Ｗｏｍｅｎ
Women ｗｅｎｔ ａｂｏｕｔ
went ｗｉｔｈ
about ｏｒａｎｇｅｓ
with ａｎｄand
oranges ｇｉｎｇｅｒ－ｂｅｅｒ，
ginger-beer,ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｗａｓ
was ａa
ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｃｏｎｓｕｍｐｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｎｕｔｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｏｎ．＇
terrible consumption of nuts going on.’
‘Ｉｔ ｍｕｓｔhave
‘It must ｈａｖｅ been
ｂｅｅｎ just
ｊｕｓｔlike
ｌｉｋｅthe
ｔｈｅpalmy
ｐａｌｍｙ days
ｄａｙｓ ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅBritish
ＢｒｉｔｉｓｈDrama.’
Ｄｒａｍａ．＇
Ｊｕｓｔ
‘Just ｌｉｋｅ，
like, IＩshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄfancy,
ｆａｎｃｙ，and
ａｎｄ very
ｖｅｒｙ depressing.
ｄｅｐｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ．I Ｉbegan
ｂｅｇａｎ toｔｏwonder
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
ｗｈａｔ
whatｏｎ onｅａｒｔｈ
earthＩI ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｄｏ，
do, ｗｈｅｎ
whenＩ Iｃａｕｇｈｔ
caughtｓｉｇｈｔ
sightｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｐｌａｙ－ｂｉｌｌ． Ｗｈａｔ
play-bill. What
ｄｏ
do ｙｏｕ
you ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｔｈｅ the ｐｌａｙ
play was,ｗａｓ， Harry?’
Ｈａｒｒｙ？＂
Ｉ‘I ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｔｈｉｎｋ“Ｔｈｅ
think ‘‘The Ｉｄｉｏｔ Idiot Boy,Ｂｏｙ， orｏｒ Dumb
Ｄｕｍｂ ｂｕｔ butＩｎｎｏｃｅｎｔ”．？
Innocent’’.⁷ Our Ｏｕｒ
ｆａｔｈｅｒｓ ｕｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈａｔ ｓｏｒｔ ｏｆ ｐｉｅｃｅ， Ｉ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ． Ｔｈｅ ｌｏｎｇｅｒ Ｉ ｌｉｖｅ，
fathers used to like that sort of piece, I believe. The longer I live,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｔｈｅ the ｍｏｒｅ
moreｋｅｅｎｌｙ keenlyＩI ｆｅｅｌ ｔｈａｔwhatever
feel that ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ was ｗａｓ good
ｇｏｏｄ enough
ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｆｏｒ for ｏｕｒ
our
ｆａｔｈｅｒｓ
fathers is not good enough for us. In art, as in politics, les grandpèresｏｎｔ
ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ｇｏｏｄ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｆｏｒ ｕｓ． Ｉｎ ａｒｔ， ａｓ ｉｎ ｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｓ， ｌｅｓ ｇｒａｎｄｐｅｒｅｓ ont
ｔｏｕｊｏｕｒｓ
toujoursｔｏｒｔ．’
tort.’
“Ｔｈｉｓ
‘This play ｐｌａｙwas ｗａｓgood ｇｏｏｄenough
ｅｎｏｕｇｈ for ｆｏｒus,ｕｓ，Harry.
Ｈａｒｒｙ．It Ｉｔwasｗａｓ“Ｒｏｍｅｏ
‘‘Romeo and ａｎｄ
Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ＂．
Juliet’’. IＩmustｍｕｓｔ admit
ａｄｍｉｔ ｔｈａｔ that IＩ was ｗａｓ rather
ｒａｔｈｅｒ annoyed
ａｎｎｏｙｅｄ ａｔatｔｈｅ theｉｄｅａ
idea ｏｆ of ｓｅｅｉｎｇ
seeing
Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ
Shakespeareｄｏｎｅ doneｉｎinｓｕｃｈ suchａ ｗｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ
a wretched ｈｏｌｅholeｏｆ ａofｐｌａｃｅ．
a place. Ｓｔｉｌｌ，
Still,Ｉ Iｆｅｌｔ
felt
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ，
interested, in ｉｎ aａ sort
ｓｏｒｔ ofｏｆway. ｗａｙ． At Ａｔ any
ａｎｙ ｒａｔｅ，
rate, IＩ determined
ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ ｔｏto ｗａｉｔ wait ｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅ
the
ｆｉｒｓｔ
first act.ａｃｔ．There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ was ｗａｓ aａ dreadful
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ orchestra,
ｏｒｃｈｅｓｔｒａ，presided
ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｄ over ｏｖｅｒ by ｂｙ aａ young
ｙｏｕｎｇ
Ｈｅｂｒｅｗ
Hebrewｗｈｏ whoｓａｔsatａｔatａ aｃｒａｃｋｅｄ
crackedｐｉａｎｏ， piano, ｔｈａｔ ｎｅａｒｌｙ drove
that nearly ｄｒｏｖｅ me ｍｅ ａｗａｙ，
away, ｂｕｔ but
ａｔ ｌａｓｔ ｔｈｅ ｄｒｏｐ－ｓｃｅｎｅ ｗａｓ ｄｒａｗｎ ｕｐ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｐｌａｙ ｂｅｇａｎ． Ｒｏｍｅｏ ｗａｓ
at last the drop-scene was drawn up, and the play began. Romeo was
ａa ｓｔｏｕｔ ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙgentleman,
stout elderly ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ， with ｗｉｔｈ corked
ｃｏｒｋｅｄ eyebrows,
ｅｙｅｂｒｏｗｓ， aａ ｈｕｓｋｙ husky ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ
tragedy
ｖｏｉｃｅ，
voice, andａｎｄ ａa figure
ｆｉｇｕｒｅ like ｌｉｋｅa ａbeer-barrel.
ｂｅｅｒ－ｂａｒｒｅｌ．Mercutio
Ｍｅｒｃｕｔｉｏwas ｗａｓ almost
ａｌｍｏｓｔ as ａｓ bad.
ｂａｄ． He Ｈｅ
ｗａｓ
was ｐｌａｙｅｄ
played ｂｙ ｔｈｅ low-comedian,
by the ｌｏｗ－ｃｏｍｅｄｉａｎ， ｗｈｏ whoｈａｄ hadｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
introducedｇａｇｓ gagsｏｆ of ｈｉｓ
his ownｏｗｎ
ａｎｄ
and ｗａｓwasｏｎonｍｏｓｔ mostｆｒｉｅｎｄｌｙ
friendly ｔｅｒｍｓ terms ｗｉｔｈwith ｔｈｅ
the ｐｉｔ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ
pit. They were ｂｏｔｈboth ａｓ as
ｇｒｏｔｅｓｑｕｅ
grotesqueａｓas ｔｈｅ the ｓｃｅｎｅｒｙ，
scenery, ａｎｄ andｔｈａｔthat ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｓasｉｆif it ｉｔhad
ｈａｄ come
ｃｏｍｅ ｏｕｔ outｏｆof ａa
ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ－ｂｏｏｔｈ．
country-booth. Ｂｕｔ ButＪｕｌｉｅｔ！ Ｈａｒｒｙ， ｉｍａｇｉｎｅ
Juliet! Harry, imagine ａaｇｉｒｌ， ｈａｒｄｌｙ ｓｅｖｅｎｔｅｅｎ
girl, hardly seventeen
ｙｅａｒｓ
years ｏｆ of ａｇｅ，
age, ｗｉｔｈ
with ａaｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｆｌｏｗｅｒ－ｌｉｋｅface,
little flower-like ｆａｃｅ，a ａsmallｓｍａｌｌGreek
Ｇｒｅｅｋ headｈｅａｄ ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｐｌａｉｔｅｄ ｃｏｉｌｓ ｏｆ ｄａｒｋ－ｂｒｏｗｎ ｈａｉｒ， ｅｙｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｖｉｏｌｅｔ ｗｅｌｌｓ ｏｆ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ，
plaited coils of dark-brown hair, eyes that were violet wells of passion,
ｌｉｐｓthat
lips ｔｈａｔwere
ｗｅｒｅ like
ｌｉｋｅ theｔｈｅ petals
ｐｅｔａｌｓ ofｏｆaａrose.
ｒｏｓｅ．SheＳｈｅ was
ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ
the ｌｏｖｅｌｉｅｓｔ ｔｈｉｎｇ IＩ had
loveliest thing ｈａｄ
ｅｖｅｒ seen
ever ｓｅｅｎ inｉｎ myｍｙ life.
ｌｉｆｅ．You Ｙｏｕsaidｓａｉｄtoｔｏmeｍｅonceｏｎｃｅthat
ｔｈａｔpathos
ｐａｔｈｏｓleft ｌｅｆｔyouｙｏｕunmoved,
ｕｎｍｏｖｅｄ，
ｂｕｔ
but ｔｈａｔ
that ｂｅａｕｔｙ，
beauty,ｍｅｒｅ mereｂｅａｕｔｙ，
beauty, ｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｆｉｌｌfillｙｏｕｒ
yourｅｙｅｓ
eyesｗｉｔｈwith ｔｅａｒｓ．
tears.Ｉ Iｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ，
tell you,
Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry,Ｉ Iｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｈａｒｄｌｙ
hardlyｓｅｅseeｔｈｉｓ thisｇｉｒｌ
girl ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ mist
for the ｍｉｓｔ ofｏｆ tears
ｔｅａｒｓthatｔｈａｔcame
ｃａｍｅ across
ａｃｒｏｓｓ
ｍｅ．
me.Ａｎｄ Andｈｅｒ herｖｏｉｃｅ
voice－Ｉ– ｎｅｖｅｒ
I neverｈｅａｒｄ heard ｓｕｃｈ
such ａ ｖｏｉｃｅ．
a voice.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ was ｖｅｒｙ
very ｌｏｗlow ａｔ at
ｆｉｒｓｔ，
first, withｗｉｔｈdeepｄｅｅｐ mellow
ｍｅｌｌｏｗ ｎｏｔｅｓ，notes, ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏtoｆａｌｌ
that seemed ｓｉｎｇｌｙ upon
fall singly ｕｐｏｎ ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s
ｅａｒ． Ｔｈｅｎ ｉｔit ｂｅｃａｍｅ
ear. Then became ａ aｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｌｏｕｄｅｒ， ａｎｄ
little louder, andｓｏｕｎｄｅｄ
sounded ｌｉｋｅlikeａ aｆｌｕｔｅ
fluteｏｒ orａa ｄｉｓｔａｎｔ
distant
ｈａｕｔｂｏｉｓ．８
hautbois.⁸ Ｉｎ In ｔｈｅthe ｇａｒｄｅｎ－ｓｃｅｎｅ
garden-sceneｉｔit ｈａｄ hadａｌｌ all ｔｈｅ
the ｔｒｅｍｕｌｏｕｓ
tremulousｅｃｓｔａｓｙ ecstasy ｔｈａｔ that
ｏｎｅ
one ｈｅａｒｓ
hears ｊｕｓｔ ｂｅｆｏｒｅdawn
just before ｄａｗｎ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｎｉｇｈｔｉｎｇａｌｅｓ
nightingales ａｒｅ ｓｉｎｇｉｎｇ．There
are singing. Ｔｈｅｒｅ wereｗｅｒｅ


５０
  ＩＶ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ，
moments,ｌａｔｅｒ
later ｏｎ，
on, ｗｈｅｎ
whenｉｔit ｈａｄ
hadｔｈｅ
the ｗｉｌｄ
wild ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passion ｏｆ ｖｉｏｌｉｎｓ．You
of violins. Ｙｏｕknow
ｋｎｏｗ
ｈｏｗ
howａaｖｏｉｃｅ
voice ｃａｎ
canｓｔｉｒ ｏｎｅ． Your
stir one. Ｙｏｕｒ ｖｏｉｃｅ
voice ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the ｖｏｉｃｅ
voice ｏｆ Ｓｉｂｙｌ Vane
of Sibyl Ｖａｎｅ ａｒｅ
are
ｔｗｏ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
two things ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ shall
ｓｈａｌｌnever
ｎｅｖｅｒforget.
ｆｏｒｇｅｔ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ ＩI close
ｃｌｏｓｅ my
ｍｙ ｅｙｅｓ，
eyes, IＩ hear
ｈｅａｒ them,
ｔｈｅｍ，
ａｎｄ
and each of them says something different. I don’t know which ｔｏ
ｅａｃｈ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ ｓａｙｓ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ． Ｉ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈｉｃｈ to
ｆｏｌｌｏｗ． Ｗｈｙ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
follow. Why shouldＩ Iｎｏｔ
notｌｏｖｅ
love ｈｅｒ？
her? Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry,ＩI ｄｏ doｌｏｖｅlove ｈｅｒ．
her. Ｓｈｅ
Sheｉｓis
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everything ｔｏ
to ｍｅ
meｉｎinｌｉｆｅ． Ｎｉｇｈｔ ａｆｔｅｒ
life. Night ｎｉｇｈｔ IＩ go
after night ｇｏ toｔｏ see
ｓｅｅ her
ｈｅｒ play.
ｐｌａｙ．One
Ｏｎｅ
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ
evening ｓｈｅ
she ｉｓ Ｒｏｓａｌｉｎｄ， and
is Rosalind, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｎｅｘｔ evening
the next ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ ｓｈｅshe ｉｓ Ｉｍｏｇｅｎ． ＩI have
is Imogen. ｈａｖｅ
ｓｅｅｎ
seen ｈｅｒ
her ｄｉｅ ｉｎ the
die in ｔｈｅgloom
ｇｌｏｏｍ of
ｏｆ an
ａｎ Italian
Ｉｔａｌｉａｎtomb,
ｔｏｍｂ， sucking
ｓｕｃｋｉｎｇ the
ｔｈｅ poison
ｐｏｉｓｏｎ from
ｆｒｏｍ
ｈｅｒ
her ｌｏｖｅｒ＇ｓ ｌｉｐｓ．I have
lover’s lips. Ｉ ｈａｖｅwatched
ｗａｔｃｈｅｄher
ｈｅｒwandering
ｗａｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughｔｈｅ theｆｏｒｅｓｔ
forest ｏｆ
of
Ａｒｄｅｎ，
Arden,ｄｉｓｇｕｉｓｅｄ
disguisedａｓ
as ａa ｐｒｅｔｔｙ ｂｏｙ in
pretty boy ｉｎ hose
ｈｏｓｅ and
ａｎｄ ｄｏｕｂｌｅｔ
doublet ａｎｄ
andｄａｉｎｔｙ
dainty ｃａｐ．
cap.
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｈａｓ
hasｂｅｅｎ
beenｍａｄ，
mad,ａｎｄandｈａｓhasｃｏｍｅ ｉｎｔｏinto
come ｔｈｅthe
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ
presence ｏｆ ofａ aｇｕｉｌｔｙ
guiltyｋｉｎｇ，
king,
ａｎｄ
and ｇｉｖｅｎ
givenｈｉｍ
himｒｕｅ
rueｔｏtoｗｅａｒ，
wear,ａｎｄandｂｉｔｔｅｒ
bitterｈｅｒｂｓ
herbsｔｏto ｔａｓｔｅ ｏｆ． She
taste of. Ｓｈｅ has
ｈａｓ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｔ，
innocent, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｂｌａｃｋ
black ｈａｎｄｓ
handsｏｆofｊｅａｌｏｕｓｙ
jealousy ｈａｖｅ
have ｃｒｕｓｈｅｄ
crushedｈｅｒ
herｒｅｅｄ－ｌｉｋｅ
reed-like
ｔｈｒｏａｔ．°
throat.⁹ I Ｉhave
ｈａｖｅseen
ｓｅｅｎher
ｈｅｒinｉｎevery
ｅｖｅｒｙage
ａｇｅand
ａｎｄinｉｎevery
ｅｖｅｒｙcostume.
ｃｏｓｔｕｍｅ．Ordinary
Ｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
ｗｏｍｅｎ
womenｎｅｖｅｒ
neverａｐｐｅａｌ ｔｏtoｏｎｅ＇ｓ
appeal one’sｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ．
imagination.Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyａｒｅareｌｉｍｉｔｅｄ
limitedｔｏtoｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ．
century. NoＮｏ ｇｌａｍｏｕｒ
glamourｅｖｅｒ
ever ｔｒａｎｓｆｉｇｕｒｅｓ ｔｈｅｍ． One
transfigures them. Ｏｎｅ knows
ｋｎｏｗｓ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｍｉｎｄｓ
their minds
ａｓ ｅａｓｉｌｙasａｓone
as easily ｏｎｅknows
ｋｎｏｗｓtheir
ｔｈｅｉｒbonnets.
ｂｏｎｎｅｔｓ．One
Ｏｎｅ can
ｃａｎ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ find
ｆｉｎｄthem.
ｔｈｅｍ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
ｉｓ ｎｏ mystery
is no ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ in
ｉｎ any
ａｎｙ of
ｏｆ them.
ｔｈｅｍ． They
Ｔｈｅｙ ｒｉｄｅ
ride ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Park
in the Ｐａｒｋ in
ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ morning,
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ，
ａｎｄｃｈａｔｔｅｒ
and chatterａｔatｔｅａ－ｐａｒｔｉｅｓ ｉｎ the
tea-parties in ｔｈｅafternoon.
ａｆｔｅｒｎｏｏｎ．They
Ｔｈｅｙ have
ｈａｖｅ their
ｔｈｅｉｒｓｔｅｒｅｏｔｙｐｅｄ
stereotyped
ｓｍｉｌｅ，ａｎｄ
smile, andｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｆａｓｈｉｏｎａｂｌｅ ｍａｎｎｅｒ． Ｔｈｅｙ
fashionable manner. Theyａｒｅareｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ． Ｂｕｔ ａｎ
obvious. But an
ａｃｔｒｅｓｓ！ Ｈｏｗ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ
actress! How different ａｎ
anａｃｔｒｅｓｓ
actress ｉｓ！ Ｈａｒｒｙ！ why
is! Harry! ｗｈｙ ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ
didn’t ｙｏｕ
youｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ ｔｈａｔ
tell me that
ｔｈｅ
the ｏｎｌｙ
only ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ｗｏｒｔｈ
worthｌｏｖｉｎｇ
lovingｉｓis ａｎ
anａｃｔｒｅｓｓ？＂
actress?’
‘Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
‘Because IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ loved
ｌｏｖｅｄ so
ｓｏ many
ｍａｎｙ ｏｆof ｔｈｅｍ，
them,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．’
Dorian.’
‘Ｏｈ， ｙｅｓ，horrid
‘Oh, yes, ｈｏｒｒｉｄpeople
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ with
ｗｉｔｈ dyed
ｄｙｅｄ ｈａｉｒ ａｎｄ ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
hair and paintedｆａｃｅｓ．＇
faces.’
＇Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
‘Don’t ｒｕｎ
run ｄｏｗｎ
downｄｙｅｄ ｈａｉｒ
dyed hairａｎｄ ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
and ｆａｃｅｓ．１０
painted faces.¹⁰Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｉｓis ａｎ
anｅｘｔｒａ－
extra-
ｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
ordinary ｃｈａｒｍ
charmｉｎin ｔｈｅｍ，
them, ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ，＇
sometimes,’ ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
said Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
Ｉ‘I ｗｉｓｈ
wish ｎｏｗ
nowＩI ｈａｄ
hadｎｏｔ
not ｔｏｌｄ ｙｏｕ ａｂｏｕｔ
told you about Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ．＇
Sibyl Vane.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｎｏｔ
not ｈａｖｅ
haveｈｅｌｐｅｄ
helpedｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ ｍｅ， Dorian.
telling me, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． Ａｌｌ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｙｏｕｒ
All through your
ｌｉｆｅ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ
life you ｔｅｌｌme
will tell ｍｅ everything
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｙｏｕ
youｄｏ．’
do.’
＇Ｙｅｓ，
‘Yes, Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry,Ｉ Iｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believeｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis ｔｒｕｅ．
true. IＩ cannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ ｈｅｌｐ
helpｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ
telling ｙｏｕ
youｔｈｉｎｇｓ．
things.
Ｙｏｕ
Youｈａｖｅ
haveａ aｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curiousｉｎｆｕｅｎｃｅ
influenceｏｖｅｒoverｍｅ．
me.ＩｆIfＩI ｅｖｅｒ ｄｉｄ aａ crime,
ever did ｃｒｉｍｅ， IＩwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｃｏｍｅ
comeａｎｄ
andｃｏｎｆｅｓｓ
confess ｉｔ ｔｏyou.
it to ｙｏｕ．You
Ｙｏｕ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ understand
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ ｍｅ．＇
me.’
＇Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｌｉｋｅyou
‘People like ｙｏｕ－ｔｈｅ
– the ｗｉｌｆｕｌ ｓｕｎｂｅａｍｓ ｏｆ
wilful sunbeams ｌｉｆｅ－ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
of life ｃｏｍｍｉｔ ｃｒｉｍｅｓ，
– don’t commit crimes,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
Dorian. Ｂｕｔ
But ＩI am
ａｍ ｍｕｃｈ
muchｏｂｌｉｇｅｄ
obligedｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐｌｉｍｅｎｔ， ａｌｌ
the compliment, ｔｈｅ same.
all the ｓａｍｅ． And
Ａｎｄ
ｎｏｗ
nowｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ –－ｒｅａｃｈ
tell me reach ｍｅ
meｔｈｅ
theｍａｔｃｈｅｓ，
matches,ｌｉｋｅ
like aａ good
ｇｏｏｄ boy:
ｂｏｙ： thanks:
ｔｈａｎｋｓ：－– what
ｗｈａｔ
ａｒｅ ｙｏｕｒ ａｃｔｕａｌ
are your actual ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ ｗｉｔｈ Sibyl
relations with Ｓｉｂｙｌ Vane?’¹¹
Ｖａｎｅ？＂ＩＩ

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ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｌｅａｐｅｄ
leapedｔｏtoｈｉｓ
hisｆｅｅｔ， ｗｉｔｈ flushed
feet, with ｆｌｕｓｈｅｄ cheeks
ｃｈｅｅｋｓ and
ａｎｄ burning
ｂｕｒｎｉｎｇ
ｅｙｅｓ．
eyes. Ｈａｒｒｙ！
‘Harry!Ｓｉｂｙｌ
SibylＶａｎｅ
Vaneｉｓisｓａｃｒｅｄ！？
sacred!’
＇Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｏｎｌｙ ｔｈｅ ｓａｃｒｅｄ ｔｈｉｎｇｓthat
‘It is only the sacred things ｔｈａｔare
ａｒｅworth
ｗｏｒｔｈ touching,
ｔｏｕｃｈｉｎｇ， Dorian,’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ ｓａｉｄ
said
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｗｉｔｈ
withａ aｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strangeｔｏｕｃｈ
touchｏｆof ｐａｔｈｏｓ
pathos ｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ ｖｏｉｃｅ．‘But
his voice. Ｂｕｔ why
ｗｈｙ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｙｏｕ
you ｂｅ
be ａｎｎｏｙｅｄ？
annoyed?Ｉ Iｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
supposeｓｈｅ
sheｗｉｌｌ ｂｅｌｏｎｇ to
will belong ｔｏ you
ｙｏｕ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｄａｙ．
day.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｏｎｅone
ｉｓ isｉｎinｌｏｖｅ，
love, ｏｎｅ
oneａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｂｅｇｉｎｓ
beginsｂｙbyｄｅｃｅｉｖｉｎｇ
deceivingｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’sｓｅｌｆ， ａｎｄ
self, and
ｏｎｅ
oneａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｅｎｄｓ
endsｂｙbyｄｅｃｅｉｖｉｎｇ
deceivingｏｔｈｅｒｓ．
others.Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｉｓis ｗｈａｔ
whatｔｈｅ
theｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｃａｌｌｓ
calls ａa
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ．
romance.Ｙｏｕ
Youｋｎｏｗ ｈｅｒ，her,ａｔatａｎｙanyｒａｔｅ，
know rate,ＩI ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ？＂
suppose?’
＇Ｏｆ
‘Of ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
courseＩI ｋｎｏｗ knowｈｅｒ． her.ＯｎOn ｔｈｅthe
ｆｉｒｓｔ
firstｎｉｇｈｔ
nightＩ Iｗａｓ wasａｔatｔｈｅ
theｔｈｅａｔｒｅ，
theatre, ｔｈｅ the
ｈｏｒｒｉｄ ｏｌｄ Ｊｅｗ ｃａｍｅ ｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｘ ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍａｎｃｅ ｗａｓ ｏｖｅｒ，
horrid old Jew came round to the box after the performance was over,
ａｎｄ
and ｏｆｆｅｒｅｄ
offered to ｔｏ take
ｔａｋｅ me ｍｅ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ
behind ｔｈｅthe ｓｃｅｎｅｓ
scenes ａｎｄ
and ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅ
introduceｍｅ meｔｏtoｈｅｒ． her. ＩI
ｗａｓ
was ｆｕｒｉｏｕｓ
furious ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｉｍ，him, ａｎｄ and ｔｏｌｄ
told ｈｉｍ
himｔｈａｔthat Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ
Juliet hadｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｄｅａｄ
dead ｆｏｒ for
ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄｓ
hundredsｏｆof ｙｅａｒｓ， years, and ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ
that herｈｅｒ body
ｂｏｄｙ ｗａｓ
was ｌｙｉｎｇ
lying in ｉｎ aａ marble
ｍａｒｂｌｅ tomb ｔｏｍｂ
ｉｎin Ｖｅｒｏｎａ．
Verona. ＩI ｔｈｉｎｋ，
think, from ｆｒｏｍ his
ｈｉｓ blank
ｂｌａｎｋ look
ｌｏｏｋ ofｏｆamazement,
ａｍａｚｅｍｅｎｔ， ｔｈａｔ that he ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ
ｕｎｄｅｒ
under ｔｈｅ the ｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
impression that ｔｈａｔI Ｉhad ｈａｄ taken
ｔａｋｅｎtoo ｔｏｏmuchｍｕｃｈ champagne,
ｃｈａｍｐａｇｎｅ， ｏｒ or
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ．
something.’
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｎｏｔ notｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｄ．’
surprised.’
‘Ｔｈｅｎ ｈｅ ａｓｋｅｄ ｍｅmeｉｆif ＩI wrote
‘Then he asked ｗｒｏｔｅ for
ｆｏｒ any
ａｎｙ ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ newspapers.
ｎｅｗｓｐａｐｅｒｓ． ＩI told ｔｏｌｄ him
ｈｉｍ
IＩ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ ｅｖｅｎ ｒｅａｄ ｔｈｅｍ． Ｈｅ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ ａｔ ｔｈａｔ， and
even read them. He seemed terribly disappointed at that, ａｎｄ
ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｄ
confidedｔｏtoｍｅmeｔｈａｔ thatａｌｌall ｔｈｅ ｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ ｃｒｉｔｉｃｓ
the dramatic ｗｅｒｅ ｉｎ
critics were in aａ conspiracy
ｃｏｎｓｐｉｒａｃｙ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against
ｈｉｍ，
him, ａｎｄ and ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｅｖｅｒｙ
they were every ｏｎｅ
one ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ ｔｏto ｂｅ
of them ｂｏｕｇｈｔ．＇
be bought.’
Ｉ‘I ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｎｏｔ not ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonderｉｆifｈｅ heｗａｓ
wasｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｒｉｇｈｔ
right ｔｈｅｒｅ． Ｂｕｔ， on
there. But, ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ
ｈａｎｄ，
hand,ｊｕｄｇｉｎｇ
judgingｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅｉｒtheir ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ，
appearance,ｍｏｓｔ mostｏｆof ｔｈｅｍthemｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannotｂｅbeａｔatａｌｌ all
ｅｘｐｅｎｓｉｖｅ．
expensive.’
‘Ｗｅｌｌ，
‘Well, heｈｅseemedｓｅｅｍｅｄ to ｔｏ think
ｔｈｉｎｋ they
ｔｈｅｙwereｗｅｒｅ beyond
ｂｅｙｏｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｍｅａｎｓ，＇ laughed
his means,’ ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
Dorian.Ｂｙ‘Byｔｈｉｓ thisｔｉｍｅ，
time,ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
however,ｔｈｅ theｌｉｇｈｔｓ
lights ｗｅｒｅ
were ｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｐｕｔ putｏｕｔ out ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ， ａｎｄ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｔｏ ｇｏ． Ｈｅ ｗａｎｔｅｄ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｔｒｙ ｓｏｍｅ ｃｉｇａｒｓ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ
theatre, and I had to go. He wanted me to try some cigars that he
ｓｔｒｏｎｇｌｙ ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄｅｄ． Ｉｄｅｃｌｉｎｅｄ． Ｔｈｅ ｎｅｘｔ ｎｉｇｈｔ，
strongly recommended. I declined. The next night, of course, I arrived ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ，Ｉ ａｒｒｉｖｅｄ
ａｔ
at theｔｈｅplace
ｐｌａｃｅagain.ａｇａｉｎ． Ｗｈｅｎheｈｅsaw
When ｓａｗmeｍｅheｈｅmade ｍａｄｅ me ｍｅ aａ low
ｌｏｗ bow,
ｂｏｗ， andａｎｄ
ａｓｓｕｒｅｄ
assured me ｍｅ ｔｈａｔ
that ＩI was ｗａｓ ａa ｍｕｎｉｆｉｃｅｎｔ
munificent ｐａｔｒｏｎ patron ｏｆ ａｒｔ．He
of art. Ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ aａ most
ｍｏｓｔ
ｏｆｆｅｎｓｉｖｅ
offensive brute, ｂｒｕｔｅ，thoughｔｈｏｕｇｈ he ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ａｎ
an ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
extraordinary ｐａｓｓｉｏｎpassion ｆｏｒ Ｓｈａｋｅ－
for Shake-
ｓｐｅａｒｅ．
speare. He Ｈｅ ｔｏｌｄ
told ｍｅ meｏｎｃｅ，
once,ｗｉｔｈ
withａｎanａｉｒairｏｆｐｒｉｄｅ，
of pride,ｔｈａｔ
thatｈｉｓ ｆｉｖｅbankruptcies
his five ｂａｎｋｒｕｐｔｃｉｅｓ
ｗｅｒｅ
were ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ
entirely due ｄｕｅ ｔｏ“Ｔｈｅ
to ‘‘TheＢａｒｄ”，
Bard’’, ａｓas ｈｅ
he ｉｎｓｉｓｔｅｄ
insisted on ｏｎ calling
ｃａｌｌｉｎｇhim. ｈｉｍ． He Ｈｅ
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemed ｔｏ to
ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｉｔ itａ aｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔｉｏｎ．’
distinction.’
Ｉｔ‘It ｗａｓ
was ａa ｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔｉｏｎ，
distinction, my ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ
dear Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian－ –ａ aｇｒｅａｔ greatｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔｉｏｎ．
distinction. Most Ｍｏｓｔ
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
becomeｂａｎｋｒｕｐｔbankrupt ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｈａｖｉｎｇ
having ｉｎｖｅｓｔｅｄ
investedｔｏｏ tooｈｅａｖｉｌｙ
heavilyｉｎin ｔｈｅ the

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｐｒｏｓｅ
proseｏｆ
of ｌｉｆｅ． Ｔｏ have
life. To ｈａｖｅ ｒｕｉｎｅｄ
ruined ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s ｓｅｌｆ ｏｖｅｒ poetry
self over ｐｏｅｔｒｙ isｉｓanａｎhonour.
ｈｏｎｏｕｒ． But
Ｂｕｔ
ｗｈｅｎ ｄｉｄ ｙｏｕ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｓｐｅａｋ ｔｏ Ｍｉｓｓ Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ？＂
when did you first speak to Miss Sibyl Vane?’
‘Ｔｈｅ ｔｈｉｒｄ night.
‘The third ｎｉｇｈｔ．She
Ｓｈｅhad
ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ
playing Ｒｏｓａｌｉｎｄ．
Rosalind. ＩI could
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ
not ｈｅｌｐ
help
ｇｏｉｎｇ
going round. I had thrown her some flowers, and she had looked ａｔ
ｒｏｕｎｄ． Ｉ ｈａｄ ｔｈｒｏｗｎ ｈｅｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ， ａｎｄ ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ at
ｍｅ；
me; ａｔ
at ｌｅａｓｔ
least IＩ fancied
ｆａｎｃｉｅｄthat
ｔｈａｔshe
ｓｈｅhad.
ｈａｄ．The
Ｔｈｅ old
ｏｌｄ Jew
Ｊｅｗ ｗａｓ
was ｐｅｒｓｉｓｔｅｎｔ． Ｈｅ
persistent. He
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ
determinedｔｏtoｔａｋｅ
takeｍｅmeｂｅｈｉｎｄ，
behind,ｓｏsoＩ Iｃｏｎｓｅｎｔｅｄ．
consented.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ
was ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious
ｍｙmyｎｏｔ
notｗａｎｔｉｎｇ
wantingｔｏtoｋｎｏｗ
knowｈｅｒ，
her,ｗａｓｎ＇ｔ
wasn’tｉｔ？＂
it?’
‘Ｎｏ；
‘No; IＩ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｓｏ．＇so.’
‘Ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ Ｈａｒｒｙ， ｗｈｙ？”
‘My dear Harry, why?’
Ｉ‘I ｗｉｌｌ ｔｅｌｌyouｙｏｕsome
will tell ｓｏｍｅ other
ｏｔｈｅｒtime.
ｔｉｍｅ．Now Ｎｏｗ IＩ want
ｗａｎｔ toｔｏ know
ｋｎｏｗ ａｂｏｕｔabout ｔｈｅ
the
ｇｉｒｌ．’
girl.’
‘Ｓｉｂｙｌ？
‘Sibyl? Oh, Ｏｈ， she
ｓｈｅ was
ｗａｓ so ｓｏ shy,
ｓｈｙ， and
ａｎｄ soｓｏ gentle.
ｇｅｎｔｌｅ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｏｆ
is something of ａa
ｃｈｉｌｄ ａｂｏｕｔ her.
child about ｈｅｒ． HerＨｅｒ eyes
ｅｙｅｓ opened
ｏｐｅｎｅｄ ｗｉｄｅ
wide ｉｎ ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅwonder
in exquisite ｗｏｎｄｅｒ when ｗｈｅｎ ＩI
ｔｏｌｄ
told herｈｅｒ what
ｗｈａｔ IＩ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ of ｏｆ her
ｈｅｒ performance,
ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍａｎｃｅ， and ａｎｄ ｓｈｅ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｑｕｉｔｅ
she seemed quite
ｕｎｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
unconsciousｏｆof ｈｅｒ her ｐｏｗｅｒ．
power. ＩI think
ｔｈｉｎｋ we ｗｅ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｂｏｔｈ
both ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓ． The
rather nervous. Ｔｈｅ
ｏｌｄ
old Ｊｅｗ
Jew ｓｔｏｏｄ ｇｒｉｎｎｉｎｇ at
stood grinning ａｔthe
ｔｈｅdoorway
ｄｏｏｒｗａｙ of ｏｆtheｔｈｅdusty
ｄｕｓｔｙgreenroom,
ｇｒｅｅｎｒｏｏｍ， makingｍａｋｉｎｇ
ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ ｓｐｅｅｃｈｅｓ ａｂｏｕｔ
elaborate speeches aboutｕｓ us ｂｏｔｈ， ｗｈｉｌｅ we
both, while ｗｅ ｓｔｏｏｄ
stood ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking at ａｔ each
ｅａｃｈ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ
ｌｉｋｅ ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ． Ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｉｎｓｉｓｔ ｏｎ ｃａｌｌｉｎｇ ｍｅ ＇Ｍｙ Ｌｏｒｄ＇， ｓｏ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｔｏto
like children. He would insist on calling me ‘My Lord’, so I had
ａｓｓｕｒｅ Ｓｉｂｙｌ that
assure Sibyl ｔｈａｔ IＩ was ｗａｓ not
ｎｏｔ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anything ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｋｉｎｄ．
kind. Ｓｈｅ She ｓａｉｄsaid ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite
ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simply ｔｏ ｍｅ，“Ｙｏｕ
to me, ‘‘Youｌｏｏｋ lookｍｏｒｅmore ｌｉｋｅ
likeａ aｐｒｉｎｃｅ．
prince. ＩI ｍｕｓｔ
mustｃａｌｌ ｙｏｕ Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ
call you Prince
Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ．＂
Charming.’’ ’
Ｕｐｏｎ
‘Uponｍｙmyｗｏｒｄ， word,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,Ｍｉｓｓ Miss Ｓｉｂｙｌ ｋｎｏｗｓ ｈｏｗ
Sibyl knows how ｔｏ to ｐａｙ
pay ｃｏｍ－
com-
ｐｌｉｍｅｎｔｓ．＇
pliments.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understand ｈｅｒ， Ｈａｒｒｙ． She
her, Harry. Ｓｈｅ regarded
ｒｅｇａｒｄｅｄ me ｍｅ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merely ａｓ as ａa
ｐｅｒｓｏｎ
personｉｎinａa ｐｌａｙ． Ｓｈｅ ｋｎｏｗｓ
play. She knowsｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothing ｏｆofｌｉｆｅ． Ｓｈｅ ｌｉｖｅｓ
life. She ｗｉｔｈ her
lives with ｈｅｒ mother,
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，
ａa faded
ｆａｄｅｄ tired
ｔｉｒｅｄwoman
ｗｏｍａｎ ｗｈｏ whoｐｌａｙｅｄ
playedＬａｄｙLadyＣａｐｕｌｅｔ
Capuletｉｎinａaｓｏｒｔ sort of ｏｆ magenta
ｍａｇｅｎｔａ
ｄｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ－ｗｒａｐｐｅｒ
dressing-wrapper ｏｎ on
ｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｓｔ
firstｎｉｇｈｔ，
night, ａｎｄ
andｌｏｏｋｓ
looksａｓasｉｆ ｓｈｅ had
if she ｈａｄ ｓｅｅｎ
seen ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better
ｄａｙｓ．’
days.’
Ｉｋｎｏｗ
‘I knowｔｈａｔthatｌｏｏｋ．
look. ItＩｔdepresses
ｄｅｐｒｅｓｓｅｓme,’ ｍｅ，＇ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ
murmured Lord Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， examin-
ｅｘａｍｉｎ－
ｉｎｇ
ingｈｉｓhis ｒｉｎｇｓ．
rings.
“Ｔｈｅ
‘The JewＪｅｗ ｗａｎｔｅｄ
wantedｔｏtoｔｅｌｌ tellｍｅ
meｈｅｒherｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ，
history,ｂｕｔbutＩ Iｓａｉｄ
saidｉｔit ｄｉｄ
did ｎｏｔnotｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
interest
ｍｅ＇
me.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｗｅｒｅwereｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｒｉｇｈｔ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓis always
right. There ａｌｗａｙｓ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅｌｙ
infinitely mean ｍｅａｎ
ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｏｔｈｅｒotherｐｅｏｐｌｅ＇ｓ
people’sｔｒａｇｅｄｉｅｓ．＇
tragedies.’
‘Ｓｉｂｙｌ
‘Sibyl isｉｓtheｔｈｅonlyｏｎｌｙthing
ｔｈｉｎｇI Ｉcare
ｃａｒｅabout.
ａｂｏｕｔ．What Ｗｈａｔ isｉｓ itｉｔtoｔｏmeｍｅ where
ｗｈｅｒｅ ｓｈｅ
she
ｃａｍｅ
cameｆｒｏｍ？from? ＦｒｏｍFrom
ｈｅｒ her
ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｈｅａｄ
little ｔｏ ｈｅｒ
head ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
to her littleｆｅｅｔ，
feet, ｓｈｅ
she ｉｓ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ and
is absolutely ａｎｄ

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ ｄｉｖｉｎｅ． Every

entirely divine. Ｅｖｅｒｙ ｎｉｇｈｔ
night ｏｆ
of ｍｙ
myｌｉｆｅ
life ＩI go
ｇｏ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ her
to see ｈｅｒ act,
ａｃｔ， and
ａｎｄ every
ｅｖｅｒｙ
ｎｉｇｈｔ ｓｈｅ isｉｓmore
night she ｍｏｒｅ ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ．＇
marvellous.’
“Ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｒｅａｓｏｎ，I suppose,
‘That is the reason, Ｉ ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ，that
ｔｈａｔ
youｙｏｕnever
ｎｅｖｅｒdine
ｄｉｎｅwith
ｗｉｔｈmeｍｅnow.
ｎｏｗ．ＩI
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ ｈａｖｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ ｏｎ ｈａｎｄ．
thought you must have some curious romance on hand. You have; Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ；
ｂｕｔ
but ｉｔ
it isｉｓnot
ｎｏｔquite
ｑｕｉｔｅwhat
ｗｈａｔ IＩ expected.’
ｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ．＇
‘Ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ Harry,
‘My dear Ｈａｒｒｙ， ｗｅ
weｅｉｔｈｅｒ
either ｌｕｎｃｈ
lunch ｏｒ
or ｓｕｐ
sup ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ
together ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｄａｙ，
day, ａｎｄ
and ＩI
ｈａｖｅ
have ｂｅｅｎ
beenｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ Ｏｐｅｒａ ｗｉｔｈ
the Opera with ｙｏｕ
youｓｅｖｅｒａｌ ｔｉｍｅｓ，＇ｓａｉｄ
several times,’ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， opening
said Dorian, ｏｐｅｎｉｎｇ
ｈｉｓ ｂｌｕｅ eyes
his blue ｅｙｅｓ inｉｎwonder.
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ．
Ｙｏｕ
‘Youａｌｗａｙｓ ｃｏｍｅ
always ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌｌｙ
come ｌａｔｅ．’
dreadfully late.’
‘Ｗｅｌｌ，
‘Well, IＩcan’t
ｃａｎ＇ｔ help
ｈｅｌｐ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｏto ｓｅｅ
see Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl ｐｌａｙ，＇ｈｅ
play,’ heｃｒｉｅｄ，
cried,＇ｅｖｅｎ ｉｆ ifｉｔitｉｓis
‘even
ｏｎｌｙ
onlyｆｏｒ
for ａa ｓｉｎｇｌｅ ａｃｔ．I Ｉget
single act. ｇｅｔhungry
ｈｕｎｇｒｙ for
ｆｏｒher
ｈｅｒpresence;
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ；and ａｎｄ when
ｗｈｅｎ ＩI ｔｈｉｎｋ
think
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ wonderful
of the ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｓｏｕｌ
soulｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis ｈｉｄｄｅｎ
hiddenａｗａｙ
awayｉｎinｔｈａｔ
thatｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｉｖｏｒｙ body,
little ivory ｂｏｄｙ， ＩI
ａｍ ｆｉｌｌｅｄ
am ｗｉｔｈ awe.’
filled with ａｗｅ．＇
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｃａｎ
canｄｉｎｅ
dineｗｉｔｈ
withｍｅmeｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，
to-night,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’tｙｏｕ？”
you?’
Ｈｅ
He ｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｈｉｓ
his ｈｅａｄ．＂Ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ
head. ‘To-night ｓｈｅ
she ｉｓ Ｉｍｏｇｅｎ，＇ he
is Imogen,’ ｈｅ answered,
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， ‘and
＇ａｎｄ
ｔｏ－ｍｏｒｒｏｗ
to-morrow ｎｉｇｈｔ ｓｈｅshe
night ｗｉｌｌwillｂｅ be
Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ．’
Juliet.’
‘Ｗｈｅｎ
‘Whenｉｓis she
ｓｈｅ Sibyl
Ｓｉｂｙｌ Vane?’
Ｖａｎｅ？”
‘Ｎｅｖｅｒ．’
‘Never.’
Ｉ‘I ｃｏｎｇｒａｔｕｌａｔｅ
congratulateｙｏｕ．’
you.’
＇Ｈｏｗ
‘Howｈｏｒｒｉｄ
horridｙｏｕ
youａｒｅ！
are!Ｓｈｅ
Sheｉｓisａｌｌ
all ｔｈｅ
the ｇｒｅａｔ
great ｈｅｒｏｉｎｅｓ
heroines ｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｉｎ
the world in
ｏｎｅ．
one. Ｓｈｅ
She ｉｓ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
is more thanａｎanｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ．
individual.ＹｏｕYouｌａｕｇｈ，
laugh,ｂｕｔ
butＩ Iｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ ｓｈｅ
tell you she ｈａｓ
has
ｇｅｎｉｕｓ．
genius. IＩlove
ｌｏｖｅher,
ｈｅｒ，and
ａｎｄI must
Ｉ ｍｕｓｔmake
ｍａｋｅ her
ｈｅｒ love
ｌｏｖｅme.
ｍｅ．You,
Ｙｏｕ， who
ｗｈｏ ｋｎｏｗ
knowａｌｌ
all
ｔｈｅ ｓｅｃｒｅｔｓ ofｏｆlife,
the secrets ｌｉｆｅ，
tellｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ ｈｏｗtoｔｏ
me how ｃｈａｒｍSibyl
charm ＳｉｂｙｌVane
Ｖａｎｅ to
ｔｏ love
ｌｏｖｅ me!
ｍｅ！ IＩ want
ｗａｎｔ
ｔｏ make
to ｍａｋｅ Ｒｏｍｅｏ
Romeo ｊｅａｌｏｕｓ．
jealous.Ｉ Iｗａｎｔ
wantｔｈｅ
theｄｅａｄ
deadｌｏｖｅｒｓ
loversｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ
world ｔｏ
to ｈｅａｒ
hear
ｏｕｒ
our ｌａｕｇｈｔｅｒ，
laughter, ａｎｄ
andｇｒｏｗ
growｓａｄ．
sad.Ｉ Iｗａｎｔ
wantａ aｂｒｅａｔｈ
breathｏｆofｏｕｒ
ourｐａｓｓｉｏｎ ｔｏtoｓｔｉｒ
passion stirｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ｄｕｓｔ ｉｎｔｏ consciousness,
dust into ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ， toｔｏwake
ｗａｋｅ their
ｔｈｅｉｒashes
ａｓｈｅｓinto
ｉｎｔｏpain.
ｐａｉｎ．MyＭｙGod,
Ｇｏｄ， Harry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ，
ｈｏｗ
how ＩI ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ
worship ｈｅｒ！？＇
her!’ HeＨｅwas
ｗａｓwalking
ｗａｌｋｉｎｇupｕｐand
ａｎｄ down
ｄｏｗｎ ｔｈｅ ｒｏｏｍ ａｓas ｈｅ
the room he
ｓｐｏｋｅ． Ｈｅｃｔｉｃ ｓｐｏｔｓ
spoke. Hectic spots ofｏｆ red
ｒｅｄ burned
ｂｕｒｎｅｄ ｏｎ on ｈｉｓ
his ｃｈｅｅｋｓ．
cheeks. ＨｅHeｗａｓ wasｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ
terribly
ｅｘｃｉｔｅｄ
excited.
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｗａｔｃｈｅｄ
watchedｈｉｍ himｗｉｔｈ
withａ aｓｕｂｔｌｅ
subtleｓｅｎｓｅ
sense ｏｆof ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ．
pleasure. How Ｈｏｗ
ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ
different heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ now
ｎｏｗ ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅtheｓｈｙ，
shy, ｆｒｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ
frightened boyｂｏｙ ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｍｅｔ
metｉｎinＢａｓｉｌ
Basil
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓ
Hallward’sｓｔｕｄｉｏ！
studio! Ｈｉｓ
His ｎａｔｕｒｅ
nature ｈａｄ
had ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ
developedｌｉｋｅ like ａa flower,
ｆｌｏｗｅｒ， had
ｈａｄ borne
ｂｏｒｎｅ
ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍｓ
blossomsｏｆofｓｃａｒｌｅｔ
scarlet ｆｌａｍｅ．
flame. ＯｕｔOutｏｆofｉｔｓ ｓｅｃｒｅｔ hiding-place
its secret ｈｉｄｉｎｇ－ｐｌａｃｅ ｈａｄ
hadｃｒｅｐｔ
crept ｈｉｓ
his
Ｓｏｕｌ，
Soul, ａｎｄ
and Ｄｅｓｉｒｅ
Desire ｈａｄ
hadｃｏｍｅ
comeｔｏtoｍｅｅｔ
meetｉｔit ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the ｗａｙ．
way.
‘Ａｎｄ ｗｈａｔ ｄｏ
‘And what do ｙｏｕ
youｐｒｏｐｏｓｅ
proposeｔｏtoｄｏ？＂
do?’ｓａｉｄ
said Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry, ａｔatｌａｓｔ．
last.
‘Ｉ ｗａｎｔ ｙｏｕ ａｎｄ Ｂａｓｉｌ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｍｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｎｉｇｈｔ ａｎｄ ｓｅｅ
‘I want you and Basil to come with me some night and seeｈｅｒ
herａｃｔ．
act.

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  ＩＶ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｔ
not ｔｈｅ
the ｓｌｉｇｈｔｅｓｔ ｆｅａｒ ofｏｆthe
slightest fear ｔｈｅresult.
ｒｅｓｕｌｔ．You
Ｙｏｕare
ａｒｅcertain
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎtoｔｏacknow-
ａｃｋｎｏｗ－
ｌｅｄｇｅ
ledge her genius. Then we must get her out of the Jew’s hands. Ｓｈｅ
ｈｅｒ ｇｅｎｉｕｓ． Ｔｈｅｎ ｗｅ ｍｕｓｔ ｇｅｔ ｈｅｒ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｊｅｗ＇ｓ ｈａｎｄｓ． Sheｉｓis
ｂｏｕｎｄ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｙｅａｒｓ－ ａｔ ｌｅａｓｔ ｆｏｒ ｔｗｏ ｙｅａｒｓ ａｎｄ ｅｉｇｈｔ
bound to him for three years – at least for two years and eight months ｍｏｎｔｈｓ
－ｆｒｏｍ
– fromｔｈｅ
theｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
presentｔｉｍｅ．
time.ＩI ｓｈａｌｌ ｈａｖｅ to
shall have ｔｏ pay
ｐａｙ him
ｈｉｍ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ，
something,ｏｆof ｃｏｕｒｓｅ．
course.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenａｌｌallｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis ｓｅｔｔｌｅｄ，
settled, IＩshall
ｓｈａｌｌtake
ｔａｋｅa West
ａ ＷｅｓｔEnd
Ｅｎｄ theatre
ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ and
ａｎｄ bring
ｂｒｉｎｇ ｈｅｒ
her
ｏｕｔ
out ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ． Ｓｈｅ will
properly. She ｗｉｌｌmake
ｍａｋｅ the
ｔｈｅ world
ｗｏｒｌｄ asａｓmad
ｍａｄ as
ａｓshe
ｓｈｅhas
ｈａｓmade
ｍａｄｅ me.’
ｍｅ？
“Ｔｈａｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅbe ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ，
‘That would impossible, ｍｙ
myｄｅａｒ
dearｂｏｙ？”
boy?’
＇Ｙｅｓ， ｓｈｅ will.
‘Yes, she ｗｉｌｌ．She Ｓｈｅ has
ｈａｓ not
ｎｏｔ merely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ａｒｔ， ｃｏｎｓｕｍｍａｔｅ ａｒｔ－ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔ，
art, consummate art-instinct, ｉｎ in
ｈｅｒ， ｂｕｔ ｓｈｅ ｈａｓ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ ａｌｓｏ； ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｏｆｔｅｎ ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ ｔｈａｔ ｉｔ ｉｓis
her, but she has personality also; and you have often told me that it
ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｉｅｓ，
personalities, not ｎｏｔ principles,
ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ， that ｔｈａｔ move
ｍｏｖｅ ｔｈｅtheａｇｅ．’
age.’
“Ｗｅｌｌ， ｗｈａｔ ｎｉｇｈｔ ｓｈａｌｌ ｗｅ
‘Well, what night shall we go?’ ｇｏ？”
Ｌｅｔ
‘Let ｍｅ
meｓｅｅ．
see. Ｔｏ－ｄａｙ
To-dayｉｓis Ｔｕｅｓｄａｙ．
Tuesday.Ｌｅｔ Letｕｓus ｆｉｘ ｔｏ－ｍｏｒｒｏｗ． Ｓｈｅ
fix to-morrow. She ｐｌａｙｓ
plays
Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ ｔｏ－ｍｏｒｒｏｗ．’
Juliet to-morrow.’
‘Ａｌｌ ｒｉｇｈｔ．The
‘All right. Ｔｈｅ Bristol¹²
Ｂｒｉｓｔｏｌ２ ａｔat ｅｉｇｈｔ
eight ｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ；
o’clock;ａｎｄandＩ Iｗｉｌｌ
willｇｅｔ
getＢａｓｉｌ’
Basil.’
＇Ｎｏｔ
‘Not ｅｉｇｈｔ， Ｈａｒｒｙ， please.
eight, Harry, ｐｌｅａｓｅ． Half-past
Ｈａｌｆ－ｐａｓｔ six.ｓｉｘ．We Ｗｅ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅ be ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before
ｔｈｅ
the ｃｕｒｔａｉｎ
curtain ｒｉｓｅｓ．
rises. YouＹｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｓｅｅ see ｈｅｒ
her ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｆｉｒｓｔ ａｃｔ，where
first act, ｗｈｅｒｅ she ｓｈｅ meets
ｍｅｅｔｓ
Ｒｏｍｅｏ．’
Romeo.’
＇Ｈａｌｆ－ｐａｓｔ ｓｉｘ！What
‘Half-past six! Ｗｈａｔ ａｎanｈｏｕｒ！
hour!ＩｔIt ｗｉｌｌ
will beｂｅ like
ｌｉｋｅ having
ｈａｖｉｎｇ aａ meat-tea,
ｍｅａｔ－ｔｅａ， ｏｒor
ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ａｎ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ ｎｏｖｅｌ． Ｉｔ ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅ ｓｅｖｅｎ． Ｎｏ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ ｄｉｎｅｓ
reading an English novel. It must be seven. No gentleman dines ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before
ｓｅｖｅｎ．
seven. Shall you see Basil between this and then? Or shall I write ｔｏ
Ｓｈａｌｌ ｙｏｕ ｓｅｅ Ｂａｓｉｌ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｔｈｉｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ？ Ｏｒ ｓｈａｌｌ Ｉ ｗｒｉｔｅ to
ｈｉｍ？：
him?’
＇Ｄｅａｒ
‘Dear Ｂａｓｉｌ！
Basil! IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｔ
not ｌａｉｄ
laid ｅｙｅｓ
eyes ｏｎ on ｈｉｍ
himｆｏｒforａaｗｅｅｋ．
week.ＩｔItｉｓis ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather
ｈｏｒｒｉｄ
horrid of ｏｆ me,
ｍｅ， asａｓ heｈｅ has
ｈａｓ sent
ｓｅｎｔ me ｍｅ ｍｙmyｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ most
ｍｏｓｔ wonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
ｆｒａｍｅ，
frame, ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ ｄｅｓｉｇｎｅｄ ｂｙ
specially designed byｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，
himself, ａｎｄ，
and,ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
thoughＩ Iａｍam ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
a little ｊｅａｌｏｕｓ
jealous
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ picture
of the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅfor ｆｏｒbeing
ｂｅｉｎｇa ａwholeｗｈｏｌｅmonth
ｍｏｎｔｈ younger
ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ ｔｈａｎ
than ＩI am, ａｍ， ＩI must
ｍｕｓｔ
ａｄｍｉｔ
admitｔｈａｔthatＩI ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔ
delight inｉｎ it.
ｉｔ．Perhaps
Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ youｙｏｕ had
ｈａｄ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better ｗｒｉｔｅ
write ｔｏ ｈｉｍ． ＩI don’t
to him. ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
ｗａｎｔ
want ｔｏ to ｓｅｅ ｈｉｍ ａｌｏｎｅ．
see him alone. He Ｈｅ ｓａｙｓ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ that
says things ｔｈａｔannoy
ａｎｎｏｙ me.
ｍｅ． He Ｈｅ ｇｉｖｅｓ
gives me ｍｅ
ｇｏｏｄ ａｄｖｉｃｅ！
good advice.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓｍｉｌｅｄ．
smiled.Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
‘Peopleａｒｅ areｖｅｒｙ
veryｆｏｎｄ
fondｏｆ of ｇｉｖｉｎｇ ａｗａｙ what
giving away ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ
they
ｎｅｅｄ
needｍｏｓｔmostｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ．＇３
themselves.¹³ＩｔItｉｓis ｗｈａｔ whatＩ Iｃａｌｌ
call ｔｈｅ
the ｄｅｐｔｈ
depthｏｆof ｇｅｎｅｒｏｓｉｔｙ．＇
generosity.’
‘Ｏｈ， Ｂａｓｉｌ isｉｓthe
‘Oh, Basil ｔｈｅbest
ｂｅｓｔofｏｆfellows,
ｆｅｌｌｏｗｓ，butｂｕｔheｈｅseems
ｓｅｅｍｓ ｔｏ ｍｅ ｔｏtoｂｅbeｊｕｓｔ
to me just ａa ｂｉｔ
bit
ｏｆof ａa Ｐｈｉｌｉｓｔｉｎｅ．
Philistine. SinceＳｉｎｃｅI Ｉhaveｈａｖｅknown
ｋｎｏｗｎ you,
ｙｏｕ， Harry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ， ＩI ｈａｖｅ
have ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
discovered
ｔｈａｔ．＇
that.’
＇Ｂａｓｉｌ，
‘Basil, myｍｙ dear
ｄｅａｒ ｂｏｙ，
boy, ｐｕｔｓ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ
puts everything that isｉｓcharming
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｈｉｍ ｉｎｔｏ
in him into
ｈｉｓ ｗｏｒｋ． Ｔｈｅ
his work. Theｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅ
consequence ｉｓ isｔｈａｔ
thatｈｅhe
ｈａｓhasｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｌｅｆｔleftｆｏｒforｌｉｆｅ
life ｂｕｔ
but ｈｉｓ
his
ｐｒｅｊｕｄｉｃｅｓ，
prejudices, hisｈｉｓ principles,
ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ，and ａｎｄ his
ｈｉｓcommon
ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｓｅｎｓｅ．
sense.Ｔｈｅ
Theｏｎｌｙ onlyａｒｔｉｓｔｓ
artists ＩI


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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｈａｖｅ
have ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｋｎｏｗｎ，
known,ｗｈｏ
whoａｒｅareｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｌｙ
personallyｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ，
delightful, ａｒｅ
are ｂａｄ
badａｒｔｉｓｔｓ． Ｇｏｏｄ
artists. Good
ａｒｔｉｓｔｓ ｅｘｉｓｔsimply
artists exist ｓｉｍｐｌｙinｉｎwhat
ｗｈａｔthey
ｔｈｅｙmake,
ｍａｋｅ， and
ａｎｄ consequently
ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｔｌｙ ａｒｅ
areｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
perfectly
ｕｎｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ
uninterestingｉｎ
in ｗｈａｔ
whatｔｈｅｙ
theyａｒｅ．
are.Ａ Aｇｒｅａｔ
greatｐｏｅｔ，
poet,ａ aｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｇｒｅａｔ
greatｐｏｅｔ，
poet,ｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｏｓｔ
most ｕｎｐｏｅｔｉｃａｌ
unpoeticalｏｆofａｌｌ
all ｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅｓ．
creatures. Ｂｕｔ
But ｉｎｆｅｒｉｏｒ
inferior ｐｏｅｔｓ
poets ａｒｅ
are ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely
ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ． Ｔｈｅ worse
fascinating. The ｗｏｒｓｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｒｈｙｍｅｓ ａｒｅ，
their rhymes ｔｈｅ more
are, the ｍｏｒｅ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓｑｕｅ
picturesque ｔｈｅｙ
they
ｌｏｏｋ． Ｔｈｅ ｍｅｒｅ
look. The mereｆａｃｔ
fact ｏｆ ｈａｖｉｎｇ published
of having ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ ａa book
ｂｏｏｋ ｏｆ ｓｅｃｏｎｄ－ｒａｔｅ ｓｏｎｎｅｔｓ
of second-rate sonnets
ｍａｋｅｓ
makesａaｍａｎmanｑｕｉｔｅ ｉｒｒｅｓｉｓｔｉｂｌｅ．
quite Ｈｅ ｌｉｖｅｓ
irresistible. He ｔｈｅ poetry
lives the ｐｏｅｔｒｙ that
ｔｈａｔ he
ｈｅ cannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ
ｗｒｉｔｅ． Ｔｈｅ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ
write. The othersｗｒｉｔｅ
writeｔｈｅ
theｐｏｅｔｒｙ
poetryｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｅｙ
theyｄａｒｅ
dareｎｏｔ
notｒｅａｌｉｚｅ．＇
realize.’
Ｉ‘I ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonderｉｓisｔｈａｔ that ｒｅａｌｌｙ
really so,ｓｏ，Harry?’
Ｈａｒｒｙ？”said ｓａｉｄDorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray,
Ｇｒａｙ， putting
ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ｐｅｒｆｕｍｅ ｏｎ ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ａ ｌａｒｇｅ ｇｏｌｄ－ｔｏｐｐｅｄ ｂｏｔｔｌｅ ｔｈａｔ
perfume on his handkerchief out of a large gold-topped bottle that
ｓｔｏｏｄ
stoodｏｎ onｔｈｅtheｔａｂｌｅ． Ｉｔ must
table. ‘It ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅ，be, ifｉｆyou
ｙｏｕsay ｓａｙit.ｉｔ．And Ａｎｄnow
ｎｏｗ IＩamａｍ off.
ｏｆｆ．Imogen
Ｉｍｏｇｅｎ
ｉｓ ｗａｉｔｉｎｇfor
is waiting ｆｏｒme.ｍｅ．Don’t
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔforget
ｆｏｒｇｅｔaboutａｂｏｕｔto-morrow.
ｔｏ－ｍｏｒｒｏｗ． Good-bye.’
Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ．＇
Ａｓ
As ｈｅhe ｌｅｆｔ
left theｔｈｅroom,
ｒｏｏｍ， Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry’s
Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ ｈｅａｖｙ heavy ｅｙｅｌｉｄｓ ｄｒｏｏｐｅｄ， and
eyelids drooped, ａｎｄ ｈｅhe
ｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏ to ｔｈｉｎｋ． Ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ few
think. Certainly ｆｅｗ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ had ｈａｄ ever
ｅｖｅｒ interested
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄhim ｈｉｍ soｓｏmuch
ｍｕｃｈ
ａｓ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ，
as Dorian Gray, ａｎｄ andｙｅｔyet ｔｈｅ
the ｌａｄ＇ｓ
lad’s madｍａｄ ａｄｏｒａｔｉｏｎ
adoration ｏｆ of ｓｏｍｅ
some ｏｎｅ oneｅｌｓｅ
else
ｃａｕｓｅｄ ｈｉｍ
caused him ｎｏｔ not ｔｈｅ
the ｓｌｉｇｈｔｅｓｔ
slightest pang ｐａｎｇ of ｏｆannoyance
ａｎｎｏｙａｎｃｅ ｏｒ or ｊｅａｌｏｕｓｙ．
jealousy. He Ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ
ｐｌｅａｓｅｄ
pleased by ｂｙ ｉｔ．it. ItＩｔmade
ｍａｄｅ him
ｈｉｍ aａ moreｍｏｒｅ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ
interesting study. ｓｔｕｄｙ．He Ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｅｎｔｈｒａｌｌｅｄ
enthralled by ｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ methods
ｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ ｏｆof natural
ｎａｔｕｒａｌ science,¹⁴
ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ，４ｂｕｔ but ｔｈｅ ｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
the ordinary
ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ－ｍａｔｔｅｒ ｏｆ ｔｈａｔ ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ｈａｄ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｔｒｉｖｉａｌ and
subject-matter of that science had seemed to him trivial ａｎｄ ｏｆ ｎｏ
of no
ｉｍｐｏｒｔ． Ａｎｄ ｓｏ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｂｅｇｕｎ ｂｙ ｖｉｖｉｓｅｃｔｉｎｇ
import. And so he had begun by vivisecting himself, as he had ended ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， ａｓ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｅｎｄｅｄ
ｂｙ ｖｉｖｉｓｅｃｔｉｎｇothers.
by vivisecting ｏｔｈｅｒｓ．Human
Ｈｕｍａｎ ｌｉｆｅ－ｔｈａｔ ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ｔｏto ｈｉｍ
life – that appeared himｔｈｅ the ｏｎｅ
one ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing
ｗｏｒｔｈ
worth ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｉｎｇ．
investigating. Compared Ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ ｔｏto ｉｔit ｔｈｅｒｅ there was ｗａｓ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothing ｅｌｓｅ ｏｆ any
else of ａｎｙ
ｖａｌｕｅ．
value. It Ｉｔ wasｗａｓ ｔｒｕｅ
true ｔｈａｔ
that asａｓ one
ｏｎｅ ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ
watchedｌｉｆｅ life ｉｎin ｉｔｓ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ ｃｒｕｃｉｂｌｅ
its curious crucible of ｏｆ
ｐａｉｎ
pain ａｎｄandｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ，
pleasure, ｏｎｅ oneｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｏｔ notｗｅａｒ
wearｏｖｅｒoverｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’sｆａｃｅfaceａaｍａｓｋ
maskｏｆofｇｌａｓｓ，
glass,
ｎｏｒ
nor ｋｅｅｐ
keep ｔｈｅthe ｓｕｌｐｈｕｒｏｕｓ
sulphurous ｆｕｍｅｓ fumes ｆｒｏｍ from ｔｒｏｕｂｌｉｎｇ
troubling the ｔｈｅ brain
ｂｒａｉｎ and ａｎｄ making
ｍａｋｉｎｇ
ｔｈｅ ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ turbid
the imagination ｔｕｒｂｉｄ with
ｗｉｔｈmonstrous
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ fancies
ｆａｎｃｉｅｓand ａｎｄmisshapen
ｍｉｓｓｈａｐｅｎ dreams.
ｄｒｅａｍｓ．
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗｅｒｅ wereｐｏｉｓｏｎｓ
poisonsｓｏsoｓｕｂｔｌｅ
subtle ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｏ ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈｅｉｒ
to know their ｐｒｏｐｅｒｔｉｅｓ
properties one ｏｎｅ ｈａｄ
had ｔｏ to
ｓｉｃｋｅｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｍａｌａｄｉｅｓ ｓｏ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
sicken of them. There were maladies so strange that one had to pass ｔｈａｔ ｏｎｅ ｈａｄ ｔｏ ｐａｓｓ
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughｔｈｅｍ themｉｆif ｏｎｅone ｓｏｕｇｈｔ
soughtｔｏ to ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understandｔｈｅｉｒ their ｎａｔｕｒｅ． Ａｎｄ， ｙｅｔ，
nature. And, ｗｈａｔ
yet, what
ａa ｇｒｅａｔ ｒｅｗａｒｄ one
great reward ｏｎｅ received!
ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ！How Ｈｏｗ wonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ the ｔｈｅ whole
ｗｈｏｌｅ world
ｗｏｒｌｄ became
ｂｅｃａｍｅ
ｔｏ ｏｎｅ！ To
to one! Ｔｏ ｎｏｔｅ
note ｔｈｅthe ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious ｈａｒｄ hard ｌｏｇｉｃ
logic of ｏｆ passion,
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ， and ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ emotional
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎａｌ
ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
colouredｌｉｆｅ life ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅintellect
ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔ－ – toｔｏobserve
ｏｂｓｅｒｖｅwhere ｗｈｅｒｅtheyｔｈｅｙmet,
ｍｅｔ，and ａｎｄ where
ｗｈｅｒｅ
ｔｈｅｙ ｓｅｐａｒａｔｅｄ， atａｔ what
they separated, ｗｈａｔ point
ｐｏｉｎｔ they
ｔｈｅｙ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｉｎ ｕｎｉｓｏｎ， and
in unison, ａｎｄ ａｔ ｗｈａｔ ｐｏｉｎｔ
at what point
ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ａｔ
they were ｄｉｓｃｏｒｄ –－ｔｈｅｒｅ
at discord there ｗａｓwas ａa ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔ
delight in ｉｎ that!
ｔｈａｔ！What
Ｗｈａｔ matter
ｍａｔｔｅｒ what
ｗｈａｔ
ｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｓｔ ｗａｓ？ Ｏｎｅ
cost was? Oneｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｐａｙ payｔｏｏtooｈｉｇｈ
highａ aｐｒｉｃｅpriceｆｏｒ
forａｎｙ
anyｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎ．
sensation.
Ｈｅ
Heｗａｓwasｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ－
conscious –ａｎｄ andｔｈｅ theｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtａ aｇｌｅａｍ gleamｏｆofｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasure

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ｉｎｔｏ ｈｉｓ brown

into his ｂｒｏｗｎ ａｇａｔｅ
agateｅｙｅｓ
eyes －– ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｔ ｗａｓ through
it was ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ
certain ｗｏｒｄｓ
wordsｏｆofｈｉｓ，
his,
ｍｕｓｉｃａｌ
musical ｗｏｒｄｓ
wordsｓａｉｄ
said ｗｉｔｈ
with ｍｕｓｉｃａｌ
musicalｕｔｔｅｒａｎｃｅ，
utterance, ｔｈａｔ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ
that Dorian Gray’s ｓｏｕｌ
soul
ｈａｄ
had turned to this white girl and bowed in worship before ｈｅｒ．
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｉｓ ｗｈｉｔｅ ｇｉｒｌ ａｎｄ ｂｏｗｅｄ ｉｎ ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ Ｔｏ ａa
her. To
ｌａｒｇｅｅｘｔｅｎｔｔｈｅｌａｄ ｗａｓ his
large extent the lad was ｈｉｓｏｗｎｃｒｅａｔｉｏｎ．Ｈｅ
own creation. He ｈａｄ
had ｍａｄｅ
madeｈｉｍ
himｐｒｅｍａｔｕｒｅ．
premature.
Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｗａｓwasｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ．
something. Ｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
Ordinary ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｗａｉｔｅｄ
people ｔｉｌｌtillｌｉｆｅ
waited life ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｅｄ
disclosed toｔｏ them
ｔｈｅｍ
ｉｔｓ ｓｅｃｒｅｔｓ，but
its secrets, ｂｕｔtoｔｏthe
ｔｈｅfew,
ｆｅｗ，toｔｏthe
ｔｈｅelect,
ｅｌｅｃｔ，theｔｈｅmysteries
ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｅｓ ofｏｆlife
ｌｉｆｅwere
ｗｅｒｅrevealed
ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ｔｈｅ
the ｖｅｉｌ ｗａｓ drawn
veil was ｄｒａｗｎ ａｗａｙ．
away.Ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
Sometimes ｔｈｉｓthisｗａｓwasｔｈｅtheｅｆｆｅｃｔ
effectｏｆofａｒｔ，
art,
ａｎｄ
and ｃｈｉｅｆｌｙ
chiefly ｏｆ ｔｈｅ art
of the ａｒｔ ofｏｆ literature,
ｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ，which
ｗｈｉｃｈdealt
ｄｅａｌｔimmediately
ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
the
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
passions and the ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔ． Ｂｕｔnow
intellect. But ｎｏｗ and
ａｎｄ then
ｔｈｅｎ aａ complex
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personality
ｔｏｏｋ ｔｈｅ ｐｌａｃｅ ａｎｄ ａｓｓｕｍｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｏｆｆｉｃｅ ｏｆ ａｒｔ， ｗａｓ ｉｎｄｅｅｄ， ｉｎ ｉｔｓ
took the place and assumed the office of art, was indeed, in ｗａｙ， aａ
its way,
ｒｅａｌ
real ｗｏｒｋ
workｏｆofａｒｔ，art, Ｌｉｆｅ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｉｔｓ
Life having ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ masterpieces,
its elaborate ｍａｓｔｅｒｐｉｅｃｅｓ， ｊｕｓｔ ａｓ poetry
just as ｐｏｅｔｒｙ
ｈａｓ，
has, ｏｒ
or ｓｃｕｌｐｔｕｒｅ，
sculpture, ｏｒ or ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ．
painting.
Ｙｅｓ，
Yes, ｔｈｅ ｌａｄ was
the lad ｗａｓ ｐｒｅｍａｔｕｒｅ．
premature.Ｈｅ Heｗａｓwasｇａｔｈｅｒｉｎｇ
gatheringｈｉｓhisｈａｒｖｅｓｔ
harvestｗｈｉｌｅ
whileｉｔit
ｗａｓ
wasｙｅｔyet ｓｐｒｉｎｇ．
spring. The Ｔｈｅ ｐｕｌｓｅ
pulse ａｎｄand ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passion ｏｆ ｙｏｕｔｈ ｗｅｒｅ
of youth were ｉｎ in ｈｉｍ，
him, ｂｕｔ
but ｈｅhe
ｗａｓ
was ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ
becoming ｓｅｌｆ－ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ．
self-conscious.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ was ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
delightful to ｔｏwatch
ｗａｔｃｈ him.
ｈｉｍ． With
Ｗｉｔｈ ｈｉｓhis
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ ｆａｃｅ， and
beautiful face, ａｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ soul,
his beautiful ｓｏｕｌ， heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ aａ thing
ｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ａｔ．at.ＩｔIt
to wonder
ｗａｓ
wasｎｏnoｍａｔｔｅｒ
matterｈｏｗhow ｉｔ itａｌｌ
all ｅｎｄｅｄ，
ended, ｏｒ or ｗａｓ
was ｄｅｓｔｉｎｅｄ
destined ｔｏ to ｅｎｄ．
end. ＨｅHeｗａｓ wasｌｉｋｅ
like
ｏｎｅ
one ｏｆof ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｇｒａｃｉｏｕｓ
gracious ｆｉｇｕｒｅｓ
figures in ｉｎaａpageant
ｐａｇｅａｎｔ or ｏｒ aａ play,
ｐｌａｙ，whose
ｗｈｏｓｅ joys
ｊｏｙｓ seem
ｓｅｅｍ
ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be ｒｅｍｏｔｅ
remoteｆｒｏｍ fromｏｎｅ， one,ｂｕｔbutｗｈｏｓｅ
whose ｓｏｒｒｏｗｓ
sorrows ｓｔｉｒ
stirｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’sｓｅｎｓｅ
sense ｏｆ of ｂｅａｕｔｙ，
beauty,
ａｎｄ ｗｈｏｓｅ ｗｏｕｎｄｓ ａｒｅ ｌｉｋｅ
and whose wounds are like red roses. ｒｅｄ ｒｏｓｅｓ．
Ｓｏｕｌ
Soul ａｎｄand ｂｏｄｙ，
body, body ｂｏｄｙ ａｎｄand ｓｏｕｌ
soul –－ｈｏｗ
howｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ
mysterious ｔｈｅｙthey ｗｅｒｅ！ Ｔｈｅｒｅ
were! There
ｗａｓ
wasａｎｉｍａｌｉｓｍ
animalism ｉｎ inｔｈｅtheｓｏｕｌ，
soul,ａｎｄandｔｈｅtheｂｏｄｙ
bodyｈａｄ hadｉｔｓitsｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ
moments ｏｆ of
ｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌｉｔｙ．
spirituality.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｓｅｎｓｅｓ
senses ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｒｅｆｉｎｅ，
refine, and ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ intellect
ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔcould ｃｏｕｌｄdegrade.
ｄｅｇｒａｄｅ．Who Ｗｈｏ ｃｏｕｌｄ
could
ｓａｙ ｗｈｅｒｅ ｔｈｅ
say where the ｆｌｅｓｈｌｙ ｉｍｐｕｌｓｅ ceased,
fleshly impulse ｃｅａｓｅｄ， or ｏｒ the
ｔｈｅ psychical
ｐｓｙｃｈｉｃａｌimpulse
ｉｍｐｕｌｓｅ began?
ｂｅｇａｎ？
Ｈｏｗ
Howｓｈａｌｌｏｗ
shallowｗｅｒｅ were ｔｈｅtheａｒｂｉｔｒａｒｙ
arbitraryｄｅｆｉｎｉｔｉｏｎｓ
definitionsｏｆof ｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
ordinaryｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｓｔｓ！
psychologists!
Ａｎｄ
Andｙｅｔ yet ｈｏｗ
howｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ
difficult ｔｏ ｄｅｃｉｄｅ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
to decide betweenｔｈｅ the ｃｌａｉｍｓ
claims ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ
various
ｓｃｈｏｏｌｓ！
schools! Was Ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ
the ｓｏｕｌ
soul aａ shadow
ｓｈａｄｏｗ ｓｅａｔｅｄ
seatedｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the ｈｏｕｓｅ
house ｏｆ ｓｉｎ？ Or
of sin? Ｏｒ was
ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ
the
ｂｏｄｙ
body ｒｅａｌｌｙ
really inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅsoul,
ｓｏｕｌ，asａｓ ＧｉｏｒｄａｎｏBruno
Giordano Ｂｒｕｎｏ thought?
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ？ TheＴｈｅ ｓｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ
separation
ｏｆ ｓｐｉｒｉｔfrom
of spirit ｆｒｏｍmatter
ｍａｔｔｅｒ was ｗａｓ aａ mystery,
ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ， andａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｕｎｉｏｎ
unionｏｆ of ｓｐｉｒｉｔ ｗｉｔｈmatter
spirit with ｍａｔｔｅｒ
ｗａｓ
wasａaｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ
mysteryａｌｓｏ．also.
Ｈｅ
Heｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏto ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonderｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ whetherｗｅweｃｏｕｌｄ couldｅｖｅｒever ｍａｋｅ
makeｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｙ
psychology ｓｏ so
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅ
absoluteａaｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
scienceｔｈａｔ thatｅａｃｈ
eachｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｓｐｒｉｎｇ ｏｆ
little spring ｌｉｆｅwould
of life ｗｏｕｌｄ beｂｅ revealed
ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ ｔｏto ｕｓ．
us.
Ａｓ
As ｉｔ ｗａｓ，weｗｅ always
it was, ａｌｗａｙｓ misunderstood
ｍｉｓｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ，
ourselves, and ａｎｄ rarely
ｒａｒｅｌｙunderstood
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ
ｏｔｈｅｒｓ． Ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ｗａｓ
others. Experience was ｏｆ of ｎｏ
no ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ ｖａｌｕｅ．ItＩｔwas
ethical value. ｗａｓmerely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ the ｔｈｅname
ｎａｍｅ
ｍｅｎ
menｇａｖｅgaveｔｏtoｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｍｉｓｔａｋｅｓ．
mistakes.Ｍｏｒａｌｉｓｔｓ
Moralistsｈａｄ， had,ａｓasａaｒｕｌｅ，
rule, ｒｅｇａｒｄｅｄ
regardedｉｔit as ａｓ aａ
ｍｏｄｅ ｏｆ ｗａｒｎｉｎｇ， ｈａｄ ｃｌａｉｍｅｄ ｆｏｒ ｉｔ ａ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｅｔｈｉｃａｌ ｅｆｆｉｃａｃｙ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ
mode of warning, had claimed for it a certain ethical efficacy in the

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ｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ
formation ｏｆ of ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ， ｈａｄ ｐｒａｉｓｅｄ
character, had praised ｉｔ ａｓ something
it as ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ
that ｔａｕｇｈｔ
taught ｕｓ
us
ｗｈａｔ ｔｏ ｆｏｌｌｏｗ ａｎｄ ｓｈｏｗｅｄ ｕｓ ｗｈａｔ ｔｏ ａｖｏｉｄ． Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ
what to follow and showed us what to avoid. But there was no motive ｗａｓ ｎｏ ｍｏｔｉｖｅ
ｐｏｗｅｒ
powerｉｎinｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ．
experience.ＩｔItｗａｓ
wasａｓasｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｏｆ an
little of ａｎ active
ａｃｔｉｖｅ cause
ｃａｕｓｅ as
ａｓ conscience
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
ｉｔｓｅｌｆ． Ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ ｉｔ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｄｅｍｏｎｓｔｒａｔｅｄ ｗａｓ ｔｈａｔ ｏｕｒ ｆｕｔｕｒｅ
itself. All that it really demonstrated was that our future would be ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｔｈｅ
the
ｓａｍｅ
sameａｓ as ｏｕｒｐａｓｔ，
our past,ａｎｄ andｔｈａｔthat ｔｈｅ ｓｉｎ we
the sin ｗｅ had
ｈａｄ done
ｄｏｎｅ ｏｎｃｅ，
once, ａｎｄ
andｗｉｔｈwithｌｏａｔｈｉｎｇ，
loathing,
ｗｅweｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｄｏdoｍａｎｙmany ｔｉｍｅｓ，
times,ａｎｄ andｗｉｔｈwithｊｏｙ．joy.
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｃｌｅａｒ
It was clear to ｔｏ him
ｈｉｍ that
ｔｈａｔ theｔｈｅ experimental
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔａｌ method ｍｅｔｈｏｄ ｗａｓ was ｔｈｅthe ｏｎｌｙ
only
ｍｅｔｈｏｄ
methodｂｙbyｗｈｉｃｈ which ｏｎｅoneｃｏｕｌｄcouldａｒｒｉｖｅ
arrive ａｔ atａｎｙanyｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ
scientificａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ
analysis ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ； ａｎｄ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ ｗａｓ ａ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ ｍａｄｅ ｔｏ ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄ，
passions; and certainly Dorian Gray was a subject made to his hand,
ａｎｄ
and ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｐｒｏｍｉｓｅ
promiseｒｉｃｈ richａｎｄandｆｒｕｉｔｆｕｌ ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ．His
fruitful results. Ｈｉｓsudden
ｓｕｄｄｅｎ mad ｍａｄ ｌｏｖｅ
love
ｆｏｒ Ｓｉｂｙｌ Vane
for Sibyl Ｖａｎｅ ｗａｓwas ａa ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ ｐｈｅｎｏｍｅｎｏｎ ｏｆ ofｎｏnoｓｍａｌｌ
psychological phenomenon smallｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ．
interest.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓ wasｎｏnoｄｏｕｂｔ
doubt ｔｈａｔ
thatｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ
curiosity ｈａｄ hadｍｕｃｈmuch ｔｏ toｄｏ do
ｗｉｔｈwithｉｔ，it,ｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ
curiosity
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the ｄｅｓｉｒｅ
desire ｆｏｒ ｎｅｗ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｓ；
for new experiences;ｙｅｔ yet ｉｔ ｗａｓ not
it was ｎｏｔ aａ simple
ｓｉｍｐｌｅ ｂｕｔbut ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather
ａa very
ｖｅｒｙ complex
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ．
passion. ＷｈａｔWhatｔｈｅｒｅ thereｗａｓ wasｉｎinｉｔit ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ ｐｕｒｅｌｙ sensuous
the purely ｓｅｎｓｕｏｕｓ
ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔ
instinct ofｏｆboyhood
ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ had ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
been ｔｒａｎｓｆｏｒｍｅｄ
transformed ｂｙ by ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇｓ
workings ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ，
imagination, ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ
changedｉｎｔｏ into ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｔｈａｔ thatｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｌａｄ
lad ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself
ｔｏ ｂｅ remote
to be ｒｅｍｏｔｅ ｆｒｏｍfromｓｅｎｓｅ，
sense, ａｎｄ andｗａｓwasｆｏｒ for ｔｈａｔ
that ｖｅｒｙ
very ｒｅａｓｏｎ
reason ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ more
all the ｍｏｒｅ
ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ． Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｈｏｓｅ ｏｒｉｇｉｎ ｗｅ ｄｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ ｏｕｒ－
dangerous. It was the passions about whose origin we deceived our-
ｓｅｌｖｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｔｙｒａｎｎｉｚｅｄ ｍｏｓｔ ｓｔｒｏｎｇｌｙ ｏｖｅｒ ｕｓ． Ｏｕｒ ｗｅａｋｅｓｔ ｍｏｔｉｖｅｓ
selves that tyrannized most strongly over us. Our weakest motives
ｗｅｒｅ
were ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｏｆ ｗｈｏｓｅ ｎａｔｕｒｅ
of whose nature ｗｅ weｗｅｒｅ
wereｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ．
conscious. Ｉｔ ｏｆｔｅｎ happened
It often ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ ｔｈａｔ that
ｗｈｅｎ
whenｗｅ weｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｗｅweｗｅｒｅ wereｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔｉｎｇ
experimentingｏｎonｏｔｈｅｒｓ othersｗｅweｗｅｒｅ wereｒｅａｌｌｙ
really
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔｉｎｇ
experimentingｏｎonｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ．
ourselves.
Ｗｈｉｌｅ
While Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙHenryｓａｔ satｄｒｅａｍｉｎｇ
dreamingｏｎonｔｈｅｓｅ theseｔｈｉｎｇｓ，
things, aａ knock
ｋｎｏｃｋ cameｃａｍｅ ｔｏ to
ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ， and
the door, ａｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｖａｌｅｔentered,
his valet ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ，and ａｎｄ reminded
ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｄ ｈｉｍ himｉｔit ｗａｓ
wasｔｉｍｅ
timeｔｏto ｄｒｅｓｓ
dress
ｆｏｒ
for ｄｉｎｎｅｒ．
dinner. He Ｈｅ ｇｏｔgot ｕｐup ａｎｄ
andｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｏｕｔ outｉｎｔｏ
intoｔｈｅthe ｓｔｒｅｅｔ． Ｔｈｅ sunset
street. The ｓｕｎｓｅｔ had ｈａｄ
ｓｍｉｔｔｅｎ
smitten ｉｎｔｏ ｓｃａｒｌｅｔgold
into scarlet ｇｏｌｄthe ｔｈｅupper
ｕｐｐｅｒ windows
ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ the ｈｏｕｓｅｓ
houses ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｅ．
opposite.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐａｎｅｓ
panesｇｌｏｗｅｄ
glowedｌｉｋｅ likeｐｌａｔｅｓ
plates ofｏｆ heated
ｈｅａｔｅｄ metal.
ｍｅｔａｌ． The Ｔｈｅ ｓｋｙ ａｂｏｖｅ ｗａｓ
sky above was ｌｉｋｅ
like
ａa ｆａｄｅｄ ｒｏｓｅ． Ｈｅ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｆｒｉｅｎｄ＇ｓ ｙｏｕｎｇ ｆｉｅｒｙ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
faded rose. He thought of his friend’s young fiery-coloured life, and ｌｉｆｅ， ａｎｄ
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ
wonderedｈｏｗ howｉｔ itｗａｓwasａｌｌallｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏ to ｅｎｄ．
end.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｈｅheａｒｒｉｖｅｄ
arrivedｈｏｍｅ， home, ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｈａｌｆ－ｐａｓｔ
half-pastｔｗｅｌｖｅtwelveｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ，
o’clock, he ｈｅ ｓａｗ
saw ａa
ｔｅｌｅｇｒａｍ
telegramｌｙｉｎｇ
lying ｏｎonｔｈｅthe ｈａｌｌ ｔａｂｌｅ．He
hall table. Ｈｅ opened
ｏｐｅｎｅｄ ｉｔ， ａｎｄ found
it, and ｆｏｕｎｄ ｉｔ ｗａｓ from
it was ｆｒｏｍ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ．
Gray.ＩｔIt ｗａｓwasｔｏ to ｔｅｌｌ
tell himｈｉｍ that
ｔｈａｔheｈｅwas ｗａｓ engaged
ｅｎｇａｇｅｄ ｔｏto be ｂｅ married
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ ｔｏto
Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ
Sibyl Vane.

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ

＇Ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，
‘Mother, mother,Ｉ Iａｍamｓｏsoｈａｐｐｙ！！
happy!’ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ ｔｈｅtheｇｉｒｌ，
whispered girl, ｂｕｒｙｉｎｇ
buryingｈｅｒ
her ｆａｃｅ
face
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ lap
in the ｌａｐ ofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅfaded,
ｆａｄｅｄ，tired-looking
ｔｉｒｅｄ－ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｗｏｍａｎ who,
woman ｗｈｏ， with
ｗｉｔｈ back
ｂａｃｋ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turned
ｔｏ the
to ｔｈｅ shrill
ｓｈｒｉｌｌintrusive
ｉｎｔｒｕｓｉｖｅlight,
ｌｉｇｈｔ，was
ｗａｓsitting
ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇinｉｎtheｔｈｅone
ｏｎｅarm-chair
ａｒｍ－ｃｈａｉｒ ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ｄｉｎｇｙ
dingy ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ－ｒｏｏｍ ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｅｄ． ‘IＩａｍ
sitting-room contained. amｓｏ
so ｈａｐｐｙ！＇
happy!’ ｓｈｅ ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄ，＇ａｎｄ
she repeated, ｙｏｕ
‘and you
ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅ
must be ｈａｐｐｙ
happyｔｏｏ！＇
too!’
Ｍｒｓ
MrsＶａｎｅVaneｗｉｎｃｅｄ，
winced,ａｎｄ andｐｕｔ putｈｅｒ
herｔｈｉｎ
thin ｂｉｓｍｕｔｈ－ｗｈｉｔｅｎｅｄ＇
bismuth-whitened¹ ｈａｎｄｓ hands ｏｎon
ｈｅｒ
her ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒ＇ｓ
daughter’s ｈｅａｄ．head. ＇Ｈａｐｐｙ！＇
‘Happy!’ ｓｈｅ she ｅｃｈｏｅｄ，
echoed, Ｉ‘I ａｍ amｏｎｌｙ
onlyｈａｐｐｙ，
happy,Ｓｉｂｙｌ，
Sibyl,
ｗｈｅｎ
whenＩ Iｓｅｅ seeｙｏｕ
youａｃｔ．
act. Ｙｏｕ
Youｍｕｓｔmustｎｏｔ notｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｏｆof ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｂｕｔ butｙｏｕｒ
yourａｃｔｉｎｇ．
acting.
Ｍｒ
MrＩｓａａｃｓ
Isaacs ｈａｓ
has ｂｅｅｎ
been ｖｅｒｙ ｇｏｏｄ ｔｏ
very good ｕｓ，and
to us, ａｎｄwe ｗｅ owe
ｏｗｅ him
ｈｉｍ money.’
ｍｏｎｅｙ．＇
Ｔｈｅ
Theｇｉｒｌ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ up
girl looked ｕｐ and
ａｎｄ ｐｏｕｔｅｄ．
pouted. ＇Ｍｏｎｅｙ，
‘Money,ｍｏｔｈｅｒ？＂
mother?’ｓｈｅ sheｃｒｉｅｄ，
cried, ＇ｗｈａｔ
‘what
ｄｏｅｓ ｍｏｎｅｙ ｍａｔｔｅｒ？
does money matter? Ｌｏｖｅ
Loveｉｓ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
is more ｍｏｎｅｙ．＇
than money.’
Ｍｒ
‘MrＩｓａａｃｓ
Isaacsｈａｓ hasａｄｖａｎｃｅｄ
advancedｕｓusｆｉｆｔｙ fifty ｐｏｕｎｄｓ
poundsｔｏtoｐａｙ payｏｆｆoff ｏｕｒ
ourｄｅｂｔｓ，
debts,
ａｎｄ
and ｔｏ to ｇｅｔ
get ａa ｐｒｏｐｅｒ
properｏｕｔｆｉｔ
outfit forｆｏｒ James.
Ｊａｍｅｓ． You
Ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ
mustｎｏｔ notｆｏｒｇｅｔ
forgetｔｈａｔ，
that,Ｓｉｂｙｌ．
Sibyl.
Ｆｉｆｔｙ ｐｏｕｎｄｓ isｉｓ aａ very
Fifty pounds ｖｅｒｙ large
ｌａｒｇｅsum.ｓｕｍ． MrＭｒ Ｉｓａａｃｓ
Isaacs has ｈａｓ been
ｂｅｅｎ most
ｍｏｓｔ ｃｏｎ－
con-
ｓｉｄｅｒａｔｅ．’
siderate.’
Ｈｅ
‘Heｉｓisｎｏｔnot ａa ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ，
gentleman,ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，
mother,ａｎｄ andＩ Iｈａｔｅ
hateｔｈｅtheｗａｙ
wayｈｅheｔａｌｋｓ
talksｔｏto ｍｅ，＇
me,’
ｓａｉｄ ｔｈｅ ｇｉｒｌ， ｒｉｓｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈｅｒ ｆｅｅｔ， ａｎｄ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｗｉｎｄｏｗ．
said the girl, rising to her feet, and going over to the window.
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t knowｋｎｏｗ ｈｏｗ
howｗｅ weｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｍａｎａｇｅ
manageｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
withoutｈｉｍ，＇him,’ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
answered ｔｈｅthe
ｅｌｄｅｒ ｗｏｍａｎ， ｑｕｅｒｕｌｏｕｓｌｙ．
elder woman, querulously.
Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl VaneＶａｎｅ tossed
ｔｏｓｓｅｄherｈｅｒheadｈｅａｄandａｎｄlaughed.
ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．‘We Ｗｅ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ want
ｗａｎｔ him
ｈｉｍ any
ａｎｙ
ｍｏｒｅ，
more, ｍｏｔｈｅｒ．
mother.ＰｒｉｎｃｅPrinceＣｈａｒｍｉｎｇ
Charming ｒｕｌｅｓ
rulesｌｉｆｅ
life ｆｏｒ
for ｕｓus ｎｏｗ．’ Ｔｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ
now.’ Then she
ｐａｕｓｅｄ．
paused. ＡAｒｏｓｅ rose ｓｈｏｏｋ
shook ｉｎ ｈｅｒ blood,
in her ｂｌｏｏｄ， andａｎｄ shadowed
ｓｈａｄｏｗｅｄ ｈｅｒ her ｃｈｅｅｋｓ． Ｑｕｉｃｋ
cheeks. Quick
ｂｒｅａｔｈ parted
breath ｐａｒｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｔａｌｓ ofｏｆher
the petals ｈｅｒlips.
ｌｉｐｓ．TheyＴｈｅｙtrembled.
ｔｒｅｍｂｌｅｄ．Some Ｓｏｍｅ southern
ｓｏｕｔｈｅｒｎ
ｗｉｎｄ ｏｆ
wind of ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passion ｓｗｅｐｔ
sweptｏｖｅｒoverｈｅｒ，
her,ａｎｄ
andｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ
stirred ｔｈｅthe ｄａｉｎｔｙ
daintyｆｏｌｄｓ
folds ｏｆof ｈｅｒ
her
ｄｒｅｓｓ．
dress. ‘IＩ love
ｌｏｖｅ ｈｉｍ，＇
him,’ ｓｈｅ
she ｓａｉｄ
said ｓｉｍｐｌｙ．
simply.
Ｆｏｏｌｉｓｈ
‘Foolishｃｈｉｌｄ！
child! ｆｏｏｌｉｓｈ ｃｈｉｌｄ！＇was
foolish child!’ ｗａｓ the
ｔｈｅ parrot-phrase
ｐａｒｒｏｔ－ｐｈｒａｓｅ ｆｌｕｎｇflung inｉｎ answer.
ａｎｓｗｅｒ．

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ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｔｈｅ
Theｗａｖｉｎｇ
waving ｏｆ ofｃｒｏｏｋｅｄ，
crooked, ｆａｌｓｅ－ｊｅｗｅｌｌｅｄ
false-jewelledｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ fingers ｇａｖｅ gave ｇｒｏｔｅｓｑｕｅｎｅｓｓ
grotesqueness ｔｏ to
ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄｓ．
the words.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｇｉｒｌ girl ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ
laughed ａｇａｉｎ．
again. Ｔｈｅ Theｊｏｙ joyｏｆof ａa ｃａｇｅｄ
cagedｂｉｒｄ birdｗａｓwasｉｎinｈｅｒ herｖｏｉｃｅ．
voice.
Ｈｅｒ
Her ｅｙｅｓ
eyes ｃａｕｇｈｔ
caughtｔｈｅ the ｍｅｌｏｄｙ，
melody,ａｎｄ andｅｃｈｏｅｄechoed ｉｔitｉｎinｒａｄｉａｎｃｅ：
radiance: ｔｈｅｎ then ｃｌｏｓｅｄ
closed
ｆｏｒ
for aａ moment,
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ， ａｓas ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
thoughｔｏto ｈｉｄｅ hide ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｅｃｒｅｔ．When
their secret. Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｙ ｏｐｅｎｅｄ， ｔｈｅ
they opened, the
ｍｉｓｔ
mist ｏｆof aａ dream
ｄｒｅａｍ ｈａｄ had ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across them.ｔｈｅｍ．
Ｔｈｉｎ－ｌｉｐｐｅｄ
Thin-lipped ｗｉｓｄｏｍ wisdomｓｐｏｋｅ spokeａｔatｈｅｒ herｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅ theｗｏｒｎ
wornｃｈａｉｒ，
chair,ｈｉｎｔｅｄ
hinted ａｔ at
ｐｒｕｄｅｎｃｅ，
prudence,ｑｕｏｔｅｄ quotedｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈａｔ that ｂｏｏｋ
bookｏｆ ｃｏｗａｒｄｉｃｅ ｗｈｏｓｅ
of cowardice whoseａｕｔｈｏｒ
authorａｐｅｓ apes ｔｈｅ
the
ｎａｍｅ
nameｏｆofｃｏｍｍｏｎ
common ｓｅｎｓｅ．
sense.ＳｈｅShe ｄｉｄdid ｎｏｔnot ｌｉｓｔｅｎ．
listen.ＳｈｅSheｗａｓ wasｆｒｅｅ
freeｉｎin ｈｅｒher ｐｒｉｓｏｎ
prison
ｏｆｐａｓｓｉｏｎ． Ｈｅｒ ｐｒｉｎｃｅ， Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ，ｗａｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｅｒ． Ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ ｃａｌｌｅｄ
of passion. Her prince, Prince Charming, was with her. She had called
ｏｎ
on Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ
Memory ｔｏtoｒｅｍａｋｅ
remake ｈｉｍ．him. ＳｈｅSheｈａｄhad ｓｅｎｔsent ｈｅｒherｓｏｕｌsoulｔｏtoｓｅａｒｃｈ
searchｆｏｒ for ｈｉｍ，
him,
ａｎｄ
andｉｔ ｈａｄ brought
it had ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｈｉｍ him ｂａｃｋ．
back. ＨｉｓHis ｋｉｓｓ ｂｕｒｎｅｄ again
kiss burned ａｇａｉｎ uponｕｐｏｎ her ｈｅｒ mouth.
ｍｏｕｔｈ．
Ｈｅｒ
Herｅｙｅｌｉｄｓ
eyelids wereｗｅｒｅ warm
ｗａｒｍ ｗｉｔｈ withｈｉｓ his ｂｒｅａｔｈ．
breath.
Ｔｈｅｎ
ThenＷｉｓｄｏｍ
Wisdom ａｌｔｅｒｅｄ
altered ｉｔｓitsｍｅｔｈｏｄ
method ａｎｄand ｓｐｏｋｅ
spoke ｏｆ ofｅｓｐｉａｌ
espialａｎｄandｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｙ．
discovery.
Ｔｈｉｓ
This ｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｍａｎ man ｍｉｇｈｔ
might ｂｅ be ｒｉｃｈ．
rich.ＩｆIfｓｏ， ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
so, marriage shouldｂｅ beｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｏｆ． of.
Ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
Against ｔｈｅ the ｓｈｅｌｌ
shell ofｏｆher ｈｅｒear ｅａｒbroke
ｂｒｏｋｅthe ｔｈｅwaves
ｗａｖｅｓ ofｏｆworldly
ｗｏｒｌｄｌｙcunning.
ｃｕｎｎｉｎｇ． The Ｔｈｅ
ａｒｒｏｗｓ
arrowsｏｆ of ｃｒａｆｔ ｓｈｏｔ by
craft shot ｂｙ her.
ｈｅｒ． SheＳｈｅ saw
ｓａｗ ｔｈｅ ｔｈｉｎ lips
the thin ｌｉｐｓmoving,
ｍｏｖｉｎｇ， and ａｎｄ ｓｍｉｌｅｄ．
smiled.
Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ｓｈｅ ｆｅｌｔ ｔｈｅ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｏ ｓｐｅａｋ． Ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄｙ ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄ
Suddenly she felt the need to speak. The wordy silence troubled
ｈｅｒ．＇Ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，
her. ‘Mother, ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，＇ｓｈｅ
mother,’ she ｃｒｉｅｄ， cried, ‘why ｗｈｙ ｄｏｅｓdoes ｈｅ he ｌｏｖｅ
love me ｍｅ ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ？ ＩI
so much?
ｋｎｏｗ
knowｗｈｙ whyＩ Iｌｏｖｅloveｈｉｍ．
him.ＩI ｌｏｖｅlove ｈｉｍhim ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
becauseｈｅheｉｓis like ｌｉｋｅwhatｗｈａｔ Love
Ｌｏｖｅ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｂｅ．be. ButＢｕｔ what
ｗｈａｔ doesｄｏｅｓ he ｈｅ see
ｓｅｅ inｉｎme? ｍｅ？ IＩam ａｍ not
ｎｏｔ worthy
ｗｏｒｔｈｙ of ｏｆ him.
ｈｉｍ． And
Ａｎｄ
ｙｅｔ－ｗｈｙ，
yet – why, Ｉ Iｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannotｔｅｌｌ－ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
tell – though Ｉ Iｆｅｅｌ
feel ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ
so much beneathｈｉｍ， him,ＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t
ｆｅｅｌ ｈｕｍｂｌｅ． ＩI ｆｅｅｌ
feel humble. ｐｒｏｕｄ， terribly
feel proud, ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙproud. ｐｒｏｕｄ．Mother,
Ｍｏｔｈｅｒ， did ｄｉｄ youｙｏｕ love
ｌｏｖｅ my
ｍｙ
ｆａｔｈｅｒ
father ａｓas IＩ love
ｌｏｖｅ Prince
Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ Charming?’
Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ？”
Ｔｈｅ
Theｅｌｄｅｒ ｗｏｍａｎ ｇｒｅｗ
elder woman grewｐａｌｅ paleｂｅｎｅａｔｈ
beneathｔｈｅ ｃｏａｒｓｅ powder
the coarse ｐｏｗｄｅｒ that ｔｈａｔdaubed
ｄａｕｂｅｄ
ｈｅｒ ｃｈｅｅｋｓ， and
her cheeks, ａｎｄ ｈｅｒherｄｒｙdry ｌｉｐｓ ｔｗｉｔｃｈｅｄ with
lips twitched ｗｉｔｈ aａ spasm
ｓｐａｓｍ ｏｆof pain.
ｐａｉｎ． Sybil
Ｓｙｂｉｌ rushed
ｒｕｓｈｅｄ
ｔｏ ｈｅｒ， flung
to her, ｆｌｕｎｇher ｈｅｒarmsａｒｍｓ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ ｈｅｒ ｎｅｃｋ， and
her neck, ａｎｄ ｋｉｓｓｅｄ
kissed her.ｈｅｒ． ‘Forgive
Ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ me, ｍｅ，
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ．
mother.ＩI ｋｎｏｗ knowｉｔitｐａｉｎｓpainsｙｏｕ youｔｏtoｔａｌｋ talk ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｏｕｒ ourｆａｔｈｅｒ．
father. Ｂｕｔ Butｉｔit only
ｏｎｌｙ ｐａｉｎｓ
pains
ｙｏｕ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｙｏｕ ｌｏｖｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ． Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｌｏｏｋ ｓｏ ｓａｄ．Ｉ ａｍ ａｓ ｈａｐｐｙ
you because you loved him so much. Don’t look so sad. I am as happy
ｔｏ－ｄａｙ
to-dayａｓ ｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅ
as you wereｔｗｅｎｔｙ
twentyｙｅａｒｓ yearsａｇｏ．ago. Ａｈ！ｌｅｔ
Ah! let ｍｅ meｂｅbeｈａｐｐｙ
happyｆｏｒ forｅｖｅｒ！＂
ever!’
＇Ｍｙ
‘Myｃｈｉｌｄ，
child,ｙｏｕ youａｒｅareｆａｒfarｔｏｏtooｙｏｕｎｇ
young ｔｏ toｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｏｆofｆａｌｌｉｎｇ
fallingｉｎin ｌｏｖｅ．
love. Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
Besides,
ｗｈａｔ
what ｄｏ do ｙｏｕ
you ｋｎｏｗknowｏｆ of ｔｈｉｓ ｙｏｕｎｇ man?
this young ｍａｎ？ You Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｅｖｅｎ know
don’t even ｋｎｏｗ ｈｉｓ ｎａｍｅ．
his name.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｗｈｏｌｅ
wholeｔｈｉｎｇthingｉｓis most
ｍｏｓｔ ｉｎｃｏｎｖｅｎｉｅｎｔ，
inconvenient, ａｎｄ and ｒｅａｌｌｙ，
really, when ｗｈｅｎＪａｍｅｓ
Jamesｉｓis going
ｇｏｉｎｇ
ａｗａｙ
awayｔｏto Ａｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ，
Australia, and ａｎｄ ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｔｏtoｔｈｉｎｋ
so much thinkｏｆ， of, IＩ must
ｍｕｓｔ sayｓａｙ that
ｔｈａｔ you
ｙｏｕ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｈａｖｅ
have ｓｈｏｗｎshownｍｏｒｅ more ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｔｉｏｎ．
consideration.Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， However, ａｓ asＩ ｓａｉｄ
I saidｂｅｆｏｒｅ，
before,ｉｆ if
ｈｅ
he ｉｓ ｒｉｃｈ．．．＇
is rich . . .’

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
‘Ａｈ！ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ， ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，
‘Ah! mother, mother,ｌｅｔ
let ｍｅ
meｂｅbeｈａｐｐｙ！’
happy!’
Ｍｒｓ
Mrs Ｖａｎｅ
Vaneｇｌａｎｃｅｄ ａｔ atｈｅｒ，
glanced her,ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ
and ｏｎｅone
with ｏｆ of
ｔｈｏｓｅ ｆａｌｓｅ
those falseｔｈｅａｔｒｉｃａｌ
theatrical
ｇｅｓｔｕｒｅｓ ｔｈａｔ soｓｏ often
gestures that ｏｆｔｅｎbecome
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ａa ｍｏｄｅ
modeｏｆofｓｅｃｏｎｄ
secondｎａｔｕｒｅ
natureｔｏtoａaｓｔａｇｅ－
stage-
ｐｌａｙｅｒ， ｃｌａｓｐｅｄ her
player, clasped ｈｅｒinｉｎherｈｅｒarms.
ａｒｍｓ．AtＡｔthisｔｈｉｓ ｍｏｍｅｎｔthe
moment ｔｈｅdoor
ｄｏｏｒopened,
ｏｐｅｎｅｄ， and
ａｎｄ
ａa young
ｙｏｕｎｇ ｌａｄ ｗｉｔｈ rough
lad with ｒｏｕｇｈ brown
ｂｒｏｗｎ ｈａｉｒ ｃａｍｅ ｉｎｔｏ
hair came ｔｈｅ room.
into the ｒｏｏｍ． He
Ｈｅ ｗａｓ
was
ｔｈｉｃｋ－ｓｅｔ
thick-set ofｏｆfigure,
ｆｉｇｕｒｅ，andａｎｄhisｈｉｓhands
ｈａｎｄｓand
ａｎｄfeet
ｆｅｅｔwere
ｗｅｒｅlarge,
ｌａｒｇｅ，and
ａｎｄsomewhat
ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ
ｃｌｕｍｓｙ
clumsyｉｎin ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ．
movement.ＨｅHe
ｗａｓwas
ｎｏｔnot
ｓｏ so
ｆｉｎｅｌｙ
finelyｂｒｅｄ
bredａｓasｈｉｓ
hisｓｉｓｔｅｒ． Ｏｎｅ
sister. One
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｈａｒｄｌｙ
hardlyｈａｖｅ
haveｇｕｅｓｓｅｄ
guessedｔｈｅtheｃｌｏｓｅ
closeｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓｈｉｐ
relationship ｔｈａｔ ｅｘｉｓｔｅｄbetween
that existed ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
ｔｈｅｍ．
them.Ｍｒｓ
MrsＶａｎｅ
Vane ｆｉｘｅｄ
fixedｈｅｒ
herｅｙｅｓ
eyesｏｎonｈｉｍ，
him,ａｎｄ
andｉｎｔｅｎｓｉｆｉｅｄ
intensifiedｈｅｒ
her ｓｍｉｌｅ． Ｓｈｅ
smile. She
ｍｅｎｔａｌｌｙ
mentally ｅｌｅｖａｔｅｄ
elevatedｈｅｒ
herｓｏｎ
sonｔｏtoｔｈｅ
the ｄｉｇｎｉｔｙ
dignity ｏｆ
of ａｎ
an ａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅ．
audience.Ｓｈｅ
Sheｆｅｌｔ
felt ｓｕｒｅ
sure
ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the ｔａｂｌｅａｕ？ ｗａｓ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ．
tableau² was interesting.
‘Ｙｏｕ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｋｅｅｐ
‘You might keepｓｏｍｅ
someｏｆofｙｏｕｒ ｋｉｓｓｅｓ
your kissesｆｏｒ
forｍｅ，
me,Ｓｉｂｙｌ，
Sibyl,ＩIｔｈｉｎｋ，＇ ｓａｉｄ the
think,’ said ｔｈｅ
ｌａｄ， ｗｉｔｈaａgood-natured
lad, with ｇｏｏｄ－ｎａｔｕｒｅｄ grumble.
ｇｒｕｍｂｌｅ．
‘Ａｈ！ ｂｕｔ you
‘Ah! but ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｌｉｋｅ ｂｅｉｎｇ kissed,
like being ｋｉｓｓｅｄ， Jim,’
Ｊｉｍ，＇ｓｈｅ
she ｃｒｉｅｄ．‘Ｙｏｕ
cried. ‘You ａｒｅ
are ａa
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadful ｏｌｄ ｂｅａｒ．＇And
old bear.’ Ａｎｄ she
ｓｈｅ ran
ｒａｎ across
ａｃｒｏｓｓtheｔｈｅroom
ｒｏｏｍ and
ａｎｄ hugged
ｈｕｇｇｅｄ ｈｉｍ．
him.
Ｊａｍｅｓ
JamesＶａｎｅ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
Vane ｉｎｔｏ
looked ｈｉｓhisｓｉｓｔｅｒ＇ｓ
into ｆａｃｅ with
sister’s face ｗｉｔｈ tenderness.
ｔｅｎｄｅｒｎｅｓｓ． ‘IＩ want
ｗａｎｔ
ｙｏｕ
youｔｏtoｃｏｍｅ
comeｏｕｔoutｗｉｔｈ
withｍｅme
ｆｏｒforａ ｗａｌｋ，
a walk,Ｓｉｂｙｌ．
Sibyl.Ｉ Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
supposeＩ Iｓｈａｌｌ
shall ｅｖｅｒ
ever
ｓｅｅ ｔｈｉｓ horrid
see this ｈｏｒｒｉｄ London
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ａｇａｉｎ．
again.Ｉ Iａｍamｓｕｒｅ
sureＩ Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｗａｎｔ
wantｔｏ．’
to.’
‘Ｍｙ ｓｏｎ， don’t
‘My son, ｄｏｎ＇ｔsay
ｓａｙsuch
ｓｕｃｈdreadful
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌthings,’
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ，＇ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ Ｍｒｓ Vane,
murmured Mrs Ｖａｎｅ，
ｔａｋｉｎｇ ｕｐ ａa ｔａｗｄｒｙ
taking up tawdryｔｈｅａｔｒｉｃａｌ
theatrical ｄｒｅｓｓ， ｗｉｔｈ aａ sigh,
dress, with ｓｉｇｈ， and
ａｎｄ beginning
ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ ｔｏto
ｐａｔｃｈ
patchｉｔ． Ｓｈｅ ｆｅｌｔ
it. She felt aａlittle
ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｅｄthat
disappointed ｔｈａｔheｈｅhad
ｈａｄ not
ｎｏｔ joined
ｊｏｉｎｅｄ the
ｔｈｅ group.
ｇｒｏｕｐ．
ＩｔIt would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ
haveｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ
increasedｔｈｅ theｔｈｅａｔｒｉｃａｌ
theatricalｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓｑｕｅｎｅｓｓ
picturesquenessｏｆofｔｈｅ theｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ．
situation.
‘Ｗｈｙ
‘Why ｎｏｔ，
not, ｍｏｔｈｅｒ？
mother?Ｉ Iｍｅａｎ
meanｉｔ．’
it.’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｐａｉｎ me,
‘You pain ｍｅ， ｍｙ
myｓｏｎ．
son.Ｉ Iｔｒｕｓｔ
trust ｙｏｕ
you ｗｉｌｌ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ ｆｒｏｍ
will return from Ａｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ
Australia ｉｎ
in ａa
ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ
position ｏｆ
of ａｆｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ．
affluence. ＩI believe
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ there
ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｎｏ society
is no ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ofｏｆ any
ａｎｙ ｋｉｎｄ
kind ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
Ｃｏｌｏｎｉｅｓ， nothing
Colonies, ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ that
ｔｈａｔ IＩwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ call
ｃａｌｌsociety;
ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ；so ｓｏ ｗｈｅｎyou
when ｙｏｕhave
ｈａｖｅmade
ｍａｄｅ
ｙｏｕｒ
yourｆｏｒｔｕｎｅ
fortune ｙｏｕ
youｍｕｓｔ
mustｃｏｍｅ
come ｂａｃｋ
backａｎｄand
ａｓｓｅｒｔ
assertｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
yourselfｉｎinＬｏｎｄｏｎ．’
London.’
‘Ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ！＇ ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄthe
‘Society!’ muttered ｔｈｅlad.
ｌａｄ．‘I Ｉdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔwant
ｗａｎｔtoｔｏknow
ｋｎｏｗ anything
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ about
ａｂｏｕｔ
ｔｈａｔ．Ｉ
that. I ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｌｉｋｅ
like toｔｏmake
ｍａｋｅ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｍｏｎｅｙ
moneyｔｏtoｔａｋｅ
takeｙｏｕ
youａｎｄ
andＳｉｂｙｌ
Sibylｏｆｆ
off ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｔａｇｅ．
stage.ＩI ｈａｔｅ
hateｉｔ．’
it.’
‘Ｏｈ，Ｊｉｍ！＇ ｓａｉｄ Sibyl,
‘Oh, Jim!’ said Ｓｉｂｙｌ，laughing,
ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ，‘how
＇ｈｏｗ unkind
ｕｎｋｉｎｄ of
ｏｆ you!
ｙｏｕ！ But
Ｂｕｔ are
ａｒｅ you
ｙｏｕ
ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｇｏｉｎｇ for
really going ｆｏｒ aａ walk
ｗａｌｋ with
ｗｉｔｈ me?
ｍｅ？ Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｗｉｌｌ
will ｂｅ
be ｎｉｃｅ！
nice! ＩI was
ｗａｓ ａｆｒａｉｄ ｙｏｕ
afraid you
ｗｅｒｅ
wereｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｔｏ ｓａｙ good-bye
to say ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ to
ｔｏ some
ｓｏｍｅ of
ｏｆ your
ｙｏｕｒ friends
ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ－
– toｔｏTom
Ｔｏｍ Hardy,
Ｈａｒｄｙ，
ｗｈｏ
whoｇａｖｅ
gave ｙｏｕ
youｔｈａｔ ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ pipe,
that hideous ｐｉｐｅ，orｏｒNed
Ｎｅｄ Langton,
Ｌａｎｇｔｏｎ， who
ｗｈｏ makes
ｍａｋｅｓ ｆｕｎ
fun ｏｆ
of
ｙｏｕ
you ｆｏｒ
for ｓｍｏｋｉｎｇ
smokingｉｔ．it. Ｉｔ ｉｓ very
It is ｖｅｒｙ sweet
ｓｗｅｅｔ of
ｏｆ you
ｙｏｕ to
ｔｏ let
ｌｅｔ me
ｍｅ ｈａｖｅ
have ｙｏｕｒ
yourｌａｓｔ
last
ａｆｔｅｒｎｏｏｎ．
afternoon. Ｗｈｅｒｅ
Whereｓｈａｌｌ
shallｗｅweｇｏ？
go?Ｌｅｔ
Letｕｓusｇｏgoｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theＰａｒｋ．’
Park.’

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｔｏｏ
tooｓｈａｂｂｙ，＇ｈｅ
shabby,’ heａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，
answered,ｆｒｏｗｎｉｎｇ．
frowning.＇Ｏｎｌｙ
‘Onlyｓｗｅｌｌ
swellｐｅｏｐｌｅ
peopleｇｏ
goｔｏ
to
ｔｈｅ Ｐａｒｋ’
the Park.’
‘Ｎｏｎｓｅｎｓｅ，Ｊｉｍ，＇ｓｈｅ
‘Nonsense, Jim,’ sheｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ， whispered, ｓｔｒｏｋｉｎｇ
strokingｔｈｅtheｓｌｅｅｖｅsleeveｏｆofｈｉｓ his ｃｏａｔ．
coat.
Ｈｅ
Heｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅｄ
hesitatedｆｏｒ for ａa ｍｏｍｅｎｔ．
moment. ‘Ｖｅｒｙ
‘Veryｗｅｌｌ，＇
well,’ｈｅheｓａｉｄsaidａｔat ｌａｓｔ，＇ｂｕｔ
last, ‘but ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t
ｂｅ ｔｏｏ long
be too ｌｏｎｇ dressing.’
ｄｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ．＇Ｓｈｅ ｄａｎｃｅｄ ｏｕｔ
She danced out ｏｆ ｔｈｅ door.
of the ｄｏｏｒ． OneＯｎｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｈｅａｒ
hear ｈｅｒ
her
ｓｉｎｇｉｎｇ
singing ａｓ ｓｈｅ ｒａｎ
as she ran ｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ．
upstairs. HerＨｅｒ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｆｅｅｔpattered
little feet ｐａｔｔｅｒｅｄoverhead.
ｏｖｅｒｈｅａｄ．
Ｈｅ
He ｗａｌｋｅｄ
walked ｕｐ up ａｎｄ
and ｄｏｗｎdownｔｈｅ theｒｏｏｍroomｔｗｏ twoｏｒorｔｈｒｅｅ
three ｔｉｍｅｓ．
times. ThenＴｈｅｎ ｈｅ he
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｆｉｇｕｒｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｈａｉｒ． Ｍｏｔｈｅｒ， ａｒｅ ｍｙ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｒｅａｄｙ？”
turned to the still figure in the chair. ‘Mother, are my things ready?’
ｈｅhe ａｓｋｅｄ．
asked.
‘Ｑｕｉｔｅready,
‘Quite ｒｅａｄｙ，Ｊａｍｅｓ，＇ｓｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ
James,’ she answered, keeping ｈｅｒ her ｅｙｅｓ
eyes on ｏｎ ｈｅｒ ｗｏｒｋ．
her work.
Ｆｏｒ
For ｓｏｍｅ
someｍｏｎｔｈｓ
months ｐａｓｔpastｓｈｅsheｈａｄ
hadｆｅｌｔfeltｉｌｌ
ill atａｔease
ｅａｓｅwhenｗｈｅｎ she
ｓｈｅ was
ｗａｓ alone
ａｌｏｎｅ ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｔｈｉｓ ｒｏｕｇｈ， ｓｔｅｒｎ
this rough, stern son ｓｏｎ ofｏｆ hers.
ｈｅｒｓ．HerＨｅｒ shallow
ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ secret
ｓｅｃｒｅｔ nature
ｎａｔｕｒｅ wasｗａｓ troubled
ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄ
ｗｈｅｎ
whenｔｈｅｉｒtheir ｅｙｅｓ
eyes ｍｅｔ．met. ＳｈｅShe ｕｓｅｄ
usedｔｏ to ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonderｉｆif ｈｅ he ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄ
suspected ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ．
anything.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ，
silence, forｆｏｒhe ｈｅmade
ｍａｄｅ ｎｏ no ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｏｂｓｅｒｖａｔｉｏｎ，
observation, became ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｉｎｔｏｌｅｒａｂｌｅ
intolerable ｔｏ to
ｈｅｒ． Ｓｈｅ began
her. She ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｐｌａｉｎ． Women
to complain. Ｗｏｍｅｎ ｄｅｆｅｎｄ defendｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ
themselvesｂｙbyａｔｔａｃｋｉｎｇ，
attacking,
ｊｕｓｔ
just asａｓthey
ｔｈｅｙattack
ａｔｔａｃｋbyｂｙsuddenｓｕｄｄｅｎ andａｎｄ strange
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ surrenders.
ｓｕｒｒｅｎｄｅｒｓ． ‘I Ｉ hope
ｈｏｐｅ ｙｏｕyouｗｉｌｌ
will
ｂｅ
be ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔｅｄ，
contented, Ｊａｍｅｓ，James, ｗｉｔｈ withｙｏｕｒ
yourｓｅａ－ｆａｒｉｎｇ
sea-faring ｌｉｆｅ，＇ｓｈｅ ｓａｉｄ．‘Ｙｏｕ
life,’ she said. ‘You must ｍｕｓｔ
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ
rememberｔｈａｔ that ｉｔ it ｉｓ ｙｏｕｒ own
is your ｏｗｎ ｃｈｏｉｃｅ．
choice. You Ｙｏｕ ｍｉｇｈｔ
might ｈａｖｅhave ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ
entered ａa
ｓｏｌｉｃｉｔｏｒ＇ｓ ｏｆｆｉｃｅ． Ｓｏｌｉｃｉｔｏｒｓ ａｒｅ ａ ｖｅｒｙ ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｌｅ ｃｌａｓｓ， ａｎｄ ｉｎ
solicitor’s office. Solicitors are a very respectable class, and in ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ ｏｆｔｅｎ ｄｉｎｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｂｅｓｔ
country often dine with the best families.’ ｆａｍｉｌｉｅｓ．’
Ｉｈａｔｅ
‘I hateｏｆｆｉｃｅｓ，ａｎｄ
offices, andＩ Iｈａｔｅ hateｃｌｅｒｋｓ，＇
clerks,’ ｈｅ he ｒｅｐｌｉｅｄ．
replied. ‘ButＢｕｔ ｙｏｕyouａｒｅareｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｒｉｇｈｔ．
right.
ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｃｈｏｓｅｎ
chosenｍｙmyｏｗｎ ownｌｉｆｅ．Ａｌｌ
life. AllＩ Iｓａｙ
sayｉｓ， ｗａｔｃｈ ｏｖｅｒ
is, watch overＳｉｂｙｌ．
Sibyl. Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｌｅｔ let ｈｅｒ
her
ｃｏｍｅ
comeｔｏtoａｎｙ anyｈａｒｍ．
harm.Ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，
Mother,ｙｏｕ youｍｕｓｔ must ｗａｔｃｈ
watchｏｖｅｒ overｈｅｒ．’
her.’
Ｊａｍｅｓ，
‘James, ｙｏｕ youｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ｔａｌｋ talk ｖｅｒｙ
very ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙ．
strangely. Of Ｏｆ course
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ IＩ watch
ｗａｔｃｈ ｏｖｅｒ over
Ｓｉｂｙｌ．’
Sibyl.’
Ｉ‘I ｈｅａｒ
hear ａa ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ
gentlemanｃｏｍｅｓ comesｅｖｅｒｙ everyｎｉｇｈｔnightｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｔｈｅａｔｒｅ，
theatre, and ａｎｄ ｇｏｅｓ
goes
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｔｏ ｔａｌｋ ｔｏ ｈｅｒ． Ｉｓ ｔｈａｔ ｒｉｇｈｔ？ Ｗｈａｔ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈａｔ？”
behind to talk to her. Is that right? What about that?’
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You are ａｒｅ speaking
ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ about ａｂｏｕｔ things
ｔｈｉｎｇｓyou ｙｏｕ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔunderstand,
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ，Ｊａｍｅｓ．James.Ｉｎ In ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ
profession ｗｅ we ａｒｅ
are ａｃｃｕｓｔｏｍｅｄ
accustomed ｔｏtoｒｅｃｅｉｖｅ
receiveａ aｇｒｅａｔ
greatｄｅａｌdealｏｆ of ｍｏｓｔ
mostｇｒａｔｉｆｙｉｎｇ
gratifying
ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ．
attention. IＩmyself ｍｙｓｅｌｆused ｕｓｅｄtoｔｏreceive
ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅmany ｍａｎｙ bouquets
ｂｏｕｑｕｅｔｓ at ａｔ one
ｏｎｅ time.
ｔｉｍｅ． ThatＴｈａｔ
ｗａｓ
was ｗｈｅｎ
whenａｃｔｉｎｇ
actingｗａｓ wasｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ．
understood.ＡｓAsｆｏｒ forＳｉｂｙｌ，
Sibyl, IＩ doｄｏ not
ｎｏｔ know
ｋｎｏｗ ａｔ at
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
presentｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ
whetherｈｅｒ herａｔｔａｃｈｍｅｎｔ
attachment ｉｓ isｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ
seriousｏｒorｎｏｔ． not. Ｂｕｔ
Butｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｉｓ ｎｏ doubt
is no ｄｏｕｂｔ
ｔｈａｔ
that theｔｈｅ young
ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍａｎmanｉｎinｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ
questionｉｓis ａa ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ． Ｈｅ
perfect gentleman. Heｉｓis always
ａｌｗａｙｓ
ｍｏｓｔ
mostｐｏｌｉｔｅ
polite ｔｏ ｍｅ． Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
to me. Besides, he ｈｅ has
ｈａｓ theｔｈｅ appearance
ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ ｏｆof ｂｅｉｎｇbeing ｒｉｃｈ， ａｎｄ
rich, and
ｔｈｅ
the ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ
flowersｈｅheｓｅｎｄｓ sendsａｒｅareｌｏｖｅｌｙ．’
lovely.’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ know
‘You don’t ｋｎｏｗ ｈｉｓ his ｎａｍｅ，
name,ｔｈｏｕｇｈ，＇
though,’ｓａｉｄ saidｔｈｅtheｌａｄ，
lad, ｈａｒｓｈｌｙ．
harshly.

６２

  Ｖ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

＇Ｎｏ，＇ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ ｈｉｓ

‘No,’ answered his ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，
mother,ｗｉｔｈ
withａｐｌａｃｉｄ
a placidｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expressionｉｎinｈｅｒ
herｆａｃｅ．“Ｈｅ
face. ‘He
ｈａｓ
has ｎｏｔ
not ｙｅｔ
yet ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ
revealed ｈｉｓ
his ｒｅａｌ ｎａｍｅ． ＩI ｔｈｉｎｋ
real name. think ｉｔ
it isｉｓquite
ｑｕｉｔｅromantic
ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ of
ｏｆ him.
ｈｉｍ．
Ｈｅ
Heｉｓ ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ ａa member
is probably ｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｏｆofｔｈｅ
theａｒｉｓｔｏｃｒａｃｙ．
aristocracy.’
Ｊａｍｅｓ
JamesＶａｎｅVaneｂｉｔbitｈｉｓ
hisｌｉｐ． Ｗａｔｃｈ ｏｖｅｒ
lip. ‘Watch overＳｉｂｙｌ，
Sibyl, ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，＇
mother,’ｈｅ heｃｒｉｅｄ， ＇ｗａｔｃｈ
cried, ‘watch
ｏｖｅｒ ｈｅｒ
over her.’
‘Ｍｙ ｓｏｎ， you
‘My son, ｙｏｕ distress
ｄｉｓｔｒｅｓｓmeｍｅ very ｖｅｒｙ much.
ｍｕｃｈ． Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl isｉｓalways
ａｌｗａｙｓunder ｕｎｄｅｒ my ｍｙ
ｓｐｅｃｉａｌ
special ｃａｒｅ． Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ，
care. Of course, ｉｆｔｈｉｓ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ ｉｓis wealthy,
if this gentleman ｗｅａｌｔｈｙ， ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｉｓ ｎｏ reason
is no ｒｅａｓｏｎ
ｗｈｙ
whyｓｈｅ sheｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｎｏｔnotｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔ
contractａｎanａｌｌｉａｎｃｅ
allianceｗｉｔｈ
withｈｉｍ．Ｉ
him. Iｔｒｕｓｔ
trust ｈｅheｉｓ ｏｎｅ ｏｆ
is one of
ｔｈｅ ａｒｉｓｔｏｃｒａｃｙ． Ｈｅ ｈａｓ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｉｔ， Ｉ ｍｕｓｔ ｓａｙ． Ｉｔ ｍｉｇｈｔ
the aristocracy. He has all the appearance of it, I must say. It might
ｂｅ
be ａa ｍｏｓｔ
most ｂｒｉｌｌｉａｎｔ ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅfor
brilliant marriage ｆｏｒSibyl.
Ｓｉｂｙｌ． Ｔｈｅｙwould
They ｗｏｕｌｄmakeｍａｋｅ aａ charming
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ
ｃｏｕｐｌｅ．
couple. His Ｈｉｓ good
ｇｏｏｄ ｌｏｏｋｓ
looks ａｒｅ ｒｅａｌｌｙ quite
are really ｑｕｉｔｅremarkable;
ｒｅｍａｒｋａｂｌｅ； everybody
ｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ ｎｏｔｉｃｅｓ
notices
ｔｈｅｍ．’
them.’
Ｔｈｅ
The ｌａｄlad ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ
muttered ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｔｏ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，and
to himself, ａｎｄdrummed
ｄｒｕｍｍｅｄ ｏｎ on ｔｈｅ
the
ｗｉｎｄｏｗ－ｐａｎｅ
window-pane ｗｉｔｈ
withｈｉｓhisｃｏａｒｓｅ
coarseｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ．
fingers. He Ｈｅ ｈａｄ
hadｊｕｓｔ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｒｏｕｎｄ
just turned roundｔｏto ｓａｙsay
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ，
something,ｗｈｅｎ whenｔｈｅ theｄｏｏｒ
doorｏｐｅｎｅｄ，
opened,ａｎｄ and Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibylｒａｎ ranｉｎ．in.
‘Ｈｏｗ
‘How ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ
serious ｙｏｕ
youｂｏｔｈbothａｒｅ！＇
are!’ ｓｈｅ
she ｃｒｉｅｄ． Ｗｈａｔ ｉｓisｔｈｅ
cried. ‘What theｍａｔｔｅｒ？”
matter?’
＇Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ，＇ｈｅ
‘Nothing,’ he ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．
answered. Ｉ‘I ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
supposeｏｎｅ oneｍｕｓｔmustｂｅbeｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ．
serious sometimes.
Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ， ｍｏｔｈｅｒ； Ｉ ｗｉｌｌ ｈａｖｅ ｍｙ ｄｉｎｎｅｒ ａｔ ｆｉｖｅ ｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ． Ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
Good-bye, mother; I will have my dinner at five o’clock. Everything
ｉｓis packed,
ｐａｃｋｅｄ， ｅｘｃｅｐｔ
except ｍｙ myｓｈｉｒｔｓ，
shirts, ｓｏ ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ
so you needｎｏｔnotｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ．＇
trouble.’
‘Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ，ｍｙｓｏｎ，＇ｓｈｅ
‘Good-bye, my son,’ she answered, with a bowｓｔｒａｉｎｅｄ
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｂｏｗｏｆ of strained ｓｔａｔｅｌｉｎｅｓｓ．
stateliness.
Ｓｈｅ
She ｗａｓwas ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
extremely ａｎｎｏｙｅｄ
annoyed ａｔ at ｔｈｅ
the ｔｏｎｅ
tone ｈｅ he ｈａｄhad ａｄｏｐｔｅｄ
adopted ｗｉｔｈ with
ｈｅｒ，
her, ａｎｄand ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｗａｓ
was ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｉｎin ｈｉｓ his ｌｏｏｋ
look ｔｈａｔ
that had ｈａｄ ｍａｄｅ
madeｈｅｒ herｆｅｅｌ
feel
ａｆｒａｉｄ．
afraid.
‘Ｋｉｓｓ
‘Kiss me,ｍｅ， mother,’
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，＇ｓａｉｄ said ｔｈｅ
theｇｉｒｌ． Ｈｅｒ ｆｌｏｗｅｒ－ｌｉｋｅ
girl. Her flower-like ｌｉｐｓ ｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ ｔｈｅ
lips touched the
ｗｉｔｈｅｒｅｄ
withered ｃｈｅｅｋ，
cheek, ａｎｄ
andｗａｒｍｅｄ
warmed ｉｔｓitsｆｒｏｓｔ．
frost.
‘Ｍｙ ｃｈｉｌｄ！ my
‘My child! ｍｙ ｃｈｉｌｄ！＇ ｃｒｉｅｄMrs
child!’ cried Ｍｒｓ Vane,
Ｖａｎｅ， ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingｕｐupｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｃｅｉｌｉｎｇ
ceiling ｉｎin
ｓｅａｒｃｈ ｏｆ ａｎ ｉｍａｇｉｎａｒｙ ｇａｌｌｅｒｙ．
search of an imaginary gallery.
＇Ｃｏｍｅ，
‘Come,Ｓｉｂｙｌ，＇ ｓａｉｄ her
Sibyl,’ said ｈｅｒ brother,
ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ， impatiently.
ｉｍｐａｔｉｅｎｔｌｙ．He Ｈｅ hated
ｈａｔｅｄ hisｈｉｓmother’s
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ＇ｓ
ａｆｆｅｃｔａｔｉｏｎｓ．
affectations.
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｗｅｎｔwentｏｕｔ
outｉｎｔｏ
intoｔｈｅ
theｆｌｉｃｋｅｒｉｎｇ ｗｉｎｄ－ｂｌｏｗｎ ｓｕｎｌｉｇｈｔ，
flickering wind-blown sunlight,ａｎｄ andｓｔｒｏｌｌｅｄ
strolled
ｄｏｗｎ
downｔｈｅ theｄｒｅａｒｙ
drearyＥｕｓｔｏｎ
EustonＲｏａｄ．３
Road.³Ｔｈｅ Theｐａｓｓｅｒｓ－ｂｙ
passers-byｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glanced ｉｎ ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ａｔ
in wonder at
ｔｈｅ
the ｓｕｌｌｅｎ， ｈｅａｖｙ ｙｏｕｔｈ，
sullen, heavy youth,ｗｈｏ，
who, ｉｎ inｃｏａｒｓｅ，
coarse, ｉｌｌ－ｆｉｔｔｉｎｇ ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ， was
ill-fitting clothes, ｗａｓ ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ
companyｏｆofｓｕｃｈ suchａ ｇｒａｃｅｆｕｌ，
a graceful,ｒｅｆｉｎｅｄ－ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
refined-looking ｇｉｒｌ． girl. He Ｈｅ ｗａｓ
was ｌｉｋｅlike ａa
ｃｏｍｍｏｎ
common ｇａｒｄｅｎｅｒ
gardener ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ
walking ｗｉｔｈwithａ aｒｏｓｅ．
rose.
Ｊｉｍ
Jim ｆｒｏｗｎｅｄ
frowned ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｉｍｅ timeｔｏtoｔｉｍｅ timeｗｈｅｎwhenｈｅhe ｃａｕｇｈｔ
caught ｔｈｅthe ｉｎｑｕｉｓｉｔｉｖｅ
inquisitive
ｇｌａｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｓｏｍｅ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｒ． Ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｔｈａｔ ｄｉｓｌｉｋｅ ｏｆ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｓｔａｒｅｄ at
glance of some stranger. He had that dislike of being stared ａｔ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
６？
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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｃｏｍｅｓ
comesｏｎonｇｅｎｉｕｓｅｓ
geniusesｌａｔｅ
late ｉｎ ｌｉｆｅ，and
in life, ａｎｄnever
ｎｅｖｅｒleaves
ｌｅａｖｅｓthe
ｔｈｅcommonplace.
ｃｏｍｍｏｎｐｌａｃｅ．
Ｓｉｂｙｌ， ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， ｗａｓ
Sibyl, however, wasｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｕｎｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
unconsciousｏｆofｔｈｅ
the ｅｆｆｅｃｔ ｓｈｅwas
effect she ｗａｓ producing.
ｐｒｏｄｕｃｉｎｇ．
Ｈｅｒ
Her love was trembling in laughter on her lips. She was thinking ｏｆ
ｌｏｖｅ ｗａｓ ｔｒｅｍｂｌｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｌａｕｇｈｔｅｒ ｏｎ ｈｅｒ ｌｉｐｓ． Ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ of
Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ
Prince Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ，
Charming,ａｎｄ，and,ｔｈａｔ
thatｓｈｅ
sheｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｏｆof ｈｉｍ
himａｌｌall ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｅ， ｓｈｅ
the more, she
ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ talk
did not ｔａｌｋ of
ｏｆhim,
ｈｉｍ， but
ｂｕｔ prattled
ｐｒａｔｔｌｅｄon
ｏｎ about
ａｂｏｕｔ the
ｔｈｅ ship
ｓｈｉｐ inｉｎwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ Jim
Ｊｉｍ was
ｗａｓ
ｇｏｉｎｇｔｏ
going toｓａｉｌ， ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ
sail, about the ｇｏｌｄ ｈｅ was
gold he ｗａｓ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｔｏ find,
certain to ｆｉｎｄ，about
ａｂｏｕｔ the
ｔｈｅwonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
ｈｅｉｒｅｓｓ ｗｈｏｓｅ ｌｉｆｅ
heiress whose ｈｅ was
life he ｗａｓ to
ｔｏ save
ｓａｖｅ from
ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
the ｗｉｃｋｅｄ，
wicked, ｒｅｄ－ｓｈｉｒｔｅｄ ｂｕｓｈ－
red-shirted bush-
ｒａｎｇｅｒｓ．
rangers. Ｆｏｒ
For ｈｅhe ｗａｓ
wasｎｏｔ
notｔｏtoｒｅｍａｉｎ
remainａ aｓａｉｌｏｒ，
sailor, ｏｒ
or ａa ｓｕｐｅｒ－ｃａｒｇｏ，
super-cargo, ｏｒ
or
ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ
whateverｈｅheｗａｓ
wasｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏtoｂｅ．
be.Ｏｈ，
Oh,ｎｏ！
no!Ａ Aｓａｉｌｏｒ＇ｓ ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ was
sailor’s existence ｗａｓ ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ．
dreadful.
Ｆａｎｃｙ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｃｏｏｐｅｄ ｕｐ ｉｎ ａ ｈｏｒｒｉｄｓｈｉｐ， ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｈｏａｒｓｅ， ｈｕｍｐ－ｂａｃｋｅｄ
Fancy being cooped up in a horrid ship, with the hoarse, hump-backed
ｗａｖｅｓ
wavesｔｒｙｉｎｇ ｔｏ get
trying to ｇｅｔin,
ｉｎ，and
ａｎｄa ａblack
ｂｌａｃｋwind
ｗｉｎｄblowing
ｂｌｏｗｉｎｇ the
ｔｈｅmasts
ｍａｓｔｓdown,
ｄｏｗｎ， and
ａｎｄ
ｔｅａｒｉｎｇ
tearing ｔｈｅ
the ｓａｉｌｓ ｉｎｔｏlong
sails into ｌｏｎｇscreaming
ｓｃｒｅａｍｉｎｇ ribands!
ｒｉｂａｎｄｓ！ He
Ｈｅ ｗａｓ
was ｔｏ
to ｌｅａｖｅ
leave ｔｈｅ
the
ｖｅｓｓｅｌ
vessel atａｔMelbourne,
Ｍｅｌｂｏｕｒｎｅ， ｂｉｄ
bid ａa ｐｏｌｉｔｅ ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
polite good-bye the ｃａｐｔａｉｎ， ａｎｄ ｇｏ
captain, and go ｏｆｆ
off
ａｔ
at ｏｎｃｅ
once ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the ｇｏｌｄ－ｆｉｅｌｄｓ． Ｂｅｆｏｒｅa ａweek
gold-fields. Before ｗｅｅｋwas
ｗａｓover
ｏｖｅｒ he
ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ to
ｔｏ come
ｃｏｍｅ
ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across aａ large
ｌａｒｇｅ nugget
ｎｕｇｇｅｔ ｏｆ ｐｕｒｅ ｇｏｌｄ，
of pure gold, ｔｈｅ
the ｌａｒｇｅｓｔ ｎｕｇｇｅｔ that
largest nugget ｔｈａｔ had
ｈａｄ ｅｖｅｒ
ever
ｂｅｅｎ
been ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｂｒｉｎｇ
discovered, and ｉｔdown
bring it ｄｏｗｎ to
ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅcoast
ｃｏａｓｔinｉｎa waggon
ａ ｗａｇｇｏｎguarded
ｇｕａｒｄｅｄ
ｂｙ
by ｓｉｘ ｍｏｕｎｔｅｄ ｐｏｌｉｃｅｍｅｎ．
six mounted policemen. Ｔｈｅ
The ｂｕｓｈｒａｎｇｅｒｓ
bushrangers ｗｅｒｅ
were ｔｏ
to ａｔｔａｃｋ ｔｈｅｍ
attack them
ｔｈｒｅｅ ｔｉｍｅｓ，and
three times, ａｎｄ be
ｂｅ defeated
ｄｅｆｅａｔｅｄwith
ｗｉｔｈimmense
ｉｍｍｅｎｓｅ ｓｌａｕｇｈｔｅｒ． Ｏｒ， no.
slaughter. Or, ｎｏ． He
Ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ
ｎｏｔ
not ｔｏ ｇｏ to
to go ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ gold-fields
ｇｏｌｄ－ｆｉｅｌｄｓatａｔall.ａｌｌ． Ｔｈｅｙwere
They ｗｅｒｅhorrid
ｈｏｒｒｉｄplaces,
ｐｌａｃｅｓ，where
ｗｈｅｒｅmen
ｍｅｎ
ｇｏｔ ｉｎｔｏｘｉｃａｔｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｓｈｏｔ ｅａｃｈ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｉｎ ｂａｒ－ｒｏｏｍｓ，
got intoxicated, and shot each other in bar-rooms, and used bad ａｎｄ ｕｓｅｄ ｂａｄ
ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ．
language. Ｈｅ
Heｗａｓ
wasｔｏto ｂｅ
be ａa ｎｉｃｅ
nice ｓｈｅｅｐ－ｆａｒｍｅｒ，
sheep-farmer, ａｎｄ
and ｏｎｅ
oneｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ，
evening, ａｓ
as ｈｅ
he
ｗａｓ
was ｒｉｄｉｎｇ
riding ｈｏｍｅ，
home,ｈｅheｗａｓ
wasｔｏtoｓｅｅ
seeｔｈｅ
theｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautifulｈｅｉｒｅｓｓ
heiress ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｃａｒｒｉｅｄ
carried ｏｆｆ
off
ｂｙ
by ａa ｒｏｂｂｅｒ
robber ｏｎ
on ａa ｂｌａｃｋ
black ｈｏｒｓｅ， ａｎｄ ｇｉｖｅ
horse, and give ｃｈａｓｅ， ａｎｄ ｒｅｓｃｕｅ
chase, and ｈｅｒ． Of
rescue her. Ｏｆ
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
course ｓｈｅ
she ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｆａｌｌ ｉｎ love
fall in ｌｏｖｅ with
ｗｉｔｈ him,
ｈｉｍ， and
ａｎｄ he
ｈｅ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ
her, and they
ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｇｅｔ ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ， and
get married, ａｎｄ come
ｃｏｍｅ ｈｏｍｅ，
home,ａｎｄandｌｉｖｅ
live ｉｎ ａｎ immense
in an ｉｍｍｅｎｓｅ ｈｏｕｓｅ
houseｉｎ
in
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ． Ｙｅｓ，
London. Yes,ｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｗｅｒｅ
wereｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
delightful ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｉｎ
in ｓｔｏｒｅ ｆｏｒ him.
store for ｈｉｍ． But
Ｂｕｔ ｈｅ
he
ｍｕｓｔ
must ｂｅbeｖｅｒｙ
very ｇｏｏｄ，
good, ａｎｄ
andｎｏｔ
notｌｏｓｅ
lose ｈｉｓ ｔｅｍｐｅｒ， or
his temper, ｏｒ spend
ｓｐｅｎｄ his
ｈｉｓ money
ｍｏｎｅｙ
ｆｏｏｌｉｓｈｌｙ． Ｓｈｅ was
foolishly. She ｗａｓ only
ｏｎｌｙ aａ year
ｙｅａｒ older
ｏｌｄｅｒ than
ｔｈａｎ he
ｈｅ was,
ｗａｓ， but
ｂｕｔ she
ｓｈｅ knew
ｋｎｅｗ ｓｏ
so
ｍｕｃｈ
muchｍｏｒｅ ｏｆ of
more ｌｉｆｅ．
life. Ｈｅ
Heｍｕｓｔ ｂｅbeｓｕｒｅ，
must sure,ａｌｓｏ，
also,ｔｏto ｗｒｉｔｅ
write ｔｏ
to ｈｅｒ
her ｂｙby ｅｖｅｒｙ
every
ｍａｉｌ， ａｎｄ ｔｏ
mail, and ｓａｙ his
to say ｈｉｓprayers
ｐｒａｙｅｒｓeach
ｅａｃｈ night
ｎｉｇｈｔ before
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ heｈｅ went
ｗｅｎｔ to
ｔｏ sleep.
ｓｌｅｅｐ．God
Ｇｏｄ
ｗａｓ
was ｖｅｒｙ ｇｏｏｄ， and
very good, ａｎｄ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｗａｔｃｈ
watch ｏｖｅｒ
over ｈｉｍ．
him. ＳｈｅShe ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｐｒａｙ
pray ｆｏｒ ｈｉｍ
for him
ｔｏｏ， ａｎｄ ｉｎ
too, and in aａ few
ｆｅｗ years
ｙｅａｒｓheｈｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ come
ｃｏｍｅ ｂａｃｋ
backｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｒｉｃｈ ａｎｄ happy.
rich and ｈａｐｐｙ．
Ｔｈｅ
Theｌａｄ
lad ｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｄ ｓｕｌｋｉｌｙtoｔｏher,
listened sulkily ｈｅｒ，
andａｎｄmade
ｍａｄｅno
ｎｏ answer.
ａｎｓｗｅｒ． He
Ｈｅ ｗａｓ
was
ｈｅａｒｔ－ｓｉｃｋ ａｔ leaving
heart-sick at ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ home.
ｈｏｍｅ．
Ｙｅｔ
Yet ｉｔ ｗａｓ not
it was ｎｏｔ this
ｔｈｉｓalone
ａｌｏｎｅthat
ｔｈａｔmade
ｍａｄｅhim ｈｉｍ gloomy
ｇｌｏｏｍｙ ａｎｄ
and ｍｏｒｏｓｅ．
morose.
Ｉｎｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｄ ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｈｅ ｗａｓ， ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｓｔｉｌｌ ａ ｓｔｒｏｎｇ ｓｅｎｓｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ danger
Inexperienced though he was, he had still a strong sense of the ｄａｎｇｅｒ
６４
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  Ｖ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

ｏｆ Ｓｉｂｙｌ＇ｓposition.
of Sibyl’s ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ． Ｔｈｉｓyoung
This ｙｏｕｎｇdandy
ｄａｎｄｙwho
ｗｈｏ was
ｗａｓ ｍａｋｉｎｇ
makingｌｏｖｅ
love ｔｏ
to ｈｅｒ
her
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｍｅａｎ ｈｅｒ ｎｏ ｇｏｏｄ． Ｈｅ ｗａｓ ａ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ， ａｎｄ ｈｅ ｈａｔｅｄ ｈｉｍ
could mean her no good. He was a gentleman, and he hated him for ｆｏｒ
ｔｈａｔ， ｈａｔｅｄ him
that, hated ｈｉｍ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｓｏｍｅ
someｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curiousｒａｃｅ－ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔ ｆｏｒ which
race-instinct for ｗｈｉｃｈ he
ｈｅ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ
ｎｏｔ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ，＊ ａｎｄ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｆｏｒ ｔｈａｔ ｒｅａｓｏｎ ｗａｓ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｄｏｍｉｎａｎｔ
not account,⁴ and which for that reason was all the more dominant
ｗｉｔｈｉｎ
withinｈｉｍ．
him.Ｈｅ
Heｗａｓ
wasｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
consciousａｌｓｏ
alsoｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｓｈａｌｌｏｗｎｅｓｓ
shallownessａｎｄ andｖａｎｉｔｙ
vanityｏｆofｈｉｓ
his
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ＇ｓ
mother’s ｎａｔｕｒｅ，
nature,ａｎｄ
andｉｎinｔｈａｔ
thatｓａｗ
sawｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅ
infiniteｐｅｒｉｌ
peril ｆｏｒ
for Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl ａｎｄ
andＳｉｂｙｌ＇ｓ
Sibyl’s
ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ．
happiness. Ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ
Childrenｂｅｇｉｎ
beginｂｙbyｌｏｖｉｎｇ
lovingｔｈｅｉｒ ｐａｒｅｎｔｓ； as
their parents; ａｓ they
ｔｈｅｙ grow
ｇｒｏｗ older
ｏｌｄｅｒ
ｔｈｅｙ ｊｕｄｇｅ them;
they judge ｔｈｅｍ； ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｔｈｅｙ theyｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ ｔｈｅｍ．
forgive them.
Ｈｉｓ
His ｍｏｔｈｅｒ！
mother! Ｈｅ Heｈａｄ hadｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｏｎonｈｉｓ his ｍｉｎｄ
mindｔｏto ａｓｋ ｏｆｈｅｒ，
ask of ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
her, something
ｔｈａｔ
that heｈｅ had
ｈａｄ brooded
ｂｒｏｏｄｅｄ ｏｎ onｆｏｒ ｍａｎｙ ｍｏｎｔｈｓ
for many monthsｏｆofｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ．
silence. AＡ chance
ｃｈａｎｃｅ ｐｈｒａｓｅ
phrase
ｔｈａｔ
that heｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｈｅａｒｄ
heard ａｔ at ｔｈｅ ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ， aａwhispered
the theatre, ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ sneer ｓｎｅｅｒ that
ｔｈａｔ had
ｈａｄ reached
ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ
ｈｉｓ ｅａｒｓ one
his ears ｏｎｅ night
ｎｉｇｈｔ ａｓ ｈｅ ｗａｉｔｅｄ
as he waitedａｔ at ｔｈｅ
the ｓｔａｇｅ－ｄｏｏｒ，
stage-door, ｈａｄ hadｓｅｔsetｌｏｏｓｅ
loose ａa ｔｒａｉｎ
train
ｏｆ horrible
of ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ thoughts.
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｓ． He Ｈｅ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ
remembered ｉｔ ａｓ
it asｉｆifｉｔit had
ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
beenｔｈｅtheｌａｓｈ
lashｏｆof ａa
ｈｕｎｔｉｎｇ－ｃｒｏｐ
hunting-cropａｃｒｏｓｓ acrossｈｉｓ his ｆａｃｅ． Ｈｉｓ brows
face. His ｂｒｏｗｓ ｋｎｉｔ
knit ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ
together ｉｎｔｏinto aａ wedge-like
ｗｅｄｇｅ－ｌｉｋｅ
ｆｕｒｒｏｗ，
furrow,ａｎｄ andｗｉｔｈwithａ aｔｗｉｔｃｈ
twitchｏｆofｐａｉｎ
painｈｅheｂｉｔ bitｈｉｓhis ｕｎｄｅｒ－ｌｉｐ．
under-lip.
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You areａｒｅ ｎｏｔ
not ｌｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇ
listening toｔｏ aａ wordｗｏｒｄ ＩI ａｍ amｓａｙｉｎｇ，
saying, Ｊｉｍ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ
Jim,’ criedＳｉｂｙｌ，
Sibyl,
‘ａｎｄ
‘and IＩam ａｍ making
ｍａｋｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ theｍｏｓｔ
mostｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
delightful ｐｌａｎｓ
plans ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｆｕｔｕｒｅ．
for your future. Do Ｄｏ ｓａｙ
say
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ．＇
something.’
‘Ｗｈａｔ
‘What ｄｏ do ｙｏｕ
you ｗａｎｔ
wantｍｅmeｔｏtoｓａｙ？＂say?’
‘Ｏｈ！ ｔｈａｔ you
‘Oh! that ｙｏｕ will
ｗｉｌｌbeｂｅaａgood ｇｏｏｄ boy,
ｂｏｙ， andａｎｄ notｎｏｔ forget
ｆｏｒｇｅｔ us,’
ｕｓ，＇ｓｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，
she answered,
ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ
smiling ａｔ ｈｉｍ．
at him.
Ｈｅ
Heｓｈｒｕｇｇｅｄ
shruggedｈｉｓ hisｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ．＇Ｙｏｕ
shoulders. ‘Youａｒｅ areｍｏｒｅ
more ｌｉｋｅｌｙ
likelyｔｏto ｆｏｒｇｅｔ ｍｅ， than
forget me, ｔｈａｎ
ＩI ａｍ
amｔｏtoｆｏｒｇｅｔ
forget ｙｏｕ，
you,Ｓｉｂｙｌ．＇
Sibyl.’
Ｓｈｅ
She ｆｌｕｓｈｅｄ．
flushed. ‘WhatＷｈａｔ ｄｏdoｙｏｕ youｍｅａｎ，Ｊｉｍ？”
mean, Jim?’ｓｈｅ sheａｓｋｅｄ．
asked.
‘Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ aａ new
‘You have ｎｅｗ ｆｒｉｅｎｄ，
friend, IＩhear.
ｈｅａｒ．Who Ｗｈｏ isｉｓhe? ｈｅ？Why Ｗｈｙ have
ｈａｖｅ ｙｏｕ
you ｎｏｔnot ｔｏｌｄ
told
ｍｅmeａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈｉｍ？
him? Ｈｅ Heｍｅａｎｓ
meansｙｏｕ youｎｏ noｇｏｏｄ．＇
good.’
‘Ｓｔｏｐ，Ｊｉｍ！＇ｓｈｅ ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ． ‘Ｙｏｕ
‘Stop, Jim!’ she exclaimed. ｍｕｓｔ ｎｏｔ
‘You must ｓａｙ anything
not say ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｈｉｍ．
against him.
ＩI love
ｌｏｖｅ ｈｉｍ．＇’
him.’
‘Ｗｈｙ，
‘Why, you ｙｏｕ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ even ｅｖｅｎ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｈｉｓ ｎａｍｅ，＇ answered
his name,’ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ the ｔｈｅ lad.
ｌａｄ．‘Who
Ｗｈｏ ｉｓis
ｈｅ？
he? ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ａaｒｉｇｈｔ
right ｔｏ to ｋｎｏｗ．’
know.’
Ｈｅ
‘Heｉｓis ｃａｌｌｅｄ Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ Charming.
called Prince Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ． Ｄｏｎ＇ｔDon’t ｙｏｕ you ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｅname.
like the ｎａｍｅ． Oh!Ｏｈ！ you
ｙｏｕ
ｓｉｌｌｙ ｂｏｙ！you
silly boy! ｙｏｕshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ forget
ｆｏｒｇｅｔ it.ｉｔ．If Ｉｆyouｙｏｕonlyｏｎｌｙsawｓａｗhim,
ｈｉｍ，youｙｏｕwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｔｈｉｎｋ
think himｈｉｍ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ wonderful
the most ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ
person ｉｎ ｔｈｅ world.
in the ｗｏｒｌｄ． SomeＳｏｍｅ ｄａｙ
day ｙｏｕyouｗｉｌｌ
will
ｍｅｅｔ
meet ｈｉｍ：
him: ｗｈｅｎ
whenｙｏｕ youｃｏｍｅcome ｂａｃｋbackｆｒｏｍ
fromＡｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ．
Australia.Ｙｏｕ Youｗｉｌｌ
willｌｉｋｅ
like ｈｉｍ
him ｓｏso
ｍｕｃｈ．
much.Ｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ
Everybodyｌｉｋｅｓ likes ｈｉｍ，
him, ａｎｄＩ．．．
and I . . .ｌｏｖｅ
love ｈｉｍ．
him. ＩI wishｗｉｓｈ you
ｙｏｕ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ come
ｃｏｍｅ
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ theatre
to the ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ to-night.
ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ． He Ｈｅ ｉｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ to
is going ｔｏ be
ｂｅ there,
ｔｈｅｒｅ， and ａｎｄ ＩI am
ａｍ ｔｏ
to ｐｌａｙＪｕｌｉｅｔ．
play Juliet.

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｏｈ！
Oh!ｈｏｗ
howＩ Iｓｈａｌｌ
shall ｐｌａｙ
play ｉｔ！ Ｆａｎｃｙ，Ｊｉｍ，
it! Fancy, Jim, ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be ｉｎ
in ｌｏｖｅ ａｎｄ ｐｌａｙ
love and play Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ！ Ｔｏ
Juliet! To
ｈａｖｅ
haveｈｉｍ
himｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ
sitting ｔｈｅｒｅ！ Ｔｏ ｐｌａｙ
there! To play ｆｏｒ
for ｈｉｓ
his ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔ！
delight! IＩam
ａｍ afraid
ａｆｒａｉｄ IＩ may
ｍａｙ
ｆｒｉｇｈｔｅｎ
frighten the company, frighten or enthral them. To be in love is ｔｏ
ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ， ｆｒｉｇｈｔｅｎ ｏｒ ｅｎｔｈｒａｌ ｔｈｅｍ． Ｔｏ ｂｅ ｉｎ ｌｏｖｅ ｉｓ to
ｓｕｒｐａｓｓ ｏｎｅ＇ｓ self.
surpass one’s ｓｅｌｆ．PoorＰｏｏｒdreadful
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ Mr Ｍｒ Ｉｓａａｃｓ ｗｉｌｌbeｂｅ shouting
Isaacs will ｓｈｏｕｔｉｎｇ＂ｇｅｎｉｕｓ”
‘‘genius’’
ｔｏto ｈｉｓ ｌｏａｆｅｒｓatａｔtheｔｈｅbar.
his loafers ｂａｒ．HeＨｅhasｈａｓpreached
ｐｒｅａｃｈｅｄ me
ｍｅ as
ａｓ aａ dogma;
ｄｏｇｍａ； ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ
to-night ｈｅ
he
ｗｉｌｌ ａｎｎｏｕｎｃｅ ｍｅme
will announce ａｓ ａasｒｅｖｅｌａｔｉｏｎ． Ｉ ｆｅｅｌ
a revelation. ｉｔ．it.ＡｎｄAnd
I feel ｉｔ ｉｓ
it isａｌｌallｈｉｓ，
his, ｈｉｓ
his ｏｎｌｙ，
only,
Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ
Prince Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ，
Charming,ｍｙmyｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｌｏｖｅｒ，
lover, ｍｙmyｇｏｄgodｏｆofｇｒａｃｅｓ． Ｂｕｔ IＩ am
graces. But ａｍ
ｐｏｏｒ ｂｅｓｉｄｅ ｈｉｍ． Ｐｏｏｒ？ Ｗｈａｔ ｄｏｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｔｔｅｒ？ Ｗｈｅｎ ｐｏｖｅｒｔｙ ｃｒｅｅｐｓ
poor beside him. Poor? What does that matter? When poverty creeps
ｉｎ ａｔ the
in at ｔｈｅ door,
ｄｏｏｒ，love
ｌｏｖｅflies
ｆｌｉｅｓin through
ｉｎ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈtheｔｈｅwindow.
ｗｉｎｄｏｗ．OurＯｕｒ proverbs
ｐｒｏｖｅｒｂｓ want
ｗａｎｔ
ｒｅｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｍａｄｅ ｉｎ ｗｉｎｔｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｓｕｍｍｅｒ ｎｏｗ；
rewriting. They were made in winter, and it is summer now;ｓｐｒｉｎｇ－
spring-
ｔｉｍｅ
time ｆｏｒ
for ｍｅ，
me,ＩI ｔｈｉｎｋ，
think, aａ very
ｖｅｒｙ dance
ｄａｎｃｅ ｏｆof ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍｓ
blossomsｉｎinｂｌｕｅ
blueｓｋｉｅｓ．＇
skies.’
＇Ｈｅ
‘Heｉｓis ａa ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ，＇
gentleman,’ｓａｉｄ
saidｔｈｅ
theｌａｄ，
lad,ｓｕｌｌｅｎｌｙ．
sullenly.
‘Ａ Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ！＇sheｓｈｅcried,
‘A Prince!’ ｃｒｉｅｄ，musically.
ｍｕｓｉｃａｌｌｙ．＂Ｗｈａｔ ｍｏｒｅ ｄｏdo ｙｏｕ
‘What more youｗａｎｔ？”
want?’
＇Ｈｅ
‘Heｗａｎｔｓ
wantsｔｏtoｅｎｓｌａｖｅ
enslaveｙｏｕ．’
you.’
Ｉｓｈｕｄｄｅｒ
‘I shudderａｔ atｔｈｅtheｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｏｆ ofｂｅｉｎｇ
thought ｆｒｅｅ．’
being free.’
Ｉ‘I ｗａｎｔ
wantｙｏｕ
youｔｏtoｂｅｗａｒｅ
bewareｏｆofｈｉｍ．’
him.’
“Ｔｏ ｓｅｅ him
‘To see ｈｉｍ ｉｓ ｔｏworship
is to ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ ｈｉｍ，
him, ｔｏto ｋｎｏｗ
knowｈｉｍ ｉｓ isｔｏtoｔｒｕｓｔ
him trustｈｉｍ．’
him.’
‘Ｓｉｂｙｌ， ｙｏｕare
‘Sibyl, you ａｒｅmad
ｍａｄ ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｈｉｍ．’
him.’
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｌａｕｇｈｅｄ，
laughed,ａｎｄ
andｔｏｏｋ
tookｈｉｓ
hisａｒｍ．
arm.Ｙｏｕ ｄｅａｒ
‘You ｏｌｄoldＪｉｍ，
dear Jim,ｙｏｕyou
ｔａｌｋ
talkａｓasｉｆif you
ｙｏｕ
ｗｅｒｅ
wereａaｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ．
hundred.Ｓｏｍｅ
Someｄａｙday
ｙｏｕyou
ｗｉｌｌwillｂｅbeｉｎinｌｏｖｅ
loveｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ． Ｔｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ
yourself. Then youｗｉｌｌ
will
ｋｎｏｗ
knowｗｈａｔ ｉｔ itｉｓ．
what is. Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’t ｌｏｏｋ
look ｓｏ
so ｓｕｌｋｙ． Ｓｕｒｅｌｙ you
sulky. Surely ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｂｅ
be ｇｌａｄ
glad ｔｏ
to
ｔｈｉｎｋ that,
think ｔｈａｔ，though
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ you
ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ away,
ａｗａｙ， you
ｙｏｕ leave
ｌｅａｖｅ meｍｅ ｈａｐｐｉｅｒ
happier ｔｈａｎ
than ＩI
ｈａｖｅ
have ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｂｅｅｎ
beenｂｅｆｏｒｅ．
before. Ｌｉｆｅ
Life ｈａｓ
has ｂｅｅｎ
been ｈａｒｄ
hardｆｏｒ
for ｕｓ
us ｂｏｔｈ，
both, ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ ｈａｒｄ
terribly hard
ａｎｄ
andｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ．
difficult. ButＢｕｔ itｉｔwill
ｗｉｌｌbeｂｅdifferent
ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ｎｏｗ．You
now. Ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ to
ｔｏ aａ new
ｎｅｗ
ｗｏｒｌｄ，
world, ａｎｄ
and ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｏｎｅ． one.Ｈｅｒｅ
Hereａｒｅ
areｔｗｏ
twoｃｈａｉｒｓ；
chairs;ｌｅｔ ｕｓ sit
let us ｓｉｔdown
ｄｏｗｎ and
ａｎｄ
ｓｅｅ ｔｈｅ smart
see the ｓｍａｒｔ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｇｏ
goｂｙ．＇
by.’
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｔｏｏｋ
tookｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｓｅａｔｓ ａｍｉｄｓｔ aａ crowd
seats amidst ｃｒｏｗｄ ｏｆof ｗａｔｃｈｅｒｓ．
watchers. Ｔｈｅ
Theｔｕｌｉｐ－ｂｅｄｓ
tulip-beds
ａｃｒｏｓｓ ｔｈｅ ｒｏａｄ
across the road ｆｌａｍｅｄ
flamedｌｉｋｅ
like ｔｈｒｏｂｂｉｎｇ
throbbingｒｉｎｇｓ
ringsｏｆof ｆｉｒｅ． Ａ ｗｈｉｔｅ
fire. A white ｄｕｓｔ，
dust,
ｔｒｅｍｕｌｏｕｓ
tremulousｃｌｏｕｄ
cloudｏｆofｏｒｒｉｓ－ｒｏｏｔ
orris-root ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ， ｈｕｎｇ
it seemed, hungｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｐａｎｔｉｎｇ
pantingａｉｒ．
air.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｂｒｉｇｈｔｌｙ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
brightly-coloured ｐａｒａｓｏｌｓ ｄａｎｃｅｄ ａｎｄ
parasols danced and ｄｉｐｐｅｄ
dipped ｌｉｋｅ ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
like monstrous
ｂｕｔｔｅｒｆｌｉｅｓ
butterflies.
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｍａｄｅ
madeｈｅｒherｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ ｔａｌｋ
brother talkｏｆofｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，
himself, ｈｉｓ ｈｏｐｅｓ， his
his hopes, ｈｉｓ prospects.
ｐｒｏｓｐｅｃｔｓ．He
Ｈｅ
ｓｐｏｋｅ
spoke ｓｌｏｗｌｙ ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ
slowly and with ｅｆｆｏｒｔ． Ｔｈｅｙ passed
effort. They ｐａｓｓｅｄ words
ｗｏｒｄｓ ｔｏto ｅａｃｈ
each ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ａｓ
as
ｐｌａｙｅｒｓ ａｔ aａ game
players at ｇａｍｅ ｐａｓｓ
pass ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｓ．
counters. Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl ｆｅｌｔ ｏｐｐｒｅｓｓｅｄ． She
felt oppressed. Ｓｈｅ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ
not
ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｅ
communicate ｈｅｒher
ｊｏｙ．
joy.Ａ A
ｆａｉｎｔ
faintｓｍｉｌｅ
smileｃｕｒｖｉｎｇ
curvingｔｈａｔ
thatｓｕｌｌｅｎ ｍｏｕｔｈ ｗａｓ
sullen mouth wasａｌｌ
all
ｔｈｅ ｅｃｈｏ ｓｈｅ
the echo ｃｏｕｌｄ win.
she could ｗｉｎ． After
Ａｆｔｅｒ some
ｓｏｍｅ time
ｔｉｍｅ she
ｓｈｅ became
ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｓｉｌｅｎｔ． Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
silent. Suddenly

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ｓｈｅ
she ｃａｕｇｈｔ
caughtａa ｇｌｉｍｐｓｅ
glimpseｏｆ
of ｇｏｌｄｅｎ
goldenｈａｉｒ
hair ａｎｄ
andｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ
laughingｌｉｐｓ， ａｎｄ in
lips, and ｉｎ an
ａｎ open
ｏｐｅｎ
ｃａｒｒｉａｇｅ ｗｉｔｈ two
carriage with ｔｗｏ ｌａｄｉｅｓ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
ladies Dorian Ｇｒａｙ ｄｒｏｖｅ
droveｐａｓｔ．
past.
Ｓｈｅ
She started to her feet. ‘There he is!’ ｓｈｅ
ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｈｅｒ ｆｅｅｔ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｈｅ ｉｓ！＇ sheｃｒｉｅｄ．
cried.
‘Ｗｈｏ？” ｓａｉｄJim
‘Who?’ said Ｊｉｍ Vane.
Ｖａｎｅ．
＇Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ，＇ｓｈｅsheａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，
‘Prince Charming,’ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
answered, ａｆｔｅｒ
looking afterｔｈｅ
theｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａ．
victoria.
Ｈｅ
He ｊｕｍｐｅｄ
jumpedｕｐ， up,ａｎｄ
andｓｅｉｚｅｄ
seized ｈｅｒ
her ｒｏｕｇｈｌｙ
roughly ｂｙ
by ｔｈｅ ａｒｍ． ‘Show
the arm. ＇Ｓｈｏｗ ｈｉｍ
him ｔｏto
ｍｅ．
me.Ｗｈｉｃｈ
Whichｉｓ isｈｅ？
he?Ｐｏｉｎｔ
Pointｈｉｍ
himｏｕｔ．
out.ＩI ｍｕｓｔ
mustｓｅｅ
seeｈｉｍ！＂
him!’ ｈｅ
he ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ；
exclaimed;ｂｕｔ
butａｔat
ｔｈａｔ ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｔｈｅ
that moment the Ｄｕｋｅ
Dukeｏｆof Ｂｅｒｗｉｃｋ＇ｓ ｆｏｕｒ－ｉｎ－ｈａｎｄ came
Berwick’s four-in-hand ｃａｍｅ between,
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ， and
ａｎｄ
ｗｈｅｎ
whenｉｔit ｈａｄ
hadｌｅｆｔ
left ｔｈｅ
the ｓｐａｃｅ
space ｃｌｅａｒ， ｔｈｅ carriage
clear, the ｃａｒｒｉａｇｅ had
ｈａｄ ｓｗｅｐｔ
swept ｏｕｔ
out ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the
Ｐａｒｋ．
Park.
‘Ｈｅ
‘He isｉｓgone,’
ｇｏｎｅ，＇murmured
ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ Ｓｉｂｙｌ， ｓａｄｌｙ． ‘IＩ wish
Sibyl, sadly. ｗｉｓｈ you
ｙｏｕ had
ｈａｄ ｓｅｅｎ
seen ｈｉｍ．＇
him.’
‘Ｉ ｗｉｓｈI Ｉhad,
‘I wish ｈａｄ，for
ｆｏｒasａｓsure
ｓｕｒｅasａｓthere
ｔｈｅｒｅisｉｓa God
ａ Ｇｏｄ inｉｎheaven,
ｈｅａｖｅｎ， ｉｆ ｈｅ ever
if he ｅｖｅｒ does
ｄｏｅｓ
ｙｏｕ
youａｎｙ
anyｗｒｏｎｇ， Ｉ ｓｈａｌｌ
wrong, ｋｉｌｌkillｈｉｍ．’
I shall him.’
Ｓｈｅ
She ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔ
at ｈｉｍ
himｉｎin ｈｏｒｒｏｒ． Ｈｅ ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄ
horror. He repeated ｈｉｓ ｗｏｒｄｓ． They
his words. Ｔｈｅｙ ｃｕｔ
cut ｔｈｅ
the
ａｉｒ ｌｉｋｅa ａdagger.
air like ｄａｇｇｅｒ．The
Ｔｈｅpeople
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ began
ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ
to ｇａｐｅ．
gape. ＡA ｌａｄｙ
lady ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ
standing
ｃｌｏｓｅ ｔｏ
close to ｈｅｒ
her ｔｉｔｔｅｒｅｄ．
tittered.
‘Ｃｏｍｅ
‘Come away,ａｗａｙ， Ｊｉｍ； ｃｏｍｅ ａｗａｙ，＇ｓｈｅ
Jim; come away,’ she ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ．
whispered. Ｈｅ Heｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
followed ｈｅｒ her
ｄｏｇｇｅｄｌｙ，
doggedly, ａｓ as ｓｈｅshe ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｔｈｅthe ｃｒｏｗｄ．
crowd. Ｈｅ Heｆｅｌｔfelt ｇｌａｄ
glad ａｔ ｗｈａｔ ｈｅ
at what he
ｈａｄ
hadｓａｉｄ．said.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｔｈｅｙ theyｒｅａｃｈｅｄ
reachedｔｈｅ theＡｃｈｉｌｌｅｓ
Achilles Ｓｔａｔｕｅ５
Statue⁵ she ｓｈｅ turned
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ round.
ｒｏｕｎｄ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
ｗａｓ
wasｐｉｔｙ pity ｉｎ ｈｅｒ eyes
in her ｅｙｅｓ that
ｔｈａｔ became
ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｌａｕｇｈｔｅｒ
laughter ｏｎ onｈｅｒ
herｌｉｐｓ． Ｓｈｅ shook
lips. She ｓｈｏｏｋ ｈｅｒher
ｈｅａｄ
headａｔatｈｉｍ．‘Ｙｏｕ
him. ‘Youａｒｅareｆｏｏｌｉｓｈ，foolish, Ｊｉｍ，
Jim, ｕｔｔｅｒｌｙ ｆｏｏｌｉｓｈ；a ａbad-tempered
utterly foolish; ｂａｄ－ｔｅｍｐｅｒｅｄ
ｂｏｙ，
boy, thatｔｈａｔ isｉｓall.ａｌｌ．
How Ｈｏｗcan
ｃａｎyou
ｙｏｕsay
ｓａｙsuch
ｓｕｃｈhorrible
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅthings?
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ？You Ｙｏｕdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔknow
ｋｎｏｗ
ｗｈａｔ
whatｙｏｕ youａｒｅareｔａｌｋｉｎｇ
talking ａｂｏｕｔ．
about. Ｙｏｕ
Youａｒｅareｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simplyｊｅａｌｏｕｓ
jealous andａｎｄ ｕｎｋｉｎｄ．
unkind. Ａｈ！Ah!ＩI
ｗｉｓｈ
wish ｙｏｕ you ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｆａｌｌ ｉｎ love.
fall in ｌｏｖｅ．Love
Ｌｏｖｅmakes
ｍａｋｅｓ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ good,
ｇｏｏｄ， andａｎｄ what
ｗｈａｔ you
ｙｏｕ
ｓａｉｄ
said wasｗａｓ ｗｉｃｋｅｄ．’
wicked.’
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｓｉｘｔｅｅｎ，＇
sixteen,’ he ｈｅ answered,
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， ‘and
＇ａｎｄI Ｉknow
ｋｎｏｗ what
ｗｈａｔ IＩam ａｍ about.
ａｂｏｕｔ． Mother
Ｍｏｔｈｅｒ
ｉｓis no
ｎｏ help
ｈｅｌｐ toｔｏ you.
ｙｏｕ． SheＳｈｅ doesn’t
ｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔ understand
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ ｈｏｗ how to look after you. ＩI wish
ｔｏ ｌｏｏｋ ａｆｔｅｒ ｙｏｕ． ｗｉｓｈ
ｎｏｗ
nowｔｈａｔ thatＩI ｗａｓ
wasｎｏｔ notｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏtoＡｕｓｔｒａｌｉａ
Australiaａｔat ａｌｌ．
all. IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ aａ great
ｇｒｅａｔ mind
ｍｉｎｄ ｔｏto
ｃｈｕｃｋ
chuckｔｈｅ theｗｈｏｌｅ
wholeｔｈｉｎｇ thingｕｐ．up.Ｉ Iｗｏｕｌｄ，
would,ｉｆif ｍｙ
myａｒｔｉｃｌｅｓ ｈａｄｎ＇ｔ ｂｅｅｎ
articles hadn’t beenｓｉｇｎｅｄ．＇
signed.’
‘Ｏｈ， ｄｏｎ＇ｔｂｅ
‘Oh, don’t beｓｏ
so ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ，Ｊｉｍ．
serious, Jim.ＹｏｕYouａｒｅareｌｉｋｅ
like ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｈｅｒｏｅｓ
heroesｏｆof ｔｈｏｓｅ
those
ｓｉｌｌｙ ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａｓ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ
silly melodramas motherｕｓｅｄ usedｔｏtoｂｅbeｓｏsoｆｏｎｄ
fondｏｆof ａｃｔｉｎｇ
acting ｉｎ．
in. IＩ am
ａｍ ｎｏｔ
not
ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｔｏ to ｑｕａｒｒｅｌ
quarrel ｗｉｔｈ with ｙｏｕ．
you. ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｓｅｅｎ
seen ｈｉｍ，
him, ａｎｄ
andｏｈ！ oh!ｔｏto ｓｅｅ
see ｈｉｍ
himｉｓis
ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ．We
perfect happiness. Ｗｅ won’t
ｗｏｎ＇ｔ quarrel.
ｑｕａｒｒｅｌ．I Ｉknow ｋｎｏｗyouｙｏｕwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ harm
ｈａｒｍ
ａｎｙ
anyｏｎｅ oneＩI ｌｏｖｅ， ｗｏｕｌｄ ｙｏｕ？＂
love, would you?’
＇Ｎｏｔ
‘Not ａｓas ｌｏｎｇ
long ａｓ ｙｏｕ ｌｏｖｅ
as you love ｈｉｍ，
him, ＩI suppose,’
ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ，＇ wasｗａｓ ｔｈｅ
the ｓｕｌｌｅｎ ａｎｓｗｅｒ．
sullen answer.

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

＇Ｉ ｓｈａｌｌ love
‘I shall ｌｏｖｅ him
ｈｉｍ ｆｏｒfor ｅｖｅｒ！＇
ever!’ ｓｈｅ
she ｃｒｉｅｄ．
cried.
‘Ａｎｄ ｈｅ？”
‘And he?’
＇Ｆｏｒ
‘For ｅｖｅｒ，
ever, ｔｏｏ！？
too!’
‘Ｈｅ
‘He hadｂｅｔｔｅｒ．’
ｈａｄ better.’
Ｓｈｅ
She ｓｈｒａｎｋ
shrank ｆｒｏｍ from ｈｉｍ． him. Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｓｈｅ sheｌａｕｇｈｅｄ
laughedａｎｄ andｐｕｔ putｈｅｒ
her ｈａｎｄ
handｏｎ onｈｉｓhis
ａｒｍ．
arm. Ｈｅ Heｗａｓ wasｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyａaｂｏｙ． boy.
Ａｔ
At ｔｈｅ Ｍａｒｂｌｅ Ａｒｃｈ
the Marble Archｔｈｅｙtheyｈａｉｌｅｄ
hailed ａｎ an ｏｍｎｉｂｕｓ，
omnibus,ｗｈｉｃｈ whichｌｅｆｔleft ｔｈｅｍ
themｃｌｏｓｅclose
ｔｏ ｔｈｅｉｒ shabby
to their ｓｈａｂｂｙ home ｈｏｍｅ ｉｎinｔｈｅ theＥｕｓｔｏｎ
EustonＲｏａｄ．Road. Ｉｔ Itｗａｓwas
ａｆｔｅｒ
afterｆｉｖｅ
fiveｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ，
o’clock,
ａｎｄ
and Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl ｈａｄ hadｔｏto ｌｉｅ ｄｏｗｎ ｆｏｒ
lie down for ａa ｃｏｕｐｌｅ
couple ｏｆ of ｈｏｕｒｓ
hours ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ａｃｔｉｎｇ．
acting. Ｊｉｍ Jim
ｉｎｓｉｓｔｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｓｈｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｄｏ ｓｏ． Ｈｅ ｓａｉｄ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｏｏｎｅｒ ｐａｒｔ ｗｉｔｈ
insisted that she should do so. He said that he would sooner part with
ｈｅｒ ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ
her when ｍｏｔｈｅｒ ｗａｓ
their mother was ｎｏｔ
not ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ．
present. SheＳｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｓｕｒｅ to
be sure ｔｏmakeｍａｋｅ aａ
ｓｃｅｎｅ，
scene, ａｎｄandｈｅheｄｅｔｅｓｔｅｄ
detestedｓｃｅｎｅｓ scenesｏｆof ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｋｉｎｄ．
kind.
Ｉｎ Ｓｙｂｉｌ＇ｓown
In Sybil’s ｏｗｎ roomｒｏｏｍ ｔｈｅｙtheyｐａｒｔｅｄ．
parted. Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓ wasｊｅａｌｏｕｓｙ
jealousyｉｎinｔｈｅ the ｌａｄ＇ｓ
lad’s
ｈｅａｒｔ，
heart, andａｎｄ aａ fierce,
ｆｉｅｒｃｅ，murderous
ｍｕｒｄｅｒｏｕｓ ｈａｔｒｅｄhatred ｏｆ ｔｈｅ stranger
of the ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｒ who,
ｗｈｏ， as ａｓ itｉｔseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
ｔｏ
to ｈｉｍ，
him, had ｈａｄ come
ｃｏｍｅ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎbetween ｔｈｅｍ． them. Ｙｅｔ， ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅｒ
Yet, when ａｒｍｓ ｗｅｒｅ
her arms were ｆｕｎｇflung
ｒｏｕｎｄ
roundｈｉｓ hisｎｅｃｋ，
neck,ａｎｄ andｈｅｒ herｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ
fingersｓｔｒａｙｅｄ
strayedｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughｈｉｓ hisｈａｉｒ，
hair, ｈｅhe ｓｏｆｔｅｎｅｄ，
softened,
ａｎｄ
and ｋｉｓｓｅｄ
kissed ｈｅｒ her ｗｉｔｈ
withｒｅａｌ real ａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ．
affection. There Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅｒｅ
wereｔｅａｒｓtearsｉｎin ｈｉｓ
his ｅｙｅｓ
eyes ａｓ ｈｅ
as he
ｗｅｎｔ
wentｄｏｗｎｓｔａｉｒｓ．
downstairs.
Ｈｉｓ
His ｍｏｔｈｅｒ
motherｗａｓ wasｗａｉｔｉｎｇ
waitingｆｏｒ ｈｉｍ below.
for him ｂｅｌｏｗ． She
Ｓｈｅ grumbled
ｇｒｕｍｂｌｅｄ ａｔat ｈｉｓ ｕｎｐｕｎｃ－
his unpunc-
ｔｕａｌｉｔｙ，
tuality, asａｓheｈｅentered.
ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ．HeＨｅmade ｍａｄｅ no ｎｏ answer,
ａｎｓｗｅｒ， butｂｕｔ sat
ｓａｔdown
ｄｏｗｎ ｔｏ ｈｉｓmeagre
to his ｍｅａｇｒｅ
ｍｅａｌ．
meal.Ｔｈｅ Theｆｌｉｅｓ ｂｕｚｚｅｄ ｒｏｕｎｄ
flies buzzed roundｔｈｅ theｔａｂｌｅ， ａｎｄ ｃｒａｗｌｅｄ
table, and crawledｏｖｅｒ overｔｈｅ the ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ
stained
ｃｌｏｔｈ． Ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ
cloth. Through theｒｕｍｂｌｅ
rumbleｏｆofｏｍｎｉｂｕｓｅｓ，
omnibuses,ａｎｄ andｔｈｅtheｃｌａｔｔｅｒ
clatterｏｆｓｔｒｅｅｔ－ｃａｂｓ，
of street-cabs,
ｈｅ
he ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｈｅａｒ
hear ｔｈｅ ｄｒｏｎｉｎｇ ｖｏｉｃｅ
the droning voice ｄｅｖｏｕｒｉｎｇ
devouringｅａｃｈ eachｍｉｎｕｔｅ
minuteｔｈａｔ thatｗａｓ wasｌｅｆｔ
left
ｔｏ ｈｉｍ．
to him.
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After ｓｏｍｅ
someｔｉｍｅ，time,ｈｅheｔｈｒｕｓｔ thrust ａｗａｙ
awayｈｉｓ hisｐｌａｔｅ，
plate, ａｎｄandｐｕｔputｈｉｓhis ｈｅａｄ
headｉｎin ｈｉｓ his
ｈａｎｄｓ．
hands. Ｈｅ Heｆｅｌｔ ｔｈａｔ he
felt that ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ａa ｒｉｇｈｔ
right to ｔｏ know.
ｋｎｏｗ． Ｉｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ have
It should ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ
been ｔｏｌｄtold
ｔｏto ｈｉｍ
himｂｅｆｏｒｅ，
before,ｉｆ if itｉｔwas
ｗａｓ asａｓheｈｅsuspected.
ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄ．Leaden
Ｌｅａｄｅｎ ｗｉｔｈwith ｆｅａｒ， ｈｉｓmother
fear, his ｍｏｔｈｅｒ
ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ
watchedｈｉｍ． him.Ｗｏｒｄｓ
Wordsｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ dropped ｍｅｃｈａｎｉｃａｌｌｙ
mechanically ｆｒｏｍ
from ｈｅｒher
ｌｉｐｓ．
lips.ＡAｔａｔｔｅｒｅｄ
tattered
ｌａｃｅ ｈａｎｄｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ ｔｗｉｔｃｈｅｄ
lace handkerchief twitchedｉｎin ｈｅｒ herｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅtheｃｌｏｃｋ
fingers. When clockｓｔｒｕｃｋ
struckｓｉｘ， six,
ｈｅhe ｇｏｔ
got ｕｐ，
up, andａｎｄ ｗｅｎｔ
went ｔｏ to ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ． Then
the door. Ｔｈｅｎ ｈｅ he ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turned ｂａｃｋ，
back, ａｎｄ
and ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔ at
ｈｅｒ． Ｔｈｅｉｒ eyes
her. Their ｅｙｅｓ met.
ｍｅｔ． In Ｉｎ hers
ｈｅｒｓ heｈｅ saw
ｓａｗ aａ wild
ｗｉｌｄ appeal
ａｐｐｅａｌ for ｆｏｒmercy.
ｍｅｒｃｙ． ItＩｔenraged
ｅｎｒａｇｅｄ
ｈｉｍ．
him.
＇Ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，
‘Mother, ＩI have ｈａｖｅ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｔｏ to ａｓｋ ｙｏｕ，＇ heｈｅ said.
ask you,’ ｓａｉｄ．HerＨｅｒeyes
ｅｙｅｓwandered
ｗａｎｄｅｒｅｄ
ｖａｇｕｅｌｙ
vaguely ａｂｏｕｔabout ｔｈｅ the ｒｏｏｍ．
room. Ｓｈｅ She ｍａｄｅmadeｎｏnoａｎｓｗｅｒ．
answer.Ｔｅｌｌ ‘Tellｍｅme ｔｈｅtheｔｒｕｔｈ．
truth. ＩI
ｈａｖｅ
have ａa ｒｉｇｈｔ
right toｔｏknow.ｋｎｏｗ． Were Ｗｅｒｅ ｙｏｕyou ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ
marriedｔｏto ｍｙ myｆａｔｈｅｒ？＂
father?’
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｈｅａｖｅｄ
heavedａ aｄｅｅｐ deepｓｉｇｈ．sigh.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ
was ａa ｓｉｇｈ ｏｆｒｅｌｉｅｆ．
sigh of relief. TheＴｈｅ terrible
ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅmoment,
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ，
６８
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  Ｖ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｔｈｅ moment
the ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｔｈａｔthat ｎｉｇｈｔ
night ａｎｄ
and ｄａｙ，
day, ｆｏｒ ｗｅｅｋｓ and
for weeks ａｎｄ ｍｏｎｔｈｓ，
months, ｓｈｅ
she ｈａｄ
had
ｄｒｅａｄｅｄ， ｈａｄ ｃｏｍｅ ａｔ ｌａｓｔ， ａｎｄ ｙｅｔ ｓｈｅ ｆｅｌｔ ｎｏ ｔｅｒｒｏｒ． Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ
dreaded, had come at last, and yet she felt no terror. Indeed in someｉｎ ｓｏｍｅ
ｍｅａｓｕｒｅ
measureｉｔit ｗａｓ
wasａaｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｍｅｎｔ
disappointmentｔｏtoｈｅｒ．
her.Ｔｈｅ
Theｖｕｌｇａｒ
vulgarｄｉｒｅｃｔｎｅｓｓ
directnessｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ ｃａｌｌｅｄ ｆｏｒ ａ ｄｉｒｅｃｔ ａｎｓｗｅｒ． Ｔｈｅ ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ ｈａｄ
question called for a direct answer. The situation had not ｎｏｔ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｇｒａｄ－
grad-
ｕａｌｌｙ ｌｅｄ up
ually led ｕｐ to.
ｔｏ．Ｉｔ ｗａｓ crude.
It was ｃｒｕｄｅ． ItＩｔ reminded
ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｄ ｈｅｒ herｏｆof ａa ｂａｄ
badｒｅｈｅａｒｓａｌ．
rehearsal.
‘Ｎｏ，＇ ｓｈｅanswered,
‘No,’ she ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ
wondering ａｔatｔｈｅtheｈａｒｓｈ ｓｉｍｐｌｉｃｉｔｙ
harsh simplicityｏｆofｌｉｆｅ．
life.
＇Ｍｙ
‘My ｆａｔｈｅｒ
father ｗａｓ
was ａaｓｃｏｕｎｄｒｅｌ
scoundrelｔｈｅｎ！？
then!’ ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried ｔｈｅ
the ｌａｄ， ｄｅｎｃｈｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ
lad, clenching his
ｆｉｓｔｓ．
fists.
Ｓｈｅ
She ｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｈｅｒ
her ｈｅａｄ．
head. Ｉ‘I ｋｎｅｗ
knewｈｅheｗａｓ
wasｎｏｔ
notｆｒｅｅ． Ｗｅ ｌｏｖｅｄ
free. We loved ｅａｃｈ
each ｏｔｈｅｒ
other
ｖｅｒｙ ｍｕｃｈ． ＩｆIf ｈｅ
very much. he ｈａｄ
had ｌｉｖｅｄ， ｈｅ would
lived, he ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ
have ｍａｄｅ
madeｐｒｏｖｉｓｉｏｎ
provisionｆｏｒ
forｕｓ．
us.
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔｓｐｅａｋ
Don’t speakａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｈｉｍ，ｍｙ
against him, my ｓｏｎ． Ｈｅ was
son. He ｗａｓｙｏｕｒｆａｔｈｅｒ， ａｎｄ aａｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ．
your father, and gentleman.
Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ
Indeed ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ
wasｈｉｇｈｌｙ
highly ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｅｄ．＇
connected.’
Ａｎ
Anｏａｔｈ
oathｂｒｏｋｅ
brokeｆｒｏｍ
fromｈｉｓhisｌｉｐｓ．
lips. Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｃａｒｅ
care ｆｏｒ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ，＇ he
for myself,’ ｈｅ exclaimed,
ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ，
＇ｂｕｔ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｌｅｔ
‘but don’t Ｓｉｂｙｌ．．．．
let Sibyl. . . . Ｉｔ
It isｉｓaａgentleman,
ｇｅｎｌｅｍａｎ， ｉｓｎ＇ｔ
isn’t ｉｔ， ｗｈｏ ｉｓis in
it, who ｉｎ love
ｌｏｖｅ with
ｗｉｔｈ
ｈｅｒ， ｏｒ says
her, or ｓａｙｓ he
ｈｅ is?
ｉｓ？ Highly
Ｈｉｇｈｌｙ ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｅｄ，
connected,ｔｏｏ， too,ＩIｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ．’
suppose.’
Ｆｏｒ
For aａ moment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ａaｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideousｓｅｎｓｅ ｏｆ humiliation
sense of ｈｕｍｉｌｉａｔｉｏｎcame
ｃａｍｅ over
ｏｖｅｒ the
ｔｈｅwoman.
ｗｏｍａｎ．
Ｈｅｒ
Her ｈｅａｄ
headｄｒｏｏｐｅｄ．
drooped.Ｓｈｅ
Sheｗｉｐｅｄ
wipedｈｅｒherｅｙｅｓ
eyesｗｉｔｈ
withｓｈａｋｉｎｇ
shaking ｈａｎｄｓ．＇Ｓｉｂｙｌ
hands. ‘Sibyl ｈａｓ
has
ａa mother,’
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，＇ｓｈｅ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ； Ｉ ‘Iｈａｄ
she murmured; hadｎｏｎｅ．’
none.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｌａｄ
lad ｗａｓ
was ｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ． Ｈｅ ｗｅｎｔ
touched. He went ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towards ｈｅｒ， ａｎｄ stooping
her, and ｓｔｏｏｐｉｎｇ down
ｄｏｗｎ ｈｅ
he
ｋｉｓｓｅｄ ｈｅｒ． ‘IＩ am
kissed her. ａｍ ｓｏｒｒｙ
sorry ifｉｆI Ｉhave
ｈａｖｅpained
ｐａｉｎｅｄ you
ｙｏｕ by
ｂｙ asking
ａｓｋｉｎｇ about
ａｂｏｕｔ ｍｙ
myｆａｔｈｅｒ，＇
father,’
ｈｅ
he ｓａｉｄ， ｂｕｔ IＩ could
said, ‘but ｃｏｕｌｄ not
ｎｏｔ help
ｈｅｌｐ it.ｉｔ．I Ｉmust
ｍｕｓｔgoｇｏnow.
ｎｏｗ． Good-bye.
Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ． Don’t
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
ｆｏｒｇｅｔ
forget ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ
that you ｈａｖｅ ｏｎｌｙ
will have only ｏｎｅ
one ｃｈｉｌｄ
child ｎｏｗ
nowｔｏtoｌｏｏｋ
lookａｆｔｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
after, and believe
ｍｅ
meｔｈａｔ
thatｉｆ ｔｈｉｓ man
if this ｍａｎ ｗｒｏｎｇｓ
wrongsｍｙmy ｓｉｓｔｅｒ，
sister,ＩI ｗｉｌｌ ｆｉｎｄ out
will find ｏｕｔ who
ｗｈｏ ｈｅheｉｓ， ｔｒａｃｋ
is, track
ｈｉｍ
himｄｏｗｎ，
down,ａｎｄand
ｋｉｌｌkillｈｉｍhim
ｌｉｋｅlikeａ aｄｏｇ． Ｉ ｓｗｅａｒ
dog. I swearｉｔ．’
it.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｅｘａｇｇｅｒａｔｅｄ
exaggeratedｆｏｌｌｙ follyｏｆofｔｈｅ theｔｈｒｅａｔ，
threat, ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅ
passionate ｇｅｓｔｕｒｅ
gesture ｔｈａｔ
that
ａｃｃｏｍｐａｎｉｅｄ
accompaniedｉｔ， ｔｈｅ mad
it, the ｍａｄ ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ
melodramatic ｗｏｒｄｓ，
words, ｍａｄｅ
madeｌｉｆｅ ｓｅｅｍ more
life seem ｍｏｒｅ
ｖｉｖｉｄ ｔｏ her.
vivid to ｈｅｒ．She
Ｓｈｅwas
ｗａｓfamiliar
ｆａｍｉｌｉａｒwith
ｗｉｔｈtheｔｈｅatmosphere.
ａｔｍｏｓｐｈｅｒｅ．She
Ｓｈｅbreathed
ｂｒｅａｔｈｅｄ more
ｍｏｒｅ
ｆｒｅｅｌｙ， ａｎｄ for
freely, and ｆｏｒthe
ｔｈｅfirst
ｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｉｍｅ
time forｆｏｒ ｍａｎｙmonths
many ｍｏｎｔｈｓ she
ｓｈｅ really
ｒｅａｌｌｙadmired
ａｄｍｉｒｅｄ ｈｅｒ
her
ｓｏｎ． Ｓｈｅ would
son. She ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ
haveｌｉｋｅｄ ｔｏ have
liked to ｈａｖｅ continued
ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｃｅｎｅ on
the scene ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ same
ｓａｍｅ
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎａｌ
emotionalｓｃａｌｅ， ｂｕｔ he
scale, but ｈｅ cut
ｃｕｔ her
ｈｅｒ short.
ｓｈｏｒｔ．Trunks
Ｔｒｕｎｋｓ had
ｈａｄ to
ｔｏ be
ｂｅ carried
ｃａｒｒｉｅｄ down,
ｄｏｗｎ，
ａｎｄ
and ｍｕｆｆｌｅｒｓ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ｆｏｒ．
mufflers looked Ｔｈｅ ｌｏｄｇｉｎｇ－ｈｏｕｓｅ
for. The lodging-house ｄｒｕｄｇｅ
drudge ｂｕｓｔｌｅｄ
bustled ｉｎ ａｎｄ
in and
ｏｕｔ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
out. There ｗａｓ the
ｔｈｅ bargaining
ｂａｒｇａｉｎｉｎｇwith
ｗｉｔｈtheｔｈｅcabman.
ｃａｂｍａｎ．The
Ｔｈｅmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｗａｓ
was
ｌｏｓｔ ｉｎ vulgar
lost in ｖｕｌｇａｒ details.
ｄｅｔａｉｌｓ．ItＩｔwasｗａｓwith
ｗｉｔｈa renewed
ａ ｒｅｎｅｗｅｄ feeling
ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇofｏｆdisappointment
ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｍｅｎｔ
ｔｈａｔ
that ｓｈｅ ｗａｖｅｄ ｔｈｅ
she waved the ｔａｔｔｅｒｅｄ ｌａｃｅ handkerchief
tattered lace ｈａｎｄｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ from
ｆｒｏｍ the
ｔｈｅ window,
ｗｉｎｄｏｗ， ａｓ
as
ｈｅｒ ｓｏｎ drove
her son ｄｒｏｖｅ ａｗａｙ．
away. Ｓｈｅ
Sheｗａｓ
wasｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
consciousｔｈａｔ
that ａa ｇｒｅａｔ ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ had
great opportunity ｈａｄ
ｂｅｅｎ
beenｗａｓｔｅｄ．
wasted.Ｓｈｅ
Sheｃｏｎｓｏｌｅｄ
consoledｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ
herselfｂｙbyｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ Ｓｉｂｙｌ how
telling Sibyl ｈｏｗ ｄｅｓｏｌａｔｅ
desolate ｓｈｅ
she

６ｇ
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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｆｅｌｔ ｈｅｒ life

felt her ｌｉｆｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄbe,
ｂｅ，now
ｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ
that she had ｏｎｌｙ
onlyｏｎｅ
oneｃｈｉｌｄ
childｔｏtoｌｏｏｋ
lookａｆｔｅｒ．
after.
Ｓｈｅ
She ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ
remembered ｔｈｅthe
ｐｈｒａｓｅ． ＩｔItｈａｄ
phrase. hadｐｌｅａｓｅｄ
pleasedｈｅｒ．
her.ＯｆOfｔｈｅ
theｔｈｒｅａｔ
threat ｓｈｅ
she ｓａｉｄ
said
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ． Ｉｔ
nothing. ｗａｓ vividly
It was ｖｉｖｉｄｌｙ and ａｎｄ ｄｒａｍａｔｉｃａｌｌｙ
dramatically ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｅｄ．
expressed.Ｓｈｅ
Sheｆｅｌｔ
felt ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅｙ
they
ｗｏｕｌｄ ａｌｌ
would ｌａｕｇｈ ａｔat itｉｔsome
all laugh ｓｏｍｅ day.
ｄａｙ．


７０
  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＶＩ

‘Ｉsuppose
‘I ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅyou
ｙｏｕhave
ｈａｖｅ heard
ｈｅａｒｄ the
ｔｈｅ news,
ｎｅｗｓ， Basil?’
Ｂａｓｉｌ？＂ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
said Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｔｈａｔ
that
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ，
evening, ａｓ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｗａｓ
as Hallward wasｓｈｏｗｎ
shownｉｎｔｏinto
ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
a little ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ
private ｒｏｏｍ
roomａｔatｔｈｅ
theＢｒｉｓｔｏｌ
Bristol
ｗｈｅｒｅ
whereｄｉｎｎｅｒ
dinnerｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ
beenｌａｉｄ
laidｆｏｒ
forｔｈｒｅｅ．
three.
‘Ｎｏ， Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
‘No, Harry,’ answeredｔｈｅ theａｒｔｉｓｔ，
artist, ｇｉｖｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ hat
giving his ｈａｔ and
ａｎｄ ｃｏａｔ
coat ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the
ｂｏｗｉｎｇ
bowingｗａｉｔｅｒ．
waiter. Ｗｈａｔ
‘What ｉｓ isｉｔ？
it? Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
Nothingａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｓ，
politics, IＩhope?
ｈｏｐｅ？ They
Ｔｈｅｙ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ ｍｅ．There
interest me. Ｔｈｅｒｅ isｉｓhardly
ｈａｒｄｌｙa ａsingle
ｓｉｎｇｌｅ ｐｅｒｓｏｎin ｉｎ
person theｔｈｅ Ｈｏｕｓｅof ｏｆ
House Ｃｏｍｍｏｎｓ
Commons
ｗｏｒｔｈ
worthｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ；
painting; ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
thoughｍａｎｙ many ｏｆ ofｔｈｅｍ ｗｏｕｌｄ
them ｂｅ ｔｈｅ
would ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
be the ｆｏｒfor
better ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
a little
ｗｈｉｔｅｗａｓｈｉｎｇ．＇
whitewashing.’
＇Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
‘Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｉｓ ｅｎｇａｇｅｄ ｔｏto be
is engaged ｂｅ married,’
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ，＇ said
ｓａｉｄLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， watching
ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ
ｈｉｍ
himａｓ
as ｈｅ
he ｓｐｏｋｅ．
spoke.
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｓｔａｒｔｅｄ， ａｎｄ then
started, and ｔｈｅｎ frowned.¹
ｆｒｏｗｎｅｄ．！‘Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ engaged
ｅｎｇａｇｅｄ ｔｏto be
ｂｅ mar-
ｍａｒ－
ｒｉｅｄ！＇ ｈｅ ｃｒｉｅｄ．
ried!’ he cried. “Ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ！＇
‘Impossible!’
Ｉｔ‘Itｉｓis ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
perfectlyｔｒｕｅ．’
true.’
“Ｔｏ ｗｈｏｍ？’
‘To whom?’
Ｔｏ
‘Toｓｏｍｅ
some ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
littleａｃｔｒｅｓｓ
actressｏｒorｏｔｈｅｒ．＇
other.’
Ｉ‘Iｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’tｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believeｉｔ．it. Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｉｓ isｆａｒ
farｔｏｏ
tooｓｅｎｓｉｂｌｅ．’
sensible.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
‘Dorianｉｓisｆａｒ far ｔｏｏ
too ｗｉｓｅ ｎｏｔ to
wise not ｔｏ do
ｄｏ foolish
ｆｏｏｌｉｓｈthings
ｔｈｉｎｇｓnowｎｏｗ and
ａｎｄ then,
ｔｈｅｎ， myｍｙ
ｄｅａｒ Ｂａｓｉｌ’
dear Basil.’
＇Ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ
‘Marriageｉｓ ｈａｒｄｌｙ aａ thing
is hardly ｔｈｉｎｇ that
ｔｈａｔoneｏｎｅ can
ｃａｎ do
ｄｏ now
ｎｏｗ ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅｎ，
then,Ｈａｒｒｙ．’
Harry.’
‘Ｅｘｃｅｐｔ
‘Except inｉｎAmerica,’
Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ，＇ rejoined
ｒｅｊｏｉｎｅｄ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｌａｎｇｕｉｄｌｙ．＇Ｂｕｔ
languidly. ‘ButＩI ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ
didn’t
ｓａｙ ｈｅ was
say he ｗａｓ ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ．
married. ＩI said
ｓａｉｄ heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ engaged
ｅｎｇａｇｅｄ ｔｏto ｂｅ
be ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ．
married. Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｉｓis ａa
ｇｒｅａｔ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ．I Ｉhave
great difference. ｈａｖｅaａdistinct
ｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔremembrance
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｒａｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｂｅｉｎｇ married,
of being ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ， ｂｕｔ
but
ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｎｏno ｒｅｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ
recollection ａｔ ａｌｌofｏｆbeing
at all ｂｅｉｎｇengaged.
ｅｎｇａｇｅｄ． IＩ am
ａｍ ｉｎｃｌｉｎｅｄ
inclined ｔｏto ｔｈｉｎｋ
think
ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ was
ｗａｓ engaged.’
ｅｎｇａｇｅｄ．＇
＇Ｂｕｔ
‘But ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ ｂｉｒｔｈ，
of Dorian’s ａｎｄ position,
birth, and ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ， and
ａｎｄ wealth.
ｗｅａｌｔｈ． It
Ｉｔ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ
be
ａｂｓｕｒｄ ｆｏｒ ｈｉｍ ｔｏ ｍａｒｒｙ ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ ｈｉｍ．＇
absurd for him to marry so much beneath him.’

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

‘Ｉｆ ｙｏｕwant
‘If you ｗａｎｔ toｔｏ make
ｍａｋｅ ｈｉｍ
himｍａｒｒｙ
marryｔｈｉｓthisｇｉｒｌ
girlｔｅｌｌ
tell ｈｉｍ
himｔｈａｔ，
that, Ｂａｓｉｌ． Ｈｅ ｉｓis
Basil. He
ｓｕｒｅ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｉｔ， ｔｈｅｎ． Ｗｈｅｎｅｖｅｒ ａ ｍａｎ ｄｏｅｓ ａ ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈｌｙ ｓｔｕｐｉｄ
sure to do it, then. Whenever a man does a thoroughly stupid thing, ｔｈｉｎｇ，
ｉｔ
it isｉｓalways
ａｌｗａｙｓfrom
ｆｒｏｍ the
ｔｈｅ noblest
ｎｏｂｌｅｓｔ motives.’
ｍｏｔｉｖｅｓ．＇
＇Ｉ ｈｏｐｅ ｔｈｅ
‘I hope the ｇｉｒｌ
girl isｉｓgood,
ｇｏｏｄ，Harry.
Ｈａｒｒｙ． IＩ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ want
ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ
to ｓｅｅ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｔｉｅｄ
see Dorian tied
ｔｏ ｓｏｍｅ ｖｉｌｅ
to some ｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅ，who
vile creature, ｗｈｏ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ ｄｅｇｒａｄｅ
degrade ｈｉｓ
his ｎａｔｕｒｅ
nature ａｎｄ
andｒｕｉｎ
ruin ｈｉｓ
his
ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔ．’
intellect.’
‘Ｏｈ，
‘Oh, sheｓｈｅ isｉｓbetter
ｂｅｔｔｅｒthanｔｈａｎgoodｇｏｏｄ –－ she
ｓｈｅ isｉｓbeautiful,’
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ，＇ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ Lord
murmured Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｓｉｐｐｉｎｇ ａ ｇｌａｓｓ ｏｆ ｖｅｒｍｏｕｔｈ ａｎｄ ｏｒａｎｇｅ－ｂｉｔｔｅｒｓ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｓａｙｓ
Henry, sipping a glass of vermouth and orange-bitters. ‘Dorian says
ｓｈｅ ｉｓ ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ； ａｎｄ ｈｅ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ｏｆｔｅｎ ｗｒｏｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｏｆ ｔｈａｔ ｋｉｎｄ．
she is beautiful; and he is not often wrong about things of that kind.
Ｙｏｕｒ
Yourｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait ｏｆ ｈｉｍ ｈａｓ
of him has ｑｕｉｃｋｅｎｅｄ
quickenedｈｉｓ his ａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｉｏｎ
appreciation ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ
personal
ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ
appearanceｏｆofｏｔｈｅｒ otherｐｅｏｐｌｅ．
people.ＩｔIt ｈａｓhas ｈａｄ
hadｔｈａｔthatｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ
excellent ｅｆｆｅｃｔ， ａｍｏｎｇｓｔ
effect, amongst
ｏｔｈｅｒｓ．
others. We Ｗｅ ａｒｅ areｔｏtoｓｅｅ seeｈｅｒherｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，
to-night, ｉｆif ｔｈａｔthat ｂｏｙboy ｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔ
doesn’t ｆｏｒｇｅｔ
forget ｈｉｓ his
ａｐｐｏｉｎｔｍｅｎｔ．＇
appointment.’
‘Ａｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ？”
‘Are you serious?’
‘Ｑｕｉｔｅ ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ，Basil.
‘Quite serious, Ｂａｓｉｌ．I Ｉshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄbeｂｅmiserable
ｍｉｓｅｒａｂｌｅ ifｉｆI Ｉthoughtｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ IＩ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
ｅｖｅｒ
ever beｂｅ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ ｔｈａｎ IＩ am
serious than ａｍ atａｔ the
ｔｈｅpresent
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔmoment.’
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ．＇
‘Ｂｕｔ
‘But do ｄｏ you
ｙｏｕ ａｐｐｒｏｖｅ
approveｏｆof ｉｔ， Ｈａｒｒｙ？＂ asked
it, Harry?’ ａｓｋｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ， walking
the painter, ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ up ｕｐ
ａｎｄ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｈｅ ｒｏｏｍ， ａｎｄ ｂｉｔｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ ｌｉｐ． ＇Ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ＇ｔ ａｐｐｒｏｖｅ ｏｆofｉｔ，it,
and down the room, and biting his lip. ‘You can’t approve
ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｙ．
possibly.ＩｔIt ｉｓis some
ｓｏｍｅ ｓｉｌｌｙ
sillyｉｎｆａｔｕａｔｉｏｎ．’
infatuation.’
Ｉ‘I ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ａｐｐｒｏｖｅ，
approve,ｏｒorｄｉｓａｐｐｒｏｖｅ，
disapprove,ｏｆ of ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anything ｎｏｗ． now.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ａｎ absurd
is an ａｂｓｕｒｄ
ａｔｔｉｔｕｄｅ
attitude toｔｏ take
ｔａｋｅ towards
ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ ｌｉｆｅ． Ｗｅ ａｒｅ
life. We are ｎｏｔ
not ｓｅｎｔ
sent ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ world
into the ｗｏｒｌｄ ｔｏto ａｉｒ ｏｕｒ
air our
ｍｏｒａｌ
moralｐｒｅｊｕｄｉｃｅｓ．
prejudices. ＩI never
ｎｅｖｅｒ takeｔａｋｅany
ａｎｙ notice
ｎｏｔｉｃｅofｏｆwhat ｗｈａｔcommon
ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
peopleｓａｙ， say,
ａｎｄ
andＩI ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｉｎｔｅｒｆｅｒｅ ｗｉｔｈ what
interfere with ｗｈａｔ ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ
charmingｐｅｏｐｌｅ peopleｄｏ． do.ＩｆIfａa ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personality
ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｓ ｍｅ， ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ
fascinates me, whateverｍｏｄｅ mode ｏｆ ofｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expression ｔｈａｔ
thatｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personality ｓｅｌｅｃｔｓ
selectsｉｓis
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
delightful to ｔｏ me.
ｍｅ． Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ＧｒａｙGrayｆａｌｌｓ fallsｉｎin ｌｏｖｅ
love ｗｉｔｈwith ａa ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful
ｇｉｒｌwho
girl ｗｈｏ acts
ａｃｔｓJuliet,
Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ，
andａｎｄ ｐｒｏｐｏｓｅｓto ｔｏ
proposes ｍａｒｒｙher.
marry ｈｅｒ．Why Ｗｈｙnot?ｎｏｔ？IfＩｆｈｅ ｗｅｄｄｅｄ
he wedded
Ｍｅｓｓａｌｉｎａ２
Messalina²ｈｅ he ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｂｅbeｎｏｎｅ noneｔｈｅ theｌｅｓｓ
less ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ．
interesting. You Ｙｏｕ know
ｋｎｏｗ ＩI am ａｍ ｎｏｔ
not
ａa ｃｈａｍｐｉｏｎ
championｏｆofｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ．marriage.Ｔｈｅ Theｒｅａｌrealｄｒａｗｂａｃｋ
drawback ｔｏ toｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ
marriage ｉｓ isｔｈａｔ
thatｉｔit
ｍａｋｅｓ
makesｏｎｅ oneｕｎｓｅｌｆｉｓｈ．
unselfish. Ａｎｄ Andｕｎｓｅｌｆｉｓｈ
unselfish ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
peopleａｒｅ areｃｏｌｏｕｒｌｅｓｓ．
colourless. They Ｔｈｅｙ ｌａｃｋlack
ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌｉｔｙ．
individuality. Still, Ｓｔｉｌｌ，there
ｔｈｅｒｅareａｒｅcertain
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎtemperaments
ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔｓ that ｔｈａｔ marriage
ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ
ｍａｋｅｓ
makesｍｏｒｅmoreｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ．
complex. Ｔｈｅｙ
They ｒｅｔａｉｎ
retainｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｅｇｏｔｉｓｍ，
egotism, ａｎｄ and ａｄｄ addｔｏ to ｉｔ ｍａｎｙ
it many
ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｅｇｏｓ． Ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ
egos. They ｆｏｒｃｅｄ to
are forced ｔｏ have
ｈａｖｅ more
ｍｏｒｅ thanｔｈａｎ oneｏｎｅ ｌｉｆｅ． Ｔｈｅｙbecome
life. They ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
ｍｏｒｅ
moreｈｉｇｈｌｙ
highlyｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ，
organized,ａｎｄ andｔｏtoｂｅbeｈｉｇｈｌｙ
highlyｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ
organized ｉｓ，is,ＩI ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｆａｎｃｙ，
fancy,
ｔｈｅ
the ｏｂｊｅｃｔ
object ｏｆ ｍａｎ＇ｓ ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ．３
of man’s existence.³ Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
Besides, ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ
experienceｉｓis ｏｆ of ｖａｌｕｅ，
value,
ａｎｄ， ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｏｎｅ ｍａｙ ｓａｙ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ， ｉｔ ｉｓ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ ａｎ ｅｘｐｅｒｉ－
and, whatever one may say against marriage, it is certainly an experi-
ｅｎｃｅ． IＩ hope
ence. ｈｏｐｅ ｔｈａｔ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
that Dorian Gray ｗｉｌｌ
willｍａｋｅ
make ｔｈｉｓthisｇｉｒｌ
girlｈｉｓ
his ｗｉｆｅ， ｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅｌｙ
wife, passionately

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  ＶＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ａｄｏｒｅ
adore ｈｅｒ
her ｆｏｒ ｓｉｘ months,
for six ｍｏｎｔｈｓ， and
ａｎｄ then
ｔｈｅｎ suddenly
ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ become
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｄ
fascinated ｂｙ
by
ｓｏｍｅ
someｏｎｅ
oneｅｌｓｅ． Ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ
else. He wouldｂｅbeａa ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｓｔｕｄｙ．＇
study.’
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You don’t mean a single word ｏｆ
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｍｅａｎ ａ ｓｉｎｇｌｅ ｗｏｒｄ of ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ，Harry;
all that, Ｈａｒｒｙ；you
ｙｏｕknow
ｋｎｏｗ you
ｙｏｕ
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ．Ｉｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ ｌｉｆｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ， ｎｏ ｏｎｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｓｏｒｒｉｅｒ
don’t. If Dorian Gray’s life were spoiled, no one would be sorrier thanｔｈａｎ
ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ． Ｙｏｕ are
yourself. You ａｒｅ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better ｔｈａｎ
than ｙｏｕ
youｐｒｅｔｅｎｄ
pretendｔｏtoｂｅ．＇
be.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．＂Ｔｈｅ ｒｅａｓｏｎ
laughed. ‘The ｗｅ we
reason ａｌｌ allｌｉｋｅlikeｔｏtoｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｓｏ
so ｗｅｌｌ
well ｏｆ
of
ｏｔｈｅｒｓ
others ｉｓ ｔｈａｔ we
is that ｗｅ ａｒｅ
are ａｌｌ ａｆｒａｉｄ for
all afraid ｆｏｒourselves.
ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ．The
Ｔｈｅ basis
ｂａｓｉｓ ofｏｆ optimism
ｏｐｔｉｍｉｓｍ ｉｓis
ｓｈｅｅｒ ｔｅｒｒｏｒ．We
sheer terror. Ｗｅ think
ｔｈｉｎｋ that
ｔｈａｔ we
ｗｅ are
ａｒｅ generous
ｇｅｎｅｒｏｕｓ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
because ｗｅ
weｃｒｅｄｉｔ
credit ｏｕｒ
our
ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｕｒ
neighbourｗｉｔｈwithｔｈｅ
theｐｏｓｓｅｓｓｉｏｎ
possessionｏｆofｔｈｏｓｅ
thoseｖｉｒｔｕｅｓ
virtuesｔｈａｔ
thatａｒｅ
areｌｉｋｅｌｙ
likely ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be ａa
ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔ ｔｏ us.
benefit to ｕｓ．WeＷｅ praise
ｐｒａｉｓｅthe
ｔｈｅbanker
ｂａｎｋｅｒthat
ｔｈａｔweｗｅmay
ｍａｙoverdraw
ｏｖｅｒｄｒａｗ our
ｏｕｒ account,
ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ，
ａｎｄ ｆｉｎｄ ｇｏｏｄ ｑｕａｌｉｔｉｅｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｈｉｇｈｗａｙｍａｎ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ
and find good qualities in the highwayman in the hope that he ｈｏｐｅ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ may
ｍａｙ
ｓｐａｒｅ ｏｕｒ ｐｏｃｋｅｔｓ． Ｉ ｍｅａｎ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｓａｉｄ．
spare our pockets. I mean everything that I have said. I have the Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ
ｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｔ ｆｏｒforｏｐｔｉｍｉｓｍ．
greatest contempt optimism.Ａｓ As
ｆｏｒ for
ａ ｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ ｌｉｆｅ，
a spoiled life,ｎｏnoｌｉｆｅ
lifeｉｓis ｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ
spoiled
ｂｕｔ
but ｏｎｅ
oneｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｇｒｏｗｔｈ
growthｉｓisａｒｒｅｓｔｅｄ．
arrested. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ want
If you ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｍａｒ ａa ｎａｔｕｒｅ，
to mar ｙｏｕ
nature, you
ｈａｖｅ
have ｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyｔｏto ｒｅｆｏｒｍ
reformｉｔ． Ａｓ ｆｏｒ
it. As ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ， of
for marriage, ｏｆ course
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ that
ｔｈａｔ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ
be
ｓｉｌｌｙ， ｂｕｔthere
silly, but ｔｈｅｒｅareａｒｅother
ｏｔｈｅｒandａｎｄmore
ｍｏｒｅinteresting
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇbonds
ｂｏｎｄｓbetween
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ men
ｍｅｎ
ａｎｄ
and ｗｏｍｅｎ．
women.Ｉ Iｗｉｌｌ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙencourage
will certainly ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅthem.
ｔｈｅｍ． They
Ｔｈｅｙ have
ｈａｖｅ the
ｔｈｅ charm
ｃｈａｒｍ ｏｆ
of
ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｆａｓｈｉｏｎａｂｌｅ． Ｂｕｔ ｈｅｒｅ
fashionable. But here ｉｓ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ．
is Dorian Ｈｅ ｗｉｌｌ
himself. He will ｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ more
tell you ｍｏｒｅ
ｔｈａｎ
thanＩI ｃａｎ．＇
can.’
＇Ｍｙ
‘My dearＨａｒｒｙ，
ｄｅａｒ Harry,ｍｙmyｄｅａｒ
dearＢａｓｉｌ，
Basil, ｙｏｕ
you ｍｕｓｔ
mustｂｏｔｈ
bothｃｏｎｇｒａｔｕｌａｔｅ
congratulate ｍｅ！？
me!’
ｓａｉｄ ｔｈｅ lad,
said the ｌａｄ， throwing
ｔｈｒｏｗｉｎｇ ｏｆｆ
off ｈｉｓ ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ ｃａｐｅ
his evening capeｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔｓ
its ｓａｔｉｎ－ｌｉｎｅｄ ｗｉｎｇｓ，
satin-lined wings,
ａｎｄ
andｓｈａｋｉｎｇ
shakingｅａｃｈ
eachｏｆofｈｉｓ
his ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ｂｙ the
friends by ｔｈｅ hand
ｈａｎｄ ｉｎ ｔｕｒｎ．‘IＩhave
in turn. ｈａｖｅ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｓｏ ｈａｐｐｙ． ＯｆOfｃｏｕｒｓｅ
so happy. courseｉｔitｉｓis ｓｕｄｄｅｎ：
sudden:ａｌｌ
all ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ things
really delightful ｔｈｉｎｇｓ are.
ａｒｅ．And
Ａｎｄ
ｙｅｔ
yet ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｓ to
it seems ｔｏ me
ｍｅ ｔｏto ｂｅ
be ｔｈｅ
the ｏｎｅ
oneｔｈｉｎｇ
thingＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｂｅｅｎ
beenｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingｆｏｒ
forａｌｌ
all
ｍｙmyｌｉｆｅ．＇ Ｈｅ was
life.’ He ｗａｓ ｆｌｕｓｈｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ excitement
flushed with ｅｘｃｉｔｅｍｅｎｔ ａｎｄ
and ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ， ａｎｄ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
pleasure, and looked
ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｉｌｙhandsome.
extraordinarily ｈａｎｄｓｏｍｅ．
＂Ｉ ｈｏｐｅ ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌalways
‘I hope you will ａｌｗａｙｓbeｂｅvery
ｖｅｒｙhappy,
ｈａｐｐｙ，Dorian,’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇said
ｓａｉｄHallward,
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，‘butｂｕｔ
ＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ ｙｏｕ ｆｏｒ ｎｏｔ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｌｅｔ ｍｅ
don’t quite forgive you for not having let me know of your ｋｎｏｗ ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ engage-
ｅｎｇａｇｅ－
ｍｅｎｔ． You
ment. Ｙｏｕ ｌｅｔ Ｈａｒｒｙ ｋｎｏｗ．＇
let Harry know.’
‘Ａｎｄ
‘And IＩ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ forgive
ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ youｙｏｕ for
ｆｏｒ being
ｂｅｉｎｇ late
ｌａｔｅfor
ｆｏｒdinner,’
ｄｉｎｎｅｒ，＇ｂｒｏｋｅ
broke in ｉｎ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ
puttingｈｉｓhis ｈａｎｄ
handｏｎonｔｈｅtheｌａｄ＇ｓ
lad’s ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ，
shoulder, ａｎｄ
andｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ
smilingａｓ ｈｅ spoke.
as he ｓｐｏｋｅ．
‘Ｃｏｍｅ，ｌｅｔ
‘Come, let ｕｓ ｓｉｔdown
us sit ｄｏｗｎ ａｎｄ
andｔｒｙtry ｗｈａｔ
whatｔｈｅtheｎｅｗ
newｃｈｅｆｈｅｒｅ
chef hereｉｓisｌｉｋｅ， ａｎｄ then
like, and ｔｈｅｎ
ｙｏｕ
youｗｉｌｌ
willｔｅｌｌ ｕｓ how
tell us ｈｏｗ ｉｔit ａｌｌ ｃａｍｅ ａｂｏｕｔ．’
all came about.’
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
‘Thereｉｓisｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ｎｏｔ
not ｍｕｃｈ
muchｔｏtoｔｅｌｌ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ
tell,’ cried Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ａｓas ｔｈｅｙ
they ｔｏｏｋ
tookｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ｓｅａｔｓ ａｔ the
seats at ｔｈｅsmall
ｓｍａｌｌround
ｒｏｕｎｄ table.
ｔａｂｌｅ．＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘What ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ
happenedｗａｓ wasｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simplyｔｈｉｓ．
this. Ａｆｔｅｒ
After
Ｉｌｅｆｔ ｙｏｕ yesterday
I left you ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ evening,
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ， Harry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ， IＩ dressed,
ｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ，had
ｈａｄ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｄｉｎｎｅｒ
dinner ａｔ ｔｈａｔ
at that

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ｌｉｔｔｌｅ Ｉｔａｌｉａｎrestaurant
little Italian ｒｅｓｔａｕｒａｎｔinｉｎRupert
ＲｕｐｅｒｔStreet,
Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ，you
ｙｏｕintroduced
ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ me
ｍｅ ｔｏ， ａｎｄ
to, and
ｗｅｎｔ ｄｏｗｎ ａｔ ｅｉｇｈｔ ｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ． Ｓｉｂｙｌ ｗａｓ ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ Ｒｏｓａｌｉｎｄ．
went down at eight o’clock to the theatre. Sibyl was playing Rosalind.
Ｏｆ
Of ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
course ｔｈｅ
the ｓｃｅｎｅｒｙ ｗａｓ ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ，
scenery was ａｎｄ the
dreadful, and ｔｈｅ Orlando
Ｏｒｌａｎｄｏ ａｂｓｕｒｄ．
absurd. Ｂｕｔ
But
Ｓｉｂｙｌ！
Sibyl! You Ｙｏｕ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ seen
ｓｅｅｎ her!
ｈｅｒ！When
Ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅshe ｃａｍｅ
cameｏｎonｉｎinｈｅｒ her ｂｏｙ＇ｓ
boy’s
ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ
clothes she was perfectly wonderful. She wore a moss-colouredｖｅｌｖｅｔ
ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ． Ｓｈｅ ｗｏｒｅ ａ ｍｏｓｓ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ velvet
ｊｅｒｋｉｎ ｗｉｔｈ cinnamon
jerkin with ｃｉｎｎａｍｏｎ ｓｌｅｅｖｅｓ，
sleeves, ｓｌｉｍ ｂｒｏｗｎ ｃｒｏｓｓ－ｇａｒｔｅｒｅｄ
slim brown cross-garteredｈｏｓｅ，
hose, ａa ｄａｉｎｔｙ
dainty
ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｇｒｅｅｎcap
little green ｃａｐwith
ｗｉｔｈa ａhawk’s
ｈａｗｋ＇ｓfeather
ｆｅａｔｈｅｒcaught
ｃａｕｇｈｔ inｉｎaａjewel,
ｊｅｗｅｌ，and
ａｎｄa ａhooded
ｈｏｏｄｅｄ
ｃｌｏａｋ
cloak ｌｉｎｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ dull
lined with ｄｕｌｌred.
ｒｅｄ．SheＳｈｅhad
ｈａｄ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｍｅ ｍｏｒｅ
to me moreｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ．
exquisite.
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｈａｄ
hadａｌｌ
all ｔｈｅ
the ｄｅｌｉｃａｔｅ ｇｒａｃｅ of
delicate grace ｏｆ that
ｔｈａｔTanagra
Ｔａｎａｇｒａ ｆｉｇｕｒｉｎｅ ｔｈａｔ you
figurine that ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｔｕｄｉｏ，
in your Ｂａｓｉｌ．Her
studio, Basil. Ｈｅｒ hair
ｈａｉｒ clustered
ｃｌｕｓｔｅｒｅｄ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ ｈｅｒ
herｆａｃｅ
faceｌｉｋｅ ｄａｒｋ ｌｅａｖｅｓ
like dark leaves
ｒｏｕｎｄ
roundａaｐａｌｅ
paleｒｏｓｅ．
rose. Ａｓ
As ｆｏｒ ｈｅｒ ａｃｔｉｎｇ－ｗｅｌｌ，
for her acting – well,ｙｏｕyouｓｈａｌｌ
shallｓｅｅ
seeｈｅｒ
herｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ．
to-night.
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｉｓis simply
ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ａa ｂｏｒｎ
bornａｒｔｉｓｔ．
artist. IＩ sat
ｓａｔinｉｎthe
ｔｈｅdingy
ｄｉｎｇｙbox
ｂｏｘ absolutely
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ enthralled.
ｅｎｔｈｒａｌｌｅｄ．
IＩ forgot
ｆｏｒｇｏｔ that
ｔｈａｔI Ｉwas
ｗａｓinｉｎLondon
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ａｎｄ
and ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ
nineteenth ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ．
century. ＩI was
ｗａｓ
ａｗａｙ
awayｗｉｔｈ
withｍｙmyｌｏｖｅ
loveｉｎinａ aｆｏｒｅｓｔ
forest ｔｈａｔ ｎｏ man
that no ｍａｎ ｈａｄ
hadｅｖｅｒ
everｓｅｅｎ．
seen.Ａｆｔｅｒ
After ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍａｎｃｅ
performanceｗａｓ wasｏｖｅｒ
overＩI ｗｅｎｔ
went ｂｅｈｉｎｄ，
behind, ａｎｄ
and ｓｐｏｋｅ
spoke ｔｏ
to ｈｅｒ． Ａｓ we
her. As ｗｅ were
ｗｅｒｅ
ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ，suddenly
sitting together, ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ there
ｔｈｅｒｅ came
ｃａｍｅ ｉｎｔｏ
into ｈｅｒ
her ｅｙｅｓ
eyes ａa ｌｏｏｋ
look ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ had
ｈａｄ
ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｓｅｅｎ ｔｈｅｒｅ before.
seen there ｂｅｆｏｒｅ．My
Ｍｙ lips
ｌｉｐｓmoved
ｍｏｖｅｄ ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towards ｈｅｒｓ． Ｗｅ ｋｉｓｓｅｄ
hers. We ｅａｃｈ
kissed each
ｏｔｈｅｒ． IＩ can’t
other. ｃａｎ＇ｔdescribe
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅtoｔｏyou ｙｏｕ what
ｗｈａｔ IＩ felt
ｆｅｌｔatａｔthat
ｔｈａｔmoment.
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ． ItＩｔseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
ｔｏ ｍｅ ｔｈａｔ ａｌｌ ｍｙ ｌｉｆｅ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ ｎａｒｒｏｗｅｄ ｔｏ ｏｎｅ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ ｐｏｉｎｔ ｏｆ
to me that all my life had been narrowed to one perfect point of
ｒｏｓｅ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ ｊｏｙ． Ｓｈｅ ｔｒｅｍｂｌｅｄ ａｌｌ ｏｖｅｒ， ａｎｄ
rose-coloured joy. She trembled all over, and shook like a white ｓｈｏｏｋ ｌｉｋｅ ａ ｗｈｉｔｅ
ｎａｒｃｉｓｓｕｓ．
narcissus. ThenＴｈｅｎ ｓｈｅshe ｆｌｕｎｇ
flung ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ
herself onｏｎ her
ｈｅｒ knees
ｋｎｅｅｓ and
ａｎｄ ｋｉｓｓｅｄ
kissed my ｍｙ ｈａｎｄｓ．
hands. ＩI
ｆｅｅｌ ｔｈａｔ IＩ should
feel that ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔnot ｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ ａｌｌ
tell you ｔｈｉｓ，but
all this, ｂｕｔ IＩcan’t
ｃａｎ＇ｔhelp
ｈｅｌｐ it.ｉｔ．OfＯｆcourse
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ our
ｏｕｒ
ｅｎｇａｇｅｍｅｎｔ
engagement ｉｓisａaｄｅａｄ
deadｓｅｃｒｅｔ． Ｓｈｅ ｈａｓ
secret. She has ｎｏｔ ｅｖｅｎ ｔｏｌｄ
not even ｈｅｒ own
told her ｏｗｎ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ．
mother.
ＩI don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈａｔwhatｍｙmyｇｕａｒｄｉａｎｓ
guardiansｗｉｌｌ willｓａｙ．
say. Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＲａｄｌｅｙ
Radleyｉｓisｓｕｒｅ sure ｔｏto ｂｅ
be
ｆｕｒｉｏｕｓ．
furious. IＩ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ care.
ｃａｒｅ． IＩ shall
ｓｈａｌｌbeｂｅ ofｏｆage
ａｇｅ inｉｎ less
ｌｅｓｓthan
ｔｈａｎ aａ year,
ｙｅａｒ， and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ
then ＩI
ｃａｎ
can ｄｏ
doｗｈａｔ
whatＩ Iｌｉｋｅ．
like. ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ
beenｒｉｇｈｔ，
right, Ｂａｓｉｌ， ｈａｖｅｎ＇ｔ Ｉ，
Basil, haven’t I, toｔｏ take
ｔａｋｅ myｍｙ ｌｏｖｅ
love
ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｐｏｅｔｒｙ， ａｎｄ ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ ｍｙ ｗｉｆｅ ｉｎ Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ＇ｓ ｐｌａｙｓ？ Ｌｉｐｓ ｔｈａｔ
out of poetry, and to find my wife in Shakespeare’s plays? Lips that
Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ
Shakespeareｔａｕｇｈｔ taughtｔｏtoｓｐｅａｋspeakｈａｖｅ
haveｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ
whisperedｔｈｅｉｒ theirｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secret in ｉｎ myｍｙ ｅａｒ．Ｉ
ear. I
ｈａｖｅ
haveｈａｄhadｔｈｅ theａｒｍｓ
armsｏｆofＲｏｓａｌｉｎｄ
Rosalindａｒｏｕｎｄaroundｍｅ， me,ａｎｄandｋｉｓｓｅｄ
kissedＪｕｌｉｅｔ
Juliet ｏｎon ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｏｕｔｈ．’
mouth.’
‘Ｙｅｓ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， IＩsuppose
‘Yes, Dorian, ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ you ｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅ
were ｒｉｇｈｔ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， ｓｌｏｗｌｙ．
right,’ said Hallward, slowly.
‘Ｈａｖｅ
‘Have youｙｏｕ ｓｅｅｎ
seen ｈｅｒher ｔｏ－ｄａｙ？” ａｓｋｅｄLord
to-day?’ asked Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｓｈｏｏｋ
shook ｈｉｓhisｈｅａｄ．
head.Ｉ ‘Iｌｅｆｔleftｈｅｒ
herｉｎinｔｈｅthe ｆｏｒｅｓｔ
forest of ｏｆ Arden,
Ａｒｄｅｎ， ＩI
ｓｈａｌｌ ｆｉｎｄ her
shall find ｈｅｒ in
ｉｎ anａｎ orchard
ｏｒｃｈａｒｄ ｉｎin Ｖｅｒｏｎａ．’
Verona.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓｉｐｐｅｄsippedｈｉｓ his ｃｈａｍｐａｇｎｅ
champagneｉｎinａ aｍｅｄｉｔａｔｉｖｅ
meditative ｍａｎｎｅｒ．
manner. ＇Ａｔ ‘At
ｗｈａｔ ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ ｐｏｉｎｔ ｄｉｄ ｙｏｕ ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄ ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ？
what particular point did you mention the word marriage, Dorian?

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Ａｎｄ
Andｗｈａｔ
whatｄｉｄ
didｓｈｅ
sheｓａｙ
sayｉｎinａｎｓｗｅｒ？
answer?Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｙｏｕyou
Perhaps ｆｏｒｇｏｔ ａｌｌallａｂｏｕｔ
forgot aboutｉｔ．＇
it.’
＇Ｍｙ
‘My dear Harry, I did not treat it as a business transaction, and ＩI
ｄｅａｒ Ｈａｒｒｙ， Ｉ ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ ｔｒｅａｔ ｉｔ ａｓ ａ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ ｔｒａｎｓａｃｔｉｏｎ， ａｎｄ
ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ make
did not ｍａｋｅ ａｎｙ
anyｆｏｒｍａｌ
formalｐｒｏｐｏｓａｌ．
proposal.Ｉ Iｔｏｌｄ
toldｈｅｒ
herｔｈａｔ
that ＩI loved
ｌｏｖｅｄ ｈｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｓｈｅ
her, and she
ｓａｉｄ ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ｗｏｒｔｈｙ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｍｙ ｗｉｆｅ． Ｎｏｔ ｗｏｒｔｈｙ！ Ｗｈｙ， ｔｈｅ
said she was not worthy to be my wife. Not worthy! Why, the whole ｗｈｏｌｅ
ｗｏｒｌｄ
world ｉｓ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ toｔｏme
is nothing ｍｅ compared
ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ
withｈｅｒ．＇
her.’
Ｗｏｍｅｎ
‘Women ａｒｅareｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌｌｙ
wonderfully ｐｒａｃｔｉｃａｌ，＇ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
practical,’ murmured Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，－–
＇ｍｕｃｈ
‘muchｍｏｒｅ
moreｐｒａｃｔｉｃａｌ
practicalｔｈａｎ
thanｗｅwe
ａｒｅ．
are.ＩｎInｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎｓ
situations ｏｆ
of ｔｈａｔ ｋｉｎｄ we
that kind ｗｅ ｏｆｔｅｎ
often
ｆｏｒｇｅｔ ｔｏsay
forget to ｓａｙanything
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ about
ａｂｏｕｔ marriage,
ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｒｅｍｉｎｄ
they always remindｕｓ．＇
us.’
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallward ｌａｉｄ ｈｉｓhand
laid his ｈａｎｄ upon
ｕｐｏｎ his ｈｉｓ arm.
ａｒｍ． ‘Don’t,
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ， Harry.
Ｈａｒｒｙ． You
Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
have
ａｎｎｏｙｅｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． Ｈｅ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ｌｉｋｅ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｍｅｎ． Ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｂｒｉｎｇ
annoyed Dorian. He is not like other men. He would never bring
ｍｉｓｅｒｙ
miseryｕｐｏｎ upon ａｎｙany
ｏｎｅ．one.ＨｉｓHisｎａｔｕｒｅ ｉｓ ｔｏｏ
nature is tooｆｉｎｅfineｆｏｒforｔｈａｔ．’
that.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｃｒｏｓｓacrossｔｈｅ theｔａｂｌｅ． ＇Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｉｓ
table. ‘Dorian ｎｅｖｅｒannoyed
is never ａｎｎｏｙｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｍｅ，＇
me,’ ｈｅ he ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．
answered.Ｉ‘Iａｓｋｅｄ askedｔｈｅ theｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ
questionｆｏｒ forｔｈｅ
theｂｅｓｔ
bestｒｅａｓｏｎ
reasonｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ，
possible,
ｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅ ｏｎｌｙ reason,
the only ｒｅａｓｏｎ， indeed,
ｉｎｄｅｅｄ， thatｔｈａｔ excuses
ｅｘｃｕｓｅｓ one ｏｎｅ ｆｏｒ ａｓｋｉｎｇ any
for asking ａｎｙ question
ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ
－ｓｉｍｐｌｅ
– simpleｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ．
curiosity. IＩ have ｈａｖｅ aａ theory
ｔｈｅｏｒｙ thatｔｈａｔ itｉｔis ｉｓ ａｌｗａｙｓtheｔｈｅ
always ｗｏｍｅｎ who
women ｗｈｏ
ｐｒｏｐｏｓｅ
propose to ｔｏ us,
ｕｓ， and ａｎｄ notｎｏｔ we ｗｅ who
ｗｈｏ ｐｒｏｐｏｓｅ
propose ｔｏ to ｔｈｅ ｗｏｍｅｎ． Ｅｘｃｅｐｔ，
the women. Except,
ｏｆof ｃｏｕｒｓｅ，
course, ｉｎ in ｍｉｄｄｌｅ－ｃｌａｓｓ
middle-class ｌｉｆｅ． life. ButＢｕｔ then
ｔｈｅｎ theｔｈｅ middle
ｍｉｄｄｌｅ ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ
classes ａｒｅ
are ｎｏｔ
not
ｍｏｄｅｒｎ．’
modern.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｌａｕｇｈｅｄ，
laughed,ａｎｄ andｔｏｓｓｅｄ
tossedｈｉｓ hisｈｅａｄ．＇Ｙｏｕ
head. ‘You ａｒｅareｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｉｎｃｏｒｒｉ－
incorri-
ｇｉｂｌｅ， Ｈａｒｒｙ； ｂｕｔ
gible, Harry; but ＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｍｉｎｄ．
mind.Ｉｔ It ｉｓ ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ toｔｏ beｂｅ angry
is impossible ａｎｇｒｙ with
ｗｉｔｈ ｙｏｕ．
you.
Ｗｈｅｎ
When ｙｏｕyouｓｅｅseeＳｉｂｙｌ
SibylＶａｎｅVaneｙｏｕ youｗｉｌｌ
will ｆｅｅｌ ｔｈａｔtheｔｈｅman
feel that ｍａｎwhoｗｈｏ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ wrong
ｗｒｏｎｇ
ｈｅｒ
her ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｂｅ beａaｂｅａｓｔ，
beast, ａa ｂｅａｓｔ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ａa ｈｅａｒｔ．
beast without heart. IＩ cannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ understand
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
ｈｏｗ
howａｎｙ anyｏｎｅoneｃａｎcanｗｉｓｈ
wishｔｏtoｓｈａｍｅshame ｔｈｅtheｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｈｅheｌｏｖｅｓ．
loves.ＩI ｌｏｖｅ Ｓｉｂｙｌ Vane.
love Sibyl Ｖａｎｅ．
ＩI ｗａｎｔ
wantｔｏ to ｐｌａｃｅ
place ｈｅｒ
her ｏｎon ａa ｐｅｄｅｓｔａｌ
pedestal ｏｆ ｇｏｌｄ， and
of gold, ａｎｄ to
ｔｏ see
ｓｅｅthe
ｔｈｅworld
ｗｏｒｌｄ worship
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ
ｔｈｅ ｗｏｍａｎ ｗｈｏ
the woman whoｉｓisｍｉｎｅ．
mine. Ｗｈａｔ Whatｉｓis ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ？
marriage? Ａｎ An ｉｒｒｅｖｏｃａｂｌｅ
irrevocable vow.ｖｏｗ． YouＹｏｕ
ｍｏｃｋ
mockａｔatｉｔit ｆｏｒfor ｔｈａｔ．
that. Ah!Ａｈ！ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｍｏｃｋ．
mock.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ａｎ ｉｒｒｅｖｏｃａｂｌｅ
is an irrevocable vow ｖｏｗ ｔｈａｔ
that ＩI
ｗａｎｔ
wantｔｏtoｔａｋｅ．take. Ｈｅｒ
Herｔｒｕｓｔ ｍａｋｅｓ ｍｅmeｆａｉｔｈｆｕｌ，
trust makes faithful, herｈｅｒ belief
ｂｅｌｉｅｆmakes
ｍａｋｅｓ meｍｅ ｇｏｏｄ．
good.
Ｗｈｅｎ Ｉ ａｍ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｅｒ， Ｉ ｒｅｇｒｅｔ ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ
When I am with her, I regret all that you have taught me. I becomeｈａｖｅ ｔａｕｇｈｔ ｍｅ． Ｉ ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ
different from ｆｒｏｍwhatｗｈａｔ youｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ known
ｋｎｏｗｎ ｍｅ meｔｏto ｂｅ．
be. IＩ amａｍ changed,
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ， ａｎｄ and ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｅｒｅ
mere ｔｏｕｃｈ
touch ｏｆ of Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ＇ｓ hand
Sibyl Vane’s ｈａｎｄ ｍａｋｅｓ
makesｍｅ meｆｏｒｇｅｔ
forget ｙｏｕyouａｎｄ
andａｌｌall ｙｏｕｒ
your
ｗｒｏｎｇ，
wrong,ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ，
fascinating,ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ，
poisonous,ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
delightfulｔｈｅｏｒｉｅｓ．＇
theories.’
‘Ａｎｄ ｔｈｏｓｅ are
‘And those ａｒｅ．．．？” ａｓｋｅｄ Lord
. . . ?’ asked Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｈｅｌｐｉｎｇ
helping ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself toｔｏ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ｓａｌａｄ
salad.
‘Ｏｈ，ｙｏｕｒ
‘Oh, yourｔｈｅｏｒｉｅｓ
theoriesａｂｏｕｔaboutｌｉｆｅ， ｙｏｕｒ theories
life, your ｔｈｅｏｒｉｅｓ about
ａｂｏｕｔ ｌｏｖｅ， ｙｏｕｒ ｔｈｅｏｒｉｅｓ
love, your theories
ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ．
pleasure.Ａｌｌ Allｙｏｕｒ
yourｔｈｅｏｒｉｅｓ，
theories,ｉｎinｆａｃｔ，
fact, Ｈａｒｒｙ．’
Harry.’
＇Ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
‘Pleasure isｉｓ the ｔｈｅ only
ｏｎｌｙ thing
ｔｈｉｎｇ worth
ｗｏｒｔｈ ｈａｖｉｎｇ
having ａa ｔｈｅｏｒｙtheory ａｂｏｕｔ，’
about,’ he ｈｅ

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ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
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ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，
answered,ｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｓｌｏｗ， ｍｅｌｏｄｉｏｕｓ ｖｏｉｃｅ．
slow, melodious Ｂｕｔ ＩI am
voice. ‘But ａｍ ａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid ＩI cannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ claim
ｃｌａｉｍ
ｍｙ
my theory as my own. It belongs to Nature, not to me. Pleasureｉｓis
ｔｈｅｏｒｙ ａｓ ｍｙ ｏｗｎ． Ｉｔ ｂｅｌｏｎｇｓ ｔｏ Ｎａｔｕｒｅ， ｎｏｔ ｔｏ ｍｅ． Ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
Ｎａｔｕｒｅ＇ｓ
Nature’sｔｅｓｔ， ｈｅｒsign
test, her ｓｉｇｎofｏｆapproval.
ａｐｐｒｏｖａｌ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ we
ｗｅ are
ａｒｅ happy
ｈａｐｐｙ we
ｗｅ ａｒｅ ａｌｗａｙｓ
are always
ｇｏｏｄ， ｂｕｔ when
good, but ｗｈｅｎ ｗｅweａｒｅ
are ｇｏｏｄ
goodｗｅweａｒｅareｎｏｔ
not ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｈａｐｐｙ．＇
happy.’
‘Ａｈ！ ｂｕｔwhat
‘Ah! but ｗｈａｔ do
ｄｏ you
ｙｏｕ mean
ｍｅａｎ ｂｙbyｇｏｏｄ？＂
good?’ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ．
Basil Hallward.
‘Ｙｅｓ，＇ ｅｃｈｏｅｄ Dorian,
‘Yes,’ echoed Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， leaning
ｌｅａｎｉｎｇ ｂａｃｋ
backｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ ｃｈａｉｒ，and
his chair, ａｎｄ looking
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ atａｔ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｏｖｅｒ
overｔｈｅ
theｈｅａｖｙ ｃｌｕｓｔｅｒｓ
heavy clustersｏｆofｐｕｒｐｌｅ－ｌｉｐｐｅｄ
purple-lippedｉｒｉｓｅｓ
irises ｔｈａｔ
that ｓｔｏｏｄ
stood ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｅｎｔｒｅ ｏｆ the
centre of ｔｈｅtable,
ｔａｂｌｅ，‘what
ｗｈａｔdoｄｏyou
ｙｏｕmean
ｍｅａｎ by
ｂｙ good,
ｇｏｏｄ， Harry?’
Ｈａｒｒｙ？＂
“Ｔｏｂｅ
‘To be ｇｏｏｄ
goodｉｓis ｔｏ ｂｅ inｉｎ harmony
to be ｈａｒｍｏｎｙ ｗｉｔｈ withｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’sｓｅｌｆ，＇ ｈｅ replied,
self,’ he ｒｅｐｌｉｅｄ， touching
ｔｏｕｃｈｉｎｇ
ｔｈｅ ｔｈｉｎ ｓｔｅｍ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｇｌａｓｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｉｓ ｐａｌｅ， ｆｉｎｅ－ｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ．‘Discord
the thin stem of his glass with his pale, fine-pointed fingers. ＇Ｄｉｓｃｏｒｄ
ｉｓ
is toｔｏbeｂｅforced
ｆｏｒｃｅｄtoｔｏbeｂｅinｉｎharmonyｈａｒｍｏｎｙ ｗｉｔｈ with ｏｔｈｅｒｓ． Ｏｎｅ＇ｓ ｏｗｎ
others. One’s ownｌｉｆｅ－ life –ｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis
ｔｈｅ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ ｔｈｉｎｇ．
the important thing.ＡｓAsｆｏｒ forｔｈｅtheｌｉｖｅｓ ｏｆ one’s
lives of ｏｎｅ＇ｓ neighbours,
ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｕｒｓ， ｉｆ ｏｎｅ wishes
if one ｗｉｓｈｅｓ
ｔｏ be
to ｂｅ aａprig
ｐｒｉｇorｏｒa ａPuritan,
Ｐｕｒｉｔａｎ，one ｏｎｅcanｃａｎflaunt
ｆｌａｕｎｔone’s
ｏｎｅ＇ｓmoral
ｍｏｒａｌviews
ｖｉｅｗｓaboutａｂｏｕｔ them,
ｔｈｅｍ，
ｂｕｔ
but ｔｈｅｙ
they ａｒｅ
are ｎｏｔnot ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎ．
concern. Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
Besides, Ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌｉｓｍ
Individualismｈａｓ hasｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ｔｈｅ
the
ｈｉｇｈｅｒ
higher ａｉｍ．aim. Ｍｏｄｅｒｎ
Modernｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ moralityｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｓconsists ｉｎin ａｃｃｅｐｔｉｎｇ
accepting ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ ｏｆ
the standard of
ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s ａｇｅ．
age. ＩI consider
ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒ that ｔｈａｔ for
ｆｏｒany ａｎｙ man
ｍａｎ ｏｆ ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ to
of culture ｔｏ accept
ａｃｃｅｐｔ theｔｈｅ standard
ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ
ｏｆ ｈｉｓ age
of his ａｇｅ isｉｓaａform
ｆｏｒｍ of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ grossest
ｇｒｏｓｓｅｓｔ immorality.’
ｉｍｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ．＇
‘Ｂｕｔ， ｓｕｒｅｌｙ， ｉｆ ｏｎｅ ｌｉｖｅｓ ｍｅｒｅｌｙfor
‘But, surely, if one lives merely ｆｏｒone’s
ｏｎｅ＇ｓ self,
ｓｅｌｆ，Harry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ，one ｏｎｅ pays
ｐａｙｓ ａa
ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｐｒｉｃｅ ｆｏｒ ｄｏｉｎｇ ｓｏ？＂ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ．
terrible price for doing so?’ suggested the painter.
Ｙｅｓ，
‘Yes, ｗｅweａｒｅare ｏｖｅｒｃｈａｒｇｅｄ
overchargedｆｏｒ for ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everything ｎｏｗａｄａｙｓ．
nowadays.ＩI ｓｈｏｕｌｄ should ｆａｎｃｙfancy
ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the ｒｅａｌ ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ ｏｆ
real tragedy ｔｈｅ poor
of the ｐｏｏｒ ｉｓis that
ｔｈａｔ they
ｔｈｅｙ can
ｃａｎ afford
ａｆｆｏｒｄ nothing
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｂｕｔ but
ｓｅｌｆ－ｄｅｎｉａｌ． Ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ ｓｉｎｓ，
self-denial. Beautiful ｌｉｋｅ beautiful
sins, like ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ things,
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ， are
ａｒｅ the
ｔｈｅ ｐｒｉｖｉｌｅｇｅ
privilege ｏｆ ｔｈｅ
of the
ｒｉｃｈ．’
rich.’
‘Ｏｎｅ
‘One hasｈａｓ to ｔｏ pay
ｐａｙ inｉｎother
ｏｔｈｅｒways ｗａｙｓ butｂｕｔ money.’
ｍｏｎｅｙ．＇
‘Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatｓｏｒｔ sort ｏｆof ｗａｙｓ，
ways,Ｂａｓｉｌ？”
Basil?’
‘Ｏｈ！
‘Oh! IＩ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ fancyｆａｎｃｙ ｉｎ in ｒｅｍｏｒｓｅ，
remorse, ｉｎ in ｓｕｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ，
suffering, in ｉｎ．．．
. . . ｗｅｌｌ，
well, in ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ
consciousnessｏｆofｄｅｇｒａｄａｔｉｏｎ．’
degradation.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓｈｒｕｇｇｅｄ
shruggedｈｉｓ hisｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ．
shoulders. ＇Ｍｙ ‘Myｄｅａｒ
dearｆｅｌｌｏｗ， ｍｅｄｉ？ｖａｌ ａｒｔ
fellow, mediæval art
ｉｓ ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ， but
is charming, ｂｕｔ mediæval
ｍｅｄｉｅｖａｌ ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ
emotions ａｒｅ are ｏｕｔ
out ｏｆ ｄａｔｅ． One
of date. Ｏｎｅ ｃａｎcan ｕｓｅuse
ｔｈｅｍ
themｉｎinｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ，
fiction, of ｏｆ course.
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ． But Ｂｕｔ then
ｔｈｅｎ the
ｔｈｅ only
ｏｎｌｙ things
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ that
ｔｈａｔ one
ｏｎｅ ｃａｎcan ｕｓｅ
use ｉｎ
in
ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ
fiction are ａｒｅ the
ｔｈｅ things
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ thatｔｈａｔoneｏｎｅ has
ｈａｓ ceased
ｃｅａｓｅｄ ｔｏto ｕｓｅ
use ｉｎ ｆａｃｔ．Believe
in fact. Ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ me, ｍｅ， no
ｎｏ
ｃｉｖｉｌｉｚｅｄ
civilized man ｍａｎ ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｒｅｇｒｅｔｓ
regrets aａ pleasure,
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ， and ａｎｄ no
ｎｏ uncivilized
ｕｎｃｉｖｉｌｉｚｅｄ man ｍａｎ ｅｖｅｒ
ever
ｋｎｏｗｓ
knowsｗｈａｔ what ａ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
a pleasure ｉｓ．’
is.’
‘Ｉ ｋｎｏｗ what
‘I know ｗｈａｔ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasureｉｓ，＇ ｃｒｉｅｄDorian
is,’ cried Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ．
Gray. ＇Ｉｔ‘It isｉｓtoｔｏadore
ａｄｏｒｅ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ｏｎｅ．＇
one.’
Ｔｈａｔ
‘Thatｉｓisｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly ｂｅｔｔｅｒbetter thanｔｈａｎ ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ａｄｏｒｅｄ，’
adored,’ he ｈｅ answered,
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， ｔｏｙｉｎｇ toying

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ｗｉｔｈ
with ｓｏｍｅ
someｆｒｕｉｔｓ． ＇Ｂｅｉｎｇ adored
fruits. ‘Being ａｄｏｒｅｄ ｉｓ
is aａ nuisance.
ｎｕｉｓａｎｃｅ． Women
Ｗｏｍｅｎ ｔｒｅａｔ
treatｕｓusｊｕｓｔ
just ａｓ
as
Ｈｕｍａｎｉｔｙ ｔｒｅａｔｓ
Humanity treats ｉｔｓ ｇｏｄｓ．They
its gods. Ｔｈｅｙ worship
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ ｕｓ， ａｎｄ ａｒｅ
us, and ａｌｗａｙｓ bothering
are always ｂｏｔｈｅｒｉｎｇ
ｕｓus ｔｏ
to ｄｏ
do ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｆｏｒforｔｈｅｍ．’
them.’
＇Ｉ
‘I should have said ｔｈａｔ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｓａｉｄ ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｔｈｅｙ
that whatever theyａｓｋ
askｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅｙ
theyｈａｄ
hadｆｉｒｓｔ ｇｉｖｅｎ
first given
ｔｏ ｕｓ，’ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｌａｄ， ｇｒａｖｅｌｙ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｃｒｅａｔｅ Ｌｏｖｅ ｉｎ ｏｕｒ ｎａｔｕｒｅｓ．
to us,’ murmured the lad, gravely. ‘They create Love in our natures.
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｈａｖｅ
haveａ aｒｉｇｈｔ
rightｔｏto ｄｅｍａｎｄ
demand ｉｔitｂａｃｋ．’
back.’
“Ｔｈａｔ
‘That isｉｓquite
ｑｕｉｔｅtrue,
ｔｒｕｅ，Dorian,’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ．
cried Hallward.
Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
‘Nothingｉｓisｅｖｅｒ
ever ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｔｒｕｅ，＇ ｓａｉｄLord
true,’ said Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
＇Ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ，＇interrupted
‘This is,’ ｉｎｔｅｒｒｕｐｔｅｄDorian.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．‘You
Ｙｏｕmust
ｍｕｓｔ admit,
ａｄｍｉｔ，Harry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ， that
ｔｈａｔwomen
ｗｏｍｅｎ
ｇｉｖｅ
give ｔｏ
to ｍｅｎ
menｔｈｅtheｖｅｒｙ
veryｇｏｌｄ ｏｆ ofｔｈｅｉｒ
gold theirｌｉｖｅｓ’
lives.’
＇Ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｙ，＇ｈｅ
‘Possibly,’ he ｓｉｇｈｅｄ，
sighed, ＇ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｙ invariably
‘but they ｉｎｖａｒｉａｂｌｙ want
ｗａｎｔ ｉｔ ｂａｃｋ ｉｎ
it back ｓｕｃｈ ｖｅｒｙ
in such very
ｓｍａｌｌ ｃｈａｎｇｅ． That
small change. Ｔｈａｔ isｉｓthe
ｔｈｅworry.
ｗｏｒｒｙ．Women,
Ｗｏｍｅｎ， as
ａｓ some
ｓｏｍｅ witty
ｗｉｔｔｙFrenchman
Ｆｒｅｎｃｈｍａｎ
ｏｎｃｅ
onceｐｕｔ
putｉｔ， ｉｎｓｐｉｒｅ usｕｓ with
it, inspire ｗｉｔｈ the
ｔｈｅ desire
ｄｅｓｉｒｅtoｔｏdoｄｏmasterpieces,
ｍａｓｔｅｒｐｉｅｃｅｓ， and
ａｎｄ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ
ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔ
preventｕｓusｆｒｏｍ
fromｃａｒｒｙｉｎｇ
carryingｔｈｅｍ
themｏｕｔ．’
out.’
‘Ｈａｒｒｙ， ｙｏｕ are
‘Harry, you ａｒｅ dreadful!
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ！I Ｉdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔknow
ｋｎｏｗ why
ｗｈｙ ＩI like
ｌｉｋｅyou
ｙｏｕ soｓｏmuch.’
ｍｕｃｈ．＇
Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｗｉｌｌ
willａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｌｉｋｅ
like ｍｅ，
me, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇
Dorian,’ ｈｅ
he ｒｅｐｌｉｅｄ．“Ｗｉｌｌ ｙｏｕhave
replied. ‘Will you ｈａｖｅ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ｃｏｆｆｅｅ， ｙｏｕ fellows?
coffee, you ｆｅｌｌｏｗｓ？－– Ｗａｉｔｅｒ，
Waiter,ｂｒｉｎｇ
bringｃｏｆｆｅｅ，
coffee, ａｎｄ
andｆｉｎｅ－ｃｈａｍｐａｇｎｅ，
fine-champagne, andａｎｄ
ｓｏｍｅ
someｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅｓ． Ｎｏ： ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
cigarettes. No: don’t ｍｉｎｄ
mindｔｈｅ
theｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅｓ；
cigarettes; ＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｓｏｍｅ．
some.Ｂａｓｉｌ，
Basil, ＩI
ｃａｎ＇ｔ ａｌｌｏｗ you
can’t allow ｙｏｕ to
ｔｏ smoke
ｓｍｏｋｅ ｃｉｇａｒｓ． Ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ
cigars. You mustｈａｖｅ
haveａ aｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ．
cigarette. ＡAｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ
cigarette
ｉｓis the
ｔｈｅ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ
perfect ｔｙｐｅ
type ｏｆof ａa ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ
perfectｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ．
pleasure.ＩｔIt ｉｓis ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ，
exquisite, ａｎｄ
andｉｔit ｌｅａｖｅｓ
leaves
ｏｎｅ
one ｕｎｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ． Ｗｈａｔ more
unsatisfied. What ｍｏｒｅ ｃａｎ
can ｏｎｅ
one ｗａｎｔ？
want?Ｙｅｓ，
Yes, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｙｏｕ
youｗｉｌｌ
will
ａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｂｅbeｆｏｎｄ
fondｏｆofｍｅ．
me.Ｉ Iｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
representｔｏto ｙｏｕ
youａｌｌ ｔｈｅ sins
all the ｓｉｎｓ you
ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ
ｈａｄ
had ｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｕｒａｇｅ
courageｔｏto ｃｏｍｍｉｔ．’
commit.’
＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatｎｏｎｓｅｎｓｅ
nonsenseｙｏｕyou
ｔａｌｋ，
talk,Ｈａｒｒｙ！＇
Harry!’ｃｒｉｅｄ
criedｔｈｅ
theｌａｄ，
lad,ｔａｋｉｎｇ
taking ａa ｌｉｇｈｔ ｆｒｏｍ
light from
ａa fire-breathing
ｆｉｒｅ－ｂｒｅａｔｈｉｎｇ silver
ｓｉｌｖｅｒdragon
ｄｒａｇｏｎ that
ｔｈａｔ the
ｔｈｅ waiter
ｗａｉｔｅｒ had
ｈａｄ ｐｌａｃｅｄ
placed ｏｎ
onｔｈｅtheｔａｂｌｅ．
table.
Ｌｅｔ
‘Let ｕｓ
us ｇｏ
go ｄｏｗｎ
downｔｏtoｔｈｅthe ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ． Ｗｈｅｎ Ｓｉｂｙｌ
theatre. When Sibyl ｃｏｍｅｓ
comesｏｎ onｔｈｅ
the ｓｔａｇｅ ｙｏｕ
stage you
ｗｉｌｌ ｈａｖｅ ａa ｎｅｗ
will have newｉｄｅａｌ
idealｏｆof ｌｉｆｅ． Ｓｈｅ will
life. She ｗｉｌｌrepresent
ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔsomething
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏto you
ｙｏｕ ｔｈａｔ
that
ｙｏｕ
you ｈａｖｅ
have ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｋｎｏｗｎ．＇
known.’
Ｉ‘I ｈａｖｅ ｋｎｏｗｎ
have known ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ，＇ｓａｉｄ
everything,’ saidＬｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Lord ｗｉｔｈwith
Henry, ａ ｔｉｒｅｄ
a tiredｌｏｏｋ
lookｉｎinｈｉｓ
his
ｅｙｅｓ， ｂｕｔ IＩ am
eyes, ‘but ａｍ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ ｒｅａｄｙ
ready ｆｏｒ
for aａ new
ｎｅｗ emotion.
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎ． ＩI am
ａｍ ａｆｒａｉｄ， ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
afraid, however,
ｔｈａｔ，
that, ｆｏｒ ｍｅ ａｔat ａｎｙ
for me anyｒａｔｅ，
rate, ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｉｓ ｎｏ such
is no ｓｕｃｈ ｔｈｉｎｇ．
thing. Ｓｔｉｌｌ， ｙｏｕｒwonderful
Still, your ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
ｇｉｒｌ ｍａｙ ｔｈｒｉｌｌ
girl may ｍｅ．ＩI ｌｏｖｅ
thrill me. love ａｃｔｉｎｇ．
acting. Ｉｔ
It isｉｓsoｓｏmuch
ｍｕｃｈ ｍｏｒｅ
moreｒｅａｌ
realｔｈａｎ
thanｌｉｆｅ． Ｌｅｔ
life. Let
ｕｓ ｇｏ． Dorian,
us go. Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｙｏｕ
you ｗｉｌｌ ｃｏｍｅ ｗｉｔｈ
will come withｍｅ．
me.Ｉ Iａｍamｓｏsoｓｏｒｒｙ，
sorry,Ｂａｓｉｌ，
Basil, ｂｕｔ
but ｔｈｅｒｅ
there
ｉｓ ｏｎｌｙ room
is only ｒｏｏｍ ｆｏｒ ｔｗｏ in
for two ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ brougham.
ｂｒｏｕｇｈａｍ． Ｙｏｕ
Youｍｕｓｔ
mustｆｏｌｌｏｗ
follow ｕｓ
us ｉｎ
in ａa
ｈａｎｓｏｍ．’
hansom.’
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｇｏｔ
gotｕｐupａｎｄ ｐｕｔputｏｎ onｔｈｅｉｒ
and theirｃｏａｔｓ，
coats,ｓｉｐｐｉｎｇ
sippingｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｃｏｆｆｅｅ
coffee ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ．
standing.

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Ｔｈｅ
Theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painter ｗａｓ
was ｓｉｌｅｎｔ ａｎｄpreoccupied.
silent and ｐｒｅｏｃｃｕｐｉｅｄ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
ｗａｓ aａ gloom
ｇｌｏｏｍ ｏｖｅｒ ｈｉｍ．
over him.
He could not bear this marriage, and yet it seemed to him to ｂｅ
Ｈｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｂｅａｒ ｔｈｉｓ ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ， ａｎｄ ｙｅｔ ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｔｏ be
ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｔｈａｎ many
better than ｍａｎｙ ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｔｈａｔmight
things that ｍｉｇｈｔ have
ｈａｖｅ happened.
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ． Ａｆｔｅｒ
After aａ few
ｆｅｗ
ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ，
minutes, ｔｈｅｙ
they ａｌｌ ｐａｓｓｅｄ downstairs.
all passed ｄｏｗｎｓｔａｉｒｓ． He
Ｈｅ ｄｒｏｖｅ
droveｏｆｆ
off ｂｙ
by ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， ａｓ had
himself, as ｈａｄ
ｂｅｅｎ
been ａｒｒａｎｇｅｄ，
arranged,ａｎｄ
andｗａｔｃｈｅｄ
watchedｔｈｅtheｆｌａｓｈｉｎｇ
flashingｌｉｇｈｔｓ
lights ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ ｌｉｔｔｌｅbrougham
the little ｂｒｏｕｇｈａｍ
ｉｎ ｆｒｏｎｔ ofｏｆ him.
in front ｈｉｍ． AＡ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange ｓｅｎｓｅ
sense ｏｆ ｌｏｓｓcame
of loss ｃａｍｅ ｏｖｅｒ
over ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｈｅ
Heｆｅｌｔ
felt ｔｈａｔ
that
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｎｅｖｅｒ
neverａｇａｉｎ
againｂｅbeｔｏtoｈｉｍhimａｌｌallｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
beenｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
ｐａｓｔ． Ｌｉｆｅ ｈａｄ ｃｏｍｅ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｔｈｅｍ．．．． Ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ ｄａｒｋｅｎｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
past. Life had come between them. . . . His eyes darkened, and the
ｃｒｏｗｄｅｄ， ｆｌａｒｉｎｇ ｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｂｌｕｒｒｅｄ ｔｏ ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｃａｂ
crowded, flaring streets became blurred to his eyes. When the cab
ｄｒｅｗ
drew ｕｐ
upａｔat ｔｈｅ
the ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ，
theatre, itｉｔseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ toｔｏhimｈｉｍ that
ｔｈａｔ heｈｅ had
ｈａｄ grown
ｇｒｏｗｎ ｙｅａｒｓ
years
ｏｌｄｅｒ．
older.

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Ｆｏｒ
For ｓｏｍｅ
someｒｅａｓｏｎ
reasonｏｒorｏｔｈｅｒ， ｔｈｅ house
other, the ｈｏｕｓｅ was
ｗａｓ ｃｒｏｗｄｅｄ
crowdedｔｈａｔ
thatｎｉｇｈｔ，
night, ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the
ｆａｔ Ｊｅｗ manager
fat Jew ｍａｎａｇｅｒ who
ｗｈｏ ｍｅｔ
metｔｈｅｍ
themａｔat ｔｈｅ
the ｄｏｏｒ
door ｗａｓ
was ｂｅａｍｉｎｇ
beamingｆｒｏｍfromｅａｒ
earｔｏto
ｅａｒ ｗｉｔｈ an
ear with ａｎ ｏｉｌｙ， ｔｒｅｍｕｌｏｕｓ smile.
oily, tremulous ｓｍｉｌｅ． He
Ｈｅ escorted
ｅｓｃｏｒｔｅｄ them
ｔｈｅｍ ｔｏto ｔｈｅｉｒ ｂｏｘ ｗｉｔｈ
their box with
ａa sort
ｓｏｒｔ ofｏｆpompous
ｐｏｍｐｏｕｓ ｈｕｍｉｌｉｔｙ，
humility, ｗａｖｉｎｇ
wavingｈｉｓ hisｆａｔ ｊｅｗｅｌｌｅｄ hands,
fat jewelled ｈａｎｄｓ， ａｎｄ
andｔａｌｋｉｎｇ
talking
ａｔ
at ｔｈｅ ｔｏｐ of
the top ｏｆhis
ｈｉｓvoice.
ｖｏｉｃｅ．Dorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
Ｇｒａｙloathed
ｌｏａｔｈｅｄhimｈｉｍ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
than ｅｖｅｒ． Ｈｅ
ever. He
ｆｅｌｔ
felt asａｓifｉｆheｈｅhad ｈａｄcome
ｃｏｍｅ toｔｏlookｌｏｏｋfor ｆｏｒMiranda
Ｍｉｒａｎｄａand ａｎｄ hadｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ metｍｅｔ ｂｙ by
Ｃａｌｉｂａｎ．＇
Caliban.¹ Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｕｐｏｎ upon ｔｈｅtheｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｈａｎｄ，
hand, ｒａｔｈｅｒ
ratherｌｉｋｅｄ
likedｈｉｍ．
him.ＡｔAtｌｅａｓｔ
least
ｈｅ
he ｄｅｃｌａｒｅｄ
declared ｈｅ he ｄｉｄ，
did, andａｎｄ ｉｎｓｉｓｔｅｄ
insisted on ｏｎ shaking
ｓｈａｋｉｎｇhim ｈｉｍ by ｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ hand,
ｈａｎｄ， andａｎｄ
ａｓｓｕｒｉｎｇ
assuring himｈｉｍ ｔｈａｔ
that he ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ proud
ｐｒｏｕｄ to ｔｏ meet
ｍｅｅｔ aａ manｍａｎ who
ｗｈｏ ｈａｄhadｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
discovered ａa
ｒｅａｌ ｇｅｎｉｕｓ and
real genius ａｎｄ gone
ｇｏｎｅ bankrupt
ｂａｎｋｒｕｐｔ over ｏｖｅｒ aａ poet.
ｐｏｅｔ．Hallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ amused
ａｍｕｓｅｄ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ
watchingｔｈｅ theｆａｃｅｓ
facesｉｎin ｔｈｅthe ｐｉｔ． Ｔｈｅ ｈｅａｔ
pit. The heat ｗａｓ
wasｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ
terribly ｏｐｐｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ，
oppressive,
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the ｈｕｇｅ
hugeｓｕｎｌｉｇｈｔ
sunlight ｆｌａｍｅｄ
flamedｌｉｋｅ like ａa monstrous
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ ｄａｈｌｉａ
dahlia ｗｉｔｈwith ｐｅｔａｌｓ
petals ｏｆof
ｙｅｌｌｏｗ
yellow ｆｉｒｅ．
fire. TheＴｈｅ youths
ｙｏｕｔｈｓ ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the ｇａｌｌｅｒｙ
gallery had ｈａｄ ｔａｋｅｎ
taken ｏｆｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ coats
off their ｃｏａｔｓ andａｎｄ
ｗａｉｓｔｃｏａｔｓ
waistcoats and ａｎｄ hung
ｈｕｎｇ ｔｈｅｍ
themｏｖｅｒ overｔｈｅ theｓｉｄｅ．
side. Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｔａｌｋｅｄ
talked ｔｏ to ｅａｃｈ
each ｏｔｈｅｒ
other
ａｃｒｏｓｓ ｔｈｅ theatre,
across the ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ，and ａｎｄ shared
ｓｈａｒｅｄ their
ｔｈｅｉｒ oranges
ｏｒａｎｇｅｓ with
ｗｉｔｈ theｔｈｅ tawdry
ｔａｗｄｒｙ ｇｉｒｌｓ ｗｈｏ
girls who
ｓａｔ ｂｅｓｉｄｅ them.
sat beside ｔｈｅｍ． SomeＳｏｍｅ ｗｏｍｅｎ
women ｗｅｒｅwereｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ
laughing ｉｎ in
ｔｈｅtheｐｉｔ．pit. Ｔｈｅｉｒ
Theirｖｏｉｃｅｓ
voices
ｗｅｒｅ
wereｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ
horriblyｓｈｒｉｌｌ
shrill andａｎｄ discordant.
ｄｉｓｃｏｒｄａｎｔ． The Ｔｈｅ ｓｏｕｎｄ
soundｏｆ of ｔｈｅ ｐｏｐｐｉｎｇ ｏｆof ｃｏｒｋｓ
the popping corks
ｃａｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
came from the bar. ｂａｒ．
＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatａ aｐｌａｃｅ
placeｔｏtoｆｉｎｄfindｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s ｄｉｖｉｎｉｔｙ ｉｎ！＇said
divinity in!’ ｓａｉｄLord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
‘Ｙｅｓ！？ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ Dorian
‘Yes!’ answered Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray.
Ｇｒａｙ． Ｉｔ ‘It ｗａｓ
wasｈｅｒｅhereＩI ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｈｅｒ， her, ａｎｄ
andｓｈｅ sheｉｓis
ｄｉｖｉｎｅ
divine ｂｅｙｏｎｄ
beyondａｌｌ allｌｉｖｉｎｇ
living ｔｈｉｎｇｓ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ
things. When sheａｃｔｓ
actsｙｏｕ
youｗｉｌｌwill ｆｏｒｇｅｔ
forget ｅｖｅｒｙ－
every-
ｔｈｉｎｇ． Ｔｈｅｓｅ common,
thing. These ｃｏｍｍｏｎ， ｒｏｕｇｈ rough ｐｅｏｐｌｅ，
people, ｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｃｏａｒｓｅ
coarseｆａｃｅｓ
faces ａｎｄ
andｂｒｕｔａｌ
brutal
ｇｅｓｔｕｒｅｓ， become
gestures, ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｑｕｉｔｅquite ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ
different when ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ sheｉｓis ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅthe ｓｔａｇｅ．
stage. Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｓｉｔ sit
ｓｉｌｅｎｔｌｙ
silently andａｎｄwatch
ｗａｔｃｈ her.ｈｅｒ． They
Ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｅｐ
weepａｎｄ andｌａｕｇｈ
laughａｓasｓｈｅ sheｗｉｌｌｓ ｔｈｅｍ ｔｏto ｄｏ．
wills them do.
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｍａｋｅｓ
makesｔｈｅｍthem ａｓ as
ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｉｖｅ
responsive ａｓ asａ aｖｉｏｌｉｎ．
violin. ＳｈｅSheｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌｉｚｅｓ
spiritualizes them, ｔｈｅｍ， and
ａｎｄ
ｏｎｅ ｆｅｅｌｓ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｆｌｅｓｈ ａｎｄ ｂｌｏｏｄ ａｓ ｏｎｅ＇ｓ ｓｅｌｆ＇
one feels that they are of the same flesh and blood as one’s self.’


７９
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｔｈｅ
‘Theｓａｍｅ ｆｌｅｓｈ
same fleshａｎｄ
andｂｌｏｏｄ ａｓasｏｎｅ＇ｓ
blood one’sｓｅｌｆ！ Ｏｈ， ＩI hope
self ! Oh, ｈｏｐｅ ｎｏｔ！＇ ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ
not!’ exclaimed
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｗｈｏwhoｗａｓ
wasｓｃａｎｎｉｎｇ
scanningｔｈｅ
theｏｃｃｕｐａｎｔｓ
occupantsｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｇａｌｌｅｒｙ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
gallery through
ｈｉｓ ｏｐｅｒａ－ｇｌａｓｓ．
his opera-glass.
＂Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｐａｙ ａｎｙ
‘Don’t pay any ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ him,
attention to ｈｉｍ，Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ｓａｉｄ
Dorian,’ said ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ．
painter. ‘IＩ
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understand ｗｈａｔ
whatｙｏｕ
youｍｅａｎ，
mean,ａｎｄand
Ｉ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
I believeｉｎinｔｈｉｓ
this ｇｉｒｌ． Ａｎｙ one
girl. Any ｏｎｅ you
ｙｏｕ
ｌｏｖｅ ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅbeｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ，
love must marvellous,ａｎｄ
andａｎｙ
anyｇｉｒｌ
girlｔｈａｔ
thatｈａｓ
hasｔｈｅ
the ｅｆｆｅｃｔ ｙｏｕ ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅ
effect you describe
ｍｕｓｔ
must ｂｅ
beｆｉｎｅ
fine ａｎｄ
and ｎｏｂｌｅ．
noble. Ｔｏ
Toｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌｉｚｅ ｏｎｅ＇ｓ age
spiritualize one’s ａｇｅ –－ that
ｔｈａｔ isｉｓsomething
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
ｗｏｒｔｈ
worthｄｏｉｎｇ．
doing.ＩｆIf ｔｈｉｓ ｇｉｒｌcan
this girl ｃａｎgive
ｇｉｖｅaａsoul
ｓｏｕｌtoｔｏthose
ｔｈｏｓｅwho
ｗｈｏ have
ｈａｖｅ lived
ｌｉｖｅｄ without
ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
ｏｎｅ，
one, ｉｆ ｓｈｅ can
if she ｃａｎ ｃｒｅａｔｅ ｔｈｅ sense
create the ｓｅｎｓｅ of
ｏｆ beauty
ｂｅａｕｔｙ ｉｎin ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｌｉｖｅｓ
lives
ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｓｏｒｄｉｄ ａｎｄ ｕｇｌｙ， ｉｆ ｓｈｅ ｃａｎ ｓｔｒｉｐ ｔｈｅｍ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｅｌｆｉｓｈｎｅｓｓ
have been sordid and ugly, if she can strip them of their selfishness
ａｎｄ
and ｌｅｎｄ
lend ｔｈｅｍ
themｔｅａｒｓ
tearsｆｏｒ
for ｓｏｒｒｏｗｓ
sorrowsｔｈａｔ
that ａｒｅ
are ｎｏｔ
not ｔｈｅｉｒ ｏｗｎ， ｓｈｅ
their own, she ｉｓ ｗｏｒｔｈｙ
is worthy
ｏｆ ａｌｌ your
of all ｙｏｕｒ adoration,
ａｄｏｒａｔｉｏｎ， worthy
ｗｏｒｔｈｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ adoration
of the ａｄｏｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ．
world. Ｔｈｉｓ
This
ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ
marriageｉｓisｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｒｉｇｈｔ．
right. ＩI ｄｉｄ
did ｎｏｔ
not ｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｓｏsoａｔat ｆｉｒｓｔ， ｂｕｔ IＩadmit
first, but ａｄｍｉｔ ｉｔ ｎｏｗ．
it now.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｇｏｄｓ
gods ｍａｄｅ
madeＳｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl Ｖａｎｅ
Vaneｆｏｒ for ｙｏｕ． Ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ her
you. Without ｈｅｒ you
ｙｏｕ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｉｎｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ．’
incomplete.’
“Ｔｈａｎｋｓ， Ｂａｓｉｌ，’
‘Thanks, Basil,’ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄDorian
answered ＤｏｒｉａｎGray,
Ｇｒａｙ，pressing
ｐｒｅｓｓｉｎｇhisｈｉｓhand.
ｈａｎｄ．Ｉ ｋｎｅｗ
‘I knew
ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｗｏｕｌｄ
that you wouldｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understandｍｅ．me. Ｈａｒｒｙ ｉｓ ｓｏ
Harry ｃｙｎｉｃａｌ，
is so cynical,ｈｅheｔｅｒｒｉｆｉｅｓ
terrifies me.ｍｅ．
Ｂｕｔ
Butｈｅｒｅ
hereｉｓisｔｈｅ
theｏｒｃｈｅｓｔｒａ．
orchestra.ＩｔItｉｓis quite
ｑｕｉｔｅ ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ，
dreadful,ｂｕｔbutｉｔit only
ｏｎｌｙ ｌａｓｔｓ ｆｏｒ about
lasts for ａｂｏｕｔ
ｆｉｖｅ ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ． Ｔｈｅｎ
five minutes. Thenｔｈｅ
theｃｕｒｔａｉｎ
curtainｒｉｓｅｓ， ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ
rises, and youｗｉｌｌ ｓｅｅ the
will see ｔｈｅ girl
ｇｉｒｌtoｔｏwhom
ｗｈｏｍ
ＩI ａｍamｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏtoｇｉｖｅ
giveａｌｌ ｍｙ ｌｉｆｅ，
all my life, toｔｏwhom
ｗｈｏｍ ＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｇｉｖｅｎ
givenｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis
ｇｏｏｄ ｉｎme.’
good in ｍｅ
ＡA ｑｕａｒｔｅｒ
quarter ｏｆ
of ａｎ
an ｈｏｕｒ
hour ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ， ａｍｉｄｓｔ ａｎ
afterwards, amidst an ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
extraordinary ｔｕｒｍｏｉｌ
turmoil
ｏｆａｐｐｌａｕｓｅ，
of applause,Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl Ｖａｎｅ
Vaneｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ
steppedｏｎon
ｔｏtoｔｈｅtheｓｔａｇｅ．
stage.Ｙｅｓ，
Yes, ｓｈｅ
she ｗａｓ
wasｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly
ｌｏｖｅｌｙ ｔｏ look
lovely to ｌｏｏｋatａｔ－ｏｎｅ
– oneｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｌｏｖｅｌｉｅｓｔ ｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅｓ，Lord
loveliest creatures, ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ thought,
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ，
ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ had
that he ｈａｄ ｅｖｅｒ ｓｅｅｎ． There
ever seen. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
was ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｆａｗｎ
fawn ｉｎ in ｈｅｒ
her ｓｈｙ
shy
ｇｒａｃｅ
graceａｎｄ
andｓｔａｒｔｌｅｄ
startledｅｙｅｓ．
eyes. ＡAｆａｉｎｔ
faint ｂｌｕｓｈ，
blush, ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｅ shadow
like the ｓｈａｄｏｗ ｏｆof ａa ｒｏｓｅ
rose ｉｎ
in ａa
ｍｉｒｒｏｒ
mirror ｏｆof ｓｉｌｖｅｒ， ｃａｍｅ to
silver, came ｔｏ her
ｈｅｒ cheeks
ｃｈｅｅｋｓ as
ａｓ she
ｓｈｅ glanced
ｇｌａｎｃｅｄ atａｔ the
ｔｈｅ crowded,
ｃｒｏｗｄｅｄ，
ｅｎｔｈｕｓｉａｓｔｉｃ ｈｏｕｓｅ． She
enthusiastic house. Ｓｈｅ stepped
ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ back
ｂａｃｋ ａa few
ｆｅｗ ｐａｃｅｓ， ａｎｄ ｈｅｒ
paces, and her ｌｉｐｓ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
lips seemed
ｔｏ ｔｒｅｍｂｌｅ． Basil
to tremble. Ｂａｓｉｌ Hallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｌｅａｐｅｄ
leaped ｔｏ
to ｈｉｓ ｆｅｅｔand
his feet ａｎｄ began
ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ａｐｐｌａｕｄ．
to applaud.
Ｍｏｔｉｏｎｌｅｓｓ， ａｎｄ ａｓ
Motionless, and as ｏｎｅ
one ｉｎ
in ａa ｄｒｅａｍ，
dream, ｓａｔ
sat Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ，
Gray, ｇａｚｉｎｇ
gazing ａｔ
at
ｈｅｒ． Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
her. Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｐｅｅｒｅｄ
peered ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｈｉｓ ｇｌａｓｓｅｓ，murmuring,
his glasses, ｍｕｒｍｕｒｉｎｇ，‘Charming!
Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ！
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ！’
charming!’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｓｃｅｎｅ
scene ｗａｓ
wasｔｈｅ
the ｈａｌｌ
hall ｏｆ Ｃａｐｕｌｅｔ＇ｓ house,
of Capulet’s ｈｏｕｓｅ， and
ａｎｄ Romeo
Ｒｏｍｅｏ ｉｎinｈｉｓ
his
ｐｉｌｇｒｉｍ＇ｓ ｄｒｅｓｓ had
pilgrim’s dress ｈａｄ entered
ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ with
ｗｉｔｈ Mercutio
Ｍｅｒｃｕｔｉｏ ａｎｄ
andｈｉｓ
his ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ． Ｔｈｅ
friends. The
ｂａｎｄ，
band, ｓｕｃｈ
such ａｓ
as ｉｔ ｗａｓ， struck
it was, ｓｔｒｕｃｋ up
ｕｐ aａ few
ｆｅｗ bars
ｂａｒｓ of
ｏｆ music,
ｍｕｓｉｃ， and
ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ dance
ｄａｎｃｅ
ｂｅｇａｎ．
began.Ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
Through ｔｈｅtheｃｒｏｗｄ ｏｆ of
crowd ｕｎｇａｉｎｌｙ，
ungainly,ｓｈａｂｂｉｌｙ－ｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ
shabbily-dressedａｃｔｏｒｓ，
actors, Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl

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  ＶＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｖａｎｅ
Vaneｍｏｖｅｄ
movedｌｉｋｅ
likeａ aｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅ
creature ｆｒｏｍ
fromａaｆｉｎｅｒ ｗｏｒｌｄ． Her
finer world. Ｈｅｒ ｂｏｄｙ
body ｓｗａｙｅｄ，
swayed,
ｗｈｉｌｅ
while she danced, as a plant sways in the water. The curves ｏｆ
ｓｈｅ ｄａｎｃｅｄ， ａｓ ａ ｐｌａｎｔ ｓｗａｙｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｗａｔｅｒ． Ｔｈｅ ｃｕｒｖｅｓ ｈｅｒ
of her
ｔｈｒｏａｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｈｅ
throat were ｃｕｒｖｅｓ of
the curves ｏｆ aａ white
ｗｈｉｔｅ lily.
ｌｉｌｙ． Ｈｅｒhands
Her ｈａｎｄｓseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ toｔｏbeｂｅmade
ｍａｄｅ
ｏｆof ｃｏｏｌ ｉｖｏｒｙ．
cool ivory.
Ｙｅｔ
Yet ｓｈｅ
she ｗａｓ
wasｃｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ
curiously ｌｉｓｔｌｅｓｓ． Ｓｈｅshowed
listless. She ｓｈｏｗｅｄ no
ｎｏ sign
ｓｉｇｎ of
ｏｆ joy
ｊｏｙwhen
ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅｒ
her
ｅｙｅｓ ｒｅｓｔｅｄonｏｎRomeo.
eyes rested Ｒｏｍｅｏ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｆｅｗ ｗｏｒｄｓ ｓｈｅ
few words ｈａｄ toｔｏ speak
she had ｓｐｅａｋ－–
Ｇｏｏｄ
Goodｐｉｌｇｒｉｍ， ｙｏｕ do
pilgrim, you ｄｏ wrong
ｗｒｏｎｇ ｙｏｕｒ ｈａｎｄ too
your hand ｔｏｏ much,
ｍｕｃｈ，
Ｗｈｉｃｈ
Whichｍａｎｎｅｒｌｙ
mannerlyｄｅｖｏｔｉｏｎ ｓｈｏｗｓ
devotion ｉｎ inｔｈｉｓ；
shows this;
Ｆｏｒ
Forｓａｉｎｔｓ ｈａｖｅ ｈａｎｄｓ
saints have handsｔｈａｔ
that ｐｉｌｇｒｉｍｓ＇ ｈａｎｄｓ ｄｏ
pilgrims’ hands do ｔｏｕｃｈ，
touch,
Ａｎｄ
Andｐａｌｍ
palmｔｏtoｐａｌｍ
palmｉｓisｈｏｌｙ
holy ｐａｌｍｅｒｓ＇
palmers’ ｋｉｓｓ－
kiss –

ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ
with the ｂｒｉｅｆ ｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅ that
brief dialogue ｔｈａｔ follows,
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｓ，were
ｗｅｒｅ spoken
ｓｐｏｋｅｎ in
ｉｎ aａ thoroughly
ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈｌｙ
ａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌ ｍａｎｎｅｒ． The
artificial manner. Ｔｈｅ ｖｏｉｃｅ
voice ｗａｓ
wasｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ， ｂｕｔ from
exquisite, but ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
the ｐｏｉｎｔ
point ｏｆ ｖｉｅｗ
of view
ｏｆ ｔｏｎｅ ｉｔ
of tone ｗａｓ absolutely
it was ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｆａｌｓｅ．
false. ItＩｔwas
ｗａｓwrong
ｗｒｏｎｇ ｉｎ
in ｃｏｌｏｕｒ．
colour. Ｉｔ ｔｏｏｋ away
It took ａｗａｙ ａｌｌ
all
ｔｈｅ life
the ｌｉｆｅfrom
ｆｒｏｍ the
ｔｈｅ verse.
ｖｅｒｓｅ．ItＩｔmade
ｍａｄｅ the
ｔｈｅ passion
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ unreal.
ｕｎｒｅａｌ．
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｇｒｅｗgrewｐａｌｅ
pale ａｓ as ｈｅ
he ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ
watched ｈｅｒ． Ｈｅ ｗａｓ
her. He was ｐｕｚｚｌｅｄ
puzzled ａｎｄ
and
ａｎｘｉｏｕｓ． Ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ｄａｒｅｄ ｔｏ ｓａｙ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ． She
anxious. Neither of his friends dared to say anything to him. Ｓｈｅ
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｔｈｅｍthemｔｏtoｂｅbeａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely ｉｎｃｏｍｐｅｔｅｎｔ．
incompetent. Ｔｈｅｙ Theyｗｅｒｅ
wereｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ
horribly
ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ．
disappointed.
Ｙｅｔ
Yetｔｈｅｙ
theyｆｅｌｔ
felt ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｔｒｕｅ
that the true ｔｅｓｔ ｏｆ any
test of ａｎｙ Juliet
Ｊｕｌｉｅｔisｉｓtheｔｈｅbalcony
ｂａｌｃｏｎｙ scene
ｓｃｅｎｅ of
ｏｆ
ｔｈｅ
the ｓｅｃｏｎｄ
second ａｃｔ．
act. Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｗａｉｔｅｄ
waitedｆｏｒforｔｈａｔ．
that.ＩｆIf ｓｈｅ
she ｆａｉｌｅｄ
failed ｔｈｅｒｅ， ｔｈｅｒｅ was
there, there ｗａｓ
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｉｎin ｈｅｒ．
her.
Ｓｈｅ
She ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
looked ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ
charmingａｓasｓｈｅ she ｃａｍｅ
cameｏｕｔ outｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ ｍｏｏｎｌｉｇｈｔ． That
the moonlight. Ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ
could
ｎｏｔ
not ｂｅ
be ｄｅｎｉｅｄ． Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ
denied. But the ｓｔａｇｉｎｅｓｓ
staginess ofｏｆherｈｅｒacting
ａｃｔｉｎｇwasｗａｓunbearable,
ｕｎｂｅａｒａｂｌｅ，ａｎｄand
ｇｒｅｗ
grewｗｏｒｓｅ
worseａｓasｓｈｅsheｗｅｎｔ
wentｏｎ． on.Ｈｅｒ
Herｇｅｓｔｕｒｅｓ
gesturesｂｅｃａｍｅ
became ａｂｓｕｒｄｌｙ
absurdlyａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌ．
artificial.
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｏｖｅｒ－ｅｍｐｈａｓｉｚｅｄ
over-emphasizedｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingｔｈａｔ thatｓｈｅ
sheｈａｄ hadｔｏtoｓａｙ．
say. Ｔｈｅ
Theｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful
ｐａｓｓａｇｅ －
passage –
Ｔｈｏｕ
Thouｋｎｏｗｅｓｔ
knowestｔｈｅ
theｍａｓｋ
mask ｏｆofｎｉｇｈｔ
nightｉｓis ｏｎ
on ｍｙ
myｆａｃｅ，
face,
Ｅｌｓｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ａa maiden
Else would ｍａｉｄｅｎ ｂｌｕｓｈ ｂｅｐａｉｎｔ my
blush bepaint ｍｙ ｃｈｅｅｋ
cheek
Ｆｏｒ
For ｔｈａｔ ｗｈｉｃｈ thou
that which ｔｈｏｕ hast
ｈａｓｔ heard
ｈｅａｒｄ me
ｍｅ ｓｐｅａｋ ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ－–
speak to-night

ｗａｓ
was ｄｅｃｌａｉｍｅｄ
declaimedｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｐａｉｎｆｕｌ
painfulｐｒｅｃｉｓｉｏｎ
precision ｏｆ
of ａa ｓｃｈｏｏｌ－ｇｉｒｌ ｗｈｏ ｈａｓ
school-girl who has
ｂｅｅｎ
beenｔａｕｇｈｔ
taughtｔｏtoｒｅｃｉｔｅ
recite ｂｙ
by ｓｏｍｅ
someｓｅｃｏｎｄ－ｒａｔｅ
second-rateｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｏｒ
professorｏｆofｅｌｏｃｕｔｉｏｎ．
elocution.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｓｈｅ
sheｌｅａｎｅｄ
leanedｏｖｅｒ
overｔｈｅ
the ｂａｌｃｏｎｙ
balcony ａｎｄ
and ｃａｍｅ
cameｔｏtoｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderful
ｌｉｎｅｓ－
lines –

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ
AlthoughＩｊｏｙ
I joyｉｎinｔｈｅｅ，
thee,
ＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｎｏnoｊｏｙ
joyｏｆofｔｈｉｓ
this ｃｏｎｔｒａｃｔ
contractｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ：
to-night:
Ｉｔ ｉｓtoo
It is ｔｏｏrash,
ｒａｓｈ，too
ｔｏｏunadvised,
ｕｎａｄｖｉｓｅｄ， too
ｔｏｏ sudden;
ｓｕｄｄｅｎ；
Ｔｏｏ
Too like the lightning, which dothｃｅａｓｅ
ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｇｈｔｎｉｎｇ， ｗｈｉｃｈ ｄｏｔｈ ceaseｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be
Ｅｒｅ
Ereｏｎｅ
oneｃａｎ
canｓａｙ，
say,Ｉｔ‘Itｌｉｇｈｔｅｎｓ．？＇ Ｓｗｅｅｔ， good-night!
lightens.’ Sweet, ｇｏｏｄ－ｎｉｇｈｔ！
Ｔｈｉｓ
This ｂｕｄ
budｏｆ
of ｌｏｖｅ ｂｙ summer’s
love by ｓｕｍｍｅｒ＇ｓ ｒｉｐｅｎｉｎｇ
ripening ｂｒｅａｔｈ
breath
Ｍａｙ
Mayｐｒｏｖｅ
proveａaｂｅａｕｔｅｏｕｓ
beauteous ｆｌｏｗｅｒ ｗｈｅｎ next
flower when ｎｅｘｔ we
ｗｅ meet
ｍｅｅｔ－–

ｓｈｅ ｓｐｏｋｅ the

she spoke ｔｈｅ words
ｗｏｒｄｓ ａｓ ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅｙ
as though ｃｏｎｖｅｙｅｄ ｎｏnoｍｅａｎｉｎｇ
they conveyed meaningｔｏtoｈｅｒ．
her.ＩｔIt
ｗａｓ
was ｎｏｔ
not ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ．
nervousness. Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
Indeed, ｓｏ
so ｆａｒ ｆｒｏｍ ｂｅｉｎｇ
far from being ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓ，
nervous, ｓｈｅ
she ｗａｓ
was
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｓｅｌｆ－ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｅｄ．ItＩｔwas
absolutely self-contained. ｗａｓsimply
ｓｉｍｐｌｙbad
ｂａｄ art.
ａｒｔ．She
Ｓｈｅwas
ｗａｓ aａ complete
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ
ｆａｉｌｕｒｅ．
failure.
Ｅｖｅｎ
Evenｔｈｅ the ｃｏｍｍｏｎ，
common, ｕｎｅｄｕｃａｔｅｄ
uneducated ａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅ
audienceｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐｉｔpitａｎｄandｇａｌｌｅｒｙ
of the galleryｌｏｓｔ
lost
ｔｈｅｉｒ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｌａｙ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｇｏｔ ｒｅｓｔｌｅｓｓ， ａｎｄ ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｔａｌｋ ｌｏｕｄｌｙ
their interest in the play. They got restless, and began to talk loudly
ａｎｄ
and ｔｏ ｗｈｉｓｔｌｅ．The
to whistle. Ｔｈｅ Jew
Ｊｅｗ manager,
ｍａｎａｇｅｒ， ｗｈｏ whoｗａｓwasｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ
standingａｔatｔｈｅ theｂａｃｋ
backｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ｄｒｅｓｓ－ｃｉｒｃｌｅ，
dress-circle, stamped ｓｔａｍｐｅｄand ａｎｄswore
ｓｗｏｒｅwith
ｗｉｔｈrage.
ｒａｇｅ．TheＴｈｅonly
ｏｎｌｙperson
ｐｅｒｓｏｎunmoved
ｕｎｍｏｖｅｄ
ｗａｓ
wasｔｈｅ theｇｉｒｌ
girlｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ．
herself.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｔｈｅ theｓｅｃｏｎｄ
secondａｃｔ actｗａｓwasｏｖｅｒ
overｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｃａｍｅ
cameａ aｓｔｏｒｍ
stormｏｆofｈｉｓｓｅｓ， ａｎｄ
hisses, and
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord ＨｅｎｒｙHenryｇｏｔ gotｕｐupｆｒｏｍ from ｈｉｓhisｃｈａｉｒ
chairａｎｄandｐｕｔputｏｎonｈｉｓhisｃｏａｔ．
coat.＇Ｓｈｅ
‘Sheｉｓis ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ，
beautiful, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇
Dorian,’ｈｅheｓａｉｄ， said,＇ｂｕｔ
‘butｓｈｅ
sheｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’tａｃｔ．
act.Ｌｅｔ
Letｕｓusｇｏ．’
go.’
Ｉ‘I ａｍamｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏtoｓｅｅ seeｔｈｅ theｐｌａｙ
play ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ，＇
through,’ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
answeredｔｈｅ theｌａｄ，
lad, ｉｎin ａa ｈａｒｄ，
hard,
ｂｉｔｔｅｒｖｏｉｃｅ．
bitter voice. ‘IＩａｍ amａｗｆｕｌｌｙ
awfullyｓｏｒｒｙ sorry ｔｈａｔ
that IＩhave
ｈａｖｅ made
ｍａｄｅ ｙｏｕ
youｗａｓｔｅ
waste ａｎ an ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ，
evening,
Ｈａｒｒｙ．
Harry.ＩI ａｐｏｌｏｇｉｚｅ
apologize ｔｏ to ｙｏｕ
you ｂｏｔｈ．＇
both.’
＇Ｍｙ
‘Myｄｅａｒ dearＤｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,Ｉ Iｓｈｏｕｌｄ shouldｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkＭｉｓｓ
MissＶａｎｅ Vane ｗａｓwasｉｌｌ，＇
ill,’ ｉｎｔｅｒｒｕｐｔｅｄ
interrupted
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ．“Ｗｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｃｏｍｅ ｓｏｍｅ
Hallward. ‘We will come some other night.’ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｎｉｇｈｔ．’
Ｉ‘I ｗｉｓｈ
wishｓｈｅ she ｗｅｒｅ
wereｉｌｌ，＇
ill,’ heｈｅrejoined.
ｒｅｊｏｉｎｅｄ．‘But
Ｂｕｔ she
ｓｈｅ seems
ｓｅｅｍｓ toｔｏ me
ｍｅ ｔｏto beｂｅ simply
ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
ｃａｌｌｏｕｓ
callous ａｎｄ andｃｏｌｄ．
cold. Ｓｈｅ
Sheｈａｓ hasｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ
entirely ａｌｔｅｒｅｄ． Ｌａｓｔ night
altered. Last ｎｉｇｈｔ she
ｓｈｅ wasｗａｓ ａa ｇｒｅａｔ
great
ａｒｔｉｓｔ．
artist. This Ｔｈｉｓevening
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇshe ｓｈｅisｉｓmerely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙa ａcommonplace,
ｃｏｍｍｏｎｐｌａｃｅ， ｍｅｄｉｏｃｒｅ
mediocreａｃｔｒｅｓｓ．＇
actress.’
‘Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
‘Don’t talk ｔａｌｋlike
ｌｉｋｅthatｔｈａｔabout
ａｂｏｕｔanyａｎｙone
ｏｎｅyou
ｙｏｕ love,
ｌｏｖｅ，Dorian.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． Love
Ｌｏｖｅ ｉｓis aａmore
ｍｏｒｅ
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｔｈｉｎｇ thingｔｈａｎ
than Ａｒｔ．’
Art.’
Ｔｈｅｙ
‘Theyａｒｅ areｂｏｔｈ
bothｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simply ｆｏｒｍｓforms ｏｆ ｉｍｉｔａｔｉｏｎ，＇ｒｅｍａｒｋｅｄ
of imitation,’ remarked Lord Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
＇Ｂｕｔ
‘But ｄｏ do ｌｅｔ
let usｕｓ go.
ｇｏ． Dorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， you ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ
mustｎｏｔnotｓｔａｙ
stayｈｅｒｅ
hereａｎｙanyｌｏｎｇｅｒ．
longer.ＩｔItｉｓis ｎｏｔ
not
ｇｏｏｄ
goodｆｏｒ forｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s ｍｏｒａｌｓ
moralsｔｏto ｓｅｅ see ｂａｄ
badａｃｔｉｎｇ．
acting. Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
Besides, IＩ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ suppose
ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ youｙｏｕ
ｗｉｌｌ ｗａｎｔ ｙｏｕｒ
will want yourｗｉｆｅwifeｔｏto ａｃｔ．
act. ＳｏSo ｗｈａｔ
whatｄｏｅｓ
doesｉｔitｍａｔｔｅｒ
matterｉｆifｓｈｅsheｐｌａｙｓ
playsＪｕｌｉｅｔ
Juliet
ｌｉｋｅ
like aａ wooden
ｗｏｏｄｅｎ ｄｏｌｌ？doll?ＳｈｅSheｉｓisｖｅｒｙveryｌｏｖｅｌｙ，
lovely, ａｎｄ
andｉｆif ｓｈｅ
she ｋｎｏｗｓ
knowsａｓasｌｉｔｔｌｅ ａｂｏｕｔ
little about
ｌｉｆｅ
life asａｓsheｓｈｅdoes
ｄｏｅｓ about
ａｂｏｕｔ acting,
ａｃｔｉｎｇ， sheｓｈｅ will
ｗｉｌｌbeｂｅaａdelightful
ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌexperience.
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ．There Ｔｈｅｒｅ

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 ＶＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

ａｒｅ ｏｎｌｙ two

are only ｔｗｏ kinds
ｋｉｎｄｓ ofｏｆpeople
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ who
ｗｈｏ ａｒｅ ｒｅａｌｌｙfascinating
are really ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ－ ｐｅｏｐｌｅwho
– people ｗｈｏ
ｋｎｏｗ
knowａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutelyｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ， ａｎｄ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
everything, and ｗｈｏ ｋｎｏｗ
people who knowａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutelyｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．
nothing.
Ｇｏｏｄ
Goodｈｅａｖｅｎｓ，
heavens,ｍｙmyｄｅａｒ
dearｂｏｙ，
boy,ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｌｏｏｋ
lookｓｏsoｔｒａｇｉｃ！
tragic! Ｔｈｅ
Theｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secret ｏｆ
of
ｒｅｍａｉｎｉｎｇ
remaining ｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｉｓis ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ａｎ
to have an ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎ
emotion ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｓ ｕｎｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ．
is unbecoming.
Ｃｏｍｅ ｔｏtoｔｈｅ
Come theｃｌｕｂ
clubｗｉｔｈ
withＢａｓｉｌ ａｎｄ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ．
Basil and myself. We Ｗｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｓｍｏｋｅ ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅｓ
will smoke cigarettes and ａｎｄ
ｄｒｉｎｋ
drink to ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ beauty
ｂｅａｕｔｙ ofｏｆ Sibyl
ＳｉｂｙｌVane.
Ｖａｎｅ． She
Ｓｈｅ isｉｓ beautiful.
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ．What Ｗｈａｔ more
ｍｏｒｅ can
ｃａｎ
ｙｏｕ
you ｗａｎｔ？
want?’
＇Ｇｏ
‘Go ａｗａｙ，
away,Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ
Harry,’ criedｔｈｅ theｌａｄ．
lad.Ｉ‘Iｗａｎｔ
wantｔｏtoｂｅ beａｌｏｎｅ．
alone. Ｂａｓｉｌ，
Basil, youｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ
ｇｏ．
go. Ａｈ！
Ah! ｃａｎ＇ｔ ｙｏｕ ｓｅｅ
can’t you ｔｈａｔ my
see that ｍｙ ｈｅａｒｔ
heart ｉｓ ｂｒｅａｋｉｎｇ？＂ The
is breaking?’ Ｔｈｅ hot
ｈｏｔ tears
ｔｅａｒｓ came
ｃａｍｅ
ｔｏ ｈｉｓ eyes.
to his ｅｙｅｓ．HisＨｉｓ lips
ｌｉｐｓtrembled,
ｔｒｅｍｂｌｅｄ， and,ａｎｄ， rushing
ｒｕｓｈｉｎｇ to ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ back
ｂａｃｋ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ box,
of the ｂｏｘ， he
ｈｅ
ｌｅａｎｅｄ
leanedｕｐ upａｇａｉｎｓｔ
againstｔｈｅ theｗａｌｌ，
wall, ｈｉｄｉｎｇ
hidingｈｉｓ his ｆａｃｅ
face ｉｎ ｈｉｓ hands.
in his ｈａｎｄｓ．
＇Ｌｅｔ
‘Let ｕｓ ｇｏ， Basil,’
us go, Ｂａｓｉｌ，’ｓａｉｄ
said LordＬｏｒｄHenry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange ｔｅｎｄｅｒｎｅｓｓ
tendernessｉｎinｈｉｓ his
ｖｏｉｃｅ；
voice; andａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the twoｔｗｏ young
ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍｅｎ menｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｏｕｔ outｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ．
together.
Ａｆｅｗ
A fewｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ
moments ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ
afterwards ｔｈｅｆｏｏｔｌｉｇｈｔｓ
the footlightsｆｌａｒｅｄｕｐ，ａｎｄ
flared up, and ｔｈｅtheｃｕｒｔａｉｎ
curtainｒｏｓｅ
rose
ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ ｔｈｉｒｄ act.
the third ａｃｔ．Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ ｗｅｎｔ
wentｂａｃｋbackｔｏtoｈｉｓ
his ｓｅａｔ．
seat. He Ｈｅ looked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ｐａｌｅ， ａｎｄ
pale, and
ｐｒｏｕｄ，
proud,ａｎｄ andｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ．
indifferent. The Ｔｈｅ play
ｐｌａｙ dragged
ｄｒａｇｇｅｄ on,ｏｎ， and
ａｎｄ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｉｎｔｅｒｍｉｎａｂｌｅ．
interminable.
Ｈａｌｆ
Halfｏｆ of ｔｈｅ ａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅ ｗｅｎｔ
the audience wentｏｕｔ，out, ｔｒａｍｐｉｎｇ
trampingｉｎin ｈｅａｖｙheavyｂｏｏｔｓ，
boots, ａｎｄandｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ．
laughing.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｗｈｏｌｅ
wholeｔｈｉｎｇthingｗａｓ wasａ aｆｉａｓｃｏ． Ｔｈｅ ｌａｓｔ
fiasco. The ａｃｔwas
last act ｗａｓ played
ｐｌａｙｅｄ toｔｏalmost
ａｌｍｏｓｔ empty
ｅｍｐｔｙ
ｂｅｎｃｈｅｓ．
benches.Ｔｈｅ Theｃｕｒｔａｉｎ
curtainｗｅｎｔwentｄｏｗｎdown ｏｎ on
ａ ｔｉｔｔｅｒ， ａｎｄ some
a titter, and ｓｏｍｅ ｇｒｏａｎｓ．
groans.
Ａｓ
As ｓｏｏｎ
soonａｓ as ｉｔ ｗａｓ over,
it was ｏｖｅｒ，Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ ｒｕｓｈｅｄ
rushedｂｅｈｉｎｄbehindｔｈｅ theｓｃｅｎｅｓ
scenesｉｎｔｏinto
ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅｅｎｒｏｏｍ． Ｔｈｅ
the greenroom. Theｇｉｒｌgirl ｗａｓ
wasｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ
standing ｔｈｅｒｅthere ａｌｏｎｅ，
alone, ｗｉｔｈwith ａa ｌｏｏｋlook ｏｆof
ｔｒｉｕｍｐｈ ｏｎonｈｅｒ
triumph herｆａｃｅ．
face. Ｈｅｒ
Herｅｙｅｓeyesｗｅｒｅ
wereｌｉｔlit ｗｉｔｈ
withａｎanｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ
exquisite ｆｉｒｅ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ
fire. There
ｗａｓ
was ａa ｒａｄｉａｎｃｅ
radiance ａｂｏｕｔabout ｈｅｒ．her. Ｈｅｒ
Her ｐａｒｔｅｄ
parted ｌｉｐｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ
lips were smiling over ｏｖｅｒ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secret of ｏｆ their
ｔｈｅｉｒ own.
ｏｗｎ．
Ｗｈｅｎ
When ｈｅheｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ，
entered,ｓｈｅ sheｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔatｈｉｍ，him,ａｎｄandａｎan ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expression ｏｆofｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅ
infinite
ｊｏｙ
joy ｃａｍｅ
cameｏｖｅｒoverｈｅｒ． her.Ｈｏｗ
‘How ｂａｄｌｙ
badlyＩ ａｃｔｅｄ
I actedｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，
to-night,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ！＇
Dorian!’ｓｈｅ sheｃｒｉｅｄ．
cried.
‘Ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ！＇
‘Horribly!’ heｈｅanswered,
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，gazing
ｇａｚｉｎｇatａｔherｈｅｒinｉｎamazement
ａｍａｚｅｍｅｎｔ－ –ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ！
‘horribly!ＩｔIt
ｗａｓ
was ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ．
dreadful. Are Ａｒｅ ｙｏｕ
you ｉｌｌ？ Ｙｏｕ have
ill? You ｈａｖｅ noｎｏ idea
ｉｄｅａ what
ｗｈａｔ ｉｔ ｗａｓ．You
it was. Ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ noｎｏ
ｉｄｅａ
idea ｗｈａｔ
whatＩ Iｓｕｆｆｅｒｅｄ．’
suffered.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｇｉｒｌ ｓｍｉｌｅｄ． ‘Dorian,’
girl smiled. Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ｓｈｅ she ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，
answered, ｌｉｎｇｅｒｉｎｇ
lingering over ｏｖｅｒ hisｈｉｓ name
ｎａｍｅ
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｌｏｎｇ－ｄｒａｗｎ
long-drawnｍｕｓｉｃ musicｉｎinｈｅｒ herｖｏｉｃｅ，
voice, ａｓas ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
though ｉｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｓｗｅｅｔｅｒ
it were sweeter ｔｈａｎthan
ｈｏｎｅｙ
honey ｔｏ to ｔｈｅ
the redｒｅｄ petals
ｐｅｔａｌｓofｏｆher ｈｅｒmouth
ｍｏｕｔｈ –－＇Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
‘Dorian, you ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｈａｖｅhave
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ．
understood. Ｂｕｔ But ｙｏｕ
youｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understandｎｏｗ， now,ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｙｏｕ？’
you?’
‘Ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
‘Understandｗｈａｔ？” what?’ ｈｅ heａｓｋｅｄ，
asked,ａｎｇｒｉｌｙ．
angrily.
‘Ｗｈｙ
‘Why ＩI wasｗａｓ so ｓｏ bad
ｂａｄ ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ．
to-night. Why Ｗｈｙ ＩI ｓｈａｌｌ ａｌｗａｙｓ be
shall always ｂｅ bad.
ｂａｄ． Why
Ｗｈｙ Ｉ Iｓｈａｌｌ
shall
ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverａｃｔ actｗｅｌｌ
wellａｇａｉｎ．’
again.’

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｈｅ
Heｓｈｒｕｇｇｅｄ
shruggedｈｉｓ
hisｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ．
shoulders. Ｙｏｕ
‘Youａｒｅ
areｉｌｌ，
ill, IＩsuppose.
ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ
you ａｒｅ
are
ｉｌｌ ｙｏｕ shouldn’t
ill you ｓｈｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ act.
ａｃｔ．You
Ｙｏｕ make
ｍａｋｅ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
yourself ｒｉｄｉｃｕｌｏｕｓ． Ｍｙ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ
ridiculous. My friends ａｒｅ
are
ｂｏｒｅｄ． ＩI was
bored. ｗａｓ ｂｏｒｅｄ．＇
bored.’
Ｓｈｅ
She seemedｎｏｔnotｔｏtoｌｉｓｔｅｎ
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ listen ｔｏ ｈｉｍ． She
to him. Ｓｈｅ ｗａｓwasｔｒａｎｓｆｉｇｕｒｅｄ
transfigured ｗｉｔｈ with ｊｏｙ．
joy. An Ａｎ
ｅｃｓｔａｓｙ
ecstasy of ｏｆhappiness
ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ dominated
ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｄ ｈｅｒ． her.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
‘Dorian,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，’ｓｈｅ
Dorian,’ sheｃｒｉｅｄ， cried, ＇ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
‘before IＩ knew
ｋｎｅｗ ｙｏｕ，
you, ａｃｔｉｎｇ
acting wasｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｏｎｅ
the one
ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ
reality ｏｆ ｍｙ ｌｉｆｅ．
of my life. ItＩｔwasｗａｓ only
ｏｎｌｙ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ theatre
in the ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ ｔｈａｔ
that ＩI lived.
ｌｉｖｅｄ． IＩthought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｈａｔ
that
ｉｔ ｗａｓ all
it was ａｌｌtrue.
ｔｒｕｅ．I was
Ｉ ｗａｓRosalind
Ｒｏｓａｌｉｎｄ one ｏｎｅ night,
ｎｉｇｈｔ， and
ａｎｄ Portia
Ｐｏｒｔｉａ theｔｈｅ other.
ｏｔｈｅｒ． TheＴｈｅ ｊｏｙjoy
ｏｆ Ｂｅａｔｒｉｃｅ ｗａｓ ｍｙ ｊｏｙ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｏｒｒｏｗｓ ｏｆ Ｃｏｒｄｅｌｉａ ｗｅｒｅ ｍｉｎｅ ａｌｓｏ．？
of Beatrice was my joy, and the sorrows of Cordelia were mine also.²
ＩI ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ
believed inｉｎeverything.
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．TheＴｈｅcommon ｃｏｍｍｏｎ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ who ｗｈｏ ａｃｔｅｄ
acted withｗｉｔｈ me ｍｅ
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemed ｔｏ to ｍｅmeｔｏto ｂｅ beｇｏｄｌｉｋｅ．
godlike. The Ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
painted ｓｃｅｎｅｓ
scenes wereｗｅｒｅ ｍｙ myｗｏｒｌｄ．
world. ＩI
ｋｎｅｗ
knew ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothing ｂｕｔ ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ， and
but shadows, ａｎｄ IＩ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔthem ｔｈｅｍ real.
ｒｅａｌ．You Ｙｏｕcameｃａｍｅ－ｏｈ，
– oh,
ｍｙ
myｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌｌｏｖｅ！－ａｎｄ
beautiful love! – andｙｏｕ youｆｒｅｅｄ
freedｍｙ myｓｏｕｌ
soul ｆｒｏｍ
from ｐｒｉｓｏｎ．
prison. YouＹｏｕ taught
ｔａｕｇｈｔ me ｍｅ
ｗｈａｔ
whatｒｅａｌｉｔｙ
realityｒｅａｌｌｙ ｉｓ．To-night,
really is. Ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ， for ｆｏｒthe
ｔｈｅfirst
ｆｉｒｓｔｔｉｍｅ
time inｉｎmy ｍｙlife,
ｌｉｆｅ， Ｉｓａｗｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
I saw through
ｔｈｅ ｈｏｌｌｏｗｎｅｓｓ， ｔｈｅ
the hollowness, ｓｈａｍ， ｔｈｅ
the sham, the ｓｉｌｌｉｎｅｓｓ
silliness ofｏｆthe ｔｈｅempty
ｅｍｐｔｙpageant
ｐａｇｅａｎｔ inｉｎ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ＩI
ｈａｄ
hadａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｐｌａｙｅｄ．
played.Ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，
To-night,ｆｏｒ forｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｉｍｅ，I Ｉbecame
first time, ｂｅｃａｍｅ conscious
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ ｔｈａｔthat
ｔｈｅ Ｒｏｍｅｏ ｗａｓ
the Romeo wasｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ，ａｎｄｏｌｄ，ａｎｄ
hideous, and old, and ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ，ｔｈａｔ
painted, thatｔｈｅ theｍｏｏｎｌｉｇｈｔ
moonlightｉｎinｔｈｅ the
ｏｒｃｈａｒｄ ｗａｓ ｆａｌｓｅ， ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｃｅｎｅｒｙ ｗａｓ ｖｕｌｇａｒ， ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄｓ Ｉ ｈａｄ
orchard was false, that the scenery was vulgar, and that the words I had
ｔｏto ｓｐｅａｋ
speak wereｗｅｒｅ ｕｎｒｅａｌ，
unreal, were ｗｅｒｅ not
ｎｏｔ my ｍｙ ｗｏｒｄｓ，
words, ｗｅｒｅwere ｎｏｔnot ｗｈａｔ
what ＩI wanted
ｗａｎｔｅｄ ｔｏ to
ｓａｙ． Ｙｏｕ had
say. You ｈａｄ ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtｍｅ meｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｈｉｇｈｅｒ，
higher,ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｏｆofｗｈｉｃｈ
which ａｌｌallａｒｔ
art
ｉｓ ｂｕｔa ａｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ．
is but reflection. You Ｙｏｕhadｈａｄｍａｄｅｍｅ
made meｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understand ｗｈａｔ
what ｌｏｖｅ
loveｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｉｓ．
is. MyＭｙ
ｌｏｖｅ！
love! my ｍｙ ｌｏｖｅ！ Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ Charming!
love! Prince Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ！ Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ Princeｏｆofｌｉｆｅ！life! IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ grown
ｇｒｏｗｎ ｓｉｃｋ
sick ｏｆ of
ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ．３
shadows.³ Ｙｏｕ Youａｒｅareｍｏｒｅ
moreｔｏtoｍｅme ｔｈａｎ
than ａｌｌallａｒｔ
art ｃａｎ
can ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｂｅ． Ｗｈａｔ ｈａｖｅ
be. What haveＩIｔｏ to
ｄｏ
do ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ ｐｕｐｐｅｔｓ ｏｆ
the puppets of aａ play?
ｐｌａｙ？ WhenＷｈｅｎ ＩI ｃａｍｅ
cameｏｎonｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，
to-night,ＩI ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｎｏｔnot
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understand ｈｏｗｉｔ how itｗａｓwas ｔｈａｔ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇhad
that everything ｈａｄgone
ｇｏｎｅｆｒｏｍ
from me.ｍｅ．Ｉｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
I thoughtｔｈａｔ that
ＩI was
ｗａｓ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ to ｔｏ be
ｂｅ wonderful.
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ． IＩ found ｆｏｕｎｄ that
ｔｈａｔ IＩcould
ｃｏｕｌｄdoｄｏnothing.
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．Suddenly
Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
ｉｔit dawned
ｄａｗｎｅｄ ｏｎonｍｙmyｓｏｕｌ soulｗｈａｔwhatｉｔ ａｌｌmeant.
it all ｍｅａｎｔ．TheＴｈｅｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ
knowledgeｗａｓ wasｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ
exquisiteｔｏ to
ｍｅ．Ｉ
me. Iｈｅａｒｄ
heardｔｈｅｍ themｈｉｓｓｉｎｇ，
hissing, ａｎｄ and ＩI smiled.
ｓｍｉｌｅｄ． WhatＷｈａｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｔｈｅｙ
they ｋｎｏｗ
knowｏｆof ｌｏｖｅ
love
ｓｕｃｈ
such ａｓ ｏｕｒｓ？Take
as ours? Ｔａｋｅme ｍｅ away,
ａｗａｙ， Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ－ｔａｋｅ
– take ｍｅ meａｗａｙ
awayｗｉｔｈ with ｙｏｕ， ｗｈｅｒｅ
you, where
ｗｅ
we ｃａｎ
canｂｅbeｑｕｉｔｅquiteａｌｏｎｅ．
alone. ＩI ｈａｔｅhate ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｇｅ． IＩmight
the stage. ｍｉｇｈｔ mimic
ｍｉｍｉｃ ａa ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passion ｔｈａｔ
that
ＩI do
ｄｏ ｎｏｔ
not ｆｅｅｌ，
feel, butｂｕｔ IＩcannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ mimic
ｍｉｍｉｃ ｏｎｅ one ｔｈａｔ
that ｂｕｒｎｓ
burnsｍｅmeｌｉｋｅ likeｆｉｒｅ．
fire. Oh,Ｏｈ，
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, Dorian,ｙｏｕ youｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understand ｎｏｗnowｗｈａｔwhat
ｉｔ ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｅｓ？
it signifies?Ｅｖｅｎ Evenｉｆif ＩI could
ｃｏｕｌｄ
ｄｏdoｉｔ，it, itｉｔwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ beｂｅ profanation
ｐｒｏｆａｎａｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ for meｍｅ ｔｏto ｐｌａｙ
play ａｔ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｉｎin love.
at being ｌｏｖｅ． YouＹｏｕ
ｈａｖｅ
have ｍａｄｅ
madeｍｅme ｓｅｅseeｔｈａｔ．＇
that.’
Ｈｅ
Heｆｌｕｎｇ
flung ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself down ｄｏｗｎ ｏｎonｔｈｅ theｓｏｆａ， ａｎｄ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
sofa, and turned ａｗａｙawayｈｉｓ his ｆａｃｅ．‘Ｙｏｕ
face. ‘You
ｈａｖｅ
haveｋｉｌｌｅｄ
killed my ｍｙ ｌｏｖｅ，＇
love,’ he ｈｅ muttered.
ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ．

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｓｈｅ
She ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
looked ａｔ ｈｉｍ in
at him ｉｎ wonder,
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ， and
ａｎｄ laughed.
ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ． He
Ｈｅ made
ｍａｄｅ ｎｏ
no ａｎｓｗｅｒ．
answer.
Ｓｈｅ
She ｃａｍｅ
cameａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｔｏtoｈｉｍ， ａｎｄand
him, ｗｉｔｈwith
ｈｅｒher
ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
littleｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ
fingersｓｔｒｏｋｅｄ
strokedｈｉｓ
his ｈａｉｒ．
hair.
Ｓｈｅ ｋｎｅｌｔ ｄｏｗｎ ａｎｄ ｐｒｅｓｓｅｄ ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄｓ ｔｏ ｈｅｒ ｌｉｐｓ． Ｈｅ ｄｒｅｗ ｔｈｅｍ
She knelt down and pressed his hands to her lips. He drew them away, ａｗａｙ，
ａｎｄ
andａa ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒ
shudderｒａｎran ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｈｉｍ．
him.
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｈｅheｌｅａｐｅｄ
leapedｕｐ，
up,ａｎｄ
andｗｅｎｔ
wentｔｏtoｔｈｅ
the ｄｏｏｒ．
door. Ｙｅｓ，＇
‘Yes,’ ｈｅ ｃｒｉｅｄ，‘you
he cried, ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｋｉｌｌｅｄ ｍｙ ｌｏｖｅ．
killed my Ｙｏｕ used
love. You ｕｓｅｄ to
ｔｏ stir
ｓｔｉｒmyｍｙimagination.
ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ．NowＮｏｗ ｙｏｕ
you ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｅｖｅｎ
don’t even
ｓｔｉｒ ｍｙ curiosity.
stir my ｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ．You
Ｙｏｕ simply
ｓｉｍｐｌｙ produce
ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅ ｎｏ
noｅｆｆｅｃｔ．
effect. IＩ loved
ｌｏｖｅｄ you
ｙｏｕ because
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
ｙｏｕ
youｗｅｒｅ
wereｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ，
marvellous,ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
becauseｙｏｕ
youｈａｄ
hadｇｅｎｉｕｓ
geniusａｎｄ ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔ，
and ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
intellect, because
ｙｏｕ
you ｒｅａｌｉｚｅｄ ｔｈｅ dreams
realized the ｄｒｅａｍｓ ｏｆ ｇｒｅａｔ poets
of great ｐｏｅｔｓand
ａｎｄ gave
ｇａｖｅ shape
ｓｈａｐｅ and
ａｎｄ substance
ｓｕｂｓｔａｎｃｅ
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ ｏｆ ａｒｔ． Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｒｏｗｎ ｉｔ ａｌｌ ａｗａｙ． Ｙｏｕ are
to the shadows of art. You have thrown it all away. You ａｒｅ shallow
ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ
ａｎｄ
and ｓｔｕｐｉｄ． Ｍｙ Ｇｏｄ！
stupid. My God!ｈｏｗ
howｍａｄmadＩ ｗａｓ ｔｏtoｌｏｖｅ
I was loveｙｏｕ！
you!Ｗｈａｔ
Whatａ aｆｏｏｌ
fool ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ
ｂｅｅｎ！ You
been! Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ
areｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｔｏtoｍｅmeｎｏｗ． Ｉ ｗｉｌｌ
now. I willｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｓｅｅ
seeｙｏｕ
youａｇａｉｎ．
again.Ｉ Iｗｉｌｌ
will
ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｏｆ ｙｏｕ． IＩwill
of you. ｗｉｌｌnever
ｎｅｖｅｒmention
ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎyour
ｙｏｕｒname.
ｎａｍｅ．You
Ｙｏｕ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ know
ｋｎｏｗ
ｗｈａｔ
whatｙｏｕyouｗｅｒｅ
wereｔｏtoｍｅ，
me,ｏｎｃｅ．
once. Ｗｈｙ，
Why,ｏｎｃｅ．．．
once . .Ｏｈ， Ｉ ｃａｎ＇ｔ
. Oh, I can’tｂｅａｒ
bearｔｏto ｔｈｉｎｋ
think
ｏｆ ｉｔ！I Ｉwish
of it! ｗｉｓｈI Ｉhad
ｈａｄnever
ｎｅｖｅｒ laid
ｌａｉｄeyes
ｅｙｅｓupon
ｕｐｏｎ you!
ｙｏｕ！ You
Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
haveｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ
spoiled ｔｈｅ
the
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ
romanceｏｆｍｙ ｌｉｆｅ．
of my life.Ｈｏｗ
Howｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little ｙｏｕ
youｃａｎ
canｋｎｏｗ
knowｏｆｌｏｖｅ，
of love,ｉｆifｙｏｕ
youｓａｙ
sayｉｔ ｍａｒｓ
it mars
ｙｏｕｒ
your ａｒｔ！ Ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ your
art! Without ｙｏｕｒ art
ａｒｔ you
ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅnothing.
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．I Ｉwould
ｗｏｕｌｄhaveｈａｖｅmade
ｍａｄｅ you
ｙｏｕ
ｆａｍｏｕｓ， ｓｐｌｅｎｄｉｄ，ｍａｇｎｉｆｉｃｅｎｔ．
famous, splendid, magnificent. The Ｔｈｅ world
ｗｏｒｌｄ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ
worshipped
ｙｏｕ， ａｎｄ you
you, and ｙｏｕ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ borne
ｂｏｒｎｅ my ｍｙ name.
ｎａｍｅ． What
Ｗｈａｔ ａｒｅ ｙｏｕ now?
are you ｎｏｗ？ A Ａ
ｔｈｉｒｄ－ｒａｔｅ ａｃｔｒｅｓｓ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｐｒｅｔｔｙ ｆａｃｅ．＇
third-rate actress with a pretty face.’
Ｔｈｅ
The ｇｉｒｌ
girl ｇｒｅｗ
grew ｗｈｉｔｅ， ａｎｄ ｔｒｅｍｂｌｅｄ．
white, and trembled. She Ｓｈｅ ｃｌｅｎｃｈｅｄ
clenched ｈｅｒ
her ｈａｎｄｓ
hands
ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｈｅｒ
together, and her ｖｏｉｃｅ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏto ｃａｔｃｈ
voice seemed catch ｉｎ ｈｅｒ throat.
in her ｔｈｒｏａｔ．‘You
Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ
are ｎｏｔ
not
ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ？” she
serious, Dorian?’ ｓｈｅ murmured.
ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ． ‘Ｙｏｕ‘You ａｒｅareａｃｔｉｎｇ．’
acting.’
＇Ａｃｔｉｎｇ！
‘Acting! ＩI leave
ｌｅａｖｅ that
ｔｈａｔ to
ｔｏ you.
ｙｏｕ． You
Ｙｏｕ ｄｏdoｉｔit ｓｏ
so ｗｅｌｌ，＇ ｈｅ answered,
well,’ he ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， ｂｉｔｔｅｒｌｙ．
bitterly.
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｒｏｓｅ
rose ｆｒｏｍ
fromｈｅｒ
herｋｎｅｅｓ，
knees,ａｎｄ，
and,ｗｉｔｈ
withａaｐｉｔｅｏｕｓ
piteousｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expressionｏｆof ｐａｉｎ
pain ｉｎ
in
ｈｅｒ ｆａｃｅ，came
her face, ｃａｍｅ across
ａｃｒｏｓｓ the
ｔｈｅroom
ｒｏｏｍ to
ｔｏ him.
ｈｉｍ． She
Ｓｈｅ put
ｐｕｔ her
ｈｅｒ hand
ｈａｎｄ ｕｐｏｎ
uponｈｉｓ
his
ａｒｍ，
arm, ａｎｄ
andｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｉｎｔｏ
into ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ． He
his eyes. Ｈｅ thrust
ｔｈｒｕｓｔ her
ｈｅｒ back.
ｂａｃｋ．‘Don’t
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ touch
ｔｏｕｃｈ ｍｅ！＇
me!’
ｈｅ
he ｃｒｉｅｄ．
cried.
ＡAｌｏｗ
lowｍｏａｎ
moan ｂｒｏｋｅ ｆｒｏｍfrom
broke ｈｅｒ，her,
ａｎｄand
ｓｈｅshe
ｆｌｕｎｇ
flung ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ
herselfａｔatｈｉｓ
hisｆｅｅｔ， ａｎｄ
feet, and
ｌａｙ ｔｈｅｒｅ like
lay there ｌｉｋｅa ａtrampled
ｔｒａｍｐｌｅｄ flower.
ｆｌｏｗｅｒ．‘Dorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， Dorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｌｅａｖｅ
leave ｍｅ！＇
me!’ ｓｈｅ
she
ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ．
whispered. Ｉ‘Iａｍamｓｏsoｓｏｒｒｙ
sorryＩ Iｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ
didn’tａｃｔ
actｗｅｌｌ．
well. ＩI ｗａｓ
was ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ
thinkingｏｆof ｙｏｕ
youａｌｌ
all
ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ． But
the time. Ｂｕｔ ＩI will
ｗｉｌｌ try
ｔｒｙ－ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
– indeed,ＩI ｗｉｌｌ ｔｒｙ．ItＩｔcame
will try. ｃａｍｅ so
ｓｏ suddenly
ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across
ｍｅ，
me,ｍｙmyｌｏｖｅ
loveｆｏｒ
forｙｏｕ．
you.ＩI ｔｈｉｎｋ
think IＩ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ have
ｈａｖｅ ｋｎｏｗｎ
knownｉｔit ｉｆ ｙｏｕ had
if you ｈａｄ
ｎｏｔ
not ｋｉｓｓｅｄ ｍｅ－ –ｉｆif ｗｅ
kissed me we ｈａｄ
hadｎｏｔ
notｋｉｓｓｅｄ
kissed ｅａｃｈ
each ｏｔｈｅｒ． Ｋｉｓｓ me
other. Kiss ｍｅ again,
ａｇａｉｎ， my
ｍｙ
ｌｏｖｅ． Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｇｏ
love. Don’t go ａｗａｙ
awayｆｒｏｍ
fromｍｅ． me.Ｉ Iｃｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ
couldn’t ｂｅａｒ
bear ｉｔ． Ｏｈ！ don’t
it. Oh! ｄｏｎ＇ｔ go
ｇｏ away
ａｗａｙ
ｆｒｏｍ
from ｍｅ．
me. Ｍｙ
Myｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ．．．
brother . . .Ｎｏ；
No;ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｍｉｎｄ．
mind.Ｈｅ Heｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ
didn’t ｍｅａｎ
meanｉｔ． Ｈｅ was
it. He ｗａｓ

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ＴＨＥ  
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ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｉｎ
in ｊｅｓｔ．．．． Ｂｕｔ ｙｏｕ，
jest. . . . But you, ｏｈ！
oh! ｃａｎ＇ｔ ｙｏｕ ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ
can’t you forgive ｍｅ
meｆｏｒ
for ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ？
to-night? ＩI ｗｉｌｌ ｗｏｒｋ
will work
ｓｏ ｈａｒｄ， and
so hard, ａｎｄ ｔｒｙ ｔｏ improve.
try to ｉｍｐｒｏｖｅ． Don’t
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｂｅ
be ｃｒｕｅｌ ｔｏ me
cruel to ｍｅ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
because ＩI ｌｏｖｅ ｙｏｕ
love you
ｂｅｔｔｅｒ than
better ｔｈａｎ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｗｏｒｌｄ．
world.Ａｆｔｅｒ
Afterａｌｌ，
all, ｉｔ
it isｉｓonly
ｏｎｌｙ once
ｏｎｃｅ that
ｔｈａｔ IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｎｏｔ ｐｌｅａｓｅｄ ｙｏｕ． Ｂｕｔ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｒｉｇｈｔ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． Ｉ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
not pleased you. But you are quite right, Dorian. I should have shown ｈａｖｅ ｓｈｏｗｎ
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ
myself ｍｏｒｅ
moreｏｆofａｎanａｒｔｉｓｔ．
artist. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ foolish
It was ｆｏｏｌｉｓｈ ofｏｆ me;
ｍｅ； and
ａｎｄ ｙｅｔ
yet ＩI couldn’t
ｃｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ help
ｈｅｌｐ
ｉｔ． Ｏｈ， ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
it. Oh, ｌｅａｖｅ me,
don’t leave ｍｅ， ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｌｅａｖｅ ｍｅ．＇ＡAｆｉｔ
leave me.’ fit ｏｆ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅ sobbing
of passionate ｓｏｂｂｉｎｇ
ｃｈｏｋｅｄ
chokedｈｅｒ．
her. Ｓｈｅ
She ｃｒｏｕｃｈｅｄ
crouchedｏｎonｔｈｅ
theｆｌｏｏｒ
floor ｌｉｋｅ
like aａ wounded
ｗｏｕｎｄｅｄ ｔｈｉｎｇ， ａｎｄ
thing, and
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ，
Dorian Gray,ｗｉｔｈ withｈｉｓhis ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful eyes,ｅｙｅｓ， looked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ down
ｄｏｗｎ ａｔat ｈｅｒ，her, ａｎｄ
and ｈｉｓ his
ｃｈｉｓｅｌｌｅｄ ｌｉｐｓ ｃｕｒｌｅｄ ｉｎ ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ ｄｉｓｄａｉｎ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
chiselled lips curled in exquisite disdain. There is always something
ｒｉｄｉｃｕｌｏｕｓ
ridiculous about ａｂｏｕｔ the
ｔｈｅ emotions
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ whom
of people ｗｈｏｍ ｏｎｅoneｈａｓhasｃｅａｓｅｄ
ceasedｔｏtoｌｏｖｅ．
love.
Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｔｏ ｂｅ ａｂｓｕｒｄｌｙ
Sibyl Vane seemed to him to be absurdly melodramatic. Her tears ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ． Ｈｅｒ ｔｅａｒｓ
ａｎｄ
and ｓｏｂｓ ａｎｎｏｙｅｄ ｈｉｍ．
sobs annoyed him.
Ｉａｍ
‘I am ｇｏｉｎｇ，＇ｈｅ
going,’ he ｓａｉｄsaid
ａｔ atｌａｓｔ，
last,ｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｃａｌｍ，
calm, ｃｌｅａｒ
clear ｖｏｉｃｅ．
voice. ‘I Ｉ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｗｉｓｈ
wish ｔｏ to
ｂｅ
be ｕｎｋｉｎｄ，
unkind, ｂｕｔ but ＩI can’t
ｃａｎ＇ｔsee ｓｅｅyou ｙｏｕagain.
ａｇａｉｎ．You Ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ disappointed
ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ me.’ ｍｅ．＇
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｗｅｐｔ weptｓｉｌｅｎｔｌｙ，
silently, andａｎｄ made
ｍａｄｅ ｎｏnoａｎｓｗｅｒ，
answer,ｂｕｔbutｃｒｅｐｔcreptｎｅａｒｅｒ．
nearer.ＨｅｒHer ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little
ｈａｎｄｓ
handsｓｔｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ
stretched ｂｌｉｎｄｌｙ
blindly out,ｏｕｔ， and
ａｎｄ appeared
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ｔｏto ｂｅ be ｓｅｅｋｉｎｇ
seeking for ｆｏｒ him.
ｈｉｍ． He Ｈｅ
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turned ｏｎ on ｈｉｓ ｈｅｅｌ， and
his heel, ａｎｄ left
ｌｅｆｔtheｔｈｅroom.
ｒｏｏｍ．InＩｎa ａfewｆｅｗmoments
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ he ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ ｏｕｔout ｏｆof
ｔｈｅ theatre.
the ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ．
Ｗｈｅｒｅ
Whereｈｅ he ｗｅｎｔ
went ｔｏ to ｈｅhe ｈａｒｄｌｙ
hardly knew.ｋｎｅｗ． He Ｈｅ remembered
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ ｗａｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ
wandering
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｄｉｍｌｙ－ｌｉｔ ｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ，past
dimly-lit streets, ｐａｓｔ ｇａｕｎｔblack-shadowed
gaunt ｂｌａｃｋ－ｓｈａｄｏｗｅｄarchways ａｒｃｈｗａｙｓ and ａｎｄ
ｅｖｉｌ－ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
evil-looking houses. ｈｏｕｓｅｓ．Women Ｗｏｍｅｎ ｗｉｔｈ with ｈｏａｒｓｅ
hoarse ｖｏｉｃｅｓ
voices ａｎｄand ｈａｒｓｈ
harsh ｌａｕｇｈｔｅｒ
laughter
ｈａｄ
hadｃａｌｌｅｄ
called ａｆｔｅｒ ｈｉｍ． Drunkards
after him. Ｄｒｕｎｋａｒｄｓ ｈａｄ hadｒｅｅｌｅｄ
reeledｂｙ byｃｕｒｓｉｎｇ，
cursing, and ａｎｄ ｃｈａｔｔｅｒｉｎｇ
chattering
ｔｏto ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ
themselves ｌｉｋｅ ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ apes.
like monstrous ａｐｅｓ． He Ｈｅ ｈａｄhad ｓｅｅｎ
seen ｇｒｏｔｅｓｑｕｅ
grotesque ｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ
children
ｈｕｄｄｌｅｄ
huddled ｕｐｏｎ uponｄｏｏｒｓｔｅｐｓ，
doorsteps, ａｎｄ and ｈｅａｒｄ
heard ｓｈｒｉｅｋｓ
shrieks and ａｎｄ oaths
ｏａｔｈｓ fromｆｒｏｍ gloomy
ｇｌｏｏｍｙ
ｃｏｕｒｔｓ．
courts.
Ａｓ
As ｔｈｅthe ｄａｗｎ
dawnｗａｓ wasｊｕｓｔjust ｂｒｅａｋｉｎｇ
breaking ｈｅ he ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｃｌｏｓｅ
close toｔｏ Covent
Ｃｏｖｅｎｔ
Ｇａｒｄｅｎ．４
Garden.⁴Ｔｈｅ Theｄａｒｋｎｅｓｓ
darkness ｌｉｆｔｅｄ，
lifted,ａｎｄ，
and,ｆｌｕｓｈｅｄ
flushedｗｉｔｈ withｆａｉｎｔ
faintｆｉｒｅｓ，
fires, ｔｈｅ
the ｓｋｙsky
ｈｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
hollowedｉｔｓｅｌｆ itself ｉｎｔｏ
into aａ perfect
ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ pearl.
ｐｅａｒｌ． Huge
Ｈｕｇｅ ｃａｒｔｓ
cartsｆｉｌｌｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｎｏｄｄｉｎｇ
filled with noddingｌｉｌｉｅｓlilies
ｒｕｍｂｌｅｄ
rumbledｓｌｏｗｌｙ slowly ｄｏｗｎdownｔｈｅ theｐｏｌｉｓｈｅｄ
polished ｅｍｐｔｙ
emptyｓｔｒｅｅｔ．
street. TheＴｈｅ ａｉｒ ｗａｓ heavy
air was ｈｅａｖｙ
ｗｉｔｈ
with the ｔｈｅ perfume
ｐｅｒｆｕｍｅ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ，and
the flowers, ａｎｄ their
ｔｈｅｉｒbeauty
ｂｅａｕｔｙseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｒｉｎｇ him
to bring ｈｉｍ
ａｎ
an ａｎｏｄｙｎｅ
anodyneｆｏｒ for ｈｉｓ ｐａｉｎ． He
his pain. Ｈｅ followed
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ into ｉｎｔｏthe ｔｈｅmarket,
ｍａｒｋｅｔ，and ａｎｄwatched
ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ
ｔｈｅ
the ｍｅｎmenｕｎｌｏａｄｉｎｇ
unloadingｔｈｅｉｒ their ｗａｇｇｏｎｓ．
waggons. ＡAｗｈｉｔｅ－ｓｍｏｃｋｅｄ
white-smockedｃａｒｔｅｒ carterｏｆｆｅｒｅｄ
offered
ｈｉｍ
himｓｏｍｅ someｃｈｅｒｒｉｅｓ．
cherries. He Ｈｅ ｔｈａｎｋｅｄ
thanked ｈｉｍ， him, ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ
wonderedｗｈｙ whyｈｅheｒｅｆｕｓｅｄ
refused ｔｏ to
ａｃｃｅｐｔ
accept any ａｎｙ ｍｏｎｅｙ
moneyｆｏｒ forｔｈｅｍ，
them,ａｎｄ andｂｅｇａｎ
began ｔｏ toｅａｔeatｔｈｅｍ
them ｌｉｓｔｌｅｓｓｌｙ． Ｔｈｅｙ
listlessly. They
ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎbeen ｐｌｕｃｋｅｄ
plucked ａｔ at ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ，
midnight, and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｌｄｎｅｓｓofｏｆthe
the coldness ｔｈｅmoon
ｍｏｏｎ had ｈａｄ
ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅｍ． Ａ ｌｏｎｇ ｔｈｉｎ ｌｉｎｅ ｏｆ ｂｏｙｓ ｃａｒｒｙｉｎｇ ｃｒａｔｅｓ ｏｆ ｓｔｒｉｐｅｄ
entered into them. A long thin line of boys carrying crates of striped

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

ｔｕｌｉｐｓ， ａｎｄ of
tulips, and ｏｆ yellow
ｙｅｌｌｏｗ and
ａｎｄ ｒｅｄ
red ｒｏｓｅｓ，
roses, ｄｅｆｉｌｅｄ ｉｎ front
defiled in ｆｒｏｎｔ ofｏｆhim,
ｈｉｍ， threading
ｔｈｒｅａｄｉｎｇ
ｔｈｅｉｒ way
their ｗａｙ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ
the ｈｕｇｅ
hugeｊａｄｅ－ｇｒｅｅｎ
jade-greenｐｉｌｅｓ
piles ｏｆ ｖｅｇｅｔａｂｌｅｓ． Under
of vegetables. Ｕｎｄｅｒ ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｏｒｔｉｃｏ， ｗｉｔｈ ｉｔｓ ｇｒｅｙ ｓｕｎ－ｂｌｅａｃｈｅｄ ｐｉｌｌａｒｓ， ｌｏｉｔｅｒｅｄ ａ ｔｒｏｏｐ ｏｆ ｄｒａｇｇｌｅｄ
portico, with its grey sun-bleached pillars, loitered a troop of draggled
ｂａｒｅｈｅａｄｅｄ
bareheadedｇｉｒｌｓ， ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ for
girls, waiting ｆｏｒthe
ｔｈｅauction
ａｕｃｔｉｏｎtoｔｏbeｂｅover.
ｏｖｅｒ．Others
Ｏｔｈｅｒｓcrowded
ｃｒｏｗｄｅｄ
ｒｏｕｎｄ
roundｔｈｅ
the ｓｗｉｎｇｉｎｇ
swingingｄｏｏｒｓ
doorsｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｃｏｆｆｅｅ－ｈｏｕｓｅ in
the coffee-house ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ Piazza.
Ｐｉａｚｚａ．The
Ｔｈｅ heavy
ｈｅａｖｙ
ｃａｒｔ－ｈｏｒｓｅｓ ｓｌｉｐｐｅｄ and
cart-horses slipped ａｎｄ stamped
ｓｔａｍｐｅｄ ｕｐｏｎ
uponｔｈｅ
theｒｏｕｇｈ
roughｓｔｏｎｅｓ，
stones,ｓｈａｋｉｎｇ
shakingｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ｂｅｌｌｓ ａｎｄ trappings.
bells and ｔｒａｐｐｉｎｇｓ． Some
Ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｄｒｉｖｅｒｓ
drivers ｗｅｒｅ
wereｌｙｉｎｇ
lying ａｓｌｅｅｐ
asleep ｏｎ
onａaｐｉｌｅ ｏｆ
pile of
ｓａｃｋｓ． Ｉｒｉｓ－ｎｅｃｋｅｄ， and
sacks. Iris-necked, ａｎｄ pink-footed,
ｐｉｎｋ－ｆｏｏｔｅｄ， the
ｔｈｅ pigeons
ｐｉｇｅｏｎｓ ran
ｒａｎ about
ａｂｏｕｔ picking
ｐｉｃｋｉｎｇ up
ｕｐ
ｓｅｅｄｓ．
seeds.
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After aａ little
ｌｉｔｄｅwhile,
ｗｈｉｌｅ，heｈｅhailed
ｈａｉｌｅｄa hansom,
ａ ｈａｎｓｏｍ，and
ａｎｄdrove
ｄｒｏｖｅ home.
ｈｏｍｅ． Ｆｏｒ
For ａa few
ｆｅｗ
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ
momentsｈｅheｌｏｉｔｅｒｅｄ
loiteredｕｐｏｎ
uponｔｈｅ
theｄｏｏｒｓｔｅｐ，
doorstep,ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingｒｏｕｎｄ
roundａｔatｔｈｅtheｓｉｌｅｎｔ
silent
Ｓｑｕａｒｅ
Squareｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔｓ
its ｂｌａｎｋ
blank ｃｌｏｓｅ－ｓｈｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ
close-shuttered ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ，
windows,ａｎｄ ｉｔｓitsｓｔａｒｉｎｇ
and staringｂｌｉｎｄｓ．
blinds.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｓｋｙ
skyｗａｓ
wasｐｕｒｅ
pureｏｐａｌ
opalｎｏｗ， ａｎｄand
now, ｔｈｅtheｒｏｏｆｓ ｏｆofｔｈｅtheｈｏｕｓｅｓ
roofs housesｇｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｄ
glistenedｌｉｋｅ
like
ｓｉｌｖｅｒ ａｇａｉｎｓｔit.ｉｔ．
silver against From Ｆｒｏｍsome
ｓｏｍｅchimney
ｃｈｉｍｎｅｙ opposite
ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｅ aａ thin
ｔｈｉｎ wreath
ｗｒｅａｔｈ ofｏｆ smoke
ｓｍｏｋｅ
ｗａｓ
was ｒｉｓｉｎｇ．
rising. ItＩｔcurled,
ｃｕｒｌｅｄ，aａviolet
ｖｉｏｌｅｔriband,
ｒｉｂａｎｄ，through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ the
ｔｈｅ nacre-coloured
ｎａｃｒｅ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ ａｉｒ．air.
Ｉｎ
In ｔｈｅ
the ｈｕｇｅ
hugeｇｉｌｔ Ｖｅｎｅｔｉａｎ ｌａｎｔｅｒｎ，
gilt Venetian ｓｐｏｉｌ ofｏｆsome
lantern, spoil ｓｏｍｅ Doge’s
Ｄｏｇｅ＇ｓ ｂａｒｇｅ，
barge, ｔｈａｔ
that
ｈｕｎｇ
hungｆｒｏｍfromｔｈｅtheｃｅｉｌｉｎｇ
ceilingｏｆofｔｈｅ
the ｇｒｅａｔ
great ｏａｋ－ｐａｎｅｌｌｅｄ
oak-panelledｈａｌｌ hallｏｆofｅｎｔｒａｎｃｅ，
entrance,ｌｉｇｈｔｓ
lights
ｗｅｒｅ
wereｓｔｉｌｌ ｂｕｒｎｉｎｇ ｆｒｏｍ
still burning fromｔｈｒｅｅ
threeｆｌｉｃｋｅｒｉｎｇ
flickeringｊｅｔｓ： ｔｈｉｎ blue
jets: thin ｂｌｕｅ ｐｅｔａｌｓ ｏｆ flame
petals of ｆｌａｍｅ
ｔｈｅｙ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ， ｒｉｍｍｅｄ
they seemed, rimmedｗｉｔｈ
withｗｈｉｔｅ
whiteｆｉｒｅ． Ｈｅ turned
fire. He ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｔｈｅｍ
themｏｕｔ， ａｎｄ， having
out, and, ｈａｖｉｎｇ
ｔｈｒｏｗｎ
thrown ｈｉｓ
his ｈａｔ
hat ａｎｄ
and ｃａｐｅ
capeｏｎonｔｈｅ
theｔａｂｌｅ，
table, ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｔｈｅ
the ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ
library
ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towards ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ ｏｆ
the door ｈｉｓbedroom,
of his ｂｅｄｒｏｏｍ， aａ large
ｌａｒｇｅ octagonal
ｏｃｔａｇｏｎａｌ chamber
ｃｈａｍｂｅｒ ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the
ｇｒｏｕｎｄ
groundｆｌｏｏｒ
floor ｔｈａｔ，
that, ｉｎ ｈｉｓ new-born
in his ｎｅｗ－ｂｏｒｎ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
feeling ｆｏｒ
for ｌｕｘｕｒｙ，
luxury, ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｊｕｓｔ
just
ｈａｄ
hadｄｅｃｏｒａｔｅｄ
decoratedｆｏｒ for ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， ａｎｄ hung
himself, and ｈｕｎｇ with
ｗｉｔｈ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ Ｒｅｎａｉｓｓａｎｃｅ
curious Renaissance
ｔａｐｅｓｔｒｉｅｓ ｔｈａｔ had
tapestries that ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
discoveredｓｔｏｒｅｄ
storedｉｎinａaｄｉｓｕｓｅｄ
disusedａｔｔｉｃ
attic ａｔ Ｓｅｌｂｙ
at Selby
Ｒｏｙａｌ． Ａｓ
Royal. As ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ
wasｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ
turningｔｈｅ
theｈａｎｄｌｅ
handleｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｄｏｏｒ，
door,ｈｉｓ
hisｅｙｅ
eyeｆｅｌｌ ｕｐｏｎ ｔｈｅ
fell upon the
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ Ｂａｓｉｌ Hallward
portrait Basil Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｈａｄ
hadｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
paintedｏｆofｈｉｍ．
him.ＨｅHeｓｔａｒｔｅｄ
startedｂａｃｋ
backａｓasｉｆif ｉｎ
in
ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅ． Ｔｈｅｎ he
surprise. Then ｈｅ went
ｗｅｎｔ on
ｏｎ ｉｎｔｏ ｈｉｓown
into his ｏｗｎ room,
ｒｏｏｍ， ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ
looking somewhat
ｐｕｚｚｌｅｄ．Ａｆｔｅｒ
puzzled. After ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｔａｋｅｎ
takenｔｈｅ
the ｂｕｔｔｏｎｈｏｌｅ
buttonholeｏｕｔ
outｏｆ ｈｉｓ coat,
of his ｃｏａｔ，heｈｅseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
ｔｏ ｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅ．Finally
to hesitate. Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙheｈｅcame
ｃａｍｅ back,
ｂａｃｋ， went
ｗｅｎｔ ｏｖｅｒ
over ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，
picture, andａｎｄ
ｅｘａｍｉｎｅｄ
examinedｉｔ．it. Ｉｎ
In ｔｈｅ
the ｄｉｍ
dimａｒｒｅｓｔｅｄ
arrestedｌｉｇｈｔ
light ｔｈａｔ
that ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｅｄ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ
struggled through the
ｃｒｅａｍ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
cream-colouredｓｉｌｋsilk ｂｌｉｎｄｓ，
blinds, ｔｈｅ
the ｆａｃｅ ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ｔｏtoｈｉｍ
face appeared himｔｏtoｂｅbeａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
a little
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ．
changed. Ｔｈｅ
Theｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expressionｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ． Ｏｎｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ
different. One wouldｈａｖｅ
haveｓａｉｄ
saidｔｈａｔ
that
ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｗａｓ
wasａaｔｏｕｃｈ
touchｏｆofｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ
crueltyｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｕｔｈ．
mouth.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ
wasｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ．５
strange.⁵
Ｈｅ
Heｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｒｏｕｎｄ，
round,ａｎｄ，
and,ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ
walkingｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ ｗｉｎｄｏｗ， ｄｒｅｗ
the window, drewｕｐupｔｈｅ
theｂｌｉｎｄ．
blind.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｂｒｉｇｈｔ
bright ｄａｗｎ
dawnｆｌｏｏｄｅｄ
floodedｔｈｅ
theｒｏｏｍ，
room,ａｎｄ
andｓｗｅｐｔ
sweptｔｈｅ
theｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ
fantastic shadows
ｉｎｔｏ
into ｄｕｓｋｙ
dusky ｃｏｒｎｅｒｓ， ｗｈｅｒｅ ｔｈｅｙ
corners, where they ｌａｙ
lay ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｉｎｇ．
shuddering. Ｂｕｔ
But ｔｈｅ
the ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange

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ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expression ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｎｏｔｉｃｅｄ
noticedｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｆａｃｅ
face ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏto
portrait seemed
ｌｉｎｇｅｒ ｔｈｅｒｅ， ｔｏ ｂｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｉｎｔｅｎｓｉｆｉｅｄ ｅｖｅｎ． Ｔｈｅ ｑｕｉｖｅｒｉｎｇ， ａｒｄｅｎｔ
linger there, to be more intensified even. The quivering, ardent sun- ｓｕｎ－
ｌｉｇｈｔ ｓｈｏｗｅｄ ｈｉｍ
light showed himｔｈｅ
theｌｉｎｅｓ
lines ｏｆ
of ｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ ｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ
cruelty round the ｍｏｕｔｈ
mouthａｓasｃｌｅａｒｌｙ
clearlyａｓas ｉｆ
if
ｈｅ
he had been looking into a mirror after he had done some ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｉｎｔｏ ａ ｍｉｒｒｏｒ ａｆｔｅｒ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｄｏｎｅ ｓｏｍｅ dreadful
ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing.
Ｈｅ
Heｗｉｎｃｅｄ，
winced,ａｎｄ，
and,ｔａｋｉｎｇ
takingｕｐ
upｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｔａｂｌｅ
tableａｎanｏｖａｌ
oval ｇｌａｓｓ ｆｒａｍｅｄ ｉｎin
glass framed
ｉｖｏｒｙ Ｃｕｐｉｄｓ， one
ivory Cupids, ｏｎｅ ofｏｆ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry’s
Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ ｍａｎｙ
manyｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ
presents ｔｏ
to ｈｉｍ，
him, ｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glanced
ｈｕｒｒｉｅｄｌｙ
hurriedlyｉｎｔｏ
intoｉｔｓ ｐｏｌｉｓｈｅｄ ｄｅｐｔｈｓ．
its polished depths.Ｎｏ
Noｌｉｎｅ
lineｌｉｋｅ
like ｔｈａｔ ｗａｒｐｅｄ ｈｉｓhisｒｅｄ
that warped redｌｉｐｓ．
lips.
Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｄｉｄ
did ｉｔ ｍｅａｎ？
it mean?
Ｈｅ
Heｒｕｂｂｅｄ
rubbedｈｉｓ
his ｅｙｅｓ， ａｎｄ ｃａｍｅ
eyes, and cameｃｌｏｓｅ
close ｔｏ ｔｈｅ picture,
to the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，and
ａｎｄexamined
ｅｘａｍｉｎｅｄ
ｉｔ ａｇａｉｎ．There
it again. Ｔｈｅｒｅ were
ｗｅｒｅ no
ｎｏ signs
ｓｉｇｎｓ ofｏｆany
ａｎｙchange
ｃｈａｎｇｅ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅheｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ
the
ａｃｔｕａｌ ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ， and
actual painting, ａｎｄ yet
ｙｅｔ there
ｔｈｅｒｅwas
ｗａｓ no
ｎｏ doubt
ｄｏｕｂｔ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ whole
that the ｗｈｏｌｅ expression
ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
ｈａｄ
hadａｌｔｅｒｅｄ．
altered. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ not
It was ｎｏｔ aａ mere
ｍｅｒｅ fancy
ｆａｎｃｙ of
ｏｆ his
ｈｉｓown.
ｏｗｎ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｗａｓ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ
thing was horribly
ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔ
apparent.
Ｈｅ
Heｔｈｒｅｗ
threwｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｉｎｔｏ
into ａa ｃｈａｉｒ， ａｎｄ began
chair, and ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏto ｔｈｉｎｋ． Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ｔｈｅｒｅ
think. Suddenly there
ｆｌａｓｈｅｄ ａｃｒｏｓｓ his
flashed across ｈｉｓmind
ｍｉｎｄ what
ｗｈａｔ ｈｅhe ｈａｄ
hadｓａｉｄ
saidｉｎin Ｂａｓｉｌ
Basil Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓ
Hallward’s ｓｔｕｄｉｏ
studio
ｔｈｅ ｄａｙ the
the day ｔｈｅ picture
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ had
ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ． Ｙｅｓ， he
finished. Yes, ｈｅ remembered
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ ｉｔitｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ．
perfectly.
ＨｅHeｈａｄ
hadｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ
utteredａa ｍａｄ
madｗｉｓｈ
wishｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｍｉｇｈｔ remain
himself might ｒｅｍａｉｎ young,
ｙｏｕｎｇ， and
ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔgrow
the portrait ｇｒｏｗ old;
ｏｌｄ；that
ｔｈａｔhisｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎbeauty
ｂｅａｕｔｙ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ be
ｂｅ untarnished,
ｕｎｔａｒｎｉｓｈｅｄ， and
ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｃａｎｖａｓ ｂｅａｒ ｔｈｅ ｂｕｒｄｅｎ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｓｉｎｓ；
the face on the canvas bear the burden of his passions and his sins;
ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ painted
that the ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ image
ｉｍａｇｅ ｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｂｅbeｓｅａｒｅｄ
searedｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｌｉｎｅｓ
linesｏｆ
of ｓｕｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ ａｎｄ
suffering and
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ， and
thought, ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he ｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｋｅｅｐ
keepａｌｌ
all ｔｈｅ ｄｅｌｉｃａｔｅ bloom
the delicate ｂｌｏｏｍ ａｎｄ
andｌｏｖｅｌｉｎｅｓｓ
loveliness
ｏｆ ｈｉｓ then
of his ｔｈｅｎ just
ｊｕｓｔconscious
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓboyhood.
ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ． Surely
Ｓｕｒｅｌｙ his
ｈｉｓ wish
ｗｉｓｈ had
ｈａｄ not
ｎｏｔ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｆｕｌｆｉｌｌｅｄ？ Ｓｕｃｈ things
fulfilled? Such ｔｈｉｎｇｓwere
ｗｅｒｅ impossible.
ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ．ItＩｔseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ monstrous
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ ｅｖｅｎ
even ｔｏ
to
ｔｈｉｎｋ ｏｆ them.
think of ｔｈｅｍ． Ａｎｄ，
And, ｙｅｔ，
yet, ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ
there was the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ him,
picture before ｈｉｍ， ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｏｕｃｈ ｏｆ
touch ｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ in
of cruelty ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ mouth.
ｍｏｕｔｈ．
Ｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ！
Cruelty! Ｈａｄ
Hadｈｅheｂｅｅｎbeenｃｒｕｅｌ？
cruel?Ｉｔ Itｗａｓ
wasｔｈｅtheｇｉｒｌ＇ｓ
girl’s ｆａｕｌｔ， ｎｏｔ his.
fault, not ｈｉｓ．HeＨｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｄｒｅａｍｅｄ
dreamedｏｆofｈｅｒ herａｓasａ aｇｒｅａｔ
greatａｒｔｉｓｔ， ｈａｄ given
artist, had ｇｉｖｅｎ ｈｉｓ ｌｏｖｅ toｔｏ her
his love ｈｅｒ because
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ he
ｈｅ
ｈａｄ
had ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thought ｈｅｒ
her ｇｒｅａｔ． Ｔｈｅｎ she
great. Then ｓｈｅ hadｈａｄ disappointed
ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ him. ｈｉｍ． SheＳｈｅ had
ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ
shallowａｎｄandｕｎｗｏｒｔｈｙ．
unworthy. Ａｎｄ，
And,ｙｅｔ，yet,ａ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
a feelingｏｆofｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅ ｒｅｇｒｅｔcame
infinite regret ｃａｍｅ over
ｏｖｅｒ
ｈｉｍ，
him,ａｓas ｈｅ
heｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｏｆofｈｅｒherｌｙｉｎｇ
lyingａｔatｈｉｓhisｆｅｅｔ
feetｓｏｂｂｉｎｇ
sobbingｌｉｋｅlikeａ aｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｃｈｉｌｄ．He
little child. Ｈｅ
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ
remembered ｗｉｔｈ
withｗｈａｔ
whatｃａｌｌｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ
callousness he ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ watched
ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ her.ｈｅｒ． Why Ｗｈｙ ｈａｄ
had ｈｅ
he
ｂｅｅｎ
been ｍａｄｅ
madeｌｉｋｅlike ｔｈａｔ？ Ｗｈｙ ｈａｄ
that? Why hadｓｕｃｈ suchａ aｓｏｕｌ
soul ｂｅｅｎ
been ｇｉｖｅｎ
given ｔｏ ｈｉｍ？ Ｂｕｔ
to him? But
ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｓｕｆｆｅｒｅｄ
suffered ａｌｓｏ． Ｄｕｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ
also. During theｔｈｒｅｅ
three ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｈｏｕｒｓ ｔｈａｔ
terrible hours ｔｈｅ play
that the ｐｌａｙ had
ｈａｄ
ｌａｓｔｅｄ，
lasted, heｈｅ had
ｈａｄ lived
ｌｉｖｅｄ centuries
ｃｅｎｔｕｒｉｅｓofｏｆpain,ｐａｉｎ，æon？ｏｎ upon
ｕｐｏｎ ？ｏｎæonｏｆofｔｏｒｔｕｒｅ．
torture. Ｈｉｓ
His
ｌｉｆｅ ｗａｓ well
life was ｗｅｌｌworth
ｗｏｒｔｈ hers.
ｈｅｒｓ．SheＳｈｅhad
ｈａｄmarred
ｍａｒｒｅｄ himｈｉｍ ｆｏｒ
for aａ moment,
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ， ｉｆif he ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｗｏｕｎｄｅｄ
woundedｈｅｒ herｆｏｒ
forａｎanａｇｅ．
age. Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ， ｗｏｍｅｎ ｗｅｒｅ
Besides, women wereｂｅｔｔｅｒ
betterｓｕｉｔｅｄ
suited ｔｏ
to ｂｅａｒ
bear
ｓｏｒｒｏｗ ｔｈａｎ ｍｅｎ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｌｉｖｅｄ ｏｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｏｎｌｙ
sorrow than men. They lived on their emotions. They only thought ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
ｏｆ their
of ｔｈｅｉｒemotions.
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｙ
theyｔｏｏｋ
tookｌｏｖｅｒｓ，
lovers, itｉｔwas
ｗａｓmerely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ toｔｏhave
ｈａｖｅ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ｏｎｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｗｈｏｍ ｔｈｅｙ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｓｃｅｎｅｓ． Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ
one with whom they could have scenes. Lord Henry had told himｈａｄ ｔｏｌｄ ｈｉｍ
ｔｈａｔ， ａｎｄLord
that, and ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ knew
ｋｎｅｗ what
ｗｈａｔ women
ｗｏｍｅｎ ｗｅｒｅ．
were.Ｗｈｙ
Whyｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｈｅheｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ
trouble
ａｂｏｕｔ
about Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ？ She
Sibyl Vane? Ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ
was ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ him
nothing to ｈｉｍ now.
ｎｏｗ．
Ｂｕｔ
But ｔｈｅ
the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ？
picture? Ｗｈａｔ
What ｗａｓwas
ｈｅ he
ｔｏ to
ｓａｙsay
ｏｆ ofｔｈａｔ？
that?ＩｔItｈｅｌｄ
heldｔｈｅ
theｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secretｏｆof ｈｉｓ
his
ｌｉｆｅ， ａｎｄ told
life, and ｔｏｌｄ his
ｈｉｓ story.
ｓｔｏｒｙ．ItＩｔhad
ｈａｄtaught
ｔａｕｇｈｔhim
ｈｉｍ to
ｔｏ love
ｌｏｖｅ his
ｈｉｓ own
ｏｗｎ ｂｅａｕｔｙ．
beauty.
Ｗｏｕｌｄ
Wouldｉｔit ｔｅａｃｈ
teach ｈｉｍ
himｔｏtoｌｏａｔｈｅ
loathe ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｓｏｕｌ？
his own soul? Ｗｏｕｌｄ
Wouldｈｅheｅｖｅｒ
everｌｏｏｋ
lookａｔatｉｔit
ａｇａｉｎ？
again?
Ｎｏ；
No;ｉｔ ｗａｓ merely
it was ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ａｎ
an ｉｌｌｕｓｉｏｎ ｗｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｏｎ
illusion wrought on ｔｈｅ
the ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄ
troubled ｓｅｎｓｅｓ． Ｔｈｅ
senses. The
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｎｉｇｈｔthat
horrible night ｔｈａｔheｈｅ had
ｈａｄ passed
ｐａｓｓｅｄ had
ｈａｄ ｌｅｆｔ ｐｈａｎｔｏｍｓ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ
left phantoms behind
ｉｔ． Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ｔｈｅｒｅ
it. Suddenly there ｈａｄ
hadｆａｌｌｅｎ
fallen ｕｐｏｎ
uponｈｉｓ
hisｂｒａｉｎ
brainｔｈａｔ
thatｔｉｎｙ
tinyｓｃａｒｌｅｔ
scarlet ｓｐｅｃｋ
speck
ｔｈａｔ ｍａｋｅｓ ｍｅｎ
that makes menｍａｄ．
mad.Ｔｈｅ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
The pictureｈａｄ ｎｏｔnotｃｈａｎｇｅｄ．
had Ｉｔ Itｗａｓwasｆｏｌｌｙ
changed. folly ｔｏ
to
ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｓｏ．
so.
Ｙｅｔ
Yetｉｔ ｗａｓ watching
it was ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ ｈｉｍ，
him,ｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔｓ
its ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ ｍａｒｒｅｄ ｆａｃｅ
beautiful marred faceａｎｄ
andｉｔｓ
its ｃｒｕｅｌ
cruel
ｓｍｉｌｅ．
smile. Ｉｔｓ ｂｒｉｇｈｔ hair
Its bright ｈａｉｒ gleamed
ｇｌｅａｍｅｄ ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｅａｒｌｙ
early ｓｕｎｌｉｇｈｔ．
sunlight. Ｉｔｓ ｂｌｕｅ eyes
Its blue ｅｙｅｓ met
ｍｅｔ
ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ． ＡAｓｅｎｓｅ
his own. senseｏｆofｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅ
infinite ｐｉｔｙ， ｎｏｔ for
pity, not ｆｏｒ himself,
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， but
ｂｕｔ for
ｆｏｒ the
ｔｈｅ painted
ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
ｉｍａｇｅ
imageｏｆof ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， ｃａｍｅ ｏｖｅｒ
himself, came over ｈｉｍ．
him.ＩｔIt ｈａｄ
had ａｌｔｅｒｅｄ ａｌｒｅａｄｙ， and
altered already, ａｎｄ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ａｌｔｅｒ
alter more. Its gold would wither into grey. Its red and white ｒｏｓｅｓ
ｍｏｒｅ． Ｉｔｓ ｇｏｌｄ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｗｉｔｈｅｒ ｉｎｔｏ ｇｒｅｙ． Ｉｔｓ ｒｅｄ ａｎｄ ｗｈｉｔｅ roses
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｄｉｅ．
die. Ｆｏｒ
For ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｓｉｎ ｔｈａｔ he
sin that ｈｅ committed,
ｃｏｍｍｉｔｔｅｄ， ａa ｓｔａｉｎ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｆｌｅｃｋ
stain would ａｎｄ
fleck and
ｗｒｅｃｋ
wreck ｉｔｓ ｆａｉｒｎｅｓｓ．But
its fairness. Ｂｕｔheｈｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ not
ｎｏｔ sin.
ｓｉｎ．The
Ｔｈｅ picture,
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，changed
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ or
ｏｒ
ｕｎｃｈａｎｇｅｄ，
unchanged, ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｂｅbeｔｏto ｈｉｍhimｔｈｅ
theｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ ｅｍｂｌｅｍ ｏｆ
visible emblem of ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ．
conscience. HeＨｅ
ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｒｅｓｉｓｔ ｔｅｍｐｔａｔｉｏｎ．HeＨｅwould
resist temptation. ｗｏｕｌｄ not
ｎｏｔsee
ｓｅｅLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ any
ａｎｙ more
ｍｏｒｅ －–
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｎｏｔ，
not,ａｔatａｎｙ
anyｒａｔｅ，
rate, ｌｉｓｔｅｎ ｔｏ those
listen to ｔｈｏｓｅ subtle
ｓｕｂｔｌｅ poisonous
ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ ｔｈｅｏｒｉｅｓ
theoriesｔｈａｔ
that ｉｎ
in
Ｂａｓｉｌ Hallward’s
Basil Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓ ｇａｒｄｅｎ
gardenｈａｄ
hadｆｉｒｓｔ
first ｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈｉｎ him
stirred within ｈｉｍ ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passion ｆｏｒ
for
ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．He
impossible things. Ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ go
ｇｏ back
ｂａｃｋ to
ｔｏSibyl
ＳｉｂｙｌVane,
Ｖａｎｅ，make
ｍａｋｅ her
ｈｅｒ amends,
ａｍｅｎｄｓ，
ｍａｒｒｙ ｈｅｒ， ｔｒｙ ｔｏ ｌｏｖｅ ｈｅｒ ａｇａｉｎ． Ｙｅｓ， ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｈｉｓ ｄｕｔｙ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｓｏ．
marry her, try to love her again. Yes, it was his duty to do so. She Ｓｈｅ
ｍｕｓｔ
mustｈａｖｅ
haveｓｕｆｆｅｒｅｄ
suffered ｍｏｒｅ
moreｔｈａｎ
thanｈｅheｈａｄ．
had.Ｔｈｅ
Theｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ
fascination ｔｈａｔ
that ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ
she had
ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅｄ ｏｖｅｒ him
exercised over ｈｉｍ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｗｏｕｌｄ
return. They wouldｂｅ
be ｈａｐｐｙ
happyｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ．
together. Ｈｉｓ
His
ｌｉｆｅ ｗｉｔｈ her
life with ｈｅｒ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ
be ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ ａｎｄ ｐｕｒｅ．
beautiful and pure.
Ｈｅ
Heｇｏｔ
gotｕｐ
upｆｒｏｍ
fromｈｉｓ
hisｃｈａｉｒ，
chair, ａｎｄ
andｄｒｅｗ
drewａ aｌａｒｇｅ
largeｓｃｒｅｅｎ
screenｒｉｇｈｔ
right ｉｎ
in ｆｒｏｎｔ ｏｆ
front of
ｔｈｅ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ，shuddering
the portrait, ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｉｎｇ asａｓ he
ｈｅ glanced
ｇｌａｎｃｅｄ atａｔ it.ｉｔ．＇Ｈｏｗ
‘How ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ！＇
horrible!’ heｈｅ mur-
ｍｕｒ－
ｍｕｒｅｄ
muredｔｏtoｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，
himself, ａｎｄ
and ｈｅ
he ｗａｌｋｅｄ
walkedａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｔｏ ｔｈｅ window
to the ｗｉｎｄｏｗ ａｎｄ
andｏｐｅｎｅｄ
openedｉｔ．
it.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｈｅheｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ
steppedｏｕｔ
outｏｎonｔｏtoｔｈｅ
the ｇｒａｓｓ， ｈｅ drew
grass, he ｄｒｅｗ ａa deep
ｄｅｅｐ ｂｒｅａｔｈ． Ｔｈｅ
breath. The
ｆｒｅｓｈ ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ ａｉｒ
fresh morning ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏto ｄｒｉｖｅ
air seemed drive ａｗａｙ
awayａｌｌ ｈｉｓ sombre
all his ｓｏｍｂｒｅ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ． Ｈｅ
passions. He

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｏｎｌｙ
onlyｏｆof Ｓｉｂｙｌ． Ａ ｆａｉｎｔ
Sibyl. A ｅｃｈｏ of
faint echo ｏｆ his
ｈｉｓlove
ｌｏｖｅcame
ｃａｍｅ back
ｂａｃｋ to
ｔｏ him.
ｈｉｍ． He
Ｈｅ
ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄ
repeated ｈｅｒ ｎａｍｅ ｏｖｅｒ
her name overａｎｄ
andｏｖｅｒ
overａｇａｉｎ．
again.Ｔｈｅ
Theｂｉｒｄｓ
birdsｔｈａｔ
that ｗｅｒｅ
wereｓｉｎｇｉｎｇ
singing
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ dew-drenched
in the ｄｅｗ－ｄｒｅｎｃｈｅｄ ｇａｒｄｅｎ
gardenｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏ toｂｅbeｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ
telling ｔｈｅ
the ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ ａｂｏｕｔ
flowers about
ｈｅｒ．
her.

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＶＩＩＩ

Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｌｏｎｇ
It was long ｐａｓｔ ｎｏｏｎ ｗｈｅｎ
past noon whenｈｅheａｗｏｋｅ．
awoke.Ｈｉｓ Hisｖａｌｅｔ
valetｈａｄ
hadｃｒｅｐｔ
creptｓｅｖｅｒａｌ
several
ｔｉｍｅｓ
times ｏｎ
on ｔｉｐｔｏｅ ｉｎｔｏ the
tiptoe into ｔｈｅ room
ｒｏｏｍ ｔｏto ｓｅｅ
see ｉｆ
if ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ
was ｓｔｉｒｒｉｎｇ， ａｎｄ had
stirring, and ｈａｄ
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ
wonderedｗｈａｔ ｍａｄｅmade
what ｈｉｓ his
ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍａｓｔｅｒ
young ｓｌｅｅｐsleep
master ｓｏ ｌａｔｅ． Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ
so late. Finallyｈｉｓ
hisｂｅｌｌ
bell
ｓｏｕｎｄｅｄ，
sounded, ａｎｄ
andＶｉｃｔｏｒ
Victorｃａｍｅ
cameｉｎ inｓｏｆｔｌｙ
softlyｗｉｔｈ
withａaｃｕｐ
cupｏｆofｔｅａ，
tea, ａｎｄ
andａa ｐｉｌｅ
pile ｏｆ
of
ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ， ｏｎaａsmall
letters, on ｓｍａｌｌtray
ｔｒａｙofｏｆｏｌｄ Ｓｅｖｒｅｓchina,
old Sèvres ｃｈｉｎａ，and
ａｎｄ drew
ｄｒｅｗ ｂａｃｋ
backｔｈｅ
theｏｌｉｖｅ－ｓａｔｉｎ
olive-satin
ｃｕｒｔａｉｎｓ， ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅｉｒ
curtains, with ｓｈｉｍｍｅｒｉｎｇ ｂｌｕｅ
their shimmering blueｌｉｎｉｎｇ，
lining, ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｕｎｇ
hungｉｎinｆｒｏｎｔ
front ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｈｒｅｅ tall
three ｔａｌｌwindows.
ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ．
＇Ｍｏｎｓｉｅｕｒ
‘Monsieurｈａｓ hasｗｅｌｌwellｓｌｅｐｔ
slept ｔｈｉｓ ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ，＇ｈｅheｓａｉｄ，
this morning,’ said,ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ．
smiling.
“Ｗｈａｔ
‘What ｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ
o’clockｉｓ ｉｔ，Victor?’
is it, Ｖｉｃｔｏｒ？”askedａｓｋｅｄDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray,
Ｇｒａｙ， ｄｒｏｗｓｉｌｙ．
drowsily.
‘Ｏｎｅ ｈｏｕｒ ａｎｄ
‘One hour andａa ｑｕａｒｔｅｒ，
quarter, Ｍｏｎｓｉｅｕｒ．’
Monsieur.’
Ｈｏｗ
Howｌａｔｅlateｉｔit ｗａｓ！
was! He Ｈｅ ｓａｔsat ｕｐ， ａｎｄ， having
up, and, ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｓｉｐｐｅｄ
sipped ｓｏｍｅ
someｔｅａ，tea, ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turned
ｏｖｅｒ ｈｉｓ letters.
over his ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ． One Ｏｎｅof ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍwas
them ｗａｓfrom
ｆｒｏｍLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， and ａｎｄ had
ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
brought ｂｙ by ｈａｎｄ
handｔｈａｔ ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ． Ｈｅ
that morning. Heｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅｄ
hesitated forｆｏｒ aａmoment,
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ， andａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ
then
ｐｕｔ
putｉｔ ａｓｉｄｅ．The
it aside. Ｔｈｅ others
ｏｔｈｅｒｓ he ｈｅ opened
ｏｐｅｎｅｄ ｌｉｓｔｌｅｓｓｌｙ． Ｔｈｅｙ contained
listlessly. They ｃｏｎｔａｉｎｅｄ ｔｈｅthe ｕｓｕａｌ
usual
ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ
collection ｏｆof ｃａｒｄｓ，
cards, ｉｎｖｉｔａｔｉｏｎｓ
invitations ｔｏ to ｄｉｎｎｅｒ，
dinner, ｔｉｃｋｅｔｓ
tickets ｆｏｒ
for ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ
private ｖｉｅｗｓ，
views,
ｐｒｏｇｒａｍｍｅｓ
programmes ｏｆ ofｃｈａｒｉｔｙ
charityｃｏｎｃｅｒｔｓ，
concerts,ａｎｄandｔｈｅ theｌｉｋｅ， ｔｈａｔ are
like, that ａｒｅ showered
ｓｈｏｗｅｒｅｄ ｏｎ on
ｆａｓｈｉｏｎａｂｌｅ ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍｅｎ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ ｄｕｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｓｅａｓｏｎ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
fashionable young men every morning during the season. There was
ａa rather
ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｈｅａｖｙ
heavyｂｉｌｌ， ｆｏｒ aａ chased
bill, for ｃｈａｓｅｄ ｓｉｌｖｅｒ Ｌｏｕｉｓ－Ｑｕｉｎｚｅ ｔｏｉｌｅｔ－ｓｅｔ，
silver Louis-Quinze toilet-set, ｔｈａｔ
that heｈｅ
ｈａｄ
had ｎｏｔ
not ｙｅｔ ｈａｄ ｔｈｅ
yet had the ｃｏｕｒａｇｅ
courage ｔｏ to ｓｅｎｄ
send ｏｎon ｔｏ ｈｉｓ guardians,
to his ｇｕａｒｄｉａｎｓ，who ｗｈｏ were
ｗｅｒｅ
ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
extremelyｏｌｄ－ｆａｓｈｉｏｎｅｄ
old-fashionedｐｅｏｐｌｅ peopleａｎｄandｄｉｄdidｎｏｔ
notｒｅａｌｉｚｅ
realizeｔｈａｔ
thatｗｅweｌｉｖｅ
live ｉｎ ａｎ
in an
ａｇｅ
age ｗｈｅｎ
whenｕｎｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ
unnecessaryｔｈｉｎｇｓ thingsａｒｅareｏｕｒ
ourｏｎｌｙ
onlyｎｅｃｅｓｓｉｔｉｅｓ；
necessities; andａｎｄ there
ｔｈｅｒｅ were
ｗｅｒｅ
ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ ｖｅｒｙcourteously
several very ｃｏｕｒｔｅｏｕｓｌｙworded ｗｏｒｄｅｄcommunications
ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ ｆｒｏｍ from Ｊｅｒｍｙｎ
JermynＳｔｒｅｅｔ
Street
ｍｏｎｅｙ－ｌｅｎｄｅｒｓ
money-lendersｏｆｆｅｒｉｎｇoffering to ｔｏadvance
ａｄｖａｎｃｅ anyａｎｙ sum
ｓｕｍ ofｏｆ money
ｍｏｎｅｙ ａｔ at aａ moment’s
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ＇ｓ
ｎｏｔｉｃｅ
notice ａｎｄ
andａｔ at ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｓｔ
mostｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ
reasonableｒａｔｅｓratesｏｆofｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ．
interest.
Ａｆｔｅｒ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｅｎ
After about ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ ｈｅ
ten minutes he ｇｏｔ ｕｐ， and,
got up, ａｎｄ， throwing
ｔｈｒｏｗｉｎｇ ｏｎ on ａｎ
an ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ
elaborate
ｄｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ－ｇｏｗｎ ｏｆ ｓｉｌｋ－ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ ｃａｓｈｍｅｒｅ ｗｏｏｌ， ｐａｓｓｅｄ ｉｎｔｏ
dressing-gown of silk-embroidered cashmere wool, passed into ｔｈｅ
the

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ｏｎｙｘ－ｐａｖｅｄ
onyx-paved ｂａｔｈｒｏｏｍ．
bathroom.Ｔｈｅ
Theｃｏｏｌ
coolｗａｔｅｒ
waterｒｅｆｒｅｓｈｅｄ
refreshedｈｉｍ
himａｆｔｅｒ
after ｈｉｓ ｌｏｎｇ
his long
ｓｌｅｅｐ． Ｈｅ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｇｏｎｅ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ．
sleep. He seemed to have forgotten all that he had gone through. A Ａ
ｄｉｍ
dim ｓｅｎｓｅ
sense ｏｆ ｈａｖｉｎｇ taken
of having ｔａｋｅｎ part
ｐａｒｔ inｉｎsome
ｓｏｍｅ strange
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ tragedy
ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ came
ｃａｍｅ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ
to him
ｏｎｃｅ ｏｒ ｔｗｉｃｅ， ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｕｎｒｅａｌｉｔｙ ｏｆ ａ ｄｒｅａｍ ａｂｏｕｔ
once or twice, but there was the unreality of a dream about it. ｉｔ．
Ａｓ
As ｓｏｏｎ
soonａｓas ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ
wasｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ，
dressed, ｈｅ
he ｗｅｎｔ
wentｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ
the ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ ａｎｄ sat
library and ｓａｔ down
ｄｏｗｎ ｔｏ
to
ａa ｌｉｇｈｔ Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ ｂｒｅａｋｆａｓｔ，
light French ｔｈａｔhad
breakfast, that ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｌａｉｄ ｏｕｔ for
laid out ｆｏｒ him
ｈｉｍ on
ｏｎ ａa ｓｍａｌｌ
small
ｒｏｕｎｄ
roundｔａｂｌｅ
table ｄｏｓｅ
close ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ ｏｐｅｎ ｗｉｎｄｏｗ．
the open window.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ
was ａｎ
anｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ ｄａｙ． The
exquisite day. Ｔｈｅ
ｗａｒｍ
warmａｉｒ
airｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｌａｄｅｎ
ladenｗｉｔｈ
withｓｐｉｃｅｓ．
spices. ＡA ｂｅｅ
bee ｆｌｅｗ ｉｎ，and
flew in, ａｎｄ buzzed
ｂｕｚｚｅｄ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ
ｔｈｅ
the ｂｌｕｅ－ｄｒａｇｏｎ
blue-dragonｂｏｗｌ
bowlｔｈａｔ，
that,ｆｉｌｌｅｄ
filled ｗｉｔｈ
with ｓｕｌｐｈｕｒ－ｙｅｌｌｏｗ
sulphur-yellow ｒｏｓｅｓ，
roses, ｓｔｏｏｄ
stood
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
beforeｈｉｍ．
him.ＨｅHeｆｅｌｔ
felt ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ ｈａｐｐｙ．
perfectly happy.
Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
Suddenlyｈｉｓ hisｅｙｅ
eyeｆｅｌｌ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ
fell on ｓｃｒｅｅｎ ｔｈａｔ
the screen ｈｅ had
that he ｈａｄ ｐｌａｃｅｄ
placed ｉｎ
in ｆｒｏｎｔ
front ｏｆ
of
ｔｈｅ portrait,
the ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ， and
ａｎｄ ｈｅ
he ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ．
started.
Ｔｏｏ
‘Tooｃｏｌｄ
coldｆｏｒ
forＭｏｎｓｉｅｕｒ？”
Monsieur?’ａｓｋｅｄ askedｈｉｓ
his ｖａｌｅｔ， ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ an
valet, putting ａｎ omelette
ｏｍｅｌｅｔｔｅ onｏｎ
ｔｈｅ
the ｔａｂｌｅ． ＇Ｉshut
table. ‘I ｓｈｕｔ the
ｔｈｅ window?’
ｗｉｎｄｏｗ？”
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｓｈｏｏｋ
shook ｈｉｓ ｈｅａｄ． ‘IＩ am
his head. ａｍ not
ｎｏｔ cold,’
ｃｏｌｄ，＇ｈｅ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ．
he murmured.
Ｗａｓ
Wasｉｔit ａｌｌ ｔｒｕｅ？ Had
all true? Ｈａｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｒｅａｌｌｙchanged?
portrait really ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ？ Or
Ｏｒ ｈａｄ
hadｉｔit ｂｅｅｎ
been
ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｈｉｓ own
simply his ｏｗｎ imagination
ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｈａｄ made
that had ｍａｄｅ ｈｉｍ
himｓｅｅ
seeａaｌｏｏｋ
look ｏｆｅｖｉｌ ｗｈｅｒｅ
of evil where
ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ
beenａ aｌｏｏｋ
lookｏｆofｊｏｙ？
joy? Ｓｕｒｅｌｙ
Surely ａa ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
painted ｃａｎｖａｓ
canvasｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｏｔ
notａｌｔｅｒ？
alter?
Ｔｈｅ
Theｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｗａｓ
wasａｂｓｕｒｄ． Ｉｔ Itｗｏｕｌｄ
absurd. ｓｅｒｖｅ
would ａｓ asａ ｔａｌｅ
serve a taleｔｏtoｔｅｌｌ Ｂａｓｉｌ some
tell Basil ｓｏｍｅ ｄａｙ．
day.
Ｉｔwould
It ｗｏｕｌｄ make
ｍａｋｅ ｈｉｍhimｓｍｉｌｅ．
smile.
Ａｎｄ，
And,ｙｅｔ，
yet, ｈｏｗ
howｖｉｖｉｄ
vividｗａｓ
wasｈｉｓhisｒｅｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ
recollectionｏｆof ｔｈｅthe ｗｈｏｌｅ
wholeｔｈｉｎｇ！
thing!Ｆｉｒｓｔ
First ｉｎ
in
ｔｈｅ ｄｉｍ ｔｗｉｌｉｇｈｔ，
the dim twilight, andａｎｄ then
ｔｈｅｎ in
ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ bright
ｂｒｉｇｈｔdawn,
ｄａｗｎ， heｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｓｅｅｎ
seen ｔｈｅ ｔｏｕｃｈ
the touch
ｏｆ ｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ round
of cruelty ｒｏｕｎｄ theｔｈｅ warped
ｗａｒｐｅｄ ｌｉｐｓ． Ｈｅ ａｌｍｏｓｔ
lips. He almost ｄｒｅａｄｅｄ
dreadedｈｉｓ hisｖａｌｅｔ
valet ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ
leaving
ｔｈｅ ｒｏｏｍ． He
the room. Ｈｅ ｋｎｅｗ
knewｔｈａｔ ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ
that when he ｗａｓ
was ａｌｏｎｅ
alone ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ
he would have ｔｏ ｅｘａｍｉｎｅ
to examine
ｔｈｅ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ．He
the portrait. Ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ ａｆｒａｉｄ ｏｆ certainty.
afraid of ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｔｙ．When Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ
theｃｏｆｆｅｅ
coffee ａｎｄ
andｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅｓ
cigarettes
ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
beenｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtａｎｄ andｔｈｅtheｍａｎmanｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｔｏ ｇｏ， ｈｅ he
to go, ｆｅｌｔfeltａ aｗｉｌｄ
wildｄｅｓｉｒｅ
desire ｔｏ to
ｔｅｌｌ ｈｉｍ ｔｏ ｒｅｍａｉｎ． Ａｓ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ ｗａｓ ｃｌｏｓｉｎｇ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｈｉｍ ｈｅ ｃａｌｌｅｄ ｈｉｍ
tell him to remain. As the door was closing behind him he called him
ｂａｃｋ．
back. TheＴｈｅ ｍａｎ
manｓｔｏｏｄ
stoodｗａｉｔｉｎｇ
waitingｆｏｒ forｈｉｓ
his ｏｒｄｅｒｓ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
orders. Dorian lookedａｔ at ｈｉｍ
himｆｏｒfor
ａa moment.
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ． Ｉ ‘Iａｍamｎｏｔnotａｔ atｈｏｍｅ
home ｔｏ to
ａｎｙany
ｏｎｅ，one,Ｖｉｃｔｏｒ，＇
Victor,’ｈｅheｓａｉｄ，
said,ｗｉｔｈ
withａaｓｉｇｈ．
sigh.
Ｔｈｅ
The ｍａｎmanｂｏｗｅｄ
bowed ａｎｄandｒｅｔｉｒｅｄ．
retired.
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｈｅheｒｏｓｅroseｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅtheｔａｂｌｅ，
table,ｌｉｔ
lit aａ cigarette,
ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ，andａｎｄflung
ｆｌｕｎｇhimself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆdown
ｄｏｗｎ
ｏｎonａa ｌｕｘｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ－ｃｕｓｈｉｏｎｅｄ
luxuriously-cushioned ｃｏｕｃｈ couchｔｈａｔ that ｓｔｏｏｄ
stood ｆａｃｉｎｇ
facing ｔｈｅ ｓｃｒｅｅｎ． The
the screen. Ｔｈｅ
ｓｃｒｅｅｎ
screen wasｗａｓ ａｎan ｏｌｄ
old ｏｎｅ，
one, ｏｆ ｇｉｌｔSpanish
of gilt Ｓｐａｎｉｓｈleather,
ｌｅａｔｈｅｒ，stamped
ｓｔａｍｐｅｄandａｎｄ wrought
ｗｒｏｕｇｈｔ
ｗｉｔｈ
withａa ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｆｌｏｒｉｄ Ｌｏｕｉｓ－Ｑｕａｔｏｒｚｅ ｐａｔｔｅｒｎ．
florid Louis-Quatorze pattern. Ｈｅ Heｓｃａｎｎｅｄ
scanned ｉｔitｃｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ，
curiously,
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ
wondering ｉｆ ifｅｖｅｒ
everｂｅｆｏｒｅ
beforeｉｔit ｈａｄ
hadｃｏｎｃｅａｌｅｄ
concealed ｔｈｅtheｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secretｏｆofａ aｍａｎ＇ｓ
man’sｌｉｆｅ．
life.
Ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
Shouldｈｅ heｍｏｖｅｉｔ
move itａｓｉｄｅ，ａｆｔｅｒ
aside, after ａｌｌ？
all? WhyＷｈｙ not
ｎｏｔｌｅｔｉｔ ｓｔａｙthere?
let it stay ｔｈｅｒｅ？What
Ｗｈａｔｗａｓ
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 ＶＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｔｈｅ
the ｕｓｅ
use ｏｆ
of ｋｎｏｗｉｎｇ？
knowing?ＩｆIfｔｈｅ
theｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｗａｓ ｔｒｕｅ，
was true,ｉｔitｗａｓ
wasｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ．
terrible.ＩｆIf ｉｔ ｗａｓ not
it was ｎｏｔ
ｔｒｕｅ， ｗｈｙ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ
true, why troubleａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｉｔ？ Ｂｕｔ ｗｈａｔ
it? But whatｉｆ， ｂｙ some
if, by ｓｏｍｅ ｆａｔｅ ｏｒ deadlier
fate or ｄｅａｄｌｉｅｒ chance,
ｃｈａｎｃｅ，
ｅｙｅｓ
eyes ｏｔｈｅｒ ｔｈａｎ his
other than ｈｉｓ spied
ｓｐｉｅｄbehind,
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ，and
ａｎｄ saw
ｓａｗ the
ｔｈｅhorrible
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅchange?
ｃｈａｎｇｅ？What
Ｗｈａｔ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should he do if Basil Hallward came and asked to look at his ownｐｉｃ－
ｈｅ ｄｏ ｉｆ Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｃａｍｅ ａｎｄ ａｓｋｅｄ ｔｏ ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ pic-
ｔｕｒｅ？
ture? Ｂａｓｉｌ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅbeｓｕｒｅ
Basil would sure ｔｏ ｄｏ that.
to do ｔｈａｔ．No;
Ｎｏ； the
ｔｈｅ thing
ｔｈｉｎｇhad
ｈａｄ toｔｏbeｂｅexamined,
ｅｘａｍｉｎｅｄ，
ａｎｄａｔ
and atｏｎｃｅ．
once.Ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
Anythingｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ be
would ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｔｈａｎ
better ｔｈｉｓ
than thisｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadfulｓｔａｔｅ
state ｏｆ ｄｏｕｂｔ．
of doubt.
Ｈｅ
Heｇｏｔ
got ｕｐ，
up, ａｎｄ
and ｌｏｃｋｅｄ
locked ｂｏｔｈ
both ｄｏｏｒｓ． Ａｔ least
doors. At ｌｅａｓｔheｈｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ be
ｂｅ alone
ａｌｏｎｅwhen
ｗｈｅｎ
ｈｅ
he ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｕｐｏｎ
uponｔｈｅ
theｍａｓｋ
maskｏｆofｈｉｓ ｓｈａｍｅ． Ｔｈｅｎ
his shame. Thenｈｅheｄｒｅｗ
drewｔｈｅ
theｓｃｒｅｅｎ
screenａｓｉｄｅ，
aside,
ａｎｄ
and ｓａｗ
sawｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｆａｃｅfaceｔｏto ｆａｃｅ．
face. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ perfectly
It was ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ true.
ｔｒｕｅ．The Ｔｈｅ portrait
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ had ｈａｄ
ａｌｔｅｒｅｄ．
altered.
Ａｓ
As ｈｅhe ｏｆｔｅｎ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ，
often remembered afterwards, ａｎｄ and ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｗｉｔｈ with ｎｏ no ｓｍａｌｌ
small
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ，
wonder,ｈｅheｆｏｕｎｄfoundｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfａｔ at
ｆｉｒｓｔ
firstｇａｚｉｎｇ
gazingａｔatｔｈｅ theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait ｗｉｔｈ withａaｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
feeling
ｏｆ
of ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ．
scientific interest. ThatＴｈａｔsuch ｓｕｃｈa ａchange
ｃｈａｎｇｅ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ have ｈａｖｅ ｔａｋｅｎ
taken
ｐｌａｃｅ
place ｗａｓ
was ｉｎｃｒｅｄｉｂｌｅ
incredible to ｔｏ him.
ｈｉｍ． And Ａｎｄ ｙｅｔ yet ｉｔ ｗａｓ aａ fact.
it was ｆａｃｔ．Was Ｗａｓ there
ｔｈｅｒｅ someｓｏｍｅ
ｓｕｂｔｌｅ ａｆｆｉｎｉｔｙbetween
subtle affinity ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ theｔｈｅ chemical
ｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌ atoms,ａｔｏｍｓ， that
ｔｈａｔ shaped
ｓｈａｐｅｄ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ
themselves
ｉｎｔｏ ｆｏｒｍ and
into form ａｎｄ ｃｏｌｏｕｒ
colour ｏｎon ｔｈｅ
the ｃａｎｖａｓ，
canvas, ａｎｄ andｔｈｅthe ｓｏｕｌ ｔｈａｔ was
soul that ｗａｓ within
ｗｉｔｈｉｎ him?ｈｉｍ？
Ｃｏｕｌｄ
Couldｉｔit ｂｅbeｔｈａｔ
that ｗｈａｔ
whatｔｈａｔthatｓｏｕｌ
soul ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ，
thought, ｔｈｅｙ they ｒｅａｌｉｚｅｄ？１－
realized?¹ –ｔｈａｔ that ｗｈａｔ
whatｉｔit
ｄｒｅａｍｅｄ，
dreamed, ｔｈｅｙ they ｍａｄｅ
madeｔｒｕｅ？true?Ｏｒ Orｗａｓ wasｔｈｅｒｅthereｓｏｍｅ
someｏｔｈｅｒ，
other,ｍｏｒｅ moreｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terrible
ｒｅａｓｏｎ？
reason?Ｈｅ Heｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｅｄ，
shuddered, ａｎｄandｆｅｌｔfeltａｆｒａｉｄ，
afraid, ａｎｄ，and, ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｂａｃｋ
backｔｏ to ｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｕｃｈ，
couch,
ｌａｙ ｔｈｅｒｅ， gazing
lay there, ｇａｚｉｎｇ ａｔ ｔｈｅ picture
at the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ in ｉｎ sickened
ｓｉｃｋｅｎｅｄ horror.
ｈｏｒｒｏｒ．
Ｏｎｅ
Oneｔｈｉｎｇ，
thing, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
however,ｈｅheｆｅｌｔ ｔｈａｔ itｉｔhad
felt that ｈａｄdone
ｄｏｎｅ for
ｆｏｒhim.ｈｉｍ． ItＩｔhad ｈａｄmade
ｍａｄｅ
ｈｉｍ
him ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
conscious ｈｏｗ howｕｎｊｕｓｔ，
unjust, ｈｏｗhowｃｒｕｅｌ，
cruel, ｈｅ he ｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎbeenｔｏtoＳｉｂｙｌSibyl Ｖａｎｅ．
Vane.ＩｔIt
ｗａｓ
wasｎｏｔ
notｔｏｏ
tooｌａｔｅ
lateｔｏ
to ｍａｋｅ
makeｒｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ
reparation ｆｏｒforｔｈａｔ．
that.Ｓｈｅ
Sheｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｓｔｉｌｌ
stillｂｅbeｈｉｓ
his ｗｉｆｅ．
wife.
Ｈｉｓ
His ｕｎｒｅａｌ
unreal ａｎｄ
and ｓｅｌｆｉｓｈ
selfish loveｌｏｖｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ yield
ｙｉｅｌｄtoｔｏsomeｓｏｍｅhigher
ｈｉｇｈｅｒinfluence,
ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ，ｗｏｕｌｄwould
ｂｅ
be ｔｒａｎｓｆｏｒｍｅｄ
transformedｉｎｔｏ into ｓｏｍｅ
someｎｏｂｌｅｒ
noblerｐａｓｓｉｏｎ，
passion,ａｎｄ andｔｈｅtheｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portraitｔｈａｔ thatＢａｓｉｌ
Basil
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｈａｄ hadｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
paintedｏｆof ｈｉｍhimｗｏｕｌｄwouldｂｅbeａ aｇｕｉｄｅ guideｔｏtoｈｉｍ himｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｌｉｆｅ，
life,
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｗｈａｔ ｈｏｌｉｎｅｓｓ ｉｓ ｔｏ ｓｏｍｅ， ａｎｄ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ｔｏ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ，
would be to him what holiness is to some, and conscience to others,
ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅtheｆｅａｒ
fear ｏｆ Ｇｏｄ ｔｏtoｕｓus ａｌｌ．
of God Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅｒｅ
all. There were ｏｐｉａｔｅｓ
opiates ｆｏｒ ｒｅｍｏｒｓｅ， drugs
for remorse, ｄｒｕｇｓ
ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｌｕｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒａｌ ｓｅｎｓｅ ｔｏ ｓｌｅｅｐ． Ｂｕｔ ｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
that could lull the moral sense to sleep. But here was a visible symbol ａ ｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ ｓｙｍｂｏｌ
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ degradation
of the ｄｅｇｒａｄａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆof ｓｉｎ． Ｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
sin. Here was ａｎ anｅｖｅｒ－ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
ever-presentｓｉｇｎ sign ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｒｕｉｎ
ruin
ｍｅｎ
menｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtｕｐｏｎ uponｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｓｏｕｌｓ．
souls.
Ｔｈｒｅｅ
Threeｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ
o’clockｓｔｒｕｃｋ，
struck, ａｎｄand ｆｏｕｒ，
four, ａｎｄand ｔｈｅthe ｈａｌｆ－ｈｏｕｒ
half-hour ｒａｎｇ rangｉｔｓ ｄｏｕｂｌｅ
its double
ｃｈｉｍｅ，
chime, ｂｕｔbut Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｄｉｄdidｎｏｔ notｓｔｉｒ．
stir. HeＨｅ ｗａｓ
wasｔｒｙｉｎｇ
trying ｔｏ to ｇａｔｈｅｒ
gather ｕｐ up ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｃａｒｌｅｔ ｔｈｒｅａｄｓ of
scarlet threads ｏｆ life,
ｌｉｆｅ，andａｎｄtoｔｏweave
ｗｅａｖｅ themｔｈｅｍ ｉｎｔｏ
intoａaｐａｔｔｅｒｎ；
pattern;ｔｏto ｆｉｎｄ find ｈｉｓ
his
ｗａｙ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ ｓａｎｇｕｉｎｅ ｌａｂｙｒｉｎｔｈ ｏｆ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈｅ ｗａｓ
way through the sanguine labyrinth of passion through which he was
ｗａｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ．
wandering.ＨｅHeｄｉｄ didｎｏｔ
notｋｎｏｗ
know ｗｈａｔwhat ｔｏ toｄｏ，do,ｏｒorｗｈａｔ
what ｔｏ toｔｈｉｎｋ．
think.Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ，
Finally, ｈｅ he

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｗｅｎｔ
wentｏｖｅｒ
overｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the ｔａｂｌｅ
table ａｎｄ
andｗｒｏｔｅ
wroteａ aｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅ
passionateｌｅｔｔｅｒ
letter ｔｏ ｔｈｅ girl
to the ｇｉｒｌheｈｅhad
ｈａｄ
ｌｏｖｅｄ， ｉｍｐｌｏｒｉｎｇ ｈｅｒ ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅｎｅｓｓ， ａｎｄ ａｃｃｕｓｉｎｇ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｏｆ ｍａｄｎｅｓｓ．
loved, imploring her forgiveness, and accusing himself of madness. He Ｈｅ
ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
covered ｐａｇｅ
pageａｆｔｅｒ ｐａｇｅ with
after page ｗｉｔｈ wild
ｗｉｌｄ words
ｗｏｒｄｓ ｏｆ ｓｏｒｒｏｗ， and
of sorrow, ａｎｄ wilder
ｗｉｌｄｅｒ words
ｗｏｒｄｓ
ｏｆ ｐａｉｎ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ａ ｌｕｘｕｒｙ ｉｎ ｓｅｌｆ－ｒｅｐｒｏａｃｈ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｗｅ ｂｌａｍｅ
of pain. There is a luxury in self-reproach. When we blame ourselves ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ
ｗｅ
weｆｅｅｌ
feel ｔｈａｔ
that ｎｏ
no ｏｎｅ
oneｅｌｓｅ
else ｈａｓ
hasａaｒｉｇｈｔ
right ｔｏ
to ｂｌａｍｅ
blameｕｓ．us.ＩｔItｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ，
confession,
ｎｏｔ
not the priest, that gives us absolution. When Dorian hadｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ
ｔｈｅ ｐｒｉｅｓｔ， ｔｈａｔ ｇｉｖｅｓ ｕｓ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ．Ｗｈｅｎ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｈａｄ finished ｔｈｅ
the
ｌｅｔｔｅｒ， ｈｅ felt
letter, he ｆｅｌｔthat
ｔｈａｔheｈｅhad
ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅｎ．
forgiven.
Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
Suddenly ｔｈｅｒｅ ｃａｍｅ ａa ｋｎｏｃｋ
there came knock ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the ｄｏｏｒ， ａｎｄ he
door, and ｈｅ heard
ｈｅａｒｄ Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord
Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Henry’sｖｏｉｃｅ
voice ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ． ＇Ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ
outside. ‘My dear ｂｏｙ，
boy, ＩI ｍｕｓｔ
must ｓｅｅ
see ｙｏｕ．
you. Ｌｅｔ
Let ｍｅ
meｉｎin ａｔ
at
ｏｎｃｅ．
once. ＩI ｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’t ｂｅａｒ
bear ｙｏｕｒ
yourｓｈｕｔｔｉｎｇ
shuttingｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
yourselfｕｐupｌｉｋｅ
likeｔｈｉｓ．＇
this.’
ＨｅHeｍａｄｅ
madeｎｏnoａｎｓｗｅｒ ａｔ atｆｉｒｓｔ，
answer first, ｂｕｔ
but ｒｅｍａｉｎｅｄ
remainedｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｓｔｉｌｌ． Ｔｈｅknocking
still. The ｋｎｏｃｋｉｎｇ
ｓｔｉｌｌ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ， and
still continued, ａｎｄ grew
ｇｒｅｗ ｌｏｕｄｅｒ．
louder. Ｙｅｓ，
Yes, ｉｔ ｗａｓ better
it was ｂｅｔｔｅｒ toｔｏlet
ｌｅｔLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
ｉｎ， and
in, ａｎｄ to
ｔｏ explain
ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ to
ｔｏ him
ｈｉｍ ｔｈｅ
the ｎｅｗ
newｌｉｆｅ ｈｅ was
life he ｗａｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏto ｌｅａｄ，
lead, ｔｏ ｑｕａｒｒｅｌ
to quarrel
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｉｍ
himｉｆif ｉｔ
it ｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ
necessaryｔｏtoｑｕａｒｒｅｌ，
quarrel, ｔｏto ｐａｒｔ
part ｉｆ ｐａｒｔｉｎｇ was
if parting ｗａｓ
ｉｎｅｖｉｔａｂｌｅ．
inevitable. HeＨｅ jumped
ｊｕｍｐｅｄ ｕｐ，
up,ｄｒｅｗ
drewｔｈｅtheｓｃｒｅｅｎ
screenｈａｓｔｉｌｙ
hastilyａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｔｈｅ
theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，
picture,
ａｎｄ
and ｕｎｌｏｃｋｅｄ
unlockedｔｈｅ the ｄｏｏｒ．
door.
Ｉ‘I ａｍamｓｏsoｓｏｒｒｙ
sorryｆｏｒ forｉｔit ａｌｌ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇said
all, Dorian,’ ｓａｉｄLord Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ａｓas ｈｅhe ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ．
entered.
‘Ｂｕｔ ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ａｂｏｕｔ ｉｔ．＇
‘But you must not think too much about it.’
‘Ｄｏ
‘Do you ｙｏｕ mean
ｍｅａｎ ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutＳｉｂｙｌ SibylＶａｎｅ？”
Vane?’ａｓｋｅｄ
askedｔｈｅ theｌａｄ．
lad.
‘Ｙｅｓ，
‘Yes, ofｏｆcourse,’
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ，＇answeredａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄLordＬｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｓｉｎｋｉｎｇ sinking ｉｎｔｏ into ａa ｃｈａｉｒ， ａｎｄ
chair, and
ｓｌｏｗｌｙ
slowly ｐｕｌｌｉｎｇ
pulling ｏｆｆoff hisｈｉｓyellow
ｙｅｌｌｏｗ gloves.
ｇｌｏｖｅｓ． ‘ItＩｔ isｉｓdreadful,
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ，from ｆｒｏｍ one
ｏｎｅ point
ｐｏｉｎｔ of ｏｆ
ｖｉｅｗ，
view, but ｂｕｔ itｉｔwas
ｗａｓ not
ｎｏｔ your
ｙｏｕｒ fault.
ｆａｕｌｔ．Tell
Ｔｅｌｌme,ｍｅ，did ｄｉｄyou ｙｏｕ goｇｏ behind
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ and
ａｎｄ ｓｅｅsee
ｈｅｒ，
her, ａｆｔｅｒ
after ｔｈｅ
the ｐｌａｙ
play ｗａｓ
wasｏｖｅｒ？”
over?’
‘Ｙｅｓ．’
‘Yes.’
‘Ｉｆｅｌｔ
‘I felt sureｓｕｒｅyouｙｏｕhad.ｈａｄ．DidＤｉｄyouｙｏｕmake
ｍａｋｅ ａa scene
ｓｃｅｎｅ ｗｉｔｈ with ｈｅｒ？＂
her?’
Ｉ‘I ｗａｓ
wasｂｒｕｔａｌ，
brutal, Ｈａｒｒｙ－ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
Harry – perfectly ｂｒｕｔａｌ．
brutal.ＢｕｔBut ｉｔ itｉｓis ａｌｌ ｒｉｇｈｔnow.
all right ｎｏｗ． IＩ amａｍ
ｎｏｔ ｓｏｒｒｙ ｆｏｒ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｈａｓ ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ． Ｉｔ ｈａｓ ｔａｕｇｈｔ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｋｎｏｗ
not sorry for anything that has happened. It has taught me to know
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ
myself ｂｅｔｔｅｒ．
better.’
‘Ａｈ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ＩI am
‘Ah, Dorian, ａｍ ｓｏso ｇｌａｄgladｙｏｕ
youｔａｋｅ
takeｉｔit ｉｎ in ｔｈａｔ
that ｗａｙ！
way! ＩI ｗａｓwasａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid ＩI
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｆｉｎｄ find ｙｏｕ
you ｐｌｕｎｇｅｄ
plungedｉｎinｒｅｍｏｒｓｅ，
remorse,ａｎｄ andｔｅａｒｉｎｇ
tearingｔｈａｔ that ｎｉｃｅ
nice ｃｕｒｌｙ
curly ｈａｉｒ
hair
ｏｆof ｙｏｕｒｓ．’
yours.’
‘Ｉ
‘I haveｈａｖｅgot
ｇｏｔthrough
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ all ａｌｌthat,’
ｔｈａｔ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， shaking
said Dorian, ｓｈａｋｉｎｇ his ｈｉｓ head,
ｈｅａｄ， and
ａｎｄ
ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ．
smiling. ‘IＩ am ａｍ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
perfectly happy ｈａｐｐｙ ｎｏｗ．
now. ＩI ｋｎｏｗknowｗｈａｔ whatｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
conscienceｉｓ， is, ｔｏ
to
ｂｅｇｉｎ
beginｗｉｔｈ． with.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｎｏｔ what
is not ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ
youｔｏｌｄ
toldｍｅmeｉｔitｗａｓ．
was.ＩｔItｉｓis ｔｈｅthe ｄｉｖｉｎｅｓｔ
divinest ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ｉｎ in
ｕｓ． Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ sneer
us. Don’t ｓｎｅｅｒ at ａｔ it,ｉｔ，Harry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ，any ａｎｙmore
ｍｏｒｅ－ａｔ
– atｌｅａｓｔ
least notｎｏｔ before
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ me.ｍｅ． ＩI want
ｗａｎｔ
ｔｏ
to be ｂｅ good.
ｇｏｏｄ． ＩI can’t
ｃａｎ＇ｔ bear ｂｅａｒ the
ｔｈｅ idea
ｉｄｅａ of
ｏｆ my
ｍｙ ｓｏｕｌ
soul beingｂｅｉｎｇ ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ．＇
hideous.’

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

‘Ａ ｖｅｒｙ charming
‘A very ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ
artistic ｂａｓｉｓ ｆｏｒ ethics,
basis for ｅｔｈｉｃｓ，Dorian!
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ！ IＩ congratulate
ｃｏｎｇｒａｔｕｌａｔｅ
ｙｏｕ
youｏｎonｉｔ． Ｂｕｔ how
it. But ｈｏｗ ａｒｅ
areｙｏｕ
youｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏtoｂｅｇｉｎ？＂
begin?’
‘Ｂｙ ｍａｒｒｙｉｎｇ Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ．＇
‘By marrying Sibyl Vane.’
Ｍａｒｒｙｉｎｇ
‘MarryingＳｉｂｙｌ
SibylＶａｎｅ！＇
Vane!’ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ
standingｕｐ，
up, ａｎｄ
and ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking
ａｔ ｈｉｍ inｉｎperplexed
at him ｐｅｒｐｌｅｘｅｄamazement.
ａｍａｚｅｍｅｎｔ．＇Ｂｕｔ， ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ
‘But, my dear Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian －＇
–’
‘Ｙｅｓ， Ｈａｒｒｙ，I Ｉknow
‘Yes, Harry, ｋｎｏｗwhat
ｗｈａｔ you
ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ toｔｏsay.
ｓａｙ．Something
Ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ dreadful
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ．
marriage.Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｓａｙ
sayｉｔ．
it. Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｅｖｅｒ
everｓａｙ
say ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｏｆ ｔｈａｔ kind
of that ｋｉｎｄ to
ｔｏ me
ｍｅ
ａｇａｉｎ． Ｔｗｏ ｄａｙｓ
again. Two days ａｇｏ
agoＩI ａｓｋｅｄ
asked Ｓｉｂｙｌ ｔｏ marry
Sibyl to ｍａｒｒｙ ｍｅ．me. ＩI am
ａｍ ｎｏｔ
not ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｔｏ
to
ｂｒｅａｋ
break ｍｙ
myｗｏｒｄ
wordｔｏtoｈｅｒ．
her.Ｓｈｅ
Sheｉｓis ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be ｍｙ
myｗｉｆｅ．＇
wife.’
Ｙｏｕｒ
‘Yourｗｉｆｅ！
wife! Ｄｏｒｉａｎ！．．．
Dorian! . . Ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ
. Didn’tｙｏｕ
youｇｅｔ
getｍｙmy
ｌｅｔｔｅｒ？
letter? ＩI ｗｒｏｔｅ
wrote ｔｏ ｙｏｕ
to you
ｔｈｉｓ ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ， and
this morning, ａｎｄ sent
ｓｅｎｔthe
ｔｈｅnote
ｎｏｔｅdown,
ｄｏｗｎ，byｂｙmyｍｙown
ｏｗｎ man.’
ｍａｎ．＇
‘Ｙｏｕｒ ｌｅｔｔｅｒ？Oh,
‘Your letter? Ｏｈ， yes,
ｙｅｓ，IＩremember.
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ． ＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｎｏｔ
notｒｅａｄ
readｉｔit ｙｅｔ， Ｈａｒｒｙ． ＩI
yet, Harry.
ｗａｓ
was ａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｂｅbeｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｉｎinｉｔitｔｈａｔ
that ＩI wouldn’t
ｗｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ ｌｉｋｅ． Ｙｏｕ ｃｕｔ
like. You cut
ｌｉｆｅ
life toｔｏpieces
ｐｉｅｃｅｓwith
ｗｉｔｈyour
ｙｏｕｒ epigrams.’
ｅｐｉｇｒａｍｓ．＇
‘Ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
‘You know nothingｔｈｅｎ？”
then?’
“Ｗｈａｔ
‘What ｄｏ
do ｙｏｕ
youｍｅａｎ？”
mean?’
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｗａｌｋｅｄ walkedａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｔｈｅ the ｒｏｏｍ，
room,ａｎｄ，and, ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ
sitting down ｄｏｗｎ by ｂｙ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Ｇｒａｙ， ｔｏｏｋ ｂｏｔｈ ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄｓ ｉｎ ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ， ａｎｄ ｈｅｌｄ ｔｈｅｍ ｔｉｇｈｔｌｙ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇
Gray, took both his hands in his own, and held them tightly. ‘Dorian,’
ｈｅheｓａｉｄ，said, ＇ｍｙ
‘myｌｅｔｔｅｒ
letter –－ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｂｅbe ｆｒｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ
frightened －– ｗａｓ wasｔｏtoｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ ｔｈａｔ
tell you that Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl
Ｖａｎｅ ｉｓ
Vane is dead.’ｄｅａｄ．
ＡAｃｒｙcryｏｆof ｐａｉｎ
painｂｒｏｋｅ
brokeｆｒｏｍ from ｔｈｅtheｌａｄ＇ｓ
lad’sｌｉｐｓ，
lips, ａｎｄ
andｈｅheｌｅａｐｅｄ
leapedｔｏtoｈｉｓ hisｆｅｅｔ，
feet,
ｔｅａｒｉｎｇ
tearing his ｈｉｓ hands
ｈａｎｄｓ away
ａｗａｙ ｆｒｏｍfrom Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Henry’sｇｒａｓｐ．
grasp.＇Ｄｅａｄ！
‘Dead!Ｓｉｂｙｌ Sibyl ｄｅａｄ！
dead!
ＩｔIt isｉｓnot
ｎｏｔ true!
ｔｒｕｅ！ ItＩｔisｉｓa ａhorrible
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅlie!
ｌｉｅ！HowＨｏｗ ｄａｒｅ
dareｙｏｕ
youｓａｙsayｉｔ？”
it?’
Ｉｔ
‘It ｉｓ ｑｕｉｔｅ true,
is quite ｔｒｕｅ， Dorian,’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ ｓａｉｄ
said Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry, ｇｒａｖｅｌｙ．
gravely. ＇Ｉｔ‘Itｉｓisｉｎinａｌｌ
all ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ
morningｐａｐｅｒｓ． papers. ＩI ｗｒｏｔｅwrote ｄｏｗｎ
downｔｏtoｙｏｕ youｔｏtoａｓｋ
ask ｙｏｕ
youｎｏｔnot ｔｏ to ｓｅｅ ａｎｙ one
see any ｏｎｅ
ｔｉｌｌ Ｉ ｃａｍｅ．There
till I came. Ｔｈｅｒｅ will
ｗｉｌｌhave
ｈａｖｅ toｔｏbeｂｅ anａｎ inquest,
ｉｎｑｕｅｓｔ，ofｏｆcourse,
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ，and ａｎｄyouｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ
ｎｏｔ
not ｂｅ be ｍｉｘｅｄ
mixedｕｐupｉｎinｉｔ． Ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｌｉｋｅ
it. Things ｔｈａｔmake
like that ｍａｋｅ ａa manｍａｎ ｆａｓｈｉｏｎａｂｌｅ
fashionableｉｎ in
Ｐａｒｉｓ．
Paris. But Ｂｕｔ inｉｎLondon
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ａｒｅare soｓｏ prejudiced.
ｐｒｅｊｕｄｉｃｅｄ． Here,
Ｈｅｒｅ， oneｏｎｅ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ
ｍａｋｅ
makeｏｎｅ＇ｓ one’sｄｅｂｕｔ
début ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｓｃａｎｄａｌ．
scandal. Ｏｎｅ Oneｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｒｅｓｅｒｖｅ
reserveｔｈａｔ thatｔｏto ｇｉｖｅ
give ａｎan
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
interest toｔｏone’s ｏｎｅ＇ｓoldｏｌｄage.ａｇｅ．I suppose
Ｉ ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅthey ｔｈｅｙdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔknow
ｋｎｏｗ your
ｙｏｕｒ name
ｎａｍｅ ａｔat ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ？
theatre? Ｉｆ ｔｈｅｙ don’t,
If they ｄｏｎ＇ｔ， itｉｔisｉｓallａｌｌ ｒｉｇｈｔ．
right. DidＤｉｄ
anyａｎｙoneｏｎｅseeｓｅｅyouｙｏｕgoing
ｇｏｉｎｇround
ｒｏｕｎｄ
ｔｏ
to her ｈｅｒ room?
ｒｏｏｍ？ ＴｈａｔThatｉｓisａｎ anｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ
importantｐｏｉｎｔ．’
point.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｄｉｄ did not ｎｏｔ answer
ａｎｓｗｅｒ for ｆｏｒ aａ fewｆｅｗ moments.
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ． He Ｈｅ ｗａｓwas ｄａｚｅｄ
dazed ｗｉｔｈwith
ｈｏｒｒｏｒ．
horror. Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ
Finally he ｈｅ ｓｔａｍｍｅｒｅｄ，
stammered,ｉｎinａaｓｔｉｆｌｅｄ ｖｏｉｃｅ，‘Harry,
stifled voice, Ｈａｒｒｙ， did ｄｉｄ you
ｙｏｕ ｓａｙ
say
ａｎ
an ｉｎｑｕｅｓｔ？
inquest? What Ｗｈａｔ ｄｉｄ ｙｏｕ mean
did you ｍｅａｎ ｂｙbyｔｈａｔ？ Ｄｉｄ Ｓｉｂｙｌ－？
that? Did Sibyl –? Ｏｈ， Oh,Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry, ＩI
ｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’t bear ｂｅａｒ ｉｔ！
it! ButＢｕｔ beｂｅ quick.
ｑｕｉｃｋ． Tell
Ｔｅｌｌme ｍｅ everything
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ａｔat ｏｎｃｅ．＇
once.’


９５
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｉ‘I ｈａｖｅ
have ｎｏ
noｄｏｕｂｔ
doubtｉｔit ｗａｓ
was ｎｏｔ
not ａｎ
an ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
accident, Dorian, thoughｉｔ ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅ
it must be
ｐｕｔ
put ｉｎ
in ｔｈａｔ
that ｗａｙ
wayｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｐｕｂｌｉｃ．
public. Ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｓ ｔｈａｔ
It seems that ａｓ
as ｓｈｅ
she ｗａｓ
was ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ
leaving ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｅｒ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ， ａｂｏｕｔ ｈａｌｆ－ｐａｓｔ ｔｗｅｌｖｅ ｏｒ ｓｏ， ｓｈｅ ｓａｉｄ ｓｈｅ had
theatre with her mother, about half-past twelve or so, she said she ｈａｄ
ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ
forgotten ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｗａｉｔｅｄ
upstairs. They waitedｓｏｍｅ
someｔｉｍｅ
timeｆｏｒ
forｈｅｒ，
her, ｂｕｔ
but ｓｈｅ
she
ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ come
did not ｃｏｍｅ ｄｏｗｎ
downａｇａｉｎ．
again.Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｕｌｔｉｍａｔｅｌｙ
ultimately ｆｏｕｎｄ
found ｈｅｒ
her ｌｙｉｎｇ ｄｅａｄ ｏｎ
lying dead on
ｔｈｅ
the floor of her dressing-room. She had swallowed something ｂｙ
ｆｌｏｏｒ ｏｆ ｈｅｒ ｄｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ－ｒｏｏｍ． Ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ ｓｗａｌｌｏｗｅｄ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ by
ｍｉｓｔａｋｅ，
mistake, ｓｏｍｅ
someｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadfulｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｔｈｅｙ
theyｕｓｅuse ａｔ
at ｔｈｅａｔｒｅｓ．
theatres. IＩdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔknow
ｋｎｏｗ what
ｗｈａｔ
ｉｔ ｗａｓ， ｂｕｔ ｉｔ ｈａｄ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｐｒｕｓｓｉｃ ａｃｉｄ ｏｒ ｗｈｉｔｅ ｌｅａｄ ｉｎ ｉｔ． Ｉ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｆａｎｃｙ
it was, but it had either prussic acid or white lead in it. I should fancy
ｉｔ ｗａｓ prussic
it was ｐｒｕｓｓｉｃ acid,
ａｃｉｄ，asａｓshe
ｓｈｅseems
ｓｅｅｍｓ toｔｏ have
ｈａｖｅ died
ｄｉｅｄ instantaneously.’
ｉｎｓｔａｎｔａｎｅｏｕｓｌｙ．＇
‘Ｈａｒｒｙ， Ｈａｒｒｙ， ｉｔ ｉｓ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ！＇ ｃｒｉｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｌａｄ．
‘Harry, Harry, it is terrible!’ cried the lad.
‘Ｙｅｓ；
‘Yes; itｉｔis ｉｓ ｖｅｒｙ
very ｔｒａｇｉｃ，
tragic, ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ，
of course, butｂｕｔ
youｙｏｕmust
ｍｕｓｔnot
ｎｏｔget
ｇｅｔyourself
ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆmixed
ｍｉｘｅｄ
ｕｐ
upｉｎin ｉｔ．Ｉ
it. I ｓｅｅ ｂｙ Ｔｈｅ
see by The Ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ ｔｈａｔ she
Standard that ｓｈｅ was
ｗａｓ seventeen.
ｓｅｖｅｎｔｅｅｎ． IＩ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｓｈｅ
thought she ｗａｓ
was ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ
youngerｔｈａｎthanｔｈａｔ．
that. Ｓｈｅ
Sheｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｓｕｃｈ
suchａ aｃｈｉｌｄ，
child,
ａｎｄ
andｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｋｎｏｗ
knowｓｏ so
ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutａｃｔｉｎｇ．
acting. Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｙｏｕyouｍｕｓｔｎ＇ｔ
mustn’tｌｅｔletｔｈｉｓ
this
ｔｈｉｎｇ ｇｅｔ on
thing get ｏｎ your
ｙｏｕｒ nerves.
ｎｅｒｖｅｓ．You Ｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ come
ｃｏｍｅ ａｎｄ
and ｄｉｎｅ
dine ｗｉｔｈ ｍｅ， ａｎｄ
with me, and
ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ
afterwards ｗｅ
weｗｉｌｌ
will ｌｏｏｋ
look ｉｎin ａｔat ｔｈｅ
the Ｏｐｅｒａ．
Opera.ＩｔItｉｓis ａa Ｐａｔｔｉ２
Patti² ｎｉｇｈｔ， ａｎｄ
night, and
ｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ
everybodyｗｉｌｌ will ｂｅ
be ｔｈｅｒｅ．
there. YouＹｏｕ ｃａｎ canｃｏｍｅcomeｔｏtoｍｙmy ｓｉｓｔｅｒ＇ｓ ｂｏｘ． She
sister’s box. Ｓｈｅ ｈａｓ
has ｇｏｔ
got
ｓｏｍｅ
someｓｍａｒｔ
smartｗｏｍｅｎwomen ｗｉｔｈwithｈｅｒ．’
her.’
‘Ｓｏ
‘So I Ｉhave
ｈａｖｅmurdered
ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｄ Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ，＇ｓａｉｄ
Sibyl Vane,’ said Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ， Gray,ｈａｌｆhalf ｔｏ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
to himself
－＇ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｄ
– ‘murdered ｈｅｒher
ａｓ ｓｕｒｅｌｙ
as surelyａｓ asｉｆ ifＩ Iｈａｄ hadｃｕｔcutｈｅｒher ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little ｔｈｒｏａｔ
throat ｗｉｔｈ
withａaｋｎｉｆｅ．
knife.
Ｙｅｔ
Yetｔｈｅtheｒｏｓｅｓ
rosesａｒｅareｎｏｔ notｌｅｓｓ
lessｌｏｖｅｌｙ
lovelyｆｏｒ for ａｌｌ
all ｔｈａｔ．
that. TheＴｈｅ ｂｉｒｄｓ
birdsｓｉｎｇ
singｊｕｓｔ
just ａｓ
as
ｈａｐｐｉｌｙ
happily in ｉｎ myｍｙ ｇａｒｄｅｎ．
garden. Ａｎｄ Andｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ
to-night ＩI am ａｍ ｔｏto ｄｉｎｅ
dine ｗｉｔｈ ｙｏｕ， and
with you, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ
then
ｇｏ
go onｏｎ to
ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅOpera,
Ｏｐｅｒａ， and ａｎｄ sup
ｓｕｐ somewhere,
ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ， ＩI suppose,ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ， afterwards.
ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ．How Ｈｏｗ
ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｉｌｙ
extraordinarilyｄｒａｍａｔｉｃdramatic ｌｉｆｅlifeｉｓ！is! ＩｆIf IＩ had
ｈａｄ read
ｒｅａｄ ａｌｌ ｔｈｉｓinｉｎaａbook,
all this ｂｏｏｋ， Harry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ，
IＩ think
ｔｈｉｎｋI Ｉwould
ｗｏｕｌｄhaveｈａｖｅwept
ｗｅｐｔ over
ｏｖｅｒ it.ｉｔ．Somehow,
Ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ， now ｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ
that itｉｔhas
ｈａｓhappened
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ
ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ，
actually, and ａｎｄ ｔｏ ｍｅ， ｉｔit seems
to me, ｓｅｅｍｓ ｆａｒ far tooｔｏｏ wonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｆｏｒ forｔｅａｒｓ．
tears. Ｈｅｒｅ
Hereｉｓis ｔｈｅthe
ｆｉｒｓｔ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅ love-letter
first passionate ｌｏｖｅ－ｌｅｔｔｅｒIＩhave ｈａｖｅ everｅｖｅｒ written
ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ ｉｎ ｍｙ ｌｉｆｅ．
in my Ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ， ｔｈａｔ
life. Strange, that
ｍｙ
myｆｉｒｓｔ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅ love-letter
first passionate ｌｏｖｅ－ｌｅｔｔｅｒshould ｓｈｏｕｌｄhave ｈａｖｅbeen
ｂｅｅｎaddressed
ａｄｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ to ｔｏ aａ dead
ｄｅａｄ
ｇｉｒｌ．
girl. CanＣａｎ they
ｔｈｅｙ ｆｅｅｌ，
feel, IＩwonder,
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ， those ｔｈｏｓｅ ｗｈｉｔｅ
white ｓｉｌｅｎｔ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ we
silent people ｗｅ ｃａｌｌ ｔｈｅ
call the
ｄｅａｄ？
dead?Ｓｉｂｙｌ！
Sibyl! CanＣａｎ ｓｈｅsheｆｅｅｌ，
feel, or ｏｒ know,
ｋｎｏｗ， or ｏｒ listen?
ｌｉｓｔｅｎ？Oh, Ｏｈ， Harry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ， howｈｏｗ ＩI ｌｏｖｅｄ
loved
ｈｅｒ
her ｏｎｃｅ！
once! Ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｓ years
It seems ｙｅａｒｓ ago ａｇｏ to ｔｏ me ｍｅ now.
ｎｏｗ． Ｓｈｅ
She ｗａｓ wasｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everything ｔｏ to ｍｅ．
me.
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｃａｍｅ came ｔｈａｔ
thatｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadfulｎｉｇｈｔ night－ｗａｓ – wasｉｔitｒｅａｌｌｙ
really onlyｏｎｌｙ last
ｌａｓｔnight?
ｎｉｇｈｔ？－ｗｈｅｎ
– when
ｓｈｅ ｐｌａｙｅｄ ｓｏ
she played so ｂａｄｌｙ，
badly, andａｎｄ ｍｙmyｈｅａｒｔ heartａｌｍｏｓｔalmostｂｒｏｋｅ．
broke.Ｓｈｅ Sheｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ
explained ｉｔitａｌｌ
all
ｔｏ me.
to ｍｅ． Ｉｔ ｗａｓ terribly
It was ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ pathetic.
ｐａｔｈｅｔｉｃ．But ＢｕｔI Ｉwasｗａｓ not
ｎｏｔ moved
ｍｏｖｅｄ ａaｂｉｔ．bit. IＩ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
ｈｅｒ ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ． Suddenly
her shallow. Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ happened ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ ｔｈａｔ that ｍａｄｅ
madeｍｅmeａｆｒａｉｄ．
afraid. ＩI
ｃａｎ＇ｔ ｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ ｗｈａｔ ｉｔ ｗａｓ， ｂｕｔ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ． Ｉ ｓａｉｄ Ｉ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｇｏ back
can’t tell you what it was, but it was terrible. I said I would go ｂａｃｋ ｔｏto
９６
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 ＶＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｈｅｒ．
her. IＩ felt
ｆｅｌｔI had
Ｉ ｈａｄ
doneｄｏｎｅwrong.
ｗｒｏｎｇ．And
Ａｎｄnow
ｎｏｗ she
ｓｈｅisｉｓdead.
ｄｅａｄ．MyＭｙGod!
Ｇｏｄ！ my
ｍｙ God!
Ｇｏｄ！
Ｈａｒｒｙ， ｗｈａｔ ｓｈａｌｌ Ｉ ｄｏ？ Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈｅ ｄａｎｇｅｒ Ｉ ａｍ ｉｎ，
Harry, what shall I do? You don’t know the danger I am in, and there ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｒｅ
ｉｓ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ toｔｏkeep
is nothing ｋｅｅｐ me
ｍｅ straight.
ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ．She
Ｓｈｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ done
ｄｏｎｅ ｔｈａｔ ｆｏｒ me.
that for ｍｅ． She
Ｓｈｅ
ｈａｄ
hadｎｏnoｒｉｇｈｔ
rightｔｏtoｋｉｌｌ
killｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ．
herself. Ｉｔ
It ｗａｓ
wasｓｅｌｆｉｓｈ
selfish ｏｆ
of ｈｅｒ．＇
her.’
‘Ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ Dorian,’
‘My dear Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ answered
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ Ｌｏｒｄ LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｔａｋｉｎｇ
takingａaｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ ｆｒｏｍ
cigarette from
ｈｉｓ
his ｃａｓｅ， ａｎｄ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｉｎｇ
case, and producing ａa ｇｏｌｄ－ｌａｔｔｅｎ ｍａｔｃｈｂｏｘ， ＇ｔｈｅ
gold-latten matchbox, ｏｎｌｙ way
‘the only ｗａｙ ａa
ｗｏｍａｎ
woman ｃａｎcanｅｖｅｒ
everｒｅｆｏｒｍ
reformａ aｍａｎ
manｉｓisｂｙbyｂｏｒｉｎｇ
boringｈｉｍ
himｓｏsoｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ
completelyｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he
ｌｏｓｅｓ ａｌｌpossible
loses all ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ interest
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔinｉｎlife.
ｌｉｆｅ． Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ
If you hadｈａｄmarried
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ this
ｔｈｉｓgirl
ｇｉｒｌyou
ｙｏｕwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｈａｖｅ
have ｂｅｅｎ
been ｗｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ．
wretched. Ｏｆ
Ofｃｏｕｒｓｅ
courseｙｏｕ
youｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｈａｖｅ
haveｔｒｅａｔｅｄ
treatedｈｅｒ
herｋｉｎｄｌｙ．
kindly.
Ｏｎｅ
Oneｃａｎcanａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｂｅbe ｋｉｎｄ
kind ｔｏ
to ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ａｂｏｕｔ whom
people about ｗｈｏｍ ｏｎｅoneｃａｒｅｓ
caresｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．
nothing.
Ｂｕｔ ｓｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｓｏｏｎ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｏｕｔ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ
But she would have soon found out that you were absolutely indifferent
ｔｏ ｈｅｒ． And
to her. Ａｎｄ when
ｗｈｅｎ ａa ｗｏｍａｎ
woman ｆｉｎｄｓ
findsｔｈａｔ
that ｏｕｔ
out ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈｅｒ
her ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ，
husband, ｓｈｅ
she
ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌｌｙ
either becomes ｄｏｗｄｙ， ｏｒ
dreadfully dowdy, or ｗｅａｒｓ
wears ｖｅｒｙ
very ｓｍａｒｔ
smart ｂｏｎｎｅｔｓ
bonnets ｔｈａｔ
that
ｓｏｍｅ
someｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｗｏｍａｎ＇ｓ
woman’sｈｕｓｂａｎｄ
husbandｈａｓhas
ｔｏ toｐａｙpayｆｏｒ．
for.ＩI ｓａｙ
say ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothing ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｍｉｓｔａｋｅ，which
social mistake, ｗｈｉｃｈ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ
haveｂｅｅｎ
beenａｂｊｅｃｔ，
abject, ｗｈｉｃｈ，
which,ｏｆof ｃｏｕｒｓｅ，
course, ＩI
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｎｏｔnotｈａｖｅ
haveａｌｌｏｗｅｄ，
allowed,ｂｕｔ
butＩI ａｓｓｕｒｅ
assure ｙｏｕ
you ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｎ ａｎｙ ｃａｓｅ
in any ｔｈｅ whole
case the ｗｈｏｌｅ
ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｈａｖｅ
haveｂｅｅｎ ａｎ an
been ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅ ｆａｉｌｕｒｅ．’
absolute failure.’
Ｉ‘I ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
suppose ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ，＇ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ
it would,’ muttered ｔｈｅ the ｌａｄ， ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ upｕｐ and
lad, walking ａｎｄ down
ｄｏｗｎ ｔｈｅthe
ｒｏｏｍ， ａｎｄ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ ｐａｌｅ．＇Ｂｕｔ Ｉ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｍｙ ｄｕｔｙ． Ｉｔ ｉｓis
room, and looking horribly pale. ‘But I thought it was my duty. It
ｎｏｔ
not ｍｙ
myｆａｕｌｔ
fault ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｉｓterrible
that this ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅtragedy
ｔｒａｇｅｄｙhasｈａｓprevented
ｐｒｅｖｅｎｔｅｄmy ｍｙ doing
ｄｏｉｎｇ what
ｗｈａｔ
ｗａｓ
was ｒｉｇｈｔ．
right. IＩ remember
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｙｏｕｒ yourｓａｙｉｎｇ
sayingｏｎｃｅonceｔｈａｔthatｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｉｓisａ aｆａｔａｌｉｔｙ ａｂｏｕｔ
fatality about
ｇｏｏｄ
goodｒｅｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ
resolutions －– ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ are
that they ａｒｅ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ madeｍａｄｅ ｔｏｏ tooｌａｔｅ． Ｍｉｎｅ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
late. Mine certainly
ｗｅｒｅ．＇
were.’
‘Ｇｏｏｄ
‘Good ｒｅｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ
resolutions ａｒｅ are ｕｓｅｌｅｓｓ
useless ａｔｔｅｍｐｔｓ
attemptsｔｏtoｉｎｔｅｒｆｅｒｅ
interfereｗｉｔｈwithｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ
scientific
ｌａｗｓ．
laws. Ｔｈｅｉｒ
Theirｏｒｉｇｉｎ
originｉｓis ｐｕｒｅ
pureｖａｎｉｔｙ．
vanity. Ｔｈｅｉｒ
Theirｒｅｓｕｌｔ
resultｉｓis ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely ｎｉｌ． Ｔｈｅｙ
nil. They
ｇｉｖｅ
give ｕｓ， ｎｏｗ ａｎｄ
us, now andｔｈｅｎ，
then,ｓｏｍｅ
someｏｆofｔｈｏｓｅ
thoseｌｕｘｕｒｉｏｕｓ
luxuriousｓｔｅｒｉｌｅ ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｈａｔ
sterile emotions that
ｈａｖｅ
have ａa ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ
certain ｃｈａｒｍ
charmｆｏｒ forｔｈｅ
theｗｅａｋ．
weak.ＴｈａｔThat ｉｓ isａｌｌ
all ｔｈａｔ
that ｃａｎ
can ｂｅ beｓａｉｄ
said ｆｏｒ
for
ｔｈｅｍ．
them. Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyａｒｅ are ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｃｈｅｑｕｅｓ that
simply cheques ｔｈａｔ menｍｅｎ draw
ｄｒａｗ ｏｎ on ａa bank
ｂａｎｋ ｗｈｅｒｅ
where ｔｈｅｙ
they
ｈａｖｅ
haveｎｏ noａｃｃｏｕｎｔ．’
account.’
‘Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ
‘Harry,’ cried Dorian Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray,
Ｇｒａｙ， coming
ｃｏｍｉｎｇ ｏｖｅｒ over ａｎｄandｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ ｄｏｗｎ ｂｅｓｉｄｅ
sitting down beside
ｈｉｍ，
him,ｗｈｙ‘why ｉｓ isｉｔitｔｈａｔ
that ＩI ｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannotｆｅｅｌ ｔｈｉｓ tragedy
feel this ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ as ａｓ much
ｍｕｃｈ ａｓas ＩI ｗａｎｔ
wantｔｏ？to? ＩI
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｔｈｉｎｋ IＩ am
don’t think ａｍ ｈｅａｒｔｌｅｓｓ．
heartless. DoＤｏ ｙｏｕ？＂
you?’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｈａｖｅhaveｄｏｎｅ doneｔｏｏtooｍａｎｙ ｆｏｏｌｉｓｈ
many ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
foolish things ｄｕｒｉｎｇ
during ｔｈｅtheｌａｓｔ
lastｆｏｒｔｎｉｇｈｔ
fortnight ｔｏ to
ｂｅ
be ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｄ
entitled to ｔｏgive
ｇｉｖｅyourself
ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆthatｔｈａｔ ｎａｍｅ，
name, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
Dorian,’ answered Lord Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
ｗｉｔｈ his
with ｈｉｓ sweet,
ｓｗｅｅｔ， melancholy
ｍｅｌａｎｃｈｏｌｙ ｓｍｉｌｅ．
smile.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｌａｄ ladｆｒｏｗｎｅｄ．Ｉ
frowned. ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｌｉｋｅ
likeｔｈａｔ ｅｘｐｌａｎａｔｉｏｎ， Harry,’
that explanation, Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｈｅ heｒｅｊｏｉｎｅｄ，
rejoined,

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‘ｂｕｔ
‘but I Ｉamａｍ glad
ｇｌａｄ you
ｙｏｕ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ think
ｔｈｉｎｋ IＩ amａｍ ｈｅａｒｔｌｅｓｓ．
heartless. IＩ am
ａｍ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothing ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ｋｉｎｄ． Ｉ ｋｎｏｗ Ｉ ａｍ ｎｏｔ． Ａｎｄ ｙｅｔ Ｉ ｍｕｓｔ ａｄｍｉｔ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｉｓ ｔｈｉｎｇ
kind. I know I am not. And yet I must admit that this thing that has ｔｈａｔ ｈａｓ
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ
happenedｄｏｅｓ doesｎｏｔnotａｆｆｅｃｔ
affectｍｅmeａｓasｉｔit ｓｈｏｕｌｄ．
should. Ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｓ to
It seems ｔｏ me
ｍｅ ｔｏ ｂｅ simply
to be ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
ｌｉｋｅ ａ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｅｎｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ａ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｐｌａｙ． Ｉｔ ｈａｓ ａｌｌ
like a wonderful ending to a wonderful play. It has all the terrible ｔｈｅ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
ｂｅａｕｔｙ
beautyｏｆ
of ａa Greek
Ｇｒｅｅｋ ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ，
tragedy,ａaｔｒａｇｅｄｙ
tragedyｉｎinｗｈｉｃｈ
whichＩ Iｔｏｏｋ
tookａaｇｒｅａｔ
greatｐａｒｔ，
part, ｂｕｔ
but
ｂｙ
by ｗｈｉｃｈ
which ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｔ
not ｂｅｅｎ
been ｗｏｕｎｄｅｄ．’
wounded.’
‘Ｉｔ
‘It is ｉｓ
anａｎinteresting
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ，＇ｓａｉｄ
question,’ said Lord ＬｏｒｄHenry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，who ｗｈｏ found
ｆｏｕｎｄ ａｎ an
ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ ｉｎ ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｌａｄ＇ｓ ｕｎｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ ｅｇｏｔｉｓｍ －‘ａｎ
exquisite pleasure in playing on the lad’s unconscious egotism – ‘an
ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
extremely ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ
interesting ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ．
question. ＩI ｆａｎｃｙ fancy ｔｈａｔthat ｔｈｅthe ｔｒｕｅ
true ｅｘｐｌａｎａｔｉｏｎ
explanationｉｓis
ｔｈｉｓ． Ｉｔ ｏｆｔｅｎ ｈａｐｐｅｎｓ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｅａｌ ｔｒａｇｅｄｉｅｓ ｏｆ ｌｉｆｅ ｏｃｃｕｒ inｉｎ such
this. It often happens that the real tragedies of life occur ｓｕｃｈ an ａｎ
ｉｎａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ
inartistic manner that they hurt us by their crude violence, ｔｈｅｉｒ
ｍａｎｎｅｒ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｈｕｒｔ ｕｓ ｂｙ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｃｒｕｄｅ ｖｉｏｌｅｎｃｅ， their
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅ
absolute ｉｎｃｏｈｅｒｅｎｃｅ，
incoherence, ｔｈｅｉｒ ａｂｓｕｒｄ ｗａｎｔ
their absurd wantｏｆofｍｅａｎｉｎｇ，
meaning,ｔｈｅｉｒ theirｅｎｔｉｒｅ
entire ｌａｃｋlack
ｏｆ ｓｔｙｌｅ．They
of style. Ｔｈｅｙ ａｆｆｅｃｔ
affect us ｕｓ just
ｊｕｓｔ as ａｓ vulgarity
ｖｕｌｇａｒｉｔｙ affects
ａｆｆｅｃｔｓus. ｕｓ．They
Ｔｈｅｙ give
ｇｉｖｅ us ｕｓ anａｎ
ｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
impressionｏｆ of ｓｈｅｅｒ
sheer ｂｒｕｔｅ
brute ｆｏｒｃｅ，
force, and ａｎｄ weｗｅ ｒｅｖｏｌｔ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ that.
revolt against ｔｈａｔ．Sometimes,
Ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ，
ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
however,ａaｔｒａｇｅｄｙ tragedyｔｈａｔ thatｐｏｓｓｅｓｓｅｓ
possessesａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ ｏｆ
artistic elements ｂｅａｕｔｙ ｃｒｏｓｓｅｓ
of beauty crosses
ｏｕｒ
ourｌｉｖｅｓ．
lives. IfＩｆthese
ｔｈｅｓｅelements
ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ ofｏｆ beautyｂｅａｕｔｙ are ａｒｅ real,
ｒｅａｌ，the ｔｈｅwhole
ｗｈｏｌｅ thing
ｔｈｉｎｇ simply
ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
ａｐｐｅａｌｓ
appealsｔｏ to ｏｕｒ
our ｓｅｎｓｅ
sense ｏｆ ｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ ｅｆｆｅｃｔ．
of dramatic Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ｗｅ
effect. Suddenly weｆｉｎｄ
find ｔｈａｔ
that weｗｅ ａｒｅare
ｎｏ
no ｌｏｎｇｅｒ
longer ｔｈｅ the ａｃｔｏｒｓ，
actors, butｂｕｔ the
ｔｈｅ spectators
ｓｐｅｃｔａｔｏｒｓ of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ play.
ｐｌａｙ．Or Ｏｒ rather
ｒａｔｈｅｒ we ｗｅ ａｒｅ
are
ｂｏｔｈ． Ｗｅ ｗａｔｃｈ ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｍｅｒｅ ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｓｐｅｃｔａｃｌｅ
both. We watch ourselves, and the mere wonder of the spectacle
ｅｎｔｈｒａｌｌｓ
enthralls ｕｓ． us. InＩｎ the
ｔｈｅ present
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ case,ｃａｓｅ， what ｗｈａｔ ｉｓis itｉｔthat
ｔｈａｔhas ｈａｓreally
ｒｅａｌｌｙhappened?
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ？
Ｓｏｍｅ
Someｏｎｅ oneｈａｓhasｋｉｌｌｅｄ
killedｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ
herselfｆｏｒ for ｌｏｖｅ
love ｏｆ ｙｏｕ． IＩ wish
of you. ｗｉｓｈ thatｔｈａｔ IＩhad
ｈａｄ ever
ｅｖｅｒ had ｈａｄ
ｓｕｃｈ
such ａｎ anｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ．
experience. Ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ
It would have ｍａｄｅ madeｍｅme ｉｎ inｌｏｖｅ
loveｗｉｔｈ
withｌｏｖｅloveｆｏｒfor ｔｈｅ
the
ｒｅｓｔ
rest ofｏｆmy ｍｙlife.
ｌｉｆｅ．
TheＴｈｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅwho
people ｗｈｏhave ｈａｖｅadored
ａｄｏｒｅｄme ｍｅ－– ｔｈｅｒｅ ｈａｖｅ not
there have ｎｏｔ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｖｅｒｙ ｍａｎｙ， ｂｕｔ
very many, but ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｈａｖｅ
have ｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｏｍｅ some－ –ｈａｖｅ haveａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｉｎｓｉｓｔｅｄ
insisted ｏｎ onｌｉｖｉｎｇ
living
ｏｎ，
on, ｌｏｎｇ
long ａｆｔｅｒ
after IＩ hadｈａｄ ceased
ｃｅａｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｃａｒｅ ｆｏｒ
to care ｔｈｅｍ， ｏｒ
for them, or ｔｈｅｙ
they ｔｏ to ｃａｒｅ
care ｆｏｒ
for me.ｍｅ．
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｈａｖｅ haveｂｅｃｏｍｅ
become ｓｔｏｕｔ
stoutａｎｄ andｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ，
tedious, and ａｎｄ when
ｗｈｅｎ ＩI ｍｅｅｔ meet ｔｈｅｍ
themｔｈｅｙthey ｇｏ go
ｉｎ ａｔ once
in at ｏｎｃｅ forｆｏｒreminiscences.
ｒｅｍｉｎｉｓｃｅｎｃｅｓ．That Ｔｈａｔawfulａｗｆｕｌmemory
ｍｅｍｏｒｙofｏｆwoman! ｗｏｍａｎ！ WhatＷｈａｔ ａa
ｆｅａｒｆｕｌ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｔ
fearful thing ｉｓ！And
it is! Ａｎｄ what
ｗｈａｔ ａｎanｕｔｔｅｒ utterｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ
intellectual ｓｔａｇｎａｔｉｏｎ
stagnationｉｔit ｒｅｖｅａｌｓ！
reveals!
Ｏｎｅ
Oneｓｈｏｕｌｄshouldａｂｓｏｒｂ
absorbｔｈｅ theｃｏｌｏｕｒ
colourｏｆ of ｌｉｆｅ，
life, but ｂｕｔoneｏｎｅshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄneverｎｅｖｅｒremember
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ
ｉｔｓ ｄｅｔａｉｌｓ．Details
its details. Ｄｅｔａｉｌｓ are
ａｒｅ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ ｖｕｌｇａｒ．’
vulgar.’
Ｉ‘I ｍｕｓｔ
must ｓｏｗ
sowｐｏｐｐｉｅｓ
poppies ｉｎ in myｍｙ ｇａｒｄｅｎ，＇ｓｉｇｈｅｄ
garden,’ sighed Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． Dorian.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
‘Thereｉｓis ｎｏ noｎｅｃｅｓｓｉｔｙ，＇ｒｅｊｏｉｎｅｄ
necessity,’ rejoined his ｈｉｓ companion.
ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｏｎ． Ｌｉｆｅ ‘Life ｈａｓ
has ａｌｗａｙｓ
always
ｐｏｐｐｉｅｓ ｉｎ ｈｅｒ ｈａｎｄｓ． Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ， ｎｏｗ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｌｉｎｇｅｒ． IＩ once
poppies in her hands. Of course, now and then things linger. ｏｎｃｅ
ｗｏｒｅ
woreｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｂｕｔ butｖｉｏｌｅｔｓ
violetsａｌｌ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｏｎｅ
all through oneｓｅａｓｏｎ，
season,ａｓasａ aｆｏｒｍ formｏｆofａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ
artistic
ｍｏｕｒｎｉｎｇ
mourningｆｏｒ forａa ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ
romanceｔｈａｔ thatｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｎｏｔnotｄｉｅ．
die.Ｕｌｔｉｍａｔｅｌｙ，
Ultimately, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
however,ｉｔit
ｄｉｄ ｄｉｅ．Ｉ ｆｏｒｇｅｔ ｗｈａｔ ｋｉｌｌｅｄ ｉｔ． Ｉ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｈｅｒ ｐｒｏｐｏｓｉｎｇ ｔｏtoｓａｃｒｉｆｉｃｅ
did die. I forget what killed it. I think it was her proposing sacrifice

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 ＶＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｔｈｅ ｗｈｏｌｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ
the whole worldｆｏｒ
for ｍｅ．
me.Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｉｓisａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysａaｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadfulｍｏｍｅｎｔ．
moment. Ｉｔ Itｆｉｌｌｓ ｏｎｅ
fills one
ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｔｅｒｒｏｒ ｏｆ ｅｔｅｒｎｉｔｙ． Ｗｅｌｌ－ｗｏｕｌｄ ｙｏｕ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ｉｔ？－ａ ｗｅｅｋ
with the terror of eternity. Well – would you believe it? – a week ago, ａｇｏ，
ａｔ Ｌａｄｙ Ｈａｍｐｓｈｉｒｅ＇ｓ，
at Lady Hampshire’s,Ｉ Iｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｍｙｓｅｌｆ
myselfｓｅａｔｅｄ
seatedａｔatｄｉｎｎｅｒ
dinnerｎｅｘｔ
nextｔｈｅ
theｌａｄｙ
lady ｉｎ
in
ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ， ａｎｄ ｓｈｅ
question, and she ｉｎｓｉｓｔｅｄ
insisted onｏｎ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ over
ｏｖｅｒ the
ｔｈｅ whole
ｗｈｏｌｅ ｔｈｉｎｇ ａｇａｉｎ， and
thing again, ａｎｄ
ｄｉｇｇｉｎｇ up
digging ｕｐ the
ｔｈｅ past,
ｐａｓｔ，and
ａｎｄraking
ｒａｋｉｎｇｕｐｔｈｅ ｆｕｔｕｒｅ．I had
up the future. Ｉ ｈａｄburied
ｂｕｒｉｅｄmyｍｙromance
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ
ｉｎ aａ bed
in ｂｅｄ of ｏｆ asphodel.³
ａｓｐｈｏｄｅｌ．３ She Ｓｈｅ dragged
ｄｒａｇｇｅｄ ｉｔ ｏｕｔ again,
it out ａｇａｉｎ， and ａｎｄ assured
ａｓｓｕｒｅｄ me ｍｅ ｔｈａｔ
that
IＩ had
ｈａｄ spoiled
ｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ her ｈｅｒ life.
ｌｉｆｅ．I am
Ｉ ａｍbound
ｂｏｕｎｄ to ｔｏ state
ｓｔａｔｅthatｔｈａｔshe ｓｈｅateａｔｅanａｎenormous
ｅｎｏｒｍｏｕｓ
ｄｉｎｎｅｒ，
dinner, ｓｏ so ＩI didｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ
not ｆｅｅｌ ａｎｙ ａｎｘｉｅｔｙ．
feel any anxiety. But Ｂｕｔ ｗｈａｔ
whatａaｌａｃｋ lackｏｆof ｔａｓｔｅ
taste ｓｈｅshe
ｓｈｏｗｅｄ！ Ｔｈｅ ｏｎｅ ｃｈａｒｍ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｔ ｉｓ ｔｈａｔ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｔ． Ｂｕｔ ｗｏｍｅｎ
showed! The one charm of the past is that it is the past. But women
ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｋｎｏｗ knowｗｈｅｎ when ｔｈｅtheｃｕｒｔａｉｎ
curtain ｈａｓhasｆａｌｌｅｎ．
fallen. Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｗａｎｔ want ａ aｓｉｘｔｈ
sixthａｃｔ，act,
ａｎｄ
andａｓasｓｏｏｎsoonａｓasｔｈｅ theｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
interest ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the ｐｌａｙ
play ｉｓ ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙover
is entirely ｏｖｅｒ they
ｔｈｅｙ propose
ｐｒｏｐｏｓｅ ｔｏ to
ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅ
continue ｉｔ． it. IfＩｆtheyｔｈｅｙwere
ｗｅｒｅallowed
ａｌｌｏｗｅｄtheir ｔｈｅｉｒ own ｏｗｎway,
ｗａｙ，everyｅｖｅｒｙcomedy
ｃｏｍｅｄｙ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｈａｖｅ
haveａaｔｒａｇｉｃtragic ｅｎｄｉｎｇ，
ending, and ａｎｄ ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ
tragedy ｗｏｕｌｄ wouldｃｕｌｍｉｎａｔｅ
culminateｉｎinａ aｆａｒｃｅ． farce.
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyａｒｅ areｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇｌｙ
charmingly ａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌ，
artificial, but ｂｕｔ they
ｔｈｅｙ haveｈａｖｅ ｎｏ noｓｅｎｓｅ
sense ｏｆ of ａｒｔ． Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ
art. You are
ｍｏｒｅ
moreｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅ
fortunateｔｈａｎ thanＩ Iａｍ．
am.Ｉ Iａｓｓｕｒｅ
assure ｙｏｕ，you, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｔｈａｔ that ｎｏｔnot ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｗｏｍｅｎ
womenＩ Iｈａｖｅ haveｋｎｏｗｎknownｗｏｕｌｄ wouldｈａｖｅ haveｄｏｎｅ doneｆｏｒ forｍｅmeｗｈａｔwhatＳｉｂｙｌSibyl ＶａｎｅVane ｄｉｄ did
ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ．Ordinary
for you. Ｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ women ｗｏｍｅｎ ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｃｏｎｓｏｌｅ
console ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ．
themselves. Some Ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ
of them
ｄｏ ｉｔ ｂｙ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｆｏｒ ｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔａｌ ｃｏｌｏｕｒｓ． Ｎｅｖｅｒ ｔｒｕｓｔ ａ ｗｏｍａｎ who
do it by going in for sentimental colours. Never trust a woman ｗｈｏ
ｗｅａｒｓ
wears ｍａｕｖｅ，
mauve,ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ
whateverｈｅｒ herａｇｅageｍａｙmayｂｅ， be,ｏｒorａaｗｏｍａｎwoman ｏｖｅｒover ｔｈｉｒｔｙ－ｆｉｖｅ
thirty-five
ｗｈｏ
whoｉｓis ｆｏｎｄ
fond ｏｆ of ｐｉｎｋ
pink ｒｉｂｂｏｎｓ．
ribbons. Ｉｔ ａｌｗａｙｓ means
It always ｍｅａｎｓ ｔｈａｔ thatｔｈｅｙtheyｈａｖｅ
haveａ aｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ．
history.
Ｏｔｈｅｒｓ
Others ｆｉｎｄ find ａa ｇｒｅａｔ great ｃｏｎｓｏｌａｔｉｏｎ
consolation in ｉｎ suddenly
ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｉｎｇ
discovering the ｔｈｅ good
ｇｏｏｄ
ｑｕａｌｉｔｉｅｓ ofｏｆtheir
qualities ｔｈｅｉｒhusbands.
ｈｕｓｂａｎｄｓ． ＴｈｅｙTheyｆｌａｕｎｔ
flauntｔｈｅｉｒ theirｃｏｎｊｕｇａｌ
conjugalｆｅｌｉｃｉｔｙ
felicity ｉｎ ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
in one’s
ｆａｃｅ，
face, as ａｓ ifｉｆitｉｔwere
ｗｅｒｅthe ｔｈｅmost
ｍｏｓｔ fascinating
ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ ofｏｆsins. ｓｉｎｓ．Religion
Ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎconsoles
ｃｏｎｓｏｌｅｓ some.
ｓｏｍｅ．
Ｉｔｓ ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｅｓ have
Its mysteries ｈａｖｅ allａｌｌthe
ｔｈｅcharm
ｃｈａｒｍ ofｏｆaａflirtation,
ｆｉｒｔａｔｉｏｎ，a womanａ ｗｏｍａｎ once ｏｎｃｅ ｔｏｌｄ
told me;ｍｅ；
ａｎｄ ＩI can
and ｃａｎ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ ｉｔ．
quite understand Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，nothing
it. Besides, ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ makesｍａｋｅｓ ｏｎｅ oneｓｏ so ｖａｉｎ
vain ａｓas
ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｔｏｌｄtold ｔｈａｔ
that ｏｎｅoneｉｓis ａa ｓｉｎｎｅｒ． Ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ｍａｋｅｓ
sinner. Conscience makes ｅｇｏｔｉｓｔｓ
egotistsｏｆofｕｓusａｌｌ．４ all.⁴
Ｙｅｓ；
Yes; ｔｈｅｒｅ
there is ｉｓ really
ｒｅａｌｌｙnoｎｏend ｅｎｄ toｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ consolations
ｃｏｎｓｏｌａｔｉｏｎｓthat ｔｈａｔwomen
ｗｏｍｅｎ ｆｉｎｄ find ｉｎ in
ｍｏｄｅｒｎ
modernｌｉｆｅ． Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ， IＩhave
life. Indeed, ｈａｖｅ not ｎｏｔ mentioned
ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ
the most importantｏｎｅ．＇ one.’
“Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatｉｓisｔｈａｔ， that,Ｈａｒｒｙ？”
Harry?’ｓａｉｄsaidｔｈｅtheｌａｄ，
lad,ｌｉｓｔｌｅｓｓｌｙ．
listlessly.
‘Ｏｈ，ｔｈｅ ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ consolation.
‘Oh, the obvious ｃｏｎｓｏｌａｔｉｏｎ．Taking Ｔａｋｉｎｇ some ｓｏｍｅ ｏｎｅone ｅｌｓｅ＇ｓ ａｄｍｉｒｅｒwhen
else’s admirer ｗｈｅｎ
ｏｎｅ
one ｌｏｓｅｓ ｏｎｅ＇ｓown.
loses one’s ｏｗｎ． InＩｎgood
ｇｏｏｄ society
ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙthat ｔｈａｔalways
ａｌｗａｙｓwhitewashes
ｗｈｉｔｅｗａｓｈｅｓa ａwoman. ｗｏｍａｎ．
Ｂｕｔ really,
But ｒｅａｌｌｙ，Dorian,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，how ｈｏｗ different
ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔSibyl ＳｉｂｙｌVane Ｖａｎｅ must
ｍｕｓｔ have
ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎbeenｆｒｏｍ
fromａｌｌ all
ｔｈｅ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｏｎｅoneｍｅｅｔｓ！
the women meets!Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｉｓisｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｔｏtoｍｅ meｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful aboutａｂｏｕｔ
ｈｅｒ ｄｅａｔｈ． IＩ am
her death. ａｍ ｇｌａｄ
glad IＩ amａｍ ｌｉｖｉｎｇ
living inｉｎaａcentury ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙwhen ｗｈｅｎ such
ｓｕｃｈ wonders
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｓ
ｈａｐｐｅｎ．
happen.Ｔｈｅｙ They ｍａｋｅ
make ｏｎｅ one
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believeｉｎ ｔｈｅ
in the ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ
realityｏｆofｔｈｅ theｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsｗｅ weａｌｌ all ｐｌａｙ
play
ｗｉｔｈ， ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ， ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ， ａｎｄ ｌｏｖｅ．＇
with, such as romance, passion, and love.’

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

＇Ｉ ｗａｓ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ
‘I was ｃｒｕｅｌ toｔｏher.
terribly cruel ｈｅｒ．You
Ｙｏｕ ｆｏｒｇｅｔ ｔｈａｔ．
forget that.’
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
am afraid that women appreciate cruelty,ｄｏｗｎｒｉｇｈｔ
ａｆｒａｉｄ ｔｈａｔ ｗｏｍｅｎ ａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｅ ｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ， downrightｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ，
cruelty,
ｍｏｒｅ
more than anything else. They have wonderfully primitiveｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔｓ．
ｔｈａｎ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｅｌｓｅ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｖｅ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌｌｙ ｐｒｉｍｉｔｉｖｅ instincts.
Ｗｅ ｈａｖｅ
We haveｅｍａｎｃｉｐａｔｅｄ
emancipated ｔｈｅｍ， ｂｕｔbutｔｈｅｙ
them, ｒｅｍａｉｎ
they ｓｌａｖｅｓ
remain slavesｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingｆｏｒ
forｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ｍａｓｔｅｒｓ， ａｌｌtheｔｈｅsame.
masters, all ｓａｍｅ．They
Ｔｈｅｙ love
ｌｏｖｅbeing
ｂｅｉｎｇdominated.
ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｄ． IＩ am
ａｍ sure
ｓｕｒｅ you
ｙｏｕ were
ｗｅｒｅ
ｓｐｌｅｎｄｉｄ．
splendid. ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｓｅｅｎ
seen ｙｏｕ
youｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ａｎｄ
and ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely ａｎｇｒｙ，
angry, ｂｕｔ
but ＩI can
ｃａｎ
ｆａｎｃｙ
fancy ｈｏｗ
howｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
delightful ｙｏｕ
youｌｏｏｋｅｄ．
looked.Ａｎｄ，
And,ａｆｔｅｒ
afterａｌｌ， ｙｏｕ said
all, you ｓａｉｄ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ
to
ｍｅ
me ｔｈｅ
the ｄａｙ
dayｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ
yesterday ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ
that seemed to ｍｅmeａｔat ｔｈｅ
the ｔｉｍｅ
time ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyｆａｎｃｉｆｕｌ， ｂｕｔ that
fanciful, but ｔｈａｔ IＩ see
ｓｅｅ now
ｎｏｗ ｗａｓ
wasａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutelyｔｒｕｅ，
true, ａｎｄ
andｉｔit ｈｏｌｄｓ
holds
ｔｈｅ
the ｋｅｙ
keyｔｏ
to ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．＇
everything.’
‘Ｗｈａｔ
‘What ｗａｓ
wasｔｈａｔ，
that, Ｈａｒｒｙ？’
Harry?’
Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｓａｉｄ
saidｔｏtoｍｅ
meｔｈａｔ
thatＳｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl Ｖａｎｅ
Vaneｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ
representedｔｏtoｙｏｕ
youａｌｌ
all ｔｈｅ ｈｅｒｏｉｎｅｓ
the heroines
ｏｆ ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ －– ｔｈａｔ
of romance ｓｈｅ was
that she ｗａｓ Desdemona
Ｄｅｓｄｅｍｏｎａ ｏｎｅ
oneｎｉｇｈｔ，
night, ａｎｄ
and Ｏｐｈｅｌｉａ
Ophelia ｔｈｅ
the
ｏｔｈｅｒ；
other;ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｆ ｓｈｅ died
if she ｄｉｅｄ ａｓＪｕｌｉｅｔ， ｓｈｅ came
as Juliet, she ｃａｍｅ ｔｏtoｌｉｆｅlife ａｓ Ｉｍｏｇｅｎ．’
as Imogen.’
‘Ｓｈｅ ｗｉｌｌnever
‘She will ｎｅｖｅｒcomeｃｏｍｅ to ｔｏ life
ｌｉｆｅagain
ａｇａｉｎnow,’ ｎｏｗ，＇ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ
muttered ｔｈｅ the ｌａｄ， ｂｕｒｙｉｎｇ
lad, burying
ｈｉｓ ｆａｃｅ in
his face ｉｎ his
ｈｉｓ hands.
ｈａｎｄｓ．
＇Ｎｏ，
‘No, ｓｈｅ
she ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｃｏｍｅ
will never comeｔｏtoｌｉｆｅ．life. SheＳｈｅ ｈａｓhas ｐｌａｙｅｄ
playedｈｅｒ herｌａｓｔ
last ｐａｒｔ． Ｂｕｔ
part. But
ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｏｆ ｔｈａｔ ｌｏｎｅｌｙ ｄｅａｔｈ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｔａｗｄｒｙ ｄｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ－ｒｏｏｍ
you must think of that lonely death in the tawdry dressing-room
ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simply ａｓ as ａa strange
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ luridｌｕｒｉｄfragment
ｆｒａｇｍｅｎｔ from ｆｒｏｍ some
ｓｏｍｅ Ｊａｃｏｂｅａｎ
Jacobeanｔｒａｇｅｄｙ，
tragedy,ａｓ as ａa
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｓｃｅｎｅ ｆｒｏｍ Ｗｅｂｓｔｅｒ， ｏｒ Ｆｏｒｄ， ｏｒ Ｃｙｒｉｌ
wonderful scene from Webster, or Ford, or Cyril Tourneur.⁵ The girl Ｔｏｕｒｎｅｕｒ．５ Ｔｈｅ ｇｉｒｌ
ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ｌｉｖｅｄ，
lived, andａｎｄ soｓｏ she
ｓｈｅ has
ｈａｓ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｄｉｅｄ． To
really died. Ｔｏ ｙｏｕ
youａｔatｌｅａｓｔ ｓｈｅ
least she
ｗａｓ
was ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ａa ｄｒｅａｍ，
dream,ａ aｐｈａｎｔｏｍphantom ｔｈａｔ thatｆｌｉｔｔｅｄ
flitted ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ＇ｓ
Shakespeare’s
ｐｌａｙｓ ａｎｄ ｌｅｆｔ
plays and ｔｈｅｍ ｌｏｖｅｌｉｅｒ
left them lovelier for ｆｏｒ itsｉｔｓpresence,
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ，a ａreed ｒｅｅｄthrough
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ＇ｓ
Shakespeare’s music ｍｕｓｉｃ sounded
ｓｏｕｎｄｅｄ ｒｉｃｈｅｒ
richer and ａｎｄ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｆｕｌｌ
full ofｏｆｊｏｙ．
joy. The Ｔｈｅmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
ｓｈｅ
she ｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ
touchedａｃｔｕａｌ actualｌｉｆｅ， ｓｈｅ marred
life, she ｍａｒｒｅｄ ｉｔ， ａｎｄ itｉｔmarred
it, and ｍａｒｒｅｄ ｈｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｓｏ
her, and so ｓｈｅ
she
ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ａｗａｙ．
away. ＭｏｕｒｎMourn ｆｏｒforＯｐｈｅｌｉａ，
Ophelia,ｉｆifｙｏｕ youｌｉｋｅ． Ｐｕｔ ashes
like. Put ａｓｈｅｓ on ｏｎ your
ｙｏｕｒ head
ｈｅａｄ
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
because Ｃｏｒｄｅｌｉａ
Cordelia ｗａｓ was ｓｔｒａｎｇｌｅｄ．
strangled. Cry Ｃｒｙ out ｏｕｔ against
ａｇａｉｎｓｔHeaven
Ｈｅａｖｅｎ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
because ｔｈｅthe
ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒ
daughter ｏｆ of Ｂｒａｂａｎｔｉｏ
Brabantio ｄｉｅｄ． died. Ｂｕｔ
But ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｗａｓｔｅ
waste ｙｏｕｒyourｔｅａｒｓ
tears ｏｖｅｒ
over Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl
Ｖａｎｅ．
Vane.Ｓｈｅ Sheｗａｓwas ｌｅｓｓlessｒｅａｌ
realｔｈａｎ
thanｔｈｅｙ
theyａｒｅ．’
are.’
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓ wasａ aｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ．
silence. The Ｔｈｅ ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ
eveningｄａｒｋｅｎｅｄ
darkenedｉｎinｔｈｅ theｒｏｏｍ．
room.Ｎｏｉｓｅｌｅｓｓｌｙ，
Noiselessly,
ａｎｄ
andｗｉｔｈ
withｓｉｌｖｅｒ ｆｅｅｔ，the
silver feet, ｔｈｅshadows
ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ crept
ｃｒｅｐｔinｉｎfrom ｆｒｏｍthe ｔｈｅgarden.
ｇａｒｄｅｎ． TheＴｈｅ colours
ｃｏｌｏｕｒｓ
ｆａｄｅｄ
fadedｗｅａｒｉｌｙ
wearilyｏｕｔ outｏｆofｔｈｉｎｇｓ．
things.
Ａｆｔｅｒ ｓｏｍｅ time
After some ｔｉｍｅ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ GrayＧｒａｙ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
looked up. ｕｐ． ‘You
Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
haveｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ
explained ｍｅ meｔｏto
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ， Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｈｅheｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ，
myself, Harry,’ murmured, ｗｉｔｈwith
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｏｆ ａofｓｉｇｈ ｏｆ of
a sigh ｒｅｌｉｅｆ．
relief. Ｉｆｅｌｔ
‘I felt
ａｌｌthat
all ｔｈａｔyouｙｏｕhaveｈａｖｅ said,
ｓａｉｄ，but ｂｕｔsomehow
ｓｏｍｅｈｏｗ Ｉ Iｗａｓ wasａｆｒａｉｄ
afraidｏｆofｉｔ， ａｎｄ ＩI could
it, and ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ
not
ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ
express ｉｔ it toｔｏmyself.
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ．How Ｈｏｗ well
ｗｅｌｌ you
ｙｏｕ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｍｅ！ me!ＢｕｔButｗｅweｗｉｌｌwillｎｏｔ
notｔａｌｋ
talk ａｇａｉｎ
again

Ｉ００
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 ＶＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｏｆｗｈａｔ
of whatｈａｓ
hasｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ．
happened. Ｉｔ Itｈａｓhasｂｅｅｎ
beenａ aｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ
marvellous ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ．
experience.Ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ isａｌｌ．
That all.
ＩI wonder
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ｉｆｌｉｆｅ ｈａｓ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｉｎ ｓｔｏｒｅ ｆｏｒ ｍｅ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ａｓ ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ．＇
if life has still in store for me anything as marvellous.’
‘Ｌｉｆｅ ｈａｓeverything
‘Life has ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ inｉｎstore
ｓｔｏｒｅfor
ｆｏｒyou,
ｙｏｕ，Dorian.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ
is nothing that
ｙｏｕ，
you, with your extraordinary good looks, will not be able toｄｏ．’
ｗｉｔｈ ｙｏｕｒ ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ ｇｏｏｄ ｌｏｏｋｓ， ｗｉｌｌ ｎｏｔ ｂｅ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ do.’
＇Ｂｕｔ ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ， Harry,
‘But suppose, Ｈａｒｒｙ， IＩ became
ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｈａｇｇａｒｄ，
haggard, ａｎｄ
andｏｌｄ，
old, ａｎｄ
and ｗｒｉｎｋｌｅｄ？
wrinkled?
Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｔｈｅｎ？
then?’
‘Ａｈ， ｔｈｅｎ，＇said
‘Ah, then,’ ｓａｉｄLordＬｏｒｄHenry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，risingｒｉｓｉｎｇtoｔｏgoｇｏ－＇ｔｈｅｎ，
– ‘then, my ｍｙ dear
ｄｅａｒ Dorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
ｙｏｕ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ ｆｉｇｈｔ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉｅｓ． Ａｓ ｉｔ ｉｓ， ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ toｔｏ
you would have to fight for your victories. As it is, they are brought
ｙｏｕ．Ｎｏ，
you. No,ｙｏｕ youｍｕｓｔ must ｋｅｅｐ
keep ｙｏｕｒ
your ｇｏｏｄgood ｌｏｏｋｓ．
looks.ＷｅWe ｌｉｖｅliveｉｎinａｎanａｇｅ ageｔｈａｔ
that ｒｅａｄｓ
reads
ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｔｏtoｂｅbeｗｉｓｅ，
too much wise, ａｎｄ and ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｉｎｋｓ
thinks too ｔｏｏ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｔｏto ｂｅ be ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ．
beautiful. We Ｗｅ
ｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannot ｓｐａｒｅ
spare you.ｙｏｕ． And Ａｎｄ ｎｏｗnowｙｏｕ youｈａｄ hadｂｅｔｔｅｒ
betterｄｒｅｓｓ，
dress, and ａｎｄ ｄｒｉｖｅ
drive downｄｏｗｎ ｔｏ to
ｔｈｅ
the ｃｌｕｂ．
club. Ｗｅ
We ａｒｅareｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｌａｔｅ， ａｓ as
late, ｉｔ itｉｓ．＇
is.’
Ｉ‘I ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ＩI ｓｈａｌｌ ｊｏｉｎ you
shall join ｙｏｕ atａｔ the
ｔｈｅ Opera,
Ｏｐｅｒａ， Ｈａｒｒｙ．
Harry.Ｉ Iｆｅｅｌ feelｔｏｏ
tooｔｉｒｅｄ
tired ｔｏto ｅａｔ
eat
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ．
anything. Ｗｈａｔ Whatｉｓis ｔｈｅ the ｎｕｍｂｅｒ
numberｏｆofｙｏｕｒ yourｓｉｓｔｅｒ＇ｓ ｂｏｘ？＂
sister’s box?’
‘Ｔｗｅｎｔｙ－ｓｅｖｅｎ，
‘Twenty-seven, ＩI ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ． believe. Ｉｔ It isｉｓon ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ grand
ｇｒａｎｄ ｔｉｅｒ． Ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ
tier. You will ｓｅｅ
see ｈｅｒ
her
ｎａｍｅ
nameｏｎonｔｈｅ theｄｏｏｒ．
door.Ｂｕｔ ButＩI ａｍ amｓｏｒｒｙsorry ｙｏｕyou ｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’t ｃｏｍｅ
comeａｎｄ andｄｉｎｅ．＇
dine.’
Ｉｄｏｎ＇ｔ
‘I don’tｆｅｅｌfeelｕｐupｔｏtoｉｔ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｌｉｓｔｌｅｓｓｌｙ．＂Ｂｕｔ
it,’ said Dorian, listlessly. ‘But IＩam ａｍ awfully
ａｗｆｕｌｌｙ obliged
ｏｂｌｉｇｅｄ
ｔｏ ｙｏｕ ｆｏｒ ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｓａｉｄ ｔｏ ｍｅ． Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ ｍｙ ｂｅｓｔ
to you for all that you have said to me. You are certainly my best
ｆｒｉｅｎｄ．
friend. No Ｎｏ ｏｎｅoneｈａｓ has ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ
understoodｍｅme ａｓasｙｏｕyouｈａｖｅ．’
have.’
‘Ｗｅ
‘We areａｒｅ only
ｏｎｌｙ at ａｔ the
ｔｈｅbeginning
ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ of ｏｆ our
ｏｕｒ friendship,
ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ，Dorian,’ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇answered
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｓｈａｋｉｎｇshakingｈｉｍ himｂｙby ｔｈｅtheｈａｎｄ． hand. ‘Ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ．
‘Good-bye.Ｉ Iｓｈａｌｌ shall ｓｅｅ ｙｏｕ
see you
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ｎｉｎｅ－ｔｈｉｒｔｙ，
nine-thirty, IＩhope. ｈｏｐｅ． Remember,
Ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ， Ｐａｔｔｉ Pattiｉｓis ｓｉｎｇｉｎｇ＇
singing.’
Ａｓ
As ｈｅhe ｃｌｏｓｅｄ
closed the ｔｈｅ door
ｄｏｏｒ behind
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｈｉｍ， him, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｔｏｕｃｈｅｄtouchedｔｈｅtheｂｅｌｌ， bell,
ａｎｄ
and ｉｎ in aａ few
ｆｅｗ minutes
ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ Victor Ｖｉｃｔｏｒ appeared
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ lamps
with the ｌａｍｐｓ and ａｎｄ ｄｒｅｗ
drew ｔｈｅ the
ｂｌｉｎｄｓ ｄｏｗｎ． He
blinds down. Ｈｅ ｗａｉｔｅｄ
waited ｉｍｐａｔｉｅｎｔｌｙ
impatiently for ｆｏｒhim ｈｉｍtoｔｏgo. ｇｏ．TheＴｈｅman ｍａｎ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
ｔｏ
to ｔａｋｅ
take anａｎ ｉｎｔｅｒｍｉｎａｂｌｅ
interminable ｔｉｍｅ timeｏｖｅｒoverｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．
everything.
Ａｓ ｓｏｏｎ ａｓ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｌｅｆｔ， ｈｅ ｒｕｓｈｅｄ ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
As soon as he had left, he rushed the ｓｃｒｅｅｎ，
screen, and ａｎｄ ｄｒｅｗ
drewｉｔit ｂａｃｋ．
back.
Ｎｏ；
No; there was no further change in the picture. It had received ｔｈｅ
ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｎｏ ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ ｃｈａｎｇｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ． Ｉｔ ｈａｄ ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ the
ｎｅｗｓ
newsｏｆ of Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ＇ｓ ｄｅａｔｈ
Sibyl Vane’s deathｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ｈｅ heｈａｄ hadｋｎｏｗｎ
known ｏｆ ofｉｔitｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ．
himself. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ
It was
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
consciousｏｆof ｔｈｅ the ｅｖｅｎｔｓ
eventsｏｆof ｌｉｆｅ life as ａｓ they
ｔｈｅｙ occurred.
ｏｃｃｕｒｒｅｄ． The Ｔｈｅ ｖｉｃｉｏｕｓ
vicious ｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ
cruelty
ｔｈａｔ
that ｍａｒｒｅｄ
marredｔｈｅ theｆｉｎｅfine ｌｉｎｅｓ
lines ofｏｆthe ｔｈｅmouth
ｍｏｕｔｈ had,ｈａｄ， no ｎｏ doubt,
ｄｏｕｂｔ， appeared
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ａｔ at
ｔｈｅ
the ｖｅｒｙ
very ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
moment ｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｅ theｇｉｒｌ
girl ｈａｄhadｄｒｕｎｋ
drunkｔｈｅ theｐｏｉｓｏｎ，
poison,ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ
whateverｉｔit ｗａｓ． was.
Ｏｒ
Orｗａｓ wasｉｔit ｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ
indifferent to ｔｏ results?
ｒｅｓｕｌｔｓ？Did Ｄｉｄitｉｔmerely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙtakeｔａｋｅcognizance
ｃｏｇｎｉｚａｎｃｅ of ｏｆ what
ｗｈａｔ
ｐａｓｓｅｄ ｗｉｔｈｉｎ the
passed within ｔｈｅsoul?
ｓｏｕｌ？HeＨｅwondered,
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ， and ａｎｄ hoped
ｈｏｐｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｓｏｍｅ ｄａｙ
that some day ｈｅ he
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｓｅｅ seeｔｈｅtheｃｈａｎｇｅ
changeｔａｋｉｎｇ takingｐｌａｃｅplaceｂｅｆｏｒｅ
beforeｈｉｓ his ｖｅｒｙ
very ｅｙｅｓ， ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｉｎｇ ａｓas
eyes, shuddering
ｈｅheｈｏｐｅｄ
hopedｉｔ． it.

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｐｏｏｒ
Poor Ｓｉｂｙｌ！ ｗｈａｔ aａ romance
Sibyl! what ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ ｉｔit had
ｈａｄ all
ａｌｌbeen!
ｂｅｅｎ！She
Ｓｈｅhad
ｈａｄoften
ｏｆｔｅｎmimicked
ｍｉｍｉｃｋｅｄ
ｄｅａｔｈ
death on the stage. Then Death himself had touched her, and ｔａｋｅｎ
ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｇｅ． Ｔｈｅｎ Ｄｅａｔｈ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｈａｄ ｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ ｈｅｒ， ａｎｄ taken
ｈｅｒ with
her ｗｉｔｈ him.
ｈｉｍ． How
Ｈｏｗ ｈａｄhadｓｈｅ
sheｐｌａｙｅｄ
playedｔｈａｔ
thatｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadful ｌａｓｔ ｓｃｅｎｅ？ Had
last scene? Ｈａｄ ｓｈｅ
she
ｃｕｒｓｅｄ
cursed ｈｉｍ，
him, ａｓas ｓｈｅ
she ｄｉｅｄ？
died? Ｎｏ；
No; ｓｈｅshe ｈａｄ
had ｄｉｅｄ
died ｆｏｒ
for ｌｏｖｅ
love ｏｆ ｈｉｍ， and
of him, ａｎｄ
ｌｏｖｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ａｌｗａｙｓ
love would always ｂｅ
be ａa sacrament
ｓａｃｒａｍｅｎｔ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｎｏｗ．
to him now. Ｓｈｅ
She ｈａｄ
hadａｔｏｎｅｄ
atonedｆｏｒ
for
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ，
everything, ｂｙ
by ｔｈｅ
the ｓａｃｒｉｆｉｃｅ ｓｈｅhad
sacrifice she ｈａｄ made
ｍａｄｅ ｏｆ
of ｈｅｒ
her ｌｉｆｅ． Ｈｅ would
life. He ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ
not
ｔｈｉｎｋａｎｙ
think anyｍｏｒｅ
moreｏｆofｗｈａｔ
whatｓｈｅ
she ｈａｄ
hadｍａｄｅ
madeｈｉｍ
himｇｏgoｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ，
through,ｏｎonｔｈａｔ
thatｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible
ｎｉｇｈｔ ａｔ the
night at ｔｈｅtheatre.
ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ he
ｈｅｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｏｆｈｅｒ，
of her,ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ
it would be ａｓ
as aａ wonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
ｔｒａｇｉｃ figure
tragic ｆｉｇｕｒｅsentｓｅｎｔonｏｎ toｔｏthe ｔｈｅworld’s
ｗｏｒｌｄ＇ｓstage
ｓｔａｇｅtoｔｏshow ｓｈｏｗ the
ｔｈｅ supreme
ｓｕｐｒｅｍｅ ｒｅａｌｉｔｙreality
ｏｆ Ｌｏｖｅ． Ａ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｔｒａｇｉｃ ｆｉｇｕｒｅ？ Ｔｅａｒｓ ｃａｍｅ ｔｏ ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ ａｓ
of Love. A wonderful tragic figure? Tears came to his eyes as ｈｅ
he
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ
rememberedｈｅｒ herｃｈｉｌｄｌｉｋｅ
childlike ｌｏｏｋ look andａｎｄ ｗｉｎｓｏｍｅ
winsomeｆａｎｃｉｆｕｌ ｗａｙｓ ａｎｄ
fanciful ways and ｓｈｙshy
ｔｒｅｍｕｌｏｕｓ
tremulous ｇｒａｃｅ． Ｈｅ ｂｒｕｓｈｅｄ
grace. He brushedｔｈｅｍ themａｗａｙaway ｈａｓｔｉｌｙ，
hastily, ａｎｄ
andｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｇａｉｎ againａｔ at
ｔｈｅ
the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ．
picture.⁶
ＨｅHeｆｅｌｔ ｔｈａｔ the
felt that ｔｈｅtime
ｔｉｍｅhad ｈａｄ really
ｒｅａｌｌｙcomeｃｏｍｅ for ｆｏｒmaking
ｍａｋｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ ｃｈｏｉｃｅ．Or
his choice. Ｏｒ had
ｈａｄ
ｈｉｓ ｃｈｏｉｃｅ already
his choice ａｌｒｅａｄｙ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｍａｄｅ？ made?Ｙｅｓ， Yes,ｌｉｆｅ ｈａｄ ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄ
life had decided ｔｈａｔthat ｆｏｒ ｈｉｍ －–
for him
ｌｉｆｅ，
life, andａｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅ
his own infinite ｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ
curiosity ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｌｉｆｅ． Ｅｔｅｒｎａｌ ｙｏｕｔｈ，
life. Eternal youth,ｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅ
infinite
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ， ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅｓ subtle
passion, pleasures ｓｕｂｔｌｅ and ａｎｄ ｓｅｃｒｅｔ，
secret, wildｗｉｌｄ joys
ｊｏｙｓandａｎｄ wilder
ｗｉｌｄｅｒ sinsｓｉｎｓ－– heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ
ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ． Ｔｈｅ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｗａｓ ｔｏ ｂｅａｒ ｔｈｅ ｂｕｒｄｅｎ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ
to have all these things. The portrait was to bear the burden of his
ｓｈａｍｅ： ｔｈａｔ
shame: thatｗａｓwasａｌｌ．
all.
ＡAｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
feeling of ｏｆ pain
ｐａｉｎ crept
ｃｒｅｐｔ over ｏｖｅｒ himｈｉｍ ａｓas ｈｅ he ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thought ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｄｅｓｅｃｒａｔｉｏｎ
desecration
ｔｈａｔ
that was ｗａｓ ｉｎin ｓｔｏｒｅ ｆｏｒ the
store for ｔｈｅ fair
ｆａｉｒfaceｆａｃｅonｏｎ the ｔｈｅ canvas.
ｃａｎｖａｓ． Once,
Ｏｎｃｅ， ｉｎ in ｂｏｙｉｓｈ
boyish
ｍｏｃｋｅｒｙ
mockery ｏｆofＮａｒｃｉｓｓｕｓ，
Narcissus,ｈｅheｈａｄ hadｋｉｓｓｅｄ，
kissed,ｏｒorｆｅｉｇｎｅｄ
feignedｔｏtoｋｉｓｓ， ｔｈｏｓｅ painted
kiss, those ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
ｌｉｐｓ ｔｈａｔnow
lips that ｎｏｗ smiled
ｓｍｉｌｅｄ soｓｏcruelly
ｃｒｕｅｌｌｙatａｔhim. ｈｉｍ．Morning
Ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ after
ａｆｔｅｒmorning,
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ， heｈｅ had ｈａｄ
ｓａｔ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ the
sat before ｔｈｅ portrait
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔwondering
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ atａｔ itsｉｔｓbeauty,
ｂｅａｕｔｙ，almost
ａｌｍｏｓｔenamoured
ｅｎａｍｏｕｒｅｄ ｏｆ of
ｉｔ，
it, asａｓit ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄtoｔｏhim
seemed ｈｉｍatａｔtimes.
ｔｉｍｅｓ．Was Ｗａｓ itｉｔtoｔｏalterａｌｔｅｒ
nowｎｏｗwith
ｗｉｔｈeveryｅｖｅｒｙmood
ｍｏｏｄ
ｔｏ ｗｈｉｃｈ he
to which ｈｅ yielded?
ｙｉｅｌｄｅｄ？ Was Ｗａｓ itｉｔtoｔｏbecome
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ aａ monstrous
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ and ａｎｄ loathsome
ｌｏａｔｈｓｏｍｅ
ｔｈｉｎｇ，
thing, to ｔｏbeｂｅ hidden
ｈｉｄｄｅｎ away
ａｗａｙ ｉｎ in ａa locked
ｌｏｃｋｅｄ room,ｒｏｏｍ， ｔｏto ｂｅbe ｓｈｕｔ
shut ｏｕｔ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
out from the
ｓｕｎｌｉｇｈｔ
sunlight that ｔｈａｔhadｈａｄ so
ｓｏoften
ｏｆｔｅｎtouched
ｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ toｔｏbrighter
ｂｒｉｇｈｔｅｒgoldｇｏｌｄtheｔｈｅwaving
ｗａｖｉｎｇwonder
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
ｏｆof ｉｔｓ ｈａｉｒ？ Ｔｈｅ
its hair? Theｐｉｔｙ
pityｏｆ ofｉｔ！it!ｔｈｅ
theｐｉｔｙ
pityｏｆofｉｔ！it!
Ｆｏｒ
For ａa moment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｈｅheｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ thoughtｏｆofｐｒａｙｉｎｇ
prayingｔｈａｔ that ｔｈｅ
the ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｓｙｍｐａｔｈｙ
horrible sympathy
ｔｈａｔ ｅｘｉｓｔｅｄ between
that existed ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｈｉｍ himａｎｄ andｔｈｅ theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture mightｍｉｇｈｔ ｃｅａｓｅ．
cease. ItＩｔhad ｈａｄ changed
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ
ｉｎ ａｎｓｗｅｒ ｔｏto aａ prayer;
in answer ｐｒａｙｅｒ； perhaps
ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｉｎ ａｎｓｗｅｒ ｔｏto aａ prayer
in answer ｐｒａｙｅｒ itｉｔmight
ｍｉｇｈｔ remain
ｒｅｍａｉｎ
ｕｎｃｈａｎｇｅｄ． Ａｎｄ，
unchanged. And, ｙｅｔ，
yet, ｗｈｏ，who, ｔｈａｔ ｋｎｅｗ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
that knew anything ａｂｏｕｔ
about Ｌｉｆｅ， ｗｏｕｌｄ
Life, would
ｓｕｒｒｅｎｄｅｒ
surrender ｔｈｅ ｃｈａｎｃｅ ｏｆ
the chance ｒｅｍａｉｎｉｎｇ ａｌｗａｙｓ
of remaining always ｙｏｕｎｇ，young, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ
howeverｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃfantastic
ｔｈａｔ ｃｈａｎｃｅ ｍｉｇｈｔ
that chance mightｂｅ， be, ｏｒ or ｗｉｔｈ
with ｗｈａｔ
whatｆａｔｅｆｕｌ ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅｓ ｉｔ
fateful consequences ｍｉｇｈｔ ｂｅ
it might be
ｆｒａｕｇｈｔ？ Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ， ｗａｓ ｉｔ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｈｉｓ ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ？ Ｈａｄ ｉｔ ｉｎｄｅｅｄ ｂｅｅｎ
fraught? Besides, was it really under his control? Had it indeed been

ＩＯ２
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 ＶＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｐｒａｙｅｒ
prayer ｔｈａｔ ｈａｄ ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
that had producedｔｈｅ
theｓｕｂｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎ？ Ｍｉｇｈｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ
substitution? Might ｎｏｔ be
there not ｂｅ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curiousｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ
scientific ｒｅａｓｏｎ
reasonｆｏｒ
forｉｔ ａｌｌ？IfＩｆthought
it all? ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔcould
ｃｏｕｌｄ exercise
ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ its
ｉｔｓinfluence
ｉｎｆｕｅｎｃｅ
ｕｐｏｎ
uponａa ｌｉｖｉｎｇ ｏｒｇａｎｉｓｍ， might
living organism, ｍｉｇｈｔ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ
not thought ａｎ influence
exercise an ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ upon
ｕｐｏｎ
ｄｅａｄ
dead ａｎｄ
andｉｎｏｒｇａｎｉｃ
inorganicｔｈｉｎｇｓ？
things? Ｎａｙ，
Nay,ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
withoutｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｏｒorｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
consciousｄｅｓｉｒｅ，
desire,
ｍｉｇｈｔ ｎｏｔ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｅｘｔｅｒｎａｌ ｔｏ ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ ｖｉｂｒａｔｅ ｉｎ ｕｎｉｓｏｎ with
might not things external to ourselves vibrate in unison ｗｉｔｈ ｏｕｒ
our
ｍｏｏｄｓ
moodsａｎｄ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ，
and passions,ａｔｏｍ
atomｃａｌｌｉｎｇ
callingｔｏtoａｔｏｍ
atomｉｎinｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secretｌｏｖｅ
love ｏｒ
or ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange
ａｆｆｉｎｉｔｙ？
affinity? ButＢｕｔthe
ｔｈｅreason
ｒｅａｓｏｎwas
ｗａｓofｏｆnoｎｏimportance.
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ．He Ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ａｇａｉｎ
again
ｔｅｍｐｔ
temptｂｙbyａaｐｒａｙｅｒ
prayerａｎｙanyｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terribleｐｏｗｅｒ．
power. ＩｆIfｔｈｅ
theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
pictureｗａｓ
wasｔｏtoａｌｔｅｒ，
alter,ｉｔ ｗａｓ
it was
ｔｏ alter.
to ａｌｔｅｒ．That
Ｔｈａｔ was
ｗａｓ ａｌｌ． Ｗｈｙ ｉｎｑｕｉｒｅ
all. Why inquireｔｏｏ tooｃｌｏｓｅｌｙ
closelyｉｎｔｏ
intoｉｔ？？
it?⁷
Ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ａ ｒｅａｌ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ ｉｎ ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ ｉｔ．He
For there would be a real pleasure in watching it. Ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅbe ａｂｌｅ
able
ｔｏ ｆｏｌｌｏｗ his
to follow ｈｉｓ mind
ｍｉｎｄ ｉｎｔｏ
into ｉｔｓ ｓｅｃｒｅｔplaces.
its secret ｐｌａｃｅｓ．This Ｔｈｉｓportrait
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔwouldｗｏｕｌｄ be
ｂｅ to
ｔｏ him
ｈｉｍ
ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｓｔ
mostｍａｇｉｃａｌ
magicalｏｆof ｍｉｒｒｏｒｓ．
mirrors. Ａｓ As ｉｔ ｈａｄ revealed
it had ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ to ｔｏ him
ｈｉｍ his
ｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎ body,
ｂｏｄｙ，
ｓｏso ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ reveal
it would ｒｅｖｅａｌtoｔｏhim ｈｉｍhisｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎsoul.
ｓｏｕｌ．And Ａｎｄwhen
ｗｈｅｎ winter
ｗｉｎｔｅｒcame
ｃａｍｅ upon
ｕｐｏｎ
ｉｔ，
it, heｈｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ still
ｓｔｉｌｌbeｂｅstanding
ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇwhere
ｗｈｅｒｅ spring
ｓｐｒｉｎｇ trembles
ｔｒｅｍｂｌｅｓ on ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ verge
ｖｅｒｇｅ ｏｆof
ｓｕｍｍｅｒ．
summer.Ｗｈｅｎ Whenｔｈｅ the
ｂｌｏｏｄ
bloodｃｒｅｐｔ ｆｒｏｍfrom
crept ｉｔｓ itsｆａｃｅ，
face,ａｎｄ
andｌｅｆｔleft ｂｅｈｉｎｄ
behindａ aｐａｌｌｉｄ
pallid
ｍａｓｋ
maskｏｆｃｈａｌｋ
of chalkｗｉｔｈ
with ｌｅａｄｅｎ
leaden ｅｙｅｓ，
eyes, heｈｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ keepｋｅｅｐ the
ｔｈｅglamour
ｇｌａｍｏｕｒ of ｏｆboyhood.
ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ．
Ｎｏｔ
Not ｏｎｅoneｂｌｏｓｓｏｍ
blossomｏｆofｈｉｓ his ｌｏｖｅｌｉｎｅｓｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｅｖｅｒ
loveliness would ever ｆａｄｅ．
fade. Not Ｎｏｔ one
ｏｎｅ ｐｕｌｓｅ
pulse ｏｆ
of
ｈｉｓ ｌｉｆｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｅｖｅｒ ｗｅａｋｅｎ． Ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｄｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｇｒｅｅｋｓ， ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ
his life would ever weaken. Like the gods of the Greeks, he would be
ｓｔｒｏｎｇ，
strong, and ａｎｄ fleet,
ｆｌｅｅｔ，and ａｎｄjoyous.
ｊｏｙｏｕｓ．What Ｗｈａｔ did
ｄｉｄ itｉｔmatter
ｍａｔｔｅｒwhat ｗｈａｔ happened
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ ｔｏ to
ｔｈｅ ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ image
the coloured ｉｍａｇｅ on ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｃａｎｖａｓ？ He
the canvas? Ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｂｅ be ｓａｆｅ． Ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ
safe. That was
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．
everything.
Ｈｅ
Heｄｒｅｗ
drewｔｈｅtheｓｃｒｅｅｎ
screenｂａｃｋ
back ｉｎｔｏ
intoｉｔｓ
its ｆｏｒｍｅｒ
formerｐｌａｃｅ placeｉｎinｆｒｏｎｔ
front ｏｆｔｈｅ
of theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，
picture,
ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ
smiling as ａｓ he
ｈｅ did
ｄｉｄ so,
ｓｏ，and
ａｎｄ passed
ｐａｓｓｅｄ into
ｉｎｔｏ his
ｈｉｓbedroom,
ｂｅｄｒｏｏｍ， ｗｈｅｒｅ
whereｈｉｓ his ｖａｌｅｔ ｗａｓ
valet was
ａｌｒｅａｄｙ waiting
already ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ for
ｆｏｒhim.
ｈｉｍ． AnＡｎ hour
ｈｏｕｒ ｌａｔｅｒ
later he ｈｅwas
ｗａｓ atａｔthe
ｔｈｅOpera,
Ｏｐｅｒａ， and
ａｎｄ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｗａｓ
Henry wasｌｅａｎｉｎｇ
leaningｏｖｅｒ
overｈｉｓ hisｃｈａｉｒ．
chair.

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Ａｓ
Asｈｅ
heｗａｓ
wasｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ
sitting atａｔbreakfast
ｂｒｅａｋｆａｓｔnext
ｎｅｘｔmorning,
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ，Basil
ＢａｓｉｌHallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄwas
ｗａｓ shown
ｓｈｏｗｎ
ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅroom.
into the ｒｏｏｍ
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｓｏsoｇｌａｄ
gladＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｙｏｕ，
you,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇
Dorian,’ｈｅheｓａｉｄ，
said,ｇｒａｖｅｌｙ．
gravely. Ｉ‘I ｃａｌｌｅｄ
called
ｌａｓｔ ｎｉｇｈｔ，and
last night, ａｎｄthey
ｔｈｅｙtold
ｔｏｌｄmeｍｅyou
ｙｏｕwere
ｗｅｒｅ atａｔthe
ｔｈｅOpera.
Ｏｐｅｒａ．Of
Ｏｆ course
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ IＩknew
ｋｎｅｗ
ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ impossible.
that was ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ． But
Ｂｕｔ IＩ wish
ｗｉｓｈ you
ｙｏｕ had
ｈａｄ left
ｌｅｆｔword
ｗｏｒｄ where
ｗｈｅｒｅ ｙｏｕ
youｈａｄ
hadｒｅａｌｌｙ
really
ｇｏｎｅ
goneｔｏ．
to. ＩI ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ａa ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadful ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ，
evening, ｈａｌｆ
half ａｆｒａｉｄ ｔｈａｔ one
afraid that ｏｎｅ ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ
tragedy
ｍｉｇｈｔ
might ｂｅ
be ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
followed ｂｙ
by ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ．
another. ＩI think
ｔｈｉｎｋ you
ｙｏｕ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ have
ｈａｖｅ telegraphed
ｔｅｌｅｇｒａｐｈｅｄ ｆｏｒ
for
ｍｅ
meｗｈｅｎ
whenｙｏｕyou
ｈｅａｒｄ ｏｆ ｉｔof ｆｉｒｓｔ．
heard it first.ＩI ｒｅａｄ
readｏｆof ｉｔ ｑｕｉｔｅ by
it quite ｂｙ ｃｈａｎｃｅ
chanceｉｎinａaｌａｔｅ
late
ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ The
edition of Ｔｈｅ Globe,
Ｇｌｏｂｅ， that
ｔｈａｔ IＩpicked
ｐｉｃｋｅｄ up
ｕｐ at
ａｔ the
ｔｈｅ club.
ｃｌｕｂ．IＩcame
ｃａｍｅ here
ｈｅｒｅ ａｔ ｏｎｃｅ，
at once,
ａｎｄ
and ｗａｓ
wasｍｉｓｅｒａｂｌｅ
miserableａｔatｎｏｔ
notｆｉｎｄｉｎｇ
finding ｙｏｕ．
you. ＩI ｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’t ｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ how
tell you ｈｏｗ ｈｅａｒｔ－
heart-
ｂｒｏｋｅｎ
broken ＩI am
ａｍ ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｔｈｅ
the ｗｈｏｌｅ
wholeｔｈｉｎｇ．
thing. ＩI know
ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈａｔ
whatｙｏｕ
youｍｕｓｔ
mustｓｕｆｆｅｒ． Ｂｕｔ
suffer. But
ｗｈｅｒｅ
where ｗｅｒｅ
wereｙｏｕ？
you?Ｄｉｄ
Didｙｏｕ
youｇｏgoｄｏｗｎ
down ａｎｄand
ｓｅｅseeｔｈｅtheｇｉｒｌ＇ｓ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ？ Ｆｏｒ
girl’s mother? For ａa
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
momentＩ Iｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｏｆofｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ
following ｙｏｕ
youｔｈｅｒｅ．
there. Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｇａｖｅ gaveｔｈｅ
theａｄｄｒｅｓｓ
address ｉｎ
in
ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｐｅｒ．
paper. Ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ
Somewhere ｉｎ inｔｈｅtheＥｕｓｔｏｎ Ｒｏａｄ，
Euston ｉｓｎ＇ｔ
Road, isn’tｉｔ？
it?Ｂｕｔ
ButＩI ｗａｓ
wasａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid
ｏｆof ｉｎｔｒｕｄｉｎｇ ｕｐｏｎ ａa ｓｏｒｒｏｗ
intruding upon sorrow ｔｈａｔ
that ＩI could
ｃｏｕｌｄ not
ｎｏｔ lighten.
ｌｉｇｈｔｅｎ．Poor
Ｐｏｏｒwoman!
ｗｏｍａｎ！
Ｗｈａｔ
Whatａ aｓｔａｔｅ
state ｓｈｅ
she ｍｕｓｔ
must ｂｅ
be ｉｎ！ Ａｎｄ ｈｅｒ
in! And herｏｎｌｙ
onlyｃｈｉｌｄ， ｔｏｏ！ What
child, too! Ｗｈａｔ ｄｉｄ
did ｓｈｅ
she
ｓａｙ
sayａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｉｔitａｌｌ？＇
all?’
‘Ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ Basil,
‘My dear Ｂａｓｉｌ，how
ｈｏｗdoｄｏI Ｉknow?’
ｋｎｏｗ？”ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ
murmured Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ，
Gray,ｓｉｐｐｉｎｇ
sipping
ｓｏｍｅ
someｐａｌｅ－ｙｅｌｌｏｗ
pale-yellowｗｉｎｅ
wineｆｒｏｍ
fromａaｄｅｌｉｃａｔｅ ｇｏｌｄ－ｂｅａｄｅｄ bubble
delicate gold-beaded ｂｕｂｂｌｅ ｏｆ Ｖｅｎｅｔｉａｎ
of Venetian
ｇｌａｓｓ， ａｎｄ looking
glass, and ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ dreadfully
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌｌｙbored.
ｂｏｒｅｄ．‘IＩwas
ｗａｓ atａｔthe
ｔｈｅOpera.
Ｏｐｅｒａ． You
Ｙｏｕ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
ｈａｖｅ
have ｃｏｍｅ
comeｏｎonｔｈｅｒｅ．
there.ＩI ｍｅｔ
metＬａｄｙ
LadyＧｗｅｎｄｏｌｅｎ，
Gwendolen, Ｈａｒｒｙ＇ｓ ｓｉｓｔｅｒ，
Harry’s sister,ｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅ
the
ｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｉｍｅ．We
first time. Ｗｅ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｉｎ ｈｅｒ ｂｏｘ．
in her box. Ｓｈｅ
She ｉｓ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ charming;
is perfectly ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ； ａｎｄ
andＰａｔｔｉ
Patti
ｓａｎｇ
sangｄｉｖｉｎｅｌｙ．
divinely. Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｔａｌｋ
talk ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｈｏｒｒｉｄ
horridｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｓ．
subjects. ＩｆIf ｏｎｅ
one ｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔ
doesn’t ｔａｌｋ
talk
ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutａa ｔｈｉｎｇ， ｉｔhas
thing, it ｈａｓnever
ｎｅｖｅｒ happened.
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ． ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ expression,
is simply ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ， as
ａｓ Harry
Ｈａｒｒｙ
ｓａｙｓ， that
says, ｔｈａｔgives
ｇｉｖｅｓreality
ｒｅａｌｉｔｙtoｔｏthings.
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．I may
Ｉ ｍａｙmention
ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ that
ｔｈａｔ she
ｓｈｅ was
ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ
not ｔｈｅ
the
ｗｏｍａｎ＇ｓ ｏｎｌｙ ｃｈｉｌｄ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ａ ｓｏｎ， ａ ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ ｆｅｌｌｏｗ， Ｉ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ． Ｂｕｔ
woman’s only child. There is a son, a charming fellow, I believe. But

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ｈｅ
he ｉｓ ｎｏｔ on
is not ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ stage.
ｓｔａｇｅ． He
Ｈｅ isｉｓ aａsailor,
ｓａｉｌｏｒ，orｏｒsomething.
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ．And
Ａｎｄ now,
ｎｏｗ， ｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ
tell me
ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
yourself ａｎｄ
andｗｈａｔ
whatｙｏｕ
youａｒｅ
areｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ．＇
painting.’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｗｅｎｔ ｔｏto the
‘You went ｔｈｅ Opera?’
Ｏｐｅｒａ？” said
ｓａｉｄHallward,
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， speaking
ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ ｖｅｒｙ
very ｓｌｏｗｌｙ， ａｎｄ
slowly, and
ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa strained
ｓｔｒａｉｎｅｄ touch
ｔｏｕｃｈ of
ｏｆ pain
ｐａｉｎ inｉｎhis
ｈｉｓvoice.
ｖｏｉｃｅ．＇Ｙｏｕ ｗｅｎｔ to
‘You went ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ Opera
Ｏｐｅｒａ
ｗｈｉｌｅ Sibyl
while Ｓｉｂｙｌ Vane
Ｖａｎｅ ｗａｓ
was ｌｙｉｎｇ ｄｅａｄ ｉｎ
lying dead ｓｏｍｅ ｓｏｒｄｉｄ
in some sordid ｌｏｄｇｉｎｇ？ Ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ
lodging? You canｔａｌｋ
talk
ｔｏ ｍｅ ｏｆ
to me ｏｔｈｅｒ women
of other ｗｏｍｅｎ ｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ， ａｎｄand
charming, ｏｆ of
Ｐａｔｔｉ
Pattiｓｉｎｇｉｎｇ
singingｄｉｖｉｎｅｌｙ，
divinely,
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ｔｈｅ
the ｇｉｒｌ ｙｏｕ loved
girl you ｌｏｖｅｄ ｈａｓ
has ｅｖｅｎ
evenｔｈｅ
theｑｕｉｅｔ
quiet ｏｆ
of ａa ｇｒａｖｅ
graveｔｏto ｓｌｅｅｐ
sleep ｉｎ？
in?
Ｗｈｙ，
Why,ｍａｎ，
man,ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅare
there ｈｏｒｒｏｒｓ ｉｎ in
horrors ｓｔｏｒｅ ｆｏｒforｔｈａｔ
store thatｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｗｈｉｔｅ ｂｏｄｙ
little white bodyｏｆofｈｅｒｓ！＂
hers!’
‘Ｓｔｏｐ， Ｂａｓｉｌ！ IＩwon’t
‘Stop, Basil! ｗｏｎ＇ｔ hear
ｈｅａｒ ｉｔ！＂ ｃｒｉｅｄ Dorian,
it!’ cried Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｌｅａｐｉｎｇ
leapingｔｏtoｈｉｓ hisｆｅｅｔ．
feet. ‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You
ｍｕｓｔ ｎｏｔ ｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ． Ｗｈａｔ ｉｓ ｄｏｎｅ ｉｓ ｄｏｎｅ． Ｗｈａｔ ｉｓ ｐａｓｔ ｉｓis
must not tell me about things. What is done is done. What is past
ｐａｓｔ．
past.’
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｃａｌｌ ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ ｔｈｅ
call yesterday theｐａｓｔ？”
past?’
＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatｈａｓ hasｔｈｅtheａｃｔｕａｌ
actualｌａｐｓｅlapseｏｆofｔｉｍｅ
timeｇｏｔgotｔｏtoｄｏdoｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔ？it?ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｏｎｌｙ shallow
is only ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｗｈｏ whoｒｅｑｕｉｒｅ
require ｙｅａｒｓ
years ｔｏ ｇｅｔ rid
to get ｒｉｄofｏｆanａｎemotion.
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎ．AＡ man ｍａｎ ｗｈｏ whoｉｓis
ｍａｓｔｅｒ
masterｏｆofｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｃａｎ canｅｎｄendａ aｓｏｒｒｏｗ
sorrowａｓasｅａｓｉｌｙ
easilyａｓas ｈｅ
he ｃａｎ
can ｉｎｖｅｎｔ
invent ａa ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ．
pleasure.
ＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t wantｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｂｅ at
to be ａｔ the
ｔｈｅ mercy
ｍｅｒｃｙ of ｏｆ my
ｍｙ ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ．
emotions. ＩI want
ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｕｓｅ them,
to use ｔｈｅｍ，
ｔｏto ｅｎｊｏｙ ｔｈｅｍ， and
enjoy them, ａｎｄ ｔｏ ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅ ｔｈｅｍ．＇
to dominate them.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
‘Dorian,ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓhorrible!
this is ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ！Something
Ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇhas ｈａｓchanged
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ you ｙｏｕ completely.
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ． You Ｙｏｕ
ｌｏｏｋ ｅｘａｃｔｌｙ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｂｏｙ ｗｈｏ， ｄａｙ ａｆｔｅｒ ｄａｙ， used
look exactly the same wonderful boy who, day after day, ｕｓｅｄ toｔｏ comeｃｏｍｅ
ｄｏｗｎ
downｔｏtoｍｙmyｓｔｕｄｉｏstudioｔｏtoｓｉｔ ｆｏｒhis
sit for ｈｉｓｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ．
picture. But Ｂｕｔyou
ｙｏｕwere
ｗｅｒｅｓｉｍｐｌｅ， ｎａｔｕｒａｌ， and
simple, natural, ａｎｄ
ａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎａｔｅ
affectionate then. ｔｈｅｎ．You Ｙｏｕ were
ｗｅｒｅ theｔｈｅ most
ｍｏｓｔ ｕｎｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ
unspoiled ｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅ
creature in ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ whole
ｗｈｏｌｅ
ｗｏｒｌｄ．
world. NowＮｏｗ ＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈａｔ
don’t know whatｈａｓhas ｃｏｍｅ
comeｏｖｅｒｙｏｕ．
over you.Ｙｏｕ You ｔａｌｋ
talkａｓas ｉｆ ｙｏｕ had
if you ｈａｄ
ｎｏnoｈｅａｒｔ，
heart,ｎｏnoｐｉｔｙpityｉｎinｙｏｕ．
you.ＩｔItｉｓis ａｌｌ Ｈａｒｒｙ＇ｓ ｉｎｆｕｅｎｃｅ．
all Harry’s influence. Ｉ ｓｅｅ
I seeｔｈａｔ．’
that.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｌａｄ ladｆｌｕｓｈｅｄ
flushed ｕｐ， up, ａｎｄ，
and, ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｔｏ ｔｈｅ window,
to the ｗｉｎｄｏｗ， ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｏｕｔ outｆｏｒfor ａa few
ｆｅｗ
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ
moments ｏｎ on
ｔｈｅtheｇｒｅｅｎ，
green,ｆｌｉｃｋｅｒｉｎｇ， ｓｕｎ－ｌａｓｈｅｄ garden.
flickering, sun-lashed ｇａｒｄｅｎ． ‘IＩ ｏｗｅ owe ａa ｇｒｅａｔ
great
ｄｅａｌ
deal to ｔｏ Harry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ， Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇
Basil,’ he ｈｅ said,
ｓａｉｄ，atａｔlastｌａｓｔ －＇ｍｏｒｅthan
– ‘more ｔｈａｎIＩowe ｏｗｅ toｔｏ you.
ｙｏｕ． YouＹｏｕ
ｏｎｌｙ
onlyｔａｕｇｈｔ
taughtｍｅmeｔｏtoｂｅbeｖａｉｎ．’ vain.’
‘Ｗｅｌｌ，
‘Well, I Ｉam ａｍpunished
ｐｕｎｉｓｈｅｄ for ｆｏｒ that,
ｔｈａｔ，Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ－– ｏｒor ｓｈａｌｌ
shall be ｂｅ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｄａｙ．＇
day.’
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈａｔ
don’t know whatｙｏｕ youｍｅａｎ，
mean, Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇
Basil,’ ｈｅhe ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ，
exclaimed, ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ ｒｏｕｎｄ．
turning round.
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t knowｋｎｏｗ what
ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ you ｗａｎｔ．
want. WhatＷｈａｔ ｄｏ do ｙｏｕ
you ｗａｎｔ？＂
want?’
Ｉ‘I ｗａｎｔ
wantｔｈｅ theＤｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Gray Ｉ ｕｓｅｄ
I used ｔｏ to
ｐａｉｎｔ，＇ｓａｉｄ
paint,’ said ｔｈｅtheａｒｔｉｓｔ
artistｓａｄｌｙ．
sadly.
‘Ｂａｓｉｌ，’
‘Basil,’ saidｓａｉｄ theｔｈｅlad,ｌａｄ，
goingｇｏｉｎｇoverｏｖｅｒto ｔｏ ｈｉｍ，and
him, ａｎｄputting
ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ hisｈｉｓhandｈａｎｄ ｏｎon ｈｉｓ
his
ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ，＇ｙｏｕ
shoulder, ‘you ｈａｖｅ haveｃｏｍｅcomeｔｏｏ tooｌａｔｅ．
late. Ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ
Yesterday ｗｈｅｎwhenＩ Iｈｅａｒｄheardｔｈａｔ that Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl
Ｖａｎｅ
Vaneｈａｄ hadｋｉｌｌｅｄ
killedｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ－’
herself –’
＇Ｋｉｌｌｅｄ ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ！! Good
‘Killed herself Ｇｏｏｄ ｈｅａｖｅｎｓ！
heavens!ｉｓis ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｎｏnoｄｏｕｂｔ
doubtａｂｏｕｔaboutｔｈａｔ？”that?’ ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，
Hallward,ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇlookingｕｐupａｔatｈｉｍ himｗｉｔｈwithａｎanｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expressionｏｆof ｈｏｒｒｏｒ．
horror.

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

＇Ｍｙ
‘Myｄｅａｒ
dearＢａｓｉｌ！
Basil! Ｓｕｒｅｌｙ
Surely ｙｏｕ
you ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｉｔ ｗａｓ aａ vulgar
it was ｖｕｌｇａｒ accident?
ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ？ Of
Ｏｆ
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
courseｓｈｅsheｋｉｌｌｅｄ
killedｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ．’
herself.’
Ｔｈｅ
The elder ｍａｎ
ｅｌｄｅｒ manｂｕｒｉｅｄ
buriedｈｉｓhisｆａｃｅ
face ｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ
his ｈａｎｄｓ．＇Ｈｏｗ
hands. ‘Howｆｅａｒｆｕｌ，’ｈｅ
fearful,’ he
ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ， ａｎｄ ａ ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒ ｒａｎ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
muttered, and a shudder ran through him. ｈｉｍ．
Ｎｏ，＇
‘No,’ｓａｉｄ
saidＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ， ＇ｔｈｅｒｅ
Gray, ｉｓ isｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
‘there nothingｆｅａｒｆｕｌ
fearfulａｂｏｕｔ ｉｔ．it.ＩｔIt ｉｓis one
about ｏｎｅ
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ great
of the ｇｒｅａｔ romantic
ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ ｔｒａｇｅｄｉｅｓ
tragedies ｏｆ ｔｈｅ age.
of the ａｇｅ． As
Ａｓ aａ rule,
ｒｕｌｅ，people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ who
ｗｈｏ ａｃｔ
act
ｌｅａｄ
lead ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ commonplace
the most ｃｏｍｍｏｎｐｌａｃｅ ｌｉｖｅｓ．
lives.Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyａｒｅ
areｇｏｏｄ
goodｈｕｓｂａｎｄｓ，
husbands,ｏｒorｆａｉｔｈｆｕｌ
faithful
ｗｉｖｅｓ， ｏｒ something
wives, or ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ tedious.
ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ．YouＹｏｕ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈａｔ
what ＩI ｍｅａｎ
mean－ –ｍｉｄｄｌｅ－ｃｌａｓｓ
middle-class
ｖｉｒｔｕｅ， ａｎｄ all
virtue, and ａｌｌthat
ｔｈａｔkind
ｋｉｎｄofｏｆthing.
ｔｈｉｎｇ．How
Ｈｏｗ different
ｄｉｆｅｒｅｎｔ Ｓｉｂｙｌ ｗａｓ！ Ｓｈｅ
Sibyl was! She ｌｉｖｅｄ
lived
ｈｅｒ
her ｆｉｎｅｓｔ ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ．She
finest tragedy. Ｓｈｅ was
ｗａｓ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ ａa heroine.
ｈｅｒｏｉｎｅ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｌａｓｔ ｎｉｇｈｔ she
last night ｓｈｅ played
ｐｌａｙｅｄ
－ｔｈｅ
– the ｎｉｇｈｔ ｙｏｕ saw
night you ｓａｗ her
ｈｅｒ－ｓｈｅ
– sheａｃｔｅｄ
acted ｂａｄｌｙ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ she
badly because ｓｈｅ had
ｈａｄ known
ｋｎｏｗｎ ｔｈｅ
the
ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ
reality ofｏｆlove.
ｌｏｖｅ．WhenＷｈｅｎ ｓｈｅsheｋｎｅｗ
knewｉｔｓitsｕｎｒｅａｌｉｔｙ，
unreality, ｓｈｅshe ｄｉｅｄ，
died, ａｓ
as Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ ｍｉｇｈｔ
Juliet might
ｈａｖｅ
have ｄｉｅｄ． Ｓｈｅ ｐａｓｓｅｄ
died. She passed ａｇａｉｎagain ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ sphere
into the ｓｐｈｅｒｅ ofｏｆａｒｔ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ isｉｓsomething
art. There ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ martyr
of the ｍａｒｔｙｒ ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｈｅｒ． her.Ｈｅｒ
Herｄｅａｔｈ
deathｈａｓhasａｌｌallｔｈｅ
theｐａｔｈｅｔｉｃ
patheticｕｓｅｌｅｓｓｎｅｓｓ
uselessness ｏｆ of
ｍａｒｔｙｒｄｏｍ，
martyrdom, ａｌｌallｉｔｓ
its ｗａｓｔｅｄ
wasted ｂｅａｕｔｙ．
beauty. Ｂｕｔ，But, ａｓas IＩ was
ｗａｓ saying,
ｓａｙｉｎｇ， youｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｎｏｔ
not
ｔｈｉｎｋ
think IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｔ
not ｓｕｆｆｅｒｅｄ．
suffered. IfＩｆyou ｙｏｕ had
ｈａｄ come
ｃｏｍｅ ｉｎinｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ
yesterdayａｔat ａa ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ
particular
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ － ａｂｏｕｔ ｈａｌｆ－ｐａｓｔ ｆｉｖｅ， ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ， ｏｒ ａ ｑｕａｒｔｅｒ ｔｏ ｓｉｘ
moment – about half-past five, perhaps, or a quarter to six –－ you
ｙｏｕ
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｍｅ ｉｎ ｔｅａｒｓ． Ｅｖｅｎ Ｈａｒｒｙ， ｗｈｏ ｗａｓ ｈｅｒｅ， who
would have found me in tears. Even Harry, who was here, ｗｈｏ
ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
brought ｍｅ meｔｈｅtheｎｅｗｓ，
news,ｉｎin ｆａｃｔ， ｈａｄ no
fact, had ｎｏ idea
ｉｄｅａ what
ｗｈａｔ ＩI was ｗａｓ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ through.
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ．
Ｉｓｕｆｆｅｒｅｄ ｉｍｍｅｎｓｅｌｙ． Then
I suffered immensely. Ｔｈｅｎ ｉｔit passed
ｐａｓｓｅｄaway.ａｗａｙ．IＩｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannot repeatｒｅｐｅａｔanａｎｅｍｏｔｉｏｎ．
emotion.
Ｎｏ
Noｏｎｅ oneｃａｎ，
can,ｅｘｃｅｐｔ
exceptｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔａｌｉｓｔｓ．
sentimentalists. Ａｎｄ Andｙｏｕyouａｒｅ areａｗｆｕｌｌｙ
awfullyｕｎｊｕｓｔ，
unjust,Ｂａｓｉｌ．
Basil.
Ｙｏｕ
You ｃｏｍｅcomeｄｏｗｎdown ｈｅｒｅhereｔｏtoｃｏｎｓｏｌｅ
consoleｍｅ． me.Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｉｓis ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ
charming ｏｆ ｙｏｕ． You
of you. Ｙｏｕ
ｆｉｎｄ
find me ｍｅ ｃｏｎｓｏｌｅｄ，
consoled, ａｎｄ andｙｏｕ youａｒｅareｆｕｒｉｏｕｓ．
furious. How Ｈｏｗ ｌｉｋｅ
like aａ sympathetic
ｓｙｍｐａｔｈｅｔｉｃ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ！
person!
Ｙｏｕ
Youｒｅｍｉｎｄ
remind ｍｅme ｏｆ ofａ aｓｔｏｒｙ
storyＨａｒｒｙｔｏｌｄ
Harry toldｍｅmeａｂｏｕｔ about ａ aｃｅｒｔａｉｎ
certainｐｈｉｌａｎｔｈｒｏｐｉｓｔ
philanthropist
ｗｈｏ
whoｓｐｅｎｔspentｔｗｅｎｔｙ
twentyｙｅａｒｓ yearsｏｆofｈｉｓ hisｌｉｆｅ ｉｎ trying
life in ｔｒｙｉｎｇ toｔｏ get ｇｅｔ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｇｒｉｅｖａｎｃｅ
grievance
ｒｅｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ，
redressed, or ｏｒ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｕｎｊｕｓｔ
unjustｌａｗ lawａｌｔｅｒｅｄ
altered－–ＩI ｆｏｒｇｅｔ
forget ｅｘａｃｔｌｙ
exactly ｗｈａｔ
whatｉｔit ｗａｓ．
was.
Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ
Finally he ｈｅ succeeded,
ｓｕｃｃｅｅｄｅｄ， and ａｎｄ nothing
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｃｏｕｌｄcould ｅｘｃｅｅｄ
exceed ｈｉｓ ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｍｅｎｔ．
his disappointment.
Ｈｅ
Heｈａｄ hadａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutelyｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｔｏtoｄｏ， do, ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almostｄｉｅｄ
died ｏｆ of ｅｎｎｕｉ，
ennui, andａｎｄ became
ｂｅｃａｍｅ ａa
ｃｏｎｆｉｒｍｅｄ
confirmedｍｉｓａｎｔｈｒｏｐｅ．
misanthrope.Ａｎｄ Andｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
besides,ｍｙmy ｄｅａｒdear
ｏｌｄold Ｂａｓｉｌ，
Basil,ｉｆifｙｏｕ
youｒｅａｌｌｙ
really
ｗａｎｔ
want ｔｏ ｃｏｎｓｏｌｅ me,
to console ｍｅ， teach
ｔｅａｃｈ meｍｅ ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｔｏ ｆｏｒｇｅｔwhat
to forget ｗｈａｔ hasｈａｓhappened,
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ， or ｏｒ
ｔｏto ｓｅｅ
see ｉｔ ｆｒｏｍ aａ proper
it from ｐｒｏｐｅｒ ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ ｐｏｉｎｔofｏｆview.
artistic point ｖｉｅｗ．Was Ｗａｓ itｉｔnot
ｎｏｔGautier¹
Ｇａｕｔｉｅｒ＇who ｗｈｏ
ｕｓｅｄ
usedｔｏtoｗｒｉｔｅ
writeａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｌａlaｃｏｎｓｏｌａｔｉｏｎ
consolation desｄｅｓ arts?
ａｒｔｓ？I remember
Ｉ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｐｉｃｋｉｎｇ
pickingｕｐupａ aｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little
ｖｅｌｌｕｍ－ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
vellum-covered ｂｏｏｋ book ｉｎ in ｙｏｕｒ
your ｓｔｕｄｉｏ
studio one ｏｎｅ day
ｄａｙ andａｎｄ ｃｈａｎｃｉｎｇ
chancing ｏｎ on ｔｈａｔ
that
ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ ｐｈｒａｓｅ．Well,
delightful phrase. Ｗｅｌｌ，I Ｉamａｍnot ｎｏｔlike
ｌｉｋｅthat
ｔｈａｔyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇman ｍａｎ you
ｙｏｕ told
ｔｏｌｄ meｍｅ ｏｆof
ｗｈｅｎ
whenｗｅweｗｅｒｅ wereｄｏｗｎdownａｔatＭａｒｌｏｗ２
Marlow²ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ，
together, the ｔｈｅ young
ｙｏｕｎｇ man ｍａｎ who
ｗｈｏ ｕｓｅｄ
used
ｔｏto ｓａｙ
say ｔｈａｔ
that ｙｅｌｌｏｗ
yellowｓａｔｉｎsatin ｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｃｏｎｓｏｌｅ
consoleｏｎｅ oneｆｏｒforａｌｌallｔｈｅ
theｍｉｓｅｒｉｅｓ
miseriesｏｆofｌｉｆｅ．Ｉ
life. I

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  ＩＸ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｌｏｖｅ ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌthings
love beautiful ｔｈｉｎｇｓthat
ｔｈａｔone
ｏｎｅcan
ｃａｎtouch
ｔｏｕｃｈ and
ａｎｄ handle.
ｈａｎｄｌｅ． Old
Ｏｌｄ ｂｒｏｃａｄｅｓ，
brocades,
ｇｒｅｅｎ ｂｒｏｎｚｅｓ， ｌａｃｑｕｅｒ－ｗｏｒｋ， ｃａｒｖｅｄ ｉｖｏｒｉｅｓ， ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ ｓｕｒｒｏｕｎｄｉｎｇｓ，
green bronzes, lacquer-work, carved ivories, exquisite surroundings,
ｌｕｘｕｒｙ，
luxury, ｐｏｍｐ，
pomp,ｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｉｓisｍｕｃｈ
muchｔｏ toｂｅ beｇｏｔgotｆｒｏｍ ａｌｌallｔｈｅｓｅ．
from these.Ｂｕｔ
Butｔｈｅtheａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ
artistic
ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔ
temperamentｔｈａｔthat
ｔｈｅｙthey
ｃｒｅａｔｅ， ｏｒ or
create, ａｔ atａｎｙany
ｒａｔｅ ｒｅｖｅａｌ，
rate reveal,ｉｓisｓｔｉｌｌ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｏ
still more to
ｍｅ．
me. Ｔｏ
Toｂｅｃｏｍｅ
becomeｔｈｅthe
ｓｐｅｃｔａｔｏｒ
spectator ｏｆ ofｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’sｏｗｎown
ｌｉｆｅ，
life,ａｓasＨａｒｒｙ
Harryｓａｙｓ，
says,ｉｓis ｔｏ
to
ｅｓｃａｐｅ
escapeｔｈｅ
theｓｕｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ
suffering ｏｆ
of ｌｉｆｅ．
life. I Ｉknow
ｋｎｏｗ you
ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ
are ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｄ
surprised ａｔ ｍｙ ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ
at my talking ｔｏ
to
ｙｏｕ
you ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｉｓ．You
like this. Ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ not
ｎｏｔ realized
ｒｅａｌｉｚｅｄhow
ｈｏｗ IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ developed.
ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ． IＩ was
ｗａｓ aａ
ｓｃｈｏｏｌｂｏｙ
schoolboy ｗｈｅｎ
whenｙｏｕ
youｋｎｅｗ
knewｍｅ．
me.Ｉ Iａｍ
amａ aｍａｎ
manｎｏｗ．
now.Ｉ Iｈａｖｅ
haveｎｅｗ
newｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ，
passions,
ｎｅｗ
newｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｓ，
thoughts,ｎｅｗ
newｉｄｅａｓ．
ideas.Ｉ Iａｍ
amｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ，
different,ｂｕｔ
butｙｏｕ
youｍｕｓｔ
mustｎｏｔ
notｌｉｋｅ
likeｍｅ
meｌｅｓｓ．
less.
IＩ am
ａｍ ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ， ｂｕｔ ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｂｅ ｍｙ ｆｒｉｅｎｄ． Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ Ｉ ａｍ ｖｅｒｙ
changed, but you must always be my friend. Of course I am very
ｆｏｎｄ
fondｏｆ
of Ｈａｒｒｙ．
Harry.Ｂｕｔ
ButＩI ｋｎｏｗ
knowｔｈａｔ
thatｙｏｕ
youａｒｅ
areｂｅｔｔｅｒ
betterｔｈａｎ
thanｈｅ
heｉｓ． Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ
is. You are ｎｏｔ
not
ｓｔｒｏｎｇｅｒ－ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ａｆｒａｉｄ ｏｆ ｌｉｆｅ－ ｂｕｔ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ．
stronger – you are too much afraid of life – but you are better. And Ａｎｄ
ｈｏｗ
howｈａｐｐｙ
happyｗｅweｕｓｅｄ
used ｔｏtoｂｅbeｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ！
together!Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｌｅａｖｅ
leaveｍｅ，
me,Ｂａｓｉｌ，
Basil, ａｎｄ
and ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t
ｑｕａｒｒｅｌ with
quarrel ｗｉｔｈ me.
ｍｅ． IＩ am
ａｍ ｗｈａｔ
whatＩI ａｍ．
am.Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｉｓis ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｍｏｒｅ
moreｔｏtoｂｅbeｓａｉｄ．＇
said.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painterｆｅｌｔ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙ moved.³
felt strangely ｍｏｖｅｄ．３ Ｔｈｅ
Theｌａｄladｗａｓ
wasｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅｌｙ
infinitely ｄｅａｒ
dear ｔｏ
to
ｈｉｍ，
him, ａｎｄ
andｈｉｓ
his ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personality ｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ
beenｔｈｅ
theｇｒｅａｔ
greatｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ－ｐｏｉｎｔ
turning-pointｉｎinｈｉｓ
hisａｒｔ．
art.
Ｈｅ
Heｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｏｔ
notｂｅａｒ
bearｔｈｅ
theｉｄｅａ
idea ｏｆ
of ｒｅｐｒｏａｃｈｉｎｇ
reproaching ｈｉｍ
himａｎｙ
anyｍｏｒｅ．
more.Ａｆｔｅｒ
Afterａｌｌ，
all,
ｈｉｓ ｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅwas
his indifference ｗａｓprobably
ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ merely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ aａ mood
ｍｏｏｄ ｔｈａｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｐａｓｓ
that would pass ａｗａｙ．
away.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓ
wasｓｏso ｍｕｃｈ
muchｉｎinｈｉｍ
himｔｈａｔ
that ｗａｓ
was ｇｏｏｄ，
good, ｓｏ
so ｍｕｃｈ
muchｉｎin ｈｉｍ
himｔｈａｔ
that ｗａｓ
was
ｎｏｂｌｅ．
noble.
‘Ｗｅｌｌ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ he
‘Well, Dorian,’ ｈｅ said,
ｓａｉｄ， atａｔlength,
ｌｅｎｇｔｈ，with
ｗｉｔｈaａsad
ｓａｄ smile,
ｓｍｉｌｅ，‘IＩ won’t
ｗｏｎ＇ｔ speak
ｓｐｅａｋ
ｔｏ ｙｏｕ ａｇａｉｎ
to you againａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｔｈｉｓ
thisｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horribleｔｈｉｎｇ，
thing,ａｆｔｅｒ
after ｔｏ－ｄａｙ．
to-day. ＩI ｏｎｌｙ
only ｔｒｕｓｔ ｙｏｕｒ
trust your
ｎａｍｅ
nameｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’tｂｅbeｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ
mentioned ｉｎ in
ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｗｉｔｈwith
connection ｉｔ．it.Ｔｈｅ
Theｉｎｑｕｅｓｔ
inquestｉｓisｔｏto ｔａｋｅ
take
ｐｌａｃｅ ｔｈｉｓafternoon.
place this ａｆｔｅｒｎｏｏｎ．Have
Ｈａｖｅthey
ｔｈｅｙsummoned
ｓｕｍｍｏｎｅｄ ｙｏｕ？＂
you?’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｈｉｓ
his ｈｅａｄ，
head, ａｎｄ
andａa ｌｏｏｋ
look ｏｆ ａｎｎｏｙａｎｃｅ ｐａｓｓｅｄ
of annoyance passedｏｖｅｒ
overｈｉｓ
his
ｆａｃｅ ａｔ the
face at ｔｈｅ mention
ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ of
ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅword
ｗｏｒｄ ‘inquest’.
ｉｎｑｕｅｓｔ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
was ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｓｏ
so
ｃｒｕｄｅ
crude ａｎｄ
andｖｕｌｇａｒ
vulgar ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｏｆ the
everything of ｔｈｅkind.
ｋｉｎｄ．‘They
Ｔｈｅｙ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔknow
ｋｎｏｗ my
ｍｙ
ｎａｍｅ，＇
name,’ ｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．
he answered.
‘Ｂｕｔ ｓｕｒｅｌｙ ｓｈｅ
‘But surely sheｄｉｄ？”
did?’
＇Ｏｎｌｙ
‘Only ｍｙ
myＣｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ
Christian ｎａｍｅ，
name, ａｎｄ
andｔｈａｔ
that ＩI ａｍ
amｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｓｕｒｅ
sure ｓｈｅ
she ｎｅｖｅｒ
never
ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ
mentionedｔｏto ａｎｙ
anyｏｎｅ．
one.Ｓｈｅ
Sheｔｏｌｄ
told ｍｅ
meｏｎｃｅ
onceｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｅｙ
theyｗｅｒｅ
wereａｌｌ
all ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious ｔｏ ｌｅａｒｎ who
to learn ｗｈｏ ＩI was,
ｗａｓ， and
ａｎｄ that
ｔｈａｔshe
ｓｈｅinvariably
ｉｎｖａｒｉａｂｌｙtold
ｔｏｌｄ ｔｈｅｍmyｍｙname
them ｎａｍｅ
ｗａｓ
was Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ． ＩｔIt ｗａｓ
Prince Charming. was ｐｒｅｔｔｙ
pretty ofｏｆher.
ｈｅｒ．You
Ｙｏｕmust
ｍｕｓｔdoｄｏme
ｍｅ aａdrawing
ｄｒａｗｉｎｇ
ｏｆ Ｓｉｂｙｌ， Basil.
of Sibyl, Ｂａｓｉｌ．I should
Ｉ ｓｈｏｕｌｄlike
ｌｉｋｅto ｔｏhave
ｈａｖｅsomething
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇmore
ｍｏｒｅ ｏｆ ｈｅｒ than
of her ｔｈａｎ ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｅｍｏｒｙ
memoryｏｆ ofａ aｆｅｗ
fewｋｉｓｓｅｓ
kisses ａｎｄ
and ｓｏｍｅ
someｂｒｏｋｅｎ
brokenｐａｔｈｅｔｉｃ
patheticｗｏｒｄｓ．＇
words.’
Ｉ‘I ｗｉｌｌ ｔｒｙand
will try ａｎｄ do
ｄｏ something,
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｉｆif itｉｔwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ please
ｐｌｅａｓｅ you.
ｙｏｕ． But
Ｂｕｔ you
ｙｏｕ

Ｉ０７
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
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ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｍｕｓｔ
must ｃｏｍｅ
comeａｎｄ ｓｉｔsitｔｏtoｍｅmeｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
and yourselfａｇａｉｎ．
again.ＩI ｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’t ｇｅｔ ｏｎ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
get on without ｙｏｕ．＇
you.’
Ｉ‘I ｃａｎ
canｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｓｉｔ
sit ｔｏ
to ｙｏｕ
youａｇａｉｎ，
again,Ｂａｓｉｌ．
Basil. Ｉｔ ｉｓ impossible!’
It is ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ！？ he
ｈｅ exclaimed,
ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ，
ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ ｂａｃｋ．
starting back.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painterｓｔａｒｅｄ
stared ａｔ ｈｉｍ．‘Ｍｙ
at him. ‘Myｄｅａｒ
dearｂｏｙ，
boy,ｗｈａｔ
whatｎｏｎｓｅｎｓｅ！＇
nonsense!’ｈｅheｃｒｉｅｄ．
cried.
＂Ｄｏ
‘Do ｙｏｕ
youｍｅａｎ
meanｔｏtoｓａｙ
sayｙｏｕ
youｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｌｉｋｅ
like ｗｈａｔ
whatＩI ｄｉｄdid ｏｆof ｙｏｕ？
you? Ｗｈｅｒｅ
Whereｉｓis ｉｔ？ it?
Ｗｈｙ
Whyｈａｖｅ ｙｏｕyou
have ｐｕｌｌｅｄ ｔｈｅthe
pulled ｓｃｒｅｅｎ ｉｎ ｆｒｏｎｔ
screen ｏｆ ofｉｔ？it?ＬｅｔLetｍｅmeｌｏｏｋlookａｔ atｉｔ．it.ＩｔIt ｉｓis
in front
ｔｈｅ best
the ｂｅｓｔ thing
ｔｈｉｎｇ IＩhave
ｈａｖｅ ever
ｅｖｅｒdone.
ｄｏｎｅ． Do
Ｄｏ ｔａｋｅ
take ｔｈｅ ｓｃｒｅｅｎ away,
the screen ａｗａｙ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
Dorian.ＩｔIt
ｉｓ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ｄｉｓｇｒａｃｅｆｕｌ
is simply disgraceful ｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ
of your servant ｈｉｄｉｎｇ
hidingｍｙmyｗｏｒｋ ｌｉｋｅlikeｔｈａｔ．
work that.Ｉ Iｆｅｌｔ
felt
ｔｈｅ ｒｏｏｍ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
the room lookedｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ
differentａｓas ＩI came
ｃａｍｅ ｉｎ．＇
in.’
‘Ｍｙ ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ has
‘My servant ｈａｓ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothing ｔｏ
to ｄｏ
do ｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔ， Ｂａｓｉｌ．You
it, Basil. Ｙｏｕ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ imagine
ｉｍａｇｉｎｅ ＩI
ｌｅｔ ｈｉｍ ａｒｒａｎｇｅ
let him ｍｙ ｒｏｏｍ
arrange my roomｆｏｒ
for ｍｅ．
me.ＨｅHeｓｅｔｔｌｅｓ
settles ｍｙ
myｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ
flowers ｆｏｒ ｍｅ
for me
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ－
sometimesｔｈａｔ ｉｓ isａｌｌ．
– that all. Ｎｏ；
No;ＩIｄｉｄ
didｉｔ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ． The
it myself. Ｔｈｅ ｌｉｇｈｔ ｗａｓ ｔｏｏ
light was too ｓｔｒｏｎｇ
strong
ｏｎ
onｔｈｅ
theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ．’
portrait.’
“Ｔｏｏ ｓｔｒｏｎｇ！ Surely
‘Too strong! Ｓｕｒｅｌｙ not,
ｎｏｔ， my
ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ
dearｆｅｌｌｏｗ？
fellow?Ｉｔ
It isｉｓan
ａｎadmirable
ａｄｍｉｒａｂｌｅ ｐｌａｃｅ
place ｆｏｒ
for
ｉｔ． Ｌｅｔme
it. Let ｍｅ see
ｓｅｅit.’
ｉｔ．＇
AndＡｎｄHallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ walked
ｗａｌｋｅｄ towards
ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ ｔｈｅthe ｃｏｒｎｅｒ
cornerｏｆ ｔｈｅ room.
of the ｒｏｏｍ．
ＡA ｃｒｙ
cry ｏｆof ｔｅｒｒｏｒ ｂｒｏｋｅ from
terror broke ｆｒｏｍ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’s ｌｉｐｓ， ａｎｄ ｈｅ
lips, and he ｒｕｓｈｅｄ
rushed
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
between ｔｈｅtheｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painterａｎｄand
ｔｈｅthe
ｓｃｒｅｅｎ． ‘Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇
screen. ‘Basil,’ ｈｅ
he ｓａｉｄ， ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｖｅｒｙ
said, looking very ｐａｌｅ，
pale,
ｙｏｕ
‘youｍｕｓｔ
must ｎｏｔnotｌｏｏｋ ａｔ atｉｔ．it. ＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
look don’t ｗｉｓｈ
wishｙｏｕ
youｔｏ．＇
to.’
＇Ｎｏｔ
‘Not ｌｏｏｋ
look at ａｔ my
ｍｙ ｏｗｎ
ownｗｏｒｋ！ work!ｙｏｕyouａｒｅ
areｎｏｔ
notｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ． Ｗｈｙ ｓｈｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ
serious. Why shouldn’t ＩI
ｌｏｏｋ
look ａｔ ｉｔ？＂exclaimed
at it?’ ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ Hallward,
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ．
laughing.
‘Ｉｆ ｙｏｕtryｔｒｙtoｔｏlook
‘If you ｌｏｏｋatａｔit,ｉｔ， Ｂａｓｉｌ，
Basil, on ｏｎ
myｍｙword
ｗｏｒｄ ofｏｆhonour
ｈｏｎｏｕｒ ＩI ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ
will never
ｓｐｅａｋ
speakｔｏtoｙｏｕ
youａｇａｉｎ
againａｓasｌｏｎｇ
longａｓasＩ Iｌｉｖｅ．Ｉ
live. Iａｍamｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ．
serious.ＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｏｆｆｅｒ
offer
ａｎｙ
any ｅｘｐｌａｎａｔｉｏｎ，
explanation, ａｎｄ
and ｙｏｕ
youａｒｅare ｎｏｔ
not ｔｏ
to ａｓｋ
ask ｆｏｒ ａｎｙ． But,
for any. Ｂｕｔ， remember,
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ， ｉｆif
ｙｏｕ
youｔｏｕｃｈ
touchｔｈｉｓ
thisｓｃｒｅｅｎ，
screen, ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingｉｓ ｏｖｅｒ between
is over ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｕｓ．＇
us.’
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｗａｓ
wasｔｈｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｒｕｃｋ．
thunderstruck.Ｈｅ Heｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔat Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｉｎinａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅ
absolute
ａｍａｚｅｍｅｎｔ．
amazement.ＨｅHeｈａｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ
had ｓｅｅｎ
never seenｈｉｍhim
ｌｉｋｅ
likeｔｈｉｓ
this ｂｅｆｏｒｅ． Ｔｈｅ ｌａｄ
before. The lad ｗａｓ
was
ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ ｐａｌｌｉｄwith
actually pallid ｗｉｔｈrage.
ｒａｇｅ．His
Ｈｉｓhands
ｈａｎｄｓ were
ｗｅｒｅ clenched,
ｃｌｅｎｃｈｅｄ， ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the ｐｕｐｉｌｓ
pupils ｏｆ
of
ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ were
his eyes ｗｅｒｅ ｌｉｋｅ ｄｉｓｋｓ of
like disks ｏｆ blue
ｂｌｕｅ fire.
ｆｉｒｅ．He
Ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ trembling
ｔｒｅｍｂｌｉｎｇ ａｌｌ ｏｖｅｒ．
all over.
“Ｄｏｒｉａｎ！！
‘Dorian!’
‘Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
‘Don’t ｓｐｅａｋ！＇
speak!’
＇Ｂｕｔ
‘But ｗｈａｔ
whatｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the ｍａｔｔｅｒ？
matter? ＯｆOfｃｏｕｒｓｅ
courseＩ Iｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’tｌｏｏｋ
lookａｔatｉｔit ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
if you don’t
ｗａｎｔ
wantｍｅmeｔｏ，＇
to,’ｈｅheｓａｉｄ，
said, ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｃｏｌｄｌｙ， ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ on
coldly, turning ｏｎ ｈｉｓ ｈｅｅｌ，and
his heel, ａｎｄ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ over
ｏｖｅｒ
ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towardsｔｈｅ
theｗｉｎｄｏｗ．
window.Ｂｕｔ，‘But,ｒｅａｌｌｙ，
really, itｉｔｓｅｅｍｓｒａｔｈｅｒ
seems ratherａｂｓｕｒｄ
absurdｔｈａｔthat IＩｓｈｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ
shouldn’t
ｓｅｅ
see ｍｙ
myｏｗｎ
own ｗｏｒｋ，
work, ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ ａｓ asＩ Iａｍam
especially ｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏ to
ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔ
exhibitｉｔ itｉｎinＰａｒｉｓ
Paris ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
ａｕｔｕｍｎ．Ｉ
autumn. ｓｈａｌｌ
I shallｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ
probablyｈａｖｅ
haveｔｏtoｇｉｖｅgiveｉｔit ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
anotherｃｏａｔ
coat ｏｆ ｖａｒｎｉｓｈ before
of varnish ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
ｔｈａｔ，soｓｏI Ｉmust
that, ｍｕｓｔsee
ｓｅｅitｉｔsome
ｓｏｍｅday,
ｄａｙ，and
ａｎｄ why
ｗｈｙ not
ｎｏｔ ｔｏ－ｄａｙ？＂
to-day?’

１０８
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  ＩＸ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｔｏ
‘Toｅｘｈｉｂｉｔ
exhibitｉｔ！ Ｙｏｕ ｗａｎｔ
it! You wantｔｏtoｅｘｈｉｂｉｔ
exhibit ｉｔ？” ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄDorian
it?’ exclaimed Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray,
Ｇｒａｙ， ａa
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ ｓｅｎｓｅ of
strange sense ｏｆ terror
ｔｅｒｒｏｒcreeping
ｃｒｅｅｐｉｎｇover
ｏｖｅｒhim.
ｈｉｍ． Was
Ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｇｏｉｎｇ
the world going ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be
ｓｈｏｗｎ
shownｈｉｓ
hisｓｅｃｒｅｔ？
secret? Ｗｅｒｅ
Wereｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｏtoｇａｐｅ
people ａｔatｔｈｅtheｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ
gape mysteryｏｆofｈｉｓ
hisｌｉｆｅ？ Ｔｈａｔ
life? That
ｗａｓ
was ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ． Ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ－ｈｅ
impossible. Something – heｄｉｄ
didｎｏｔ
not ｋｎｏｗ
knowｗｈａｔ
what－–ｈａｄ
hadｔｏ to ｂｅ ｄｏｎｅ
be done
ａｔ ｏｎｃｅ．
at once.
‘Ｙｅｓ；
‘Yes; I Ｉdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔsuppose
ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ you
ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｏｂｊｅｃｔ to
will object ｔｏ that.
ｔｈａｔ． Georges
Ｇｅｏｒｇｅｓ Ｐｅｔｉｔ
Petit ｉｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ
is going
ｔｏ ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔ all
to collect ａｌｌmy
ｍｙ best
ｂｅｓｔ pictures
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｓ for
ｆｏｒ aａ special
ｓｐｅｃｉａｌexhibition
ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔｉｏｎinｉｎthe
ｔｈｅRue
Ｒｕｅ de
ｄｅ
Ｓèｚｅ，＋ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗｉｌｌ
Sèze,⁴ which ｏｐｅｎ ｔｈｅ
will open the ｆｉｒｓｔ ｗｅｅｋ ｉｎ
first week Ｏｃｔｏｂｅｒ． Ｔｈｅ
in October. Theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portraitｗｉｌｌ
will
ｏｎｌｙ
only ｂｅ
be ａｗａｙ
awayａ aｍｏｎｔｈ．
month.Ｉ Iｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｙｏｕyou
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｅａｓｉｌｙ
could easilyｓｐａｒｅ
spareｉｔitｆｏｒ
for ｔｈａｔ
that
ｔｉｍｅ． Ｉｎ ｆａｃｔ， ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｓｕｒｅ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｔｏｗｎ． Ａｎｄ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｋｅｅｐ ｉｔ ａｌｗａｙｓ
time. In fact, you are sure to be out of town. And if you keep it always
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ
behindａ aｓｃｒｅｅｎ，
screen,ｙｏｕ
youｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’tｃａｒｅ
careｍｕｃｈ
muchａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｉｔ．’
it.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ ｐａｓｓｅｄ ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄ ｏｖｅｒ ｈｉｓ ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ．
Dorian Gray passed his hand over his forehead. There Ｔｈｅｒｅ were
ｗｅｒｅ beads
ｂｅａｄｓ
ｏｆ ｐｅｒｓｐｉｒａｔｉｏｎ ｔｈｅｒｅ． Ｈｅ ｆｅｌｔ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｂｒｉｎｋ ｏｆ
of perspiration there. He felt that he was on the brink of a horrible ａ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
ｄａｎｇｅｒ．‘Ｙｏｕ
danger. ‘Youｔｏｌｄtold ｍｅ
meａaｍｏｎｔｈ
month ａｇｏago
ｔｈａｔ
thatｙｏｕ
youｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｎｅｖｅｒ ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔ
never exhibitｉｔ，＇
it,’
ｈｅ
he ｃｒｉｅｄ． ＇Ｗｈｙ have
cried. ‘Why ｈａｖｅ you
ｙｏｕ changed
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ｙｏｕｒ ｍｉｎｄ？ Ｙｏｕ
your mind? Youｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｗｈｏ
whoｇｏgoｉｎ in
ｆｏｒ ｂｅｉｎｇ consistent
for being ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｅｎｔhave
ｈａｖｅ just
ｊｕｓｔasａｓmany
ｍａｎｙmoods
ｍｏｏｄｓ ａｓ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ have.
as others ｈａｖｅ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｏｎｌｙ
only
ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
difference isｉｓthat
ｔｈａｔyour
ｙｏｕｒmoods
ｍｏｏｄｓ are
ａｒｅ rather
ｒａｔｈｅｒ meaningless.
ｍｅａｎｉｎｇｌｅｓｓ． You
Ｙｏｕ ｃａｎ＇ｔ ｈａｖｅ
can’t have
ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ
forgotten ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ assured
that you ａｓｓｕｒｅｄ me
ｍｅ ｍｏｓｔ
mostｓｏｌｅｍｎｌｙ
solemnlyｔｈａｔ
that ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｉｎin ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ
the world
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｉｎｄｕｃｅ
induceｙｏｕ
youｔｏtoｓｅｎｄ
sendｉｔit ｔｏ ａｎｙ exhibition.
to any ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔｉｏｎ． You
Ｙｏｕ ｔｏｌｄ Ｈａｒｒｙ ｅｘａｃｔｌｙ
told Harry exactly
ｔｈｅ same
the ｓａｍｅ ｔｈｉｎｇ．＇ Ｈｅ stopped
thing.’ He ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ，
suddenly, ａｎｄ
andａa ｇｌｅａｍ
gleamｏｆofｌｉｇｈｔ ｃａｍｅ ｉｎｔｏ
light came into
ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ．HeＨｅremembered
his eyes. ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ ｔｈａｔ
that Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｈａｄ
hadｓａｉｄ
saidｔｏ
to ｈｉｍ
himｏｎｃｅ，
once, ｈａｌｆ
half
ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ ａｎｄ ｈａｌｆ
seriously and ｉｎ jest,
half in ｊｅｓｔ，‘IfＩｆyou
ｙｏｕwant
ｗａｎｔ toｔｏ have
ｈａｖｅ aａ strange
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ quarter
ｑｕａｒｔｅｒ ｏｆ ａｎ
of an
ｈｏｕｒ，
hour, ｇｅｔ
get Ｂａｓｉｌ ｔｏ tell
Basil to ｔｅｌｌyouｙｏｕwhy
ｗｈｙ he
ｈｅ won’t
ｗｏｎ＇ｔ ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ．
exhibit your Ｈｅ ｔｏｌｄ
picture. He told
ｍｅ
me ｗｈｙ
whyｈｅheｗｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ，
wouldn’t,ａｎｄ andｉｔit ｗａｓ
wasａa ｒｅｖｅｌａｔｉｏｎ
revelation to ｔｏ me.’
ｍｅ．＇Ｙｅｓ，
Yes, ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhaps
Ｂａｓｉｌ， ｔｏｏ， had
Basil, too, ｈａｄ his
ｈｉｓ secret.
ｓｅｃｒｅｔ．HeＨｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ａｓｋ ｈｉｍ ａｎｄ
ask him andｔｒｙ．
try.
‘Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇
‘Basil,’ heｈｅsaid,
ｓａｉｄ，coming
ｃｏｍｉｎｇover
ｏｖｅｒ quite
ｑｕｉｔｅ close,
ｃｌｏｓｅ，andａｎｄ looking
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ him
ｈｉｍ ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ
straight
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ face,
in the ｆａｃｅ，‘we
＇ｗｅhave
ｈａｖｅ each
ｅａｃｈ of
ｏｆ usｕｓ aａ secret.
ｓｅｃｒｅｔ．LetＬｅｔmeｍｅ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｙｏｕｒｓ，
yours, ａｎｄ
and ＩI
ｓｈａｌｌ ｔｅｌｌyou
shall tell ｙｏｕmine.
ｍｉｎｅ．What
Ｗｈａｔ was
ｗａｓ ｙｏｕｒ
yourｒｅａｓｏｎ
reasonｆｏｒ
for ｒｅｆｕｓｉｎｇ
refusing ｔｏ ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔ my
to exhibit ｍｙ
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ？’
picture?’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painterｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｅｄ
shudderedｉｎ inｓｐｉｔｅ
spiteｏｆofｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ．
himself.＂Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
‘Dorian,ｉｆif ＩI ｔｏｌｄ
told ｙｏｕ，
you,
ｙｏｕ
you ｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｌｉｋｅ ｍｅ ｌｅｓｓ
like me ｔｈａｎ you
less than ｙｏｕ do,
ｄｏ， and
ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ
you ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly ｌａｕｇｈ
laugh ａｔ
at
ｍｅ．
me. ＩI could
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ
not ｂｅａｒ
bear ｙｏｕｒ
yourｄｏｉｎｇ
doingｅｉｔｈｅｒ
eitherｏｆof ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｔｗｏ
twoｔｈｉｎｇｓ．
things. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ wish
If you ｗｉｓｈ
ｍｅ
meｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｔｏtoｌｏｏｋ
look ａｔ
at ｙｏｕｒ
your ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture ａｇａｉｎ，
again, IＩ am
ａｍ ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔ．
content. IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ
ｙｏｕ
youｔｏto ｌｏｏｋ
look ａｔ．
at. IfＩｆｙｏｕ ｗｉｓｈ the
you wish ｔｈｅ best
ｂｅｓｔ work
ｗｏｒｋ IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ ever
ｅｖｅｒ done
ｄｏｎｅ ｔｏ ｂｅ hidden
to be ｈｉｄｄｅｎ
ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅtheｗｏｒｌｄ，
world,ＩI ａｍamｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ． Ｙｏｕｒ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ
satisfied. Your friendship ｉｓ ｄｅａｒｅｒ to
is dearer ｔｏ me
ｍｅ ｔｈａｎ
than
ａｎｙ
any ｆａｍｅ
fameｏｒorｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ．’
reputation.’


Ｉ０９
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

＇Ｎｏ，
‘No, Ｂａｓｉｌ， ｙｏｕ must
Basil, you ｍｕｓｔ ｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ，＇ insisted
tell me,’ ｉｎｓｉｓｔｅｄDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray.
Ｇｒａｙ． Ｉ‘I ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ
ａa right
ｒｉｇｈｔ toｔｏ know.’
ｋｎｏｗ．＇ His
Ｈｉｓ feeling
ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ ofｏｆterror
ｔｅｒｒｏｒhad
ｈａｄ passed
ｐａｓｓｅｄ away,
ａｗａｙ， ａｎｄ
andｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ
curiosity
ｈａｄ
had ｔａｋｅｎ
taken ｉｔｓ ｐｌａｃｅ．He
its place. Ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ
determinedｔｏtoｆｉｎｄ
find ｏｕｔ
out Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓ
Basil Hallward’s
ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ．
mystery.
Ｌｅｔ
‘Letｕｓusｓｉｔ ｄｏｗｎ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇
sit down, Dorian,’ｓａｉｄ said ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ， ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ troubled.
painter, looking ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄ． ‘Let Ｌｅｔ ｕｓus
ｓｉｔ ｄｏｗｎ． And
sit down. Ａｎｄ ｊｕｓｔ ａｎｓｗｅｒ me
just answer ｍｅ ｏｎｅ
one ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ．
question. Have Ｈａｖｅ ｙｏｕ youｎｏｔｉｃｅｄ
noticedｉｎin ｔｈｅ the
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ？－ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
picture something curious? – something ｔｈａｔthatｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ
probably ａｔ atｆｉｒｓｔ
first ｄｉｄ
did ｎｏｔ
not
ｓｔｒｉｋｅ
strike you,ｙｏｕ， but
ｂｕｔ ｔｈａｔ
that ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ
revealedｉｔｓｅｌｆ ｔｏ you
itself to ｙｏｕ ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ？”
suddenly?’
＇Ｂａｓｉｌ！＇
‘Basil!’ criedｃｒｉｅｄtheｔｈｅlad,
ｌａｄ，clutching
ｃｌｕｔｃｈｉｎｇthe ｔｈｅarms
ａｒｍｓ ofｏｆ his
ｈｉｓchair
ｃｈａｉｒwithｗｉｔｈ trembling
ｔｒｅｍｂｌｉｎｇ
ｈａｎｄｓ， ａｎｄ ｇａｚｉｎｇ ａｔ ｈｉｍ ｗｉｔｈ ｗｉｌｄ， ｓｔａｒｔｌｅｄ ｅｙｅｓ．
hands, and gazing at him with wild, startled eyes.
Ｉ‘I ｓｅｅ
see ｙｏｕ
youｄｉｄ．did. Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｓｐｅａｋ．
speak.Ｗａｉｔ
Waitｔｉｌｌ ｙｏｕ ｈｅａｒ
till you hear ｗｈａｔ
whatＩ Iｈａｖｅ
haveｔｏtoｓａｙ． say.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｆｒｏｍ from ｔｈｅ the ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
momentＩ Iｍｅｔ metｙｏｕ，you,⁵ｙｏｕｒyourｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personality ｈａｄ had ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ
the most
ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
extraordinary ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ influence over ｏｖｅｒ me.
ｍｅ． ＩI was
ｗａｓ ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｄ，
dominated,ｓｏｕｌ， soul, ｂｒａｉｎ，
brain, andａｎｄ
ｐｏｗｅｒ
powerｂｙbyｙｏｕ． you.Ｙｏｕ Youｂｅｃａｍｅ
became ｔｏ toｍｅ me
ｔｈｅ theｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ
visibleｉｎｃａｒｎａｔｉｏｎ
incarnationｏｆof ｔｈａｔ that
ｕｎｓｅｅｎ
unseenｉｄｅａｌ ｗｈｏｓｅ ｍｅｍｏｒｙ
ideal whose memory ｈａｕｎｔｓ
hauntsｕｓ usａｒｔｉｓｔｓ
artistsｌｉｋｅ ａｎ ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ
like an exquisite dream.ｄｒｅａｍ．
ＩI worshipped
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ ｙｏｕ． you. ＩI grew
ｇｒｅｗ ｊｅａｌｏｕｓ
jealous ofｏｆeveryｅｖｅｒｙone ｏｎｅtoｔｏwhomｗｈｏｍ ｙｏｕyou ｓｐｏｋｅ．
spoke. ＩI
ｗａｎｔｅｄ
wantedｔｏ to ｈａｖｅ
haveｙｏｕ youａｌｌ ｔｏ myself.
all to ｍｙｓｅｌｆ．I Ｉwas ｗａｓonly
ｏｎｌｙhappyｈａｐｐｙ when
ｗｈｅｎ ＩI wasｗａｓ ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｙｏｕ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅ ａｗａｙ ｆｒｏｍ ｍｅ ｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｉｎ my
you. When you were away from me you were still present in ｍｙ
ａｒｔ．．．．
art. . . . OfＯｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
course ＩI never
ｎｅｖｅｒ ｌｅｔ ｙｏｕ know
let you ｋｎｏｗ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingａｂｏｕｔ aboutｔｈｉｓ．
this. Ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ
It would
ｈａｖｅ
have ｂｅｅｎ beenｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ．
impossible. Ｙｏｕ Youｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｎｏｔ notｈａｖｅ
haveｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ
understood ｉｔ．it. ＩI ｈａｒｄｌｙ
hardly
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ
understoodｉｔit ｍｙｓｅｌｆ． myself. IＩ onlyｏｎｌｙ knew
ｋｎｅｗ ｔｈａｔ
that ＩI ｈａｄ
hadｓｅｅｎseenｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ
perfection ｆａｃｅ face ｔｏ to
ｆａｃｅ，
face, and ａｎｄ thatｔｈａｔ theｔｈｅworld
ｗｏｒｌｄ had ｈａｄ become
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderful ｔｏ to ｍｙmy ｅｙｅｓ
eyes －– ｔｏｏ too
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ，
wonderful,ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ， perhaps,ｆｏｒ forｉｎin ｓｕｃｈ
suchｍａｄ mad ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｓ
worships ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ isｐｅｒｉｌ，
there peril,ｔｈｅtheｐｅｒｉｌ
peril
ｏｆ ｌｏｓｉｎｇthem,
of losing ｔｈｅｍ， no ｎｏ less
ｌｅｓｓthanｔｈａｎtheｔｈｅperil
ｐｅｒｉｌ of ｏｆ ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ
keeping ｔｈｅｍ．．．．
them. Ｗｅｅｋｓ and
. . . Weeks ａｎｄ
ｗｅｅｋｓ
weeks ｗｅｎｔ went ｏｎ， on, andａｎｄ IＩ grew
ｇｒｅｗ more
ｍｏｒｅ and
ａｎｄ ｍｏｒｅ
more ａｂｓｏｒｂｅｄ
absorbed ｉｎ ｙｏｕ． Then
in you. Ｔｈｅｎ
ｃａｍｅ
cameａa ｎｅｗ newｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ．
development.Ｉ Iｈａｄ hadｄｒａｗｎ
drawnｙｏｕ youａｓasＰａｒｉｓ
Parisｉｎ ｄａｉｎｔｙ armour,
in dainty ａｒｍｏｕｒ，
ａｎｄ
and ａｓas Ａｄｏｎｉｓ
Adonisｗｉｔｈ withｈｕｎｔｓｍａｎ＇ｓ
huntsman’sｃｌｏａｋ cloakａｎｄ andｐｏｌｉｓｈｅｄ
polishedｂｏａｒ－ｓｐｅａｒ．
boar-spear.
Ｃｒｏｗｎｅｄ
Crownedｗｉｔｈ withｈｅａｖｙ
heavyｌｏｔｕｓ－ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍｓ
lotus-blossoms you ｙｏｕ ｈａｄhad ｓａｔsat ｏｎon ｔｈｅ
the ｐｒｏｗprow ｏｆ of
Ａｄｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Adrian’s barge,ｂａｒｇｅ， gazing
ｇａｚｉｎｇ across
ａｃｒｏｓｓ the ｔｈｅ green
ｇｒｅｅｎ turbid
ｔｕｒｂｉｄ Nile.
Ｎｉｌｅ．You Ｙｏｕ had
ｈａｄ ｌｅａｎｔ
leant
ｏｖｅｒ
over ｔｈｅ ｓｔｉｌｌpool
the still ｐｏｏｌofｏｆsome
ｓｏｍｅGreek
Ｇｒｅｅｋ woodland,
ｗｏｏｄｌａｎｄ， ａｎｄ andｓｅｅｎseenｉｎin ｔｈｅthe ｗａｔｅｒ＇ｓ
water’s
ｓｉｌｅｎｔ ｓｉｌｖｅｒtheｔｈｅmarvel
silent silver ｍａｒｖｅｌofｏｆyourｙｏｕｒownｏｗｎ ｆａｃｅ．６
face.⁶ AndＡｎｄ ｉｔ ｈａｄ ａｌｌ
it had ｂｅｅｎ what
all been ｗｈａｔ ａｒｔart
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｂｅ， be, ｕｎｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ，
unconscious, ｉｄｅａｌ， ideal, andａｎｄ remote.
ｒｅｍｏｔｅ． One Ｏｎｅ ｄａｙ，day,ａ aｆａｔａｌ
fatal ｄａｙ
day ＩI
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｔｈｉｎｋ， think,ＩI ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ
determinedｔｏtoｐａｉｎｔ paintａaｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portraitｏｆ of ｙｏｕ
you ａｓ as
ｙｏｕ
you ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ
actually are, ａｒｅ， not
ｎｏｔ inｉｎtheｔｈｅcostume
ｃｏｓｔｕｍｅ of ｏｆ dead
ｄｅａｄ ages,
ａｇｅｓ， but
ｂｕｔ inｉｎyour
ｙｏｕｒ ownｏｗｎ
ｄｒｅｓｓ
dress andａｎｄ ｉｎ ｙｏｕｒ own
in your ｏｗｎ ｔｉｍｅ． Ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｉｔit ｗａｓ
time. Whether was ｔｈｅ Ｒｅａｌｉｓｍ ｏｆ
the Realism ｔｈｅ method,
of the ｍｅｔｈｏｄ，
ｏｒ ｔｈｅ mere
or the ｍｅｒｅ ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonderｏｆofｙｏｕｒ yourｏｗｎown ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ，
personality,ｔｈｕｓ thusｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ
directly presented

ＩＩｏ

  ＩＸ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｔｏto ｍｅ
meｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
withoutｍｉｓｔ
mistｏｒorｖｅｉｌ，
veil, ＩI cannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ ｔｅｌｌ． Ｂｕｔ IＩknow
tell. But ｋｎｏｗ that
ｔｈａｔ as
ａｓ IＩworked
ｗｏｒｋｅｄ
ａｔ ｉｔ， ｅｖｅｒｙ ｆｌａｋｅ ａｎｄ ｆｉｌｍ ｏｆ ｃｏｌｏｕｒ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｒｅｖｅａｌ
at it, every flake and film of colour seemed to me to reveal my secret.⁷ ｍｙ ｓｅｃｒｅｔ．？
ＩI grew
ｇｒｅｗ ａｆｒａｉｄ ｔｈａｔ others
afraid that ｏｔｈｅｒｓ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｋｎｏｗknowｏｆofｍｙmy ｉｄｏｌａｔｒｙ．
idolatry.Ｉ Iｆｅｌｔ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
felt, Dorian,
ｔｈａｔ
that I had told too much, that I had put too much of myself intoｉｔ．
Ｉ ｈａｄ ｔｏｌｄ ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ， ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｈａｄ ｐｕｔ ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｏｆ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ ｉｎｔｏ it.
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｉｔitｗａｓ
wasｔｈａｔ
thatＩIｒｅｓｏｌｖｅｄ
resolvedｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｔｏtoａｌｌｏｗ
allowｔｈｅ
theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
pictureｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔｅｄ．
exhibited.
Ｙｏｕ
Youｗｅｒｅ ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
were a little ａｎｎｏｙｅｄ；
annoyed;ｂｕｔ
butｔｈｅｎ
thenｙｏｕyou
ｄｉｄdidｎｏｔnotｒｅａｌｉｚｅ
realizeａｌｌallｔｈａｔ
thatｉｔit
ｍｅａｎｔ
meantｔｏto ｍｅ．
me.Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry,ｔｏto ｗｈｏｍ
whom Ｉ ｔａｌｋｅｄ
I talkedａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｉｔ，
it, ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ
laughedａｔ at ｍｅ．
me. Ｂｕｔ
ButＩI
ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ mind
did not ｍｉｎｄ ｔｈａｔ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅtheｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
that. When pictureｗａｓ
wasｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ，
finished,ａｎｄandＩ Iｓａｔ ａｌｏｎｅ with
sat alone ｗｉｔｈ
ｉｔ，
it, I Ｉfelt
ｆｅｌｔthat
ｔｈａｔI was
Ｉ ｗａｓright.
ｒｉｇｈｔ．．．． Ｗｅｌｌ，after
. . . Well, ａｆｔｅｒa ａfew
ｆｅｗ days
ｄａｙｓ the
ｔｈｅ thing
ｔｈｉｎｇ ｌｅｆｔ ｍｙ
left my
ｓｔｕｄｉｏ，ａｎｄ
studio, andａｓasｓｏｏｎ
soonａｓasＩ Iｈａｄ
hadｇｏｔgotｒｉｄridｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｉｎｔｏｌｅｒａｂｌｅ
intolerableｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ
fascinationｏｆofｉｔｓ
its
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ
presence ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ
it seemed to ｍｅmeｔｈａｔ
thatＩI ｈａｄhadｂｅｅｎbeenｆｏｏｌｉｓｈ
foolish ｉｎ
in ｉｍａｇｉｎｉｎｇ
imaginingｔｈａｔ
that ＩI
ｈａｄ
hadｓｅｅｎ
seen ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｉｎ
in ｉｔ， ｍｏｒｅ than
it, more ｔｈａｎ that
ｔｈａｔ you
ｙｏｕ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
extremely ｇｏｏｄ－
good-
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ａｎｄ
andｔｈａｔ
that ＩI could
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｐａｉｎｔ． Ｅｖｅｎ ｎｏｗ
paint. Even nowＩ Iｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannotｈｅｌｐ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
help feelingｔｈａｔ
thatｉｔit
ｉｓ
is aａ mistake
ｍｉｓｔａｋｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｔｈａｔ
to think that ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passionｏｎｅ
oneｆｅｅｌｓ
feelsｉｎin ｃｒｅａｔｉｏｎ
creationｉｓis ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｒｅａｌｌｙ
really
ｓｈｏｗｎ
shownｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｗｏｒｋ
workｏｎｅ
oneｃｒｅａｔｅｓ．
creates. ＡｒｔArt ｉｓ ａｌｗａｙｓ more
is always ｍｏｒｅ ａｂｓｔｒａｃｔ ｔｈａｎ we
abstract than ｗｅ
ｆａｎｃｙ． Ｆｏｒｍ ａｎｄ
fancy. Form andｃｏｌｏｕｒ ｔｅｌｌ
colour tellｕｓusｏｆofｆｏｒｍ
formａｎｄ
andｃｏｌｏｕｒ－
colourｔｈａｔ ｉｓ isａｌｌ．
– that all.ＩｔIt ｏｆｔｅｎ
often
ｓｅｅｍｓ
seems ｔｏ
to ｍｅ
meｔｈａｔ
thatａｒｔ
art ｃｏｎｃｅａｌｓ
concealsｔｈｅ
theａｒｔｉｓｔ ｆａｒ more
artist far ｍｏｒｅ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ
completelyｔｈａｎ
thanｉｔit
ｅｖｅｒ ｒｅｖｅａｌｓ him.
ever reveals ｈｉｍ． And
Ａｎｄ ｓｏso ｗｈｅｎ
whenＩ Iｇｏｔ
gotｔｈｉｓ ｏｆｆｅｒ from
this offer ｆｒｏｍ Paris
Ｐａｒｉｓ IＩdetermined
ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ
ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｍｙ ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔｉｏｎ． Ｉｔ
to make your portrait the principal thing in my exhibition. ｎｅｖｅｒ
It never
ｏｃｃｕｒｒｅｄ
occurred ｔｏ
to ｍｅ
meｔｈａｔ
that ｙｏｕ
youｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｒｅｆｕｓｅ．
refuse.ＩI ｓｅｅ
see ｎｏｗ
nowｔｈａｔ
that ｙｏｕ
youｗｅｒｅ
wereｒｉｇｈｔ．
right.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture ｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannot ｂｅ
be ｓｈｏｗｎ．
shown. Ｙｏｕ
Youｍｕｓｔ
mustｎｏｔ
notｂｅ
be ａｎｇｒｙ
angry ｗｉｔｈ ｍｅ， Dorian,
with me, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
ｆｏｒ ｗｈａｔ ＩI have
for what ｈａｖｅ ｔｏｌｄ ｙｏｕ． As
told you. Ａｓ IＩ said
ｓａｉｄtoｔｏHarry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ，once,
ｏｎｃｅ，you
ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ made
ｍａｄｅ ｔｏto be
ｂｅ
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ．＇
worshipped.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｄｒｅｗ
drewａ aｌｏｎｇ
longｂｒｅａｔｈ．
breath. Ｔｈｅ
Theｃｏｌｏｕｒ
colour ｃａｍｅ
cameｂａｃｋ
backｔｏtoｈｉｓ
his
ｃｈｅｅｋｓ， ａｎｄ ａa ｓｍｉｌｅ
cheeks, and smile ｐｌａｙｅｄ
played ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｈｉｓ
his ｌｉｐｓ． Ｔｈｅ peril
lips. The ｐｅｒｉｌwas
ｗａｓ over.
ｏｖｅｒ．He
Ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ
ｓａｆｅ ｆｏｒ the
safe for ｔｈｅ time.
ｔｉｍｅ． Yet
Ｙｅｔ ｈｅ
he ｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｏｔ
notｈｅｌｐ
helpｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
feelingｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅ
infinite ｐｉｔｙ
pity ｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅ
the
ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ ｗｈｏ ｈａｄ ｊｕｓｔ ｍａｄｅ ｔｈｉｓ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ， ａｎｄ ｗｏｎ－
painter who had just made this strange confession to him, and won-
ｄｅｒｅｄ
deredｉｆif he
ｈｅ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｂｅ
be ｓｏ ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｄ ｂｙbyｔｈｅ
so dominated theｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personality ｏｆ
of
ａa ｆｒｉｅｎｄ． Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
friend. Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｈａｄ
had ｔｈｅ
the ｃｈａｒｍ
charmｏｆof ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｖｅｒｙ
very ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ．
dangerous. Ｂｕｔ
But
ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ａｌｌ．
that was Ｈｅ ｗａｓ
all.⁸ He wasｔｏｏ
tooｃｌｅｖｅｒ
cleverａｎｄ
andｔｏｏ
tooｃｙｎｉｃａｌ
cynicalｔｏtoｂｅbeｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ｆｏｎｄ
fondｏｆ．
of.
Ｗｏｕｌｄ
Wouldｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｅｖｅｒ
ever ｂｅ
beｓｏｍｅ
someｏｎｅ
oneｗｈｏ ｗｏｕｌｄ
who ｆｉｌｌfillｈｉｍ
would himｗｉｔｈ
withａ aｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange
ｉｄｏｌａｔｒｙ？ Ｗａｓ ｔｈａｔ
idolatry? Was thatｏｎｅ
oneｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsｔｈａｔ
thatｌｉｆｅ ｈａｄ ｉｎin ｓｔｏｒｅ？
life had store?
Ｉｔ‘It ｉｓis extraordinary
ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ toｔｏ me,
ｍｅ， Dorian,’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ said
ｓａｉｄ Hallward,
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， ＇ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ should
‘that you ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
ｈａｖｅ
haveｓｅｅｎ
seenｔｈｉｓ
thisｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ．
portrait. Ｄｉｄ
Didｙｏｕ
youｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｓｅｅ
seeｉｔ？＂
it?’
Ｉ‘I ｓａｗ
saw ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｉｎ in ｉｔ，＇ｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， ‘something
it,’ he answered, ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ
that seemed ｍｅ
to me
ｖｅｒｙ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
very curious.’

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 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

‘Ｗｅｌｌ， ｙｏｕdon’t
‘Well, you ｄｏｎ＇ｔmind
ｍｉｎｄ my
ｍｙ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ａｔ ｔｈｅ thing
at the ｔｈｉｎｇ now?’
ｎｏｗ？＂
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｈｉｓ his ｈｅａｄ．
head. Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｍｕｓｔ ｎｏｔnotａｓｋaskｍｅme
must ｔｈａｔ，
that,Ｂａｓｉｌ．
Basil. ＩI ｃｏｕｌｄ
could
ｎｏｔ ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｙ ｌｅｔ ｙｏｕ ｓｔａｎｄ ｉｎ ｆｒｏｎｔ ｏｆ ｔｈａｔ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ．＇
not possibly let you stand in front of that picture.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｗｉｌｌ
will ｓｏｍｅ
someｄａｙ，
day,ｓｕｒｅｌｙ？”
surely?’
＇Ｎｅｖｅｒ．’
‘Never.’
‘Ｗｅｌｌ， ｐｅｒｈａｐｓyou
‘Well, perhaps ｙｏｕareａｒｅright.
ｒｉｇｈｔ．AndＡｎｄnow ｎｏｗgood-bye,
ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ，Dorian.Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． YouＹｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｂｅｅｎ
been ｔｈｅ the ｏｎｅ
oneｐｅｒｓｏｎ
personｉｎinｍｙmyｌｉｆｅ life ｗｈｏ
whoｈａｓhasｒｅａｌｌｙ reallyｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅｄ
influencedｍｙmyａｒｔ．° art.⁹
Ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ
WhateverＩ Iｈａｖｅ haveｄｏｎｅ doneｔｈａｔthatｉｓ ｇｏｏｄ， IＩowe
is good, ｏｗｅ to ｔｏyou.
ｙｏｕ．Ah!Ａｈ！you ｙｏｕdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔknowｋｎｏｗ
ｗｈａｔ ｉｔ ｃｏｓｔ ｍｅ ｔｏ ｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏｌｄ ｙｏｕ．＇
what it cost me to tell you all that I have told you.’
＇Ｍｙ
‘My ｄｅａｒ
dear Ｂａｓｉｌ，’ｓａｉｄ
Basil,’ said Dorian, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，ｗｈａｔ‘what haveｈａｖｅ ｙｏｕ you ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ？ Ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
told me? Simply
ｔｈａｔ
that you ｙｏｕ felt
ｆｅｌｔthat ｔｈａｔyou ｙｏｕadmired
ａｄｍｉｒｅｄ me ｍｅ too
ｔｏｏ much.
ｍｕｃｈ． Ｔｈａｔ Thatｉｓis ｎｏｔnot ｅｖｅｎ
even ａa
ｃｏｍｐｌｉｍｅｎｔ．
compliment.’
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ not
‘It was ｎｏｔ intended
ｉｎｔｅｎｄｅｄ ａｓ as aａ compliment.
ｃｏｍｐｌｉｍｅｎｔ． Ｉｔ ｗａｓ aａ confession.
It was ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ．Now Ｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ
that
ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｍａｄｅmadeｉｔ， ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｓｅｅｍｓ
it, something seems ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ gone
to have ｇｏｎｅ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ me.
out of ｍｅ． Perhaps
Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ one ｏｎｅ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｎｅｖｅｒnever ｐｕｔput ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ
worshipｉｎｔｏ into ｗｏｒｄｓ．＇
words.’
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ａa ｖｅｒｙ
‘It was very ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｉｎｇ
disappointing ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ．＇
confession.’
＂Ｗｈｙ， ｗｈａｔ ｄｉｄ ｙｏｕ ｅｘｐｅｃｔ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ？
‘Why, what did you expect, Dorian?Ｙｏｕ Youｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ
didn’tｓｅｅ see ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anything ｅｌｓｅ else
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ， ｄｉｄ ｙｏｕ？ Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｅｌｓｅ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ？＂
in the picture, did you? There was nothing else to see?’
‘Ｎｏ； ｔｈｅｒｅwas
‘No; there ｗａｓ nothing
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ elseｅｌｓｅtoｔｏsee. ｓｅｅ．WhyＷｈｙdo ｄｏ you
ｙｏｕ ask?
ａｓｋ？ But
Ｂｕｔ you
ｙｏｕ mustn’t
ｍｕｓｔｎ＇ｔ
ｔａｌｋ ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ． Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｆｏｏｌｉｓｈ． Ｙｏｕ ａｎｄ Ｉ
talk about worship. It is foolish. You and I are friends, Basil, andａｒｅ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ， Ｂａｓｉｌ， ａｎｄ we
ｗｅ
ｍｕｓｔ
mustａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｒｅｍａｉｎ
remain ｓｏ．’so.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｈａｖｅhaveｇｏｔ gotＨａｒｒｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ
Harry,’ saidｔｈｅ theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ，
painter,ｓａｄｌｙ．
sadly.
‘Ｏｈ， Ｈａｒｒｙ！＇ cried
‘Oh, Harry!’ ｃｒｉｅｄ theｔｈｅ lad,
ｌａｄ，withｗｉｔｈ aａripple
ｒｉｐｐｌｅofｏｆlaughter.
ｌａｕｇｈｔｅｒ．‘Harry
Ｈａｒｒｙ spends
ｓｐｅｎｄｓ
ｈｉｓ ｄａｙｓ in
his days ｉｎ saying
ｓａｙｉｎｇ whatｗｈａｔ ｉｓ ｉｎｃｒｅｄｉｂｌｅ，and
is incredible, ａｎｄ his
ｈｉｓevenings
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇｓ inｉｎdoing
ｄｏｉｎｇ whatｗｈａｔ
ｉｓ ｉｍｐｒｏｂａｂｌｅ． Ｊｕｓｔ
is improbable. Justｔｈｅtheｓｏｒｔsortｏｆofｌｉｆｅ
life ＩI would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｌｉｋｅ likeｔｏtoｌｅａｄ．
lead.ＢｕｔButｓｔｉｌｌ
still IＩ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
ｔｈｉｎｋ IＩ would
think ｗｏｕｌｄ ｇｏ go ｔｏto Ｈａｒｒｙ
Harryｉｆif ＩI wereｗｅｒｅ ｉｎ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ． IＩwould
in trouble. ｗｏｕｌｄ sooner
ｓｏｏｎｅｒ ｇｏ go ｔｏto
ｙｏｕ，
you,Ｂａｓｉｌ．
Basil.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｗｉｌｌwill ｓｉｔ ｔｏme
sit to ｍｅ again?’
ａｇａｉｎ？＂
‘Ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ！！
‘Impossible!’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｓｐｏｉｌmy
‘You spoil ｍｙ life
ｌｉｆｅasａｓanａｎartistａｒｔｉｓｔ by ｂｙ ｒｅｆｕｓｉｎｇ，
refusing, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
Dorian. NoＮｏman ｍａｎ came
ｃａｍｅ
ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across two ｔｗｏ ｉｄｅａｌ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ． Few
ideal things. Ｆｅｗ ｃｏｍｅ
comeａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｏｎｅ．’one.’
Ｉ‘I ｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’t ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ
explain ｉｔ ｔｏ you,
it to ｙｏｕ， Basil,
Ｂａｓｉｌ， butｂｕｔ IＩ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｓｉｔ ｔｏ you
sit to ｙｏｕ ａｇａｉｎ．
again.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｉｓisｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｆａｔａｌfatalａｂｏｕｔ
aboutａ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ．
a portrait. Ｉｔ Itｈａｓhasａ ｌｉｆｅ
a lifeｏｆofｉｔｓ
its ｏｗｎ．
own.ＩIｗｉｌｌ will
ｃｏｍｅ
comeａｎｄ andｈａｖｅ
have ｔｅａteaｗｉｔｈ
withｙｏｕ． you.Ｔｈａｔ
That ｗｉｌｌwillｂｅbeｊｕｓｔ
justａｓasｐｌｅａｓａｎｔ．＇
pleasant.’
＇Ｐｌｅａｓａｎｔｅｒ
‘Pleasanter ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ， IＩ am
for you, ａｍ ａｆｒａｉｄ，’ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，
afraid,’ murmured Hallward,ｒｅｇｒｅｔｆｕｌｌｙ．
regretfully.
‘Ａｎｄ
‘And now ｎｏｗ ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ．
good-bye.ＩI ａｍ amｓｏｒｒｙsorryｙｏｕ youｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’tｌｅｔ let ｍｅ
meｌｏｏｋ
lookａｔatｔｈｅthe ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture

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ｏｎｃｅ
once ａｇａｉｎ．
again. Ｂｕｔ
But ｔｈａｔ
that ｃａｎ＇ｔ ｂｅ helped.
can’t be ｈｅｌｐｅｄ． IＩ quite
ｑｕｉｔｅunderstand
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ what
ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ
youｆｅｅｌ
feel
ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｉｔ．’
it.’
Ａｓ
As ｈｅ
he ｌｅｆｔ ｔｈｅroom,
left the ｒｏｏｍ， Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｓｍｉｌｅｄ
smiledｔｏto ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ． Ｐｏｏｒ Ｂａｓｉｌ！
himself. Poor ｈｏｗ
Basil! how
ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｈｅ ｋｎｅｗ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｔｒｕｅ ｒｅａｓｏｎ！ Ａｎｄ ｈｏｗ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｔｈａｔ， ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ
little he knew of the true reason! And how strange it was that, instead
ｏｆ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｂｅｅｎ
of having been ｆｏｒｃｅｄ
forced ｔｏ
to ｒｅｖｅａｌ ｈｉｓ own
reveal his ｏｗｎ ｓｅｃｒｅｔ，
secret, heｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｓｕｃｃｅｅｄｅｄ，
succeeded,
ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ｂｙ
by ｃｈａｎｃｅ，
chance, ｉｎ ｗｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ aａ secret
in wresting ｓｅｃｒｅｔfrom
ｆｒｏｍhis
ｈｉｓfriend!
ｆｒｉｅｎｄ！ Ｈｏｗmuch
How ｍｕｃｈ that
ｔｈａｔ
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ explained
strange confession ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ ｔｏto ｈｉｍ！
him! Ｔｈｅ
Theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ＇ｓ
painter’s ａｂｓｕｒｄ
absurdｆｉｔｓ
fits ｏｆ
of
ｊｅａｌｏｕｓｙ， ｈｉｓ ｗｉｌｄ ｄｅｖｏｔｉｏｎ， ｈｉｓ ｅｘｔｒａｖａｇａｎｔ ｐａｎｅｇｙｒｉｃｓ， ｈｉｓ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
jealousy, his wild devotion, his extravagant panegyrics, his curious
ｒｅｔｉｃｅｎｃｅｓ
reticences –－ he
ｈｅ understood
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ ｔｈｅｍ
themａｌｌ
all ｎｏｗ，
now, ａｎｄ
andｈｅheｆｅｌｔ
felt ｓｏｒｒｙ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ
sorry. There
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｈｉｍ
himｔｏtoｂｅbeｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｔｒａｇｉｃ
tragicｉｎin ａa ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ ｓｏ coloured
friendship so ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ ｂｙ
by
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ．１０
romance.¹⁰
Ｈｅ
Heｓｉｇｈｅｄ，
sighed, ａｎｄ
andｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ
touchedｔｈｅ
theｂｅｌｌ． Ｔｈｅ portrait
bell. The ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔmust
ｍｕｓｔ be
ｂｅhidden
ｈｉｄｄｅｎ away
ａｗａｙ
ａｔ ａｌｌcosts.
at all ｃｏｓｔｓ．HeＨｅ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ not
ｎｏｔ run
ｒｕｎ ｓｕｃｈ
such ａa ｒｉｓｋ ｏｆ discovery
risk of ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｙ again.
ａｇａｉｎ． ItＩｔ had
ｈａｄ
ｂｅｅｎ
been ｍａｄ
madｏｆofｈｉｍ
himｔｏtoｈａｖｅ
haveａｌｌｏｗｅｄ
allowedｔｈｅtheｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ｔｏ
to ｒｅｍａｉｎ，
remain, ｅｖｅｎ
even ｆｏｒ
for ａｎ
an
ｈｏｕｒ，
hour, ｉｎ
in aａ room
ｒｏｏｍ ｔｏto ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichａｎｙ
anyｏｆofｈｉｓ
hisｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ
friends ｈａｄ
hadａｃｃｅｓｓ．
access.

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Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｈｉｓhisｓｅｒｖａｎｔ
servant ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ， ｈｅ looked
entered, he ｌｏｏｋｅｄ at
ａｔ him
ｈｉｍ steadfastly,
ｓｔｅａｄｆａｓｔｌｙ，andａｎｄwondered
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ
ｉｆ ｈｅ had
if he ｈａｄ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ of
ｏｆ peering
ｐｅｅｒｉｎｇ behind
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ screen.
ｓｃｒｅｅｎ．The
Ｔｈｅ man
ｍａｎ ｗａｓ
was ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite
ｉｍｐａｓｓｉｖｅ，
impassive, ａｎｄ
andｗａｉｔｅｄ
waitedｆｏｒ
forｈｉｓ
his ｏｒｄｅｒｓ．
orders. Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｌｉｔ
lit aａ cigarette,
ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ，and
ａｎｄwalked
ｗａｌｋｅｄ
ｏｖｅｒ
overｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the ｇｌａｓｓ
glass ａｎｄ
andｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glancedｉｎｔｏ
intoｉｔ．
it. Ｈｅ
Heｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｓｅｅ
seeｔｈｅ
theｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ
reflection ｏｆ
of
Ｖｉｃｔｏｒ＇ｓ face
Victor’s ｆａｃｅ perfectly.
ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ． ItＩｔwas
ｗａｓ like
ｌｉｋｅ aａ placid
ｐｌａｃｉｄ mask
ｍａｓｋ ｏｆof ｓｅｒｖｉｌｉｔｙ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ
servility. There
ｗａｓ
wasｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｔｏtoｂｅbeａｆｒａｉｄ
afraidｏｆ，
of,ｔｈｅｒｅ．
there. Ｙｅｔ
Yet ｈｅ
heｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｉｔit ｂｅｓｔ
best ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be ｏｎ
on ｈｉｓ
his
ｇｕａｒｄ．
guard.
Ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ
Speakingｖｅｒｙ veryｓｌｏｗｌｙ，
slowly, ｈｅ he ｔｏｌｄ
told ｈｉｍ
himｔｏto ｔｅｌｌ ｔｈｅ housekeeper
tell the ｈｏｕｓｅｋｅｅｐｅｒ ｔｈａｔ that ｈｅ he
ｗａｎｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ ｈｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ｔｏ ｇｏ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｆｒａｍｅ－ｍａｋｅｒ ａｎｄ ａｓｋ ｈｉｍ ｔｏ
wanted to see her, and then to go to the frame-maker and ask him to
ｓｅｎｄ ｔｗｏ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｍｅｎ ｒｏｕｎｄ ａｔ ｏｎｃｅ． Ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
send two of his men round at once. It seemed to him that as the man ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｔｈａｔ ａｓ ｔｈｅ ｍａｎ
ｌｅｆｔ
left the ｔｈｅroom
ｒｏｏｍ hisｈｉｓ eyes
ｅｙｅｓwandered
ｗａｎｄｅｒｅｄ ｉｎin ｔｈｅ the ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎ
direction of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ screen.
ｓｃｒｅｅｎ．Or Ｏｒ was
ｗａｓ
ｔｈａｔ merely
that ｍｅｒｅｌｙ his ｈｉｓ own
ｏｗｎ ｆａｎｃｙ？１
fancy?¹
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After ａa ｆｅｗ few ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ，
moments,ｉｎinｈｅｒ herｂｌａｃｋ
blackｓｉｌｋ silkｄｒｅｓｓ，
dress, ｗｉｔｈ
with ｏｌｄ－ｆａｓｈｉｏｎｅｄ
old-fashioned
ｔｈｒｅａｄ
thread ｍｉｔｔｅｎｓ
mittens on ｏｎ ｈｅｒher ｗｒｉｎｋｌｅｄ
wrinkled ｈａｎｄｓ，
hands, Ｍｒｓ MrsＬｅａｆ
Leafｂｕｓｔｌｅｄ
bustledｉｎｔｏinto ｔｈｅ the
ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ．
library. He Ｈｅ asked
ａｓｋｅｄ ｈｅｒher ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ key
for the ｋｅｙ ofｏｆtheｔｈｅschoolroom.
ｓｃｈｏｏｌｒｏｏｍ．
Ｔｈｅ
‘Theｏｌｄ oldｓｃｈｏｏｌｒｏｏｍ，
schoolroom, ＭｒMrＤｏｒｉａｎ？”
Dorian?’ ｓｈｅsheｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ．
exclaimed. Ｗｈｙ， ｉｔ ｉｓit isｆｕｌｌ
‘Why, full ｏｆ
of
ｄｕｓｔ． Ｉ ｍｕｓｔ ｇｅｔ ｉｔ ａｒｒａｎｇｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｐｕｔ ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｙｏｕ ｇｏ ｉｎｔｏ ｉｔ． ＩｔIt
dust. I must get it arranged, and put straight before you go into it.
ｉｓis ｎｏｔ
notｆｉｔ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ
fit for youｔｏtoｓｅｅ，see,ｓｉｒ．
sir.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｎｏｔ， ｉｎｄｅｅｄ．’
is not, indeed.’
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t want it put straight, Leaf. ＩI only
ｗａｎｔ ｉｔ ｐｕｔ ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ， Ｌｅａｆ． ｏｎｌｙ want
ｗａｎｔ ｔｈｅ
theｋｅｙ．＇
key.’
‘Ｗｅｌｌ，
‘Well, sir, ｓｉｒ，you’ll
ｙｏｕ＇ｌｌbe ｂｅcovered
ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄwith ｗｉｔｈcobwebs
ｃｏｂｗｅｂｓ ｉｆ ｙｏｕ go
if you ｇｏ ｉｎｔｏ
into ｉｔ． Ｗｈｙ，
it. Why,
ｉｔ ｈａｓｎ＇ｔ been
it hasn’t ｂｅｅｎ ｏｐｅｎｅｄ
openedｆｏｒ forｎｅａｒｌｙ
nearlyｆｉｖｅ fiveｙｅａｒｓ，
years, ｎｏｔnot ｓｉｎｃｅ
since ｈｉｓ
his ｌｏｒｄｓｈｉｐ
lordship
ｄｉｅｄ．’
died.’
Ｈｅ
He ｗｉｎｃｅｄ
wincedａｔatｔｈｅ the ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ
mentionｏｆofｈｉｓ his ｇｒａｎｄｆａｔｈｅｒ．
grandfather. He Ｈｅ ｈａｄ
hadｈａｔｅｆｕｌ
hateful
ｍｅｍｏｒｉｅｓ
memoriesｏｆof ｈｉｍ．＂Ｔｈａｔ
him. ‘Thatｄｏｅｓ doesｎｏｔ notｍａｔｔｅｒ，＇
matter,’ he ｈｅ answered.
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ． ‘I Ｉ simply
ｓｉｍｐｌｙ wantｗａｎｔ
ｔｏ ｓｅｅ the
to see ｔｈｅ place
ｐｌａｃｅ－–ｔｈａｔthatｉｓis all.
ａｌｌ．Give
Ｇｉｖｅ meｍｅ ｔｈｅthe ｋｅｙ．＇
key.’
＇Ａｎｄ
‘Andｈｅｒｅ hereｉｓisｔｈｅtheｋｅｙ，
key,ｓｉｒ，＇ ｓａｉｄthe
sir,’ said ｔｈｅold ｏｌｄlady,
ｌａｄｙ，going
ｇｏｉｎｇ over
ｏｖｅｒ the
ｔｈｅ contents
ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔｓ

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  Ｘ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｏｆ ｈｅｒ bunch
of her ｂｕｎｃｈ ｗｉｔｈ
withｔｒｅｍｕｌｏｕｓｌｙ
tremulouslyｕｎｃｅｒｔａｉｎ
uncertainｈａｎｄｓ． ＇Ｈｅｒｅ
hands. ｉｓ isｔｈｅtheｋｅｙ．
‘Here key.Ｉ＇ｌｌ
I’ll
ｈａｖｅ
haveｉｔit off
ｏｆｆ the
ｔｈｅbunch
ｂｕｎｃｈ inｉｎ aａ moment.
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ． Ｂｕｔ
Butｙｏｕ
youｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｏｆofｌｉｖｉｎｇ ｕｐ
living up
ｔｈｅｒｅ， ｓｉｒ， ａｎｄ ｙｏｕ ｓｏ ｃｏｍｆｏｒｔａｂｌｅ ｈｅｒｅ？”
there, sir, and you so comfortable here?’
‘Ｎｏ， ｎｏ，’heｈｅcried,
‘No, no,’ ｃｒｉｅｄ，petulantly.
ｐｅｔｕｌａｎｔｌｙ．Ｔｈａｎｋ
‘Thank ｙｏｕ，
you, Ｌｅａｆ．
Leaf. Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｗｉｌｌ
will ｄｏ．＇
do.’
Ｓｈｅ
She lingered for a few moments, and was garrulous over ｓｏｍｅ
ｌｉｎｇｅｒｅｄ ｆｏｒ ａ ｆｅｗ ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ， ａｎｄ ｗａｓ ｇａｒｒｕｌｏｕｓ ｏｖｅｒ someｄｅｔａｉｌ
detail
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ household.
of the ｈｏｕｓｅｈｏｌｄ． He
Ｈｅ ｓｉｇｈｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｔｏｌｄ
sighed, and ｈｅｒ to
told her ｔｏ manage
ｍａｎａｇｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ａｓ
as ｓｈｅ
she
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｂｅｓｔ．
best. Ｓｈｅ
Sheｌｅｆｔ ｔｈｅ room,
left the ｒｏｏｍ， ｗｒｅａｔｈｅｄ
wreathedｉｎinｓｍｉｌｅｓ．
smiles.
Ａｓ
As ｔｈｅ
the ｄｏｏｒ
door ｃｌｏｓｅｄ，
closed, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｐｕｔ putｔｈｅ the ｋｅｙ
key ｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ ｐｏｃｋｅｔ， and
his pocket, ａｎｄ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
looked
ｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｒｏｏｍ． Ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅ ｆｅｌｌ ｏｎ ａ ｌａｒｇｅ ｐｕｒｐｌｅ ｓａｔｉｎ ｃｏｖｅｒｌｅｔ ｈｅａｖｉｌｙ
round the room. His eye fell on a large purple satin coverlet heavily
ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ
embroideredｗｉｔｈ withｇｏｌｄ，
gold,ａ aｓｐｌｅｎｄｉｄ
splendidｐｉｅｃｅ pieceｏｆof ｌａｔｅ ｓｅｖｅｎｔｅｅｎｔｈ－ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
late seventeenth-century
Ｖｅｎｅｔｉａｎ
Venetian work that his grandfather had found ｉｎ
ｗｏｒｋ ｔｈａｔ ｈｉｓ ｇｒａｎｄｆａｔｈｅｒ ｈａｄ ｆｏｕｎｄ in ａa ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔ
convent ｎｅａｒ near
Ｂｏｌｏｇｎａ．Ｙｅｓ，
Bologna. Yes, that would serve to wrap the dreadful thingｉｎ．
ｔｈａｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｅｒｖｅ ｔｏ ｗｒａｐ ｔｈｅ ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ ｔｈｉｎｇ in. Ｉｔ ｈａｄ
It had
ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhaps ｓｅｒｖｅｄserved ｏｆｔｅｎ
often ａｓ as ａa ｐａｌｌ
pall forｆｏｒ the ｔｈｅ dead.
ｄｅａｄ． Now Ｎｏｗ ｉｔit ｗａｓwas ｔｏ to ｈｉｄｅ
hide
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｔｈａｔ thatｈａｄ
hadａaｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ
corruptionｏｆof ｉｔｓ ｏｗｎ， worse
its own, ｗｏｒｓｅ than
ｔｈａｎ theｔｈｅ corruption
ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ
ｏｆ death
of ｄｅａｔｈ itself
ｉｔｓｅｌｆ－ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ that
– something ｔｈａｔwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ breed
ｂｒｅｅｄ horrors
ｈｏｒｒｏｒｓ and ａｎｄ yetｙｅｔ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｄｉｅ． Ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅ
die. What the ｗｏｒｍ
worm ｗａｓwasｔｏ toｔｈｅtheｃｏｒｐｓｅ，
corpse,ｈｉｓ hisｓｉｎｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅbeｔｏto ｔｈｅ
sins would the
ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
painted ｉｍａｇｅimage ｏｎ onｔｈｅ the ｃａｎｖａｓ．
canvas. ＴｈｅｙTheyｗｏｕｌｄ wouldｍａｒ marｉｔｓits ｂｅａｕｔｙ，
beauty, ａｎｄ and ｅａｔ eat
ａｗａｙ ｉｔｓ ｇｒａｃｅ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｄｅｆｉｌｅ ｉｔ， ａｎｄ ｍａｋｅ ｉｔ ｓｈａｍｅｆｕｌ． Ａｎｄ ｙｅｔ
away its grace. They would defile it, and make it shameful. And yet
ｔｈｅ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｌｉｖｅ ｏｎ． Ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ａｌｗａｙｓ ａｌｉｖｅ．
the thing would still live on. It would be always alive.
Ｈｅ
Heｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｅｄ，
shuddered,ａｎｄ andｆｏｒ forａa ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
moment ｈｅheｒｅｇｒｅｔｔｅｄ
regrettedｔｈａｔ thatｈｅ heｈａｄhadｎｏｔnotｔｏｌｄ
told
Ｂａｓｉｌ
Basil theｔｈｅ true
ｔｒｕｅ reason
ｒｅａｓｏｎ why ｗｈｙ ｈｅhe ｈａｄ
hadｗｉｓｈｅｄ
wishedｔｏtoｈｉｄｅ hideｔｈｅ the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture ａｗａｙ．
away.
Ｂａｓｉｌ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ
Basil would haveｈｅｌｐｅｄ
helpedｈｉｍ himｔｏtoｒｅｓｉｓｔ
resist LordＬｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Henry’sｉｎｆｔｕｅｎｃｅ，
influence, and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｔｉｌｌ ｍｏｒｅpoisonous
still more ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ influences
ｉｎｆｔｕｅｎｃｅｓthat ｔｈａｔcame ｃａｍｅfrom
ｆｒｏｍhis ｈｉｓown ｏｗｎtemperament.
ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔ．
Ｔｈｅ
Theｌｏｖｅloveｔｈａｔthatｈｅheｂｏｒｅboreｈｉｍhim－ｆｏｒ ｉｔ itｗａｓ
– for wasｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｌｏｖｅ
love －– ｈａｄhadｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｉｎinｉｔit
ｔｈａｔ
that wasｗａｓ ｎｏｔnot ｎｏｂｌｅ
noble ａｎｄ andｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ．
intellectual. It Ｉｔ was
ｗａｓ notｎｏｔ that
ｔｈａｔ mere
ｍｅｒｅ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ
physical
ａｄｍｉｒａｔｉｏｎ
admirationｏｆofｂｅａｕｔｙ beautyｔｈａｔ thatｉｓis born
ｂｏｒｎ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｓｅｎｓｅｓ， and
the senses, ａｎｄ that
ｔｈａｔ dies
ｄｉｅｓwhen
ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｅｎｓｅｓ
senses tire.ｔｉｒｅ．ItＩｔwasｗａｓsuch ｓｕｃｈloveｌｏｖｅasａｓMichaelＭｉｃｈａｅｌAngelo
Ａｎｇｅｌｏhad ｈａｄ known,
ｋｎｏｗｎ， and ａｎｄ
Ｍｏｎｔａｉｇｎｅ，
Montaigne, ａｎｄ andＷｉｎｃｋｅｌｍａｎｎ，
Winckelmann, ａｎｄand Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ
Shakespeare ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ．？
himself.²Ｙｅｓ， Yes,Ｂａｓｉｌ
Basil
ｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｈａｖｅhaveｓａｖｅｄsavedｈｉｍ．him.Ｂｕｔ Butｉｔit ｗａｓ
was ｔｏｏ
too ｌａｔｅ ｎｏｗ． The
late now. Ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ always
past could ａｌｗａｙｓ
ｂｅbeａｎｎｉｈｉｌａｔｅｄ．
annihilated.Ｒｅｇｒｅｔ，Regret,ｄｅｎｉａｌ，
denial, ｏｒor ｆｏｒｇｅｔｆｕｌｎｅｓｓ
forgetfulness could ｃｏｕｌｄ ｄｏdo ｔｈａｔ． Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅ
that. But the
ｆｕｔｕｒｅ
future was ｗａｓ ｉｎｅｖｉｔａｂｌｅ．
inevitable. There Ｔｈｅｒｅ were
ｗｅｒｅ passions
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ inｉｎ him ｈｉｍ that
ｔｈａｔ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｆｉｎｄ
find
ｔｈｅｉｒ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅoutlet,
their terrible ｏｕｔｌｅｔ，dreams
ｄｒｅａｍｓthatｔｈａｔwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ make
ｍａｋｅ ｔｈｅ
the ｓｈａｄｏｗ
shadowｏｆofｔｈｅｉｒ theirｒｅａｌ
real
ｅｖｉｌ．
evil.
Ｈｅ
Heｔｏｏｋtookｕｐ upｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ theｃｏｕｃｈ
couchｔｈｅ theｇｒｅａｔ
greatｐｕｒｐｌｅ－ａｎｄ－ｇｏｌｄ
purple-and-goldｔｅｘｔｕｒｅ textureｔｈａｔthat
ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
coveredｉｔ， ａｎｄ， holding
it, and, ｈｏｌｄｉｎｇ itｉｔinｉｎhisｈｉｓhands,
ｈａｎｄｓ，passed
ｐａｓｓｅｄbehind
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ the ｔｈｅ screen.
ｓｃｒｅｅｎ．Was Ｗａｓ
ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｅ on
the face ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ canvas
ｃａｎｖａｓ ｖｉｌｅｒ ｔｈａｎ before?
viler than ｂｅｆｏｒｅ？ It Ｉｔ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ to ｈｉｍ
himｔｈａｔthatｉｔ ｗａｓ
it was

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ｕｎｃｈａｎｇｅｄ；
unchanged;ａｎｄ ｙｅｔyetｈｉｓhisｌｏａｔｈｉｎｇ
and loathingｏｆofｉｔit ｗａｓ
wasｉｎｔｅｎｓｉｆｉｅｄ． Ｇｏｌｄ ｈａｉｒ，
intensified. Gold hair, ｂｌｕｅ
blue
ｅｙｅｓ， ａｎｄｒｏｓｅ－ｒｅｄ
eyes, and rose-redｌｉｐｓ－ｔｈｅｙａｌｌ
lips – they allｗｅｒｅｔｈｅｒｅ．
were there.ＩｔItｗａｓ
wasｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simplyｔｈｅ
the ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expression
ｔｈａｔ ｈａｄ ａｌｔｅｒｅｄ． Ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｉｎ ｉｔｓ ｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ． Ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ
that had altered. That was horrible in its cruelty. Compared to ｔｏ what
ｗｈａｔ
ｈｅ ｓａｗ ｉｎ ｉｔ ｏｆｃｅｎｓｕｒｅ ｏｒ ｒｅｂｕｋｅ， ｈｏｗ ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ Ｂａｓｉｌ＇ｓ ｒｅｐｒｏａｃｈｅｓ
he saw in it of censure or rebuke, how shallow Basil’s reproaches about ａｂｏｕｔ
Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ ｈａｄ
Sibyl Vane had ｂｅｅｎ！－ｈｏｗ ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ，
been! – how ａｎｄand
shallow, ｏｆ ofｗｈａｔ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
what little ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ！
account! Ｈｉｓ
His
ｏｗｎ
ownｓｏｕｌ
soul ｗａｓ
wasｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ｏｕｔ
out ａｔ ｈｉｍ ｆｒｏｍ
at him fromｔｈｅthe ｃａｎｖａｓ
canvas ａｎｄ
andｃａｌｌｉｎｇ
calling ｈｉｍ
him ｔｏ
to
ｊｕｄｇｍｅｎｔ．
judgment.Ａ Aｌｏｏｋlookｏｆofｐａｉｎ
painｃａｍｅ
cameａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｈｉｍ，
him,ａｎｄ ｈｅheｆｌｕｎｇ
and flungｔｈｅ
theｒｉｃｈ
richｐａｌｌ
pall
ｏｖｅｒ
over ｔｈｅ
the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ．
picture. AsＡｓ he
ｈｅ did
ｄｉｄ so,
ｓｏ，aａknock
ｋｎｏｃｋ came
ｃａｍｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ door.
to the ｄｏｏｒ． He
Ｈｅ ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed
ｏｕｔ
out ａｓ ｈｉｓ servant
as his ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ entered.
ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ．
‘Ｔｈｅ ｐｅｒｓｏｎｓ ａｒｅ
‘The persons are ｈｅｒｅ，
here, Ｍｏｎｓｉｅｕｒ．’
Monsieur.’
Ｈｅ
Heｆｅｌｔ ｔｈａｔ the
felt that ｔｈｅman
ｍａｎ ｍｕｓｔ
must ｂｅ
be ｇｏｔ
got ｒｉｄ ｏｆ atａｔonce.
rid of ｏｎｃｅ．He
Ｈｅ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｎｏｔ
not ｂｅ
be
ａｌｌｏｗｅｄ ｔｏ know
allowed to ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈｅｒｅ
whereｔｈｅ
the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture ｗａｓ
was ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｔａｋｅｎ
taken ｔｏ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
to. There was
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｓｌｙ
sly ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈｉｍ，
him,ａｎｄ
andｈｅheｈａｄ
hadｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｆｕｌ，
thoughtful,ｔｒｅａｃｈｅｒｏｕｓ
treacherousｅｙｅｓ．
eyes.
Ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ ｄｏｗｎ ａｔat ｔｈｅ
Sitting down the ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ－ｔａｂｌｅ， ｈｅ scribbled
writing-table, he ｓｃｒｉｂｂｌｅｄaａnote
ｎｏｔｅtoｔｏLord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
ａｓｋｉｎｇ ｈｉｍ to
asking him ｔｏ send
ｓｅｎｄ him
ｈｉｍ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｒｅａｄ，and
to read, ａｎｄ reminding
ｒｅｍｉｎｄｉｎｇ him
ｈｉｍ
ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅｙ
they ｗｅｒｅ
wereｔｏtoｍｅｅｔ
meetａｔatｅｉｇｈｔ－ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎ
eight-fifteen ｔｈａｔ ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ．
that evening.
＇Ｗａｉｔ
‘Wait ｆｏｒ ａｎ answer,’
for an ａｎｓｗｅｒ，＇ｈｅ he ｓａｉｄ， ｈａｎｄｉｎｇ itｉｔtoｔｏhim,
said, handing ｈｉｍ，＇ａｎｄ ｓｈｏｗ the
‘and show ｔｈｅmen
ｍｅｎ
ｉｎinｈｅｒｅ．’
here.’
Ｉｎ ｔｗｏ or
In two ｏｒ three
ｔｈｒｅｅminutes
ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓthere
ｔｈｅｒｅwasｗａｓanother
ａｎｏｔｈｅｒknock,
ｋｎｏｃｋ，andａｎｄMrＭｒHubbard
Ｈｕｂｂａｒｄ
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，
himself, the ｔｈｅcelebrated
ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｅｄframe-maker
ｆｒａｍｅ－ｍａｋｅｒ ｏｆ Ｓｏｕｔｈ Ａｕｄｌｅｙ
of South AudleyＳｔｒｅｅｔ，
Street, cameｃａｍｅ ｉｎin
ｗｉｔｈ
with aａ somewhat
ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ ｒｏｕｇｈ－ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
rough-looking young ｙｏｕｎｇ ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｔ．
assistant. MrＭｒHubbard
Ｈｕｂｂａｒｄ was ｗａｓ aａ
ｆｌｏｒｉｄ， ｒｅｄ－ｗｈｉｓｋｅｒｅｄ little
florid, red-whiskered ｌｉｔｔｌｅman,
ｍａｎ，whose
ｗｈｏｓｅ admiration
ａｄｍｉｒａｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ for ａｒｔ ｗａｓ consider-
art was ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒ－
ａｂｌｙ
ably ｔｅｍｐｅｒｅｄ
temperedｂｙbyｔｈｅ theｉｎｖｅｔｅｒａｔｅ
inveterateｉｍｐｅｃｕｎｉｏｓｉｔｙ
impecuniosityｏｆofｍｏｓｔ mostｏｆofｔｈｅ theａｒｔｉｓｔｓ
artists
ｗｈｏ
whoｄｅａｌｔ
dealt ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｉｍ．
him.ＡｓAsａ aｒｕｌｅ，
rule, ｈｅ
he ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｌｅｆｔ ｈｉｓshop.
left his ｓｈｏｐ．He Ｈｅ waited
ｗａｉｔｅｄ ｆｏｒfor
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
peopleｔｏ to ｃｏｍｅ
comeｔｏto ｈｉｍ．
him. ＢｕｔBut ｈｅ
he ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｍａｄｅ
madeａｎanｅｘｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ
exceptionｉｎinｆａｖｏｕｒ
favourｏｆ of
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray.
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓwas ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ａｂｏｕｔ about Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｔｈａｔ ｃｈａｒｍｅｄ
that charmed
ｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ．
everybody.Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ａa ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
It was ｅｖｅｎ ｔｏto see
pleasure even ｓｅｅ him.
ｈｉｍ．
‘Ｗｈａｔ
‘What ｃａｎcan ＩI do
ｄｏ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ， Mr
for you, Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ？＂
Gray?’ｈｅheｓａｉｄ，said,ｒｕｂｂｉｎｇ
rubbingｈｉｓ hisｆａｔ
fat ｆｒｅｃｋｌｅｄ
freckled
ｈａｎｄｓ．＇Ｉ
hands. ‘I ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thought ＩI would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｄｏ do ｍｙｓｅｌｆ
myself theｔｈｅ honour
ｈｏｎｏｕｒ ｏｆ ｃｏｍｉｎｇ ｒｏｕｎｄ
of coming round ｉｎ in
ｐｅｒｓｏｎ．
person.ＩIｈａｖｅhaveｊｕｓｔ
justｇｏｔ
gotａaｂｅａｕｔｙ
beautyｏｆofａ aｆｒａｍｅ，
frame,ｓｉｒ． sir.Ｐｉｃｋｅｄ
Pickedｉｔitｕｐupａｔatａaｓａｌｅ．
sale.
Ｏｌｄ
OldＦｌｏｒｅｎｔｉｎｅ．
Florentine. Ｃａｍｅ
Cameｆｒｏｍ fromＦｏｎｔｈｉｌｌ，３
Fonthill,³Ｉ Iｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ． Ａｄｍｉｒａｂｌｙ ｓｕｉｔｅｄ
believe. Admirably suitedｆｏｒ
for
aａ religious
ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓsubject,
ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ，Mr Ｍｒ Gray.’
Ｇｒａｙ．＇
Ｉａｍ
‘I amｓｏsoｓｏｒｒｙ
sorryｙｏｕ
youｈａｖｅ
haveｇｉｖｅｎ
givenｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
yourself ｔｈｅ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ ofｏｆcoming
the trouble ｃｏｍｉｎｇ round,
ｒｏｕｎｄ，
ＭｒMrＨｕｂｂａｒｄ．
Hubbard. Ｉ ｓｈａｌｌ
I shallｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ ｄｒｏｐ ｉｎ
certainly drop in ａｎｄand ｌｏｏｋ
look ａｔat ｔｈｅ ｆｒａｍｅ －–
the frame
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
thoughＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｇｏgo ｉｎ
in ｍｕｃｈ
muchａｔatｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
presentｆｏｒ forｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ ａｒｔ＊－– ｂｕｔ
religious art⁴ but ｔｏ－ｄａｙ
to-day
IＩ only
ｏｎｌｙ ｗａｎｔ ａ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ ｃａｒｒｉｅｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｔｏｐ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｕｓｅ ｆｏｒ ｍｅ． ＩｔIt ｉｓis
want a picture carried to the top of the house for me.

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ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｈｅａｖｙ， so
rather heavy, ｓｏ IＩthought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ IＩwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ ask
ａｓｋ you
ｙｏｕ toｔｏlend
ｌｅｎｄme
ｍｅ aａ couple
ｃｏｕｐｌｅ ofｏｆｙｏｕｒ
your
ｍｅｎ．
men.’
＇Ｎｏ
‘Noｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ
troubleａｔat ａｌｌ， Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ．
all, Mr Gray. ＩI ａｍ
amｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｅｄ
delightedｔｏtoｂｅbeｏｆof ａｎｙ
anyｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ
service ｔｏ
to
ｙｏｕ．Ｗｈｉｃｈ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｆ ａｒｔ， ｓｉｒ？”
you. Which is the work of art, sir?’
“Ｔｈｉｓ，＇ ｒｅｐｌｉｅｄDorian,
‘This,’ replied Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，moving
ｍｏｖｉｎｇ the
ｔｈｅ screen
ｓｃｒｅｅｎ back.
ｂａｃｋ． ‘Can
＇Ｃａｎ you
ｙｏｕ ｍｏｖｅ
moveｉｔ，
it,
ｃｏｖｅｒｉｎｇ
covering ａｎｄ
andａｌｌ，
all, ｊｕｓｔ ａｓ itｉｔ is?
just as ｉｓ？I Ｉdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔwant
ｗａｎｔ itｉｔtoｔｏget
ｇｅｔscratched
ｓｃｒａｔｃｈｅｄ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ
ｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ．
upstairs.’
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
‘Thereｗｉｌｌ
willｂｅbeｎｏnoｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔｙ， ｓｉｒ，＇ｓａｉｄ
difficulty, sir,’ ｔｈｅgenial
said the ｇｅｎｉａｌframe-maker,
ｆｒａｍｅ－ｍａｋｅｒ， begin-
ｂｅｇｉｎ－
ｎｉｎｇ， ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ
ning, with the ａｉｄ ｏｆ his
aid of ｈｉｓ assistant,
ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｔ，toｔｏunhook
ｕｎｈｏｏｋ the
ｔｈｅ picture
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ from
ｆｒｏｍ the
ｔｈｅ long
ｌｏｎｇ
ｂｒａｓｓ ｃｈａｉｎｓ ｂｙ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｓｕｓｐｅｎｄｅｄ．＇Ａｎｄ， ｎｏｗ， ｗｈｅｒｅ ｓｈａｌｌ we
brass chains by which it was suspended. ‘And, now, where shall ｗｅ
ｃａｒｒｙ ｉｔ
carry ｔｏ，Mr
it to, Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ？”
Gray?’
＇Ｉ ｗｉｌｌshow
‘I will ｓｈｏｗ you
ｙｏｕ the
ｔｈｅ way,
ｗａｙ， Ｍｒ MrＨｕｂｂａｒｄ，
Hubbard, ｉｆ ifｙｏｕ
youｗｉｌｌ willｋｉｎｄｌｙ
kindly ｆｏｌｌｏｗ
follow
ｍｅ．
me.ＯｒOrｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhaps ｙｏｕyouｈａｄhadｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｇｏ ｉｎ
better go ｆｒｏｎｔ．
in front.Ｉ ａｍI amａｆｒａｉｄ
afraidｉｔ itｉｓisｒｉｇｈｔ
right ａｔat
ｔｈｅ
the ｔｏｐ
top ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｈｏｕｓｅ．
house. Ｗｅ Weｗｉｌｌ willｇｏgoｕｐupｂｙ by
ｔｈｅthe
ｆｒｏｎｔfront ｓｔａｉｒｃａｓｅ，
staircase,ａｓasｉｔitｉｓis
ｗｉｄｅｒ．’
wider.’
Ｈｅ
Heｈｅｌｄheldｔｈｅtheｄｏｏｒ
doorｏｐｅｎopenｆｏｒ forｔｈｅｍ，
them,ａｎｄ andｔｈｅｙ
theyｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｏｕｔ outｉｎｔｏintoｔｈｅtheｈａｌｌ
hall
ａｎｄ
and ｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｈｅ the ａｓｃｅｎｔ．
ascent. Ｔｈｅ The ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ
elaborate ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ
character of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ frame
ｆｒａｍｅ had ｈａｄ
ｍａｄｅ
madeｔｈｅ theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
extremelyｂｕｌｋｙ， bulky, ａｎｄ
andｎｏｗ nowａｎｄand ｔｈｅｎ，then,ｉｎinｓｐｉｔｅ
spiteｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｏｂｓｅｑｕｉｏｕｓ
obsequious ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔｓ
protests ofｏｆMr Ｍｒ Hubbard,
Ｈｕｂｂａｒｄ， ｗｈｏ whoｈａｄhadｔｈｅ theｔｒｕｅ
true ｔｒａｄｅｓｍａｎ＇ｓ
tradesman’s
ｓｐｉｒｉｔｅｄ ｄｉｓｌｉｋｅofｏｆseeing
spirited dislike ｓｅｅｉｎｇa gentleman
ａ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎdoingｄｏｉｎｇ anything
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｕｓｅｆｕｌ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
useful, Dorian
ｐｕｔ
putｈｉｓhis ｈａｎｄ
handｔｏtoｉｔit ｓｏ ａｓ toｔｏ help
so as ｈｅｌｐ them.
ｔｈｅｍ．
‘Ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
‘Somethingｏｆ of ａa ｌｏａｄ
load ｔｏ ｃａｒｒｙ， sir,’
to carry, ｓｉｒ，＇ｇａｓｐｅｄ
gasped theｔｈｅ little
ｌｉｔｔｌｅman,ｍａｎ，whenｗｈｅｎ they
ｔｈｅｙ
ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ
reached ｔｈｅ the ｔｏｐ
top ｌａｎｄｉｎｇ．
landing. And Ａｎｄ ｈｅ he ｗｉｐｅｄ
wipedｈｉｓhis ｓｈｉｎｙ
shiny ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ．
forehead.
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid ｉｔ
it isｉｓrather
ｒａｔｈｅｒheavy,’⁵
ｈｅａｖｙ，＇５ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ Dorian,
murmured Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， as ａｓ he ｈｅ unlocked
ｕｎｌｏｃｋｅｄ
ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ ｔｈａｔ
the door ｏｐｅｎｅｄ ｉｎｔｏ
that opened into the ｔｈｅ room
ｒｏｏｍ ｔｈａｔ
that ｗａｓ
was ｔｏ to ｋｅｅｐ
keep ｆｏｒ for himｈｉｍ ｔｈｅthe
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious ｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secret ｏｆ ｈｉｓ life
of his ｌｉｆｅand ａｎｄhide
ｈｉｄｅ his
ｈｉｓsoul
ｓｏｕｌfrom
ｆｒｏｍ the
ｔｈｅ eyes
ｅｙｅｓ ofｏｆmen.
ｍｅｎ．
Ｈｅ
Heｈａｄhadｎｏｔ notｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ
enteredｔｈｅ the ｐｌａｃｅ
place forｆｏｒ more
ｍｏｒｅ than
ｔｈａｎ four
ｆｏｕｒ years
ｙｅａｒｓ－ｎｏｔ，
– not, ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
indeed,
ｓｉｎｃｅ
since he ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｕｓｅｄ
usedｉｔ ｆｉｒｓｔasａｓ
it first ａ ｐｌａｙ－ｒｏｏｍwhen
a play-room ｗｈｅｎ heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ ａa ｃｈｉｌｄ，
child, and ａｎｄ then
ｔｈｅｎ
ａｓ
as ａa ｓｔｕｄｙ
study ｗｈｅｎ
when ｈｅheｇｒｅｗ grewｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ
somewhat ｏｌｄｅｒ．
older.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ wasａ aｌａｒｇｅ，ｗｅｌｌ－
large, well-
ｐｒｏｐｏｒｔｉｏｎｅｄ
proportionedｒｏｏｍ， room,ｗｈｉｃｈ which ｈａｄhadｂｅｅｎbeen
ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ
speciallyｂｕｉｌｔ
builtｂｙbyｔｈｅ theｌａｓｔ Ｌｏｒｄ
last Lord
Ｋｅｌｓｏ
Kelsoｆｏｒ for ｔｈｅ
the ｕｓｅ
use ｏｆ ｔｈｅ little
of the ｌｉｔｔｌｅgrandson
ｇｒａｎｄｓｏｎ whom,
ｗｈｏｍ， ｆｏｒ forｈｉｓ his ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strangeｌｉｋｅｎｅｓｓ
likeness
ｔｏ
to ｈｉｓ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ， ａｎｄ
his mother, and ａｌｓｏ
also ｆｏｒ ｏｔｈｅｒ reasons,
for other ｒｅａｓｏｎｓ，heｈｅhad ｈａｄ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ hated
ｈａｔｅｄ and ａｎｄ
ｄｅｓｉｒｅｄ
desired ｔｏ ｋｅｅｐ ａｔat aａ distance.
to keep ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ． ItＩｔappeared
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ｔｏto Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｔｏtoｈａｖｅ haveｂｕｔ butｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ．
changed.Ｔｈｅｒｅ Thereｗａｓwas ｔｈｅtheｈｕｇｅhuge Ｉｔａｌｉａｎ ｃａｓｓｏｎｅ，
Italian cassone,ｗｉｔｈ
with ｉｔｓitsｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃａｌｌｙ－
fantastically-
ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
painted ｐａｎｅｌｓ
panels ａｎｄ
andｉｔｓ its ｔａｒｎｉｓｈｅｄ
tarnished gilt ｇｉｌｔmouldings,
ｍｏｕｌｄｉｎｇｓ， inｉｎwhich ｗｈｉｃｈ he ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｓｏso
ｏｆｔｅｎ ｈｉｄｄｅｎ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ａｓ ａ ｂｏｙ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｓａｔｉｎｗｏｏｄ ｂｏｏｋｃａｓｅ ｆｉｌｌｅｄ
often hidden himself as a boy. There the satinwood bookcase filled

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｉｓ ｄｏｇ－ｅａｒｅｄ ｓｃｈｏｏｌｂｏｏｋｓ．
his dog-eared Ｏｎ ｔｈｅ
schoolbooks. On the ｗａｌｌ
wall ｂｅｈｉｎｄ
behind ｉｔ ｗａｓ hanging
it was ｈａｎｇｉｎｇ
ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｒａｇｇｅｄ Ｆｌｅｍｉｓｈ ｔａｐｅｓｔｒｙ ｗｈｅｒｅ ａ ｆａｄｅｄ ｋｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｑｕｅｅｎ ｗｅｒｅ
the same ragged Flemish tapestry where a faded king and queen were
ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ ｃｈｅｓｓ inｉｎ aａ garden,
playing chess ｇａｒｄｅｎ，while
ｗｈｉｌｅaａcompany
ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｏｆ
of ｈａｗｋｅｒｓ
hawkers ｒｏｄｅ
rode ｂｙ，
by,
ｃａｒｒｙｉｎｇ ｈｏｏｄｅｄ ｂｉｒｄｓ
carrying hooded birds ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｇａｕｎｔｅｔｅｄ
gauntleted ｗｒｉｓｔｓ． Ｈｏｗ ｗｅｌｌ
wrists. How well ｈｅ
he
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ
remembered it all! Every moment of his lonely childhood came ｂａｃｋ
ｉｔ ａｌｌ！ Ｅｖｅｒｙ ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｌｏｎｅｌｙ ｃｈｉｌｄｈｏｏｄ ｃａｍｅ back
ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ａｓas ｈｅheｌｏｏｋｅｄ
to him lookedｒｏｕｎｄ．
round.ＨｅHe
ｒｅｃａｌｌｅｄ ｔｈｅtheｓｔａｉｎｌｅｓｓ
recalled stainlessｐｕｒｉｔｙ
purity ｏｆof ｈｉｓ
his
ｂｏｙｉｓｈ
boyish ｌｉｆｅ， ａｎｄ itｉｔseemed
life, and ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible ｔｏ
to ｈｉｍ
himｔｈａｔ
thatｉｔit ｗａｓ
was ｈｅｒｅ
hereｔｈｅ
theｆａｔａｌ
fatal
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｗａｓ ｔｏ
portrait was ｂｅ hidden
to be ｈｉｄｄｅｎ ａｗａｙ．
away. Ｈｏｗ
How ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ，
thought,ｉｎ
in ｔｈｏｓｅ
those
ｄｅａｄ
deadｄａｙｓ，
days,ｏｆofａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ was
all that ｗａｓ ｉｎ
in ｓｔｏｒｅ ｆｏｒ him!
store for ｈｉｍ！
Ｂｕｔ
But ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｎｏ
there was no ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｐｌａｃｅ
place ｉｎ ｔｈｅ house
in the ｈｏｕｓｅ so
ｓｏ secure
ｓｅｃｕｒｅ from
ｆｒｏｍ prying
ｐｒｙｉｎｇ
ｅｙｅｓ
eyes ａｓ
as ｔｈｉｓ． Ｈｅ had
this. He ｈａｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｋｅｙ， ａｎｄ ｎｏ
key, and noｏｎｅ
oneｅｌｓｅ
else ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｅｎｔｅｒ
enter ｉｔ． Ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ
it. Beneath
ｉｔｓ ｐｕｒｐｌｅ pall,
its purple ｐａｌｌ，the
ｔｈｅface
ｆａｃｅpainted
ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ on
ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ canvas
ｃａｎｖａｓ ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｇｒｏｗ
growｂｅｓｔｉａｌ，
bestial,
ｓｏｄｄｅｎ，
sodden, ａｎｄ
and ｕｎｃｌｅａｎ．
unclean. Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｄｉｄ
didｉｔit ｍａｔｔｅｒ？
matter? Ｎｏ
Noｏｎｅ
oneｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｓｅｅ
seeｉｔ． Ｈｅ
it. He
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｎｏｔ
notｓｅｅ
see ｉｔ． Ｗｈｙ should
it. Why ｓｈｏｕｌｄ he
ｈｅ watch
ｗａｔｃｈ ｔｈｅ ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ
the hideous corruption
ｏｆ his
of ｈｉｓsoul?
ｓｏｕｌ？HeＨｅkept
ｋｅｐｔhisｈｉｓyouth
ｙｏｕｔｈ－ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ enough.
– that was ｅｎｏｕｇｈ． Ａｎｄ，
And,ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ， ｍｉｇｈｔ
besides, might
ｎｏｔ
not ｈｉｓ
his ｎａｔｕｒｅ
nature ｇｒｏｗ
growｆｉｎｅｒ，
finer, ａｆｔｅｒ ａｌｌ？There
after all? Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
ｗａｓ ｎｏ
no ｒｅａｓｏｎ
reason ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the
ｆｕｔｕｒｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ be
future should ｂｅ so
ｓｏ full
ｆｕｌｌofｏｆshame.
ｓｈａｍｅ．Some
Ｓｏｍｅ love
ｌｏｖｅ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ ｃｏｍｅ
comeａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｈｉｓ
his
ｌｉｆｅ， ａｎｄpurify
life, and ｐｕｒｉｆｙhim,
ｈｉｍ，and
ａｎｄ shield
ｓｈｉｅｌｄhim ｈｉｍ from
ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｓｉｎｓ ｔｈａｔ seemed
sins that ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅ
to be
ａｌｒｅａｄｙ
already ｓｔｉｒｒｉｎｇ ｉｎ spirit
stirring in ｓｐｉｒｉｔand
ａｎｄ inｉｎ flesh
ｆｌｅｓｈ–－those
ｔｈｏｓｅ curious
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ unpictured
ｕｎｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｄ ｓｉｎｓ
sins
ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｖｅｒｙ
veryｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ
mysteryｌｅｎｔ
lent ｔｈｅｍ
themｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｓｕｂｔｌｅｔｙ ａｎｄ their
subtlety and ｔｈｅｉｒcharm.
ｃｈａｒｍ． Perhaps,
Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ，
ｓｏｍｅ
some ｄａｙ，
day, ｔｈｅ
the ｃｒｕｅｌ ｌｏｏｋ would
cruel look ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ
have ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ａｗａｙ
awayｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｓｃａｒｌｅｔ
scarlet
ｓｅｎｓｉｔｉｖｅ ｍｏｕｔｈ， and
sensitive mouth, ａｎｄ ｈｅ
he ｍｉｇｈｔ
might ｓｈｏｗ
showｔｏtoｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ
worldＢａｓｉｌ
Basil Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓ
Hallward’s
ｍａｓｔｅｒｐｉｅｃｅ．
masterpiece.
Ｎｏ；
No; ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ．
that was impossible. HourＨｏｕｒ by
ｂｙ hour,
ｈｏｕｒ， and ａｎｄ ｗｅｅｋ
week ｂｙ by ｗｅｅｋ，
week, ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｈｉｎｇ upon
thing ｕｐｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｃａｎｖａｓ ｗａｓ
the canvas was ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ
growingｏｌｄ．
old. Ｉｔ ｍｉｇｈｔ escape
It might ｅｓｃａｐｅ the
ｔｈｅ hideousness
ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ
ｏｆ ｓｉｎ，but
of sin, ｂｕｔthe
ｔｈｅhideousness
ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ ofｏｆ age
ａｇｅ was
ｗａｓ ｉｎ ｓｔｏｒｅ for
in store ｆｏｒit.ｉｔ．The
Ｔｈｅcheeks
ｃｈｅｅｋｓwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｈｏｌｌｏｗ ｏｒ ｆｌａｃｃｉｄ． Ｙｅｌｌｏｗ ｃｒｏｗ＇ｓ－ｆｅｅｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｃｒｅｅｐ ｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ
become hollow or flaccid. Yellow crow’s-feet would creep round the
ｆａｄｉｎｇ ｅｙｅｓａｎｄ
fading eyes andｍａｋｅ
makeｔｈｅｍ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ．
them horrible.Ｔｈｅ
Theｈａｉｒhairｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｌｏｓｅloseｉｔｓitsｂｒｉｇｈｔｎｅｓｓ，
brightness,
ｔｈｅ ｍｏｕｔｈ ｗｏｕｌｄ
the mouth wouldｇａｐｅ
gapeｏｒorｄｒｏｏｐ，
droop,ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｂｅ beｆｏｏｌｉｓｈ
foolishｏｒorｇｒｏｓｓ， gross, ａｓ
as ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｏｕｔｈｓ
mouthsｏｆof ｏｌｄold ｍｅｎ
menａｒｅ．
are. Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｂｅbeｔｈｅtheｗｒｉｎｋｌｅｄ
wrinkledｔｈｒｏａｔ，
throat,ｔｈｅ theｃｏｌｄ，
cold,
ｂｌｕｅ－ｖｅｉｎｅｄ ｈａｎｄｓ， the
blue-veined hands, ｔｈｅ twisted
ｔｗｉｓｔｅｄbody,
ｂｏｄｙ， that
ｔｈａｔheｈｅremembered
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the
ｇｒａｎｄｆａｔｈｅｒ
grandfather ｗｈｏ whoｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｏsoｓｔｅｒｎ
stern ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｉｎ
to him ｈｉｓboyhood.
in his ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ． The Ｔｈｅ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture
ｈａｄ
hadｔｏtoｂｅbeｃｏｎｃｅａｌｅｄ．
concealed.Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓwasｎｏno
ｈｅｌｐ
helpｆｏｒforｉｔ．it.
＇Ｂｒｉｎｇ
‘Bring ｉｔ ｉｎ， Mr
it in, Ｍｒ Ｈｕｂｂａｒｄ，
Hubbard,ｐｌｅａｓｅ，＇
please,’ ｈｅheｓａｉｄ， said, ｗｅａｒｉｌｙ，
wearily, ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ
turning
ｒｏｕｎｄ．
round. Ｉ‘Iａｍamｓｏｒｒｙ
sorryＩ Iｋｅｐｔ
keptｙｏｕ
youｓｏsoｌｏｎｇ．
long. ＩI ｗａｓ
was ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ
thinking ｏｆ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
of something
ｅｌｓｅ．’
else.’

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‘Ａｌｗａｙｓ ｇｌａｄtoｔｏhave
‘Always glad ｈａｖｅa ａrest,
ｒｅｓｔ，MrＭｒGray,’
Ｇｒａｙ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ frame-maker,
answered the ｆｒａｍｅ－ｍａｋｅｒ，
ｗｈｏ ｗａｓ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｇａｓｐｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｂｒｅａｔｈ．＇Ｗｈｅｒｅ ｓｈａｌｌ ｗｅ ｐｕｔ ｉｔ， ｓｉｒ？＂
who was still gasping for breath. ‘Where shall we put it, sir?’
＇Ｏｈ，ａｎｙｗｈｅｒｅ．
‘Oh, anywhere.Ｈｅｒｅ： ｔｈｉｓthisｗｉｌｌ
Here: willｄｏ．Ｉ
do. Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｗａｎｔ
wantｔｏtoｈａｖｅ
haveｉｔit hung
ｈｕｎｇ ｕｐ．
up.
Ｊｕｓｔ
Justｌｅａｎ
leanｉｔit against
ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｔｈｅthe ｗａｌｌ．
wall. Ｔｈａｎｋｓ．’
Thanks.’
＇Ｍｉｇｈｔ ｏｎｅ ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ
‘Might one look at the ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｆ ａｒｔ，
work of art,ｓｉｒ？”
sir?’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｓｔａｒｔｅｄ．
started. ‘It Ｉｔ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ not ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
interest you, ｙｏｕ， Mr Ｍｒ Ｈｕｂｂａｒｄ，＇
Hubbard,’ｈｅheｓａｉｄ， said,
ｋｅｅｐｉｎｇ
keeping ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅ on
his eye ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ man.
ｍａｎ． Ｈｅ Heｆｅｌｔ ｒｅａｄｙ to
felt ready ｔｏ leap
ｌｅａｐ uponｕｐｏｎ ｈｉｍ
himａｎｄ andｆｌｉｎｇ
fling
ｈｉｍ
himｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｇｒｏｕｎｄ
groundｉｆifｈｅheｄａｒｅｄ daredｔｏtoｌｉｆｔ lift ｔｈｅ
the ｇｏｒｇｅｏｕｓ
gorgeous ｈａｎｇｉｎｇ
hanging ｔｈａｔ that
ｃｏｎｃｅａｌｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｃｒｅｔ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｌｉｆｅ． Ｉ ｓｈａ＇ｎ＇ｔ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ ｙｏｕ ａｎｙ ｍｏｒｅ ｎｏｗ． ＩI
concealed the secret of his life. ‘I sha’n’t trouble you any more now.
ａｍ
amｍｕｃｈ
muchｏｂｌｉｇｅｄ
obligedｆｏｒ for ｙｏｕｒ
your ｋｉｎｄｎｅｓｓ
kindness in ｉｎ coming
ｃｏｍｉｎｇ round.’
ｒｏｕｎｄ．＇
＇Ｎｏｔ ａｔ ａｌｌ， ｎｏｔ ａｔ ａｌｌ， Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ．
‘Not at all, not at all, Mr Gray. Ever ready Ｅｖｅｒ ｒｅａｄｙ to ｔｏ doｄｏ anything
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ for ｙｏｕ，
you,
ｓｉｒ．’ Ａｎｄ Ｍｒ Ｈｕｂｂａｒｄ ｔｒａｍｐｅｄ ｄｏｗｎｓｔａｉｒｓ， ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
sir.’ And Mr Hubbard tramped downstairs, followed by the assistant, ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｔ，
ｗｈｏ
whoｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glancedｂａｃｋ backａｔatＤｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｗｉｔｈ withａ aｌｏｏｋlookｏｆ of ｓｈｙ
shy ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonderｉｎinｈｉｓ his ｒｏｕｇｈ，
rough,
ｕｎｃｏｍｅｌｙ
uncomelyｆａｃｅ． face. ＨｅHeｈａｄ hadｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｓｅｅｎ seenａｎｙ anyｏｎｅ oneｓｏso ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ．
marvellous.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｔｈｅ theｓｏｕｎｄ
soundｏｆofｔｈｅｉｒ their ｆｏｏｔｓｔｅｐｓ
footsteps had ｈａｄ died
ｄｉｅｄ away,
ａｗａｙ， Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ locked
ｌｏｃｋｅｄ
ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ， and
the door, ａｎｄ ｐｕｔ
put ｔｈｅthe ｋｅｙkey ｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｐｏｃｋｅｔ． He
his pocket. Ｈｅ ｆｅｌｔ ｓａｆｅnow.
felt safe ｎｏｗ．No Ｎｏ one
ｏｎｅ
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｅｖｅｒ ever ｌｏｏｋ
look ｕｐｏｎ
uponｔｈｅ theｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible ｔｈｉｎｇ．thing. No Ｎｏ ｅｙｅeye ｂｕｔ
but ｈｉｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｅｖｅｒ
his would ever
ｓｅｅ ｈｉｓshame.
see his ｓｈａｍｅ
Ｏｎ
Onｒｅａｃｈｉｎｇ
reaching ｔｈｅtheｌｉｂｒａｒｙ
libraryｈｅhe ｆｏｕｎｄ
found ｔｈａｔthatｉｔ itｗａｓwas
ｊｕｓｔ justａｆｔｅｒ
afterｆｉｖｅ
fiveｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ，
o’clock,
ａｎｄ
andｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the ｔｅａ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
tea had beenａｌｒｅａｄｙ
alreadyｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtｕｐ．up.ＯｎOn ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
a littleｔａｂｌｅ
table ｏｆ ｄａｒｋ
of dark
ｐｅｒｆｕｍｅｄ
perfumedｗｏｏｄ woodｔｈｉｃｋｌｙ
thickly ｉｎｃｒｕｓｔｅｄ
incrusted ｗｉｔｈ with ｎａｃｒｅ，
nacre, aａ present
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ from ｆｒｏｍ Lady
Ｌａｄｙ
Ｒａｄｌｅｙ，
Radley, ｈｉｓ his ｇｕａｒｄｉａｎ＇ｓ
guardian’s ｗｉｆｅ， wife, aａ ｐｒｅｔｔｙ ｐｒｏｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌ invalid,
pretty professional ｉｎｖａｌｉｄ，who ｗｈｏ hadｈａｄ
ｓｐｅｎｔ
spent ｔｈｅthe ｐｒｅｃｅｄｉｎｇ
preceding ｗｉｎｔｅｒ winter in ｉｎ Cairo,
Ｃａｉｒｏ， was ｗａｓ lying
ｌｙｉｎｇ aａ note ｎｏｔｅ from
ｆｒｏｍ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry, ａｎｄ andｂｅｓｉｄｅ
beside ｉｔ ｗａｓ aａ book
it was ｂｏｏｋ ｂｏｕｎｄ
boundｉｎinｙｅｌｌｏｗ yellow ｐａｐｅｒ，
paper, ｔｈｅ the ｃｏｖｅｒ
cover
ｓｌｉｇｈｔｌｙ ｔｏｒｎ and
slightly torn ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ edges
ｅｄｇｅｓ ｓｏｉｌｅｄ．
soiled. AＡ ｃｏｐｙcopy ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｔｈｉｒｄ
third ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ
edition ｏｆ Ｔｈｅ
of The
Ｓｔ Ｊａｍｅｓ＇ｓ Gazette
St James’s Ｇａｚｅｔｔｅhad ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｐｌａｃｅｄ
placed ｏｎ on ｔｈｅtheｔｅａ－ｔｒａｙ．
tea-tray. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｅｖｉｄｅｎｔ
It was evident
ｔｈａｔ Ｖｉｃｔｏｒ had
that Victor ｈａｄ returned.
ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ．He Ｈｅ wondered
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ ｉｆ ｈｅ had
if he ｈａｄ metｍｅｔ ｔｈｅ ｍｅｎ ｉｎ
the men in
ｔｈｅ ｈａｌｌ ａｓ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｕｓｅ，
the hall as they were leaving the house, and had wormed out of ａｎｄ ｈａｄ ｗｏｒｍｅｄ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ
ｔｈｅｍ
themｗｈａｔwhatｔｈｅｙtheyｈａｄhadｂｅｅｎbeenｄｏｉｎｇ．
doing.ＨｅHe ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｂｅ be
ｓｕｒｅsure ｔｏtoｍｉｓｓ
missｔｈｅtheｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture
－– ｈａｄ
had ｎｏ noｄｏｕｂｔ
doubtｍｉｓｓｅｄ
missedｉｔit ａｌｒｅａｄｙ，
already, ｗｈｉｌｅ while he ｈｅ ｈａｄhad ｂｅｅｎ
beenｌａｙｉｎｇ
laying ｔｈｅthe
ｔｅａ－ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．
tea-things. The Ｔｈｅ screen
ｓｃｒｅｅｎ had ｈａｄ not
ｎｏｔ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｓｅｔ ｂａｃｋ， and
set back, ａｎｄ aａ blank
ｂｌａｎｋ space
ｓｐａｃｅ wasｗａｓ
ｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ
visible on ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ wall.
ｗａｌｌ．Perhaps
Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ some ｓｏｍｅ night
ｎｉｇｈｔ he ｈｅ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ ｆｉｎｄ ｈｉｍ ｃｒｅｅｐｉｎｇ
find him creeping
ｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ and
upstairs ａｎｄ trying
ｔｒｙｉｎｇ toｔｏ force
ｆｏｒｃｅ the ｔｈｅ door
ｄｏｏｒ ofｏｆ the ｔｈｅ room.
ｒｏｏｍ． ＩｔIt wasｗａｓ ａa ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible
ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ aａ spy
to have ｓｐｙinｉｎone’sｏｎｅ＇ｓhouse.
ｈｏｕｓｅ．HeＨｅhad ｈａｄheard
ｈｅａｒｄofｏｆｒｉｃｈ
rich menｍｅｎ who
ｗｈｏ hadｈａｄ
ｂｅｅｎ
beenｂｌａｃｋｍａｉｌｅｄ
blackmailed ａｌｌallｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｌｉｖｅｓ
lives by ｂｙ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ
servant ｗｈｏ whoｈａｄ hadｒｅａｄ
readａ aｌｅｔｔｅｒ，
letter,
ｏｒ ｏｖｅｒｈｅａｒｄ ａa ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎ，
or overheard conversation, ｏｒ or ｐｉｃｋｅｄ
picked ｕｐ up ａa ｃａｒｄ
card ｗｉｔｈwith ａｎanａｄｄｒｅｓｓ，
address, ｏｒ or


Ｉ１９
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｂｅｎｅａｔｈ
beneathａ aｐｉｌｌｏｗ
pillowａa ｗｉｔｈｅｒｅｄ
witheredｆｌｏｗｅｒ
flowerｏｒorａa ｓｈｒｅｄ
shred ｏｆ ｃｒｕｍｐｌｅｄ ｌａｃｅ．６
of crumpled lace.⁶
Ｈｅ
Heｓｉｇｈｅｄ， ａｎｄ， having
sighed, and, ｈａｖｉｎｇ poured
ｐｏｕｒｅｄ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｏｕｔ some
himself out ｓｏｍｅ tea,
ｔｅａ，opened
ｏｐｅｎｅｄ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Henry’sｎｏｔｅ．
note.Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
It was simply ｔｏ ｓａｙ that
to say ｔｈａｔ he
ｈｅ sent
ｓｅｎｔhim
ｈｉｍ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ evening
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ
ｐａｐｅｒ，
paper, and a book that might interest him, and that he would ｂｅ
ａｎｄ ａ ｂｏｏｋ ｔｈａｔ ｍｉｇｈｔ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ ｈｉｍ， ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ be ａｔ
at
ｔｈｅ club
the ｃｌｕｂ at
ａｔ eight-fifteen.
ｅｉｇｈｔ－ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎ．HeＨｅopened
ｏｐｅｎｅｄ The
Ｔｈｅ Ｓｔ Ｊａｍｅｓｓ ｌａｎｇｕｉｄｌｙ，
St James’s ａｎｄ
languidly, and
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughｉｔ．
it. ＡAｒｅｄ
redｐｅｎｃｉｌ－ｍａｒｋ
pencil-markｏｎonｔｈｅ
theｆｉｆｔｈ
fifth ｐａｇｅ
page ｃａｕｇｈｔ
caughtｈｉｓ
his ｅｙｅ．
eye.
ＩｔIt drew
ｄｒｅｗ ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ ｔｏ the
attention to ｔｈｅfollowing
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇparagraph:
ｐａｒａｇｒａｐｈ：－–
ＩＮＱＵＥＳＴ
IＯＮＡＮＡＣＴＲＥＳＳ．－Ａｎ
A. –ｉｎｑｕｅｓｔ ｗａｓ was
An inquest ｈｅｌｄheld
ｔｈｉｓthisｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ ａｔ atｔｈｅ
morning theＢｅｌｌ
Bell
Ｔａｖｅｒｎ，
Tavern, Ｈｏｘｔｏｎ
HoxtonＲｏａｄ，
Road,ｂｙbyＭｒMr
Ｄａｎｂｙ， ｔｈｅthe
Danby, Ｄｉｓｔｒｉｃｔ
DistrictＣｏｒｏｎｅｒ，
Coroner,ｏｎ
onｔｈｅ
the ｂｏｄｙ
bodyｏｆ
of
Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ， aａ young
Sibyl Vane, ｙｏｕｎｇ ａｃｔｒｅｓｓ ｒｅｃｅｎｔｌｙengaged
actress recently ｅｎｇａｇｅｄ atａｔthe
ｔｈｅRoyal
ＲｏｙａｌTheatre,
Ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ，Holborn.
Ｈｏｌｂｏｒｎ．
ＡAｖｅｒｄｉｃｔ
verdict ｏｆ ｄｅａｔｈ by
of death ｂｙ misadventure
ｍｉｓａｄｖｅｎｔｕｒｅ ｗａｓwas ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ． Ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｂｌｅ sympathy
returned. Considerable ｓｙｍｐａｔｈｙ
ｗａｓ
was ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｅｄ
expressedｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ mother
for the ｍｏｔｈｅｒ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｄｅｃｅａｓｅｄ， who
the deceased, ｗｈｏ ｗａｓ
wasｇｒｅａｔｌｙ
greatly ａｆｆｅｃｔｅｄ ｄｕｒｉｎｇ
affected during
ｔｈｅ ｇｉｖｉｎｇ ofｏｆher
the giving ｈｅｒown
ｏｗｎ evidence,
ｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｏｆ Dr
that of Ｄｒ Birrell,
Ｂｉｒｒｅｌｌ，who
ｗｈｏhad
ｈａｄ made
ｍａｄｅ ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｏｓｔ－ｍｏｒｔｅｍ
post-mortemｅｘａｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎ
examinationｏｆofｔｈｅ
the ｄｅｃｅａｓｅｄ．
deceased.

Ｈｅ
Heｆｒｏｗｎｅｄ，
frowned,ａｎｄ，
and,ｔｅａｒｉｎｇ
tearing ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｐｅｒ
paper ｉｎ ｔｗｏ， went
in two, ｗｅｎｔ ａｃｒｏｓｓ ｔｈｅ room
across the ｒｏｏｍ
ａｎｄ
and ｆｌｕｎｇ
flung ｔｈｅ ｐｉｅｃｅｓ away.
the pieces ａｗａｙ． How
Ｈｏｗ ｕｇｌｙ
uglyｉｔit ａｌｌ ｗａｓ！ And
all was! Ａｎｄ ｈｏｗ
howｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ
horriblyｒｅａｌ
real
ｕｇｌｉｎｅｓｓ made
ugliness ｍａｄｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ！
things! HeＨｅ ｆｅｌｔ
felt aａ little
ｌｉｔｔｌｅannoyed
ａｎｎｏｙｅｄwith ｗｉｔｈLordＬｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｆｏｒfor
ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｓｅｎｔ ｈｉｍ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｐｏｒｔ． Ａｎｄ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ ｓｔｕｐｉｄ ｏｆ ｈｉｍ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ
having sent him the report. And it was certainly stupid of him to have
ｍａｒｋｅｄ
markedｉｔit ｗｉｔｈwith redｒｅｄ pencil.
ｐｅｎｃｉｌ．Victor
Ｖｉｃｔｏｒmight
ｍｉｇｈｔhave
ｈａｖｅ read
ｒｅａｄ it.ｉｔ．The
Ｔｈｅmanｍａｎ knew
ｋｎｅｗ
ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
more thanｅｎｏｕｇｈ
enoughＥｎｇｌｉｓｈ
Englishｆｏｒ forｔｈａｔ．
that.
Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
Perhaps ｈｅ he ｈａｄ
hadｒｅａｄ
readｉｔ， ａｎｄ had
it, and ｈａｄ begun
ｂｅｇｕｎ ｔｏ ｓｕｓｐｅｃｔ something.
to suspect ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ． And,Ａｎｄ，
ｙｅｔ， ｗｈａｔ did
yet, what ｄｉｄ itｉｔmatter?
ｍａｔｔｅｒ？What
Ｗｈａｔ hadｈａｄ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ＧｒａｙGrayｔｏto ｄｏdo ｗｉｔｈ
with Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ＇ｓ
Sibyl Vane’s
ｄｅａｔｈ？
death? Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓ wasｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｔｏtoｆｅａｒ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
fear. Dorian Grayｈａｄ hadｎｏｔ notｋｉｌｌｅｄ
killed ｈｅｒ．
her.
Ｈｉｓ
His ｅｙｅeye ｆｅｌｌ
fell on ｏｎtheｔｈｅyellow
ｙｅｌｌｏｗbookｂｏｏｋ that
ｔｈａｔLordＬｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｈａｄ had ｓｅｎｔ
sent ｈｉｍ．
him.
Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｗａｓ wasｉｔ， ｈｅ wondered.
it, he ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ． ＨｅHeｗｅｎｔ wentｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towards ｔｈｅtheｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｐｅａｒｌ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
little pearl-coloured
ｏｃｔａｇｏｎａｌ
octagonal ｓｔａｎｄ， ｔｈａｔ had
stand, that ｈａｄ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
looked ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｌｉｋｅ
to him like theｔｈｅ work
ｗｏｒｋ ofｏｆ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ Ｅｇｙｐｔｉａｎ ｂｅｅｓ
strange Egyptian beesｔｈａｔ
that ｗｒｏｕｇｈｔ
wroughtｉｎinｓｉｌｖｅｒ， ａｎｄ taking
silver, and ｔａｋｉｎｇ up ｕｐ the
ｔｈｅ volume,
ｖｏｌｕｍｅ，
ｆｌｕｎｇ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ into
flung himself ｉｎｔｏ anａｎ arm-chair,
ａｒｍ－ｃｈａｉｒ， and ａｎｄ ｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏtoｔｕｒｎ turnｏｖｅｒoverｔｈｅtheｌｅａｖｅｓ．
leaves.
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After ａa fewｆｅｗ ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ
minutes ｈｅ he ｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameａｂｓｏｒｂｅｄ．
absorbed.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ wasｔｈｅ the ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｓｔ
strangest bookｂｏｏｋ
ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ he ｈａｄ
hadｅｖｅｒ
everｒｅａｄ．？
read.⁷ Ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏto ｈｉｍ
It seemed himｔｈａｔthatｉｎinｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ
exquisite ｒａｉｍｅｎｔ，
raiment,
ａｎｄ
andｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｄｅｌｉｃａｔｅ
delicate ｓｏｕｎｄ
soundｏｆof ｆｕｔｅｓ，
flutes, ｔｈｅ
the ｓｉｎｓ
sins ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅworld
ｗｏｒｌｄ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｐａｓｓｉｎｇ
passing
ｉｎ ｄｕｍｂ ｓｈｏｗ
in dumb showｂｅｆｏｒｅ
beforeｈｉｍ．him.Ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
Thingsｔｈａｔ that heｈｅ had
ｈａｄ dimly
ｄｉｍｌｙ dreamed
ｄｒｅａｍｅｄ ｏｆ ｗｅｒｅ
of were
ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
suddenly made ｍａｄｅ ｒｅａｌreal toｔｏ him.
ｈｉｍ． Things
Ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ofｏｆwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ heｈｅ hadｈａｄ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ dreamed
ｄｒｅａｍｅｄ
ｗｅｒｅ
wereｇｒａｄｕａｌｌｙ
graduallyｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ．
revealed.
ＩｔIt was
ｗａｓ ａa novel
ｎｏｖｅｌ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
without ａa ｐｌｏｔ， ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ
plot, and with ｏｎｌｙ
only ｏｎｅ
one ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ，
character, ｂｅｉｎｇ，
being,

Ｉ２０
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  Ｘ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
indeed, ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simply ａa ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ
psychological ｓｔｕｄｙ
study ｏｆ
of aａ certain
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇ Parisian,
Ｐａｒｉｓｉａｎ， who
ｗｈｏ
ｓｐｅｎｔ ｈｉｓ ｌｉｆｅ ｔｒｙｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｒｅａｌｉｚｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ
spent his life trying to realize in the nineteenth century all the passions
ａｎｄ
and ｍｏｄｅｓ
modesｏｆofｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｔｈａｔ
that ｂｅｌｏｎｇｅｄ
belongedｔｏtoｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
century ｅｘｃｅｐｔ
except ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ，
his own,
ａｎｄ
and ｔｏ ｓｕｍ ｕｐ，
to sum up, ａｓ ｉｔwere,
as it ｗｅｒｅ，inｉｎhimself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆtheｔｈｅvarious
ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ ｍｏｏｄｓthrough
moods ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
ｔｈｅ world-spirit
the ｗｏｒｌｄ－ｓｐｉｒｉｔ had
ｈａｄ ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｐａｓｓｅｄ，
passed, ｌｏｖｉｎｇ
lovingｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｍｅｒｅ
mereａｒｔｆｉｃｉａｌｉｔｙ
artificiality
ｔｈｏｓｅ ｒｅｎｕｎｃｉａｔｉｏｎｓ that
those renunciations ｔｈａｔ men
ｍｅｎ ｈａｖｅ
haveｕｎｗｉｓｅｌｙ
unwiselyｃａｌｌｅｄ
called ｖｉｒｔｕｅ， ａｓ much
virtue, as ｍｕｃｈ ａｓas
ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｎａｔｕｒａｌ
naturalｒｅｂｅｌｌｉｏｎｓ
rebellions ｔｈａｔ
that ｗｉｓｅ
wiseｍｅｎ
menｓｔｉｌｌ
still ｃａｌｌ ｓｉｎ．The
call sin. Ｔｈｅ style
ｓｔｙｌｅ inｉｎwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ
ｉｔ ｗａｓ written
it was ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ wasｗａｓ ｔｈａｔthat ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious ｊｅｗｅｌｌｅｄ
jewelled ｓｔｙｌｅ， ｖｉｖｉｄ and
style, vivid ａｎｄ obscure
ｏｂｓｃｕｒｅ ａｔ at
ｏｎｃｅ， ｆｕｌｌ ｏｆ ａｒｇｏｔ ａｎｄ ｏｆ ａｒｃｈａｉｓｍｓ， ｏｆ ｔｅｃｈｎｉｃａｌ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ ａｎｄ ｏｆ
once, full of argot and of archaisms, of technical expressions and of
ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ paraphrases,
elaborate ｐａｒａｐｈｒａｓｅｓ， that ｔｈａｔ characterizes
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｚｅｓthe ｔｈｅworkｗｏｒｋ ofｏｆ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ｆｉｎｅｓｔ ａｒｔｉｓｔｓofｏｆthe
finest artists ｔｈｅFrench
Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ school
ｓｃｈｏｏｌ ｏｆ of Ｓｙｍｂｏｌｉｓｔｅｓ．８
Symbolistes.⁸ There Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅｒｅwere ｉｎinｉｔit
ｍｅｔａｐｈｏｒｓ
metaphorsａｓasｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ monstrous ａｓ asｏｒｃｈｉｄｓ，
orchids,ａｎｄ and ａｓ asｓｕｂｔｌｅ
subtleｉｎinｃｏｌｏｕｒ．
colour. Ｔｈｅ Theｌｉｆｅlife
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ senses
of the ｓｅｎｓｅｓ wasｗａｓ described
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ inｉｎ the ｔｈｅ terms
ｔｅｒｍｓ ofｏｆmystical
ｍｙｓｔｉｃａｌphilosophy.
ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｙ．One Ｏｎｅ
ｈａｒｄｌｙ
hardly ｋｎｅｗ knewａｔatｔｉｍｅｓtimesｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ
whetherｏｎｅone ｗａｓwas ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ
reading ｔｈｅtheｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌ
spiritualｅｃｓｔａｓｉｅｓ
ecstasies
ｏｆ ｓｏｍｅ ｍｅｄｉｅｖａｌ
of some mediævalｓａｉｎｔ saint ｏｒ
or ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｂｉｄ ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ
the morbid confessions ｏｆ of aａ modern
ｍｏｄｅｒｎ ｓｉｎｎｅｒ．
sinner.
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ aａ poisonous
It was ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ book. ｂｏｏｋ． TheＴｈｅ ｈｅａｖｙ
heavy ｏｄｏｕｒodourｏｆ of ｉｎｃｅｎｓｅ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏto ｃｌｉｎｇ
incense seemed cling
ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｉｔｓ ｐａｇｅｓ and
its pages ａｎｄ toｔｏ trouble
ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅthe ｔｈｅbrain.
ｂｒａｉｎ．The Ｔｈｅ mere
ｍｅｒｅ cadence
ｃａｄｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ
of the
ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅｓ， ｔｈｅ ｓｕｂｔｌｅ ｍｏｎｏｔｏｎｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｍｕｓｉｃ，ｓｏ ｆｕｌｌ ａｓ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｏｆ
sentences, the subtle monotony of their music, so full as it was of
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ ｒｅｆｒａｉｎｓ ａｎｄ ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔｓ ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅｌｙ ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄ， ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ ｉｎ
complex refrains and movements elaborately repeated, produced in
ｔｈｅ ｍｉｎｄ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the mind the ｌａｄ，
lad, asａｓ he
ｈｅ passed
ｐａｓｓｅｄ fromｆｒｏｍ chapter
ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ｔｏ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ， aａ form
to chapter, ｆｏｒｍ ｏｆ of
ｒｅｖｅｒｉｅ，
reverie, aａ malady ｍａｌａｄｙ of ｏｆ dreaming,
ｄｒｅａｍｉｎｇ， that ｔｈａｔ madeｍａｄｅ ｈｉｍ him ｕｎｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
unconsciousｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｆａｌｌｉｎｇ
falling day ｄａｙ and
ａｎｄ creeping
ｃｒｅｅｐｉｎｇ shadows.
ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ．
Ｃｌｏｕｄｌｅｓｓ，
Cloudless, ａｎｄ and ｐｉｅｒｃｅｄ
pierced ｂｙ byｏｎｅoneｓｏｌｉｔａｒｙ
solitary ｓｔａｒ，
star, aａ copper-green
ｃｏｐｐｅｒ－ｇｒｅｅｎ ｓｋｙ sky
ｇｌｅａｍｅｄ
gleamedｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ throughｔｈｅ theｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ．
windows.ＨｅHe ｒｅａｄ readｏｎ onｂｙ ｉｔｓ
by itsｗａｎwanｌｉｇｈｔlightｔｉｌｌ
till ｈｅ
he
ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｒｅａｄ read ｎｏ noｍｏｒｅ．
more.Ｔｈｅｎ，Then,ａｆｔｅｒafter ｈｉｓ ｖａｌｅｔ had
his valet ｈａｄ reminded
ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｄ ｈｉｍ himｓｅｖｅｒａｌ
several
ｔｉｍｅｓ
times ｏｆ ｔｈｅ lateness
of the ｌａｔｅｎｅｓｓ ofｏｆ theｔｈｅ hour,
ｈｏｕｒ， he ｈｅ got
ｇｏｔ up,
ｕｐ， and,
ａｎｄ， going
ｇｏｉｎｇ ｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ
the ｎｅｘｔ
next
ｒｏｏｍ， ｐｌａｃｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ Ｆｌｏｒｅｎｔｉｎｅ ｔａｂｌｅ ｔｈａｔ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｓｔｏｏｄ
room, placed the book on the little Florentine table that always stood
ａｔ ｈｉｓ bedside,
at his ｂｅｄｓｉｄｅ， and ａｎｄ began
ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏtoｄｒｅｓｓ
dress ｆｏｒfor ｄｉｎｎｅｒ．
dinner.
Ｉｔ
It wasｗａｓ almost
ａｌｍｏｓｔ nineｎｉｎｅ o’clock
ｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ before
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ he ｈｅ reached
ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｃｌｕｂ， where
the club, ｗｈｅｒｅ ｈｅ he
ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundＬｏｒｄ LordＨｅｎｒｙHenry ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ
sitting ａｌｏｎｅ，
alone, ｉｎ ｔｈｅ morning-room,
in the ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ－ｒｏｏｍ， ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ looking ｖｅｒｙvery
ｍｕｃｈ
muchｂｏｒｅｄ． bored.
Ｉ‘I ａｍamｓｏsoｓｏｒｒｙ，
sorry,Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｈｅ
Harry,’ he ｃｒｉｅｄ，
cried,ｂｕｔ‘butｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｉｔ itｉｓisｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ
entirely ｙｏｕｒyourｆａｕｌｔ．
fault.
Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｂｏｏｋ bookｙｏｕ youｓｅｎｔ
sentｍｅmeｓｏsoｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｄ
fascinated ｍｅ meｔｈａｔthatＩI ｆｏｒｇｏｔ ｈｏｗ ｔｈｅ
forgot how the ｔｉｍｅ
time
ｗａｓ
wasｇｏｉｎｇ．’
going.’
‘Ｙｅｓ：
‘Yes: IＩthought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｙｏｕ youｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｌｉｋｅ
likeｉｔ，＇
it,’ ｒｅｐｌｉｅｄ
replied ｈｉｓ his ｈｏｓｔ， ｒｉｓｉｎｇ from
host, rising ｆｒｏｍ ｈｉｓ
his
ｃｈａｉｒ．
chair.

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｉ‘Iｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ
didn’t ｓａｙ
say ＩI liked
ｌｉｋｅｄ it,
ｉｔ，Harry.
Ｈａｒｒｙ．ＩI said
ｓａｉｄ itｉｔfascinated
ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｄ me.
ｍｅ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓis ａa great
ｇｒｅａｔ
ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ．
difference.’
‘Ａｈ， ｙｏｕhave
‘Ah, you ｈａｖｅdiscovered
ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄthat?’
ｔｈａｔ？” ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄLord
murmured Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ． And
Ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ
they
ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ dining-room.
into the ｄｉｎｉｎｇ－ｒｏｏｍ．


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  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＩ

Ｆｏｒ
For ｙｅａｒｓ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
years, Dorian Grayｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｏｔ
notｆｒｅｅ
free ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｆｒｏｍ
from ｔｈｅ
the ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influence ｏｆ
of
ｔｈｉｓ ｂｏｏｋ． Or
this book. Ｏｒ perhaps
ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ
it would be ｍｏｒｅ
moreａｃｃｕｒａｔｅ
accurateｔｏtoｓａｙ
say ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ never
that he ｎｅｖｅｒ
ｓｏｕｇｈｔ
sought ｔｏ
to ｆｒｅｅ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ from
free himself ｆｒｏｍ it.
ｉｔ．He
Ｈｅ procured
ｐｒｏｃｕｒｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ
fromＰａｒｉｓ
Paris ｎｏ
noｌｅｓｓ ｔｈａｎ
less than
ｎｉｎｅ
nine ｌａｒｇｅ－ｐａｐｅｒ
large-paper ｃｏｐｉｅｓ
copies ｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔedition,
the first ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ， andａｎｄhad
ｈａｄthem
ｔｈｅｍ bound
ｂｏｕｎｄ ｉｎ
in
ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ ｃｏｌｏｕｒｓ，soｓｏthat
different colours, ｔｈａｔthey
ｔｈｅｙmight
ｍｉｇｈｔ suit
ｓｕｉｔhisｈｉｓvarious
ｖａｒｉｏｕｓmoods
ｍｏｏｄｓ and
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｈａｎｇｉｎｇ
changingｆａｎｃｉｅｓ
fancies ｏｆ
of aａ nature
ｎａｔｕｒｅ over
ｏｖｅｒ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈｅ
he ｓｅｅｍｅｄ，
seemed,ａｔatｔｉｍｅｓ，
times, ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ
to have
ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ ｌｏｓｔcontrol.
entirely lost ｃｏｎｔｒｏｌ．TheＴｈｅhero,
ｈｅｒｏ，the
ｔｈｅwonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ young
ｙｏｕｎｇ Parisian,
Ｐａｒｉｓｉａｎ，ｉｎin
ｗｈｏｍ
whomｔｈｅtheｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ
romanticａｎｄand
ｔｈｅtheｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔｓ ｗｅｒｅ
scientific temperaments wereｓｏsoｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙ
strangely
ｂｌｅｎｄｅｄ，
blended, ｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameｔｏtoｈｉｍ
him ａ ｋｉｎｄ
a kindｏｆofｐｒｅｆｉｇｕｒｉｎｇ
prefiguringｔｙｐｅ
typeｏｆof ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ． Ａｎｄ，
himself. And,
ｉｎｄｅｅｄ， ｔｈｅ ｗｈｏｌｅ ｂｏｏｋ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｔｏ ｃｏｎｔａｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｏｒｙ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ
indeed, the whole book seemed to him to contain the story of his own ｏｗｎ
ｌｉｆｅ，written
life, ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ before
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ he
ｈｅ ｈａｄ
hadｌｉｖｅｄ
livedｉｔ．it.
Ｉｎ ｏｎｅ ｐｏｉｎｔ
In one point ｈｅhe ｗａｓ
wasｍｏｒｅ
moreｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅ
fortunateｔｈａｎ thanｔｈｅtheｎｏｖｅｌ＇ｓ
novel’sｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ
fantastic ｈｅｒｏ．
hero.
Ｈｅ
He ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｋｎｅｗ
knew－ –ｎｅｖｅｒ，
never, ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
indeed, ｈａｄ had ａｎｙany ｃａｕｓｅ
cause ｔｏ to ｋｎｏｗ
know －– ｔｈａｔthat
ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ
somewhatｇｒｏｔｅｓｑｕｅ
grotesqueｄｒｅａｄ
dreadｏｆofｍｉｒｒｏｒｓ，
mirrors,ａｎｄ andｐｏｌｉｓｈｅｄ
polishedｍｅｔａｌmetalｓｕｒｆａｃｅｓ，
surfaces,
ａｎｄ
andｓｔｉｌｌ ｗａｔｅｒ，which
still water, ｗｈｉｃｈ came
ｃａｍｅ ｕｐｏｎ
uponｔｈｅ theｙｏｕｎｇ
young Ｐａｒｉｓｉａｎ
Parisianｓｏsoｅａｒｌｙearlyｉｎin ｈｉｓ
his
ｌｉｆｅ，
life, andａｎｄ was
ｗａｓ occasioned
ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎｅｄ by ｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ sudden
ｓｕｄｄｅｎ ｄｅｃａｙ
decay ｏｆ of ａa ｂｅａｕｔｙ
beauty ｔｈａｔ ｈａｄ
that had
ｏｎｃｅ，
once, ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔｌｙ，
apparently, ｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｏ so ｒｅｍａｒｋａｂｌｅ．
remarkable.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ was ｗｉｔｈ
with ａｎanａｌｍｏｓｔ
almostｃｒｕｅｌ
cruel ｊｏｙ
joy
－– ａｎｄ
andｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhapsｉｎinｎｅａｒｌｙ
nearlyｅｖｅｒｙeveryｊｏｙ，joy,ａｓasｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly ｉｎin ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ，
pleasure,
ｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ
cruelty hasｈａｓ ｉｔｓ ｐｌａｃｅ－– ｔｈａｔ
its place that ｈｅhe ｕｓｅｄ
usedｔｏ to ｒｅａｄ
readｔｈｅ theｌａｔｔｅｒ ｐａｒｔ of
latter part ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ book,
ｂｏｏｋ，
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｉｔｓ ｒｅａｌｌｙtragic,
its really ｔｒａｇｉｃ，if somewhat
ｉｆ ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔover-emphasized,
ｏｖｅｒ－ｅｍｐｈａｓｉｚｅｄ， account ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｏｒｒｏｗ
sorrowａｎｄ andｄｅｓｐａｉｒ
despairｏｆofｏｎｅ
oneｗｈｏwhoｈａｄhad ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｌｏｓｔ
lostｗｈａｔ
whatｉｎinｏｔｈｅｒｓ，
others, ａｎｄ
andｉｎ in
ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ，
world, ｈｅhe ｈａｄ
had ｍｏｓｔ
mostｄｅａｒｌｙ
dearly ｖａｌｕｅｄ．
valued.
Ｆｏｒ
For ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｂｅａｕｔｙ
beautyｔｈａｔ that ｈａｄ
hadｓｏsoｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｄ
fascinated Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，
Basil Hallward,
ａｎｄ
and ｍａｎｙ
manyｏｔｈｅｒｓ
othersｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ
besides ｈｉｍ，
him, ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｎｅｖｅｒ neverｔｏto ｌｅａｖｅ ｈｉｍ． Even
leave him. Ｅｖｅｎ ｔｈｏｓｅ
those
ｗｈｏ
whoｈａｄ hadｈｅａｒｄ
heardｔｈｅtheｍｏｓｔ
mostｅｖｉｌevilｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｈｉｍ， and
against him, ａｎｄ ｆｒｏｍ
from ｔｉｍｅ
time ｔｏto
ｔｉｍｅ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ ｒｕｍｏｕｒｓ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｉｓ ｍｏｄｅ ｏｆ ｌｉｆｅ ｃｒｅｐｔ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ
time strange rumours about his mode of life crept through London

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ａｎｄ
and ｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameｔｈｅtheｃｈａｔｔｅｒ
chatterｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｃｌｕｂｓ，
clubs, ｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｏｔ
notｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｔｏtoｈｉｓ
his
ｄｉｓｈｏｎｏｕｒ when
dishonour ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｙthey ｓａｗ
saw ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｈｅ Heｈａｄ hadａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｔｈｅ the ｌｏｏｋ
look of ｏｆ oneｏｎｅ who
ｗｈｏ
ｈａｄ ｋｅｐｔ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｕｎｓｐｏｔｔｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ．
had kept himself unspotted from the world. Men who talked grossly Ｍｅｎ ｗｈｏ ｔａｌｋｅｄ ｇｒｏｓｓｌｙ
ｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameｓｉｌｅｎｔ ｗｈｅｎ Dorian
silent when Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ＧｒａｙGray ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ
entered the ｔｈｅ room.
ｒｏｏｍ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ was ｗａｓ some-
ｓｏｍｅ－
ｔｈｉｎｇ inｉｎ the
thing ｔｈｅ purity
ｐｕｒｉｔｙofｏｆhisｈｉｓface ｆａｃｅthatｔｈａｔrebuked
ｒｅｂｕｋｅｄthem.ｔｈｅｍ．His Ｈｉｓmere
ｍｅｒｅ presence
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏto ｒｅｃａｌｌ
recall toｔｏthemｔｈｅｍ theｔｈｅ memory
ｍｅｍｏｒｙ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ the ｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｃｅ
innocence ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ had
that they ｈａｄ
ｔａｒｎｉｓｈｅｄ．
tarnished. They Ｔｈｅｙ wondered
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ ｈｏｗ howｏｎｅ oneｓｏsoｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ
charmingａｎｄ andｇｒａｃｅｆｕｌ
graceful ａｓ as ｈｅ
he
ｗａｓ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ ｅｓｃａｐｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｉｎ ｏｆ ａｎ ａｇｅ ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ａｔ ｏｎｃｅ ｓｏｒｄｉｄ
was could have escaped the stain of an age that was at once sordid
ａｎｄ
and ｓｅｎｓｕａｌ
sensual.
Ｏｆｔｅｎ，
Often, ｏｎ on ｒｅｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ
returning home ｈｏｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ fromｏｎｅ oneｏｆofｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ
mysterious ａｎｄ and ｐｒｏ－pro-
ｌｏｎｇｅｄ
longedａｂｓｅｎｃｅｓ
absencesｔｈａｔ thatｇａｖｅ
gaveｒｉｓｅrise toｔｏsuch
ｓｕｃｈstrange
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅconjecture
ｃｏｎｊｅｃｔｕｒｅamong ａｍｏｎｇ ｔｈｏｓｅ
those
ｗｈｏ
whoｗｅｒｅ wereｈｉｓhisｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ，
friends, ｏｒ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｈａｔ
or thought ｔｈｅｙ were
that they ｗｅｒｅ ｓｏ，so, heｈｅ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｃｒｅｅｐ
creep ｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ
upstairs to ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅlocked
ｌｏｃｋｅｄroom,ｒｏｏｍ， openｏｐｅｎ ｔｈｅthe ｄｏｏｒ
door ｗｉｔｈwith ｔｈｅthe ｋｅｙkey ｔｈａｔ
that
ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｌｅｆｔ ｈｉｍ ｎｏｗ，
left him now,ａｎｄ andｓｔａｎｄ，
stand,ｗｉｔｈwithａ aｍｉｒｒｏｒ，
mirror,ｉｎinｆｒｏｎｔfrontｏｆofｔｈｅ theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait
ｔｈａｔ Basil
that ＢａｓｉｌHallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ had ｈａｄ ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
painted ｏｆ of ｈｉｍ，
him, ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ｎｏｗ nowａｔatｔｈｅ the ｅｖｉｌ ａｎｄ
evil and
ａｇｉｎｇ face
aging ｆａｃｅ onｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ canvas,
ｃａｎｖａｓ， and ａｎｄ ｎｏｗ
nowａｔat ｔｈｅthe ｆａｉｒ ｙｏｕｎｇ ｆａｃｅ
fair young ｔｈａｔ laughed
face that ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ
ｂａｃｋ
back ａｔ ｈｉｍ ｆｒｏｍ
at him fromｔｈｅ theｐｏｌｉｓｈｅｄ
polishedｇｌａｓｓ． Ｔｈｅ ｖｅｒｙ
glass. The veryｓｈａｒｐｎｅｓｓ
sharpnessｏｆof ｔｈｅ the ｃｏｎｔｒａｓｔ
contrast
ｕｓｅｄ
used ｔｏ ｑｕｉｃｋｅｎ his
to quicken ｈｉｓ sense
ｓｅｎｓｅofｏｆpleasure.
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ． HeＨｅgrew ｇｒｅｗmore ｍｏｒｅ andａｎｄ more
ｍｏｒｅ
ｅｎａｍｏｕｒｅｄ
enamouredｏｆofｈｉｓ his ｏｗｎ
ownｂｅａｕｔｙ，
beauty, ｍｏｒｅ moreａｎｄ andｍｏｒｅ more ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ
interested ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ
corruption of ｏｆ his
ｈｉｓownｏｗｎ soul.
ｓｏｕｌ．He Ｈｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ examine
ｅｘａｍｉｎｅ ｗｉｔｈ with ｍｉｎｕｔｅ
minute ｃａｒｅ，care, andａｎｄ
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｗｉｔｈ withａ aｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
monstrous ａｎｄandｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terribleｄｅｌｉｇｈｔ，
delight, ｔｈｅ the ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideousｌｉｎｅｓ lines
ｔｈａｔ
that ｓｅａｒｅｄ
seared the ｔｈｅ wrinkling
ｗｒｉｎｋｌｉｎｇ forehead
ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ or ｏｒ crawled
ｃｒａｗｌｅｄ aroundａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ the ｈｅａｖｙ
heavy
ｓｅｎｓｕａｌ ｍｏｕｔｈ， wondering
sensual mouth, ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｗｈｉｃｈ whichｗｅｒｅ wereｔｈｅ theｍｏｒｅ
moreｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ，
horrible,
ｔｈｅ ｓｉｇｎｓ of
the signs ｏｆ sin
ｓｉｎorｏｒthe ｔｈｅsigns
ｓｉｇｎｓofｏｆage. ａｇｅ．HeＨｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ place
ｐｌａｃｅ his ｈｉｓ white
ｗｈｉｔｅ hands
ｈａｎｄｓ
ｂｅｓｉｄｅ
beside ｔｈｅ ｃｏａｒｓｅ bloated
the coarse ｂｌｏａｔｅｄ hands
ｈａｎｄｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ picture,
of the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，and ａｎｄsmile.
ｓｍｉｌｅ．HeＨｅmockedｍｏｃｋｅｄ
ｔｈｅ ｍｉｓｓｈａｐｅｎ ｂｏｄｙ
the misshapen bodyａｎｄ andｔｈｅtheｆａｉｌｉｎｇ
failingｌｉｍｂｓ．
limbs.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ， ｉｎｄｅｅｄ， ａｔ ｎｉｇｈｔ，
There were moments, indeed, at ｗｈｅｎ，
night, when, ｌｙｉｎｇ
lyingｓｌｅｅｐｌｅｓｓ
sleeplessｉｎinｈｉｓ his
ｏｗｎ ｄｅｌｉｃａｔｅｌｙ－ｓｃｅｎｔｅｄ ｃｈａｍｂｅｒ， ｏｒ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｏｒｄｉｄ
own delicately-scented chamber, or in the sordid room of the little ｒｏｏｍ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
ｉｌｌ－ｆａｍｅｄ ｔａｖｅｒｎ near
ill-famed tavern ｎｅａｒthe ｔｈｅDocks,
Ｄｏｃｋｓ，which,
ｗｈｉｃｈ，underｕｎｄｅｒanａｎassumed
ａｓｓｕｍｅｄ name,ｎａｍｅ， and ａｎｄ
ｉｎ ｄｉｓｇｕｉｓｅ， itｉｔwas
in disguise, ｗａｓhis
ｈｉｓhabit
ｈａｂｉｔtoｔｏfrequent,
ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔ，heｈｅwould ｗｏｕｌｄ ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ruin
of the ｒｕｉｎ heｈｅ
ｈａｄ
hadｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtｕｐｏｎ upon ｈｉｓhisｓｏｕｌ，
soul,ｗｉｔｈ
withａ aｐｉｔｙpity ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ａｌｌ
that was ｔｈｅmore
all the ｍｏｒｅ poignant,
ｐｏｉｇｎａｎｔ，
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
becauseｉｔit ｗａｓ was ｐｕｒｅｌｙ
purely ｓｅｌｆｉｓｈ．
selfish. But Ｂｕｔmoments
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ ｓｕｃｈ suchａｓas ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｗｅｒｅ
wereｒａｒｅ．rare.
Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ
curiosity ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｌｉｆｅ ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｌｏｒｄ
life which LordＨｅｎｒｙHenry ｈａｄhadｆｉｒｓｔ
firstｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ
stirred ｉｎ in ｈｉｍ，
him, ａｓ as
ｔｈｅｙ
they ｓａｔ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ in
sat together ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ garden
ｇａｒｄｅｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ friend,
of their ｆｒｉｅｎｄ，seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ ｗｉｔｈ
to increase with
ｇｒａｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ．
gratification. The Ｔｈｅmoreｍｏｒｅ he ｈｅ knew,
ｋｎｅｗ， theｔｈｅ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｈｅ he ｄｅｓｉｒｅｄ
desired to ｔｏ know.
ｋｎｏｗ． He Ｈｅ
ｈａｄ ｍａｄ ｈｕｎｇｅｒｓ ｔｈａｔ ｇｒｅｗ ｍｏｒｅ ｒａｖｅｎｏｕｓ ａｓ ｈｅ ｆｅｄ ｔｈｅｍ．
had mad hungers that grew more ravenous as he fed them.

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  ＸＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｙｅｔ
Yetｈｅheｗａｓ
wasｎｏｔnotｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｒｅｃｋｌｅｓｓ，
reckless,ａｔatａｎｙ
anyｒａｔｅ
rateｉｎinｈｉｓ
hisｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ
relationsｔｏtoｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ．
society.
Ｏｎｃｅ ｏｒ ｔｗｉｃｅ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｍｏｎｔｈ ｄｕｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｗｉｎｔｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｏｎ ｅａｃｈ
Once or twice every month during the winter, and on each Wednesday Ｗｅｄｎｅｓｄａｙ
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ
eveningｗｈｉｌｅ
whileｔｈｅ
the ｓｅａｓｏｎ
seasonｌａｓｔｅｄ， ｈｅ would
lasted, he ｗｏｕｌｄ ｔｈｒｏｗ
throwｏｐｅｎ
openｔｏtoｔｈｅthe ｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｈｉｓ
his
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful house and have the most celebrated musicians of the ｄａｙ
ｈｏｕｓｅ ａｎｄ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｅｄ ｍｕｓｉｃｉａｎｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ day ｔｏ
to
ｃｈａｒｍ
charmｈｉｓ
hisｇｕｅｓｔｓ
guestsｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｗｏｎｄｅｒｓ
wonders ｏｆ of
ｔｈｅｉｒ ａｒｔ．
their art.Ｈｉｓ
Hisｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little ｄｉｎｎｅｒｓ，
dinners, ｉｎ
in
ｔｈｅ settling
the ｓｅｔｔｌｉｎｇofｏｆwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈLord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ａｓｓｉｓｔｅｄ ｈｉｍ， were
assisted him, ｗｅｒｅ ｎｏｔｅｄ
noted ａｓas
ｍｕｃｈ
muchｆｏｒforｔｈｅ
theｃａｒｅｆｕｌ
carefulｓｅｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ
selectionａｎｄ
andｐｌａｃｉｎｇ
placingｏｆofｔｈｏｓｅ
thoseｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ，
invited,ａｓas ｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅ
the
ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ
exquisite ｔａｓｔｅ ｓｈｏｗｎ ｉｎinｔｈｅ
taste shown theｄｅｃｏｒａｔｉｏｎ
decorationｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｔａｂｌｅ，
table,ｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔｓ
its ｓｕｂｔｌｅ
subtle
ｓｙｍｐｈｏｎｉｃ
symphonicａｒｒａｎｇｅｍｅｎｔｓ ｏｆ ofｅｘｏｔｉｃ
arrangements exoticｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ，
flowers, ａｎｄ
and ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ
embroideredｃｌｏｔｈｓ，
cloths,
ａｎｄ
and ａｎｔｉｑｕｅ
antiqueｐｌａｔｅ
plate ｏｆ ｇｏｌｄ and
of gold ａｎｄ ｓｉｌｖｅｒ． Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ， there
silver. Indeed, ｔｈｅｒｅwere
ｗｅｒｅ many,
ｍａｎｙ， ｅｓｐｅｃｉ－
especi-
ａｌｌｙ ａｍｏｎｇ ｔｈｅ
ally among the ｖｅｒｙ ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍｅｎ，
very young men,ｗｈｏwhoｓａｗ，
saw,ｏｒorｆａｎｃｉｅｄ
fanciedｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅｙ
they ｓａｗ，
saw,
ｉｎ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
in Dorian Grayｔｈｅ
theｔｒｕｅ
trueｒｅａｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ
realization ｏｆ
of aａ type
ｔｙｐｅ of
ｏｆ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ they
ｔｈｅｙ had
ｈａｄ ｏｆｔｅｎ
often
ｄｒｅａｍｅｄ
dreamedｉｎinＥｔｏｎ
Etonｏｒ Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ ｄａｙｓ，
or Oxford days, aａ type
ｔｙｐｅthat
ｔｈａｔwas
ｗａｓtoｔｏｃｏｍｂｉｎｅ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
combine something
ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｒｅａｌ ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ of
real culture ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ scholar
ｓｃｈｏｌａｒ with
ｗｉｔｈ all
ａｌｌthe
ｔｈｅgrace
ｇｒａｃｅ and
ａｎｄ distinction
ｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔｉｏｎ and
ａｎｄ
ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ ｍａｎｎｅｒ ｏｆofａaｃｉｔｉｚｅｎ
perfect manner citizen ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅworld.
ｗｏｒｌｄ．To
Ｔｏ them
ｔｈｅｍ ｈｅ
he ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｂｅbe ｏｆ
of
ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｏｆof ｔｈｏｓｅ
the company those ｗｈｏｍ
whomＤａｎｔｅDante ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｓ
describesａｓas ｈａｖｉｎｇ
having ｓｏｕｇｈｔ
sought ｔｏ
to
‘ｍａｋｅ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ
‘make themselves perfect ｂｙ
by ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ ｏｆof ｂｅａｕｔｙ＇．！
the worship Ｌｉｋｅ Gautier,
beauty’.¹ Like Ｇａｕｔｉｅｒ， he
ｈｅ
ｗａｓ
was ｏｎｅ
oneｆｏｒfor ｗｈｏｍ
whom ＇ｔｈｅ ｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ
‘the visibleｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｅｘｉｓｔｅｄ＇．
existed’.
Ａｎｄ， ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ， ｔｏ ｈｉｍ Ｌｉｆｅ ｉｔｓｅｌｆ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｓｔ，
And, certainly, to him Life itself was first, ｔｈｅthe ｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ，
greatest, ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ａｒｔｓ， ａｎｄ for
arts, and ｆｏｒ itｉｔallａｌｌtheｔｈｅother
ｏｔｈｅｒarts ａｒｔｓseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ toｔｏ beｂｅ but
ｂｕｔ ａa ｐｒｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ．
preparation.
Ｆａｓｈｉｏｎ，
Fashion, by ｂｙ ｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｗｈａｔ whatｉｓis ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃbecomes
really fantastic ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓfor ｆｏｒa ａmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓａｌ，
universal, and ａｎｄ Dandyism,²
Ｄａｎｄｙｉｓｍ，？ ｗｈｉｃｈ，ｉｎ
which, inｉｔｓ its ｏｗｎ
ownｗａｙ，
way,ｉｓａｎis anａｔｔｅｍｐｔ
attemptｔｏtoａｓｓｅｒｔ
assert
ｔｈｅ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅ ｍｏｄｅｒｎｉｔｙ
the absolute modernityｏｆofｂｅａｕｔｙ，
beauty,ｈａｄ， had,ｏｆofｃｏｕｒｓｅ，
course,ｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ
fascination ｆｏｒfor
ｈｉｍ．
him.ＨｉｓHisｍｏｄｅ
mode ｏｆ ofｄｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ，
dressing,ａｎｄandｔｈｅtheｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ
particularｓｔｙｌｅｓ
styles ｔｈａｔ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｉｍｅ
that from time ｔｏto
ｔｉｍｅ
time ｈｅheａｆｆｅｃｔｅｄ，
affected, had ｈａｄ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｍａｒｋｅｄ ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
their marked influence ｏｎ on ｔｈｅthe ｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅｓ
exquisites
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Mayfair
of the Ｍａｙｆａｉｒ ballsｂａｌｌｓand ａｎｄ Pall
ＰａｌｌMallＭａｌｌclub
ｃｌｕｂwindows,
ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ， who ｗｈｏ copied
ｃｏｐｉｅｄ ｈｉｍhim ｉｎin
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everything ｔｈａｔ that heｈｅ did,
ｄｉｄ， and
ａｎｄ tried
ｔｒｉｅｄ toｔｏreproduce
ｒｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｅ the ｔｈｅ accidental
ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔａｌ charm
ｃｈａｒｍ
ｏｆof ｈｉｓ ｇｒａｃｅｆｕｌ， though
his graceful, ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｔｏto ｈｉｍ
himｏｎｌｙonlyｈａｌｆ－ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ，
half-serious, ｆｏｐｐｅｒｉｅｓ．
fopperies.
Ｆｏｒ，
For, ｗｈｉｌｅ
while ｈｅhe ｗａｓ
was ｂｕｔbut ｔｏｏ
too ｒｅａｄｙ
readyｔｏtoａｃｃｅｐｔ
acceptｔｈｅ the ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ
position ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ
that was
ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ
immediatelyｏｆｆｅｒｅｄ offered ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｏｎ
to him on ｈｉｓ ｃｏｍｉｎｇ ｏｆof ａｇｅ，
his coming ａｎｄ ｆｏｕｎｄ，
age, and found,
ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
indeed, ａa ｓｕｂｔｌｅ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ in
subtle pleasure ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ that
ｔｈａｔ he
ｈｅ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ really
ｒｅａｌｌｙbecome
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ London
to the Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ｏｆ ｈｉｓown
of his ｏｗｎ day
ｄａｙ whatｗｈａｔ toｔｏ imperial
ｉｍｐｅｒｉａｌNeronian
Ｎｅｒｏｎｉａｎ RomeＲｏｍｅ ｔｈｅthe
ａｕｔｈｏｒ
author ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ＇Ｓａｔｙｒｉｃｏｎ＇３
‘Satyricon’³ onceｏｎｃｅ had ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ，
been, ｙｅｔ
yet ｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ ｉｎｍｏｓｔ ｈｅａｒｔ
his inmost heart ｈｅ he
ｄｅｓｉｒｅｄ to
desired ｔｏ beｂｅ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｍｏｒｅ more ｔｈａｎ ａ ｍｅｒｅ
than a mereａｒｂｉｔｅｒ
arbiterｅｌｅｇａｎｔｉａｒｕｍ，
elegantiarum, ｔｏ to ｂｅ
be
ｃｏｎｓｕｌｔｅｄ
consulted ｏｎ onｔｈｅtheｗｅａｒｉｎｇ
wearingｏｆofａ aｊｅｗｅｌ，jewel,ｏｒorｔｈｅtheｋｎｏｔｔｉｎｇ
knottingｏｆofａa ｎｅｃｋｔｉｅ，
necktie, ｏｒor
ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ ｏｆ ａ ｃａｎｅ． Ｈｅ ｓｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｏ ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ ｓｏｍｅ ｎｅｗ ｓｃｈｅｍｅ of
the conduct of a cane. He sought to elaborate some new scheme ｏｆ
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ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｌｉｆｅ ｔｈａｔwould
life that ｗｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ ｉｔｓ ｒｅａｓｏｎｅｄ philosophy
its reasoned ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｙ ａｎｄ
andｉｔｓ
its ｏｒｄｅｒｅｄ
orderedｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ，
principles,
ａｎｄ ｆｉｎｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌｉｚｉｎｇ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｎｓｅｓ ｉｔｓ ｈｉｇｈｅｓｔ ｒｅａｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ．
and find in the spiritualizing of the senses its highest realization.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ
worshipｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｓｅｎｓｅｓ
senses ｈａｓ
has ｏｆｔｅｎ， ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ
often, and with ｍｕｃｈ
muchｊｕｓｔｉｃｅ， ｂｅｅｎ
justice, been
ｄｅｃｒｉｅｄ， ｍｅｎ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
decried, men feeling ａa ｎａｔｕｒａｌ
natural ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔ ｏｆ terror
instinct of ｔｅｒｒｏｒ about
ａｂｏｕｔ passions
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ and
ａｎｄ
ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎｓ ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｅｍ ｓｔｒｏｎｇｅｒ ｔｈａｎ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ， ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ
sensations that seem stronger than themselves, and that they are ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
consciousｏｆｓｈａｒｉｎｇ
of sharingｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｌｅｓｓ
less ｈｉｇｈｌｙ
highly ｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ
organizedｆｏｒｍｓ
formsｏｆofｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ．
existence.
Ｂｕｔ
But ｉｔ ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ｔｏ
it appeared Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
to Dorian Grayｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｅ
the ｔｒｕｅ
true ｎａｔｕｒｅ
nature ｏｆ ｔｈｅ senses
of the ｓｅｎｓｅｓ had
ｈａｄ
ｎｅｖｅｒ ｂｅｅｎ understood,
never been ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ， ａｎｄ
and ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙhad
that they ｈａｄremained
ｒｅｍａｉｎｅｄ savage
ｓａｖａｇｅ and
ａｎｄ animal
ａｎｉｍａｌ
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merely ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
because ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ
world ｈａｄ
hadｓｏｕｇｈｔ
soughtｔｏto ｓｔａｒｖｅ ｔｈｅｍ ｉｎｔｏ
starve them ｓｕｂｍｉｓｓｉｏｎ
into submission
ｏｒ ｔｏ ｋｉｌｌ ｔｈｅｍ ｂｙ ｐａｉｎ， ｉｎｓｔｅａｄ ｏｆ ａｉｍｉｎｇ ａｔ ｍａｋｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｍ elements
or to kill them by pain, instead of aiming at making them ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ ｏｆ
of
ａa ｎｅｗ
newｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌｉｔｙ， ｏｆ which
spirituality, of ｗｈｉｃｈ ａa ｆｉｎｅ ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔfor
fine instinct ｆｏｒbeauty
ｂｅａｕｔｙ was
ｗａｓ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｔｈｅ
to be the
ｄｏｍｉｎａｎｔ
dominantｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｓｔｉｃ．
characteristic. AsＡｓheｈｅlooked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄback
ｂａｃｋupon
ｕｐｏｎman
ｍａｎmoving
ｍｏｖｉｎｇ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
Ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ， heｈｅ was
History, ｗａｓ haunted
ｈａｕｎｔｅｄ ｂｙ
by ａa ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ ｏｆ loss.
feeling of ｌｏｓｓ．SoＳｏmuch
ｍｕｃｈ had
ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
been
ｓｕｒｒｅｎｄｅｒｅｄ！
surrendered! ａｎｄ
and ｔｏ
to ｓｕｃｈ
such ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅ！There
little purpose! Ｔｈｅｒｅ had
ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｍａｄ
madｗｉｌｆｕｌ
wilful
ｒｅｊｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ， ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ ｆｏｒｍｓ
rejections, monstrous formsｏｆｓｅｌｆ－ｔｏｒｔｕｒｅ
of self-torture ａｎｄ
andｓｅｌｆ－ｄｅｎｉａｌ， ｗｈｏｓｅ ｏｒｉｇｉｎ
self-denial, whose origin
ｗａｓ
wasｆｅａｒ，
fear, ａｎｄ
andｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｒｅｓｕｌｔ
resultｗａｓ
wasａ aｄｅｇｒａｄａｔｉｏｎ
degradationｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅｌｙ
infinitely ｍｏｒｅ
moreｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terrible
ｔｈａｎ ｔｈａｔ
than ｆａｎｃｉｅｄ degradation
that fancied ｄｅｇｒａｄａｔｉｏｎ ｆｒｏｍ from ｗｈｉｃｈ，
which,ｉｎin ｔｈｅｉｒtheir ｉｇｎｏｒａｎｃｅ，
ignorance, ｔｈｅｙ they
ｈａｄ ｓｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｏ ｅｓｃａｐｅ， Ｎａｔｕｒｅ， ｉｎ ｈｅｒ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｉｒｏｎｙ， ｄｒｉｖｉｎｇ ｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ
had sought to escape, Nature, in her wonderful irony, driving out the
ａｎｃｈｏｒｉｔｅ
anchoriteｔｏtoｆｅｅｄ feed ｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅthe ｗｉｌｄ
wild ａｎｉｍａｌｓ
animalsｏｆofｔｈｅ the ｄｅｓｅｒｔ
desert ａｎｄ
andｇｉｖｉｎｇ
givingｔｏ to ｔｈｅ
the
ｈｅｒｍｉｔ
hermitｔｈｅ theｂｅａｓｔｓ
beastsｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｆｉｅｌｄ
field as ａｓhis
ｈｉｓcompanions.
ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｏｎｓ．
Ｙｅｓ： ｔｈｅｒｅ was
Yes: there ｗａｓ toｔｏbe,
ｂｅ，asａｓLordＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙhad ｈａｄprophesied,
ｐｒｏｐｈｅｓｉｅｄ，aａnew ｎｅｗHedon-
Ｈｅｄｏｎ－
ｉｓｍ
ismｔｈａｔ
that ｗａｓ
wasｔｏto ｒｅｃｒｅａｔｅ
recreate ｌｉｆｅ， ａｎｄ toｔｏsave
life, and ｓａｖｅitｉｔfromｆｒｏｍthat
ｔｈａｔharsh,
ｈａｒｓｈ，uncomely
ｕｎｃｏｍｅｌｙ
ｐｕｒｉｔａｎｉｓｍ
puritanismｔｈａｔ thatｉｓis ｈａｖｉｎｇ，
having, ｉｎ in ｏｕｒ
our ｏｗｎownｄａｙ， day,ｉｔｓitsｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curiousｒｅｖｉｖａｌ．
revival. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ
It was
ｔｏto ｈａｖｅ
haveｉｔｓits ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ
service ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔ， ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ； yet,
intellect, certainly; ｙｅｔ，itｉｔwas
ｗａｓnever
ｎｅｖｅｒ toｔｏ accept
ａｃｃｅｐｔ
ａｎｙ
anyｔｈｅｏｒｙ
theoryｏｒor ｓｙｓｔｅｍ
systemｔｈａｔthat ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｉｎｖｏｌｖｅ
involveｔｈｅ the ｓａｃｒｉｆｉｃｅ
sacrifice ofｏｆany ａｎｙmode
ｍｏｄｅ ｏｆof
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅ
passionate ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ．
experience.Ｉｔｓ ａｉｍ， ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
Its aim, indeed, ｗａｓ wasｔｏ to ｂｅ
be ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ
experienceｉｔｓｅｌｆ， ａｎｄ
itself, and
ｎｏｔ
not ｔｈｅ
the ｆｒｕｉｔｓ
fruits ofｏｆ experience,
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ， sweetｓｗｅｅｔ or ｏｒ bitter
ｂｉｔｔｅｒ asａｓtheyｔｈｅｙ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ be.
ｂｅ． OfＯｆ ｔｈｅ
the
ａｓｃｅｔｉｓｍ
ascetism ｔｈａｔthat ｄｅａｄｅｎｓ
deadensｔｈｅ theｓｅｎｓｅｓ，
senses,ａｓasｏｆof ｔｈｅthe ｖｕｌｇａｒ
vulgarｐｒｏｆｌｉｇａｃｙ
profligacyｔｈａｔ thatｄｕｌｌｓ
dulls
ｔｈｅｍ，
them, ｉｔ ｗａｓ toｔｏ know
it was ｋｎｏｗ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．
nothing. Ｂｕｔ But ｉｔ ｗａｓ toｔｏ teach
it was ｔｅａｃｈmanｍａｎ ｔｏ ｃｏｎｃｅｎｔｒａｔｅ
to concentrate
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｕｐｏｎ
uponｔｈｅ theｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ
moments ｏｆ ofａ ｌｉｆｅ
a lifeｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis itself
ｉｔｓｅｌｆbutｂｕｔa ａmoment.
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ．
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
There ａｒｅ are ｆｅｗfew ｏｆof usｕｓ who
ｗｈｏ ｈａｖｅhave ｎｏｔ not ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimes ｗａｋｅｎｅｄwakened ｂｅｆｏｒｅbefore
ｄａｗｎ，
dawn,ｅｉｔｈｅｒ
either ａｆｔｅｒ ｏｎｅ of
after one ｏｆ those
ｔｈｏｓｅ dreamless
ｄｒｅａｍｌｅｓｓ nightsｎｉｇｈｔｓ that
ｔｈａｔmake
ｍａｋｅ ｕｓ ａｌｍｏｓｔ
us almost
ｅｎａｍｏｕｒｅｄ
enamouredｏｆofｄｅａｔｈ， death,ｏｒorｏｎｅoneｏｆof ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｎｉｇｈｔｓ
nights of ｏｆhorror
ｈｏｒｒｏｒand ａｎｄ misshapen
ｍｉｓｓｈａｐｅｎ
ｊｏｙ， ｗｈｅｎ through
joy, when ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ the ｔｈｅ chambers
ｃｈａｍｂｅｒｓ of ｏｆ theｔｈｅbrain
ｂｒａｉｎsweep ｓｗｅｅｐphantoms
ｐｈａｎｔｏｍｓ moreｍｏｒｅ
ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｔｈａｎ ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ
terrible than reality ｉｔｓｅｌｆ， ａｎｄ ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔ
itself, and ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈａｔ
instinct with thatｖｉｖｉｄ
vividｌｉｆｅ
life ｔｈａｔ
that ｌｕｒｋｓ
lurks ｉｎin
ａｌｌ ｇｒｏｔｅｓｑｕｅｓ， ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｌｅｎｄｓ ｔｏ Ｇｏｔｈｉｃ ａｒｔ ｉｔｓ ｅｎｄｕｒｉｎｇ ｖｉｔａｌｉｔｙ， ｔｈｉｓ
all grotesques, and that lends to Gothic art its enduring vitality, this

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  ＸＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

ａｒｔ ｂｅｉｎｇ， one

art being, ｏｎｅ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ ｆａｎｃｙ，
fancy, ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ ｔｈｅ art
especially the ａｒｔofｏｆthose
ｔｈｏｓｅwhose
ｗｈｏｓｅ minds
ｍｉｎｄｓ
ｈａｖｅ
haveｂｅｅｎ
beenｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄ
troubledｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
the ｍａｌａｄｙ
maladyｏｆｒｅｖｅｒｉｅ．
of reverie.Ｇｒａｄｕａｌｌｙ
Graduallyｗｈｉｔｅ
whiteｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ
fingers
ｃｒｅｅｐ
creep ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughｔｈｅ
theｃｕｒｔａｉｎｓ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｙ
curtains, and they ａｐｐｅａｒ
appear ｔｏto ｔｒｅｍｂｌｅ．
tremble. Ｉｎ
In ｂｌａｃｋ
black
ｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ ｓｈａｐｅｓ，dumb
fantastic shapes, ｄｕｍｂ ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ
shadowsｃｒａｗｌ
crawlｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｒｎｅｒｓ
corners ｏｆ ｔｈｅ room,
of the ｒｏｏｍ，
ａｎｄ
andｃｒｏｕｃｈ
crouchｔｈｅｒｅ．
there.Ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ，
Outside,ｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the ｓｔｉｒｒｉｎｇ
stirring ofｏｆbirds
ｂｉｒｄｓamong
ａｍｏｎｇ ｔｈｅ
the
ｌｅａｖｅｓ， ｏｒ the
leaves, or ｔｈｅ sound
ｓｏｕｎｄ of
ｏｆ men
ｍｅｎ ｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｆｏｒｔｈ
forthｔｏ to ｔｈｅｉｒ ｗｏｒｋ， ｏｒ
their work, or ｔｈｅ ｓｉｇｈ and
the sigh ａｎｄ
ｓｏｂ ｏｆ the
sob of ｔｈｅ wind
ｗｉｎｄ coming
ｃｏｍｉｎｇ ｄｏｗｎ
downｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ theｈｉｌｌｓ， ａｎｄ wandering
hills, and ｗａｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ
ｔｈｅ ｓｉｌｅｎｔhouse,
the silent ｈｏｕｓｅ， asａｓthough
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｉｔ ｆｅａｒｅｄ toｔｏwake
it feared ｗａｋｅ the
ｔｈｅ sleepers,
ｓｌｅｅｐｅｒｓ，and
ａｎｄ yet
ｙｅｔ must
ｍｕｓｔ
ｎｅｅｄｓ
needsｃａｌｌ ｆｏｒｔｈ sleep
call forth ｓｌｅｅｐ from
ｆｒｏｍ ｈｅｒ
herｐｕｒｐｌｅ
purpleｃａｖｅ．
cave.Ｖｅｉｌ
Veilａｆｔｅｒ
afterｖｅｉｌ ｏｆ thin
veil of ｔｈｉｎ dusky
ｄｕｓｋｙ
ｇａｕｚｅ ｉｓ ｌｉｆｔｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｂｙ ｄｅｇｒｅｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｒｍｓ ａｎｄ ｃｏｌｏｕｒｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ａｒｅ
gauze is lifted, and by degrees the forms and colours of things are
ｒｅｓｔｏｒｅｄ ｔｏ them,
restored to ｔｈｅｍ， and
ａｎｄ we
ｗｅ ｗａｔｃｈ
watchｔｈｅ
the ｄａｗｎ
dawnｒｅｍａｋｉｎｇ
remakingｔｈｅtheｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｉｎinｉｔｓ
its
ａｎｔｉｑｕｅ
antique pattern. The wan mirrors get back their mimicｌｉｆｅ．
ｐａｔｔｅｒｎ． Ｔｈｅ ｗａｎ ｍｉｒｒｏｒｓ ｇｅｔ ｂａｃｋ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｍｉｍｉｃ Ｔｈｅ
life. The
ｆｌａｍｅｌｅｓｓ ｔａｐｅｒｓ stand
flameless tapers ｓｔａｎｄ where
ｗｈｅｒｅ we
ｗｅ ｈａｄ
hadｌｅｆｔ ｔｈｅｍ， ａｎｄ
left them, and ｂｅｓｉｄｅ
beside ｔｈｅｍ
themｌｉｅｓ
lies
ｔｈｅ
the ｈａｌｆ－ｃｕｔ ｂｏｏｋ ｔｈａｔ
half-cut book ｗｅ ｈａｄ
that we hadｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｔｕｄｙｉｎｇ，
studying,ｏｒorｔｈｅ
the ｗｉｒｅｄ
wiredｆｌｏｗｅｒ
flower ｔｈａｔ
that
ｗｅweｈａｄ
hadｗｏｒｎ ａｔ at
worn ｔｈｅtheｂａｌｌ，
ball,ｏｒorｔｈｅ
theｌｅｔｔｅｒ ｔｈａｔ we
letter that ｗｅ had
ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
beenａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid ｔｏ
to ｒｅａｄ，
read,
ｏｒ
or ｔｈａｔ ｗｅ ｈａｄ
that we had ｒｅａｄ
read ｔｏｏ
too ｏｆｔｅｎ． Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ seems
often. Nothing ｓｅｅｍｓ to
ｔｏ us
ｕｓ changed.
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ． OutＯｕｔ ｏｆ
of
ｔｈｅ
the ｕｎｒｅａｌ
unreal ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ
shadowsｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｎｉｇｈｔ
night ｃｏｍｅｓ
comesｂａｃｋ
backｔｈｅ
theｒｅａｌ
realｌｉｆｅ ｔｈａｔ we
life that ｗｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｋｎｏｗｎ．
known.ＷｅWe ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ toｒｅｓｕｍｅ
have resumeｉｔ itｗｈｅｒｅ
where ｗｅ we
ｈａｄhad
ｌｅｆｔleft
ｏｆｆ，
off,ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｓｔｅａｌｓ
steals
ｏｖｅｒ
overｕｓusａa ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｓｅｎｓｅ of
terrible sense ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ necessity
ｎｅｃｅｓｓｉｔｙforｆｏｒthe
ｔｈｅcontinuance
ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕａｎｃｅ ofｏｆ energy
ｅｎｅｒｇｙ
ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｗｅａｒｉｓｏｍｅ
the same wearisomeｒｏｕｎｄ
round ｏｆ ofｓｔｅｒｅｏｔｙｐｅｄ
stereotyped ｈａｂｉｔｓ，
habits,ｏｒorａaｗｉｌｄ
wild ｌｏｎｇｉｎｇ，
longing,
ｉｔ ｍａｙ be,
it may ｂｅ， that
ｔｈａｔour
ｏｕｒeyelids
ｅｙｅｌｉｄｓmight
ｍｉｇｈｔopen
ｏｐｅｎsome
ｓｏｍｅmorning
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ upon
ｕｐｏｎ aａ world
ｗｏｒｌｄ
ｔｈａｔ
that ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
beenｒｅｆａｓｈｉｏｎｅｄ
refashionedａｎｅｗ
anewｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｄａｒｋｎｅｓｓ
darknessｆｏｒ
forｏｕｒ
ourｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ，
pleasure, ａa
ｗｏｒｌｄ
world ｉｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
in which ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ
things would haveｆｒｅｓｈ
fresh ｓｈａｐｅｓ
shapes ａｎｄ
and ｃｏｌｏｕｒｓ， ａｎｄ ｂｅ
colours, and be
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ，
changed,ｏｒ
or ｈａｖｅ
haveｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｓｅｃｒｅｔｓ，
secrets, aａ world
ｗｏｒｌｄ in
ｉｎwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ the
ｔｈｅ past
ｐａｓｔwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little orｏｒnoｎｏplace,
ｐｌａｃｅ，orｏｒsurvive,
ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅ，atａｔany
ａｎｙrate,
ｒａｔｅ，inｉｎnoｎｏconscious
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ form
ｆｏｒｍ ｏｆ
of
ｏｂｌｉｇａｔｉｏｎ ｏｒ ｒｅｇｒｅｔ， ｔｈｅ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｒａｎｃｅ ｅｖｅｎ ｏｆｊｏｙ ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｉｔｓ ｂｉｔｔｅｒｎｅｓｓ，
obligation or regret, the remembrance even of joy having its bitterness,
ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅtheｍｅｍｏｒｉｅｓ
memories ｏｆofｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasureｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｐａｉｎ．
pain.
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ the
It was ｔｈｅ creation
ｃｒｅａｔｉｏｎ ofｏｆsuch
ｓｕｃｈ worlds
ｗｏｒｌｄｓ as
ａｓ these
ｔｈｅｓｅthat
ｔｈａｔseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ to
ｔｏ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｔｏtoｂｅbeｔｈｅ
theｔｒｕｅ
trueｏｂｊｅｃｔ，
object,ｏｒ
or ａｍｏｎｇｓｔ
amongstｔｈｅtheｔｒｕｅ ｏｂｊｅｃｔｓ，
true objects,ｏｆofｌｉｆｅ； ａｎｄ ｉｎ
life; and in
ｈｉｓ ｓｅａｒｃｈ for
his search ｆｏｒ sensations
ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎｓthatｔｈａｔwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ be
ｂｅ at
ａｔ once
ｏｎｃｅ ｎｅｗ
newａｎｄ
andｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ，
delightful,
ａｎｄ
andｐｏｓｓｅｓｓ
possess ｔｈａｔ ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔ ｏｆof ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｎｅｓｓ
that element strangenessｔｈａｔ
that ｉｓ ｓｏessential
is so ｅｓｓｅｎｔｉａｌtoｔｏromance,⁴
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ，
ｈｅ
he ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｏｆｔｅｎ
often ａｄｏｐｔ
adopt ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｍｏｄｅｓ ｏｆ
certain modes of ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thought ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ knew
that he ｋｎｅｗ ｔｏto ｂｅ
be
ｒｅａｌｌｙ ａｌｉｅｎ toｔｏ his
really alien ｈｉｓnature,
ｎａｔｕｒｅ，abandon
ａｂａｎｄｏｎ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｔｏtoｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｓｕｂｔｌｅ
subtle ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅｓ，
influences,
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅｎ，
then, ｈａｖｉｎｇ，
having,ａｓasｉｔit ｗｅｒｅ，
were, ｃａｕｇｈｔ
caughtｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｃｏｌｏｕｒ
colourａｎｄ
andｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ
satisfied ｈｉｓ
his
ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ ｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ，leave
intellectual curiosity, ｌｅａｖｅthem
ｔｈｅｍ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈａｔ
that ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curiousｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
indifferenceｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis
ｎｏｔ ｉｎｃｏｍｐａｔｉｂｌｅ ｗｉｔｈ
not incompatible with ａa real
ｒｅａｌ ardour
ａｒｄｏｕｒ ofｏｆtemperament,
ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔ， ａｎｄ
andｔｈａｔ
that ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
indeed,

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ
accordingｔｏtoｃｅｒｔａｉｎ
certain ｍｏｄｅｒｎ
modernｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｓｔｓ，
psychologists,ｉｓisｏｆｔｅｎ
oftenａ aｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎ
conditionｏｆofｉｔ．
it.
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ rumoured
It was ｒｕｍｏｕｒｅｄ ｏｆ
of ｈｉｍ
himｏｎｃｅ
onceｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ ｗａｓ ａｂｏｕｔ
he was about ｔｏ ｊｏｉｎthe
to join ｔｈｅRoman
Ｒｏｍａｎ
Ｃａｔｈｏｌｉｃ ｃｏｍｍｕｎｉｏｎ； ａｎｄ
Catholic communion; andｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly ｔｈｅ Ｒｏｍａｎ ｒｉｔｕａｌ
the Roman ritual ｈａｄ
had ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ａa
ｇｒｅａｔ ａｔｔｒａｃｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ ｈｉｍ． Ｔｈｅ ｄａｉｌｙ ｓａｃｒｉｆｉｃｅ， ｍｏｒｅ ａｗｆｕｌ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｔｈａｎ
great attraction for him. The daily sacrifice, more awful really than
ａｌｌ ｔｈｅsacrifices
all the ｓａｃｒｉｆｉｃｅｓofｏｆtheｔｈｅantique
ａｎｔｉｑｕｅworld,
ｗｏｒｌｄ，stirred
ｓｔｉｒｒｅｄhim
ｈｉｍasａｓmuch
ｍｕｃｈ by
ｂｙ its
ｉｔｓsuperb
ｓｕｐｅｒｂ
ｒｅｊｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ the
rejection of ｔｈｅ evidence
ｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the ｓｅｎｓｅｓ
senses ａｓ ｂｙ the
as by ｔｈｅ primitive
ｐｒｉｍｉｔｉｖｅ ｓｉｍｐｌｉｃｉｔｙ ｏｆ
simplicity of
ｉｔｓ ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ and
its elements ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｅｔｅｒｎａｌ pathos
the eternal ｐａｔｈｏｓ of
ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ human
ｈｕｍａｎ ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ
tragedyｔｈａｔ
thatｉｔit sought
ｓｏｕｇｈｔ
ｔｏ
to ｓｙｍｂｏｌｉｚｅ． Ｈｅ ｌｏｖｅｄ
symbolize. He loved to ｔｏ kneel
ｋｎｅｅｌdown
ｄｏｗｎ on
ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ cold
ｃｏｌｄ marble
ｍａｒｂｌｅ pavement,
ｐａｖｅｍｅｎｔ，
ａｎｄ
and ｗａｔｃｈ
watchｔｈｅ
theｐｒｉｅｓｔ，
priest, ｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ
his ｓｔｉｆｆ ｆｌｏｗｅｒｅｄ dalmatic,
stiff flowered ｄａｌｍａｔｉｃ， slowly
ｓｌｏｗｌｙ and
ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｗｈｉｔｅ ｈａｎｄｓ
white handsｍｏｖｉｎｇ
moving ａｓｉｄｅ
asideｔｈｅtheｖｅｉｌveilｏｆofｔｈｅtheｔａｂｅｒｎａｃｌｅ，
tabernacle,ｏｒorｒａｉｓｉｎｇraisingａｌｏｆｔaloft
ｔｈｅ ｊｅｗｅｌｌｅｄ lantern-shaped
the jewelled ｌａｎｔｅｒｎ－ｓｈａｐｅｄ ｍｏｎｓｔｒａｎｃｅ
monstranceｗｉｔｈ withｔｈａｔthatｐａｌｌｉｄ
pallidｗａｔｅｒ
waterｔｈａｔ that ａｔat
ｔｉｍｅｓ， ｏｎｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ
times, one wouldｆａｉｎ fainｔｈｉｎｋ，
think,ｉｓis ｉｎｄｅｅｄ
indeedｔｈｅ theｐａｎｉｓ
‘panisｃａｌｅｓｔｉｓ＇， ｔｈｅ bread
cælestis’, the ｂｒｅａｄ of ｏｆ
ａｎｇｅｌｓ，
angels, or,ｏｒ， robed
ｒｏｂｅｄ in ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ garments
ｇａｒｍｅｎｔｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Passion
of the Ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ ｏｆ Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ， breaking
of Christ, ｂｒｅａｋｉｎｇ
ｔｈｅ
the Ｈｏｓｔ
Host ｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ the ｃｈａｌｉｃｅ，
chalice, ａｎｄand ｓｍｉｔｉｎｇ
smitingｈｉｓ his ｂｒｅａｓｔ
breast ｆｏｒ for ｈｉｓ
his ｓｉｎｓ．
sins. The Ｔｈｅ
ｆｕｍｉｎｇ
fumingｃｅｎｓｅｒｓ，
censers,ｔｈａｔ thatｔｈｅtheｇｒａｖｅ
graveｂｏｙｓ，boys,ｉｎinｔｈｅｉｒtheir ｌａｃｅ
lace ａｎｄandｓｃａｒｌｅｔ，
scarlet, ｔｏｓｓｅｄ
tossed
ｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ
theａｉｒ
air ｌｉｋｅ ｇｒｅａｔ gilt
like great ｇｉｌｔflowers,
ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ，had ｈａｄ their
ｔｈｅｉｒ subtle
ｓｕｂｔｌｅ fascination
ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ ｈｉｍ．
for him.
Ａｓ
As ｈｅhe ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ｏｕｔ，out, ｈｅ he ｕｓｅｄ
used ｔｏ to ｌｏｏｋ
look ｗｉｔｈ
with ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonderａｔat ｔｈｅ the ｂｌａｃｋ
black ｃｏｎ－con-
ｆｅｓｓｉｏｎａｌｓ，
fessionals, and ａｎｄ long
ｌｏｎｇ toｔｏ sit
ｓｉｔinｉｎtheｔｈｅdimｄｉｍshadow
ｓｈａｄｏｗ of ｏｆ one
ｏｎｅ ofｏｆ them
ｔｈｅｍ ａｎｄandｌｉｓｔｅｎ
listen
ｔｏ ｍｅｎ ａｎｄ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｎ ｇｒａｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｔｒｕｅ
to men and women whispering through the worn grating the true
ｓｔｏｒｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｌｉｖｅｓ
story of their lives.
Ｂｕｔ
Butｈｅheｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｆｅｌｌ fell ｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ
the ｅｒｒｏｒ
error ｏｆ of ａｒｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ
arresting ｈｉｓ ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ develop-
his intellectual ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐ－
ｍｅｎｔ
mentｂｙ byａｎｙ
anyｆｏｒｍａｌ
formalａｃｃｅｐｔａｎｃｅ
acceptanceｏｆofｃｒｅｅｄ creedｏｒorｓｙｓｔｅｍ，
system,ｏｒorｏｆof ｍｉｓｔａｋｉｎｇ，
mistaking,
ｆｏｒ
for aａ house
ｈｏｕｓｅ ｉｎin ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｔｏtoｌｉｖｅ，live, ａｎ
an ｉｎｎ
innｔｈａｔthat ｉｓ ｂｕｔ suitable
is but ｓｕｉｔａｂｌｅ for ｆｏｒ the
ｔｈｅ sojourn
ｓｏｊｏｕｒｎ
ｏｆ aａ night,
of ｎｉｇｈｔ，orｏｒfor ｆｏｒa ａfewｆｅｗhours
ｈｏｕｒｓ ofｏｆaａnight
ｎｉｇｈｔinｉｎwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ there
ｔｈｅｒｅ are
ａｒｅ noｎｏ ｓｔａｒｓ
stars andａｎｄ
ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｏｎ
moonｉｓisｉｎ in ｔｒａｖａｉｌ． Ｍｙｓｔｉｃｉｓｍ， with
travail. Mysticism, ｗｉｔｈ itsｉｔｓmarvellous
ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓpower ｐｏｗｅｒ ofｏｆmaking
ｍａｋｉｎｇ
ｃｏｍｍｏｎ
common ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsｓｔｒａｎｇｅstrangeｔｏtoｕｓ， us, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ theｓｕｂｔｌｅ
subtle ａｎｔｉｎｏｍｉａｎｉｓｍ？
antinomianism⁵ ｔｈａｔ that
ａｌｗａｙｓ ｓｅｅｍｓ ｔｏ
always seems ａｃｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ｉｔ，
to accompany it, ｍｏｖｅｄ
movedｈｉｍ himｆｏｒ forａ aｓｅａｓｏｎ；
season; ａｎｄandｆｏｒ for ａa
ｓｅａｓｏｎ
season ｈｅ he ｉｎｃｌｉｎｅｄ
inclined ｔｏ to ｔｈｅ
the ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌｉｓｔｉｃ ｄｏｃｔｒｉｎｅｓ ofｏｆ the
materialistic doctrines ｔｈｅ Darwinismus
Ｄａｒｗｉｎｉｓｍｕｓ
ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ
movementｉｎinＧｅｒｍａｎｙ，６
Germany,⁶ ａｎｄandｆｏｕｎｄfoundａ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
a curious ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasureｉｎinｔｒａｃｉｎｇ
tracing ｔｈｅ the
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｓ ａｎｄ
thoughts andｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ
passionsｏｆ of ｍｅｎ
menｔｏtoｓｏｍｅsomeｐｅａｒｌｙ
pearlyｃｅｌｌcell ｉｎ ｔｈｅ brain,
in the ｂｒａｉｎ， orｏｒ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ｗｈｉｔｅ
white ｎｅｒｖｅ
nerve ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the ｂｏｄｙ，
body, ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｉｎｇ
delighting ｉｎ ｔｈｅ conception
in the ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅ
absolute
ｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｃｅ ｏｆofｔｈｅ
dependence theｓｐｉｒｉｔ
spirit onｏｎ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ conditions,
certain physical ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ， morbidｍｏｒｂｉｄ ｏｒ or
ｈｅａｌｔｈｙ， ｎｏｒｍａｌ ｏｒor ｄｉｓｅａｓｅｄ．
healthy, normal diseased. Ｙｅｔ，
Yet, as ａｓ has
ｈａｓ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｓａｉｄsaid ofｏｆ him
ｈｉｍ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ，
before, no ｎｏ
ｔｈｅｏｒｙ
theory of ｏｆ life
ｌｉｆｅseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄtoｔｏhim ｈｉｍtoｔｏbeｂｅofｏｆany ａｎｙimportance
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅcomparedｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ with
ｌｉｆｅ ｉｔｓｅｌｆ．HeＨｅfelt
life itself. ｆｅｌｔkeenly
ｋｅｅｎｌｙconscious
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ ofｏｆ how ｈｏｗ ｂａｒｒｅｎ
barrenａｌｌallｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ
intellectual
ｓｐｅｃｕｌａｔｉｏｎ
speculation isｉｓwhen ｗｈｅｎ separated
ｓｅｐａｒａｔｅｄfrom ｆｒｏｍ action
ａｃｔｉｏｎand ａｎｄexperiment.
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔ．He Ｈｅ knew
ｋｎｅｗ
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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｎｓｅｓ，

that the ｎｏ ｌｅｓｓ
senses, no ｔｈａｎ ｔｈｅ
less than the ｓｏｕｌ， ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅｉｒ
soul, have their ｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌ ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｅｓ ｔｏto
spiritual mysteries
ｒｅｖｅａｌ．
reveal.
Ａｎｄ
Andｓｏso ｈｅ
heｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｎｏｗnowｓｔｕｄｙ
studyｐｅｒｆｕｍｅｓ，？
perfumes,⁷ａｎｄandｔｈｅtheｓｅｃｒｅｔｓ
secretsｏｆof ｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ｍａｎｕｆａｃｔｕｒｅ， ｄｉｓｔｉｌｌｉｎｇ ｈｅａｖｉｌｙ－ｓｃｅｎｔｅｄ ｏｉｌｓ， ａｎｄ ｂｕｒｎｉｎｇ ｏｄｏｒｏｕｓgums
manufacture, distilling heavily-scented oils, and burning odorous ｇｕｍｓ
ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ Ｅａｓｔ． Ｈｅ ｓａｗ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｎｏ ｍｏｏｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｍｉｎｄ
from the East. He saw that there was no mood of the mind that had ｔｈａｔ ｈａｄ
ｎｏｔ ｉｔｓ ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｐａｒｔ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｎｓｕｏｕｓ ｌｉｆｅ， ａｎｄ ｓｅｔ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｔｏ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒ
not its counterpart in the sensuous life, and set himself to discover
ｔｈｅｉｒ true
their ｔｒｕｅ relations,
ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ，wondering
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ what
ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｗａｓ
was ｉｎ
in ｆｒａｎｋｉｎｃｅｎｓｅ
frankincense ｔｈａｔ
that
ｍａｄｅ
madeｏｎｅoneｍｙｓｔｉｃａｌ，
mystical,ａｎｄ
andｉｎinａｍｂｅｒｇｒｉｓ
ambergrisｔｈａｔ
thatｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ
stirred ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ， ａｎｄ
passions, and
ｉｎ ｖｉｏｌｅｔｓthat
in violets ｔｈａｔwoke
ｗｏｋｅtheｔｈｅmemory
ｍｅｍｏｒｙ of
ｏｆ dead
ｄｅａｄ romances,
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅｓ， ａｎｄ
and ｉｎ ｍｕｓｋ ｔｈａｔ
in musk that
ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄ ｔｈｅ brain,
troubled the ｂｒａｉｎ，and
ａｎｄ inｉｎchampak
ｃｈａｍｐａｋ ｔｈａｔ ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ the
that stained ｔｈｅ imagination;
ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ； and
ａｎｄ
ｓｅｅｋｉｎｇ ｏｆｔｅｎ to
seeking often ｔｏ elaborate
ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ aａ real
ｒｅａｌ psychology
ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｙ of
ｏｆ perfumes,
ｐｅｒｆｕｍｅｓ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｏ
to
ｅｓｔｉｍａｔｅ
estimate ｔｈｅ
the ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ
several ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅｓ
influences ｏｆ ｓｗｅｅｔ－ｓｍｅｌｌｉｎｇ ｒｏｏｔｓ，
of sweet-smelling ａｎｄ ｓｃｅｎｔｅｄ
roots, and scented
ｐｏｌｌｅｎ－ｌａｄｅｎ ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ， ofｏｆaromatic
pollen-laden flowers, ａｒｏｍａｔｉｃ balms,
ｂａｌｍｓ， and
ａｎｄ ｏｆ ｄａｒｋ ａｎｄ
of dark and ｆｒａｇｒａｎｔ
fragrant
ｗｏｏｄｓ，
woods,ｏｆof ｓｐｉｋｅｎａｒｄ
spikenard ｔｈａｔ ｓｉｃｋｅｎｓ，ofｏｆhovenia
that sickens, ｈｏｖｅｎｉａthat
ｔｈａｔmakes
ｍａｋｅｓmen
ｍｅｎ mad,
ｍａｄ，
ａｎｄ
andｏｆ
of ａｌｏｅｓ ｔｈａｔ are
aloes that ａｒｅ said
ｓａｉｄ toｔｏbeｂｅable
ａｂｌｅtoｔｏexpel
ｅｘｐｅｌmelancholy
ｍｅｌａｎｃｈｏｌｙ ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｓｏｕｌ．
soul.
Ａｔ
At ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
another ｔｉｍｅ
timeｈｅheｄｅｖｏｔｅｄ
devotedｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ
entirely ｔｏ ｍｕｓｉｃ， and
to music, ａｎｄ ｉｎ
in ａa
ｌｏｎｇ
long ｌａｔｔｉｃｅｄ ｒｏｏｍ， with
latticed room, ｗｉｔｈ ａa ｖｅｒｍｉｌｉｏｎ－ａｎｄ－ｇｏｌｄ
vermilion-and-gold ｃｅｉｌｉｎｇ ａｎｄ ｗａｌｌｓ
ceiling and walls ｏｆ
of
ｏｌｉｖｅ－ｇｒｅｅｎ ｌａｃｑｕｅｒ，heｈｅ used
olive-green lacquer, ｕｓｅｄ toｔｏgive
ｇｉｖｅcurious
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓconcerts
ｃｏｎｃｅｒｔｓinｉｎwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈmad
ｍａｄ
ｇｙｐｓｉｅｓ ｔｏｒｅ ｗｉｌｄ ｍｕｓｉｃ ｆｒｏｍ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｚｉｔｈｅｒｓ， ｏｒ ｇｒａｖｅ ｙｅｌｌｏｗ－ｓｈａｗｌｅｄ
gypsies tore wild music from little zithers, or grave yellow-shawled
Ｔｕｎｉｓｉａｎｓ
Tunisians ｐｌｕｃｋｅｄ
pluckedａｔatｔｈｅ
theｓｔｒａｉｎｅｄ
strained ｓｔｒｉｎｇｓ
strings ｏｆ ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ ｌｕｔｅｓ，
of monstrous lutes, ｗｈｉｌｅ
while
ｇｒｉｎｎｉｎｇ ｎｅｇｒｏｅｓbeat
grinning negroes ｂｅａｔmonotonously
ｍｏｎｏｔｏｎｏｕｓｌｙupon ｕｐｏｎ copper
ｃｏｐｐｅｒ drums,
ｄｒｕｍｓ，ａｎｄ，
and,
ｃｒｏｕｃｈｉｎｇ
crouchingｕｐｏｎ
uponｓｃａｒｌｅｔ ｍａｔｓ， slim
scarlet mats, ｓｌｉｍ turbaned
ｔｕｒｂａｎｅｄ Indians
Ｉｎｄｉａｎｓ blew
ｂｌｅｗ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｌｏｎｇ
long
ｐｉｐｅｓ ｏｆｒｅｅｄ
pipes of ｏｒｂｒａｓｓ，
reed or ａｎｄ charmed,
brass, and ｃｈａｒｍｅｄ， or
ｏｒｆｅｉｇｎｅｄ ｔｏcharm,
feigned to ｃｈａｒｍ，ｇｒｅａｔ ｈｏｏｄｅｄ
great hooded
ｓｎａｋｅｓ
snakes ａｎｄ
andｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible ｈｏｒｎｅｄ
hornedａｄｄｅｒｓ．
adders.Ｔｈｅ
Theｈａｒｓｈ
harshｉｎｔｅｒｖａｌｓ
intervalsａｎｄ
andｓｈｒｉｌｌ
shrill
ｄｉｓｃｏｒｄｓ
discords ofｏｆ barbaric
ｂａｒｂａｒｉｃ music
ｍｕｓｉｃ stirred
ｓｔｉｒｒｅｄhim
ｈｉｍ at
ａｔ times
ｔｉｍｅｓ when
ｗｈｅｎ Ｓｃｈｕｂｅｒｔ＇ｓ
Schubert’s
ｇｒａｃｅ， ａｎｄ Chopin’s
grace, and Ｃｈｏｐｉｎ＇ｓ ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ ｓｏｒｒｏｗｓ，and
beautiful sorrows, ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅmighty
ｍｉｇｈｔｙ harmonies
ｈａｒｍｏｎｉｅｓ ｏｆ
of
Ｂｅｅｔｈｏｖｅｎ
Beethovenｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，
himself, ｆｅｌｌ ｕｎｈｅｅｄｅｄ ｏｎon ｈｉｓ
fell unheeded his ｅａｒ． Ｈｅ ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｅｄ
ear. He ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ
collected together
ｆｒｏｍ
fromａｌｌ
all ｐａｒｔｓ
parts ｏｆ ｔｈｅ world
of the ｗｏｒｌｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｓｔ ｉｎｓｔｒｕｍｅｎｔｓ ｔｈａｔ
strangest instruments ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ
that could be
ｆｏｕｎｄ，
found, ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｉｎ the
either in ｔｈｅtombs
ｔｏｍｂｓ ofｏｆ dead
ｄｅａｄ nations
ｎａｔｉｏｎｓ orｏｒamong
ａｍｏｎｇ ｔｈｅ
the ｆｅｗ
few ｓａｖａｇｅ
savage
ｔｒｉｂｅｓ ｔｈａｔhave
tribes that ｈａｖｅ survived
ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅｄ contact
ｃｏｎｔａｃｔ with
ｗｉｔｈ Western
Ｗｅｓｔｅｒｎ ｃｉｖｉｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎｓ， ａｎｄ loved
civilizations, and ｌｏｖｅｄ
ｔｏ ｔｏｕｃｈ ａｎｄ
to touch and ｔｒｙ
try ｔｈｅｍ．
them. Ｈｅ Heｈａｄ
hadｔｈｅtheｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ
mysteriousｊｕｒｕｐａｒｉｓ
juruparis ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ Ｒｉｏ
the Rio
Ｎｅｇｒｏ
NegroＩｎｄｉａｎｓ，
Indians, ｔｈａｔ ｗｏｍｅｎ ａｒｅareｎｏｔ
that women notａｌｌｏｗｅｄ
allowedｔｏtoｌｏｏｋ
lookａｔ，
at, ａｎｄ
and ｔｈａｔ ｅｖｅｎ
that even
ｙｏｕｔｈｓ
youths ｍａｙ
mayｎｏｔnotｓｅｅseeｔｉｌｌ
till ｔｈｅｙ
they ｈａｖｅ
have ｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｅｄ
subjected ｔｏto ｆａｓｔｉｎｇ ａｎｄ
fasting and
ｓｃｏｕｒｇｉｎｇ，
scourging, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｅａｒｔｈｅｎ
earthenｊａｒｓjarsｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the Ｐｅｒｕｖｉａｎｓ
Peruviansｔｈａｔ
thatｈａｖｅ
haveｔｈｅ
theｓｈｒｉｌｌ
shrill
ｃｒｉｅｓ
cries ofｏｆbirds,
ｂｉｒｄｓ，and
ａｎｄflutes
ｆｌｕｔｅｓof ｏｆhuman
ｈｕｍａｎbones
ｂｏｎｅｓ such
ｓｕｃｈ as
ａｓ Alfonso
Ａｌｆｏｎｓｏ de
ｄｅ Ovalle
Ｏｖａｌｌｅ
ｈｅａｒｄ
heardｉｎin Ｃｈｉｌｉ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
Chili, and the ｓｏｎｏｒｏｕｓ
sonorous ｇｒｅｅｎgreenｊａｓｐｅｒｓ
jaspers ｔｈａｔ ａｒｅ found
that are ｆｏｕｎｄ ｎｅａｒ
near

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｃｕｚｃｏ
Cuzcoａｎｄandｇｉｖｅ
giveｆｏｒｔｈ
forth ａa ｎｏｔｅ
note ｏｆ
of ｓｉｎｇｕｌａｒ ｓｗｅｅｔｎｅｓｓ．He
singular sweetness. Ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
painted
ｇｏｕｒｄｓ ｆｉｌｌｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｐｅｂｂｌｅｓ ｔｈａｔ ｒａｔｔｌｅｄ ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｓｈａｋｅｎ； ｔｈｅ ｌｏｎｇ
gourds filled with pebbles that rattled when they were shaken; the long
ｃｌａｒｉｎ
clarin ofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅMexicans,
Ｍｅｘｉｃａｎｓ， into
ｉｎｔｏwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ the
ｔｈｅ performer
ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｅｒ does
ｄｏｅｓ ｎｏｔ
not ｂｌｏｗ，
blow, ｂｕｔ
but
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through which he inhales the air; the harsh ture of the Amazonｔｒｉｂｅｓ，
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈｅ ｉｎｈａｌｅｓ ｔｈｅ ａｉｒ； ｔｈｅ ｈａｒｓｈ ｔｕｒｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ａｍａｚｏｎ tribes,
ｔｈａｔ isｉｓsounded
that ｓｏｕｎｄｅｄ ｂｙbyｔｈｅ
the ｓｅｎｔｉｎｅｌｓ
sentinels ｗｈｏ
whoｓｉｔ
sit ａｌｌ ｄａｙ long
all day ｌｏｎｇ ｉｎin high
ｈｉｇｈ ｔｒｅｅｓ， ａｎｄ
trees, and
ｃａｎ
canｂｅbeｈｅａｒｄ，
heard,ｉｔ itｉｓisｓａｉｄ，
said, ａｔ
at ａa ｄｉｓｔａｎｃｅ
distance ｏｆof ｔｈｒｅｅ
threeｌｅａｇｕｅｓ；
leagues;ｔｈｅ
theｔｅｐｏｎａｚｔｈ，
teponaztli,
ｔｈａｔ
that ｈａｓ
has ｔｗｏ
twoｖｉｂｒａｔｉｎｇ
vibrating ｔｏｎｇｕｅｓ
tonguesｏｆof ｗｏｏｄ，
wood,ａｎｄ
andｉｓisｂｅａｔｅｎ
beatenｗｉｔｈ
withｓｔｉｃｋｓ
sticks ｔｈａｔ
that
ａｒｅ ｓｍｅａｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ
are smeared with ａｎ an ｅｌａｓｔｉｃ
elastic gum ｇｕｍ ｏｂｔａｉｎｅｄ
obtained ｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅ the ｍｉｌｋｙ
milkyｊｕｉｃｅ
juice ｏｆ
of
ｐｌａｎｔｓ； ｔｈｅ ｙｏｔｌ－ｂｅｌｌｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ａｚｔｅｃｓ， ｔｈａｔ ａｒｅ ｈｕｎｇ ｉｎ ｃｌｕｓｔｅｒｓ ｌｉｋｅ ｇｒａｐｅｓ；
plants; the yotl-bells of the Aztecs, that are hung in clusters like grapes;
ａｎｄ
and ａa ｈｕｇｅ
hugeｃｙｌｉｎｄｒｉｃａｌ
cylindrical ｄｒｕｍ，drum,ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
coveredｗｉｔｈ withｔｈｅtheｓｋｉｎｓskinsｏｆofｇｒｅａｔ
great ｓｅｒｐｅｎｔｓ，
serpents,
ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｅone
like the ｏｎｅ that
ｔｈａｔBernal
ＢｅｒｎａｌDiaz Ｄｉａｚ saw
ｓａｗ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ he ｗｅｎｔ
wentｗｉｔｈ withＣｏｒｔｅｓ
Cortesｉｎｔｏinto ｔｈｅ
the
Ｍｅｘｉｃａｎ
Mexicanｔｅｍｐｌｅ，
temple,ａｎｄand ｏｆ ofｗｈｏｓｅ
whose ｄｏｌｅｆｕｌ
doleful ｓｏｕｎｄ
sound ｈｅ he
ｈａｓhas ｌｅｆｔleftｕｓusｓｏsoｖｉｖｉｄ
vivid ａa
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ．
description. The Ｔｈｅ ｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ ｏｆ
fantastic character ｔｈｅｓｅ instruments
of these ｉｎｓｔｒｕｍｅｎｔｓ ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｄ
fascinated
ｈｉｍ，
him, ａｎｄ
andｈｅheｆｅｌｔ
felt ａa curious
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔ
delight ｉｎ ｔｈｅ thought
in the ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｈａｔ that Ａｒｔ，
Art, ｌｉｋｅ Ｎａｔｕｒｅ，
like Nature,
ｈａｓ
has ｈｅｒ
her ｍｏｎｓｔｅｒｓ，
monsters,ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｏｆ ｂｅｓｔｉａｌshape
of bestial ｓｈａｐｅ and ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideousｖｏｉｃｅｓ．
voices. Ｙｅｔ，
Yet,
ａｆｔｅｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｔｉｍｅ，
after some time, he ｈｅ ｗｅａｒｉｅｄ
weariedｏｆ of ｔｈｅｍ，
them,ａｎｄ andｗｏｕｌｄ would ｓｉｔsitｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｂｏｘ
boxａｔat ｔｈｅ
the
Ｏｐｅｒａ， ｅｉｔｈｅｒ
Opera, either ａｌｏｎｅ
alone ｏｒ or ｗｉｔｈ
with Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｌｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇ
listeningｉｎin ｒａｐｔ rapt ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasure ｔｏto
“Ｔａｎｎｈ？ｕｓｅｒ＇， ａｎｄ ｓｅｅｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｌｕｄｅ ｔｏ ｔｈａｔ ｇｒｅａｔ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｆ ａｒｔ ａa
‘Tannhäuser’, and seeing in the prelude to that great work of art
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ
presentationｏｆof ｔｈｅ the ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ
tragedyｏｆ of ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｓｏｕｌ．８
his own soul.⁸
Ｏｎ
Onｏｎｅoneｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎ
occasionｈｅheｔｏｏｋ tookｕｐupｔｈｅ theｓｔｕｄｙ
studyｏｆ of ｊｅｗｅｌｓ，
jewels, and ａｎｄ appeared
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ａｔ at aａ
ｃｏｓｔｕｍｅ
costumeｂａｌｌ ａｓAnne
ball as Ａｎｎｅ deｄｅ Joyeuse,
Ｊｏｙｅｕｓｅ，Ａｄｍｉｒａｌｏｆ
Admiral ofＦｒａｎｃｅ， France,ｉｎin ａa dress
ｄｒｅｓｓ covered
ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｆｉｖｅ ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ ａｎｄ
five hundred andｓｉｘｔｙ
sixtyｐｅａｒｌｓ．
pearls. Ｔｈｉｓ
Thisｔａｓｔｅ ｅｎｔｈｒａｌｌｅｄ ｈｉｍ
taste enthralled himｆｏｒfor ｙｅａｒｓ，
years,
ａｎｄ， ｉｎｄｅｅｄ， may
and, indeed, ｍａｙ ｂｅbeｓａｉｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ to
said never ｔｏ have
ｈａｖｅ left
ｌｅｆｔhim. ｈｉｍ．HeＨｅwouldｗｏｕｌｄ often
ｏｆｔｅｎspend
ｓｐｅｎｄ
ａa whole
ｗｈｏｌｅ ｄａｙ
dayｓｅｔｔｌｉｎｇ
settlingａｎｄandｒｅｓｅｔｔｌｉｎｇ
resettlingｉｎ in ｔｈｅｉｒ ｃａｓｅｓ the
their cases ｔｈｅ various
ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ ｓｔｏｎｅｓ
stones ｔｈａｔ
that
ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｅｄ，
collected, ｓｕｃｈsuch ａｓ as ｔｈｅ
the ｏｌｉｖｅ－ｇｒｅｅｎ
olive-green ｃｈｒｙｓｏｂｅｒｙｌ
chrysoberyl ｔｈａｔ that ｔｕｒｎｓ
turns ｒｅｄ
red
ｂｙ ｌａｍｐｌｉｇｈｔ，
by lamplight, ｔｈｅ the ｃｙｍｏｐｈａｎｅ
cymophane ｗｉｔｈwithｉｔｓ itsｗｉｒｅ－ｌｉｋｅ
wire-likeｌｉｎｅ lineｏｆofｓｉｌｖｅｒ，
silver, ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｉｓｔａｃｈｉｏ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ ｐｅｒｉｄｏｔ， ｒｏｓｅ－ｐｉｎｋ ａｎｄ ｗｉｎｅ－ｙｅｌｌｏｗ ｔｏｐａｚｅｓ， ｃａｒ－
pistachio-coloured peridot, rose-pink and wine-yellow topazes, car-
ｂｕｎｃｌｅｓ
buncles ｏｆof ｆｉｅｒｙ
fiery ｓｃａｒｌｅｔ
scarlet withｗｉｔｈ tremulous
ｔｒｅｍｕｌｏｕｓ ｆｏｕｒ－ｒａｙｅｄ
four-rayedｓｔａｒｓ， stars, ｆｌａｍｅ－ｒｅｄ
flame-red
ｃｉｎｎａｍｏｎ－ｓｔｏｎｅｓ，
cinnamon-stones,ｏｒａｎｇｅ orangeａｎｄ andｖｉｏｌｅｔ
violetｓｐｉｎｅｌｓ，
spinels, and ａｎｄ ａｍｅｔｈｙｓｔｓ
amethysts ｗｉｔｈ with ｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｅ ｌａｙｅｒｓofｏｆruby
alternate layers ｒｕｂｙ andａｎｄ sapphire.
ｓａｐｐｈｉｒｅ． He Ｈｅ ｌｏｖｅｄ
loved ｔｈｅ the ｒｅｄ
red ｇｏｌｄ
gold ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｕｎｓｔｏｎｅ，
sunstone, and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅthe ｍｏｏｎｓｔｏｎｅ＇ｓ
moonstone’s ｐｅａｒｌｙ pearly ｗｈｉｔｅｎｅｓｓ，
whiteness, and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅthe ｂｒｏｋｅｎ
broken
ｒａｉｎｂｏｗ
rainbow ｏｆ ｔｈｅ milky
of the ｍｉｌｋｙ opal.ｏｐａｌ．He Ｈｅ procured
ｐｒｏｃｕｒｅｄ from ｆｒｏｍ Amsterdam
Ａｍｓｔｅｒｄａｍ ｔｈｒｅｅ three
ｅｍｅｒａｌｄｓ
emeralds ｏｆ of ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
extraordinary ｓｉｚｅ size andａｎｄ ｒｉｃｈｎｅｓｓ
richness of ｏｆ colour,
ｃｏｌｏｕｒ， and ａｎｄ had
ｈａｄ ａa
ｔｕｒｑｕｏｉｓｅ
turquoiseｄｅdeｌａla ｖｉｅｉｌｌｅ ｒｏｃｈｅthat
vieille roche ｔｈａｔwasｗａｓthe
ｔｈｅenvy
ｅｎｖｙ of ｏｆ all
ａｌｌtheｔｈｅconnoisseurs.
ｃｏｎｎｏｉｓｓｅｕｒｓ．
Ｈｅ
Heｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
discoveredｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderful ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ，
stories,ａｌｓｏ， ａｂｏｕｔ ｊｅｗｅｌｓ．
also, about jewels. In Ｉｎ Alphonso’s
Ａｌｐｈｏｎｓｏ＇ｓ
Ｃｌｅｒｉｃａｌｉｓ Ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎａ＇ aａserpent
‘Clericalis Disciplina’ ｓｅｒｐｅｎｔwas ｗａｓmentioned
ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ withｅｙｅｓeyes ｏｆｒｅａｌｊａｃｉｎｔｈ，
of real jacinth,

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  ＸＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ａｎｄ
andｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ
the romantic history ofｏｆAlexander,
Ａｌｅｘａｎｄｅｒ，the
ｔｈｅConqueror
Ｃｏｎｑｕｅｒｏｒ of
ｏｆ Emathia
Ｅｍａｔｈｉａ
ｗａｓ
wasｓａｉｄ
said ｔｏ
to ｈａｖｅ
have ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｉｎinｔｈｅ
the ｖａｌｅ
vale ｏｆ
of Ｊｏｒｄａｎ
Jordan ｓｎａｋｅｓ
snakes ｗｉｔｈ
‘withｃｏｌｌａｒｓ
collars ｏｆ
of
ｒｅａｌ
real emeralds growing on their backs’. There was a gem in the ｂｒａｉｎ
ｅｍｅｒａｌｄｓ ｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｂａｃｋｓ＇． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ａ ｇｅｍ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ brain
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ dragon,
of the ｄｒａｇｏｎ， Ｐｈｉｌｏｓｔｒａｔｕｓ ｔｏｌｄ us,
Philostratus told ｕｓ，and
ａｎｄ ‘by
ｂｙ ｔｈｅ
the ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔｉｏｎ
exhibition ｏｆ ｇｏｌｄｅｎ
of golden
ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ ａｎｄ aａ scarlet
letters and ｓｃａｒｌｅｔrobe’
ｒｏｂｅ＇theｔｈｅmonster
ｍｏｎｓｔｅｒcould
ｃｏｕｌｄ beｂｅ thrown
ｔｈｒｏｗｎ ｉｎｔｏ
into aａ magical
ｍａｇｉｃａｌ
ｓｌｅｅｐ， ａｎｄ slain.
sleep, and ｓｌａｉｎ．According
Ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ great
to the ｇｒｅａｔ alchemist,
ａｌｃｈｅｍｉｓｔ， Pierre
Ｐｉｅｒｒｅ de
ｄｅ Boniface,
Ｂｏｎｉｆａｃｅ，
ｔｈｅ
the ｄｉａｍｏｎｄ
diamondｒｅｎｄｅｒｅｄ
renderedａ aｍａｎ
manｉｎｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ，
invisible, ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the ａｇａｔｅ ｏｆ India
agate of Ｉｎｄｉａ made
ｍａｄｅ
ｈｉｍ
him ｅｌｏｑｕｅｎｔ．
eloquent. Ｔｈｅ
Theｃｏｒｎｅｌｉａｎ
cornelian ａｐｐｅａｓｅｄ
appeasedａｎｇｅｒ，
anger, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
the ｈｙａｃｉｎｔｈ
hyacinth ｐｒｏ－
pro-
ｖｏｋｅｄｓｌｅｅｐ，ａｎｄ
voked sleep, andｔｈｅ ａｍｅｔｈｙｓｔ drove
the amethyst ｄｒｏｖｅaway
ａｗａｙｔｈｅ ｆｕｍｅｓofｏｆｗｉｎｅ．Ｔｈｅｇａｒｎｅｔ
the fumes wine. The garnet
ｃａｓｔ ｏｕｔdemons,
cast out ｄｅｍｏｎｓ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｈｙｄｒｏｐｉｃｕｓ ｄｅｐｒｉｖｅｄ
the hydropicus deprivedｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｏｎ
moonｏｆofｈｅｒ
herｃｏｌｏｕｒ．
colour.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｓｅｌｅｎｉｔｅ ｗａｘｅｄ and
selenite waxed ａｎｄ ｗａｎｅｄ
wanedｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｏｎ，
moon,ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｍｅｌｏｃｅｕｓ，
meloceus,ｔｈａｔ
that
ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｓ ｔｈｉｅｖｅｓ，could
discovers thieves, ｃｏｕｌｄbe
ｂｅaffected
ａｆｆｅｃｔｅｄonly
ｏｎｌｙbyｂｙｔｈｅ ｂｌｏｏｄofｏｆｋｉｄｓ．
the blood Ｌｅｏｎａｒｄｕｓ
kids. Leonardus
Ｃａｍｉｌｌｕｓ
Camillusｈａｄ
hadｓｅｅｎ
seenａaｗｈｉｔｅ
whiteｓｔｏｎｅ
stoneｔａｋｅｎ
takenｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｂｒａｉｎ
brainｏｆ
of ａa newly-killed
ｎｅｗｌｙ－ｋｉｌｌｅｄ
ｔｏａｄ， ｔｈａｔ was
toad, that ｗａｓ aａ certain
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ antidote
ａｎｔｉｄｏｔｅ against
ａｇａｉｎｓｔpoison.
ｐｏｉｓｏｎ．The
Ｔｈｅ bezoar,
ｂｅｚｏａｒ， ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ
that was
ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｉｎin ｔｈｅ ｈｅａｒｔ of
the heart ｏｆthe
ｔｈｅArabian
Ａｒａｂｉａｎ deer,
ｄｅｅｒ， was
ｗａｓ aａ charm
ｃｈａｒｍ ｔｈａｔ
that ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｃｕｒｅ
cure ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｌａｇｕｅ．Ｉｎ
plague. Inｔｈｅ
theｎｅｓｔｓ
nests ｏｆ Ａｒａｂｉａｎ ｂｉｒｄｓ
of Arabian birds ｗａｓ
wasｔｈｅtheａｓｐｉｌａｔｅｓ， ｔｈａｔ， according
aspilates, that, ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ
ｔｏ Ｄｅｍｏｃｒｉｔｕｓ， ｋｅｐｔ
to Democritus, kept ｔｈｅ
the ｗｅａｒｅｒ
wearer ｆｒｏｍ
fromａｎｙ
anyｄａｎｇｅｒ
dangerｂｙbyｆｉｒｅ．
fire.
Ｔｈｅ
TheＫｉｎｇ
KingｏｆofＣｅｉｌａｎ
Ceilanｒｏｄｅ
rodeｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｈｉｓhisｃｉｔｙ
cityｗｉｔｈ
withａ aｌａｒｇｅ
largeｒｕｂｙ
rubyｉｎinｈｉｓhis
ｈａｎｄ， ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｃｅｒｅｍｏｎｙ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｃｏｒｏｎａｔｉｏｎ． Ｔｈｅ ｇａｔｅｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐａｌａｃｅ ｏｆ
hand, at the ceremony of his coronation. The gates of the palace of
Ｊｏｈｎ ｔｈｅ Ｐｒｉｅｓｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｍａｄｅ ｏｆ ｓａｒｄｉｕｓ， ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ
John the Priest were ‘made of sardius, with the horn of the horned ｈｏｒｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｒｎｅｄ
ｓｎａｋｅ
snake ｉｎｗｒｏｕｇｈｔ，
inwrought, ｓｏ ｔｈａｔ no
so that ｎｏ man
ｍａｎ ｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｂｒｉｎｇbring ｐｏｉｓｏｎ
poison ｗｉｔｈｉｎ＇． Ｏｖｅｒ
within’. Over
ｔｈｅ gable
the ｇａｂｌｅ were
ｗｅｒｅ ‘two
＇ｔｗｏ golden
ｇｏｌｄｅｎ apples,
ａｐｐｌｅｓ， inｉｎwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ were
ｗｅｒｅ two
ｔｗｏ ｃａｒｂｕｎｃｌｅｓ＇，ｓｏ
carbuncles’, so
ｔｈａｔ the
that ｔｈｅ gold
ｇｏｌｄ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ shine
ｓｈｉｎｅ by ｂｙ ｄａｙ，
day, ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅthe ｃａｒｂｕｎｃｌｅｓ
carbuncles ｂｙ byｎｉｇｈｔ．
night. ＩｎIn
Ｌｏｄｇｅ＇ｓ
Lodge’s ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ
romance＇Ａ‘AＭａｒｇａｒｉｔｅ
MargariteｏｆofＡｍｅｒｉｃａ＇
America’ ｉｔitｗａｓ
wasｓｔａｔｅｄ
stated ｔｈａｔ
that
ｉｎin ｔｈｅ ｃｈａｍｂｅｒ ｏｆofｔｈｅ
the chamber the ｑｕｅｅｎ
queenｏｎｅ oneｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｂｅｈｏｌｄ
beholdａｌｌ‘allｔｈｅ
theｃｈａｓｔｅ
chasteｌａｄｉｅｓ
ladies ｏｆ
of
ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ，
world, ｉｎｃｈａｓｅｄ
inchased ｏｕｔout ｏｆof ｓｉｌｖｅｒ， ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ through
silver, looking ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｆａｉｒ ｍｉｒｒｏｕｒｓ ｏｆ
fair mirrours of
ｃｈｒｙｓｏｌｉｔｅｓ， ｃａｒｂｕｎｃｌｅｓ，sapphires,
chrysolites, carbuncles, ｓａｐｐｈｉｒｅｓ，and ａｎｄgreene
ｇｒｅｅｎｅemeraults’.
ｅｍｅｒａｕｌｔｓ＇．Marco
Ｍａｒｃｏ Polo
Ｐｏｌｏ
ｈａｄ
had ｓｅｅｎ
seen ｔｈｅ
the ｉｎｈａｂｉｔａｎｔｓ
inhabitants ｏｆ Ｚｉｐａｎｇｕ ｐｌａｃｅ
of Zipangu placeｒｏｓｅ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
rose-colouredｐｅａｒｌｓ
pearlsｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｏｕｔｈｓ
mouthsｏｆ of ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｄ． AＡ sea-monster
the dead. ｓｅａ－ｍｏｎｓｔｅｒ had ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｅｎａｍｏｕｒｅｄ
enamouredｏｆofｔｈｅ theｐｅａｒｌ
pearl
ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ diver
that the ｄｉｖｅｒ brought
ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ toｔｏ King
Ｋｉｎｇ Ｐｅｒｏｚｅｓ，
Perozes, ａｎｄ andｈａｄhadｓｌａｉｎ
slain ｔｈｅ
the ｔｈｉｅｆ， ａｎｄ
thief, and
ｍｏｕｒｎｅｄ
mournedｆｏｒ forｓｅｖｅｎ
sevenｍｏｏｎｓ
moons ｏｖｅｒ
overｉｔｓits ｌｏｓｓ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ
loss. When the Ｈｕｎｓ
Hunsｌｕｒｅｄ
luredｔｈｅ
the ｋｉｎｇ
king
ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ great
into the ｇｒｅａｔ pit,
ｐｉｔ，heｈｅ flung
ｆｌｕｎｇ itｉｔawayａｗａｙ –－ Procopius
Ｐｒｏｃｏｐｉｕｓ ｔｅｌｌｓ ｔｈｅ story
tells the ｓｔｏｒｙ –－ nor
ｎｏｒ
ｗａｓ
was ｉｔ ｅｖｅｒ found
it ever ｆｏｕｎｄ again,
ａｇａｉｎ， though
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ Ｅｍｐｅｒｏｒ Ａｎａｓｔａｓｉｕｓ
the Emperor Anastasiusｏｆｆｅｒｅｄ
offeredｆｉｖｅfive
ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ－ｗｅｉｇｈｔ
hundred-weightｏｆofｇｏｌｄ goldｐｉｅｃｅｓ
pieces ｆｏｒ ｉｔ．The
for it. ＴｈｅKingＫｉｎｇofｏｆMalabar
Ｍａｌａｂａｒ hadｈａｄ shown
ｓｈｏｗｎ
ｔｏ
to aａ certain
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ Venetian
Ｖｅｎｅｔｉａｎ aａ rosary
ｒｏｓａｒｙ of ｏｆ three
ｔｈｒｅｅ hundred
ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ ａｎｄ
andｆｏｕｒ
four ｐｅａｒｌｓ， ｏｎｅ
pearls, one
ｆｏｒ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｇｏｄ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ．
for every god that he worshipped.


Ｉ３Ｉ
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ
Ｗｈｅｎ
WhenｔｈｅtheＤｕｋｅ
Dukeｄｅ de
Ｖａｌｅｎｔｉｎｏｉｓ，
Valentinois,ｓｏｎ
sonｏｆofＡｌｅｘａｎｄｅｒ
AlexanderＶＩ，
VI,ｖｉｓｉｔｅｄ
visited Ｌｏｕｉｓ
Louis
ＸＩＩ
XIIｏｆof Ｆｒａｎｃｅ，
France, ｈｉｓ
his ｈｏｒｓｅ
horse ｗａｓ
was ｌｏａｄｅｄ
loadedｗｉｔｈ
withｇｏｌｄ
goldｌｅａｖｅｓ，
leaves, ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ
according ｔｏto
Ｂｒａｎｔ？ｍｅ，
Brantôme, and his cap had double rows of rubies that ｔｈｒｅｗ
ａｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｃａｐ ｈａｄ ｄｏｕｂｌｅ ｒｏｗｓ ｏｆ ｒｕｂｉｅｓ ｔｈａｔ threw ｏｕｔ
out ａa
ｇｒｅａｔ ｌｉｇｈｔ．Charles
great light. ＣｈａｒｌｅｓofｏｆEngland
Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ had
ｈａｄ ｒｉｄｄｅｎ
ridden ｉｎ
in ｓｔｉｒｒｕｐｓ ｈｕｎｇ ｗｉｔｈ
stirrups hung with ｆｏｕｒ
four
ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ
hundred and twenty-one diamonds. Richard II had a coat, valuedａｔ
ａｎｄ ｔｗｅｎｔｙ－ｏｎｅ ｄｉａｍｏｎｄｓ． Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ ＩＩ ｈａｄ ａ ｃｏａｔ， ｖａｌｕｅｄ at
ｔｈｉｒｔｙ ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄ ｍａｒｋｓ，
thirty thousand marks, ｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｗａｓ
wasｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
coveredｗｉｔｈ
withｂａｌａｓ
balasｒｕｂｉｅｓ．
rubies. Ｈａｌｌ
Hall
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ Henry
described Ｈｅｎｒｙ ＶＩＩＩ，
VIII, on ｏｎ ｈｉｓ ｗａｙ ｔｏ
his way to ｔｈｅ
the Ｔｏｗｅｒ
Towerｐｒｅｖｉｏｕｓ
previousｔｏto ｈｉｓ his
ｃｏｒｏｎａｔｉｏｎ，
coronation,ａｓas ｗｅａｒｉｎｇ
wearing＇ａ‘aｊａｃｋｅｔjacket ｏｆ ｒａｉｓｅｄ gold,
of raised ｇｏｌｄ， the
ｔｈｅplacard
ｐｌａｃａｒｄ embroid-
ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄ－
ｅｒｅｄ
ered ｗｉｔｈ
with ｄｉａｍｏｎｄｓ
diamondsａｎｄ andｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｒｉｃｈ
richｓｔｏｎｅｓ，
stones, ａｎｄ and ａa ｇｒｅａｔ
great ｂａｕｄｅｒｉｋｅ
bauderike
ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈｉｓhis ｎｅｃｋ
neckｏｆof ｌａｒｇｅ
large ｂａｌａｓｓｅｓ＇．
balasses’. The Ｔｈｅ ｆａｖｏｕｒｉｔｅｓ
favourites ofｏｆ James Ｊａｍｅｓ IＩ wore
ｗｏｒｅ
ｅａｒｒｉｎｇｓ
earrings of ｏｆ emeralds
ｅｍｅｒａｌｄｓ ｓｅｔ set ｉｎ
in ｇｏｌｄ
gold ｆｉｌｉｇｒａｎｅ．
filigrane. Edward Ｅｄｗａｒｄ ＩＩ II ｇａｖｅ
gave ｔｏ to Ｐｉｅｒｓ
Piers
Ｇａｖｅｓｔｏｎ
Gavestonａ aｓｕｉｔ suit ｏｆ ｒｅｄ－ｇｏｌｄ armour
of red-gold ａｒｍｏｕｒ ｓｔｕｄｄｅｄ
studdedｗｉｔｈ withｊａｃｉｎｔｈｓ，
jacinths,ａaｃｏｌｌａｒ
collar ｏｆof
ｇｏｌｄ
gold ｒｏｓｅｓ
roses ｓｅｔ ｗｉｔｈ turquoise-stones,
set with ｔｕｒｑｕｏｉｓｅ－ｓｔｏｎｅｓ， ａｎｄ andａ aｓｋｕｌｌ－ｃａｐ
skull-capｐａｒｓｅｍé
parsemé ｗｉｔｈ
with ｐｅａｒｌｓ．
pearls.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ＩＩ
Henry II ｗｏｒｅ
wore ｊｅｗｅｌｌｅｄ
jewelled ｇｌｏｖｅｓ ｒｅａｃｈｉｎｇ to
gloves reaching ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ elbow,
ｅｌｂｏｗ， andａｎｄ had
ｈａｄ ａa
ｈａｗｋ－ｇｌｏｖｅ
hawk-gloveｓｅｗｎ sewnｗｉｔｈwithｔｗｅｌｖｅ
twelveｒｕｂｉｅｓ
rubiesａｎｄandｆｉｆｔｙ－ｔｗｏ
fifty-twoｇｒｅａｔ great ｏｒｉｅｎｔｓ．
orients. TheＴｈｅ
ｄｕｃａｌ
ducalｈａｔhat ｏｆ
of Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ
Charles ｔｈｅ the Ｒａｓｈ，
Rash,ｔｈｅthe ｌａｓｔ Ｄｕｋｅ ｏｆ
last Duke Ｂｕｒｇｕｎｄｙ ｏｆofｈｉｓ
of Burgundy hisｒａｃｅ，
race,
ｗａｓ
was ｈｕｎｇ
hungｗｉｔｈ
withｐｅａｒ－ｓｈａｐｅｄ
pear-shapedｐｅａｒｌｓ， pearls, ａｎｄ
andｓｔｕｄｄｅｄ
studdedｗｉｔｈ withｓａｐｐｈｉｒｅｓ．
sapphires.
Ｈｏｗ ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ ｌｉｆｅ ｈａｄ ｏｎｃｅ ｂｅｅｎ！ Ｈｏｗ ｇｏｒｇｅｏｕｓ ｉｎ its
How exquisite life had once been! How gorgeous in ｉｔｓpomp
ｐｏｍｐ and
ａｎｄ
ｄｅｃｏｒａｔｉｏｎ！ Ｅｖｅｎ ｔｏ ｒｅａｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｌｕｘｕｒｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｄ ｗａｓ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ．＂
decoration! Even to read of the luxury of the dead was wonderful.⁹
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｈｅheｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turned ｈｉｓhisａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ
attentionｔｏtoｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｉｅｓ，
embroideries,ａｎｄ andｔｏtoｔｈｅtheｔａｐｅｓｔｒｉｅｓ
tapestries
ｔｈａｔ ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｅｄ ｔｈｅ
that performed theｏｆｆｉｃｅ
office ｏｆ ｆｒｅｓｃｏｅｓ in
of frescoes ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅchill
ｃｈｉｌｌrooms
ｒｏｏｍｓ ofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅNorthern
Ｎｏｒｔｈｅｒｎ
ｎａｔｉｏｎｓ
nations ofｏｆ Europe.
Ｅｕｒｏｐｅ． As Ａｓ heｈｅ investigated
ｉｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｅｄ the ｔｈｅsubject
ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ－ ａｎｄ he
– and ｈｅ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ hadｈａｄ
ａｎ
an ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
extraordinary ｆａｃｕｌｔｙ
faculty of ｏｆ becoming
ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely ａｂｓｏｒｂｅｄ
absorbed ｆｏｒ for ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
momentｉｎinｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ
whateverｈｅ heｔｏｏｋ
took ｕｐup －– ｈｅhe ｗａｓ
was ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ｓａｄｄｅｎｅｄ
saddened ｂｙ by ｔｈｅ
the
ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ
reflection of ｏｆthe
ｔｈｅruinｒｕｉｎthatｔｈａｔTime
Ｔｉｍｅ brought
ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ on ｏｎ beautiful
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ and ａｎｄ wonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．He,
things. Ｈｅ，atａｔanyａｎｙrate,
ｒａｔｅ，hadｈａｄescaped
ｅｓｃａｐｅｄthat.ｔｈａｔ． Ｓｕｍｍｅｒ followed
Summer ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄsummer,
ｓｕｍｍｅｒ，
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
and ｙｅｌｌｏｗ jonquils
the yellow ｊｏｎｑｕｉｌｓbloomed
ｂｌｏｏｍｅｄ and ａｎｄ ｄｉｅｄ ｍａｎｙ ｔｉｍｅｓ，
died many times, ａｎｄandｎｉｇｈｔｓ
nights ｏｆ of
ｈｏｒｒｏｒ
horror ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄ
repeated ｔｈｅ ｓｔｏｒｙ ofｏｆtheir
the story ｔｈｅｉｒshame,
ｓｈａｍｅ，but ｂｕｔheｈｅwas ｗａｓunchanged.
ｕｎｃｈａｎｇｅｄ． No Ｎｏ
ｗｉｎｔｅｒ
winter ｍａｒｒｅｄ
marredｈｉｓ hisｆａｃｅ
face ｏｒor ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ ｈｉｓ flower-like
stained his ｆｌｏｗｅｒ－ｌｉｋｅbloom. ｂｌｏｏｍ． HowＨｏｗ ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ
different
ｉｔ ｗａｓ with
it was ｗｉｔｈmaterial
ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌthings!
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ！Where
Ｗｈｅｒｅ had
ｈａｄ they
ｔｈｅｙ passed
ｐａｓｓｅｄ to? ｔｏ？Where
Ｗｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓwas ｔｈｅ
the
ｇｒｅａｔ
great ｃｒｏｃｕｓ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
crocus-coloured ｒｏｂｅ， robe, onｏｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｔｈｅ the ｇｏｄｓ
godsｆｏｕｇｈｔ
foughtａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against ｔｈｅthe
ｇｉａｎｔｓ，
giants, thatｔｈａｔhadｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ worked
ｗｏｒｋｅｄ ｂｙbyｇｒｏｗｎgrownｇｉｒｌｓ girls ｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅthe ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasure ｏｆ of
Ａｔｈｅｎａ？
Athena?Ｗｈｅｒｅ，
Where, ｔｈｅtheｈｕｇｅ
hugeｖｅｌａｒｉｕｍ
velariumｔｈａｔ thatＮｅｒｏ
Neroｈａｄ hadｓｔｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ
stretchedａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｔｈｅ
the
Ｃｏｌｏｓｓｅｕｍ
Colosseumａｔat Ｒｏｍｅ， Rome,ｔｈａｔ thatＴｉｔａｎ
Titanｓａｉｌsail ｏｆ ｐｕｒｐｌｅ on
of purple ｏｎ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗａｓ
was ｒｅｐ－
rep-
ｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ
resented ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｒｒｙ sky,
the starry ｓｋｙ，andａｎｄ Apollo
Ａｐｏｌｌｏ driving
ｄｒｉｖｉｎｇ aａ chariot
ｃｈａｒｉｏｔdrawnｄｒａｗｎ by
ｂｙ ｗｈｉｔｅ
white
ｇｉｌｔ－ｒｅｉｎｅｄ ｓｔｅｅｄｓ？He
gilt-reined steeds? Ｈｅ longed
ｌｏｎｇｅｄ toｔｏ see
ｓｅｅthe
ｔｈｅcurious
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓtable-napkins
ｔａｂｌｅ－ｎａｐｋｉｎｓwroughtｗｒｏｕｇｈｔ

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Ｉ３２
  ＸＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ Priest
for the Ｐｒｉｅｓｔofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅSun,
Ｓｕｎ，on
ｏｎ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗｅｒｅ
wereｄｉｓｐｌａｙｅｄ
displayedａｌｌ
all ｔｈｅ ｄａｉｎｔｉｅｓ and
the dainties ａｎｄ
ｖｉａｎｄｓ ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｗａｎｔｅｄ ｆｏｒ ａ ｆｅａｓｔ； ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｔｕａｒｙ ｃｌｏｔｈ
viands that could be wanted for a feast; the mortuary cloth of King ｏｆ Ｋｉｎｇ
Ｃｈｉｌｐｅｒｉｃ，
Chilperic, ｗｉｔｈ
with ｉｔｓ ｔｈｒｅｅhundred
its three ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ ｇｏｌｄｅｎ
goldenｂｅｅｓ；
bees;ｔｈｅ
theｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ
fantastic ｒｏｂｅｓ
robes ｔｈａｔ
that
ｅｘｃｉｔｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｄｉｇｎａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｂｉｓｈｏｐ ｏｆ Ｐｏｎｔｕｓ， ａｎｄ ｗｅｒｅ ｆｉｇｕｒｅｄ
excited the indignation of the Bishop of Pontus, and were figured with ｗｉｔｈ
＇ｌｉｏｎｓ，panthers,
‘lions, ｐａｎｔｈｅｒｓ， bears,
ｂｅａｒｓ， ｄｏｇｓ，
dogs, ｆｏｒｅｓｔｓ， ｒｏｃｋｓ， hunters
forests, rocks, ｈｕｎｔｅｒｓ－ –ａｌｌ，
all,ｉｎinｆａｃｔ，
fact, ｔｈａｔ
that
ａa ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painter ｃａｎ
can ｃｏｐｙ
copy ｆｒｏｍ
fromｎａｔｕｒｅ＇；
nature’; ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
the ｃｏａｔ
coat ｔｈａｔ Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ of
that Charles ｏｆ Orleans
Ｏｒｌｅａｎｓ
ｏｎｃｅ
onceｗｏｒｅ，
wore,ｏｎonｔｈｅ
theｓｌｅｅｖｅｓ ｏｆ which
sleeves of ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗｅｒｅ
were ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ
embroideredｔｈｅ
theｖｅｒｓｅｓ
versesｏｆ
of ａa
ｓｏｎｇ
song ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ＇Ｍａｄａｍｅ，ｊｅ
beginning ‘Madame, ｓｕｉｓ
je suisｔｏｕｔ ｊｏｙｅｕｘ＇，
tout joyeux’, theｔｈｅ ｍｕｓｉｃａｌ
musical ａｃｃｏｍｐａｎｉｍｅｎｔ
accompaniment
ｏｆ the
of ｔｈｅ words
ｗｏｒｄｓ being
ｂｅｉｎｇ wrought
ｗｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｉｎin ｇｏｌｄ
gold ｔｈｒｅａｄ，
thread, ａｎｄ and ｅａｃｈ
eachｎｏｔｅ，
note, ｏｆ ｓｑｕａｒｅ
of square
ｓｈａｐｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｄａｙｓ， ｆｏｒｍｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｆｏｕｒ ｐｅａｒｌｓ． Ｈｅ ｒｅａｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ room
shape in those days, formed with four pearls. He read of the ｒｏｏｍ
ｔｈａｔ
that was ｗａｓ prepared
ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ ａｔ ｔｈｅ palace
at the ｐａｌａｃｅ ofｏｆ Rheims
Ｒｈｅｉｍｓ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ use
for the ｕｓｅ ofｏｆ Queen
Ｑｕｅｅｎ
Ｊｏａｎ
Joan ｏｆ of Ｂｕｒｇｕｎｄｙ，
Burgundy, ａｎｄ andｗａｓ wasｄｅｃｏｒａｔｅｄ
decoratedｗｉｔｈ with＇ｔｈｉｒｔｅｅｎ ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ and
‘thirteen hundred ａｎｄ
ｔｗｅｎｔｙ－ｏｎｅ
twenty-oneｐａｒｒｏｔｓ，parrots, ｍａｄｅmadeｉｎinｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｙ，
broidery, ａｎｄ andｂｌａｚｏｎｅｄ
blazonedｗｉｔｈ withｔｈｅtheｋｉｎｇ＇ｓ
king’s
ａｒｍｓ，
arms, ａｎｄ andｆｉｖｅfive ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ
hundredａｎｄ andｓｉｘｔｙ－ｏｎｅ
sixty-oneｂｕｔｔｅｒｆｌｉｅｓ，
butterflies, whose ｗｈｏｓｅ wings
ｗｉｎｇｓ wereｗｅｒｅ
ｓｉｍｉｌａｒｌｙ ｏｒｎａｍｅｎｔｅｄ with
similarly ornamented ｗｉｔｈ the
ｔｈｅ arms
ａｒｍｓ ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅqueen,
ｑｕｅｅｎ，the ｔｈｅwhole
ｗｈｏｌｅworked
ｗｏｒｋｅｄ
ｉｎ ｇｏｌｄ＇．Catherine
in gold’. ＣａｔｈｅｒｉｎｅdeｄｅMédicis
Ｍéｄｉｃｉｓhad ｈａｄa ａmourning-bed
ｍｏｕｒｎｉｎｇ－ｂｅｄ made ｍａｄｅ ｆｏｒfor ｈｅｒher ｏｆ
of
ｂｌａｃｋ
black ｖｅｌｖｅｔ ｐｏｗｄｅｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ
velvet powdered withｃｒｅｓｃｅｎｔｓ
crescents ａｎｄandｓｕｎｓ．suns. Ｉｔｓ ｃｕｒｔａｉｎｓ were
Its curtains ｗｅｒｅ ｏｆof
ｄａｍａｓｋ，
damask, ｗｉｔｈ with ｌｅａｆｙ ｗｒｅａｔｈｓ and
leafy wreaths ａｎｄ ｇａｒｌａｎｄｓ，
garlands, figuredｆｉｇｕｒｅｄupon ｕｐｏｎ aａ gold
ｇｏｌｄ andａｎｄ
ｓｉｌｖｅｒ ｇｒｏｕｎｄ， ａｎｄ ｆｒｉｎｇｅｄ ａｌｏｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｅｄｇｅｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｉｅｓ ｏｆ ｐｅａｒｌｓ，
silver ground, and fringed along the edges with broideries of pearls,
ａｎｄ
andｉｔit ｓｔｏｏｄ
stood inｉｎ aａ room
ｒｏｏｍ ｈｕｎｇhungｗｉｔｈ
withｒｏｗｓ
rowsｏｆofｔｈｅ theｑｕｅｅｎ＇ｓ
queen’sｄｅｖｉｃｅｓ
devicesｉｎ in ｃｕｔ
cut
ｂｌａｃｋ ｖｅｌｖｅｔ upon
black velvet ｕｐｏｎ cloth
ｃｌｏｔｈ ofｏｆ silver.
ｓｉｌｖｅｒ．LouisＬｏｕｉｓXIV ＸＩＶhad ｈａｄ gold
ｇｏｌｄ embroidered
ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ
ｃａｒｙａｔｉｄｅｓ
caryatidesｆｉｆｔｅｅｎ ｆｅｅｔ high
fifteen feet ｈｉｇｈ in
ｉｎ his
ｈｉｓapartment.
ａｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ． The Ｔｈｅ ｓｔａｔｅ
state ｂｅｄ
bedｏｆof Ｓｏｂｉｅｓｋｉ，
Sobieski,
Ｋｉｎｇ ｏｆ
King Ｐｏｌａｎｄ， was
of Poland, ｗａｓ made
ｍａｄｅ ｏｆ Ｓｍｙｒｎａ ｇｏｌｄ
of Smyrna gold ｂｒｏｃａｄｅ
brocade ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ
embroidered ｉｎ in
ｔｕｒｑｕｏｉｓｅｓ
turquoises ｗｉｔｈ withｖｅｒｓｅｓ
verses ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theＫｏｒａｎ．
Koran. ＩｔｓItsｓｕｐｐｏｒｔｓ
supports ｗｅｒｅ
were ｏｆ of
ｓｉｌｖｅｒ
silverｇｉｌｔ，
gilt,
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌｌｙ
beautifully chased,ｃｈａｓｅｄ， and ａｎｄ profusely
ｐｒｏｆｕｓｅｌｙ setｓｅｔ with
ｗｉｔｈ enamelled
ｅｎａｍｅｌｌｅｄ ａｎｄ and ｊｅｗｅｌｌｅｄ
jewelled
ｍｅｄａｌｌｉｏｎｓ．
medallions. ItＩｔhad ｈａｄbeenｂｅｅｎ taken
ｔａｋｅｎfrom
ｆｒｏｍ the
ｔｈｅTurkish
Ｔｕｒｋｉｓｈ campｃａｍｐ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ Ｖｉｅｎｎａ，
before Vienna,
ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ the ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄ
standard of ｏｆ Mohammed
Ｍｏｈａｍｍｅｄ ｈａｄhad ｓｔｏｏｄ
stood ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ
beneath ｔｈｅtheｔｒｅｍｕｌｏｕｓ
tremulousｇｉｌｔ gilt
ｏｆof ｉｔｓ ｃａｎｏｐｙ．
its canopy.
Ａｎｄ
Andｓｏ， so,ｆｏｒ
for aａ whole
ｗｈｏｌｅ year,
ｙｅａｒ， he
ｈｅ sought
ｓｏｕｇｈｔ to ｔｏ accumulate
ａｃｃｕｍｕｌａｔｅ ｔｈｅ the ｍｏｓｔ
mostｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ
exquisite
ｓｐｅｃｉｍｅｎｓ
specimensｔｈａｔ thatｈｅheｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｆｉｎｄ find ｏｆ ｔｅｘｔｉｌｅand
of textile ａｎｄembroidered
ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ ｗｏｒｋ， work,ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ
getting
ｔｈｅ
the ｄａｉｎｔｙ
dainty Ｄｅｌｈｉ
Delhi ｍｕｓｌｉｎｓ，
muslins, ｆｉｎｅｌｙ ｗｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｗｉｔｈ
finely wrought with ｇｏｌｄ－ｔｈｒｅａｄ
gold-thread ｐａｌｍａｔｅｓ，
palmates,
ａｎｄ
and ｓｔｉｔｃｈｅｄ
stitched ｏｖｅｒ
over ｗｉｔｈ
with ｉｒｉｄｅｓｃｅｎｔ ｂｅｅｔｌｅｓ＇wings;
iridescent beetles’ ｗｉｎｇｓ； the
ｔｈｅ Dacca
Ｄａｃｃａ ｇａｕｚｅｓ，
gauzes,
ｔｈａｔ ｆｒｏｍ their
that from ｔｈｅｉｒtransparency
ｔｒａｎｓｐａｒｅｎｃｙ are ａｒｅknown
ｋｎｏｗｎ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ East
in the Ｅａｓｔ asａｓ‘woven
ｗｏｖｅｎ ａｉｒ＇，ａｎｄ
air’, and
＇ｒｕｎｎｉｎｇ
‘running ｗａｔｅｒ＇， ａｎｄ ＇ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ
water’, and ‘evening ｄｅｗ＇；
dew’;ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange ｆｉｇｕｒｅｄ
figured ｃｌｏｔｈｓ ｆｒｏｍ Ｊａｖａ；
cloths from Java;
ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ
elaborate ｙｅｌｌｏｗ Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ ｈａｎｇｉｎｇｓ；
yellow Chinese hangings; ｂｏｏｋｓ
books ｂｏｕｎｄ
boundｉｎinｔａｗｎｙtawnyｓａｔｉｎｓ
satins ｏｒor
ｆａｉｒ ｂｌｕｅ ｓｉｌｋｓ，
fair blue ａｎｄ wrought
silks, and ｗｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｗｉｔｈwithｆｅｕｒｓ
fleursｄｅdeｌｙｓ， ｂｉｒｄｓ， and
lys, birds, ａｎｄ ｉｍａｇｅｓ；
images;ｖｅｉｌｓveils ｏｆ
of

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｌａｃｉｓ ｗｏｒｋｅｄ in
lacis worked ｉｎ Hungary
Ｈｕｎｇａｒｙ ｐｏｉｎｔ；
point;Ｓｉｃｉｌｉａｎ
Sicilian ｂｒｏｃａｄｅｓ，
brocades, ａｎｄ
andｓｔｉｆｆ Ｓｐａｎｉｓｈ
stiff Spanish
ｖｅｌｖｅｔｓ； Ｇｅｏｒｇｉａｎ ｗｏｒｋ
velvets; Georgian workｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔｓ
its ｇｉｌｔ ｃｏｉｎｓ，and
gilt coins, ａｎｄ Japanese
Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ Ｆｏｕｋｏｕｓａｓ ｗｉｔｈ
Foukousas with
ｔｈｅｉｒ ｇｒｅｅｎ－ｔｏｎｅｄ ｇｏｌｄｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓｌｙ－ｐｌｕｍａｇｅｄ
their green-toned golds and their marvellously-plumaged birds. ｂｉｒｄｓ．
Ｈｅ
Heｈａｄ
hadａ aｓｐｅｃｉａｌ
specialｐａｓｓｉｏｎ，
passion,ａｌｓｏ，
also, ｆｏｒ ｅｃｃｌｅｓｉａｓｔｉｃａｌvestments,
for ecclesiastical ｖｅｓｔｍｅｎｔｓ， asａｓ indeed
ｉｎｄｅｅｄ
ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
had ｆｏｒ
for ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everything ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｅｄ
connectedｗｉｔｈwithｔｈｅ
the ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ ｏｆ the
service of ｔｈｅ Church.
Ｃｈｕｒｃｈ． Ｉｎ In
ｔｈｅ
the ｌｏｎｇ
long ｃｅｄａｒ
cedar ｃｈｅｓｔｓ
chests ｔｈａｔ
that ｌｉｎｅｄ ｔｈｅ west
lined the ｗｅｓｔ gallery
ｇａｌｌｅｒｙ ofｏｆ his
ｈｉｓhouse
ｈｏｕｓｅ he
ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｓｔｏｒｅｄ
stored ａｗａｙ
awayｍａｎｙ
manyｒａｒｅ
rareａｎｄand
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautifulｓｐｅｃｉｍｅｎｓ
specimensｏｆofｗｈａｔ ｉｓ isｒｅａｌｌｙ
what really ｔｈｅ
the
ｒａｉｍｅｎｔ
raiment ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Bride
of the Ｂｒｉｄｅ ofｏｆChrist,
Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ，who
ｗｈｏ must
ｍｕｓｔ wear
ｗｅａｒ purple
ｐｕｒｐｌｅ and
ａｎｄ ｊｅｗｅｌｓ ａｎｄ
jewels and
ｆｉｎｅ ｌｉｎｅｎ that
fine linen ｔｈａｔshe
ｓｈｅmay
ｍａｙ hide
ｈｉｄｅ the
ｔｈｅ pallid
ｐａｌｌｉｄmacerated
ｍａｃｅｒａｔｅｄ body
ｂｏｄｙ ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｓ ｗｏｒｎ
is worn
ｂｙ
by ｔｈｅ
the ｓｕｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ she
suffering that ｓｈｅ seeks
ｓｅｅｋｓ for,
ｆｏｒ，and
ａｎｄ wounded
ｗｏｕｎｄｅｄ ｂｙbyｓｅｌｆ－ｉｎｆｌｉｃｔｅｄ
self-inflicted ｐａｉｎ．
pain.
ＨｅHeｐｏｓｓｅｓｓｅｄ
possessedａa ｇｏｒｇｅｏｕｓ
gorgeousｃｏｐｅ
copeｏｆof ｃｒｉｍｓｏｎ
crimsonｓｉｌｋ ａｎｄ gold-thread
silk and ｇｏｌｄ－ｔｈｒｅａｄ damask,
ｄａｍａｓｋ，
ｆｉｇｕｒｅｄ with
figured ｗｉｔｈ aａ repeating
ｒｅｐｅａｔｉｎｇ pattern
ｐａｔｔｅｒｎ of
ｏｆ golden
ｇｏｌｄｅｎ ｐｏｍｅｇｒａｎａｔｅｓ
pomegranatesｓｅｔsetｉｎinｓｉｘ－
six-
ｐｅｔａｌｌｅｄ ｆｏｒｍａｌ blossoms,
petalled formal ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍｓ， beyond
ｂｅｙｏｎｄ ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｏｎonｅｉｔｈｅｒ
eitherｓｉｄｅ
side ｗａｓ
was ｔｈｅ
the ｐｉｎｅ－
pine-
ａｐｐｌｅ
apple ｄｅｖｉｃｅ ｗｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｉｎin ｓｅｅｄ－ｐｅａｒｌｓ．
device wrought Ｔｈｅ ｏｒｐｈｒｅｙｓ
seed-pearls. The orphreys ｗｅｒｅ
wereｄｉｖｉｄｅｄ
dividedｉｎｔｏ
into
ｐａｎｅｌｓ
panels ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｉｎｇ
representing ｓｃｅｎｅｓ
scenes ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｌｉｆｅ ｏｆ the
life of ｔｈｅ Virgin,
Ｖｉｒｇｉｎ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｒｏ－
coro-
ｎａｔｉｏｎ
nationｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ Ｖｉｒｇｉｎ ｗａｓ
the Virgin was ｆｉｇｕｒｅｄ
figured ｉｎ ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ ｓｉｌｋｓ
in coloured ｕｐｏｎ the
silks upon ｔｈｅ hood.
ｈｏｏｄ． This
Ｔｈｉｓ
ｗａｓ
was Ｉｔａｌｉａｎ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｆ
Italian work ｔｈｅ fifteenth
of the ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎｔｈcentury.
ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ．Another
Ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ cope
ｃｏｐｅ was
ｗａｓ ｏｆ ｇｒｅｅｎ
of green
ｖｅｌｖｅｔ， ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ
velvet, embroidered with ｈｅａｒｔ－ｓｈａｐｅｄ
heart-shaped ｇｒｏｕｐｓ
groupsｏｆofａｃａｎｔｈｕｓ－ｌｅａｖｅｓ，
acanthus-leaves,
ｆｒｏｍ
fromｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｓｐｒｅａｄ
spreadｌｏｎｇ－ｓｔｅｍｍｅｄ
long-stemmed ｗｈｉｔｅ ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍｓ，
white ｔｈｅtheｄｅｔａｉｌｓ
blossoms, details ｏｆ ｗｈｉｃｈ
of which
ｗｅｒｅ
were ｐｉｃｋｅｄ
picked ｏｕｔ
out ｗｉｔｈ
with ｓｉｌｖｅｒ ｔｈｒｅａｄ and
silver thread ａｎｄ coloured
ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ ｃｒｙｓｔａｌｓ．
crystals. TheＴｈｅ morse
ｍｏｒｓｅ
ｂｏｒｅ
bore ａa seraph’s
ｓｅｒａｐｈ＇ｓ head
ｈｅａｄ in
ｉｎ gold-thread
ｇｏｌｄ－ｔｈｒｅａｄ raised
ｒａｉｓｅｄwork.
ｗｏｒｋ．The
Ｔｈｅ orphreys
ｏｒｐｈｒｅｙｓ were
ｗｅｒｅ
ｗｏｖｅｎ
wovenｉｎinａaｄｉａｐｅｒ
diaperｏｆｒｅｄ
of redａｎｄ
andｇｏｌｄ
goldｓｉｌｋ，ａｎｄ ｗｅｒｅ ｓｔａｒｒｅｄ
silk, and were ｗｉｔｈ medallions
starred with ｍｅｄａｌｌｉｏｎｓ
ｏｆ ｍａｎｙ ｓａｉｎｔｓ
of many ａｎｄ martyrs,
saints and ｍａｒｔｙｒｓ，among
ａｍｏｎｇ whom
ｗｈｏｍ ｗａｓ
wasＳｔSt Ｓｅｂａｓｔｉａｎ．
Sebastian. He Ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｃｈａｓｕｂｌｅｓ，
chasubles, ａｌｓｏ， ｏｆamber-coloured
also, of ａｍｂｅｒ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ ｓｉｌｋ， ａｎｄ ｂｌｕｅ
silk, and blue ｓｉｌｋ ａｎｄ gold
silk and ｇｏｌｄ brocade,
ｂｒｏｃａｄｅ，
ａｎｄ
andｙｅｌｌｏｗ
yellowｓｉｌｋ ｄａｍａｓｋ ａｎｄ
silk damask andｃｌｏｔｈ
clothｏｆofｇｏｌｄ，
gold, ｆｉｇｕｒｅｄ
figured ｗｉｔｈ
with ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎｓ
representations
ｏｆof ｔｈｅ Ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ and
the Passion ａｎｄ Ｃｒｕｃｉｆｉｘｉｏｎ
Crucifixion ｏｆ Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ， and
of Christ, ａｎｄ embroidered
ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ
withｌｉｏｎｓ
lions
ａｎｄ
and ｐｅａｃｏｃｋｓ
peacocks ａｎｄ
andｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｅｍｂｌｅｍｓ；
emblems;ｄａｌｍａｔｉｃｓ
dalmaticsｏｆofｗｈｉｔｅ
whiteｓａｔｉｎ ａｎｄ ｐｉｎｋ
satin and pink
ｓｉｌｋ ｄａｍａｓｋ， ｄｅｃｏｒａｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｕｌｉｐｓ ａｎｄ ｄｏｌｐｈｉｎｓ ａｎｄ ｆｅｕｒｓ ｄｅ
silk damask, decorated with tulips and dolphins and fleurs de lys;ｂｙｓ；
ａｌｔａｒ ｆｒｏｎｔａｌｓofｏｆcrimson
altar frontals ｃｒｉｍｓｏｎvelvet
ｖｅｌｖｅｔand
ａｎｄ blue
ｂｌｕｅ linen;
ｌｉｎｅｎ；and
ａｎｄ many
ｍａｎｙ ｃｏｒｐｏｒａｌｓ，
corporals,
ｃｈａｌｉｃｅ－ｖｅｉｌｓ， ａｎｄ sudaria.
chalice-veils, and ｓｕｄａｒｉａ． In
Ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ mystic
ｍｙｓｔｉｃ ｏｆｆｉｃｅｓ
offices toｔｏwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ such
ｓｕｃｈ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things
ｗｅｒｅ
wereｐｕｔ，
put, ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
there was somethingｔｈａｔ
that ｑｕｉｃｋｅｎｅｄ
quickenedｈｉｓ his ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ．
imagination.
Ｆｏｒ
For ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｔｒｅａｓｕｒｅｓ，
treasures, ａｎｄ
and ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingｔｈａｔ
thatｈｅheｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｅｄ
collectedｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｌｏｖｅｌｙ
lovely
ｈｏｕｓｅ， ｗｅｒｅ ｔｏto be
house, were ｂｅ toｔｏ him
ｈｉｍ means
ｍｅａｎｓ ｏｆof ｆｏｒｇｅｔｆｕｌｎｅｓｓ， ｍｏｄｅｓ by
forgetfulness, modes ｂｙ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈｅ
he
ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｅｓｃａｐｅ，
escape, ｆｏｒ
for aａ season,
ｓｅａｓｏｎ， from
ｆｒｏｍ the
ｔｈｅ fear
ｆｅａｒ that
ｔｈａｔseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ａｔat ｔｉｍｅｓ
to him times
ｔｏto ｂｅ
be ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ｔｏｏ
too ｇｒｅａｔ
great ｔｏ ｂｅ borne.
to be ｂｏｒｎｅ． Upon
Ｕｐｏｎ ｔｈｅ
theｗａｌｌｓ
wallsｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｌｏｎｅｌｙ ｌｏｃｋｅｄ
lonely locked
ｒｏｏｍ
roomｗｈｅｒｅ
whereｈｅheｈａｄ
hadｓｐｅｎｔ
spent ｓｏ
so ｍｕｃｈ
muchｏｆof ｈｉｓ ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ， he
his boyhood, ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ hung
ｈｕｎｇ ｗｉｔｈ
with


Ｉ３４
  ＸＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｈａｎｄｓ
his own handsｔｈｅ
the ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔwhose
terrible portrait ｗｈｏｓｅ changing
ｃｈａｎｇｉｎｇ features
ｆｅａｔｕｒｅｓ showed
ｓｈｏｗｅｄ
ｈｉｍ
himｔｈｅ
theｒｅａｌ
real ｄｅｇｒａｄａｔｉｏｎ
degradationｏｆofｈｉｓ
hisｌｉｆｅ， ａｎｄ ｉｎ
life, and ｆｒｏｎｔ of
in front ｏｆ itｉｔhad
ｈａｄ draped
ｄｒａｐｅｄ ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｕｒｐｌｅ－ａｎｄ－ｇｏｌｄ
purple-and-gold ｐａｌｌ ａｓ aａ curtain.
pall as ｃｕｒｔａｉｎ．ForＦｏｒ weeks
ｗｅｅｋｓ he
ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ
not ｇｏgoｔｈｅｒｅ，
there,
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｆｏｒｇｅｔ
forget ｔｈｅ
the ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideousｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
paintedｔｈｉｎｇ，
thing,ａｎｄ
andｇｅｔ
getｂａｃｋ
backｈｉｓhisｌｉｇｈｔ
light ｈｅａｒｔ，
heart,
ｈｉｓ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｊｏｙｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ，
his wonderful joyousness, ｈｉｓ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅ absorption
his passionate ａｂｓｏｒｐｔｉｏｎ ｉｎ ｍｅｒｅ ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ．
in mere existence.
Ｔｈｅｎ，
Then,ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ，
suddenly,ｓｏｍｅ
someｎｉｇｈｔ
nightｈｅ
heｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｃｒｅｅｐ
creepｏｕｔ
outｏｆ ｔｈｅ house,
of the ｈｏｕｓｅ， go
ｇｏdown
ｄｏｗｎ
ｔｏ ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ places
to dreadful ｐｌａｃｅｓ near
ｎｅａｒ Ｂｌｕｅ
Blue Ｇａｔｅ
GateＦｉｅｌｄｓ，０
Fields,¹⁰ ａｎｄ
andｓｔａｙ
stayｔｈｅｒｅ，
there, ｄａｙ
dayａｆｔｅｒ
after
ｄａｙ，
day, ｕｎｔｉｌ ｈｅ was
until he ｗａｓ ｄｒｉｖｅｎ
driven ａｗａｙ．
away.ＯｎOn
ｈｉｓhisｒｅｔｕｒｎ
returnｈｅheｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｉｔsitｉｎinｆｒｏｎｔ
would front ｏｆ
of
ｔｈｅ
the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，
picture, ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｌｏａｔｈｉｎｇ
loathingｉｔitａｎｄ
andｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，
himself,ｂｕｔ
butｆｉｌｌｅｄ，
filled, ａｔ
at ｏｔｈｅｒ
other
ｔｉｍｅｓ， ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈａｔ
times, with that ｐｒｉｄｅ
pride ｏｆ
of ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌｉｓｍ
individualismｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis ｈａｌｆ ｔｈｅ fascination
half the ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ of
ｏｆ
ｓｉｎ， ａｎｄ ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ，
sin, and ｗｉｔｈ secret
smiling, with ｓｅｃｒｅｔ pleasure,
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ，atａｔthe
ｔｈｅmisshapen
ｍｉｓｓｈａｐｅｎ shadow
ｓｈａｄｏｗ ｔｈａｔ
that
ｈａｄ
had ｔｏ ｂｅａｒ the
to bear ｔｈｅ burden
ｂｕｒｄｅｎ ｔｈａｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ have
that should ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ
been ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ．
his own.
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After aａ few
ｆｅｗ years
ｙｅａｒｓ he
ｈｅ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ not
ｎｏｔ endure
ｅｎｄｕｒｅ ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be ｌｏｎｇ
long ｏｕｔ
out ｏｆ Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ，
of England,
ａｎｄ
and ｇａｖｅ
gaveｕｐ
upｔｈｅ
theｖｉｌｌａ ｔｈａｔheｈｅhad
villa that ｈａｄshared
ｓｈａｒｅｄ atａｔTrouville
Ｔｒｏｕｖｉｌｌｅwith
ｗｉｔｈLord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
ａｓ
as ｗｅｌｌ
well ａｓ
as ｔｈｅ ｌｉｔｔｌｅwhite
the little ｗｈｉｔｅwalled-in
ｗａｌｌｅｄ－ｉｎhouse
ｈｏｕｓｅ atａｔAlgiers
Ａｌｇｉｅｒｓwhere
ｗｈｅｒｅ they
ｔｈｅｙ had
ｈａｄ
ｍｏｒｅ
moreｔｈａｎ
thanｏｎｃｅ
onceｓｐｅｎｔ
spentｔｈｅ
theｗｉｎｔｅｒ．
winter. Ｈｅ
Heｈａｔｅｄ
hatedｔｏto ｂｅ
be ｓｅｐａｒａｔｅｄ
separated ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
the
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｓｕｃｈ
that was suchａaｐａｒｔ
partｏｆof ｈｉｓ ｌｉｆｅ，and
his life, ａｎｄwas
ｗａｓ also
ａｌｓｏ afraid
ａｆｒａｉｄthat
ｔｈａｔduring
ｄｕｒｉｎｇ
ｈｉｓ
his ａｂｓｅｎｃｅ
absence ｓｏｍｅ
someｏｎｅ
oneｍｉｇｈｔ ｇａｉｎ
might gainａｃｃｅｓｓ
accessｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｒｏｏｍ，
room,ｉｎinｓｐｉｔｅ
spiteｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the
ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ
elaborate ｂａｒｓ
bars ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ had
that he ｈａｄ ｃａｕｓｅｄ
caused ｔｏ ｂｅ placed
to be ｐｌａｃｅｄ upon
ｕｐｏｎ ｔｈｅ
the ｄｏｏｒ．
door.
Ｈｅ
Heｗａｓ
wasｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
consciousｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｉｓ
this ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｔｅｌｌ ｔｈｅｍ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．
tell them nothing. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ
It was
ｔｒｕｅ
true ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ portrait
that the ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ still
ｓｔｉｌｌpreserved,
ｐｒｅｓｅｒｖｅｄ，under
ｕｎｄｅｒ all
ａｌｌthe
ｔｈｅfoulness
ｆｏｕｌｎｅｓｓ and
ａｎｄ ugliness
ｕｇｌｉｎｅｓｓ
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ face,
of the ｆａｃｅ， its
ｉｔｓmarked
ｍａｒｋｅｄ likeness
ｌｉｋｅｎｅｓｓ toｔｏhimself;
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ；but
ｂｕｔwhat
ｗｈａｔ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｔｈｅｙ
they ｌｅａｒｎ
learn
ｆｒｏｍ
from ｔｈａｔ？ Ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ
that? He wouldｌａｕｇｈ
laughａｔ
at ａｎｙ
any ｏｎｅ
one ｗｈｏ
whoｔｒｉｅｄ
tried ｔｏ ｔａｕｎｔ him.
to taunt ｈｉｍ． He
Ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｎｏｔ
notｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
paintedｉｔ． Ｗｈａｔ ｗａｓ
it. What wasｉｔit to
ｔｏ him
ｈｉｍ how
ｈｏｗ ｖｉｌｅ ａｎｄ ｆｕｌｌ
vile and full ofｏｆshame
ｓｈａｍｅ itｉｔｌｏｏｋｅｄ？
looked?
Ｅｖｅｎ
Evenｉｆif he
ｈｅ ｔｏｌｄ ｔｈｅｍ， ｗｏｕｌｄ
told them, wouldｔｈｅｙ
theyｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believeｉｔ？
it?
Ｙｅｔ
Yet ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ
was ａｆｒａｉｄ． Ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ ｗｈｅｎ
afraid. Sometimes whenｈｅheｗａｓ
wasｄｏｗｎ
downａｔatｈｉｓ
his ｇｒｅａｔ ｈｏｕｓｅ
great house
ｉｎ Ｎｏｔｔｉｎｇｈａｍｓｈｉｒｅ， ｅｎｔｅｒｔａｉｎｉｎｇ
in Nottinghamshire, ｔｈｅ fashionable
entertaining the ｆａｓｈｉｏｎａｂｌｅ young
ｙｏｕｎｇ men
ｍｅｎ ｏｆof ｈｉｓ
his
ｏｗｎ
ownｒａｎｋ
rankｗｈｏ
whoｗｅｒｅ
wereｈｉｓ
his ｃｈｉｅｆ ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｏｎｓ， ａｎｄ
chief companions, and ａｓｔｏｕｎｄｉｎｇ
astounding ｔｈｅ ｃｏｕｎｔｙ
the county
ｂｙ the
by ｔｈｅ wanton
ｗａｎｔｏｎ ｌｕｘｕｒｙ
luxuryａｎｄ
andｇｏｒｇｅｏｕｓ
gorgeousｓｐｌｅｎｄｏｕｒ ｏｆofｈｉｓhisｍｏｄｅ
splendour modeｏｆ ofｌｉｆｅ，
life, ｈｅ
he
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
suddenlyｌｅａｖｅ
leaveｈｉｓ
hisｇｕｅｓｔｓ
guests ａｎｄ
andｒｕｓｈ
rushｂａｃｋ
backｔｏtoｔｏｗｎ
townｔｏtoｓｅｅ
seeｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the
ｄｏｏｒ
doorｈａｄ
hadｎｏｔ
notｂｅｅｎ
beenｔａｍｐｅｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ，
tampered ａｎｄand
with, ｔｈａｔthat
ｔｈｅthe
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ ｗａｓwas
picture ｓｔｉｌｌ
stillｔｈｅｒｅ．
there.
Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｉｆif it
ｉｔshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄbeｂｅstolen?
ｓｔｏｌｅｎ？The
Ｔｈｅmere
ｍｅｒｅ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ made
ｍａｄｅ ｈｉｍ
him ｃｏｌｄ
cold ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｈｏｒｒｏｒ． Ｓｕｒｅｌｙ the
horror. Surely ｔｈｅ world
ｗｏｒｌｄ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｋｎｏｗ
knowｈｉｓ
hisｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secret ｔｈｅｎ．
then. Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
Perhaps ｔｈｅ
the
ｗｏｒｌｄ
worldａｌｒｅａｄｙ
alreadyｓｕｓｐｅｃｔｅｄ
suspectedｉｔ．
it.
Ｆｏｒ，
For, ｗｈｉｌｅ ｈｅ fascinated
while he ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｄ many,
ｍａｎｙ， ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅｒｅ ｎｏｔ
there were not ａa few
ｆｅｗ who
ｗｈｏ ｄｉｓｔｒｕｓｔｅｄ
distrusted
ｈｉｍ．
him.Ｈｅ
Heｗａｓ
wasｖｅｒｙ
veryｎｅａｒｌｙ
nearlyｂｌａｃｋｂａｌｌｅｄ
blackballedａｔ
at ａa West
Ｗｅｓｔ Ｅｎｄ
Endｃｌｕｂclubｏｆ
of ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｈｉｓ
his

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ｂｉｒｔｈ ａｎｄ social

birth and ｓｏｃｉａｌ position
ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎfully
ｆｕｌｌｙ ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｄ
entitled himｈｉｍ ｔｏ ｂｅｃｏｍｅa ａmember,
to become ｍｅｍｂｅｒ， and
ａｎｄ
ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｓａｉｄ ｔｈａｔ ｏｎ ｏｎｅ ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎ， ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｂｙ ａ ｆｒｉｅｎｄ
it was said that on one occasion, when he was brought by a friend into ｉｎｔｏ
ｔｈｅ ｓｍｏｋｉｎｇ－ｒｏｏｍ ｏｆofｔｈｅ
the smoking-room the Ｃｈｕｒｃｈｉｌｌ， ｔｈｅ Duke
Churchill, the Ｄｕｋｅ of
ｏｆ Berwick
Ｂｅｒｗｉｃｋ and
ａｎｄ another
ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ
gentlemanｇｏｔ
got ｕｐ
up ｉｎ
in aａ marked
ｍａｒｋｅｄ ｍａｎｎｅｒ
mannerａｎｄ
andｗｅｎｔ
wentｏｕｔ．
out.Ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
Curiousｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ
stories
ｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ
currentａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｈｉｍ ａｆｔｅｒ
him afterｈｅheｈａｄ ｐａｓｓｅｄ
had ｈｉｓhisｔｗｅｎｔｙ－ｆｉｆｔｈ
passed twenty-fifth ｙｅａｒ．
year.
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ rumoured
It was ｒｕｍｏｕｒｅｄ ｔｈａｔ
thatｈｅ
heｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｅｅｎ
seenｂｒａｗｌｉｎｇ
brawlingｗｉｔｈ
withｆｏｒｅｉｇｎ
foreignｓａｉｌｏｒｓ
sailors
ｉｎ
in aａ low
ｌｏｗ den
ｄｅｎ in
ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ distant
ｄｉｓｔａｎｔparts
ｐａｒｔｓofｏｆWhitechapel,
Ｗｈｉｔｅｃｈａｐｅｌ，and
ａｎｄ that
ｔｈａｔheｈｅconsorted
ｃｏｎｓｏｒｔｅｄ
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｉｅｖｅｓ ａｎｄ ｃｏｉｎｅｒｓ
thieves and coiners ａｎｄ
and ｋｎｅｗ
knewｔｈｅ theｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｅｓ
mysteriesｏｆofｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｔｒａｄｅ．
trade. Ｈｉｓ
His
ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ ａｂｓｅｎｃｅｓ became
extraordinary absences ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｎｏｔｏｒｉｏｕｓ， ａｎｄ， when
notorious, and, ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ
he ｕｓｅｄ
used ｔｏ
to
ｒｅａｐｐｅａｒ ａｇａｉｎ ｉｎ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ， ｍｅｎ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒ ｔｏ ｅａｃｈ ｏｔｈｅｒ ｉｎ ｃｏｒｎｅｒｓ，
reappear again in society, men would whisper to each other in corners,
ｏｒ
or ｐａｓｓ
pass ｈｉｍ
himｗｉｔｈ
withａaｓｎｅｅｒ，
sneer, ｏｒ
or ｌｏｏｋ
look ａｔ ｈｉｍ ｗｉｔｈ
at him withｃｏｌｄ
coldｓｅａｒｃｈｉｎｇ
searchingｅｙｅｓ，
eyes, ａｓ
as
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
thoughｔｈｅｙ
theyｗｅｒｅ
wereｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ
determined ｔｏ toｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒ
discoverｈｉｓ
hisｓｅｃｒｅｔ．
secret.
Ｏｆ
Of ｓｕｃｈ
suchｉｎｓｏｌｅｎｃｅｓ
insolences ａｎｄ
andａｔｔｅｍｐｔｅｄ
attemptedｓｌｉｇｈｔｓ
slights ｈｅ，
he, ｏｆ
of ｃｏｕｒｓｅ， ｔｏｏｋ no
course, took ｎｏ
ｎｏｔｉｃｅ， ａｎｄ in
notice, and ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅopinion
ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ ofｏｆmost
ｍｏｓｔ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ his
ｈｉｓfrank
ｆｒａｎｋdebonair
ｄｅｂｏｎａｉｒmanner,
ｍａｎｎｅｒ，
ｈｉｓ ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ ｂｏｙｉｓｈ
his charming boyishｓｍｉｌｅ，
smile, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅ ｇｒａｃｅ ｏｆ
infinite grace ｔｈａｔ wonderful
of that ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
ｙｏｕｔｈ
youth ｔｈａｔ
that ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｔｏtoｌｅａｖｅ
leaveｈｉｍ，
him,ｗｅｒｅ
wereｉｎinｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ
themselvesａ aｓｕｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔ
sufficient
ａｎｓｗｅｒ
answerｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ ｃａｌｕｍｎｉｅｓ， ｆｏｒ
the calumnies, ｓｏ they
for so ｔｈｅｙ termed
ｔｅｒｍｅｄ ｔｈｅｍ，
them,ｔｈａｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｃｉｒｃｕｌａｔｅｄ
that were circulated
ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ remarked,
It was ｒｅｍａｒｋｅｄ， however,
ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， ｔｈａｔ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ
that some ｔｈｏｓｅ who
of those ｗｈｏ had
ｈａｄ
ｂｅｅｎ ｍｏｓｔ ｉｎｔｉｍａｔｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｉｍ ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ， ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｔｉｍｅ， ｔｏ ｓｈｕｎ ｈｉｍ．
been most intimate with him appeared, after a time, to shun him.
Ｗｏｍｅｎ
Women ｗｈｏwho
ｈａｄhad
ｗｉｌｄｌｙ ａｄｏｒｅｄ
wildly ｈｉｍ，
adored ａｎｄand
him, ｆｏｒfor
ｈｉｓhisｓａｋｅ
sakeｈａｄ
hadｂｒａｖｅｄ
bravedａｌｌ
all
ｓｏｃｉａｌ ｃｅｎｓｕｒｅ and
social censure ａｎｄ ｓｅｔ ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎ ａｔat ｄｅｆｉａｎｃｅ，
set convention ｗｅｒｅ ｓｅｅｎ
defiance, were seen ｔｏ ｇｒｏｗ ｐａｌｌｉｄ
to grow pallid
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｓｈａｍｅ
shameｏｒorｈｏｒｒｏｒ
horror ｉｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
if Dorian Ｇｒａｙ ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ ｔｈｅ room.
entered the ｒｏｏｍ．
Ｙｅｔ
Yet ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ
whisperedｓｃａｎｄａｌｓ
scandals ｏｎｌｙ
only ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ
increased ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ ｅｙｅｓ of
the eyes ｏｆ many,
ｍａｎｙ，
ｈｉｓ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ and
his strange ａｎｄ dangerous
ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ ｃｈａｒｍ．
charm. Ｈｉｓ
His ｇｒｅａｔ
great ｗｅａｌｔｈ
wealth ｗａｓwasａaｃｅｒｔａｉｎ
certain
ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔ
elementｏｆofｓｅｃｕｒｉｔｙ．
security. Ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ，
Society,ｃｉｖｉｌｉｚｅｄ
civilized ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ
society ａｔ
at ｌｅａｓｔ，
least, isｉｓ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ ｖｅｒｙ
very
ｒｅａｄｙ
ready ｔｏ
to ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ to
believe anything ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ detriment
ｄｅｔｒｉｍｅｎｔ ofｏｆ those
ｔｈｏｓｅ who
ｗｈｏ ａｒｅare ｂｏｔｈ
both
ｒｉｃｈ
rich ａｎｄ
andｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ．
fascinating. Ｉｔ ｆｅｅｌｓinstinctively
It feels ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔｉｖｅｌｙthat
ｔｈａｔmanners
ｍａｎｎｅｒｓ areａｒｅ ofｏｆ more
ｍｏｒｅ
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ
importanceｔｈａｎ ｍｏｒａｌｓ，
than ａｎｄ，
morals, ｉｎ in
and, ｉｔｓitsｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ，
opinion,ｔｈｅ
theｈｉｇｈｅｓｔ
highestｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ
respectability
ｉｓis of
ｏｆ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｌｅｓｓ
less ｖａｌｕｅ
valueｔｈａｎ
thanｔｈｅ
theｐｏｓｓｅｓｓｉｏｎ
possessionｏｆofａ aｇｏｏｄ
goodｃｈｅｆ．
chef.Ａｎｄ，
And,ａｆｔｅｒ
afterａｌｌ，
all,
ｉｔit isｉｓaａvery
ｖｅｒｙpoor
ｐｏｏｒ consolation
ｃｏｎｓｏｌａｔｉｏｎtoｔｏbeｂｅtold
ｔｏｌｄthat
ｔｈａｔtheｔｈｅman
ｍａｎ who
ｗｈｏ ｈａｓ
has ｇｉｖｅｎ
given
ｏｎｅ
one ａa ｂａｄ
badｄｉｎｎｅｒ，
dinner,ｏｒorｐｏｏｒ
poorｗｉｎｅ， ｉｓ isｉｒｒｅｐｒｏａｃｈａｂｌｅ
wine, ｉｎ inｈｉｓhisｐｒｉｖａｔｅ
irreproachable privateｌｉｆｅ．
life.
Ｅｖｅｎ
Evenｔｈｅ
theｃａｒｄｉｎａｌ
cardinalｖｉｒｔｕｅｓ
virtuesｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannotａｔｏｎｅ ｆｏｒforｈａｌｆ－ｃｏｌｄ
atone half-coldｅｎｔｒéｅｓ，
entrées, asａｓLord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｒｅｍａｒｋｅｄ
remarkedｏｎｃｅ， ｉｎ inａ aｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ
once, discussionｏｎonｔｈｅ
theｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ；
subject; ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｉｓis
ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｙ
possibly aａ good
ｇｏｏｄ ｄｅａｌ
deal ｔｏ ｂｅ ｓａｉｄ
to be ｆｏｒ his
said for ｈｉｓview.
ｖｉｅｗ．For
Ｆｏｒ the
ｔｈｅ canons
ｃａｎｏｎｓ ofｏｆ good
ｇｏｏｄ
ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ａｒｅ， or
society are, ｏｒ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ be,
ｂｅ， theｔｈｅ same
ｓａｍｅ ａｓ
as ｔｈｅ
the ｃａｎｏｎｓ
canons ｏｆof ａｒｔ． Ｆｏｒｍ ｉｓis
art. Form
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely ｅｓｓｅｎｔｉａｌ ｔｏ it.
essential to ｉｔ．ItＩｔshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄhave
ｈａｖｅthe
ｔｈｅdignity
ｄｉｇｎｉｔｙofｏｆa ａceremony,
ｃｅｒｅｍｏｎｙ， ａｓ
as

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well ａｓ
as ｉｔｓ ｕｎｒｅａｌｉｔｙ，and
its unreality, ａｎｄshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ combine
ｃｏｍｂｉｎｅ ｔｈｅ
the ｉｎｓｉｎｃｅｒｅ
insincere ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ
character ｏｆ of ａa
ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ ｐｌａｙ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｗｉｔ ａｎｄ ｂｅａｕｔｙ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｋｅ ｓｕｃｈ ｐｌａｙｓ
romantic play with the wit and beauty that make such plays delightful ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
ｔｏ us.
to ｕｓ． IsＩｓ insincerity
ｉｎｓｉｎｃｅｒｉｔｙ such
ｓｕｃｈ aａ terrible
ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ thing?
ｔｈｉｎｇ？ ＩI think
ｔｈｉｎｋ ｎｏｔ．＂Ｉ
not.¹¹ Ｉｔ
It isｉｓmerely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ａa
ｍｅｔｈｏｄ
methodｂｙbyｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｗｅwe
ｃａｎcanｍｕｌｔｉｐｌｙ
multiplyｏｕｒ
ourｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｉｅｓ．
personalities.
Ｓｕｃｈ，
Such, ａｔ ａｎｙ rate,
at any ｒａｔｅ，was
ｗａｓDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray’s
Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ opinion.
ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ． He
Ｈｅ used
ｕｓｅｄ to
ｔｏ wonder
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
ａｔ ｔｈｅ shallow
at the ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ psychology
ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｙ ofｏｆ those
ｔｈｏｓｅwho
ｗｈｏ conceive
ｃｏｎｃｅｉｖｅ the
ｔｈｅ Ego
Ｅｇｏ ｉｎ ｍａｎ ａｓas ａa
in man
ｔｈｉｎｇ ｓｉｍｐｌｅ， permanent,
thing simple, ｐｅｒｍａｎｅｎｔ， ｒｅｌｉａｂｌｅ， ａｎｄofｏｆone
reliable, and ｏｎｅessence.
ｅｓｓｅｎｃｅ．ToＴｏhim,
ｈｉｍ， man
ｍａｎ
ｗａｓ
was ａa ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｗｉｔｈ
with ｍｙｒｉａｄ
myriadｌｉｖｅｓ ａｎｄ ｍｙｒｉａｄ
lives and myriad ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎｓ，
sensations, aａ complex
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ
ｍｕｌｔｉｆｏｒｍ
multiformｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅ
creatureｔｈａｔ
thatｂｏｒｅ
boreｗｉｔｈｉｎ
withinｉｔｓｅｌｆ
itself ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange ｌｅｇａｃｉｅｓ ｏｆ thought
legacies of ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
ａｎｄ
and ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ， ａｎｄ ｗｈｏｓｅ
passion, and whoseｖｅｒｙ
veryｆｌｅｓｈ
flesh ｗａｓ
was ｔａｉｎｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ the
tainted with ｔｈｅ monstrous
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
ｍａｌａｄｉｅｓ
maladies ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the ｄｅａｄ．
dead. Ｈｅ
Heｌｏｖｅｄ
lovedｔｏtoｓｔｒｏｌｌ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ
stroll through the ｇａｕｎｔ
gaunt ｃｏｌｄ
cold
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ－ｇａｌｌｅｒｙ ｏｆ his
picture-gallery of ｈｉｓcountry
ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ house
ｈｏｕｓｅ ａｎｄ
andｌｏｏｋ
lookａｔatｔｈｅ
the ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ
variousｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ
portraits
ｏｆ
of ｔｈｏｓｅ ｗｈｏｓｅ ｂｌｏｏｄ
those whose bloodｆｌｏｗｅｄ
flowedｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｖｅｉｎｓ．２ Here
his veins.¹² Ｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
was Ｐｈｉｌｉｐ
Philip Ｈｅｒｂｅｒｔ，
Herbert,
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ ｂｙ Francis
described by Ｆｒａｎｃｉｓ Osborne,
Ｏｓｂｏｒｎｅ， in
ｉｎ his
ｈｉｓ ‘Memoires
＇Ｍｅｍｏｉｒｅｓ on
ｏｎ ｔｈｅ Ｒｅｉｇｎｓ ｏｆ
the Reigns of
Ｑｕｅｅｎ Ｅｌｉｚａｂｅｔｈ
Queen Elizabeth ａｎｄ
andＫｉｎｇ
KingＪａｍｅｓ＇，
James’,ａｓ
as ｏｎｅ
one ｗｈｏ
whoｗａｓ
was＇ｃａｒｅｓｓｅｄ
‘caressed ｂｙ
by ｔｈｅ
the
Ｃｏｕｒｔ
Courtｆｏｒ ｈｉｓhandsome
for his ｈａｎｄｓｏｍｅ ｆａｃｅ， ｗｈｉｃｈ kept
face, which ｋｅｐｔ him
ｈｉｍ not
ｎｏｔlong
ｌｏｎｇcompany’.
ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ＇． Was
Ｗａｓ
ｉｔ ｙｏｕｎｇ Ｈｅｒｂｅｒｔ＇ｓ
it young ｌｉｆｅthat
Herbert’s life ｔｈａｔheｈｅsometimes
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ led?
ｌｅｄ？Had
Ｈａｄ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange
ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ
poisonousｇｅｒｍ
germｃｒｅｐｔ
creptｆｒｏｍ
fromｂｏｄｙ
bodyｔｏtoｂｏｄｙ ｔｉｌｌ
body till ｉｔ ｈａｄ reached
it had ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ his
ｈｉｓ own?
ｏｗｎ？
Ｗａｓ
Wasｉｔit some
ｓｏｍｅ ｄｉｍ
dimｓｅｎｓｅ
sense ｏｆof ｔｈａｔ ｒｕｉｎｅｄ grace
that ruined ｇｒａｃｅ that
ｔｈａｔhadｈａｄ made
ｍａｄｅ ｈｉｍ
him ｓｏ
so
ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ， ａｎｄ ａｌｍｏｓｔ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｃａｕｓｅ， ｇｉｖｅ ｕｔｔｅｒａｎｃｅ， ｉｎ Ｂａｓｉｌ
suddenly, and almost without cause, give utterance, in Basil Hallward’s Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓ
ｓｔｕｄｉｏ，
studio, toｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ mad
ｍａｄ ｐｒａｙｅｒ
prayer ｔｈａｔ
that ｈａｄ
had ｓｏso ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ
changedｈｉｓ hisｌｉｆｅ？
life? Ｈｅｒｅ，
Here, ｉｎin
ｇｏｌｄ－ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ
gold-embroideredｒｅｄ redｄｏｕｂｌｅｔ，
doublet,ｊｅｗｅｌｌｅｄ
jewelledｓｕｒｃｏａｔ，
surcoat, ａｎｄ
andｇｉｌｔ－ｅｄｇｅｄ
gilt-edged ｒｕｆｆ
ruff
ａｎｄ
and ｗｒｉｓｔ－ｂａｎｄｓ，
wrist-bands, ｓｔｏｏｄ
stood Ｓｉｒ Ａｎｔｈｏｎｙ Ｓｈｅｒａｒｄ，
Sir Anthony Sherard,ｗｉｔｈwithｈｉｓ
hisｓｉｌｖｅｒ－ａｎｄ－ｂｌａｃｋ
silver-and-black
ａｒｍｏｕｒ
armourｐｉｌｅｄ
piled ａｔ
at ｈｉｓ ｆｅｅｔ．What
his feet. Ｗｈａｔ had
ｈａｄ this
ｔｈｉｓman’s
ｍａｎ＇ｓ legacy
ｌｅｇａｃｙbeen?
ｂｅｅｎ？ Had
Ｈａｄ ｔｈｅ
the
ｌｏｖｅｒ ｏｆ Giovanna
lover of Ｇｉｏｖａｎｎａ ｏｆ of Ｎａｐｌｅｓ
Naples ｂｅｑｕｅａｔｈｅｄ
bequeathedｈｉｍ himｓｏｍｅ
someｉｎｈｅｒｉｔａｎｃｅ
inheritanceｏｆofｓｉｎsin
ａｎｄ
and ｓｈａｍｅ？
shame?Ｗｅｒｅ
Wereｈｉｓ
hisｏｗｎ
ownａｃｔｉｏｎｓ
actionsｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyｔｈｅ
the ｄｒｅａｍｓ
dreamsｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｄ
the dead
ｍａｎ
manｈａｄ
hadｎｏｔ
notｄａｒｅｄ
daredｔｏtoｒｅａｌｉｚｅ？
realize? Ｈｅｒｅ，
Here, ｆｒｏｍ
from ｔｈｅ
the ｆａｄｉｎｇ
fading ｃａｎｖａｓ， ｓｍｉｌｅｄ
canvas, smiled
Ｌａｄｙ
Lady Ｅｌｉｚａｂｅｔｈ
Elizabeth Ｄｅｖｅｒｅｕｘ，
Devereux, ｉｎ
in ｈｅｒ
her ｇａｕｚｅ
gauze ｈｏｏｄ，
hood, ｐｅａｒｌ ｓｔｏｍａｃｈｅｒ， and
pearl stomacher, ａｎｄ
ｐｉｎｋ
pink ｓｌａｓｈｅｄ
slashed ｓｌｅｅｖｅｓ．
sleeves. AＡ ｆｌｏｗｅｒ
flower ｗａｓ
was ｉｎ
in ｈｅｒ
her ｒｉｇｈｔ
right ｈａｎｄ，
hand, ａｎｄ
andｈｅｒherｌｅｆｔ
left
ｃｌａｓｐｅｄ ａｎ enamelled
clasped an ｅｎａｍｅｌｌｅｄ ｃｏｌｌａｒ ｏｆ white
collar of ｗｈｉｔｅ and
ａｎｄ damask
ｄａｍａｓｋ ｒｏｓｅｓ． Ｏｎ ａaｔａｂｌｅ
roses. On table ｂｙ
by
ｈｅｒ ｓｉｄｅ lay
her side ｌａｙaａmandolin
ｍａｎｄｏｌｉｎ and
ａｎｄ ａｎ
an ａｐｐｌｅ．
apple. Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗｅｒｅ
wereｌａｒｇｅ
largeｇｒｅｅｎ
greenｒｏｓｅｔｔｅｓ
rosettes
ｕｐｏｎ ｈｅｒ
upon herｌｉｔｌｅ ｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ ｓｈｏｅｓ．
little pointed shoes. Ｈｅ
Heｋｎｅｗ
knewｈｅｒherｌｉｆｅ，
life, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strangeｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ
stories
ｔｈａｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｏｌｄ
that were ａｂｏｕｔ her
told about ｈｅｒlovers.
ｌｏｖｅｒｓ．Had
Ｈａｄheｈｅsomething
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ofｏｆher
ｈｅｒtemperament
ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔ
ｉｎ ｈｉｍ？ Ｔｈｅｓｅ
in him? Theseｏｖａｌ
oval ｈｅａｖｙ－ｌｉｄｄｅｄ
heavy-liddedｅｙｅｓ
eyesｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｌｏｏｋ
lookｃｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ
curiously ａｔ ｈｉｍ．
at him.
Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｏｆof Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ
GeorgeＷｉｌｌｏｕｇｈｂｙ，
Willoughby,ｗｉｔｈwithｈｉｓ
hisｐｏｗｄｅｒｅｄ
powderedｈａｉｒhairａｎｄ
andｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ
fantastic
ｐａｔｃｈｅｓ？
patches? Ｈｏｗ
Howｅｖｉｌ
evil ｈｅ
he ｌｏｏｋｅｄ！
looked! Ｔｈｅ
Theｆａｃｅ
face ｗａｓ
wasｓａｔｕｒｎｉｎｅ
saturnine ａｎｄ
and ｓｗａｒｔｈｙ，
swarthy,

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ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the ｓｅｎｓｕａｌ
sensual ｌｉｐｓ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏto ｂｅbeｔｗｉｓｔｅｄ
lips seemed twisted ｗｉｔｈ
withｄｉｓｄａｉｎ．
disdain. Ｄｅｌｉｃａｔｅ
Delicate ｌａｃｅ
lace
ｒｕｆｆｌｅｓ ｆｅｌｌ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｌｅａｎ ｙｅｌｌｏｗ ｈａｎｄｓ ｔｈａｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｓｏ ｏｖｅｒｌａｄｅｎ
ruffles fell over the lean yellow hands that were so overladen with ｗｉｔｈ
ｒｉｎｇｓ．
rings. HeＨｅ had
ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
been ａa ｍａｃａｒｏｎｉ
macaroniｏｆofｔｈｅ theｅｉｇｈｔｅｅｎｔｈ
eighteenth ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ，
century, ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the
ｆｒｉｅｎｄ， ｉｎ ｈｉｓ ｙｏｕｔｈ， ｏｆ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｆｅｒｒａｒｓ． Ｗｈａｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｃｏｎｄ Ｌｏｒｄ
friend, in his youth, of Lord Ferrars. What of the second Lord Becken- Ｂｅｃｋｅｎ－
ｈａｍ，
ham,ｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｏｎ
companion ｏｆofｔｈｅtheＰｒｉｎｃｅ
PrinceＲｅｇｅｎｔ
Regentｉｎinｈｉｓhisｗｉｌｄｅｓｔ ｄａｙｓ， and
wildest days, ａｎｄ one
ｏｎｅ
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ witnesses
of the ｗｉｔｎｅｓｓｅｓ atａｔtheｔｈｅsecret
ｓｅｃｒｅｔmarriage
ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅwith
ｗｉｔｈMrs
Ｍｒｓ Fitzherbert?¹³
Ｆｉｔｚｈｅｒｂｅｒｔ？ｌ３How
Ｈｏｗ
ｐｒｏｕｄ
proudａｎｄ
andｈａｎｄｓｏｍｅ
handsome ｈｅ he
ｗａｓ，was,
ｗｉｔｈwith
ｈｉｓhisｃｈｅｓｔｎｕｔ
chestnutｃｕｒｌｓ
curlsａｎｄ
andｉｎｓｏｌｅｎｔ
insolent
ｐｏｓｅ！ Ｗｈａｔ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ ｈａｄ ｈｅ ｂｅｑｕｅａｔｈｅｄ？ Ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｈａｄ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ upon
pose! What passions had he bequeathed? The world had looked ｕｐｏｎ
ｈｉｍ
him ａｓ
as ｉｎｆａｍｏｕｓ．
infamous. Ｈｅ
Heｈａｄ
hadｌｅｄ
ledｔｈｅ
the ｏｒｇｉｅｓ ａｔ Carlton
orgies at Ｃａｒｌｔｏｎ House.
Ｈｏｕｓｅ． The
Ｔｈｅ Ｓｔａｒ
Star
ｏｆ the
of ｔｈｅ Garter
Ｇａｒｔｅｒ glittered
ｇｌｉｔｔｅｒｅｄupon
ｕｐｏｎ his
ｈｉｓ breast.
ｂｒｅａｓｔ．Beside
Ｂｅｓｉｄｅ him
ｈｉｍ hung
ｈｕｎｇ ｔｈｅ
theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait
ｏｆ ｈｉｓ wife,
of his ｗｉｆｅ， aａ pallid,
ｐａｌｌｉｄ，thin-lipped
ｔｈｉｎ－ｌｉｐｐｅｄwoman
ｗｏｍａｎ ｉｎin ｂｌａｃｋ．
black. Ｈｅｒ
Her ｂｌｏｏｄ，
blood,ａｌｓｏ，
also,
ｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈｉｎhim.
stirred within ｈｉｍ．How
Ｈｏｗ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious ｉｔ ａｌｌseemed!
it all ｓｅｅｍｅｄ！And
Ａｎｄ his
ｈｉｓ mother
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｈｅｒ
her Ｌａｄｙ
LadyＨａｍｉｌｔｏｎ
Hamiltonｆａｃｅ，face, ａｎｄ
andｈｅｒ
her ｍｏｉｓｔ
moist ｗｉｎｅ－ｄａｓｈｅｄ
wine-dashedｌｉｐｓ
lips –－ he
ｈｅ knew
ｋｎｅｗ
ｗｈａｔ
what ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｇｏｔ
got ｆｒｏｍ
fromｈｅｒ．
her. Ｈｅ
Heｈａｄ
hadｇｏｔ
gotｆｒｏｍ
fromｈｅｒ
herｈｉｓ
hisｂｅａｕｔｙ，
beauty, ａｎｄ
andｈｉｓ
his
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ the
passion for ｔｈｅ beauty
ｂｅａｕｔｙ of
ｏｆ others.
ｏｔｈｅｒｓ． She
Ｓｈｅ laughed
ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ ａｔ ｈｉｍ ｉｎin ｈｅｒ
at him her ｌｏｏｓｅ
loose
Ｂａｃｃｈａｎｔｅ
Bacchanteｄｒｅｓｓ．
dress.Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗｅｒｅ ｖｉｎｅ
were ｌｅａｖｅｓ
vine leavesｉｎinｈｅｒ
herｈａｉｒ．
hair. Ｔｈｅ
Theｐｕｒｐｌｅ
purpleｓｐｉｌｌｅｄ
spilled
ｆｒｏｍ
from ｔｈｅ
the ｃｕｐ
cup ｓｈｅ
she ｗａｓ
was ｈｏｌｄｉｎｇ．
holding. Ｔｈｅ
Theｃａｒｎａｔｉｏｎｓ
carnations ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ had
the painting ｈａｄ
ｗｉｔｈｅｒｅｄ，
withered,ｂｕｔ
butｔｈｅ
theｅｙｅｓ
eyes ｗｅｒｅ
wereｓｔｉｌｌ ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｉｎin their
still wonderful ｔｈｅｉｒ depth
ｄｅｐｔｈ and
ａｎｄ ｂｒｉｌｌｉａｎｃｙ
brilliancy
ｏｆ ｃｏｌｏｕｒ． They
of colour. Ｔｈｅｙ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ
to ｆｏｌｌｏｗ ｈｉｍ wherever
follow him ｗｈｅｒｅｖｅｒ ｈｅ
he ｗｅｎｔ．
went.
Ｙｅｔ ｏｎｅ ｈａｄ ａｎｃｅｓｔｏｒｓ ｉｎ ｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ， ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ ａｓ ｉｎ ｏｎｅ＇ｓ own
Yet one had ancestors in literature, as well as in one’s ｏｗｎ ｒａｃｅ，
race,
ｎｅａｒｅｒ
nearer ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhapsｉｎ ｔｙｐｅ and
in type ａｎｄ temperament,
ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔ， ｍａｎｙ
manyｏｆofｔｈｅｍ，
them,ａｎｄ
andｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly
ｗｉｔｈ ａｎ influence
with an ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ ofｏｆwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ one
ｏｎｅ was
ｗａｓ more
ｍｏｒｅ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ． There
absolutely conscious. Ｔｈｅｒｅ
ｗｅｒｅ
were ｔｉｍｅｓ
times ｗｈｅｎ
whenｉｔit appeared
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ ｔｏto Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｅ
the ｗｈｏｌｅ
wholeｏｆof ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ
history
ｗａｓ
wasｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyｔｈｅ
theｒｅｃｏｒｄ
recordｏｆofｈｉｓ
hisｏｗｎ
ownｌｉｆｅ，
life,ｎｏｔ
notａｓas ｈｅ
heｈａｄ
hadｌｉｖｅｄ
livedｉｔit ｉｎ ａｃｔ and
in act ａｎｄ
ｃｉｒｃｕｍｓｔａｎｃｅ，
circumstance,ｂｕｔ
butａｓasｈｉｓ
his ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ
imaginationｈａｄ hadｃｒｅａｔｅｄ
createdｉｔitｆｏｒ
for ｈｉｍ，
him,ａｓas ｉｔ ｈａｄ
it had
ｂｅｅｎ
been ｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ ｂｒａｉｎ and
his brain ａｎｄ in
ｉｎ his
ｈｉｓpassions.
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ．HeＨｅfelt
ｆｅｌｔthat
ｔｈａｔ
he ｈｅ
hadｈａｄknown
ｋｎｏｗｎ them
ｔｈｅｍ
ａｌｌ， ｔｈｏｓｅ strange
all, those ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ terrible
ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅfigures
ｆｉｇｕｒｅｓthat
ｔｈａｔhad
ｈａｄ passed
ｐａｓｓｅｄ across
ａｃｒｏｓｓ the
ｔｈｅ stage
ｓｔａｇｅ of
ｏｆ
ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ
world ａｎｄ
andｍａｄｅ
madeｓｉｎsin
ｓｏ soｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ ａｎｄand
marvellous ｅｖｉｌevil
ｓｏ so
ｆｕｌｌfullｏｆofｓｕｂｔｌｅｔｙ．
subtlety.ＩｔIt
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｈｉｍ
himｔｈａｔ
thatｉｎin ｓｏｍｅ
someｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ
mysteriousｗａｙ
wayｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｌｉｖｅｓ
lives ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
beenｈｉｓ
his
ｏｗｎ．
own.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｈｅｒｏ
heroｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｎｏｖｅｌｌ？
novel¹⁴ｔｈａｔ
thatｈａｄ
hadｓｏsoｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅｄ
influencedｈｉｓhisｌｉｆｅ
life
ｈａｄ
had ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｋｎｏｗｎ
knownｔｈｉｓ
thisｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curiousｆａｎｃｙ．
fancy.ＩｎInｔｈｅ
theｓｅｖｅｎｔｈ
seventhｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
chapterｈｅheｔｅｌｌｓ
tells
ｈｏｗ，
how,ｃｒｏｗｎｅｄ
crowned ｗｉｔｈ ｌａｕｒｅｌ，
with laurel,ｌｅｓｔ
lest ｌｉｇｈｔｎｉｎｇ
lightning ｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｓｔｒｉｋｅ ｈｉｍ， ｈｅhe ｈａｄ
strike him, hadｓａｔ，
sat,
ａｓ Ｔｉｂｅｒｉｕｓ， inｉｎ aａ garden
as Tiberius, ｇａｒｄｅｎ at
ａｔ Capri,
Ｃａｐｒｉ， reading
ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ the
ｔｈｅ shameful
ｓｈａｍｅｆｕｌ books
ｂｏｏｋｓ ｏｆ
of
Ｅｌｅｐｈａｎｔｉｓ， while
Elephantis, ｗｈｉｌｅdwarfs
ｄｗａｒｆｓ and
ａｎｄ peacocks
ｐｅａｃｏｃｋｓ strutted
ｓｔｒｕｔｔｅｄround
ｒｏｕｎｄ him
ｈｉｍ ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the
ｆｌｕｔｅ－ｐｌａｙｅｒ ｍｏｃｋｅｄ ｔｈｅ
flute-player mocked the ｓｗｉｎｇｅｒ
swinger ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the ｃｅｎｓｅｒ； ａｎｄ， as
censer; and, ａｓ Caligula,
Ｃａｌｉｇｕｌａ， had
ｈａｄ

Ｔｏ８
１３０
  ＸＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

ｃａｒｏｕｓｅｄ
caroused ｗｉｔｈ withｔｈｅtheｇｒｅｅｎ－ｓｈｉｒｔｅｄ
green-shirted ｊｏｃｋｅｙｓjockeys ｉｎ in ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｔａｂｌｅｓ，and
their stables, ａｎｄ supped
ｓｕｐｐｅｄ
ｉｎ ａｎ ｉｖｏｒｙ ｍａｎｇｅｒ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｊｅｗｅｌ－ｆｒｏｎｔｌｅｔｅｄ ｈｏｒｓｅ；
in an ivory manger with a jewel-frontleted horse; and, as Domitian,¹⁵ ａｎｄ， ａｓ Ｄｏｍｉｔｉａｎ，Ｉ？
ｈａｄ
had ｗａｎｄｅｒｅｄ
wanderedｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ａ aｃｏｒｒｉｄｏｒ
corridorｌｉｎｅｄ linedｗｉｔｈwith ｍａｒｂｌｅ
marbleｍｉｒｒｏｒｓ，
mirrors, ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking
ｒｏｕｎｄ
round with haggard eyes for the reflection of the dagger ｔｈａｔ
ｗｉｔｈ ｈａｇｇａｒｄ ｅｙｅｓ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｄａｇｇｅｒ that ｗａｓ
was ｔｏto
ｅｎｄ
end his days, and sick with that ennui, that terrible tædium vitæ, ｔｈａｔ
ｈｉｓ ｄａｙｓ， ａｎｄ ｓｉｃｋ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈａｔ ｅｎｎｕｉ， ｔｈａｔ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｔｅｄｉｕｍ ｖｉｔｅ， that
ｃｏｍｅｓ
comesｏｎonｔｈｏｓｅthoseｔｏ to ｗｈｏｍ
whom ｌｉｆｅ
life ｄｅｎｉｅｓ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ； and
denies nothing; ａｎｄ had
ｈａｄ peered
ｐｅｅｒｅｄ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
ａa ｃｌｅａｒ
clear ｅｍｅｒａｌｄ
emeraldａｔatｔｈｅ theｒｅｄ
redｓｈａｍｂｌｅｓ
shambles ｏｆofｔｈｅtheＣｉｒｃｕｓ，
Circus,ａｎｄ and ｔｈｅｎ，
then,ｉｎinａ aｌｉｔｔｅｒ
litter
ｏｆ ｐｅａｒｌ and
of pearl ａｎｄ purple
ｐｕｒｐｌｅ drawn
ｄｒａｗｎ ｂｙ by ｓｉｌｖｅｒ－ｓｈｏｄ
silver-shod mules, ｍｕｌｅｓ， been
ｂｅｅｎ carried
ｃａｒｒｉｅｄ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
ｔｈｅ ＳｔｒｅｅｔofｏｆPomegranates
the Street Ｐｏｍｅｇｒａｎａｔｅｓ toｔｏaａHouse Ｈｏｕｓｅ ofｏｆ Gold,Ｇｏｌｄ， andａｎｄ heard
ｈｅａｒｄ men ｍｅｎ ｃｒｙcry
ｏｎ Ｎｅｒｏ Ｃ？ｓａｒ ａｓ ｈｅ ｐａｓｓｅｄ ｂｙ； ａｎｄ， ａｓ Ｅｌａｇａｂａｌｕｓ， ｈａｄ ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ ｈｉｓ
on Nero Cæsar as he passed by; and, as Elagabalus, had painted his
ｆａｃｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｃｏｌｏｕｒｓ， ａｎｄ ｐｌｉｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｄｉｓｔａｆｆ ａｍｏｎｇ
face with colours, and plied the distaff among the women, and brought ｔｈｅ ｗｏｍｅｎ， ａｎｄ ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
ｔｈｅ
the Ｍｏｏｎ
Moonｆｒｏｍ fromＣａｒｔｈａｇｅ，
Carthage,ａｎｄ and ｇｉｖｅｎ
givenｈｅｒ herｉｎinｍｙｓｔｉｃ
mysticｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ
marriageｔｏto ｔｈｅ the
Ｓｕｎ．
Sun.
Ｏｖｅｒ
Overａｎｄ andｏｖｅｒ
overａｇａｉｎ
againＤｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｕｓｅｄ
usedｔｏ toｒｅａｄ
read ｔｈｉｓ
thisｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ， and
fantastic chapter, ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅ ｔｗｏ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓ
the two chapters ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅｌｙ
immediatelyｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ，
following, ｉｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ， ａｓ
in which, ｉｎ some
as in ｓｏｍｅ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious
ｔａｐｅｓｔｒｉｅｓ
tapestries or ｏｒcunningly-wrought
ｃｕｎｎｉｎｇｌｙ－ｗｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｅｎａｍｅｌｓ， enamels, ｗｅｒｅ wereｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｄ
pictured ｔｈｅ ａｗｆｕｌ and
the awful ａｎｄ
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful formsｆｏｒｍｓofｏｆthoseｔｈｏｓｅwhom ｗｈｏｍ ViceＶｉｃｅ andａｎｄ Blood
Ｂｌｏｏｄ and ａｎｄ Weariness
Ｗｅａｒｉｎｅｓｓ had ｈａｄ
ｍａｄｅ
madeｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
monstrousｏｒorｍａｄ： mad:Ｆｉｌｉｐｐｏ，
Filippo,Ｄｕｋｅ DukeｏｆofＭｉｌａｎ，Milan,ｗｈｏ who ｓｌｅｗ
slewｈｉｓ hisｗｉｆｅ，
wife,
ａｎｄ
and ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
paintedｈｅｒ herｌｉｐｓ
lips ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｓｃａｒｌｅｔ ｐｏｉｓｏｎ that
scarlet poison ｔｈａｔ her
ｈｅｒ lover
ｌｏｖｅｒ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ ｓｕｃｋ
suck
ｄｅａｔｈ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｄ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｈｅ ｆｏｎｄｌｅｄ； Ｐｉｅｔｒｏ
death from the dead thing he fondled; Pietro Barbi, the Venetian, Ｂａｒｂｉ， ｔｈｅ Ｖｅｎｅｔｉａｎ，
ｋｎｏｗｎ
knownａｓasＰａｕｌ Paulｔｈｅthe Ｓｅｃｏｎｄ，
Second,ｗｈｏ whoｓｏｕｇｈｔ
soughtｉｎinｈｉｓ his ｖａｎｉｔｙ
vanity ｔｏ ａｓｓｕｍｅ ｔｈｅ
to assume the
ｔｉｔｌｅ
title ofｏｆFormosus,
Ｆｏｒｍｏｓｕｓ，and ａｎｄ whose
ｗｈｏｓｅ tiara,
ｔｉａｒａ，valued
ｖａｌｕｅｄatａｔtwo ｔｗｏhundred
ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ thousand
ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄ
ｆｌｏｒｉｎｓ，
florins, was ｗａｓ bought
ｂｏｕｇｈｔ ａｔat ｔｈｅ
the ｐｒｉｃｅ
price of ｏｆ aａ terrible
ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅsin; ｓｉｎ；Gian
ＧｉａｎMaria
Ｍａｒｉａ Ｖｉｓｃｏｎｔｉ，
Visconti,
ｗｈｏ
whoｕｓｅｄused ｈｏｕｎｄｓ
houndsｔｏ to ｃｈａｓｅ ｌｉｖｉｎｇmen,
chase living ｍｅｎ，and ａｎｄwhose
ｗｈｏｓｅmurdered
ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｄ body ｂｏｄｙ was
ｗａｓ
ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
covered ｗｉｔｈwith ｒｏｓｅｓ
roses byｂｙ aａ harlot
ｈａｒｌｏｔ who ｗｈｏ ｈａｄ
had ｌｏｖｅｄ
loved ｈｉｍ；
him; ｔｈｅthe Ｂｏｒｇｉａ
Borgia ｏｎ onｈｉｓ
his
ｗｈｉｔｅ
white ｈｏｒｓｅ， ｗｉｔｈ Ｆｒａｔｒｉｃｉｄｅ
horse, with ｒｉｄｉｎｇ beside
Fratricide riding ｂｅｓｉｄｅ him, ｈｉｍ， and
ａｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｍａｎｔｌｅ ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ
his mantle stained
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅthe ｂｌｏｏｄ
blood ｏｆ of Ｐｅｒｏｔｔｏ； Ｐｉｅｔｒｏ Riario,
Perotto; Pietro Ｒｉａｒｉｏ，the ｔｈｅyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇ Cardinal
Ｃａｒｄｉｎａｌ Arch-Ａｒｃｈ－
ｂｉｓｈｏｐ
bishop ｏｆ Ｆｌｏｒｅｎｃｅ， child
of Florence, ｃｈｉｌｄand ａｎｄ minion
ｍｉｎｉｏｎ of ｏｆ Sixtus
ＳｉｘｔｕｓIV, ＩＶ，whose
ｗｈｏｓｅ beauty
ｂｅａｕｔｙ wasｗａｓ
ｅｑｕａｌｌｅｄ
equalled onlyｏｎｌｙ byｂｙhisｈｉｓdebauchery,
ｄｅｂａｕｃｈｅｒｙ，and ａｎｄwhoｗｈｏreceived
ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄLeonora
Ｌｅｏｎｏｒａｏｆ Ａｒａｇｏｎ
of Aragon
ｉｎ aａpavilion
in ｐａｖｉｌｉｏｎofｏｆwhite
ｗｈｉｔｅandａｎｄcrimson
ｃｒｉｍｓｏｎ silk,
ｓｉｌｋ，filled
ｆｉｌｌｅｄwithｗｉｔｈ ｎｙｍｐｈｓａｎｄ
nymphs ｃｅｎｔａｕｒｓ，
and centaurs,
ａｎｄ
and ｇｉｌｄｅｄ
gilded ａa boy
ｂｏｙ ｔｈａｔ
that heｈｅ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ ｓｅｒｖｅserve at ａｔ the
ｔｈｅ feast
ｆｅａｓｔasａｓGanymede
Ｇａｎｙｍｅｄｅ ｏｒ or
Ｈｙｌａｓ； Ezzelin,
Hylas; Ｅｚｚｅｌｉｎ， whose
ｗｈｏｓｅ melancholy
ｍｅｌａｎｃｈｏｌｙ ｃｏｕｌｄ couldｂｅbeｃｕｒｅｄ curedｏｎｌｙonlyｂｙbyｔｈｅtheｓｐｅｃｔａｃｌｅ
spectacle
ｏｆ death,
of ｄｅａｔｈ， and
ａｎｄ who
ｗｈｏ ｈａｄ
hadａaｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passion ｆｏｒ ｒｅｄ blood,
for red ｂｌｏｏｄ， asａｓ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ menｍｅｎ ｈａｖｅ
haveｆｏｒfor
ｒｅｄ wine
red ｗｉｎｅ－–ｔｈｅthe ｓｏｎ
son ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Fiend,
of the Ｆｉｅｎｄ， asａｓwas ｗａｓ reported,
ｒｅｐｏｒｔｅｄ，and ａｎｄone ｏｎｅ who
ｗｈｏ had
ｈａｄ
ｃｈｅａｔｅｄ
cheated ｈｉｓ ｆａｔｈｅｒ atａｔdice
his father ｄｉｃｅwhenｗｈｅｎ gambling
ｇａｍｂｌｉｎｇ ｗｉｔｈ with ｈｉｍ
himｆｏｒ for ｈｉｓ
his ｏｗｎ
ownｓｏｕｌ；
soul;
Ｇｉａｍｂａｔｔｉｓｔａ
Giambattista Ｃｉｂｏ， Cibo, ｗｈｏwhoｉｎ in ｍｏｃｋｅｒｙ
mockeryｔｏｏｋ took ｔｈｅ the ｎａｍｅ
nameｏｆof Ｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｔ，
Innocent, and ａｎｄ


Ｉ３９
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｉｎｔｏ ｗｈｏｓｅ ｔｏｒｐｉｄ

into whose torpidｖｅｉｎｓ
veins ｔｈｅ
the ｂｌｏｏｄ
bloodｏｆ
of ｔｈｒｅｅ ｌａｄｓ was
three lads ｗａｓ infused
ｉｎｆｕｓｅｄ by
ｂｙ ａa Jewish
Ｊｅｗｉｓｈ
ｄｏｃｔｏｒ；
doctor; Sigismondo Malatesta, the lover of Isotta, and the lord ｏｆ
Ｓｉｇｉｓｍｏｎｄｏ Ｍａｌａｔｅｓｔａ， ｔｈｅ ｌｏｖｅｒ ｏｆ Ｉｓｏｔｔａ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｌｏｒｄ of
Ｒｉｍｉｎｉ， ｗｈｏｓｅ effigy
Rimini, whose ｅｆｆｉｇｙwas
ｗａｓburned
ｂｕｒｎｅｄatａｔRome
Ｒｏｍｅ asａｓthe
ｔｈｅenemy
ｅｎｅｍｙ ofｏｆGod
Ｇｏｄ and
ａｎｄ
ｍａｎ，
man, ｗｈｏ
whoｓｔｒａｎｇｌｅｄ
strangled Ｐｏｌｙｓｓｅｎａ
Polyssena ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｎａｐｋｉｎ，
napkin, ａｎｄ
and ｇａｖｅ
gave ｐｏｉｓｏｎ
poison ｔｏ
to
Ｇｉｎｅｖｒａ
Ginevra ｄd’Este
Ｅｓｔｅ ｉｎ
in aａ cup
ｃｕｐ ｏｆ ｅｍｅｒａｌｄ， and
of emerald, ａｎｄ ｉｎ ｈｏｎｏｕｒ ｏｆof ａa ｓｈａｍｅｆｕｌ
in honour shameful
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ ｂｕｉｌｔaａpagan
passion built ｐａｇａｎ church
ｃｈｕｒｃｈ for
ｆｏｒ Christian
Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ worship;
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ； Charles
Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ VI,
ＶＩ， who
ｗｈｏ
ｈａｄ
had ｓｏ
so ｗｉｌｄｌｙ ａｄｏｒｅｄ ｈｉｓ
wildly adored ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ＇ｓ wife
his brother’s ｗｉｆｅthat
ｔｈａｔa ａleper
ｌｅｐｅｒhad
ｈａｄwarned
ｗａｒｎｅｄ him
ｈｉｍ
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ insanity
of the ｉｎｓａｎｉｔｙthat
ｔｈａｔwas
ｗａｓcoming
ｃｏｍｉｎｇ on
ｏｎ him,
ｈｉｍ， and
ａｎｄ who,
ｗｈｏ， when
ｗｈｅｎ ｈｉｓ ｂｒａｉｎ had
his brain ｈａｄ
ｓｉｃｋｅｎｅｄ ａｎｄ ｇｒｏｗｎ
sickened and grownｓｔｒａｎｇｅ，
strange, ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｏｎｌｙ ｂｅ soothed
only be ｓｏｏｔｈｅｄ by
ｂｙ Saracen
Ｓａｒａｃｅｎ ｃａｒｄｓ
cards
ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｉｍａｇｅｓ ｏｆ Ｌｏｖｅ ａｎｄ Ｄｅａｔｈ ａｎｄ Ｍａｄｎｅｓｓ； ａｎｄ， ｉｎ ｈｉｓ
painted with the images of Love and Death and Madness; and, in his
ｔｒｉｍｍｅｄ
trimmedｊｅｒｋｉｎ
jerkinａｎｄandｊｅｗｅｌｌｅｄ
jewelledｃａｐ
capａｎｄ
andａｃａｎｔｈｕｓ－ｌｉｋｅ
acanthus-likeｃｕｒｌｓ，
curls, Ｇｒｉｆｏｎｅｔｔｏ
Grifonetto
Ｂａｇｌｉｏｎｉ，
Baglioni, who slew Astorre with his bride, and Simonetto ｗｉｔｈ
ｗｈｏ ｓｌｅｗ Ａｓｔｏｒｒｅ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｉｓ ｂｒｉｄｅ， ａｎｄ Ｓｉｍｏｎｅｔｔｏ with ｈｉｓhis
ｐａｇｅ，
page, ａｎｄ
and ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｃｏｍｅｌｉｎｅｓｓ
comelinessｗａｓ wasｓｕｃｈ
suchｔｈａｔ，
that,ａｓas ｈｅ
heｌａｙ
lay ｄｙｉｎｇ
dying ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
ｙｅｌｌｏｗ ｐｉａｚｚａ ofｏｆ Perugia,
yellow piazza Ｐｅｒｕｇｉａ，those
ｔｈｏｓｅwho
ｗｈｏ had
ｈａｄ hated
ｈａｔｅｄ himｈｉｍ ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｎｏｔ ｃｈｏｏｓｅ
not choose
ｂｕｔ
but ｗｅｅｐ，
weep, ａｎｄ
andＡｔａｌａｎｔａ，
Atalanta, ｗｈｏwhoｈａｄ
hadｃｕｒｓｅｄ
cursedｈｉｍ，him,ｂｌｅｓｓｅｄ
blessed ｈｉｍ．
him.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓwasａ aｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horribleｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ
fascination ｉｎ ｔｈｅｍ ａｌｌ．
in them Ｈｅ saw
all. He ｓａｗ ｔｈｅｍ
themａｔatｎｉｇｈｔ，
night,
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅｙ
they ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄ
troubled hisｈｉｓ imagination
ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ inｉｎtheｔｈｅday.
ｄａｙ．TheＴｈｅRenaissance
Ｒｅｎａｉｓｓａｎｃｅ knewｋｎｅｗ
ｏｆ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ ｍａｎｎｅｒｓ ｏｆ ｐｏｉｓｏｎｉｎｇ－ｐｏｉｓｏｎｉｎｇ ｂｙ ａ ｈｅｌｍｅｔ ａｎｄ ａ ｌｉｇｈｔｅｄ
of strange manners of poisoning – poisoning by a helmet and a lighted
ｔｏｒｃｈ， by
torch, ｂｙ an
ａｎ embroidered
ｅｍｂｒｏｉｄｅｒｅｄ ｇｌｏｖｅ glove ａｎｄ
andａ aｊｅｗｅｌｌｅｄ
jewelled ｆａｎ，
fan, ｂｙby ａa ｇｉｌｄｅｄ
gilded
ｐｏｍａｎｄｅｒ
pomanderａｎｄ andｂｙbyａｎanａｍｂｅｒ
amberｃｈａｉｎ．
chain. Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ＧｒａｙGray ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
been ｐｏｉｓｏｎｅｄ
poisoned
ｂｙ aａ book.¹⁶
by ｂｏｏｋ．１６There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ were
ｗｅｒｅ moments
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ ｗｈｅｎ
when ｈｅheｌｏｏｋｅｄ
looked ｏｎonｅｖｉｌ
evilｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simplyａｓ as ａa
ｍｏｄｅ
modeｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｈｅ he
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｒｅａｌｉｚｅ
could realizeｈｉｓ
hisｃｏｎｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ
conceptionｏｆofｔｈｅ theｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ．
beautiful.

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  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＩＩ

Ｉｔ ｗａｓ on
It was ｏｎ ｔｈｅ
the ｎｉｎｔｈ
ninth ｏｆ Ｎｏｖｅｍｂｅｒ， ｔｈｅ
of November, theｅｖｅ
eveｏｆofｈｉｓ
his ｏｗｎ
ownｔｈｉｒｔｙ－ｅｉｇｈｔｈ
thirty-eighth
ｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ，＇ ａｓ he
birthday,¹ as ｈｅ often
ｏｆｔｅｎremembered
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ．
afterwards.
Ｈｅ
He ｗａｓ
wasｗａｌｋｉｎｇ
walking ｈｏｍｅ
homeａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｅｌｅｖｅｎ
elevenｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ
o’clock ｆｒｏｍ
from Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ，
Henry’s,
ｗｈｅｒｅ
where ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ
beenｄｉｎｉｎｇ，
dining, ａｎｄ
andｗａｓ
wasｗｒａｐｐｅｄ
wrapped ｉｎinｈｅａｖｙ
heavyｆｕｒｓ，
furs,ａｓ
as ｔｈｅ
the
ｎｉｇｈｔ ｗａｓ cold
night was ｃｏｌｄ and
ａｎｄ ｆｏｇｇｙ． Ａｔ the
foggy. At ｔｈｅ corner
ｃｏｒｎｅｒ ofｏｆGrosvenor
Ｇｒｏｓｖｅｎｏｒ Square
Ｓｑｕａｒｅ and
ａｎｄ
Ｓｏｕｔｈ
SouthＡｕｄｌｅｙ
AudleyＳｔｒｅｅｔ
Streetａ aｍａｎ
manｐａｓｓｅｄ ｈｉｍhim
passed ｉｎ inｔｈｅtheｍｉｓｔ，
mist,ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ
walkingｖｅｒｙ
veryｆａｓｔ，
fast,
ａｎｄ
andｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｃｏｌｌａｒ
collar ｏｆ
of ｈｉｓ ｇｒｅｙ ulster
his grey ｕｌｓｔｅｒturned
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ up.
ｕｐ． He
Ｈｅ ｈａｄ
had ａa ｂａｇ
bagｉｎin ｈｉｓ
his
ｈａｎｄ．
hand.Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅｄ
recognizedｈｉｍ．
him.ＩｔItｗａｓ
wasＢａｓｉｌ
Basil Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ．
Hallward. ＡAｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange ｓｅｎｓｅ
sense
ｏｆ ｆｅａｒ，forｆｏｒwhich
of fear, ｗｈｉｃｈheｈｅcould
ｃｏｕｌｄnotｎｏｔaccount,
ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ，came
ｃａｍｅover
ｏｖｅｒhim.
ｈｉｍ．HeＨｅmade
ｍａｄｅ no
ｎｏ
ｓｉｇｎ ｏｆ recognition,
sign of ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｔｉｏｎ， and
ａｎｄ went
ｗｅｎｔ ｏｎonｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ，
quickly, ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ his
direction of ｈｉｓ own
ｏｗｎ
ｈｏｕｓｅ．
house.
Ｂｕｔ
But Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｈａｄ
hadｓｅｅｎ
seenｈｉｍ．
him.Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｈｅａｒｄ ｈｉｍhim
heard ｆｉｒｓｔ
first ｓｔｏｐｐｉｎｇ
stopping ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the
ｐａｖｅｍｅｎｔ
pavementａｎｄ
andｔｈｅｎ
thenｈｕｒｒｙｉｎｇ
hurryingａｆｔｅｒ ｈｉｍ． In
after him. Ｉｎ aａ few
ｆｅｗ moments
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄ
his hand
ｗａｓ
wasｏｎ onｈｉｓ
his ａｒｍ．
arm.
＇Ｄｏｒｉａｎ！
‘Dorian! ＷｈａｔWhatａｎanｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
extraordinaryｐｉｅｃｅ pieceｏｆofｌｕｃｋ！
luck! ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ
waiting
ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ ｉｎ
for you in ｙｏｕｒ
your ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ
library ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｓｉｎｃｅ
since ｎｉｎｅ
nine ｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ．
o’clock. Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ
Finally ＩI took
ｔｏｏｋ ｐｉｔｙ ｏｎ
pity on
ｙｏｕｒ
yourｔｉｒｅｄ
tired ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ， ａｎｄ ｔｏｌｄ
servant, and ｈｉｍ ｔｏto ｇｏ
told him go ｔｏ
to ｂｅｄ，
bed, ａｓ ｈｅ ｌｅｔ
as he ｍｅ ｏｕｔ．
let me out. IＩ am
ａｍ
ｏｆｆ ｔｏ Paris
off to Ｐａｒｉｓ byｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ midnight
ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ ｔｒａｉｎ， ａｎｄ IＩ particularly
train, and ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒｌｙwanted
ｗａｎｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｓｅｅ you
to see ｙｏｕ
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ Ｉ ｌｅｆｔ． Ｉ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｙｏｕ， ｏｒ ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｙｏｕｒ
before I left. I thought it was you, or rather your fur coat, as you ｆｕｒ ｃｏａｔ， ａｓ ｙｏｕ
ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｍｅ． me.ＢｕｔButＩI ｗａｓｎ＇ｔ
wasn’t ｑｕｉｔｅ ｓｕｒｅ． Didn’t
quite sure. Ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ you
ｙｏｕ recognize
ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅ me?’
ｍｅ？＂
＇Ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓfog,
‘In this ｆｏｇ，myｍｙdear
ｄｅａｒBasil?
Ｂａｓｉｌ？Why,
Ｗｈｙ， IＩcan’t
ｃａｎ＇ｔeven
ｅｖｅｎrecognize
ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅGrosvenor
Ｇｒｏｓｖｅｎｏｒ
Ｓｑｕａｒｅ．
Square.ＩI ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe myｍｙ ｈｏｕｓｅ
houseｉｓis ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ
somewhereａｂｏｕｔ about ｈｅｒｅ，
here,ｂｕｔ
butＩ Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｆｅｅｌ
feel
ａｔ ａｌｌcertain
at all ｃｅｒｔａｉｎabout
ａｂｏｕｔ it.ｉｔ．I am
Ｉ ａｍsorry
ｓｏｒｒｙyouｙｏｕare
ａｒｅgoing
ｇｏｉｎｇaway,
ａｗａｙ， asａｓ IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ not
ｎｏｔ
ｓｅｅｎ
seenｙｏｕyouｆｏｒforａｇｅｓ．
ages. Ｂｕｔ
ButＩI ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
supposeｙｏｕ youｗｉｌｌ
willｂｅ
beｂａｃｋ
backｓｏｏｎ？”
soon?’
‘Ｎｏ：
‘No: IＩam ａｍ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｏto beｂｅ out
ｏｕｔ ｏｆ Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ ｆｏｒ
of England for ｓｉｘ ｍｏｎｔｈｓ． ＩI ｉｎｔｅｎｄ
six months. intend ｔｏto
ｔａｋｅ
take ａa ｓｔｕｄｉｏ
studio ｉｎin Ｐａｒｉｓ， ａｎｄ ｓｈｕｔ
Paris, and shut ｍｙｓｅｌｆ
myselfｕｐupｔｉｌｌ
till IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ ｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ
finished ａa ｇｒｅａｔ
great

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ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ in
ｉｎ my
ｍｙ head.
ｈｅａｄ． However,
Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， ｉｔit ｗａｓｎ＇ｔ ａｂｏｕｔ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ
wasn’t about myself IＩ wanted
ｗａｎｔｅｄ
ｔｏ
to talk. Here we are at your door. Let me come in for a moment. ＩI
ｔａｌｋ． Ｈｅｒｅ ｗｅ ａｒｅ ａｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｄｏｏｒ． Ｌｅｔ ｍｅ ｃｏｍｅ ｉｎ ｆｏｒ ａ ｍｏｍｅｎｔ．
ｈａｖｅ
haveｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｔｏ toｓａｙsayｔｏtoｙｏｕ．’
you.’
Ｉ‘I ｓｈａｌｌ
shall be charmed. Ｂｕｔ
ｂｅ ｃｈａｒｍｅｄ． Butｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’tｙｏｕ
youｍｉｓｓ
missｙｏｕｒ
yourｔｒａｉｎ？＂
train?’ ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
said Dorian
Ｇｒａｙ，
Gray, ｌａｎｇｕｉｄｌｙ， ａｓ heｈｅ passed
languidly, as ｐａｓｓｅｄ up
ｕｐ the
ｔｈｅ steps
ｓｔｅｐｓand
ａｎｄ opened
ｏｐｅｎｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ ｗｉｔｈ
the door with
ｈｉｓ
his ｌａｔｃｈ－ｋｅｙ
latch-key.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｌａｍｐ－ｌｉｇｈｔ
lamp-light ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｅｄ ｏｕｔ through
struggled out ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ the
ｔｈｅ fog,
ｆｏｇ，and
ａｎｄHallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ looked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
ａｔ
at ｈｉｓ ｗａｔｃｈ． ‘IＩ ｈａｖｅ
his watch. have ｈｅａｐｓ
heapsｏｆof ｔｉｍｅ，＇ ｈｅ answered.
time,’ he ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ． ＂Ｔｈｅ
‘Theｔｒａｉｎ
train ｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔ
doesn’t
ｇｏ
go ｔｉｌｌ ｔｗｅｌｖｅ－ｆｉｆｔｅｅｎ，and
till twelve-fifteen, ａｎｄ itｉｔisｉｓonly
ｏｎｌｙjust
ｊｕｓｔeleven.
ｅｌｅｖｅｎ．InＩｎfact,
ｆａｃｔ，I was
Ｉ ｗａｓonｏｎmy
ｍｙ
ｗａｙ
wayｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the ｃｌｕｂ
club ｔｏ
to ｌｏｏｋ
look ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ， when
for you, ｗｈｅｎ ＩI ｍｅｔ
metｙｏｕ．
you.Ｙｏｕ
Youｓｅｅ，
see,Ｉ Iｓｈａ＇ｎ＇ｔ
sha’n’t
ｈａｖｅ
have ａｎｙ
anyｄｅｌａｙ
delay ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｌｕｇｇａｇｅ，
luggage,ａｓas ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｓｅｎｔ ｏｎ ｍｙ
sent on myｈｅａｖｙ
heavyｔｈｉｎｇｓ．
things. Ａｌｌ
All
ＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｗｉｔｈ
withｍｅmeｉｓisｉｎinｔｈｉｓ ｂａｇ， ａｎｄ
this bag, andＩI ｃａｎ
canｅａｓｉｌｙ
easily ｇｅｔ ｔｏ Victoria²
get to Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａ？ inｉｎ twenty
ｔｗｅｎｔｙ
ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ．’
minutes.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔ
at ｈｉｍ
himａｎｄ
andｓｍｉｌｅｄ．“Ｗｈａｔ
smiled. ‘Whatａ aｗａｙ
wayｆｏｒ
forａaｆａｓｈｉｏｎａｂｌｅ
fashionable
ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painter ｔｏ
to ｔｒａｖｅｌ！
travel! AＡ Gladstone
Ｇｌａｄｓｔｏｎｅ ｂａｇ，
bag, ａｎｄ
andａｎ
anｕｌｓｔｅｒ！ Ｃｏｍｅ ｉｎ，in,ｏｒor ｔｈｅ
ulster! Come the ｆｏｇ
fog
ｗｉｌｌ ｇｅｔ into
will get ｉｎｔｏthe
ｔｈｅhouse.
ｈｏｕｓｅ．And
Ａｎｄ mind
ｍｉｎｄ ｙｏｕ
youｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｔａｌｋ
talk ａｂｏｕｔ
about ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anything
ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ． Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｓis ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ
serious. Nothing ｎｏｗａｄａｙｓ． ＡｔAtｌｅａｓｔ
serious nowadays. leastｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｂｅ．’
be.’
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｈｉｓhisｈｅａｄ，
head,ａｓ
as ｈｅ
he ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
entered, and followed Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｉｎｔｏ
into
ｔｈｅ ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ．There
the library. Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
ｗａｓ ａa ｂｒｉｇｈｔ
bright ｗｏｏｄ
woodｆｉｒｅ
fire ｂｌａｚｉｎｇ
blazing ｉｎ ｔｈｅ large
in the ｌａｒｇｅ open
ｏｐｅｎ
ｈｅａｒｔｈ．
hearth. Ｔｈｅ
Theｌａｍｐｓ
lampsｗｅｒｅ
wereｌｉｔ，
lit, ａｎｄ
andａｎ
anｏｐｅｎ
openＤｕｔｃｈ ｓｉｌｖｅｒ
Dutch silverｓｐｉｒｉｔ－ｃａｓｅ
spirit-case ｓｔｏｏｄ，
stood,
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｓｏｍｅ
someｓｉｐｈｏｎｓ
siphonsｏｆofｓｏｄａ－ｗａｔｅｒ
soda-waterａｎｄ
andｌａｒｇｅ
largeｃｕｔ－ｇｌａｓｓ
cut-glass ｔｕｍｂｌｅｒｓ，
tumblers, ｏｎ
on ａa
ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｍａｒｑｕｅｔｅｒｉｅ ｔａｂｌｅ．
little marqueterie table.
‘Ｙｏｕ ｓｅｅyour
‘You see ｙｏｕｒ servant
ｓｅｒｖａｎｔmade
ｍａｄｅ me
ｍｅ ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite atａｔhome,
ｈｏｍｅ， Dorian.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． HeＨｅ ｇａｖｅ
gave
ｍｅ
meｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingＩ Iｗａｎｔｅｄ，
wanted,ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ
includingｙｏｕｒ
yourｂｅｓｔ
bestｇｏｌｄ－ｔｉｐｐｅｄ
gold-tippedｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅｓ．
cigarettes.
Ｈｅ ｉｓis aａ ｍｏｓｔ
He most ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｂｌｅ
hospitable ｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅ．
creature. IＩ like
ｌｉｋｅhim
ｈｉｍ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better ｔｈａｎ
than ｔｈｅ
the
Ｆｒｅｎｃｈｍａｎ
Frenchmanｙｏｕ youｕｓｅｄ
usedｔｏto ｈａｖｅ． Ｗｈａｔ ｈａｓ
have. What has ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
becomeｏｆ of ｔｈｅ Ｆｒｅｎｃｈｍａｎ，
the Frenchman,
ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ｂｙｅ？”
by the bye?’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｓｈｒｕｇｇｅｄ
shruggedｈｉｓ
hisｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ．
shoulders. ＇Ｉ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅheｈｅmarried
‘I believe ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ Lady
Ｌａｄｙ Radley’s
Ｒａｄｌｅｙ＇ｓ
ｍａｉｄ，
maid, ａｎｄ
andｈａｓhasｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
established ｈｅｒ
her ｉｎ
in Ｐａｒｉｓ
Paris ａｓ
as ａｎ
an Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
English ｄｒｅｓｓｍａｋｅｒ．
dressmaker.
Ａｎｇｌｏｍａｎｉｅ
Anglomanie ｉｓ ｖｅｒｙ fashionable
is very ｆａｓｈｉｏｎａｂｌｅ ｏｖｅｒ
over ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｎｏｗ，
now,Ｉ Iｈｅａｒ．
hear.ＩｔIt ｓｅｅｍｓ
seemsｓｉｌｌｙ ｏｆ
silly of
ｔｈｅ Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ， doesn’t
the French, ｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔit?ｉｔ？ButＢｕｔ－ｄｏ ｙｏｕ know?
– do you ｋｎｏｗ？－ｈｅ
– heｗａｓwas
ｎｏｔnotａｔatａｌｌ
all ａa bad
ｂａｄ
ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ．
servant. IＩ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ liked
ｌｉｋｅｄhim,
ｈｉｍ，butｂｕｔI Ｉhad
ｈａｄnothing
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇtoｔｏcomplain
ｃｏｍｐｌａｉｎ about.
ａｂｏｕｔ．OneＯｎｅ
ｏｆｔｅｎ ｉｍａｇｉｎｅｓ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
often imagines things ｔｈａｔ ａｒｅ quite
that are ｑｕｉｔｅabsurd.
ａｂｓｕｒｄ． He
Ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｖｅｒｙ devoted
really very ｄｅｖｏｔｅｄ
ｔｏ ｍｅ， and
to me, ａｎｄ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｓｏｒｒｙwhen
quite sorry ｗｈｅｎ heｈｅ went
ｗｅｎｔ away.
ａｗａｙ． Have
Ｈａｖｅ ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
another
ｂｒａｎｄｙ－ａｎｄ－ｓｏｄａ？
brandy-and-soda?ＯｒOrｗｏｕｌｄ ｙｏｕyou
would ｌｉｋｅ
likeｈｏｃｋ－ａｎｄ－ｓｅｌｔｚｅｒ？
hock-and-seltzer?ＩI ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｔａｋｅ
take
ｈｏｃｋ－ａｎｄ－ｓｅｌｔｚｅｒ
hock-and-seltzer ｍｙｓｅｌｆ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓis sure
myself. There ｓｕｒｅ to
ｔｏ be
ｂｅ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ next
in the ｎｅｘｔ room.’
ｒｏｏｍ．＇

Ｉ４２
  ＸＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｔｈａｎｋｓ，
‘Thanks,Ｉ Iｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’tｈａｖｅ
haveａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｍｏｒｅ，＇ｓａｉｄ ｔｈｅtheｐａｉｎｔｅｒ，
more,’ said painter,ｔａｋｉｎｇ
takingｈｉｓ
his
ｃａｐ
capａｎｄ
andｃｏａｔ
coatｏｆｆ， ａｎｄ throwing
off, and ｔｈｒｏｗｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｍ
themｏｎonｔｈｅtheｂａｇ
bagｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｐｌａｃｅｄ
placedｉｎ
in
ｔｈｅ ｃｏｒｎｅｒ． ＇Ａｎｄ ｎｏｗ， ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ ｆｅｌｌｏｗ， Ｉ ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｓｐｅａｋ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ．
the corner. ‘And now, my dear fellow, I want to speak to you seriously.
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｆｒｏｗｎ
frownｌｉｋｅ
like ｔｈａｔ． Ｙｏｕ ｍａｋｅ
that. You makeｉｔit ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｍｏｒｅ
so much moreｄｉｆｆｉｃｕｌｔ ｆｏｒ me.’
difficult for ｍｅ．
＇Ｗｈａｔ ｉｓ ｉｔ ａｌｌ ａｂｏｕｔ？” ｃｒｉｅｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｉｎ ｈｉｓ ｐｅｔｕｌａｎｔ ｗａｙ，
‘What is it all about?’ cried Dorian, in his petulant way, flinging ｆｌｉｎｇｉｎｇ
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｄｏｗｎ ｏｎonｔｈｅtheｓｏｆａ．
himself down sofa.Ｉ‘Iｈｏｐｅ
hopeｉｔitｉｓ ｎｏｔ about
is not ａｂｏｕｔ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ．
myself. ＩI am
ａｍ ｔｉｒｅｄ ｏｆ
tired of
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ
myselfｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ．
to-night. ＩI ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｌｉｋｅ
like ｔｏ ｂｅ somebody
to be ｓｏｍｅｂｏｄｙ ｅｌｓｅ．’
else.’
Ｉｔ
‘It ｉｓ ａｂｏｕｔ yourself,’
is about ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ，＇answeredａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，
Hallward,ｉｎin ｈｉｓ his ｇｒａｖｅ，
grave, ｄｅｅｐdeep ｖｏｉｃｅ，
voice,
‘ａｎｄ Ｉ ｍｕｓｔ ｓａｙ ｉｔ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ． Ｉ ｓｈａｌｌ ｏｎｌｙ ｋｅｅｐ ｙｏｕ ｈａｌｆ ａｎ ｈｏｕｒ．＇
‘and I must say it to you. I shall only keep you half an hour.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｓｉｇｈｅｄ，
sighed, ａｎｄ andｌｉｔlit aａcigarette.
ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ．＇Ｈａｌｆ
‘Half anａｎhour!’ｈｏｕｒ！＇heｈｅmurmured.
ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ．
Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ｍｕｃｈ ｔｏ ａｓｋ ｏｆ ｙｏｕ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
‘It is not much to ask of you, Dorian, and it is entirelyａｎｄ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ for ｆｏｒyour
ｙｏｕｒ ownｏｗｎ
ｓａｋｅ
sake ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ amａｍ ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ．
speaking. ＩI ｔｈｉｎｋthink it ｉｔright
ｒｉｇｈｔthatｔｈａｔyouｙｏｕshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｏｓｔ
mostｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadfulｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsａｒｅ are ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｓａｉｄ
said ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against you ｙｏｕ ｉｎ Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ．＂３
in London.’³
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｗｉｓｈ
wish ｔｏ ｋｎｏｗ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
to know anythingａｂｏｕｔ aboutｔｈｅｍ．them.Ｉ Iｌｏｖｅ love ｓｃａｎｄａｌｓ ａｂｏｕｔ
scandals about
ｏｔｈｅｒ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ， but
other people, ｂｕｔ scandals
ｓｃａｎｄａｌｓ aboutａｂｏｕｔ myself
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ interest
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔme. ｍｅ．They
Ｔｈｅｙ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｎｏｔ
not ｇｏｔ ｔｈｅ charm
got the ｃｈａｒｍ ｏｆofｎｏｖｅｌｔｙ．＇
novelty.’
“Ｔｈｅｙ
‘They must ｍｕｓｔ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
interest you, ｙｏｕ， Dorian.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． Every
Ｅｖｅｒｙ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ
gentlemanｉｓisｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ
interested ｉｎ in
ｈｉｓ ｇｏｏｄ ｎａｍｅ． Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｗａｎｔ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｏ ｔａｌｋ ｏｆ ｙｏｕ ａｓ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｖｉｌｅ
his good name. You don’t want people to talk of you as something vile
ａｎｄ
andｄｅｇｒａｄｅｄ．
degraded.ＯｆOfｃｏｕｒｓｅ courseｙｏｕ youｈａｖｅ
haveｙｏｕｒ yourｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ，
position, ａｎｄ and ｙｏｕｒ
your ｗｅａｌｔｈ，
wealth,
ａｎｄ ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｎｇ． Ｂｕｔ ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ ｗｅａｌｔｈ
and all that kind of thing. But position and wealth are not everything. ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．
Ｍｉｎｄ
Mindｙｏｕ， you,Ｉ Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believeｔｈｅｓｅ
theseｒｕｍｏｕｒｓ
rumours ａｔ ａｌｌ．
at all.ＡｔAtｌｅａｓｔ，
least,ＩI ｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’t ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe
ｔｈｅｍ
themｗｈｅｎ when Ｉ ｓｅｅ
I seeｙｏｕ． you.ＳｉｎSinｉｓ isａ aｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｔｈａｔthatｗｒｉｔｅｓ
writesｉｔｓｅｌｆ ａｃｒｏｓｓ aａ man’s
itself across ｍａｎ＇ｓ
ｆａｃｅ．
face. ItＩｔcannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ be ｂｅ concealed.
ｃｏｎｃｅａｌｅｄ． ＰｅｏｐｌｅPeopleｔａｌｋ talk ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｏｆofｓｅｃｒｅｔ secretｖｉｃｅｓ．
vices.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereａｒｅ areｎｏnoｓｕｃｈ
suchｔｈｉｎｇｓ．
things.ＩｆIf ａa wretched
ｗｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ ｍａｎ manｈａｓhasａ ｖｉｃｅ，
a vice,ｉｔit ｓｈｏｗｓ
showsｉｔｓｅｌｆ
itself
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ lines
in the ｌｉｎｅｓofｏｆhis ｈｉｓmouth,
ｍｏｕｔｈ， theｔｈｅ droop
ｄｒｏｏｐ ｏｆof ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｌｉｄｓ， the
his eyelids, ｔｈｅ moulding
ｍｏｕｌｄｉｎｇ ｏｆof ｈｉｓ his
ｈａｎｄｓ
hands ｅｖｅｎ． Ｓｏｍｅｂｏｄｙ －Ｉ
even. Somebody – Iｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’tｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ
mentionｈｉｓ ｎａｍｅ， ｂｕｔ
his name, but youｙｏｕ know
ｋｎｏｗ
ｈｉｍ－ｃａｍｅ
him – came ｔｏ ｍｅto ｌａｓｔ
me last ｙｅａｒyear
ｔｏ toｈａｖｅ
have ｈｉｓhisｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portraitｄｏｎｅ．
done.ＩI ｈａｄ had ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｓｅｅｎ
seen
ｈｉｍ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ， ａｎｄ ｈａｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｈｅａｒｄ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
him before, and had never heard anything about him at the time, ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｉｍ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ，
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
though ＩI ｈａｖｅ have ｈｅａｒｄ
heard ａa ｇｏｏｄ goodｄｅａｌdeal ｓｉｎｃｅ．
since. He Ｈｅ ｏｆｆｅｒｅｄ
offered an ａｎ extravagant
ｅｘｔｒａｖａｇａｎｔ
ｐｒｉｃｅ．
price. IＩrefused
ｒｅｆｕｓｅｄhim. ｈｉｍ．There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ wasｗａｓ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｉｎinｔｈｅ theｓｈａｐｅ
shapeｏｆofｈｉｓ his ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ
fingers
ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ hated.⁴
ｈａｔｅｄ．４I Ｉknow ｋｎｏｗ now ｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ
that ＩI ｗａｓ
was ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｒｉｇｈｔ
right in ｉｎ what
ｗｈａｔ ＩI fancied
ｆａｎｃｉｅｄ
ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈｉｍ．Ｈｉｓ
him. His ｌｉｆｅ lifeｉｓis ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ．
dreadful. But Ｂｕｔ ｙｏｕ，
you, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｗｉｔｈ with ｙｏｕｒ
your ｐｕｒｅ，
pure,
ｂｒｉｇｈｔ， ｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｔ face,
bright, innocent ｆａｃｅ，and ａｎｄyour
ｙｏｕｒmarvellous
ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓuntroubled
ｕｎｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄyouth ｙｏｕｔｈ－Ｉ– I ｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’t
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
believe anything against you.ｙｏｕ． AndＡｎｄ ｙｅｔyet ＩI see
ｓｅｅ you
ｙｏｕ very
ｖｅｒｙ seldom,
ｓｅｌｄｏｍ， andａｎｄ youｙｏｕ
ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｃｏｍｅcomeｄｏｗｎ downｔｏtoｔｈｅ the ｓｔｕｄｉｏ
studio now,ｎｏｗ， andａｎｄ when
ｗｈｅｎ ＩI am ａｍ ａｗａｙ
away ｆｒｏｍ
from ｙｏｕ，
you,
ａｎｄ
andＩI ｈｅａｒhearａｌｌ ｔｈｅｓｅ hideous
all these ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ things
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ thatｔｈａｔ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ are ａｒｅ whispering
ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｉｎｇ about
ａｂｏｕｔ

Ｉ４３
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｙｏｕ，
you, ＩI don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈａｔ
whatｔｏtoｓａｙ．
say. Ｗｈｙ
Why ｉｓisｉｔ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｔｈａｔ
it, Dorian, that ａa man
ｍａｎ ｌｉｋｅ
like ｔｈｅ
the
Ｄｕｋｅ
DukeｏｆofＢｅｒｗｉｃｋ
Berwickｌｅａｖｅｓ
leavesｔｈｅ
the ｒｏｏｍ
roomｏｆofａa ｃｌｕｂ
club ｗｈｅｎ
whenｙｏｕyouｅｎｔｅｒ
enterｉｔ？ Ｗｈｙ ｉｓis
it? Why
ｉｔ ｔｈａｔ ｓｏ ｍａｎｙ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍｅｎ ｉｎ Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ｗｉｌｌ ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｇｏ ｔｏ
it that so many gentlemen in London will neither go to your house ｙｏｕｒ ｈｏｕｓｅ
ｎｏｒ
nor invite you to theirs? You used to be a friend of Lord Staveley. ＩI
ｉｎｖｉｔｅ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｔｈｅｉｒｓ？ Ｙｏｕ ｕｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅ ａ ｆｒｉｅｎｄ ｏｆ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｓｔａｖｅｌｅｙ．
ｍｅｔ
met ｈｉｍ
himａｔat ｄｉｎｎｅｒ
dinner ｌａｓｔ ｗｅｅｋ．Your
last week. Ｙｏｕｒname
ｎａｍｅ happened
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｅ ｕｐ
to come up ｉｎ
in
ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎ， ｉｎ connection
conversation, in ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
the ｍｉｎｉａｔｕｒｅｓ
miniatures ｙｏｕ
youｈａｖｅ
haveｌｅｎｔ
lentｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the
ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔｉｏｎ
exhibition ａｔ
at ｔｈｅ
the Ｄｕｄｌｅｙ．
Dudley.Ｓｔａｖｅｌｅｙ
Staveleyｃｕｒｌｅｄ
curledｈｉｓ
his ｌｉｐ， ａｎｄ ｓａｉｄ
lip, and said ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ
that you
ｍｉｇｈｔ
might ｈａｖｅ
haveｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｓｔ
mostａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ ｔａｓｔｅｓ，
artistic tastes, butｂｕｔ
thatｔｈａｔ
youｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅ
were ａ ｍａｎwhom
a man ｗｈｏｍ no
ｎｏ
ｐｕｒｅ－ｍｉｎｄｅｄ
pure-minded ｇｉｒｌ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ beｂｅ allowed
girl should ａｌｌｏｗｅｄtoｔｏknow,
ｋｎｏｗ，and
ａｎｄ whom
ｗｈｏｍ ｎｏnoｃｈａｓｔｅ
chaste
ｗｏｍａｎ
womanｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｓｉｔsit ｉｎ ｔｈｅ same
in the ｓａｍｅ ｒｏｏｍ
roomｗｉｔｈ．
with. ＩI reminded
ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｄ ｈｉｍ himｔｈａｔ
that ＩI was
ｗａｓ
ａa friend
ｆｒｉｅｎｄ ofｏｆyours,
ｙｏｕｒｓ，andａｎｄasked
ａｓｋｅｄhim
ｈｉｍwhat
ｗｈａｔ he
ｈｅ meant.
ｍｅａｎｔ． He
Ｈｅ ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ． Ｈｅ
told me. Heｔｏｌｄ
told
ｍｅ
meｒｉｇｈｔ
right ｏｕｔ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ everybody.
out before ｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ． ＩｔIt was
ｗａｓ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ！ Ｗｈｙ ｉｓis your
horrible! Why ｙｏｕｒ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ
friendship
ｓｏ ｆａｔａｌtoｔｏyoung
so fatal ｙｏｕｎｇmen?⁵
ｍｅｎ？５ There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
ｗａｓ ｔｈａｔ ｗｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ boy
that wretched ｂｏｙ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Guards
in the Ｇｕａｒｄｓ
ｗｈｏ
who ｃｏｍｍｉｔｔｅｄ
committedｓｕｉｃｉｄｅ．
suicide. Ｙｏｕ
Youｗｅｒｅ
wereｈｉｓ
hisｇｒｅａｔ
great ｆｒｉｅｎｄ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
friend. There was Ｓｉｒ
Sir
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henry Ａｓｈｔｏｎ，
Ashton, ｗｈｏ
whoｈａｄ
hadｔｏtoｌｅａｖｅ
leave Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ，
England,ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｔａｒｎｉｓｈｅｄ ｎａｍｅ．
tarnished name.
Ｙｏｕ ａｎｄ
You andｈｅheｗｅｒｅ
wereｉｎｓｅｐａｒａｂｌｅ． Ｗｈａｔ ａｂｏｕｔ
inseparable. What aboutＡｄｒｉａｎ
AdrianＳｉｎｇｌｅｔｏｎ，
Singleton, ａｎｄ
andｈｉｓ
his
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ ｅｎｄ？ What
dreadful end? Ｗｈａｔ ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutＬｏｒｄ
LordＫｅｎｔ＇ｓ
Kent’sｏｎｌｙ
onlyｓｏｎ，
son,ａｎｄ
andｈｉｓ
hisｃａｒｅｅｒ？
career? ＩI
ｍｅｔ
met ｈｉｓ ｆａｔｈｅｒ yesterday
his father ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙinｉｎStＳｔＪａｍｅｓ＇ｓ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ．HeＨｅseemed
James’s Street. ｓｅｅｍｅｄ broken
ｂｒｏｋｅｎ ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｓｈａｍｅ
shameａｎｄ andｓｏｒｒｏｗ．
sorrow. Ｗｈａｔ
Whatａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｔｈｅ
theｙｏｕｎｇ
youngＤｕｋｅ
DukeｏｆofＰｅｒｔｈ？
Perth? Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｓｏｒｔ
sort
ｏｆ ｌｉｆｅhasｈａｓheｈｅgotｇｏｔ
of life ｎｏｗ？What
now? Ｗｈａｔ gentleman
ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅ ｗｉｔｈ him?’
associate with ｈｉｍ？＂
‘Ｓｔｏｐ， Ｂａｓｉｌ．You
‘Stop, Basil. Ｙｏｕare
ａｒｅtalking
ｔａｌｋｉｎｇabout
ａｂｏｕｔthings
ｔｈｉｎｇｓofｏｆwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈyou
ｙｏｕ know
ｋｎｏｗ
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ，＇ｓａｉｄ
nothing,’ saidＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ， ｂｉｔｉｎｇ
Gray, ｈｉｓhisｌｉｐ，
biting lip, ａｎｄ
andｗｉｔｈ
withａ aｎｏｔｅ
noteｏｆofｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅ
infinite
ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｔ
contemptｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｖｏｉｃｅ．‘You
his voice. Ｙｏｕ ask
ａｓｋ me
ｍｅ why
ｗｈｙ Ｂｅｒｗｉｃｋ
Berwick ｌｅａｖｅｓ
leaves aａroomｒｏｏｍ when
ｗｈｅｎ
ＩI ｅｎｔｅｒ
enter ｉｔ．
it. ItＩｔisｉｓbecause
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅI Ｉknow
ｋｎｏｗ everything
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｈｉｓ
his ｌｉｆｅ， ｎｏｔ because
life, not ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
ｈｅ ｋｎｏｗｓ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
he knows anythingａｂｏｕｔaboutｍｉｎｅ．
mine.Ｗｉｔｈ ｓｕｃｈ
With ｂｌｏｏｄ
such ａｓ as
blood ｈｅ he
ｈａｓhasｉｎinｈｉｓ
hisｖｅｉｎｓ，
veins,
ｈｏｗ
howｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｈｉｓ ｒｅｃｏｒｄ beｂｅclean?
his record ｃｌｅａｎ？You
Ｙｏｕaskａｓｋmeｍｅabout
ａｂｏｕｔHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ Ashton
Ａｓｈｔｏｎ and
ａｎｄ
ｙｏｕｎｇ
youngＰｅｒｔｈ．
Perth.Ｄｉｄ
DidＩ Iｔｅａｃｈ
teachｔｈｅ
theｏｎｅ
oneｈｉｓ
his ｖｉｃｅｓ， ａｎｄ the
vices, and ｔｈｅ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ his
ｈｉｓdebauch-
ｄｅｂａｕｃｈ－
ｅｒｙ？
ery? Ｉｆ Ｋｅｎｔ＇ｓ ｓｉｌｌｙ
If Kent’s ｓｏｎ takes
silly son ｔａｋｅｓ his
ｈｉｓ wife
ｗｉｆｅ from
ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
theｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ， ｗｈａｔ ｉｓis ｔｈａｔ
streets, what that ｔｏ
to
ｍｅ？
me?ＩｆIf Ａｄｒｉａｎ
AdrianＳｉｎｇｌｅｔｏｎ
Singletonｗｒｉｔｅｓ
writesｈｉｓ
hisｆｒｉｅｎｄ＇ｓ
friend’s ｎａｍｅ
nameａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossａ aｂｉｌｌ，
bill, ａｍ
amＩIｈｉｓ
his
ｋｅｅｐｅｒ？６
keeper?⁶ IＩ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｈｏｗ
howｐｅｏｐｌｅ
peopleｃｈａｔｔｅｒ
chatter ｉｎ Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ． Ｔｈｅ
in England. Theｍｉｄｄｌｅ
middleｃｌａｓｓｅｓ
classes
ａｉｒ their
air ｔｈｅｉｒmoral
ｍｏｒａｌ prejudices
ｐｒｅｊｕｄｉｃｅｓ over
ｏｖｅｒ their
ｔｈｅｉｒ gross
ｇｒｏｓｓ dinner-tables,
ｄｉｎｎｅｒ－ｔａｂｌｅｓ，andａｎｄ whisper
ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒ
ａｂｏｕｔ ｗｈａｔ
about whatｔｈｅｙ
theyｃａｌｌ
callｔｈｅ
theｐｒｏｆｌｉｇａｃｉｅｓ
profligaciesｏｆof ｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｂｅｔｔｅｒｓ ｉｎ order
betters in ｏｒｄｅｒ ｔｏ ｔｒｙ and
to try ａｎｄ
ｐｒｅｔｅｎｄ
pretendｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｅｙ
theyａｒｅare ｉｎ ｓｍａｒｔ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ，
in smart ａｎｄ on
society, and ｏｎ intimate
ｉｎｔｉｍａｔｅ terms
ｔｅｒｍｓ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｈｅｙ ｓｌａｎｄｅｒ． Ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｆｏｒ ａ ｍａｎ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ
people they slander. In this country it is enough for a man to have
ｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔｉｏｎ
distinction andａｎｄbrains
ｂｒａｉｎｓforｆｏｒevery
ｅｖｅｒｙcommon
ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｔｏｎｇｕｅ
tongue ｔｏto ｗａｇ
wag ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against ｈｉｍ．
him.
Ａｎｄ ｗｈａｔ ｓｏｒｔ ｏｆ ｌｉｖｅｓ ｄｏ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ， ｗｈｏ ｐｏｓｅ ａｓ ｂｅｉｎｇ ｍｏｒａｌ， lead
And what sort of lives do these people, who pose as being moral, ｌｅａｄ

１４４
  ＸＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ？
themselves?ＭｙMy ｄｅａｒ ｆｅｌｌｏｗ，
dear fellow,ｙｏｕ
youｆｏｒｇｅｔ
forgetｔｈａｔ
thatｗｅ
weａｒｅ
areｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｎａｔｉｖｅ
native ｌａｎｄ
land
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｔｅ．＇
of the hypocrite.’
＇Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ ｃｒｉｅｄ Hallward,
‘Dorian,’ cried Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， ＇ｔｈａｔ
‘that ｉｓ ｎｏｔ the
is not ｔｈｅ question.
ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ． England
Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ ｉｓ ｂａｄ
is bad
ｅｎｏｕｇｈ
enoughＩ Iｋｎｏｗ，
know,ａｎｄ
andＥｎｇｌｉｓｈ
Englishｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ
societyｉｓis ａｌｌ ｗｒｏｎｇ． Ｔｈａｔ
all wrong. Thatｉｓis ｔｈｅ ｒｅａｓｏｎ
the reason
ｗｈｙ
whyＩI ｗａｎｔ
wantｙｏｕyouｔｏtoｂｅbeｆｉｎｅ． Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
fine. You haveｎｏｔ
notｂｅｅｎ
beenｆｉｎｅ．
fine. Ｏｎｅ
Oneｈａｓ
hasａ aｒｉｇｈｔ
right ｔｏ
to
ｊｕｄｇｅ
judge ｏｆ
of aａ man
ｍａｎ ｂｙbyｔｈｅtheｅｆｆｅｃｔ
effect ｈｅhe ｈａｓ
has ｏｖｅｒ
over ｈｉｓ
his ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ． Ｙｏｕｒｓ seem
friends. Yours ｓｅｅｍ ｔｏ
to
ｌｏｓｅ ａｌｌsense
lose all ｓｅｎｓｅofｏｆhonour,
ｈｏｎｏｕｒ， ofｏｆgoodness,
ｇｏｏｄｎｅｓｓ， of
ｏｆ purity.
ｐｕｒｉｔｙ．YouＹｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ ｆｉｌｌｅｄ ｔｈｅｍ
filled them
ｗｉｔｈ
with aａ madness
ｍａｄｎｅｓｓ ｆｏｒ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ． They
for pleasure. Ｔｈｅｙ have
ｈａｖｅ ｇｏｎｅ
gone ｄｏｗｎ
downｉｎｔｏ
intoｔｈｅ
the ｄｅｐｔｈｓ．
depths.
Ｙｏｕ ｌｅｄ
You led ｔｈｅｍ
themｔｈｅｒｅ．
there. Ｙｅｓ：
Yes: ｙｏｕ
you ｌｅｄ
led ｔｈｅｍ
themｔｈｅｒｅ，there, ａｎｄ
andｙｅｔyet ｙｏｕ
you ｃａｎ canｓｍｉｌｅ，
smile,
ａｓ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ ｎｏｗ． Ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｗｏｒｓｅ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ． Ｉ ｋｎｏｗ ｙｏｕ and
as you are smiling now. And there is worse behind. I know you ａｎｄ
Ｈａｒｒｙ
Harryａｒｅ areｉｎｓｅｐａｒａｂｌｅ．
inseparable.ＳｕｒｅｌｙSurelyｆｏｒ forｔｈａｔ
that ｒｅａｓｏｎ，
reason, ｉｆ ｆｏｒ none
if for ｎｏｎｅ other,
ｏｔｈｅｒ， you ｙｏｕ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｎｏｔ notｈａｖｅhaveｍａｄｅ
made ｈｉｓhisｓｉｓｔｅｒ＇ｓ ｎａｍｅ ａaｂｙ－ｗｏｒｄ．’
sister’s name by-word.’
＂Ｔａｋｅ ｃａｒｅ， Ｂａｓｉｌ． Ｙｏｕ ｇｏ
‘Take care, Basil. You go too far.’ｔｏｏ ｆａｒ．’
‘Ｉ ｍｕｓｔspeak,
‘I must ｓｐｅａｋ，andａｎｄ you
ｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｌｉｓｔｅｎ．
listen. You Ｙｏｕ shall
ｓｈａｌｌlisten.
ｌｉｓｔｅｎ． When Ｗｈｅｎ youｙｏｕ metｍｅｔ
Ｌａｄｙ
Lady Ｇｗｅｎｄｏｌｅｎ，
Gwendolen,ｎｏｔnotａ aｂｒｅａｔｈ breathｏｆofｓｃａｎｄａｌ
scandalｈａｄ hadｅｖｅｒ
everｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ
touchedｈｅｒ． her.Ｉｓ Is
ｔｈｅｒｅ
there aａ single
ｓｉｎｇｌｅdecent
ｄｅｃｅｎｔwomanｗｏｍａｎ inｉｎLondon
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ now ｎｏｗ ｗｈｏwhoｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｄｒｉｖｅ drive ｗｉｔｈwith
ｈｅｒ
her ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ Ｐａｒｋ？ Ｗｈｙ，
the Park? Why,ｅｖｅｎ evenｈｅｒ herｃｈｉｌｄｒｅｎ
childrenａｒｅ areｎｏｔnotａｌｌｏｗｅｄ
allowedｔｏtoｌｉｖｅ live ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｈｅｒ． Ｔｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｒｅ
her. Then thereａｒｅareｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ
stories –－ stories
ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓthat ｔｈａｔyouｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ beenｂｅｅｎ ｓｅｅｎseen
ｃｒｅｅｐｉｎｇ ａｔ ｄａｗｎ ｏｕｔ ｏｆ ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ ｈｏｕｓｅｓ ａｎｄ ｓｌｉｎｋｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｄｉｓｇｕｉｓｅ ｉｎｔｏ
creeping at dawn out of dreadful houses and slinking in disguise into
ｔｈｅ ｆｏｕｌｅｓｔdens
the foulest ｄｅｎｓinｉｎLondon.
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ． Are Ａｒｅ they
ｔｈｅｙ true?ｔｒｕｅ？Can Ｃａｎ they
ｔｈｅｙ beｂｅ true?
ｔｒｕｅ？When Ｗｈｅｎ ＩI
ｆｉｒｓｔ ｈｅａｒｄthem,
first heard ｔｈｅｍ，I Ｉlaughed.
ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．I hear Ｉ ｈｅａｒ ｔｈｅｍnow,
them ｎｏｗ，and ａｎｄ they
ｔｈｅｙmake ｍａｋｅ me ｍｅ
ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒ．
shudder. Ｗｈａｔ Whatａｂｏｕｔ aboutｙｏｕｒyourｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ
country ｈｏｕｓｅ，
house, ａｎｄandｔｈｅtheｌｉｆｅlifeｔｈａｔthatｉｓis ｌｅｄled
ｔｈｅｒｅ？？ Dorian,
there?⁷ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， you ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｋｎｏｗ
knowｗｈａｔ whatｉｓisｓａｉｄ saidａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｙｏｕ．you.Ｉ Iｗｏｎ＇ｔwon’tｔｅｌｌ tell
ｙｏｕ
youｔｈａｔ
that ＩI don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ want
ｗａｎｔ to
ｔｏpreach
ｐｒｅａｃｈ toｔｏyou.ｙｏｕ．I remember
Ｉ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ HarryＨａｒｒｙ ｓａｙｉｎｇ
saying once ｏｎｃｅ
ｔｈａｔ
that ｅｖｅｒｙ
every man ｍａｎ ｗｈｏwhoｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｉｎｔｏ into ａｎan ａｍａｔｅｕｒ
amateurｃｕｒａｔｅ curateｆｏｒ for ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
moment ａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｂｅｇａｎbegan ｂｙbyｓａｙｉｎｇ
sayingｔｈａｔ，
that, ａｎｄ and ｔｈｅｎ
then ｐｒｏｃｅｅｄｅｄ
proceededｔｏ to ｂｒｅａｋ
break
ｈｉｓ ｗｏｒｄ． ＩI do
his word. ｄｏ ｗａｎｔ
wantｔｏto ｐｒｅａｃｈ
preachｔｏtoｙｏｕ．you.ＩIｗａｎｔ wantｙｏｕ youｔｏtoｌｅａｄ
leadｓｕｃｈsuchａ aｌｉｆｅ life ａｓ
as
ｗｉｌｌ ｍａｋｅ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔ ｙｏｕ． Ｉ ｗａｎｔ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ
will make the world respect you. I want you to have a clean name for ｈａｖｅ ａ ｃｌｅａｎ ｎａｍｅ ｆｏｒ
ａa fair
ｆａｉｒrecord.
ｒｅｃｏｒｄ． IＩwantｗａｎｔ you
ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ rid
to get ｒｉｄofｏｆthe ｔｈｅdreadful
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌpeople
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ youｙｏｕ ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅ
associate
ｗｉｔｈ． Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｓｈｒｕｇ
with. Don’t shrugｙｏｕｒ
yourｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ
shouldersｌｉｋｅ likeｔｈａｔ．
that. Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｂｅbeｓｏsoｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ．
indifferent.
Ｙｏｕ
Youｈａｖｅhaveａ aｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderful ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ．
influence. ＬｅｔLet ｉｔitｂｅbeｆｏｒforｇｏｏｄ，
good,ｎｏｔnotｆｏｒ for ｅｖｉｌ． Ｔｈｅｙ
evil. They
ｓａｙ
say ｔｈａｔ
that youｙｏｕ corrupt
ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔevery
ｅｖｅｒｙone ｏｎｅwith
ｗｉｔｈwhom ｗｈｏｍ youｙｏｕ become
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｉｎｔｉｍａｔｅ，
intimate, and ａｎｄ
ｔｈａｔ itｉｔisｉｓquite
that ｑｕｉｔｅsufficient
ｓｕｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔforｆｏｒyouｙｏｕto ｔｏenterｅｎｔｅｒa house,
ａ ｈｏｕｓｅ，forｆｏｒshameｓｈａｍｅ ofｏｆsomeｓｏｍｅ
ｋｉｎｄ
kindｔｏ to ｆｏｌｌｏｗ
follow ａｆｔｅｒ．
after. IＩdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔknow
ｋｎｏｗ whether
ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｉｔit isｉｓsoｓｏorｏｒnot.ｎｏｔ．How Ｈｏｗ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
ＩI know?
ｋｎｏｗ？ Ｂｕｔ Butｉｔit ｉｓ ｓａｉｄ of
is said ｏｆ you.
ｙｏｕ． IＩam ａｍ ｔｏｌｄ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ that
told things ｔｈａｔ itｉｔseems
ｓｅｅｍｓ impossible
ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ
ｔｏ ｄｏｕｂｔ． Lord
to doubt. Ｌｏｒｄ Ｇｌｏｕｃｅｓｔｅｒ
Gloucester ｗａｓ wasｏｎｅoneｏｆofｍｙ myｇｒｅａｔｅｓｔ
greatestｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ
friends ａｔ Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ．
at Oxford.

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｈｅ
Heｓｈｏｗｅｄ
showed ｍｅme
ａ ｌｅｔｔｅｒ
a letterｔｈａｔ
that ｈｉｓ ｗｉｆｅ had
his wife ｈａｄ written
ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ toｔｏhim
ｈｉｍ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ
she was
ｄｙｉｎｇ
dying alone in her villa at Mentone. Your name was implicated in ｔｈｅ
ａｌｏｎｅ ｉｎ ｈｅｒ ｖｉｌｌａ ａｔ Ｍｅｎｔｏｎｅ． Ｙｏｕｒ ｎａｍｅ ｗａｓ ｉｍｐｌｉｃａｔｅｄ ｉｎ the
ｍｏｓｔ
mostｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terrible ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ
confession ＩI ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｒｅａｄ．
read. IＩ told
ｔｏｌｄ him
ｈｉｍ ｔｈａｔ
that itｉｔwas
ｗａｓ absurd
ａｂｓｕｒｄ －–
ｔｈａｔ
that IＩknew
ｋｎｅｗ you
ｙｏｕ thoroughly,
ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈｌｙ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ were
that you ｗｅｒｅ ｉｎｃａｐａｂｌｅ
incapable ｏｆ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
of anything
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ kind.
of the ｋｉｎｄ．Know
Ｋｎｏｗ ｙｏｕ？
you? ＩI wonder
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ｄｏdo ＩI ｋｎｏｗ
knowｙｏｕ？
you?Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
Before ＩI ｃｏｕｌｄ
could
ａｎｓｗｅｒ
answerｔｈａｔ，
that,ＩI ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｈａｖｅ
haveｔｏtoｓｅｅ
seeｙｏｕｒ
yourｓｏｕｌ．’
soul.’
‘Ｔｏ ｓｅｅmy
‘To see ｍｙ soul!’
ｓｏｕｌ！＇muttered
ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ，
Gray,ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ ｕｐ ｆｒｏｍ
starting up fromｔｈｅ
the ｓｏｆａ
sofa
ａｎｄ
and ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ
turning ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almostｗｈｉｔｅ whiteｆｒｏｍ
fromｆｅａｒ．
fear.
‘Ｙｅｓ，＇ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， ｇｒａｖｅｌｙ，and
‘Yes,’ answered Hallward, gravely, ａｎｄ with
ｗｉｔｈ deep-toned
ｄｅｅｐ－ｔｏｎｅｄ ｓｏｒｒｏｗ sorrow ｉｎ in
ｈｉｓ ｖｏｉｃｅ－＇ｔｏ ｓｅｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｏｕｌ． Ｂｕｔ ｏｎｌｙ Ｇｏｄ ｃａｎ ｄｏ ｔｈａｔ．’
his voice – ‘to see your soul. But only God can do that.’
ＡAｂｉｔｔｅｒ ｌａｕｇｈ of
bitter laugh ｏｆ mockery
ｍｏｃｋｅｒｙ ｂｒｏｋｅ
broke ｆｒｏｍfromｔｈｅtheｌｉｐｓlips ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅyounger
ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ man.ｍａｎ．
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You shall see it yourself, to-night!’ he cried, seizing a lamp from ｔｈｅ
ｓｈａｌｌ ｓｅｅ ｉｔ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ， ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ！＇ ｈｅ ｃｒｉｅｄ， ｓｅｉｚｉｎｇ ａ ｌａｍｐ ｆｒｏｍ the
ｔａｂｌｅ． Ｃｏｍｅ： ｉｔit isｉｓyour
table. ‘Come: ｙｏｕｒownｏｗｎ handiwork.
ｈａｎｄｉｗｏｒｋ． Ｗｈｙ Why ｓｈｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ
shouldn’tｙｏｕ you ｌｏｏｋ
lookａｔatｉｔ？it?
Ｙｏｕ
Youｃａｎ canｔｅｌｌ
tell ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ
worldａｌｌ ａｂｏｕｔ ｉｔ
all about ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ，ifｉｆyou
it afterwards, ｙｏｕchoose.
ｃｈｏｏｓｅ．Nobody
Ｎｏｂｏｄｙ
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believeｙｏｕ． you.ＩｆIf ｔｈｅｙ
they ｄｉｄ
did ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe you,ｙｏｕ， ｔｈｅｙ
they ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｌｉｋｅ like ｍｅ
meａｌｌ all ｔｈｅ
the
ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better ｆｏｒ ｉｔ．I Ｉknow
for it. ｋｎｏｗ the
ｔｈｅ age
ａｇｅ better
ｂｅｔｔｅｒthanｔｈａｎ you
ｙｏｕ do,ｄｏ， though
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｙｏｕ youｗｉｌｌ
will ｐｒａｔｅ
prate
ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｉｔ ｓｏ tediously.
it so ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓｌｙ．Come, Ｃｏｍｅ， IＩ tell
ｔｅｌｌyou.
ｙｏｕ．You Ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ chattered
ｃｈａｔｔｅｒｅｄ enoughｅｎｏｕｇｈ
ａｂｏｕｔ ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ． Ｎｏｗ ｙｏｕ ｓｈａｌｌ ｌｏｏｋ ｏｎ ｉｔ ｆａｃｅ ｔｏ ｆａｃｅ．＇
about corruption. Now you shall look on it face to face.’
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
There ｗａｓ wasｔｈｅ the ｍａｄｎｅｓｓ
madnessｏｆofｐｒｉｄｅ pride ｉｎ in ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｗｏｒｄ word ｈｅ he ｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ．
uttered. He Ｈｅ
ｓｔａｍｐｅｄ
stampedｈｉｓ his ｆｏｏｔ ｕｐｏｎ ｔｈｅ
foot upon the ｇｒｏｕｎｄ
groundｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｂｏｙｉｓｈ insolent
his boyish ｉｎｓｏｌｅｎｔmanner.ｍａｎｎｅｒ． He Ｈｅ
ｆｅｌｔ
felt aａterrible
ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅjoyｊｏｙatａｔtheｔｈｅthought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔthatｔｈａｔsome
ｓｏｍｅ oneｏｎｅ ｅｌｓｅ ｗａｓ ｔｏ
else was to ｓｈａｒｅ
share ｈｉｓhis
ｓｅｃｒｅｔ，
secret, and ａｎｄ that
ｔｈａｔ the ｔｈｅ man
ｍａｎ ｗｈｏ
whoｈａｄ hadｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
paintedｔｈｅ theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait ｔｈａｔ that ｗａｓ
was ｔｈｅ
the
ｏｒｉｇｉｎ
origin ｏｆ of ａｌｌ ｈｉｓshame
all his ｓｈａｍｅ ｗａｓ
wasｔｏtoｂｅbeｂｕｒｄｅｎｅｄ
burdened ｆｏｒforｔｈｅthe ｒｅｓｔ
restｏｆofｈｉｓhisｌｉｆｅ
life ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｔｈｅ ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ memory
the hideous ｍｅｍｏｒｙ ｏｆof ｗｈａｔ what ｈｅ he ｈａｄ
had ｄｏｎｅ．
done.
Ｙｅｓ，＇
‘Yes,’ ｈｅ he ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ，
continued, ｃｏｍｉｎｇ comingｃｌｏｓｅｒcloserｔｏto ｈｉｍ，
him,ａｎｄ andｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingｓｔｅａｄｆａｓｔｌｙ
steadfastly
ｉｎｔｏ
into his ｈｉｓ stern
ｓｔｅｒｎeyes,ｅｙｅｓ，‘IＩshall
ｓｈａｌｌshowｓｈｏｗyouｙｏｕ myｍｙ ｓｏｕｌ．
soul. YouＹｏｕ ｓｈａｌｌ
shall ｓｅｅ ｔｈｅ thing
see the ｔｈｉｎｇ
ｔｈａｔ
that ｙｏｕyouｆａｎｃｙ
fancyｏｎｌｙ onlyＧｏｄGod ｃａｎcanｓｅｅ．’
see.’
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｓｔａｒｔｅｄ started ｂａｃｋ．
back. Ｔｈｉｓ
‘Thisｉｓis blasphemy,
ｂｌａｓｐｈｅｍｙ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ！＇
Dorian!’ｈｅ heｃｒｉｅｄ．‘Ｙｏｕ
cried. ‘You
ｍｕｓｔ
mustｎｏｔ not ｓａｙ
say ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈａｔ．They
like that. Ｔｈｅｙ areａｒｅ horrible,
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ，and ａｎｄthey
ｔｈｅｙdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔmean
ｍｅａｎ
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ．’
anything.’
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｓｏ？”
so?’ He Ｈｅ laughed
ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ ａｇａｉｎ．
again.
＇Ｉ‘I know
ｋｎｏｗ ｓｏ．
so. ＡｓAsｆｏｒfor ｗｈａｔ
whatＩ Iｓａｉｄsaidｔｏto ｙｏｕ
youｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，
to-night,ＩI ｓａｉｄsaid ｉｔ ｆｏｒyour
it for ｙｏｕｒ good.
ｇｏｏｄ．
Ｙｏｕ
Youｋｎｏｗ know Ｉ Iｈａｖｅ
haveｂｅｅｎ beenａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysａ aｓｔａｕｎｃｈ
staunchｆｒｉｅｎｄ
friend ｔｏ ｙｏｕ．＂
to you.’⁸
ＡAｔｗｉｓｔｅｄ
twistedｆｌａｓｈ
flash ｏｆ ｐａｉｎ shot
of pain ｓｈｏｔ across
ａｃｒｏｓｓ theｔｈｅ painter’s
ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ＇ｓ face. ｆａｃｅ．He Ｈｅ paused
ｐａｕｓｅｄ ｆｏｒ for
ａa moment,
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ， ａｎｄ andａ aｗｉｌｄ wildｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
feelingｏｆof ｐｉｔｙ ｃａｍｅ ｏｖｅｒ
pity came overｈｉｍ．him.Ａｆｔｅｒ
Afterａｌｌ， ｗｈａｔ
all, what
ｒｉｇｈｔ had
right ｈａｄ he
ｈｅ ｔｏ ｐｒｙ into
to pry ｉｎｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ life
ｌｉｆｅofｏｆDorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray?
Ｇｒａｙ？ Ｉｆ ｈｅ had
If he ｈａｄ ｄｏｎｅ
doneａaｔｉｔｈｅ
tithe

１４６

  ＸＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｏｆ ｗｈａｔ was
of what ｗａｓ rumoured
ｒｕｍｏｕｒｅｄ ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈｉｍ，
him, ｈｏｗ
howｍｕｃｈ
muchｈｅheｍｕｓｔ
mustｈａｖｅhaveｓｕｆｆｅｒｅｄ！
suffered!
Ｔｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｕｐ， ａｎｄ ｗａｌｋｅｄ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ
Then he straightened himself up, and walked over to the fireplace,ｆｉｒｅｐｌａｃｅ，
ａｎｄ
andｓｔｏｏｄ
stoodｔｈｅｒｅ，
there,ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingａｔatｔｈｅ
theｂｕｒｎｉｎｇ
burningｌｏｇｓ
logsｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｆｒｏｓｔ－ｌｉｋｅ ａｓｈｅｓ
frost-like ashes
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｉｒ
and ｔｈｒｏｂｂｉｎｇ ｃｏｒｅｓ
their throbbing cores ｏｆ of ｆｌａｍｅ．
flame.
Ｉ‘I ａｍamｗａｉｔｉｎｇ，
waiting,Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇
Basil,’ ｓａｉｄ ｔｈｅ young
said the ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍａｎ，
man,ｉｎinａ aｈａｒｄ，hard,ｃｌｅａｒ
clearｖｏｉｃｅ．
voice.
ＨｅHeｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｒｏｕｎｄ．
round.Ｗｈａｔ‘What Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ toｓａｙsayｉｓisｔｈｉｓ，＇
I have this,’ he ｈｅ cried.
ｃｒｉｅｄ．‘YouＹｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ
ｇｉｖｅ
give me ｍｅ ｓｏｍｅ
someａｎｓｗｅｒ
answerｔｏtoｔｈｅｓｅtheseｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible ｃｈａｒｇｅｓ
charges ｔｈａｔ ａｒｅ made
that are ｍａｄｅ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against
ｙｏｕ．
you. Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ tell
If you ｔｅｌｌmeｍｅ that
ｔｈａｔthey
ｔｈｅｙare
ａｒｅabsolutely
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙuntrue ｕｎｔｒｕｅ from
ｆｒｏｍ beginning
ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ ｔｏto
ｅｎｄ， Ｉ ｓｈａｌｌ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ｙｏｕ． Ｄｅｎｙ ｔｈｅｍ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｄｅｎｙ ｔｈｅｍ！ Can’t
end, I shall believe you. Deny them, Dorian, deny them! Ｃａｎ＇ｔ youｙｏｕ
ｓｅｅ ｗｈａｔ Ｉ ａｍ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ？ Ｍｙ Ｇｏｄ！ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ
see what I am going through? My God! don’t tell me that you are ｂａｄ，
bad,
ａｎｄ
andｃｏｒｒｕｐｔ，
corrupt, ａｎｄ andｓｈａｍｅｆｕｌ．＂９
shameful.’⁹
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ Grayｓｍｉｌｅｄ．
smiled.ＴｈｅｒｅThereｗａｓ ａ ｃｕｒｌ
was a curlｏｆofｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｔ
contempt ｉｎ inｈｉｓhisｌｉｐｓ．
lips.
‘Ｃｏｍｅ
‘Comeｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ，
upstairs, Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇ ｈｅ said,
Basil,’ he ｓａｉｄ， quietly.
ｑｕｉｅｔｌｙ．‘IＩkeepｋｅｅｐ aａ diary
ｄｉａｒｙ ofｏｆ my
ｍｙ ｌｉｆｅ ｆｒｏｍ
life from
ｄａｙ
day ｔｏto ｄａｙ，
day, ａｎｄ
andｉｔit ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｌｅａｖｅｓ
leavesｔｈｅ
theｒｏｏｍ
room ｉｎ inｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｉｔ itｉｓisｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ．
written.ＩIｓｈａｌｌ
shall
ｓｈｏｗ
showｉｔ ｔｏ you
it to ｙｏｕ ifｉｆyou
ｙｏｕcome
ｃｏｍｅ with
ｗｉｔｈ me.’
ｍｅ．＇
‘Ｉ ｓｈａｌｌcome
‘I shall ｃｏｍｅ with
ｗｉｔｈ you,
ｙｏｕ， Dorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｉｆif you
ｙｏｕ ｗｉｓｈ
wishｉｔ． it. IＩ see
ｓｅｅ IＩhave
ｈａｖｅ missed
ｍｉｓｓｅｄ
ｍｙ
myｔｒａｉｎ．
train. ThatＴｈａｔ ｍａｋｅｓ
makesｎｏnoｍａｔｔｅｒ．
matter.ＩI ｃａｎ
can ｇｏ go ｔｏ－ｍｏｒｒｏｗ．
to-morrow.Ｂｕｔ Butｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ａｓｋ
ask
ｍｅ ｔｏ ｒｅａｄ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ． Ａｌｌ Ｉ ｗａｎｔ ｉｓ ａ ｐｌａｉｎ ａｎｓｗｅｒ ｔｏ my
me to read anything to-night. All I want is a plain answer to ｍｙ
ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ．
question.’
“Ｔｈａｔ
‘That shallｓｈａｌｌbeｂｅ given
ｇｉｖｅｎ toｔｏ you
ｙｏｕ upstairs.
ｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ． IＩcould ｃｏｕｌｄ notｎｏｔ give
ｇｉｖｅ itｉｔhere.
ｈｅｒｅ．You Ｙｏｕ
ｗｉｌｌ ｎｏｔ have
will not ｈａｖｅ ｔｏto ｒｅａｄ
readｌｏｎｇ．＇
long.’


Ｉ４７
  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＩＩＩ

Ｈｅ
Heｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｏｕｔ
outｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｒｏｏｍ，
room, ａｎｄ
andｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｈｅ
theａｓｃｅｎｔ，
ascent, Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Basil Hallward
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ
following ｃｌｏｓｅ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ． Ｔｈｅｙ
close behind. Theyｗａｌｋｅｄ
walkedｓｏｆｔｌｙ，
softly,ａｓ
as ｍｅｎ
menｄｏdoｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ
instinctively ａｔ
at
ｎｉｇｈｔ． Ｔｈｅ ｌａｍｐ
night. The lampｃａｓｔ
castｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ ｏｎonｔｈｅ
fantastic shadows theｗａｌｌ
wall ａｎｄ
andｓｔａｉｒｃａｓｅ． Ａ
staircase. A
ｒｉｓｉｎｇ ｗｉｎｄ made
rising wind ｍａｄｅ ｓｏｍｅ
someｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ
windowsｒａｔｔｌｅ．
rattle.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｔｈｅｙtheyｒｅａｃｈｅｄ
reachedｔｈｅtheｔｏｐ
topｌａｎｄｉｎｇ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｓｅｔ
landing, Dorian ｔｈｅlamp
set the ｌａｍｐ down
ｄｏｗｎ ｏｎ
on
ｔｈｅ
the ｆｌｏｏｒ， ａｎｄ ｔａｋｉｎｇ
floor, and taking ｏｕｔ
out ｔｈｅ
the ｋｅｙ
key ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｉｔit ｉｎ ｔｈｅ lock.
in the ｌｏｃｋ． ‘You
Ｙｏｕ ｉｎｓｉｓｔ ｏｎ
insist on
ｋｎｏｗｉｎｇ，
knowing,Ｂａｓｉｌ？＂
Basil?’ｈｅheａｓｋｅｄ，
asked,ｉｎin ａa ｌｏｗ
lowｖｏｉｃｅ．
voice.
‘Ｙｅｓ．’
‘Yes.’
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｅｄ，＇ ｈｅ answered,
delighted,’ he ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， smiling.
ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ．Then
Ｔｈｅｎhe
ｈｅadded,
ａｄｄｅｄ，somewhat
ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ
ｈａｒｓｈｌｙ，＇Ｙｏｕ
harshly, ‘You ａｒｅ
are ｔｈｅ
the ｏｎｅ
one ｍａｎ
manｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｗｈｏ
whoｉｓisｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｄ ｔｏ know
entitled to ｋｎｏｗ
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everything ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｍｅ．
me. Ｙｏｕ
Youｈａｖｅ
haveｈａｄ
hadｍｏｒｅ
moreｔｏtoｄｏdoｗｉｔｈ
withｍｙmyｌｉｆｅ ｔｈａｎ you
life than ｙｏｕ
ｔｈｉｎｋ：＇ａｎｄ，
think:’ ｔａｋｉｎｇ up
and, taking ｕｐ the
ｔｈｅlamp,
ｌａｍｐ， he
ｈｅ opened
ｏｐｅｎｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ and
the door ａｎｄ ｗｅｎｔ
went ｉｎ． Ａ
in. A
ｃｏｌｄ
cold ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ
current ｏｆ ａｉｒ passed
of air ｐａｓｓｅｄ them,
ｔｈｅｍ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｇｈｔshot
the light ｓｈｏｔupｕｐfor
ｆｏｒa ａmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
ｉｎ
in ａa flame
ｆｌａｍｅ of
ｏｆ murky
ｍｕｒｋｙ orange.
ｏｒａｎｇｅ． He
Ｈｅ ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｅｄ． Ｓｈｕｔ ｔｈｅ
shuddered. ‘Shut the ｄｏｏｒ
door ｂｅｈｉｎｄ
behind
ｙｏｕ，＇
you,’ ｈｅ
he ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ，
whispered,ａｓ
as ｈｅ
he ｐｌａｃｅｄ
placedｔｈｅ
the ｌａｍｐ
lampｏｎonｔｈｅ
theｔａｂｌｅ．
table.
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallward ｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glanced ｒｏｕｎｄ
round ｈｉｍ，
him, ｗｉｔｈ
with ａaｐｕｚｚｌｅｄ
puzzled ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ． Ｔｈｅ
expression. The
ｒｏｏｍ
roomｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｓasｉｆif ｉｔ ｈａｄ not
it had ｎｏｔ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｌｉｖｅｄ
lived ｉｎ ｆｏｒ years.
in for ｙｅａｒｓ．AＡ faded
ｆａｄｅｄ Flemish
Ｆｌｅｍｉｓｈ
ｔａｐｅｓｔｒｙ，
tapestry, aａ ｃｕｒｔａｉｎｅｄ
curtained ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，
picture, ａｎ
an ｏｌｄ
old Ｉｔａｌｉａｎ
Italian ｃａｓｓｏｎｅ， ａｎｄ an
cassone, and ａｎ almost
ａｌｍｏｓｔ
ｅｍｐｔｙ
emptyｂｏｏｋｃａｓｅ
bookcase－ –ｔｈａｔ
thatｗａｓ
wasａｌｌallｔｈａｔ
that ｉｔit ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｃｏｎｔａｉｎ，
contain, ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ
besides ａa
ｃｈａｉｒ ａｎｄ ａa table.
chair and ｔａｂｌｅ．AsＡｓ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ ｗａｓ
wasｌｉｇｈｔｉｎｇ
lighting aａ half-burned
ｈａｌｆ－ｂｕｒｎｅｄ ｃａｎｄｌｅ
candle
ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ
that was standing ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the ｍａｎｔｅｌｓｈｅｌｆ， ｈｅ ｓａｗ
mantelshelf, he saw ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the ｗｈｏｌｅ
whole ｐｌａｃｅ
place
ｗａｓ
was ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
covered ｗｉｔｈ
with ｄｕｓｔ， ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ
dust, and ｔｈｅ carpet
that the ｃａｒｐｅｔ was
ｗａｓ in
ｉｎ holes.
ｈｏｌｅｓ．AＡ mouse
ｍｏｕｓｅ
ｒａｎ
ran ｓｃｕｆｆｌｉｎｇ ｂｅｈｉｎｄtheｔｈｅwainscoting.
scuffling behind ｗａｉｎｓｃｏｔｉｎｇ．There
Ｔｈｅｒｅwasｗａｓa ａdamp
ｄａｍｐ odour
ｏｄｏｕｒ ofｏｆ
ｍｉｌｄｅｗ．
mildew.
Ｓｏ
‘Soｙｏｕ
youｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｔｈａｔ
thatｉｔit is
ｉｓonly
ｏｎｌｙGod
Ｇｏｄ ｗｈｏ
whoｓｅｅｓ
seesｔｈｅ
the ｓｏｕｌ， Ｂａｓｉｌ？Draw
soul, Basil? Ｄｒａｗ ｔｈａｔ
that
ｃｕｒｔａｉｎ
curtainｂａｃｋ，
back,ａｎｄ
andｙｏｕ
youｗｉｌｌwillｓｅｅ
seeｍｉｎｅ．’
mine.’

１４８

 ＸＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｔｈｅ
Theｖｏｉｃｅ
voiceｔｈａｔ
that ｓｐｏｋｅ
spoke ｗａｓ
was ｃｏｌｄ
cold ａｎｄ
and ｃｒｕｅｌ．‘Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ mad,
cruel. ‘You are ｍａｄ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｏｒ
or
ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ
playing ａa part,’
ｐａｒｔ，＇ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， ｆｒｏｗｎｉｎｇ．
muttered Hallward, frowning.
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｗｏｎ＇ｔ？
won’t?Ｔｈｅｎ
ThenＩ Iｍｕｓｔ
mustｄｏdoｉｔit ｍｙｓｅｌｆ，＇ ｓａｉｄthe
myself,’ said ｔｈｅyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇ man;
ｍａｎ； and
ａｎｄ ｈｅ
he
ｔｏｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｃｕｒｔａｉｎ ｆｒｏｍ ｉｔｓ ｒｏｄ， ａｎｄ ｆｌｕｎｇ ｉｔ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｇｒｏｕｎｄ．
tore the curtain from its rod, and flung it on the ground.
ＡｎAnｅｘｃｌａｍａｔｉｏｎ
exclamationｏｆofｈｏｒｒｏｒ
horrorｂｒｏｋｅ ｆｒｏｍ
broke ｔｈｅtheｐａｉｎｔｅｒ＇ｓ
from painter’sｌｉｐｓ
lips ａｓ
as ｈｅ
he ｓａｗ
saw ｉｎ
in
ｔｈｅ ｄｉｍ ｌｉｇｈｔ
the dim ｔｈｅ hideous
light the ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ face
ｆａｃｅ on
ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ canvas
ｃａｎｖａｓ grinning
ｇｒｉｎｎｉｎｇ atａｔ him.
ｈｉｍ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
ｗａｓ
wasｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｎ inｉｔｓitsｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
something expressionｔｈａｔ
thatｆｉｌｌｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｗｉｔｈ
filled him with ｄｉｓｇｕｓｔ ａｎｄ ｌｏａｔｈ－
disgust and loath-
ｉｎｇ． Ｇｏｏｄ ｈｅａｖｅｎｓ！ ｉｔ ｗａｓ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ ｏｗｎ ｆａｃｅ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
ing. Good heavens! it was Dorian Gray’s own face that he was looking
ａｔ！ Ｔｈｅ ｈｏｒｒｏｒ，
at! The horror, ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ
whateverｉｔit ｗａｓ，
was, ｈａｄ
hadｎｏｔ
notｙｅｔ
yetｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ
entirely ｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ
spoiled ｔｈａｔ
that
ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ
marvellous ｂｅａｕｔｙ．
beauty. Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓ
wasｓｔｉｌｌ ｓｏｍｅ ｇｏｌｄ
still some gold ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the ｔｈｉｎｎｉｎｇ
thinning ｈａｉｒ
hair
ａｎｄ
and ｓｏｍｅ
someｓｃａｒｌｅｔ ｏｎ the
scarlet on ｔｈｅ sensual
ｓｅｎｓｕａｌmouth.
ｍｏｕｔｈ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｓｏｄｄｅｎ
sodden ｅｙｅｓ
eyes ｈａｄ
had ｋｅｐｔ
kept
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｌｏｖｅｌｉｎｅｓｓ
lovelinessｏｆ
of ｔｈｅｉｒ ｂｌｕｅ， the
their blue, ｔｈｅ noble
ｎｏｂｌｅ curves
ｃｕｒｖｅｓ had
ｈａｄ ｎｏｔ
not ｙｅｔ
yet
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ
completelyｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedａｗａｙ
awayｆｒｏｍ ｃｈｉｓｅｌｌｅｄ
from chiselledｎｏｓｔｒｉｌｓ
nostrilsａｎｄ
andｆｒｏｍ
fromｐｌａｓｔｉｃ
plasticｔｈｒｏａｔ．
throat.
Ｙｅｓ，
Yes, itｉｔwas
ｗａｓ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ himself.
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ．But Ｂｕｔwhoｗｈｏ had
ｈａｄ done
ｄｏｎｅ ｉｔ？ Ｈｅ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
it? He seemed ｔｏto
ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅ ｈｉｓ own
recognize his ｏｗｎ brush-work,
ｂｒｕｓｈ－ｗｏｒｋ， ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ ｆｒａｍｅ ｗａｓ
the frame was ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｄｅｓｉｇｎ．
his own Ｔｈｅ
design. The
ｉｄｅａ
idea ｗａｓ
wasｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ，
monstrous,ｙｅｔyetｈｅheｆｅｌｔ
felt ａｆｒａｉｄ． Ｈｅ ｓｅｉｚｅｄ
afraid. He seized ｔｈｅ
the ｌｉｇｈｔｅｄ
lighted ｃａｎｄｌｅ，
candle,
ａｎｄ
andｈｅｌｄ
heldｉｔit ｔｏ ｔｈｅ picture.
to the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ．InＩｎthe
ｔｈｅleft-hand
ｌｅｆｔ－ｈａｎｄcorner
ｃｏｒｎｅｒwasｗａｓhis
ｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎ name,
ｎａｍｅ，
ｔｒａｃｅｄ
traced ｉｎ
in ｌｏｎｇ
longｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ ｏｆ bright
letters of ｂｒｉｇｈｔ vermilion.
ｖｅｒｍｉｌｉｏｎ．
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ some
It was ｓｏｍｅ ｆｏｕｌ
foul ｐａｒｏｄｙ，
parody, ｓｏｍｅ
someｉｎｆａｍｏｕｓ，
infamous,ｉｇｎｏｂｌｅ
ignoble ｓａｔｉｒｅ． Ｈｅ had
satire. He ｈａｄ
ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｄｏｎｅ
doneｔｈａｔ．
that.Ｓｔｉｌｌ，
Still, itｉｔwas
ｗａｓhis
ｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎ picture.
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ． He
Ｈｅ ｋｎｅｗ
knewｉｔ，
it, ａｎｄ
andｈｅheｆｅｌｔ
felt
ａｓas ｉｆ ｈｉｓblood
if his ｂｌｏｏｄhad
ｈａｄ changed
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ｉｎin ａa ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
moment ｆｒｏｍ ｆｉｒｅfireｔｏtoｓｌｕｇｇｉｓｈ
from sluggishｉｃｅ． Ｈｉｓ
ice. His
ｏｗｎ
ownｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ！
picture! Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｄｉｄdidｉｔ ｍｅａｎ？ Ｗｈｙ
it mean? Whyｈａｄhadｉｔitａｌｔｅｒｅｄ？ Ｈｅ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ，
altered? He ａｎｄ
turned, and
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
at Dorian Grayｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｅｙｅｓ ｏｆａa sick
eyes of ｓｉｃｋman.
ｍａｎ． His
Ｈｉｓ mouth
ｍｏｕｔｈ ｔｗｉｔｃｈｅｄ，
twitched,
ａｎｄ
and ｈｉｓ ｐａｒｃｈｅｄ ｔｏｎｇｕｅ
his parched tongueｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｕｎａｂｌｅ
unableｔｏtoａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｔｅ．
articulate. Ｈｅ
Heｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｈｉｓ
his
ｈａｎｄ
handａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｈｉｓ ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ． ItＩｔwas
his forehead. ｗａｓdank
ｄａｎｋ with
ｗｉｔｈ clammy
ｃｌａｍｍｙ ｓｗｅａｔ．
sweat.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｍａｎman ｗａｓwasｌｅａｎｉｎｇ
leaningａｇａｉｎｓｔ
againstｔｈｅ
the ｍａｎｔｅｌｓｈｅｌｆ， ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ him
mantelshelf, watching ｈｉｍ
ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈａｔ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｏｎｅ ｓｅｅｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｅｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｗｈｏ
with that strange expression that one sees on the faces of those who
ａｒｅ ａｂｓｏｒｂｅｄ ｉｎ
are absorbed in ａa ｐｌａｙ
play ｗｈｅｎ
whenｓｏｍｅ
some ｇｒｅａｔ
greatａｒｔｉｓｔ
artist ｉｓ ａｃｔｉｎｇ．There
is acting. Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
ｗａｓ
ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ
neither ｒｅａｌ ｓｏｒｒｏｗ ｉｎ
real sorrow in itｉｔnor
ｎｏｒ real
ｒｅａｌjoy.
ｊｏｙ．There
Ｔｈｅｒｅwas
ｗａｓ simply
ｓｉｍｐｌｙ the ｔｈｅ passion
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ ofｏｆ
ｔｈｅ spectator,
the ｓｐｅｃｔａｔｏｒ， withｗｉｔｈ perhaps
ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ａa ｆｌｉｃｋｅｒ
flicker ofｏｆtriumph
ｔｒｉｕｍｐｈ in ｉｎ his
ｈｉｓ eyes.
ｅｙｅｓ．HeＨｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｔａｋｅｎ
takenｔｈｅtheｆｌｏｗｅｒ
flowerｏｕｔ outｏｆof ｈｉｓ
his ｃｏａｔ， ａｎｄ ｗａｓ
coat, and wasｓｍｅｌｌｉｎｇ
smellingｉｔ， ｏｒ pretending
it, or ｐｒｅｔｅｎｄｉｎｇ ｔｏto
ｄｏ
do ｓｏ．
so.
＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘What ｄｏｅｓ
doesｔｈｉｓthis ｍｅａｎ？”
mean?’ ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，
Hallward, ａｔ at ｌａｓｔ．
last. HisＨｉｓ own
ｏｗｎ ｖｏｉｃｅ
voice
ｓｏｕｎｄｅｄ
sounded ｓｈｒｉｌｌ
shrillａｎｄ
andｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curiousｉｎinｈｉｓhisｅａｒｓ．
ears.
‘Ｙｅａｒｓ
‘Years ago,ａｇｏ，when
ｗｈｅｎ IＩ wasｗａｓ aａ boy,’
ｂｏｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ，
said Dorian Gray, ｃｒｕｓｈｉｎｇ
crushing ｔｈｅthe
ｆｌｏｗｅｒ
flower ｉｎ ｈｉｓ hand,
in his ｈａｎｄ， ‘you
ｙｏｕ ｍｅｔmet ｍｅ，
me,ｆｌａｔｔｅｒｅｄ ｍｅ，＇ and
flattered me,¹ ａｎｄ taught
ｔａｕｇｈｔ me ｍｅ ｔｏto ｂｅ
be

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｖａｉｎ ｏｆ my
vain of ｍｙ ｇｏｏｄ
good ｌｏｏｋｓ． Ｏｎｅ ｄａｙ
looks. One day ｙｏｕ
youｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
introduced ｍｅ
meｔｏtoａaｆｒｉｅｎｄ
friend ｏｆ
of
ｙｏｕｒｓ， ｗｈｏ ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ
yours, who explainedｔｏ
to ｍｅ
meｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonderｏｆofｙｏｕｔｈ，
youth,ａｎｄ
andｙｏｕ
youｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ
finished ａa
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｏｆ ｍｅ ｔｈａｔ ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ ｔｏ ｍｅ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ｏｆ ｂｅａｕｔｙ．
portrait of me that revealed to me the wonder of beauty. In Ｉｎ aａ mad
ｍａｄ
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ，
moment,ｔｈａｔ，
that,ｅｖｅｎ
evenｎｏｗ，
now,ＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ
don’t know whetherＩ Iｒｅｇｒｅｔ ｏｒ not,
regret or ｎｏｔ，ＩI made
ｍａｄｅ
ａa ｗｉｓｈ，
wish, ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhapsｙｏｕ
youｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｃａｌｌ
callｉｔit aａ prayer
ｐｒａｙｅｒ .．．＇
. .’
Ｉ‘I ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ
rememberｉｔ！ it! Ｏｈ，
Oh,ｈｏｗ
howｗｅｌｌ
wellＩ Iｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ
remember ｉｔ！it!Ｎｏ！
No!ｔｈｅ
theｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｉｓis
ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ．
impossible. TheＴｈｅ ｒｏｏｍ
roomｉｓis damp.
ｄａｍｐ． Ｍｉｌｄｅｗ
Mildewｈａｓhasｇｏｔ
gotｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ ｃａｎｖａｓ． The
the canvas. Ｔｈｅ
ｐａｉｎｔｓ Ｉ ｕｓｅｄ ｈａｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｗｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ ｍｉｎｅｒａｌ ｐｏｉｓｏｎ ｉｎ ｔｈｅｍ． Ｉ ｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ
paints I used had some wretched mineral poison in them. I tell you
ｔｈｅ
the ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ｉｓ ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ．＇
is impossible.’
‘Ａｈ， ｗｈａｔ isｉｓimpossible?’
‘Ah, what ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ？＂murmured
ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ the
ｔｈｅ young
ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍａｎ，
man,ｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｏｖｅｒ
over ｔｏ
to
ｔｈｅ
the ｗｉｎｄｏｗ，
window,ａｎｄ
andｌｅａｎｉｎｇ
leaningｈｉｓhisｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ
foreheadａｇａｉｎｓｔ
againstｔｈｅ
theｃｏｌｄ，
cold, ｍｉｓｔ－ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ
mist-stained
ｇｌａｓｓ．
glass.
Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｔｏｌｄ
toldｍｅmeｙｏｕ ｈａｄhad
you ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ ｉｔ．’
destroyed it.’
Ｉ‘I ｗａｓ
wasｗｒｏｎｇ．
wrong.ＩｔItｈａｓ
hasｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ
destroyedｍｅ．’
me.’
Ｉ‘Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believeｉｔit ｉｓ ｍｙ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ．＇
is my picture.’
＇Ｃａｎ＇ｔ
‘Can’t ｙｏｕ
youｓｅｅ
seeｙｏｕｒ
yourｉｄｅａｌ
idealｉｎinｉｔ？＂it?’ ｓａｉｄ
said Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｂｉｔｔｅｒｌｙ．
bitterly.
‘Ｍｙ
‘My ｉｄｅａｌ， ａｓ you
ideal, as ｙｏｕ ｃａｌｌ
call ｉｔ．．．＇
it . . .’
‘Ａｓ ｙｏｕ ｃａｌｌｅｄ
‘As you calledｉｔ．
it.’
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
‘Thereｗａｓ wasｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｅｖｉｌevilｉｎin ｉｔ， ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇshameful.
it, nothing ｓｈａｍｅｆｕｌ．YouＹｏｕ were
ｗｅｒｅ toｔｏ me
ｍｅ
ｓｕｃｈ
suchａｎanｉｄｅａｌ
idealａｓasＩI ｓｈａｌｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｍｅｅｔ
shall never meetａｇａｉｎ．
again.Ｔｈｉｓ
Thisｉｓisｔｈｅ
theｆａｃｅ
faceｏｆofａa ｓａｔｙｒ．２
satyr.’²
＇Ｉｔ
‘It isｉｓthe
ｔｈｅ face
ｆａｃｅ of
ｏｆ my
ｍｙ ｓｏｕｌ．＇
soul.’
＇Ｃｈｒｉｓｔ！ ｗｈａｔ aａ thing
‘Christ! what ｔｈｉｎｇ IＩ must
ｍｕｓｔ have
ｈａｖｅ ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ！
worshipped!ＩｔItｈａｓ
hasｔｈｅ
theｅｙｅｓ
eyes ｏｆ
of ａa
ｄｅｖｉｌ．’
devil.’
＇Ｅａｃｈ
‘Each ｏｆ ｕｓ has
of us ｈａｓ Heaven
Ｈｅａｖｅｎ ａｎｄ
andＨｅｌｌ
Hellｉｎinｈｉｍ，
him,Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇ ｃｒｉｅｄ Dorian,
Basil,’ cried Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｗｉｔｈ
with
ａa wild
ｗｉｌｄ ｇｅｓｔｕｒｅ
gesture ｏｆ
of ｄｅｓｐａｉｒ．
despair.
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallwardｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedａｇａｉｎ
againｔｏtoｔｈｅ
the ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ， ａｎｄ gazed
portrait, and ｇａｚｅｄ ａｔ ｉｔ．＇Ｍｙ
at it. Ｇｏｄ！ ｉｆif
‘My God!
ｉｔit isｉｓtrue,’
ｔｒｕｅ，＇heｈｅexclaimed,
ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ，‘and
＇ａｎｄthis
ｔｈｉｓis ｉｓ ｗｈａｔyou
what ｙｏｕhave
ｈａｖｅdone
ｄｏｎｅ with
ｗｉｔｈ your
ｙｏｕｒ
ｌｉｆｅ， ｗｈｙ， you
life, why, ｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ be
ｂｅ worse
ｗｏｒｓｅ ｅｖｅｎ
even ｔｈａｎ
than ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｗｈｏ
whoｔａｌｋ
talk ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｙｏｕ
against you
ｆａｎｃｙ
fancy ｙｏｕ
you ｔｏ
to ｂｅ！？ Ｈｅ ｈｅｌｄ
be!’ He held ｔｈｅ
the ｌｉｇｈｔ ｕｐ again
light up ａｇａｉｎ to
ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ canvas,
ｃａｎｖａｓ， and
ａｎｄ
ｅｘａｍｉｎｅｄ
examinedｉｔ． Ｔｈｅ ｓｕｒｆａｃｅ
it. The surface ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏto ｂｅ
be ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｕｎｄｉｓｔｕｒｂｅｄ，
undisturbed, ａｎｄ
and ａｓ
as ｈｅ
he
ｈａｄ
hadｌｅｆｔ ｉｔ．ItＩｔwas
left it. ｗａｓfrom
ｆｒｏｍwithin,
ｗｉｔｈｉｎ，apparently,
ａｐｐａｒｅｎｔｌｙ， that
ｔｈａｔ the
ｔｈｅfoulness
ｆｏｕｌｎｅｓｓand
ａｎｄ horror
ｈｏｒｒｏｒ
ｈａｄ
had ｃｏｍｅ．
come.Ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
Throughｓｏｍｅsome
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ ｑｕｉｃｋｅｎｉｎｇ
strange ｏｆ ｉｎｎｅｒ
quickening ｌｉｆｅlifeｔｈｅ
of inner theｌｅｐｒｏｓｉｅｓ
leprosies
ｏｆof sin
ｓｉｎ were
ｗｅｒｅ slowly
ｓｌｏｗｌｙ eating
ｅａｔｉｎｇ the
ｔｈｅ thing
ｔｈｉｎｇ away.
ａｗａｙ． Ｔｈｅ
Theｒｏｔｔｉｎｇ
rottingｏｆof ａa ｃｏｒｐｓｅ
corpse ｉｎ
in ａa
ｗａｔｅｒｙ
wateryｇｒａｖｅ
graveｗａｓ
wasｎｏｔ
notｓｏsoｆｅａｒｆｕｌ．
fearful.
Ｈｉｓ
His ｈａｎｄ
handｓｈｏｏｋ，
shook,ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅtheｃａｎｄｌｅ ｆｅｌｌfellｆｒｏｍ
candle fromｉｔｓ
its ｓｏｃｋｅｔ
socket ｏｎ
onｔｈｅthe ｆｌｏｏｒ， ａｎｄ
floor, and
ｌａｙ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｓｐｌｕｔｔｅｒｉｎｇ． Ｈｅ ｐｌａｃｅｄ ｈｉｓ ｆｏｏｔ ｏｎ ｉｔ ａｎｄ ｐｕｔ ｉｔ ｏｕｔ． Ｔｈｅｎ he
lay there spluttering. He placed his foot on it and put it out. Then ｈｅ
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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｆｌｕｎｇ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ into
flung himself ｉｎｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ rickety
ｒｉｃｋｅｔｙ chair
ｃｈａｉｒ that
ｔｈａｔwas
ｗａｓ standing
ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ by
ｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ table
ｔａｂｌｅ and
ａｎｄ
ｂｕｒｉｅｄ
buriedｈｉｓ
his ｆａｃｅ
face ｉｎ ｈｉｓ hands.
in his ｈａｎｄｓ．
＇Ｇｏｏｄ
‘Good God, Dorian,ｗｈａｔ
Ｇｏｄ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， whatａ aｌｅｓｓｏｎ！
lesson! ｗｈａｔ
whatａｎanａｗｆｕｌ
awfulｌｅｓｓｏｎ！”Ｔｈｅｒｅ
lesson!’ There
ｗａｓ
was ｎｏ
no ａｎｓｗｅｒ，
answer, ｂｕｔ
but ｈｅ
he ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｈｅａｒ ｔｈｅ young
hear the ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍａｎ
manｓｏｂｂｉｎｇ
sobbingａｔat ｔｈｅ
the
ｗｉｎｄｏｗ．＇Ｐｒａｙ，
window. ‘Pray,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｐｒａｙ，＇ｈｅ
pray,’ he ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ．
murmured.Ｗｈａｔ ｉｓ isｉｔitｔｈａｔ
‘What ｏｎｅ was
that one ｗａｓ
ｔａｕｇｈｔ ｔｏ say
taught to ｓａｙinｉｎone’s
ｏｎｅ＇ｓboyhood?
ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ？＂Ｌｅａｄ
‘‘Leadｕｓusｎｏｔ
notｉｎｔｏ ｔｅｍｐｔａｔｉｏｎ． Forgive
into temptation. Ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ
ｕｓ
us ｏｕｒ
our ｓｉｎｓ． Ｗａｓｈ ａｗａｙ
sins. Wash awayｏｕｒour
ｉｎｉｑｕｉｔｉｅｓ．＂
iniquities.’’ Ｌｅｔ
Letｕｓusｓａｙ
sayｔｈａｔ
that ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ．
together.
Ｔｈｅ
The ｐｒａｙｅｒ
prayer ｏｆ
of ｙｏｕｒ
your ｐｒｉｄｅ ｈａｓ been
pride has ｂｅｅｎ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．
answered. Ｔｈｅ
The ｐｒａｙｅｒ
prayer ｏｆ
of ｙｏｕｒ
your
ｒｅｐｅｎｔａｎｃｅ
repentanceｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ answered
will be ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ ａｌｓｏ．
also. IＩworshipped
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ you
ｙｏｕ too
ｔｏｏ much.
ｍｕｃｈ． IＩ am
ａｍ
ｐｕｎｉｓｈｅｄ
punished ｆｏｒ ｉｔ．You
for it. Ｙｏｕ worshipped
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ yourself
ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆtoo
ｔｏｏmuch.
ｍｕｃｈ． We
Ｗｅ ａｒｅ
are ｂｏｔｈ
both
ｐｕｎｉｓｈｅｄ．＇
punished.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙGrayｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｓｌｏｗｌｙslowlyａｒｏｕｎｄ，
around,ａｎｄ andｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔatｈｉｍ
himｗｉｔｈ
withｔｅａｒ－
tear-
ｄｉｍｍｅｄ
dimmed ｅｙｅｓ． Ｉｔ ‘It
eyes. ｉｓ isｔｏｏtooｌａｔｅ，
late,Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇
Basil,’ ｈｅ
heｆａｌｔｅｒｅｄ．
faltered.
Ｉｔ
‘It ｉｓ ｎｅｖｅｒ too
is never ｔｏｏ late,
ｌａｔｅ，Dorian.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．Let
Ｌｅｔusｕｓkneel
ｋｎｅｅｌdown
ｄｏｗｎ ａｎｄ
andｔｒｙ
try ｉｆ ｗｅ cannot
if we ｃａｎｎｏｔ
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ
rememberａ aｐｒａｙｅｒ．
prayer. Ｉｓｎ＇ｔ ｔｈｅｒｅa ａverse
Isn’t there ｖｅｒｓｅ ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ，＂Ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
somewhere, ｙｏｕｒ
‘‘Though your
ｓｉｎｓ ｂｅ ａｓ
sins be ｓｃａｒｌｅｔ，yet
as scarlet, ｙｅｔI will
Ｉ ｗｉｌｌ ｍａｋｅthem
make ｔｈｅｍ as
ａｓ white
ｗｈｉｔｅ as
ａｓ snow’’?’
ｓｎｏｗ＂？＂
＂Ｔｈｏｓｅ
‘Those ｗｏｒｄｓ
wordsｍｅａｎ
meanｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｔｏtoｍｅmeｎｏｗ．’
now.’
＇Ｈｕｓｈ！
‘Hush! ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｓａｙ ｔｈａｔ．You
say that. Ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ ｄｏｎｅ
doneｅｎｏｕｇｈ
enoughｅｖｉｌ evilｉｎin ｙｏｕｒ
yourｌｉｆｅ．
life. MyＭｙ
Ｇｏｄ！ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｙｏｕ ｓｅｅ ｔｈａｔ ａｃｃｕｒｓｅｄ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｌｅｅｒｉｎｇ ａｔ ｕｓ？＂
God! don’t you see that accursed thing leering at us?’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙGrayｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glancedａｔatｔｈｅthe ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，
picture, andａｎｄ suddenly
ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ an ａｎ uncontrollable
ｕｎｃｏｎｔｒｏｌｌａｂｌｅ
ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
feeling ofｏｆhatred
ｈａｔｒｅｄfor ｆｏｒBasil
ＢａｓｉｌHallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄcame ｃａｍｅ over
ｏｖｅｒ ｈｉｍ，
him, ａｓ ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｉｔit had
as though ｈａｄ
ｂｅｅｎ
been ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ
suggested ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｂｙbyｔｈｅ
to him the ｉｍａｇｅ
imageｏｎonｔｈｅ theｃａｎｖａｓ，
canvas,ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ
whisperedｉｎｔｏ intoｈｉｓhis
ｅａｒ
ear byｂｙ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｇｒｉｎｎｉｎｇ lips.
those grinning ｌｉｐｓ．The Ｔｈｅ mad
ｍａｄ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ
passions of ｏｆ aａ hunted
ｈｕｎｔｅｄ ａｎｉｍａｌ
animal
ｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈｉｎhim,
stirred within ｈｉｍ，andａｎｄ heｈｅ loathed
ｌｏａｔｈｅｄ the ｔｈｅman ｍａｎ ｗｈｏ
whoｗａｓ wasｓｅａｔｅｄ
seatedａｔat ｔｈｅthe
ｔａｂｌｅ， ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
table, more than ｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｗｈｏｌｅ ｌｉｆｅ
his whole life heｈｅhad
ｈａｄ ever
ｅｖｅｒ loathed
ｌｏａｔｈｅｄ anything.
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ． He Ｈｅ
ｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glanced ｗｉｌｄｌｙ ａｒｏｕｎｄ． Something
wildly around. Ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｇｌｉｍｍｅｒｅｄ
glimmered ｏｎonｔｈｅtheｔｏｐ
topｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
the painted
ｃｈｅｓｔ
chest ｔｈａｔ
that ｆａｃｅｄ
faced ｈｉｍ．
him.Ｈｉｓ
Hisｅｙｅeyeｆｅｌｌ ｏｎ it.
fell on ｉｔ．HeＨｅ knew
ｋｎｅｗ ｗｈａｔwhatｉｔit ｗａｓ．
was. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ａa
It was
ｋｎｉｆｅ
knife ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ had
that he ｈａｄ ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtｕｐ， up,ｓｏｍｅ
someｄａｙｓdaysｂｅｆｏｒｅ，
before,ｔｏtoｃｕｔ cutａaｐｉｅｃｅ
pieceｏｆ of ｃｏｒｄ，
cord,
ａｎｄ
and ｈａｄ
had ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ
forgotten to ｔｏ take
ｔａｋｅawayａｗａｙ with
ｗｉｔｈhim.
ｈｉｍ．He Ｈｅ moved
ｍｏｖｅｄ ｓｌｏｗｌｙ
slowly ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towards
ｉｔ， ｐａｓｓｉｎｇHallward
it, passing Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ as ａｓ heｈｅ did
ｄｉｄ so.ｓｏ．AsＡｓ soon
ｓｏｏｎ asａｓ heｈｅ got
ｇｏｔ behind
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ him,
ｈｉｍ， ｈｅ he
ｓｅｉｚｅｄ
seized it,ｉｔ，and
ａｎｄ turned
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ round.
ｒｏｕｎｄ． Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallward ｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ
stirredｉｎinｈｉｓhisｃｈａｉｒ
chairａｓ as ｉｆ
if heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ
ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｔｏ to ｒｉｓｅ．
rise. HeＨｅ rushed
ｒｕｓｈｅｄ ａｔat him,
ｈｉｍ， ａｎｄandｄｕｇdugｔｈｅtheｋｎｉｆｅ
knifeｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ
the ｇｒｅａｔ
great ｖｅｉｎvein
ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｓ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ the
is behind ｔｈｅ ear,
ｅａｒ，crushing
ｃｒｕｓｈｉｎｇ the ｔｈｅman’s
ｍａｎ＇ｓ headｈｅａｄ down
ｄｏｗｎ ｏｎonｔｈｅ theｔａｂｌｅ，
table,
ａｎｄ
andｓｔａｂｂｉｎｇ
stabbingａｇａｉｎ
againａｎｄ andａｇａｉｎ．
again.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
There ｗａｓ wasａ aｓｔｉｆｌｅｄ ｇｒｏａｎ， and
stifled groan, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible sound ｓｏｕｎｄ of ｏｆ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ｏｎｅ
one ｃｈｏｋｉｎｇ
choking ｗｉｔｈwith ｂｌｏｏｄ．
blood. Ｔｈｒｅｅ
Threeｔｉｍｅｓtimes ｔｈｅ
the ｏｕｔｓｔｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ
outstretched arms ａｒｍｓ ｓｈｏｔ
shot up ｕｐ

Ｉ５Ｉ
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｃｏｎｖｕｌｓｉｖｅｌｙ， ｗａｖｉｎｇ ｇｒｏｔｅｓｑｕｅ

convulsively, waving grotesqueｓｔｉｆｆ－ｆｉｎｇｅｒｅｄ ｈａｎｄｓ ｉｎ
stiff-fingered hands in ｔｈｅ
the ａｉｒ． Ｈｅ
air. He
ｓｔａｂｂｅｄ
stabbed ｈｉｍ
himｔｗｉｃｅ ｍｏｒｅ， but
twice more, ｂｕｔ the
ｔｈｅman
ｍａｎ did
ｄｉｄ not
ｎｏｔmove.
ｍｏｖｅ．Something
Ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ began
ｂｅｇａｎ
ｔｏ ｔｒｉｃｋｌｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｌｏｏｒ． Ｈｅ ｗａｉｔｅｄ ｆｏｒ ａ ｍｏｍｅｎｔ， ｓｔｉｌｌ ｐｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ
to trickle on the floor. He waited for a moment, still pressing the head ｈｅａｄ
ｄｏｗｎ． Ｔｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｔｈｒｅｗ ｔｈｅ ｋｎｉｆｅ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｔａｂｌｅ， ａｎｄ ｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｄ．
down. Then he threw the knife on the table, and listened.
Ｈｅ
Heｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｈｅａｒ
hearｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ，
nothing,ｂｕｔ
butｔｈｅ
theｄｒｉｐ，
drip, ｄｒｉｐ
drip ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ ｔｈｒｅａｄｂａｒｅ ｃａｒｐｅｔ．
the threadbare carpet.
Ｈｅ
He ｏｐｅｎｅｄ
openedｔｈｅ
the ｄｏｏｒ
door ａｎｄ
andｗｅｎｔ
wentｏｕｔ
out ｏｎ
onｔｈｅ
the ｌａｎｄｉｎｇ． Ｔｈｅ ｈｏｕｓｅ
landing. The house ｗａｓ
was
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｑｕｉｅｔ．NoＮｏone
absolutely quiet. ｏｎｅ was
ｗａｓ about.
ａｂｏｕｔ． For
Ｆｏｒ aａ few
ｆｅｗ seconds
ｓｅｃｏｎｄｓ he
ｈｅ ｓｔｏｏｄ
stood
ｂｅｎｄｉｎｇ
bendingｏｖｅｒ
overｔｈｅ
the ｂａｌｕｓｔｒａｄｅ， ａｎｄ ｐｅｅｒｉｎｇ
balustrade, and peering ｄｏｗｎ
downｉｎｔｏ
intoｔｈｅ
the ｂｌａｃｋ
black ｓｅｅｔｈｉｎｇ
seething
ｗｅｌｌ
well ｏｆ ｄａｒｋｎｅｓｓ． Then
of darkness. Ｔｈｅｎ ｈｅ
he ｔｏｏｋ
took ｏｕｔ
out ｔｈｅ ｋｅｙ and
the key ａｎｄ ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ
returned ｔｏ ｔｈｅ room,
to the ｒｏｏｍ，
ｌｏｃｋｉｎｇ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
locking himselfｉｎin ａｓ as ｈｅheｄｉｄ
didｓｏ．so.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｗａｓwasｓｔｉｌｌ
still ｓｅａｔｅｄ
seated ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the ｃｈａｉｒ， ｓｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ over
chair, straining ｏｖｅｒ the
ｔｈｅ table
ｔａｂｌｅ with
ｗｉｔｈ
ｂｏｗｅｄ
bowedｈｅａｄ，head,ａｎｄ andｈｕｍｐｅｄ
humped ｂａｃｋ，
back, ａｎｄand ｌｏｎｇlongｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ
fantastic ａｒｍｓ．
arms. ＨａｄHadｉｔit ｎｏｔ
not
ｂｅｅｎ
beenｆｏｒ for ｔｈｅ
the ｒｅｄ
red ｊａｇｇｅｄ
jaggedｔｅａｒ tear ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the ｎｅｃｋ，
neck, ａｎｄand ｔｈｅthe ｃｌｏｔｔｅｄ
clotted ｂｌａｃｋ
black ｐｏｏｌ
pool
ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｓｌｏｗｌｙ
that was ｗｉｄｅｎｉｎｇ ｏｎ
slowly widening onｔｈｅ the ｔａｂｌｅ，
table, oneｏｎｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｈａｖｅ haveｓａｉｄ
saidｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the
ｍａｎ
manｗａｓ wasｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simplyａｓｌｅｅｐ．
asleep.
Ｈｏｗ
Howｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ
quicklyｉｔit ｈａｄ hadａｌｌ all ｂｅｅｎ
been ｄｏｎｅ！done!ＨｅHeｆｅｌｔ felt ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙ
strangely ｃａｌｍ，
calm, ａｎｄ，
and,
ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ
walkingｏｖｅｒover ｔｏ ｔｈｅ window,
to the ｗｉｎｄｏｗ， ｏｐｅｎｅｄ
openedｉｔ， ａｎｄ ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ
it, and stepped ｏｕｔ out ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ ｂａｌｃｏｎｙ．
the balcony.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｗｉｎｄwindｈａｄ hadｂｌｏｗｎ
blown ｔｈｅtheｆｏｇfogａｗａｙ，
away,ａｎｄ andｔｈｅ theｓｋｙskyｗａｓ
wasｌｉｋｅ
like aａ monstrous
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
ｐｅａｃｏｃｋ＇ｓ ｔａｉｌ， ｓｔａｒｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｍｙｒｉａｄｓ ｏｆ ｇｏｌｄｅｎ ｅｙｅｓ． Ｈｅ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ down,
peacock’s tail, starred with myriads of golden eyes. He looked ｄｏｗｎ，
ａｎｄ
and ｓａｗ
saw ｔｈｅ
the ｐｏｌｉｃｅｍａｎ
policemanｇｏｉｎｇ goingｈｉｓ his ｒｏｕｎｄｓ
rounds ａｎｄ andｆｌａｓｈｉｎｇ
flashing the ｔｈｅ long
ｌｏｎｇ beam
ｂｅａｍ
ｏｆ ｈｉｓ lantern
of his ｌａｎｔｅｒｎ on ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ doors
ｄｏｏｒｓ of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ silent
ｓｉｌｅｎｔhouses.
ｈｏｕｓｅｓ．The Ｔｈｅ crimson
ｃｒｉｍｓｏｎ ｓｐｏｔspotｏｆ of ａa
ｐｒｏｗｌｉｎｇ ｈａｎｓｏｍ ｇｌｅａｍｅｄ
prowling hansom gleamedａｔatｔｈｅ ｃｏｒｎｅｒ， and
the corner, ａｎｄ then
ｔｈｅｎvanished.
ｖａｎｉｓｈｅｄ．A Ａwoman ｗｏｍａｎ
ｉｎ
in aａ fluttering
ｆｌｕｔｔｅｒｉｎｇshawlｓｈａｗｌ wasｗａｓ ｃｒｅｅｐｉｎｇ
creepingｓｌｏｗｌｙ slowlyｂｙbyｔｈｅ theｒａｉｌｉｎｇｓ， ｓｔａｇｇｅｒｉｎｇ ａｓ
railings, staggering as
ｓｈｅ went.
she ｗｅｎｔ． Now Ｎｏｗ ａｎｄandｔｈｅｎ thenｓｈｅ she ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ，
stopped, ａｎｄ and ｐｅｅｒｅｄ
peered ｂａｃｋ．
back. Ｏｎｃｅ，
Once, ｓｈｅ she
ｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏtoｓｉｎｇsing ｉｎ
in aａ hoarse
ｈｏａｒｓｅ voice.
ｖｏｉｃｅ． The Ｔｈｅ ｐｏｌｉｃｅｍａｎ
policemanｓｔｒｏｌｌｅｄ
strolled ｏｖｅｒ
over ａｎｄand ｓａｉｄ
said
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｔｏto ｈｅｒ． her. ＳｈｅShe ｓｔｕｍｂｌｅｄ
stumbledａｗａｙ， away,ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ．
laughing.Ａ Aｂｉｔｔｅｒbitterｂｌａｓｔ ｓｗｅｐｔ
blast swept
ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｔｈｅ Ｓｑｕａｒｅ． The
the Square. Ｔｈｅ ｇａｓ－ｌａｍｐｓ
gas-lampsｆｌｉｃｋｅｒｅｄ，
flickered, and ａｎｄ became
ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｂｌｕｅ，
blue, ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the
ｌｅａｆｌｅｓｓ ｔｒｅｅｓ ｓｈｏｏｋ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｂｌａｃｋ ｉｒｏｎ ｂｒａｎｃｈｅｓ ｔｏ
leafless trees shook their black iron branches to and fro. He shivered, ａｎｄ ｆｒｏ． Ｈｅ ｓｈｉｖｅｒｅｄ，
ａｎｄ
and ｗｅｎｔ
went ｂａｃｋ，
back, ｃｌｏｓｉｎｇ
closing the ｔｈｅwindow
ｗｉｎｄｏｗ behind
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｈｉｍ． him.
Ｈａｖｉｎｇ
Havingｒｅａｃｈｅｄ
reachedｔｈｅ theｄｏｏｒ，
door,ｈｅheｔｕｒｎｅｄturnedｔｈｅ theｋｅｙ，
key, ａｎｄ
and ｏｐｅｎｅｄ
openedｉｔ． Ｈｅ ｄｉｄ
it. He did
ｎｏｔ
not ｅｖｅｎ
evenｇｌａｎｃｅ
glanceａｔat ｔｈｅ the ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｄ
murderedｍａｎ． man. Ｈｅ Heｆｅｌｔfeltｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｅ
theｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secretｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｗｈｏｌｅ
wholeｔｈｉｎｇthing ｗａｓ
wasｎｏｔ notｔｏtoｒｅａｌｉｚｅ
realize ｔｈｅ the ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ．
situation. The Ｔｈｅ friend
ｆｒｉｅｎｄwho ｗｈｏ had
ｈａｄ
ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
paintedｔｈｅ the ｆａｔａｌ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔtoｔｏwhich
fatal portrait ｗｈｉｃｈ all ａｌｌhisｈｉｓmisery
ｍｉｓｅｒｙhad ｈａｄbeen
ｂｅｅｎ due,
ｄｕｅ， had
ｈａｄ
ｇｏｎｅ
goneｏｕｔ outｏｆof ｈｉｓ ｌｉｆｅ．That
his life. Ｔｈａｔwasｗａｓ enough.
ｅｎｏｕｇｈ．
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｈｅheｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ
remembered ｔｈｅtheｌａｍｐ．lamp.ＩｔItｗａｓ wasａ aｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious one ｏｎｅ ｏｆof
Ｍｏｏｒｉｓｈ ｗｏｒｋｍａｎｓｈｉｐ， ｍａｄｅ ｏｆ ｄｕｌｌ ｓｉｌｖｅｒ ｉｎｌａｉｄ ｗｉｔｈ ａｒａｂｅｓｑｕｅｓ ofｏｆ
Moorish workmanship, made of dull silver inlaid with arabesques

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 ＸＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｂｕｒｎｉｓｈｅｄ
burnishedｓｔｅｅｌ， ａｎｄ ｓｔｕｄｄｅｄ
steel, and studdedｗｉｔｈ withｃｏａｒｓｅ
coarseｔｕｒｑｕｏｉｓｅｓ． Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｉｔ
turquoises. Perhaps ｍｉｇｈｔ
it might
ｂｅ ｍｉｓｓｅｄ ｂｙ ｈｉｓ ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ， ａｎｄ ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ
be missed by his servant, and questions would be asked. He hesitated ｂｅ ａｓｋｅｄ． Ｈｅ ｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅｄ
ｆｏｒ
for aａ moment,
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ， ｔｈｅｎ thenｈｅheｔｕｒｎｅｄturnedｂａｃｋ backａｎｄ andｔｏｏｋtookｉｔit ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ the ｔａｂｌｅ．
table. He Ｈｅ
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｈｅｌｐ ｓｅｅｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｄ ｔｈｉｎｇ． Ｈｏｗ
could not help seeing the dead thing. How still it was! How horriblyｓｔｉｌｌ ｉｔ ｗａｓ！ Ｈｏｗ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ
ｗｈｉｔｅ
white ｔｈｅ ｌｏｎｇ hands
the long ｈａｎｄｓ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ！
looked!Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｌｉｋｅ
It was like aａ dreadful
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ wax ｗａｘ image.
ｉｍａｇｅ．
Ｈａｖｉｎｇ
Havingｌｏｃｋｅｄ lockedｔｈｅ the ｄｏｏｒdoorｂｅｈｉｎｄ
behindｈｉｍ， him,ｈｅheｃｒｅｐｔ creptｑｕｉｅｔｌｙ
quietly ｄｏｗｎｓｔａｉｒｓ．
downstairs.
Ｔｈｅ
The ｗｏｏｄｗｏｒｋ
woodworkｃｒｅａｋｅｄ， creaked,ａｎｄ andｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemed ｔｏ toｃｒｙcryｏｕｔoutａｓasｉｆif ｉｎ in ｐａｉｎ．
pain. He Ｈｅ
ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ
stoppedｓｅｖｅｒａｌseveral ｔｉｍｅｓ，
times, ａｎｄ andｗａｉｔｅｄ．
waited.Ｎｏ： No:ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingｗａｓwas ｓｔｉｌｌ．
still. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ
It was
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyｔｈｅ theｓｏｕｎｄ
soundｏｆofｈｉｓ his ｏｗｎ
ownｆｏｏｔｓｔｅｐｓ．
footsteps.
Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ， ｈｅheｓａｗ
When he reached the library, sawｔｈｅ theｂａｇbagａｎｄandｃｏａｔcoatｉｎinｔｈｅthe ｃｏｒｎｅｒ．
corner.
Ｔｈｅｙ
They ｍｕｓｔ mustｂｅ be ｈｉｄｄｅｎ
hiddenａｗａｙ awayｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ．
somewhere.ＨｅHe ｕｎｌｏｃｋｅｄ
unlocked ａ ｓｅｃｒｅｔ
a secretｐｒｅｓｓpress
ｔｈａｔ
that wasｗａｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ wainscoting,
in the ｗａｉｎｓｃｏｔｉｎｇ， aａ press ｐｒｅｓｓ inｉｎwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ he ｈｅ kept
ｋｅｐｔ his ｈｉｓ own
ｏｗｎ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious
ｄｉｓｇｕｉｓｅｓ，
disguises, and ａｎｄ put
ｐｕｔ them
ｔｈｅｍ ｉｎｔｏ ｉｔ．He
into it. Ｈｅ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ easily
ｅａｓｉｌｙburn
ｂｕｒｎ themｔｈｅｍ ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ．
afterwards.
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｈｅheｐｕｌｌｅｄ pulledｏｕｔ outｈｉｓhis ｗａｔｃｈ．
watch.Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｔｗｅｎｔｙ
It was twenty ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ
minutesｔｏto ｔｗｏ． two.
Ｈｅ
Heｓａｔ ｄｏｗｎ， ａｎｄ
sat down, and ｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏ ｔｈｉｎｋ．Every
to think. Ｅｖｅｒｙyear ｙｅａｒ－ｅｖｅｒｙ ｍｏｎｔｈ， ａｌｍｏｓｔ
– every month, almost
－– ｍｅｎ
menｗｅｒｅ wereｓｔｒａｎｇｌｅｄ
strangled ｉｎ Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ ｆｏｒ
in England ｗｈａｔ he
for what ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ done.
ｄｏｎｅ． There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ hadｈａｄ
ｂｅｅｎ
been ａa ｍａｄｎｅｓｓ
madnessｏｆ of ｍｕｒｄｅｒ
murderｉｎin ｔｈｅ the ａｉｒ． Ｓｏｍｅ ｒｅｄ
air. Some red ｓｔａｒ
star hadｈａｄ come
ｃｏｍｅ ｔｏｏ too
ｃｌｏｓｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｅａｒｔｈ．．．． Ａｎｄ ｙｅｔ ｗｈａｔ ｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｈｉｍ？
close to the earth. . . . And yet what evidence was there against him?
Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｈａｄ
Basil Hallward had ｌｅｆｔ ｔｈｅhouse
left the ｈｏｕｓｅ atａｔeleven.
ｅｌｅｖｅｎ．NoＮｏ one ｏｎｅ had
ｈａｄ seen
ｓｅｅｎ him
ｈｉｍ
ｃｏｍｅ ｉｎ ａｇａｉｎ． Ｍｏｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｒｖａｎｔｓ ｗｅｒｅ
come in again. Most of the servants were at Selby Royal. His valet ａｔ Ｓｅｌｂｙ Ｒｏｙａｌ． Ｈｉｓ ｖａｌｅｔ
ｈａｄ
hadｇｏｎｅgoneｔｏtoｂｅｄ．．．．
bed. . .Ｐａｒｉｓ！
. Paris!Ｙｅｓ．Yes.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ
wasｔｏtoＰａｒｉｓParis ｔｈａｔ
that Ｂａｓｉｌ
Basil hadｈａｄ ｇｏｎｅ，
gone,
ａｎｄ
and ｂｙ by ｔｈｅthe ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ
midnightｔｒａｉｎ， train, ａｓ as heｈｅ ｈａｄ
had ｉｎｔｅｎｄｅｄ．
intended. Ｗｉｔｈ Withｈｉｓ his ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious
ｒｅｓｅｒｖｅｄ
reserved ｈａｂｉｔｓ，
habits, itｉｔwould ｗｏｕｌｄ beｂｅ months
ｍｏｎｔｈｓ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before any ａｎｙ ｓｕｓｐｉｃｉｏｎｓ
suspicions would ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ be
ａｒｏｕｓｅｄ． Ｍｏｎｔｈｓ！ Ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
aroused. Months! Everythingｃｏｕｌｄ couldｂｅbeｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ
destroyedｌｏｎｇ longｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ｔｈｅｎ．
then.
ＡA ｓｕｄｄｅｎ
suddenｔｈｏｕｇｈｔthoughtｓｔｒｕｃｋ struckｈｉｍ．
him.ＨｅHeｐｕｔ putｏｎonｈｉｓ hisｆｕｒ
fur ｃｏａｔ
coat ａｎｄand ｈａｔ， ａｎｄ
hat, and
ｗｅｎｔ
wentｏｕｔ outｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅthe ｈａｌｌ．
hall. ThereＴｈｅｒｅ he ｈｅ paused,
ｐａｕｓｅｄ， hearing
ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｓｌｏｗ heavy
the slow ｈｅａｖｙ ｔｒｅａｄ
tread
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ policeman
of the ｐｏｌｉｃｅｍａｎ ｏｎonｔｈｅ the ｐａｖｅｍｅｎｔ
pavement ｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ，
outside,ａｎｄ andｓｅｅｉｎｇ
seeingｔｈｅ theｆｌａｓｈ
flashｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｂｕｌｌ＇ｓ－ｅｙｅ３ ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｗｉｎｄｏｗ． Ｈｅ ｗａｉｔｅｄ，
bull’s-eye³ reflected in the window. He waited, and held his breath. ａｎｄ ｈｅｌｄ ｈｉｓ ｂｒｅａｔｈ．
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After aａ few ｆｅｗ ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ
momentsｈｅheｄｒｅｗ drew ｂａｃｋ
back ｔｈｅtheｌａｔｃｈ，
latch,ａｎｄ andｓｌｉｐｐｅｄ
slippedｏｕｔ， out,
ｓｈｕｔｔｉｎｇ
shutting the ｔｈｅ door
ｄｏｏｒ very
ｖｅｒｙ gently
ｇｅｎｔｌｙbehind
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ him.ｈｉｍ． Then
Ｔｈｅｎ ｈｅ he ｂｅｇａｎ
beganｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ
ringing ｔｈｅthe
ｂｅｌｌ．
bell. InＩｎ about
ａｂｏｕｔ fiveｆｉｖｅminutes
ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ his ｈｉｓ valet
ｖａｌｅｔappeared,
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ， half ｈａｌｆ dressed,
ｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ， and ａｎｄ looking
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
ｖｅｒｙ ｄｒｏｗｓｙ
very drowsy.
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｓｏｒｒｙsorryｔｏto ｈａｖｅ
haveｈａｄ hadｔｏtoｗａｋｅ
wakeｙｏｕ youｕｐ，up,Ｆｒａｎｃｉｓ，＇
Francis,’ｈｅheｓａｉｄ， said, ｓｔｅｐｐｉｎｇ
stepping
ｉｎ； ｂｕｔ ＩI had
in; ‘but ｈａｄ ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ
forgottenｍｙ myｌａｔｃｈ－ｋｅｙ．
latch-key.Ｗｈａｔ What ｔｉｍｅtimeｉｓ ｉｔ？’
is it?’
‘Ｔｅｎ ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ ｐａｓｔ
‘Ten minutes past two,ｔｗｏ， sir,’
ｓｉｒ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
answered ｔｈｅ ｍａｎ， ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
the man, lookingａｔ at ｔｈｅ ｃｌｏｃｋ
the clock
ａｎｄ
andｂｌｉｎｋｉｎｇ．
blinking.

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ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

“Ｔｅｎ ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ past

‘Ten minutes ｐａｓｔtwo?
ｔｗｏ？How
Ｈｏｗ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ ｌａｔｅ！You
horribly late! Ｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ wake
ｗａｋｅ me
ｍｅ ａｔat
ｎｉｎｅ
nine ｔｏ－ｍｏｒｒｏｗ．
to-morrow.ＩI ｈａｖｅhaveｓｏｍｅ
someｗｏｒｋ
workｔｏtoｄｏ．＇
do.’
‘Ａｌｌ ｒｉｇｈｔ， ｓｉｒ．’
‘All right, sir.’
＇Ｄｉｄ
‘Didａｎｙ
anyｏｎｅoneｃａｌｌ
callｔｈｉｓ
thisｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ？”
evening?’
＇Ｍｒ
‘Mr Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，
Hallward,ｓｉｒ．
sir. Ｈｅ
Heｓｔａｙｅｄ
stayedｈｅｒｅ
hereｔｉｌｌ ｅｌｅｖｅｎ，and
till eleven, ａｎｄ then
ｔｈｅｎ he
ｈｅ went
ｗｅｎｔ
ａｗａｙ
awayｔｏtoｃａｔｃｈ ｈｉｓhis
catch ｔｒａｉｎ．’
train.’
＇Ｏｈ！
‘Oh!ＩI ａｍ
amｓｏｒｒｙ
sorryＩI ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ ｓｅｅ him.
didn’t see ｈｉｍ． Did
Ｄｉｄ ｈｅ
he ｌｅａｖｅ
leave ａｎｙ
any ｍｅｓｓａｇｅ？”
message?’
‘Ｎｏ， ｓｉｒ，except
‘No, sir, ｅｘｃｅｐｔthat
ｔｈａｔheｈｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｗｒｉｔｅ
write ｔｏ ｙｏｕ ｆｒｏｍ
to you fromＰａｒｉｓ，
Paris,ｉｆ ｈｅ did
if he ｄｉｄ not
ｎｏｔ
ｆｉｎｄ
findｙｏｕ
youａｔatｔｈｅ
theｃｌｕｂ．’
club.’
Ｔｈａｔ
‘Thatｗｉｌｌ
will ｄｏ，
do, Ｆｒａｎｃｉｓ． Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ forget
Francis. Don’t ｆｏｒｇｅｔ toｔｏcall
ｃａｌｌmeｍｅatａｔnine
ｎｉｎｅto-morrow.’
ｔｏ－ｍｏｒｒｏｗ．
‘Ｎｏ，
‘No,ｓｉｒ．’
sir.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｍａｎ
manｓｈａｍｂｌｅｄ ｄｏｗｎdown
shambled ｔｈｅ the
ｐａｓｓａｇｅ ｉｎ in
passage ｈｉｓhisｓｌｉｐｐｅｒｓ．
slippers.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｔｈｒｅｗ
threwｈｉｓ
hisｈａｔ
hatａｎｄ
andｃｏａｔ
coatｕｐｏｎ
uponｔｈｅ
theｔａｂｌｅ，
table, ａｎｄ
andｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｉｎｔｏ
into
ｔｈｅ ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ．For
the library. Ｆｏｒa ａquarter
ｑｕａｒｔｅｒofｏｆ
an ａｎ ｈｏｕｒheｈｅwalked
hour ｗａｌｋｅｄupｕｐand
ａｎｄdown
ｄｏｗｎ the
ｔｈｅroom
ｒｏｏｍ
ｂｉｔｉｎｇ ｈｉｓlip,
biting his ｌｉｐ，
andａｎｄthinking.
ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ． Ｔｈｅｎheｈｅtook
Then ｔｏｏｋdown
ｄｏｗｎ the
ｔｈｅ Blue
Ｂｌｕｅ Book⁴
Ｂｏｏｋ４ from
ｆｒｏｍ
ｏｎｅ ｏｆ
one ｔｈｅ shelves
of the ｓｈｅｌｖｅｓandａｎｄ began
ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｔｕｒｎ over
to turn ｏｖｅｒ the
ｔｈｅ leaves.
ｌｅａｖｅｓ．‘Alan
＇ＡｌａｎCampbell,
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ，
１５２， Hertford
, Ｈｅｒｔｆｏｒｄ Street,
Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ， Mayfair.’
Ｍａｙｆａｉｒ．’Yes;
Ｙｅｓ；that
ｔｈａｔwasｗａｓtheｔｈｅman
ｍａｎheｈｅ wanted.
ｗａｎｔｅｄ．

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  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＩＶ

Ａｔ
At ｎｉｎｅ
nine ｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ ｔｈｅ next
o’clock the ｎｅｘｔ morning
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ came
his servant ｃａｍｅ ｉｎ ｗｉｔｈ aａ cup
in with ｃｕｐ ｏｆ
of
ｃｈｏｃｏｌａｔｅ
chocolate ｏｎ
on ａa ｔｒａｙ， ａｎｄ ｏｐｅｎｅｄ
tray, and openedｔｈｅ
theｓｈｕｔｔｅｒｓ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｗａｓ
shutters. Dorian wasｓｌｅｅｐｉｎｇ
sleeping
ｑｕｉｔｅ ｐｅａｃｅｆｕｌｌｙ， lying
quite peacefully, ｌｙｉｎｇ onｏｎ his
ｈｉｓright
ｒｉｇｈｔside,
ｓｉｄｅ，with
ｗｉｔｈoneｏｎｅhand
ｈａｎｄunderneath
ｕｎｄｅｒｎｅａｔｈ ｈｉｓ
his
ｃｈｅｅｋ．
cheek. ＨｅHeｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｌｉｋｅ
like ａa ｂｏｙ
boy ｗｈｏ
whoｈａｄhadｂｅｅｎ
beenｔｉｒｅｄ
tiredｏｕｔ
outｗｉｔｈ
withｐｌａｙ，
play, ｏｒ
or
ｓｔｕｄｙ．
study.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｍａｎmanｈａｄhadｔｏtoｔｏｕｃｈ
touchｈｉｍ himｔｗｉｃｅ
twiceｏｎonｔｈｅ
theｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ
shoulder ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ｈｅ ｗｏｋｅ，
he woke,
ａｎｄ
andａｓasｈｅheｏｐｅｎｅｄ
openedｈｉｓhisｅｙｅｓ
eyesａ aｆａｉｎｔ
faintｓｍｉｌｅ
smileｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｈｉｓ
hisｌｉｐｓ， ａｓ though
lips, as ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
been ｌｏｓｔ ｉｎ some
lost in ｓｏｍｅ delightful
ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌdream.
ｄｒｅａｍ．Yet
Ｙｅｔheｈｅhad
ｈａｄ not
ｎｏｔdreamed
ｄｒｅａｍｅｄ
ａｔ ａｌｌ．HisＨｉｓnight
at all. ｎｉｇｈｔhad
ｈａｄbeen
ｂｅｅｎuntroubled
ｕｎｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄ by
ｂｙ any
ａｎｙ ｉｍａｇｅｓ
imagesｏｆ
of ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasure ｏｒ
or ｏｆ
of
ｐａｉｎ．
pain. Ｂｕｔ
Butｙｏｕｔｈ
youthｓｍｉｌｅｓ
smilesｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
withoutａｎｙany
ｒｅａｓｏｎ． Ｉｔ Itｉｓ isｏｎｅ
reason. oneｏｆ ofｉｔｓitsｃｈｉｅｆｅｓｔ
chiefest
ｃｈａｒｍｓ．
charms.
Ｈｅ
Heｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｒｏｕｎｄ，
round,ａｎｄ，
and,ｌｅａｎｉｎｇ
leaningｕｐｏｎ
uponｈｉｓ
hisｅｌｂｏｗ，
elbow,ｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏtoｓｉｐ
sipｈｉｓ
his
ｃｈｏｃｏｌａｔｅ． Ｔｈｅ mellow
chocolate. The ｍｅｌｌｏｗ Ｎｏｖｅｍｂｅｒ
Novemberｓｕｎ
sunｃａｍｅ
cameｓｔｒｅａｍｉｎｇ
streamingｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ ｒｏｏｍ．
the room.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｓｋｙ
skyｗａｓ
wasｂｒｉｇｈｔ，
bright, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｗａｓ
wasａaｇｅｎｉａｌ
genial ｗａｒｍｔｈ
warmthｉｎinｔｈｅtheａｉｒ．
air. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ
It was
ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ｌｉｋｅ
like aａ morning
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ ｉｎ Ｍａｙ．
in May.
Ｇｒａｄｕａｌｌｙ
Graduallyｔｈｅ
theｅｖｅｎｔｓ
eventsｏｆofｔｈｅ
the ｐｒｅｃｅｄｉｎｇ
precedingｎｉｇｈｔ
nightｃｒｅｐｔ
creptｗｉｔｈ
withｓｉｌｅｎｔ ｂｌｏｏｄ－
silent blood-
ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ
stained ｆｅｅｔ ｉｎｔｏ his
feet into ｈｉｓ brain,
ｂｒａｉｎ，and
ａｎｄ reconstructed
ｒｅｃｏｎｓｔｒｕｃｔｅｄ themselves
ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔｎｅｓｓ．
terrible distinctness. HeＨｅwinced
ｗｉｎｃｅｄatａｔtheｔｈｅmemory
ｍｅｍｏｒｙ ｏｆof ａｌｌ ｔｈａｔheｈｅ had
all that ｈａｄ
ｓｕｆｆｅｒｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｆｏｒ
suffered, and for aａ moment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｔｈｅtheｓａｍｅ
sameｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curiousｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
feelingｏｆofｌｏａｔｈｉｎｇ
loathing ｆｏｒ
for
Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， ｔｈａｔ
Basil Hallward, ｈａｄ ｍａｄｅ
that had madeｈｉｍ himｋｉｌｌ
killｈｉｍ
himａｓasｈｅheｓａｔ
satｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｃｈａｉｒ，
chair,
ｃａｍｅ
cameｂａｃｋ backｔｏ to ｈｉｍ， ａｎｄ ｈｅ
him, and ｇｒｅｗ ｃｏｌｄ
he grew ｗｉｔｈ passion.
cold with ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ．The Ｔｈｅdead
ｄｅａｄ man
ｍａｎ was
ｗａｓ
ｓｔｉｌｌ ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇthere,
still sitting ｔｈｅｒｅ， ｔｏｏ，
too, andａｎｄin ｉｎ
theｔｈｅ ｓｕｎｌｉｇｈｔ
sunlight now.ｎｏｗ．How
Ｈｏｗ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ！
that was!
Ｓｕｃｈ
Suchｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideousｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsｗｅｒｅ
wereｆｏｒforｔｈｅ
theｄａｒｋｎｅｓｓ，
darkness,ｎｏｔ
notｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅ
the ｄａｙ．
day.
Ｈｅ
Heｆｅｌｔ ｔｈａｔifｉｆheｈｅbrooded
felt that ｂｒｏｏｄｅｄonｏｎwhat
ｗｈａｔheｈｅhad
ｈａｄgone
ｇｏｎｅ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ he
ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｓｉｃｋｅｎ ｏｒ grow
sicken or ｇｒｏｗ mad.
ｍａｄ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗｅｒｅ
wereｓｉｎｓ
sins ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ ｗａｓ more
fascination was ｍｏｒｅ ｉｎin
ｔｈｅ ｍｅｍｏｒｙ ｔｈａｎ
the memory thanｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｄｏｉｎｇ
doingｏｆofｔｈｅｍ，
them,ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strangeｔｒｉｕｍｐｈｓ
triumphsｔｈａｔ
thatｇｒａｔｉｆｉｅｄ
gratified

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ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｔｈｅ ｐｒｉｄｅ more

the pride ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
thanｔｈｅ
theｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ，
passions, ａｎｄ
andｇａｖｅ
gaveｔｏtoｔｈｅ
the ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔ
intellect aａquickened
ｑｕｉｃｋｅｎｅｄ
ｓｅｎｓｅ
sense ｏｆ ｊｏｙ， greater
of joy, ｇｒｅａｔｅｒthan
ｔｈａｎ any
ａｎｙ joy
ｊｏｙ they
ｔｈｅｙ brought,
ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ， ｏｒ
or ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｂｒｉｎｇ，
bring,
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｎｓｅｓ． Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｉｓ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ． Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ａ ｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ
to the senses. But this was not one of them. It was a thing to be ｂｅ driven
ｄｒｉｖｅｎ
ｏｕｔ
out ｏｆ ｔｈｅ mind,
of the ｍｉｎｄ， ｔｏto ｂｅbe ｄｒｕｇｇｅｄ
druggedｗｉｔｈ
withｐｏｐｐｉｅｓ，
poppies,ｔｏtoｂｅbeｓｔｒａｎｇｌｅｄ
strangledｌｅｓｔ
lestｉｔit
ｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｓｔｒａｎｇｌｅ
strangleｏｎｅone
ｉｔｓｅｌｆ．
itself.
Ｗｈｅｎ
When ｔｈｅtheｈａｌｆ－ｈｏｕｒ
half-hourｓｔｒｕｃｋ，
struck,ｈｅheｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｈｉｓ
his ｈａｎｄ
handａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｈｉｓ
his ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ，
forehead,
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅｎ
then ｇｏｔ
got ｕｐ
up ｈａｓｔｉｌｙ， ａｎｄ dressed
hastily, and ｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ with
ｗｉｔｈ even
ｅｖｅｎ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
thanｈｉｓ
his
ｕｓｕａｌ
usualｃａｒｅ，
care, ｇｉｖｉｎｇ
giving ａa ｇｏｏｄ
goodｄｅａｌ
dealｏｆofａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ
attentionｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the ｃｈｏｉｃｅ
choiceｏｆof ｈｉｓ
his ｎｅｃｋｔｉｅ
necktie
ａｎｄ
and ｓｃａｒｆ－ｐｉｎ， ａｎｄ changing
scarf-pin, and ｃｈａｎｇｉｎｇ his
ｈｉｓrings
ｒｉｎｇｓmore
ｍｏｒｅthan
ｔｈａｎonce.
ｏｎｃｅ．He
Ｈｅ spent
ｓｐｅｎｔaａｌｏｎｇ
long
ｔｉｍｅ ａｌｓｏ ｏｖｅｒ ｂｒｅａｋｆａｓｔ， ｔａｓｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ ｄｉｓｈｅｓ， ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈｉｓ ｖａｌｅｔ
time also over breakfast, tasting the various dishes, talking to his valet
ａｂｏｕｔ ｓｏｍｅ
about someｎｅｗ
newｌｉｖｅｒｉｅｓ
liveries ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ
was ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ
thinking ｏｆ
of ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ ｍａｄｅ ｆｏｒ
getting made for ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｅｒｖａｎｔｓ ａｔSelby,
servants at Ｓｅｌｂｙ，and
ａｎｄgoing
ｇｏｉｎｇthrough
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ his
ｈｉｓcorrespondence.
ｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｎｃｅ． At
Ａｔ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ
of
ｔｈｅ ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓheｈｅsmiled.
the letters ｓｍｉｌｅｄ．Three
Ｔｈｒｅｅofｏｆthem
ｔｈｅｍbored
ｂｏｒｅｄ him.
ｈｉｍ． One
Ｏｎｅ ｈｅheｒｅａｄ
readｓｅｖｅｒａｌ
several
ｔｉｍｅｓ
times ｏｖｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ
over, and then ｔｏｒｅ
tore ｕｐ
up ｗｉｔｈ
withａaｓｌｉｇｈｔ ｌｏｏｋ of
slight look ｏｆ annoyance
ａｎｎｏｙａｎｃｅ ｉｎin ｈｉｓ
his
ｆａｃｅ．＂Ｔｈａｔ
face. ‘That ａｗｆｕｌ ｔｈｉｎｇ，a ａwoman’s
awful thing, ｗｏｍａｎ＇ｓ memory!’
ｍｅｍｏｒｙ！＂ as
ａｓ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｈａｄ
had ｏｎｃｅ
once
ｓａｉｄ．
said.
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｄｒｕｎｋ
drunkｈｉｓ
hisｃｕｐ
cupｏｆofｂｌａｃｋ
blackｃｏｆｌｅｅ，
coffee,ｈｅ heｗｉｐｅｄ
wipedｈｉｓ
hisｌｉｐｓ
lips ｓｌｏｗｌｙ
slowly
ｗｉｔｈ
withａa ｎａｐｋｉｎ，
napkin,ｍｏｔｉｏｎｅｄ
motionedｔｏtoｈｉｓ
hisｓｅｒｖａｎｔ
servantｔｏto ｗａｉｔ，
wait, ａｎｄ
and ｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｏｖｅｒ
overｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the
ｔａｂｌｅ
table ｓａｔ ｄｏｗｎ ａｎｄ
sat down andｗｒｏｔｅ
wroteｔｗｏ
twoｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ．
letters. Ｏｎｅ
Oneｈｅheｐｕｔ
putｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｐｏｃｋｅｔ，
pocket, ｔｈｅ
the
ｏｔｈｅｒ he
other ｈｅ ｈａｎｄｅｄ
handedｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｖａｌｅｔ．
valet.
Ｔａｋｅ
‘Takeｔｈｉｓthisｒｏｕｎｄ
roundｔｏto１５２， Ｈｅｒｔｆｏｒｄ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ，
, Hertford Ｆｒａｎｃｉｓ，and
Street, Francis, ａｎｄifｉｆMrＭｒCamp-
Ｃａｍｐ－
ｂｅｌｌ
bell ｉｓ ｏｕｔ ｏｆof town,
is out ｔｏｗｎ， ｇｅｔgetｈｉｓ
hisａｄｄｒｅｓｓ．’
address.’
Ａｓ
Asｓｏｏｎ
soonａｓas ｈｅ he ｗａｓ
wasａｌｏｎｅ，
alone,ｈｅ heｌｉｔ
lit aａcigarette,
ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ，and ａｎｄbegan
ｂｅｇａｎ sketching
ｓｋｅｔｃｈｉｎｇ uponｕｐｏｎ
ａa ｐｉｅｃｅ
piece ｏｆ ｐａｐｅｒ， ｄｒａｗｉｎｇ
of paper, drawingｆｉｒｓｔ ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ， and
first flowers, ａｎｄ ｂｉｔｓ ｏｆ architecture,
bits of ａｒｃｈｉｔｅｃｔｕｒｅ，and ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅｎ ｈｕｍａｎ ｆａｃｅｓ．
then human faces. Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
Suddenlyｈｅheｒｅｍａｒｋｅｄ
remarked ｔｈａｔ
thatｅｖｅｒｙ
everyｆａｃｅ
face ｔｈａｔ
that he ｈｅ drew
ｄｒｅｗ
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏｈａｖｅto haveａｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ
a fantasticｌｉｋｅｎｅｓｓ
likeness toｔｏBasil
ＢａｓｉｌHallward.¹
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ．＇HeＨｅｆｒｏｗｎｅｄ，
frowned, and,ａｎｄ，
ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇ
getting up,ｕｐ， went
ｗｅｎｔ ｏｖｅｒ
over toｔｏ the
ｔｈｅbookcase
ｂｏｏｋｃａｓｅ andａｎｄ ｔｏｏｋ ｏｕｔ aａ volume
took out ｖｏｌｕｍｅ ａｔ ｈａｚａｒｄ．
at hazard.
ＨｅHeｗａｓwasｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ
determinedｔｈａｔ that ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ
he would ｔｈｉｎｋ about
not think ａｂｏｕｔwhatｗｈａｔhadｈａｄhappened
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ
ｕｎｔｉｌ ｉｔ ｂｅｃａｍｅ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ
until it became absolutely necessary that he should do so. ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｄｏ ｓｏ．
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｈｅheｈａｄ hadｓｔｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ
stretchedｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｏｎonｔｈｅ theｓｏｆａ，
sofa, ｈｅhe ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
looked ａｔ at ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｉｔｅ－ｐａｇｅ
title-page ｏｆ ｔｈｅ book.
of the ｂｏｏｋ． ItＩｔwasｗａｓGautier’s
Ｇａｕｔｉｅｒ＇ｓ‘Émaux
Ｅｍａｕｘ ｅｔ Ｃａｍéｅｓ＇，Charpen-
et Camées’, Ｃｈａｒｐｅｎ－
ｔｉｅｒ＇ｓＪａｐａｎｅｓｅ－ｐａｐｅｒ
tier’s Japanese-paper edition, ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ，with ｗｉｔｈtheｔｈｅＪａｃｑｕｅｍａｒｔ
Jacquemart ｅｔｃｈｉｎｇ．
etching. TheＴｈｅ ｂｉｎｄ－
bind-
ｉｎｇ
ing ｗａｓ
wasｏｆofｃｉｔｒｏｎ－ｇｒｅｅｎ
citron-greenｌｅａｔｈｅｒ，
leather,ｗｉｔｈwithａ aｄｅｓｉｇｎ
designｏｆofｇｉｌｔ
gilt ｔｒｅｌｌｉｓ－ｗｏｒｋ
trellis-work and ａｎｄ
ｄｏｔｔｅｄ ｐｏｍｅｇｒａｎａｔｅｓ． Ｉｔ
dotted pomegranates. ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
It had been ｇｉｖｅｎ
given ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｂｙ
to him by Ａｄｒｉａｎ
AdrianＳｉｎｇｌｅｔｏｎ．
Singleton.
Ａｓ
As ｈｅhe ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turned ｏｖｅｒover ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｇｅｓ
pages ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅ fell
his eye ｆｅｌｌonｏｎtheｔｈｅpoem
ｐｏｅｍ about
ａｂｏｕｔ the ｔｈｅ hand
ｈａｎｄ
ｏｆ Ｌａｃｅｎａｉｒｅ， ｔｈｅ ｃｏｌｄ ｙｅｌｌｏｗ ｈａｎｄ ＇ｄｕ ｓｕｐｐｌｉｃｅ ｅｎｃｏｒｅ ｍａｌ ｌａｖéｅ＇， ｗｉｔｈ ｉｔｓ
of Lacenaire, the cold yellow hand ‘du supplice encore mal lavée’, with its

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

ｄｏｗｎｙ
downyｒｅｄredｈａｉｒｓ
hairsａｎｄ ｉｔｓits＇ｄｏｉｇｔｓ
and ｄｅ faune’.
‘doigts de ｆａｕｎｅ＇．HeＨｅglanced
ｇｌａｎｃｅｄ atａｔ his
ｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎ white
ｗｈｉｔｅ
ｔａｐｅｒ
taper fingers, shuddering slightly in spite of himself, and passed on,ｔｉｌｌ
ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ， ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｉｎｇ ｓｌｉｇｈｔｌｙ ｉｎ ｓｐｉｔｅ ｏｆ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， ａｎｄ ｐａｓｓｅｄ ｏｎ， till
ｈｅ ｃａｍｅ ｔｏto ｔｈｏｓｅ
he came ｌｏｖｅｌｙstanzas
those lovely ｓｔａｎｚａｓupon
ｕｐｏｎVenice:²
Ｖｅｎｉｃｅ：２－–
‘Ｓｕｒ
‘Sur une ｔｍｅgamme
ｇａｍｍｅ ｃｈｒｏｍａｔｉｑｕｅ，
chromatique,
ＬｅLeｓｅｉｎ
sein ｄｅde ｐｅｒｌｅｓ ｒｕｉｓｓｅｌａｎｔ
perles ruisselant,
ＬａLaＶｅｎｕｓ ｄｅ ｌ＂Ａｄｒｉａｔｉｑｕｅ
Vénus de l’Adriatique
Ｓｏｒｔ
Sort ｄｅ
de ｌｅａｕ
l’eauｓｏｎ sonｃｏｒｐｓ
corpsｒｏｓｅ
roseｅｌet ｂｌａｎｃ．
blanc.
Ｌｅｓ
Les ｄｏｍｅｓ，
dômes,ｓｕｒ
sur ｌ＇ａｚｕｒ
l’azur ｄｅｓ
des ｏｎｄｅｓ
ondes
Ｓｕｉｖａｎｔ
Suivantｌａla ｐｈｒａｓｅ
phrase ａｕ
auｐｕｒ
purｃｏｎｔｏｕｒ：
contour,
Ｓｅｎｇｌｅｎｔ
S’enflent ｃｏｍｍｅ
commeｄｅｓdesｇｏｒｇｅｓ
gorges ｒｏｎｄｅｓ
rondes
Ｑｕｅ
Queｓｏｕｌｅｒｅ
soulève ｕｎ
un ｓｏｕｐｉｒ
soupir ｄd’amour.
ａｍｏｕｒ．
Ｌ＇ｅｓｑｕｉｆ
L’esquif ａｂｏｒｄｅ
aborde ｅｔet ｍｅ
me ｄｅｐｏｓｅ．
dépose,
Ｊｅｔａｎｔ
Jetantｓｏｎ
sonａｍａｒｒｅ
amarreａｕauｐｉｌｉｅｒ，
pilier,
Ｄｅａｎｔ
Devantｕｎｅuneｆａｃａｄｅ
façadeｒｏｓｅ：
rose,
Ｓｕｒ ｌｅle marbre
Sur ｍａｒｂｒｅ ｄ d’un
ｕｎ ｅｓｃａｌｉｅｒ．’
escalier.’

Ｈｏｗ
Howｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ
exquisite ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ！ As
they were! Ａｓ one
ｏｎｅ read
ｒｅａｄ them,
ｔｈｅｍ， one
ｏｎｅ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemed ｔｏ to ｂｅ
be
ｆｌｏａｔｉｎｇ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅｅｎ ｗａｔｅｒｗａｙｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｐｉｎｋ ａｎｄ ｐｅａｒｌ ｃｉｔｙ， ｓｅａｔｅｄ
floating down the green waterways of the pink and pearl city, seated
ｉｎin ａa ｂｌａｃｋ
black ｇｏｎｄｏｌａ
gondola ｗｉｔｈ with ｓｉｌｖｅｒ ｐｒｏｗ ａｎｄ
silver prow andｔｒａｉｌｉｎｇ ｃｕｒｔａｉｎｓ．The
trailing curtains. Ｔｈｅ mere
ｍｅｒｅ
ｌｉｎｅｓ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ｔｏ
lines looked ｈｉｍ ｌｉｋｅ
to him ｔｈｏｓｅ ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ
like those ｌｉｎｅｓ ofｏｆturquoise-blue
straight lines ｔｕｒｑｕｏｉｓｅ－ｂｌｕｅ ｔｈａｔ ｆｏｌｌｏｗ
that follow
ｏｎｅ
one ａｓ as ｏｎｅ
one ｐｕｓｈｅｓ
pushes ｏｕｔ out ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the Ｌｉｄｏ．
Lido. Ｔｈｅ
The ｓｕｄｄｅｎ
suddenｆａｓｈｅｓ
flashesｏｆof ｃｏｌｏｕｒ
colour
ｒｅｍｉｎｄｅｄ
remindedｈｉｍ ｏｆ ofｔｈｅtheｇｌｅａｍ
him gleam ｏｆ ofｔｈｅtheｏｐａｌ－ａｎｄ－ｉｒｉｓ－ｔｈｒｏａｔｅｄ
opal-and-iris-throatedｂｉｒｄｓ birds ｔｈａｔ
that
ｆｌｕｔｔｅｒ
flutter roundｒｏｕｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ tall
ｔａｌｌhoneycombed
ｈｏｎｅｙｃｏｍｂｅｄ Ｃａｍｐａｎｉｌｅ，
Campanile,ｏｒorｓｔａｌｋ，stalk, ｗｉｔｈ
with ｓｕｃｈ
such
ｓｔａｔｅｌｙ ｇｒａｃｅ， through
stately grace, ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ theｔｈｅ dim,
ｄｉｍ， dust-stained
ｄｕｓｔ－ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ arcades.
ａｒｃａｄｅｓ． Leaning
Ｌｅａｎｉｎｇ back
ｂａｃｋ
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈａｌｆ－ｃｌｏｓｅｄ ｅｙｅｓ， heｈｅ kept
half-closed eyes, ｋｅｐｔ saying
ｓａｙｉｎｇ over
ｏｖｅｒ and
ａｎｄ over
ｏｖｅｒ to
ｔｏ himself:
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ：－–
“Ｄｃａｎｔ
‘Devantｕｎｅ uneｆａ？ａｄｅ
façadeｒｏｓｅ：
rose,
Ｓｕｒ ｌｅle ｍａｒｂｒｅ
Sur marbreｄ＇ｕｎ
d’unｅｓｃａｌｉｅｒ．’
escalier.’

Ｔｈｅ
The ｗｈｏｌｅ
wholeｏｆ
of Ｖｅｎｉｃｅ
Venice ｗａｓ
was ｉｎ
in ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｔｗｏ
two ｌｉｎｅｓ．
lines. HeＨｅ remembered
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ ｔｈｅthe
ａｕｔｕｍｎ
autumnｔｈａｔ
thatｈｅheｈａｄ
hadｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｔｈｅｒｅ，
there, ａｎｄ
and ａa ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderful ｌｏｖｅ
love ｔｈａｔ ｈａｄ
that had
ｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｔｏ
stirred him to ｍａｄ，
mad,ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ ｆｏｌｌｉｅｓ．There
delightful follies. Ｔｈｅｒｅwas
ｗａｓ romance
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ ｉｎ
in ｅｖｅｒｙ
every
ｐｌａｃｅ．Ｂｕｔ
place. But Ｖｅｎｉｃｅ，
Venice, ｌｉｋｅ Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ， had
like Oxford, ｈａｄ kept
ｋｅｐｔ the
ｔｈｅbackground
ｂａｃｋｇｒｏｕｎｄ for
ｆｏｒ romance,
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ，
ａｎｄ，
and, ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the ｔｒｕｅ ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ， background
true romantic, ｂａｃｋｇｒｏｕｎｄ ｗａｓ wasｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ，
everything, ｏｒ or ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ． Ｂａｓｉｌhad
everything. Basil ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ with
ｗｉｔｈ him
ｈｉｍ ｐａｒｔ ｏｆ the
part of ｔｈｅ time,
ｔｉｍｅ，andａｎｄ had
ｈａｄ gone
ｇｏｎｅ
ｗｉｌｄ
wild ｏｖｅｒ
over Ｔｉｎｔｏｒｅｔ．
Tintoret. Ｐｏｏｒ
PoorＢａｓｉｌ！ ｗｈａｔ ａa ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
Basil! what horrible ｗａｙ
wayｆｏｒfor ａa ｍａｎ
manｔｏtoｄｉｅ！
die!

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｈｅ
Heｓｉｇｈｅｄ，
sighed, ａｎｄ
and ｔｏｏｋ
took ｕｐ
upｔｈｅ
the ｖｏｌｕｍｅ
volumeａｇａｉｎ，
again,ａｎｄ
andｔｒｉｅｄ
triedｔｏto ｆｏｒｇｅｔ． Ｈｅ
forget. He
ｒｅａｄ
readｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｓｗａｌｌｏｗｓ
swallowsｔｈａｔ
thatｆｌｙ
fly ｉｎ
in ａｎｄ
and ｏｕｔ
outｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｃａｆｅatａｔSmyrna
little café Ｓｍｙｒｎａ
ｗｈｅｒｅ
where ｔｈｅ the Ｈａｄｊｉｓ
Hadjis ｓｉｔ ｃｏｕｎｔｉｎｇ their
sit counting ｔｈｅｉｒamber
ａｍｂｅｒ beads
ｂｅａｄｓ and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｔｕｒｂａｎｅｄ
the turbaned
ｍｅｒｃｈａｎｔｓ
merchantsｓｍｏｋｅ smoke ｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｌｏｎｇlongｔａｓｓｅｌｌｅｄ
tasselled ｐｉｐｅｓ
pipes ａｎｄ
andｔａｌｋtalk ｇｒａｖｅｌｙ
gravely ｔｏ ｅａｃｈ
to each
ｏｔｈｅｒ；
other; ｈｅ he ｒｅａｄ
read ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Obelisk
of the Ｏｂｅｌｉｓｋ in ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅPlace
ＰｌａｃｅdeｄｅlaｌａConcorde
Ｃｏｎｃｏｒｄｅ thatｔｈａｔ weeps
ｗｅｅｐｓ
ｔｅａｒｓ
tears ofｏｆ granite
ｇｒａｎｉｔｅ in ｉｎ its
ｉｔｓlonely
ｌｏｎｅｌｙsunless
ｓｕｎｌｅｓｓexile,
ｅｘｉｌｅ，and
ａｎｄlongs
ｌｏｎｇｓtoｔｏbeｂｅbackｂａｃｋ byｂｙ ｔｈｅ
the
ｈｏｔ
hot ｌｏｔｕｓ－ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
lotus-coveredＮｉｌｅ， Nile, ｗｈｅｒｅ
whereｔｈｅｒｅthereａｒｅareＳｐｈｉｎｘｅｓ，
Sphinxes,ａｎｄ andｒｏｓｅ－ｒｅｄ
rose-redｉｂｉｓｅｓ，
ibises,
ａｎｄ
and ｗｈｉｔｅ
whiteｖｕｌｔｕｒｅｓ
vultures ｗｉｔｈwithｇｉｌｄｅｄ
gilded ｃｌａｗｓ，
claws, ａｎｄandｃｒｏｃｏｄｉｌｅｓ，
crocodiles, ｗｉｔｈwith ｓｍａｌｌ
small ｂｅｒｙｌ
beryl
ｅｙｅｓ， ｔｈａｔ ｃｒａｗｌ ｏｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅｅｎ ｓｔｅａｍｉｎｇ ｍｕｄ； ｈｅ ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｂｒｏｏｄ over
eyes, that crawl over the green steaming mud; he began to brood ｏｖｅｒ
ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｖｅｒｓｅｓ ｗｈｉｃｈ， ｄｒａｗｉｎｇ
verses which, drawingｍｕｓｉｃ musicｆｒｏｍfromｋｉｓｓ－ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ
kiss-stainedｍａｒｂｌｅ，
marble,ｔｅｌｌ tell ｏｆ
of
ｔｈａｔ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ statue
that curious ｓｔａｔｕｅ thatｔｈａｔ Gautier
Ｇａｕｔｉｅｒ compares
ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｓ ｔｏtoａaｃｏｎｔｒａｌｔｏ
contralto ｖｏｉｃｅ，
voice, ｔｈｅ the
‘ｍｏｎｓｔｒｅ ｃｈａｒｍａｎｔ３that
‘monstre charmant’³ ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｕｃｈｅｓinｉｎtheｔｈｅporphyry-room
couches ｐｏｒｐｈｙｒｙ－ｒｏｏｍ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Louvre.
of the Ｌｏｕｖｒｅ．
Ｂｕｔ
Butａｆｔｅｒ
after aａ time
ｔｉｍｅ the
ｔｈｅ book
ｂｏｏｋ ｆｅｌｌ ｆｒｏｍhis
fell from ｈｉｓhand.
ｈａｎｄ．He Ｈｅ grew
ｇｒｅｗ nervous,
ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓ， and ａｎｄ ａa
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible fit ｆｉｔofｏｆterror
ｔｅｒｒｏｒcame ｃａｍｅover
ｏｖｅｒhim.ｈｉｍ．What
Ｗｈａｔ ifｉｆAlan
ＡｌａｎCampbell
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should
ｂｅ
be ｏｕｔ
out ｏｆ Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ？ Ｄａｙｓ
of England? Days ｗｏｕｌｄwouldｅｌａｐｓｅ
elapse ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before he ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｃｏｍｅ
comeｂａｃｋ． back.
Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
Perhaps ｈｅ he ｍｉｇｈｔ
might ｒｅｆｕｓｅ
refuse to ｔｏ come.
ｃｏｍｅ． WhatＷｈａｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｈｅ he ｄｏdo ｔｈｅｎ？
then? ＥｖｅｒｙEvery
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
moment ｗａｓwas ｏｆ ofｖｉｔａｌ
vital ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ．
importance.
Ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ ｇｒｅａｔ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ
They had been great friendsｏｎｃｅ，once,ｆｉｖｅfive ｙｅａｒｓ
years ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before －– ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost
ｉｎｓｅｐａｒａｂｌｅ， ｉｎｄｅｅｄ． Ｔｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｉｎｔｉｍａｃｙ ｈａｄ ｃｏｍｅ ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ｔｏ ａｎ ｅｎｄ．
inseparable, indeed. Then the intimacy had come suddenly to an end.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｔｈｅｙ theyｍｅｔ metｉｎinｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ
society now,ｎｏｗ， ｉｔ ｗａｓ only
it was ｏｎｌｙDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ GrayＧｒａｙ ｗｈｏwhoｓｍｉｌｅｄ：
smiled:
Ａｌａｎ
Alan Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ
Campbellｎｅｖｅｒ neverｄｉｄ．did.
Ｈｅ
He ｗａｓ wasａｎ anｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
extremely ｃｌｅｖｅｒ ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍａｎ，
clever young man, ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
though ｈｅ he ｈａｄ
hadｎｏ noｒｅａｌ real
ａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｉｏｎ
appreciationｏｆofｔｈｅ theｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ ａｒｔｓ， and
visible arts, ａｎｄ whatever
ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｓｅｎｓｅ of
little sense ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ beauty
ｂｅａｕｔｙ
ｏｆ
of ｐｏｅｔｒｙ
poetry ｈｅ he ｐｏｓｓｅｓｓｅｄ
possessed he ｈｅ ｈａｄ
had ｇａｉｎｅｄ
gained ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ
entirely from ｆｒｏｍ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
Dorian. Ｈｉｓ His
ｄｏｍｉｎａｎｔ
dominantｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ was
intellectual passion ｗａｓ for
ｆｏｒscience.
ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ．AtＡｔCambridge
Ｃａｍｂｒｉｄｇｅ he ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｓｐｅｎｔ
spent aａ great
ｇｒｅａｔ dealｄｅａｌ ofｏｆ hisｈｉｓtime
ｔｉｍｅworking
ｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ inｉｎ theｔｈｅLaboratory,
Ｌａｂｏｒａｔｏｒｙ， and ａｎｄ hadｈａｄ
ｔａｋｅｎ ａ ｇｏｏｄ ｃｌａｓｓ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｎａｔｕｒａｌ Ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ Ｔｒｉｐｏｓ４ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｙｅａｒ． Indeed,
taken a good class in the Natural Science Tripos⁴ of his year. Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
ｈｅheｗａｓ
wasｓｔｉｌｌ ｄｅｖｏｔｅｄ to
still devoted ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ study
ｓｔｕｄｙ ofｏｆchemistry,
ｃｈｅｍｉｓｔｒｙ， and ａｎｄ had
ｈａｄ ａa ｌａｂｏｒａｔｏｒｙ
laboratory ｏｆ of
ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ， ｉｎin ｗｈｉｃｈ
his own, whichｈｅheｕｓｅｄ usedｔｏtoｓｈｕｔshutｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｕｐupａｌｌ all ｄａｙ
dayｌｏｎｇ，
long,ｇｒｅａｔｌｙ
greatly ｔｏ to
ｔｈｅ
the ａｎｎｏｙａｎｃｅ
annoyanceｏｆofｈｉｓ his ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，
mother, ｗｈｏ whoｈａｄ hadｓｅｔsetｈｅｒ
herｈｅａｒｔ
heartｏｎ onｈｉｓhis ｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ
standing
ｆｏｒ Ｐａｒｌｉａｍｅｎｔ ａｎｄ
for Parliament and ｈａｄ
hadａa ｖａｇｕｅ
vagueｉｄｅａidea ｔｈａｔ
that aａ chemist
ｃｈｅｍｉｓｔ was ｗａｓ aａ person
ｐｅｒｓｏｎ who ｗｈｏ
ｍａｄｅ
madeｕｐupｐｒｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎｓ．
prescriptions. He Ｈｅ ｗａｓ
was ａｎ an ｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ ｍｕｓｉｃｉａｎ， however,
excellent musician, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，ａｓas
ｗｅｌｌ， and
well, ａｎｄ played
ｐｌａｙｅｄ both
ｂｏｔｈ ｔｈｅ the ｖｉｏｌｉｎ
violin and ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ piano
ｐｉａｎｏ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better thanｔｈａｎ most
ｍｏｓｔ
ａｍａｔｅｕｒｓ．
amateurs.Ｉｎ In ｆａｃｔ，
fact, itｉｔwasｗａｓmusic
ｍｕｓｉｃ that
ｔｈａｔhadｈａｄ first
ｆｉｒｓｔbrought
ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔhim ｈｉｍandａｎｄ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Ｇｒａｙ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ
Gray together －– ｍｕｓｉｃmusicａｎｄ andｔｈａｔthatｉｎｄｅｆｉｎａｂｌｅ
indefinable ａｔｔｒａｃｔｉｏｎ
attraction that ｔｈａｔ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemed ｔｏ to ｂｅbe ａｂｌｅ
able ｔｏ to ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ ｗｈｅｎｅｖｅｒ ｈｅ
exercise whenever he ｗｉｓｈｅｄ，
wished, ａｎｄ and ｉｎｄｅｅｄ
indeed

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  ＸＩＶ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅｄ ｏｆｔｅｎ without

exercised often ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ being
ｂｅｉｎｇ conscious
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ of
ｏｆ it.ｉｔ．They
Ｔｈｅｙhad
ｈａｄ met
ｍｅｔ at
ａｔ Lady
Ｌａｄｙ
Ｂｅｒｋｓｈｉｒｅ＇ｓ ｔｈｅ night
Berkshire’s the ｎｉｇｈｔ that
ｔｈａｔ Rubinstein⁵
Ｒｕｂｉｎｓｔｅｉｎ５ ｐｌａｙｅｄ
played ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ａｎｄ
andａｆｔｅｒ
after ｔｈａｔ ｕｓｅｄ
that used
ｔｏ ｂｅ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｓｅｅｎ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ ａｔ ｔｈｅ Ｏｐｅｒａ， ａｎｄ ｗｈｅｒｅｖｅｒ ｇｏｏｄ
to be always seen together at the Opera, and wherever good music ｍｕｓｉｃ
ｗａｓ
wasｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｏｎ．
on. Ｆｏｒ
For ｅｉｇｈｔｅｅｎ
eighteen ｍｏｎｔｈｓ
monthsｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｉｎｔｉｍａｃｙ
intimacy ｌａｓｔｅｄ． Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ
lasted. Campbell
ｗａｓ
was ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ａｔSelby
either at ＳｅｌｂｙRoyal
Ｒｏｙａｌ orｏｒ inｉｎGrosvenor
Ｇｒｏｓｖｅｎｏｒ Square.
Ｓｑｕａｒｅ． To
Ｔｏ ｈｉｍ，
him, ａｓ
as
ｔｏ many
to ｍａｎｙ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ，
others, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｗａｓ wasｔｈｅtheｔｙｐｅ
typeｏｆofｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulａｎｄ
andｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ
fascinatingｉｎ
in ｌｉｆｅ． Ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ ｏｒ
life. Whether ｎｏｔ aａ quarrel
or not ｑｕａｒｒｅｌ had
ｈａｄ taken
ｔａｋｅｎ
ｐｌａｃｅ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｔｈｅｍ
place between themｎｏ noｏｎｅ
oneｅｖｅｒ ｋｎｅｗ． But
ever knew. Ｂｕｔ suddenly
ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ remarked
ｒｅｍａｒｋｅｄ
ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ scarcely
that they ｓｃａｒｃｅｌｙspoke
ｓｐｏｋｅwhen
ｗｈｅｎ they
ｔｈｅｙmet,
ｍｅｔ，and
ａｎｄthat
ｔｈａｔCampbell
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
ａｌｗａｙｓ ｔｏ ｇｏ ａｗａｙ ｅａｒｌｙ ｆｒｏｍ ａｎｙ ｐａｒｔｙ ａｔ ｗｈｉｃｈ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
always to go away early from any party at which Dorian Ｇｒａｙ ｗａｓ
was
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ． Ｈｅ ｈａｄ
present. He had ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ，
changed,ｔｏｏ
too－–ｗａｓ
wasｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙ
strangely ｍｅｌａｎｃｈｏｌｙ
melancholyａｔatｔｉｍｅｓ，
times,
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ
appearedａｌｍｏｓｔ
almostｔｏtoｄｉｓｌｉｋｅ ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ music,
dislike hearing ｍｕｓｉｃ， and
ａｎｄ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself
ｐｌａｙ， ｇｉｖｉｎｇ asａｓhis
play, giving ｈｉｓexcuse,
ｅｘｃｕｓｅ，when
ｗｈｅｎ he
ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ called
ｃａｌｌｅｄ upon,
ｕｐｏｎ， that
ｔｈａｔ he
ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ so
ｓｏ
ａｂｓｏｒｂｅｄ
absorbedｉｎinｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
science ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｎｏ
noｔｉｍｅ
timeｌｅｆｔ ｉｎ which
left in ｗｈｉｃｈ ｔｏ ｐｒａｃｔｉｓｅ．And
to practise. Ａｎｄ
ｔｈｉｓ ｗａｓ certainly
this was ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙtrue.
ｔｒｕｅ．Every
Ｅｖｅｒｙday
ｄａｙheｈｅseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄtoｔｏbecome
ｂｅｃｏｍｅｍｏｒｅ
moreｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄ
interested
ｉｎin ｂｉｏｌｏｇｙ， ａｎｄ his
biology, and ｈｉｓ name
ｎａｍｅ ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ
appeared ｏｎｃｅ
once ｏｒor ｔｗｉｃｅ
twice ｉｎ
in ｓｏｍｅ
some ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｒｅｖｉｅｗｓ，inｉｎconnection
scientific reviews, ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｉｏｎ with
ｗｉｔｈ certain
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ curious
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ experiments.
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔｓ．
Ｔｈｉｓ
This ｗａｓ
was ｔｈｅ ｍａｎ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
the man DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｗａｓ wasｗａｉｔｉｎｇ
waitingｆｏｒ．
for. Ｅｖｅｒｙ
Every ｓｅｃｏｎｄ
second ｈｅ he
ｋｅｐｔ ｇｌａｎｃｉｎｇ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｃｌｏｃｋ． Ａｓ ｔｈｅ ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ ｗｅｎｔ ｂｙ ｈｅ ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ
kept glancing at the clock. As the minutes went by he became horribly
ａｇｉｔａｔｅｄ．
agitated. At Ａｔ last
ｌａｓｔheｈｅgotｇｏｔup,ｕｐ，andａｎｄbegan
ｂｅｇａｎtoｔｏpace
ｐａｃｅupｕｐandａｎｄdown
ｄｏｗｎ the
ｔｈｅ room,
ｒｏｏｍ，
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ｌｉｋｅ
like aａ beautiful
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ caged
ｃａｇｅｄ ｔｈｉｎｇ．
thing. HeＨｅ ｔｏｏｋ
tookｌｏｎｇ
longｓｔｅａｌｔｈｙ
stealthyｓｔｒｉｄｅｓ． Ｈｉｓ
strides. His
ｈａｎｄｓ
handsｗｅｒｅwereｃｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ
curiouslyｃｏｌｄ．cold.
Ｔｈｅ
The ｓｕｓｐｅｎｓｅ
suspense ｂｅｃａｍｅbecame ｕｎｂｅａｒａｂｌｅ．
unbearable. Time Ｔｉｍｅ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemed ｔｏ to ｈｉｍ
him ｔｏ to ｂｅ
be
ｃｒａｗｌｉｎｇ
crawling ｗｉｔｈwith ｆｅｅｔfeet ofｏｆlead,
ｌｅａｄ，while
ｗｈｉｌｅheｈｅbyｂｙmonstrous
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ winds
ｗｉｎｄｓ was
ｗａｓ ｂｅｉｎｇ
being
ｓｗｅｐｔ
swept ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towardsｔｈｅ theｊａｇｇｅｄ
jaggedｅｄｇｅedgeｏｆofｓｏｍｅ someｂｌａｃｋ
blackｃｌｅｆｔ
cleft ｏｆ
of ｐｒｅｃｉｐｉｃｅ．
precipice. He Ｈｅ
ｋｎｅｗ
knewｗｈａｔwhatｗａｓwas ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ
waiting ｆｏｒforｈｉｍ
himｔｈｅｒｅ；
there;ｓａｗ
sawｉｔit ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
indeed, ａｎｄ， ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｉｎｇ，
and, shuddering,
ｃｒｕｓｈｅｄ
crushed ｗｉｔｈwith ｄａｎｋdank ｈａｎｄｓ
handsｈｉｓ his ｂｕｒｎｉｎｇ
burning ｌｉｄｓ ａｓthough
lids as ｔｈｏｕｇｈ he ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｒｏｂｂｅｄ
robbedｔｈｅ theｖｅｒｙveryｂｒａｉｎ
brainｏｆofｓｉｇｈｔ， ａｎｄ ｄｒｉｖｅｎ
sight, and drivenｔｈｅtheｅｙｅｂａｌｌｓ
eyeballs ｂａｃｋ
backｉｎｔｏ
intoｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ｃａｖｅ．
cave. ItＩｔ was
ｗａｓ useless.
ｕｓｅｌｅｓｓ．The Ｔｈｅ brain
ｂｒａｉｎ had
ｈａｄ its
ｉｔｓown
ｏｗｎ food
ｆｏｏｄ onｏｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｔit battened,
ｂａｔｔｅｎｅｄ，
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ，
imagination, ｍａｄｅ madeｇｒｏｔｅｓｑｕｅ
grotesqueｂｙbyｔｅｒｒｏｒ，
terror, ｔｗｉｓｔｅｄ ａｎｄ ｄｉｓｔｏｒｔｅｄ
twisted and distorted
ａｓ
as aａ living
ｌｉｖｉｎｇthingｔｈｉｎｇbyｂｙ pain,
ｐａｉｎ，danced
ｄａｎｃｅｄ like
ｌｉｋｅsomeｓｏｍｅ foul
ｆｏｕｌ puppet
ｐｕｐｐｅｔ ｏｎ on ａa ｓｔａｎｄ，
stand,
ａｎｄ
and ｇｒｉｎｎｅｄ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ moving
grinned through ｍｏｖｉｎｇ ｍａｓｋｓ． Ｔｈｅｎ， ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ，
masks. Then, suddenly, Time Ｔｉｍｅ stopped
ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ
ｆｏｒ ｈｉｍ．Ｙｅｓ：
for him. Yes:ｔｈａｔthat ｂｌｉｎｄ， ｓｌｏｗ－ｂｒｅａｔｈｉｎｇ thing
blind, slow-breathing ｔｈｉｎｇcrawled
ｃｒａｗｌｅｄ no ｎｏ more,
ｍｏｒｅ， and
ａｎｄ
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｓ，Time
horrible thoughts, Ｔｉｍｅ being
ｂｅｉｎｇ dead,
ｄｅａｄ， raced
ｒａｃｅｄ ｎｉｍｂｌｙ
nimbly ｏｎ on ｉｎ
in ｆｒｏｎｔ， ａｎｄ
front, and
ｄｒａｇｇｅｄ
dragged ａa ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideous ｆｕｔｕｒｅ
future ｆｒｏｍ
from ｉｔｓ ｇｒａｖｅ， and
its grave, ａｎｄ showed
ｓｈｏｗｅｄ ｉｔ ｔｏ him.
it to ｈｉｍ． HeＨｅ
ｓｔａｒｅｄ ａｔ ｉｔ． Ｉｔｓ ｖｅｒｙ ｈｏｒｒｏｒ ｍａｄｅ ｈｉｍ ｓｔｏｎｅ．
stared at it. Its very horror made him stone.

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ａｔ
At ｌａｓｔ ｔｈｅdoor
last the ｄｏｏｒ opened,
ｏｐｅｎｅｄ， and
ａｎｄ ｈｉｓ ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ entered.
his servant ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ． He
Ｈｅ turned
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｇｌａｚｅｄ
glazed
ｅｙｅｓ ｕｐｏｎ ｈｉｍ．
eyes upon him.
‘Ｍｒ Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ， ｓｉｒ，＇ｓａｉｄ
‘Mr Campbell, ｔｈｅ man.
sir,’ said the ｍａｎ．
ＡA ｓｉｇｈ
sigh ｏｆ ｒｅｌｉｅｆbroke
of relief ｂｒｏｋｅfrom
ｆｒｏｍ his
ｈｉｓ parched
ｐａｒｃｈｅｄ lips,
ｌｉｐｓ，and
ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ colour
ｃｏｌｏｕｒ came
ｃａｍｅ
ｂａｃｋ
backｔｏto ｈｉｓ ｃｈｅｅｋｓ．
his cheeks.
‘Ａｓｋ
‘Ask him ｔｏ
ｈｉｍ ｃｏｍｅ ｉｎin ａｔat ｏｎｃｅ，
to come once, Ｆｒａｎｃｉｓ．＇ Ｈｅ ｆｅｌｔ
Francis.’ He ｔｈａｔ he
felt that ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
ａｇａｉｎ． Ｈｉｓ mood
again. His ｍｏｏｄ ｏｆ ｃｏｗａｒｄｉｃｅ had
of cowardice ｈａｄ passed
ｐａｓｓｅｄ away.
ａｗａｙ．
Ｔｈｅ
The ｍａｎ
manｂｏｗｅｄ，
bowed,ａｎｄ
andｒｅｔｉｒｅｄ． Ｉｎ aａ few
retired. In ｆｅｗmoments
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ Alan
Ａｌａｎ Campbell
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ
ｗａｌｋｅｄ
walkedｉｎ，
in, ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingｖｅｒｙ
veryｓｔｅｒｎ
sternａｎｄ
andｒａｔｈｅｒ
ratherｐａｌｅ，
pale,ｈｉｓ
hisｐａｌｌｏｒ
pallor ｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｉｎｔｅｎｓｉ－
intensi-
ｆｉｅｄ
fied by ｂｙ his
ｈｉｓcoal-black
ｃｏａｌ－ｂｌａｃｋhair
ｈａｉｒand
ａｎｄ dark
ｄａｒｋ eyebrows.
ｅｙｅｂｒｏｗｓ．
‘Ａｌａｎ！
‘Alan! this is kind of you. I thank you ｆｏｒ
ｔｈｉｓ ｉｓ ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｙｏｕ． Ｉ ｔｈａｎｋ ｙｏｕ ｃｏｍｉｎｇ．’
for coming.’
Ｉ‘I ｈａｄ ｉｎｔｅｎｄｅｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｔｏ ｅｎｔｅｒ ｙｏｕｒ ｈｏｕｓｅ ａｇａｉｎ， Ｇｒａｙ． Ｂｕｔ
had intended never to enter your house again, Gray. But ｙｏｕ
youｓａｉｄ
said
ｉｔ ｗａｓ aａ matter
it was ｍａｔｔｅｒ of
ｏｆ life
ｌｉｆｅand
ａｎｄdeath.’
ｄｅａｔｈ．＇His
Ｈｉｓvoice
ｖｏｉｃｅwas
ｗａｓhard
ｈａｒｄ and
ａｎｄ cold.
ｃｏｌｄ． He
Ｈｅ
ｓｐｏｋｅ
spoke ｗｉｔｈ
with ｓｌｏｗ
slow ｄｅｌｉｂｅｒａｔｉｏｎ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
deliberation. There was ａa ｌｏｏｋ
look ｏｆ ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｔ ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
of contempt the
ｓｔｅａｄｙ ｓｅａｒｃｈｉｎｇ gaze
steady searching ｇａｚｅ that
ｔｈａｔ he
ｈｅ turned
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ on
ｏｎ Dorian.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． Ｈｅ
Heｋｅｐｔ
keptｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄｓ ｉｎin
his hands
ｔｈｅ ｐｏｃｋｅｔｓ of
the pockets ｏｆ his
ｈｉｓAstrakhan
Ａｓｔｒａｋｈａｎ coat,
ｃｏａｔ，and
ａｎｄ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｎｏｔ
not ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｔｉｃｅｄ
to have noticed ｔｈｅ
the
ｇｅｓｔｕｒｅ
gesture ｗｉｔｈ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈｅ
with which he ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
beenｇｒｅｅｔｅｄ．
greeted.
＇Ｙｅｓ： ｉｔisｉｓa ａmatter
‘Yes: it ｍａｔｔｅｒofｏｆlifeｌｉｆｅ
andａｎｄdeath,
ｄｅａｔｈ，Alan,
Ａｌａｎ，and
ａｎｄtoｔｏmore
ｍｏｒｅ than
ｔｈａｎ one
ｏｎｅ
ｐｅｒｓｏｎ．
person. Ｓｉｔ ｄｏｗｎ．！
Sit down.’
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ
Campbellｔｏｏｋ
tookａ aｃｈａｉｒ
chairｂｙbyｔｈｅ
theｔａｂｌｅ， ａｎｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
table, and Dorianｓａｔ
sat ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｅ
opposite ｔｏ ｈｉｍ．
to him.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｔｗｏ
twoｍｅｎ＇ｓ
men’sｅｙｅｓ
eyesｍｅｔ．
met.ＩｎInＤｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’sｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｗａｓ
wasｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅ ｐｉｔｙ．He
infinite pity. Ｈｅ knew
ｋｎｅｗ
ｔｈａｔ ｗｈａｔ ｈｅ
that what he ｗａｓ
was ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｔｏ
to ｄｏ
do ｗａｓ
was ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ．
dreadful.
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After ａa strained
ｓｔｒａｉｎｅｄ moment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｏｆofｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ，
silence, ｈｅ
he ｌｅａｎｅｄ
leanedａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ａｎｄ
andｓａｉｄ，
said, ｖｅｒｙ
very
ｑｕｉｅｔｌｙ， ｂｕｔ watching
quietly, but ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ
the ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ
effects ofｏｆeach
ｅａｃｈword
ｗｏｒｄ upon
ｕｐｏｎ ｔｈｅ
the ｆａｃｅ ｏｆ him
face of ｈｉｍ he
ｈｅ
ｈａｄ
had ｓｅｎｔ
sent ｆｏｒ，＇Ａｌａｎ，
for, ‘Alan, ｉｎ
in aａ locked
ｌｏｃｋｅｄ room
ｒｏｏｍ ａｔat ｔｈｅ
the ｔｏｐ
top ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓhouse,
of this ｈｏｕｓｅ， aａroom
ｒｏｏｍ
ｔｏ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｎｏｂｏｄｙ
to which nobodyｂｕｔ
butｍｙｓｅｌｆ
myselfｈａｓ
hasａｃｃｅｓｓ，
access, ａa ｄｅａｄ
dead ｍａｎ
manｉｓisｓｅａｔｅｄ
seated ａｔ
at ａa
ｔａｂｌｅ． Ｈｅ has
table. He ｈａｓ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｄｅａｄ
deadｔｅｎ
tenｈｏｕｒｓ
hoursｎｏｗ．
now.Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｓｔｉｒ，
stir, ａｎｄ
andｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｌｏｏｋ
look ａｔ
at
ｍｅ
meｌｉｋｅ ｔｈａｔ．Who
like that. Ｗｈｏ ｔｈｅ
the ｍａｎ
manｉｓ， ｗｈｙ ｈｅ
is, why he ｄｉｅｄ，
died, ｈｏｗ
howｈｅheｄｉｅｄ，
died, ａｒｅ
are ｍａｔｔｅｒｓ
matters
ｔｈａｔ
that ｄｏ
do ｎｏｔ
not ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎ
concern ｙｏｕ．
you. Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｙｏｕ youｈａｖｅ ｔｏtoｄｏdoｉｓisｔｈｉｓ－＇
have this –’
‘Ｓｔｏｐ， Ｇｒａｙ．I Ｉdon’t
‘Stop, Gray. ｄｏｎ＇ｔwant
ｗａｎｔtoｔｏknow
ｋｎｏｗanything
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ further.
ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ．Whether
Ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ what
ｗｈａｔ
ｙｏｕ
you ｈａｖｅ
haveｔｏｌｄ
told ｍｅ
meｉｓisｔｒｕｅ
true ｏｒ
or ｎｏｔ
not ｔｒｕｅ，
true, ｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔ
doesn’t ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎ
concernｍｅ．
me.Ｉ Iｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ
entirely
ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ
decline ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be ｍｉｘｅｄ
mixedｕｐupｉｎinｙｏｕｒ
yourｌｉｆｅ．
life. Ｋｅｅｐ
Keepｙｏｕｒ
yourｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horribleｓｅｃｒｅｔｓ
secrets ｔｏ
to
ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ． Ｔｈｅｙ don’t
yourself. They ｄｏｎ＇ｔ interest
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔmeｍｅ any
ａｎｙ more.’
ｍｏｒｅ．＇
‘Ａｌａｎ， ｔｈｅｙ will
‘Alan, they ｗｉｌｌhave
ｈａｖｅ to
ｔｏ interest
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔyou.
ｙｏｕ． This
Ｔｈｉｓ one
ｏｎｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｈａｖｅ ｔｏ
will have to ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
interest
ｙｏｕ．
you. ＩI am
ａｍ ａｗｆｕｌｌｙ
awfully ｓｏｒｒｙ
sorry ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ， Alan.
for you, Ａｌａｎ． But
Ｂｕｔ ＩI can’t
ｃａｎ＇ｔ help
ｈｅｌｐ myself.
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ． You
Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ
are
ｔｈｅ one
the ｏｎｅ man
ｍａｎ ｗｈｏ
whoｉｓisａｂｌｅ
ableｔｏto ｓａｖｅ
save ｍｅ．
me.ＩI ａｍ
amｆｏｒｃｅｄ
forcedｔｏto ｂｒｉｎｇ
bring ｙｏｕ
youｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ
the

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  ＸＩＶ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｍａｔｔｅｒ．
matter. ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｎｏ
no ｏｐｔｉｏｎ．
option. Ａｌａｎ，
Alan, ｙｏｕ
you ａｒｅ
are ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ． Ｙｏｕknow
scientific. You ｋｎｏｗ about
ａｂｏｕｔ
ｃｈｅｍｉｓｔｒｙ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｏｆ ｔｈａｔ ｋｉｎｄ． Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｍａｄｅ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔｓ． Ｗｈａｔ
chemistry, and things of that kind. You have made experiments. What
ｙｏｕ
youｈａｖｅ
haveｇｏｔgotｔｏtoｄｏdoｉｓis ｔｏ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙ ｔｈｅ
to destroy the ｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｔｈａｔ
that ｉｓ ｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ－ｔｏ
is upstairs – toｄｅｓｔｒｏｙ
destroyｉｔit ｓｏ
so
ｔｈａｔ not
that ｎｏｔ aａ vestige
ｖｅｓｔｉｇｅ ofｏｆitｉｔwillｗｉｌｌbe ｂｅleft.ｌｅｆｔ． Ｎｏｂｏｄｙsaw
Nobody ｓａｗthis
ｔｈｉｓperson
ｐｅｒｓｏｎcome
ｃｏｍｅ ｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ
the
ｈｏｕｓｅ．
house. Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
Indeed, ａｔ ｔｈｅ present
at the ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ momentｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｈｅheｉｓis ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ
supposedｔｏtoｂｅbeｉｎin Ｐａｒｉｓ． Ｈｅ
Paris. He
ｗｉｌｌ ｎｏｔbeｂｅｍｉｓｓｅｄ
will not missed for ｆｏｒmonths.
ｍｏｎｔｈｓ．When Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｉｓｍｉｓｓｅｄ，
he is ｔｈｅｒｅmust
missed, there ｍｕｓｔbeｂｅｎｏｔｒａｃｅ
no trace
ｏｆ ｈｉｍ found
of him ｆｏｕｎｄ ｈｅｒｅ． Ｙｏｕ， Alan,
here. You, Ａｌａｎ， you
ｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ change
ｃｈａｎｇｅ ｈｉｍ，
him, ａｎｄ
and ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everything
ｔｈａｔ ｂｅｌｏｎｇｓ ｔｏto ｈｉｍ，
that belongs him,ｉｎｔｏ
intoａa ｈａｎｄｆｕｌ
handfulｏｆａｓｈｅｓ
of ashesｔｈａｔ
thatＩ Iｍａｙ
mayｓｃａｔｔｅｒ
scatterｉｎinｔｈｅ
theａｉｒ．＇
air.’
‘Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｍａｄ，
‘You are mad,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．＇’
Dorian.’
‘Ａｈ！
‘Ah! IＩ was
ｗａｓ waiting
ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ ｔｏto ｃａｌｌ
for you ｍｅ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．’
call me Dorian.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You ａｒｅ
are ｍａｄ，
mad,Ｉ Iｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ –－ ｍａｄ
tell you madｔｏto ｉｍａｇｉｎｅ
imagineｔｈａｔ
that ＩI ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｒａｉｓｅ
raise ａa
ｆｉｎｇｅｒ ｔｏ help
finger to ｈｅｌｐyou,
ｙｏｕ，mad
ｍａｄ ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｔｈｉｓ
to make this ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
monstrousｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ．
confession.ＩI ｗｉｌｌ ｈａｖｅ
will have
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｔｏtoｄｏ
doｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｉｓ ｍａｔｔｅｒ， whatever
this matter, ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｉｔit is.
ｉｓ．DoＤｏ you
ｙｏｕ think
ｔｈｉｎｋ IＩam
ａｍ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ
ｔｏ ｐｅｒｉｌmy
to peril ｍｙ reputation
ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ for
ｆｏｒ you?
ｙｏｕ？ What
Ｗｈａｔ ｉｓis ｉｔ
it toｔｏme
ｍｅ what
ｗｈａｔ ｄｅｖｉｌ＇ｓ ｗｏｒｋ you
devil’s work ｙｏｕ
ａｒｅ
are ｕｐupｔｏ？”
to?’
Ｉｔ
‘It ｗａｓ
wasｓｕｉｃｉｄｅ，
suicide,Ａｌａｎ．’
Alan.’
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｇｌａｄgladｏｆofｔｈａｔ．
that. Ｂｕｔ
But ｗｈｏ
whoｄｒｏｖｅ
droveｈｉｍhim ｔｏ to
ｉｔ？it?Ｙｏｕ，
You,Ｉ Iｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｆａｎｃｙ．’
fancy.’
＇Ｄｏ
‘Doｙｏｕ youｓｔｉｌｌ
still ｒｅｆｕｓｅ
refuse ｔｏto ｄｏ
doｔｈｉｓ
this ｆｏｒ
for ｍｅ？’
me?’
‘Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ IＩ refuse.
‘Of course ｒｅｆｕｓｅ． IＩ will
ｗｉｌｌhave
ｈａｖｅ absolutely
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ nothing
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏto ｄｏdoｗｉｔｈwithｉｔ．it. ＩI
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t careｃａｒｅ what
ｗｈａｔ ｓｈａｍｅ
shameｃｏｍｅｓ
comes ｏｎonｙｏｕ．you.ＹｏｕYou
ｄｅｓｅｒｖｅ
deserve ｉｔ itａｌｌ．
all. ＩI should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔnot
ｂｅ
be ｓｏｒｒｙ
sorry to ｔｏ see
ｓｅｅ youｙｏｕ disgraced,
ｄｉｓｇｒａｃｅｄ， publicly
ｐｕｂｌｉｃｌｙdisgraced.
ｄｉｓｇｒａｃｅｄ．How Ｈｏｗ dare
ｄａｒｅ ｙｏｕyou ａｓｋ
ask
ｍｅ，
me, ｏｆ of ａｌｌ ｍｅｎ ｉｎ
all men ｔｈｅ world,
in the ｗｏｒｌｄ， to ｔｏ mix
ｍｉｘ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ
myself ｕｐup ｉｎin ｔｈｉｓ ｈｏｒｒｏｒ？ IＩ should
this horror? ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
ｈａｖｅ
have ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thought ｙｏｕ you ｋｎｅｗ
knewｍｏｒｅ
moreａｂｏｕｔaboutｐｅｏｐｌｅ＇ｓ
people’sｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ．
characters. Your Ｙｏｕｒ ｆｒｉｅｎｄ
friend
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ HenryＷｏｔｔｏｎ
Wottonｃａｎ＇ｔ can’tｈａｖｅ
haveｔａｕｇｈｔ
taught ｙｏｕyou ｍｕｃｈ
muchａｂｏｕｔaboutｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｙ，
psychology,
ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ
whateverｅｌｓｅ elseｈｅheｈａｓhasｔａｕｇｈｔ
taughtｙｏｕ．you.Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
Nothing ｗｉｌｌ
willｉｎｄｕｃｅ
induceｍｅme ｔｏ toｓｔｉｒ
stirａa ｓｔｅｐ
step
ｔｏ ｈｅｌｐ you.
to help ｙｏｕ．You Ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ come
ｃｏｍｅ to ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅwrong
ｗｒｏｎｇ man.
ｍａｎ． Go Ｇｏ ｔｏ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ
to some ｙｏｕｒ
of your
ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ．Don’t
friends. Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ come
ｃｏｍｅ ｔｏ ｍｅ．＇
to me.’
‘Ａｌａｎ，
‘Alan, it was murder. I Ｉkilled
ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｍｕｒｄｅｒ． ｋｉｌｌｅｄhim.ｈｉｍ．YouＹｏｕdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔknowｋｎｏｗ what
ｗｈａｔ heｈｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｍａｄｅ
madeｍｅmeｓｕｆｆｅｒ． suffer. Ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ
Whateverｍｙmyｌｉｆｅ life ｉｓ， ｈｅ had
is, he ｈａｄ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｔｏto ｄｏ do ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅthe
ｍａｋｉｎｇ
making ｏｒ or ｔｈｅ
the ｍａｒｒｉｎｇ
marring ｏｆ of itｉｔthan
ｔｈａｎpoorｐｏｏｒHarry
Ｈａｒｒｙ has ｈａｓ had.
ｈａｄ．He Ｈｅ may
ｍａｙ ｎｏｔnot
ｈａｖｅ
haveｉｎｔｅｎｄｅｄ
intendedｉｔ， it, ｔｈｅ
the ｒｅｓｕｌｔ
result wasｗａｓ the
ｔｈｅ same.’
ｓａｍｅ．＇
＇Ｍｕｒｄｅｒ！
‘Murder!Ｇｏｏｄ Good Ｇｏｄ，
God,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｉｓ isｔｈａｔ
thatｗｈａｔ
whatｙｏｕ youｈａｖｅ
haveｃｏｍｅcome ｔｏ？to?Ｉ Iｓｈａｌｌ
shall
ｎｏｔ ｉｎｆｏｒｍ ｕｐｏｎ
not inform uponｙｏｕ． you.ＩｔItｉｓ ｎｏｔ my
is not ｍｙ ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ． Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ， without
business. Besides, ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ my ｍｙ ｓｔｉｒｒｉｎｇ
stirring
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ matter,
in the ｍａｔｔｅｒ， you ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ certain
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎtoｔｏbeｂｅarrested.
ａｒｒｅｓｔｅｄ． Ｎｏｂｏｄｙever
Nobody ｅｖｅｒcommits
ｃｏｍｍｉｔｓ aａ
ｃｒｉｍｅ
crime ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
without ｄｏｉｎｇ
doingｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｓｔｕｐｉｄ．stupid.ＢｕｔButＩI ｗｉｌｌ ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
will have nothing ｔｏ ｄｏ
to do
ｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔ．’it.’

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｍｕｓｔ
mustｈａｖｅ
haveｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｔｏtoｄｏdoｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔ． Ｗａｉｔ， wait
it. Wait, ｗａｉｔ aａ moment;
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ；
ｌｉｓｔｅｎ ｔｏ me.
listen to ｍｅ． Ｏｎｌｙ
Onlyｌｉｓｔｅｎ，
listen, Ａｌａｎ．
Alan. Ａｌｌ
All ＩI ask
ａｓｋ of
ｏｆ you
ｙｏｕ ｉｓ ｔｏ perform
is to ｐｅｒｆｏｒｍ ａa ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ
certain
ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔ． Ｙｏｕ ｇｏ ｔｏ ｈｏｓｐｉｔａｌｓ ａｎｄ ｄｅａｄ－ｈｏｕｓｅｓ，
scientific experiment. You go to hospitals and dead-houses, and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the
ｈｏｒｒｏｒｓ
horrors ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｄｏdoｔｈｅｒｅ
that you thereｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tａｆｆｅｃｔ
affect ｙｏｕ．
you. Ｉｆ ｉｎ some
If in ｓｏｍｅ ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideousｄｉｓ－
dis-
ｓｅｃｔｉｎｇ－ｒｏｏｍ
secting-roomｏｒor ｆｅｔｉｄ ｌａｂｏｒａｔｏｒｙ you
fetid laboratory ｙｏｕ found
ｆｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｉｓ ｍａｎ ｌｙｉｎｇ
this man ｏｎ ａa leaden
lying on ｌｅａｄｅｎ
ｔａｂｌｅ with
table ｗｉｔｈ red
ｒｅｄ gutters
ｇｕｔｔｅｒｓ scooped
ｓｃｏｏｐｅｄ ｏｕｔ
outｉｎin ｉｔ ｆｏｒ the
it for ｔｈｅ blood
ｂｌｏｏｄ to
ｔｏ flow
ｆｌｏｗ through,
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ，
ｙｏｕ
youｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simplyｌｏｏｋ
look ｕｐｏｎ
uponｈｉｍ
himａｓas ａｎ
an ａｄｍｉｒａｂｌｅ
admirable ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ． Ｙｏｕ would
subject. You ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｎｏｔ
not ｔｕｒｎ
turn ａa hair.
ｈａｉｒ． You
Ｙｏｕ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ
not ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ｔｈａｔ you
believe that ｙｏｕ were
ｗｅｒｅ doing
ｄｏｉｎｇ anything
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
ｗｒｏｎｇ．
wrong. Ｏｎ
Onｔｈｅtheｃｏｎｔｒａｒｙ，
contrary, ｙｏｕ
you ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ
probablyｆｅｅｌ
feel ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅ
that you were
ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｈｕｍａｎ ｒａｃｅ， ｏｒ ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｍ ｏｆ ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ
benefiting the human race, or increasing the sum of knowledge in the
ｗｏｒｌｄ，
world,ｏｒorｇｒａｔｉｆｙｉｎｇ
gratifyingｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ ｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ， orｏｒ something
intellectual curiosity, ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｏｆof ｔｈａｔ
that ｋｉｎｄ．
kind.
Ｗｈａｔ
What I want you to do is merely what you have often doneｂｅｆｏｒｅ．
Ｉ ｗａｎｔ ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｉｓ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ ｏｆｔｅｎ ｄｏｎｅ before.
Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
Indeed,ｔｏto ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙ
destroy ａa ｂｏｄｙ
bodyｍｕｓｔ
mustｂｅbeｆａｒ
farｌｅｓｓ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ than
less horrible ｔｈａｎ what
ｗｈａｔ you
ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ
are
ａｃｃｕｓｔｏｍｅｄ
accustomedｔｏtoｗｏｒｋａｔ．Ａｎｄ， ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ，
work at. And, ｉｔ ｉｓit isｔｈｅtheｏｎｌｙ
remember, onlyｐｉｅｃｅ
pieceｏｆ ｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅ
of evidence
ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
againstｍｅ．
me.ＩｆIfｉｔit is
ｉｓ discovered,
ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ， ＩI am
ａｍ ｌｏｓｔ； ａｎｄ ｉｔit isｉｓsure
lost; and ｓｕｒｅtoｔｏbeｂｅdiscovered
ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
ｕｎｌｅｓｓ you
unless ｙｏｕ ｈｅｌｐ
help ｍｅ．＇
me.’
Ｉｈａｖｅ
‘I haveｎｏnoｄｅｓｉｒｅ
desireｔｏtoｈｅｌｐ
help ｙｏｕ．
you. Ｙｏｕ
Youｆｏｒｇｅｔ
forgetｔｈａｔ．
that. IＩａｍ
amｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simplyｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ
indifferent
ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the ｗｈｏｌｅ
wholeｔｈｉｎｇ．
thing. Ｉｔ ｈａｓ nothing
It has ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｄｏ ｗｉｔｈ
to do with ｍｅ．＇
me.’
‘Ａｌａｎ，
‘Alan, IＩentreat
ｅｎｔｒｅａｔyou.ｙｏｕ．Think
Ｔｈｉｎｋ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ position
of the ｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ IＩ am
ａｍ ｉｎ． Ｊｕｓｔ before
in. Just ｂｅｆｏｒｅ you
ｙｏｕ
ｃａｍｅ
cameＩI ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ｆａｉｎｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ terror.
fainted with ｔｅｒｒｏｒ．YouＹｏｕ may
ｍａｙ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｔｅｒｒｏｒ
terror ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
yourself someｓｏｍｅ
ｄａｙ．
day. Ｎｏ！No! ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｏｆ of ｔｈａｔ． Ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ
that. Look ｔｈｅ matter
at the ｍａｔｔｅｒ ｐｕｒｅｌｙ
purely fromｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ
scientific pointｐｏｉｎｔofｏｆview.
ｖｉｅｗ．YouＹｏｕdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔinquire
ｉｎｑｕｉｒｅwhere
ｗｈｅｒｅ the
ｔｈｅ dead
ｄｅａｄ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things on ｏｎ
ｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｙｏｕyou ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔ
experimentｃｏｍｅ comeｆｒｏｍ．
from.Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｉｎｑｕｉｒｅ
inquireｎｏｗ．
now.Ｉ Iｈａｖｅ
haveｔｏｌｄ ｙｏｕ
told you
ｔｏｏ
too ｍｕｃｈ
muchａｓasｉｔit ｉｓ． Ｂｕｔ IＩ beg
is. But ｂｅｇ ofｏｆ you
ｙｏｕ to
ｔｏ do
ｄｏ this.
ｔｈｉｓ．We Ｗｅ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ
friends ｏｎｃｅ，
once,
Ａｌａｎ．’
Alan.’
＇Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
‘Don’t ｓｐｅａｋ
speak ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｔｈｏｓｅ
thoseｄａｙｓ，
days,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ：
Dorian:ｔｈｅｙ theyａｒｅ
areｄｅａｄ．’
dead.’
Ｔｈｅ
‘Theｄｅａｄ
deadｌｉｎｇｅｒ
linger ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ．
sometimes. Ｔｈｅ Theｍａｎ manｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ
upstairsｗｉｌｌ
will ｎｏｔ
not ｇｏgo ａｗａｙ．
away.
Ｈｅ
Heｉｓis ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ
sitting atａｔthe ｔｈｅtable
ｔａｂｌｅwithｗｉｔｈbowed
ｂｏｗｅｄ head
ｈｅａｄ and
ａｎｄ ｏｕｔｓｔｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ
outstretched ａｒｍｓ．arms.
Ａｌａｎ！ Alan!
Alan! Ａｌａｎ！ ifｉｆyou
ｙｏｕdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔcome
ｃｏｍｅ toｔｏ my
ｍｙ assistance
ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｃｅ IＩamａｍ ruined.
ｒｕｉｎｅｄ．Why,Ｗｈｙ， ｔｈｅｙ
they
ｗｉｌｌ ｈａｎｇ me,
will hang ｍｅ， Alan!
Ａｌａｎ！ Don’t
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ youｙｏｕ understand?
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ？ They Ｔｈｅｙ ｗｉｌｌ ｈａｎｇ ｍｅ
will hang meｆｏｒ for
ｗｈａｔ
whatＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｄｏｎｅ．’
done.’
‘Ｔｈｅｒｅ
‘There is ｉｓnoｎｏ good
ｇｏｏｄ ｉｎin prolonging
ｐｒｏｌｏｎｇｉｎｇ ｔｈｉｓthis ｓｃｅｎｅ．
scene. ＩI absolutely
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｒｅｆｕｓｅ
refuse ｔｏ ｄｏ
to do
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｉｎinｔｈｅ theｍａｔｔｅｒ．
matter.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｉｎｓａｎｅ of
is insane ｏｆ you
ｙｏｕ ｔｏ ａｓｋ me.’
to ask ｍｅ．＇
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｒｅｆｕｓｅ？”
refuse?’
‘Ｙｅｓ．’
‘Yes.’
Ｉｅｎｔｒｅａｔ
‘I entreatｙｏｕ，
you,Ａｌａｎ．’
Alan.’

１６２

  ＸＩＶ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
＇Ｉｔ
‘It isｉｓuseless.’
ｕｓｅｌｅｓｓ
Ｔｈｅ
Theｓａｍｅ
sameｌｏｏｋ
lookｏｆof ｐｉｔｙ
pity ｃａｍｅ
came ｉｎｔｏ
into Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’s ｅｙｅｓ． Ｔｈｅｎ ｈｅ
eyes. Then he
ｓｔｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ ｏｕｔ ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄ， ｔｏｏｋ ａ ｐｉｅｃｅ ｏｆ ｐａｐｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｗｒｏｔｅ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｏｎ
stretched out his hand, took a piece of paper, and wrote something on
ｉｔ． Ｈｅ read
it. He ｒｅａｄ ｉｔ ｏｖｅｒ twice,
it over ｔｗｉｃｅ， folded
ｆｏｌｄｅｄ ｉｔ ｃａｒｅｆｕｌｌｙ，and
it carefully, ａｎｄ pushed
ｐｕｓｈｅｄ ｉｔit ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｔｈｅ
the
ｔａｂｌｅ． Ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｄｏｎｅ
table. Having doneｔｈｉｓ， ｈｅ got
this, he ｇｏｔ up,
ｕｐ， and
ａｎｄ went
ｗｅｎｔ over
ｏｖｅｒ to
ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ window.
ｗｉｎｄｏｗ．
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ
Campbellｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔatｈｉｍ
himｉｎinｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ
surprise, and then ｔｏｏｋ
took ｕｐ
up ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｐｅｒ，
paper,
ａｎｄ
andｏｐｅｎｅｄ
openedｉｔ．it.Ａｓ
Asｈｅheｒｅａｄ
readｉｔ，
it, ｈｉｓ ｆａｃｅ became
his face ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｇｈａｓｔｌｙ
ghastlyｐａｌｅ，
pale,ａｎｄ
andｈｅheｆｅｌｌ
fell
ｂａｃｋ
back ｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ ｃｈａｉｒ． AＡ horrible
his chair. ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ sense
ｓｅｎｓｅ of
ｏｆ sickness
ｓｉｃｋｎｅｓｓcame
ｃａｍｅ over
ｏｖｅｒ ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｈｅ
Heｆｅｌｔ
felt
ａｓ
as ifｉｆhis
ｈｉｓheart
ｈｅａｒｔwas
ｗａｓbeating
ｂｅａｔｉｎｇ itself
ｉｔｓｅｌｆto ｔｏ ｄｅａｔｈin ｉｎsome
death ｓｏｍｅempty
ｅｍｐｔｙ hollow.
ｈｏｌｌｏｗ．
Ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｗｏ ｏｒ
After two ｔｈｒｅｅ minutes
or three ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ ｏｆｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ，Dorian
of terrible silence, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ turned
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ round,
ｒｏｕｎｄ，
ａｎｄ ｃａｍｅ ａｎｄ ｓｔｏｏｄ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｈｉｍ， ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄ ｕｐｏｎ ｈｉｓ
and came and stood behind him, putting his hand upon his shoulder. ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ．
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｓｏso ｓｏｒｒｙ ｆｏｒ you,
sorry for ｙｏｕ，Alan,’
Ａｌａｎ，＇heｈｅmurmured,
ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ， ‘but
ｂｕｔ you
ｙｏｕ ｌｅａｖｅ
leave meｍｅ ｎｏ
no
ａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅ．
alternative. IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ aａ ｌｅｔｔｅｒ ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ already.
letter written ａｌｒｅａｄｙ． Here
Ｈｅｒｅ ｉｔ ｉｓ．You
it is. Ｙｏｕ ｓｅｅ
see ｔｈｅ
the
ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ． IfＩｆ you
address. ｙｏｕ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ help
ｈｅｌｐ me,
ｍｅ， ＩI ｍｕｓｔ
mustｓｅｎｄ
sendｉｔ． Ｉｆ you
it. If ｙｏｕ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ help
ｈｅｌｐ me,
ｍｅ， ＩI
ｗｉｌｌ ｓｅｎｄ it.
will send ｉｔ．YouＹｏｕ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｗｈａｔ
whatｔｈｅtheｒｅｓｕｌｔ
result ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ． But
will be. Ｂｕｔ you
ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ
are ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｔｏ
to
ｈｅｌｐ
helpｍｅ．
me.ＩｔItｉｓis ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ
impossible ｆｏｒ
for ｙｏｕ
you ｔｏ
to ｒｅｆｕｓｅ
refuse ｎｏｗ．
now.Ｉ Iｔｒｉｅｄ
tried ｔｏ
to ｓｐａｒｅ
spare ｙｏｕ．
you.
Ｙｏｕ
Youｗｉｌｌ
will ｄｏ
doｍｅmeｔｈｅtheｊｕｓｔｉｃｅ
justice ｔｏ
to ａｄｍｉｔ
admitｔｈａｔ．
that. Ｙｏｕ
Youｗｅｒｅ
wereｓｔｅｒｎ，
stern, ｈａｒｓｈ，
harsh,
ｏｆｆｅｎｓｉｖｅ． Ｙｏｕ treated
offensive. You ｔｒｅａｔｅｄmeｍｅasａｓnoｎｏman
ｍａｎ has
ｈａｓ ever
ｅｖｅｒdared
ｄａｒｅｄtoｔｏtreat
ｔｒｅａｔmeｍｅ－ｎｏ
– no
ｌｉｖｉｎｇ ｍａｎ， ａｔatａｎｙ
living man, anyｒａｔｅ．
rate.ＩI ｂｏｒｅ
boreｉｔit ａｌｌ． Ｎｏｗ ｉｔit ｉｓis for
all. Now ｆｏｒ me
ｍｅ ｔｏto ｄｉｃｔａｔｅ
dictate ｔｅｒｍｓ．＇
terms.’
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ
Campbellｂｕｒｉｅｄ
buriedｈｉｓ
hisｆａｃｅ ｉｎ his
face in ｈｉｓhands,
ｈａｎｄｓ，and
ａｎｄa ａshudder
ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｐａｓｓｅｄ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
passed through
ｈｉｍ．
him.
‘Ｙｅｓ，
‘Yes, itｉｔis my
ｉｓ ｍｙturn
ｔｕｒｎtoｔｏdictate
ｄｉｃｔａｔｅ ｔｅｒｍｓ，
terms, Ａｌａｎ．You
Alan. Ｙｏｕknow
ｋｎｏｗ what
ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ
they ａｒｅ．
are.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｉｓis ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｓｉｍｐｌｅ． Ｃｏｍｅ， ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
simple. Come, don’tｗｏｒｋ
workｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
yourselfｉｎｔｏ
intoｔｈｉｓ
thisｆｅｖｅｒ．
fever.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｈａｓ
hasｔｏtoｂｅbeｄｏｎｅ．
done.Ｆａｃｅ ｉｔ，it,ａｎｄ
Face andｄｏdoｉｔ．＇
it.’
ＡAｇｒｏａｎ
groanｂｒｏｋｅ
brokeｆｒｏｍ
fromＣａｍｐｂｅｌｌ＇ｓ
Campbell’s ｌｉｐｓ，
lips,ａｎｄ
andｈｅheｓｈｉｖｅｒｅｄ
shiveredａｌｌ ｏｖｅｒ． The
all over. Ｔｈｅ
ｔｉｃｋｉｎｇ
ticking ofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅclock
ｃｌｏｃｋonｏｎthe
ｔｈｅmantelpiece
ｍａｎｔｅｌｐｉｅｃｅseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｔｏ
to him ｂｅ dividing
to be ｄｉｖｉｄｉｎｇ
Ｔｉｍｅ
Timeｉｎｔｏ
intoｓｅｐａｒａｔｅ
separateａｔｏｍｓ
atomsｏｆofａｇｏｎｙ，
agony,ｅａｃｈ
eachｏｆofｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｗａｓ
wasｔｏｏtooｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terrible ｔｏ
to
ｂｅbeｂｏｒｎｅ．
borne.ＨｅHeｆｅｌｔ
felt ａｓ
as ｉｆ ａｎ iron
if an ｉｒｏｎ ring
ｒｉｎｇwas
ｗａｓ being
ｂｅｉｎｇ slowly
ｓｌｏｗｌｙ tightened
ｔｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ
ｈｉｓ
his ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ， ａｓ ifｉｆthe
forehead, as ｔｈｅdisgrace
ｄｉｓｇｒａｃｅwith
ｗｉｔｈwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ threatened
ｔｈｒｅａｔｅｎｅｄ had
ｈａｄ
ａｌｒｅａｄｙ ｃｏｍｅ ｕｐｏｎ
already come uponｈｉｍ．him. Ｔｈｅ
Theｈａｎｄ
handｕｐｏｎ ｈｉｓhisｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ
upon shoulderｗｅｉｇｈｅｄ
weighedｌｉｋｅ
like aａ
ｈａｎｄ
handｏｆofｌｅａｄ．
lead. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ intolerable.
It was ｉｎｔｏｌｅｒａｂｌｅ． ItＩｔseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ to
ｔｏ crush
ｃｒｕｓｈ him.
ｈｉｍ．
‘Ｃｏｍｅ，
‘Come, Ａｌａｎ，
Alan, ｙｏｕ
youｍｕｓｔ
mustｄｅｃｉｄｅ
decideａｔatｏｎｃｅ．’
once.’
Ｉ‘I ｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannotｄｏdoｉｔ，＇ ｈｅ said,
it,’ he ｓａｉｄ，mechanically,
ｍｅｃｈａｎｉｃａｌｌｙ，asａｓthough
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ words
ｗｏｒｄｓ ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ａｌｔｅｒ
alter
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．
things.
‘Ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ． You
‘You must. Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
haveｎｏnoｃｈｏｉｃｅ．
choice. Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｄｅｌａｙ’
delay.’
ＨｅHeｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅｄ
hesitatedａaｍｏｍｅｎｔ．
moment.Ｉｓ ‘Is
ｔｈｅｒｅ ａ ｆｉｒｅ
there a fireｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｒｏｏｍ
roomｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ？”
upstairs?’

１６？
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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｙｅｓ，
‘Yes,ｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｉｓisａaｇａｓ－ｆｉｒｅ
gas-fire ｗｉｔｈ
with ａｓｂｅｓｔｏｓ．＇
asbestos.’
Ｉ‘I ｓｈａｌｌ ｈａｖｅ to
shall have ｔｏ go
ｇｏ home
ｈｏｍｅ ａｎｄ
andｇｅｔ
getｓｏｍｅ
someｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｌａｂｏｒａｔｏｒｙ．’
laboratory.’
‘Ｎｏ， Ａｌａｎ， you
‘No, Alan, ｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ not
ｎｏｔ leave
ｌｅａｖｅ the
ｔｈｅ house.
ｈｏｕｓｅ． Write
Ｗｒｉｔｅ out
ｏｕｔ on
ｏｎ ａa ｓｈｅｅｔ ｏｆ
sheet of
ｎｏｔｅ－ｐａｐｅｒ
note-paper ｗｈａｔ
what ｙｏｕ
youｗａｎｔ，
want,ａｎｄ
andｍｙmyｓｅｒｖａｎｔ
servantｗｉｌｌ
will ｔａｋｅ
take aａ cab
ｃａｂ and
ａｎｄ bring
ｂｒｉｎｇ
ｔｈｅ
the ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｂａｃｋ
backｔｏtoｙｏｕ．’
you.’
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ
Campbellｓｃｒａｗｌｅｄ
scrawledａaｆｅｗ
fewｌｉｎｅｓ， ｂｌｏｔｔｅｄ them,
lines, blotted ｔｈｅｍ， and
ａｎｄ ａｄｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ
addressed ａｎ
an
ｅｎｖｅｌｏｐｅ
envelopeｔｏtoｈｉｓ
his ａｓｓｉｓｔａｎｔ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｔｏｏｋ
assistant. Dorian tookｔｈｅ the ｎｏｔｅ
noteｕｐupａｎｄ
andｒｅａｄ
readｉｔitｃａｒｅｆｕｌｌｙ．
carefully.
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｈｅheｒａｎｇ
rangｔｈｅtheｂｅｌｌ，
bell,ａｎｄ
andｇａｖｅ ｉｔ itｔｏtoｈｉｓ
gave his ｖａｌｅｔ， ｗｉｔｈ ｏｒｄｅｒｓ
valet, with orders ｔｏto ｒｅｔｕｒｎ
return
ａｓas ｓｏｏｎ
soonａｓ
as ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ， ａｎｄ ｔｏ
possible, and ｂｒｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ
to bring ｔｈｉｎｇｓ with
the things ｗｉｔｈ him.
ｈｉｍ．
Ａｓ
As ｔｈｅ
the ｈａｌｌ ｄｏｏｒ shut,
hall door ｓｈｕｔ，Campbell
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓｌｙ，ａｎｄ，
started nervously, and, ｈａｖｉｎｇ
having ｇｏｔ
got
ｕｐ
up ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅthe ｃｈａｉｒ， ｗｅｎｔ over
chair, went ｏｖｅｒ to
ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ chimney-piece.
ｃｈｉｍｎｅｙ－ｐｉｅｃｅ． He
Ｈｅ ｗａｓ
wasｓｈｉｖｅｒｉｎｇ
shivering
ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa kind
ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ａｇｕｅ． For
of ague. Ｆｏｒ nearly
ｎｅａｒｌｙ twenty
ｔｗｅｎｔｙ minutes,
ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ， ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｏｆ the
neither of ｔｈｅ men
ｍｅｎ
ｓｐｏｋｅ．
spoke. AＡ ｆｌｙ ｂｕｚｚｅｄ ｎｏｉｓｉｌｙ
fly buzzed ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ
noisily about the ｒｏｏｍ，
room, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｔｉｃｋｉｎｇ
ticking ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｌｏｃｋ ｗａｓ ｌｉｋｅ
clock was ｔｈｅ beat
like the ｂｅａｔ ofｏｆaａhammer.
ｈａｍｍｅｒ．
Ａｓ
As ｔｈｅ
the ｃｈｉｍｅ
chime ｓｔｒｕｃｋ ｏｎｅ， Campbell
struck one, Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｒｏｕｎｄ，
round,ａｎｄ，
and,ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ａｔ
at
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ，
Gray,ｓａｗ
sawｔｈａｔ
thatｈｉｓ hisｅｙｅｓ
eyesｗｅｒｅ
wereｆｉｌｌｅｄ
filled ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｅａｒｓ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
tears. There ｗａｓ
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｐｕｒｉｔｙ
purity ａｎｄandｒｅｆｉｎｅｍｅｎｔ
refinementｏｆof ｔｈａｔ
that ｓａｄ
sad ｆａｃｅ ｔｈａｔ seemed
face that ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
ｔｏto enrage
ｅｎｒａｇｅ ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｙｏｕ
‘Youａｒｅ
areｉｎｆａｍｏｕｓ，
infamous,ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely ｉｎｆａｍｏｕｓ！？
infamous!’ ｈｅ ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ．
he muttered.
‘Ｈｕｓｈ， Ａｌａｎ： you
‘Hush, Alan: ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
have ｓａｖｅｄ
savedｍｙmyｌｉｆｅ，＇ ｓａｉｄ Dorian.
life,’ said Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
＇Ｙｏｕｒ
‘Yourｌｉｆｅ？ Ｇｏｏｄ ｈｅａｖｅｎｓ！
life? Good heavens!ｗｈａｔ
whatａ aｌｉｆｅ ｔｈａｔ is!ｉｓ！You
life that Ｙｏｕhave
ｈａｖｅ gone
ｇｏｎｅ from
ｆｒｏｍ
ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ
corruption ｔｏ ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ， and
to corruption, ａｎｄ now
ｎｏｗ ｙｏｕ
youｈａｖｅ
haveｃｕｌｍｉｎａｔｅｄ
culminatedｉｎinｃｒｉｍｅ．
crime. Ｉｎ
In
ｄｏｉｎｇ
doing ｗｈａｔ
whatＩIａｍ
amｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏtoｄｏ，
do,ｗｈａｔ
whatｙｏｕ ｆｏｒｃｅ
you forceｍｅme
ｔｏ toｄｏ，do,ｉｔitｉｓis not
ｎｏｔ of
ｏｆ your
ｙｏｕｒ
ｌｉｆｅ ｔｈａｔ IＩ am
life that ａｍ ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ．’
thinking.’
‘Ａｈ， Ａｌａｎ，’ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ
‘Ah, Alan,’ murmured Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｓｉｇｈ，
sigh, ‘IＩ wish
ｗｉｓｈ you
ｙｏｕ had
ｈａｄ ａa
ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄｔｈ
thousandth ｐａｒｔpart ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ ｐｉｔｙ for
the pity ｆｏｒme
ｍｅ that
ｔｈａｔ IＩhave
ｈａｖｅ for
ｆｏｒyou.’
ｙｏｕ．＇Ｈｅ
He ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turned
ａｗａｙ
away ａｓ
as ｈｅ
he ｓｐｏｋｅ，
spoke, ａｎｄ
and ｓｔｏｏｄ
stood ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ｏｕｔ
out ａｔ ｔｈｅ garden.
at the ｇａｒｄｅｎ． Campbell
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ
ｍａｄｅ
made ｎｏno ａｎｓｗｅｒ
answer.
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After about ｔｅｎ
ａｂｏｕｔ ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ ａa knock
ten minutes ｋｎｏｃｋ ｃａｍｅ
cameｔｏtoｔｈｅthe ｄｏｏｒ，
door, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
the ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ
servant
ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ， ｃａｒｒｙｉｎｇ aａ large
entered, carrying ｌａｒｇｅmahogany
ｍａｈｏｇａｎｙ ｃｈｅｓｔchest ｏｆ
of ｃｈｅｍｉｃａｌｓ， ｗｉｔｈ aａ long
chemicals, with ｌｏｎｇ
ｃｏｉｌ ｏｆ steel
coil of ｓｔｅｅｌand ａｎｄplatinum
ｐｌａｔｉｎｕｍ wire
ｗｉｒｅ and
ａｎｄ two
ｔｗｏ ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ－ｓｈａｐｅｄ
curiously-shaped ｉｒｏｎ
iron
ｃｌａｍｐｓ．
clamps.
‘Ｓｈａｌｌ
‘Shall I Ｉleave
ｌｅａｖｅthe
ｔｈｅthings
ｔｈｉｎｇｓhere,
ｈｅｒｅ，sir?’
ｓｉｒ？＂heｈｅasked
ａｓｋｅｄCampbell.
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ．
‘Ｙｅｓ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． ‘And
‘Yes,’ said Dorian. ＇Ａｎｄ ＩI am
ａｍ ａｆｒａｉｄ，
afraid, Ｆｒａｎｃｉｓ， ｔｈａｔ IＩ have
Francis, that ｈａｖｅ another
ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
ｅｒｒａｎｄ
errand ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ．What
for you. Ｗｈａｔ isｉｓthe
ｔｈｅname
ｎａｍｅ ofｏｆthe ｔｈｅman
ｍａｎ atａｔRichmond
Ｒｉｃｈｍｏｎｄ who ｗｈｏ
ｓｕｐｐｌｉｅｓ
supplies Ｓｅｌｂｙ
Selby ｗｉｔｈ
with ｏｒｃｈｉｄｓ？＂
orchids?’
＇Ｈａｒｄｅｎ，
‘Harden,ｓｉｒ．＇sir.’

１６４
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  ＸＩＶ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
‘Ｙｅｓ
‘Yes –－Harden.
Ｈａｒｄｅｎ． You
Ｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ go
ｇｏ down
ｄｏｗｎ ｔｏto Ｒｉｃｈｍｏｎｄ
Richmondａｔatｏｎｃｅ，
once, ｓｅｅ
see
Ｈａｒｄｅｎ
Harden personally, and tell him to send twice as many orchids as ＩI
ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｌｙ， ａｎｄ ｔｅｌｌ ｈｉｍ ｔｏ ｓｅｎｄ ｔｗｉｃｅ ａｓ ｍａｎｙ ｏｒｃｈｉｄｓ ａｓ
ｏｒｄｅｒｅｄ，
ordered, ａｎｄ
andｔｏtoｈａｖｅ
haveａｓasｆｅｗ
fewｗｈｉｔｅ
whiteｏｎｅｓ ａｓ asｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ．
ones possible.ＩｎInｆａｃｔ，
fact, ＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t
ｗａｎｔ
want any white ones. It is a lovely day, Francis, and Richmondｉｓis ａa
ａｎｙ ｗｈｉｔｅ ｏｎｅｓ． Ｉｔ ｉｓ ａ ｌｏｖｅｌｙ ｄａｙ， Ｆｒａｎｃｉｓ， ａｎｄ Ｒｉｃｈｍｏｎｄ
ｖｅｒｙ
veryｐｒｅｔｔｙ
pretty ｐｌａｃｅ， ｏｔｈｅｒｗｉｓｅ ＩI wouldn’t
place, otherwise ｗｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ ｂｏｔｈｅｒ
botherｙｏｕyouａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｉｔ．＇it.’
＇Ｎｏ
‘Noｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ，
trouble,ｓｉｒ． Ａｔ what
sir. At ｗｈａｔ ｔｉｍｅ
timeｓｈａｌｌ
shall ＩI be
ｂｅ back?’
ｂａｃｋ？＂
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｌｏｏｋｅｄ
looked ａｔ Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ． Ｈｏｗ
at Campbell. ｌｏｎｇ
‘How longｗｉｌｌ
willｙｏｕｒ
yourｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔ
experimentｔａｋｅ，
take,
Ａｌａｎ？” ｈｅ said,
Alan?’ he ｓａｉｄ， inｉｎaａ calm,
ｃａｌｍ， indifferent
ｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔvoice.
ｖｏｉｃｅ．The
Ｔｈｅ presence
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ ｏｆof ａa ｔｈｉｒｄ
third
ｐｅｒｓｏｎ
personｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ ｒｏｏｍ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
the room seemedｔｏtoｇｉｖｅ
give ｈｉｍ
himｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
extraordinary ｃｏｕｒａｇｅ．
courage.
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ ｆｒｏｗｎｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｂｉｔ ｈｉｓ ｌｉｐ． ＇Ｉｔ ｗｉｌｌ ｔａｋｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｆｉｖｅ
Campbell frowned, and bit his lip. ‘It will take about five ｈｏｕｒｓ，＇ ｈｅ
hours,’ he
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．
answered.
Ｉｔ
‘It ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ｔｉｍｅ
will be time ｅｎｏｕｇｈ，
enough,ｔｈｅｎ，
then,ｉｆif ｙｏｕ
you ａｒｅ
are ｂａｃｋ
backａｔatｈａｌｆ－ｐａｓｔ
half-past ｓｅｖｅｎ，
seven,
Ｆｒａｎｃｉｓ．
Francis. Ｏｒ
Orｓｔａｙ：
stay: ｊｕｓｔ ｌｅａｖｅmy
just leave ｍｙ things
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ out
ｏｕｔ for
ｆｏｒdressing.
ｄｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ．You
Ｙｏｕ can
ｃａｎ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｔｈｅ ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ ｔｏto ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ．
the evening yourself. IＩam
ａｍ not
ｎｏｔ dining
ｄｉｎｉｎｇ ａｔ ｈｏｍｅ， ｓｏso ＩI ｓｈａｌｌ
at home, ｎｏｔ want
shall not ｗａｎｔ
ｙｏｕ．
you.’
“Ｔｈａｎｋ
‘Thank ｙｏｕ，
you, ｓｉｒ，＇ｓａｉｄ ｔｈｅman,
sir,’ said the ｍａｎ， leaving
ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ the
ｔｈｅ room.
ｒｏｏｍ．
Ｎｏｗ，
‘Now,Ａｌａｎ，
Alan,ｔｈｅｒｅthereｉｓis ｎｏｔ
not aａ moment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｔｏtoｂｅbeｌｏｓｔ． Ｈｏｗ ｈｅａｖｙ
lost. How heavyｔｈｉｓ
this ｃｈｅｓｔ
chest
ｉｓ！ Ｉ＇ｌｌtake
is! I’ll ｔａｋｅit ｉｔforｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ．You
you. Ｙｏｕbring
ｂｒｉｎｇ the
ｔｈｅ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ things.’
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．＇He
Ｈｅ ｓｐｏｋｅ
spoke ｒａｐｉｄｌｙ，
rapidly,
ａｎｄ
andｉｎin ａｎ
an ａｕｔｈｏｒｉｔａｔｉｖｅ ｍａｎｎｅｒ． Campbell
authoritative manner. Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ ｆｅｌｔ ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｄ ｂｙ
felt dominated by ｈｉｍ．
him.
Ｔｈｅｙ ｌｅｆｔ ｔｈｅ ｒｏｏｍ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ．
They left the room together.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｔｈｅｙ
theyｒｅａｃｈｅｄ
reachedｔｈｅ
theｔｏｐ
topｌａｎｄｉｎｇ，
landing, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｔｏｏｋ
took ｏｕｔ
out ｔｈｅ ｋｅｙ and
the key ａｎｄ
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｉｔit in
ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅlock.
ｌｏｃｋ．Then
Ｔｈｅｎ he
ｈｅ stopped,
ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ， and
ａｎｄ aａ troubled
ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄ look
ｌｏｏｋ came
ｃａｍｅ ｉｎｔｏ
into
ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ．He
his eyes. Ｈｅ shuddered.
ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｅｄ． Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｔｈｉｎｋ IＩcan
don’t think ｃａｎ go
ｇｏin,
ｉｎ，Alan,’
Ａｌａｎ，＇heｈｅmurmured.
ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ．
＇Ｉｔ
‘It isｉｓnothing
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇtoｔｏme.
ｍｅ． IＩdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔrequire
ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅyou,’
ｙｏｕ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ， ｃｏｌｄｌｙ．
said Campbell, coldly.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｈａｌｆ
half ｏｐｅｎｅｄ
openedｔｈｅtheｄｏｏｒ．
door.ＡｓAsｈｅheｄｉｄ
didｓｏ，
so,ｈｅheｓａｗ
sawｔｈｅ
theｆａｃｅ
faceｏｆofｈｉｓ
his
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait ｌｅｅｒｉｎｇ
leering ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the ｓｕｎｌｉｇｈｔ． Ｏｎ ｔｈｅ
sunlight. On theｆｌｏｏｒ
floorｉｎinｆｒｏｎｔ
frontｏｆofｉｔit ｔｈｅ
the ｔｏｒｎ
torn
ｃｕｒｔａｉｎ ｗａｓ ｌｙｉｎｇ．
curtain was lying. HeＨｅ remembered
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ ｔｈａｔ that ｔｈｅ
the ｎｉｇｈｔ
night ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before he ｈｅ ｈａｄ
had
ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ，
forgotten, ｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅ
the ｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｉｍｅ in
first time ｉｎ his
ｈｉｓ life,
ｌｉｆｅ，toｔｏhide
ｈｉｄｅthe
ｔｈｅfatal
ｆａｔａｌcanvas,
ｃａｎｖａｓ，and
ａｎｄ was
ｗａｓ
ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｔｏ ｒｕｓｈ forward,
to rush ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ， when
ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ
he ｄｒｅｗ
drew ｂａｃｋ
backｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｓｈｕｄｄｅｒ．
shudder.
Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｗａｓ
wasｔｈａｔ
thatｌｏａｔｈｓｏｍｅ
loathsomeｒｅｄ
redｄｅｗ
dewｔｈａｔ
thatｇｌｅａｍｅｄ，
gleamed,ｗｅｔ
wetａｎｄ
andｇｌｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇ，
glistening,
ｏｎ
on ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ ｈａｎｄｓ， as
the hands, ａｓthough
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ the
ｔｈｅcanvas
ｃａｎｖａｓhadｈａｄsweated
ｓｗｅａｔｅｄblood?
ｂｌｏｏｄ？HowＨｏｗ
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible itｉｔwas!
ｗａｓ！－– more
ｍｏｒｅ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ，
horrible, itｉｔseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ toｔｏ him
ｈｉｍ for
ｆｏｒ the
ｔｈｅmoment,
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ，
ｔｈａｎ
than ｔｈｅ
the ｓｉｌｅｎｔ ｔｈｉｎｇ that
silent thing ｔｈａｔ he
ｈｅ knew
ｋｎｅｗ ｗａｓwasｓｔｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ
stretchedａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｔｈｅtheｔａｂｌｅ，
table,
ｔｈｅ thing
the ｔｈｉｎｇ whose
ｗｈｏｓｅ grotesque
ｇｒｏｔｅｓｑｕｅ misshapen
ｍｉｓｓｈａｐｅｎ ｓｈａｄｏｗ
shadowｏｎonｔｈｅ theｓｐｏｔｔｅｄ
spotted ｃａｒ－
car-
ｐｅｔ
pet ｓｈｏｗｅｄ
showedｈｉｍhim ｔｈａｔthat
ｉｔ itｈａｄ
hadｎｏｔnot
ｓｔｉｒｒｅｄ，
stirred,ｂｕｔ
butｗａｓwasｓｔｉｌｌ ｔｈｅｒｅ， as
still there, ａｓ he
ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｌｅｆｔ
left ｉｔ．
it.

１６５
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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｈｅ
Heｈｅａｖｅｄ
heavedａ aｄｅｅｐ
deepｂｒｅａｔｈ，
breath,ｏｐｅｎｅｄ
opened ｔｈｅtheｄｏｏｒ ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
door ｗｉｄｅｒ， and
a little wider, ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｈａｌｆ－ｃｌｏｓｅｄ ｅｙｅｓ ａｎｄ ａｖｅｒｔｅｄ ｈｅａｄ ｗａｌｋｅｄ ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ ｉｎ， ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ
half-closed eyes and averted head walked quickly in, determined that ｔｈａｔ
ｈｅ
he ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｎｏｔ
not ｌｏｏｋ
look ｅｖｅｎ
even ｏｎｃｅ
once ｕｐｏｎ
upon ｔｈｅ
the ｄｅａｄ
dead ｍａｎ．
man. Ｔｈｅｎ，
Then,ｓｔｏｏｐｉｎｇ
stooping
ｄｏｗｎ，
down,ａｎｄ
andｔａｋｉｎｇ
takingｕｐupｔｈｅ
theｇｏｌｄ－ａｎｄ－ｐｕｒｐｌｅ
gold-and-purpleｈａｎｇｉｎｇ，
hanging,ｈｅheｆｌｕｎｇ
flungｉｔitｒｉｇｈｔ
right
ｏｖｅｒ
overｔｈｅ
theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ．
picture.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｈｅheｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ，
stopped,ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
feeling ａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid ｔｏ ｔｕｒｎ round,
to turn ｒｏｕｎｄ， ａｎｄ
andｈｉｓ
his ｅｙｅｓ
eyes ｆｉｘｅｄ
fixed
ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ
themselves ｏｎ
onｔｈｅ
theｉｎｔｒｉｃａｃｉｅｓ
intricacies ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅpattern
ｐａｔｔｅｒｎbefore
ｂｅｆｏｒｅhim.
ｈｉｍ．He
Ｈｅ heard
ｈｅａｒｄ
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ
Campbellｂｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ
bringingｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｈｅａｖｙ
heavyｃｈｅｓｔ，
chest, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｉｒｏｎｓ，
irons, ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the ｏｔｈｅｒ
other
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｔｈａｔheｈｅhad
things that ｈａｄ required
ｒｅｑｕｉｒｅｄ for
ｆｏｒhisｈｉｓdreadful
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌwork.
ｗｏｒｋ．HeＨｅbegan
ｂｅｇａｎtoｔｏwonder
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
ｉｆ ｈｅ ａｎｄ Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｈａｄ ｅｖｅｒ ｍｅｔ， ａｎｄ， ｉｆ ｓｏ， ｗｈａｔ they
if he and Basil Hallward had ever met, and, if so, what ｔｈｅｙ had
ｈａｄ
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ ｏｆ
thought of ｅａｃｈ
eachｏｔｈｅｒ．
other.
＇Ｌｅａｖｅ
‘Leave ｍｅ meｎｏｗ，＇
now,’ｓａｉｄ
saidａa ｓｔｅｒｎ ｖｏｉｃｅ behind
stern voice ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｈｉｍ．
him.
Ｈｅ
Heｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedａｎｄ andｈｕｒｒｉｅｄ
hurriedｏｕｔ， out, ｊｕｓｔ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ that
just conscious ｔｈａｔthe
ｔｈｅdead
ｄｅａｄmanｍａｎ had
ｈａｄ
ｂｅｅｎ
beenｔｈｒｕｓｔ
thrust ｂａｃｋ
back ｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ ｃｈａｉｒ， and
the chair, ａｎｄ that
ｔｈａｔCampbell
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ ｗａｓ
wasｇａｚｉｎｇ
gazingｉｎｔｏinto ａa
ｇｌｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇ ｙｅｌｌｏｗ face.
glistening yellow ｆａｃｅ．AsＡｓheｈｅwas ｗａｓ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ downstairs
ｄｏｗｎｓｔａｉｒｓ heｈｅ heard
ｈｅａｒｄ ｔｈｅthe ｋｅｙ
key
ｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｌｏｃｋ．
lock.
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ long
It was ｌｏｎｇ after
ａｆｔｅｒseven
ｓｅｖｅｎwhenｗｈｅｎ Campbell
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ ｃａｍｅcameｂａｃｋ
backｉｎｔｏ
intoｔｈｅ
theｌｉｂｒａｒｙ．
library.
Ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｐａｌｅ， ｂｕｔ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｃａｌｍ． Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｄｏｎｅ ｗｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ａｓｋｅｄ me
He was pale, but absolutely calm. ‘I have done what you asked ｍｅ ｔｏto
ｄｏ，＇ ｈｅ ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ． ＇Ａｎｄ ｎｏｗ， ｇｏｏｄ－ｂｙｅ． Ｌｅｔ ｕｓ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｓｅｅ ｅａｃｈ other
do,’ he muttered. ‘And now, good-bye. Let us never see each ｏｔｈｅｒ
ａｇａｉｎ，＇
again.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｈａｖｅ haveｓａｖｅｄ
savedｍｅme ｆｒｏｍfrom
ｒｕｉｎ， Ａｌａｎ．
ruin, Ｉ ｃａｎｎｏｔ
Alan. ｆｏｒｇｅｔ
I cannot ｔｈａｔ，’
forget that,’ ｓａｉｄ
said
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｓｉｍｐｌｙ．
simply.
ＡｓAs ｓｏｏｎ
soonａｓ as Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ
Campbellｈａｄ hadｌｅｆｔ，
left, ｈｅ
he ｗｅｎｔ
wentｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
upstairs. There wasａa ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible
ｓｍｅｌｌ
smell ｏｆ of ｎｉｔｒｉｃ ａｃｉｄ inｉｎ the
nitric acid ｔｈｅroom.
ｒｏｏｍ． ＢｕｔBut ｔｈｅ
the ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ｔｈａｔ
that ｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ
sitting ａｔ
at
ｔｈｅ
the ｔａｂｌｅ ｗａｓ ｇｏｎｅ．
table was gone.

１６６

  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＶ

Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ，
evening,ａｔatｅｉｇｈｔ－ｔｈｉｒｔｙ， ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅｌｙ dressed,
eight-thirty, exquisitely ｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ， and
ａｎｄ wearing
ｗｅａｒｉｎｇ ａa ｌａｒｇｅ
large
ｂｕｔｔｏｎｈｏｌｅ ｏｆ Parma
buttonhole of Ｐａｒｍａ ｖｉｏｌｅｔｓ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
violets, Dorian Ｇｒａｙ was
ｗａｓ ｕｓｈｅｒｅｄ
ushered ｉｎｔｏ Ｌａｄｙ
into Lady
Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ＇ｓ
Narborough’sｄｒａｗｉｎｇ－ｒｏｏｍ
drawing-roomｂｙbyｂｏｗｉｎｇ
bowingｓｅｒｖａｎｔｓ．
servants. Ｈｉｓ
His ｆｏｒｃｈｅａｄ
forehead ｗａｓ
was
ｔｈｒｏｂｂｉｎｇ
throbbing ｗｉｔｈ
with ｍａｄｄｅｎｅｄ
maddened ｎｅｒｖｅｓ， ａｎｄand
nerves, ｈｅ he
ｆｅｌｔfeltｗｉｌｄｌｙ
wildlyｅｘｃｉｔｅｄ，
excited, ｂｕｔ
butｈｉｓ
his
ｍａｎｎｅｒ
manner ａｓasｈｅheｂｅｎｔ
bentｏｖｅｒ
overｈｉｓ
hisｈｏｓｔｅｓｓ＇ｓ ｈａｎｄ ｗａｓ
hostess’s hand wasａｓasｅａｓｙ
easy ａｎｄ
andｇｒａｃｅｆｕｌ
graceful ａｓ
as
ｅｖｅｒ． Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ one
ever. Perhaps ｏｎｅ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ seems
ｓｅｅｍｓ ｓｏ ｍｕｃｈ ａｔat ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
so much ｅａｓｅ as
one’s ease ａｓ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｏｎｅ
one ｈａｓ
has
ｔｏ ｐｌａｙ aａ part.
to play ｐａｒｔ．Certainly
Ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙnoｎｏ one
ｏｎｅ looking
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ atａｔ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ ｔｈａｔ
that ｎｉｇｈｔ
night
ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｈａｖｅ
have ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ
believed ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ had
that he ｈａｄ ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughａaｔｒａｇｅｄｙ
tragedyａｓas ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible
ａｓ ａｎｙ ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ
as any tragedy ｏｆ
of ｏｕｒ
our ａｇｅ．
age. Ｔｈｏｓｅ
Thoseｆｉｎｅｌｙ－ｓｈａｐｅｄ
finely-shaped ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ
fingers could never
ｈａｖｅ
have clutched a knife for sin, nor those smiling lips have cried out ｏｎ
ｃｌｕｔｃｈｅｄ ａ ｋｎｉｆｅ ｆｏｒ ｓｉｎ， ｎｏｒ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ ｌｉｐｓ ｈａｖｅ ｃｒｉｅｄ ｏｕｔ on
Ｇｏｄ
Godａｎｄ
andｇｏｏｄｎｅｓｓ．
goodness.ＨｅHeｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｏｔ
not ｈｅｌｐ
help ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ
wonderingａｔat ｔｈｅ ｃａｌｍ
the calm
ｏｆ
of ｈｉｓ ｄｅｍｅａｎｏｕｒ， ａｎｄ
his demeanour, andｆｏｒ
forａaｍｏｍｅｎｔ
momentｆｅｌｔfeltｋｅｅｎｌｙ
keenlyｔｈｅ
theｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terrible ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasure
ｏｆ
of aａ double
ｄｏｕｂｌｅ ｌｉｆｅ．
life.
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ aａ small
It was ｓｍａｌｌ party,
ｐａｒｔｙ，gotｇｏｔupｕｐrather
ｒａｔｈｅｒinｉｎa hurry
ａ ｈｕｒｒｙbyｂｙLadyＬａｄｙNarborough,
Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ，
ｗｈｏ
whoｗａｓ wasａa ｖｅｒｙ ｃｌｅｖｅｒ woman,
very clever ｗｏｍａｎ， ｗｉｔｈ
with ｗｈａｔ
what Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｕｓｅｄusedｔｏtoｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅ
describe
ａｓ
as ｔｈｅ
the ｒｅｍａｉｎｓ
remains ｏｆ of ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｒｅｍａｒｋａｂｌｅ ｕｇｌｉｎｅｓｓ．
really remarkable ugliness. She Ｓｈｅ hadｈａｄ proved
ｐｒｏｖｅｄ ａｎ an
ｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ
excellent wifeｗｉｆｅ toｔｏoneｏｎｅ ofｏｆour
ｏｕｒ most
ｍｏｓｔ tedious
ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ ambassadors,
ａｍｂａｓｓａｄｏｒｓ， and ａｎｄ ｈａｖｉｎｇ
having
ｂｕｒｉｅｄ
buried ｈｅｒ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ
her husband properly in ｉｎ aａmarble
ｍａｒｂｌｅ mausoleum,
ｍａｕｓｏｌｅｕｍ， ｗｈｉｃｈ which ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ
she had
ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ ｄｅｓｉｇｎｅｄ， and
herself designed, ａｎｄ married
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ ｏｆｆ ｈｅｒ daughters
off her ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒｓ ｔｏto ｓｏｍｅ
someｒｉｃｈ， rich, ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather
ｅｌｄｅｒｌｙ ｍｅｎ， ｓｈｅ
elderly men, she ｄｅｖｏｔｅｄ
devotedｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ
herselfｎｏｗ
nowｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅｓ
pleasuresｏｆof Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ
Frenchｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ，
fiction,
Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ
Frenchｃｏｏｋｅｒｙ，
cookery,ａｎｄ andＦｒｅｎｃｈ
French ｅｓｐｒｉｔ
espritｗｈｅｎ
when ｓｈｅsheｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｇｅｔgetｉｔ．it.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｗａｓ wasｏｎｅ oneｏｆofｈｅｒ
herｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌ
especial ｆａｖｏｕｒｉｔｅｓ，
favourites, and ａｎｄ she
ｓｈｅ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ ｔｏｌｄtold himｈｉｍ
ｔｈａｔ she
that ｓｈｅ was
ｗａｓ extremely
ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ ｇｌａｄ
glad ｓｈｅ
she ｈａｄ
hadｎｏｔnotｍｅｔmetｈｉｍhimｉｎinｅａｒｌｙ
earlyｌｉｆｅ．
life. ‘IＩ know,
ｋｎｏｗ，
ｍｙmyｄｅａｒ，
dear,ＩIｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｈａｖｅ haveｆａｌｌｅｎ
fallen ｍａｄｌｙ
madlyｉｎinｌｏｖｅ
love ｗｉｔｈ
with ｙｏｕ，＇ｓｈｅ
you,’ sheｕｓｅｄ usedｔｏtoｓａｙ，say,
‘ａｎｄ ｔｈｒｏｗｎ ｍｙ
‘and thrown myｂｏｎｎｅｔ
bonnet ｒｉｇｈｔ
rightｏｖｅｒ
overｔｈｅtheｍｉｌｌｓ
millsｆｏｒ
forｙｏｕｒ
yourｓａｋｅ．
sake.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｍｏｓｔ
is most
ｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅ
fortunate ｔｈａｔthat youｙｏｕ ｗｅｒｅ
wereｎｏｔ notｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｏｆofａｔat ｔｈｅ the ｔｉｍｅ．
time. Ａｓ Asｉｔit ｗａｓ，
was, ｏｕｒour

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｂｏｎｎｅｔｓ
bonnetsｗｅｒｅ
wereｓｏsoｕｎｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ，
unbecoming,ａｎｄand
ｔｈｅtheｍｉｌｌｓ
millsｗｅｒｅ
wereｓｏsoｏｃｃｕｐｉｅｄ
occupiedｉｎinｔｒｙｉｎｇ
trying
ｔｏ
to ｒａｉｓｅ ｔｈｅ wind,
raise the ｗｉｎｄ， that
ｔｈａｔ IＩ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ had
ｈａｄ even
ｅｖｅｎ ａa ｆｉｒｔａｔｉｏｎ ｗｉｔｈ anybody.
flirtation with ａｎｙｂｏｄｙ．
Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
However, that was all Narborough’s fault. He was dreadfullyｓｈｏｒｔ－
ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ａｌｌ Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ＇ｓ ｆａｕｌｔ． Ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌｌｙ short-
ｓｉｇｈｔｅｄ，and
sighted, ａｎｄ there
ｔｈｅｒｅ isｉｓnoｎｏpleasure
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅinｉｎtaking
ｔａｋｉｎｇinｉｎa husband
ａ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ who
ｗｈｏ ｎｅｖｅｒ
never
ｓｅｅｓ
sees ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ．’
anything.’
Ｈｅｒ
Herｇｕｅｓｔｓ
guests ｔｈｉｓ ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ ｗｅｒｅ
this evening wereｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ．
tedious. Ｔｈｅ
Theｆａｃｔ
fact ｗａｓ，
was, ａｓ
as ｓｈｅ
she
ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ
explained ｔｏ
to Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｂｅｈｉｎｄ
behind ａa ｖｅｒｙ
very ｓｈａｂｂｙ
shabbyｆａｎ，
fan, ｏｎｅ
one ｏｆ ｈｅｒ married
of her ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ
ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒｓ
daughtersｈａｄ
hadｃｏｍｅ
comeｕｐup
ｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
suddenlyｔｏtoｓｔａｙ
stay ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｅｒ， ａｎｄ， to
her, and, ｔｏ make
ｍａｋｅ
ｍａｔｔｅｒｓ
matters ｗｏｒｓｅ，
worse, ｈａｄ
hadａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ
actually ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtｈｅｒ
herｈｕｓｂａｎｄ
husbandｗｉｔｈwithｈｅｒ．
her.Ｉ ‘Iｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｉｔit
ｉｓ ｍｏｓｔ unkind
is most ｕｎｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｈｅｒ， my
of her, ｍｙ dear,’
ｄｅａｒ，＇ｓｈｅ
she ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ．
whispered. ＇Ｏｆ
‘Of ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
course ＩI go
ｇｏ and
ａｎｄ
ｓｔａｙ ｗｉｔｈthem
stay with ｔｈｅｍ every
ｅｖｅｒｙsummer
ｓｕｍｍｅｒ ａｆｔｅｒ
after I Ｉcome
ｃｏｍｅ from
ｆｒｏｍ Homburg,
Ｈｏｍｂｕｒｇ， ｂｕｔ
but ｔｈｅｎ
then
ａｎ
an ｏｌｄ ｗｏｍａｎ ｌｉｋｅ
old woman likeｍｅ
meｍｕｓｔ
mustｈａｖｅ ｆｒｅｓｈ
have freshａｉｒairｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ，
sometimes,ａｎｄ
andｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
besides, ＩI
ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｗａｋｅ them
really wake ｔｈｅｍ up.
ｕｐ． You
Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｋｎｏｗ
knowｗｈａｔ
whatａｎanｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ
existence ｔｈｅｙ
they ｌｅａｄ
lead
ｄｏｗｎ
downｔｈｅｒｅ．
there.ＩｔItｉｓis pure
ｐｕｒｅ ｕｎａｄｕｌｔｅｒａｔｅｄ
unadulteratedｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ
countryｌｉｆｅ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｇｅｔ
life. They getｕｐupｅａｒｌｙ，
early,
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
because ｔｈｅｙ
they ｈａｖｅ
have ｓｏso ｍｕｃｈ
muchｔｏtoｄｏ，
do,ａｎｄ
andｇｏgoｔｏto ｂｅｄ
bedｅａｒｌｙ
early ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
because ｔｈｅｙ
they
ｈａｖｅ
haveｓｏsoｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little toｔｏthink
ｔｈｉｎｋabout.
ａｂｏｕｔ．There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ has
ｈａｓ not
ｎｏｔ been
ｂｅｅｎ ａa ｓｃａｎｄａｌ
scandal ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｕｒｈｏｏｄ
neighbourhoodｓｉｎｃｅ sinceｔｈｅ
the ｔｉｍｅ
time ｏｆ Ｑｕｅｅｎ Ｅｌｉｚａｂｅｔｈ，
of Queen Elizabeth, and ａｎｄ ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｔｌｙ
consequently
ｔｈｅｙ
they ａｌｌ ｆａｌｌasleep
all fall ａｓｌｅｅｐafter
ａｆｔｅｒdinner.
ｄｉｎｎｅｒ．You
Ｙｏｕ ｓｈａ＇ｎ＇ｔ
sha’n’t ｓｉｔ ｎｅｘｔ either
sit next ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ofｏｆ them.
ｔｈｅｍ．
Ｙｏｕ
Youｓｈａｌｌ
shall ｓｉｔ ｂｙ me,
sit by ｍｅ， and
ａｎｄ ａｍｕｓｅ
amuseｍｅ．’
me.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ
murmuredａ aｇｒａｃｅｆｕｌ
graceful ｃｏｍｐｌｉｍｅｎｔ，
compliment, ａｎｄ and ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
looked ｒｏｕｎｄ
round ｔｈｅ the
ｒｏｏｍ．
room.Ｙｅｓ：
Yes:ｉｔ ｗａｓ certainly
it was ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ aａ tedious
ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓparty.
ｐａｒｔｙ．Two
Ｔｗｏ of
ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ he
ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｓｅｅｎ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ， and
seen before, ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ others
ｏｔｈｅｒｓ consisted
ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｅｄofｏｆErnest
ＥｒｎｅｓｔHarrowden,
Ｈａｒｒｏｗｄｅｎ， one
ｏｎｅ
ｏｆ ｔｈｏｓｅ middle-aged
of those ｍｉｄｄｌｅ－ａｇｅｄ mediocrities
ｍｅｄｉｏｃｒｉｔｉｅｓsoｓｏcommon
ｃｏｍｍｏｎ in ｉｎ London
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ｃｌｕｂｓ ｗｈｏ
clubs who
ｈａｖｅ
have ｎｏ
noｅｎｅｍｉｅｓ，
enemies,ｂｕｔ
butａｒｅ
areｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈｌｙ
thoroughlyｄｉｓｌｉｋｅｄ
dislikedｂｙbyｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ； Ｌａｄｙ
friends; Lady
Ｒｏｘｔｏｎ，
Roxton,ａｎanｏｖｅｒｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ
overdressed ｗｏｍａｎ
womanｏｆ ofｆｏｒｔｙ－ｓｅｖｅｎ，
forty-seven, ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｈｏｏｋｅｄ
hooked ｎｏｓｅ，
nose,
ｗｈｏ
whoｗａｓ
wasａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｔｒｙｉｎｇ
tryingｔｏto ｇｅｔ
get ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ ｃｏｍｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ， ｂｕｔ
herself compromised, but ｗａｓ
was ｓｏ
so ｐｅｃｕ－
pecu-
ｌｉａｒｌｙ ｐｌａｉｎthat
liarly plain ｔｈａｔtoｔｏherｈｅｒgreat
ｇｒｅａｔdisappointment
ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｍｅｎｔ no
ｎｏ one
ｏｎｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇａｇａｉｎｓｔ
anything againstｈｅｒ；
her; Ｍｒｓ
MrsＥｒｌｙｎｎｅ，
Erlynne,ａa ｐｕｓｈｉｎｇｎｏｂｏｄｙ，
pushing nobody, ｗｉｔｈ
withａ aｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
delightful
ｌｉｓｐ，and
lisp, ａｎｄVenetian-red
Ｖｅｎｅｔｉａｎ－ｒｅｄ hair;
ｈａｉｒ；Lady
Ｌａｄｙ Alice
ＡｌｉｃｅChapman,
Ｃｈａｐｍａｎ， ｈｉｓ
hisｈｏｓｔｅｓｓ＇ｓ ｄａｕｇｈ－
hostess’s daugh-
ｔｅｒ，ａ
ter, aｄｏｗｄｙ
dowdy ｄｕｌｌdullｇｉｒｌ，
girl,ｗｉｔｈ
withｏｎｅ
oneｏｆofｔｈｏｓｅ
thoseｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｓｔｉｃ
characteristicＢｒｉｔｉｓｈ
Britishｆａｃｅｓ，
faces,ｔｈａｔ，
that,
ｏｎｃｅ
once ｓｅｅｎ， ａｒｅ never
seen, are ｎｅｖｅｒ remembered;
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ； ａｎｄ
andｈｅｒ
her ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ，
husband,ａa ｒｅｄ－ｃｈｅｅｋｅｄ，
red-cheeked,
ｗｈｉｔｅ－ｗｈｉｓｋｅｒｅｄ
white-whiskeredｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅ
creature ｗｈｏ，
who,ｌｉｋｅ
like ｓｏ
so ｍａｎｙ
manyｏｆofｈｉｓ
his ｃｌａｓｓ， ｗａｓ under
class, was ｕｎｄｅｒ
ｔｈｅ
the ｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
impressionｔｈａｔ
thatｉｎｏｒｄｉｎａｔｅ
inordinateｊｏｖｉａｌｉｔｙ
joviality ｃａｎ
can ａｔｏｎｅ
atoneｆｏｒ
for ａｎ
anｅｎｔｉｒｅ
entire ｌａｃｋ ｏｆ
lack of
ｉｄｅａｓ．
ideas.
Ｈｅ
Heｗａｓ
wasｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｓｏｒｒｙ ｈｅ had
sorry he ｈａｄ ｃｏｍｅ，
come,ｔｉｌｌ Ｌａｄｙ Narborough,
till Lady Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ， ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingａｔ
at
ｔｈｅ great
the ｇｒｅａｔ ormolu
ｏｒｍｏｌｕ ｇｉｌｔ ｌｏｃｋ that
gilt clock ｔｈａｔ sprawled
ｓｐｒａｗｌｅｄ in
ｉｎ gaudy
ｇａｕｄｙ ｃｕｒｖｅｓ
curves ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｍａｕｖｅ－ｄｒａｐｅｄ
mauve-drapedｍａｎｔｅｌｓｈｅｌｆ， ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ： ‘How
mantelshelf, exclaimed: ＇Ｈｏｗ ｈｏｒｒｉｄ ｏｆHenry
horrid of Ｈｅｎｒｙ Wotton
Ｗｏｔｔｏｎ
ｔｏ be
to ｂｅ so
ｓｏ late!
ｌａｔｅ！I Ｉsent
ｓｅｎｔround
ｒｏｕｎｄtoｔｏhim
ｈｉｍthis
ｔｈｉｓmorning
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ on
ｏｎ chance,
ｃｈａｎｃｅ， and
ａｎｄ ｈｅ
he
ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ
promisedｆａｉｔｈｆｕｌｌｙ
faithfully ｎｏｔ
not ｔｏ
to ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔ
disappointｍｅ．’
me.’
Ｉｔ
It was some consolation ｔｈａｔ
ｗａｓ ｓｏｍｅ ｃｏｎｓｏｌａｔｉｏｎ Ｈａｒｒｙ ｗａｓ
that Harry was ｔｏ ｂｅ there,
to be ｔｈｅｒｅ， and
ａｎｄ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ
the
ｄｏｏｒ
door ｏｐｅｎｅｄ
openedａｎｄ
andｈｅheｈｅａｒｄ
heardｈｉｓ
hisｓｌｏｗ
slow ｍｕｓｉｃａｌ
musical ｖｏｉｃｅ
voice ｌｅｎｄｉｎｇ ｃｈａｒｍ ｔｏto
lending charm
ｓｏｍｅ
someｉｎｓｉｎｃｅｒｅ
insincereａｐｏｌｏｇｙ，
apology,ｈｅheｃｅａｓｅｄ
ceasedｔｏtoｆｅｅｌ ｂｏｒｅｄ．
feel bored.
Ｂｕｔ
Butａｔ ｄｉｎｎｅｒ ｈｅhe ｃｏｕｌｄ
at dinner could ｎｏｔ
not ｅａｔ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ． Ｐｌａｔｅ
eat anything. ａｆｔｅｒplate
Plate after ｐｌａｔｅwent
ｗｅｎｔ away
ａｗａｙ
ｕｎｔａｓｔｅｄ． Ｌａｄｙ Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ
untasted. Lady Narborough ｋｅｐｔ
keptｓｃｏｌｄｉｎｇ
scoldingｈｉｍ
himｆｏｒ
forｗｈａｔ
whatｓｈｅ
sheｃａｌｌｅｄ
called ＇ａｎ
‘an
ｉｎｓｕｌｔ
insult toｔｏpoor
ｐｏｏｒAdolphe,
Ａｄｏｌｐｈｅ， who
ｗｈｏ ｉｎｖｅｎｔｅｄ
invented ｔｈｅ
the ｍｅｎｕ
menu ｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ ｆｏｒyou’,
specially for ｙｏｕ＇，ａｎｄ
and
ｎｏｗ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ａｃｒｏｓｓ ａｔ ｈｉｍ， ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ ａｔ ｈｉｓ
now and then Lord Henry looked across at him, wondering at his
ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ ａｎｄ abstracted
silence and ａｂｓｔｒａｃｔｅｄ ｍａｎｎｅｒ．
manner.Ｆｒｏｍ
Fromｔｉｍｅtime
ｔｏ to
ｔｉｍｅ ｔｈｅthe
time ｂｕｔｌｅｒ ｆｉｌｌｅｄ
butler filledｈｉｓ
his
ｇｌａｓｓ ｗｉｔｈ champagne.
glass with ｃｈａｍｐａｇｎｅ． ＨｅHeｄｒａｎｋ
drankｅａｇｅｒｌｙ，
eagerly,ａｎｄandｈｉｓhisｔｈｉｒｓｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ
thirst seemed to
ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅ．
increase.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，’ｓａｉｄ
‘Dorian,’ said Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ａｔ atｌａｓｔ，
last, ａｓ
as ｔｈｅ
the ｃｈａｕｄ－ｆｏｉｉ＇ ｗａｓ ｂｅｉｎｇ
chaud-froid¹ was being
ｈａｎｄｅｄ
handedｒｏｕｎｄ，
round,ｗｈａｔ ｉｓ isｔｈｅ
‘what theｍａｔｔｅｒ
matterｗｉｔｈ
withｙｏｕ
youｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ？
to-night? Ｙｏｕ
Youａｒｅ
are ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite
ｏｕｔ
out ｏｆ ｓｏｒｔｓ
of sorts.’
Ｉ‘I ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe ｈｅ he ｉｓis inｉｎ love,’
ｌｏｖｅ，＇cried ｃｒｉｅｄLady
Ｌａｄｙ Narborough,
Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ， ＇ａｎｄ ‘andｔｈａｔthat ｈｅheｉｓis
ａｆｒａｉｄ ｔｏ ｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ ｆｏｒ ｆｅａｒ Ｉ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｊｅａｌｏｕｓ． Ｈｅ ｉｓ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｒｉｇｈｔ． ＩI
afraid to tell me for fear I should be jealous. He is quite right.
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainlyｓｈｏｕｌｄ．’
should.’
＇Ｄｅａｒ
‘Dear Lady Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ，’ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ
Ｌａｄｙ Narborough,’ murmured Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ，
smiling, Ｉ‘I ｈａｖｅ have ｎｏｔ
not
ｂｅｅｎ
beenｉｎ in ｌｏｖｅ
love forｆｏｒ aａwhole
ｗｈｏｌｅ weekｗｅｅｋ－ｎｏｔ，
– not,ｉｎin ｆａｃｔ， ｓｉｎｃｅMadame
fact, since Ｍａｄａｍｅ ｄｅdeＦｅｒｒｏｌ Ferrol
ｌｅｆｔ ｔｏｗｎ．’
left town.’
＇Ｈｏｗ
‘Howｙｏｕ youｍｅｎmen ｃａｎcanｆａｌｌfallｉｎin ｌｏｖｅ ｗｉｔｈ that
love with ｔｈａｔwoman!’
ｗｏｍａｎ！＇ exclaimed
ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｏｌｄ
the old
ｌａｄｙ．Ｉ
lady. ‘Iｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannotｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ
understandｉｔ．＇ it.’
‘Ｉｔ
‘It is ｉｓ ｓｉｍｐｌｙbecause
simply ｂｅｃａｕｓｅshe ｓｈｅremembers
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｓ ｙｏｕ youｗｈｅｎwhen ｙｏｕyouｗｅｒｅwere ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
a littleｇｉｒｌ，
girl,
Ｌａｄｙ
Lady Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ，＇ｓａｉｄ
Narborough,’ saidＬｏｒｄ Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
Henry. ＇Ｓｈｅ
‘She ｉｓisｔｈｅ
theｏｎｅ
oneｌｉｎｋ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｕｓ
link between us
ａｎｄ
andｙｏｕｒyourｓｈｏｒｔ
shortｆｒｏｃｋｓ．＇
frocks.’
‘Ｓｈｅ
‘She does ｄｏｅｓ notｎｏｔremember
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ ｍｙmyｓｈｏｒｔ shortｆｒｏｃｋｓ
frocksａｔat ａｌｌ， Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
all, Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ． Ｂｕｔ But ＩI
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ
remember ｈｅｒherｖｅｒｙveryｗｅｌｌwellａｔatＶｉｅｎｎａ
Vienna ｔｈｉｒｔｙ
thirty ｙｅａｒｓ
yearsａｇｏ，
ago,ａｎｄand ｈｏｗhowｄéｃｏｌｌｅｔｅｅ
décolletée
ｓｈｅ
she ｗａｓ
wasｔｈｅｎ．＇
then.’
Ｓｈｅ
‘Sheｉｓisｓｔｉｌｌ ｄｅｃｏｌｌｅｔｅｅ，＇
still décolletée,’ he ｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， taking
answered, ｔａｋｉｎｇ anａｎ ｏｌｉｖｅ
olive ｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｌｏｎｇ ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ；
his long fingers;
‘ａｎｄ when
‘and ｗｈｅｎ ｓｈｅsheｉｓis ｉｎ
in aａ very
ｖｅｒｙ ｓｍａｒｔ
smartｇｏｗｎgown ｓｈｅshe
ｌｏｏｋｓ ｌｉｋｅlikeａｎ an
looks ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ
éditionｄｅdeｌｕｘｅ
luxe
ｏｆ
of aａ bad
ｂａｄ Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ
Frenchｎｏｖｅｌ．
novel.Ｓｈｅ Sheｉｓisｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ，
wonderful,ａｎｄ and ｆｕｌｌfullｏｆofｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｓ．
surprises.
Ｈｅｒ
Her ｃａｐａｃｉｔｙ
capacity ｆｏｒ for ｆａｍｉｌｙ
family ａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ
affection isｉｓextraordinary.
ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ．When Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅｒ her ｔｈｉｒｄ
third
ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ
husbandｄｉｅｄ， died,ｈｅｒ herｈａｉｒ
hairｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turnedｑｕｉｔｅquiteｇｏｌｄ
goldｆｒｏｍfromｇｒｉｅｆ．？２
grief.’²
＇Ｈｏｗ
‘Howｃａｎ canｙｏｕ，
you,Ｈａｒｒｙ！＇
Harry!’ｃｒｉｅｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
cried Dorian.

１６ｇ
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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

＇Ｉｔ
‘It isｉｓa ａmost
ｍｏｓｔ romantic
ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ ｅｘｐｌａｎａｔｉｏｎ，＇ ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ ｔｈｅ
explanation,’ laughed the ｈｏｓｔｅｓｓ．
hostess. ＇Ｂｕｔ
‘But ｈｅｒ
her
ｔｈｉｒｄ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ， Lord
third husband, Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ！
Henry! Ｙｏｕ
Youｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｍｅａｎ
meanｔｏ toｓａｙsayＦｅｒｒｏｌ
Ferrolｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the
ｆｏｕｒｔｈ？＇
fourth?’
＇Ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ， Ｌａｄｙ Narborough.’
‘Certainly, Lady Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ．＇
＇Ｉ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ believe
‘I don’t ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ ａa ｗｏｒｄ
wordｏｆofｉｔ．＇
it.’
‘Ｗｅｌｌ， ａｓｋMr
‘Well, ask Ｍｒ Gray.
Ｇｒａｙ． ＨｅHeｉｓisｏｎｅ
oneｏｆofｈｅｒ
herｍｏｓｔ
mostｉｎｔｉｍａｔｅ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ．’
intimate friends.’
Ｉｓ
‘Is ｉｔ ｔｒｕｅ， Mr
it true, Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ？”
Gray?’
‘Ｓｈｅ ａｓｓｕｒｅｓme
‘She assures ｍｅ so,
ｓｏ，Lady
Ｌａｄｙ Narborough,’
Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ，＇ ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． ‘I
said Dorian. Ｉ ａｓｋｅｄ
asked ｈｅｒ
her
ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ，
whether, ｌｉｋｅ Ｍａｒｇｕｅｒｉｔｅ de
like Marguerite ｄｅ Navarre,
Ｎａｖａｒｒｅ， she
ｓｈｅ had
ｈａｄ their
ｔｈｅｉｒhearts
ｈｅａｒｔｓembalmed
ｅｍｂａｌｍｅｄ
ａｎｄ
andｈｕｎｇ
hungａｔatｈｅｒ herｇｉｒｄｌｅ． Ｓｈｅ ｔｏｌｄ
girdle. She ｍｅ ｓｈｅ
told me ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ，because
she didn’t, ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ none
ｎｏｎｅ of
ｏｆ them
ｔｈｅｍ
ｈａｄ
hadｈａｄ
hadａｎｙ anyｈｅａｒｔｓ
heartsａｔatａｌｌ．＇
all.’
＇Ｆｏｕｒ
‘Fourｈｕｓｂａｎｄｓ！
husbands!Ｕｐｏｎ Upon ｍｙ ｗｏｒｄ ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ
my word ｔｒｏｐ
that ｄｅ ｚｅｌｅ．’
is trop de zèle.’
‘Ｔｒｏｐ ｄ＇ａｕｄａｃｅ，３I Ｉtell
‘Trop d’audace,³ ｔｅｌｌher,’
ｈｅｒ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
said Dorian.
＇Ｏｈ！
‘Oh! ｓｈｅshe ｉｓ ａｕｄａｃｉｏｕｓ enough
is audacious ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｆｏｒ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ， my
for anything, ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ． Ａｎｄ ｗｈａｔ
dear. And whatｉｓis
Ｆｅｒｒｏｌ
Ferrol ｌｉｋｅ？
like? IＩdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔknow
ｋｎｏｗ ｈｉｍ．＇
him.’
‘Ｔｈｅ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄｓ ｏｆ
‘The husbands ｖｅｒｙ beautiful
of very ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌwomenｗｏｍｅｎ ｂｅｌｏｎｇ
belongｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the ｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌ
criminal
ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ，＇ｓａｉｄ
classes,’ said Lord Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｓｉｐｐｉｎｇ
sippingｈｉｓhis ｗｉｎｅ．
wine.
Ｌａｄｙ
Lady Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ
Narboroughｈｉｔ hitｈｉｍ
himｗｉｔｈ
withｈｅｒher ｆａｎ．＇Ｌｏｒｄ
fan. ‘Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ＩI ａｍ amｎｏｔ notａｔ at
ａｌｌ ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｓａｙｓ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ ｗｉｃｋｅｄ．＇
all surprised that the world says that you are extremely wicked.’
＇Ｂｕｔ
‘But ｗｈａｔ
whatｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｓａｙｓsaysｔｈａｔ？” ａｓｋｅｄ Lord
that?’ asked Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｅｌｅｖａｔｉｎｇ
elevatingｈｉｓ his ｅｙｅ－
eye-
ｂｒｏｗｓ．
brows. Ｉｔ ‘It ｃａｎ
can ｏｎｌｙ
only ｂｅbe ｔｈｅ ｎｅｘｔ world.
the next ｗｏｒｌｄ． Ｔｈｉｓ
This ｗｏｒｌｄ
worldａｎｄ
andＩIａｒｅ
are ｏｎ
on ｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ
excellent
ｔｅｒｍｓ．’
terms.’
＇Ｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ
‘EverybodyＩ Iｋｎｏｗ knowｓａｙｓ saysｙｏｕyouａｒｅareｖｅｒｙ
veryｗｉｃｋｅｄ，＇
wicked,’ｃｒｉｅｄ
criedｔｈｅtheｏｌｄoldｌａｄｙ，
lady,
ｓｈａｋｉｎｇ
shaking ｈｅｒ her ｈｅａｄ．
head.
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｌｏｏｋｅｄlookedｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ
seriousｆｏｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ．
for some moments.Ｉｔ‘Itｉｓis ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
perfectly mon-ｍｏｎ－
ｓｔｒｏｕｓ，’ｈｅ
strous,’ he said, ｓａｉｄ，atａｔlast,
ｌａｓｔ，＂ｔｈｅ
‘the wayｗａｙpeople
ｐｅｏｐｌｅgoｇｏabout
ａｂｏｕｔnowadays
ｎｏｗａｄａｙｓ ｓａｙｉｎｇ
saying
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ one
things against ｏｎｅ behind
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s ｂａｃｋ
backｔｈａｔ
thatａｒｅ
are ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely ａｎｄ
andｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ
entirely
ｔｒｕｅ．’
true.’
＇Ｉｓｎ＇ｔ
‘Isn’t he ｈｅ incorrigible?’
ｉｎｃｏｒｒｉｇｉｂｌｅ？＂cried ｃｒｉｅｄDorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， leaning
ｌｅａｎｉｎｇ forward
ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ ｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｃｈａｉｒ．
chair.
＇Ｉ ｈｏｐｅ ｓｏ，＇ｓａｉｄ
‘I hope so,’ said ｈｉｓ ｈｏｓｔｅｓｓ， laughing.
his hostess, ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ． ‘But
Ｂｕｔ ｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ｉｆ ｙｏｕ all
if you ａｌｌ worship
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ
Ｍａｄａｍｅ
Madame ｄｅ Ｆｅｒｒｏｌ
de Ferrol ｉｎ in
ｔｈｉｓthisｒｉｄｉｃｕｌｏｕｓ
ridiculousｗａｙ，
way,ＩI ｓｈａｌｌ ｈａｖｅ to
shall have ｔｏ marry
ｍａｒｒｙ ａｇａｉｎ
again
ｓｏ
soａｓas ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
beｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｆａｓｈｉｏｎ．’
fashion.’
Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｗｉｌｌ will ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｍａｒｒｙ
marryａｇａｉｎ，
again, Ｌａｄｙ
LadyＮａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ，’
Narborough,’ ｂｒｏｋｅbroke ｉｎ Ｌｏｒｄ
in Lord
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．＇Ｙｏｕ
Henry. ‘Youｗｅｒｅ wereｆａｒ farｔｏｏ
too ｈａｐｐｙ．
happy. Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenａ aｗｏｍａｎwoman ｍａｒｒｉｅｓ
marries ａｇａｉｎ
again ｉｔ itｉｓis
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
becauseｓｈｅ sheｄｅｔｅｓｔｅｄ
detestedｈｅｒ her ｆｉｒｓｔ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ． When
first husband. Ｗｈｅｎ ａaｍａｎ
manｍａｒｒｉｅｓ
marriesａｇａｉｎ，ｉｔ
again, itｉｓis
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｈｅ ａｄｏｒｅｄ ｈｉｓ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｗｉｆｅ． Ｗｏｍｅｎ ｔｒｙ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｌｕｃｋ； ｍｅｎ ｒｉｓｋ ｔｈｅｉｒｓ．＇
because he adored his first wife. Women try their luck; men risk theirs.’

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  ＸＶ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 

‘Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ
‘Narboroughｗａｓｎ＇ｔ
wasn’tｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ
perfect,’ criedｔｈｅ
theｏｌｄ
oldｌａｄｙ．
lady.
Ｉｆ ｈｅ had
‘If he ｈａｄ been,
ｂｅｅｎ， you
ｙｏｕ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ ｈａｖｅ ｌｏｖｅｄ
not have ｈｉｍ， my
loved him, ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ
dear ｌａｄｙ，＇ｗａｓ
lady,’ was
ｔｈｅ ｒｅｊｏｉｎｄｅｒ．‘Women
the rejoinder. Ｗｏｍｅｎ ｌｏｖｅ loveｕｓusｆｏｒ
for ｏｕｒ
our ｄｅｆｅｃｔｓ．
defects. IfＩｆwe ｗｅhave
ｈａｖｅ enough
ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｏｆ of
ｔｈｅｍ ｔｈｅｙ ｗｉｌｌ ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ ｕｓ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ， ｅｖｅｎ
them they will forgive us everything, even our intellects. You ｏｕｒ ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｓ． Ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ
will
ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ａｓｋ ask ｍｅ meｔｏtoｄｉｎｎｅｒ
dinnerａｇａｉｎ，again,ａｆｔｅｒ
after ｓａｙｉｎｇ
saying ｔｈｉｓ，
this, IＩ am ａｍ ａｆｒａｉｄ，
afraid, Lady Ｌａｄｙ
Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ；
Narborough; ｂｕｔ but
ｉｔ ｉｓit isｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｔｒｕｅ．’
true.’
‘Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ itｉｔis ｉｓ
‘Of course ｔｒｕｅ，
true, LordＬｏｒｄHenry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．IfＩｆweｗｅwomen
ｗｏｍｅｎ ｄｉｄdid ｎｏｔ
not ｌｏｖｅ
love ｙｏｕ
youｆｏｒfor
ｙｏｕｒ
your ｄｅｆｅｃｔｓ， ｗｈｅｒｅ would
defects, where ｗｏｕｌｄ ｙｏｕ youａｌｌ ｂｅ？ Not
all be? Ｎｏｔ one
ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｙｏｕ would
of you ｗｏｕｌｄ ｅｖｅｒever ｂｅbe
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ．
married. Ｙｏｕ Youｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｂｅbeａ aｓｅｔ setｏｆof ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅ
unfortunate ｂａｃｈｅｌｏｒｓ．
bachelors. Not, Ｎｏｔ， however,
ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
ｔｈａｔ ｔｈａｔwould
that that ｗｏｕｌｄ alter
ａｌｔｅｒyou ｙｏｕmuch.
ｍｕｃｈ． Nowadays
Ｎｏｗａｄａｙｓ ａｌｌ all ｔｈｅ ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ ｍｅｎ
the married menｌｉｖｅlive
ｌｉｋｅ ｂａｃｈｅｌｏｒｓ， and
like bachelors, ａｎｄ allａｌｌtheｔｈｅbachelors
ｂａｃｈｅｌｏｒｓ like
ｌｉｋｅmarried
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ men.’
ｍｅｎ．＇
‘Ｆｉｎ
‘Fin deｄｅsiècle,’⁴
ｓｉｅｄｌｅ，’４
murmuredｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
＇Ｆｉｎ
‘Fin ｄｕ
du ｇｌｏｂｅ，’ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ ｈｉｓ
globe,’ answered his ｈｏｓｔｅｓｓ．
hostess.
Ｉ ｗｉｓｈ ｉｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｆｎ ｄｕ ｇｌｏｂｅ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｓｉｇｈ． Ｌｉｆｅ ｉｓ ａ ｇｒｅａｔ
‘I wish it were fin du globe,’ said Dorian, with a sigh. ‘Life is a great
ｄｉｓａｐｐｏｉｎｔｍｅｎｔ．’
disappointment.’
‘Ａｈ，ｍｙ
‘Ah, my ｄｅａｒ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ
dear,’ cried Lady Ｌａｄｙ Narborough,
Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ，ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ
puttingｏｎonｈｅｒ herｇｌｏｖｅｓ，＇ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
gloves, ‘don’t
ｔｅｌｌmeｍｅthat
tell ｔｈａｔyou ｙｏｕhave
ｈａｖｅexhausted
ｅｘｈａｕｓｔｅｄLife.Ｌｉｆｅ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ aａ man
ｍａｎ ｓａｙｓ ｔｈａｔ one
says that ｏｎｅ knows
ｋｎｏｗｓ
ｔｈａｔ Ｌｉｆｅ ｈａｓ ｅｘｈａｕｓｔｅｄ ｈｉｍ． Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｉｓ ｖｅｒｙ ｗｉｃｋｅｄ， ａｎｄ ＩI
that Life has exhausted him. Lord Henry is very wicked, and
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｗｉｓｈ wish ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ hadｈａｄ been;
ｂｅｅｎ； butｂｕｔ you
ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ made
ｍａｄｅ ｔｏ ｂｅ good
to be ｇｏｏｄ －– youｙｏｕ
ｌｏｏｋ
look so ｓｏ good.
ｇｏｏｄ． IＩ must
ｍｕｓｔ findｆｉｎｄ you
ｙｏｕ aａ nice
ｎｉｃｅ wife.
ｗｉｆｅ．Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ youｙｏｕ ｔｈｉｎｋ
think
ｔｈａｔ
that Mr Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｇｅｔ getｍａｒｒｉｅｄ？’
married?’
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ
telling him ｈｉｍ so,
ｓｏ，Lady
ＬａｄｙNarborough,’
Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
said Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
ｗｉｔｈ
with aａ bow.
ｂｏｗ．
“Ｗｅｌｌ，
‘Well, we ｗｅ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｌｏｏｋlook ｏｕｔout ｆｏｒ
for ａa ｓｕｉｔａｂｌｅ ｍａｔｃｈ ｆｏｒ
suitable match for ｈｉｍ．
him.ＩI ｓｈａｌｌ
shall ｇｏgo
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through Ｄｅｂｒｅｔｔ？
Debrett⁵ｃａｒｅｆｕｌｌｙ
carefully ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，
to-night, ａｎｄand ｄｒａｗ
drawｏｕｔoutａ ｌｉｓｔ
a listｏｆofａｌｌ all ｔｈｅ
the
ｅｌｉｇｉｂｌｅ
eligible ｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｌａｄｉｅｓ．’
ladies.’
＇Ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅｉｒ ａｇｅｓ，Lady
‘With their ages, ＬａｄｙNarborough?’
Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ？＂ ａｓｋｅｄ asked Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
Dorian.
‘Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ， with
‘Of course, ｗｉｔｈ their
ｔｈｅｉｒ ages,
ａｇｅｓ， slightly
ｓｌｉｇｈｔｌｙedited.
ｅｄｉｔｅｄ．ButＢｕｔnothing
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ mustｍｕｓｔ ｂｅbe
ｄｏｎｅ
doneｉｎin ａa ｈｕｒｒｙ．
hurry. ＩI ｗａｎｔ
wantｉｔit ｔｏ ｂｅ what
to be ｗｈａｔ Ｔｈｅ
TheＭｏｍｉｎｇ
Morning Ｐｏｓｔ
Postｃａｌｌｓ
callsａa ｓｕｉｔａｂｌｅ
suitable
ａｌｌｉａｎｃｅ，
alliance, and ａｎｄ IＩ want
ｗａｎｔ youｙｏｕ ｂｏｔｈ
both ｔｏto ｂｅ
be ｈａｐｐｙ．＇
happy.’
‘Ｗｈａｔ ｎｏｎｓｅｎｓｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
‘What nonsense people ｔａｌｋtalk ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈａｐｐｙ
happyｍａｒｒｉａｇｅｓ！’ ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ
marriages!’ exclaimed
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ．‘Ａ
Henry. ‘A man ｍａｎ ｃａｎ can ｂｅ
be ｈａｐｐｙ
happyｗｉｔｈwith ａｎｙ
any ｗｏｍａｎ，
woman,ａｓasｌｏｎｇ long ａｓ ｈｅ
as he
ｄｏｅｓ ｎｏｔ
does notｌｏｖｅ
loveｈｅｒ．’
her.’
‘Ａｈ！
‘Ah! whatｗｈａｔ ａa ｃｙｎｉｃ
cynic ｙｏｕ you ａｒｅ！＇ ｃｒｉｅｄ the
are!’ cried ｔｈｅ old
ｏｌｄ lady,
ｌａｄｙ， pushing
ｐｕｓｈｉｎｇ backｂａｃｋ ｈｅｒ
her
ｃｈａｉｒ，
chair, and ａｎｄ nodding
ｎｏｄｄｉｎｇ toｔｏLady Ｌａｄｙ Ruxton.
Ｒｕｘｔｏｎ． ‘You＇Ｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ come
ｃｏｍｅ ａｎｄ andｄｉｎｅdine ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｍｅ ｓｏｏｎ
me soon ａｇａｉｎ．
again. Ｙｏｕ Youａｒｅ areｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ａｎ an ａｄｍｉｒａｂｌｅ
admirable ｔｏｎｉｃ， ｍｕｃｈ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
tonic, much better

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｔｈａｎ
than ｗｈａｔ
what Ｓｉｒ Ａｎｄｒｅｗ ｐｒｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｓ
Sir Andrew ｆｏｒ me.
prescribes for ｍｅ． You
Ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ
must ｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ ｗｈａｔ
tell me what
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｙｏｕ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｌｉｋｅ ｔｏ ｍｅｅｔ， ｔｈｏｕｇｈ． Ｉ ｗａｎｔ ｉｔ ｔｏ ｂｅ ａ ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
people you would like to meet, though. I want it to be a delightful
ｇａｔｈｅｒｉｎｇ．’
gathering.’
Ｉ‘I ｌｉｋｅ ｍｅｎ ｗｈｏ
like men whoｈａｖｅ
haveａ aｆｕｔｕｒｅ，
future, ａｎｄ
andｗｏｍｅｎ
womenｗｈｏwho
ｈａｖｅhave
ａ ｐａｓｔ，’＇
a past,’ ｈｅ
he
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．
answered.＇Ｏｒ‘Orｄｏdoｙｏｕ
youｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｔｈａｔ
thatｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｍａｋｅ ｉｔ itａ aｐｅｔｔｉｃｏａｔ
make petticoatｐａｒｔｙ？＂
party?’
Ｉｆｅａｒ ｓｏ，＇ｓｈｅ ｓａｉｄ， ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ， ａｓ ｓｈｅ ｓｔｏｏｄ ｕｐ．‘Ａ ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄ pardons,
‘I fear so,’ she said, laughing, as she stood up. ‘A thousand ｐａｒｄｏｎｓ，
ｍｙ
myｄｅａｒdearＬａｄｙ LadyＲｕｘｔｏｎ，＇
Ruxton,’ｓｈｅ sheａｄｄｅｄ，
added,Ｉ ‘Iｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ
didn’tｓｅｅ seeｙｏｕyouｈａｄｎ＇ｔ
hadn’tｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ
finished
ｙｏｕｒ
your ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ
cigarette.’
＇Ｎｅｖｅｒ
‘Never ｍｉｎｄ，mind, ＬａｄｙLadyＮａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ．
Narborough.Ｉ Iｓｍｏｋｅ smokeａ aｇｒｅａｔgreatｄｅａｌ
deal ｔｏｏ
too ｍｕｃｈ．
much.ＩI
ａｍamｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｔｏtoｌｉｍｉｔ
limitｍｙｓｅｌｆ，
myself,ｆｏｒ
forｔｈｅtheｆｕｔｕｒｅ．＇
future.’
＇Ｐｒａｙ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ， Lady
‘Pray don’t, Ｌａｄｙ Ruxton,’
Ｒｕｘｔｏｎ，＇ｓａｉｄ said Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ．＇Ｍｏｄｅｒａｔｉｏｎ
Henry. ‘Moderation ｉｓ isａ aｆａｔａｌ
fatal
ｔｈｉｎｇ． Ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｉｓis as
thing. Enough ａｓ bad
ｂａｄ as
ａｓ aａmeal.
ｍｅａｌ．More
Ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
than ｅｎｏｕｇｈ
enoughｉｓis ａｓ ｇｏｏｄ ａｓ
as good as aａ
ｆｅａｓｔ．’
feast.’
Ｌａｄｙ
LadyＲｕｘｔｏｎ
Ruxtonｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glancedａｔat ｈｉｍ
himｃｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ．
curiously. ‘You Ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ
must ｃｏｍｅ
comeａｎｄ andｅｘｐｌａｉｎ
explain
ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｏ to meｍｅ ｓｏｍｅ
someａｆｔｅｒｎｏｏｎ，
afternoon, Ｌｏｒｄ LordＨｅｎｒｙ．
Henry.ＩｔItｓｏｕｎｄｓ soundsａ aｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ
fascinating
ｔｈｅｏｒｙ，＇ｓｈｅ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ， ａｓasｓｈｅ
theory,’ she murmured, sheｓｗｅｐｔ
sweptｏｕｔ out ｏｆ ｔｈｅ room.
of the ｒｏｏｍ．
‘Ｎｏｗ，
‘Now, mind ｍｉｎｄ ｙｏｕyouｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｓｔａｙ
stayｔｏｏtooｌｏｎｇ
longｏｖｅｒ
overｙｏｕｒ
yourｐｏｌｉｔｉｃｓ ａｎｄ ｓｃａｎｄａｌ，＇
politics and scandal,’
ｃｒｉｅｄ Ｌａｄｙ Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ． ＇Ｉｆ ｙｏｕ ｄｏ， ｗｅ ａｒｅ ｓｕｒｅ
cried Lady Narborough from the door. ‘If you do, we are sure ｔｏto
ｓｑｕａｂｂｌｅ
squabbleｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ．’
upstairs.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｍｅｎ menｌａｕｇｈｅｄ，
laughed,ａｎｄ andＭｒ MrＣｈａｐｍａｎ
Chapman ｇｏｔgotｕｐupｓｏｌｅｍｎｌｙ
solemnlyｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅ theｆｏｏｔ
foot
ｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｔａｂｌｅ and
the table ａｎｄ came
ｃａｍｅ ｕｐupｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the ｔｏｐ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
top. Dorian Grayｃｈａｎｇｅｄ
changedｈｉｓ hisｓｅａｔ，
seat,
ａｎｄ
and ｗｅｎｔwent ａｎｄandｓａｔ ｂｙ Lord
sat by Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ． Ｍｒ Mr Ｃｈａｐｍａｎ
Chapman ｂｅｇａｎ
began ｔｏ toｔａｌｋ
talkｉｎin ａa
ｌｏｕｄ ｖｏｉｃｅ about
loud voice ａｂｏｕｔ the ｔｈｅsituation
ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎin ｉｎ theｔｈｅ
HouseＨｏｕｓｅof Commons.
ｏｆ Ｃｏｍｍｏｎｓ．He Ｈｅ guffawed
ｇｕｆｆａｗｅｄ
ａｔ ｈｉｓ adversaries.
at his ａｄｖｅｒｓａｒｉｅｓ． The Ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄ
wordｄｏｃｔｒｉｎａｉｒｅ
doctrinaire –－ ｗｏｒｄ
wordｆｕｌｌ full ｏｆ
of ｔｅｒｒｏｒ
terror ｔｏ to ｔｈｅ
the
Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ
British mind ｍｉｎｄ－ｒｅａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ
– reappearedｆｒｏｍ from ｔｉｍｅ
timeｔｏtoｔｉｍｅ
timeｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
betweenｈｉｓ hisｅｘｐｌｏｓｉｏｎｓ．
explosions.
Ａｎ ａｌｌｉｔｅｒａｔｉｖｅ
An alliterative prefix ｐｒｅｆｉｘserved
ｓｅｒｖｅｄasａｓanａｎornament
ｏｒｎａｍｅｎｔ ｏｆ ｏｒａｔｏｒｙ． He
of oratory. Ｈｅ ｈｏｉｓｔｅｄ
hoisted
ｔｈｅ Ｕｎｉｏｎ Ｊａｃｋ ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｐｉｎｎａｃｌｅｓ ｏｆ Ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ． Ｔｈｅ ｉｎｈｅｒｉｔｅｄ ｓｔｕｐｉｄｉｔｙ
the Union Jack on the pinnacles of Thought. The inherited stupidity
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ race
of the ｒａｃｅ－ｓｏｕｎｄ
– soundＥｎｇｌｉｓｈ
Englishｃｏｍｍｏｎ
common ｓｅｎｓｅ
senseｈｅ he
ｊｏｖｉａｌｌｙ
joviallyｔｅｒｍｅｄ
termedｉｔit －– wasｗａｓ
ｓｈｏｗｎ
shownｔｏtoｂｅ beｔｈｅthe ｐｒｏｐｅｒ
properｂｕｌｗａｒｋ
bulwarkｆｏｒ forＳｏｃｉｅｔｙ．
Society.
ＡAｓｍｉｌｅｄ
smiled ｃｕｒｖｅｄ
curved ＬｏｒｄLordＨｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
Henry’sｌｉｐｓ， ａｎｄ he
lips, and ｈｅ turned
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ and
ａｎｄ looked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
ａｔ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
at Dorian.
‘Ａｒｅ
‘Are you ｙｏｕ better,
ｂｅｔｔｅｒ，my ｍｙ dear
ｄｅａｒ ｆｅｌｌｏｗ？”
fellow?’ heｈｅasked.ａｓｋｅｄ．‘Ｙｏｕ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｒａｔｈｅｒ
‘You seemed rather ｏｕｔ
out
ｏｆ
of ｓｏｒｔｓ
sorts ａｔ at ｄｉｎｎｅｒ．’
dinner.’
Ｉ‘I ａｍamｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｗｅｌｌ，
well,Ｈａｒｒｙ．
Harry.Ｉ Iａｍam ｔｉｒｅｄ．
tired.Ｔｈａｔ
That ｉｓ isａｌｌ．＇
all.’
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You wereｗｅｒｅ ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ
charmingｌａｓｔ lastｎｉｇｈｔ．
night. ＴｈｅTheｌｉｔｔｌｅ Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ ｉｓis quite
little Duchess ｑｕｉｔｅdevoted
ｄｅｖｏｔｅｄ
ｔｏ ｙｏｕ． Ｓｈｅ ｔｅｌｌｓ ｍｅ ｓｈｅ ｉｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｏ Ｓｅｌｂｙ．＇
to you. She tells me she is going down to Selby.’

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  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＶ

‘Ｓｈｅ ｈａｓ promised

‘She has ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ ｔｏto ｃｏｍｅ
comeｏｎonｔｈｅtheｔｗｅｎｔｉｅｔｈ．’
twentieth.’
＇Ｉｓ Ｍｏｎｍｏｕｔｈ ｔｏ toｂｅbeｔｈｅｒｅ
‘Is Monmouth thereｔｏｏ？”
too?’
‘Ｏｈ， ｙｅｓ， Ｈａｒｒｙ．’
‘Oh, yes, Harry.’
＇Ｈｅ
‘He ｂｏｒｅｓ
bores ｍｅ
meｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌｌｙ，
dreadfully, ａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ａｓ ｍｕｃｈ ａｓasｈｅheｂｏｒｅｓ
as much boresｈｅｒ．
her. Ｓｈｅ
Sheｉｓis
ｖｅｒｙ
very ｃｌｅｖｅｒ， ｔｏｏ clever
clever, too ｃｌｅｖｅｒfor
ｆｏｒa ａwoman.
ｗｏｍａｎ． She
Ｓｈｅ ｌａｃｋｓ ｔｈｅ indefinable
lacks the ｉｎｄｅｆｉｎａｂｌｅcharm
ｃｈａｒｍ
ｏｆ ｗｅａｋｎｅｓｓ． Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｆｅｅｔ ｏｆ ｃｌａｙ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｋｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｇｏｌｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ
of weakness. It is the feet of clay that makes the gold of the imageｉｍａｇｅ
ｐｒｅｃｉｏｕｓ．
precious.Ｈｅｒ
Herｆｅｅｔ
feetａｒｅ
areｖｅｒｙ
veryｐｒｅｔｔｙ，
pretty, ｂｕｔ
but ｔｈｅｙ
they ａｒｅ
are ｎｏｔ
not ｆｅｅｔ ｏｆ clay.
feet of ｃｌａｙ．White
Ｗｈｉｔｅ
ｐｏｒｃｅｌａｉｎ
porcelain ｆｅｅｔ，
feet, ifｉｆyou
ｙｏｕlike.
ｌｉｋｅ．They
Ｔｈｅｙhave
ｈａｖｅbeen
ｂｅｅｎ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ
the ｆｉｒｅ， ａｎｄ what
fire, and ｗｈａｔ
ｆｉｒｅ ｄｏｅｓ ｎｏｔ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙ， ｉｔ ｈａｒｄｅｎｓ． Ｓｈｅ ｈａｓ ｈａｄ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｓ．’
fire does not destroy, it hardens. She has had experiences.’
‘Ｈｏｗ
‘How ｌｏｎｇ ｈａｓ she
long has ｓｈｅ been
ｂｅｅｎ married?’
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ？＂ ａｓｋｅｄ
asked Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
Dorian.
＇Ａｎ
‘An eternity, she tells me. I believe, accordingｔｏtoｔｈｅ
ｅｔｅｒｎｉｔｙ， ｓｈｅ ｔｅｌｌｓ ｍｅ． Ｉ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ， ａｃｃｏｒｄｉｎｇ theｐｅｅｒａｇｅ，
peerage,ｉｔitｉｓis
ｔｅｎ ｙｅａｒｓ，but
ten years, ｂｕｔten
ｔｅｎyears
ｙｅａｒｓwith
ｗｉｔｈMonmouth
Ｍｏｎｍｏｕｔｈ ｍｕｓｔ
mustｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ
have ｌｉｋｅ
been likeｅｔｅｒｎｉｔｙ，
eternity,
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｉｍｅ
time ｔｈｒｏｗｎ
thrownｉｎ．
in. Ｗｈｏ
Whoｅｌｓｅ
elseｉｓis coming?’
ｃｏｍｉｎｇ？＂
‘Ｏｈ，
‘Oh, theｔｈｅ Willoughbys,
Ｗｉｌｌｏｕｇｈｂｙｓ， Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Ｒｕｇｂｙ
Rugbyａｎｄ andｈｉｓhisｗｉｆｅ，
wife,ｏｕｒ
ourｈｏｓｔｅｓｓ，
hostess,
Ｇｅｏｆｆｒｅｙ Ｃｌｏｕｓｔｏｎ，
Geoffrey Clouston,ｔｈｅ
theｕｓｕａｌ
usual ｓｅｔ．
set. IＩhave
ｈａｖｅ asked
ａｓｋｅｄ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Ｇｒｏｔｒｉａｎ．＇
Grotrian.’
Ｉ‘I ｌｉｋｅ ｈｉｍ，＇ｓａｉｄ
like him,’ said Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
Henry.‘Ａ
‘A ｇｒｅａｔ ｍａｎｙ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
great many peopleｄｏｎ＇ｔ，
don’t, ｂｕｔ
but
ＩI ｆｉｎｄ ｈｉｍ ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ．
find him charming. Ｈｅ
Heａｔｏｎｅｓ
atonesｆｏｒ
for ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎａｌｌｙ ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ
occasionally somewhat
ｏｖｅｒ－ｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ， ｂｙ being
over-dressed, by ｂｅｉｎｇ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ ｏｖｅｒ－ｅｄｕｃａｔｅｄ． He
absolutely over-educated. Ｈｅ ｉｓis aａ very
ｖｅｒｙ
ｍｏｄｅｒｎ
modernｔｙｐｅ．
type.’
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｋｎｏｗ
knowｉｆif he
ｈｅ will
ｗｉｌｌbeｂｅable
ａｂｌｅtoｔｏcome,
ｃｏｍｅ，Harry.
Ｈａｒｒｙ．He
Ｈｅ may
ｍａｙ ｈａｖｅ
have ｔｏ
to ｇｏ
go
ｔｏ
to Ｍｏｎｔｅ
MonteＣａｒｌｏ ｗｉｔｈ
Carlo ｈｉｓ
with hisｆａｔｈｅｒ．＇
father.’
‘Ａｈ！ ｗｈａｔ aａnuisance
‘Ah! what ｎｕｉｓａｎｃｅpeople’s
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ＇ｓpeople
ｐｅｏｐｌｅare!
ａｒｅ！Try
Ｔｒｙand
ａｎｄmake
ｍａｋｅ him
ｈｉｍ come.
ｃｏｍｅ．
ＢｙByｔｈｅ
theｗａｙ，
way,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｙｏｕyou
ｒａｎran
ｏｆｆoffｖｅｒｙ
veryｅａｒｌｙ
earlyｌａｓｔ
last ｎｉｇｈｔ．
night. Ｙｏｕ
Youｌｅｆｔ
left ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before
ｅｌｅｖｅｎ． Ｗｈａｔ ｄｉｄ
eleven. What did ｙｏｕ
you ｄｏ
do ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ？
afterwards? DidＤｉｄ ｙｏｕ
you ｇｏ
go ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ ｈｏｍｅ？＂
straight home?’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glancedａｔ ｈｉｍ ｈｕｒｒｉｅｄｌｙ，
at him ａｎｄ frowned.
hurriedly, and ｆｒｏｗｎｅｄ．＇Ｎｏ，
‘No, Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｈｅ
Harry,’ heｓａｉｄ
said
ａｔ ｌａｓｔ，‘IＩ did
at last, ｄｉｄ not
ｎｏｔ get
ｇｅｔ home
ｈｏｍｅ ｔｉｌｌ
till ｎｅａｒｌｙ
nearly ｔｈｒｅｅ．＇
three.’
‘Ｄｉｄ ｙｏｕ ｇｏgoｔｏto ｔｈｅ
‘Did you theｃｌｕｂ？”
club?’
‘Ｙｅｓ，’
‘Yes,’ heｈｅanswered.
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．ThenＴｈｅｎ ｈｅheｂｉｔ
bit ｈｉｓ
his ｌｉｐ．‘Ｎｏ，
lip. ‘No, IＩ don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ mean
ｍｅａｎ ｔｈａｔ．
that. ＩI
ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ ｇｏ toｔｏ the
didn’t go ｔｈｅclub.
ｄｕｂ． IＩ walked
ｗａｌｋｅｄ about.
ａｂｏｕｔ． IＩ forget
ｆｏｒｇｅｔwhat
ｗｈａｔI Ｉdid.
ｄｉｄ．．．． Ｈｏｗ
. . . How
ｉｎｑｕｉｓｉｔｉｖｅyou
inquisitive ｙｏｕare,
ａｒｅ，Harry!
Ｈａｒｒｙ！You
Ｙｏｕalways
ａｌｗａｙｓwant
ｗａｎｔ toｔｏknow
ｋｎｏｗ what
ｗｈａｔ ｏｎｅ
one ｈａｓ
has
ｂｅｅｎ
been ｄｏｉｎｇ．
doing. ＩI always
ａｌｗａｙｓ want
ｗａｎｔ ｔｏ ｆｏｒｇｅｔ what
to forget ｗｈａｔ IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ been
ｂｅｅｎ doing.
ｄｏｉｎｇ． IＩ came
ｃａｍｅ
ｉｎ ａｔ half-past
in at ｈａｌｆ－ｐａｓｔtwo,
ｔｗｏ， ifｉｆyou
ｙｏｕwish
ｗｉｓｈtoｔｏknow
ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈｅ
the ｅｘａｃｔ
exact ｔｉｍｅ．
time. ＩI had
ｈａｄ ｌｅｆｔ ｍｙ
left my
ｌａｔｃｈ－ｋｅｙ ａｔ home,
latch-key at ｈｏｍｅ， ａｎｄ
andｍｙ
myｓｅｒｖａｎｔ
servantｈａｄ
hadｔｏtoｌｅｔ
let ｍｅ
meｉｎ． Ｉｆ you
in. If ｙｏｕ want
ｗａｎｔ any
ａｎｙ
ｃｏｒｒｏｂｏｒａｔｉｖｅ
corroborativeｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅ
evidenceｏｎonｔｈｅ
theｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ
subjectｙｏｕ
youｃａｎ
canａｓｋ
askｈｉｍ．’
him.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓｈｒｕｇｇｅｄ ｈｉｓhis
shrugged ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ． ＇Ｍｙ‘My
shoulders. ｄｅａｒdear
ｆｅｌｌｏｗ，
fellow,ａｓasｉｆifＩI ｃａｒｅｄ！
cared!
Ｌｅｔ ｕｓ ｇｏ ｕｐ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｄｒａｗｉｎｇ－ｒｏｏｍ． Ｎｏ ｓｈｅｒｒｙ， ｔｈａｎｋ ｙｏｕ， Mr
Let us go up to the drawing-room. No sherry, thank you, Ｍｒ
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ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｃｈａｐｍａｎ．
Chapman.Ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
Something ｈａｓhasｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ ｔｏ toｙｏｕ，
happened you,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
Dorian.Ｔｅｌｌ
Tellｍｅ
meｗｈａｔ
whatｉｔit
ｉｓ． Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｎｏｔ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ．’
is. You are not yourself to-night.’
‘Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｍｉｎｄ ｍｅ，
‘Don’t mind me,Ｈａｒｒｙ．
Harry.Ｉ Iａｍamｉｒｒｉｔａｂｌｅ，
irritable, ａｎｄ
andｏｕｔ
outｏｆof ｔｅｍｐｅｒ．
temper.Ｉ Iｓｈａｌｌ
shall
ｃｏｍｅ
comeｒｏｕｎｄ
roundａｎｄ
andｓｅｅ
see ｙｏｕ
you ｔｏ－ｍｏｒｒｏｗ，
to-morrow, ｏｒ or ｎｅｘｔ ｄａｙ． Make
next day. Ｍａｋｅ ｍｙ
myｅｘｃｕｓｅｓ
excuses
ｔｏ
to Ｌａｄｙ
LadyＮａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ．
Narborough.Ｉ ｓｈａｎ＇ｔ
I shan’tｇｏgoｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ．
upstairs. ＩI ｓｈａｌｌ ｇｏ home.
shall go ｈｏｍｅ． ＩI must
ｍｕｓｔ ｇｏ
go
ｈｏｍｅ．’
home.’
‘Ａｌｌ ｒｉｇｈｔ，Dorian.
‘All right, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．ＩI dare
ｄａｒｅ say
ｓａｙ IＩshall
ｓｈａｌｌseeｓｅｅyou
ｙｏｕto-morrow
ｔｏ－ｍｏｒｒｏｗ ａｔat ｔｅａ－ｔｉｍｅ．
tea-time.
Ｔｈｅ
TheＤｕｃｈｅｓｓ
Duchessｉｓisｃｏｍｉｎｇ．’
coming.’
＇Ｉ ｗｉｌｌtryｔｒｙtoｔｏbeｂｅthere,
‘I will ｔｈｅｒｅ，Harry,’
Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｈｅ ｓａｉｄ，leaving
he said, ｌｅａｖｉｎｇtheｔｈｅroom.
ｒｏｏｍ．As
Ａｓ he
ｈｅ drove
ｄｒｏｖｅ
ｂａｃｋ
back ｔｏ
to ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｈｏｕｓｅ
his own houseｈｅheｗａｓ
wasｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
consciousｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｅ
theｓｅｎｓｅ
senseｏｆof ｔｅｒｒｏｒ
terror ｈｅ
he
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thought ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
had ｓｔｒａｎｇｌｅｄ ｈａｄ come
strangled had ｃｏｍｅ ｂａｃｋ
backｔｏ
to ｈｉｍ． Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
him. Lord Henry’sｃａｓｕａｌ
casual
ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎｉｎｇ ｈａｄ made
questioning had ｍａｄｅ ｈｉｍ
himｌｏｓｅ
lose ｈｉｓ ｎｅｒｖｅｓ for
his nerves ｆｏｒthe
ｔｈｅmoment,
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ， andａｎｄ ｈｅ
he
ｗａｎｔｅｄ
wantedｈｉｓ
hisｎｅｒｖｅ
nerveｓｔｉｌｌ． Ｔｈｉｎｇｓthat
still. Things ｔｈａｔwere
ｗｅｒｅdangerous
ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ ｈａｄ
hadｔｏ ｂｅ destroyed.
to be ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ．
ＨｅHeｗｉｎｃｅｄ．
winced.ＨｅHeｈａｔｅｄ
hatedｔｈｅ
theｉｄｅａ
ideaｏｆ
of ｅｖｅｎ
even ｔｏｕｃｈｉｎｇ
touching ｔｈｅｍ．
them.
Ｙｅｔ
Yet ｉｔ ｈａｄ to
it had ｔｏ be
ｂｅ done.
ｄｏｎｅ． He
Ｈｅ ｒｅａｌｉｚｅｄ ｔｈａｔ，and
realized that, ａｎｄwhen
ｗｈｅｎ he
ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｌｏｃｋｅｄ
locked
ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ ｏｆof ｈｉｓ
the door ｌｉｂｒａｒｙ，heｈｅopened
his library, ｏｐｅｎｅｄ the
ｔｈｅ secret
ｓｅｃｒｅｔ press
ｐｒｅｓｓinto
ｉｎｔｏwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ he
ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｔｈｒｕｓｔ ＢａｓｉｌHallward’s
thrust Basil Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓ coat
ｃｏａｔand
ａｎｄ bag.
ｂａｇ． AＡ ｈｕｇｅ
huge ｆｉｒｅ ｗａｓ ｂｌａｚｉｎｇ．
fire was Ｈｅ
blazing. He
ｐｉｌｅｄ ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ｌｏｇ
piled another ｏｎ ｉｔ．
log on Ｔｈｅ smell
it. The ｓｍｅｌｌ ofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅsingeing
ｓｉｎｇｅｉｎｇclothes
ｃｌｏｔｈｅｓand
ａｎｄburning
ｂｕｒｎｉｎｇ
ｌｅａｔｈｅｒ
leather ｗａｓ
was ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ．
horrible. ItＩｔtook
ｔｏｏｋhim
ｈｉｍ three-quarters
ｔｈｒｅｅ－ｑｕａｒｔｅｒｓ ofｏｆanａｎhour
ｈｏｕｒtoｔｏconsume
ｃｏｎｓｕｍｅ
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ． Ａｔ ｔｈｅ
everything. At the ｅｎｄ
end ｈｅheｆｅｌｔ
felt ｆａｉｎｔ ａｎｄ ｓｉｃｋ，
faint and ａｎｄ ｈａｖｉｎｇ
sick, and having ｌｉｔ ｓｏｍｅ
lit some
Ａｌｇｅｒｉａｎ
Algerian ｐａｓｔｉｌｌｅｓ
pastilles inｉｎa ａpierced
ｐｉｅｒｃｅｄcopper
ｃｏｐｐｅｒbrazier,
ｂｒａｚｉｅｒ，heｈｅbathed
ｂａｔｈｅｄhis
ｈｉｓhands
ｈａｎｄｓand
ａｎｄ
ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ
forehead ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｃｏｏｌ ｍｕｓｋ－ｓｃｅｎｔｅｄ ｖｉｎｅｇａｒ．
cool musk-scented vinegar.
Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
Suddenlyｈｅheｓｔａｒｔｅｄ． Ｈｉｓ eyes
started. His ｅｙｅｓ grew
ｇｒｅｗ strangely
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙbright,
ｂｒｉｇｈｔ，and
ａｎｄheｈｅgnawed
ｇｎａｗｅｄ
ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓｌｙ
nervously ａｔ ｈｉｓ under-lip.
at his ｕｎｄｅｒ－ｌｉｐ．Between
Ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ two
ｔｗｏ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ windows
of the ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ ｓｔｏｏｄ
stoodａa ｌａｒｇｅ
large
Ｆｌｏｒｅｎｔｉｎｅ
Florentine ｃａｂｉｎｅｔ， ｍａｄｅ ｏｕｔ
cabinet, made outｏｆof ｅｂｏｎｙ，
ebony,ａｎｄ
andｉｎｌａｉｄ
inlaid ｗｉｔｈ
with ｉｖｏｒｙ ａｎｄ ｂｌｕｅ
ivory and blue
ｌａｐｉｓ． Ｈｅ watched
lapis. He ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ ｉｔit ａｓ ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｉｔit were
as though ｗｅｒｅ ａa thing
ｔｈｉｎｇ that
ｔｈａｔ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ fascinate
ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅ and
ａｎｄ
ｍａｋｅ
makeａｆｒａｉｄ，
afraid, ａｓ ｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｉｔ
as though ｈｅｌｄ something
it held ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he ｌｏｎｇｅｄ
longed ｆｏｒ
for ａｎｄ
and ｙｅｔ
yet
ａｌｍｏｓｔ ｌｏａｔｈｅｄ． His
almost loathed. Ｈｉｓ breath
ｂｒｅａｔｈquickened.
ｑｕｉｃｋｅｎｅｄ．AＡmad
ｍａｄ craving
ｃｒａｖｉｎｇ came
ｃａｍｅ ｏｖｅｒ
over ｈｉｍ．
him.
Ｈｅ
Heｌｉｔ
lit aａ cigarette
ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ and
ａｎｄ then
ｔｈｅｎ ｔｈｒｅｗ
threwｉｔit away.
ａｗａｙ． Ｈｉｓ
Hisｅｙｅｌｉｄｓ
eyelids ｄｒｏｏｐｅｄ
droopedｔｉｌｌ
till ｔｈｅ
the
ｌｏｎｇ
long ｆｒｉｎｇｅｄ
fringed ｌａｓｈｅｓ ａｌｍｏｓｔ ｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ
lashes almost touchedｈｉｓ
his ｃｈｅｅｋ．
cheek. Ｂｕｔ
Butｈｅheｓｔｉｌｌ ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ ｔｈｅ
still watched the
ｃａｂｉｎｅｔ． Ａｔ last
cabinet. At ｌａｓｔheｈｅgot
ｇｏｔupｕｐfrom
ｆｒｏｍ the
ｔｈｅ sofa
ｓｏｆａon ｏｎ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ he
ｈｅ ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
beenｌｙｉｎｇ，
lying,
ｗｅｎｔ
wentｏｖｅｒ
over ｔｏ ｉｔ，and,
to it, ａｎｄ，having
ｈａｖｉｎｇｕｎｌｏｃｋｅｄ
unlocked ｉｔ， ｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ some
it, touched ｓｏｍｅ hidden
ｈｉｄｄｅｎ ｓｐｒｉｎｇ． Ａ
spring. A
ｔｒｉａｎｇｕｌａｒ drawer
triangular ｄｒａｗｅｒ ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ｓｌｏｗｌｙ
slowly ｏｕｔ．
out. Ｈｉｓ
His ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ
fingers ｍｏｖｅｄ
movedｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ
instinctively
ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towardsｉｔ， ｄｉｐｐｅｄ ｉｎ，
it, dipped ａｎｄ closed
in, and ｃｌｏｓｅｄ on
ｏｎ something.
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ． Ｉｔ ｗａｓ aａ small
It was ｓｍａｌｌ Chinese
Ｃｈｉｎｅｓｅ
ｂｏｘ
box ｏｆ
of ｂｌａｃｋ
black ａｎｄ
andｇｏｌｄ－ｄｕｓｔ
gold-dustｌａｃｑｕｅｒ，
lacquer, ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅｌｙ
elaborately ｗｒｏｕｇｈｔ，
wrought,ｔｈｅtheｓｉｄｅｓ
sides
ｐａｔｔｅｒｎｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ curved
patterned with ｃｕｒｖｅｄ waves,
ｗａｖｅｓ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｉｌｋｅｎcords
the silken ｃｏｒｄｓhung
ｈｕｎｇ with
ｗｉｔｈ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ
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  ＸＶ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｃｒｙｓｔａｌｓ ａｎｄ ｔａｓｓｅｌｌｅｄ
crystals and ｉｎ plaited
tasselled in ｐｌａｉｔｅｄmetal
ｍｅｔａｌ threads.
ｔｈｒｅａｄｓ． He
Ｈｅ ｏｐｅｎｅｄ
openedｉｔ．
it. Ｉｎｓｉｄｅ
Inside
ｗａｓ ａ ｇｒｅｅｎ ｐａｓｔｅ ｗａｘｙ ｉｎ ｌｕｓｔｒｅ，５ ｔｈｅ ｏｄｏｕｒ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ ｈｅａｖｙ
was a green paste waxy in lustre,⁶ the odour curiously heavy and ａｎｄ
ｐｅｒｓｉｓｔｅｎｔ．
persistent.
Ｈｅ
Heｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅｄ
hesitated ｆｏｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ，
for some moments,ｗｉｔｈ
withａaｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙ ｉｍｍｏｂｉｌｅ ｓｍｉｌｅ
strangely immobile smile
ｕｐｏｎ
upon ｈｉｓ
his ｆａｃｅ． Ｔｈｅｎ ｓｈｉｖｅｒｉｎｇ，
face. Then ｔｈｏｕｇｈ the
shivering, though ｔｈｅatmosphere
ａｔｍｏｓｐｈｅｒｅ ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅroom
ｒｏｏｍ
ｗａｓ
wasｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ
terribly ｈｏｔ， ｈｅ drew
hot, he ｄｒｅｗ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｕｐ，
up, ａｎｄ
andｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glancedａｔatｔｈｅ
theｃｌｏｃｋ．
clock. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ
It was
ｔｗｅｎｔｙ
twenty ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ
minutesｔｏto ｔｗｅｌｖｅ．
twelve. Ｈｅ
Heｐｕｔ
putｔｈｅ
the ｂｏｘ
boxｂａｃｋ，
back,ｓｈｕｔｔｉｎｇ
shutting ｔｈｅ
the ｃａｂｉｎｅｔ
cabinet
ｄｏｏｒｓ
doors ａｓ ｈｅ did
as he ｄｉｄ so,
ｓｏ，and
ａｎｄ went
ｗｅｎｔ into
ｉｎｔｏ his
ｈｉｓbedroom.
ｂｅｄｒｏｏｍ．
Ａｓ
As ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ
midnightｗａｓ wasｓｔｒｉｋｉｎｇ ｂｒｏｎｚｅ blows
striking bronze ｂｌｏｗｓ ｕｐｏｎ
uponｔｈｅ
the ｄｕｓｋｙ
duskyａｉｒ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
air, Dorian
Ｇｒａｙ，ｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ ｃｏｍｍｏｎｌｙ， ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｍｕｆｆｌｅｒ ｗｒａｐｐｅｄ ｒｏｕｎｄ
Gray, dressed commonly, and with a muffler wrapped roundｈｉｓhis
ｔｈｒｏａｔ， ｃｒｅｐｔ quietly
throat, crept ｑｕｉｅｔｌｙout ｏｕｔofｏｆhisｈｉｓhouse.
ｈｏｕｓｅ．InＩｎBondＢｏｎｄ Street
Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ heｈｅ found
ｆｏｕｎｄ ａa
ｈａｎｓｏｍ
hansomｗｉｔｈ withａ aｇｏｏｄ
goodｈｏｒｓｅ．horse.ＨｅHe ｈａｉｌｅｄ
hailedｉｔ，it, ａｎｄ
andｉｎin ａa ｌｏｗ
low ｖｏｉｃｅ
voice ｇａｖｅ
gave ｔｈｅ
the
ｄｒｉｖｅｒ
driver ａｎan ａｄｄｒｅｓｓ．
address.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｍａｎman ｓｈｏｏｋ
shook ｈｉｓhisｈｅａｄ． Ｉｔ‘Itｉｓisｔｏｏ
head. tooｆａｒ
far ｆｏｒ ｍｅ，＇ he
for me,’ ｈｅ muttered.
ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ．
‘Ｈｅｒｅ
‘Here isｉｓa ａsovereign
ｓｏｖｅｒｅｉｇｎforｆｏｒyou,’ｙｏｕ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．＇Ｙｏｕ
said Dorian. ‘You ｓｈａｌｌ ｈａｖｅ another
shall have ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
ｉｆif you
ｙｏｕ ｄｒｉｖｅ
drive ｆａｓｔ．
fast.’
‘Ａｌｌ ｒｉｇｈｔ，sir,’ｓｉｒ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
‘All right, answered the ｔｈｅman,
ｍａｎ， ‘you
＇ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ there
will be ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｎ ａｎ ｈｏｕｒ，＇
in an hour,’
ａｎｄ ａｆｔｅｒ ｈｉｓ ｆａｒｅ ｈａｄ ｇｏｔ ｉｎ ｈｅ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｈｉｓ ｈｏｒｓｅ ｒｏｕｎｄ， ａｎｄ drove
and after his fare had got in he turned his horse round, and ｄｒｏｖｅ
ｒａｐｉｄｌｙ
rapidly ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towardsｔｈｅ theｒｉｖｅｒ．
river.

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  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＶＩ

ＡA ｃｏｌｄ
cold ｒａｉｎ
rain ｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏtoｆａｌｌ， ａｎｄ the
fall, and ｔｈｅ blurred
ｂｌｕｒｒｅｄ street-lamps
ｓｔｒｅｅｔ－ｌａｍｐｓ looked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ｇｈａｓｔｌｙ
ghastly
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ dripping
in the ｄｒｉｐｐｉｎｇ mist.
ｍｉｓｔ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ－ｈｏｕｓｅｓ
public-houses ｗｅｒｅ
were ｊｕｓｔ ｃｌｏｓｉｎｇ， and
just closing, ａｎｄ dim
ｄｉｍ
ｍｅｎ
menａｎｄ
andｗｏｍｅｎ
womenｗｅｒｅwere
ｃｌｕｓｔｅｒｉｎｇ
clusteringｉｎinｂｒｏｋｅｎ
brokenｇｒｏｕｐｓ
groupsｒｏｕｎｄ
roundｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｄｏｏｒｓ．
doors.
Ｆｒｏｍ
Fromｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ofｔｈｅtheｂａｒｓ
some barsｃａｍｅ
cameｔｈｅtheｓｏｕｎｄ ｏｆ ofｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
sound horribleｌａｕｇｈｔｅｒ．
laughter.ＩｎInｏｔｈｅｒｓ，
others,
ｄｒｕｎｋａｒｄｓ
drunkards ｂｒａｗｌｅｄ
brawled ａｎｄ and ｓｃｒｅａｍｅｄ．
screamed.
Ｌｙｉｎｇ
Lying ｂａｃｋ
backｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the ｈａｎｓｏｍ，
hansom,ｗｉｔｈ withｈｉｓ hisｈａｔhatｐｕｌｌｅｄ
pulled ｏｖｅｒoverｈｉｓhis ｆｏｒｅｈｅａｄ，
forehead,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Gray ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ
watched ｗｉｔｈwithｌｉｓｔｌｅｓｓ
listlessｅｙｅｓ
eyes ｔｈｅ the ｓｏｒｄｉｄ
sordid ｓｈａｍｅ
shameｏｆofｔｈｅ the ｇｒｅａｔ
great
ｃｉｔｙ， ａｎｄ ｎｏｗ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄｓ ｔｈａｔ Lord
city, and now and then he repeated to himself the words that Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｈａｄ hadｓａｉｄ
saidｔｏtoｈｉｍhimｏｎonｔｈｅ theｆｉｒｓｔ
first dayｄａｙ theyｔｈｅｙ had
ｈａｄ met,
ｍｅｔ， ‘ToＴｏ ｃｕｒｅ
cureｔｈｅ
the ｓｏｕｌ
soul
ｂｙ
by ｍｅａｎｓ
meansｏｆofｔｈｅ theｓｅｎｓｅｓ，
senses, ａｎｄandｔｈｅ theｓｅｎｓｅｓ
sensesｂｙ byｍｅａｎｓ
means ｏｆofｔｈｅtheｓｏｕｌ．＇
soul.’ Ｙｅｓ，
Yes, ｔｈａｔ
that
ｗａｓ
wasｔｈｅtheｓｅｃｒｅｔ．
secret. HeＨｅ ｈａｄhadｏｆｔｅｎ
oftenｔｒｉｅｄtried ｉｔ， ａｎｄ would
it, and ｗｏｕｌｄ ｔｒｙ try ｉｔ ａｇａｉｎ now.
it again ｎｏｗ．
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗｅｒｅwereｏｐｉｕｍ－ｄｅｎｓ，
opium-dens,ｗｈｅｒｅ where ｏｎｅoneｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｂｕｙbuyｏｂｌｉｖｉｏｎ，
oblivion,ｄｅｎｓ densｏｆof ｈｏｒｒｏｒ
horror
ｗｈｅｒｅ
where ｔｈｅthe ｍｅｍｏｒｙ
memoryｏｆofｏｌｄ oldｓｉｎｓsins ｃｏｕｌｄ
could be ｂｅ destroyed
ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ by ｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ madness
ｍａｄｎｅｓｓ ｏｆ of
ｓｉｎｓ ｔｈａｔ were
sins that ｗｅｒｅ new.
ｎｅｗ．
Ｔｈｅ
Theｍｏｏｎmoon ｈｕｎｇ
hungｌｏｗlow ｉｎ ｔｈｅ
in the ｓｋｙskyｌｉｋｅ likeａ aｙｅｌｌｏｗ
yellowｓｋｕｌｌ． Ｆｒｏｍ ｔｉｍｅ
skull. From time ｔｏto
ｔｉｍｅ
time ａa huge
ｈｕｇｅ ｍｉｓｓｈａｐｅｎ
misshapenｃｌｏｕｄ cloudｓｔｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ
stretchedａ aｌｏｎｇ longａｒｍarmａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossａｎｄandｈｉｄhidｉｔ．it.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｇａｓ－ｌａｍｐｓ
gas-lampsｇｒｅｗ grewｆｅｗｅｒ，
fewer,ａｎｄ andｔｈｅ the ｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ
streets more ｍｏｒｅ narrow
ｎａｒｒｏｗ and ａｎｄ ｇｌｏｏｍｙ．
gloomy.
Ｏｎｃｅ
Onceｔｈｅ theｍａｎ
man ｌｏｓｔ
lostｈｉｓ
hisｗａｙ，
way,ａｎｄ andｈａｄhadｔｏtoｄｒｉｖｅ driveｂａｃｋ
backｈａｌｆhalf ａa ｍｉｌｅ．！
mile.¹ AＡ steam
ｓｔｅａｍ
ｒｏｓｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
rose from ｈｏｒｓｅ as
the horse ａｓ itｉｔsplashed
ｓｐｌａｓｈｅｄupｕｐtheｔｈｅpuddles. ｐｕｄｄｌｅｓ．The Ｔｈｅside-windows
ｓｉｄｅ－ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ of ｏｆ
ｔｈｅ ｈａｎｓｏｍ ｗｅｒｅ
the hansom wereｃｌｏｇｇｅｄ
cloggedｗｉｔｈ withａ aｇｒｅｙ－ｆｌａｎｎｅｌ
grey-flannel ｍｉｓｔ． mist.
Ｔｏ
‘Toｃｕｒｅ
cureｔｈｅtheｓｏｕｌ
soul ｂｙby ｍｅａｎｓ
meansｏｆofｔｈｅ theｓｅｎｓｅｓ，
senses, andａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｎｓｅｓ by
the senses ｂｙ means
ｍｅａｎｓ
ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the ｓｏｕｌ！＇ Ｈｏｗ ｔｈｅ
soul!’ How theｗｏｒｄｓ
wordsｒａｎｇ rang ｉｎ inｈｉｓhisｅａｒｓ！
ears!Ｈｉｓ
Hisｓｏｕｌ，
soul, ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ，
certainly, wasｗａｓ
ｓｉｃｋ ｔｏ death.
sick to ｄｅａｔｈ． Was
Ｗａｓ ｉｔit true
ｔｒｕｅ that
ｔｈａｔthe ｔｈｅsenses
ｓｅｎｓｅｓcould ｃｏｕｌｄ cure
ｃｕｒｅ it?ｉｔ？Innocent
Ｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｔ blood
ｂｌｏｏｄ
ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｐｉｌｔ． Ｗｈａｔ ｃｏｕｌｄ
spilt. What couldａｔｏｎｅatoneｆｏｒ for ｔｈａｔ？
that? Ａｈ！
Ah! ｆｏｒ
for ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ was
that there ｗａｓ noｎｏ
ａｔｏｎｅｍｅｎｔ；
atonement;ｂｕｔ butｔｈｏｕｇｈ
thoughｆｏｒｇｉｖｅｎｅｓｓ
forgivenessｗａｓ wasｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ，
impossible,ｆｏｒｇｅｔｆｕｌｎｅｓｓ
forgetfulness was ｗａｓ
ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ
possible ｓｔｉｌｌ， ａｎｄheｈｅwas
still, and ｗａｓ determined
ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ ｔｏtoｆｏｒｇｅｔ， ｔｏ stamp
forget, to ｓｔａｍｐ ｔｈｅ
the ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ｏｕｔ，
out,

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｔｏ ｃｒｕｓｈ itｉｔasａｓone
to crush ｏｎｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ crush
ｃｒｕｓｈ the
ｔｈｅ adder
ａｄｄｅｒ that
ｔｈａｔ had
ｈａｄ stung
ｓｔｕｎｇ one.
ｏｎｅ． Indeed,
Ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
ｗｈａｔ
what ｒｉｇｈｔ
right had ｈａｄ Basil
Ｂａｓｉｌtoｔｏhave ｈａｖｅspoken
ｓｐｏｋｅｎtoｔｏhim ｈｉｍasａｓheｈｅhadｈａｄdone? ｄｏｎｅ？WhoＷｈｏ had
ｈａｄ
ｍａｄｅ ｈｉｍ ａ ｊｕｄｇｅ ｏｖｅｒ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ？ Ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｓａｉｄ
made him a judge over others? He had said things that were dreadful,ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｔｈａｔ ｗｅｒｅ ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ，
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ，
horrible, not ｎｏｔ to
ｔｏ beｂｅ endured.
ｅｎｄｕｒｅｄ．
Ｏｎ
Onａｎｄ andｏｎonｐｌｏｄｄｅｄ
ploddedｔｈｅ theｈａｎｓｏｍ，
hansom, ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｓｌｏｗｅｒ，
slower,ｉｔit ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｈｉｍ， him,ａｔat
ｅａｃｈ
eachｓｔｅｐ．
step. Ｈｅ Heｔｈｒｕｓｔ
thrustｕｐupｔｈｅ theｔｒａｐ，
trap,ａｎｄ andｃａｌｌｅｄ
calledｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｍａｎmanｔｏtoｄｒｉｖｅdriveｆａｓｔｅｒ．
faster.
Ｔｈｅ
The ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideous ｈｕｎｇｅｒhunger ｆｏｒ for ｏｐｉｕｍ
opium ｂｅｇａｎ beganｔｏto ｇｎａｗ gnawａｔatｈｉｍ． him.Ｈｉｓ Hisｔｈｒｏａｔ
throat
ｂｕｒｎｅｄ，
burned,ａｎｄ andｈｉｓhisｄｅｌｉｃａｔｅ ｈａｎｄｓ ｔｗｉｔｃｈｅｄ
delicate hands twitched ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓｌｙ
nervously ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ．
together. He Ｈｅ ｓｔｒｕｃｋ
struck
ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｈｏｒｓｅ ｍａｄｌｙ ｗｉｔｈ ｈｉｓ ｓｔｉｃｋ． Ｔｈｅ ｄｒｉｖｅｒ ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ， ａｎｄ ｗｈｉｐｐｅｄ
at the horse madly with his stick. The driver laughed, and whipped
ｕｐ．
up. He Ｈｅ ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ
laughedｉｎin ａｎｓｗｅｒ，
answer, ａｎｄ andｔｈｅ theｍａｎmanｗａｓ wasｓｉｌｅｎｔ．
silent.
Ｔｈｅ
The way seemed interminable, and the streetsｌｉｋｅ
ｗａｙ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｉｎｔｅｒｍｉｎａｂｌｅ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ ｔｈｅ black
like the ｂｌａｃｋ web
ｗｅｂ ｏｆ
of
ｓｏｍｅ
someｓｐｒａｗｌｉｎｇ
sprawling ｓｐｉｄｅｒ．
spider. The Ｔｈｅ monotony
ｍｏｎｏｔｏｎｙ ｂｅｃａｍｅ becameｕｎｂｅａｒａｂｌｅ，
unbearable,ａｎｄ， and, ａｓas
ｔｈｅ
the ｍｉｓｔ
mist ｔｈｉｃｋｅｎｅｄ，
thickened,ｈｅheｆｅｌｔ felt ａｆｒａｉｄ．
afraid.
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｔｈｅｙ theyｐａｓｓｅｄ
passedｂｙbyｌｏｎｅｌｙ lonelyｂｒｉｃｋｆｉｅｌｄｓ．
brickfields. Ｔｈｅ Theｆｏｇ fogｗａｓ wasｌｉｇｈｔｅｒ
lighter ｈｅｒｅ，
here,
ａｎｄ
andｈｅheｃｏｕｌｄ couldｓｅｅ seeｔｈｅtheｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strangeｂｏｔｔｌｅ－ｓｈａｐｅｄ
bottle-shapedｋｉｌｎｓ kilns ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｏｒａｎｇｅ
orange
ｆａｎ－ｌｉｋｅ ｔｏｎｇｕｅｓ of
fan-like tongues ｏｆ fire.
ｆｉｒｅ．ＡA dogｄｏｇ barked
ｂａｒｋｅｄ as ａｓ they
ｔｈｅｙ wentｗｅｎｔ by, ｂｙ， andａｎｄ far
ｆａｒ away
ａｗａｙ
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｄａｒｋｎｅｓｓ ｓｏｍｅ ｗａｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ ｓｅａｇｕｌｌ ｓｃｒｅａｍｅｄ． Ｔｈｅ ｈｏｒｓｅ ｓｔｕｍｂｌｅｄ
in the darkness some wandering seagull screamed. The horse stumbled
ｉｎin ａa ｒｕｔ， ｔｈｅｎ swerved
rut, then ｓｗｅｒｖｅｄ ａｓｉｄｅ，aside, ａｎｄ
andｂｒｏｋｅbrokeｉｎｔｏ intoａaｇａｌｌｏｐ．
gallop.
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After ｓｏｍｅ
someｔｉｍｅ timeｔｈｅｙ theyｌｅｆｔleft ｔｈｅ
the ｃｌａｙ
clay ｒｏａｄ，
road, ａｎｄ and ｒａｔｔｌｅｄ
rattled ａｇａｉｎagain ｏｖｅｒ
over
ｒｏｕｇｈ－ｐａｖｅｎ
rough-paven ｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ． streets. Most Ｍｏｓｔ ofｏｆthe ｔｈｅwindows
ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ were ｗｅｒｅ dark,
ｄａｒｋ，but ｂｕｔnowｎｏｗ and
ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅｎ
then ｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ ｗｅｒｅ
fantastic shadows wereｓｉｌｈｏｕｅｔｔｅｄ
silhouetted ａｇａｉｎｓｔ against ｓｏｍｅ someｌａｍｐ－ｌｉｔ
lamp-litｂｌｉｎｄ．
blind.
Ｈｅ
Heｗａｔｃｈｅｄ
watchedｔｈｅｍ themｃｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ．
curiously. They Ｔｈｅｙ ｍｏｖｅｄmovedｌｉｋｅ like ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
monstrousｍａｒｉｏｎｅｔｔｅｓ，
marionettes,
ａｎｄ
and ｍａｄｅ
madeｇｅｓｔｕｒｅｓ
gesturesｌｉｋｅ like ｌｉｖｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．He
live things. Ｈｅ hated
ｈａｔｅｄ them.ｔｈｅｍ． ＡAｄｕｌｌ dull ｒａｇｅ
rage ｗａｓ
was ｉｎ
in
ｈｉｓ ｈｅａｒｔ．As
his heart. Ａｓ they
ｔｈｅｙturned
ｔｕｒｎｅｄaａcorner ｃｏｒｎｅｒa ａwoman ｗｏｍａｎ ｙｅｌｌｅｄ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ at
yelled something ａｔ them
ｔｈｅｍ
ｆｒｏｍ
from ａｎ an ｏｐｅｎ
open ｄｏｏｒ，
door, ａｎｄ and ｔｗｏtwo ｍｅｎmenｒａｎ ranａｆｔｅｒ
after ｔｈｅ ｈａｎｓｏｍ ｆｏｒ
the hansom for ａｂｏｕｔ
about ａa
ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ
hundredｙａｒｄｓ． yards.Ｔｈｅ Theｄｒｉｖｅｒ
driverｂｅａｔbeatａｔ at ｔｈｅｍ
themｗｉｔｈ withｈｉｓ his ｗｈｉｐ．
whip.
Ｉｔ
It isｉｓsaid
ｓａｉｄthat
ｔｈａｔpassion
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎmakes ｍａｋｅｓ ｏｎｅ one ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｉｎin ａa ｃｉｒｃｌｅ． Ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ ｗｉｔｈ
circle. Certainly with
ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideousｉｔｅｒａｔｉｏｎ
iteration the ｔｈｅ bitten
ｂｉｔｔｅｎlips ｌｉｐｓof ｏｆ ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
Dorian Ｇｒａｙshaped
ｓｈａｐｅｄ and ａｎｄ reshaped
ｒｅｓｈａｐｅｄ
ｔｈｏｓｅ
thoseｓｕｂｔｌｅ
subtle ｗｏｒｄｓ
wordsｔｈａｔ thatｄｅａｌｔ
dealtｗｉｔｈ
withｓｏｕｌ soulａｎｄ andｓｅｎｓｅ，
sense,ｔｉｌｌ ｈｅ had
till he ｈａｄ found
ｆｏｕｎｄ ｉｎin
ｔｈｅｍ
themｔｈｅ theｆｕｌｌ
full ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ，
expression, ａｓ as ｉｔ ｗｅｒｅ， of
it were, ｏｆ his
ｈｉｓ mood,
ｍｏｏｄ， ａｎｄ andｊｕｓｔｉｆｉｅｄ，
justified, ｂｙby
ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ ａｐｐｒｏｖａｌ， passions
intellectual approval, ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ that ｔｈａｔ without
ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ such ｓｕｃｈ ｊｕｓｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
justification would ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｓｔｉｌｌ ｈａｖｅ dominated
still have ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｄ ｈｉｓ his ｔｅｍｐｅｒ．
temper.Ｆｒｏｍ From ｃｅｌｌ cellｔｏtoｃｅｌｌ
cellｏｆof ｈｉｓ
his ｂｒａｉｎ
brain ｃｒｅｐｔ
crept
ｔｈｅ one
the ｏｎｅ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ；
thought; ａｎｄ andｔｈｅtheｗｉｌｄ wildｄｅｓｉｒｅdesireｔｏtoｌｉｖｅ， live,ｍｏｓｔ
mostｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terribleｏｆofａｌｌall
ｍａｎ＇ｓ
man’sａｐｐｅｔｉｔｅｓ， ｑｕｉｃｋｅｎｅｄ ｉｎｔｏ
appetites, quickened into ｆｏｒｃｅ ｅａｃｈ ｔｒｅｍｂｌｉｎｇ
force each tremblingｎｅｒｖｅ nerveａｎｄ andｆｉｂｒｅ．
fibre.
Ｕｇｌｉｎｅｓｓ
Ugliness that ｔｈａｔ had
ｈａｄ once
ｏｎｃｅ ｂｅｅｎbeen ｈａｔｅｆｕｌ
hateful to ｔｏ him
ｈｉｍ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
because ｉｔ ｍａｄｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
it made things
ｒｅａｌ， ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｄｅａｒ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｎｏｗ ｆｏｒ ｔｈａｔ ｖｅｒｙ ｒｅａｓｏｎ． Ｕｇｌｉｎｅｓｓ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ
real, became dear to him now for that very reason. Ugliness was the

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｏｎｅ
oneｒｅａｌｉｔｙ． Ｔｈｅ ｃｏａｒｓｅ
reality. The ｂｒａｗｌ， the
coarse brawl, ｔｈｅ loathsome
ｌｏａｔｈｓｏｍｅ ｄｅｎ，
den, ｔｈｅ
the ｃｒｕｄｅ
crude ｖｉｏｌｅｎｃｅ
violence
ｏｆ ｄｉｓｏｒｄｅｒｅｄ ｌｉｆｅ，
of disordered ｔｈｅ very
life, the ｖｅｒｙ vileness
ｖｉｌｅｎｅｓｓofｏｆthief
ｔｈｉｅｆandａｎｄoutcast,
ｏｕｔｃａｓｔ，were
ｗｅｒｅ more
ｍｏｒｅ
ｖｉｖｉｄ， ｉｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｉｎｔｅｎｓｅ ａｃｔｕａｌｉｔｙ ｏｆ ｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ， ｔｈａｎ ａｌｌ ｔｈｅ
vivid, in their intense actuality of impression, than all the gracious ｇｒａｃｉｏｕｓ
ｓｈａｐｅｓ
shapes ofｏｆ Art,
Ａｒｔ，theｔｈｅdreamy
ｄｒｅａｍｙ shadows
ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ ofｏｆ Song.
Ｓｏｎｇ． They
Ｔｈｅｙ were
ｗｅｒｅ what
ｗｈａｔ ｈｅhe
ｎｅｅｄｅｄ ｆｏｒ ｆｏｒｇｅｔｆｕｌｎｅｓｓ． Ｉｎ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｄａｙｓ ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ
needed for forgetfulness. In three days he would be free. ｂｅ ｆｒｅｅ．
Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
Suddenlyｔｈｅ theｍａｎ
manｄｒｅｗdrewｕｐ up
ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｊｅｒｋ
with a jerkａｔatｔｈｅ
theｔｏｐ
topｏｆofａaｄａｒｋ
darkｌａｎｅ．
lane.
Ｏｖｅｒ
Overｔｈｅthe ｌｏｗ
lowｒｏｏｆｓ
roofs ａｎｄ
and ｊａｇｇｅｄ
jaggedｃｈｉｍｎｅｙ－ｓｔａｃｋｓ
chimney-stacksｏｆofｔｈｅ the ｈｏｕｓｅｓ
housesｒｏｓｅ
rose ｔｈｅ
the
ｂｌａｃｋ
blackｍａｓｔｓ
mastsｏｆofｓｈｉｐｓ．
ships. Ｗｒｅａｔｈｓ
Wreathsｏｆofｗｈｉｔｅ
whiteｍｉｓｔ
mistｃｌｕｎｇ ｌｉｋｅ
clung likeｇｈｏｓｔｌｙ
ghostlyｓａｉｌｓ
sails ｔｏ
to
ｔｈｅ
the ｙａｒｄｓ．
yards.
‘Ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ ａｂｏｕｔ
‘Somewhere ｈｅｒｅ，
about ｓｉｒ，
here, sir,ａｉｎ＇ｔ
ain’t ｉｔ？＂ ｈｅasked
it?’ he ａｓｋｅｄ huskily
ｈｕｓｋｉｌｙ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｒａｐ．
trap.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｓｔａｒｔｅｄ， ａｎｄ peered
started, and ｐｅｅｒｅｄ ｒｏｕｎｄ．
round.＂Ｔｈｉｓ
‘This ｗｉｌｌ ｄｏ，＇ｈｅ
will do,’ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， ａｎｄ，
he answered, and,
ｈａｖｉｎｇ
having ｇｏｔ
got ｏｕｔ
out ｈａｓｔｉｌｙ， ａｎｄ ｇｉｖｅｎ
hastily, and given ｔｈｅ
the ｄｒｉｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ extra
driver the ｅｘｔｒａ fare
ｆａｒｅ he
ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ
promisedｈｉｍ，
him,ｈｅheｗａｌｋｅｄ
walkedｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ
quicklyｉｎinｔｈｅ
the ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ the
direction of ｔｈｅ quay.
ｑｕａｙ． Here
Ｈｅｒｅ
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅｒｅ
there aａ lantern
ｌａｎｔｅｒｎgleamed
ｇｌｅａｍｅｄ at
ａｔthe
ｔｈｅstern
ｓｔｅｒｎof ｏｆ ｓｏｍｅhuge
some ｈｕｇｅmerchantman.
ｍｅｒｃｈａｎｔｍａｎ．
Ｔｈｅ
Theｌｉｇｈｔ ｓｈｏｏｋ ａｎｄ
light shook andｓｐｌｉｎｔｅｒｅｄ ｉｎ the
splintered in ｔｈｅ puddles.
ｐｕｄｄｌｅｓ．AＡ red
ｒｅｄ glare
ｇｌａｒｅcame
ｃａｍｅ from
ｆｒｏｍ
ａｎ
an ｏｕｔｗａｒｄ－ｂｏｕｎｄ
outward-boundｓｔｅａｍｅｒ steamerｔｈａｔ that ｗａｓwas ｃｏａｌｉｎｇ．
coaling. The Ｔｈｅ ｓｌｉｍｙ ｐａｖｅｍｅｎｔ
slimy pavement
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｌｉｋｅ like aａ wet
ｗｅｔ mackintosh.
ｍａｃｋｉｎｔｏｓｈ．
Ｈｅ
Heｈｕｒｒｉｅｄ
hurriedｏｎonｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towardsｔｈｅ theｌｅｆｔ， ｇｌａｎｃｉｎｇ back
left, glancing ｂａｃｋ now
ｎｏｗ ａｎｄandｔｈｅｎ
thenｔｏto ｓｅｅsee
ｉｆ ｈｅwas
if he ｗａｓ being
ｂｅｉｎｇ followed.
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ．InＩｎabout ａｂｏｕｔ seven
ｓｅｖｅｎ or
ｏｒeight
ｅｉｇｈｔminutes
ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓhe ｈｅ reached
ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ
ａa small
ｓｍａｌｌ shabby
ｓｈａｂｂｙ house,
ｈｏｕｓｅ， that
ｔｈａｔ was
ｗａｓ wedged
ｗｅｄｇｅｄ ｉｎin ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
betweenｔｗｏ twoｇａｕｎｔ
gauntｆａｃｔｏｒｉｅｓ．
factories.
ＩｎIn ｏｎｅ
one ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ ｔｏｐ－ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ ｓｔｏｏｄ
the top-windows stood aａ lamp.
ｌａｍｐ． He Ｈｅ ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ，
stopped, ａｎｄ and ｇａｖｅ
gave ａa
ｐｅｃｕｌｉａｒ
peculiar ｋｎｏｃｋ．２
knock.²
Ａｆｔｅｒ
After ａa ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｔｉｍｅheｈｅheard
little time ｈｅａｒｄ steps
ｓｔｅｐｓinｉｎthe
ｔｈｅpassage,
ｐａｓｓａｇｅ，and ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ chain
ｃｈａｉｎ being
ｂｅｉｎｇ
ｕｎｈｏｏｋｅｄ．
unhooked.Ｔｈｅ Theｄｏｏｒ
doorｏｐｅｎｅｄ
opened ｑｕｉｅｔｌｙ，
quietly,ａｎｄ
andｈｅheｗｅｎｔ
wentｉｎinｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
withoutｓａｙｉｎｇ
saying ａa
ｗｏｒｄ
wordｔｏtoｔｈｅ the ｓｑｕａｔ
squat ｍｉｓｓｈａｐｅｎ
misshapenｆｉｇｕｒｅ figureｔｈａｔthatｆｌａｔｔｅｎｅｄ
flattenedｉｔｓｅｌｆ ｉｎｔｏtheｔｈｅshadow
itself into ｓｈａｄｏｗ
ａｓ ｈｅ passed.
as he ｐａｓｓｅｄ． At Ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｅｎｄ ｏｆ
the end of ｔｈｅ ｈａｌｌ hung
the hall ｈｕｎｇ ａa ｔａｔｔｅｒｅｄ ｇｒｅｅｎ ｃｕｒｔａｉｎ
tattered green curtain ｔｈａｔ that
ｓｗａｙｅｄ
swayedａｎｄ andｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｉｎｔｈｅ
in the ｇｕｓｔｙ ｗｉｎｄ which
gusty wind ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈａｄ
had ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
followed him ｈｉｍ ｉｎｆｒｏｍ
in fromｔｈｅ the
ｓｔｒｅｅｔ．
street. He Ｈｅ dragged
ｄｒａｇｇｅｄ ｉｔ ａｓｉｄｅ，ａｎｄ
it aside, ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ aａlong,
and entered ｌｏｎｇ，low ｌｏｗroom
ｒｏｏｍ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ looked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
ａｓas ｉｆｉｔ ｈａｄ once
if it had ｏｎｃｅ ｂｅｅｎ
beenａaｔｈｉｒｄ－ｒａｔｅ
third-rateｄａｎｃｉｎｇ－ｓａｌｏｏｎ．
dancing-saloon. Ｓｈｒｉｌｌ
Shrillｆｌａｒｉｎｇ
flaringｇａｓ－ｊｅｔｓ，
gas-jets,
ｄｕｌｌｅｄ
dulled ａｎｄ andｄｉｓｔｏｒｔｅｄ
distorted ｉｎ ｔｈｅ fly-blown
in the ｆｌｙ－ｂｌｏｗｎ mirrors
ｍｉｒｒｏｒｓ that
ｔｈａｔ faced
ｆａｃｅｄ them,
ｔｈｅｍ， wereｗｅｒｅ
ｒａｎｇｅｄ
rangedｒｏｕｎｄ roundｔｈｅ theｗａｌｌｓ．
walls. Ｇｒｅａｓｙ
Greasyｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｏｒｓ
reflectors ofｏｆ ribbed
ｒｉｂｂｅｄ tin
ｔｉｎbacked
ｂａｃｋｅｄ them,
ｔｈｅｍ，
ｍａｋｉｎｇ
makingｑｕｉｖｅｒｉｎｇ
quiveringｄｉｓｃｓdiscs ｏｆof ｌｉｇｈｔ．
light. TheＴｈｅ ｆｌｏｏｒ ｗａｓ covered
floor was ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｏｃｈｒｅ－
ochre-
ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ
coloured ｓａｗｄｕｓｔ，
sawdust, ｔｒａｍｐｌｅｄ
trampledｈｅｒｅ hereａｎｄ andｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｉｎｔｏ ｍｕｄ， ａｎｄ
into mud, andｓｔａｉｎｅｄ
stained ｗｉｔｈwith
ｄａｒｋ ｒｉｎｇｓ
dark rings of ｏｆ spilt
ｓｐｉｌｔliquor.
ｌｉｑｕｏｒ．Some
Ｓｏｍｅ Malays
Ｍａｌａｙｓ ｗｅｒｅ
wereｃｒｏｕｃｈｉｎｇ
crouching ｂｙby ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｃｈａｒ－
a little char-
ｃｏａｌ stove
coal ｓｔｏｖｅ playing
ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ with
ｗｉｔｈ bone
ｂｏｎｅ counters,
ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｓ， andａｎｄ ｓｈｏｗｉｎｇ
showingｔｈｅｉｒ theirｗｈｉｔｅ
whiteｔｅｅｔｈ
teeth ａｓas

１７８
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  ＸＶＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｔｈｅｙ
they ｃｈａｔｔｅｒｅｄ．
chattered. Ｉｎ
In ｏｎｅ
oneｃｏｒｎｅｒ
cornerｗｉｔｈ
withｈｉｓ
hisｈｅａｄ
headｂｕｒｉｅｄ
buriedｉｎinｈｉｓ
hisａｒｍｓ，
arms,ａaｓａｉｌｏｒ
sailor
ｓｐｒａｗｌｅｄ ｏｖｅｒ ａ ｔａｂｌｅ， ａｎｄ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ｔａｗｄｒｉｌｙ－ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ ｂａｒ ｔｈａｔ ｒａｎ ａｃｒｏｓｓ
sprawled over a table, and by the tawdrily-painted bar that ran across
ｏｎｅ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ side
one complete ｓｉｄｅstood
ｓｔｏｏｄtwo
ｔｗｏhaggard
ｈａｇｇａｒｄwomen
ｗｏｍｅｎ mocking
ｍｏｃｋｉｎｇ anａｎ old
ｏｌｄman
ｍａｎ who
ｗｈｏ
ｗａｓ
wasｂｒｕｓｈｉｎｇ
brushingｔｈｅ
theｓｌｅｅｖｅｓ
sleevesｏｆofｈｉｓ
his ｃｏａｔ
coat ｗｉｔｈ
with ａｎ
an ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expressionｏｆof ｄｉｓｇｕｓｔ．‘Ｈｅ
disgust. ‘He
ｔｈｉｎｋｓ ｈｅ＇ｓ got
thinks he’s ｇｏｔred
ｒｅｄants
ａｎｔｓonｏｎhim,’
ｈｉｍ，＇laughed
ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ one
ｏｎｅ ofｏｆthem,
ｔｈｅｍ， asａｓDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ passed
ｐａｓｓｅｄ
ｂｙ． Ｔｈｅ ｍａｎ
by. The manｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔatｈｅｒ
her ｉｎ ｔｅｒｒｏｒ，and
in terror, ａｎｄbegan
ｂｅｇａｎ toｔｏwhimper.
ｗｈｉｍｐｅｒ．
Ａｔ
At ｔｈｅ
the ｅｎｄ
endｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｒｏｏｍ
roomｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓwas
there ａ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
a littleｓｔａｉｒｃａｓｅ，
staircase, ｌｅａｄｉｎｇ
leading ｔｏ
to ａa
ｄａｒｋｅｎｅｄ
darkenedｃｈａｍｂｅｒ．
chamber.ＡｓAs
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｈｕｒｒｉｅｄ
Dorian ｕｐ ｉｔｓ
hurried ｔｈｒｅｅ
up its ｒｉｃｋｅｔｙ
three ricketyｓｔｅｐｓ，
steps, ｔｈｅ
the
ｈｅａｖｙ
heavy ｏｄｏｕｒ
odour ｏｆ ｏｐｉｕｍ ｍｅｔ
of opium metｈｉｍ．
him. Ｈｅ
Heｈｅａｖｅｄ
heavedａ aｄｅｅｐ
deepｂｒｅａｔｈ，
breath, ａｎｄ
andｈｉｓ
his
ｎｏｓｔｒｉｌｓ ｑｕｉｖｅｒｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ， ａ ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍａｎ ｗｉｔｈ
nostrils quivered with pleasure. When he entered, a young man with
ｓｍｏｏｔｈ
smoothｙｅｌｌｏｗ
yellowｈａｉｒ， ｗｈｏ ｗａｓ
hair, who wasｂｅｎｄｉｎｇ
bendingｏｖｅｒ
overａ aｌａｍｐ
lampｌｉｇｈｔｉｎｇ
lightingａaｌｏｎｇ
long ｔｈｉｎ
thin
ｐｉｐｅ， ｌｏｏｋｅｄ up
pipe, looked ｕｐ at
ａｔ him,
ｈｉｍ， and
ａｎｄ nodded
ｎｏｄｄｅｄ ｉｎin ａa hesitating
ｈｅｓｉｔａｔｉｎｇmanner.
ｍａｎｎｅｒ．
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｈｅｒｅ，
here, Ａｄｒｉａｎ？” ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ Dorian.
Adrian?’ muttered Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
Ｗｈｅｒｅ
‘Whereｅｌｓｅ
elseｓｈｏｕｌｄ Ｉ ｂｅ？＂
should I be?’ｈｅheａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，
answered,ｌｉｓｔｌｅｓｓｌｙ． ＇Ｎｏｎｅ ｏｆ
listlessly. ‘None ｔｈｅ chaps
of the ｃｈａｐｓ
ｗｉｌｌ ｓｐｅａｋ toｔｏ me
will speak ｍｅ now.’
ｎｏｗ．＇
‘Ｉ ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ you
‘I thought ｙｏｕ ｈａｄ
hadｌｅｆｔ Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ．’
left England.’
Ｄａｒｌｉｎｇｔｏｎ
‘Darlingtonｉｓis ｎｏｔ
not ｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏto ｄｏ
do ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ．
anything.Ｍｙ
Myｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ ｐａｉｄ
brother ｔｈｅtheｂｉｌｌ
paid bill ａｔ
at
ｌａｓｔ． Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ doesn’t
last. George ｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔ speak
ｓｐｅａｋ ｔｏ ｍｅ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ．．．．
to me either. . . . ＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｃａｒｅ，＇ ｈｅ added,
care,’ he ａｄｄｅｄ，
ｗｉｔｈ
withａaｓｉｇｈ．
sigh. ＇Ａｓ
‘As ｌｏｎｇ
long ａｓ
as ｏｎｅ
oneｈａｓ
hasｔｈｉｓ
this ｓｔｕｆｆ， ｏｎｅ ｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔ
stuff, one doesn’t ｗａｎｔ
wantｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ．
friends. ＩI
ｔｈｉｎｋ
think IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ had
ｈａｄ ｔｏｏ
too ｍａｎｙ
manyｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ．＇
friends.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｗｉｎｃｅｄ，
winced,ａｎｄ
andｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｒｏｕｎｄ ａｔ atｔｈｅtheｇｒｏｔｅｓｑｕｅ
round grotesqueｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsｔｈａｔ
that ｌａｙ
lay
ｉｎ ｓｕｃｈ fantastic
in such ｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃpostures
ｐｏｓｔｕｒｅｓ on
ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ ragged
ｒａｇｇｅｄ mattresses.
ｍａｔｔｒｅｓｓｅｓ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｔｗｉｓｔｅｄ
twisted ｌｉｍｂｓ，
limbs,
ｔｈｅ ｇａｐｉｎｇ ｍｏｕｔｈｓ，
the gaping mouths,ｔｈｅtheｓｔａｒｉｎｇ
staring ｌｕｓｔｒｅｌｅｓｓ ｅｙｅｓ，fascinated
lustreless eyes, ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｄhim.
ｈｉｍ．HeＨｅknew
ｋｎｅｗ
ｉｎ ｗｈａｔ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
in what strange ｈｅａｖｅｎｓ
heavensｔｈｅｙ
theyｗｅｒｅ
wereｓｕｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ，
suffering, ａｎｄ
and ｗｈａｔ
whatｄｕｌｌ
dull ｈｅｌｌｓ ｗｅｒｅ
hells were
ｔｅａｃｈｉｎｇ
teaching ｔｈｅｍ
themｔｈｅthe ｓｅｃｒｅｔ ｏｆ some
secret of ｓｏｍｅ ｎｅｗ
newｊｏｙ．
joy. Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｗｅｒｅ
wereｂｅｔｔｅｒ
betterｏｆｆ ｔｈａｎ
off than
ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ．
was. Ｈｅ
Heｗａｓ
wasｐｒｉｓｏｎｅｄ
prisonedｉｎin ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ．
thought. Ｍｅｍｏｒｙ，
Memory,ｌｉｋｅlikeａa ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｍａｌａｄｙ，
horrible malady,
ｗａｓ
wasｅａｔｉｎｇ
eating ｈｉｓ ｓｏｕｌ away.
his soul ａｗａｙ． From
Ｆｒｏｍ ｔｉｍｅ
timeｔｏto ｔｉｍｅ
time ｈｅ
he ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｓｅｅ
seeｔｈｅ
the ｅｙｅｓ
eyes
ｏｆ Ｂａｓｉｌ Hallward
of Basil Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ａｔ
at ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｙｅｔ
Yet ｈｅ
heｆｅｌｔ ｈｅ could
felt he ｃｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔ
not ｓｔａｙ． Ｔｈｅ
stay. The
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ Adrian
presence of Ａｄｒｉａｎ Singleton
Ｓｉｎｇｌｅｔｏｎ troubled
ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄhim.
ｈｉｍ．He
Ｈｅ wanted
ｗａｎｔｅｄ ｔｏ ｂｅ where
to be ｗｈｅｒｅ
ｎｏ
no ｏｎｅ
one ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｋｎｏｗ
knowｗｈｏ
whoｈｅheｗａｓ．
was.ＨｅHeｗａｎｔｅｄ
wantedｔｏtoｅｓｃａｐｅ
escapeｆｒｏｍ
fromｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ．
himself.
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｏｎonｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｐｌａｃｅ，＇ｈｅ
place,’ heｓａｉｄ，
said,ａｆｔｅｒ
after ａa ｐａｕｓｅ．
pause.
‘Ｏｎ
‘On ｔｈｅ
the ｗｈａｒｆ？’
wharf ?’
‘Ｙｅｓ．’
‘Yes.’
＂Ｔｈａｔ
‘That ｍａｄ－ｃａｔ
mad-catｉｓis ｓｕｒｅ
sure ｔｏ ｂｅ there.
to be ｔｈｅｒｅ． They
Ｔｈｅｙ ｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’tｈａｖｅ
haveｈｅｒ
herｉｎinｔｈｉｓ
this ｐｌａｃｅ
place
ｎｏｗ．＇
now.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｓｈｒｕｇｇｅｄ
shruggedｈｉｓ
his ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ．
shoulders. ‘IＩ am
ａｍ ｓｉｃｋ
sick ofｏｆwomen
ｗｏｍｅｎ ｗｈｏ
whoｌｏｖｅ
love ｏｎｅ．
one.


１７９
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｗｏｍｅｎ
Women ｗｈｏwho
ｈａｔｅhate
ｏｎｅone
ａｒｅ are
ｍｕｃｈmuch
ｍｏｒｅ more
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ． Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
interesting. ｔｈｅthe
Besides, ｓｔｕｆｆ
stuffｉｓis
ｂｅｔｔｅｒ．’
better.’
‘Ｍｕｃｈ
‘Muchｔｈｅ theｓａｍｅ．’
same.’
Ｉ‘I ｌｉｋｅ
like itｉｔbetter.
ｂｅｔｔｅｒ．Come Ｃｏｍｅ andａｎｄ have
ｈａｖｅ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｔｏ to ｄｒｉｎｋ．
drink. IＩ must ｍｕｓｔ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ．’
something.’
Ｉ‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t wantｗａｎｔ anything,’
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ，＇ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ
murmured ｔｈｅ ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍａｎ．
the young man.
＇Ｎｅｖｅｒ
‘Neverｍｉｎｄ．’
mind.’
Ａｄｒｉａｎ
AdrianＳｉｎｇｌｅｔｏｎ
Singletonｒｏｓｅ rose ｕｐ upｗｅａｒｉｌｙ，
wearily, ａｎｄandｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
followedＤｏｒｉａｎ Dorianｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｂａｒ．
bar.
Ａ ｈａｌｆ－ｃａｓｔｅ， ｉｎ ａ ｒａｇｇｅｄ ｔｕｒｂａｎ ａｎｄ ａ ｓｈａｂｂｙｕｌｓｔｅｒ， ｇｒｉｎｎｅｄ ａ ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
A half-caste, in a ragged turban and a shabby ulster, grinned a hideous
ｇｒｅｅｔｉｎｇ
greeting as ａｓ he
ｈｅ thrust
ｔｈｒｕｓｔ aａ bottle
ｂｏｔｔｌｅofｏｆbrandy
ｂｒａｎｄｙ andａｎｄ twoｔｗｏ ｔｕｍｂｌｅｒｓ
tumblersｉｎ in ｆｒｏｎｔ
front ｏｆ of
ｔｈｅｍ． Ｔｈｅ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｓｉｄｌｅｄ ｕｐ， ａｎｄ ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｃｈａｔｔｅｒ．
them. The women sidled up, and began to chatter. Dorian turned his Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｔｕｒｎｅｄ ｈｉｓ
ｂａｃｋ
back ｏｎ on ｔｈｅｍ，
them,ａｎｄ andｓａｉｄsaid ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｉｎinａaｌｏｗ lowｖｏｉｃｅ
voice ｔｏ Ａｄｒｉａｎ Ｓｉｎｇｌｅｔｏｎ．
to Adrian Singleton.
ＡAｃｒｏｏｋｅｄ
crookedｓｍｉｌｅ， smile,ｌｉｋｅlike aａ Malay
Ｍａｌａｙ ｃｒｅａｓｅ，
crease, ｗｒｉｔｈｅｄ
writhedａｃｒｏｓｓ acrossｔｈｅthe ｆａｃｅ
face ｏｆ ｏｎｅ
of one
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ women.
of the ｗｏｍｅｎ． ＇Ｗｅ ‘Weａｒｅ areｖｅｒｙ
very ｐｒｏｕｄ
proudｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，＇ｓｈｅ
to-night,’ she ｓｎｅｅｒｅｄ．
sneered.
Ｆｏｒ
‘ForＧｏｄ＇ｓ
God’sｓａｋｅ sakeｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｔａｌｋ talkｔｏ to ｍｅ，＇
me,’ ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｓｔａｍｐｉｎｇ
stampingｈｉｓ his ｆｏｏｔ
foot
ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the ｇｒｏｕｎｄ．
ground. ＇Ｗｈａｔ ‘What ｄｏ doｙｏｕyouｗａｎｔ？
want?Ｍｏｎｅｙ？
Money? ＨｅｒｅHere ｉｔ itｉｓ．is. Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’t ｅｖｅｒever
ｔａｌｋ
talk toｔｏ me
ｍｅ ａｇａｉｎ．’
again.’
Ｔｗｏ ｒｅｄ ｓｐａｒｋｓ
Two red sparksｆｌａｓｈｅｄ
flashed for ｆｏｒaａmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｉｎin the ｔｈｅ woman’s
ｗｏｍａｎ＇ｓ ｓｏｄｄｅｎsoddenｅｙｅｓ， eyes,
ｔｈｅｎ
thenｆｉｃｋｅｒｅｄ
flickeredｏｕｔ， out, ａｎｄ
andｌｅｆｔ ｔｈｅｍ ｄｕｌｌ
left them ａｎｄ ｇｌａｚｅｄ．
dull and glazed. She Ｓｈｅ ｔｏｓｓｅｄ
tossed her ｈｅｒ head,
ｈｅａｄ，
ａｎｄｒａｋｅｄ
and rakedｔｈｅ theｃｏｉｎｓ
coinsｏｆｆoff theｔｈｅcounter
ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒwithｗｉｔｈgreedy
ｇｒｅｅｄｙfingers.
ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ．Her Ｈｅｒcompanion
ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｏｎ
ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ
watchedｈｅｒ herｅｎｖｉｏｕｓｌｙ．
enviously.
‘Ｉｔ＇ｓ
‘It’s noｎｏ ｕｓｅ，＇
use,’ ｓｉｇｈｅｄ
sighed ＡｄｒｉａｎSingleton.
Adrian Ｓｉｎｇｌｅｔｏｎ．Ｉ ｄｏｎ＇ｔcare
‘I don’t ｃａｒｅtoｔｏgoｇｏback.ｂａｃｋ．WhatＷｈａｔ
ｄｏｅｓ
does ｉｔ ｍａｔｔｅｒ？ IＩ am
it matter? ａｍ quite
ｑｕｉｔｅ happy
ｈａｐｐｙ ｈｅｒｅ．＇
here.’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌwrite
‘You will ｗｒｉｔｅtoｔｏmeｍｅifｉｆyouｙｏｕwant ｗａｎｔanything,
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ，won’t ｗｏｎ＇ｔｙｏｕ？＂ ｓａｉｄ Dorian,
you?’ said Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
ａｆｔｅｒ
after ａa ｐａｕｓｅ．
pause.
＇Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ．
‘Perhaps.’
‘Ｇｏｏｄ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，
‘Good-night,ｔｈｅｎ．’ then.’
‘Ｇｏｏｄ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，＇
‘Good-night,’ answered ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ the ｔｈｅ young
ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍａｎ，
man,ｐａｓｓｉｎｇ
passingｕｐ upｔｈｅtheｓｔｅｐｓ，
steps, and ａｎｄ
ｗｉｐｉｎｇ
wipingｈｉｓ ｐａｒｃｈｅｄ ｍｏｕｔｈ
his parched mouthｗｉｔｈ withａaｈａｎｄｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ．
handkerchief.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｗａｌｋｅｄwalkedｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｄｏｏｒ
doorｗｉｔｈwithａ aｌｏｏｋlookｏｆofｐａｉｎ painｉｎinｈｉｓ his ｆａｃｅ．
face. As Ａｓ ｈｅhe
ｄｒｅｗ
drewｔｈｅ the ｃｕｒｔａｉｎ
curtain ａｓｉｄｅaside aａ hideous
ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ ｌａｕｇｈ
laugh ｂｒｏｋｅ
brokeｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅ theｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
paintedｌｉｐｓ lips ｏｆof
ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｍａｎ
woman ｗｈｏwho ｈａｄhadｔａｋｅｎ
taken ｈｉｓhisｍｏｎｅｙ．
money. Ｔｈｅｒｅ
‘Thereｇｏｅｓgoes ｔｈｅtheｄｅｖｉｌ＇ｓ
devil’sｂａｒｇａｉｎ！＇
bargain!’
ｓｈｅ
she ｈｉｃｃｏｕｇｈｅｄ，
hiccoughed,ｉｎinａaｈｏａｒｓｅ hoarseｖｏｉｃｅ．voice.
‘Ｃｕｒｓｅ ｙｏｕ！＇ he
‘Curse you!’ ｈｅ answered,
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，＇ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ‘don’tｃａｌｌ
callｍｅmeｔｈａｔ．’
that.’
Ｓｈｅ
She ｓｎａｐｐｅｄ
snappedｈｅｒ herｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ． Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ
fingers. ‘Prince Charmingｉｓisｗｈａｔ whatｙｏｕ youｌｉｋｅ like ｔｏ
to ｂｅbe
ｃａｌｌｅｄ， ａｉｎ＇ｔ ｉｔ？＇ ｓｈｅ ｙｅｌｌｅｄ ａｆｔｅｒ ｈｉｍ．
called, ain’t it?’ she yelled after him.

１８ｏ
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  ＸＶＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｔｈｅ
Theｄｒｏｗｓｙ
drowsyｓａｉｌｏｒ
sailorｌｅａｐｔ
leaptｔｏto ｈｉｓ
his ｆｅｅｔ ａｓ she
feet as ｓｈｅ spoke,
ｓｐｏｋｅ， and
ａｎｄ looked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ｗｉｌｄｌｙ
wildly
ｒｏｕｎｄ． Ｔｈｅ ｓｏｕｎｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｓｈｕｔｔｉｎｇ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｈａｌｌ ｄｏｏｒ ｆｅｌｌ ｏｎ ｈｉｓ
round. The sound of the shutting of the hall door fell on his ear. He ｅａｒ． Ｈｅ
ｒｕｓｈｅｄ ｏｕｔ ａｓ ｉｆ ｉｎ ｐｕｒｓｕｉｔ．
rushed out as if in pursuit.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｈｕｒｒｉｅｄ
hurriedａｌｏｎｇ
alongｔｈｅ
theｑｕａｙ
quayｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅtheｄｒｉｚｚｌｉｎｇ
through drizzlingｒａｉｎ． Ｈｉｓ
rain. His
ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ
meeting ｗｉｔｈ Ａｄｒｉａｎ Ｓｉｎｇｌｅｔｏｎ
with Adrian ｈａｄ strangely
Singleton had ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙmoved
ｍｏｖｅｄ him,
ｈｉｍ， and
ａｎｄ ｈｅ
he
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｅｄ
wondered ｉｆ ifｔｈｅtheｒｕｉｎ
ruinｏｆofｔｈａｔ
thatｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｌｉｆｅ
lifeｗａｓ
wasｒｅａｌｌｙ
reallyｔｏtoｂｅbeｌａｉｄ
laidａｔ
at ｈｉｓ ｄｏｏｒ，
his door,
ａｓ Ｂａｓｉｌ Hallward
as Basil Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｈａｄhadｓａｉｄ
said ｔｏ
to ｈｉｍ
himｗｉｔｈ
withｓｕｃｈ
suchｉｎｆａｍｙ
infamyｏｆofｉｎｓｕｌｔ．
insult. Ｈｅ
Heｂｉｔ
bit
ｈｉｓ
his ｌｉｐ， ａｎｄ for
lip, and ｆｏｒ aａ few
ｆｅｗ seconds
ｓｅｃｏｎｄｓ ｈｉｓ
his ｅｙｅｓ
eyes ｇｒｅｗ
grewｓａｄ．
sad.Ｙｅｔ，
Yet,ａｆｔｅｒ
after ａｌｌ， ｗｈａｔ ｄｉｄ
all, what did
ｉｔ ｍａｔｔｅｒ to
it matter ｔｏ him?
ｈｉｍ？ Ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
One’s ｄａｙｓ
days ｗｅｒｅ
wereｔｏｏ
tooｂｒｉｅｆ
brief ｔｏ ｔａｋｅ the
to take ｔｈｅ burden
ｂｕｒｄｅｎ ｏｆ
of
ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ＇ｓ
another’s ｅｒｒｏｒｓ ｏｎ one’s
errors on ｏｎｅ＇ｓ shoulders.
ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ． Each
Ｅａｃｈ ｍａｎ
manｌｉｖｅｄ
livedｈｉｓ
his ｏｗｎ
ownｌｉｆｅ， ａｎｄ
life, and
ｐａｉｄ
paid ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｐｒｉｃｅ
his own price ｆｏｒ
for ｌｉｖｉｎｇ ｉｔ．The
living it. Ｔｈｅ only
ｏｎｌｙ pity
ｐｉｔｙwas
ｗａｓ one
ｏｎｅ had
ｈａｄ ｔｏ ｐａｙ ｓｏ
to pay so
ｏｆｔｅｎ ｆｏｒ aａ single
often for ｓｉｎｇｌｅfault.
ｆａｕｌｔ．OneＯｎｅhad
ｈａｄ toｔｏpay
ｐａｙ over
ｏｖｅｒ and
ａｎｄ ｏｖｅｒ
over ａｇａｉｎ，
again, ｉｎｄｅｅｄ．
indeed.
Ｉｎ ｈｅｒ dealings
In her ｄｅａｌｉｎｇｓ with
ｗｉｔｈ man
ｍａｎ Ｄｅｓｔｉｎｙ
Destiny ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｃｌｏｓｅｄ
closed ｈｅｒ
her ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｓ．
accounts.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereａｒｅ
areｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ，
moments,ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｓｔｓ ｔｅｌｌ
psychologists tellｕｓ，
us, ｗｈｅｎ
whenｔｈｅ
theｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passionｆｏｒ
forｓｉｎ，
sin,
ｏｒor ｆｏｒ
for ｗｈａｔ
whatｔｈｅ
theｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｃａｌｌｓ
calls ｓｉｎ， ｓｏ dominates
sin, so ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｓ ａaｎａｔｕｒｅ，
nature,ｔｈａｔ
that ｅｖｅｒｙ
everyｆｉｂｒｅ
fibre
ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｂｏｄｙ，
body,ａｓasｅｖｅｒｙ
everyｃｅｌｌ
cell ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the ｂｒａｉｎ，
brain, ｓｅｅｍｓ
seemsｔｏtoｂｅbeｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔ
instinct ｗｉｔｈ
withｆｅａｒｆｕｌ
fearful
ｉｍｐｕｌｓｅｓ． Ｍｅｎ ａｎｄ
impulses. Men andｗｏｍｅｎ
womenａｔ atｓｕｃｈ
suchｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ
momentsｌｏｓｅloseｔｈｅtheｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ
freedomｏｆofｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ｗｉｌｌ． Ｔｈｅｙ move
will. They ｍｏｖｅ ｔｏto ｔｈｅｉｒ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅend
their terrible ｅｎｄasａｓautomatons
ａｕｔｏｍａｔｏｎｓ move.
ｍｏｖｅ． Ｃｈｏｉｃｅ
Choiceｉｓis
ｔａｋｅｎ
taken ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅｍ，
them,ａｎｄand
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ｉｓ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ
conscience ｋｉｌｌｅｄ，
is either ｏｒ， or,
killed, ｉｆ ｉｔif itｌｉｖｅｓ
livesａｔatａｌｌ，
all,
ｌｉｖｅｓ ｂｕｔ to
lives but ｔｏ give
ｇｉｖｅ rebellion
ｒｅｂｅｌｌｉｏｎ its
ｉｔｓfascination,
ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ，andａｎｄdisobedience
ｄｉｓｏｂｅｄｉｅｎｃｅ its ｉｔｓcharm.
ｃｈａｒｍ．
Ｆｏｒ
Forａｌｌall ｓｉｎｓ，
sins, asａｓ theologians
ｔｈｅｏｌｏｇｉａｎｓ weary
ｗｅａｒｙ not
ｎｏｔ ｏｆ ｒｅｍｉｎｄｉｎｇ ｕｓ，
of reminding us, ａｒｅ
are ｓｉｎｓ
sins ｏｆ
of
ｄｉｓｏｂｅｄｉｅｎｃｅ．
disobedience. Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｔｈａｔthat
ｈｉｇｈhigh
ｓｐｉｒｉｔ，
spirit,ｔｈａｔ
thatｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ－ｓｔａｒ ｏｆ ofｅｖｉｌ，
morning-star evil,ｆｅｌｌ
fell
ｆｒｏｍ
fromｈｅａｖｅｎ，
heaven,ｉｔitｗａｓ
wasａｓasａ aｒｅｂｅｌ
rebelｔｈａｔ
thatｈｅheｆｅｌｌ．
fell.
Ｃａｌｌｏｕｓ， ｃｏｎｃｅｎｔｒａｔｅｄ ｏｎ
Callous, concentrated onｅｖｉｌ， ｗｉｔｈ stained
evil, with ｓｔａｉｎｅｄmind,
ｍｉｎｄ， and
ａｎｄ soul
ｓｏｕｌ hungry
ｈｕｎｇｒｙ
ｆｏｒ ｒｅｂｅｌｌｉｏｎ，Dorian
for rebellion, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ ｈａｓｔｅｎｅｄ
hastened ｏｎ，
on, ｑｕｉｃｋｅｎｉｎｇ
quickeningｈｉｓ
his ｓｔｅｐ
step ａｓ
as ｈｅ
he
ｗｅｎｔ，
went, ｂｕｔ
but ａｓ ｈｅ darted
as he ｄａｒｔｅｄ aside
ａｓｉｄｅ into
ｉｎｔｏaａdim
ｄｉｍ archway,
ａｒｃｈｗａｙ， that
ｔｈａｔ had
ｈａｄ served
ｓｅｒｖｅｄ him
ｈｉｍ
ｏｆｔｅｎ ａｓ aａ short
often as ｓｈｏｒｔ cut
ｃｕｔ toｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ ill-famed
ｉｌｌ－ｆａｍｅｄplace
ｐｌａｃｅ where
ｗｈｅｒｅ ｈｅhe ｗａｓ
wasｇｏｉｎｇ，
going,ｈｅheｆｅｌｔ
felt
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ｓｅｉｚｅｄ
himself suddenly ｆｒｏｍ behind,
seized from ｂｅｈｉｎｄ， ａｎｄ
and ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｔｉｍｅ
he had time ｔｏ ｄｅｆｅｎｄ
to defend
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ
wasｔｈｒｕｓｔ
thrust ｂａｃｋ
back ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against ｔｈｅ ｗａｌｌ， with
the wall, ｗｉｔｈ aａbrutal
ｂｒｕｔａｌhand
ｈａｎｄ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ
ｈｉｓ ｔｈｒｏａｔ
his throat.
Ｈｅ
Heｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｅｄ
struggledｍａｄｌｙ
madlyｆｏｒforｌｉｆｅ， ａｎｄ ｂｙ
life, and by ａa ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｅｆｆｏｒｔwrenched
terrible effort ｗｒｅｎｃｈｅｄ ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｉｇｈｔｅｎｉｎｇ
tightening ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ ａｗａｙ． Ｉｎ
fingers away. In ａa ｓｅｃｏｎｄ
secondｈｅheｈｅａｒｄ
heardｔｈｅ
theｃｌｉｃｋ
clickｏｆof ａa ｒｅｖｏｌｖｅｒ，
revolver,
ａｎｄ
and ｓａｗ
sawｔｈｅ
theｇｌｅａｍ
gleamｏｆofａ aｐｏｌｉｓｈｅｄ
polishedｂａｒｒｅｌ
barrelｐｏｉｎｔｉｎｇ
pointingｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ
straightａｔ
at ｈｉｓ ｈｅａｄ，
his head,
ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｄｕｓｋｙ
duskyｆｏｒｍ
formｏｆofａ aｓｈｏｒｔ
shortｔｈｉｃｋ－ｓｅｔ ｍａｎ ｆａｃｉｎｇ
thick-set man facing ｈｉｍ．
him.
“Ｗｈａｔ
‘What ｄｏ
do ｙｏｕ
youｗａｎｔ？”
want?’ ｈｅ he ｇａｓｐｅｄ．
gasped.
“Ｋｅｅｐ
‘Keep ｑｕｉｅｔ，＇ ｓａｉｄ the
quiet,’ said ｔｈｅ man.
ｍａｎ． Ｉｆ‘Ifｙｏｕyouｓｔｉｒ，
stir,ＩI ｓｈｏｏｔ
shootｙｏｕ．’
you.’

１８１
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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youａｒｅ
are ｍａｄ．
mad.Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｈａｖｅ Ｉ ｄｏｎｅ
have ｔｏtoｙｏｕ？”
I done you?’
Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｗｒｅｃｋｅｄ ｔｈｅtheｌｉｆｅ
wrecked life ｏｆ
of Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ，＇ｗａｓ
Sibyl Vane,’ wasｔｈｅ
theａｎｓｗｅｒ，
answer,＇ａｎｄ
‘and Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl
Ｖａｎｅ
Vaneｗａｓwas
ｍｙ my
ｓｉｓｔｅｒ．
sister.Ｓｈｅ ｋｉｌｌｅｄ
She killedｈｅｒｓｅｌｆ．
herself. ＩI know
ｋｎｏｗ ｉｔ． Ｈｅｒ ｄｅａｔｈ
it. Her deathｉｓis ａｔ ｙｏｕｒ
at your
ｄｏｏｒ． Ｉ ｓｗｏｒｅ Ｉ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｋｉｌｌ ｙｏｕ ｉｎ ｒｅｔｕｒｎ． Ｆｏｒ ｙｅａｒｓ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｓｏｕｇｈｔ
door. I swore I would kill you in return. For years I have sought you. ｙｏｕ．
ＩI ｈａｄ
had ｎｏ
no ｃｌｕｅ， ｎｏ trace.
clue, no ｔｒａｃｅ．The
Ｔｈｅ two
ｔｗｏ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ who
ｗｈｏ ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｈａｖｅ
have ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ
described
ｙｏｕ
you ｗｅｒｅ
wereｄｅａｄ．Ｉ
dead. Iｋｎｅｗ
knewｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｏｆofｙｏｕ
youｂｕｔ
butｔｈｅ
the ｐｅｔ
pet ｎａｍｅ
nameｓｈｅ
sheｕｓｅｄ
used ｔｏ
to
ｃａｌｌ ｙｏｕ．I Ｉheard
call you. ｈｅａｒｄitｉｔto-night
ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔby ｂｙchance.
ｃｈａｎｃｅ．Make
Ｍａｋｅyour
ｙｏｕｒ peace
ｐｅａｃｅ with
ｗｉｔｈ God,
Ｇｏｄ，
ｆｏｒ ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ ｙｏｕ
for to-night youａｒｅ
areｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏtoｄｉｅ．’
die.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ Grayｇｒｅｗ
grewｓｉｃｋsickｗｉｔｈ
withｆｅａｒ．
fear. ‘I＇Ｉnever
ｎｅｖｅｒknewｋｎｅｗher,’ｈｅｒ，＇ｈｅ ｓｔａｍｍｅｒｅｄ．
he stammered.
‘Ｉnever
‘I ｎｅｖｅｒheard
ｈｅａｒｄ of
ｏｆ her.
ｈｅｒ． You
Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ
are ｍａｄ．’
mad.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｈａｄ hadｂｅｔｔｅｒ
betterｃｏｎｆｅｓｓ
confess ｙｏｕｒyour ｓｉｎ， ｆｏｒ asａｓsure
sin, for ｓｕｒｅasａｓI ＩamａｍJamesＪａｍｅｓ Vane,
Ｖａｎｅ，
ｙｏｕ
youａｒｅare ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｔｏ ｄｉｅ．＇Ｔｈｅｒｅ
to die.’ There was ｗａｓ ａa horrible
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅmoment.
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Dorianｄｉｄ did ｎｏｔ
not
ｋｎｏｗ
knowｗｈａｔ whatｔｏtoｓａｙsay ｏｒ ｄｏ． ‘Down
or do. ＇Ｄｏｗｎ ｏｎon ｙｏｕｒyour ｋｎｅｅｓ！＂ ｇｒｏｗｌｅｄ the
knees!’ growled ｔｈｅman.ｍａｎ．Ｉ‘I
ｇｉｖｅ
give youｙｏｕ one
ｏｎｅ minute
ｍｉｎｕｔｅ to ｔｏ make
ｍａｋｅ ｙｏｕｒyour ｐｅａｃｅ
peace －– ｎｏ no ｍｏｒｅ．
more. ＩI go ｇｏ on ｏｎ board
ｂｏａｒｄ
ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ
to-night forｆｏｒ India,
Ｉｎｄｉａ， andａｎｄ IＩ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｄｏdo ｍｙ
myｊｏｂ jobｆｉｒｓｔ．
first. OneＯｎｅ ｍｉｎｕｔｅ．
minute.Ｔｈａｔ＇ｓ
That’sａｌｌ．＇all.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’sａｒｍｓarmsｆｅｌｌfell ｔｏ ｈｉｓ side.
to his ｓｉｄｅ．Paralysed
Ｐａｒａｌｙｓｅｄ withｗｉｔｈ terror,
ｔｅｒｒｏｒ，heｈｅdid ｄｉｄnot ｎｏｔknow
ｋｎｏｗ
ｗｈａｔ
whatｔｏ to ｄｏ．
do. Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
Suddenlyａ aｗｉｌｄ wildｈｏｐｅ
hope ｆｌａｓｈｅｄ
flashedａｃｒｏｓｓacrossｈｉｓ hisｂｒａｉｎ．
brain.＇Ｓｔｏｐ，＇
‘Stop,’ he ｈｅ
ｃｒｉｅｄ． Ｈｏｗ ｌｏｎｇ ａｇｏ ｉｓ ｉｔ ｓｉｎｃｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｓｉｓｔｅｒ ｄｉｅｄ？ Ｑｕｉｃｋ， ｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ！？
cried. ‘How long ago is it since your sister died? Quick, tell me!’
＇Ｅｉｇｈｔｅｅｎ ｙｅａｒｓ，＇ｓａｉｄ
‘Eighteen years,’ said the ｔｈｅman.
ｍａｎ．‘WhyＷｈｙ doｄｏ you
ｙｏｕ ask
ａｓｋ me?ｍｅ？ What
Ｗｈａｔ ｄｏ doｙｅａｒｓ
years
ｍａｔｔｅｒ？：
matter?’
‘Ｅｉｇｈｔｅｅｎ ｙｅａｒｓ，＇laughed
‘Eighteen years,’ ｌａｕｇｈｅｄDorianＤｏｒｉａｎ Gray,
Ｇｒａｙ， ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa touch
ｔｏｕｃｈ ｏｆ ｔｒｉｕｍｐｈ ｉｎ
of triumph in
ｈｉｓ ｖｏｉｃｅ．‘Eighteen
his voice. Ｅｉｇｈｔｅｅｎ ｙｅａｒｓ！
years! SetＳｅｔme ｍｅ under
ｕｎｄｅｒ the
ｔｈｅ lamp
ｌａｍｐａｎｄ andｌｏｏｋlookａｔat ｍｙ
myｆａｃｅ！＇
face!’
Ｊａｍｅｓ
James Ｖａｎｅ
Vaneｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅｄ
hesitated ｆｏｒ for aａ moment,
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ， ｎｏｔ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ what
not understanding ｗｈａｔ ｗａｓwas
ｍｅａｎｔ．
meant. Ｔｈｅｎ Then ｈｅ he ｓｅｉｚｅｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
seized Dorian Gray ａｎｄ and ｄｒａｇｇｅｄ
dragged ｈｉｍ him ｆｒｏｍ from ｔｈｅthe
ａｒｃｈｗａｙ．
archway.
Ｄｉｍ
Dimａｎｄ andｗａｖｅｒｉｎｇ
wavering ａｓ asｗａｓwasｔｈｅtheｗｉｎｄｂｌｏｗｎ
windblown ｌｉｇｈｔ，
light,ｙｅｔyetｉｔit ｓｅｒｖｅｄ
served to ｔｏ show
ｓｈｏｗ
ｈｉｍ ｔｈｅ ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ ｅｒｒｏｒ， ａｓ ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ， ｉｎｔｏ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｆａｌｌｅｎ， ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ
him the hideous error, as it seemed, into which he had fallen, for the
ｆａｃｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｍａｎ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｓｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｏ ｋｉｌｌ ｈａｄ ａｌｌ
face of the man he had sought to kill had all the bloom of boyhood, ｔｈｅ ｂｌｏｏｍ ｏｆ ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ，
ａｌｌthe
all ｔｈｅunstained
ｕｎｓｔａｉｎｅｄ purity
ｐｕｒｉｔｙofｏｆyouth.
ｙｏｕｔｈ．He Ｈｅ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little moreｍｏｒｅ than
ｔｈａｎ ａa ladｌａｄ ofｏｆ
ｔｗｅｎｔｙ
twenty ｓｕｍｍｅｒｓ，
summers, ｈａｒｄｌｙ
hardlyｏｌｄｅｒ，
older,ｉｆ ifｏｌｄｅｒ
olderｉｎｄｅｅｄ
indeed ａｔ atａｌｌ，
all,ｔｈａｎ
thanｈｉｓ hisｓｉｓｔｅｒ
sister
ｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎbeenｗｈｅｎwhenｔｈｅｙtheyｈａｄ hadｐａｒｔｅｄ
partedｓｏsoｍａｎｙ manyｙｅａｒｓ yearsａｇｏ． ago.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ
was ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ
obvious
ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｉｓwas
that this ｗａｓnot
ｎｏｔtheｔｈｅmanｍａｎ who
ｗｈｏ ｈａｄ hadｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ
destroyedｈｅｒ herｌｉｆｅ．
life.
Ｈｅ
Heｌｏｏｓｅｎｅｄ
loosenedｈｉｓ ｈｏｌｄ and
his hold ａｎｄ reeled
ｒｅｅｌｅｄ back.
ｂａｃｋ．＇Ｍｙ‘My Ｇｏｄ！
God!ｍｙ myＧｏｄ！＇
God!’ｈｅheｃｒｉｅｄ，
cried,
‘ａｎｄI Ｉwould
‘and ｗｏｕｌｄhave
ｈａｖｅ murdered
ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｄ ｙｏｕ！？you!’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ＧｒａｙGrayｄｒｅｗ
drewａ aｌｏｎｇ long ｂｒｅａｔｈ．
breath. ‘YouＹｏｕ ｈａｖｅhaveｂｅｅｎbeenｏｎonｔｈｅ theｂｒｉｎｋ
brink ｏｆof
ｃｏｍｍｉｔｔｉｎｇ
committingａ aｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｃｒｉｍｅ， my
terrible crime, ｍｙ ｍａｎ，＇ｈｅ
man,’ he ｓａｉｄ，
said,ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingａｔatｈｉｍ himｓｔｅｒｎｌｙ．
sternly.

１８２

  ＸＶＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
＇Ｌｅｔ
‘Let ｔｈｉｓ ｂｅ aａ warning
this be ｗａｒｎｉｎｇ to
ｔｏ you
ｙｏｕ not
ｎｏｔ to
ｔｏ take
ｔａｋｅ vengeance
ｖｅｎｇｅａｎｃｅ into
ｉｎｔｏ your
ｙｏｕｒ own
ｏｗｎ
ｈａｎｄｓ．’
hands.’
‘Ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ ｍｅ，sir,’
‘Forgive me, ｓｉｒ，＇ ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄJames
muttered ＪａｍｅｓVane.
Ｖａｎｅ．‘IＩ was
ｗａｓ deceived.
ｄｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ． AＡ chance
ｃｈａｎｃｅ
ｗｏｒｄ
wordＩI ｈｅａｒｄ
heard ｉｎ ｔｈａｔ damned
in that ｄａｍｎｅｄ ｄｅｎ
denｓｅｔ
set ｍｅ
meｏｎonｔｈｅ
the ｗｒｏｎｇ
wrongｔｒａｃｋ．＇
track.’
＇Ｙｏｕ ｈａｄ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｇｏ ｈｏｍｅ， ａｎｄ ｐｕｔ ｔｈａｔ ｐｉｓｔｏｌ
‘You had better go home, and put that pistol away,ａｗａｙ， or
ｏｒ you
ｙｏｕ may
ｍａｙ ｇｅｔ
get
ｉｎｔｏ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇ ｏｎ ｈｉｓ ｈｅｅｌ， ａｎｄ ｇｏｉｎｇ ｓｌｏｗｌｙ
into trouble,’ said Dorian, turning on his heel, and going slowly down ｄｏｗｎ
ｔｈｅ ｓｔｒｅｅｔ．
the street.
Ｊａｍｅｓ
James Ｖａｎｅ
Vaneｓｔｏｏｄstoodｏｎ onｔｈｅthe ｐａｖｅｍｅｎｔ
pavementｉｎinｈｏｒｒｏｒ．horror. He Ｈｅ ｗａｓ was ｔｒｅｍｂｌｉｎｇ
trembling
ｆｒｏｍ
from ｈｅａｄ
headｔｏtoｆｏｏｔ．
foot. Ａｆｔｅｒ
After ａa ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｗｈｉｌｅa ａblack
little while ｂｌａｃｋshadow
ｓｈａｄｏｗ thatｔｈａｔ hadｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｃｒｅｅｐｉｎｇ ａｌｏｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｄｒｉｐｐｉｎｇ ｗａｌｌ， ｍｏｖｅｄ ｏｕｔ ｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｌｉｇｈｔ ａｎｄ ｃａｍｅ
creeping along the dripping wall, moved out into the light and came
ｃｌｏｓｅ ｔｏ him
close to ｈｉｍ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｓｔｅａｌｔｈｙ ｆｏｏｔｓｔｅｐｓ． He
stealthy footsteps. Ｈｅ felt
ｆｅｌｔaａhand
ｈａｎｄ laid
ｌａｉｄon ｏｎ his
ｈｉｓarm ａｒｍ and
ａｎｄ
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ｒｏｕｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ
looked round with ａa ｓｔａｒｔ．
start. ItＩｔ wasｗａｓoneｏｎｅofｏｆtheｔｈｅ ｗｏｍｅｎ who
women ｗｈｏ had ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
been
ｄｒｉｎｋｉｎｇ
drinking ａｔ at ｔｈｅ
the ｂａｒ．
bar.
＇Ｗｈｙ
‘Whyｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ
didn’tｙｏｕyouｋｉｌｌ ｈｉｍ？＇ ｓｈｅ
kill him?’ she ｈｉｓｓｅｄ ｏｕｔ， putting
hissed out, ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ herｈｅｒ haggard
ｈａｇｇａｒｄ ｆａｃｅface
ｑｕｉｔｅ ｃｌｏｓｅtoｔｏhis.
quite close ｈｉｓ．‘I knew
＇Ｉ ｋｎｅｗyouｙｏｕwere ｗｅｒｅfollowing
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇhim ｈｉｍwhenｗｈｅｎ youｙｏｕ rushed
ｒｕｓｈｅｄ
ｏｕｔ
out ｆｒｏｍ
fromＤａｌｙ＇ｓ．
Daly’s. ＹｏｕYouｆｏｏｌ！
fool! Ｙｏｕ
Youｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｈａｖｅhaveｋｉｌｌｅｄ
killed ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｈｅ Heｈａｓ hasｌｏｔｓ
lots ｏｆ
of
ｍｏｎｅｙ，
money,ａｎｄ andｈｅ＇ｓ
he’sａｓasｂａｄbadａｓasｂａｄ．’
bad.’
Ｈｅ
‘Heｉｓis ｎｏｔ
not ｔｈｅ ｍａｎ ＩI ａｍ
the man amｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingｆｏｒ，＇for,’ heｈｅ answered,
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， ‘and ａｎｄ ＩI want
ｗａｎｔ noｎｏ
ｍａｎ＇ｓ
man’sｍｏｎｅｙ．
money.Ｉ Iｗａｎｔwantａ aｍａｎ＇ｓ
man’sｌｉｆｅ． Ｔｈｅ ｍａｎ
life. The manｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｌｉｆｅ life ＩI want
ｗａｎｔ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅbe
ｎｅａｒｌｙ
nearly forty now. This one is little more than a boy. Thank God, ＩI
ｆｏｒｔｙ ｎｏｗ． Ｔｈｉｓ ｏｎｅ ｉｓ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ ａ ｂｏｙ． Ｔｈａｎｋ Ｇｏｄ，
ｈａｖｅ
have ｎｏｔ
not ｇｏｔ ｈｉｓ blood
got his ｂｌｏｏｄ upon
ｕｐｏｎ ｍｙ myｈａｎｄｓ．’
hands.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｗｏｍａｎ
woman ｇａｖｅgaveａ ｂｉｔｔｅｒ
a bitterｌａｕｇｈ．＇Ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
laugh. ‘Little ｍｏｒｅmoreｔｈａｎ thanａaｂｏｙ！＇ boy!’ ｓｈｅ
she
ｓｎｅｅｒｅｄ．“Ｗｈｙ，ｍａｎ，
sneered. ‘Why, man,ｉｔ＇ｓ ｎｉｇｈ on
it’s nigh ｏｎ eighteen
ｅｉｇｈｔｅｅｎ years
ｙｅａｒｓsince
ｓｉｎｃｅPrince
ＰｒｉｎｃｅCharming
Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ
ｍａｄｅ
madeｍｅmeｗｈａｔ whatＩ Iａｍ．＇
am.’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｌｉｅ！＇cried
‘You lie!’ ｃｒｉｅｄJames
ＪａｍｅｓVane.
Ｖａｎｅ．
Ｓｈｅ
She ｒａｉｓｅｄ
raised ｈｅｒher ｈａｎｄ
handｕｐupｔｏtoｈｅａｖｅｎ． heaven.‘Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
‘Before Ｇｏｄ GodＩ Iａｍamｔｅｌｌｉｎｇtelling ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｒｕｔｈ，＇ ｓｈｅ ｃｒｉｅｄ．
truth,’ she cried.
＇Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
‘Before Ｇｏｄ？”
God?’
‘Ｓｔｒｉｋｅ
‘Strike me ｍｅ dumb
ｄｕｍｂ ｉｆif ｉｔit ain’t
ａｉｎ＇ｔso.ｓｏ．HeＨｅ isｉｓthe
ｔｈｅworst
ｗｏｒｓｔoneｏｎｅ that
ｔｈａｔcomes
ｃｏｍｅｓ ｈｅｒｅ．
here.
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｓａｙ sayｈｅheｈａｓ
hasｓｏｌｄ
soldｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｔｏtoｔｈｅ theｄｅｖｉｌ
devilｆｏｒ
forａaｐｒｅｔｔｙ
prettyｆａｃｅ．
face. Ｉｔ＇ｓ ｎｉｇｈ on
It’s nigh ｏｎ
ｅｉｇｈｔｅｅｎ ｙｅａｒｓ since
eighteen years ｓｉｎｃｅI Ｉmet ｍｅｔhim.
ｈｉｍ．He Ｈｅ hasn’t
ｈａｓｎ＇ｔchanged
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ muchｍｕｃｈ ｓｉｎｃｅsince ｔｈｅｎ．
then.
ＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｔｈｏｕｇｈ，＇
though,’ｓｈｅ sheａｄｄｅｄ，
added,ｗｉｔｈ withａ aｓｉｃｋｌｙ
sicklyｌｅｅｒ．
leer.
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｓｗｅａｒ
swearｔｈｉｓ？”
this?’
＇Ｉ ｓｗｅａｒ it,’
‘I swear ｉｔ，＇ｃａｍｅ
came in ｉｎ hoarse
ｈｏａｒｓｅ echoｅｃｈｏ from
ｆｒｏｍ ｈｅｒher ｆｌａｔ ｍｏｕｔｈ．＇Ｂｕｔ
flat mouth. ‘But ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t
ｇｉｖｅ ｍｅ ａｗａｙ
give me awayｔｏtoｈｉｍ，＇
him,’ ｓｈｅ ｗｈｉｎｅｄ； Ｉ‘I ａｍ
she whined; amａｆｒａｉｄ
afraid ｏｆ ｈｉｍ． Let
of him. Ｌｅｔ me ｍｅ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｓｏｍｅ ｍｏｎｅｙ ｆｏｒ ｍｙ ｎｉｇｈｔ＇ｓ ｌｏｄｇｉｎｇ．＇
some money for my night’s lodging.’

１８３

  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ｈｅ
Heｂｒｏｋｅ
brokeｆｒｏｍ
fromｈｅｒ
herｗｉｔｈ
withａｎanｏａｔｈ，
oath,ａｎｄ
andｒｕｓｈｅｄ
rushedｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｃｏｒｎｅｒ
cornerｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｔｒｅｅｔ， ｂｕｔ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ ｈａｄ ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ ｂａｃｋ，
street, but Dorian Gray had disappeared. When he looked back, the ｔｈｅ
ｗｏｍａｎ
womanｈａｄ
hadｖａｎｉｓｈｅｄ
vanishedａｌｓｏ．
also.

１８４

  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＶＩＩ

ＡA ｗｅｅｋ
weekｌａｔｅｒ
later Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｗａｓwas
ｓｉｔｔｉｎｇ
sittingｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｏｒｙ
conservatory ａｔ at Ｓｅｌｂｙ
Selby
Ｒｏｙａｌ ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ
Royal talking toｔｏthe
ｔｈｅpretty
ｐｒｅｔｔｙDuchess
ＤｕｃｈｅｓｓofｏｆMonmouth,
Ｍｏｎｍｏｕｔｈ， whoｗｈｏ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｅｒ
her
ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ，
husband,ａaｊａｄｅｄ－ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
jaded-lookingｍａｎ
man ｏｆ ofｓｉｘｔｙ，
sixty, ｗａｓ
wasａｍｏｎｇｓｔ
amongstｈｉｓhisｇｕｅｓｔｓ．
guests. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ
It was
ｔｅａ－ｔｉｍｅ， ａｎｄ the
tea-time, and ｔｈｅ mellow
ｍｅｌｌｏｗ ｌｉｇｈｔ ｏｆ the
light of ｔｈｅ huge
ｈｕｇｅ ｌａｃｅ－ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ ｌａｍｐ ｔｈａｔ
lace-covered lamp that
ｓｔｏｏｄ
stood ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the ｔａｂｌｅ ｌｉｔupｕｐthe
table lit ｔｈｅdelicate
ｄｅｌｉｃａｔｅchina
ｃｈｉｎａand
ａｎｄhammered
ｈａｍｍｅｒｅｄ ｓｉｌｖｅｒ
silverｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ ａｔ which
service at ｗｈｉｃｈ the
ｔｈｅ Duchess
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ was
ｗａｓ ｐｒｅｓｉｄｉｎｇ． Ｈｅｒ white
presiding. Her ｗｈｉｔｅ hands
ｈａｎｄｓ were
ｗｅｒｅ
ｍｏｖｉｎｇ
movingｄａｉｎｔｉｌｙ
daintily ａｍｏｎｇ
amongｔｈｅtheｃｕｐｓ，
cups,ａｎｄand
ｈｅｒher
ｆｕｌｌ
fullｒｅｄ
redｌｉｐｓ
lips ｗｅｒｅ
wereｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ
smiling ａｔ
at
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｔｈａｔ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｈａｄ
that Dorian had ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ
whispered ｔｏ ｈｅｒ． Lord
to her. Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｗａｓ
was ｌｙｉｎｇ
lying
ｂａｃｋ ｉｎ ａ ｓｉｌｋ－ｄｒａｐｅｄ ｗｉｃｋｅｒ ｃｈａｉｒ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ａｔ ｔｈｅｍ． Ｏｎ ａ ｐｅａｃｈ－
back in a silk-draped wicker chair looking at them. On a peach-
ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ ｄｉｖａｎ
coloured divan ｓａｔ Ｌａｄｙ Narborough
sat Lady Ｎａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ ｐｒｅｔｅｎｄｉｎｇ ｔｏ toｌｉｓｔｅｎ
pretending listenｔｏ ｔｈｅ Duke’s
to the Ｄｕｋｅ＇ｓ
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ the
description of ｔｈｅ last
ｌａｓｔ Brazilian
Ｂｒａｚｉｌｉａｎbeetle
ｂｅｅｔｌｅthat
ｔｈａｔheｈｅhad
ｈａｄ added
ａｄｄｅｄ ｔｏto ｈｉｓ
his
ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ． Ｔｈｒｅｅ young
collection. Three ｙｏｕｎｇ men
ｍｅｎ ｉｎin ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ ｓｍｏｋｉｎｇ－ｓｕｉｔｓ were
elaborate smoking-suits ｗｅｒｅ handing
ｈａｎｄｉｎｇ
ｔｅａ－ｃａｋｅｓ
tea-cakes toｔｏ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ women.
of the ｗｏｍｅｎ． Ｔｈｅ
Theｈｏｕｓｅ－ｐａｒｔｙ
house-partyｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｅｄ
consistedｏｆ of ｔｗｅｌｖｅ
twelve
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｒｅ
people, and ｗｅｒｅ ｍｏｒｅ
there were moreｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ
expectedｔｏtoａｒｒｉｖｅ
arrive ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the ｎｅｘｔ
next ｄａｙ．
day.
＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatａｒｅareｙｏｕ
youｔｗｏ twoｔａｌｋｉｎｇ
talkingａｂｏｕｔ？”
about?’ ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
said Lord Henry,ｓｔｒｏｌｌｉｎｇ
strolling ｏｖｅｒ
over
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ table,
to the ｔａｂｌｅ，andａｎｄputting
ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇhisｈｉｓcup
ｃｕｐdown.
ｄｏｗｎ．‘IＩ hope
ｈｏｐｅ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｈａｓ has ｔｏｌｄ ｙｏｕ
told you
ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｍｙmy ｐｌａｎ ｆｏｒforｒｅｃｈｒｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇ
plan rechristeningｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ，
everything,Ｇｌａｄｙｓ． Ｉｔ Itｉｓisａaｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
Gladys. delightful
ｉｄｅａ．’
idea.’
‘Ｂｕｔ
‘But IＩdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔwant
ｗａｎｔ toｔｏbeｂｅrechristened,
ｒｅｃｈｒｉｓｔｅｎｅｄ，Harry,’
Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｒｅｊｏｉｎｅｄ ｔｈｅ Duchess,
rejoined the Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ｕｐ
up ａｔ ｈｉｍ ｗｉｔｈ
at him with ｈｅｒ
her ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｅｙｅｓ．
eyes.Ｉ‘Iａｍamｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ
satisfied ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｍｙ
myｏｗｎ
ownｎａｍｅ， ａｎｄand
name, Ｉ ａｍI am
ｓｕｒｅsure
Ｍｒ Mr
ＧｒａｙGray
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ
should be satisfiedｗｉｔｈ
withｈｉｓ．＇
his.’
＇Ｍｙ
‘Myｄｅａｒ
dearＧｌａｄｙｓ，
Gladys,ＩI ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｎｏｔ
notａｌｔｅｒ ｅｉｔｈｅｒname
alter either ｎａｍｅ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ world.
for the ｗｏｒｌｄ． They
Ｔｈｅｙ
ａｒｅ
are ｂｏｔｈ
both ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ．
perfect. ＩI was
ｗａｓ ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ
thinking ｃｈｉｅｆｌｙ
chiefly ofｏｆ flowers.
ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ． Yesterday
Ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ ＩI cut
ｃｕｔ an
ａｎ
ｏｒｃｈｉｄ， ｆｏｒ my
orchid, for ｍｙ ｂｕｔｔｏｎｈｏｌｅ．
buttonhole. ＩｔIt ｗａｓ
was ａa ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓ
marvellousｓｐｏｔｔｅｄ
spotted ｔｈｉｎｇ，
thing, ａｓ
as
ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅ ａｓ the
effective as ｔｈｅ seven
ｓｅｖｅｎ deadly
ｄｅａｄｌｙ sins.
ｓｉｎｓ．InＩｎa ａthoughtless
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｌｅｓｓmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ＩI ａｓｋｅｄ
asked
ｏｎｅ
one ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the ｇａｒｄｅｎｅｒｓ
gardeners ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｃａｌｌｅｄ．
it was called. HeＨｅ ｔｏｌｄ
told ｍｅ
meｉｔit ｗａｓ
was ａa ｆｉｎｅ
fine

１８５

  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｓｐｅｃｉｍｅｎ
specimenｏｆofＲｏｂｉｎｓｏｍｉａｎａ，
Robinsoniana, ｏｒ
or ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadfulｏｆofｔｈａｔ
thatｋｉｎｄ．
kind.ＩｔItｉｓis ａa
ｓａｄ
sadｔｒｕｔｈ，
truth, ｂｕｔ
but ｗｅ
weｈａｖｅ
haveｌｏｓｔ
lostｔｈｅ
theｆａｃｕｌｔｙ
faculty ｏｆ ｇｉｖｉｎｇ lovely
of giving ｌｏｖｅｌｙ names
ｎａｍｅｓ ｔｏtoｔｈｉｎｇｓ．
things.
Ｎａｍｅｓ
Namesａｒｅareｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．
everything.ＩI ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｑｕａｒｒｅｌ
quarrel ｗｉｔｈ
with ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ． Ｍｙ ｏｎｅ
actions. My one ｑｕａｒｒｅｌ
quarrel
ｉｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｗｏｒｄｓ．
is with words. Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｉｓisｔｈｅ
theｒｅａｓｏｎ
reasonＩ Iｈａｔｅ
hateｖｕｌｇａｒ
vulgarｒｅａｌｉｓｍ
realismｉｎinｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ．
literature.
Ｔｈｅ
The man who could call a spade a spade shouldｂｅ
ｍａｎ ｗｈｏ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｃａｌｌ ａ ｓｐａｄｅ ａ ｓｐａｄｅ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ be ｃｏｍｐｅｌｌｅｄ
compelledｔｏto ｕｓｅ
use
ｏｎｅ． Ｉｔ
one. It ｉｓ ｔｈｅ only
is the ｏｎｌｙ ｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｈｅheｉｓisｆｉｔ fit ｆｏｒ．＇
for.’
＂Ｔｈｅｎ
‘Thenｗｈａｔ whatｓｈｏｕｌｄshouldｗｅweｃａｌｌ call ｙｏｕ，
you, Ｈａｒｒｙ？＂
Harry?’ｓｈｅ she ａｓｋｅｄ．
asked.
＇Ｈｉｓ ｎａｍｅ ｉｓ
‘His name Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ Paradox,’
is Prince Ｐａｒａｄｏｘ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
said Dorian.
Ｉ‘I ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅ
recognize ｈｉｍ himｉｎinａa ｆｌａｓｈ，＇ ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ the
flash,’ exclaimed ｔｈｅ Duchess.
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ．
Ｉｗｏｎ＇ｔ ｈｅａｒ ｏｆｉｔ，＇ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｓｉｎｋｉｎｇ ｉｎｔｏ
‘I won’t hear of it,’ laughed Lord Henry, sinking into aａ chair.
ｃｈａｉｒ．‘From
Ｆｒｏｍ
ａa ｌａｂｅｌ
label ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｉｓ ｎｏ ｅｓｃａｐｅ！
is no escape!Ｉ Iｒｅｆｕｓｅ
refuseｔｈｅ theｔｉｔｌｅ．＇
title.’
‘Ｒｏｙａｌｔｉｅｓ
‘Royalties may ｍａｙ ｎｏｔnot ａｂｄｉｃａｔｅ，＇ｆｅｌｌ
abdicate,’ fell as ａｓ aａ warning
ｗａｒｎｉｎｇ ｆｒｏｍ fromｐｒｅｔｔｙ
prettyｌｉｐｓ．
lips.
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｗｉｓｈwishｍｅ meｔｏtoｄｅｆｅｎｄ
defendｍｙmyｔｈｒｏｎｅ，throne,ｔｈｅｎ？”
then?’
‘Ｙｅｓ．’
‘Yes.’
＇Ｉ ｇｉｖｅ the
‘I give ｔｈｅ truths
ｔｒｕｔｈｓ of ｏｆ to-morrow.’
ｔｏ－ｍｏｒｒｏｗ．’
Ｉ‘I ｐｒｅｆｅｒ
prefer theｔｈｅ mistakes
ｍｉｓｔａｋｅｓ of ｏｆ to-day,’
ｔｏ－ｄａｙ，＇ｓｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．
she answered.
Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｄｉｓａｒｍ
disarmｍｅ， me,Ｇｌａｄｙｓ，＇ｈｅ
Gladys,’ he ｃｒｉｅｄ，
cried,ｃａｔｃｈｉｎｇ
catchingｔｈｅ theｗｉｌｆｕｌｎｅｓｓ
wilfulness ｏｆ ｈｅｒ
of her
ｍｏｏｄ．
mood.
＇Ｏｆ
‘Of ｙｏｕｒ
yourｓｈｉｅｌｄ，
shield, Ｈａｒｒｙ：
Harry:ｎｏｔ notｏｆofｙｏｕｒ
yourｓｐｅａｒ．’
spear.’
Ｉ‘I ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｔｉｌｔ ａｇａｉｎｓｔBeauty,’
tilt against Ｂｅａｕｔｙ，＇ｈｅ ｓａｉｄ， with
he said, ｗｉｔｈ aａ wave
ｗａｖｅ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ hand.
of his ｈａｎｄ．
“Ｔｈａｔ
‘That isｉｓyour ｙｏｕｒerror,
ｅｒｒｏｒ，Harry,Ｈａｒｒｙ，believe
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅme. ｍｅ． YouＹｏｕ ｖａｌｕｅ
value ｂｅａｕｔｙ
beauty ｆａｒfar ｔｏｏ
too
ｍｕｃｈ．
much.’
‘Ｈｏｗ
‘How ｃａｎ canｙｏｕyouｓａｙ sayｔｈａｔ？
that?Ｉ Iａｄｍｉｔ
admit ｔｈａｔ
thatＩ ｔｈｉｎｋ
I thinkｔｈａｔ thatｉｔitｉｓis ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better ｔｏ ｂｅ
to be
ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful than ｔｈａｎ to ｔｏbeｂｅgood.
ｇｏｏｄ． ButＢｕｔ on
ｏｎ theｔｈｅother
ｏｔｈｅｒhandｈａｎｄ no ｎｏ one
ｏｎｅ isｉｓmore
ｍｏｒｅ ready
ｒｅａｄｙ
ｔｈａｎ
than ＩI am ａｍ ｔｏto ａｃｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ
acknowledge ｔｈａｔthatｉｔ itｉｓis ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better ｔｏto beｂｅ good
ｇｏｏｄ ｔｈａｎ
thanｔｏtoｂｅ beｕｇｌｙ．＇
ugly.’
‘Ｕｇｌｉｎｅｓｓ
‘Ugliness isｉｓone ｏｎｅofｏｆtheｔｈｅseven
ｓｅｖｅｎ deadly
ｄｅａｄｌｙ sins,
ｓｉｎｓ，then?’
ｔｈｅｎ？＂ cried
ｃｒｉｅｄtheｔｈｅDuchess.
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ．
‘Ｗｈａｔ ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ ｏｆofｙｏｕｒ
‘What becomes yourｓｉｍｉｌｅ
simileａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｔｈｅ theｏｒｃｈｉｄ？”
orchid?’
＇Ｕｇｌｉｎｅｓｓ
‘Ugliness is ｉｓoneｏｎｅ ofｏｆtheｔｈｅseven
ｓｅｖｅｎ deadly
ｄｅａｄｌｙ virtues,
ｖｉｒｔｕｅｓ，Gladys.
Ｇｌａｄｙｓ． You,
Ｙｏｕ， asａｓ aａ good
ｇｏｏｄ
Ｔｏｒｙ，
Tory,ｍｕｓｔ mustｎｏｔ notｕｎｄｅｒｒａｔｅ
underrateｔｈｅｍ． them.Ｂｅｅｒ，
Beer,ｔｈｅ theＢｉｂｌｅ，
Bible, ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ ｓｅｖｅｎ deadly
the seven ｄｅａｄｌｙ
ｖｉｒｔｕｅｓ
virtues have ｈａｖｅ made
ｍａｄｅ ｏｕｒ our Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ
Englandｗｈａｔ whatｓｈｅ sheｉｓ．＇
is.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｌｉｋｅ ｙｏｕｒ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ，
like your country, ｔｈｅｎ？＂
then?’ ｓｈｅshe ａｓｋｅｄ．
asked.
Ｉ‘Iｌｉｖｅ
liveｉｎinｉｔ．
it.’
‘Ｔｈａｔ
‘That you ｙｏｕ ｍａｙ
mayｃｅｎｓｕｒｅ
censureｉｔitｔｈｅ theｂｅｔｔｅｒ．＇
better.’
‘Ｗｏｕｌｄ
‘Would ｙｏｕ youｈａｖｅ haveｍｅmeｔａｋｅ takeｔｈｅtheｖｅｒｄｉｃｔ
verdictｏｆof Ｅｕｒｏｐｅ
Europeｏｎonｉｔ？＂ it?’ ｈｅ
he ｉｎｑｕｉｒｅｄ．
inquired.
‘Ｗｈａｔ
‘What ｄｏ doｔｈｅｙ
theyｓａｙ sayｏｆofｕｓ．’
us.’
Ｔｈａｔ
‘ThatＴａｒｔｕｆｆｅ！
Tartuffe¹ ｈａｓ has ｅｍｉｇｒａｔｅｄ
emigrated ｔｏ Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ ａｎｄ
to England andｏｐｅｎｅｄ
openedａ aｓｈｏｐ．＇
shop.’

１８６

  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＶＩ

Ｉｓ
‘Is ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕｒｓ， Ｈａｒｒｙ？”
that yours, Harry?’
‘Ｉ ｇｉｖｅ ｉｔ ｔｏ ｙｏｕ．＇
‘I give it to you.’
Ｉ‘Iｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｏｔnot ｕｓｅuseｉｔ．it.ＩｔItｉｓisｔｏｏ
tooｔｒｕｅ．’
true.’
＇Ｙｏｕ ｎｅｅｄ ｎｏｔ ｂｅ
‘You need not be afraid. Our ａｆｒａｉｄ． Ｏｕｒ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙｍｅｎ
countrymenｎｅｖｅｒ never ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅ
recognize ａa
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ．
description.’
“Ｔｈｅｙ
‘They ａｒｅ areｐｒａｃｔｉｃａｌ．’
practical.’
‘Ｔｈｅｙ
‘They are ａｒｅ more
ｍｏｒｅ cunning
ｃｕｎｎｉｎｇ ｔｈａｎ than ｐｒａｃｔｉｃａｌ．
practical. When Ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｙ
they ｍａｋｅ
makeｕｐupｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ｌｅｄｇｅｒ， ｔｈｅｙ ｂａｌａｎｃｅ ｓｔｕｐｉｄｉｔｙ ｂｙ ｗｅａｌｔｈ， ａｎｄ ｖｉｃｅ ｂｙ ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｓｙ．＇
ledger, they balance stupidity by wealth, and vice by hypocrisy.’
‘Ｓｔｉｌｌ，
‘Still, weｗｅhave ｈａｖｅ done
ｄｏｎｅ ｇｒｅａｔ
great ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．＇
things.’
‘Ｇｒｅａｔ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ ｔｈｒｕｓｔ on
‘Great things have been thrust ｏｎ us,
ｕｓ，Gladys.’
Ｇｌａｄｙｓ．
＇Ｗｅ ｈａｖｅ ｃａｒｒｉｅｄ ｔｈｅｉｒ
‘We have carried their burden.’ ｂｕｒｄｅｎ．’
＇Ｏｎｌｙ
‘Onlyａｓas ｆａｒ far ａｓ ｔｈｅ Stock
as the Ｓｔｏｃｋ Ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅ．’
Exchange.’
Ｓｈｅ ｓｈｏｏｋ ｈｅｒ ｈｅａｄ．
She shook her head. ‘I Ｉ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe ｉｎinｔｈｅtheｒａｃｅ，＇
race,’ｓｈｅsheｃｒｉｅｄ．
cried.
Ｉｔ‘It ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ
representsｔｈｅ the ｓｕｒｖｉｖａｌ
survival ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ ｐｕｓｈｉｎｇ．＇
the pushing.’
Ｉｔ
‘It ｈａｓ
has ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ．’
development.’
＇Ｄｅｃａｙ
‘Decayｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｓ
fascinates ｍｅ meｍｏｒｅ．’
more.’
＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘WhatｏｆofＡｒｔ？’ Art?’ ｓｈｅshe ａｓｋｅｄ．
asked.
Ｉｔ ｉｓaａmalady.’²
‘It is ｍａｌａｄｙ．＂
‘Ｌｏｖｅ？’
‘Love?’
‘Ａｎ
‘An ｉｌｌｕｓｉｏｎ．＇
illusion.’
‘Ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ？”
‘Religion?’
Ｔｈｅ
‘Theｆａｓｈｉｏｎａｂｌｅ
fashionable ｓｕｂｓｔｉｔｕｔｅ
substitute ｆｏｒforＢｅｌｉｅｆ．’
Belief.’
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘Youａｒｅ areａ aｓｃｅｐｔｉｃ．’
sceptic.’
＇Ｎｅｖｅｒ！
‘Never! Ｓｃｅｐｔｉｃｉｓｍ
Scepticismｉｓis ｔｈｅ the ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ
beginningｏｆofＦａｉｔｈ．＇Faith.’
‘Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatａｒｅ areｙｏｕ？”
you?’
Ｔｏ
‘Toｄｅｆｉｎｅ
define ｉｓ isｔｏtoｌｉｍｉｔ．’
limit.’
＇Ｇｉｖｅ
‘Give ｍｅ meａaｃｌｕｅ．＇
clue.’
“Ｔｈｒｅａｄｓ
‘Threads snap. ｓｎａｐ． You Ｙｏｕ ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｌｏｓｅ loseｙｏｕｒ
yourｗａｙway ｉｎ inｔｈｅtheｌａｂｙｒｉｎｔｈ．’
labyrinth.’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｂｅｗｉｌｄｅｒ ｍｅ．
‘You bewilder me.Ｌｅｔ Letｕｓusｔａｌｋtalkｏｆof ｓｏｍｅ
someｏｎｅ oneｅｌｓｅ．’
else.’
＇Ｏｕｒ
‘Ourｈｏｓｔ host ｉｓis aａ delightful
ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌtopic. ｔｏｐｉｃ．Years
Ｙｅａｒｓago ａｇｏ heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ christened
ｃｈｒｉｓｔｅｎｅｄ Prince
Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ
Ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ．’
Charming.’
‘Ａｈ！ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ remind
‘Ah! don’t ｒｅｍｉｎｄ ｍｅ meｏｆof ｔｈａｔ，＇ ｃｒｉｅｄDorian
that,’ cried Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray.
Ｇｒａｙ．
＇Ｏｕｒ
‘Our ｈｏｓｔ host ｉｓ ｒａｔｈｅｒ horrid
is rather ｈｏｒｒｉｄ this ｔｈｉｓevening,’
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
answered ｔｈｅ Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，
the Duchess,
ｃｏｌｏｕｒｉｎｇ．
colouring. ‘IＩ believe
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅheｈｅthinks ｔｈｉｎｋｓthat ｔｈａｔ Ｍｏｎｍｏｕｔｈ married
Monmouth ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ meｍｅ ｏｎon ｐｕｒｅｌｙ
purely
ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓas ａｓtheｔｈｅbestｂｅｓｔspecimen
scientific principles ｓｐｅｃｉｍｅｎheｈｅcould ｃｏｕｌｄ findｆｉｎｄofｏｆa ａmodern
ｍｏｄｅｒｎ
ｂｕｔｔｅｒｆｌｙ．
butterfly.’

１８７
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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

‘Ｗｅｌｌ， Ｉ ｈｏｐｅheｈｅwon’t
‘Well, I hope ｗｏｎ＇ｔstick
ｓｔｉｃｋpins
ｐｉｎｓ
intoｉｎｔｏ
you,ｙｏｕ，Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，＇ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
Duchess,’ laughed Dorian.
＇Ｏｈ！
‘Oh! ｍｙ
myｍａｉｄ
maidｄｏｅｓ
doesｔｈａｔ
that ａｌｒｅａｄｙ， Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ，
already, Mr Gray, ｗｈｅｎ
whenｓｈｅ
she ｉｓ ａｎｎｏｙｅｄ
is annoyed
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｍｅ．’
me.’
Ａｎｄ
‘Andｗｈａｔ whatｄｏｅｓ doesｓｈｅ sheｇｅｔget ａｎｎｏｙｅｄ
annoyedｗｉｔｈ with ｙｏｕ
you ａｂｏｕｔ， Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ？＂
about, Duchess?’
＇Ｆｏｒ
‘For ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｔｒｉｖｉａｌ
the most ｔｈｉｎｇｓ，MrＭｒGray,
trivial things, Ｇｒａｙ，ＩI assure
ａｓｓｕｒｅ you.
ｙｏｕ． Usually
Ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ because
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
ＩI ｃｏｍｅ ｉｎ ａｔ ｔｅｎ ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ ｔｏ ｎｉｎｅ ａｎｄ ｔｅｌｌ ｈｅｒ ｔｈａｔ
come in at ten minutes to nine and tell her that I must be dressed by Ｉ ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅ ｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ ｂｙ
ｈａｌｆ－ｐａｓｔ
half-past ｅｉｇｈｔ．＇
eight.’
＇Ｈｏｗ
‘Howｕｎｒｅａｓｏｎａｂｌｅ
unreasonable ｏｆofｈｅｒ！
her!ＹｏｕYouｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｇｉｖｅ
giveｈｅｒ
herｗａｒｎｉｎｇ．’
warning.’
Ｉ‘I ｄａｒｅｎ＇ｔ，
daren’t, Mr Ｍｒ Gray.
Ｇｒａｙ． Why,Ｗｈｙ， ｓｈｅshe ｉｎｖｅｎｔｓ
invents hatsｈａｔｓforｆｏｒme.ｍｅ．You Ｙｏｕremember
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ
ｔｈｅ ｏｎｅ Ｉ ｗｏｒｅ ａｔ Ｌａｄｙ Ｈｉｌｓｔｏｎｅ＇ｓ ｇａｒｄｅｎ－ｐａｒｔｙ？ Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ， ｂｕｔbutｉｔitｉｓis
the one I wore at Lady Hilstone’s garden-party? You don’t,
ｎｉｃｅ
nice ofｏｆ youｙｏｕ to ｔｏ pretend
ｐｒｅｔｅｎｄ ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ ｄｏ．
that you do. Ｗｅｌｌ，
Well, ｓｈｅshe ｍａｄｅ
madeｉｔit ｏｕｔout ｏｆof ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．
nothing.
Ａｌｌ ｇｏｏｄ ｈａｔｓ
All good hats are ａｒｅ made
ｍａｄｅ ｏｕｔ outｏｆof ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．＇
nothing.’
‘Ｌｉｋｅ
‘Like allａｌｌ goodｇｏｏｄreputations,
ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎｓ，Gladys,’
Ｇｌａｄｙｓ，＇interrupted
ｉｎｔｅｒｒｕｐｔｅｄLord ＬｏｒｄHenry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．＇Ｅｖｅｒｙ
‘Every
ｅｆｆｅｃｔ
effect thatｔｈａｔone ｏｎｅproduces
ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｓ gives ｇｉｖｅｓone ｏｎｅanａｎenemy.
ｅｎｅｍｙ． To Ｔｏ be
ｂｅ popular
ｐｏｐｕｌａｒ one ｏｎｅ must
ｍｕｓｔ
ｂｅbeａaｍｅｄｉｏｃｒｉｔｙ．’
mediocrity.’
＇Ｎｏｔ ｗｉｔｈ women,’
‘Not with ｗｏｍｅｎ，＇ ｓａｉｄ ｔｈｅDuchess,
said the Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，shaking
ｓｈａｋｉｎｇher ｈｅｒhead;
ｈｅａｄ；‘andａｎｄwomen
ｗｏｍｅｎ
ｒｕｌｅ ｔｈｅ world.
rule the ｗｏｒｌｄ． IＩ assureａｓｓｕｒｅyou ｙｏｕwe ｗｅ can’t
ｃａｎ＇ｔbearｂｅａｒmediocrities.
ｍｅｄｉｏｃｒｉｔｉｅｓ．WeＷｅwomen, ｗｏｍｅｎ，
ａｓ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｎｅ
as some oneｓａｙｓ，
says, ｌｏｖｅ
love ｗｉｔｈ
with ｏｕｒour ｅａｒｓ， ｊｕｓｔasａｓyou
ears, just ｙｏｕmenｍｅｎ ｌｏｖｅ ｗｉｔｈ your
love with ｙｏｕｒ
ｅｙｅｓ，
eyes,ｉｆif ｙｏｕ
youｅｖｅｒ everｌｏｖｅlove ａｔ at
ａｌｌ．’
all.’
＇Ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｓtoｔｏme
‘It seems ｍｅthat ｔｈａｔweｗｅnever
ｎｅｖｅｒdoｄｏanything
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇelse,’
ｅｌｓｅ，＇ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ
murmured Dorian. Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
‘Ａｈ！ ｔｈｅｎ，you
‘Ah! then, ｙｏｕnever
ｎｅｖｅｒreally
ｒｅａｌｌｙlove,ｌｏｖｅ，MrＭｒGray,’
Ｇｒａｙ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
answered the ｔｈｅ Duchess,
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，
ｗｉｔｈ ｍｏｃｋ ｓａｄｎｅｓｓ．
with mock sadness.
＇Ｍｙ
‘My ｄｅａｒdear Ｇｌａｄｙｓ！？
Gladys!’ cried ｃｒｉｅｄLord Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．‘Ｈｏｗ ‘How ｃａｎ can ｙｏｕyou ｓａｙsay ｔｈａｔ？
that?
Ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ
Romance ｌｉｖｅｓ livesｂｙbyｒｅｐｅｔｉｔｉｏｎ，
repetition,ａｎｄ andｒｅｐｅｔｉｔｉｏｎ
repetitionｃｏｎｖｅｒｔｓ
convertsａｎ anａｐｐｅｔｉｔｅ
appetite ｉｎｔｏinto
ａｎ
an ａｒｔ． Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ， each
art. Besides, ｅａｃｈ timeｔｉｍｅ ｔｈａｔ ｏｎｅ ｌｏｖｅｓ
that one loves ｉｓ ｔｈｅ only
is the ｏｎｌｙ time
ｔｉｍｅ one
ｏｎｅ has
ｈａｓ ｅｖｅｒ
ever
ｌｏｖｅｄ．
loved. Ｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
Difference ｏｆof ｏｂｊｅｃｔ object ｄｏｅｓ
doesｎｏｔ notａｌｔｅｒ
alterｓｉｎｇｌｅｎｅｓｓ
singleness ｏｆof ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ．
passion. ＩｔIt
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ｉｎｔｅｎｓｉｆｉｅｓ ｉｔ． Ｗｅ ｃａｎ ｈａｖｅ ｉｎ ｌｉｆｅ ｂｕｔ ｏｎｅ ｇｒｅａｔ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ａｔat
merely intensifies it. We can have in life but one great experience
ｂｅｓｔ，
best, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ theｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secret ｏｆ of ｌｉｆｅ
life isｉｓtoｔｏreproduce
ｒｅｐｒｏｄｕｃｅ thatｔｈａｔ experience
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ ａｓ as ｏｆｔｅｎ
often ａｓas
ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ．
possible.’
Ｅｖｅｎ
‘Evenｗｈｅｎ when ｏｎｅoneｈａｓhasｂｅｅｎ
beenｗｏｕｎｄｅｄ
wounded ｂｙｉｔ，
by it,Ｈａｒｒｙ？＂
Harry?’ａｓｋｅｄ
askedｔｈｅ Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，
the Duchess,
ａｆｔｅｒ
after aａ pause.
ｐａｕｓｅ
‘Ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ
‘Especially when ｗｈｅｎone ｏｎｅhasｈａｓbeen
ｂｅｅｎ wounded
ｗｏｕｎｄｅｄ ｂｙbyｉｔ，＇ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ Lord
it,’ answered Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henry.
Ｔｈｅ
TheＤｕｃｈｅｓｓ
Duchessｔｕｒｎｅｄ turnedａｎｄ andｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔat Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ＧｒａｙGrayｗｉｔｈ withａaｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious
ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expression ｉｎ ｈｅｒ eyes.
in her ｅｙｅｓ．＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatｄｏdoｙｏｕ youｓａｙ sayｔｏtoｔｈａｔ，
that, Ｍｒ MrＧｒａｙ？”
Gray?’ ｓｈｅ she
ｉｎｑｕｉｒｅｄ．
inquired.

１８８
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  ＸＶＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅｄ ｆｏｒa ａmoment.
hesitated for ｍｏｍｅｎｔ． Then
Ｔｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｔｈｒｅｗ his
he threw ｈｉｓ head
ｈｅａｄ back
ｂａｃｋ and
ａｎｄ
ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．
laughed. Ｉ‘I ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ａｇｒｅｅ
agree ｗｉｔｈ Ｈａｒｒｙ， Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ．＇
with Harry, Duchess.’
‘Ｅｖｅｎ ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅheｉｓis ｗｒｏｎｇ？”
‘Even when wrong?’
＇Ｈａｒｒｙ
‘Harryｉｓis never
ｎｅｖｅｒ ｗｒｏｎｇ，
wrong,Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ．’
Duchess.’
‘Ａｎｄ ｄｏｅｓ his
‘And does ｈｉｓphilosophy
ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｙmake
ｍａｋｅ you
ｙｏｕ happy?’
ｈａｐｐｙ？＂
‘Ｉ ｈａｖｅnever
‘I have ｎｅｖｅｒsearched
ｓｅａｒｃｈｅｄfor
ｆｏｒhappiness.
ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ．Who
Ｗｈｏ wants
ｗａｎｔｓ happiness?
ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ？ ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ
ｓｅａｒｃｈｅｄ
searchedｆｏｒ
forｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ．’
pleasure.’
‘Ａｎｄ
‘And ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｉｔ， Ｍｒ Ｇｒａｙ？”
it, Mr Gray?’
‘Ｏｆｔｅｎ． Ｔｏｏ ｏｆｔｅｎ．’
‘Often. Too often.’
Ｔｈｅ Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ ｓｉｇｈｅｄ．
The Duchess sighed.Ｉ ‘Iａｍam ｓｅａｒｃｈｉｎｇ
searching ｆｏｒforｐｅａｃｅ，＇ｓｈｅ
peace,’ sheｓａｉｄ，
said,＇ａｎｄ
‘andｉｆＩ
if I
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｇｏ ａｎｄ ｄｒｅｓｓ， Ｉ ｓｈａｌｌ ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｎｅ
don’t go and dress, I shall have none this evening.’ｔｈｉｓ ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ．＇
＇Ｌｅｔ
‘Let meｍｅ ｇｅｔ
get ｙｏｕyouｓｏｍｅ
someｏｒｃｈｉｄｓ，
orchids,Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，＇
Duchess,’ｃｒｉｅｄ criedＤｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｓｔａｒｔｉｎｇ
starting ｔｏ
to
ｈｉｓ ｆｅｅｔ，and
his feet, ａｎｄwalking
ｗａｌｋｉｎｇ down ｄｏｗｎ ｔｈｅ
the ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｏｒｙ．
conservatory.
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You ａｒｅare ｆｌｉｒｔｉｎｇ ｄｉｓｇｒａｃｅｆｕｌｌｙwith
flirting disgracefully ｗｉｔｈhim,’
ｈｉｍ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
said Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｔｏto ｈｉｓ
his
ｃｏｕｓｉｎ．
cousin. Ｙｏｕ‘Youｈａｄhad ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
betterｔａｋｅ ｃａｒｅ．
take care.ＨｅHeｉｓ isｖｅｒｙ
veryｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ．’
fascinating.’
Ｉｆｈｅ
‘If heｗｅｒｅ
wereｎｏｔ，
not,ｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｂｅ be
ｎｏ no
ｂａｔｔｌｅ．’
battle.’
＇Ｇｒｅｅｋ
‘Greekｍｅｅｔｓ
meetsＧｒｅｅｋ，
Greek,ｔｈｅｎ？”
then?’
Ｉａｍ
‘I amｏｎonｔｈｅtheｓｉｄｅsideｏｆofｔｈｅ
the Ｔｒｏｊａｎｓ．
Trojans. ＴｈｅｙTheyｆｏｕｇｈｔ
foughtｆｏｒfor ａa woman.’
ｗｏｍａｎ．’
‘Ｔｈｅｙ ｗｅｒｅ ｄｅｆｅａｔｅｄ．＇
‘They were defeated.’
“Ｔｈｅｒｅ
‘There areａｒｅ worse
ｗｏｒｓｅ things
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ than
ｔｈａｎ capture,’
ｃａｐｔｕｒｅ，＇ she ｓｈｅ answered.
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．
Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｇａｌｌｏｐ
gallopｗｉｔｈ
withａ aｌｏｏｓｅ
looseｒｅｉｎ．＇
rein.’
‘Ｐａｃｅ
‘Pace ｇｉｖｅｓ
givesｌｉｆｅ，＇ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ
life,’ was theｒｉｐｏｓｔｅ．
riposte.
Ｉ‘Iｓｈａｌｌ
shall ｗｒｉｔｅ
write ｉｔ ｉｎ my
it in ｍｙ ｄｉａｒｙ
diary ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ．＇
to-night.’
‘Ｗｈａｔ？’
‘What?’
＂Ｔｈａｔ
‘Thatａaｂｕｒｎｔ
burntｃｈｉｌｄchildｌｏｖｅｓ ｔｈｅthe
loves ｆｉｒｅ．’
fire.’
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｎｏｔnotｅｖｅｎ
evenｓｉｎｇｅｄ．
singed. My Ｍｙ ｗｉｎｇｓ
wings ａｒｅ
are ｕｎｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ．＇
untouched.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｕｓｅ useｔｈｅｍ
them ｆｏｒforｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ，
everything, ｅｘｃｅｐｔ ｆｌｉｇｈｔ．’
except flight.’
＇Ｃｏｕｒａｇｅ
‘Courage ｈａｓ has ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed fromｆｒｏｍ ｍｅｎ
menｔｏto ｗｏｍｅｎ．
women.ＩｔItｉｓis ａa new ｎｅｗ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ
experience
ｆｏｒ
forｕｓ．’
us.’
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｈａｖｅ
haveａ aｒｉｖａｌ．’
rival.’
‘Ｗｈｏ？”
‘Who?’
Ｈｅ
He ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．＇Ｌａｄｙ
laughed. ‘LadyＮａｒｂｏｒｏｕｇｈ，＇ｈｅ
Narborough,’ he ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ．‘Ｓｈｅ
whispered. ‘Sheｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
perfectly
ａｄｏｒｅｓ
adoresｈｉｍ．’
him.’
‘Ｙｏｕ
‘You fillｆｉｌｌmeｍｅwithｗｉｔｈapprehension.
ａｐｐｒｅｈｅｎｓｉｏｎ． Ｔｈｅ Theａｐｐｅａｌ
appealｔｏtoＡｎｔｉｑｕｉｔｙ
Antiquity ｉｓisｆａｔａｌ
fatal ｔｏ
to
ｕｓ ｗｈｏ ａｒｅ
us who areｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃｉｓｔｓ．’
romanticists.’
＇Ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃｉｓｔｓ！
‘Romanticists! You Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
haveａｌｌall ｔｈｅ
the ｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ
methodsｏｆofｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ．＇
science.’

１８ｇ
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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

‘Ｍｅｎ
‘Men ｈａｖｅhaveｅｄｕｃａｔｅｄ
educated ｕｓ．’
us.’
Ｂｕｔ ｎｏｔ ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ
‘But not explained you.’ ｙｏｕ．’
＇Ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅ
‘Describeｕｓusａｓas ａa ｓｅｘ，＇ ｗａｓ ｈｅｒ
sex,’ was her ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅ．
challenge.
‘Ｓｐｈｙｎｘｅｓ
‘Sphynxes ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
withoutｓｅｃｒｅｔｓ．＇
secrets.’
Ｓｈｅ
She ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
looked ａｔ at ｈｉｍ，
him, ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ．＇Ｈｏｗ
smiling. ‘Howｌｏｎｇ longＭｒMrＧｒａｙGrayｉｓ！＇is!’ｓｈｅ
sheｓａｉｄ．
said. ＇Ｌｅｔ
‘Let
ｕｓ ｇｏ and
us go ａｎｄ ｈｅｌｐ
help ｈｉｍ．
him.ＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｎｏｔnotｙｅｔyet ｔｏｌｄ ｈｉｍ ｔｈｅ
told him the ｃｏｌｏｕｒ
colour ｏｆ of ｍｙ
myｆｒｏｃｋ．＇
frock.’
‘Ａｈ！
‘Ah! you ｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｓｕｉｔ ｙｏｕｒ ｆｒｏｃｋ
suit your frock ｔｏ to ｈｉｓ ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ， Gladys.’
his flowers, Ｇｌａｄｙｓ．＇
＂Ｔｈａｔ
‘That ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｂｅbeａaｐｒｅｍａｔｕｒｅ
prematureｓｕｒｒｅｎｄｅｒ．’
surrender.’
‘Ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ
‘RomanticＡｒｔ Artｂｅｇｉｎｓ
beginsｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔｓ its ｃｌｉｍａｘ．＇
climax.’
Ｉ ｍｕｓｔ ｋｅｅｐ ａｎ ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ ｆｏｒ ｒｅｔｒｅａｔ．’
‘I must keep an opportunity for retreat.’
‘Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Ｐａｒｔｈｉａｎ ｍａｎｎｅｒ？’３
‘In the Parthian manner?’³
‘Ｔｈｅｙ
‘They ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｓａｆｅｔｙ
safetyｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｄｅｓｅｒｔ．
desert. ＩI ｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｏｔnotｄｏdoｔｈａｔ．’
that.’
“Ｗｏｍｅｎ
‘Womenａｒｅ areｎｏｔnotａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysａｌｌｏｗｅｄ
allowedａaｃｈｏｉｃｅ，＇
choice,’ he ｈｅ answered,
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， ｂｕｔ but ｈａｒｄｌｙ
hardly
ｈａｄ
hadｈｅｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ
he finishedｔｈｅｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ
the sentenceｂｅｆｏｒｅ
beforeｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅ theｆａｒ
farｅｎｄ
endｏｆ ｔｈｅ conservatory
of the ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｏｒｙ
ｃａｍｅ
cameａ aｓｔｉｆｌｅｄ ｇｒｏａｎ， ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
stifled groan, followed ｂｙ by ｔｈｅthe ｄｕｌｌ
dull ｓｏｕｎｄ
soundｏｆofａ aｈｅａｖｙ heavyｆａｌｌ．fall.
Ｅｖｅｒｙｂｏｄｙ
Everybodyｓｔａｒｔｅｄ started ｕｐ． Ｔｈｅ Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ
up. The Duchessｓｔｏｏｄ stoodｍｏｔｉｏｎｌｅｓｓ
motionless ｉｎ ｈｏｒｒｏｒ． And
in horror. Ａｎｄ
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｆｅａｒ
fear inｉｎ his
ｈｉｓeyes
ｅｙｅｓLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｒｕｓｈｅｄ
rushed ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughｔｈｅ the ｆｌａｐｐｉｎｇ
flapping ｐａｌｍｓ，
palms,
ｔｏ ｆｉｎｄ Dorian
to find Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ Gray ｌｙｉｎｇ
lying ｆａｃｅ ｄｏｗｎｗａｒｄｓ ｏｎonｔｈｅtheｔｉｌｅｄ
face downwards tiled ｆｌｏｏｒ
floor ｉｎ in aａ
ｄｅａｔｈ－ｌｉｋｅ
death-like swoon.ｓｗｏｏｎ
Ｈｅ
Heｗａｓwasｃａｒｒｉｅｄ
carried ａｔ ｏｎｃｅ ｉｎｔｏ
at once into theｔｈｅ blueｂｌｕｅdrawing-room,
ｄｒａｗｉｎｇ－ｒｏｏｍ， ａｎｄ and ｌａｉｄ ｕｐｏｎ
laid upon
ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｓｏｆａｓ． Ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｓｈｏｒｔ ｔｉｍｅ ｈｅ ｃａｍｅ
one of the sofas. After a short time he came to himself, and lookedｔｏ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， ａｎｄ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
ｒｏｕｎｄ
roundｗｉｔｈwithａaｄａｚｅｄdazedｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ．
expression.
‘Ｗｈａｔ
‘What has ｈａｓ happened?’
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ？＂ ｈｅhe ａｓｋｅｄ．
asked. ‘Ｏｈ！ ‘Oh! IＩremember.
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ． Ａｍ AmＩ Iｓａｆｅsafe ｈｅｒｅ，
here,
Ｈａｒｒｙ？”
Harry?’ He Ｈｅ began
ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ ｔｒｅｍｂｌｅ．
to tremble.
＇Ｍｙ
‘Myｄｅａｒdear Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
Dorian,’ answered Ｌｏｒｄ Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry, ｙｏｕ‘youｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyｆａｉｎｔｅｄ．Ｔｈａｔ
fainted. That
ｗａｓ
was ａｌｌ．
all. YouＹｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｈａｖｅ
have ｏｖｅｒｔｉｒｅｄ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ．You
overtired yourself. Ｙｏｕ hadｈａｄ better
ｂｅｔｔｅｒ not ｎｏｔ come
ｃｏｍｅ
ｄｏｗｎ
down ｔｏtoｄｉｎｎｅｒ．
dinner.Ｉ Iｗｉｌｌwillｔａｋｅ
take ｙｏｕｒ
yourｐｌａｃｅ．＇
place.’
‘Ｎｏ，
‘No, IＩwill ｗｉｌｌcomeｃｏｍｅ down,’
ｄｏｗｎ，＇ｈｅheｓａｉｄ， said, ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｉｎｇ
struggling ｔｏ ｈｉｓ feet.
to his ｆｅｅｔ．‘IＩwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｒａｔｈｅｒ ｃｏｍｅ ｄｏｗｎ．
rather come down.Ｉ Iｍｕｓｔmustｎｏｔnotｂｅbeａｌｏｎｅ．’
alone.’
Ｈｅ
Heｗｅｎｔ
wentｔｏtoｈｉｓ ｒｏｏｍ ａｎｄ
his room andｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ．
dressed.Ｔｈｅｒｅ Thereｗａｓ wasａ aｗｉｌｄ
wildｒｅｃｋｌｅｓｓｎｅｓｓ
recklessness ｏｆ of
ｇａｉｅｔｙ
gaiety ｉｎ ｈｉｓ manner
in his ｍａｎｎｅｒ ａｓasｈｅheｓａｔ sat ａｔ
at ｔａｂｌｅ，
table, but ｂｕｔ now
ｎｏｗ ａｎｄ andｔｈｅｎ
thenａ aｔｈｒｉｌｌ
thrill ｏｆ
of
ｔｅｒｒｏｒ
terror ran ｒａｎ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ him ｈｉｍ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ he ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ
remembered ｔｈａｔ，
that,ｐｒｅｓｓｅｄ
pressedａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against
ｔｈｅ ｗｉｎｄｏｗ ｏｆofｔｈｅ
the window theｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａｔｏｒｙ，
conservatory, ｌｉｋｅ like aａ white
ｗｈｉｔｅ handkerchief,
ｈａｎｄｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ， he ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｓｅｅｎ ｔｈｅ face
seen the ｆａｃｅofｏｆJames
ＪａｍｅｓVane
Ｖａｎｅ watching
ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ ｈｉｍ． him.

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  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＶＩＩＩ

Ｔｈｅ
Theｎｅｘｔ
nextｄａｙdayｈｅheｄｉｄ
didｎｏｔ
notｌｅａｖｅ
leave ｔｈｅ
the ｈｏｕｓｅ，
house, ａｎｄ，
and, ｉｎｄｅｅｄ， ｓｐｅｎｔ most
indeed, spent ｍｏｓｔ ｏｆ
of
ｔｈｅ ｔｉｍｅ ｉｎ
the time ｈｉｓ own
in his ｏｗｎ ｒｏｏｍ，
room,ｓｉｃｋ
sick ｗｉｔｈ
withａaｗｉｌｄ
wildｔｅｒｒｏｒ
terror ｏｆ of ｄｙｉｎｇ， ａｎｄ ｙｅｔ
dying, and yet
ｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔ
indifferent ｔｏ ｌｉｆｅitself.
to life ｉｔｓｅｌｆ．
TheＴｈｅconsciousness
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓofｏｆbeing
ｂｅｉｎｇ hunted,
ｈｕｎｔｅｄ， ｓｎａｒｅｄ，
snared,
ｔｒａｃｋｅｄ
tracked ｄｏｗｎ，
down,ｈａｄ hadｂｅｇｕｎ
begunｔｏtoｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅ
dominate ｈｉｍ．
him.Ｉｆ Ifｔｈｅ
theｔａｐｅｓｔｒｙ
tapestry ｄｉｄ
did ｂｕｔ
but
ｔｒｅｍｂｌｅ
tremble ｉｎ ｔｈｅ wind,
in the ｗｉｎｄ， heｈｅ shook.
ｓｈｏｏｋ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｄ
dead ｌｅａｖｅｓ ｔｈａｔ were
leaves that ｗｅｒｅ blown
ｂｌｏｗｎ
ａｇａｉｎｓｔ the
against ｔｈｅ leaded
ｌｅａｄｅｄ panes
ｐａｎｅｓ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏto ｈｉｍ
himｌｉｋｅ ｈｉｓ own
like his ｏｗｎ wasted
ｗａｓｔｅｄ ｒｅｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ
resolutions
ａｎｄ
and ｗｉｌｄ
wild ｒｅｇｒｅｔｓ． Ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅheｃｌｏｓｅｄ
regrets. When closedｈｉｓ
hisｅｙｅｓ，
eyes,ｈｅheｓａｗ
sawａｇａｉｎ
againｔｈｅ
theｓａｉｌｏｒ＇ｓ
sailor’s
ｆａｃｅ ｐｅｅｒｉｎｇ through
face peering ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ
the ｍｉｓｔ－ｓｔａｉｎｅｄ ｇｌａｓｓ，and
mist-stained glass, ａｎｄhorror
ｈｏｒｒｏｒseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ once
ｏｎｃｅ
ｍｏｒｅ
moreｔｏtoｌａｙlay ｉｔｓ ｈａｎｄ ｕｐｏｎ
its hand uponｈｉｓ his ｈｅａｒｔ．
heart.
Ｂｕｔ
But ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhaps ｉｔ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
it had been ｏｎｌｙonly ｈｉｓ ｆａｎｃｙ that
his fancy ｔｈａｔ had
ｈａｄ called
ｃａｌｌｅｄ vengeance
ｖｅｎｇｅａｎｃｅ
ｏｕｔ ｏｆ the
out of ｔｈｅnight,
ｎｉｇｈｔ，andａｎｄsetｓｅｔtheｔｈｅhideous
ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓshapes
ｓｈａｐｅｓofｏｆｐｕｎｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ him.
punishment before ｈｉｍ．
Ａｃｔｕａｌ
Actual ｌｉｆｅ ｗａｓ chaos,
life was ｃｈａｏｓ， butｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｗａｓ
was ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ
terriblyｌｏｇｉｃａｌ
logical ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ．
imagination.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ
wasｔｈｅtheｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ
imaginationｔｈａｔ thatｓｅｔ
set ｒｅｍｏｒｓｅ
remorseｔｏtoｄｏｇ
dogｔｈｅtheｆｅｅｔ
feet ｏｆ
of
ｓｉｎ．
sin. ItＩｔwas
ｗａｓ the
ｔｈｅimagination
ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ that ｔｈａｔmade
ｍａｄｅ ｅａｃｈ
each ｃｒｉｍｅ
crime ｂｅａｒ
bear ｉｔｓ ｍｉｓｓｈａｐｅｎ
its misshapen
ｂｒｏｏｄ． Ｉｎ the
brood. In ｔｈｅ common
ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｏｆofｆａｃｔ
fact ｔｈｅ
the ｗｉｃｋｅｄ
wicked ｗｅｒｅ were ｎｏｔ
not ｐｕｎｉｓｈｅｄ，
punished,
ｎｏｒ
nor ｔｈｅ
the ｇｏｏｄ
goodｒｅｗａｒｄｅｄ．
rewarded.Ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ
Successｗａｓwas
ｇｉｖｅｎ ｔｏ toｔｈｅtheｓｔｒｏｎｇ，
given strong,ｆａｉｌｕｒｅ
failure ｔｈｒｕｓｔ
thrust
ｕｐｏｎ
uponｔｈｅ
the ｗｅａｋ．
weak.Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｗａｓ
wasａｌｌ． Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，had
all. Besides, ｈａｄ any
ａｎｙ stranger
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｒbeen
ｂｅｅｎ prowling
ｐｒｏｗｌｉｎｇ
ｒｏｕｎｄ
round ｔｈｅ
the ｈｏｕｓｅ
house ｈｅ
he ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｈａｖｅ
haveｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｅｅｎ
seenｂｙbyｔｈｅ
theｓｅｒｖａｎｔｓ
servants ｏｒ
or ｔｈｅ
the
ｋｅｅｐｅｒｓ． Ｈａｄ ａｎｙ
keepers. Had any ｆｏｏｔｍａｒｋｓ
footmarks ｂｅｅｎ
beenｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｏｎonｔｈｅ
theｆｌｏｗｅｒ－ｂｅｄｓ，
flower-beds, ｔｈｅ
the
ｇａｒｄｅｎｅｒｓ
gardenersｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｈａｖｅ
haveｒｅｐｏｒｔｅｄ ｉｔ．it.Ｙｅｓ：
reported Yes: ｉｔ ｈａｄ been
it had ｂｅｅｎ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyｆａｎｃｙ．
fancy. Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl
Ｖａｎｅ＇ｓ
Vane’sｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ
brotherｈａｄ
hadｎｏｔ
notｃｏｍｅ
comeｂａｃｋ
back ｔｏtoｋｉｌｌ
kill ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｈｅ
Heｈａｄ
hadｓａｉｌｅｄ
sailed ａｗａｙ
awayｉｎin
ｈｉｓ ｓｈｉｐ toｔｏfounder
his ship ｆｏｕｎｄｅｒ inｉｎsome
ｓｏｍｅ winter
ｗｉｎｔｅｒ sea.
ｓｅａ． From
Ｆｒｏｍ ｈｉｍ，
him,ａｔat ａｎｙ
any ｒａｔｅ， ｈｅ was
rate, he ｗａｓ
ｓａｆｅ． Ｗｈｙ， the
safe. Why, ｔｈｅ man
ｍａｎ didｄｉｄ not
ｎｏｔ know
ｋｎｏｗ who
ｗｈｏ ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ， ｃｏｕｌｄ not
was, could ｎｏｔknow
ｋｎｏｗ who
ｗｈｏ
ｈｅ ｗａｓ． The
he was. Ｔｈｅ ｍａｓｋ
maskｏｆ
of ｙｏｕｔｈ
youth ｈａｄ
had ｓａｖｅｄ
saved ｈｉｍ．
him.
Ａｎｄ
Andｙｅｔ
yetｉｆｉｔ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
if it had beenｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyａｎan
ｉｌｌｕｓｉｏｎ，
illusion,ｈｏｗ
howｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terribleｉｔit was
ｗａｓ ｔｏ
to ｔｈｉｎｋ
think
ｔｈａｔ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ ｒａｉｓｅ ｓｕｃｈ ｆｅａｒｆｕｌ ｐｈａｎｔｏｍｓ， ａｎｄ ｇｉｖｅ ｔｈｅｍ
that conscience could raise such fearful phantoms, and give them

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ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ ｆｏｒｍ，and
visible form, ａｎｄmake
ｍａｋｅ them
ｔｈｅｍ ｍｏｖｅ
moveｂｅｆｏｒｅ
beforeｏｎｅ！
one!Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｓｏｒｔ
sortｏｆof ｌｉｆｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ
life would
ｈｉｓ ｂｅ if,ｉｆ，day
his be ｄａｙand
ａｎｄnight,
ｎｉｇｈｔ，shadows
ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ ofｏｆ his
ｈｉｓcrime
ｃｒｉｍｅwere
ｗｅｒｅ toｔｏ peer
ｐｅｅｒ atａｔhim
ｈｉｍ from
ｆｒｏｍ
ｓｉｌｅｎｔ ｃｏｒｎｅｒｓ， toｔｏmock
silent corners, ｍｏｃｋ ｈｉｍ
himｆｒｏｍ
fromｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secretｐｌａｃｅｓ，
places,ｔｏto ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒ
whisperｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｅａｒ
ear ａｓ
as
ｈｅheｓａｔ
sat at the feast, to wake him with icy fingers as he lay asleep! As ｔｈｅ
ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｆｅａｓｔ， ｔｏ ｗａｋｅ ｈｉｍ ｗｉｔｈ ｉｃｙ ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ ａｓ ｈｅ ｌａｙ ａｓｌｅｅｐ！ Ａｓ the
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｃｒｅｐｔ
crept ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughｈｉｓhisｂｒａｉｎ，
brain, ｈｅ
heｇｒｅｗ
grewｐａｌｅ
paleｗｉｔｈ
withｔｅｒｒｏｒ，
terror, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theａｉｒ
air
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏ to ｈｉｍ
him ｔｏto ｈａｖｅ
have ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
becomeｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
suddenlyｃｏｌｄｅｒ．
colder. Ｏｈ！
Oh!ｉｎin ｗｈａｔ
whatａa ｗｉｌｄ
wild
ｈｏｕｒ
hour ｏｆ
of ｍａｄｎｅｓｓ
madnessｈｅheｈａｄ hadｋｉｌｌｅｄ
killed ｈｉｓ
his ｆｒｉｅｎｄ！ Ｈｏｗ ｇｈａｓｔｌｙ
friend! How ｔｈｅ mere
ghastly the ｍｅｒｅ
ｍｅｍｏｒｙ
memoryｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｓｃｅｎｅ！
scene!Ｈｅ
Heｓａｗ
sawｉｔitａｌｌ ａｇａｉｎ． Each
all again. Ｅａｃｈ ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideous ｄｅｔａｉｌ ｃａｍｅ
detail came
ｂａｃｋ
back ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｗｉｔｈ
to him with ａｄｄｅｄ
addedｈｏｒｒｏｒ．
horror.Ｏｕｔ
Outｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｂｌａｃｋ
blackｃａｖｅ
caveｏｆof Ｔｉｍｅ，
Time,ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terrible
ａｎｄ
and ｓｗａｔｈｅｄ
swathedｉｎin ｓｃａｒｌｅｔ， ｒｏｓｅthe
scarlet, rose ｔｈｅimage
ｉｍａｇｅofｏｆhisｈｉｓsin.ｓｉｎ． ＷｈｅｎLord
When Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
ｃａｍｅ
cameｉｎinａｔatｓｉｘ
six ｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ， ｈｅ found
o’clock, he ｆｏｕｎｄ him
ｈｉｍ ｃｒｙｉｎｇ
crying ａｓ
as ｏｎｅ
one ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｈｅａｒｔ
heartｗｉｌｌ
will
ｂｒｅａｋ．
break.
ＩｔIt was
ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ
not ｔｉｌｌ ｔｈｅthird
till the ｔｈｉｒｄdayｄａｙthat
ｔｈａｔheｈｅventured
ｖｅｎｔｕｒｅｄ toｔｏgoｇｏout.
ｏｕｔ．There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
ｗａｓ
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｃｌｅａｒ， ｐｉｎｅ－ｓｃｅｎｔｅｄ ａｉｒ
clear, pine-scented ｏｆ that
air of ｔｈａｔwinter
ｗｉｎｔｅｒ morning
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ
that
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｂｒｉｎｇ
bringｈｉｍhimｂａｃｋbackｈｉｓhisｊｏｙｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ
joyousnessａｎｄ and ｈｉｓhisａｒｄｏｕｒ
ardour ｆｏｒforｌｉｆｅ． Ｂｕｔ
life. But
ｉｔ ｗａｓ not
it was ｎｏｔ merely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ theｔｈｅ physical
ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ conditions
ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｓofｏｆenvironment
ｅｎｖｉｒｏｎｍｅｎｔ that ｔｈａｔ hadｈａｄ
ｃａｕｓｅｄ
caused ｔｈｅ
the ｃｈａｎｇｅ．
change. Ｈｉｓ His ｏｗｎ
ownｎａｔｕｒｅ
natureｈａｄ hadｒｅｖｏｌｔｅｄ
revoltedａｇａｉｎｓｔ
againstｔｈｅ the ｅｘｃｅｓｓ
excess ｏｆ of
ａｎｇｕｉｓｈ ｔｈａｔ ｈａｄ ｓｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｏ ｍａｉｍ ａｎｄ ｍａｒ ｔｈｅ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｉｔｓ ｃａｌｍ．
anguish that had sought to maim and mar the perfection of its calm.
Ｗｉｔｈ
With ｓｕｂｔｌｅ
subtle ａｎｄ
and ｆｉｎｅｌｙ－ｗｒｏｕｇｈｔ
finely-wrought ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔｓ
temperaments ｉｔitｉｓis ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｓｏ． Ｔｈｅｉｒ
so. Their
ｓｔｒｏｎｇ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ must
strong passions ｍｕｓｔ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｂｒｕｉｓｅ or
either bruise ｏｒ bend.
ｂｅｎｄ． They
Ｔｈｅｙ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ
either ｓｌａｙ ｔｈｅ man,
slay the ｍａｎ，
ｏｒ
or ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ
themselves ｄｉｅ． Ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ sorrows
die. Shallow ｓｏｒｒｏｗｓ ａｎｄ and ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ
shallow ｌｏｖｅｓloves ｌｉｖｅ ｏｎ． The
live on. Ｔｈｅ
ｌｏｖｅｓ
loves ａｎｄ
andｓｏｒｒｏｗｓ
sorrowsｔｈａｔ thatａｒｅ
are ｇｒｅａｔ
great ａｒｅ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ ｂｙ
are destroyed by ｔｈｅｉｒ ｏｗｎ ｐｌｅｎｉｔｕｄｅ．
their own plenitude.
Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
Besides, heｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｃｏｎｖｉｎｃｅｄ
convinced ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｔｈａｔthat ｈｅ
he ｈａｄhad ｂｅｅｎ
beenｔｈｅtheｖｉｃｔｉｍ
victim ｏｆ of ａa
ｔｅｒｒｏｒ－ｓｔｒｉｃｋｅｎ ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ，and
terror-stricken imagination, ａｎｄ looked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ back
ｂａｃｋ ｎｏｗ nowｏｎonｈｉｓ hisｆｅａｒｓ
fears ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｏｆofｐｉｔｙ pityａｎｄ
andｎｏｔnotａ aｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little ofｏｆcontempt.
ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｔ．
Ａｆｔｅｒ ｂｒｅａｋｆａｓｔheｈｅ walked
After breakfast ｗａｌｋｅｄ with ｗｉｔｈ the
ｔｈｅ Duchess
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ ｆｏｒ ａｎ ｈｏｕｒ
for an hour ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the
ｇａｒｄｅｎ，
garden, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅｎthenｄｒｏｖｅ
droveａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossｔｈｅ theｐａｒｋ
parkｔｏtoｊｏｉｎjoinｔｈｅtheｓｈｏｏｔｉｎｇ－ｐａｒｔｙ．
shooting-party.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｃｒｉｓｐ
crisp ｆｒｏｓｔ ｌａｙ like
frost lay ｌｉｋｅsalt
ｓａｌｔuponｕｐｏｎtheｔｈｅgrass.
ｇｒａｓｓ．The Ｔｈｅ sky
ｓｋｙ was
ｗａｓ an ａｎ ｉｎｖｅｒｔｅｄ
inverted
ｃｕｐ
cup ｏｆ
of ｂｌｕｅ
blue ｍｅｔａｌ．
metal. ＡAｔｈｉｎthin ｆｉｌｍ
film of ｏｆ ice
ｉｃｅbordered
ｂｏｒｄｅｒｅｄ ｔｈｅthe ｆｌａｔ ｒｅｅｄ－ｇｒｏｗｎ ｌａｋｅ．
flat reed-grown lake.
Ａｔ
At ｔｈｅ ｃｏｒｎｅｒ of
the corner ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ pine-wood
ｐｉｎｅ－ｗｏｏｄ ｈｅ he ｃａｕｇｈｔ
caught ｓｉｇｈｔsight ofｏｆ SirＳｉｒGeoffrey
Ｇｅｏｆｒｅｙ
Ｃｌｏｕｓｔｏｎ，
Clouston, ｔｈｅthe Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ＇ｓ
Duchess’sｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ，
brother, ｊｅｒｋｉｎｇ
jerking ｔｗｏ
two ｓｐｅｎｔ
spent ｃａｒｔｒｉｄｇｅｓ
cartridges ｏｕｔ out ｏｆof
ｈｉｓ ｇｕｎ． He
his gun. Ｈｅ jumped
ｊｕｍｐｅｄ ｆｒｏｍfromｔｈｅ theｃａｒｔ，
cart, ａｎｄ
and ｈａｖｉｎｇ
havingｔｏｌｄ told ｔｈｅ ｇｒｏｏｍ ｔｏto ｔａｋｅ
the groom take
ｔｈｅ ｍａｒｅ ｈｏｍｅ，
the mare home,ｍａｄｅ madeｈｉｓ hisｗａｙ
wayｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towardsｈｉｓ hisｇｕｅｓｔ
guest ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｔｈｅ ｗｉｔｈｅｒｅｄ
the withered
ｂｒａｃｋｅｎ ａｎｄ ｒｏｕｇｈ
bracken and rough ｕｎｄｅｒｇｒｏｗｔｈ．
undergrowth.
‘Ｈａｖｅ ｙｏｕ ｈａｄ
‘Have you had ｇｏｏｄ
goodｓｐｏｒｔ，
sport, Ｇｅｏｆｆｒｅｙ？＂
Geoffrey?’ ｈｅ he ａｓｋｅｄ．
asked.
＇Ｎｏｔ ｖｅｒｙ ｇｏｏｄ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． Ｉ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｍｏｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｂｉｒｄｓ
‘Not very good, Dorian. I think most of the ｈａｖｅ ｇｏｎｅ
birds have goneｔｏ to ｔｈｅ
the

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ｏｐｅｎ．
open. ＩI ｄａｒｅ
dare ｓａｙ
say ｉｔ ｗｉｌｌbeｂｅbetter
it will ｂｅｔｔｅｒafter
ａｆｔｅｒlunch,
ｌｕｎｃｈ，when
ｗｈｅｎweｗｅ get
ｇｅｔ toｔｏnew
ｎｅｗ
ｇｒｏｕｎｄ．：
ground.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｓｔｒｏｌｌｅｄ
strolled ａｌｏｎｇ
along ｂｙ
by ｈｉｓ ｓｉｄｅ．The
his side. Ｔｈｅ keen
ｋｅｅｎ aromatic
ａｒｏｍａｔｉｃ ａｉｒ， ｔｈｅbrown
air, the ｂｒｏｗｎ
ａｎｄ
and red lights that glimmered in the wood, the hoarse cries of ｔｈｅ
ｒｅｄ ｌｉｇｈｔｓ ｔｈａｔ ｇｌｉｍｍｅｒｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｏｄ， ｔｈｅ ｈｏａｒｓｅ ｃｒｉｅｓ ｏｆ the
ｂｅａｔｅｒｓ
beaters ｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ
ringing ｏｕｔ
out ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｉｍｅ
timeｔｏto ｔｉｍｅ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
time, and the ｓｈａｒｐ
sharp ｓｎａｐｓ
snaps ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ ｇｕｎｓ
the guns
ｔｈａｔ ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ， ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｄ
that followed, fascinated ｈｉｍ，
him,ａｎｄ
andｆｉｌｌｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｗｉｔｈ
filled him withａaｓｅｎｓｅ
senseｏｆofｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
delightful
ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ．
freedom. ＨｅHeｗａｓ
wasｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｄ
dominated ｂｙ by
ｔｈｅtheｃａｒｅｌｅｓｓｎｅｓｓ
carelessnessｏｆof ｈａｐｐｉｎｅｓｓ，
happiness, ｂｙ
by ｔｈｅ
the
ｈｉｇｈ ｉｎｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ ｊｏｙ．
high indifference of joy.
Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
Suddenlyｆｒｏｍ fromａ aｌｕｍｐｙ
lumpyｔｕｓｓｏｃｋ
tussockｏｆofｏｌｄ oldｇｒａｓｓ， ｓｏｍｅ ｔｗｅｎｔｙ
grass, some twentyｙａｒｄｓyards ｉｎin
ｆｒｏｎｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ， ｗｉｔｈ ｂｌａｃｋ－ｔｉｐｐｅｄ ｅａｒｓ ｅｒｅｃｔ， ａｎｄ ｌｏｎｇ ｈｉｎｄｅｒ ｌｉｍｂｓ
front of them, with black-tipped ears erect, and long hinder limbs
ｔｈｒｏｗｉｎｇ
throwingｉｔit ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ，
forward,ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ
startedａaｈａｒｅ． hare.ＩｔItｂｏｌｔｅｄ
boltedｆｏｒ forａaｔｈｉｃｋｅｔ
thicketｏｆof ａｌｄｅｒｓ．
alders.
Ｓｉｒ Ｇｅｏｆｆｒｅｙ ｐｕｔ
Sir Geoffrey put ｈｉｓ
his gunｇｕｎ ｔｏ ｈｉｓ shoulder,
to his ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ， but ｂｕｔ there
ｔｈｅｒｅ was
ｗａｓ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｎin
ｔｈｅ ａｎｉｍａｌ＇ｓ grace
the animal’s ｇｒａｃｅofｏｆmovement
ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ that ｔｈａｔ strangely
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙcharmed
ｃｈａｒｍｅｄ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray,
Ｇｒａｙ，
ａｎｄ
andｈｅheｃｒｉｅｄ
criedｏｕｔ outａｔatｏｎｃｅ，
once,Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
‘Don’t ｓｈｏｏｔ
shoot ｉｔ，it,Ｇｅｏｆｆｒｅｙ．
Geoffrey. ＬｅｔLet
ｉｔ itｌｉｖｅ．＇
live.’
＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatｎｏｎｓｅｎｓｅ，
nonsense,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ！＇
Dorian!’ ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ
laughed ｈｉｓ ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｏｎ， ａｎｄ
his companion, andａｓas ｔｈｅ
the ｈａｒｅ
hare
ｂｏｕｎｄｅｄ
bounded ｉｎｔｏintoｔｈｅtheｔｈｉｃｋｅｔ
thicketｈｅheｆｉｒｅｄ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗｅｒｅ
fired. There wereｔｗｏtwoｃｒｉｅｓ
cries ｈｅａｒｄ，
heard,ｔｈｅ the ｃｒｙ
cry
ｏｆ
of aａ hare
ｈａｒｅ in ｉｎ pain,
ｐａｉｎ， which
ｗｈｉｃｈ isｉｓdreadful,
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ，the ｔｈｅcry ｃｒｙofｏｆa man
ａ ｍａｎ inｉｎagony,
ａｇｏｎｙ， which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
ｉｓ ｗｏｒｓｅ．
is worse.
＇Ｇｏｏｄ
‘Goodｈｅａｖｅｎｓ！
heavens!ＩI ｈａｖｅ haveｈｉｔ
hit aａ beater!’
ｂｅａｔｅｒ！＇exclaimed
ｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄSir ＳｉｒGeoffrey.
Ｇｅｏｆｆｒｅｙ．‘WhatＷｈａｔ
ａｎanａｓｓ
ass ｔｈｅ
the ｍａｎmanｗａｓ wasｔｏtoｇｅｔ getｉｎinｆｒｏｎｔ
frontｏｆof ｔｈｅthe ｇｕｎｓ！
guns! Ｓｔｏｐ
Stopｓｈｏｏｔｉｎｇ
shootingｔｈｅｒｅ！＇
there!’
ｈｅ
he ｃａｌｌｅｄ
called ｏｕｔout ａｔat ｔｈｅ
the ｔｏｐtop ｏｆ
of ｈｉｓ ｖｏｉｃｅ． ‘A
his voice. ＇Ａ man
ｍａｎ ｉｓisｈｕｒｔ．＇
hurt.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｈｅａｄ－ｋｅｅｐｅｒ
head-keeperｃａｍｅ came ｒｕｎｎｉｎｇ
running ｕｐ upｗｉｔｈwithａ ｓｔｉｃｋ
a stickｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄ．
his hand.
“Ｗｈｅｒｅ，
‘Where, ｓｉｒ？ Ｗｈｅｒｅ ｉｓis ｈｅ？”
sir? Where he?’ he ｈｅ shouted.
ｓｈｏｕｔｅｄ． At Ａｔ the
ｔｈｅ same
ｓａｍｅ ｔｉｍｅ
timeｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｉｎｇ
firing
ｃｅａｓｅｄ
ceasedａｌｏｎｇ
alongｔｈｅ theｌｉｎｅ．
line.
＇Ｈｅｒｅ，＇ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ Ｓｉｒ
‘Here,’ answered SirＧｅｏｆｆｒｅｙ，
Geoffrey,ａｎｇｒｉｌｙ，
angrily, ｈｕｒｒｙｉｎｇ
hurryingｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towardsｔｈｅ theｔｈｉｃｋｅｔ．
thicket.
＇Ｗｈｙ
‘Whyｏｎonｅａｒｔｈ earthｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｙｏｕyou ｋｅｅｐ
keep ｙｏｕｒ
your menｍｅｎ ｂａｃｋ？
back? Ｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ
Spoiled ｍｙ myｓｈｏｏｔｉｎｇ
shooting
ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ day.’
for the ｄａｙ．
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｗａｔｃｈｅｄwatchedｔｈｅｍ them ａｓasｔｈｅｙ
theyｐｌｕｎｇｅｄ
plungedｉｎｔｏ intoｔｈｅ
the ａｌｄｅｒ－ｃｌｕｍｐ，
alder-clump, ｂｒｕｓｈ－ brush-
ｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ lithe,
ing the ｌｉｔｈｅ，swinging
ｓｗｉｎｇｉｎｇbranches
ｂｒａｎｃｈｅｓaside.
ａｓｉｄｅ．InＩｎa fewａ ｆｅｗmoments
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ theyｔｈｅｙemerged,
ｅｍｅｒｇｅｄ，
ｄｒａｇｇｉｎｇ
dragging ａa ｂｏｄｙ body ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅｍ ｉｎｔｏ
after them into ｔｈｅ
the ｓｕｎｌｉｇｈｔ．
sunlight. He Ｈｅ turned
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ awayａｗａｙ ｉｎin
ｈｏｒｒｏｒ．
horror. Ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ
It seemed ｈｉｍ ｔｈａｔ
to him ｍｉｓｆｏｒｔｕｎｅ followed
that misfortune ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ wherever
ｗｈｅｒｅｖｅｒ ｈｅ he ｗｅｎｔ．
went.
Ｈｅ ｈｅａｒｄ
He heard Ｓｉｒ Sir Ｇｅｏｆｆｒｅｙ
Geoffrey ａｓｋ ask ｉｆ ｔｈｅ man
if the ｍａｎ ｗａｓ wasｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ｄｅａｄ，
dead, ａｎｄ and ｔｈｅ
the
ａｆｆｉｒｍａｔｉｖｅ
affirmative answer ａｎｓｗｅｒ ofｏｆthe ｔｈｅkeeper.
ｋｅｅｐｅｒ．The Ｔｈｅwoodｗｏｏｄ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｔｏ
to him ｈａｖｅ
to have
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
becomeｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
suddenlyａｌｉｖｅ aliveｗｉｔｈwith ｆａｃｅｓ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
faces. There ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｔｒａｍｐｌｉｎｇ of
the trampling ｏｆ myriad
ｍｙｒｉａｄ
ｆｅｅｔ， ａｎｄ the
feet, and ｔｈｅ low
ｌｏｗ buzz
ｂｕｚｚ ｏｆ ｖｏｉｃｅｓ． AＡ great
of voices. ｇｒｅａｔ copper-breasted
ｃｏｐｐｅｒ－ｂｒｅａｓｔｅｄ pheasantｐｈｅａｓａｎｔ
ｃａｍｅ
cameｂｅａｔｉｎｇ
beating ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｔｈｅ ｂｏｕｇｈｓ overhead.
the boughs ｏｖｅｒｈｅａｄ．

Ｉ９３
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ａｆｔｅｒ
After ａa ｆｅｗ
few ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ，
moments,ｔｈａｔ
thatｗｅｒｅ ｔｏ toｈｉｍ，
were ｉｎ inｈｉｓhisｐｅｒｔｕｒｂｅｄ
him, perturbedｓｔａｔｅ，
state,ｌｉｋｅ
like
ｅｎｄｌｅｓｓ
endless ｈｏｕｒｓ
hours ｏｆ
of ｐａｉｎ，
pain, ｈｅ
he ｆｅｌｔ
felt aａ hand
ｈａｎｄ ｌａｉｄ ｏｎ ｈｉｓ
laid on ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒ． He
his shoulder. Ｈｅ ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ，
started,
ａｎｄ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
and looked round.ｒｏｕｎｄ．
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇
‘Dorian,’ said Ｌｏｒｄ
ｓａｉｄ LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,Ｉ ‘Iｈａｄ had ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
betterｔｅｌｌ
tell ｔｈｅｍ
themｔｈａｔ that ｔｈｅ ｓｈｏｏｔｉｎｇ
the shooting
ｉｓ ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ ｆｏｒ
is stopped ｔｏ－ｄａｙ． ItＩｔ would
for to-day. ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔnot ｌｏｏｋ
look ｗｅｌｌ
well ｔｏto ｇｏgo ｏｎ．＇
on.’
Ｉ‘I ｗｉｓｈ
wish ｉｔ ｗｅｒｅ stopped
it were ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ ｆｏｒ ｅｖｅｒ， Harry,’
for ever, Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ｈｅhe ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，
answered,ｂｉｔｔｅｒｌｙ． ＂Ｔｈｅ
bitterly. ‘The
ｗｈｏｌｅ
wholeｔｈｉｎｇ thing ｉｓ ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ and
is hideous ａｎｄ ｃｒｕｅｌ．
cruel. IsＩｓthe ｔｈｅman
ｍａｎ．．．？’
. . . ?’
Ｈｅ
Heｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｎｏｔ notｆｉｎｉｓｈ
finish ｔｈｅthe ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ．
sentence.
Ｉ ａｍ ａｆｒａｉｄ ｓｏ，＇ ｒｅｊｏｉｎｅｄLord
‘I am afraid so,’ rejoined ＬｏｒｄHenry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．＂Ｈｅ‘He ｇｏｔ ｔｈｅ whole
got the ｗｈｏｌｅ charge
ｃｈａｒｇｅ of ｏｆ
ｓｈｏｔ
shot ｉｎ ｈｉｓ chest.
in his ｃｈｅｓｔ．He Ｈｅ must
ｍｕｓｔ haveｈａｖｅ died
ｄｉｅｄ almost
ａｌｍｏｓｔ instantaneously.
ｉｎｓｔａｎｔａｎｅｏｕｓｌｙ．Come; Ｃｏｍｅ；
ｌｅｔ
let usｕｓ goｇｏ ｈｏｍｅ．’
home.’
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｗａｌｋｅｄwalked ｓｉｄｅ
sideｂｙbyｓｉｄｅsideｉｎinｔｈｅtheｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎ
direction ｏｆ ｔｈｅ avenue
of the ａｖｅｎｕｅ ｆｏｒ for ｎｅａｒｌｙ
nearly
ｆｉｆｔｙ
fifty yards ｙａｒｄｓwithout
ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔspeaking.
ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ．Then ＴｈｅｎDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎlooked
ｌｏｏｋｅｄatａｔLord ＬｏｒｄHenry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， andａｎｄ
ｓａｉｄ，
said, withｗｉｔｈ aａ heavyｈｅａｖｙ sigh,
ｓｉｇｈ，‘ItＩｔisｉｓa bad
ａ ｂａｄomen,
ｏｍｅｎ， Harry,
Ｈａｒｒｙ， aａ very ｖｅｒｙ badｂａｄ ｏｍｅｎ．’
omen.’
‘Ｗｈａｔ
‘What is?’ ｉｓ？”askedａｓｋｅｄLord ＬｏｒｄHenry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ． ‘Oh!＇Ｏｈ！ ｔｈｉｓ ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ， IＩsuppose.
this accident, ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ．My Ｍｙ
ｄｅａｒ
dear ｆｅｌｌｏｗ，
fellow, itｉｔcan’t ｃａｎ＇ｔbeｂｅhelped.
ｈｅｌｐｅｄ．ItＩｔwas ｗａｓthe ｔｈｅman’sｍａｎ＇ｓ ownｏｗｎ ｆａｕｌｔ．
fault. Why Ｗｈｙ
ｄｉｄ
did ｈｅ he ｇｅｔget ｉｎin ｆｒｏｎｔ
front ｏｆof ｔｈｅtheｇｕｎｓ？
guns?Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
Besides,ｉｔitｉｓis ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｔｏtoｕｓ． us.ＩｔIt ｉｓis
ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ａｗｋｗａｒｄ
awkwardｆｏｒ forＧｅｏｆｆｒｅｙ，
Geoffrey, ｏｆof ｃｏｕｒｓｅ．course. Ｉｔ ｄｏｅｓ not
It does ｎｏｔ doｄｏ ｔｏ ｐｅｐｐｅｒ
to pepper
ｂｅａｔｅｒｓ． Ｉｔ ｍａｋｅｓ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｈｉｎｋ ｔｈａｔ ｏｎｅ ｉｓ ａ ｗｉｌｄ ｓｈｏｔ． Ａｎｄ Ｇｅｏｆｆｒｅｙ ｉｓis
beaters. It makes people think that one is a wild shot. And Geoffrey
ｎｏｔ；
not; ｈｅ he ｓｈｏｏｔｓ
shoots ｖｅｒｙ very ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ．
straight. But Ｂｕｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｉｓ is noｎｏ ｕｓｅuse ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ
talking about ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ
the
ｍａｔｔｅｒ．
matter.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｓｈｏｏｋ shookｈｉｓ hisｈｅａｄ．
head.Ｉｔ‘Itｉｓ is aａbad
ｂａｄ omen,
ｏｍｅｎ， Ｈａｒｒｙ．
Harry.Ｉｆｅｅｌ I feel asａｓ ifｉｆｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horrible were ｗｅｒｅ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ to ｔｏ happen
ｈａｐｐｅｎ ｔｏ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆof ｕｓ．
to some us. To Ｔｏ ｍｙｓｅｌｆ， ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ，＇ｈｅ
myself, perhaps,’ he
ａｄｄｅｄ，
added,ｐａｓｓｉｎｇpassingｈｉｓ hisｈａｎｄ
handｏｖｅｒ overｈｉｓhisｅｙｅｓ，
eyes,ｗｉｔｈ
withａaｇｅｓｔｕｒｅ
gestureｏｆ of ｐａｉｎ．
pain.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｅｌｄｅｒelder ｍａｎ manｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．
laughed.Ｔｈｅ ‘Theｏｎｌｙonlyｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horribleｔｈｉｎｇ thingｉｎinｔｈｅ theｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｉｓis
ｅｎｍｕｉ，＇ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． Ｔｈａｔ
ennui,¹ Dorian. Thatｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the ｏｎｅoneｓｉｎ sin ｆｏｒ
for ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｔｈｅｒｅ thereｉｓis ｎｏnoｆｏｒｇｉｖｅｎｅｓｓ．
forgiveness.
Ｂｕｔ
But ｗｅ weａｒｅ areｎｏｔ notｌｉｋｅｌｙ
likelyｔｏtoｓｕｆｆｅｒ
suffer ｆｒｏｍfromｉｔ， it, ｕｎｌｅｓｓ
unless ｔｈｅｓｅ these ｆｅｌｌｏｗｓ
fellows keepｋｅｅｐ
ｃｈａｔｔｅｒｉｎｇ
chattering ａｂｏｕｔ aboutｔｈｉｓ this ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ａｔ at ｄｉｎｎｅｒ．
dinner. ＩI must
ｍｕｓｔ ｔｅｌｌ ｔｈｅｍ ｔｈａｔ
tell them that ｔｈｅthe ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ
subject
ｉｓis to
ｔｏ beｂｅ tabooed.
ｔａｂｏｏｅｄ． As Ａｓ ｆｏｒ ｏｍｅｎｓ， ｔｈｅｒｅ
for omens, there isｉｓ noｎｏ such
ｓｕｃｈ thing
ｔｈｉｎｇ asａｓ an ａｎ omen.
ｏｍｅｎ．
Ｄｅｓｔｉｎｙ
Destinyｄｏｅｓ doesｎｏｔ notｓｅｎｄ
sendｕｓusｈｅｒａｌｄｓ．
heralds.Ｓｈｅ Sheｉｓisｔｏｏ
tooｗｉｓｅwiseｏｒorｔｏｏ tooｃｒｕｅｌ
cruelｆｏｒ forｔｈａｔ．
that.
Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
Besides, what ｗｈａｔ on ｏｎ earth
ｅａｒｔｈ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ happen
ｈａｐｐｅｎ to ｔｏ you,
ｙｏｕ， Dorian?
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ？ You Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
have
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everything ｉｎ ｔｈｅ world
in the ｗｏｒｌｄ thatｔｈａｔa ａman ｍａｎ can
ｃａｎ want.
ｗａｎｔ． ThereＴｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ is no ｎｏ one
ｏｎｅ who
ｗｈｏ
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｎｏｔ notｂｅbeｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｅｄ
delightedｔｏ to ｃｈａｎｇｅ
changeｐｌａｃｅｓplaces ｗｉｔｈ
with ｙｏｕ．＇you.’
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
‘Thereｉｓis ｎｏ no ｏｎｅone ｗｉｔｈ
with ｗｈｏｍ
whomＩ Iｗｏｕｌｄ wouldｎｏｔ notｃｈａｎｇｅ
changeｐｌａｃｅｓ，
places, Ｈａｒｒｙ．
Harry.
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｌａｕｇｈ laughｌｉｋｅ like ｔｈａｔ．
that. IＩam ａｍ telling
ｔｅｌｌｉｎｇyou ｙｏｕthe
ｔｈｅtruth.
ｔｒｕｔｈ．The Ｔｈｅwretched
ｗｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ peasant
ｐｅａｓａｎｔ
ｗｈｏ
whoｈａｓ hasｊｕｓｔjustｄｉｅｄ
diedｉｓis ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better off ｏｆｆ than
ｔｈａｎ IＩ am.
ａｍ． IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ ｎｏ no ｔｅｒｒｏｒ
terror ｏｆ Ｄｅａｔｈ． ＩｔIt
of Death.


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 ＸＶＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｉｓis the
ｔｈｅ coming
ｃｏｍｉｎｇ ｏｆof Ｄｅａｔｈ
Deathｔｈａｔ
thatｔｅｒｒｉｆｉｅｓ ｍｅ． Its
terrifies me. Ｉｔｓmonstrous
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ wings
ｗｉｎｇｓ seem
ｓｅｅｍ ｔｏto
ｗｈｅｅｌ
wheel ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ ｌｅａｄｅｎ air
the leaden ａｉｒ around
ａｒｏｕｎｄ me.ｍｅ． Good
Ｇｏｏｄ ｈｅａｖｅｎｓ！
heavens!ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｙｏｕ
youｓｅｅ
see ａa
ｍａｎ ｍｏｖｉｎｇ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｔｒｅｅｓ ｔｈｅｒｅ， ｗａｔｃｈｉｎｇ ｍｅ， ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ
man moving behind the trees there, watching me, waiting for me?’ ｆｏｒ ｍｅ？”
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎ
direction ｉｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｔｈｅ
in which ｔｒｅｍｂｌｉｎｇ ｇｌｏｖｅｄ
the trembling gloved
ｈａｎｄ ｗａｓ ｐｏｉｎｔｉｎｇ． Ｙｅｓ，＇ ｈｅ ｓａｉｄ， ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ， Ｉ ｓｅｅ ｔｈｅ ｇａｒｄｅｎｅｒ ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ
hand was pointing. ‘Yes,’ he said, smiling, ‘I see the gardener waiting
ｆｏｒ ｙｏｕ．ＩI ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
for you. suppose ｈｅ
he ｗａｎｔｓ
wantsｔｏ to ａｓｋ ｙｏｕ ｗｈａｔ
ask you whatｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ
flowers ｙｏｕyou ｗｉｓｈ
wish ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ
to have
ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ ｔａｂｌｅ to-night.
the table ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ．How
Ｈｏｗ ａｂｓｕｒｄｌｙ
absurdly ｎｅｒｖｏｕｓ
nervous ｙｏｕ
youａｒｅ，
are, ｍｙ
myｄｅａｒ
dearｆｅｌｌｏｗ！
fellow!
Ｙｏｕ
Youｍｕｓｔ
mustｃｏｍｅ
comeａｎｄ
andｓｅｅ
seeｍｙmyｄｏｃｔｏｒ，
doctor,ｗｈｅｎ
whenｗｅweｇｅｔ
getｂａｃｋ
backｔｏto ｔｏｗｎ．＇
town.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｈｅａｖｅｄ
heavedａ aｓｉｇｈ
sighｏｆofｒｅｌｉｅｆ
relief asａｓheｈｅsaw
ｓａｗ the
ｔｈｅgardener
ｇａｒｄｅｎｅｒ approaching.
ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈｉｎｇ．
Ｔｈｅ
Theｍａｎ
man ｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ
touched ｈｉｓhisｈａｔ，
hat, ｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glanced ｆｏｒ
for aａ moment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ａｔ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ
at Lord Henryｉｎin ａa
ｈｅｓｉｔａｔｉｎｇ ｍａｎｎｅｒ， and
hesitating manner, ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎ
then ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
producedａaｌｅｔｔｅｒ， ｗｈｉｃｈ he
letter, which ｈｅ handed
ｈａｎｄｅｄ ｔｏ to
ｈｉｓ ｍａｓｔｅｒ． ‘Her
his master. Ｈｅｒ Ｇｒａｃｅ
Graceｔｏｌｄ
told ｍｅ
meｔｏto ｗａｉｔ ｆｏｒ an
wait for ａｎ answer,’
ａｎｓｗｅｒ，＇heｈｅmurmured.
ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ．
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｐｕｔ
put ｔｈｅ
the ｌｅｔｔｅｒ ｉｎｔｏhis
letter into ｈｉｓpocket.
ｐｏｃｋｅｔ．Ｔｅｌｌ ｈｅｒ Grace
‘Tell her Ｇｒａｃｅ ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ am
ａｍ
ｃｏｍｉｎｇ
comingｉｎ，＇ ｈｅ said,
in,’ he ｓａｉｄ，coldly.
ｃｏｌｄｌｙ．The
Ｔｈｅman
ｍａｎ turned
ｔｕｒｎｅｄ round,
ｒｏｕｎｄ， and
ａｎｄ ｗｅｎｔ
went ｒａｐｉｄｌｙ
rapidly
ｉｎ the
in ｔｈｅ direction
ｄｉｒｅｃｔｉｏｎ of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ house.
ｈｏｕｓｅ．
＇Ｈｏｗ
‘Howｆｏｎｄ fondｗｏｍｅｎ
women ａｒｅareｏｆofｄｏｉｎｇ
doingｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ
dangerousｔｈｉｎｇｓ！？ ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ Lord
things!’ laughed Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
Henry.Ｉｔ ‘Itｉｓ ｏｎｅ of
is one ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅqualities
ｑｕａｌｉｔｉｅｓin ｉｎ
them ｔｈｅｍthatｔｈａｔI admire
Ｉ ａｄｍｉｒｅmost.ｍｏｓｔ．A woman
Ａ ｗｏｍａｎ
ｗｉｌｌ ｆｆｉｒｔwith
will flirt ｗｉｔｈanybody
ａｎｙｂｏｄｙ in ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ world
ｗｏｒｌｄ as ａｓ long
ｌｏｎｇ asａｓ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ are
ａｒｅ looking
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
ｏｎ．’
on.’
＇Ｈｏｗ
‘Howｆｏｎｄfondｙｏｕ youａｒｅ
areｏｆofｓａｙｉｎｇ
sayingｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ
dangerousｔｈｉｎｇｓ， things,Ｈａｒｒｙ！
Harry!ＩｎInｔｈｅthe ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
present
ｉｎｓｔａｎｃｅ
instance ｙｏｕyouａｒｅ are ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ａｓｔｒａｙ．
astray. IＩlike
ｌｉｋｅtheｔｈｅDuchess
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ very ｖｅｒｙ much,
ｍｕｃｈ， ｂｕｔbutＩI don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
ｌｏｖｅ
loveｈｅｒ．’
her.’
‘Ａｎｄ
‘And theｔｈｅ Duchess
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ ｌｏｖｅｓloves ｙｏｕ
youｖｅｒｙ
veryｍｕｃｈ，much,ｂｕｔbut ｓｈｅsheｌｉｋｅｓ
likesｙｏｕ
youｌｅｓｓ，
less, ｓｏ
so
ｙｏｕ
youａｒｅ areｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔｌｙ
excellently ｍａｔｃｈｅｄ．’
matched.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You ａｒｅare ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ
talking ｓｃａｎｄａｌ， Ｈａｒｒｙ， ａｎｄ
scandal, Harry, andｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｉｓ ｎｅｖｅｒ ａｎｙ
is never any ｂａｓｉｓ
basis ｆｏｒ
for
ｓｃａｎｄａｌ：
scandal.’
‘Ｔｈｅ ｂａｓｉｓ ofｏｆevery
‘The basis ｅｖｅｒｙ scandal
ｓｃａｎｄａｌ isｉｓanａｎ immoral
ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｔｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ
certainty,’ said Lord Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｌｉｇｈｔｉｎｇ ａ ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ．
Henry, lighting a cigarette.
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘Youｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｓａｃｒｉｆｉｃｅ ａｎｙｂｏｄｙ， Ｈａｒｒｙ，
sacrifice anybody, Harry,ｆｏｒ for ｔｈｅ
the sakeｓａｋｅ ofｏｆanａｎ epigram.’
ｅｐｉｇｒａｍ．
‘Ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｇｏｅｓ
‘The world goes ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the ａｌｔａｒ ｏｆ itsｉｔｓown
altar of ｏｗｎ accord,’
ａｃｃｏｒｄ，＇ was ｗａｓ the
ｔｈｅ answer.
ａｎｓｗｅｒ．
Ｉ‘I ｗｉｓｈ
wish ＩI could
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｌｏｖｅ，＇ ｃｒｉｅｄDorian
love,’ cried Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray,
Ｇｒａｙ， ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa deepｄｅｅｐ ｎｏｔｅ
note ｏｆ ｐａｔｈｏｓ
of pathos
ｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ ｖｏｉｃｅ． ‘But
his voice. ＇Ｂｕｔ IＩ seem
ｓｅｅｍ ｔｏto ｈａｖｅ
have ｌｏｓｔ
lost theｔｈｅ passion,
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ， and ａｎｄ ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ
forgotten ｔｈｅthe
ｄｅｓｉｒｅ．
desire. IＩam ａｍ tooｔｏｏ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｃｏｎｃｅｎｔｒａｔｅｄ
concentrated ｏｎ on ｍｙｓｅｌｆ．
myself. My Ｍｙ ｏｗｎ
ownｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
personality
ｈａｓ
has ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
becomeａ aｂｕｒｄｅｎburden ｔｏ toｍｅ．me.Ｉ ｗａｎｔ
I wantｔｏ toｅｓｃａｐｅ，
escape,ｔｏtoｇｏgoａｗａｙ， away,ｔｏtoｆｏｒｇｅｔ．
forget.
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ silly
It was ｓｉｌｌｙofｏｆmeｍｅ toｔｏcome
ｃｏｍｅ ｄｏｗｎ
downｈｅｒｅ
here ａｔ atａｌｌ．
all.ＩI ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ＩI ｓｈａｌｌ ｓｅｎｄ ａa wire
shall send ｗｉｒｅ
ｔｏ Ｈａｒｖｅｙ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ ｙａｃｈｔ ｇｏｔ ｒｅａｄｙ． Ｏｎ ａ ｙａｃｈｔ ｏｎｅ ｉｓ ｓａｆｅ．’
to Harvey to have the yacht got ready. On a yacht one is safe.’


Ｉ９５
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

‘Ｓａｆｅ
‘Safe fromｆｒｏｍwhat,
ｗｈａｔ， Dorian?
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ？ You
Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ
are ｉｎ
in ｓｏｍｅ
someｔｒｏｕｂｌｅ．
trouble. Ｗｈｙ
Whyｎｏｔ notｔｅｌｌ
tell
ｍｅ ｗｈａｔ ｉｔ ｉｓ？ Ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ Ｉ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｈｅｌｐ
me what it is? You know I would help you.’ ｙｏｕ．＇
Ｉ‘I ｃａｎ＇ｔ
can’t ｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ， Harry,’
tell you, Ｈａｒｒｙ，＇ he
ｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ，
answered,ｓａｄｌｙ．
sadly.＇Ａｎｄ
‘AndＩ Iｄａｒｅ
dareｓａｙ
sayｉｔitｉｓis
ｏｎｌｙ
only aａ fancy
ｆａｎｃｙ ofｏｆmine.
ｍｉｎｅ． This
Ｔｈｉｓ unfortunate
ｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅ accident
ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ has
ｈａｓ upset
ｕｐｓｅｔ me.
ｍｅ． ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ aａ
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔ that
horrible presentiment ｔｈａｔsomething
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅkind
ｋｉｎｄmay
ｍａｙhappen
ｈａｐｐｅｎ toｔｏｍｅ．＇
me.’
Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatｎｏｎｓｅｎｓｅ！！
nonsense!’
Ｉ‘I ｈｏｐｅ
hopeｉｔit ｉｓ， ｂｕｔ ＩI can’t
is, but ｃａｎ＇ｔ help
ｈｅｌｐ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ ｉｔ．Ah!
feeling it. Ａｈ！ here
ｈｅｒｅ isｉｓ the
ｔｈｅ Duchess,
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ｌｉｋｅ Ａｒｔｅｍｉｓ２inｉｎa ａtailor-made
like Artemis² ｔａｉｌｏｒ－ｍａｄｅgown.
ｇｏｗｎ．You
Ｙｏｕ see
ｓｅｅwe
ｗｅ have
ｈａｖｅ come
ｃｏｍｅ
ｂａｃｋ，
back, Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ．＇
Duchess.’
‘Ｉ ｈａｖｅheard
‘I have ｈｅａｒｄallａｌｌabout
ａｂｏｕｔit,ｉｔ，
MrＭｒ Ｇｒａｙ，＇ｓｈｅ
Gray,’ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．‘Poor
she answered. Ｐｏｏｒ Geoffrey
Ｇｅｏｆｆｒｅｙ
ｉｓ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙupset.
is terribly ｕｐｓｅｔ．And
Ａｎｄ itｉｔseems
ｓｅｅｍｓ that
ｔｈａｔyou
ｙｏｕ asked
ａｓｋｅｄ him
ｈｉｍ ｎｏｔ
not ｔｏ
to ｓｈｏｏｔ
shoot ｔｈｅ
the
ｈａｒｅ． How
hare. Ｈｏｗ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ！＇
curious!’
‘Ｙｅｓ，
‘Yes, it ｉｔ wasｗａｓveryｖｅｒｙcurious.
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ． Ｉ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
I don’t know ｋｎｏｗwhatｗｈａｔmade
ｍａｄｅ me ｍｅ ｓａｙ
say ｉｔ． Ｓｏｍｅ
it. Some
ｗｈｉｍ，
whim,Ｉ Iｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ．
suppose.ＩｔItｌｏｏｋｅｄlooked ｔｈｅtheｌｏｖｅｌｉｅｓｔ
loveliestｏｆofｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｌｉｖｅthings.
little live ｔｈｉｎｇｓ．But Ｂｕｔ IＩ am
ａｍ
ｓｏｒｒｙ ｔｈｅｙ told
sorry they ｔｏｌｄ you
ｙｏｕ ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｔｈｅ theｍａｎ．
man.ＩｔItｉｓis ａa hideous
ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ．＇
subject.’
Ｉｔ
‘It ｉｓ ａｎ annoying
is an ａｎｎｏｙｉｎｇ subject,’
ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ，＇ｂｒｏｋｅ
broke in ｉｎ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ． Ｉｔ ｈａｓ no
‘It has ｎｏ psycho-
ｐｓｙｃｈｏ－
ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ ｖａｌｕｅ at
logical value ａｔ all.
ａｌｌ．Now Ｎｏｗ ifｉｆGeoffrey
Ｇｅｏｆｆｒｅｙhad ｈａｄ done
ｄｏｎｅ the
ｔｈｅ thing
ｔｈｉｎｇ on ｏｎ purpose,
ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅ，
ｈｏｗ
howｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ
interesting he ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ！
be! IＩshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄlike ｌｉｋｅto ｔｏ
knowｋｎｏｗsomeｓｏｍｅone ｏｎｅwho
ｗｈｏ had
ｈａｄ
ｃｏｍｍｉｔｔｅｄ
committedａ aｒｅａｌ realｍｕｒｄｅｒ．’
murder.’
＇Ｈｏｗ
‘Howｈｏｒｒｉｄhorridｏｆofｙｏｕ， you, Ｈａｒｒｙ！＇
Harry!’ ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried ｔｈｅ Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ． Ｉｓｎ＇ｔ
the Duchess. ｉｔ，Mr
‘Isn’t it, Ｍｒ Gray?
Ｇｒａｙ？
Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry,ＭｒMr ＧｒａｙGray
ｉｓ ｉｌｌ
is illａｇａｉｎ．
again.ＨｅHe ｉｓ isｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｔｏ toｆａｉｎｔ．’
faint.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｄｒｅｗ drewｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｕｐupｗｉｔｈ withａｎan ｅｆｆｏｒｔ，
effort,ａｎｄ andｓｍｉｌｅｄ．
smiled.Ｉｔ‘Itｉｓis ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ，
nothing,
Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ，＇
Duchess,’ he ｈｅ murmured;
ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ；＇ｍｙ‘my ｎｅｒｖｅｓ
nerves ａｒｅareｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌｌｙ
dreadfullyｏｕｔ outｏｆof ｏｒｄｅｒ． Ｔｈａｔ
order. That
ｉｓ ａｌｌ．I Ｉam
is all. ａｍ afraid
ａｆｒａｉｄ IＩwalked
ｗａｌｋｅｄ tooｔｏｏ far
ｆａｒ this
ｔｈｉｓmorning.
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ． IＩ didn’t
ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔ hear
ｈｅａｒ what
ｗｈａｔ
Ｈａｒｒｙ
Harryｓａｉｄ．said. ＷａｓWasｉｔit ｖｅｒｙ ｂａｄ？ Ｙｏｕ
very bad? Youｍｕｓｔmustｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ ｓｏｍｅ
tell me someｏｔｈｅｒotherｔｉｍｅ．
time. ＩI
ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ＩI must
ｍｕｓｔ ｇｏ go ａｎｄ
and ｌｉｅ ｄｏｗｎ． Ｙｏｕ
lie down. Youｗｉｌｌ ｅｘｃｕｓｅ me,
will excuse ｍｅ， ｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’t ｙｏｕ？＂
you?’
Ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｄ ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅａｔ ｆｌｉｇｈｔ ｏｆ ｓｔｅｐｓ ｔｈａｔ ｌｅｄ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ conserva-
They had reached the great flight of steps that led from the ｃｏｎｓｅｒｖａ－
ｔｏｒｙ
tory ｏｎ
on ｔｏ to ｔｈｅ ｔｅｒｒａｃｅ． As
the terrace. Ａｓ the
ｔｈｅ glass
ｇｌａｓｓdoorｄｏｏｒclosed
ｃｌｏｓｅｄbehind
ｂｅｈｉｎｄ Dorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryｔｕｒｎｅｄturnedａｎｄ andｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔatｔｈｅ the Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ
Duchessｗｉｔｈ withｈｉｓhis ｓｈｕｍｂｅｒｏｕｓ
slumberousｅｙｅｓ． eyes.
‘Ａｒｅ
‘Are you ｙｏｕ very
ｖｅｒｙ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｉｎin ｌｏｖｅ ｗｉｔｈ him?’
love with ｈｉｍ？＂ ｈｅ he ａｓｋｅｄ．
asked.
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｄｉｄ didｎｏｔ
not ａｎｓｗｅｒ
answerｆｏｒ for ｓｏｍｅ
someｔｉｍｅ，time,ｂｕｔbutｓｔｏｏｄ
stoodｇａｚｉｎｇ
gazingａｔat ｔｈｅ ｌａｎｄｓｃａｐｅ．
the landscape.
＇Ｉ wish
‘I ｗｉｓｈ IＩ knew,’
ｋｎｅｗ，＇ｓｈｅ sheｓａｉｄ
saidａｔatｌａｓｔ．
last.
Ｈｅ
Heｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｈｉｓ hisｈｅａｄ．
head.Ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ
‘Knowledge ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｆａｔａｌ．
would be fatal.Ｉｔ Itｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the ｕｎｃｅｒｔａｉｎｔｙ
uncertainty
ｔｈａｔ ｃｈａｒｍｓ ｏｎｅ．
that charms one. ＡAｍｉｓｔmist ｍａｋｅｓ
makesｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ．’
wonderful.’
‘Ｏｎｅ
‘One ｍａｙ mayｌｏｓｅ lose ｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s ｗａｙ．＇
way.’
‘Ａｌｌ ｗａｙｓ ｅｎｄ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ point,
‘All ways end at the same ｐｏｉｎｔ， my ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ
dearＧｌａｄｙｓ．’
Gladys.’

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatｉｓisｔｈａｔ？”that?’
‘Ｄｉｓｉｌｌｕｓｉｏｎ．’
‘Disillusion.’
Ｉｔ
‘It ｗａｓ
wasｍｙmy ｄｅｂｕｔ
débutｉｎinｌｉｆｅ，＇ ｓｈｅ sighed.
life,’ she ｓｉｇｈｅｄ．
＇Ｉｔ ｃａｍｅ to
‘It came ｔｏ you
ｙｏｕ crowned.’
ｃｒｏｗｎｅｄ．＇
Ｉ‘I ａｍamｔｉｒｅｄ
tiredｏｆof ｓｔｒａｗｂｅｒｒｙ
strawberryｌｅａｖｅｓ．？３
leaves.’³
“Ｔｈｅｙ
‘They becomeｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｙｏｕ．’ you.’
‘Ｏｎｌｙ
‘Only ｉｎin ｐｕｂｌｉｃ．’
public.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｗｏｕｌｄwouldｍｉｓｓ miss ｔｈｅｍ，＇ｓａｉｄ
them,’ said Lord Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
Ｈｅｎｒｙ．
Ｉ ｗｉｌｌ ｎｏｔ ｐａｒｔ ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｐｅｔａｌ．＇
‘I will not part with a petal.’
＇Ｍｏｎｍｏｕｔｈ
‘Monmouth ｈａｓhasｅａｒｓ．＇
ears.’
‘Ｏｌｄ
‘Old age is dull of ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ．’
ａｇｅ ｉｓ ｄｕｌｌ ｏｆ hearing.’
＇Ｈａｓ
‘Hasｈｅ heｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｂｅｅｎbeenｊｅａｌｏｕｓ？”
jealous?’
＇Ｉ ｗｉｓｈ he
‘I wish ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ．＇
been.’
Ｈｅ
He ｇｌａｎｃｅｄ
glancedａｂｏｕｔ aboutａｓasｉｆif ｉｎ in ｓｅａｒｃｈ
search ｏｆ of ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ．
something. “Ｗｈａｔ ‘What ａｒｅ are youｙｏｕ
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ｆｏｒ？＂ ｓｈｅ inquired.
for?’ she ｉｎｑｕｉｒｅｄ．
‘Ｔｈｅ
‘The buttonｂｕｔｔｏｎ from
ｆｒｏｍ ｙｏｕｒyour ｆｏｉｌ，＇
foil,’ heｈｅanswered.
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ．＇Ｙｏｕ ‘You ｈａｖｅ
haveｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ
droppedｉｔ．＇ it.’
Ｓｈｅ
Sheｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．
laughed.Ｉ ｈａｖｅ‘I have ｓｔｉｌｌ
stillｔｈｅ
theｍａｓｋ午”
mask.’
Ｉｔ
‘It ｍａｋｅｓ
makesｙｏｕｒ yourｅｙｅｓ eyesｌｏｖｅｌｉｅｒ，＇ｗａｓ
lovelier,’ wasｈｉｓ hisｒｅｐｌｙ．
reply.
Ｓｈｅ ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ ａｇａｉｎ． Ｈｅｒ ｔｅｅｔｈ ｓｈｏｗｅｄ ｌｉｋｅlikeｗｈｉｔｅ
She laughed again. Her teeth showed whiteｓｅｅｄｓ
seedsｉｎinａ aｓｃａｒｌｅｔ
scarlet
ｆｒｕｉｔ．
fruit.
Ｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ，
Upstairs, in ｉｎhisｈｉｓownｏｗｎ room,
ｒｏｏｍ， Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ＧｒａｙGrayｗａｓ wasｌｙｉｎｇ
lyingｏｎonａ aｓｏｆａ，
sofa, ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｔｅｒｒｏｒ
terror in ｉｎ every
ｅｖｅｒｙ tingling
ｔｉｎｇｌｉｎｇfibre ｆｉｂｒｅofｏｆhisｈｉｓ ｂｏｄｙ．Ｌｉｆｅ
body. Life had ｈａｄsuddenly
ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙbecome
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
ｔｏｏ hideous
too ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ aａ burden ｂｕｒｄｅｎ ｆｏｒ for ｈｉｍ
him ｔｏ to ｂｅａｒ．
bear. Ｔｈｅ Theｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadful ｄｅａｔｈ
death ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｕｎｌｕｃｋｙ
unluckyｂｅａｔｅｒ， beater, ｓｈｏｔ
shot ｉｎ ｔｈｅ thicket
in the ｔｈｉｃｋｅｔ like
ｌｉｋｅa ａwild ｗｉｌｄanimal,
ａｎｉｍａｌ，hadｈａｄ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ to
ｈｉｍ
him ｔｏ to ｐｒｅｆｉｇｕｒｅ
prefigure death ｄｅａｔｈ ｆｏｒ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ also.
for himself ａｌｓｏ．HeＨｅ had ｈａｄ nearly
ｎｅａｒｌｙ swooned
ｓｗｏｏｎｅｄ ａｔ at
ｗｈａｔ
whatＬｏｒｄ LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henry ｈａｄhad ｓａｉｄsaidｉｎinａ aｃｈａｎｃｅ
chanceｍｏｏｄ mood ｏｆ ofｃｙｎｉｃａｌ
cynicalｊｅｓｔｉｎｇ．
jesting.
ＡｔAt ｆｉｖｅ ｏ＇ｃｌｏｃｋ he
five o’clock ｈｅ rang
ｒａｎｇ ｈｉｓ ｂｅｌｌfor
his bell ｆｏｒhisｈｉｓservant
ｓｅｒｖａｎｔand ａｎｄgave
ｇａｖｅ him
ｈｉｍ orders
ｏｒｄｅｒｓ
ｔｏto ｐａｃｋ
pack ｈｉｓ his ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｆｏｒ for theｔｈｅ night-express
ｎｉｇｈｔ－ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ toｔｏ town, ｔｏｗｎ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｔｈｅ
to have the
ｂｒｏｕｇｈａｍ
brougham ａｔatｔｈｅtheｄｏｏｒ
doorｂｙbyｅｉｇｈｔ－ｔｈｉｒｔｙ．
eight-thirty. He Ｈｅ ｗａｓ
was ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ
determinedｎｏｔ notｔｏtoｓｌｅｅｐ
sleep
ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
another ｎｉｇｈｔ night ａｔ Ｓｅｌｂｙ Royal.
at Selby Ｒｏｙａｌ． Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ａｎ
It was an ｉｌｌ－ｏｍｅｎｅｄ
ill-omened ｐｌａｃｅ． Ｄｅａｔｈ
place. Death
ｗａｌｋｅｄ
walkedｔｈｅｒｅ thereｉｎin ｔｈｅthe ｓｕｎｌｉｇｈｔ．
sunlight. The Ｔｈｅ ｇｒａｓｓ
grass ｏｆ ｔｈｅ forest
of the ｆｏｒｅｓｔhadｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｓｐｏｔｔｅｄ
spotted
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｂｌｏｏｄ．
blood.
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｈｅheｗｒｏｔｅ wroteａ aｎｏｔｅ noteｔｏtoＬｏｒｄLordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ
telling ｈｉｍ him ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ was
that he ｗａｓ ｇｏｉｎｇ
going
ｕｐupｔｏto ｔｏｗｎ
townｔｏtoｃｏｎｓｕｌｔ
consultｈｉｓ his ｄｏｃｔｏｒ，
doctor, ａｎｄandａｓｋｉｎｇ
askingｈｉｍ himｔｏtoｅｎｔｅｒｔａｉｎ
entertainｈｉｓhis ｇｕｅｓｔｓ
guests
ｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ ａｂｓｅｎｃｅ． As
his absence. Ａｓ heｈｅ ｗａｓ
was ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ
putting ｉｔ ｉｎｔｏthe
it into ｔｈｅenvelope,
ｅｎｖｅｌｏｐｅ，a ａknock
ｋｎｏｃｋ came
ｃａｍｅ
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ door,
to the ｄｏｏｒ， and ａｎｄ his
ｈｉｓ valet
ｖａｌｅｔinformed
ｉｎｆｏｒｍｅｄ him ｈｉｍ that
ｔｈａｔ theｔｈｅhead-keeper
ｈｅａｄ－ｋｅｅｐｅｒ wished
ｗｉｓｈｅｄ
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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｔｏ ｓｅｅ him.
to see ｈｉｍ． He
Ｈｅ ｆｒｏｗｎｅｄ，
frowned,ａｎｄ
andｂｉｔ
bitｈｉｓ
his ｌｉｐ．‘Ｓｅｎｄ ｈｉｍ ｉｎ，＇
lip. ‘Send him ｈｅ muttered,
in,’ he ｍｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ，
ａｆｔｅｒsome
after ｓｏｍｅ moments’
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ＇ ｈｅｓｉｔａｔｉｏｎ．
hesitation.
Ａｓ ｓｏｏｎ ａｓ
As soon as the ｔｈｅ man
ｍａｎ ｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ
entered Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｐｕｌｌｅｄ
pulled ｈｉｓ ｃｈｅｑｕｅ－ｂｏｏｋ ｏｕｔ
his cheque-book out ofｏｆ
ａa ｄｒａｗｅｒ， ａｎｄ ｓｐｒｅａｄ ｉｔ ｏｕｔ
drawer, and spread it out before him. ｂｅｆｏｒｅ ｈｉｍ．
Ｉ‘I ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
suppose ｙｏｕ youｈａｖｅhaveｃｏｍｅ come ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｔｈｅtheｕｎｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅ
unfortunateａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ
accidentｏｆofｔｈｉｓ this
ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ，
morning,Ｔｈｏｒｎｔｏｎ？＂
Thornton?’ｈｅheｓａｉｄ， said,ｔａｋｉｎｇ
taking ｕｐup ａa ｐｅｎ．
pen.
‘Ｙｅｓ， ｓｉｒ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
‘Yes, sir,’ answered the ｔｈｅgamekeeper.
ｇａｍｅｋｅｅｐｅｒ．
‘Ｗａｓ
‘Was the ｔｈｅ poor
ｐｏｏｒ fellow
ｆｅｌｌｏｗmarried?
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ？Had Ｈａｄ he ｈｅ any
ａｎｙ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ dependent
ｄｅｐｅｎｄｅｎｔ ｏｎ on
ｈｉｍ？”
him?’ askedａｓｋｅｄ Dorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
lookingｂｏｒｅｄ．
bored.Ｉｆ‘Ifｓｏ，so, ＩI should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｎｏｔnot ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｅｍ ｔｏ
like them ｂｅ
to be
ｅｆｔ in
left ｉｎwant,
ｗａｎｔ，and ａｎｄwill
ｗｉｌｌsend ｓｅｎｄthemｔｈｅｍany ａｎｙsum ｓｕｍ ofｏｆmoney
ｍｏｎｅｙ youｙｏｕ ｍａｙ
mayｔｈｉｎｋthink
ｎｅｃｅｓｓａｒｙ．＇
necessary.’
Ｗｅ
‘Weｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｋｎｏｗknow ｗｈｏwho ｈｅ ｉｓ， ｓｉｒ．
he is, sir.Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｉｓisｗｈａｔ
whatＩ Iｔｏｏｋtookｔｈｅ theｌｉｂｅｒｔｙ
liberty ｏｆ of
ｃｏｍｉｎｇ
comingｔｏtoｙｏｕ youａｂｏｕｔ．＇
about.’
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
‘Don’tｋｎｏｗknowｗｈｏ whoｈｅ heｉｓ？＂is?’ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，ｌｉｓｔｌｅｓｓｌｙ．
said Dorian, listlessly. ‘WhatＷｈａｔdo ｄｏyou
ｙｏｕmean?
ｍｅａｎ？
Ｗａｓｎ＇ｔ
Wasn’tｈｅ heｏｎｅoneｏｆ ｙｏｕｒ men?’
of your ｍｅｎ？＂
＇Ｎｏ，
‘No, ｓｉｒ． Ｎｅｖｅｒ ｓａｗ
sir. Never sawｈｉｍ himｂｅｆｏｒｅ．
before.ＳｅｅｍｓSeemsｌｉｋｅlike
ａ ｓａｉｌｏｒ，
a sailor,ｓｉｒ．＇
sir.’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐｅｎ penｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ
droppedｆｒｏｍ from Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’sｈａｎｄ，hand,ａｎｄandｈｅ ｆｅｌｔ
he feltａｓ asｉｆifｈｉｓ
his
ｈｅａｒｔ
heart ｈａｄ hadｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
suddenlyｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ
stoppedｂｅａｔｉｎｇ．
beating.＇Ａ‘Aｓａｉｌｏｒ？＂
sailor?’ he ｈｅ cried
ｃｒｉｅｄ out.
ｏｕｔ．‘Did
Ｄｉｄ you
ｙｏｕ
ｓａｙ
say ａa ｓａｉｌｏｒ？
sailor?’
‘Ｙｅｓ， ｓｉｒ．HeＨｅlooks
‘Yes, sir. ｌｏｏｋｓasａｓifｉｆheｈｅhad ｈａｄbeen
ｂｅｅｎ aａ sort
ｓｏｒｔ ofｏｆsailor;
ｓａｉｌｏｒ；tattooed
ｔａｔｔｏｏｅｄon ｏｎ both
ｂｏｔｈ
ａｒｍｓ，
arms, ａｎｄ andｔｈａｔthatｋｉｎｄ
kindｏｆofｔｈｉｎｇ．＇
thing.’
‘Ｗａｓ ｔｈｅｒｅ anything
‘Was there ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ found ｆｏｕｎｄ on ｏｎ ｈｉｍ？＂
him?’ ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， leaning
said Dorian, ｌｅａｎｉｎｇ forward
ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ
ａｎｄ
and ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ａｔ at ｔｈｅ
the ｍａｎ
manｗｉｔｈ withｓｔａｒｔｌｅｄ
startled ｅｙｅｓ．
eyes. ＇Ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
‘Anythingｔｈａｔ that ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｔｅｌｌ tell
ｈｉｓ ｎａｍｅ？”
his name?’
‘Ｓｏｍｅ ｍｏｎｅｙ， ｓｉｒ
‘Some money, sir –－ notｎｏｔ much,
ｍｕｃｈ， ａｎｄ and ａa ｓｉｘ－ｓｈｏｏｔｅｒ．
six-shooter. There Ｔｈｅｒｅ wasｗａｓ ｎｏ no
ｎａｍｅ
nameｏｆofａｎｙ anyｋｉｎｄ．Ａ
kind. A ｄｅｃｅｎｔ－ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
decent-looking ｍａｎ，
man, ｓｉｒ，sir,ｂｕｔ
butｒｏｕｇｈ－ｌｉｋｅ．
rough-like. ＡAｓｏｒｔ sort
ｏｆof ｓａｉｌｏｒ
sailor ｗｅweｔｈｉｎｋ．’
think.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｓｔａｒｔｅｄ
startedｔｏto ｈｉｓ his ｆｅｅｔ．
feet. AＡ terrible
ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅhope ｈｏｐｅ fluttered
ｆｌｕｔｔｅｒｅｄpast ｐａｓｔhim.
ｈｉｍ． He Ｈｅ
ｃｌｕｔｃｈｅｄ
clutched ａｔ at ｉｔ ｍａｄｌｙ． ‘Where
it madly. ＇Ｗｈｅｒｅ ｉｓis ｔｈｅ the ｂｏｄｙ？＂
body?’ ｈｅ heｅｘｃｌａｉｍｅｄ．
exclaimed.‘Ｑｕｉｃｋ！
‘Quick! ＩI
ｍｕｓｔ
mustｓｅｅseeｉｔitａｔatｏｎｃｅ．’
once.’
Ｉｔ
‘It ｉｓ ｉｎanａｎ empty
is in ｅｍｐｔｙ ｓｔａｂｌｅ
stable in ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ Home
Ｈｏｍｅ Ｆａｒｍ，
Farm, ｓｉｒ．
sir.Ｔｈｅ
Theｆｏｌｋfolkｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｌｉｋｅ
like
ｔｏto ｈａｖｅ
haveｔｈａｔ
that ｓｏｒｔ
sort ofｏｆ thing
ｔｈｉｎｇ inｉｎtheir
ｔｈｅｉｒhouses.
ｈｏｕｓｅｓ．TheyＴｈｅｙ sayｓａｙ aａ corpse
ｃｏｒｐｓｅ brings
ｂｒｉｎｇｓ bad
ｂａｄ
ｌｕｃｋ．’
luck.’
Ｔｈｅ
‘TheＨｏｍｅHome Ｆａｒｍ！
Farm! Ｇｏ Goｔｈｅｒｅ ａｔ atｏｎｃｅ
there once ａｎｄandｍｅｅｔmeet ｍｅ．me.Ｔｅｌｌ
Tellｏｎｅ
oneｏｆof ｔｈｅthe
ｇｒｏｏｍｓ
groomsｔｏtoｂｒｉｎｇ bringｍｙ myｈｏｒｓｅ
horseｒｏｕｎｄ．Ｎｏ．Ｎｅｖｅｒ
round. No. Never ｍｉｎｄ．mind.
Ｉ＇ｌｌI’ll
ｇｏ goｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｓｔａｂｌｅｓ
stables
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ．
myself.ＩｔIt ｗｉｌｌ ｓａｖｅ ｔｉｍｅ．＇
will save time.’

１９８

 ＸＶＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｉｎ
In ｌｅｓｓ ｔｈａｎaａquarter
less than ｑｕａｒｔｅｒofｏｆanａｎhour
ｈｏｕｒDorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
Ｇｒａｙ was
ｗａｓ galloping
ｇａｌｌｏｐｉｎｇ down
ｄｏｗｎ
ｔｈｅ
the ｌｏｎｇ
long ａｖｅｎｕｅ
avenue ａｓ
as ｈａｒｄ
hard ａｓ ｈｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ
as he ｇｏ． The
could go. Ｔｈｅ ｔｒｅｅｓ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ
trees seemed ｓｗｅｅｐ
to sweep
ｐａｓｔ
past ｈｉｍ
himｉｎin ｓｐｅｃｔｒａｌ ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｉｏｎ， and
spectral procession, ａｎｄ ｗｉｌｄ ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ ｔｏtoｆｌｉｎｇ
wild shadows ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ
fling themselves
ａｃｒｏｓｓ ｈｉｓpath.
across his ｐａｔｈ．Once
Ｏｎｃｅ the
ｔｈｅ mare
ｍａｒｅ ｓｗｅｒｖｅｄ
swerved ａｔat ａa ｗｈｉｔｅ
white ｇａｔｅ－ｐｏｓｔ ａｎｄ
gate-post and
ｎｅａｒｌｙ ｔｈｒｅｗ ｈｉｍ．
nearly threw him. Ｈｅ
Heｌａｓｈｅｄ
lashedｈｅｒherａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｔｈｅ
the ｎｅｃｋ
neck ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｉｓ
his ｃｒｏｐ． Ｓｈｅ
crop. She
ｃｌｅｆｔ ｔｈｅdusky
cleft the ｄｕｓｋｙ air
ａｉｒlike
ｌｉｋｅanａｎarrow.
ａｒｒｏｗ．The
Ｔｈｅ stones
ｓｔｏｎｅｓ flew
ｆｌｅｗ from
ｆｒｏｍ her
ｈｅｒ ｈｏｏｆｓ．
hoofs.
Ａｔ ｌａｓｔheｈｅreached
At last ｒｅａｃｈｅｄtheｔｈｅHome
Ｈｏｍｅ Ｆａｒｍ．
Farm. Ｔｗｏ
Twoｍｅｎmenｗｅｒｅ ｌｏｉｔｅｒｉｎｇ
were loiteringｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
ｙａｒｄ．
yard. Ｈｅ
Heｌｅａｐｔ
leapt ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅthe ｓａｄｄｌｅ
saddle ａｎｄand ｔｈｒｅｗ
threwｔｈｅ
the ｒｅｉｎｓ ｔｏ one
reins to ｏｎｅ ofｏｆthem.
ｔｈｅｍ．ＩｎIn
ｔｈｅ ｆａｒｔｈｅｓｔ stable
the farthest ｓｔａｂｌｅa ａlight
ｌｉｇｈｔwasｗａｓglimmering.
ｇｌｉｍｍｅｒｉｎｇ．Something
Ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｔｅｌｌtell
ｈｉｍ
himｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｅ
the ｂｏｄｙ
bodyｗａｓ
wasｔｈｅｒｅ，
there,ａｎｄ
andｈｅheｈｕｒｒｉｅｄ
hurriedｔｏtoｔｈｅ
the ｄｏｏｒ，
door, ａｎｄ
andｐｕｔ
putｈｉｓ
his
ｈａｎｄ
handｕｐｏｎ
uponｔｈｅ
theｌａｔｃｈ．
latch.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｈｅheｐａｕｓｅｄ
pausedｆｏｒ
forａa ｍｏｍｅｎｔ，
moment,ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
feelingｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ
was ｏｎ
onｔｈｅ
the ｂｒｉｎｋ
brink ｏｆ
of
ａa discovery
ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｙ that
ｔｈａｔ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｍａｋｅ ｏｒorｍａｒ
either make marｈｉｓ
hisｌｉｆｅ． Ｔｈｅｎ ｈｅheｔｈｒｕｓｔ
life. Then thrust ｔｈｅ
the
ｄｏｏｒ
door ｏｐｅｎ，
open, ａｎｄ
andｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ．
entered.
Ｏｎ
Onａ aｈｅａｐ
heapｏｆofｓａｃｋｉｎｇ
sackingｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｆａｒ ｃｏｒｎｅｒ was
far corner ｗａｓ lying
ｌｙｉｎｇ the
ｔｈｅ dead
ｄｅａｄ body
ｂｏｄｙ ｏｆ
of
ａa man
ｍａｎ ｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ
dressedｉｎinａaｃｏａｒｓｅ
coarseｓｈｉｒｔ
shirt ａｎｄandａa ｐａｉｒ
pair ｏｆ ｂｌｕｅ trousers.
of blue ｔｒｏｕｓｅｒｓ． AＡ spotted
ｓｐｏｔｔｅｄ
ｈａｎｄｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆｈａｄ
handkerchief had ｂｅｅｎ ｐｌａｃｅｄ
been placed ｏｖｅｒover
ｔｈｅthe
ｆａｃｅ．
face.Ａ Aｃｏａｒｓｅ
coarseｃａｎｄｌｅ，
candle,ｓｔｕｃｋ
stuckｉｎ
in
ａaｂｏｔｔｌｅ，
bottle, ｓｐｕｔｔｅｒｅｄ
sputteredｂｅｓｉｄｅ
besideｉｔ．it.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｓｈｕｄｄｅｒｅｄ．
shuddered.ＨｅHe
ｆｅｌｔ
feltｔｈａｔ
thatｈｉｓ
his ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｎｏｔ
not ｂｅ
be ｔｈｅ ｈａｎｄ ｔｏ
the hand to
ｔａｋｅ ｔｈｅ ｈａｎｄｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ ａｗａｙ， ａｎｄ ｃａｌｌｅｄ ｏｕｔ ｔｏ ｏｎｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｆａｒｍ－ｓｅｒｖａｎｔｓ
take the handkerchief away, and called out to one of the farm-servants
ｔｏ ｃｏｍｅ ｔｏ
to come ｈｉｍ
to him.
Ｔａｋｅ
‘Takeｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｏｆｆoffｔｈｅtheｆａｃｅ．
face.Ｉ Iｗｉｓｈ
wishｔｏtoｓｅｅ
seeｉｔ，＇ ｈｅ ｓａｉｄ，
it,’ he ｃｌｕｔｃｈｉｎｇ ａｔ
said, clutching at
ｔｈｅ
the ｄｏｏｒｐｏｓｔ
doorpostｆｏｒfor ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ．
support.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｔｈｅtheｆａｒｍ－ｓｅｒｖａｎｔ
farm-servantｈａｄ hadｄｏｎｅ
doneｓｏ， so,ｈｅ
heｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ
stepped ｆｏｒｗａｒｄ．
forward. ＡA ｃｒｙ
cry ｏｆ
of
ｊｏｙ
joy ｂｒｏｋｅ
broke ｆｒｏｍ
from ｈｉｓ
his ｌｉｐｓ．
lips. TheＴｈｅ man
ｍａｎ ｗｈｏ
whoｈａｄ hadｂｅｅｎ
been ｓｈｏｔ
shotｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｔｈｉｃｋｅｔ
thicket
ｗａｓ
was Ｊａｍｅｓ
James Ｖａｎｅ．
Vane.
Ｈｅ
Heｓｔｏｏｄ
stoodｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｆｏｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ
for some minutes ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ａｔ ｔｈｅ dead
at the ｄｅａｄ body.
ｂｏｄｙ． As
Ａｓ ｈｅ
he
ｒｏｄｅ ｈｏｍｅ， ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ ｗｅｒｅ ｆｕｌｌ ｏｆ ｔｅａｒｓ， ｆｏｒ ｈｅ ｋｎｅｗ ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｓａｆｅ．
rode home, his eyes were full of tears, for he knew he was safe.


Ｉ９９
  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＩＸ

Ｔｈｅｒｅ
‘Thereｉｓisｎｏ
noｕｓｅ
useｙｏｕｒ
yourｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ ｍｅ ｔｈａｔ
telling me that ｙｏｕ
youａｒｅ
are ｇｏｉｎｇ
goingｔｏto ｂｅ
be ｇｏｏｄ，＇
good,’ ｃｒｉｅｄ
cried
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Henry,ｄｉｐｐｉｎｇ
dippingｈｉｓhisｗｈｉｔｅ
whiteｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ
fingersｉｎｔｏ
into ａa ｒｅｄ
red ｃｏｐｐｅｒ
copperｂｏｗｌ
bowlｆｉｌｌｅｄ
filled
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｒｏｓｅ－ｗａｔｅｒ．＇Ｙｏｕ
rose-water. ‘Youａｒｅ
areｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ．
perfect. Ｐｒａｙ，
Pray, ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｃｈａｎｇｅ．＇
change.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｈｉｓ
his ｈｅａｄ．‘Ｎｏ， Ｈａｒｒｙ， IＩ have
head. ‘No, Harry, ｈａｖｅ done
ｄｏｎｅ too
ｔｏｏ many
ｍａｎｙ
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadful ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｉｎ ｍｙ ｌｉｆｅ．
in my life. I Ｉamａｍnot
ｎｏｔgoing
ｇｏｉｎｇtoｔｏdoｄｏany
ａｎｙmore.
ｍｏｒｅ． IＩbegan
ｂｅｇａｎ my
ｍｙ
ｇｏｏｄ
goodａｃｔｉｏｎｓ
actions ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ．＇
yesterday.’
＇Ｗｈｅｒｅ
‘Whereｗｅｒｅ
wereｙｏｕ
youｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ？”
yesterday?’
‘Ｉｎ ｔｈｅcountry,
‘In the ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ， Harry.
Ｈａｒｒｙ． ＩI ｗａｓ
wasｓｔａｙｉｎｇ
stayingａｔatａaｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｉｎｎ by
little inn ｂｙ myself.’
ｍｙｓｅｌｆ．＇
＇Ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ ｂｏｙ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ，＇ａｎｙｂｏｄｙ ｃａｎ
‘My dear boy,’ said Lord Henry, smiling, ‘anybody can ｂｅ
be ｇｏｏｄ
goodｉｎ
in
ｔｈｅ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ． There
the country. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ
are ｎｏ
no ｔｅｍｐｔａｔｉｏｎｓ
temptations ｔｈｅｒｅ． Ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ
there. That ｔｈｅ reason
is the ｒｅａｓｏｎ why
ｗｈｙ
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｗｈｏ
whoｌｉｖｅ
liveｏｕｔ
outｏｆof ｔｏｗｎ
townａｒｅ
areｓｏsoａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutelyｕｎｃｉｖｉｌｉｚｅｄ．
uncivilized. Ｃｉｖｉｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ
Civilization
ｉｓ ｎｏｔ by
is not ｂｙ any
ａｎｙ means
ｍｅａｎｓ ａｎanｅａｓｙ
easyｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｔｏto ａｔｔａｉｎ ｔｏ． There
attain to. Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｏｎｌｙ two
are only ｔｗｏ
ｗａｙｓ
waysｂｙbyｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｍａｎ
manｃａｎcan
ｒｅａｃｈ ｉｔ．it.Ｏｎｅ
reach Oneｉｓ isｂｙbyｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｃｕｌｔｕｒｅｄ，
cultured, ｔｈｅ
the ｏｔｈｅｒ
other
ｂｙbyｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔ． Ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
corrupt. Country peopleｈａｖｅ
haveｎｏ
noｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ
opportunityｏｆｂｅｉｎｇ
of beingｅｉｔｈｅｒ，
either,
ｓｏ
so ｔｈｅｙ
theyｓｔａｇｎａｔｅ．’
stagnate.’
‘Ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ ａｎｄcorruption,’
‘Culture and ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ，＇ｅｃｈｏｅｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．‘IＩhave
echoed Dorian. ｈａｖｅknown
ｋｎｏｗｎ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
ｏｆof ｂｏｔｈ．
both. Ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｓ terrible
It seems ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅtoｔｏmeｍｅ now
ｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ should
that they ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ever
ｅｖｅｒ be
ｂｅ found
ｆｏｕｎｄ
ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ．
together. Ｆｏｒ
ForＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveａaｎｅｗ
newｉｄｅａｌ，
ideal,Ｈａｒｒｙ．
Harry.Ｉ Iａｍam
ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｏ toａｌｔｅｒ．
going alter.ＩI ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ＩI
ｈａｖｅ
haveａｌｔｅｒｅｄ．’
altered.’
‘Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ not
‘You have ｎｏｔ yet
ｙｅｔtold
ｔｏｌｄmeｍｅwhat
ｗｈａｔ your
ｙｏｕｒ good
ｇｏｏｄ ａｃｔｉｏｎ ｗａｓ． Or
action was. Ｏｒ ｄｉｄ ｙｏｕ
did you
ｓａｙ ｙｏｕ ｈａｄ
say you had ｄｏｎｅ
doneｍｏｒｅmoreｔｈａｎ
thanｏｎｅ？＂
one?’ａｓｋｅｄ
askedｈｉｓ
hisｃｏｍｐａｎｉｏｎ，
companion,ａｓasｈｅheｓｐｉｌｔ
spilt
ｉｎｔｏ ｈｉｓ plate
into his ｐｌａｔｅ aａ little
ｌｉｔｔｌｅcrimson
ｃｒｉｍｓｏｎpyramid
ｐｙｒａｍｉｄ of
ｏｆ seeded
ｓｅｅｄｅｄ ｓｔｒａｗｂｅｒｒｉｅｓ， ａｎｄ
strawberries, and
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ａa ｐｅｒｆｏｒａｔｅｄ ｓｈｅｌｌ－ｓｈａｐｅｄspoon
perforated shell-shaped ｓｐｏｏｎ snowed
ｓｎｏｗｅｄ white
ｗｈｉｔｅ sugar
ｓｕｇａｒ upon
ｕｐｏｎ
ｔｈｅｍ．
them.
Ｉ‘Iｃａｎ
canｔｅｌｌ
tell ｙｏｕ，
you, Ｈａｒｒｙ．
Harry.ＩｔItｉｓis not
ｎｏｔ ａa ｓｔｏｒｙ
story ＩI could
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｔｅｌｌ ｔｏany
tell to ａｎｙ one
ｏｎｅ ｅｌｓｅ．Ｉ
else. I
ｓｐａｒｅｄ
spared ｓｏｍｅｂｏｄｙ．
somebody.ＩｔIt ｓｏｕｎｄｓ
sounds ｖａｉｎ， ｂｕｔ you
vain, but ｙｏｕ understand
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ what
ｗｈａｔ ＩI mean.
ｍｅａｎ．
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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｓｈｅ
She ｗａｓ
wasｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ，
beautiful, ａｎｄ
andｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌｌｙ
wonderfullyｌｉｋｅ
like Ｓｉｂｙｌ
Sibyl Ｖａｎｅ．
Vane.Ｉ Iｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｉｔit
ｗａｓ
was ｔｈａｔ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｆｉｒｓｔ
that which ａｔｔｒａｃｔｅｄme
first attracted ｍｅ toｔｏher.
ｈｅｒ．You
Ｙｏｕ remember
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ Ｓｉｂｙｌ，
Sibyl, ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t
ｙｏｕ？
you? How long ago that seems! Well, Hetty was not one ｏｆ
Ｈｏｗ ｌｏｎｇ ａｇｏ ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｅｍｓ！ Ｗｅｌｌ， Ｈｅｔｔｙ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ｏｎｅ ｏｕｒ own
of our ｏｗｎ
ｃｌａｓｓ， ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ． Ｓｈｅ ｗａｓ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ ａ ｇｉｒｌ ｉｎ ａ ｖｉｌｌａｇｅ． Ｂｕｔ Ｉ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｌｏｖｅｄ
class, of course. She was simply a girl in a village. But I really loved
ｈｅｒ．
her. IＩ am
ａｍ ｑｕｉｔｅ ｓｕｒｅ that
quite sure ｔｈａｔ IＩloved
ｌｏｖｅｄ her.
ｈｅｒ．AllＡｌｌduring
ｄｕｒｉｎｇthis
ｔｈｉｓwonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌMay
Ｍａｙ
ｔｈａｔ ｗｅ have
that we ｈａｖｅ ｂｅｅｎ
been ｈａｖｉｎｇ，
having, IＩ used
ｕｓｅｄ toｔｏ run
ｒｕｎ down
ｄｏｗｎ ａｎｄ
and ｓｅｅ
see ｈｅｒ
her ｔｗｏ
two ｏｒ
or
ｔｈｒｅｅ ｔｉｍｅｓ aａ week.
three times ｗｅｅｋ． Yesterday
Ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ ｓｈｅ
she ｍｅｔ
metｍｅmeｉｎinａ aｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｏｒｃｈａｒｄ． The
little orchard. Ｔｈｅ
ａｐｐｌｅ－ｂｌｏｓｓｏｍｓ
apple-blossomsｋｅｐｔ
kept ｔｕｍｂｌｉｎｇ
tumblingｄｏｗｎ
downｏｎonｈｅｒ
herｈａｉｒ，
hair, ａｎｄ
andｓｈｅ
she ｗａｓ
was ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ．
laughing.
Ｗｅ
Weｗｅｒｅ
wereｔｏto ｈａｖｅ
have ｇｏｎｅ
gone ａｗａｙ
awayｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ
together ｔｈｉｓ ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ at
this morning ａｔ dawn.
ｄａｗｎ． Suddenly
Ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
ＩI ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ
determinedｔｏtoｌｅａｖｅ
leaveｈｅｒ
herａｓasｆｌｏｗｅｒ－ｌｉｋｅ
flower-likeａｓasＩI ｈａｄ
hadｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｈｅｒ．’
her.’
Ｉ‘I ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｔｈｅ ｎｏｖｅｌｔｙ of
the novelty ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅemotion
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎ must
ｍｕｓｔ have
ｈａｖｅ ｇｉｖｅｎ
given ｙｏｕ
you ａa
ｔｈｒｉｌｌ
thrill ofｏｆreal
ｒｅａｌpleasure,
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ｉｎｔｅｒｒｕｐｔｅｄ
Dorian,’ Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
interrupted Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ． ＇Ｂｕｔ
‘But ＩI can
ｃａｎ
ｆｉｎｉｓｈ ｙｏｕｒ idyll
finish your ｉｄｙｌｌforｆｏｒyou.
ｙｏｕ．YouＹｏｕgave
ｇａｖｅher
ｈｅｒgood
ｇｏｏｄ advice,
ａｄｖｉｃｅ，and
ａｎｄ broke
ｂｒｏｋｅ her
ｈｅｒ
ｈｅａｒｔ． Ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ
heart. That was ｔｈｅ
the ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ
beginning ｏｆ
of ｙｏｕｒ
your ｒｅｆｏｒｍａｔｉｏｎ．＇
reformation.’
‘Ｈａｒｒｙ， ｙｏｕ are
‘Harry, you ａｒｅ horrible!
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ！ You
Ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔｎ＇ｔ
mustn’t ｓａｙsay ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadfulｔｈｉｎｇｓ．
things.
Ｈｅｔｔｙ＇ｓ
Hetty’s ｈｅａｒｔ
heart ｉｓ ｎｏｔ broken.
is not ｂｒｏｋｅｎ． Ｏｆ
Ofｃｏｕｒｓｅ
courseｓｈｅ
sheｃｒｉｅｄ，
cried,ａｎｄ
andａｌｌ
all ｔｈａｔ． Ｂｕｔ there
that. But ｔｈｅｒｅ
ｉｓ ｎｏ disgrace
is no ｄｉｓｇｒａｃｅ upon
ｕｐｏｎ ｈｅｒ．
her. Ｓｈｅ
Sheｃａｎ
canｌｉｖｅ，
live, ｌｉｋｅ Ｐｅｒｄｉｔａ， inｉｎher
like Perdita, ｈｅｒ garden
ｇａｒｄｅｎ ｏｆ
of
ｍｉｎｔ
mint ａｎｄ
andｍａｒｉｇｏｌｄ．’
marigold.’
‘Ａｎｄ ｗｅｅｐ ｏｖｅｒ
‘And weep overａaｆａｉｔｈｌｅｓｓ Ｆｌｏｒｉｚｅｌ，＇ｓａｉｄ
faithless Florizel,’ Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
said Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ， ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ，
laughing, ａｓ
as
ｈｅ
he ｌｅａｎｔ ｂａｃｋ ｉｎ
leant back ｈｉｓ chair.
in his ｃｈａｉｒ．＇Ｍｙ
‘My ｄｅａｒ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， you
dear Dorian, ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
have ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｓｔ
most
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ ｂｏｙｉｓｈ ｍｏｏｄｓ．
curiously boyish moods.ＤｏDoｙｏｕyou
ｔｈｉｎｋ ｔｈｉｓthisｇｉｒｌ
think girlｗｉｌｌ
will ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｂｅ
beｒｅａｌｌｙ
really
ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔｅｄ
contentedｎｏｗ
nowｗｉｔｈ
withａｎｙ
anyｏｎｅ
oneｏｆofｈｅｒ
herｏｗｎ
ownｒａｎｋ？＇
rank?¹Ｉ Iｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
supposeｓｈｅ
sheｗｉｌｌ
will ｂｅ
be
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ
marriedｓｏｍｅ
someｄａｙ
dayｔｏtoａaｒｏｕｇｈ
roughｃａｒｔｅｒ
carter ｏｒ
or aａ grinning
ｇｒｉｎｎｉｎｇ ploughman.
ｐｌｏｕｇｈｍａｎ． Ｗｅｌｌ，
Well,
ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｔ ofｏｆ having
the fact ｈａｖｉｎｇ met
ｍｅｔ ｙｏｕ，
you, ａｎｄ
andｌｏｖｅｄ
lovedｙｏｕ，
you,ｗｉｌｌ
will ｔｅａｃｈ
teach ｈｅｒ
her ｔｏ
to ｄｅｓｐｉｓｅ
despise
ｈｅｒ ｈｕｓｂａｎｄ， ａｎｄ
her husband, andｓｈｅ
sheｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ wretched.
will be ｗｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ． Ｆｒｏｍ
Fromａ aｍｏｒａｌ
moralｐｏｉｎｔ
pointｏｆofｖｉｅｗ，
view,ＩI
ｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannot ｓａｙ
say ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ think
ｔｈｉｎｋ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｏｆ
of ｙｏｕｒ
your ｇｒｅａｔ ｒｅｎｕｎｃｉａｔｉｏｎ． Even
great renunciation. Ｅｖｅｎ ａｓ
as aａ
ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ， ｉｔ isｉｓpoor.
beginning, it ｐｏｏｒ．Besides,
Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，how
ｈｏｗ do
ｄｏ you
ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ
knowｔｈａｔ
thatＨｅｔｔｙ
Hettyｉｓｎ＇ｔ
isn’t
ｆｌｏａｔｉｎｇ ａｔthe
floating at ｔｈｅpresent
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｉｎinｓｏｍｅ
someｓｔａｒ－ｌｉｔ
star-lit ｍｉｌｌ－ｐｏｎｄ，
mill-pond, ｗｉｔｈ
with ｌｏｖｅｌｙ
lovely
ｗａｔｅｒ－ｌｉｌｉｅｓ ｒｏｕｎｄ ｈｅｒ，
water-lilies round ｌｉｋｅ Ophelia?’
her, like Ｏｐｈｅｌｉａ？＂
Ｉｃａｎ＇ｔ
‘I can’tｂｅａｒ
bearｔｈｉｓ， Ｈａｒｒｙ！ You
this, Harry! Ｙｏｕ ｍｏｃｋ
mockａｔatｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ，
everything, ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅｎ
then ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔ
suggest
ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ
the most serious ｔｒａｇｅｄｉｅｓ．
tragedies. IＩ am
ａｍ ｓｏｒｒｙ
sorry IＩ told
ｔｏｌｄ you
ｙｏｕ now.
ｎｏｗ． ＩI ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｃａｒｅ
care
ｗｈａｔ
whatｙｏｕ
youｓａｙ
sayｔｏtoｍｅ．
me.ＩIｋｎｏｗ
knowＩ Iｗａｓ
wasｒｉｇｈｔ
rightｉｎinａｃｔｉｎｇ
actingａｓ
as ＩI did.
ｄｉｄ． Poor
Ｐｏｏｒ Hetty!
Ｈｅｔｔｙ！
Ａｓ ＩI rode
As ｒｏｄｅ ｐａｓｔ ｔｈｅ farm
past the ｆａｒｍ ｔｈｉｓ ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ， ＩI ｓａｗ
this morning, saw ｈｅｒ
her ｗｈｉｔｅ
whiteｆａｃｅ
face ａｔat ｔｈｅ
the
ｗｉｎｄｏｗ，
window,ｌｉｋｅlike ａa ｓｐｒａｙ
spray ｏｆof ｊａｓｍｉｎｅ．
jasmine. Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｌｅｔlet ｕｓ
us ｔａｌｋ ａｂｏｕｔ ｉｔ
talk about ａｎｙ more,
it any ｍｏｒｅ，
ａｎｄ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
and don’t ｔｒｙ ｔｏ persuade
try to ｐｅｒｓｕａｄｅ ｍｅ meｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the ｆｉｒｓｔ ｇｏｏｄ action
first good ａｃｔｉｏｎ IＩ have
ｈａｖｅ done
ｄｏｎｅ
ｆｏｒ ｙｅａｒｓ， ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｂｉｔ ｏｆ ｓｅｌｆ－ｓａｃｒｉｆｉｃｅ Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｅｖｅｒ ｋｎｏｗｎ， ｉｓ ｒｅａｌｌｙ
for years, the first little bit of self-sacrifice I have ever known, is really

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ａa ｓｏｒｔ
sort ｏｆ ｓｉｎ． IＩwant
of sin. ｗａｎｔ to
ｔｏ be
ｂｅ better.
ｂｅｔｔｅｒ．I Ｉam
ａｍ going
ｇｏｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｂｅ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ．
to be Ｔｅｌｌ me
better. Tell ｍｅ
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ．
yourself. Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｉｓis ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｏｎ
on ｉｎ ｔｏｗｎ？ ＩI have
in town? ｈａｖｅ not
ｎｏｔ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｃｌｕｂ ｆｏｒ ｄａｙｓ．’
to the club for days.’
“Ｔｈｅ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ａｒｅ
‘The people are ｓｔｉｌｌ ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｎｇpoor
still discussing ｐｏｏｒ Basil’s
Ｂａｓｉｌ＇ｓdisappearance.’
ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ．＇
＂Ｉ‘I should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｈａｖｅ
have ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｔｈｅｙ
theyｈａｄ
hadｇｏｔgotｔｉｒｅｄ
tiredｏｆofｔｈａｔ
thatｂｙbyｔｈｉｓ
this ｔｉｍｅ，＇ ｓａｉｄ
time,’ said
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｐｏｕｒｉｎｇ
pouringｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｏｕｔ
out ｓｏｍｅ
someｗｉｎｅ，
wine,ａｎｄ
andｆｒｏｗｎｉｎｇ ｓｌｉｇｈｔｌｙ．
frowning slightly.
＇Ｍｙ
‘Myｄｅａｒ
dearｂｏｙ，
boy,ｔｈｅｙ
theyｈａｖｅ
haveｏｎｌｙ
onlyｂｅｅｎ ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ
been talkingａｂｏｕｔ ｉｔitｆｏｒ
about for ｓｉｘ
six ｗｅｅｋｓ，
weeks,
ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ
British ｐｕｂｌｉｃ
public ａｒｅ
are ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｎｏｔ equal
really not ｅｑｕａｌ to
ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ mental
ｍｅｎｔａｌ ｓｔｒａｉｎ
strain ｏｆ
of
ｈａｖｉｎｇ
having ｍｏｒｅ
moreｔｈａｎ
thanｏｎｅ
oneｔｏｐｉｃ ｅｖｅｒｙ three
topic every ｔｈｒｅｅ months.
ｍｏｎｔｈｓ． They
Ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｖｅ
have ｂｅｅｎ
been ｖｅｒｙ
very
ｆｏｒｔｕｎａｔｅ ｌａｔｅｌｙ，however.
fortunate lately, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ．They
Ｔｈｅｙhave
ｈａｖｅhad
ｈａｄ my
ｍｙ own
ｏｗｎ ｄｉｖｏｒｃｅ－ｃａｓｅ， ａｎｄ
divorce-case, and
Ａｌａｎ
Alan Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ＇ｓ
Campbell’sｓｕｉｃｉｄｅ． Ｎｏｗ ｔｈｅｙ
suicide. Now theyｈａｖｅ
haveｇｏｔ
gotｔｈｅ ｍｙｓｔｅｒｉｏｕｓ ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒ－
the mysterious disappear-
ａｎｃｅ
anceｏｆofａｎanａｒｔｉｓｔ． Ｓｃｏｔｌａｎｄ Ｙａｒｄ
artist. Scotland Yardｓｔｉｌｌ
still ｉｎｓｉｓｔｓ ｔｈａｔthe
insists that ｔｈｅman
ｍａｎ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅｙ
in the grey
ｕｌｓｔｅｒwho
ulster ｗｈｏｌｅｆｔ ｆｏｒParis
left for Ｐａｒｉｓbyｂｙtheｔｈｅ ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔtrain
midnight ｔｒａｉｎonｏｎ
theｔｈｅ ｎｉｎｔｈｏｆ
ninth Ｎｏｖｅｍｂｅｒ
of November
ｗａｓ
was ｐｏｏｒ
poorＢａｓｉｌ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
Basil, and the Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ
Frenchｐｏｌｉｃｅ
policeｄｅｃｌａｒｅ
declareｔｈａｔ
that Ｂａｓｉｌ ｎｅｖｅｒ ａｒｒｉｖｅｄ
Basil never arrived
ｉｎ Ｐａｒｉｓ at
in Paris ａｔ all.
ａｌｌ．I Ｉsuppose
ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ inｉｎabout
ａｂｏｕｔ aａ fortnight
ｆｏｒｔｎｉｇｈｔ we
ｗｅ ｓｈａｌｌ ｂｅ ｔｏｌｄ
shall be ｔｈａｔ he
told that ｈｅ
ｈａｓ
has ｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｅｅｎ
seenｉｎin Ｓａｎ
SanＦｒａｎｃｉｓｃｏ．
Francisco.Ｉｔ ｉｓan
It is ａｎ odd
ｏｄｄ thing,
ｔｈｉｎｇ，but
ｂｕｔevery
ｅｖｅｒｙone
ｏｎｅ who
ｗｈｏ
ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒｓ
disappearsｉｓis ｓａｉｄ
said ｔｏ ｂｅ seen
to be ｓｅｅｎ ａｔ Ｓａｎ Ｆｒａｎｃｉｓｃｏ．
at San Francisco.Ｉｔ ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅbeａaｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
It must delightful
ｃｉｔｙ， ａｎｄ ｐｏｓｓｅｓｓ
city, and possessａｌｌ
all ｔｈｅ
the ａｔｔｒａｃｔｉｏｎｓ
attractionsｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｎｅｘｔ
nextｗｏｒｌｄ．’
world.’
＇Ｗｈａｔ
‘Whatｄｏdoｙｏｕ
youｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｈａｓ
hasｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ
happenedｔｏ toＢａｓｉｌ？” ａｓｋｅｄ Dorian,
Basil?’ asked Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， holding
ｈｏｌｄｉｎｇ
ｕｐ
up ｈｉｓ Ｂｕｒｇｕｎｄｙ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
his Burgundy against ｔｈｅ
the ｌｉｇｈｔ， ａｎｄwondering
light, and ｗｏｎｄｅｒｉｎｇ ｈｏｗ
howｉｔit was
ｗａｓ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ
that he
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓ
could discuss theｔｈｅ matter
ｍａｔｔｅｒ ｓｏ ｃａｌｍｌｙ．
so calmly.
＇Ｉ ｈａｖｅ ｎｏｔ
‘I have notｔｈｅtheｓｌｉｇｈｔｅｓｔ
slightest ｉｄｅａ．
idea. Ｉｆ Ｂａｓｉｌ chooses
If Basil ｃｈｏｏｓｅｓ ｔｏtoｈｉｄｅ
hideｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，
himself,ｉｔitｉｓis
ｎｏ
noｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ
business ｏｆ of ｍｉｎｅ．
mine.Ｉｆ If ｈｅ
he ｉｓ ｄｅａｄ， IＩ don’t
is dead, ｄｏｎ＇ｔ wantｗａｎｔ to
ｔｏ think
ｔｈｉｎｋ about
ａｂｏｕｔ him.
ｈｉｍ．
Ｄｅａｔｈ
Deathｉｓisｔｈｅtheｏｎｌｙ
onlyｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｔｈａｔ
thatｅｖｅｒ ｔｅｒｒｉｆｉｅｓ
ever terrifiesｍｅ． me.Ｉ Iｈａｔｅ
hateｉｔ．＇
it.’
‘Ｗｈｙ？”
‘Why?’ said ｓａｉｄtheｔｈｅyounger
ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ man,
ｍａｎ， ｗｅａｒｉｌｙ．
wearily.
＇Ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ，＇ｓａｉｄ
‘Because,’ said Ｌｏｒｄ LordＨｅｎｒｙ，
Henry, ｐａｓｓｉｎｇ
passing ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ
beneath ｈｉｓhis
ｎｏｓｔｒｉｌｓ
nostrilsｔｈｅtheｇｉｌｔ
gilt
ｔｒｅｌｌｉｓ ｏｆａｎ ｏｐｅｎ ｖｉｎａｉｇｒｅｔｔｅ ｂｏｘ，＇ｏｎｅ ｃａｎ ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｎｏｗａｄａｙｓ
trellis of an open vinaigrette box, ‘one can survive everything nowadays
ｅｘｃｅｐｔｔｈａｔ．
except that.Ｄｅａｔｈ
Death ａｎｄand
ｖｕｌｇａｒｉｔｙ
vulgarity ａｒｅareｔｈｅ
theｏｎｌｙ
onlyｔｗｏtwoｆａｃｔｓ
factsｉｎ ｔｈｅ nineteenth
in the ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ
ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
century that one cannot explain away. Let us have our coffeeｉｎ
ｔｈａｔ ｏｎｅ ｃａｎｎｏｔ ｅｘｐｌａｉｎ ａｗａｙ． Ｌｅｔ ｕｓ ｈａｖｅ ｏｕｒ ｃｏｆｆｅｅ in ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｕｓｉｃ－ｒｏｏｍ，
music-room, Dorian.Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． You Ｙｏｕ must
ｍｕｓｔ play
ｐｌａｙ Chopin
Ｃｈｏｐｉｎ to ｔｏ me.
ｍｅ． TheＴｈｅ man
ｍａｎ ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｗｈｏｍ
whom ｍｙmy ｗｉｆｅwife
ｒａｎranａｗａｙ
awayｐｌａｙｅｄ
playedＣｈｏｐｉｎ
Chopin ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅｌｙ．
exquisitely.Ｐｏｏｒ
PoorＶｉｃｔｏｒｉａ！
Victoria!ＩI
ｗａｓ
was ｖｅｒｙ
very ｆｏｎｄ
fond ｏｆｈｅｒ．
of her. Ｔｈｅ
Theｈｏｕｓｅ
houseｉｓis ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather ｌｏｎｅｌｙ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ ｈｅｒ．
lonely without Ｏｆ course
her. Of ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ
marriedｌｉｆｅ life ｉｓ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ａa habit,
is merely ｈａｂｉｔ， aａ badｂａｄ ｈａｂｉｔ．
habit. ButＢｕｔ ｔｈｅｎ
then ｏｎｅ
oneｒｅｇｒｅｔｓ
regrets ｔｈｅ
the
ｌｏｓｓ ｅｖｅｎ ｏｆ
loss even ｏｎｅ＇ｓ worst
of one’s ｗｏｒｓｔ habits.
ｈａｂｉｔｓ． Perhaps
Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ one ｏｎｅ ｒｅｇｒｅｔｓ ｔｈｅｍ ｔｈｅ
regrets them the ｍｏｓｔ．
most.
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyａｒｅareａｎan ｅｓｓｅｎｔｉａｌ
essentialｐａｒｔ
partｏｆofｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’sｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ．＇
personality.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｓａｉｄ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ， ｂｕｔ ｒｏｓｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
Dorian said nothing, but rose from theｔａｂｌｅ，
table, ａｎｄ，
and,ｐａｓｓｉｎｇ
passingｉｎｔｏinto ｔｈｅ
the

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ｎｅｘｔ
next ｒｏｏｍ，
room,ｓａｔ
sat ｄｏｗｎ
downｔｏtoｔｈｅtheｐｉａｎｏ
pianoａｎｄand
ｌｅｔletｈｉｓhisｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ
fingersｓｔｒａｙ
stray ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｔｈｅ
the
ｗｈｉｔｅ ａｎｄ ｂｌａｃｋ ｉｖｏｒｙ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｋｅｙｓ． Ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｆｆｅｅ ｈａｄ
white and black ivory of the keys. After the coffee had been brought ｂｅｅｎ ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
ｉｎ， ｈｅ stopped,
in, he ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ， and,
ａｎｄ， ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｏｖｅｒ ａｔ
looking over Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
at Lord Henry,ｓａｉｄ，
said, Ｈａｒｒｙ，
‘Harry,ｄｉｄ
didｉｔit
ｅｖｅｒ ｏｃｃｕｒ ｔｏ
ever occur ｙｏｕ that
to you ｔｈａｔ Basil
Ｂａｓｉｌwas
ｗａｓmurdered?’
ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｄ？＇
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Henry yawned. ‘Basil wasｖｅｒｙ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｙａｗｎｅｄ．＇Ｂａｓｉｌ ｗａｓ veryｐｏｐｕｌａｒ，
popular, ａｎｄ
and ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｗｏｒｅ
wore ａa
Ｗａｔｅｒｂｕｒｙ
Waterbury ｗａｔｃｈ．？ Ｗｈｙ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
watch.² Why ｈｅ have
should he ｈａｖｅ been
ｂｅｅｎ murdered?
ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｄ？ He
Ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ
was not
ｃｌｅｖｅｒ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ ｔｏ
clever enough ｈａｖｅ enemies.
to have ｅｎｅｍｉｅｓ． Of
Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ ｈｅ had
course he ｈａｄ ａa wonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｇｅｎｉｕｓ
genius
ｆｏｒ ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ． But
for painting. Ｂｕｔ aａ man
ｍａｎ ｃａｎ
canｐａｉｎｔ
paintｌｉｋｅ Ｖｅｌａｓｑｕｅｚ ａｎｄ
like Velasquez andｙｅｔ
yetｂｅbeａｓasｄｕｌｌ
dull ａｓ
as
ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ． Ｂａｓｉｌwas
possible. Basil ｗａｓ really
ｒｅａｌｌｙrather
ｒａｔｈｅｒdull.
ｄｕｌｌ．HeＨｅonly
ｏｎｌｙinterested
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｅｄmeｍｅ once,
ｏｎｃｅ， and
ａｎｄ
ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｔｏｌｄ ｍｅ， ｙｅａｒｓ ａｇｏ， ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ａ ｗｉｌｄ ａｄｏｒａｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ
that was when he told me, years ago, that he had a wild adoration for
ｙｏｕ，
you, ａｎｄ
andｔｈａｔ
that ｙｏｕ
youｗｅｒｅ
wereｔｈｅ
theｄｏｍｉｎａｎｔ
dominant ｍｏｔｉｖｅ ｏｆ ofｈｉｓhisａｒｔ’
motive art.’
＇Ｉ ｗａｓ very
‘I was ｖｅｒｙ fond
ｆｏｎｄ ｏｆ Ｂａｓｉｌ，＇ｓａｉｄ
of Basil,’ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｗｉｔｈ
said Dorian, withａaｎｏｔｅnoteｏｆof ｓａｄｎｅｓｓ
sadnessｉｎin ｈｉｓ
his
ｖｏｉｃｅ． Ｂｕｔ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
voice. ‘But don’t ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｓａｙ ｔｈａｔ heｈｅwas
say that ｗａｓ murdered?’
ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｄ？＂
‘Ｏｈ， ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ
‘Oh, some of ｔｈｅ ｐａｐｅｒｓ ｄｏ．
the papers do. Ｉｔ ｄｏｅｓ not
It does ｎｏｔ seem
ｓｅｅｍ ｔｏto ｍｅmeｔｏtoｂｅbeａｔatａｌｌ
all
ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｅ．
probable. ＩI ｋｎｏｗ
knowｔｈｅｒｅ
thereａｒｅ
areｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadfulｐｌａｃｅｓ
placesｉｎinＰａｒｉｓ，
Paris, ｂｕｔ
but Ｂａｓｉｌ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ
Basil was not
ｔｈｅ
the ｓｏｒｔ ｏｆ man
sort of ｍａｎ ｔｏ
to ｈａｖｅ
have ｇｏｎｅ
goneｔｏto ｔｈｅｍ．
them.ＨｅHeｈａｄ ｎｏ no
had ｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ．
curiosity.ＩｔIt ｗａｓ
wasｈｉｓ
his
ｃｈｉｅｆ
chiefｄｅｆｅｃｔ．’
defect.’
‘Ｗｈａｔ would
‘What ｗｏｕｌｄ ｙｏｕ you ｓａｙ，
say, Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry, ｉｆif IＩ told
ｔｏｌｄyou
ｙｏｕ that
ｔｈａｔI Ｉhad ｈａｄmurdered
ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｄ
Ｂａｓｉｌ？’ ｓａｉｄ ｔｈｅ ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ ｍａｎ． Ｈｅ ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ ｈｉｍ ｉｎｔｅｎｔｌｙ ａｆｔｅｒ
Basil?’ said the younger man. He watched him intently after heｈｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｓｐｏｋｅｎ．
spoken.
Ｉ‘I ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｓａｙ， say, ｍｙ
myｄｅａｒ
dearｆｅｌｌｏｗ，
fellow, ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ were
that you ｗｅｒｅ ｐｏｓｉｎｇ
posing ｆｏｒ for aａ character
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ
ｔｈａｔ
that ｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔ
doesn’tｓｕｉｔ suit ｙｏｕ．
you.Ａｌｌ
All ｃｒｉｍｅ
crimeｉｓisｖｕｌｇａｒ，
vulgar,ｊｕｓｔjustａｓas ａｌｌ ｖｕｌｇａｒｉｔｙ ｉｓ
all vulgarity ｃｒｉｍｅ．
is crime.
Ｉｔ
It isｉｓnotｎｏｔinｉｎyou,
ｙｏｕ，Dorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，toｔｏcommit
ｃｏｍｍｉｔ ａa murder.
ｍｕｒｄｅｒ． ＩI ａｍamｓｏｒｒｙ
sorryｉｆif ＩI hurt
ｈｕｒｔ your
ｙｏｕｒ
ｖａｎｉｔｙ
vanity ｂｙ by ｓａｙｉｎｇ
saying ｓｏ， ｂｕｔ IＩａｓｓｕｒｅｙｏｕ
so, but assure youｉｔit is
ｉｓtrue.
ｔｒｕｅ．Crime
Ｃｒｉｍｅ belongs
ｂｅｌｏｎｇｓ ｅｘｃｈｕｓｉｖｅｌｙ
exclusively
ｔｏ
to theｔｈｅ lower
ｌｏｗｅｒ orders.
ｏｒｄｅｒｓ． IＩdon’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔblame
ｂｌａｍｅ them
ｔｈｅｍ ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｓｍａｌｌｅｓｔ ｄｅｇｒｅｅ． ＩI should
smallest degree. ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
ｆａｎｃｙ
fancy that ｔｈａｔ crime
ｃｒｉｍｅ wasｗａｓ ｔｏ ｔｈｅｍ ｗｈａｔ
to them whatａｒｔart ｉｓ ｔｏ us,
is to ｕｓ，simply
ｓｉｍｐｌｙaａmethod
ｍｅｔｈｏｄ ｏｆ of
ｐｒｏｃｕｒｉｎｇ
procuringｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
extraordinaryｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎｓ．＇３
sensations.’³
‘Ａ ｍｅｔｈｏｄ ｏｆ
‘A method ｐｒｏｃｕｒｉｎｇ ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎｓ？
of procuring sensations? Do Ｄｏ ｙｏｕ
youｔｈｉｎｋ，
think, ｔｈｅｎ， ｔｈａｔ aａman
then, that ｍａｎ
ｗｈｏ
whoｈａｓ has ｏｎｃｅ
once ｃｏｍｍｉｔｔｅｄ
committedａ aｍｕｒｄｅｒ
murderｃｏｕｌｄcouldｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｙ
possibly ｄｏ do ｔｈｅ ｓａｍｅ ｃｒｉｍｅ
the same crime
ａｇａｉｎ？
again?Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ Don’tｔｅｌｌtell ｍｅ
meｔｈａｔ．：
that.’
‘Ｏｈ！ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ becomes
‘Oh! anything ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓ ａ aｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasureｉｆif ｏｎｅ
oneｄｏｅｓ
doesｉｔit ｔｏｏtoo ｏｆｔｅｎ，＇ｃｒｉｅｄ
often,’ cried
Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
Lord Henry,ｌａｕｇｈｉｎｇ．＂Ｔｈａｔ
laughing. ‘Thatｉｓis ｏｎｅ oneｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｓｔ
most ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ
importantｓｅｃｒｅｔｓ
secrets of ｏｆ
ｌｉｆｅ．
life. I Ｉshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄfancy,
ｆａｎｃｙ，however,
ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，that
ｔｈａｔmurder
ｍｕｒｄｅｒ isｉｓalways
ａｌｗａｙｓ aａ mistake.
ｍｉｓｔａｋｅ．One Ｏｎｅ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ
should never ｄｏ do ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｔｈａｔthat ｏｎｅ
oneｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannotｔａｌｋtalk ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutａｆｔｅｒ ｄｉｎｎｅｒ． But
after dinner. Ｂｕｔ
ｌｅｔ
let us ｕｓ pass
ｐａｓｓ from
ｆｒｏｍ poor
ｐｏｏｒ Ｂａｓｉｌ．
Basil. IＩ wish
ｗｉｓｈ IＩcould
ｃｏｕｌｄ believe
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅthat ｔｈａｔheｈｅhadｈａｄ come
ｃｏｍｅ ｔｏ
to
ｓｕｃｈ ａ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ ｅｎｄ ａｓ ｙｏｕ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔ； ｂｕｔ Ｉ ｃａｎ＇ｔ． Ｉ ｄａｒｅ ｓａｙ ｈｅ
such a really romantic end as you suggest; but I can’t. I dare say he

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｆｅｌｌ ｉｎｔｏthe
fell into ｔｈｅSeine
Ｓｅｉｎｅoffｏｆｆanａｎomnibus,
ｏｍｎｉｂｕｓ，and
ａｎｄthat
ｔｈａｔthe
ｔｈｅconductor
ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔｏｒ hushed
ｈｕｓｈｅｄ up
ｕｐ
ｔｈｅ ｓｃａｎｄａｌ． Yes:
the scandal. Ｙｅｓ： IＩ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ fancy
ｆａｎｃｙ that
ｔｈａｔ was
ｗａｓ his
ｈｉｓ end.
ｅｎｄ． IＩsee
ｓｅｅhim
ｈｉｍ lying
ｌｙｉｎｇnow
ｎｏｗ
ｏｎ ｈｉｓ ｂａｃｋ ｕｎｄｅｒ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｄｕｌｌ－ｇｒｅｅｎ ｗａｔｅｒｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｈｅａｖｙ
on his back under those dull-green waters with the heavy barges ｂａｒｇｅｓ
ｆｌｏａｔｉｎｇ ｏｖｅｒ him,
floating over ｈｉｍ， and
ａｎｄ ｌｏｎｇ ｗｅｅｄｓ ｃａｔｃｈｉｎｇ
long weeds catching ｉｎ ｈｉｓ hair.
in his ｈａｉｒ．DoＤｏ you
ｙｏｕ know,
ｋｎｏｗ，
ＩI don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔthink
ｔｈｉｎｋheｈｅwould
ｗｏｕｌｄhave
ｈａｖｅdone
ｄｏｎｅmuch
ｍｕｃｈ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｇｏｏｄ
good ｗｏｒｋ．
work. Ｄｕｒｉｎｇ
During ｔｈｅ
the
ｌａｓｔ ｔｅｎyears
last ten ｙｅａｒｓhis
ｈｉｓpainting
ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇhad
ｈａｄ gone
ｇｏｎｅ off
ｏｆｆ very
ｖｅｒｙ much.’
ｍｕｃｈ．＇
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｈｅａｖｅｄ
heavedａ aｓｉｇｈ，
sigh, ａｎｄ
and Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｓｔｒｏｌｌｅｄ
strolled ａｃｒｏｓｓ ｔｈｅ room
across the ｒｏｏｍ
ａｎｄ
andｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏtoｓｔｒｏｋｅ
strokeｔｈｅ
theｈｅａｄ
headｏｆofａ aｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curiousＪａｖａ
Javaｐａｒｒｏｔ，
parrot,ａaｌａｒｇｅ
large ｇｒｅｙ－
grey-
ｐｌｕｍａｇｅｄ
plumaged ｂｉｒｄ，
bird,ｗｉｔｈ
withｐｉｎｋ
pinkｃｒｅｓｔ
crestａｎｄ
andｔａｉｌ，
tail, ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｂａｌａｎｃｉｎｇ
that was balancingｉｔｓｅｌｆ ｕｐｏｎ
itself upon
aａ ｂａｍｂｏｏ
bambooｐｅｒｃｈ．
perch.ＡｓAsｈｉｓhisｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ
pointedｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ
fingersｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ
touchedｉｔ，
it, ｉｔ ｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ ｔｈｅ
it dropped the
ｗｈｉｔｅ
whiteｓｃｕｒｆ
scurf ｏｆ
of ｃｒｉｎｋｌｅｄ
crinkled ｌｉｄｓ ｏｖｅｒ ｂｌａｃｋ
lids over black ｇｌａｓｓ－ｌｉｋｅ ｅｙｅｓ，and
glass-like eyes, ａｎｄ began
ｂｅｇａｎ ｔｏ
to
ｓｗａｙ
sway ｂａｃｋｗａｒｄｓ
backwardsａｎｄ andｆｏｒｗａｒｄｓ．
forwards.
‘Ｙｅｓ，＇
‘Yes,’ heｈｅcontinued,
ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｅｄ，turning
ｔｕｒｎｉｎｇround,
ｒｏｕｎｄ， and
ａｎｄ taking
ｔａｋｉｎｇ his
ｈｉｓhandkerchief
ｈａｎｄｋｅｒｃｈｉｅｆ ｏｕｔ
out
ｏｆ ｈｉｓpocket;
of his ｐｏｃｋｅｔ；‘his
ｈｉｓ painting
ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ had
ｈａｄ quite
ｑｕｉｔｅ gone
ｇｏｎｅ ｏｆｆ．
off. ItＩｔseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ toｔｏ me
ｍｅ to
ｔｏ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｌｏｓｔ ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ． It
lost something. Ｉｔ had
ｈａｄ lost
ｌｏｓｔanａｎideal.
ｉｄｅａｌ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ you
ｙｏｕ ａｎｄ
and ｈｅ
he ｃｅａｓｅｄ
ceased ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be
ｇｒｅａｔ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ， he
great friends, ｈｅ ceased
ｃｅａｓｅｄ to
ｔｏ be
ｂｅ ａa ｇｒｅａｔ
great ａｒｔｉｓｔ． Ｗｈａｔ ｗａｓ
artist. What was ｉｔ ｓｅｐａｒａｔｅｄ
it separated
ｙｏｕ？
you?ＩI ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
supposeｈｅheｂｏｒｅｄ
boredｙｏｕ． Ｉｆ Ifｓｏ，
you. so,ｈｅheｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｆｏｒｇａｖｅ
forgaveｙｏｕ．
you.Ｉｔ＇ｓ
It’s ａa ｈａｂｉｔ
habit
ｂｏｒｅｓ have.
bores ｈａｖｅ． By
Ｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ way,
ｗａｙ， what
ｗｈａｔ ｈａｓ
has ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
becomeｏｆofｔｈａｔ
that ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait
ｈｅ
he ｄｉｄ
did ｏｆ ｙｏｕ？ ＩI don’t
of you? ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｓｅｅｎ
seenｉｔ ｓｉｎｃｅ he
it since ｈｅ finished
ｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ it.ｉｔ．Ｏｈ！
Oh!
ＩI ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ
rememberｙｏｕｒ
yourｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ
telling ｍｅ
meｙｅａｒｓ
years ａｇｏ
agoｔｈａｔ
that ｙｏｕ
you ｈａｄ
hadｓｅｎｔ
sent ｉｔ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｏto
it down
Ｓｅｌｂｙ，
Selby, ａｎｄ
andｔｈａｔ
that ｉｔ ｈａｄ got
it had ｇｏｔ mislaid
ｍｉｓｌａｉｄ orｏｒ stolen
ｓｔｏｌｅｎonｏｎthe
ｔｈｅway.
ｗａｙ．You
Ｙｏｕ ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｇｏｔ
got
ｉｔ ｂａｃｋ？ What
it back? Ｗｈａｔ ａa ｐｉｔｙ！
pity! ItＩｔwas
ｗａｓreally
ｒｅａｌｌｙa masterpiece.
ａ ｍａｓｔｅｒｐｉｅｃｅ．I remember
Ｉ ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ IＩwanted
ｗａｎｔｅｄ
ｔｏ ｂｕｙ ｉｔ．
to buy it. IＩwish
ｗｉｓｈ IＩhad
ｈａｄ now.
ｎｏｗ． ＩｔIt belonged
ｂｅｌｏｎｇｅｄ ｔｏtoＢａｓｉｌ＇ｓ ｂｅｓｔ period.
Basil’s best ｐｅｒｉｏｄ． Since
Ｓｉｎｃｅ
ｔｈｅｎ， ｈｉｓ work
then, his ｗｏｒｋ was
ｗａｓ that
ｔｈａｔ curious
ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ mixture
ｍｉｘｔｕｒｅ ofｏｆbad ｂａｄ painting
ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇandａｎｄ good
ｇｏｏｄ
ｉｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎｓ
intentions thatｔｈａｔ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｓ
entitles aａ man
ｍａｎ ｔｏto ｂｅbe ｃａｌｌｅｄ
called ａa ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｔｉｖｅ
representative
Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ
British ａｒｔｉｓｔ． Ｄｉｄ you
artist. Did ｙｏｕ ａｄｖｅｒｔｉｓｅ
advertiseｆｏｒ
for ｉｔ？ Ｙｏｕ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ．’
it? You should.’
‘Ｉｆｏｒｇｅｔ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． Ｉ‘Iｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
‘I forget,’ said Dorian. supposeＩ ｄｉｄ．
I did.Ｂｕｔ
ButＩ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｒｅａｌｌｙ
I never reallyｌｉｋｅｄ
likedｉｔ．it. ＩI
ａｍ
amｓｏｒｒｙ
sorry ＩI ｓａｔ ｆｏｒ it.ｉｔ．The
sat for Ｔｈｅmemory
ｍｅｍｏｒｙ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｓhateful
thing is ｈａｔｅｆｕｌtoｔｏme.
ｍｅ．Why
Ｗｈｙ
ｄｏ
do ｙｏｕ
youｔａｌｋ
talk ｏｆ ｉｔ？ItＩｔused
of it? ｕｓｅｄtoｔｏremind
ｒｅｍｉｎｄ me
ｍｅ ｏｆof ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious ｌｉｎｅｓ ｉｎ some
lines in ｓｏｍｅ
ｐｌａｙ－Ｈａｍｌｅｔ，
play – Hamlet, ＩI think
ｔｈｉｎｋ－– how
ｈｏｗ do
ｄｏ they
ｔｈｅｙ run?
ｒｕｎ？－–
Ｌｉｋｅ
Likeｔｈｅ
the ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ
paintingｏｆ
of ａa ｓｏｒｒｏｗ，
sorrow,
ＡA ｆａｃｅ
face ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
withoutａa ｈｅａｒｔ．４
heart.⁴
Ｙｅｓ：
Yes:ｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis ｗｈａｔ
whatｉｔitｗａｓ
was ｌｉｋｅ．’
like.’
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henry ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．
laughed.＇Ｉｆ ‘If
ａ ｍａｎ ｔｒｅａｔｓtreats
a man ｌｉｆｅlife
ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃａｌｌｙ，
artistically,ｈｉｓ
hisｂｒａｉｎ
brainｉｓis ｈｉｓ
his
ｈｅａｒｔ， ｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， ｓｉｎｋｉｎｇ ｉｎｔｏ ａｎ ａｒｍ－ｃｈａｉｒ．
heart,’ he answered, sinking into an arm-chair.

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  ＸＩＸ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｓｈｏｏｋ
shookｈｉｓ
hisｈｅａｄ，
head,ａｎｄ
andｓｔｒｕｃｋ
struck ｓｏｍｅ
someｓｏｆｔ
soft ｃｈｏｒｄｓ
chords ｏｎ
on ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｉａｎｏ．‘“Ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｅpainting
piano. ‘ ‘‘Like the ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇofｏｆa sorrow,’’
ａ ｓｏｒｒｏｗ，＂＂
’ heｈｅrepeated,
ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄ，＂ａ
‘ ‘‘a ｆａｃｅ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
face without
ａa ｈｅａｒｔ．＂！
heart.’’ ’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｅｌｄｅｒ
elder ｍａｎ
manｌａｙ
layｂａｃｋ
backａｎｄ
andｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔatｈｉｍ ｗｉｔｈ
him ｈａｌｆ－ｃｌｏｓｅｄ
with half-closedｅｙｅｓ．
eyes.
‘Ｂｙ
‘By the way, Dorian,’ he said, after a pause, ‘ ‘‘what doesｉｔitｐｒｏｆｉｔ
ｔｈｅ ｗａｙ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ｈｅ ｓａｉｄ， ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｐａｕｓｅ，“ｗｈａｔ ｄｏｅｓ profit ａa
ｍａｎ
manｉｆif ｈｅ
he ｇａｉｎ ｔｈｅ whole
gain the ｗｈｏｌｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ
world ａｎｄ
and ｌｏｓｅ
lose –－ how
ｈｏｗ ｄｏｅｓ
does ｔｈｅ
the ｑｕｏｔａｔｉｏｎ
quotation
ｒｕｎ？－ｈｉｓ
run? – hisｏｗｎ ｓｏｕｌ”？”
own soul’’?’
Ｔｈｅ
Theｍｕｓｉｃ
musicｊａｒｒｅｄ
jarredａｎｄ
andＤｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
Dorian ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ，
Gray ａｎｄand
started, ｓｔａｒｅｄ ａｔ atｈｉｓ
stared hisｆｒｉｅｎｄ．
friend.
‘Ｗｈｙ
‘Why ｄｏ
do ｙｏｕ
youａｓｋ
askｍｅ
meｔｈａｔ，
that,Ｈａｒｒｙ？”
Harry?’
‘Ｍｙ ｄｅａｒ ｆｅｌｌｏｗ，＇ｓａｉｄ
‘My dear Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ，
fellow,’ said Lord Henry,ｅｌｅｖａｔｉｎｇ
elevating ｈｉｓ
his ｅｙｅｂｒｏｗｓ
eyebrowsｉｎin ｓｕｒ－
sur-
ｐｒｉｓｅ，
prise, ‘IＩ asked
ａｓｋｅｄ you
ｙｏｕ because
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ IＩ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ you
ｙｏｕ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ ｂｅbe ａｂｌｅ
able ｔｏ ｇｉｖｅ me
to give ｍｅ an
ａｎ
ａｎｓｗｅｒ．
answer. Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｉｓ is ａｌｌ．
all. I Ｉwas
ｗａｓgoing
ｇｏｉｎｇthrough
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ the
ｔｈｅ Park
Ｐａｒｋ last
ｌａｓｔSunday,
Ｓｕｎｄａｙ， and
ａｎｄ
ｃｌｏｓｅ ｂｙ the
close by ｔｈｅ Marble
Ｍａｒｂｌｅ Ａｒｃｈ
Archｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｓｔｏｏｄ
stoodａaｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｃｒｏｗｄ ofｏｆ shabby-looking
little crowd ｓｈａｂｂｙ－ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｌｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇ ｔｏ some
listening to ｓｏｍｅ ｖｕｌｇａｒ
vulgar ｓｔｒｅｅｔ－ｐｒｅａｃｈｅｒ．５ Ａｓ ＩI ｐａｓｓｅｄ
street-preacher.⁵ As passed ｂｙ，
by, ＩI
ｈｅａｒｄ
heard ｔｈｅ
the ｍａｎ
manｙｅｌｌｉｎｇ
yellingｏｕｔ
outｔｈａｔ
that ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ
questionｔｏto ｈｉｓ ａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅ． Ｉｔ
his audience. ｓｔｒｕｃｋ me
It struck ｍｅ
ａｓ being
as ｂｅｉｎｇ rather
ｒａｔｈｅｒ dramatic.
ｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ． Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ
London ｉｓ isｖｅｒｙ ｒｉｃｈ
very richｉｎinｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curiousｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ
effectsｏｆ
of ｔｈａｔ
that
ｋｉｎｄ．Ａ
kind. Aｗｅｔ
wetＳｕｎｄａｙ，
Sunday,ａｎanｕｎｃｏｕｔｈ
uncouthＣｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ
Christian ｉｎinａ aｍａｃｋｉｎｔｏｓｈ，
mackintosh,ａ aｒｉｎｇ
ringｏｆof
ｓｉｃｋｌｙ ｗｈｉｔｅ faces
sickly white ｆａｃｅｓunder
ｕｎｄｅｒ aａ broken
ｂｒｏｋｅｎ ｒｏｏｆ ｏｆ dripping
roof of ｄｒｉｐｐｉｎｇ umbrellas,
ｕｍｂｒｅｌｌａｓ， and
ａｎｄ ａa
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｐｈｒａｓｅ
phraseｆｌｕｎｇ
flungｉｎｔｏ ｔｈｅthe
into ａｉｒairｂｙ by
ｓｈｒｉｌｌ，
shrill,ｈｙｓｔｅｒｉｃａｌ
hystericalｌｉｐｓ
lips －– ｉｔ ｗａｓ
it was
ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｖｅｒｙ good
really very ｇｏｏｄ ｉｎinｉｔｓ ｗａｙ， ｑｕｉｔｅ
its way, quite ａa ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｏｎ．
suggestion. ＩI ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｏｆofｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ
telling ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｒｏｐｈｅｔ
prophet ｔｈａｔ
that Ａｒｔ
Art ｈａｄ
had ａa ｓｏｕｌ，
soul, ｂｕｔ
but ｔｈａｔ ｍａｎ ｈａｄ
that man hadｎｏｔ．
not. ＩI ａｍ
amａｆｒａｉｄ，
afraid,
ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
however, ｈｅ
he ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｎｏｔ ｈａｖｅ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ
not have understood ｍｅ．＇
me.’
＇Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ， Ｈａｒｒｙ． Ｔｈｅ
‘Don’t, Harry. Theｓｏｕｌ
soulｉｓis ａa ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ ｒｅａｌｉｔｙ．ItＩｔcanｃａｎbeｂｅbought,
terrible reality. ｂｏｕｇｈｔ，and
ａｎｄ
ｓｏｌｄ， ａｎｄ bartered
sold, and ｂａｒｔｅｒｅｄ away.
ａｗａｙ． It
Ｉｔ can
ｃａｎ be
ｂｅ poisoned,
ｐｏｉｓｏｎｅｄ， or
ｏｒ made
ｍａｄｅ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ
perfect. There
ｉｓ
is aａ soul
ｓｏｕｌ in
ｉｎ each
ｅａｃｈ ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆofｕｓ．
us. ＩI ｋｎｏｗ
knowｉｔ．＇
it.’
Ｄｏ‘Doｙｏｕyouｆｅｅｌfeelｑｕｉｔｅ
quiteｓｕｒｅ
sureｏｆofｔｈａｔ，
that, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ？”
Dorian?’
‘Ｑｕｉｔｅ
‘Quiteｓｕｒｅ．’
sure.’
‘Ａｈ！ ｔｈｅｎ
‘Ah! then it ｉｔ must
ｍｕｓｔ ｂｅbe ａｎ
an ｉｌｌｕｓｉｏｎ．
illusion. TheＴｈｅ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｏｎｅ
oneｆｅｅｌｓ
feels ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ ａｂｏｕｔ ａｒｅ
certain about are ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｔｒｕｅ．
true. Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｉｓisｔｈｅtheｆａｔａｌｉｔｙ ｏｆ Faith,
fatality of Ｆａｉｔｈ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the
ｌｅｓｓｏｎ
lesson of ｏｆ Romance.
Ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ． Ｈｏｗ Howｇｒａｖｅgraveｙｏｕyouａｒｅ！are!Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｂｅbeｓｏso ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ． Ｗｈａｔ
serious. What
ｈａｖｅ
have ｙｏｕyouｏｒor ＩI ｔｏ to ｄｏ
do ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
the ｓｕｐｅｒｓｔｉｔｉｏｎｓ
superstitions ofｏｆour ｏｕｒage?
ａｇｅ？No:
Ｎｏ： we
ｗｅ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｇｉｖｅｎ
givenｕｐ upｏｕｒｂｅｌｉｅｆ
our beliefｉｎ ｔｈｅ soul.
in the ｓｏｕｌ．PlayＰｌａｙme ｍｅsomething.
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ． Play
Ｐｌａｙ me
ｍｅ ａa nocturne,
ｎｏｃｔｕｒｎｅ，
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ａｎｄ，and, ａｓ as ｙｏｕ
youｐｌａｙ，
play, ｔｅｌｌ ｍｅ， inｉｎaａlow
tell me, ｌｏｗvoice,
ｖｏｉｃｅ，howｈｏｗ you
ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ ｋｅｐｔ
kept
ｙｏｕｒ
your ｙｏｕｔｈ．
youth. You Ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ
mustｈａｖｅ
haveｓｏｍｅ someｓｅｃｒｅｔ．
secret. ＩI ａｍ
amｏｎｌｙ
onlyｔｅｎten ｙｅａｒｓ
years ｏｌｄｅｒ
older
ｔｈａｎ
than ｙｏｕyou ａｒｅ，
are, andａｎｄ IＩ am
ａｍ ｗｒｉｎｋｌｅｄ，
wrinkled, and ａｎｄ ｗｏｒｎ，
worn,ａｎｄandｙｅｌｌｏｗ．
yellow.ＹｏｕYouａｒｅ
areｒｅａｌｌｙ
really
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． You
wonderful, Dorian. Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
have ｎｅｖｅｒ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ more
never looked ｍｏｒｅ charming
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ ｔｈａｎthan ｙｏｕ
you

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ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

ｄｏ
do ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ． Ｙｏｕ ｒｅｍｉｎｄ
to-night. You remindｍｅmeｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｄａｙ
dayＩ Iｓａｗ
sawｙｏｕ
youｆｉｒｓｔ． Ｙｏｕ were
first. You ｗｅｒｅ ｒａｔｈｅｒ
rather
ｃｈｅｅｋｙ， ｖｅｒｙ shy,
cheeky, very ｓｈｙ， and
ａｎｄ absolutely
ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙextraordinary.
ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ．You
Ｙｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ changed,
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ， ｏｆ
of
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ，
course, butｂｕｔ not
ｎｏｔ in
ｉｎ appearance.
ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ． ＩI wishｗｉｓｈ ｙｏｕ
you ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｔｅｌｌ
tell ｍｅ
meｙｏｕｒ
yourｓｅｃｒｅｔ．
secret.
Ｔｏ
To ｇｅｔ
get ｂａｃｋ
back ｍｙmyｙｏｕｔｈ
youthＩ Iｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｄｏdoａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｗｏｒｌｄ，
world, ｅｘｃｅｐｔ
except ｔａｋｅ
take
ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅ，
exercise, getｇｅｔ up
ｕｐ early,
ｅａｒｌｙ，orｏｒbeｂｅ respectable.
ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｌｅ．Youth!
Ｙｏｕｔｈ！ There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓis ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingｌｉｋｅ
like
ｉｔ． Ｉｔ＇ｓabsurd
it. It’s ａｂｓｕｒｄtoｔｏtalk
ｔａｌｋofｏｆtheｔｈｅignorance
ｉｇｎｏｒａｎｃｅofｏｆyouth.
ｙｏｕｔｈ．The
Ｔｈｅ only
ｏｎｌｙ people
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｔｏto
ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ
opinionsＩI listen
ｌｉｓｔｅｎnowｎｏｗwith
ｗｉｔｈany
ａｎｙrespect
ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔareａｒｅpeople
ｐｅｏｐｌｅmuch
ｍｕｃｈyounger
ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ
ｔｈａｎ
than ｍｙｓｅｌｆ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｓｅｅｍ
myself. They seemｉｎinｆｒｏｎｔ
front ｏｆ ｍｅ． Ｌｉｆｅ
of me. ｈａｓ revealed
Life has ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ to
ｔｏ them
ｔｈｅｍ ｈｅｒ
her
ｌａｔｅｓｔ ｗｏｎｄｅｒ． ＡｓAsｆｏｒ
latest wonder. for ｔｈｅ
the ａｇｅｄ，
aged, ＩI always
ａｌｗａｙｓ ｃｏｎｔｒａｄｉｃｔ
contradictｔｈｅ
theａｇｅｄ．
aged.ＩI ｄｏ
doｉｔit on
ｏｎ
ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ．
principle. IfＩｆｙｏｕ ａｓｋ them
you ask ｔｈｅｍ their
ｔｈｅｉｒopinion
ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎonｏｎsomething
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ that
ｔｈａｔhappened
ｈａｐｐｅｎｅｄ
ｙｅｓｔｅｒｄａｙ， ｔｈｅｙ solemnly
yesterday, they ｓｏｌｅｍｎｌｙ give
ｇｉｖｅ you
ｙｏｕ the
ｔｈｅ opinions
ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ current ｉｎ ,
ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔ in １８２０，when
ｗｈｅｎ
ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
peopleｗｏｒｅ
woreｈｉｇｈ
highｓｔｏｃｋｓ，
stocks, ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ
believed ｉｎ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ， and
in everything, ａｎｄ knew
ｋｎｅｗ ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutely
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ．
nothing. Ｈｏｗ
Howｌｏｖｅｌｙ
lovelyｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ｙｏｕ
you ａｒｅ ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ is!
are playing ｉｓ！I wonder
Ｉ ｗｏｎｄｅｒdid
ｄｉｄChopin
Ｃｈｏｐｉｎ
ｗｒｉｔｅ
write ｉｔ ａｔ Majorca,
it at Ｍａｊｏｒｃａ， ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ the ｓｅａ
sea ｗｅｅｐｉｎｇ
weepingｒｏｕｎｄ round ｔｈｅtheｖｉｌｌａ，
villa, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ theｓａｌｔ
salt
ｓｐｒａｙ
spray ｄａｓｈｉｎｇ
dashingａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against ｔｈｅthe ｐａｎｅｓ？
panes? Ｉｔ It isｉｓmarvellously
ｍａｒｖｅｌｌｏｕｓｌｙromantic.
ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ． What Ｗｈａｔ ａa
ｂｌｅｓｓｉｎｇ
blessingｉｔit ｉｓ ｔｈａｔ there
is that ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｏｎｅ ａｒｔ
is one art ｌｅｆｔ
left toｔｏus ｕｓ that
ｔｈａｔ isｉｓnotｎｏｔimitative!
ｉｍｉｔａｔｉｖｅ！Don’tＤｏｎ＇ｔ
ｓｔｏｐ．
stop. IＩwantｗａｎｔ music
ｍｕｓｉｃ ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ．
to-night. ItＩｔseems ｓｅｅｍｓtoｔｏmeｍｅ that ｔｈａｔyou ｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ theｔｈｅyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇ
Ａｐｏｌｌｏ， and
Apollo, ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ amａｍ Ｍａｒｓｙａｓ
Marsyas⁶ｌｉｓｔｅｎｉｎｇ
listening ｔｏ to ｙｏｕ．
you. ＩI ｈａｖｅ
have ｓｏｒｒｏｗｓ，
sorrows,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｏｆ ｍｙ ｏｗｎ， ｔｈａｔ ｅｖｅｎ ｙｏｕ ｋｎｏｗ ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｏｆ． Ｔｈｅ ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ ｏｆ
Dorian, of my own, that even you know nothing of. The tragedy of
ｏｌｄ ａｇｅ ｉｓ
old age ｎｏｔ that
is not ｔｈａｔ one
ｏｎｅ isｉｓold,ｏｌｄ，butｂｕｔthat ｔｈａｔoneｏｎｅisｉｓyoung.
ｙｏｕｎｇ．I amＩ ａｍamazed
ａｍａｚｅｄ
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesａｔ ｍｙ ｏｗｎ
at my ownｓｉｎｃｅｒｉｔｙ．Ａｈ，
sincerity. Ah, Dorian,Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， how ｈｏｗ happy
ｈａｐｐｙ ｙｏｕ you ａｒｅ！ Ｗｈａｔ
are! What
ａｎ
an ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ
exquisite lifeｌｉｆｅyou
ｙｏｕhave
ｈａｖｅhad!⁷ｈａｄ！？YouＹｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ drunk
ｄｒｕｎｋ ｄｅｅｐｌｙ
deeplyｏｆ of ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．
everything.
Ｙｏｕ
Youｈａｖｅhaveｃｒｕｓｈｅｄ
crushedｔｈｅ theｇｒａｐｅｓ
grapesａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against ｙｏｕｒ
your ｐａｌａｔｅ．８ Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ has
palate.⁸ Nothing ｈａｓ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｈｉｄｄｅｎ
hidden ｆｒｏｍfromｙｏｕ．you. Ａｎｄ
Andｉｔit ｈａｓhas allａｌｌbeen
ｂｅｅｎtoｔｏyou ｙｏｕnoｎｏmore ｍｏｒｅ than
ｔｈａｎ the ｔｈｅ sound
ｓｏｕｎｄ
ｏｆof ｍｕｓｉｃ．
music.Ｉｔ ｈａｓ ｎｏｔ
It has not ｍａｒｒｅｄ
marredｙｏｕ． you.ＹｏｕYouａｒｅare ｓｔｉｌｌ
stillｔｈｅ
theｓａｍｅ．’
same.’
＇Ｉ ａｍ ｎｏｔ
‘I am not ｔｈｅ
the ｓａｍｅ，
same,Ｈａｒｒｙ．’
Harry.’
‘Ｙｅｓ：
‘Yes: youｙｏｕ are
ａｒｅ the
ｔｈｅ same.
ｓａｍｅ． ＩI wonder
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ｗｈａｔ what ｔｈｅtheｒｅｓｔrestｏｆofｙｏｕｒ
your ｌｉｆｅ
lifeｗｉｌｌ
will ｂｅ．
be.
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ ｓｐｏｉｌ ｉｔ ｂｙ ｒｅｎｕｎｃｉａｔｉｏｎｓ． Ａｔ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ ｙｏｕ
Don’t spoil it by renunciations. At present you are a perfect type. ａｒｅ ａ ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ ｔｙｐｅ．
Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’t ｍａｋｅmakeｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
yourself ｉｎｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ．
incomplete. Ｙｏｕ Youａｒｅ areｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｆｌａｗｌｅｓｓ
flawless now. ｎｏｗ． YouＹｏｕ
ｎｅｅｄ
need ｎｏｔnot ｓｈａｋｅ
shake ｙｏｕｒ
your ｈｅａｄ：
head: ｙｏｕ you ｋｎｏｗ
knowｙｏｕ youａｒｅ．
are.Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
Besides, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｄｏｎ＇ｔdon’t
ｄｅｃｅｉｖｅ
deceive ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ．
yourself. Ｌｉｆｅ
Life is ｉｓ not
ｎｏｔ governed
ｇｏｖｅｒｎｅｄ ｂｙbyｗｉｌｌ willｏｒorｉｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ．
intention.Ｌｉｆｅ Lifeｉｓis ａa
ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ
question ｏｆ of ｎｅｒｖｅｓ，
nerves, ａｎｄ andｆｉｂｒｅｓ，
fibres, ａｎｄand ｓｌｏｗｌｙ
slowly ｂｕｉｌｔ－ｕｐ
built-up ｃｅｌｌｓcells in ｉｎ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｈｉｄｅｓhides ｉｔｓｅｌｆ ａｎｄpassion
itself and ｐａｓｓｉｏｎhas ｈａｓitsｉｔｓdreams.
ｄｒｅａｍｓ．You Ｙｏｕmayｍａｙ fancy
ｆａｎｃｙ yourself
ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ
ｓａｆｅ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｉｎｋ
safe, and ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ strong.
think yourself ｓｔｒｏｎｇ．But Ｂｕｔ aａchance
ｃｈａｎｃｅ tone
ｔｏｎｅ of ｏｆ colour
ｃｏｌｏｕｒ in ｉｎ aａroom
ｒｏｏｍ
ｏｒ
or ａa ｍｏｒｎｉｎｇ
morningｓｋｙ， sky, ａa ｐａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｒ
particular perfumeｐｅｒｆｕｍｅ that ｔｈａｔ youｙｏｕ hadｈａｄ once
ｏｎｃｅ loved
ｌｏｖｅｄ and ａｎｄ
ｔｈａｔ ｂｒｉｎｇｓ ｓｕｂｔｌｅ ｍｅｍｏｒｉｅｓ ｗｉｔｈ ｉｔ， ａ ｌｉｎｅ ｆｒｏｍ ａ ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ ｐｏｅｍ ｔｈａｔ
that brings subtle memories with it, a line from a forgotten poem that

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ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｙｏｕ
you ｈａｄ
hadｃｏｍｅ
comeａｃｒｏｓｓ
acrossａｇａｉｎ，
again,ａa ｃａｄｅｎｃｅ
cadenceｆｒｏｍfromａ aｐｉｅｃｅ
pieceｏｆ
of ｍｕｓｉｃ
music ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ
that you
ｈａｄ ｃｅａｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｐｌａｙ－Ｉｔｅｌｌ ｙｏｕ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， ｔｈａｔ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｅｓｅ ｔｈａｔ
had ceased to play – I tell you, Dorian, that it is on things like these that
ｏｕｒ
our ｌｉｖｅｓ ｄｅｐｅｎｄ． Browning
lives depend. Ｂｒｏｗｎｉｎｇ ｗｒｉｔｅｓ ａｂｏｕｔ that
writes about ｔｈａｔsomewhere;
ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ； but
ｂｕｔ our
ｏｕｒ own
ｏｗｎ
ｓｅｎｓｅｓ
senses will imagine them for us. There are moments when the odour ｏｆ
ｗｉｌｌ ｉｍａｇｉｎｅ ｔｈｅｍ ｆｏｒ ｕｓ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ａｒｅ ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｏｄｏｕｒ of
ｌｉｌａｓ ｂｌａｎｃpasses
lilas blanc ｐａｓｓｅｓsuddenly
ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ across
ａｃｒｏｓｓ me,
ｍｅ， and
ａｎｄ ＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｔｏtoｌｉｖｅ
live ｔｈｅ
the ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｓｔ
strangest
ｍｏｎｔｈ
monthｏｆofｍｙmyｌｉｆｅ
life ｏｖｅｒ
over ａｇａｉｎ．
again. ＩI wish
ｗｉｓｈ IＩ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ change
ｃｈａｎｇｅ ｐｌａｃｅｓ
places ｗｉｔｈ
with ｙｏｕ，
you,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
Dorian.ＴｈｅTheｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｈａｓhasｃｒｉｅｄ
criedｏｕｔ
outａｇａｉｎｓｔ
againstｕｓusｂｏｔｈ，
both,ｂｕｔ
butｉｔ ｈａｓ always
it has ａｌｗａｙｓ wor-
ｗｏｒ－
ｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ ｙｏｕ． Ｉｔ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｗｉｌｌ ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ ｙｏｕ． Ｙｏｕ ａｒｅ ｔｈｅ ｔｙｐｅ ｏｆ ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅ
shipped you. It always will worship you. You are the type of what the
ａｇｅ ｉｓ ｓｅａｒｃｈｉｎｇ ｆｏｒ， ａｎｄ ｗｈａｔ ｉｔ ｉｓ ａｆｒａｉｄ ｉｔ ｈａｓ ｆｏｕｎｄ． Ｉ ａｍ ｓｏ ｇｌａｄ
age is searching for, and what it is afraid it has found. I am so glad
ｔｈａｔ ｙｏｕ have
that you ｈａｖｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｄｏｎｅ
doneａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ，
anything,ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｃａｒｖｅｄ
carvedａaｓｔａｔｕｅ， ｏｒ painted
statue, or ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
ａa ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ， ｏｒ produced
picture, or ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｏｕｔｓｉｄｅ
outsideｏｆofｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ！
yourself ! Ｌｉｆｅ ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ
Life has been
ｙｏｕｒ
your ａｒｔ． Ｙｏｕ ｈａｖｅ
art. You haveｓｅｔ
set ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ ｔｏ music.
yourself to ｍｕｓｉｃ． Your
Ｙｏｕｒ ｄａｙｓ
days ａｒｅ
are ｙｏｕｒ
yourｓｏｎｎｅｔｓ．＇
sonnets.’
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｒｏｓｅ
rose ｕｐ
up ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
the ｐｉａｎｏ，
piano, ａｎｄ
and ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
his hand throughｈｉｓ
his
ｈａｉｒ． Ｙｅｓ， ｌｉｆｅ
hair. ‘Yes, ｈａｓbeen
life has ｂｅｅｎexquisite,’
ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅ，＇
he ｈｅ ｍｕｒｍｕｒｅｄ， ‘but
murmured, ｂｕｔ IＩ am
ａｍ ｎｏｔ ｇｏｉｎｇ
not going
ｔｏ
to ｈａｖｅ
have ｔｈｅ
the ｓａｍｅ
sameｌｉｆｅ， Ｈａｒｒｙ． And
life, Harry. Ａｎｄ you
ｙｏｕ ｍｕｓｔ
mustｎｏｔ
not ｓａｙ
say ｔｈｅｓｅ ｅｘｔｒａｖａｇａｎｔ
these extravagant
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ to
things ｔｏme.
ｍｅ． You
Ｙｏｕ ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｋｎｏｗ
knowｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｍｅ． Ｉ ｔｈｉｎｋ
me. I thinkｔｈａｔ
thatｉｆif you
ｙｏｕ
ｄｉｄ， ｅｖｅｎ you
did, even ｙｏｕ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｔｕｒｎ ｆｒｏｍ ｍｅ．
turn from me. Ｙｏｕ
Youｌａｕｇｈ．
laugh.Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
Don’tｌａｕｇｈ．＇
laugh.’
‘Ｗｈｙ
‘Why have ｈａｖｅ you
ｙｏｕ ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ
stopped ｐｌａｙｉｎｇ， Ｄｏｒｉａｎ？ Go
playing, Dorian? Ｇｏ ｂａｃｋ
back ａｎｄ
and ｇｉｖｅ ｍｅ ｔｈｅ
give me the
ｎｏｃｔｕｒｎｅ ｏｖｅｒ ａｇａｉｎ． Ｌｏｏｋ ａｔ ｔｈａｔ ｇｒｅａｔ ｈｏｎｅｙ－ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄ ｍｏｏｎ ｔｈａｔ
nocturne over again. Look at that great honey-coloured moon that
ｈａｎｇｓ
hangsｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the ｄｕｓｋｙ
duskyａｉｒ． Ｓｈｅ ｉｓ
air. She ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ for
is waiting ｆｏｒyou
ｙｏｕ toｔｏ charm
ｃｈａｒｍ ｈｅｒ，
her, ａｎｄ
andｉｆ ｙｏｕ
if you
ｐｌａｙ
play she ｓｈｅ ｗｉｌｌ ｃｏｍｅ ｃｌｏｓｅｒ
will come closer toｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ earth.
ｅａｒｔｈ．YouＹｏｕ ｗｏｎ＇ｔ？
won’t? ＬｅｔLet ｕｓ
us ｇｏ
go ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｌｕｂ，
club, then. ｔｈｅｎ． ItＩｔhasｈａｓbeen
ｂｅｅｎaａcharming
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ evening,
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ， and ａｎｄ weｗｅ ｍｕｓｔ
must ｅｎｄ
endｉｔit
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇｌｙ．
charmingly. Ｔｈｅｒｅ There ｉｓ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｎｅ
is some one ａｔ Ｗｈｉｔｅ＇ｓ who
at White’s ｗｈｏ ｗａｎｔｓ
wants ｉｍｍｅｎｓｅｌｙ
immensely ｔｏ to
ｋｎｏｗ
know ｙｏｕ you－–ｙｏｕｎｇ
youngＬｏｒｄLordＰｏｏｌｅ，
Poole,Ｂｏｕｒｎｅｍｏｕｔｈ＇ｓ
Bournemouth’sｅｌｄｅｓｔ eldest ｓｏｎ． Ｈｅ ｈａｓ
son. He has
ａｌｒｅａｄｙ copied
already ｃｏｐｉｅｄ your
ｙｏｕｒ neckties,
ｎｅｃｋｔｉｅｓ，and ａｎｄ has
ｈａｓ begged
ｂｅｇｇｅｄ me ｍｅ ｔｏ ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅ ｈｉｍ
to introduce him ｔｏ to
ｙｏｕ．
you.Ｈｅ Heｉｓisｑｕｉｔｅ
quite ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ， ａｎｄ ｒａｔｈｅｒ
delightful, and rather ｒｅｍｉｎｄｓ
remindsｍｅme ｏｆofｙｏｕ．’
you.’
Ｉ‘I ｈｏｐｅ
hopeｎｏｔ，＇
not,’ ｓａｉｄ
said Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｗｉｔｈwithａaｓａｄ
sadｌｏｏｋ
lookｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ． ‘But
his eyes. Ｂｕｔ ＩI am
ａｍ ｔｉｒｅｄ
tired
ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，
to-night, Harry.Ｈａｒｒｙ． ＩI ｓｈａ＇ｎ＇ｔ
sha’n’t ｇｏgo ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the ｃｌｕｂ． Ｉｔ isｉｓnearly
club. It ｎｅａｒｌｙeleven,
ｅｌｅｖｅｎ，and
ａｎｄ IＩ want
ｗａｎｔ
ｔｏto go
ｇｏ ｔｏto ｂｅｄ
bedｅａｒｌｙ．’
early.’
‘Ｄｏ
‘Do stay.ｓｔａｙ．YouＹｏｕ have
ｈａｖｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｐｌａｙｅｄ
played ｓｏso ｗｅｌｌ
well ａｓas ｔｏ－ｎｉｇｈｔ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
to-night. There ｗａｓ
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｉｎinｙｏｕｒ yourｔｏｕｃｈ
touchｔｈａｔ
that ｗａｓ
was ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ．
wonderful. Ｉｔ ｈａｄ more
It had ｍｏｒｅ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
expression
ｔｈａｎ
than ＩI had ｈａｄ ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｈｅａｒｄ
heardｆｒｏｍ
fromｉｔitｂｅｆｏｒｅ．＇
before.’
Ｉｔ‘It ｉｓ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ IＩamａｍ going
is because ｇｏｉｎｇ toｔｏbeｂｅgood,’
ｇｏｏｄ，＇ｈｅ ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ， smiling.
he answered, ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ．‘IＩａｍam ａa
ｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ａｌｒｅａｄｙ．’
little changed already.’
＇Ｙｏｕ
‘You ｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannot ｃｈａｎｇｅ
change ｔｏ ｍｅ， Dorian,’
to me, Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｌｏｒｄ Henry.
said Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ． ‘You
Ｙｏｕ ａｎｄandＩI
ｗｉｌｌ ａｌｗａｙｓ ｂｅ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ．＇
will always be friends.’

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  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  
ＯＦ 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

‘Ｙｅｔ ｙｏｕ poisoned

‘Yet you ｐｏｉｓｏｎｅｄ me
ｍｅ ｗｉｔｈ
withａaｂｏｏｋ
bookｏｎｃｅ．
once.Ｉ Iｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｎｏｔ
notｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ
forgiveｔｈａｔ．
that.
Ｈａｒｒｙ，
Harry, ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅ
promiseｍｅmeｔｈａｔ
thatｙｏｕ
youｗｉｌｌ
willｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｌｅｎｄ
lendｔｈａｔ
that ｂｏｏｋ
bookｔｏtoａｎｙ
anyｏｎｅ．
one.ＩｔIt
ｄｏｅｓ
does ｈａｒｍ．’
harm.’
＇Ｍｙ
‘Myｄｅａｒ
dearｂｏｙ，boy,ｙｏｕyouａｒｅareｒｅａｌｌｙ ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ ｔｏ
really beginning to ｍｏｒａｌｉｚｅ．
moralize. YouＹｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｓｏｏｎ
will soon
ｂｅ
be ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｌｉｋｅlike ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｖｅｒｔｅｄ， ａｎｄ
the converted, andｔｈｅthe ｒｅｖｉｖａｌｉｓｔ， ｗａｒｎｉｎｇ people
revivalist, warning ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against ａｌｌ ｔｈｅsins
all the ｓｉｎｓof ｏｆwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈyouｙｏｕhave
ｈａｖｅgrown
ｇｒｏｗｎ tired.
ｔｉｒｅｄ．YouＹｏｕ are
ａｒｅmuch
ｍｕｃｈ ｔｏｏtoo
ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
delightful ｔｏ ｄｏ ｔｈａｔ．
to do Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ， itｉｔisｉｓnoｎｏuse.
that. Besides, ｕｓｅ．You Ｙｏｕand
ａｎｄ IＩ are
ａｒｅ what
ｗｈａｔ we ｗｅ ａｒｅ，
are,
ａｎｄ
and ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ what
will be ｗｈａｔ ｗｅ weｗｉｌｌ
will ｂｅ． Ａｓ ｆｏｒ
be. As ｂｅｉｎｇ poisoned
for being ｐｏｉｓｏｎｅｄ ｂｙbyａaｂｏｏｋ，
book,ｔｈｅｒｅthereｉｓis
ｎｏ ｓｕｃｈ ｔｈｉｎｇ ａｓ ｔｈａｔ．＂ Ａｒｔ ｈａｓ ｎｏ ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ ｕｐｏｎ ａｃｔｉｏｎ． Ｉｔ ａｎｎｉｈｉｌａｔｅｓ
no such thing as that.⁹ Art has no influence upon action. It annihilates
ｔｈｅ desire
the ｄｅｓｉｒｅ toｔｏ act.
ａｃｔ． ItＩｔisｉｓsuperbly
ｓｕｐｅｒｂｌｙsterile.
ｓｔｅｒｉｌｅ．The Ｔｈｅbooks
ｂｏｏｋｓ that
ｔｈａｔ the
ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｃａｌｌｓcalls
ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ
immoralａｒｅ areｂｏｏｋｓ
booksｔｈａｔ thatｓｈｏｗ
showｔｈｅtheｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｉｔｓ its ｏｗｎ
ownｓｈａｍｅ．
shame.ＴｈａｔThat ｉｓ isａｌｌ． Ｂｕｔ
all. But
ｗｅ
weｗｏｎ＇ｔ
won’tｄｉｓｃｕｓｓ
discuss ｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ．
literature. Come Ｃｏｍｅ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ to-morrow.
ｔｏ－ｍｏｒｒｏｗ． ＩI am ａｍ ｇｏｉｎｇ
going ｔｏ to
ｒｉｄｅ
ride atａｔ eleven.
ｅｌｅｖｅｎ．We Ｗｅ ｍｉｇｈｔ
might ｇｏgoｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ，
together, ａｎｄ andＩI ｗｉｌｌ ｔａｋｅ you
will take ｙｏｕ ｔｏ to ｌｕｎｃｈ
lunch
ａｆｔｅｒｗａｒｄｓ
afterwards with ｗｉｔｈLady Ｌａｄｙ Branksome.
Ｂｒａｎｋｓｏｍｅ． She Ｓｈｅ isｉｓa ａcharming
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ woman,
ｗｏｍａｎ， ａｎｄ and
ｗａｎｔｓ
wants ｔｏto ｃｏｎｓｕｌｔ
consult ｙｏｕyou ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｓｏｍｅ
someｔａｐｅｓｔｒｉｅｓ
tapestriesｓｈｅ sheｉｓis ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ
thinking ｏｆ ｂｕｙｉｎｇ．
of buying.
Ｍｉｎｄ
Mindｙｏｕ youｃｏｍｅ．
come.ＯｒOr ｓｈａｌｌ
shallｗｅweｌｕｎｃｈ
lunchｗｉｔｈwithｏｕｒourｌｉｔｔｌｅ Ｄｕｃｈｅｓｓ？ Ｓｈｅ
little Duchess? She ｓａｙｓ
says
ｓｈｅ ｎｅｖｅｒ ｓｅｅｓ
she never ｙｏｕ now.
sees you ｎｏｗ． Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
Perhapsｙｏｕ youａｒｅ
areｔｉｒｅｄ
tired ｏｆ Ｇｌａｄｙｓ？ ＩI thought
of Gladys? ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
ｙｏｕ
you ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｂｅ． be. Ｈｅｒ
Herｃｌｅｖｅｒ
cleverｔｏｎｇｕｅ
tongueｇｅｔｓ gets ｏｎ
onｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’s ｎｅｒｖｅｓ． Ｗｅｌｌ， inｉｎ any
nerves. Well, ａｎｙ
ｃａｓｅ，
case, ｂｅ
be ｈｅｒｅ
hereａｔatｅｌｅｖｅｎ．’
eleven.’
‘Ｍｕｓｔ
‘Must ＩI really
ｒｅａｌｌｙ come,
ｃｏｍｅ， Ｈａｒｒｙ？”
Harry?’
＇Ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ．
‘Certainly. The Ｔｈｅ ＰａｒｋParkｉｓis ｑｕｉｔｅ ｌｏｖｅｌｙ now.
quite lovely ｎｏｗ． ＩI don’t
ｄｏｎ＇ｔ think
ｔｈｉｎｋ there
ｔｈｅｒｅ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｕｃｈ
suchｌｉｌａｃｓ
lilacs ｓｉｎｃｅ
since ｔｈｅ ｙｅａｒ ＩI met
the year ｍｅｔ ｙｏｕ．＇
you.’
‘Ｖｅｒｙ ｗｅｌｌ． IＩshall
‘Very well. ｓｈａｌｌbeｂｅhere
ｈｅｒｅ atａｔ eleven,’
ｅｌｅｖｅｎ，＇ｓａｉｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ． ‘Ｇｏｏｄ－ｎｉｇｈｔ，
said Dorian. ‘Good-night,
Ｈａｒｒｙ．＇
Harry.’ As Ａｓ ｈｅhe ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ
reachedｔｈｅ the ｄｏｏｒ
doorｈｅheｈｅｓｉｔａｔｅｄ
hesitated ｆｏｒ for aａ moment,
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ， ａｓasｉｆif ｈｅ he
ｈａｄ
had ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｍｏｒｅ moreｔｏtoｓａｙ． Ｔｈｅｎ ｈｅheｓｉｇｈｅｄ
say. Then sighed ａｎｄ and ｗｅｎｔ
wentｏｕｔ．
out.

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  
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＸ

Ｉｔ ｗａｓ aａ lovely
It was ｌｏｖｅｌｙnight,
ｎｉｇｈｔ，soｓｏwarm
ｗａｒｍ that
ｔｈａｔ he
ｈｅ threw
ｔｈｒｅｗ his
ｈｉｓ coat
ｃｏａｔ over
ｏｖｅｒ his
ｈｉｓarm,
ａｒｍ，and
ａｎｄ
ｄｉｄ not
did ｎｏｔ even
ｅｖｅｎ ｐｕｔ
putｈｉｓ
his ｓｉｌｋ ｓｃａｒｆround
silk scarf ｒｏｕｎｄ his
ｈｉｓ throat.
ｔｈｒｏａｔ． As
Ａｓ he
ｈｅ strolled
ｓｔｒｏｌｌｅｄhome,
ｈｏｍｅ，
ｓｍｏｋｉｎｇ
smokingｈｉｓ
his ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅ， ｔｗｏyoung
cigarette, two ｙｏｕｎｇ men
ｍｅｎ ｉｎin ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ
evening ｄｒｅｓｓ
dress ｐａｓｓｅｄ
passed ｈｉｍ．
him.
Ｈｅ
Heｈｅａｒｄ
heardｏｎｅ
oneｏｆof ｔｈｅｍ
themｗｈｉｓｐｅｒ
whisperｔｏtoｔｈｅ
the ｏｔｈｅｒ，
other, Ｔｈａｔ
‘Thatｉｓis Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ．＇
Gray.’
Ｈｅ
Heｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ
remembered ｈｏｗhowｐｌｅａｓｅｄ ｈｅheｕｓｅｄ
pleased usedｔｏtoｂｅbeｗｈｅｎ
whenｈｅheｗａｓ
wasｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ
pointedｏｕｔ，
out,
ｏｒ ｓｔａｒｅｄ at,
or stared ａｔ，orｏｒtalked
ｔａｌｋｅｄabout.
ａｂｏｕｔ．HeＨｅwas
ｗａｓ tired
ｔｉｒｅｄofｏｆhearing
ｈｅａｒｉｎｇhisｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎname
ｎａｍｅ
ｎｏｗ．
now.Ｈａｌｆ
Halfｔｈｅ
theｃｈａｒｍ
charmｏｆ ofｔｈｅtheｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｖｉｌｌａｇｅwhere
little village ｗｈｅｒｅ he
ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｏso ｏｆｔｅｎ
often
ｌａｔｅｌｙ ｗａｓ that
lately was ｔｈａｔnoｎｏ one
ｏｎｅ knew
ｋｎｅｗ ｗｈｏ
whoｈｅheｗａｓ．
was.ＨｅHeｈａｄhad
ｏｆｔｅｎ
oftenｔｏｌｄ
toldｔｈｅ
theｇｉｒｌ
girl
ｗｈｏｍ
whom ｈｅhe
ｈａｄhad
ｌｕｒｅｄ
luredｔｏtoｌｏｖｅ
love ｈｉｍ
himｔｈａｔ ｈｅ was
that he ｗａｓ poor,
ｐｏｏｒ，ａｎｄ
andｓｈｅ
she ｈａｄ
hadｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ
believed
ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｈｅ
Heｈａｄ
hadｔｏｌｄ
told ｈｅｒ
her ｏｎｃｅ
once ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ was
that he ｗａｓ wicked,
ｗｉｃｋｅｄ， and
ａｎｄ she
ｓｈｅ had
ｈａｄ laughed
ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ
ａｔ ｈｉｍ， and
at him, ａｎｄ answered
ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ ｔｈａｔ ｗｉｃｋｅｄ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
that wicked people ｗｅｒｅ
were ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｖｅｒｙ
very ｏｌｄ ａｎｄ
old and
ｖｅｒｙ ｕｇｌｙ． What
very ugly. Ｗｈａｔ ａa laugh
ｌａｕｇｈ ｓｈｅ ｈａｄ！－ｊｕｓｔ
she had! – justｌｉｋｅ
like aａ thrush
ｔｈｒｕｓｈ singing.
ｓｉｎｇｉｎｇ．And
Ａｎｄ how
ｈｏｗ
ｐｒｅｔｔｙ ｓｈｅ had
pretty she ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｉｎ ｈｅｒ cotton
in her ｃｏｔｔｏｎ dresses
ｄｒｅｓｓｅｓ and
ａｎｄ her
ｈｅｒ large
ｌａｒｇｅ hats!
ｈａｔｓ！She
Ｓｈｅknew
ｋｎｅｗ
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ，
nothing, ｂｕｔ
but ｓｈｅ
she ｈａｄ
hadｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
everythingｔｈａｔ
thatｈｅheｈａｄ
hadｌｏｓｔ．
lost.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｈｅheｒｅａｃｈｅｄ
reachedｈｏｍｅ，ｈｅ ｆｏｕｎｄ
home, he ｈｉｓhisｓｅｒｖａｎｔ
found servantｗａｉｔｉｎｇ
waitingｕｐ
upｆｏｒ ｈｉｍ． He
for him. Ｈｅ
ｓｅｎｔ
sent ｈｉｍ
himｔｏto ｂｅｄ，
bed, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｒｅｗ
threwｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｄｏｗｎ
down ｏｎon
ｔｈｅtheｓｏｆａ
sofaｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｌｉｂｒａｒｙ， ａｎｄ
library, and
ｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏtoｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｏｖｅｒ
over ｓｏｍｅ
someｏｆofｔｈｅ
the ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｔｈａｔ Lord
things that Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｈａｄhadｓａｉｄ
saidｔｏ ｈｉｍ．
to him.
Ｗａｓ
Wasｉｔit ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｔｒｕｅ that
really true ｔｈａｔ one
ｏｎｅ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ change?
ｃｈａｎｇｅ？ ＨｅHeｆｅｌｔ
felt ａa ｗｉｌｄ
wild
ｌｏｎｇｉｎｇ
longing ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ unstained
for the ｕｎｓｔａｉｎｅｄ ｐｕｒｉｔｙ ｏｆ his
purity of ｈｉｓ boyhood
ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ －–ｈｉｓ
his ｒｏｓｅ－ｗｈｉｔｅ
rose-white
ｂｏｙｈｏｏｄ，
boyhood, ａｓ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ
as Lord Henryｈａｄ
hadｏｎｃｅ
onceｃａｌｌｅｄ
called ｉｔ． Ｈｅ knew
it. He ｋｎｅｗ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ had
that he ｈａｄ
ｔａｒｎｉｓｈｅｄ
tarnishedｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，
himself, ｆｉｌｌｅｄ ｈｉｓmind
filled his ｍｉｎｄ with
ｗｉｔｈ corruption
ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ andａｎｄ ｇｉｖｅｎ
given ｈｏｒｒｏｒ
horror ｔｏto
ｈｉｓ fancy;
his ｆａｎｃｙ； that
ｔｈａｔheｈｅ had
ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ａｎ an ｅｖｉｌ
evil ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influence to ｔｏ others,
ｏｔｈｅｒｓ， andａｎｄ had
ｈａｄ
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｄ
experiencedａ aｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terribleｊｏｙ
joy ｉｎ
in ｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｓｏ；so; ａｎｄ
andｔｈａｔ
thatｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｌｉｖｅｓ ｔｈａｔ had
lives that ｈａｄ
ｃｒｏｓｓｅｄ
crossed ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｉｔit had
his own ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
beenｔｈｅtheｆａｉｒｅｓｔ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
fairest and the ｍｏｓｔ
mostｆｕｌｌ ｏｆ promise
full of ｐｒｏｍｉｓｅ
ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ had
that he ｈａｄ ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtｔｏtoｓｈａｍｅ．
shame.ＢｕｔButｗａｓ ｉｔ itａｌｌ
was all ｉｒｒｅｔｒｉｅｖａｂｌｅ？
irretrievable? Was Ｗａｓ ｔｈｅｒｅ
there
ｎｏ
no ｈｏｐｅ
hopeｆｏｒ ｈｉｍ？Ｉ
for him?¹


２０９
  ＰＩＣＴＵＲＥ
ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ
 
ＤＯＲＩＡＮ 
ＧＲＡＹ

Ａｈ！
Ah! ｉｎ ｗｈａｔ ａa ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
in what monstrous ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
momentｏｆofｐｒｉｄｅ
pride ａｎｄ
and ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passion ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
had
ｐｒａｙｅｄ
prayed that the portrait should bear the burden of his days, and ｈｅ
ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ ｂｅａｒ ｔｈｅ ｂｕｒｄｅｎ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｄａｙｓ， ａｎｄ he
ｋｅｅｐ
keep ｔｈｅ
the ｕｎｓｕｌｌｉｅｄ
unsullied ｓｐｌｅｎｄｏｕｒ
splendourｏｆofｅｔｅｒｎａｌ
eternalｙｏｕｔｈ！
youth!Ａｌｌ
All ｈｉｓ ｆａｉｌｕｒｅ had
his failure ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｄｕｅ ｔｏ ｔｈａｔ． Ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｆｏｒ ｈｉｍ ｔｈａｔ ｅａｃｈ ｓｉｎ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｌｉｆｅ ｈａｄ ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｉｔｓ ｓｕｒｅ，
due to that. Better for him that each sin of his life had brought its sure,
ｓｗｉｆｔ ｐｅｎａｌｔｙ along
swift penalty ａｌｏｎｇ with
ｗｉｔｈ it.ｉｔ．There
Ｔｈｅｒｅwas
ｗａｓ purification
ｐｕｒｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎinｉｎpunishment.
ｐｕｎｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ． Not
Ｎｏｔ
＇Ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ
‘Forgive ｕｓ
us ｏｕｒ
ourｓｉｎｓ＇
sins’ ｂｕｔ
but ‘Ｓｍｉｔｅ ｕｓ ｆｏｒ
‘Smite us ｏｕｒ ｉｎｉｑｕｉｔｉｅｓ＇
for our ｓｈｏｕｌｄ be
iniquities’ should ｂｅ ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｒａｙｅｒ
prayer ｏｆ ｍａｎ ｔｏto ａa ｍｏｓｔ
of man mostｊｕｓｔ Ｇｏｄ．
just God.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｃｕｒｉｏｕｓｌｙ－ｃａｒｖｅｄ
curiously-carved ｍｉｒｒｏｒ ｔｈａｔ Lord
mirror that Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｈａｄ had ｇｉｖｅｎ
given ｔｏ ｈｉｍ，ｓｏ
to him, so
ｍａｎｙ
manyｙｅａｒｓ yearsａｇｏ agoｎｏｗ，
now,ｗａｓ wasｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ
standingｏｎonｔｈｅ theｔａｂｌｅ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
table, and ｗｈｉｔｅ－ｌｉｍｂｅｄ
the white-limbed
Ｃｕｐｉｄｓ ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ
Cupids laughedｒｏｕｎｄ round ａｓasｏｆofｏｌｄ．
old. Ｈｅ
Heｔｏｏｋ
tookｉｔit up,
ｕｐ， asａｓ heｈｅ had
ｈａｄ done
ｄｏｎｅ ｏｎon ｔｈａｔ
that
ｎｉｇｈｔ of
night ｏｆ horror,
ｈｏｒｒｏｒ， when
ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅheｈａｄhadｆｉｒｓｔ
first ｎｏｔｅｄ
notedｔｈｅ theｃｈａｎｇｅ
changeｉｎinｔｈｅ theｆａｔａｌ
fatal ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，
picture,
ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ
and with ｗｉｌｄ
wild ｔｅａｒ－ｄｉｍｍｅｄ
tear-dimmedｅｙｅｓ eyesｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｉｎｔｏ intoｉｔｓits ｐｏｌｉｓｈｅｄ
polished ｓｈｉｅｌｄ．
shield. Once,Ｏｎｃｅ，
ｓｏｍｅ
someｏｎｅ oneｗｈｏ who ｈａｄhadｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ
terriblyｌｏｖｅｄ
lovedｈｉｍ，him,ｈａｄhadｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ
writtenｔｏtoｈｉｍ himａaｍａｄ madｌｅｔｔｅｒ，
letter,
ｅｎｄｉｎｇ
ending ｗｉｔｈ with ｔｈｅｓｅ ｉｄｏｌａｔｒｏｕｓwords:
these idolatrous ｗｏｒｄｓ：＂Ｔｈｅ
‘The ｗｏｒｌｄ
world ｉｓ ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
is changed because
ｙｏｕ
you ａｒｅ are ｍａｄｅ
madeｏｆofｉｖｏｒｙ ivoryａｎｄ andｇｏｌｄ．
gold.Ｔｈｅ Theｃｕｒｖｅｓ
curvesｏｆofｙｏｕｒ yourｌｉｐｓ lips ｒｅｗｒｉｔｅ
rewrite
ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ．＇Ｔｈｅ
history.’ The phrasesｐｈｒａｓｅｓ came ｃａｍｅ ｂａｃｋ
back ｔｏ ｈｉｓmemory,
to his ｍｅｍｏｒｙ， and ａｎｄ he ｈｅ repeated
ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄ them ｔｈｅｍ
ｏｖｅｒ
overａｎｄ andｏｖｅｒoverｔｏ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ． Then
to himself. Ｔｈｅｎ ｈｅ ｌｏａｔｈｅｄ his
he loathed ｈｉｓ ownｏｗｎ beauty,
ｂｅａｕｔｙ，ａｎｄ andｆｌｉｎｇｉｎｇ
flinging
ｔｈｅ
the ｍｉｒｒｏｒ
mirrorｏｎonｔｈｅ theｆｌｏｏｒ
floorｃｒｕｓｈｅｄ
crushedｉｔitｉｎｔｏintoｓｉｌｖｅｒ ｓｐｌｉｎｔｅｒｓ beneath
silver splinters ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ ｈｉｓ his ｈｅｅｌ．
heel.
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｈｉｓ
It was ｂｅａｕｔｙ that
his beauty ｔｈａｔ hadｈａｄ ruined
ｒｕｉｎｅｄ ｈｉｍ，him, ｈｉｓ ｂｅａｕｔｙ and
his beauty ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｙｏｕｔｈ
youth ｔｈａｔthat
ｈｅ
he ｈａｄhadｐｒａｙｅｄ
prayedｆｏｒ． for. Ｂｕｔ
Butｆｏｒfor ｔｈｏｓｅ
those ｔｗｏtwoｔｈｉｎｇｓ，
things, ｈｉｓ ｌｉｆｅmight
his life ｍｉｇｈｔ haveｈａｖｅ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｆｒｅｅ ｆｒｏｍ ｓｔａｉｎ．
free from stain. HisＨｉｓ beauty
ｂｅａｕｔｙ hadｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ ｔｏto him
ｈｉｍ ｂｕｔ
but ａa ｍａｓｋ，
mask, ｈｉｓ ｙｏｕｔｈ ｂｕｔ
his youth but
ａa ｍｏｃｋｅｒｙ．
mockery.Ｗｈａｔ Whatｗａｓ wasｙｏｕｔｈ
youthａｔ atｂｅｓｔ？
best?ＡAｇｒｅｅｎ，
green,ａｎanｕｎｒｉｐｅ
unripeｔｉｍｅ， time, ａa ｔｉｍｅ
time
ｏｆ
of ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ
shallow ｍｏｏｄｓ，moods,ａｎｄ andｓｉｃｋｌｙ
sickly ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｓ．
thoughts. Why Ｗｈｙ ｈａｄ hadｈｅheｗｏｒｎ worn ｉｔｓitsｌｉｖｅｒｙ？
livery?
Ｙｏｕｔｈ
Youthｈａｄ hadｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ
spoiled ｈｉｍ．
him.
ＩｔIt was
ｗａｓ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better ｎｏｔnot ｔｏto ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｓｔ． Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｃｏｕｌｄ
past. Nothing couldａｌｔｅｒalterｔｈａｔ．
that.ＩｔIt
ｗａｓ
was ｏｆ of ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，
himself, and ａｎｄ ｏｆ ｈｉｓ own
of his ｏｗｎ ｆｕｔｕｒｅ， ｔｈａｔ he
future, that ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｔｏ to ｔｈｉｎｋ．
think. JamesＪａｍｅｓ
Ｖａｎｅ
Vaneｗａｓ wasｈｉｄｄｅｎ
hiddenｉｎinａ aｎａｍｅｌｅｓｓ
namelessｇｒａｖｅ graveｉｎin Ｓｅｌｂｙ
Selby ｃｈｕｒｃｈｙａｒｄ．
churchyard. Ａｌａｎ Alan
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ ｈａｄ
Campbell hadｓｈｏｔshotｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｏｎｅ oneｎｉｇｈｔ
nightｉｎinｈｉｓhis ｌａｂｏｒａｔｏｒｙ，
laboratory, but ｂｕｔ had
ｈａｄ ｎｏｔnot
ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ
revealed ｔｈｅ the ｓｅｃｒｅｔ ｔｈａｔheｈｅhad
secret that ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ forced
ｆｏｒｃｅｄ toｔｏknow.
ｋｎｏｗ． The Ｔｈｅ ｅｘｃｉｔｅｍｅｎｔ，
excitement,
ｓｕｃｈ
such ａｓ as ｉｔ ｗａｓ， over
it was, ｏｖｅｒ Basil
ＢａｓｉｌHallward’s
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓdisappearance
ｄｉｓａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ would ｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｏｏｎsoon ｐａｓｓ
pass
ａｗａｙ．
away.Ｉｔ ｗａｓ already
It was ａｌｒｅａｄｙ waning.
ｗａｎｉｎｇ． ＨｅHeｗａｓ wasｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
perfectlyｓａｆｅ safe ｔｈｅｒｅ．
there. Nor,Ｎｏｒ， indeed,
ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
ｗａｓ
wasｉｔit the
ｔｈｅ death
ｄｅａｔｈ of ｏｆ Basil
ＢａｓｉｌHallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ that ｔｈａｔweighed
ｗｅｉｇｈｅｄ most ｍｏｓｔ upon
ｕｐｏｎ ｈｉｓ ｍｉｎｄ．
his mind.
Ｉｔ
It wasｗａｓ the
ｔｈｅ living
ｌｉｖｉｎｇ death
ｄｅａｔｈ ofｏｆ his
ｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎ soul
ｓｏｕｌ that
ｔｈａｔ troubled
ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄ him. ｈｉｍ． Ｂａｓｉｌ
Basil hadｈａｄ
ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
painted ｔｈｅ the ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｔｈａｔ had
portrait that ｈａｄ marred
ｍａｒｒｅｄ ｈｉｓ his ｌｉｆｅ．
life. He Ｈｅ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ notｎｏｔ forgive
ｆｏｒｇｉｖｅ him ｈｉｍ
ｔｈａｔ．
that. ItＩｔwasｗａｓ the
ｔｈｅportrait
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔthatｔｈａｔhad
ｈａｄdone
ｄｏｎｅ everything.
ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ． ＢａｓｉｌBasil hadｈａｄ ｓａｉｄ
said ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things
ｔｏ ｈｉｍ ｔｈａｔ
to him ｗｅｒｅ unbearable,
that were ｕｎｂｅａｒａｂｌｅ， ａｎｄ andｔｈａｔthat ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｙｅｔ yet ｂｏｒｎｅ
borneｗｉｔｈ with ｐａｔｉｅｎｃｅ．
patience.

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Ｔｈｅ
The ｍｕｒｄｅｒ
murderｈａｄhadｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simplyｔｈｅ
the ｍａｄｎｅｓｓ
madnessｏｆof ａa ｍｏｍｅｎｔ．
moment.ＡｓAsｆｏｒfor Ａｌａｎ
Alan
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ，
Campbell, his suicide had been his own act. He had chosen to doｉｔ．
ｈｉｓ ｓｕｉｃｉｄｅ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ａｃｔ． Ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｃｈｏｓｅｎ ｔｏ ｄｏ it.
Ｉｔ ｗａｓ nothing
It was ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈｉｍ．
to him.
ＡAｎｅｗｌｉｆｅ！ Ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ
new life! That was ｗｈａｔ
what ｈｅ
he ｗａｎｔｅｄ．
wanted. Ｔｈａｔ
Thatｗａｓ
wasｗｈａｔ
whatｈｅhe ｗａｓ
was ｗａｉｔｉｎｇ
waiting
ｆｏｒ．
for. Surely he had begun it already. He had spared one innocentｔｈｉｎｇ，
Ｓｕｒｅｌｙ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｂｅｇｕｎ ｉｔ ａｌｒｅａｄｙ． Ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｓｐａｒｅｄ ｏｎｅ ｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｔ thing,
ａｔ
at ａｎｙ
any ｒａｔｅ．
rate. HeＨｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｅｖｅｒ ａｇａｉｎ tempt
never again ｔｅｍｐｔ innocence.
ｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｃｅ． HeＨｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ be
ｇｏｏｄ
good.
Ａｓ
As ｈｅ he ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thought ｏｆ of Ｈｅｔｔｙ
Hetty Ｍｅｒｔｏｎ，
Merton,ｈｅheｂｅｇａｎ beganｔｏtoｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonder ｉｆ ifｔｈｅtheｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｌｏｃｋｅｄ ｒｏｏｍ ｈａｄ ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ． Ｓｕｒｅｌｙ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ ｓｔｉｌｌ ｓｏ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ ａｓas
in the locked room had changed. Surely it was not still so horrible
ｉｔ ｈａｄ been?
it had ｂｅｅｎ？ Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
Perhapsｉｆif his ｈｉｓ life
ｌｉｆｅbecame
ｂｅｃａｍｅ pure,
ｐｕｒｅ， he ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅbeａｂｌｅ able ｔｏ ｅｘｐｅｌ
to expel
ｅｖｅｒｙ ｓｉｇｎ ｏｆ ｅｖｉｌ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｅ． Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
every sign of evil passion from the face. Perhaps the signs of evil had ｔｈｅ ｓｉｇｎｓ ｏｆ ｅｖｉｌ ｈａｄ
ａｌｒｅａｄｙ
already gone ｇｏｎｅ away.
ａｗａｙ． He Ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｇｏgoａｎｄ andｌｏｏｋ．
look.
ＨｅHeｔｏｏｋ
tookｔｈｅthe ｌａｍｐ
lampｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ theｔａｂｌｅ
table ａｎｄ
andｃｒｅｐｔ
crept ｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ．
upstairs. As Ａｓ heｈｅ unbarred
ｕｎｂａｒｒｅｄ
ｔｈｅ
the ｄｏｏｒ，
door, ａa ｓｍｉｌｅ
smile ｏｆof ｊｏｙ ｆｌｉｔｔｅｄacross
joy flitted ａｃｒｏｓｓhis ｈｉｓstrangely
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙyoung-looking
ｙｏｕｎｇ－ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ｆａｃｅ face
ａｎｄ ｌｉｎｇｅｒｅｄ
and lingered for ｆｏｒ aａmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ａｂｏｕｔaboutｈｉｓ hisｌｉｐｓ． Ｙｅｓ，heｈｅwould
lips. Yes, ｗｏｕｌｄ be ｂｅ good,
ｇｏｏｄ， andａｎｄ
ｔｈｅ ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ thing
the hideous ｔｈｉｎｇ thatｔｈａｔheｈｅhad ｈａｄ hidden
ｈｉｄｄｅｎ away ａｗａｙ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｎｏ no ｌｏｎｇｅｒ
longer ｂｅ be ａa
ｔｅｒｒｏｒ
terror ｔｏ ｈｉｍ． Ｈｅ
to him. Heｆｅｌｔ
felt ａｓ
as ifｉｆthe
ｔｈｅloadｌｏａｄhadｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ lifted
ｌｉｆｔｅｄfrom
ｆｒｏｍ him ｈｉｍ ａｌｒｅａｄｙ．
already.
Ｈｅ ｗｅｎｔ ｉｎ ｑｕｉｅｔｌｙ， ｌｏｃｋｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｈｉｍ， ａｓ ｗａｓ ｈｉｓ custom,
He went in quietly, locking the door behind him, as was his ｃｕｓｔｏｍ，
ａｎｄ ｄｒａｇｇｅｄ
and draggedｔｈｅ theｐｕｒｐｌｅ
purpleｈａｎｇｉｎｇ
hangingｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅ theｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ．
portrait. ＡA ｃｒｙ
cry ｏｆ ｐａｉｎ and
of pain ａｎｄ
ｉｎｄｉｇｎａｔｉｏｎ
indignation ｂｒｏｋｅ brokeｆｒｏｍfromｈｉｍ．him.ＨｅHeｃｏｕｌｄ couldｓｅｅ seeｎｏnoｃｈａｎｇｅ，
change,ｓａｖｅ saveｔｈａｔ thatｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
ｅｙｅｓ
eyes ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ａa look
there was ｌｏｏｋ ofｏｆcunning,
ｃｕｎｎｉｎｇ， and ａｎｄ inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅmouth
ｍｏｕｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｃｕｒｖｅｄ ｗｒｉｎｋｌｅ
the curved wrinkle
ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｔｅ．
hypocrite. The Ｔｈｅ ｔｈｉｎｇ
thing ｗａｓwasｓｔｉｌｌ ｌｏａｔｈｓｏｍｅ –－ more
still loathsome ｍｏｒｅ ｌｏａｔｈｓｏｍｅ，
loathsome,ｉｆif
ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ，
possible, than ｔｈａｎ before
ｂｅｆｏｒｅ –－ and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅthe ｓｃａｒｌｅｔ
scarlet dewｄｅｗ ｔｈａｔ ｓｐｏｔｔｅｄ the
that spotted ｔｈｅ hand
ｈａｎｄ
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｂｒｉｇｈｔｅｒ，
brighter, ａｎｄand ｍｏｒｅ
moreｌｉｋｅ like ｂｌｏｏｄ
blood ｎｅｗｌｙ
newlyｓｐｉｌｔ． Ｔｈｅｎ he
spilt. Then ｈｅ trembled.
ｔｒｅｍｂｌｅｄ．
Ｈａｄ
Hadｉｔit beenｂｅｅｎ merely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ｖａｎｉｔｙ
vanity thatｔｈａｔhad ｈａｄmade
ｍａｄｅ himｈｉｍ ｄｏ do ｈｉｓ ｏｎｅ good
his one ｇｏｏｄ deed?
ｄｅｅｄ？
Ｏｒ
Orｔｈｅ the ｄｅｓｉｒｅ ｆｏｒ aａnew
desire for ｎｅｗ sensation,
ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎ， asａｓLord Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｈａｄhadｈｉｎｔｅｄ，
hinted,ｗｉｔｈ withｈｉｓ his
ｍｏｃｋｉｎｇ
mockingｌａｕｇｈ？ laugh?ＯｒOrｔｈａｔ thatｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passionｔｏto ａｃｔ act ａa part
ｐａｒｔ that
ｔｈａｔsometimes
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ makes ｍａｋｅｓ
ｕｓ
us doｄｏ ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ｆｉｎｅｒ than
things finer ｔｈａｎ weｗｅ are
ａｒｅ ourselves?
ｏｕｒｓｅｌｖｅｓ？ Or, Ｏｒ， perhaps,
ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ， ａｌｌ ｔｈｅｓｅ？ And
all these? Ａｎｄ
ｗｈｙ
whyｗａｓ wasｔｈｅtheｒｅｄ
redｓｔａｉｎ
stain ｌａｒｇｅｒ
larger thanｔｈａｎ ｉｔ ｈａｄ been?
it had ｂｅｅｎ？ ItＩｔ seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ ｃｒｅｐｔ
to have crept
ｌｉｋｅ
like aａ horrible
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅdisease
ｄｉｓｅａｓｅover ｏｖｅｒthe ｔｈｅwrinkled
ｗｒｉｎｋｌｅｄfingers.
ｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ．ThereＴｈｅｒｅwas ｗａｓ blood
ｂｌｏｏｄ on ｏｎ
ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ feet,
the painted ｆｅｅｔ，asａｓthough
ｔｈｏｕｇｈtheｔｈｅthing ｔｈｉｎｇhadｈａｄdripped
ｄｒｉｐｐｅｄ－ｂｌｏｏｄ
– blood ｅｖｅｎ even ｏｎ on ｔｈｅ
the
ｈａｎｄ
handｔｈａｔ that ｈａｄ
hadｎｏｔnotｈｅｌｄ
heldｔｈｅthe ｋｎｉｆｅ． Ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓ？ Did
knife. Confess? Ｄｉｄ ｉｔ ｍｅａｎ ｔｈａｔ
it mean that ｈｅ he ｗａｓ
was ｔｏ to
ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓ？
confess? To Ｔｏ ｇｉｖｅ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ up,
give himself ｕｐ， andａｎｄ beｂｅ put
ｐｕｔ toｔｏ death?
ｄｅａｔｈ？ He Ｈｅ ｌａｕｇｈｅｄ．
laughed.Ｈｅ Heｆｅｌｔ
felt
ｔｈａｔ
that theｔｈｅ idea
ｉｄｅａwasｗａｓ monstrous.
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ． Ｂｅｓｉｄｅｓ，
Besides, evenｅｖｅｎ ｉｆif heｈｅdid
ｄｉｄconfess,
ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓ，who ｗｈｏwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believe him? ｈｉｍ？ There
Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ was ｎｏ no ｔｒａｃｅ
trace of ｏｆ theｔｈｅmurdered
ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｄ man ｍａｎ ａｎｙｗｈｅｒｅ．
anywhere.
Ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ ｂｅｌｏｎｇｉｎｇ to
Everything belonging ｔｏ him
ｈｉｍ hadｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
been ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ．
destroyed. He Ｈｅ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself had ｈａｄ
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ｂｕｒｎｅｄ
burnedｗｈａｔ
whatｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ
beenｂｅｌｏｗ－ｓｔａｉｒｓ．
below-stairs. Ｔｈｅ
Theｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simplyｓａｙ
sayｔｈａｔ
that
ｈｅ
he ｗａｓ
wasｍａｄ．
mad.Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｈｕｔshut
would ｈｉｍhim
ｕｐ ｉｆ
up ｈｅ ｐｅｒｓｉｓｔｅｄ
if he persistedｉｎinｈｉｓ
hisｓｔｏｒｙ．．．．
story. . . .
Ｙｅｔ ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｈｉｓ ｄｕｔｙ ｔｏ ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓ， ｔｏ ｓｕｆｆｅｒ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ
Yet it was his duty to confess, to suffer public shame, andｓｈａｍｅ， ａｎｄ toｔｏ make
ｍａｋｅ
ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ａｔｏｎｅｍｅｎｔ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ ａ Ｇｏｄ ｗｈｏ ｃａｌｌｅｄ ｕｐｏｎ ｍｅｎ ｔｏ
public atonement. There was a God who called upon men to tell their ｔｅｌｌ ｔｈｅｉｒ
ｓｉｎｓ ｔｏ earth
sins to ｅａｒｔｈasａｓwell
ｗｅｌｌasａｓtoｔｏheaven.
ｈｅａｖｅｎ．Nothing
Ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ that
ｔｈａｔheｈｅcould
ｃｏｕｌｄ do
ｄｏ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｌｅａｎｓｅ
cleanse ｈｉｍ
himｔｉｌｌ ｈｅ had
till he ｈａｄ ｔｏｌｄ
told ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｓｉｎ．
his own Ｈｉｓ sin?
sin. His ｓｉｎ？ He
Ｈｅ ｓｈｒｕｇｇｅｄ
shrugged ｈｉｓ
his
ｓｈｏｕｌｄｅｒｓ． Ｔｈｅ ｄｅａｔｈ
shoulders. The deathｏｆ
of Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
Basil Hallward seemedｖｅｒｙ
veryｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｔｏ him.
little to ｈｉｍ． He
Ｈｅ
ｗａｓ
was ｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ
thinking ｏｆ Ｈｅｔｔｙ Ｍｅｒｔｏｎ．
of Hetty Merton.Ｆｏｒ Forｉｔit ｗａｓ
wasａｎ anｕｎｊｕｓｔ
unjustｍｉｒｒｏｒ，
mirror,ｔｈｉｓ ｍｉｒｒｏｒ
this mirror
ｏｆ ｈｉｓ ｓｏｕｌ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｗａｓ ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ ａｔ． Ｖａｎｉｔｙ？ Ｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ？ Ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｓｙ？Had
of his soul that he was looking at. Vanity? Curiosity? Hypocrisy? Ｈａｄ
ｔｈｅｒｅ been
there ｂｅｅｎ nothing
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ more ｍｏｒｅ ｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｒｅｎｕｎｃｉａｔｉｏｎ than
his renunciation ｔｈａｎ that?
ｔｈａｔ？There Ｔｈｅｒｅ hadｈａｄ
ｂｅｅｎ
been ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｍｏｒｅ． more.ＡｔAtｌｅａｓｔleast ｈｅ he ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｓｏ． Ｂｕｔ ｗｈｏ
so. But whoｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｔｅｌｌ？．．．
tell? . . .
Ｎｏ．
No. Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｈａｄ hadｂｅｅｎbeenｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothing ｍｏｒｅ． more. Ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
Throughｖａｎｉｔｙ vanity ｈｅ he ｈａｄhad ｓｐａｒｅｄ
spared
ｈｅｒ．
her. InＩｎ hypocrisy
ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｓｙ he ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ ｗｏｒｎ
wornｔｈｅ theｍａｓｋ
maskｏｆofｇｏｏｄｎｅｓｓ．
goodness.Ｆｏｒ Forｃｕｒｉｏｓｉｔｙ＇ｓ
curiosity’s
ｓａｋｅ
sake ｈｅheｈａｄ hadｔｒｉｅｄ
tried ｔｈｅ
the ｄｅｎｉａｌ
denial ｏｆ ｓｅｌｆ．He
of self. Ｈｅ recognized
ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅｄ that ｔｈａｔ now.²
ｎｏｗ．？
Ｂｕｔ
But ｔｈｉｓ ｍｕｒｄｅｒ－ –ｗａｓwas
this murder ｉｔ itｔｏtoｄｏｇ
dogｈｉｍhimａｌｌallｈｉｓhis ｌｉｆｅ？
life? WasＷａｓ ｈｅ he ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｔｏ to
ｂｅ
be ｂｕｒｄｅｎｅｄ
burdenedｂｙbyｈｉｓ his ｐａｓｔ？
past? WasＷａｓ ｈｅheｒｅａｌｌｙ
really toｔｏ confess?
ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓ？Never. Ｎｅｖｅｒ． ThereＴｈｅｒｅ was
ｗａｓ
ｏｎｌｙ
only ｏｎｅ
oneｂｉｔ bit ｏｆ ｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅ ｌｅｆｔ
of evidence ａｇａｉｎｓｔ him.
left against ｈｉｍ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture ｉｔｓｅｌｆ－ ｔｈａｔ was
itself – that ｗａｓ
ｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅ． Ｈｅ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙ ｉｔ． Ｗｈｙ ｈａｄ ｈｅ ｋｅｐｔ ｉｔ ｓｏ ｌｏｎｇ？ Ｏｎｃｅ ｉｔit
evidence. He would destroy it. Why had he kept it so long? Once
ｈａｄ
had ｇｉｖｅｎ
given ｈｉｍhimｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasureｔｏ to ｗａｔｃｈ
watchｉｔ ｃｈａｎｇｉｎｇ ａｎｄ
it changing andｇｒｏｗｉｎｇ
growingｏｌｄ． old.Ｏｆ Ofｌａｔｅ
late
ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｆｅｌｔ ｎｏ ｓｕｃｈ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ． Ｉｔ ｈａｄ ｋｅｐｔ
he had felt no such pleasure. It had kept him awake at night. Whenｈｉｍ ａｗａｋｅ ａｔ ｎｉｇｈｔ． Ｗｈｅｎ
ｈｅ
he ｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ beenａｗａｙ，
away,ｈｅheｈａｄ hadｂｅｅｎbeenｆｉｌｌｅｄ
filledｗｉｔｈ
withｔｅｒｒｏｒ
terrorｌｅｓｔ ｏｔｈｅｒ eyes
lest other ｅｙｅｓ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
ｌｏｏｋ ｕｐｏｎ ｉｔ．
look upon it. ItＩｔhad
ｈａｄ brought
ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｍｅｌａｎｃｈｏｌｙ
melancholyａｃｒｏｓｓ acrossｈｉｓ hisｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ．
passions. Ｉｔｓ ｍｅｒｅ
Its mere
ｍｅｍｏｒｙ
memoryｈａｄ hadｍａｒｒｅｄ
marred ｍａｎｙ
many ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ
moments ｏｆｊｏｙ． Ｉｔ It
of joy. ｈａｄhad ｂｅｅｎ
beenｌｉｋｅlike ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
conscience
ｔｏ
to ｈｉｍ．
him. Ｙｅｓ，Yes, ｉｔ ｈａｄ been
it had ｂｅｅｎ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ．
conscience. Ｈｅ Heｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｄｅｓｔｒｏｙdestroyｉｔ． it.
Ｈｅｌｏｏｋｅｄｒｏｕｎｄ，ａｎｄ
He looked round, and ｓａｗｔｈｅ
saw theｋｎｉｆｅｔｈａｔ
knife that ｈａｄhad ｓｔａｂｂｅｄ
stabbedＢａｓｉｌ Basil Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ．
Hallward.
ＨｅHeｈａｄhadｃｌｅａｎｅｄ
cleaned ｉｔ itｍａｎｙ
manyｔｉｍｅｓ，
times,ｔｉｌｌtillｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｗａｓ was ｎｏno ｓｔａｉｎstainｌｅｆｔ
leftｕｐｏｎ
uponｉｔ．it.ＩｔIt
ｗａｓ
wasｂｒｉｇｈｔ，
bright, ａｎｄ andｇｌｉｓｔｅｎｅｄ．
glistened.ＡｓAsｉｔit ｈａｄ hadｋｉｌｌｅｄ
killedｔｈｅtheｐａｉｎｔｅｒ，
painter,ｓｏsoｉｔit ｗｏｕｌｄwouldｋｉｌｌ kill
ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ＇ｓ
painter’s work,ｗｏｒｋ， ａｎｄandａｌｌ all ｔｈａｔ ｔｈａｔ meant.
that that ｍｅａｎｔ． ＩｔIt ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｋｉｌｌ ｔｈｅ past,
kill the ｐａｓｔ， and
ａｎｄ
ｗｈｅｎ
whenｔｈａｔ that ｗａｓ
wasｄｅａｄ deadｈｅheｗｏｕｌｄwould ｂｅ beｆｒｅｅ．
free.ＩｔItｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｋｉｌｌ kill ｔｈｉｓ ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
this monstrous
ｓｏｕｌ－ｌｉｆｅ，
soul-life, and ａｎｄwithout
ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔitsｉｔｓhideous
ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓwarnings,
ｗａｒｎｉｎｇｓ，heｈｅwould ｗｏｕｌｄ be ｂｅ atａｔ peace.³
ｐｅａｃｅ．３ He Ｈｅ
ｓｅｉｚｅｄ
seized theｔｈｅ thing,
ｔｈｉｎｇ， and ａｎｄ ｓｔａｂｂｅｄ
stabbedｔｈｅ theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
pictureｗｉｔｈwithｉｔ． it.
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓ wasａ aｃｒｙ cryｈｅａｒｄ，
heard,ａｎｄ andａ aｃｒａｓｈ．
crash.Ｔｈｅ The ｃｒｙcryｗａｓwas ｓｏ soｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horribleｉｎinｉｔｓ its
ａｇｏｎｙ
agonyｔｈａｔ that ｔｈｅ
the ｆｒｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ
frightened ｓｅｒｖａｎｔｓ ｗｏｋｅ， ａｎｄ
servants woke, andｃｒｅｐｔcreptｏｕｔ outｏｆof ｔｈｅｉｒ ｒｏｏｍｓ．
their rooms.
Ｔｗｏ
Twoｇｅｎｔｌｅｍｅｎ，
gentlemen,ｗｈｏ who ｗｅｒｅ
were ｐａｓｓｉｎｇ
passingｉｎinｔｈｅ the Ｓｑｕａｒｅ
Squareｂｅｌｏｗ， below, ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ，
stopped, and ａｎｄ
ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedｕｐupａｔat ｔｈｅ ｇｒｅａｔ house.
the great ｈｏｕｓｅ． TheyＴｈｅｙ ｗａｌｋｅｄ
walkedｏｎonｔｉｌｌ ｔｈｅｙ met
till they ｍｅｔ aａpoliceman,
ｐｏｌｉｃｅｍａｎ，
ａｎｄ
and ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtｈｉｍ himｂａｃｋ．
back.ＴｈｅThe ｍａｎmanｒａｎｇrang
ｔｈｅtheｂｅｌｌbellｓｅｖｅｒａｌ
severalｔｉｍｅｓ，
times, ｂｕｔ but ｔｈｅｒｅ
there

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ｗａｓ
was ｎｏ
noａｎｓｗｅｒ．
answer.Ｅｘｃｅｐｔ
Exceptｆｏｒ forａaｌｉｇｈｔ
light inｉｎ one
ｏｎｅ ofｏｆtheｔｈｅtop
ｔｏｐwindows,
ｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ， the
ｔｈｅ house
ｈｏｕｓｅ
ｗａｓ ａｌｌ ｄａｒｋ． Ａｆｔｅｒ ａ ｔｉｍｅ， ｈｅ ｗｅｎｔ ａｗａｙ， ａｎｄ ｓｔｏｏｄ
was all dark. After a time, he went away, and stood in an adjoining ｉｎ ａｎ ａｄｊｏｉｎｉｎｇ
ｐｏｒｔｉｃｏ ａｎｄ ｗａｔｃｈｅｄ．
portico and watched.
＇Ｗｈｏｓｅ
‘Whoseｈｏｕｓｅ houseｉｓisｔｈａｔ，
that, ｃｏｎｓｔａｂｌｅ？’
constable?’ asked ａｓｋｅｄ theｔｈｅ elder
ｅｌｄｅｒ ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ ｔｗｏ
two
ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍｅｎ．
gentlemen.
＇Ｍｒ
‘MrＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ＇ｓ，
Gray’s,ｓｉｒ，＇ａｎｓｗｅｒｅｄ
sir,’ answered ｔｈｅ ｐｏｌｉｃｅｍａｎ．
the policeman.
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｔat ｅａｃｈ
each ｏｔｈｅｒ，
other, as ａｓ they
ｔｈｅｙwalked
ｗａｌｋｅｄ away,
ａｗａｙ， andａｎｄ sneered.
ｓｎｅｅｒｅｄ．One Ｏｎｅ
ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ ｗａｓ
of them wasＳｉｒ Ｈｅｎｒｙ Ａｓｈｔｏｎ＇ｓ
Sir Henry Ashton’sｕｎｃｌｅ．
uncle.
Ｉｎｓｉｄｅ，
Inside, inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ servants’
ｓｅｒｖａｎｔｓ＇ part
ｐａｒｔ ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ house,
ｈｏｕｓｅ， theｔｈｅ half-clad
ｈａｌｆ－ｃｌａｄ domestics
ｄｏｍｅｓｔｉｃｓ
ｗｅｒｅ ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ ｉｎ ｌｏｗ ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｓ ｔｏ ｅａｃｈ ｏｔｈｅｒ． Ｏｌｄ Ｍｒｓ Ｌｅａｆ ｗａｓ ｃｒｙｉｎｇ，
were talking in low whispers to each other. Old Mrs Leaf was crying,
ａｎｄ
and ｗｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ
wringingｈｅｒ herｈａｎｄｓ．
hands.Ｆｒａｎｃｉｓ
Francisｗａｓ wasａｓasｐａｌｅ
paleａｓ as ｄｅａｔｈ．
death.
Ａｆｔｅｒ ａｂｏｕｔ aａ quarter
After about ｑｕａｒｔｅｒ ofｏｆanａｎhour,
ｈｏｕｒ，heｈｅgot ｇｏｔtheｔｈｅcoachman
ｃｏａｃｈｍａｎ and ａｎｄ one
ｏｎｅ ｏｆof
ｔｈｅ
the ｆｏｏｔｍｅｎ
footmenａｎｄ andｃｒｅｐｔ
creptｕｐｓｔａｉｒｓ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｋｎｏｃｋｅｄ，
upstairs. They knocked,ｂｕｔ butｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｗａｓ
wasｎｏnoｒｅｐｌｙ．
reply.
Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｃａｌｌｅｄ
calledｏｕｔ．
out.Ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
Everything ｗａｓwasｓｔｉｌｌ．
still.Ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ，
Finally, ａｆｔｅｒ
after ｖａｉｎｌｙ
vainly ｔｒｙｉｎｇ
trying ｔｏ to
ｆｏｒｃｅ
force ｔｈｅ ｄｏｏｒ， they
the door, ｔｈｅｙ got
ｇｏｔ onｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ roof,
ｒｏｏｆ，and ａｎｄdropped
ｄｒｏｐｐｅｄ down
ｄｏｗｎ ｏｎonｔｏto ｔｈｅthe
ｂａｌｃｏｎｙ．
balcony. ＴｈｅTheｗｉｎｄｏｗｓ
windows ｙｉｅｌｄｅｄ
yieldedｅａｓｉｌｙ：
easily:ｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｂｏｌｔｓ
bolts ｗｅｒｅ
were ｏｌｄ．
old.
Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｔｈｅｙ theyｅｎｔｅｒｅｄ，
entered,ｔｈｅｙthey ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｈａｎｇｉｎｇ
hangingｕｐｏｎ uponｔｈｅ theｗａｌｌ
wallａa ｓｐｌｅｎｄｉｄ
splendid
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portrait ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ master
of their ｍａｓｔｅｒ ａｓ ｔｈｅｙ had
as they ｈａｄ ｌａｓｔ ｓｅｅｎ him,
last seen ｈｉｍ， ｉｎ ａｌｌthe
in all ｔｈｅwonder
ｗｏｎｄｅｒ ｏｆof
ｈｉｓ ｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｔｅyouth
his exquisite ｙｏｕｔｈ and
ａｎｄ beauty.
ｂｅａｕｔｙ． Lying
Ｌｙｉｎｇ ｏｎ on ｔｈｅ ｆｌｏｏｒ was
the floor ｗａｓ aａ dead
ｄｅａｄ man,
ｍａｎ， ｉｎ in
ｅｖｅｎｉｎｇ
evening ｄｒｅｓｓ， ｗｉｔｈ ａa ｋｎｉｆｅ
dress, with knife inｉｎ his
ｈｉｓheart.
ｈｅａｒｔ．He Ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ ｗｉｔｈｅｒｅｄ，
withered, ｗｒｉｎｋｌｅｄ，
wrinkled,
ａｎｄ
and ｌｏａｔｈｓｏｍｅ
loathsomeｏｆofｖｉｓａｇｅ．
visage. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ
It was not ｔｉｌｌ ｔｈｅｙhad
till they ｈａｄ examined
ｅｘａｍｉｎｅｄ ｔｈｅthe ｒｉｎｇｓ
rings
ｔｈａｔ they
that ｔｈｅｙ recognized
ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅｄ ｗｈｏwhoｉｔit ｗａｓ．
was.

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ＡＰＰＥＮＤＩＸ :
Ｓｅｌｅｃｔｅｄ Ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ Ｒｅｖｉｅｗｓ
Selected Contemporary Reviews ｏｆ
of
Ｔｈｅ Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
The ｏｆ Dorian
Picture of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ

  ’ ＧＡＺＥＴＴＥ，

 ＳＴＪＡＭＥＳ＇Ｓ
ＦＲＯＭ ＴＨＥ  , ＪＵＮＥ
 
Ｉ８９０
Ｔｉｍｅ
Timeｗａｓ
was（ｉｔ
(it ｗａｓ
was ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ ＇７ｏｓ）when
the ’s) ｗｈｅｎ we
ｗｅ talked
ｔａｌｋｅｄ about
ａｂｏｕｔ Mr
Ｍｒ Ｏｓｃａｒ
Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ；
Wilde; ｔｉｍｅ
time
ｃａｍｅ
came（ｉｔ ｃａｍｅ ｉｎ
(it came ｔｈｅ＇８ｏｓ）ｗｈｅｎ
in the ’s) whenｈｅheｔｒｉｅｄtried toｔｏ write
ｗｒｉｔｅpoetry
ｐｏｅｔｒｙand, ａｎｄ，more
ｍｏｒｅ adventurous,
ａｄｖｅｎｔｕｒｏｕｓ，
ｗｅ
we ｔｒｉｅｄ
tried to ｔｏ read
ｒｅａｄ it;ｉｔ；timeｔｉｍｅis when
ｉｓ ｗｈｅｎweｗｅhad ｈａｄforgotten
ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎhim, ｈｉｍ，orｏｒonly
ｏｎｌｙremember
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒ him
ｈｉｍ
ａｓas ｔｈｅ
the ｌａｔｅ ｅｄｉｔｏｒofｏｆThe
late editor ＴｈｅWoman’s
Ｗｏｍａｎ＇ｓ World¹
Ｗｏｒｌ －–ａaｐａｒｔ part ｆｏｒfor ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｈｅ heｗａｓ
wasｓｉｎｇｕｌａｒｌｙ
singularly
ｕｎｆｉｔｔｅｄ，
unfitted, ifｉｆweｗｅare ａｒｅtoｔｏjudge ｊｕｄｇｅhimｈｉｍbyｂｙtheｔｈｅwork
ｗｏｒｋ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ he ｈｅ has
ｈａｓ been
ｂｅｅｎ ａｌｌｏｗｅｄ
allowed ｔｏ to
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈ
publish ｉｎ Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｔｔ＇ｓ
in Lippincott’s Ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ
Magazine andａｎｄ ｗｈｉｃｈ
which ＭｅｓｓｒｓWard,
Messrs Ｗａｒｄ，LockＬｏｃｋ＆& Ｃｏ．
Co. ｈａｖｅ
have ｎｏｔ
not
ｂｅｅｎ
been ａｓｈａｍｅｄ
ashamed ｔｏtoｃｉｒｃｕｌａｔｅ
circulateｉｎ in Ｇｒｅａｔ
GreatＢｒｉｔａｉｎ．
Britain. NotＮｏｔ ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious ｉｎ ｏｒｄｕｒｅ， and
in ordure, ａｎｄ
ｎｏｔ
not ｗｉｓｈｉｎｇ
wishing ｔｏ to ｏｆｆｅｎｄ
offend ｔｈｅ the ｎｏｓｔｒｉｌｓ
nostrils ofｏｆdecent
ｄｅｃｅｎｔ persons,
ｐｅｒｓｏｎｓ，we ｗｅ doｄｏ not
ｎｏｔ ｐｒｏｐｏｓｅ
propose
ｔｏ ａｎａｌｙｓｅ ‘The
to analyse Ｔｈｅ Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
Picture ｏｆ of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ＇：
Gray’:ｔｈａｔ that ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｂｅbeｔｏtoａｄｖｅｒｔｉｓｅ
advertise ｔｈｅthe
ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔｓ
developmentsｏｆof ａｎ an ｅｓｏｔｅｒｉｃ ｐｒｕｒｉｅｎｃｅ．Ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ
esoteric prurience. Whetherｔｈｅ the Ｔｒｅａｓｕｒｙ
Treasuryｏｒ or ｔｈｅ Ｖｉｇｉｌａｎｃｅ
the Vigilance
Ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ
Society will ｗｉｌｌthink
ｔｈｉｎｋitｉｔworth ｗｏｒｔｈwhile
ｗｈｉｌｅtoｔｏprosecute
ｐｒｏｓｅｃｕｔｅMrＭｒOscar Ｏｓｃａｒ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｏｒ or Ｍｅｓｓｒｓ
Messrs
Ｗａｒｄ，
Ward,Ｌｏｃｋ＆Lock Ｃｏ．， & Co., ｗｅ we ｄｏ doｎｏｔnotｋｎｏｗ；
know; ｂｕｔbutｏｎ on
ｔｈｅtheｗｈｏｌｅ
whole ｗｅweｈｏｐｅhopeｔｈｅｙ ｗｉｌｌ
they willｎｏｔ．
not.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐｕｚｚｌｅ
puzzleｉｓ ｔｈａｔaａyoung
is that ｙｏｕｎｇ man
ｍａｎ ｏｆ ｄｅｃｅｎｔ parts,
of decent ｐａｒｔｓ，who ｗｈｏ enjoyed
ｅｎｊｏｙｅｄ (when
（ｗｈｅｎ heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ
ａｔ Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ） ｔｈｅ
at Oxford) ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ ｏｆ
the opportunity ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｎｇwith
of associating ｗｉｔｈgentlemen,
ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍｅｎ， should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ put ｐｕｔ his
ｈｉｓname
ｎａｍｅ
（ｓｕｃｈ
(such ａｓas ｉｔ ｉｓ）toｔｏsoｓｏstupid
it is) ｓｔｕｐｉｄand ａｎｄvulgar
ｖｕｌｇａｒaａpieceｐｉｅｃｅofｏｆwork.
ｗｏｒｋ． Let
Ｌｅｔ nobody
ｎｏｂｏｄｙ ｒｅａｄreadｉｔit ｉｎ
in
ｔｈｅ
the ｈｏｐｅ
hopeｏｆofｆｉｎｄｉｎｇ
finding ｗｉｔｔｙ witty ｐａｒａｄｏｘ
paradoxｏｒorｒａｃｙ racyｗｉｃｋｅｄｎｅｓｓ．
wickedness.Ｔｈｅ Theｗｒｉｔｅｒ
writerａｉｒｓ
airs ｈｉｓ
his
ｃｈｅａｐ
cheapｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ
researchａｍｏｎｇ among ｔｈｅtheｇａｒｂａｇｅ
garbage ｏｆ ofｔｈｅtheＦｒｅｎｃｈ
French Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｔｓ
Décadentsｌｉｋｅ
likeａｎｙ
anyｄｒｉｖｅｌｌｉｎｇ
drivelling
ｐｅｄａｎｔ，
pedant, ａｎｄ and ｈｅ he ｂｏｒｅｓ
bores ｙｏｕ youｕｎｍｅｒｃｉｆｕｌｌｙ
unmercifullyｗｉｔｈ withｈｉｓ his ｐｒｏｓｙ
prosy ｒｉｇｍａｒｏｌｅｓ
rigmaroles ａｂｏｕｔabout ｔｈｅ
the
ｂｅａｕｔｙ
beauty ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the Ｂｏｄｙ
Body ａｎｄ andｔｈｅ theｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ
corruption ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ Ｓｏｕｌ． The
the Soul. Ｔｈｅ ｇｒａｍｍａｒ
grammarｉｓisｂｅｔｔｅｒbetter
ｔｈａｎ
thanＯｕｉｄａ＇ｓ；？
Ouida’s;²ｔｈｅ theｅｒｕｄｉｔｉｏｎ
erudition ｅｑｕａｌ；
equal; ｂｕｔ
but ｉｎin ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔ
respect ｗｅ we ｐｒｅｆｅｒ
prefer ｔｈｅ
the
ｔａｌｅｎｔｅｄ
talented lady ｌａｄｙ whoｗｈｏ ｂｒｏｋｅ
broke ｏｆｆ ｗｉｔｈ ‘pious
off with ＇ｐｉｏｕｓaposiopesis’
ａｐｏｓｉｏｐｅｓｉｓ＇when ｗｈｅｎsheｓｈｅtouched
ｔｏｕｃｈｅｄ upon
ｕｐｏｎ
ｔｈｅ
‘theｈｏｒｒｏｒｓ
horrorsｗｈｉｃｈ whichａｒｅ areｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ
describedｉｎin ｔｈｅ the ｐａｇｅｓ
pages ｏｆ Ｓｕｅｔｏｎｉｕｓ and
of Suetonius ａｎｄ Ｌｉｖｙ＇－
Livy’ –ｎｏｔnot ｔｏ
to
ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎ
mentionｔｈｅ theｙｅｔyet ｗｏｒｓｅ
worseｉｎｆａｍｉｅｓ
infamies ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅｄ
believed ｂｙ by ｍａｎｙ
manyｓｃｈｏｌａｒｓ
scholarsｔｏto ｂｅ beａｃｃｕｒａｔｅｌｙ
accurately
ｐｏｒｔｒａｙｅｄ
portrayed ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the ｌｏｓｔ ｗｏｒｋｓ of
lost works ｏｆ Plutarch,
Ｐｌｕｔａｒｃｈ， Venus,
Ｖｅｎｕｓ， and ａｎｄ Ｎｉｃｏｄｅｍｕｓ，
Nicodemus,ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ
especially
Ｎｉｃｏｄｅｍｕｓ．
Nicodemus.
Ｌｅｔ
Let ｕｓ ｔａｋｅ one
us take ｏｎｅ peep
ｐｅｅｐ atａｔ theｔｈｅyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇ menｍｅｎ ｉｎin MrＭｒ Ｏｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｓｔｏｒｙ． Ｐｕｐｐｙ３
story. Puppy³
Ｎｏ．Ｉ
No. ｉｓ isｔｈｅ
theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painter ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ of
the picture ｏｆ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ；
Gray;ＰｕｐｐｙPuppyＮｏ．２No.ｉｓ ｔｈｅ
is theｃｒｉｔｉｃ
critic（ａ(a
ｃｏｕｒｔｅｓｙ
courtesy ｌｏｒｄ， ｓｋｉｌｌｅｄinｉｎallａｌｌtheｔｈｅknowledge
lord, skilled ｋｎｏｗｌｅｄｇｅ ofｏｆthe ｔｈｅEgyptians
Ｅｇｙｐｔｉａｎｓ and ａｎｄ ａｗｅａｒｙ
awearyｏｆofａｌｌ all

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ＡＰＰＥＮＤＩＸ

ｔｈｅ ｓｉｎｓ and

the sins ａｎｄ pleasures
ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅｓ of
ｏｆ London);
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ）； Ｐｕｐｐｙ
PuppyＮｏ．No.  isｔｈｅ
３ ｉｓ theｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ，
original, ｃｕｌｔｉｖａｔｅｄ
cultivated ｂｙ
by
Ｐｕｐｐｙ
PuppyＮｏ．Ｉ
No.ｗｉｔｈ ａ ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ
 with ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ＇．
a ‘romantic friendship’.Ｔｈｅ
TheＰｕｐｐｉｅｓ
Puppiesｆａｌｌ
fallａ－ｔａｌｋｉｎｇ： Ｐｕｐｐｙ
a-talking: Puppy
Ｎｏ． Ｉ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｉｓ Ａｒｔ， Ｐｕｐｐｙ Ｎｏ．２ ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｉｓ ｓｉｎｓ ａｎｄ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅｓ
No.  about his Art, Puppy No.  about his sins and pleasures and the pleasures
ｏｆ ｓｉｎ，and
of sin, ａｎｄPuppy
Ｐｕｐｐｙ No.
Ｎｏ．３ ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ－ａｌｗａｙｓ
himself – alwaysａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，
himself,ａｎｄ
andｇｅｎｅｒａｌｌｙ
generally
ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈｉｓ
his ｆａｃｅ， ｗｈｉｃｈ ｉｓis ‘brainless
face, which ｂｒａｉｎｌｅｓｓ and
ａｎｄ ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ． Ｔｈｅ Ｐｕｐｐｉｅｓ
beautiful’. The Puppiesａｐｐｅａｒ ｔｏ toｆｉｌｌ
appear fill
ｕｐ
up ｔｈｅ
the ｉｎｔｅｒｖａｌｓ
intervals ofｏｆ talk
ｔａｌｋbyｂｙplucking
ｐｌｕｃｋｉｎｇdaisies
ｄａｉｓｉｅｓandａｎｄplaying
ｐｌａｙｉｎｇwith
ｗｉｔｈthem,
ｔｈｅｍ，ａｎｄand
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｂｙ byｄｒｉｎｋｉｎｇ＇ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
drinking ‘somethingｗｉｔｈ withｓｔｒａｗｂｅｒｒｙ
strawberryｉｎinｉｔ＇． Ｔｈｅ youngest
it’. The ｙｏｕｎｇｅｓｔ Puppy
Ｐｕｐｐｙ
ｉｓ ｔｏｌｄ that
is told ｔｈａｔhe
ｈｅ isｉｓcharming;
ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ； ｂｕｔ
butｈｅheｍｕｓｔｎ＇ｔ
mustn’tｓｉｔsitｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｓｕｎ
sunｆｏｒ
forｆｅａｒ
fearｏｆof ｓｐｏｉｌｉｎｇ
spoiling ｈｉｓ
his
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘｉｏｎ．
complexion.Ｗｈｅｎ
Whenｈｅ heｉｓ isｒｅｂｕｋｅｄ
rebukedｆｏｒ
forｂｅｉｎｇ
beingａaｎａｕｇｈｔｙ，
naughty,ｗｉｌｆｕｌ ｂｏｙ， he
wilful boy, ｈｅ makes
ｍａｋｅｓ ａa
ｐｒｅｔｔｙ
pretty ｍｏｕｅ
moue －– ｔｈｉｓ ｍａｎ ｏｆof ｔｗｅｎｔｙ！
this man twenty! Ｔｈｉｓ
Thisｉｓis ｈｏｗ
howｈｅheｉｓis ａｄｄｒｅｓｓｅｄ
addressedｂｙbyｔｈｅ
theＢｌａｓé
Blasé
Ｐｕｐｐｙ ａｔatｔｈｅｉｒ
Puppy theirｆｉｒｓｔ ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ：
first meeting:
Ｙｅｓ，
‘Yes, Ｍｒ
MrＧｒａｙ，
Gray,ｔｈｅ
theｇｏｄｓ
godsｈａｖｅ
haveｂｅｅｎ
beenｇｏｏｄ
goodｔｏtoｙｏｕ．
you.Ｂｕｔ
Butｗｈａｔ
whatｔｈｅ
theｇｏｄｓ
godsｇｉｖｅ
give
ｔｈｅｙ ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ take
they quickly ｔａｋｅaway.
ａｗａｙ．．．． Ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕｒ
. . . When yourｙｏｕｔｈ
youthｇｏｅｓ，
goes,ｙｏｕｒ
yourｂｅａｕｔｙ
beautyｗｉｌｌ
will ｇｏ
go ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｉｔ， ａｎｄ then
it, and ｔｈｅｎ you
ｙｏｕ ｗｉｌｌ ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒ
will suddenly discover ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ａｒｅ
are ｎｏ
noｔｒｉｕｍｐｈｓ
triumphsｌｅｆｔ
left ｆｏｒ
for
ｙｏｕ．．．．
you. . . . Ｔｉｍｅ
Timeｉｓisｊｅａｌｏｕｓ
jealous ｏｆof ｙｏｕ，
you,ａｎｄ
andｗａｒｓ
warsａｇａｉｎｓｔ
againstｙｏｕｒ ｌｉｌｉｅｓ
your lilies ａｎｄ
andｒｏｓｅｓ．
roses.
Ｙｏｕ
Youｗｉｌｌ
will ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
becomeｓａｌｌｏｗ，
sallow, ａｎｄ
andｈｏｌｌｏｗ－ｃｈｅｅｋｅｄ，
hollow-cheeked,ａｎｄ
andｄｕｌｌ－ｅｙｅｄ．
dull-eyed.Ｙｏｕ
Youｗｉｌｌ
willｓｕｆｆｅｒ
suffer
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｙ．
horribly.’
Ｗｈｙ，
Why,ｂｌｅｓｓ
bless ｏｕｒ
our ｓｏｕｌｓ！ ｈａｖｅｎ＇ｔ we
souls! haven’t ｗｅ read
ｒｅａｄ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｏｆ ｔｈｉｓkind
of this ｋｉｎｄsomewhere
ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ ｉｎin
ｔｈｅ
the ｃｌａｓｓｉｃｓ？ Ｙｅｓ，ofｏｆcourse
classics? Yes, ｃｏｕｒｓｅweｗｅhave!
ｈａｖｅ！But
Ｂｕｔinｉｎ ｗｈａｔrecondite
what ｒｅｃｏｎｄｉｔｅauthor?
ａｕｔｈｏｒ？AhＡｈ－ｙｅｓ
– yes
－– ｎｏno－–ｙｅｓ，
yes, ｉｔ ｗａｓ inｉｎ Horace!
it was Ｈｏｒａｃｅ！ Ｗｈａｔ
Whatａｎanａｄｖａｎｔａｇｅ
advantageｉｔitｉｓis ｔｏ
to ｈａｖｅ
have ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ
received ａa
ｃｌａｓｓｉｃａｌ ｅｄｕｃａｔｉｏｎ！And
classical education! Ａｎｄ how
ｈｏｗ ｉｔ ｗｉｌｌ astonish
it will ａｓｔｏｎｉｓｈthe
ｔｈｅYankees!
Ｙａｎｋｅｅｓ！ButＢｕｔ we
ｗｅ must
ｍｕｓｔ
ｎｏｔ
not ｆｏｒｇｅｔ ｏｕｒ Puppies,
forget our Ｐｕｐｐｉｅｓ， who
ｗｈｏ ｈａｖｅ
have ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ
probablyｏｃｃｕｐｉｅｄ
occupiedｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｔｉｍｅ
time ｉｎ
in ｌａｐｐｉｎｇ
lapping
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
‘somethingｗｉｔｈ withｓｔｒａｗｂｅｒｒｙ
strawberryｉｎinｉｔ． it’. Puppy No.  (theＡｒｔ
Ｐｕｐｐｙ Ｎｏ．Ｉ（ｔｈｅ ArtＰｕｐｐｙ）
Puppy)ｈａｓ hasｂｅｅｎ
beenｔｅｌｌｉｎｇ
telling
Ｐｕｐｐｙ No.  (theＤｏｌｌ
PuppyＮｏ．３（ｔｈｅ DollＰｕｐｐｙ）
Puppy)ｈｏｗ howｍｕｃｈmuch ｈｅheａｄｍｉｒｅｓ
admiresｈｉｍ． him.Ｗｈａｔ
What ｉｓisｔｈｅ
the ａｎｓｗｅｒ？
answer?
Ｉ‘I ａｍ
amｌｅｓｓ
less ｔｏ ｙｏｕ ｔｈａｎ
to you than ｙｏｕｒyour ｉｖｏｒｙ
ivory Ｈｅｒｍｅｓ
Hermesｏｒorｙｏｕｒ yourｓｉｌｖｅｒ
silver Ｆａｕｎ．
Faun.ＹｏｕYouｗｉｌｌ willｌｉｋｅ
like
ｔｈｅｍ
themａｌｗａｙｓ．
always.ＨｏｗHow ｌｏｎｇlongｗｉｌｌwillｙｏｕ
youｌｉｋｅ
likeｍｅ？
me?Ｔｉｌｌ
TillＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｍｙ myｆｉｒｓｔ ｗｒｉｎｋｌｅ，ＩI suppose.
first wrinkle, ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ．
ＩI know
ｋｎｏｗ ｎｏｗ
nowｔｈａｔ
that ｗｈｅｎ
whenｏｎｅ oneｌｏｓｅｓ
loses ｏｎｅ＇ｓ ｇｏｏｄ ｌｏｏｋｓ，
one’s good ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ they
looks, whatever ｔｈｅｙ may
ｍａｙ ｂｅ， ｏｎｅ
be, one
ｌｏｓｅｓ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ．．．．
loses everything. . . . IＩ am
ａｍ ｊｅａｌｏｕｓ
jealous of ｏｆthe
ｔｈｅportrait
ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔyou ｙｏｕhave
ｈａｖｅpainted
ｐａｉｎｔｅｄofｏｆme. ｍｅ．Why
Ｗｈｙ
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｉｔ ｋｅｅｐ what
it keep ｗｈａｔ ＩI ｍｕｓｔmustｌｏｓｅ？．．．
lose? . . .Ｏｈ，Oh,ｉｆifｉｔit ｗａｓ
was ｏｎｌｙ
only ｔｈｅ
the ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｗａｙ！
way!ＩｆIf ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ ｃｏｕｌｄ only
picture could ｏｎｌｙ change,
ｃｈａｎｇｅ， and ａｎｄ ＩI could
ｃｏｕｌｄ be ｂｅ always
ａｌｗａｙｓ what
ｗｈａｔ IＩ amａｍ now!’
ｎｏｗ！？
Ｎｏ
Noｓｏｏｎｅｒ
soonerｓａｉｄsaidｔｈａｎ
thanｄｏｎｅ！
done!Ｔｈｅ The ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture ｄｏｅｓ
doesｃｈａｎｇｅ：
change:ｔｈｅ theｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ
originalｄｏｅｓｎ＇ｔ．
doesn’t.
Ｈｅｒｅ＇ｓ
Here’s ａa situation
ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎfor ｆｏｒyou!ｙｏｕ！Théophile
Ｔｈｅｏｐｈｉｌｅ Gautier
Ｇａｕｔｉｅｒ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ made
ｍａｄｅ ｉｔit ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ，
romantic,
ｅｎｔｒａｎｃｉｎｇ， ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ．MrＭｒStevenson
entrancing, beautiful. Ｓｔｅｖｅｎｓｏｎ couldｃｏｕｌｄ have
ｈａｖｅ made
ｍａｄｅ ｉｔit convincing,
ｃｏｎｖｉｎｃｉｎｇ， humor-ｈｕｍｏｒ－
ｏｕｓ，
ous, ｐａｔｈｅｔｉｃ．
pathetic. Mr Ｍｒ Anstey
Ａｎｓｔｅｙ ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｈａｖｅhave ｍａｄｅ
madeｉｔit ｓｃｒｅａｍｉｎｇｌｙ
screaminglyｆｕｎｎｙ．funny.Ｉｔ ｈａｓ been
It has ｂｅｅｎ
ｒｅｓｅｒｖｅｄ
reserved ｆｏｒ Ｍｒ Ｏｓｃａｒ
for Mr OscarＷｉｌｄｅ Wildeｔｏtoｍａｋｅmakeｉｔit ｄｕｌｌ ａｎｄ nasty.
dull and ｎａｓｔｙ．TheＴｈｅ promising
ｐｒｏｍｉｓｉｎｇ youth ｙｏｕｔｈ
ｐｌｕｎｇｅｓ
plunges ｉｎｔｏ
into ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｋｉｎｄkind ｏｆ ｍｅａｎ ｄｅｐｒａｖｉｔｙ，
of mean depravity, ａｎｄ andｅｎｄｓ
endsｉｎinｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｃｕｔ＇‘cut’ｂｙbyｆａｓｔfast
ｗｏｍｅｎ
women ａｎｄandｖｉｃｉｏｕｓ
viciousｍｅｎ．men.ＨｅHeｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｓ ｗｉｔｈ murder:
finishes with ｍｕｒｄｅｒ： the ｔｈｅ New
Ｎｅｗ Ｖｏｌｕｐｔｕｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ
Voluptuousness
ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｌｅａｄｓ ｕｐ ｔｏ
leads up to ｂｌｏｏｄ－ｓｈｅｄｄｉｎｇ
blood-shedding－–ｔｈａｔ that ｉｓ ｐａｒｔ of
is part ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ cant.
ｃａｎｔ．TheＴｈｅ gore
ｇｏｒｅ and
ａｎｄ
ｇａｓｈｅｓ
gashes ｗｈｅｒｅｉｎ
whereinＭｒ MrＲｉｄｅｒ
RiderＨａｇｇａｒｄ＋
Haggard⁴ ｔａｋｅｓ ａ ｃｈａｓｔｅ
takes a chaste ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔ
delightａｒｅareｔｈｅ
theｎａｔｕｒａｌ
naturalｄｉｅｔdiet
ｆｏｒ
for ａa ｃｕｌｔｉｖａｔｅｄ
cultivated ｐａｌａｔｅ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｉｓis ｔｉｒｅｄ
palate which tired ofｏｆ mere
ｍｅｒｅ ｌｉｃｅｎｔｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ．
licentiousness. And Ａｎｄ ｅｖｅｒｙ
every

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ｗｉｃｋｅｄｎｅｓｓ
wickedness ｏｒ
or ｆｉｌｔｈｉｎｅｓｓ ｃｏｍｍｉｔｔｅｄ ｂｙbyＤｏｒｉａｎ
filthiness committed DorianＧｒａｙ ｉｓ isｆａｉｔｈｆｕｌｌｙ
Gray faithfullyｒｅｇｉｓｔｅｒｅｄ
registered
ｕｐｏｎ
uponｈｉｓ
hisｆａｃｅ
faceｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ；
picture; ｂｕｔ
but ｈｉｓ
his ｌｉｖｉｎｇ ｆｅａｔｕｒｅｓ are
living features ａｒｅ undisturbed
ｕｎｄｉｓｔｕｒｂｅｄ and
ａｎｄ
ｕｎｍａｒｒｅｄ
unmarredｂｙbyｈｉｓ
hisｉｎｗａｒｄ
inwardｖｉｌｅｎｅｓｓ． Ｔｈｉｓ isｉｓthe
vileness. This ｔｈｅstory
ｓｔｏｒｙwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈMr
Ｍｒ Oscar
Ｏｓｃａｒ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｈａｓ
has
ｔｒｉｅｄ
tried ｔｏ ｔｅｌｌ；aａvery
to tell; ｖｅｒｙ lame
ｌａｍｅ ｓｔｏｒｙ
storyｉｔit ｉｓ， ａｎｄ ｖｅｒｙ
is, and veryｌａｍｅｌｙ
lamelyｉｔitｉｓis ｔｏｌｄ．
told.
Ｗｈｙ
Whyｈａｓhasｈｅheｔｏｌｄ
toldｉｔ？
it? Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereａｒｅ areｔｗｏtwoｅｘｐｌａｎａｔｉｏｎｓ；
explanations;ａｎｄ，and,ｓｏsoｆａｒ far ａｓ
as ｗｅ
weｃａｎ
canｓｅｅ，
see,
ｎｏｔ
notｍｏｒｅ
moreｔｈａｎ
thanｔｗｏ．
two.ＮｏｔNotｔｏ toｇｉｖｅ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
give pleasure ｔｏtoｈｉｓhisｒｅａｄｅｒｓ：
readers:ｔｈｅtheｔｈｉｎｇ
thingｉｓ ｔｏｏ clumsy,
is too ｃｌｕｍｓｙ，
ｔｏｏ ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ， and
too tedious, ａｎｄ－ａｌａｓ！
– alas!ｔｈａｔ
that ｗｅ
weｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｓａｙ
sayｉｔ－
it –ｔｏｏ
tooｓｔｕｐｉｄ．
stupid. Ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
Perhapsｉｔit ｗａｓ
was ｔｏ
to
ｓｈｏｃｋ
shock ｈｉｓ ｒｅａｄｅｒｓ， inｉｎorder
his readers, ｏｒｄｅｒ that
ｔｈａｔthey
ｔｈｅｙmight
ｍｉｇｈｔ cry
ｃｒｙFie!
Ｆｉｅ！upon
ｕｐｏｎ him
ｈｉｍ and
ａｎｄ ｔａｌｋ ａｂｏｕｔ
talk about
ｈｉｍ，
him,ｍｕｃｈ
muchａｓ asＭｒMr
Ｇｒａｎｔ Ａｌｌｅｎ？
Grant ｒｅｃｅｎｔｌｙ
Allen⁵ ｔｒｉｅｄ
recently ｉｎ inＴｈｅThe
tried Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓａｌ
UniversalＲｅｖｉｅｗ
Reviewｔｏto ａｒｏｕｓｅ，
arouse,
ｂｙ
by ａa ｌｉｃｅｎｔｉｏｕｓ ｔｈｅｏｒｙ ｏｆ
licentious theory of ｔｈｅ
the ｓｅｘｕａｌ
sexual ｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ， ａｎ attention
relations, an ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｉｓis ｒｅｆｕｓｅｄ
refused ｔｏto
ｈｉｓ
his ｐｏｐｕｌａｒ
popular ｃｈａｔｔｅｒ ａｂｏｕｔ ｏｔｈｅｒ
chatter about other ｍｅｎ＇ｓ
men’s ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ． Ａｒｅ ｗｅ
science. Are we ｔｈｅｎ
then ｔｏ
to ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
suppose ｔｈａｔthat
ＭｒMrＯｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｈａｓhasｙｉｃｌｄｅｄ
yieldedｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｃｒａｖｉｎｇ
cravingｆｏｒ
for ａa ｎｏｔｏｒｉｅｔｙ ｗｈｉｃｈ he
notoriety which ｈｅ ｏｎｃｅ
once
ｅａｒｎｅｄ
earnedｂｙbyｔａｌｋｉｎｇ
talking ｆｉｄｄｌｅ－ｆａｄｄｌｅ ａｂｏｕｔ ｏｔｈｅｒ
fiddle-faddle about other ｍｅｎ＇ｓ
men’sａｒｔ， ａｎｄ ｓｅｅｓ
art, and ｈｉｓ only
sees his ｏｎｌｙ chance
ｃｈａｎｃｅ
ｏｆof recalling
ｒｅｃａｌｌｉｎｇitｉｔbyｂｙmaking
ｍａｋｉｎｇ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ obvious
ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ atａｔ the
ｔｈｅ cost
ｃｏｓｔofｏｆbeing
ｂｅｉｎｇobnoxious,
ｏｂｎｏｘｉｏｕｓ， and
ａｎｄ
ｂｙ
by ａｔｔｒａｃｔｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ notice
attracting the ｎｏｔｉｃｅ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｔｈｅ ｏｌｆａｃｔｏｒｙ sense
the olfactory ｓｅｎｓｅ cannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ ｒｅｆｕｓｅ
refuse ｔｏ ｔｈｅ presence
to the ｐｒｅｓｅｎｃｅ
ｏｆ ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ self-asserting
of certain ｓｅｌｆ－ａｓｓｅｒｔｉｎｇorganisms?
ｏｒｇａｎｉｓｍｓ？ThatＴｈａｔ isｉｓan
ａｎ uncharitable
ｕｎｃｈａｒｉｔａｂｌｅ hypothesis,
ｈｙｐｏｔｈｅｓｉｓ， and ａｎｄ
ｗｅ
weｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｇｌａｄｌｙ
gladlyａｂａｎｄｏｎ ｉｔ．it.ＩｔItｍａｙ
abandon mayｂｅbeｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ
suggested （ｂｕｔ
(butｉｓisｉｔit ｍｏｒｅ
moreｃｈａｒｉｔａｂｌｅ？）
charitable?)
ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅ
he ｄｅｒｉｖｅｓ
derives ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasureｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｒｅａｔｉｎｇ
treatingａaｓｕｂｊｅｃｔ
subjectｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
because ｉｔ itｉｓis ｄｉｓｇｕｓｔｉｎｇ．
disgusting.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐｈｅｎｏｍｅｎｏｎ
phenomenonｉｓ ｎｏｔ ｕｎｋｎｏｗｎ
is not ｉｎ ｒｅｃｅｎｔ
unknown ｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ；
in recent literature;ａｎｄ ｉｔitｔａｋｅｓ
and takes ｔｗｏ
two ｆｏｒｍｓ，
forms,
ｉｎ ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ ｗｉｄｅｌｙ
in appearance widelyｓｅｐａｒａｔｅ
separate－– ｉｎ
in ｆａｃｔ， ｔｗｏ branches
fact, two ｂｒａｎｃｈｅｓ from
ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
the ｓａｍｅ
sameｒｏｏｔ，
root, ａa
ｒｏｏｔ
root ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｄｒａｗｓ
drawsｉｔｓ ｌｉｆｅfrom
its life ｆｒｏｍmalodorous
ｍａｌｏｄｏｒｏｕｓ putrefaction.
ｐｕｔｒｅｆａｃｔｉｏｎ．One Ｏｎｅ development
ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ ｉｓis
ｆｏｕｎｄ
found ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Puritan
in the Ｐｕｒｉｔａｎ prurience
ｐｒｕｒｉｅｎｃｅwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ produced
ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ Ｔｏｌｓｔｏｙ＇ｓ Ｋｒｅｕｔｚｅｒ Ｓｏｎａｔａ＇
Tolstoy’s ‘Kreutzer Sonata’
ａｎｄ
and Ｍｒ
MrＳｔｅａｄ＇ｓ
Stead’s ｆａｍｏｕｓ
famousｏｕｔｂｕｒｓｔｓ．５ Ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ
outbursts.⁶ That ｏｄｉｏｕｓ enough
is odious ｅｎｏｕｇｈ andａｎｄ ｍｉｓｃｈｉｅｖｏｕｓ
mischievous
ｅｎｏｕｇｈ，
enough,ａｎｄ
andｉｔitｉｓis rightly
ｒｉｇｈｔｌｙ execrated,
ｅｘｅｃｒａｔｅｄ， because
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｉｔit isｉｓtainted
ｔａｉｎｔｅｄwith
ｗｉｔｈanａｎhypocrisy
ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｓｙ and
ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅ ｌｅｓｓculpable
the less ｃｕｌｐａｂｌｅ because
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ charitable
ｃｈａｒｉｔａｂｌｅ persons
ｐｅｒｓｏｎｓ may
ｍａｙ ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ
believeｉｔit to
ｔｏ be
ｂｅ unconscious.
ｕｎｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ．
Ｂｕｔ
But ｉｓ
is itｉｔmore
ｍｏｒｅodious
ｏｄｉｏｕｓorｏｒmoreｍｏｒｅ mischievous
ｍｉｓｃｈｉｅｖｏｕｓ thanｔｈａｎ the
ｔｈｅ ‘frank
ｆｒａｎｋ Paganism’
Ｐａｇａｎｉｓｍ＇（ｔｈａｔ (that ｉｓ
is
ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｄ，
word,ｉｓis ｉｔ ｎｏｔ？） which
it not?) ｗｈｉｃｈ ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｓ
delightsｉｎinｄｉｒｔｉｎｅｓｓ
dirtinessａｎｄ
andｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｅｓ
confessesｉｔｓitsｄｅｌｉｇｈｔ？
delight?Ｓｔｉｌｌ
Still
ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ both
they are ｂｏｔｈchipsｃｈｉｐｓfrom
ｆｒｏｍtheｔｈｅsame
ｓａｍｅblock
ｂｌｏｃｋ－ Ｔｈｅ Maiden
– ‘The Ｍａｉｄｅｎ Ｔｒｉｂｕｔｅ
Tribute of ｏｆModern
Ｍｏｄｅｒｎ
Ｂａｂｙｌｏｎ＇ａｎｄ
Babylon’ andＴｈｅ ‘TheＰｉｃｔｕｒｅ
Pictureｏｆ of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇－ａｎｄ
Gray’ – andｂｏｔｈ bothｏｆofｔｈｅｍ
themｏｕｇｈｔ
oughtｔｏ to ｂｅ
be
ｃｈｕｃｋｅｄ
chuckedｉｎｔｏ into ｔｈｅ
the ｆｉｒｅ． Ｎｏｔsoｓｏmuch
fire. Not ｍｕｃｈ because
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ dangerous
they are ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ ａｎｄ and ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔ
corrupt
（ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ corrupt
(they are ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔ butｂｕｔ not
ｎｏｔ dangerous)
ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ） ａｓ as ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
becauseｔｈｅｙ
theyａｒｅ
areｉｎｃｕｒａｂｌｙ
incurablyｓｉｌｌｙ，ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ
silly, written
ｂｙ
by ｓｉｍｐｌｅｔｏｎ
simpleton ｐｏｓｅｕｒｓ（ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ
poseurs (whether ｔｈｅｙ they ｃａｌｌ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ Puritan
call themselves Ｐｕｒｉｔａｎ orｏｒ Pagan)
Ｐａｇａｎ） whoｗｈｏ
ｋｎｏｗ
knowｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothingａｂｏｕｔ aboutｔｈｅtheｌｉｆｅ
life ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｔｈｅｙ
theyａｆｌｅｃｔ
affect toｔｏ have
ｈａｖｅ explored,
ｅｘｐｌｏｒｅｄ， andａｎｄ because
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
ｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅ mere
they are ｍｅｒｅ ｃａｔｃｈｐｅｎｎｙ
catchpennyｒｅｖｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ
revelationsｏｆｔｈｅ
of theｎｏｎ－ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｔ，
non-existent,ｗｈｉｃｈ，
which,ｉｆifｔｈｅｙ
they ｒｅｖｅａｌ
reveal
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingａｔ at ａｌｌ， ａｒｅ revelations
all, are ｒｅｖｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓonly ｏｎｌｙofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅsingularly
ｓｉｎｇｕｌａｒｌｙunpleasant
ｕｎｐｌｅａｓａｎｔmindsｍｉｎｄｓ from
ｆｒｏｍ
ｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｔｈｅｙ
they ｅｍｅｒｇｅ．
emerge.

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ＦＲＯＭ  

 ＴＨＥ ＤＡＩＬＹ  ,  ＡＦＴＥＲ
ＣＨＲＯＮＩＣＬＥ，ＳＨＯＲＴＬＹ 
 ＰＵＢＬＩＣＡＴＩＯＮ
ＴＨＥ  ＯＦ  ＧＲＡＹ
 ＤＯＲＩＡＮ  ＩＮ

’
ＬＩＰＰＩＮＣＯＴＴ＇Ｓ 
ＭＡＧＡＺＩＮＥ

Ｄｕｌｎｅｓｓ
Dulnessａｎｄ
andｄｉｒｔ
dirtａｒｅ
areｔｈｅ
theｃｈｉｅｆ
chiefｆｅａｔｕｒｅｓ
features ｏｆ
of Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｌｌ＇ｓ ｔｈｉｓ
Lippincott’s this ｍｏｎｔｈ．The
month. Ｔｈｅ element
ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔ
ｉｎ
in itｉｔthat
ｔｈａｔis ｉｓ ｕｎｃｌｅａｎ，
unclean, ｔｈｏｕｇｈundeniably
though ｕｎｄｅｎｉａｂｌｙamusing,
ａｍｕｓｉｎｇ， isｉｓfurnished
ｆｕｒｎｉｓｈｅｄbyｂｙMr
Ｍｒ Oscar
Ｏｓｃａｒ
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｓｔｏｒｙ
story ｏｆ Ｔｈｅ Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
of ‘The Pictureｏｆof Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ＇．
Gray’.ＩｔIt ｉｓ
is aａ tale
ｔａｌｅspawned
ｓｐａｗｎｅｄ from
ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
the
ｌｅｐｒｏｕｓ ｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅofｏｆtheｔｈｅFrench
leprous literature ＦｒｅｎｃｈDécadents
Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｔｓ－ａ ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ book,
– a poisonous ｂｏｏｋ， the
ｔｈｅatmosphere
ａｔｍｏｓｐｈｅｒｅ
ｏｆ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｉｓ
of which ｈｅａｖｙ with
is heavy ｗｉｔｈ the
ｔｈｅ mephitic
ｍｅｐｈｉｔｉｃ ｏｄｏｕｒｓ
odoursｏｆof ｍｏｒａｌ
moralａｎｄandｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌ ｐｕｔｒｅｆａｃｔｉｏｎ
spiritual putrefaction
－– ａa ｇｌｏａｔｉｎｇ ｓｔｕｄｙ ｏｆ
gloating study ｔｈｅ mental
of the ｍｅｎｔａｌ ａｎｄ
andｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ
physicalｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ
corruptionｏｆofａ aｆｒｅｓｈ，
fresh, ｆａｉｒ ａｎｄ
fair and
ｇｏｌｄｅｎ
golden ｙｏｕｔｈ，
youth, ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｂｅbeｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ
horribleａｎｄ ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｎｇ
and fascinatingｂｕｔ
butｆｏｒ forｉｔｓ
its ｅｆｆｅｍｉｎａｔｅ
effeminate
ｆｒｉｖｏｌｉｔｙ，
frivolity, itsｉｔｓstudied
ｓｔｕｄｉｅｄinsincerity,
ｉｎｓｉｎｃｅｒｉｔｙ，itsｉｔｓtheatrical
ｔｈｅａｔｒｉｃａｌcynicism,
ｃｙｎｉｃｉｓｍ，itsｉｔｓtawdry
ｔａｗｄｒｙ mysticism,
ｍｙｓｔｉｃｉｓｍ，
ｉｔｓ ｆｌｉｐｐａｎｔphilosophisings,
its flippant ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｉｓｉｎｇｓ，and
ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ contaminating
ｃｏｎｔａｍｉｎａｔｉｎｇ ｔｒａｉｌ
trail ｏｆ
of ｇａｒｉｓｈ
garish ｖｕｌｇａｒｉｔｙ
vulgarity
ｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｉｓ is ｏｖｅｒ
over ａｌｌ
all MrＭｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ Ｗａｒｄｏｕｒ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ
elaborate Wardour Street ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｉｓｍ ａｎｄ
aestheticism and
ｏｂｔｒｕｓｉｖｅｌｙ
obtrusively ｃｈｅａｐ
cheapｓｃｈｏｌａｒｓｈｉｐ．
scholarship.
Ｍｒ
MrＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｓａｙｓ
saysｈｉｓ
his ｂｏｏｋ
bookｈａｓ
has＇ａ‘a ｍｏｒａｌ＇．
moral’. Ｔｈｅ
Theｍｏｒａｌ， ｓｏsoｆａｒfarａｓasｗｅweｃａｎ
‘moral’, canｃｏｌｌｅｃｔ
collect
ｉｔ，
it, isｉｓthat
ｔｈａｔman’s
ｍａｎ＇ｓ chief
ｃｈｉｅｆ end
ｅｎｄ ｉｓ ｔｏ develop
is to ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐ ｈｉｓ
his ｎａｔｕｒｅ
nature ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
theｆｕｌｌｅｓｔ ｂｙ ＇ａｌｗａｙｓ
fullest by ‘always
ｓｅａｒｃｈｉｎｇ
searching ｆｏｒ
for ｎｅｗ
newｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎｓ＇，
sensations’, ｔｈａｔ
that ｗｈｅｎ
whenｔｈｅ
theｓｏｕｌ
soulｇｅｔｓ
getsｓｉｃｋ
sick ｔｈｅ
the ｗａｙ
wayｔｏtoｃｕｒｅ
cureｉｔit
ｉｓ
is toｔｏdeny
ｄｅｎｙ the
ｔｈｅ senses
ｓｅｎｓｅｓnothing,
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ， for
ｆｏｒ‘nothing’,
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ＇， says
ｓａｙｓone
ｏｎｅ ofｏｆMr
Ｍｒ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ，
characters,
Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ｈｅｎｒｙ
HenryＷｏｔｔｏｎ， ＇ｃａｎ
Wotton, ｃｕｒｅ
‘can ｔｈｅthe
cure ｓｏｕｌ
soulｂｕｔbutｔｈｅtheｓｅｎｓｅｓ，
senses,ｊｕｓｔ
just ａｓ
as ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothing ｃａｎ
can
ｃｕｒｅ
cure ｔｈｅ ｓｅｎｓｅｓ but
the senses ｂｕｔ the
ｔｈｅ soul’.
ｓｏｕｌ＇．Man Ｍａｎ ｉｓ ｈａｌｆangel
is half ａｎｇｅｌand
ａｎｄ half
ｈａｌｆape,
ａｐｅ，and
ａｎｄMrＭｒ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
ｂｏｏｋ
book ｈａｓ
has ｎｏ
noｒｅａｌ
real ｕｓｅ
use ｉｆ
if itｉｔ be
ｂｅ not
ｎｏｔ toｔｏ inculcate
ｉｎｃｕｌｃａｔｅtheｔｈｅ＇ｍｏｒａｌ＇ ｔｈａｔwhen
‘moral’ that ｗｈｅｎ ｙｏｕ
you
ｆｅｅｌ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆbecoming
feel yourself ｂｅｃｏｍｉｎｇ too
ｔｏｏ angelic
ａｎｇｅｌｉｃyou ｙｏｕ cannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ doｄｏ better
ｂｅｔｔｅｒ than
ｔｈａｎ rush
ｒｕｓｈ out
ｏｕｔ and
ａｎｄ
ｍａｋｅ
makeａ aｂｅａｓｔ
beastｏｆofｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓis ｎｏｔ
yourself. There not ａa ｓｉｎｇｌｅ ｇｏｏｄ and
single good ａｎｄ ｈｏｌｙ
holy ｉｍｐｕｌｓｅ
impulse ｏｆof
ｈｕｍａｎ
humanｎａｔｕｒｅ，
nature,ｓｃａｒｃｅｌｙ
scarcelyａ ｆｉｎｅ ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
a fine ｏｒ or
feeling ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔ
instinctｔｈａｔ ｃｉｖｉｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ，
that civilization, ａｒｔ，
art,
ａｎｄ
and ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｎ ｈａｖｅ ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ
religion have developed ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ
throughoutｔｈｅ theａｇｅｓ
agesａｓasｐａｒｔpartｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｂａｒｒｉｅｒｓ
barriers
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
betweenＨｕｍａｎｉｔｙ
Humanityａｎｄand
Ａｎｉｍａｌｉｓｍ
Animalismｔｈａｔthat
ｉｓ isｎｏｔnotｈｅｌｄ
heldｕｐupｔｏto ｒｉｄｉｃｕｌｅ ａｎｄ contempt
ridicule and ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｔ
ｉｎ
in Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
‘DorianＧｒａｙ＇，
Gray’,ｉｆ，if, ｉｎｄｅｅｄ，
indeed, ｓｕｃｈ
suchｓｔｒｏｎｇ
strongｗｏｒｄｓ
wordsｃａｎ
canｂｅbeｆｉｔｌｙ
fitly ａｐｐｌｉｅｄ
applied ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the
ａｃｔｕａｌ
actual ｅｆｆｅｃｔ
effect ofｏｆMrＭｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ａｉｒｙ ｌｅｖｉｔｙand
airy levity ａｎｄ fluent
ｆｌｕｅｎｔimpudence.
ｉｍｐｕｄｅｎｃｅ． His Ｈｉｓ ｄｅｓｐｅｒａｔｅ
desperate
ｅｆｆｏｒｔ ｔｏ vamp
effort to ｖａｍｐ ｕｐupａ a＇ｍｏｒａｌ＇
‘moral’ｆｏｒ
forｔｈｅ
theｂｏｏｋ
bookａｔ atｔｈｅtheｅｎｄend
ｉｓ，is,ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃａｌｌｙ ｓｐｅａｋｉｎｇ，
artistically speaking,
ｃｏａｒｓｅ ａｎｄ ｃｒｕｄｅ，
coarse and crude, ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
because ｔｈｅ
the ｗｈｏｌｅ
wholeｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｔ
incident ｏｆ
of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’sｄｅａｔｈ
deathｉｓ，
is, ａｓ
as
ｔｈｅｙ
theyｓａｙ
sayｏｎ
onｔｈｅ
theｓｔａｇｅ，
stage, ｏｕｔ
‘outｏｆofｔｈｅ
the ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ＇． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ ｏｎｌｙ
picture’. Dorian’s onlyｒｅｇｒｅｔ
regret ｉｓ ｔｈａｔunbridled
is that ｕｎｂｒｉｄｌｅｄ
ｉｎｄｕｌｇｅｎｃｅ
indulgence ｉｎ
in ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｆｏｒｍ
formｏｆof ｓｅｃｒｅｔ ａｎｄ ｕｎｓｐｅａｋａｂｌｅ
secret and unspeakableｖｉｃｅ，
vice, ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｒｅｓｏｕｒｃｅ
resource ｏｆ
of
ｌｕｘｕｒｙ
luxury ａｎｄ
andａｒｔ， ａｎｄ ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
art, and sometimesｓｔｉｌｌ ｍｏｒｅ piquant
still more ｐｉｑｕａｎｔ to
ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅjaded
ｊａｄｅｄyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇ man
ｍａｎ ｏｆof
ｆａｓｈｉｏｎ， ｗｈｏｓｅ ｌｉｖｅｓ
fashion, whose Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ＇
lives ‘Dorian Gray’ｐｒｅｔｅｎｄｓ
pretends ｔｏ
to ｓｋｅｔｃｈ， ｂｙ every
sketch, by ｅｖｅｒｙ abomination
ａｂｏｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎ
ｏｆ ｖｕｌｇａｒｉｔｙ and
of vulgarity ａｎｄ squalor
ｓｑｕａｌｏｒ isｉｓ－ｗｈａｔ？
– what?Ｗｈｙ，
Why,ｔｈａｔ ｉｔitｗｉｌｌ
that will ｌｅａｖｅ ｔｒａｃｅｓ ofｏｆpremature
leave traces ｐｒｅｍａｔｕｒｅ
ａｇｅ
age ａｎｄ
andｌｏａｔｈｓｏｍｅ
loathsomeｓｅｎｓｕａｌｎｅｓｓ ｏｎ on
sensualness ｈｉｓhisｐｒｅｔｔｙ
prettyｆａｃｅ，
face,ｒｏｓｙ
rosyｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｌｏｖｅｌｉｎｅｓｓ
loveliness ｔｈａｔ
that
ｅｎｄｅａｒｅｄ
endearedｙｏｕｔｈ
youthｏｆofｈｉｓ
hisｏｄｉｏｕｓ
odiousｔｙｐｅ
typeｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｐａｒａｌｙｔｉｃ
paralytic ｐａｔｒｉｃｉａｎｓ ｏｆ the
patricians of ｔｈｅ Lower
Ｌｏｗｅｒ
Ｅｍｐｉｒｅ．
Empire.

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Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｐｒａｙｓ
praysｔｈａｔ
thatａ aｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portraitｏｆof ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichａｎanａｒｔｉｓｔ， ｗｈｏ ｒａｖｅｓ
artist, who raves
ａｂｏｕｔ
about ｈｉｍ
him ａｓ
as ｙｏｕｎｇ
young ｍｅｎ
menｄｏdoａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｔｈｅ
theｗｏｍｅｎ
womenｔｈｅｙtheyｌｏｖｅ
loveｎｏｔ
notｗｉｓｅｌｙ
wiselyｂｕｔ
but ｔｏｏ
too
ｗｅｌｌ， ｈａｓ painted
well, has ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ may
ｍａｙ ｇｒｏｗ
growｏｌｄ
oldｉｎｓｔｅａｄ
insteadｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ． Ｔｈｉｓ isｉｓwhat
original. This ｗｈａｔ happens
ｈａｐｐｅｎｓ
ｂｙ
by ｓｏｍｅ
someｓｕｐｅｒｎａｔｕｒａｌ
supernaturalａｇｅｎｃｙ，
agency,ｔｈｅ
theｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ
introductionｏｆofｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｓｅｅｍｓ
seemsｐｕｒｅｌｙ
purelyｆａｒｃｉｃａｌ，
farcical,
ｓｏ ｔｈａｔ Dorian
so that Ｄｏｒｉａｎ goes
ｇｏｅｓ on
ｏｎ enjoying
ｅｎｊｏｙｉｎｇ ｕｎｆａｄｉｎｇ
unfadingｙｏｕｔｈ
youthｙｅａｒ
yearａｆｔｅｒ ｙｅａｒ， and
after year, ａｎｄ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ ｇｏ
go
ｏｎ
on ｆｏｒ
for ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｕｓｉｎｇ
using ｈｉｓ
his ｓｅｎｓｅｓ
senses ｗｉｔｈ
with ｉｍｐｕｎｉｔｙ
impunity＇ｔｏ‘toｃｕｒｅ
cureｈｉｓ
hisｓｏｕｌ＇，
soul’, ｄｅｆｉｌｉｎｇ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
defiling English
ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ｗｉｔｈ the
society with ｔｈｅ moral
ｍｏｒａｌ ｐｅｓｔｉｌｅｎｃｅ
pestilence ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｓis ｉｎｃａｒｎａｔｅ
incarnate ｉｎ
in ｈｉｍ，
him, ｂｕｔ
butｆｏｒ
for ｏｎｅ
one ｔｈｉｎｇ．
thing.
Ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｈｉｓ ｓｕｄｄｅｎ ｉｍｐｕｌｓｅ ｎｏｔ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ ｔｏ ｍｕｒｄｅｒ ｔｈｅ ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ－ ｗｈｉｃｈ
That is his sudden impulse not merely to murder the painter – which might ｍｉｇｈｔ
ｂｅbe ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃａｌｌｙ ｄｅｆｅｎｄｅｄ on
artistically defended ｏｎ ｔｈｅ
the ｐｌｅａ
plea ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｔ
it isｉｓonly
ｏｎｌｙaａfresh
ｆｒｅｓｈdevelopment
ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ ｏｆofｈｉｓhis
ｓｃｈｅｍｅ
schemeｆｏｒ forｒｅａｌｉｚｉｎｇ ｅｖｅｒｙ phase
realizing every ｐｈａｓｅ ｏｆof life-experience
ｌｉｆｅ－ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ –－ｂｕｔbut ｔｏ ｒｉｐ upｕｐ the
to rip ｔｈｅ canvas
ｃａｎｖａｓ
ｉｎ
in aａ rage,
ｒａｇｅ，merely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ because,
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ，though
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ he
ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ permitted
ｐｅｒｍｉｔｔｅｄ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ toｔｏdoｄｏone
ｏｎｅ good
ｇｏｏｄ
ａｃｔｉｏｎ，
action, ｉｔ ｈａｄ not
it had ｎｏｔ made
ｍａｄｅ ｈｉｓhisｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portraitｌｅｓｓ
less ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ．
hideous.Ｂｕｔ
Butａｌｌ
allｔｈｉｓ
this ｉｓ ｉｎｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｅｎｔ with
is inconsistent ｗｉｔｈ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’sｃｏｏｌ，
cool,ｃａｌｃｕｌａｔｉｎｇ，
calculating, ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅｌｅｓｓ
conscienceless ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ，
character, ｅｖｏｌｖｅｄ
evolvedｌｏｇｉｃａｌｌｙ
logically
ｅｎｏｕｇｈ
enoughｂｙ
by Ｍｒ
MrＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ＇Ｎｅｗ Ｈｅｄｏｎｉｓｍ＇．
Wilde’s ‘New Hedonism’.
Ｔｈｅｎ
ThenＭｒMrＷｉｌｄｅ ｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｓ
Wilde finishesｈｉｓhisｓｔｏｒｙ
storyｂｙbyｓａｙｉｎｇ
sayingｔｈａｔ
that ｏｎ
onｈｅａｒｉｎｇ
hearingａ aｈｅａｖｙ
heavyｆａｌｌ
fall
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’sｓｅｒｖａｎｔｓ
servantsｒｕｓｈｅｄ
rushedｉｎ，in,ｆｏｕｎｄ
foundｔｈｅtheｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
portraitｏｎonｔｈｅ
theｗａｌｌ
wall ａｓ
as ｙｏｕｔｈｆｕｌ
youthful
ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
looking ａｓ
as ｅｖｅｒ，
ever, ｉｔｓ
its ｓｅｎｉｌｅ ｕｇｌｉｎｅｓｓ being
senile ugliness ｂｅｉｎｇ ｔｒａｎｓｆｅｒｒｅｄ
transferred ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
theｆｏｕｌ
foulｐｒｏｆｌｉｇａｔｅ
profligate
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， ｗｈｏ ｉｓis lying
himself, who ｌｙｉｎｇ on
ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ floor
ｆｌｏｏｒ stabbed
ｓｔａｂｂｅｄ to
ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ heart.
ｈｅａｒｔ． This
Ｔｈｉｓ isｉｓaａsham
ｓｈａｍ moral,
ｍｏｒａｌ，
ａｓ ｉｎｄｅｅｄ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ
as indeed everything ｉｎ ｔｈｅ book
in the ｂｏｏｋ ｉｓ
is aａ sham,
ｓｈａｍ， ｅｘｃｅｐｔ
except ｔｈｅ ｏｎｅ ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔ
the one element ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
ｂｏｏｋ
book ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｗｉｌｌ
will ｔａｉｎｔ ｅｖｅｒｙ young
taint every ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍｉｎｄ
mindｔｈａｔ
thatｃｏｍｅｓ
comesｉｎinｃｏｎｔａｃｔ
contactｗｉｔｈ
withｉｔ． Ｔｈａｔ
it. That
ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔ
elementｉｓis ｓｈｏｃｋｉｎｇｌｙ
shockinglyｒｅａｌ，
real, ａｎｄ
andｉｔit ｉｓ ｔｈｅ plausibly
is the ｐｌａｕｓｉｂｌｙ insinuated
ｉｎｓｉｎｕａｔｅｄ defence
ｄｅｆｅｎｃｅ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｒｅｅｄ
creed ｔｈａｔ ａｐｐｅａｌｓ ｔｏ
that appeals ｔｈｅ senses
to the ｓｅｎｓｅｓ ‘to
ｔｏ cure
ｃｕｒｅ the
ｔｈｅ soul’
ｓｏｕｌ＇ whenever
ｗｈｅｎｅｖｅｒ ｔｈｅ
theｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌ ｎａｔｕｒｅ
spiritual nature
ｏｆof ｍａｎ
manｓｕｆｆｅｒｓ
suffers ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｏｏtooｍｕｃｈ
much ｐｕｒｉｔｙ
purityａｎｄandｓｅｌｆ－ｄｅｎｉａｌ．
self-denial.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｒｅｓｔ
restｏｆof ｔｈｉｓ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆofＬｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｌｔ
this number Lippincott ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔｓ ｏｆ articles
consists of ａｒｔｉｃｌｅｓofｏｆharmless
ｈａｒｍｌｅｓｓpadding.
ｐａｄｄｉｎｇ．

 ＴＨＥ
ＦＲＯＭ  
 ＳＣＯＴＳ ,  ＪＵＬＹ
ＯＢＳＥＲＶＥＲ，５  Ｉ８９０

Ｗｈｙ
Whyｇｏgoｇｒｕｂｂｉｎｇ
grubbingｉｎinｍｕｃｋ
muckｈｅａｐｓ？ ＴｈｅThe
heaps? ｗｏｒｌｄ ｉｓ isｆａｉｒ，
world fair, ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ
the ｐｒｏｐｏｒｔｉｏｎ
proportion ｏｆ
of
ｈｅａｌｔｈｙ－ｍｉｎｄｅｄ
healthy-minded ｍｅｎ
menａｎｄ
andｈｏｎｅｓｔ
honestｗｏｍｅｎ ｔｏ ｔｈｏｓｅ
women ｔｈａｔthat
to those ａｒｅare
ｆｏｕｌ，
foul,ｆａｌｌｅｎ， ｏｒ
fallen, or
ｕｎｎａｔｕｒａｌ
unnatural ｉｓ ｇｒｅａｔ．Mr
is great. Ｍｒ Oscar
Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｈａｓ
hasａｇａｉｎ
againｂｅｅｎ
beenｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ
writingｓｔｕｆｆ
stuff ｔｈａｔ ｗｅｒｅ
that were
ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｕｎｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ；and
better unwritten; ａｎｄwhile
ｗｈｉｌｅ‘The
Ｔｈｅ Picture
Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray’,
of Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇，ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｈｅ
heｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｓ
contributes
ｔｏ Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｔｔ＇ｓ，isｉｓingenious,
to Lippincott’s, ｉｎｇｅｎｉｏｕｓ，interesting,
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｉｎｇ，full
ｆｕｌｌof ｏｆcleverness,
ｃｌｅｖｅｒｎｅｓｓ，and
ａｎｄplainly
ｐｌａｉｎｌｙthe
ｔｈｅwork
ｗｏｒｋ
ｏｆ
of ａa ｍａｎ
manｏｆofｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ，
letters,ｉｔit ｉｓ ｆａｌｓｅ art
is false ａｒｔ－ｆｏｒ
– forｉｔｓ
itsｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
interestｉｓis ｍｅｄｉｃｏ－ｌｅｇａｌ；
medico-legal;ｉｔitｉｓis ｆａｌｓｅ
false ｔｏ
to
ｈｕｍａｎ
human ｎａｔｕｒｅ－ｆｏｒ
nature – ｉｔｓ
for ｈｅｒｏ ｉｓ ａis ｄｅｖｉｌ；
its hero a devil;ｉｔitｉｓ ｆａｌｓｅtoｔｏmorality
is false ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ－ｆｏｒ
– for ｉｔ
it isｉｓnot
ｎｏｔmade
ｍａｄｅ
ｓｕｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔｌｙ ｄｌｅａｒ that
sufficiently clear ｔｈａｔ the
ｔｈｅwriter
ｗｒｉｔｅｒdoes
ｄｏｅｓ not
ｎｏｔ prefer
ｐｒｅｆｅｒ aａ course
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ of
ｏｆ unnatural
ｕｎｎａｔｕｒａｌ ｉｎｉｑｕｉｔｙ
iniquity
ｔｏ
to aａ life
ｌｉｆｅofｏｆｃｌｅａｎｌｉｎｅｓｓ， ｈｅａｌｔｈ，
cleanliness, health, andａｎｄ ｓａｎｉｔｙ．
sanity. TheＴｈｅ ｓｔｏｒｙ－ｗｈｉｃｈ
story ｄｅａｌｓ with
– which deals ｗｉｔｈ matters
ｍａｔｔｅｒｓ
ｏｎｌｙ
only ｆｉｔｔｅｄ ｆｏｒtheｔｈｅCriminal
fitted for ＣｒｉｍｉｎａｌInvestigation
ＩｎｖｅｓｔｉｇａｔｉｏｎDepartment
Ｄｅｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔ ｏｒor ａa ｈｅａｒｉｎｇ
hearing ｉｎ ｃａｍｅｒａ－–
in camera
ｉｓis discreditable
ｄｉｓｃｒｅｄｉｔａｂｌｅ alike
ａｌｉｋｅtoｔｏauthor
ａｕｔｈｏｒand
ａｎｄ editor.
ｅｄｉｔｏｒ．Mr
Ｍｒ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｈａｓ
has ｂｒａｉｎｓ， ａｎｄ ａｒｔ，
brains, and ａｎｄ
art, and
ｓｔｙｌｅ； ｂｕｔifｉｆheｈｅcanｃａｎwrite
style; but ｗｒｉｔｅforｆｏｒnone
ｎｏｎｅbutｂｕｔoutlawed
ｏｕｔｌａｗｅｄnoblemen
ｎｏｂｌｅｍｅｎ ａｎｄ
and ｐｅｒｖｅｒｔｅｄ
perverted

２１８

  Ｉ
ＡＰＰＥＮＤＩＸ

ｔｅｌｅｇｒａｐｈ－ｂｏｙｓ，？
telegraph-boys,⁷ ｔｈｅ
the ｓｏｏｎｅｒ
sooner ｈｅ
heｔａｋｅｓ
takes ｔｏ
to ｔａｉｌｏｒｉｎｇ （ｏｒsome
tailoring (or ｓｏｍｅ ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｄｅｃｅｎｔ
decent ｔｒａｄｅ）
trade)
ｔｈｅ
the ｂｅｔｔｅｒ ｆｏｒ his
better for ｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎ reputation
ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ and
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｐｕｂｌｉｃ
public ｍｏｒａｌｓ．
morals.

 ＴＨＥ
ＦＲＯＭ  
 ＣＨＲＩＳＴＩＡＮ ＬＥＡＤＥＲ 
ＬＡＴＥＲ 
ＴＨＥ
 
ＳＣＯＴＴＩＳＨ ,  ＪＵＬＹ
ＲＥＶＩＥＷ，３  
１８９０
ＭｒMrＯｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ ｆｕｒｎｉｓｈｅｄ
Wilde furnishedｕｓusｓｏｍｅ ｔｉｍｅ
some ａｇｏagoｗｉｔｈ
time ａ ｐｌｅａｓａｎｔ
with a pleasantｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｅ
surprise ｂｙ
by ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ
productionｏｆof ｔｈｅ
theｃｌｅｖｅｒｅｓｔ
cleverest ｂｏｏｋ
bookｏｆofｆａｉｒｙ
fairy ｔａｌｅｓ ｔｈａｔ has
tales that ｈａｓ ｂｅｅｎ
been ｉｓｓｕｅｄ
issued ｉｎin ｈｉｓ
his
ｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ
generationｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅtheＢｒｉｔｉｓｈ
Britishｐｒｅｓｓ；
press;ａｎｄ
andｔｏtoｔｈｉｓ
this ｍｏｎｔｈ＇ｓ
month’sＬｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｌｔ＇ｓ Ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ ｈｅ
Lippincott’s Magazine he
ｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｓ
contributes ａa story,
ｓｔｏｒｙ，‘The
Ｔｈｅ Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
Picture ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ＇，
of Dorian Gray’,ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｓis ｌｉｋｅｌｙ
likely toｔｏmake
ｍａｋｅ even
ｅｖｅｎ
ａa ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎ． With
greater sensation. Ｗｉｔｈ ａa subtle
ｓｕｂｔｌｅ power
ｐｏｗｅｒ ｉｔ ｐｏｒｔｒａｙｓthe
it portrays ｔｈｅgilded
ｇｉｌｄｅｄpaganism
ｐａｇａｎｉｓｍ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
ｈａｓ
has ｂｅｅｎ
beenｓｔａｉｎｉｎｇ
staining ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｌａｔｔｅｒ ｙｅａｒｓ ofｏｆthe
latter years ｔｈｅVictorian
Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ epoch
ｅｐｏｃｈ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｏｒｒｏｒｓ
horrors ｔｈａｔ
that
ｃａｒｒｙ
carry ｕｓ ｂａｃｋ ｔｏto the
us back ｔｈｅ worst
ｗｏｒｓｔ incidents
ｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｔｓ inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ history
ｈｉｓｔｏｒｙofｏｆancient
ａｎｃｉｅｎｔRome;
Ｒｏｍｅ； ａｎｄ
andｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｒａｇｉｃ ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ ofｏｆ Dorian
tragic picture Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’sｌｉｆｅ， ｇｉｖｅｎ up
life, given ｕｐ ｔｏto sensuous
ｓｅｎｓｕｏｕｓ ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ，
pleasure, ｗｉｔｈ
with ｉｔｓ
its
ｍｉｎｇｌｅｄ
mingledｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ
cultureａｎｄ
andｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ，
corruption,Ｍｒ MrＷｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｈａｓhasｐｅｒｆｏｒｍｅｄ ａ ｓｅｒｖｉｃｅ
performed a serviceｔｏtoｈｉｓ
hisａｇｅ．
age.
Ａｓ
As ｔｏ ｔｈｅ mechanism
to the ｍｅｃｈａｎｉｓｍ ｏｆofｔｈｅtheｓｔｏｒｙ，
story, ｉｔ
it isｉｓeven
ｅｖｅｎmore
ｍｏｒｅ ｉｎｇｅｎｉｏｕｓ
ingenious ａｎｄ
andｓｔｒｉｋｉｎｇ ｔｈａｎ
striking than
ｔｈｅ ＇Ｄｒ Ｊｅｋｙｌｌ＇
the ‘Dr Jekyll’ ofｏｆMr
Ｍｒ Louis
Ｌｏｕｉｓ Stevenson,
Ｓｔｅｖｅｎｓｏｎ， ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｎｏｖｅｌ
novelｉｓis ｓｔｕｄｄｅｄ
studdedｗｉｔｈ
withｂｒｉｌｌｉａｎｔ
brilliant
ｅｐｉｇｒａｍ．
epigram.Ｂｕｔ
Butｔｈｅ
theｌｉｔｅｒａｒｙ ｃｈａｒｍ ｏｆofｅｖｅｎ
literary charm evenｉｔｓ
its ｍｏｓｔ
mostｐｏｗｅｒｆｕｌ
powerfulｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ
passagesｉｓisｏｆ
of ｓｍａｌｌ
small
ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ
account ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ
comparedｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｔｉｖｅ
motiveｄｏｍｉｎａｔｉｎｇ
dominatingｔｈｅ
theｗｒｉｔｅｒ． Ｗｅ ｃａｎ
writer. We can ｏｎｌｙ ｈｏｐｅ
only hope
ｔｈａｔｉｔｗｉｌｌ ｂｅｒｅａｄ
that it will be ａｎｄｐｏｎｄｅｒｅｄｂｙ
read and pondered ｔｈｏｓｅ ｃｌａｓｓｅｓ
by those classesｏｆofＢｒｉｔｉｓｈ ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙｗｈｏｓｅ
British society ｃｏｒｒｕｐ－
whose corrup-
ｔｉｏｎ
tion itｉｔdelineates
ｄｅｌｉｎｅａｔｅｓwith ｗｉｔｈsuch
ｓｕｃｈthrilling
ｔｈｒｉｌｌｉｎｇpower,
ｐｏｗｅｒ，andａｎｄthat
ｔｈａｔitｉｔmay
ｍａｙbeｂｅthe
ｔｈｅmeans
ｍｅａｎｓ ｏｆ
of
ｐｒｅｓｅｒｖｉｎｇ
preserving ｍａｎｙ
manyｙｏｕｎｇ youngｌｉｖｅｓ
lives ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｔｅｍｐｔａｔｉｏｎｓ
temptations ｂｙ by ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｔｈｅｙ
theyａｒｅ
areｓｕｒ－
sur-
ｒｏｕｎｄｅｄ．
rounded.Ｏｎｅ Oneｏｆ ofｉｔｓitsｍｏｓｔ
mostｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｖｅ
impressiveｌｅｓｓｏｎｓ
lessonsｌｉｅｓ ｉｎ the
lies in ｔｈｅ fact
ｆａｃｔthat
ｔｈａｔDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray’s
Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ
ｌｉｆｅ ｗａｓpoisoned
life was ｐｏｉｓｏｎｅｄ by ｂｙ aａ book.
ｂｏｏｋ． Although
Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｉｓ ｒｅｍａｒｋａｂｌｅ ｎｏｖｅｌｅｔｔｅ
this remarkable novelette ｏｃｃｕｐｉｅｓ
occupies ａa
ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ
hundredｐａｇｅｓ，
pages,ａｎｄ
andｗｏｕｌｄwouldｂｅbeｃｈｅａｐ
cheapａｔatｔｈｅ
theｐｒｉｃｅ
price ｃｈａｒｇｅｄ
chargedｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ number,
for the ｎｕｍｂｅｒ， ｔｈｅｒｅ
there
ａｒｅ ｎｅａｒｌｙ sixty
are nearly ｓｉｘｔｙ pages
ｐａｇｅｓ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｆｉｌｌｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ excellent
filled with ｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔmatter
ｍａｔｔｅｒ inｉｎｐｒｏｓｅ
prose ａｎｄ
andｖｅｒｓｅ．
verse.

ＴＨＥ
ＦＲＯＭ  ＷＯＲＬＤ，
 ＣＨＲＩＳＴＩＡＮ  ,ＩＯ
 ＪＵＬＹ
 １８９０

Ｏｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｈａｓhasｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ
writtenｆｏｒforＬｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｔｔ＇ｓ Ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ ａa story
Lippincott’s Magazine ｓｔｏｒｙ called
ｃａｌｌｅｄ ‘The
＇Ｔｈｅ Picture
Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ of
ｏｆ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ＇
Gray’ｗｈｉｃｈ，
which,ｉｆif we
ｗｅ ｄｉｄ ｎｏｔ know
did not ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈｅ
the ａｕｔｈｏｒ＇ｓ ｎａｍｅ， and
author’s name, ａｎｄ ｓｋｉｐｐｅｄ ｏｎｅ
skipped one
ｏｒor ｔｗｏ
twoｐｈｒａｓｅｓ，
phrases,ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｓｔｒｉｋｅ
strikeｕｓusａｓasａa＇ｍｏｒａｌ
‘moralｔａｌｅ＇， ｉｎｔｅｎｄｅｄ ｔｏto ｅｘｃｉｔｅ
tale’, intended excite ａa loathing
ｌｏａｔｈｉｎｇ
ｆｏｒ ｓｉｎ；though
for sin; ｔｈｏｕｇｈ we
ｗｅ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ also
ａｌｓｏ have
ｈａｖｅ thought
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ that
ｔｈａｔ he
ｈｅ had
ｈａｄ unintentionally
ｕｎｉｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌｌｙ gone
ｇｏｎｅ
ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ， ａｎｄ not
further, and ｎｏｔ merely
ｍｅｒｅｌｙ given
ｇｉｖｅｎ his
ｈｉｓreaders
ｒｅａｄｅｒｓwhat
ｗｈａｔ was
ｗａｓ given
ｇｉｖｅｎ Christian
Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｉａｎ inｉｎ‘The
Ｔｈｅ
Ｐｉｌｇｒｉｍ＇ｓ Ｐｒｏｇｒｅｓｓ＇， aａ glimpse
Pilgrim’s Progress’, ｇｌｉｍｐｓｅ into
ｉｎｔｏ hell,
ｈｅｌｌ，butｂｕｔhad
ｈａｄtaken
ｔａｋｅｎ them
ｔｈｅｍ ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｉｔｓ ｔｈｒｅｓｈｏｌｄ
its threshold
ａｎｄ
andｆｉｌｌｅｄ ｔｈｅｉｒ lungs
filled their ｌｕｎｇｓ with
ｗｉｔｈ its
ｉｔｓfumes.
ｆｕｍｅｓ．To
Ｔｏ credit
ｃｒｅｄｉｔthis
ｔｈｉｓtoｔｏOscar
ＯｓｃａｒWilde,
Ｗｉｌｄｅ， however,
ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｂｅbeａｎanｉｎｊｕｓｔｉｃｅ，
injustice,ｆｏｒ
forｉｎinｃｅｒｔａｉｎ
certainｒｅｐｌｉｅｓ
replies ｔｏ
to ｈｉｓ
his ｃｒｉｔｉｃｓ （ｒｅｖｅａｌｉｎｇ aａ conceit
critics (revealing ｃｏｎｃｅｉｔ
ｓｏ ｃｏｌｏｓｓａｌ that
so colossal ｔｈａｔother
ｏｔｈｅｒmenｍｅｎ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｈａｒｄｌｙ
hardly ｈａｖｅ
have ｉｍａｇｉｎｅｄ
imaginedｉｔｓ its ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ
existence ｅｖｅｎ
even ｉｎin

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ｔｈｉｓ Ｍａｓｔｅｒ ｏｆ
this Master Ｖａｎｉｔｙ） he
of Vanity) ｈｅ declares
ｄｅｃｌａｒｅｓ that
ｔｈａｔ the
ｔｈｅ story
ｓｔｏｒｙmust
ｍｕｓｔ be
ｂｅ considered
ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simply ａｓ
as
ａa ｗｏｒｋ
workｏｆof ａｒｔ． Ｔａｋｉｎｇ ｉｔit ｏｎ
art. Taking on ｔｈｉｓ ｌｏｗｅｒ ｌｅｖｅｌ，
this lower ｔｈｅｎ， we
level, then, ｗｅ need
ｎｅｅｄ ｏｎｌｙ
only ｓａｙ
say ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｔｏｒｙ
story ｉｓ
is aａ rather
ｒａｔｈｅｒ tedious
ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ attempt
ａｔｔｅｍｐｔ ｔｏ ｆｏｌｌｏｗ in
to follow ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ footsteps
ｆｏｏｔｓｔｅｐｓofｏｆDr
Ｄｒ Jekyll
Ｊｅｋｙｌｌand
ａｎｄ Mr
Ｍｒ
Ｈｙｄｅ，
Hyde,ａｎｄ
andｔｈａｔ
thatｔｈｅ
theｏｓｔｅｎｔａｔｉｏｕｓｌｙ ｍａｎｕｆａｃｔｕｒｅｄ ｃｌｅｖｅｒｎｅｓｓｅｓ
ostentatiously manufactured ｏｆ Oscar
clevernesses of Ｏｓｃａｒ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｄｏ
do ｎｏｔ
not ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ
approachｔｈｅ
theｇｅｎｉｕｓ
geniusｏｆof Ｒ．
R. Ｌ． Ｓｔｅｖｅｎｓｏｎ．
L. Stevenson.

 ＰＡＴＥＲ
ＷＡＬＴＥＲ  
 ＩＮ ＴＨＥ  ( ),
ＢＯＯＫＭＡＮ（ＯＣＴＯＢＥＲＩ８９Ｉ），
ＯＮ 
 ＴＨＥ 
Ｉ８９Ｉ 
ＶＥＲＳＩＯＮ
ＡA Ｎｏｖｅｌ ｂｙ Mr
Novel by Ｍｒ Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Oscar Wilde
Ｔｈｅｒｅ
There ｉｓis ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
somethingｏｆof ａｎanｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ
excellent ｔａｌｋｅｒ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ
talker about the ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ ｏｆ Mr
writing of Ｍｒ
Ｏｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ；
Wilde;ａｎｄ
andｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｈａｎｄｓ，
hands, ａｓ
as ｈａｐｐｅｎｓ
happensｓｏsoｒａｒｅｌｙ
rarely ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｏｓｅ ｗｈｏ ｐｒａｃｔｉｓｅ
those who practise
ｉｔ， ｔｈｅ form
it, the ｆｏｒｍ ｏｆof ｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅ
dialogueｉｓisｊｕｓｔｉｆｉｅｄ
justified ｂｙ
by ｉｔｓ
its ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｒｅａｌｌｙ
really ａｌｉｖｅ．
alive. Ｈｉｓ
His ｇｅｎｉａｌ，
genial,
ｌａｕｇｈｔｅｒ－ｌｏｖｉｎｇ
laughter-lovingｓｅｎｓｅ
senseｏｆofｌｉｆｅ ａｎｄ ｉｔｓ
life and ｅｎｊｏｙａｂｌｅ ｉｎｔｅｒｃｏｕｒｓｅ，
its enjoyable intercourse, ｇｏｅｓ
goes ｆａｒ
far ｔｏ ｏｂｖｉａｔｅ
to obviate
ａｎｙ
any ｃｒｕｄｉｔｙ ｔｈｅｒｅ may
crudity there ｍａｙ ｂｅbeｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｒａｄｏｘ，
paradox, ｗｉｔｈ
with ｗｈｉｃｈ，
which,ａｓas ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ
the ｂｒｉｇｈｔ ａｎｄ
bright and
ｓｈｉｎｉｎｇ
shining ｔｒｕｔｈ
truth ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｏｆｔｅｎ
oftenｕｎｄｅｒｌｉｅｓ
underlies ｉｔ， Ｍｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ，
it, Mr Wilde, ｓｔａｒｔｌｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ‘countrymen’,
startling his ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙｍｅｎ＇，
ｃａｒｒｉｅｓ
carries ｏｎ，
on, ｍｏｒｅ
moreｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhapsｔｈａｎ ａｎｙany
than ｏｔｈｅｒ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ，
other ｔｈｅtheｂｒｉｌｌｉａｎｔ
writer, brilliantｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｆof
critical work
Ｍａｔｔｈｅｗ
MatthewＡｒｎｏｌｄ． Ｔｈｅ‘The
Arnold. ＤｅｃａｙDecay
ｏｆ Ｌｙｉｎｇ＇， ｆｏｒ for
of Lying’, ｉｎｓｔａｎｃｅ， ｉｓ isａｌｌallｂｕｔ
instance, butｕｎｉｑｕｅ
uniqueｉｎinｉｔｓ
its
ｈａｌｆ－ｈｕｍｏｒｏｕｓ，
half-humorous,ｙｅｔ
yet ｗｈｏｌｌｙ
wholly ｃｏｎｖｉｎｃｅｄ，
convinced,ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｍｅｎｔ
presentmentｏｆofｃｅｒｔａｉｎ
certainｖａｌｕａｂｌｅ
valuableｔｒｕｔｈｓ
truths
ｏｆof ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ． Ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎａｌ ｃａｓｅ，
criticism. Conversational case,ｔｈｅtheｆｕｉｄｉｔｙ
fluidityｏｆofｌｉｆｅ，
life, ｆｅｌｉｃｉｔｏｕｓ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ， ａｒｅ
felicitous expression, are
ｑｕａｌｉｔｉｅｓ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈａｖｅ
qualities which haveａ aｎａｔｕｒａｌ
naturalａｌｌｉａｎｃｅ
allianceｔｏtoｔｈｅ
the ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ
successful ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ
writing ｏｆｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ； ａｎｄ
of fiction; and
ｓｉｄｅ ｂｙ ｓｉｄｅ
side by side ｗｉｔｈ
with Ｍｒ
MrＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ Ｔｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎｓ＇（ｓｏ
Wilde’s ｈｅ ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｓ
‘Intentions’ (so ｈｉｓhis
he entitles ｃｒｉｔｉｃａｌ
criticalｅｆｆｏｒｔｓ）
efforts)
ｃｏｍｅｓ
comesａ aｎｏｖｅｌ，
novel,ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainlyｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ， ａｎｄ ａｆｆｏｒｄｉｎｇ
original, and affording ｔｈｅ
the ｒｅａｄｅｒ
reader ａa ｆａｉｒ ｏｐｐｏｒｔｕｎｉｔｙ
fair opportunity
ｏｆ ｃｏｍｐａｒｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ
of comparing his ｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅ
practice ａｓ
as ａa ｃｒｅａｔｉｖｅ ａｒｔｉｓｔwith
creative artist ｗｉｔｈmany
ｍａｎｙ aａ precept
ｐｒｅｃｅｐｔ ｈｅ
he ｈａｓ
has
ｅｎｏｕｎｃｅｄ
enouncedａｓasｃｒｉｔｉｃ
critic ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｉｎｇ
concerningｉｔ．
it.
ＡA ｗｈｏｌｅｓｏｍｅ
wholesome ｄｉｓｌｉｋｅ
dislikeｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｃｏｍｍｏｎｐｌａｃｅ， ｒｉｇｈｔｌｙ
the commonplace, rightlyｏｒorｗｒｏｎｇｌｙ
wronglyｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉｅｄ
identified ｂｙ
by
ｈｉｍ
himｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｂｏｕｒｇｅｏｉｓ， ｗｉｔｈour
bourgeois, with ｏｕｒ middle-class
ｍｉｄｄｌｅ－ｃｌａｓｓ－ｉｔｓ ｈａｂｉｔｓ and
– its habits ａｎｄ tastes
ｔａｓｔｅｓ–－ｌｅａｄｓ ｈｉｍ
leads him
ｔｏ
to ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔ
protest ｅｍｐｈａｔｉｃａｌｌｙ
emphaticallyａｇａｉｎｓｔ
againstｓｏ－ｃａｌｌｅｄ
so-called＇ｒｅａｌｉｓｍ＇
‘realism’ｉｎinａｒｔ；
art;ｌｉｆｅ， ａｓ he
life, as ｈｅ ａｒｇｕｅｓ，
argues,
ｗｉｔｈ
withｍｕｃｈ
much ｐｌａｕｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ，
plausibility,ａｓasａaｍａｔｔｅｒ
matterｏｆofｆａｃｔ，
fact, ｗｈｅｎ
whenｉｔit ｉｓ ｒｅａｌｌｙ awake,
is really ａｗａｋｅ， ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ
following
ａｒｔ－ｔｈｅ ｆａｓｈｉｏｎ
art – the ａｎ an
fashion ｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅ
effectiveａｒｔｉｓｔ
artistｓｅｔｓ； ｗｈｉｌｅ ａｒｔ，
sets; while ｏｎ the
art, on ｔｈｅ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ hand,
ｈａｎｄ， ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｔｉａｌ
influential
ａｎｄ
andｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅ ａｒｔ，has
effective art, ｈａｓnever
ｎｅｖｅｒ taken
ｔａｋｅｎ its
ｉｔｓcue
ｃｕｅfrom
ｆｒｏｍ actual
ａｃｔｕａｌ life.
ｌｉｆｅ．InＩｎ‘Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray’
Ｇｒａｙ＇ he
ｈｅ
ｉｓ ｔｒｕｅ certainly,
is true ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ，onｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ whole,
ｗｈｏｌｅ， to
ｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ aesthetic
ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ philosophy
ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｙ ｏｆof ｈｉｓ Ｉｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎｓ＇；
his ‘Intentions’;
ｙｅｔ
yet ｎｏｔ
notｉｎｆａｌｌｉｂｌｙ， ｅｖｅｎ on
infallibly, even ｏｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｐｏｉｎｔ： there
this point: ｔｈｅｒｅ isｉｓa ａcertain
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎamount
ａｍｏｕｎｔ ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ ｉｎｔｒｕｓｉｏｎ
the intrusion
ｏｆ ｒｅａｌ life
of real ｌｉｆｅand
ａｎｄ its
ｉｔｓsordid
ｓｏｒｄｉｄaspects
ａｓｐｅｃｔｓ－ ｔｈｅ low
– the ｌｏｗ ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ，
theatre, ｔｈｅ
the ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅｓ
pleasures ａｎｄ
andｇｒｉｅｆｓ，
griefs,
ｔｈｅ
the ｆａｃｅｓ ｏｆｓｏｍｅ
faces of someｖｅｒｙ
very ｕｎｒｅｆｉｎｅｄ
unrefined ｐｅｏｐｌｅ，
people, ｍａｎａｇｅｄ，
managed,ｏｆofｃｏｕｒｓｅ，
course, ｃｌｅｖｅｒｌｙ ｅｎｏｕｇｈ．
cleverly enough.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｉｎｔｅｒｌｕｄｅ
interludeｏｆofＪｉｍ
JimＶａｎｅ， ｈｉｓhisｈａｌｆ－ｓｕｌｌｅｎ
Vane, half-sullenｂｕｔ
butｗｈｏｌｌｙ
whollyｆａｉｔｈｆｕｌ
faithful ｃａｒｅ
careｆｏｒ
for ｈｉｓ
his
ｓｉｓｔｅｒ＇ｓ ｈｏｎｏｕｒ，ｉｓ
sister’s honour, is asａｓgood
ｇｏｏｄ asａｓ perhaps
ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ anything
ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ kind,
ｋｉｎｄ，marked
ｍａｒｋｅｄ ｂｙby ａa
ｈｏｍｅｌｙ
homely ｂｕｔbut
ｒｅａｌrealｐａｔｈｏｓ，
pathos,ｓｕｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔｌｙ
sufficientlyｐｒｏｖｉｎｇ ａ ｖｅｒｓａｔｉｌｉｔｙ
proving a versatilityｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｗｒｉｔｅｒ＇ｓ
writer’sｔａｌｅｎｔ，
talent,

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ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｍａｋｅ
makeｈｉｓhisｂｏｏｋｓ
booksｐｏｐｕｌａｒ．
popular.Ｃｌｅｖｅｒ
Cleverａｌｗａｙｓ，
always,ｔｈｉｓ ｂｏｏｋ， ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
this book, however,
ｓｅｅｍｓ
seemsｉｎｔｅｎｄｅｄ
intendedｔｏtoｓｅｔ
setｆｏｒｔｈ
forth ａｎｙｔｈｉｎｇ
anythingｂｕｔ
butａaｈｏｍｅｌｙ
homelyｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｙ ｏｆ ofｌｉｆｅlifeｆｏｒ
philosophy for ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｉｄｄｌｅ－ｃｌａｓｓ
middle-class –－ aａ kind
ｋｉｎｄ ｏｆ ｄａｉｎｔｙ Epicurean
of dainty Ｅｐｉｃｕｒｅａｎ ｔｈｅｏｒｙ，
theory,ｒａｔｈｅｒ－
rather –ｙｅｔ
yetｆａｉｌｓ， ｔｏ some
fails, to ｓｏｍｅ
ｄｅｇｒｅｅ， ｉｎ this;
degree, in ｔｈｉｓ；and
ａｎｄone
ｏｎｅcan
ｃａｎsee
ｓｅｅwhy.
ｗｈｙ．AＡ true
ｔｒｕｅEpicureanism
Ｅｐｉｃｕｒｅａｎｉｓｍ ａｉｍｓ
aims ａｔ
at aａ complete
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅ
ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
though ｈａｒｍｏｎｉｏｕｓ
harmoniousｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ
developmentｏｆofｍａｎ＇ｓ
man’sｅｎｔｉｒｅ
entire ｏｒｇａｎｉｓｍ．
organism. Ｔｏｌｏｓｅ
To lose ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒａｌ
the moral
ｓｅｎｓｅ
senseｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ，
therefore, ｆｏｒ ｉｎｓｔａｎｃｅ， the
for instance, ｔｈｅ sense
ｓｅｎｓｅ ofｏｆsinｓｉｎand
ａｎｄrighteousness,
ｒｉｇｈｔｅｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ， asａｓMr
Ｍｒ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
ｈｅｒｏ－ｈｉｓ
hero – hisｈｅｒｏｅｓ
heroesａｒｅareｂｅｎｔ
bentｏｎon
ｄｏｉｎｇ
doingａｓ asｓｐｅｅｄｉｌｙ，
speedily,ａｓasｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ
completelyａｓasｔｈｅｙ
theyｃａｎ，
can,ｉｓis
ｔｏto ｌｏｓｅ， ｏｒ lower,
lose, or ｌｏｗｅｒ，organization,
ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎ，toｔｏbecome
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｌｅｓｓ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ， ｔｏ
less complex, ｐａｓｓ from
to pass ｆｒｏｍ ａa higher
ｈｉｇｈｅｒ
ｔｏ
to aａ lower
ｌｏｗｅｒ degree
ｄｅｇｒｅｅ ofｏｆ development.
ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ．ＡｓAsａ aｓｔｏｒｙ，
story, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
however,ａaｐａｒｔｌｙ
partly ｓｕｐｅｒｎａｔｕｒａｌ
supernatural
ｓｔｏｒｙ，
story, itｉｔisｉｓfirst-rate
ｆｉｒｓｔ－ｒａｔｅ
in ｉｎ ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ
artistic ｍａｎａｇｅｍｅｎｔ；those
management; ｔｈｏｓｅ Epicurean
Ｅｐｉｃｕｒｅａｎ ｎｉｃｅｔｉｅｓ
niceties ｏｎｌｙ
only
ａｄｄｉｎｇｔｏ
adding toｔｈｅ
theｄｅｃｏｒａｔｉｖｅ
decorativeｃｏｌｏｕｒ ｏｆｉｔｓ
colour of itsｃｅｎｔｒａｌ
centralｆｉｇｕｒｅ，
figure, ｌｉｋｅ ｓｏmany
like so ｍａｎｙ ｅｘｏｔｉｃ
exotic ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ，
flowers,
ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｅ charming
like the ｃｈａｒｍｉｎｇ ｓｃｅｎｅｒｙ
sceneryａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｐｅｒｐｅｔｕａｌ，
perpetual,ｅｐｉｇｒａｍｍａｔｉｃ，
epigrammatic,ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｉｎｇ，
surprising, ｙｅｔ
yet
ｓｏ
so ｎａｔｕｒａｌ， ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎｓ， ｌｉｋｅ
natural, conversations, ａｎ atmosphere
like an ａｔｍｏｓｐｈｅｒｅ ａｌｌallａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｉｔ．
it. Ａｌｌ
All ｔｈａｔ
that ｐｌｅａｓａｎｔ
pleasant
ａｃｃｅｓｓｏｒｙ
accessoryｄｅｔａｉｌ，
detail, ｔａｋｅｎ
taken ｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔ
straight ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ，
culture,ｔｈｅ
theｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ
intellectual ａｎｄ
andｓｏｃｉａｌ
social
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｓ， ｔｈｅ conventionalities,
interests, the ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌｉｔｉｅｓ， ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ moment,
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ， ｈａｖｅ，
have,ｉｎ inｆａｃｔ，
fact,ａｆｔｅｒ
afterａｌｌ，
all, ｔｈｅ
the
ｅｆｆｅｃｔ ｏｆ the
effect of ｔｈｅ better
ｂｅｔｔｅｒ sort
ｓｏｒｔ ofｏｆ realism,
ｒｅａｌｉｓｍ， throwing
ｔｈｒｏｗｉｎｇ ｉｎｔｏ
into ｒｅｌｉｅｆ ｔｈｅ adroitly-devised
relief the ａｄｒｏｉｔｌｙ－ｄｅｖｉｓｅｄ
ｓｕｐｅｒｎａｔｕｒａｌ
supernatural ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔ
element ａｆｔｅｒ
after theｔｈｅ manner
ｍａｎｎｅｒ ｏｆof Ｐｏｅ，
Poe, ｂｕｔ
but ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｇｒａｃｅ
grace ｈｅ
he ｎｅｖｅｒ
never
ｒｅａｃｈｅｄ，
reached, ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｓｕｐｅｒｓｅｄｅｓ
supersedesｔｈａｔ
thatｅａｒｌｉｅｒ ｄｉｄａｃｔｉｃ purpose,
earlier didactic ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅ， and
ａｎｄ makes
ｍａｋｅｓ ｔｈｅ
the ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite
ｓｕｆｆｉｃｉｎｇ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ of
sufficing interest ｏｆ an
ａｎ ｅｘｃｅｌｌｅｎｔ
excellentｓｔｏｒｙ．
story.
Ｗｅ
Weｌｉｋｅ
like ｔｈｅ
the ｈｅｒｏ，
hero, ａｎｄ，
and, ｓｐｉｔｅ ｏｆ his,
spite of ｈｉｓ，somewhat
ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ ｕｎｓｏｃｉａｂｌｅ，
unsociable, ｄｅｖｏｔｉｏｎ
devotionｔｏto ｈｉｓ
his
ａｒｔ， Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， better
art, Hallward, ｂｅｔｔｅｒthan
ｔｈａｎLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ Wotton.
Ｗｏｔｔｏｎ． Ｈｅ
Heｈａｓ
has ｔｏｏ ｍｕｃｈ ｏｆａ
too much of aｎｏｔ
not ｖｅｒｙ
very
ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｒｅｆｉｎｅｄworld
really refined ｗｏｒｌｄinｉｎａｎｄ ａｂｏｕｔ him,
and about ｈｉｍ， and
ａｎｄ his
ｈｉｓsomewhat
ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ ｃｙｎｉｃ
cynic ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ， ｗｈｉｃｈ
opinions, which
ｓｅｅｍ
seemｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｔｏtoｂｅbeｔｈｏｓｅ thoseｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｗｒｉｔｅｒ，who
the writer, ｗｈｏ may,
ｍａｙ， however,
ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， have
ｈａｖｅ ｉｎｔｅｎｄｅｄ
intended
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryａｓasａaｓａｔｉｒｉｃ ｓｋｅｔｃｈ．Mr
satiric sketch. Ｍｒ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ can
ｃａｎ hardly
ｈａｒｄｌｙ have
ｈａｖｅ intended
ｉｎｔｅｎｄｅｄ ｈｉｍ，
him, ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｈｉｓｃｙｎｉｃ ａｍｉｔｙ ofｏｆｍｉｎｄ
his cynic amity mind andａｎｄ temper,
ｔｅｍｐｅｒ， any
ａｎｙ more
ｍｏｒｅ than
ｔｈａｎ the
ｔｈｅｍｉｓｅｒａｂｌｅ ｅｎｄ ofｏｆＤｏｒｉａｎ
miserable end Dorian
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， ｔｏfigure
himself, to ｆｉｇｕｒｅtheｔｈｅmotive
ｍｏｔｉｖｅand
ａｎｄtendency
ｔｅｎｄｅｎｃｙ ofｏｆaａtrue
ｔｒｕｅCyrenaic
Ｃｙｒｅｎａｉｃ orｏｒEpicurean
Ｅｐｉｃｕｒｅａｎ
ｄｏｃｔｒｉｎｅ
doctrineｏｆofｌｉｆｅ．
life. InＩｎcontrast
ｃｏｎｔｒａｓｔ with
ｗｉｔｈ Hallward,
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ， ｔｈｅtheａｒｔｉｓｔ，
artist, ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｓｅｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｉｅｓ
sensibilities ｉｄｅａｌｉｓｅ
idealise
ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄａｒｏｕｎｄ
the world aroundｈｉｍ，
him,ｔｈｅｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ ｏｆＤｏｒｉａｎ
the personality of DorianＧｒａｙ，ａｂｏｖｅ
Gray, aboveａｌｌ， ｉｎｔｏｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
all, into something
ｍａｇｎｉｆｉｃｅｎｔ
magnificent andａｎｄ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ， ｗｅ might
strange, we ｍｉｇｈｔ sayｓａｙ that
ｔｈａｔLord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， and
ａｎｄ ｅｖｅｎ
even ｍｏｒｅ
moreｔｈｅ，
the,
ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｆｉｒｓｔ， ｓｕｉｃｉｄａｌhero,
first, suicidal ｈｅｒｏ，loses
ｌｏｓｅｓtooｔｏｏmuch
ｍｕｃｈ inｉｎlife
ｌｉｆｅto ｔｏ
be ｂｅ ａ ｔｒｕｅ
a true Ｅｐｉｃｕｒｅａｎ－ｌｏｓｅｓ
Epicurean – loses
ｓｏｍｕｃｈ
so muchｉｎinｔｈｅ ｗａｙ of
the way ｏｆｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ，
impressions, ofｏｆｐｌｅａｓａｎｔ ｍｅｍｏｒｉｅｓ， and
pleasant memories, ａｎｄｓｕｂｓｅｑｕｅｎｔ
subsequentｈｏｐｅｓ，
hopes,
ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichＨａｌｌｗａｒｄ，
Hallward,ｂｙ
byａa ｒｅａｌｌｙ Ｅｐｉｃｕｒｅａｎ economy,
really Epicurean ｅｃｏｎｏｍｙ， ｍａｎａｇｅｓ
managesｔｏtoｓｅｃｕｒｅ．
secure.Ｉｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
It should
ｂｅ
be ｓａｉｄ， ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， ｉｎin ｆａｉｒｎｅｓｓ，
said, however, ｔｈａｔthe
fairness, that ｔｈｅwriter
ｗｒｉｔｅｒisｉｓimpersonal:
ｉｍｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ：seems
ｓｅｅｍｓ not
ｎｏｔ toｔｏhave
ｈａｖｅ
ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉｅｄ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ entirely
identified himself ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙwith
ｗｉｔｈany
ａｎｙofｏｆｈｉｓ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ：and
his characters: ａｎｄWotton’s
Ｗｏｔｔｏｎ＇ｓ ｃｙｎｉｃｉｓｍ，
cynicism, ｏｒor
ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒｉｔ
whatever it ｂｅ，ａｔｌｅａｓｔｍａｋｅｓ
be, at least makesａaｖｅｒｙ
very ｃｌｅｖｅｒｓｔｏｒｙｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ．
clever story possible. HeＨｅ becomes
ｂｅｃｏｍｅｓｔｈｅtheｓｐｏｉｌｅｒ
spoiler
ｏｆof ｔｈｅ ｆａｉｒyoung
the fair ｙｏｕｎｇ man,
ｍａｎ， ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｂｏｄｉｌｙ
bodilyｆｏｒｍ
formｒｅｍａｉｎｓ
remainsｕｎ－ａｇｅｄ：
un-aged:ｗｈｉｌｅ
whileｈｉｓ
hisｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ，
picture,
ｔｈｅ ｃｈｅｆｄ＇ｅｕｒｅ
the chef ｏｆthe
d’œuvre of ｔｈｅartist
ａｒｔｉｓｔ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，changes
Hallward, ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ miraculously
ｍｉｒａｃｕｌｏｕｓｌｙ with
ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ
the ｇｒａｄｕａｌ
gradual
ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ
corruption ｏｆ of ｈｉｓ
his ｓｏｕｌ． Ｈｏｗ ｔｒｕｅ，
soul. How true,ｗｈａｔ
whatａ ｌｉｇｈｔ
a lightｏｎonｔｈｅthe
ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ
artisticｎａｔｕｒｅ，
nature,ｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ
followingｏｎ onａｃｔｕａｌ
actualｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｉｅｓ ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｉｒ
personalities and ｒｅｖｅａｌｉｎｇ influence
their revealing ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ inｉｎart.
ａｒｔ．Ｗｅ ｑｕｏｔｅ
We quote
ｉｔ
it asａｓan
ａｎexample
ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ ｏｆ Ｍｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
of Mr Wilde’sｍｏｒｅ
moreｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ
seriousｓｔｙｌｅ．
style.


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ＡＰＰＥＮＤＩＸ
Ｉｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ ｔｈｉｎｋ
I sometimes ｔｈａｔ
think thatｔｈｅｒｅ
thereａｒｅ
areｏｎｌｙ
onlyｔｗｏ
twoｅｒａｓ
eras ｏｆ ａｎｙ importance
of any ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ ｉｎinｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ＇ｓｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ．
world’s history.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｆｉｒｓｔｉｓ ｔｈｅ appearance
first is the ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ ｏｆａ
of a ｎｅｗ
newｍｅｄｉｕｍ
mediumｆｏｒfor
ａｒｔ，
art,ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｓｅｃｏｎｄ
secondｉｓis the
ｔｈｅ appearance
ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ ｏｆ
of
ａa ｎｅｗｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ
new personalityｆｏｒａｒｔａｌｓｏ．
for art also.Ｗｈａｔ
Whatｔｈｅ
theｉｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎ
inventionｏｆof ｏｉｌ－ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ ｗａｓｔｏｔｈｅ
oil-painting was to the Ｖｅｎｅｔｉａｎｓ，
Venetians,ｔｈｅ
the
ｆａｃｅ ｏｆ Ａｎｔｉｎｏüｓ ｗａｓ ｔｏ ｌａｔｅ Ｇｒｅｅｋ ｓｃｕｌｐｔｕｒｅ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｅ ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
face of Antinoüs was to late Greek sculpture, and the face of Dorian Gray will ｗｉｌｌsome
ｓｏｍｅ day
ｄａｙ
ｂｅ
be ｔｏ ｍｅ． ItＩｔ isｉｓnotｎｏｔmerely
to me. ｍｅｒｅｌｙthat
ｔｈａｔI paint
Ｉ ｐａｉｎｔ ｆｒｏｍhim,
from ｈｉｍ，draw
ｄｒａｗfrom
ｆｒｏｍhim,
ｈｉｍ，sketch
ｓｋｅｔｃｈfrom
ｆｒｏｍhim.
ｈｉｍ．OfＯｆ
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
courseＩI have
ｈａｖｅ ｄｏｎｅ
doneａｌｌ ｔｈａｔ．ButＢｕｔheｈｅｉｓ
all that. ｍｕｃｈmore
is much ｍｏｒｅ toｔｏ me
ｍｅ than
ｔｈａｎ aａ model
ｍｏｄｅｌｏｒａ
or aｓｉｔｔｅｒ．Ｉｗｏｎ＇ｔｔｅｌｌ
sitter. I won’t tell
ｙｏｕ
youｔｈａｔ
thatＩI ａｍ
amｄｉｓｓａｔｉｓｆｉｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｗｈａｔ
dissatisfied with whatＩI ｈａｖｅ
haveｄｏｎｅ
doneｏｆofｈｉｍ，
him,ｏｒorｔｈａｔ
thatｈｉｓ
his ｂｅａｕｔｙ
beautyｉｓis ｓｕｃｈ
such ｔｈａｔ
that Ａｒｔ
Art
ｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannotｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ
expressｉｔ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ
it. There ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ that
is nothing ｔｈａｔArt
Ａｒｔcannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔ express,
ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ，and
ａｎｄ IＩ know
ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ work
that the ｗｏｒｋ ＩI
ｈａｖｅ
haveｄｏｎｅ，
done,ｓｉｎｃｅ
sinceＩI ｍｅｔ
metＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ， ｉｓ isｇｏｏｄ
Gray, goodｗｏｒｋ， ｉｓ isｔｈｅtheｂｅｓｔ
work, bestｗｏｒｋ
workｏｆofｍｙmy
ｌｉｆｅ．
life. Ｂｕｔ
But ｉｎ
in
ｓｏｍｅ
someｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curiousｗａｙ
way．．．
. . .ｈｉｓ
his ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ ｈａｓ suggested
personality has ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ toｔｏ meｍｅ an
ａｎ entirely
ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙnew
ｎｅｗ manner
ｍａｎｎｅｒ ｉｎin
ａｒｔ， ａｎ entirely
art, an ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ new
ｎｅｗ ｍｏｄｅ
modeｏｆ ofｓｔｙｌｅ．
style.Ｉ Iｓｅｅ
seeｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔｌｙ，
differently, ＩI ｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅｍ
themｄｉｆｆｅｒｅｎｔｄｙ．
differently.ＩI
ｃａｎ
can ｎｏｗ
nowｒｅｃｒｅａｔｅ
recreateｌｉｆｅ
life inｉｎa ａway
ｗａｙthat
ｔｈａｔwas
ｗａｓhidden
ｈｉｄｄｅｎ from
ｆｒｏｍ me
ｍｅ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ．
before.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ，
himself, ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
thoughｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly ａa ｑｕｉｔｅquite ｕｎｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔ ｉｎin Ｅｐｉ－
unsuccessful experiment Epi-
ｃｕｒｅａｎｉｓｍ，
cureanism, ｉｎ inｌｉｆｅ
lifeａｓasａ aｆｉｎｅ
fineａｒｔ，
art,ｉｓis（ｔｉｌｌ ｈｉｓinward
(till his ｉｎｗａｒｄ ｓｐｏｉｌｉｎｇ
spoilingｔａｋｅｓ takesｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ
visible ｅｆｆｅｃｔ
effect
ｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ，
suddenly,ａｎｄ andｉｎinａaｍｏｍｅｎｔ，
moment, ａｔ at
ｔｈｅtheｅｎｄend ｏｆ of
ｈｉｓhisｓｔｏｒｙ）
story)ａaｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ
beautiful ｃｒｅａｔｉｏｎ．
creation. But Ｂｕｔ
ｈｉｓ ｓｔｏｒｙ isｉｓalso
his story ａｌｓｏa vivid,
ａ ｖｉｖｉｄ， ｔｈｏｕｇｈcarefully
though ｃａｒｅｆｕｌｌｙconsidered,
ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ，exposure
ｅｘｐｏｓｕｒｅ of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅcorruption
ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ
ｏｆ
of aａ ｓｏｕｌ，
soul, withｗｉｔｈ aａ very
ｖｅｒｙ plain
ｐｌａｉｎ moral
ｍｏｒａｌ ｐｕｓｈｅｄ
pushedｈｏｍｅ， home,ｔｏtoｔｈｅtheｅｆｆｅｃｔ effectｔｈａｔ that ｖｉｃｅ
vice
ａｎｄ
and ｃｒｉｍｅ
crimeｍａｋｅ makeｐｅｏｐｌｅ
people ｃｏａｒｓｅ
coarseａｎｄand ｕｇｌｙ．
ugly. Ｇｅｎｅｒａｌ
General ｒｅａｄｅｒｓ，
readers, ｎｅｖｅｒｔｈｅｌｅｓｓ，
nevertheless,ｗｉｌｌ will
ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ
probablyｃａｒｅ careｌｅｓｓlessｆｏｒ
forｔｈｉｓ
this ｍｏｒａｌ，
moral,ｌｅｓｓless ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｎｅ，
for the ｖａｒｉｅｄ， largely
fine, varied, ｌａｒｇｅｌｙ appreciative
ａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｉｖｅ
ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ
culture ｏｆ ｔｈｅ writer,
of the ｗｒｉｔｅｒ， inｉｎ evidence
ｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅ ｆｒｏｍ
fromｐａｇｅ pageｔｏtoｐａｇｅ，
page,ｔｈａｎ than ｆｏｒforｔｈｅtheｓｔｏｒｙ
story ｉｔｓｅｌｆ，
itself,
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｉｔｓ ａｄｒｏｉｔｌｙmanaged
its adroitly ｍａｎａｇｅｄ ｓｕｐｅｒｎａｔｕｒａｌ
supernaturalｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｔｓ，
incidents, ｉｔｓ ａｌｍｏｓｔ equally
its almost ｅｑｕａｌｌｙ wonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ
applications of ｏｆ natural
ｎａｔｕｒａｌ science;
ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ；ｉｍｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ，ｓｕｒｅｌｙ，
impossible, surely, in ｉｎ fact,
ｆａｃｔ，ｂｕｔ ｐｌａｕｓｉｂｌｅenough
but plausible ｅｎｏｕｇｈ
ｉｎ ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ．ItsＩｔｓinterest
in fiction. ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ turnsｔｕｒｎｓ
on ｏｎthatｔｈａｔveryｖｅｒｙoldｏｌｄtheme,
ｔｈｅｍｅ，old ｏｌｄbecause
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ basedｂａｓｅｄ on ｏｎ
ｓｏｍｅ
someｉｎｈｅｒｅｎｔ
inherentｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ
experienceｏｒorｆａｎｃｙ fancyｏｆofｔｈｅ theｈｕｍａｎ
human ｂｒａｉｎ，
brain, ｏｆ ofａ aｄｏｕｂｌｅ
double ｌｉｆｅ：
life: ｏｆof
Ｄ？ｐｐｅｌｇ？ｎｇｅｒ－ｎｏｔ
Döppelgänger – not ｏｆｔｗｏof two
ｐｅｒｓｏｎｓ， ｉｎ inｔｈｉｓ
persons, thisｃａｓｅ，
case, ｂｕｔ ｏｆｔｈｅ
but of the ｍａｎ
manａｎｄ andｈｉｓ hisｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ；
portrait;
ｔｈｅ
the ｌａｔｔｅｒ
latter ofｏｆ which,
ｗｈｉｃｈ， asａｓ we ｗｅ ｈｉｎｔｅｄ
hinted ａｂｏｖｅ，
above,ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ，
changes,ｄｅｃａｙｓ，
decays,ｉｓis ｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ，
spoiled, ｗｈｉｌｅ
while ｔｈｅ the
ｆｏｒｍｅｒ，
former, ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ａa ｌｏｎｇ long ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
course ｏｆ of ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ，
corruption, ｒｅｍａｉｎｓ，
remains, ｔｏ ｔｈｅ outward
to the ｏｕｔｗａｒｄ ｅｙｅ， eye,
ｕｎｃｈａｎｇｅｄ，
unchanged,ｓｔｉｌｌ still inｉｎallａｌｌtheｔｈｅbeauty
ｂｅａｕｔｙofｏｆa ａseemingly
ｓｅｅｍｉｎｇｌｙimmaculate
ｉｍｍａｃｕｌａｔｅ youth ｙｏｕｔｈ –－＇ｔｈｅ ‘the
ｄｅｖｉｌ＇ｓ ｂａｒｇａｉｎ＇． But
devil’s bargain’. Ｂｕｔ itｉｔwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ be ｂｅ ａa ｐｉｔｙ
pity to ｔｏ spoil
ｓｐｏｉｌ the
ｔｈｅ reader’s
ｒｅａｄｅｒ＇ｓenjoyment
ｅｎｊｏｙｍｅｎｔ ｂｙ by
ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ ｄｅｔａｉｌ．We
further detail. Ｗｅ need
ｎｅｅｄ ｏｎｌｙ
onlyｅｍｐｈａｓｉｚｅ
emphasize ｏｎｃｅ
onceｍｏｒｅ，
more,ｔｈｅ the
ｓｋｉｌｌ，
skill,ｔｈｅ
theｒｅａｌ
realｓｕｂｔｌｅｔｙ
subtlety
ｏｆ ａｒｔ，the
of art, ｔｈｅease
ｅａｓｅ andａｎｄ fluidity
ｆｌｕｉｄｉｔｙwithalｗｉｔｈａｌofｏｆone ｏｎｅtelling
ｔｅｌｌｉｎｇa story
ａ ｓｔｏｒｙbyｂｙword ｗｏｒｄofｏｆmouth,
ｍｏｕｔｈ，
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｔｈｅ theｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ
consciousnessｏｆofｔｈｅ theｓｕｐｅｒｎａｔｕｒａｌ
supernatural ｉｓis ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
introduced ｉｎｔｏ， into, and ａｎｄ
ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎｅｄ
maintainedａｍｉｄ，ｔｈｅｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅｌｙ
amid, the elaboratelyｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ，
conventional,ｓｏｐｈｉｓｔｉｃａｔｅｄ， ｄｉｓａｂｕｓｅｄ world
sophisticated, disabused ｗｏｒｌｄ

Ｍｒ
MrＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｄｅｐｉｃｔｓ
depictsｓｏsoｃｌｅｖｅｒｌｙ，
cleverly,ｓｏsoｍｅｒｃｉｌｅｓｓｌｙ．
mercilessly. Ｔｈｅ Theｓｐｅｃｉａｌ
specialｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ
fascination ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｉｅｃｅ
piece ｉｓ，
is, ofｏｆcourse,
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ，ｊｕｓｔ ｔｈｅｒｅ－ａｔ
just there ｔｈａｔpoint
– at that ｐｏｉｎｔofｏｆcontrast.
ｃｏｎｔｒａｓｔ．MrＭｒWilde’sＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓwork ｗｏｒｋ mayｍａｙ
ｆａｉｒｌｙ ｃｌａｉｍtoｔｏgoｇｏwith
fairly claim ｗｉｔｈthat ｔｈａｔ
of ｏｆ ＥｄｇａｒPoe,
Edgar Ｐｏｅ，
andａｎｄ withｗｉｔｈsome
ｓｏｍｅgood ｇｏｏｄFrench
Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ work ｗｏｒｋ
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ same
of the ｓａｍｅ ｋｉｎｄ，
kind, ｄｏｎｅ，
done,ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ，
probably,ｉｎinｍｏｒｅ more ｏｒ orｌｅｓｓ
lessｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
consciousｉｍｉｔａｔｉｏｎ
imitationｏｆofｉｔ． it.

ＷＡＬＴＥＲ
W ＰＡＴＥＲ
P


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ＮＯＴＥＳ

Ｉ The
Ｔｈｅ Woman’s
Ｗｏｍａｎ＇ｓ Ｗｏｒｄ：
World: Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameｅｄｉｔｏｒ
editorｏｆof ｗｈａｔ
whatｗａｓ
wasｔｈｅｎ
thenｃａｌｌｅｄ
called Ｌａｄｙｓ
Lady’s Ｗｏｒｌｌ：
World: AＡ
Ｍａｇａ ｉｎｅ ｇｆof Fashion
Magazine Ｆａｓｈｉｏｍ and
ａｎｄSociety,
Ｓｏｃｉｔｙ，published
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄbyｂｙCassell
Ｃａｓｓｅｌｌ＆ Ｃｏ．ｉｎin .
& Co. １８８７． He
Ｈｅ ｕｒｇｅｄ
urgedＣａｓｓｅｌｌｓ
Cassell’sｔｏ
to
ｃｈａｎｇｅ
change ｉｔｓ ｎａｍｅ ｔｏ
its name to Ｗｏｍａｎ＇ｓ
Woman’sＷｏｒｌｌ，
World,ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｆｉｒｓｔ ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｕｎｄｅｒ
first number underＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｅｄｉｔｏｒｓｈｉｐ
editorship
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ
appearedｉｎin Ｎｏｖｅｍｂｅｒ
Novemberｔｈａｔthatｙｅａｒ．
year.ＨｅHe
ａｃｔｅｄ ｉｎ inｔｈｉｓ
acted thisｃａｐａｃｉｔｙ
capacityｆｏｒ
for ｔｗｏ
twoｙｅａｒｓ．
years.
２ Ｏｕｉｄａ： Ｔｈｅ ｎｏｍ
Ouida: The nom ｄｅ
de ｐｌｕｍｅ ｏｆ Marie
plume of Ｍａｒｉｅ Ｌｏｕｉｓｅ
Louise ｄｅ
de ｌａ Ｒａｍéｅ （１８３９－１９０８），
la Ramée (–), ａｎ
an ｅｘｔｒｅｍｅｌｙ
extremely
ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓｆｕｌ ｎｏｖｅｌｉｓｔinｉｎherｈｅｒday,
successful novelist ｄａｙ，now
ｎｏｗ almost
ａｌｎｏｓｔ completely
ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｅｌｙ ｆｏｒｇｏｔｔｅｎ．
forgotten.
３ Ｐｕｐｐｙ： ａｒｒｏｇａｎｔ and
Puppy: arrogant ａｎｄ conceited
ｃｏｎｃｅｉｔｅｄyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇman
ｍａｎ (OED).
（ＯＥＤ）．
４ Ｒｉｄｅｒ Ｈａｇｇａｎｄ：Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Rider Haggard: Henry Ｒｉｄｅｒ
Rider Ｈａｇｇａｒｄ
Haggard（１８５６－１９２５），ａｕｔｈｏｒ
(–), authorｏｆofｖｅｒｙ
veryｐｏｐｕｌａｒ
popularｅｓｃａｐｉｓｔ
escapist
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅｓ，
romances, ｔｈｅ
the ｍｏｓｔ
mostｆａｍｏｕｓ
famousｂｅｉｎｇ
beingｋｉｎｇ
KingＳｏｌｏｍｏｎ＇ｓ
Solomon’s Ｍｉｎｅｓ（１８８５），Ｓｈｅ（１８８７）
Mines (), She () ａｎｄ
andＡｌｌａｎ
Allan
Ｑｕａｒｔｅｒｍａｉｎ ().
Quartermain （１８８７）．He
Ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ ｋｎｉｇｈｔｅｄ
knightedｉｎ .
in １９１２．
５ Grant
Ｇｒａｎｔ Allen:
Ａｌｌｅｎ：Grant
ＧｒａｎｔAllen
Ａｌｌｅｎ（１８４８－９９）， ｃａｍｐａｉｇｎｉｎｇ novelist,
(–), campaigning ｎｏｖｅｌｉｓｔ，whose
ｗｈｏｓｅmost
ｍｏｓｔfamous
ｆａｍｏｕｓ work
ｗｏｒｋ
Ｔｈｅ Ｗｏｍａｎ Ｗｈｏ
The Woman WhoＤｉｄ
Did（１８ｇ５） ｗａｓ aａ notorious
() was ｎｏｔｏｒｉｏｕｓexample
ｅｘａｍｐｌｅofｏｆtheｔｈｅ‘New
＇ＮｅｗWomen’
Ｗｏｍｅｎ＇ｎｏｖｅｌ， ｗｈｉｃｈ
novel, which
ｄｅｐｉｃｔｅｄ
depicted ｅｍａｎｃｉｐａｔｅｄ
emancipatedｗｏｍｅｎ
womenｗｈｏwho
ｄｅｆｙdefyｍｏｒａｌ ａｎｄand
moral ｓｏｃｉａｌ
socialｅｘｐｅｃｔａｔｉｏｎｓ．
expectations.
６ ＭｒMrＳｔｅａｄ＇ｓ ｆａｍｏｕｓ outbursts:
Stead’s famous ｏｕｔｂｕｒｓｔｓ：W.Ｗ．T.Ｔ． Stead
Ｓｔｅａｄ was
ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ
the ｅｄｉｔｏｒ
editor ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Pall
of the Ｐａｌｌ Mall
Ｍａｌｌ Gazette,
Ｇａｚｄｔｔｅ，which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
ｓｈｏｃｋｅｄ
shockedｔｈｅ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ when
the public ｗｈｅｎ ｉｔ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄanａｎarticle
it published ａｒｔｉｃｌｅentitled
ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｄ
‘TheＴｈｅ ＭａｉｄｅｎTribute
Maiden ＴｒｉｂｕｔｅofｏｆModern
Ｍｏｄｅｒｎ
Ｂａｂｙｌｏｎ＇（６－１０Ｊｕｌｙ
Babylon’ (– July ), exposing
１８８５），ｅｘｐｏｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｔｒａｄｅ ｉｎ ｖｉｒｇｉｎｓ
the trade ｔｈａｔ
in virgins ｅｘｉｓｔｅｄ
that existedｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｃａｐｉｔａｌ． Ｓｔｅａｄ
capital. Stead
ｈａｄ
hadｐｏｓｅｄ
posedａｓasａ aｃｕｓｔｏｍｅｒ
customerａｔatａ aｈｏｕｓｅ ｏｆ ofｉｌｌ－ｒｅｐｕｔｅ
house ill-repute ａｎｄ
andｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
publishedａ aｌｕｒｉｄ
lurid ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ
accountｏｆofｈｉｓ
his
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ
experience ｏｆ
of ｂｕｙｉｎｇ＇
‘buying’ ａaｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｗｏｒｋｉｎｇ－ｃｌａｓｓ
working-classｇｉｒｌ．
girl. Ｈｉｓ
His ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎｓ， ｗｈｉｃｈ mixed
publications, which ｍｉｘｅｄ
ｐｒｕｒｉｅｎｔ
prurient ｒｅｐｏｒｔａｇｅ
reportage ｗｉｔｈ
with ｒｉｇｈｔｅｏｕｓｌｙ ｉｎｄｉｇｎａｎｔ campaigning,
righteously indignant ｃａｍｐａｉｇｎｉｎｇ， ｄｉｄ
did ｂｒｉｎｇ ａｂｏｕｔ ｔｈｅ
bring about ａｗａｒｅ－
the aware-
ｎｅｓｓ
ness ｈｅ
he ｓｏｕｇｈｔ，ａｎｄ
sought, andｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｄ ｔｏtoｔｈｅtheｐｒｅｓｓｕｒｅ
contributed pressureｏｎonＰａｒｌｉａｍｅｎｔ
Parliamentｔｏtoｒａｉｓｅ
raiseｔｈｅ
the ｌａｗ
law ｏｆ ｃｏｎｓｅｎｔ
of consent
ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｉｒｔｅｅｎ
thirteenｙｅａｒｓ
yearsｔｏ
to ｓｉｘｔｅｅｎ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓis some
sixteen. There ｓｏｍｅ ｉｒｏｎｙ
irony ｉｎ ｔｈｅ fact
in the ｆａｃｔ that
ｔｈａｔWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ and
ａｎｄ Stead
Ｓｔｅａｄ ａｒｅ
are
ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｄ
comparedｈｅｒｅ，
here, ａｓ
as ｉｔ ｗａｓ the
it was ｔｈｅ Amendment
Ａｍｅｎｄｍｅｎｔ ｔｏ toｔｈｉｓ
thisｌａｗ
law（１８８５）
() ｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｃｏｎｖｉｃｔｅｄ
convicted
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｉｎin １８９５
.
７ ｏｕｌｌａｒｃｅｄ ｎｏｂｌｅｍｅｎ and
outlawed noblemen ａｎｄ perverse
ｐｅｒｖｅｒｓｅtelegraph-boys:
ｔｅｌｇｎａｐｈ－ｂｏｙｓ：A Ａreference
ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ toｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ Cleveland
Ｃｌｅｖｅｌａｎｄ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ
Streetａｆｆａｉｒ，
affair,
ｗｈｅｎ
whenｉｎinＳｅｐｔｅｍｂｅｒ
September１８８ｇ ｉｔitｗａｓ
 wasｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ
revealedｔｈａｔ
that ａa ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ
homosexualｂｒｏｔｈｅｌ
brothelａｔ
at ｉ９
 Ｃｌｅｖｅｌａｎｄ
Cleveland
Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ， Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｄ
Street, London, employedｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｍｅｎ
menｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅtheｎｅａｒｂｙ
from Ｔｅｌｅｇｒａｐｈ
nearby Ｏｆｆｉｃｅ
Telegraph Officeｔｏtoｃａｔｅｒ
caterｆｏｒ
for
ｔｈｅ ｔａｓｔｅｓofｏｆthe
the tastes ｔｈｅlikes
ｌｉｋｅｓ ｏｆ Ｌｏｒｄ
of Lord ＡｒｔｈｕｒSomerset
Arthur Ｓｏｍｅｒｓｅｔand
ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅEarl
ＥａｒｌofｏｆEuston.
Ｅｕｓｔｏｎ．This
Ｔｈｉｓscandal
ｓｃａｎｄａｌ was
ｗａｓ
ｌａｓｔ ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ ｉｎ
last mentioned in ｔｈｅ ｐｒｅｓｓ aａ few
the press ｆｅｗ months
ｍｏｎｔｈｓ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ｔｈｅ
the ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
publication ｏｆ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ novel
of Wilde’s ｎｏｖｅｌ ｉｎ
in
１８ｇｏ，
, ｓｏ ｔｈｉｓallusion
so this ａｌｌｕｓｉｏｎwould
ｗｏｕｌｄ be
ｂｅ likely
ｌｉｋｅｌｙtoｔｏbeｂｅunderstood
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ by
ｂｙ most
ｍｏｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ readership
of the ｒｅａｄｅｒｓｈｉｐ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ
of the
Ｓｃｏｔｓ Ｏｂｓｅｒｅｒ．
Scots Observer.

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Ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ ｔｏto ｔｈｅ

Introduction the Ｆｉｒｓｔ Ｐｅｎｇｕｉｎ Ｃｌａｓｓｉｃｓ
First Penguin Classics Ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ，
Edition,
ｂｙ Peter
by Ｐｅｔｅｒ Ackroyd
Ａｃｋｒｏｙｄ

Ｔｈｅ
Theｃｏｍｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ
compositionｏｆofＴｈｅ
TheＰｉｃｔｕｒｅ ｏｆ Dorian
Picture of ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
Ｇｒａｙwas
ｗａｓdetermined,
ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｅｄ， like
ｌｉｋｅsoｓｏmany
ｍａｎｙ of
ｏｆ
ｔｈｅ ｅｖｅｎｔｓ inｉｎOscar
the events Ｏｓｃａｒ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ life,
ｌｉｆｅ，by ｂｙ ｃｈａｎｃｅ：
chance: Ｗｉｌｄｅand
Wilde ａｎｄArthur
ＡｒｔｈｕｒConan
Ｃｏｎａｎ Doyle
Ｄｏｙｌｅ
ｗｅｒｅ
were ｄｉｎｉｎｇ
dining ｗｉｔｈ
with ａｎ
an Ａｍｅｒｉｃａｎ
Americanｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｒ，
publisher, Ｊ．
J. Ｍ．
M. Ｓｔｏｄｄａｒｔ，
Stoddart, ａｎｄ
and ｄｕｒｉｎｇ
during ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
course ｏｆ
of ｔｈｉｓ ｄｉｎｎｅｒ Stoddart
this dinner Ｓｔｏｄｄａｒｔ commissioned
ｃｏｍｍｉｓｓｉｏｎｅｄ ｂｏｔｈ
both ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅｍ
themｔｏtoｗｒｉｔｅ
write ｆｏｒ
for
Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｔｔ＇ｓ Ｍｏｎｔｈｌ，Magazine.
Lippincott’s Monthly Ｍａｇａｚｉｎ．Conan
Ｃｏｎａｎ ＤｏｙｌｅDoyleｈａｓ
hasｔａｋｅｎ
takenｕｐupｔｈｅ
theｓｔｏｒｙ：
story:
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎ
contributionｗａｓ
wasＴｈｅ
TheＰｉｔｕｅ
Pictureｏｆof Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｎａｙ，ａ
Gray, a ｂｏｏｋ
bookｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｓis ｓｕｒｅｌｙ ｕｐｏｎ ａa ｈｉｇｈ
surely upon high
ｍｏｒａｌ
moralｐｌａｎｅ，
plane,ｗｈｉｌｅ
whileＩ Iｗｒｏｔｅ
wroteＴｈｅ
TheＳｉｇｎ
Signｏｆof Ｆｏｕｒ．
Four.

ＡｓAsｓｏｏｎ
soonａｓ
as ｈｅ
he ｒｅｃｅｉｖｅｄ ｔｈｅ commission
received the ｃｏｍｍｉｓｓｉｏｎ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｗｒｏｔｅ
wroteｓｗｉｆｌｙ－
swiftly –ｔｈｅ
theｓａｄ
sadｈｉｓｔｏｒｙ
history
ｏｆ
of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｗａｓ
wasｎｏnoｄｏｕｂｔ
doubtｏｎｅone
ｈｅ heｃａｒｒｉｅｄ
carriedｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｈｅａｄ
head－–ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｓｔｏｒｙ
story
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ
appearedｉｎinｔｈｅtheＪｕｌｙ 
Julyｉ８ｇｏ ｉｓｓｕｅ ｏｆ of
issue Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｌｔ＇ｓ．
Lippincott’s.
Ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ
Although ＣｏｎａｎConanＤｏｙｌｅ Doyleｍａｙ may ｈａｖｅ
have ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ
consideredＤｏｒｉａｎ Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Gray ｔｏto ｂｅ
be ａa ‘high
ｈｉｇｈ
ｍｏｒａｌｐｌａｎｅ＇，
moral plane’,ｈｉｓ ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ was
his opinion ｗａｓ not
ｎｏｔ shared
ｓｈａｒｅｄ by ｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ first
ｆｉｒｓｔ ｒｅｖｉｅｗｅｒｓ
reviewers whoｗｈｏcondemned
ｃｏｎｄｅｍｎｅｄ
ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｋ ｆｏｒ
the work for ｉｔｓ ｓｐｅｃｕｌａｔｉｖｅtreatment
its speculative ｔｒｅａｔｍｅｎｔ of ｏｆ immoral
ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ ｏｒ or ａｔat ｌｅａｓｔ ｕｎｃｏｍｆｏｒｔａｂｌｅ
least uncomfortable
ｓｕｂｊｅｃｔｓ． Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ Ｗｈｉｂｌｅｙ，
subjects. Charles Whibley,ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the Ｓｃｏｌｓ Ｏｂｓｅｒｖｅｒ，
Scots Observer, ｄｅｃｌａｒｅｄthat
declared ｔｈａｔ
‘MrＭｒOscar
Ｏｓｃａｒ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｈａｓ
has ａｇａｉｎ
again ｂｅｅｎ
beenｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ
writingｓｔｕｆｆ
stuff ｔｈａｔ
that wereｗｅｒｅ ｂｅｔｔｅｒ
better ｕｎｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ＇（ｔｈｅ
unwritten’ (the＇ａｇａｉｎ＇‘again’ ｒｅｆｅｒｓ ｔｏ
refers to
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｅａｒｌｉｅｒ
earlier ｅｓｓａｙ
essay onｏｎ Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ＇ｓ
Shakespeare’sａｄｍｉｒａｔｉｏｎ
admiration ｆｏｒforａ aｂｏｙboy
ａｃｔｏｒ，
actor,Ｔｈｅ
TheＰｏｒｔｒａｉｔ
Portrait
ｏｆＭｒ ＷＨ．）； ａｎｄ
of Mr W.H.); andｈｅ he ｗｅｎｔｏｎ，＇．．．
went on, ‘. . .ｈｅ he ｃａｎ ｗｒｉｔｅｆｏｒ
can write ｎｏｎｅ but
for none ｂｕｔoutlawed
ｏｕｔｌａｗｅｄnoblemen
ｎｏｂｌｅｍｅｎ
ａｎｄ
and ｐｅｒｖｅｒｔｅｄ
perverted ｔｅｌｅｇｒａｐｈ－ｂｏｙｓ＇．
telegraph-boys’. This Ｔｈｉｓwasｗａｓ anａｎ unambiguous
ｕｎａｍｂｉｇｕｏｕｓ ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
reference ｔｏto aａ
ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ
homosexual ｓｃａｎｄａｌscandal of ｏｆ ,
１８８ｇ，which ｗｈｉｃｈ had ｈａｄ compromised
ｃｏｍｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ ｂｏｔｈ both Ｌｏｒｄ
Lord Ａｒｔｈｕｒ
Arthur
Ｓｏｍｅｒｓｅｔ
Somerset ａｎｄ andａa ｎｕｍｂｅｒ
numberｏｆofＰｏｓｔ Post Ｏｆｆｉｃｅ
Office ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｅｓ
employees ｗｈｏ who ｆｒｅｑｕｅｎｔｅｄ
frequented ａa ｍａｌｅ
male
ｂｒｏｔｈｅｌ
brothel ｉｎ Ｃｌｅｖｅｌａｎｄ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ．
in Cleveland Street.
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｍａｄｅmade ａ ｓｐｉｒｉｔｅｄ
a spiritedｒｅｐｌｙ
replyｔｏ to ｔｈｉｓ ａｎｄ to
this and ｔｏ other
ｏｔｈｅｒ damaging
ｄａｍａｇｉｎｇ ａｔｔａｃｋｓ，
attacks, ａｎｄ
and ｉｎ
in
ｔｈｅ ｍｏｎｔｈ ｏｆofｉｔｓ
the month ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ declared
its publication ｄｅｃｌａｒｅｄ to ｔｏ an
ａｎ acquaintance
ａｃｑｕａｉｎｔａｎｃｅ ｔｈａｔ that ｔｈｅ ｓｔｏｒｙ would
the story ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｂｅ＇．．．ｕｌｔｉｍａｔｅｌｙ
be ‘. . . ultimatelyｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅｄ
recognized ａｓ asａ aｒｅａｌ
realｗｏｒｋ
work ｏｆofａｒｔartｗｉｔｈ
withａ aｓｔｒｏｎｇ
strongｅｔｈｉｃａｌ
ethical ｌｅｓｓｏｎ
lesson
ｉｎｈｅｒｅｎｔ
inherent in ｉｎ it’.
ｉｔ＇．ToＴｏConan
Ｃｏｎａｎ Doyle
Ｄｏｙｌｅ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆhe ｈｅwrote,
ｗｒｏｔｅ，‘IＩcannot
ｃａｎｎｏｔunderstand
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ howｈｏｗ

ｔｈｅｙ ｃａｎ treat

they can ｔｒｅａｔ Dorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGrayＧｒａｙasａｓimmoral.’
ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ．＇Ｔｈａｔ
That may ｍａｙ ｂｅbe ｓｏ， ｂｕｔ there
so, but ｔｈｅｒｅ can
ｃａｎ be
ｂｅ no
ｎｏ
ｄｏｕｂｔ
doubt ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ controversy
the public ｃｏｎｔｒｏｖｅｒｓｙ unnerved
ｕｎｎｅｒｖｅｄ Ｗｉｌｄｅ：Wilde: ｂｏｏｋ book ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
publication ｗａｓwas
ｐｌａｎｎｅｄ
planned ｆｏｒ for ｔｈｅ
the ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ ｙｅａｒ， and
following year, ａｎｄ he
ｈｅ ｔｏｏｋ
took ｃａｒｅ
care ｎｏｔ
not ｏｎｌｙ
only ｔｏ ａｄｄ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓ
to add chapters
ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichａｒｅ areｏｆofａaｍｏｒｅ
moreｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ
conventional Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ
Victorian ｎａｔｕｒｅ
nature（ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃａｌｌｙ
(specifically ｔｈｅthe ｓｕｂ－ｐｌｏｔ
sub-plot

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ＡＰＰＥＮＤＩＸ

ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｉｎｇ
concerning ｔｈｅ ｐｕｔａｔｉｖｅ revenge
the putative ｒｅｖｅｎｇｅ ofｏｆJames
Ｊａｍｅｓ Vane
Ｖａｎｅ upon
ｕｐｏｎ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ）
Gray)ｂｕｔ
butａｌｓｏ
also
ｔｏto ｇｉｖｅ
give ａa ｌｅｓｓ ｐｕｒｐｌｅ＇ tone
less ‘purple’ ｔｏｎｅ toｔｏ those
ｔｈｏｓｅ passages
ｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ might
ｍｉｇｈｔ ｂｅ be ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ
described ａｓas
ｈｏｍｏｅｒｏｔｉｃ ｉｎ ｓｐｉｒｉｔ． Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｈａｄ ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ
homoerotic in spirit. It is possible that he had written the first version ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ too
ｔｏｏ
ｑｕｉｃｋｌｙ，
quickly, ｏｒor ｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｔｈｏｕｇｈｔｌｅｓｓｎｅｓｓ
thoughtlessnessｏｆofｉｎｓｐｉｒａｔｉｏｎ，
inspiration,ａｎｄ
andｄｉｄ
didｎｏｔ
notｒｅａｌｉｚｅ
realizeｔｈａｔ
thatｉｔit
ｗａｓ
was ａｓas ｓｅｌｆ－ｒｅｖｅａｌｉｎｇ
self-revealing asａｓitｉｔ
nowｎｏｗseemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ to
ｔｏ be;
ｂｅ；but,
ｂｕｔ，despite
ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅthe
ｔｈｅchanges
ｃｈａｎｇｅｓheｈｅmade,
ｍａｄｅ，
ｔｈｅ
the ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
publicationｏｆofＴｈｅ
TheＰｉｃｔｕｒｅ
Picture ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
of Dorian Ｇｒａｙ marked
ｍａｒｋｅｄ ｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｓｔ
first ｓｔａｇｅ
stage ｉｎ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
in Wilde’s
ｌｏｎｇ
long ｄｅｓｃｅｎｔ
descent ｉｎｔｏ ｏｐｅｎ ｓｃａｎｄａｌ
into open scandal ａｎｄ
and ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌ
eventual ｉｎｆａｍｙ．
infamy.
Ｔｈｅ
Theｐｏｉｎｔ
point ｗａｓ
wasｔｈａｔ
that Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ ｉｎ
Gray presented ｏｂｌｉｑｕｅ form
in oblique ｆｏｒｍ ａｎ
an ｉｍａｇｅ
imageｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ｄｏｕｂｌｅ
double ｌｉｆｅ ｗｈｉｃｈ Wilde
life which Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｗａｓ
wasｌｅａｄｉｎｇ
leadingａｔ
at ｔｈｉｓ ｔｉｍｅ， and
this time, ａｎｄ there
ｔｈｅｒｅ are
ａｒｅ some
ｓｏｍｅ
ｃｒｉｔｉｃｓ ｗｈｏ believe
critics who ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ the
ｔｈｅ book
ｂｏｏｋ ｔｏ
to ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
represent Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｎｅｅｄ
needｆｏｒ forｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ
confessionｉｆif ｎｏｔ
not
ｅｘｐｉａｔｉｏｎ． Ｈｉｓ ａｄｏｌｅｓｃｅｎｃｅ
expiation. His adolescence ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
beenｉｎinｃｅｒｔａｉｎ
certain ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔｓ
respects ａa ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ
conventional
ｏｎｅ，
one, ｂｕｔ
but ｈｉｓ
his ｙｅａｒｓ ａｆｔｅｒOxford
years after Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｍａｒｋｅｄ
markedｂｙbyｈｉｓ his ｐｏｓｅ
poseａｓas ａｎ
anＡｅｓｔｈｅｔｅ．
Aesthete.
Ｔｈｅｎ
Thenｉｎinｔｈｅ the ｓｐｒｉｎｇ
spring ｏｆ of 
１８８４ （ｉｎ ｈｉｓtwenty-ninth
(in his ｔｗｅｎｔｙ－ｎｉｎｔｈyear) ｙｅａｒ）heｈｅmarried
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ Constance
Ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｃｅ
Ｌｌｏｙｄ；
Lloyd; ｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｆｉｒｓｔ ｃｈｉｌｄ，Cyril,
first child, Ｃｙｒｉｌ，wasｗａｓ born
ｂｏｒｎ ａa ｙｅａｒ
yearｌａｔｅｒ．
later. Ｉｔ ｓｅｅｍｓ ａｔatｆｉｒｓｔ
It seems first to ｔｏ have
ｈａｖｅ
ｂｅｅｎ
been ａa happy
ｈａｐｐｙ ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ， ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅthe
marriage, despite ｔｈｅsharp
ｓｈａｒｐremarks
ｒｅｍａｒｋｓabout ａｂｏｕｔmatrimony
ｍａｔｒｉｍｏｎｙ made ｍａｄｅ ｉｎin
ｔｈｉｓ ｎｏｖｅｌ， and
this novel, ａｎｄ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｒｅｔｉｒｅｄ
retired ｉｎｔｏ
into ａｎan ｏｂｓｃｕｒｉｔｙ
obscurity ｏｎｌｙ onlyａｌｌｅｖｉａｔｅｄ
alleviated ｂｙ by ｈｉｓhis ｂｒｉｅｆ
brief
ｅｄｉｔｏｒｓｈｉｐ
editorship ofｏｆWoman’sＷｏｍａｎ＇ｓ World.
Ｗｏｒｌｄ．But Ｂｕｔ inｉｎ
１８８６heｈｅmetｍｅｔ aａyoung ｙｏｕｎｇ man,
ｍａｎ， Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ
RobertＲｏｓｓ，Ross,
ｗｈｏ
whoｂｅｃａｍｅ
became ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｍｏｒｅmore
ｔｈａｎthanａ ｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｅ：
a disciple: ｉｔ itｉｓis ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｉｓthis ｄａｔｅ
date ｔｈａｔ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
that Wilde
ｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏto ｅｎｇａｇｅ
engageｉｎ in ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ
homosexualｐｒａｃｔｉｃｅｓ ａｎｄ ｔｏ
practices and ｂｅｃｏｍｅ ｐａｒｔ
to become part ｏｆof aａ ‘Uranian’
Ｕｒａｎｉａｎ＇
ｃｉｒｃｌｅ
circle inｉｎ London.
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ． ＳｏSoｂｙbyｔｈｅtheｔｉｍｅ timeＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｗａｓwas
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
published ｉｎ in
Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｔｔ＇ｓ，
Lippincott’s, ｔｈｅｒｅ
there
ｈａｄ
had ａｌｒｅａｄｙ
already ｂｅｅｎbeenｒｕｍｏｕｒｓ
rumours ａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｈｉｓhisｂｅｈａｖｉｏｕｒ，
behaviour, ａｎｄand ｔｈｅtheｔａｉｎｔ
taintｏｆofａa ｃｌａｎｄｅｓｔｉｎｅ
clandestine
ｌｉｆｅ ｍｅａｎｔ that
life meant ｔｈａｔ there
ｔｈｅｒｅwereｗｅｒｅ occasions
ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎｓwhen ｗｈｅｎ he
ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ snubbed
ｓｎｕｂｂｅｄ ｉｎin ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ｐｌａｃｅｓ－–
public places
ｔｈｉｓ
this is,ｉｓ，
of ｏｆｃｏｕｒｓｅ，
course, theｔｈｅ lifeｌｉｆｅｔｏ
to whichｗｈｉｃｈ ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
Dorian Ｇｒａｙisｉｓforced
ｆｏｒｃｅｄto become
ｔｏ ｂｅｃｏｍｅaccustomed
ａｃｃｕｓｔｏｍｅｄ
ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｎｏｖｅｌ，
novel, andａｎｄ ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｉｓ ｎｏ doubt
is no ｄｏｕｂｔ ｔｈａｔ
that Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｉｓ ｄｒａｗｉｎｇ ｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ
is drawing ｕｐｏｎ ｈｉｓ
directly upon his
ｏｗｎ
ownｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅｓ
experiences ｉｎinｏｒｄｅｒ
order ｔｏtoｆｕｒｎｉｓｈ
furnishｔｈａｔ
thatａｔｍｏｓｐｈｅｒｅ
atmosphere ｏｆ ofｓｃａｎｄａｌ
scandalｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｆｉｌｌｓ
fillsｉｔｓ
its
ｌａｓｔ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓ．
last chapters.
Ｂｕｔ
But ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｗｅｒｅ
were ｃｅｒｔａｉｎ
certain ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｐａｒａｌｌｅｌｓ ｗｉｔｈWilde’s
parallels with Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓown ｏｗｎ life
ｌｉｆｅwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ madeｍａｄｅ
ｔｈｅ ｂｏｏｋ＇ｓ reception
the book’s ｒｅｃｅｐｔｉｏｎ peculiarly
ｐｅｃｕｌｉａｒｌｙimportant
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔtoｔｏhim. ｈｉｍ．When Ｗｈｅｎ heｈｅ was
ｗａｓ at
ａｔ Oxford
Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ ｈｅ he
ｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameａ aｃｌｏｓｅ close ｆｒｉｅｎｄ
friend of ｏｆ Frank
Ｆｒａｎｋ Miles,
Ｍｉｌｅｓ， aａ painter,
ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ，and ａｎｄthrough
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ Miles
Ｍｉｌｅｓ he ｈｅ met
ｍｅｔ
ｔｈｅ
the ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ
homosexualａｅｓｔｈｅｔｅ aesthete Ｌｏｒｄ Lord Ｒｏｎａｌｄ
RonaldＧｏｗｅｒ．
Gower. Ｉｔ Itｓｅｅｍｓ
seemsｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｅ
possible ｔｈａｔ
that ｂｏｔｈ
both
Ｍｉｌｅｓ
Miles andａｎｄ Ｇｏｗｅｒ
Gowerａｒｅ areｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ
representedｉｎin Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ by
Dorian Gray ｂｙ Basil
ＢａｓｉｌHallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ and ａｎｄ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
HenryＷｏｔｔｏｎ，
Wotton,ｊｕｓｔ just ａｓ
as ｔｈｅ ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｉｅｓ ofｏｆPater
the philosophies Ｐａｔｅｒand ａｎｄofｏｆRuskin
Ｒｕｓｋｉｎ(whom
（ｗｈｏｍ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｈａｄ
had ａｌｓｏ
also ｍｅｔ
metａｔat Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ）
Oxford)ａｎｉｍａｔｅ
animateｔｈｅtheｍｏｒｅ moreｔｈｅｏｒｅｔｉｃａｌ
theoreticalｄｉｓｑｕｉｓｉｔｉｏｎｓ
disquisitions ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the
ｎｏｖｅｌ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ
novel. There ｍｕｃｈ ｈｅｒｅ，
is much here, ａｌｓｏ， ｔｈａｔmight
also, that ｍｉｇｈｔactａｃｔasａｓanａｎemblem
ｅｍｂｌｅｍ of ｏｆ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ own ｏｗｎ
ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎａｌ
emotionalｌｉｆｅ life –－ｎｏｔ
notｊｕｓｔ
just ｉｎ ｔｈｅ note
in the ｎｏｔｅ of
ｏｆ mystery
ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ ａｎｄ andｓｅｃｒｅｃｙ
secrecyｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｓisｓｔｒｕｃｋ
struck ａｔat
ｔｈｅ
the ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ，
beginning, ｂｕｔ but inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ mood
ｍｏｏｄ ｏｆ ｅｎｎｕｉ and
of ennui ａｎｄ ｅｖｅｎ
even ｄｅｓｐａｉｒ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｅｎｖｅｌｏｐｓ
despair which envelops ｔｈｅ the
ｎａｒｒａｔｉｖｅ
narrative ａｔ at ｔｈｅ
the ｃｌｏｓｅ． Ｔｈａｔ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
close. That Wildeｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｗａｓwasｐｒｅｙpreyｔｏtoｓｕｃｈ suchｆｅｅｌｉｎｇｓ
feelingsｉｓis ｎｏｔ
not ｉｎin
ｄｏｕｂｔ；
doubt;ｉｎ in ｈｉｓ ｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｎｃｅ ｔｈｅｒｅ
his correspondence thereｉｓis aａ sense
ｓｅｎｓｅ ofｏｆworld-weariness
ｗｏｒｌｄ－ｗｅａｒｉｎｅｓｓ and ａｎｄ personal
ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ
ｆａｉｌｕｒｅ
failure (of（ｏｆbeing
ｂｅｉｎｇ ‘burned
ｂｕｒｎｅｄ ｏｕｔ＇，out’,ａｓas ｈｅ
heｃｌａｉｍｅｄ ),ａｎｄ
claimedｉｎin１８８ｏ）， andｏｆofｈｉｓhisｂｅｌｉｅｆ
belief ｔｈａｔ
that ｈｅhe
ｗａｓ
wasｗａｌｋｉｎｇ
walkingｕｐｏｎ upon ａｎ an
ａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌ
artificial ｓｔａｇｅ． Ｔｈｉｓ novel
stage. This ｎｏｖｅｌ isｉｓmoreｍｏｒｅ than
ｔｈａｎ ａa veiled
ｖｅｉｌｅｄ account
ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ


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  ２
ＡＰＰＥＮＤＩＸ

ｏｆ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｓｅｘｕａｌ
of Wilde’s sexualｐｒｅｄｉｌｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ，
predilections,ｉｔit ｉｓ ａｌｓｏ an
is also ａｎ exploration
ｅｘｐｌｏｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆof ｔｈａｔ
that ａｃｃｉｄｉｅ ｗｈｉｃｈ
accidie which
ａｆｆｌｉｃｔｅｄ
afflicted himｈｉｍ in
ｉｎ his
ｈｉｓprivate
ｐｒｉｖａｔｅmoments.
ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ．
Ｏｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｗａｓwasａｌｓｏ
alsoａｎanｉｎｔｅｎｓｅｌｙ
intensely ｓｕｐｅｒｓｔｉｔｉｏｕｓ ｍａｎ －– ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ
superstitious man althoughｉｔ ｃａｎｎｏｔ
it cannot
ｂｅ ｓａｉｄ ｔｈａｔ ｈｉｓ ｎｕｍｅｒｏｕｓ ｖｉｓｉｔｓ ｔｏ ｐａｌｍｉｓｔｓ ａｎｄ ｔｏ ｆｏｒｔｕｎｅ－ｔｅｌｌｅｒｓ
be said that his numerous visits to palmists and to fortune-tellers materially ｍａｔｅｒｉａｌｌｙ
ａｓｓｉｓｔｅｄ ｈｉｍ－ａｎｄ
assisted him – andＴｈｅTheＰｉｄｕｒｅ
Pictureｇｆof Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ ｉｓfrom
Gray is ｆｒｏｍ the
ｔｈｅ beginning
ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇ invaded
ｉｎｖａｄｅｄ ｂｙ
by
ｔｈｅ ｉｄｅａ ofｏｆ fatality
the idea ｆａｔａｌｉｔｙandａｎｄdoom.
ｄｏｏｍ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｔｏｎｅ
tone ｉｓ ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ ｖｅｒｙ
is introduced very ｅａｒｌｙ， ｉｎ some
early, in ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ
of
Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓ ｆｉｒｓｔ
Basil Hallward’s ｗｏｒｄｓ toｔｏ Lord
first words Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ
HenryＷｏｔｔｏｎ：‘．．．
Wotton: ‘. .ｗｅ. we
ｓｈａｌｌ ａｌｌallｓｕｆｆｅｒ
shall sufferｆｏｒ
for
ｗｈａｔ
what ｔｈｅ
the ｇｏｄｓ
gods ｈａｖｅ
haveｇｉｖｅｎ
givenｕｓ，
us, ｓｕｆｆｅｒ ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ＇．Ａｎｄ
suffer terribly’. And itｉｔwas
ｗａｓwhen
ｗｈｅｎ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself
ｗａｓ
was ｓｕｆｆｅｒｉｎｇ ｉｎ just
suffering in ｊｕｓｔsuch
ｓｕｃｈ aａ manner,
ｍａｎｎｅｒ， ｗｈｉｌｅ
while ｌｏｃｋｅｄ
locked ｕｐ
upｉｎinａ aｃｅｌｌ
cell ｗｉｔｈｉｎ
within ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｏｎｆｉｎｅｓ
confines ｏｆ Ｒｅａｄｉｎｇ ｇａｏｌ，
of Reading ｔｈａｔ he
gaol, that ｈｅ returned
ｒｅｔｕｒｎｅｄ toｔｏthis
ｔｈｉｓtheme
ｔｈｅｍｅand
ａｎｄmeditated
ｍｅｄｉｔａｔｅｄ upon
ｕｐｏｎ
ｉｔｓ ａｎｎｕｎｃｉａｔｉｏｎ inｉｎthe
its annunciation ｔｈｅnovel
ｎｏｖｅｌwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈheｈｅhad
ｈａｄ composed
ｃｏｍｐｏｓｅｄ ｏｎｌｙ
onlyｓｅｖｅｎ
sevenｙｅａｒｓ
years ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before
ｈｉｓ ｇｒｅａｔ fall:
his great ｆａｌｌ：‘Doom,’
‘Ｄｏｏｍ，＇heｈｅ wrote
ｗｒｏｔｅ in
ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ famous
ｆａｍｏｕｓ ｐｒｉｓｏｎ
prisonｌｅｔｔｅｒ
letter ｔｈａｔ
that ｗａｓ
wasｌａｔｅｒ
later ｔｏ
to
ｂｅ
be ｃａｌｌｅｄ Ｄｅ Profundis,
called De Ｐｏｆｉｎｄｉｓ，＇ｔｈａｔ ｌｉｋｅaａpurple
‘that like ｐｕｒｐｌｅthread
ｔｈｒｅａｄ runs
ｒｕｎｓ through
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｔｈｅ
the ｇｏｌｄ
gold ｃｌｏｔｈ ｏｆ
cloth of
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ．’
Gray.’ InＩｎthe
ｔｈｅnovel
ｎｏｖｅｌ itself
ｉｔｓｅｌｆthere
ｔｈｅｒｅareａｒｅstrange
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅanticipations
ａｎｔｉｃｉｐａｔｉｏｎｓofｏｆWilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓown
ｏｗｎ
ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌ
eventualｆａｔｅ：
fate:
Ｈｅｒｅ， ｏｎｅ
Here, one ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
should ｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｍａｋｅ
makeｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’sｄｉｂｕｔ
début ｗｉｔｈ
with ａa ｓｃａｎｄａｌ．
scandal. Ｏｎｅ
Oneｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｒｅｓｅｒｖｅ
reserveｔｈａｔ
thatｔｏ
to
ｇｉｖｅ
giveａｎanｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
interestｔｏtoｏｎｅ＇ｓ
one’sｏｌｄ
oldａｇｅ．
age.

Ｓｈａｄｅｓ
Shadesｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the Ｍａｒｑｕｅｓｓ
Marquessｏｆof Ｑｕｅｅｎｓｂｅｒｒｙ
Queensberryａｐｐｅａｒ
appearｉｎinａ aｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ
further ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ， ｗｈｉｃｈ
sentence, which
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ａｌｓｏ
Wilde ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ ｉｎ inｈｉｓhisｐｒｉｓｏｎ
also remembered prisonｃｅｌｌ：
cell:
ＩI ｓａｙ， ｉｎ Dorian
say, in ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
Ｇｒａｙsomewhere,
ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ， ｔｈａｔ ＇ａ man
that ‘a ｍａｎ ｃａｎｎｏｔ
cannotｂｅbeｔｏｏ
tooｃａｒｅｆｕｌ
careful ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ ｃｈｏｉｃｅ ｏｆ
the choice of
ｈｉｓ ｅｎｅｍｉｅｓ＇．．．
his enemies’ ...

Ａｎｄ
Andｉｔit ｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｂｅ
beｐｏｉｎｔｅｄ
pointedｏｕｔ
outｔｈａｔ， ｏｎ their
that, on ｔｈｅｉｒsecond
ｓｅｃｏｎｄ meeting
ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ ｉｎＪｕｌｙ １８ｇｉ， Wilde
in July , Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｇａｖｅ
gave ａa ｃｏｐｙ
copy ｏｆ
of ｔｈｉｓ ｂｏｏｋ toｔｏLord
this book Ｌｏｒｄ Alfred
ＡｌｆｒｅｄDouglas,
Ｄｏｕｇｌａｓ，the
ｔｈｅyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇ man
ｍａｎ ｗｈｏ
whoｉｎin ｓｏ
so
ｍａｎｙ
manyｗａｙｓ
waysｉｓis ｐｒｅｆｉｇｕｒｅｄ ｉｎ the
prefigured in ｔｈｅcharacter
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒofｏｆDorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
Ｇｒａｙand
ａｎｄwho
ｗｈｏ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ
be
ｔｈｅ ｃａｔａｌｙｓｔ ofｏｆWilde’s
the catalyst Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓill-fortune.
ｉｌｌ－ｆｏｒｔｕｎｅ．Never
Ｎｅｖｅｒhasｈａｓa ａnovel
ｎｏｖｅｌbeen
ｂｅｅｎsurrounded
ｓｕｒｒｏｕｎｄｅｄ ｂｙ
by ｓｏ
so
ｍａｎｙ
manyｐｏｒｔｅｎｔｓ．
portents.
Ａｎｄ
Andｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｈａｓ
hasａ aｎｏｖｅｌ
novelｓｏsoｍａｒｋｅｄ
marked ｏｕｔoutｉｔｓitsａｕｔｈｏｒ．
author.Ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
Beforeｉｔｓ
its ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
publication
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｗａｓ
wasｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｂｅｓｔ
perhaps ｋｎｏｗｎ
best ｆｏｒ for
known ｈｉｓhis
ｆａｉｒｙ
fairyｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ－
stories –Ｔｈｅ
TheＨａｐｐｙ
HappyＰｒｉｎｃｅ
Princeａｎｄ
andＯｔｈｅｒ
Other
Ｔａｌｅｓ ｈａｄ ｂｅｅｎ
Tales had been ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
publishedｉｎin１８８８
－ –ａｎｄ ｆｏｒfor
and ｈｉｓhisｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎｓ
contributionsｔｏtoａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ
aesthetic
ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍ－
criticism – Ｔｈｅ
The Ｄｅｃａｙ
Decay ｏｆ Ｌｙｉｎｇ was
of Lying ｗａｓ published
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ inｉｎ .
１８８ｇ． Of
Ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
course ｈｉｓ ｙｏｕｔｈｆｕｌ
his youthful
ｐｏｓｅ
pose ａｓ ａｎ ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｅ
as an ｈａｄ ｅａｒｎｅｄ
aesthete had earned ｈｉｍ
himａ aｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ
temporaryｎｏｔｏｒｉｅｔｙ，
notoriety,ｂｕｔ
butａｆｔｅｒ
after Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian
Ｇｒａｙ ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ changed
Gray everything ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ａｎｄ，
and,ａｓ
as Ｐｈｉｌｉｐｐｅ
Philippe Ｊｕｌｌｉａｎ ｈａｓremarked,
Jullian has ｒｅｍａｒｋｅｄ， ‘the
＇ｔｈｅname
ｎａｍｅ ｏｆ
of
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameａ aｓｙｎｏｎｙｍ
synonymｆｏｒforａｌｌ
all ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ｍｏｓｔ
that was most ｕｎｈｅａｌｔｈｙ＇． Ｔｈｅｒｅ was
unhealthy’. There ｗａｓ ｏｎｅ
one
ｓｅｎｓｅ
sense ｉｎ
in ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｔｈｉｓ
this ｗａｓ
wasｉｎｅｖｉｔａｂｌｅ
inevitable ｆｏｒ， ｂｙ introducing
for, by ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
painted ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ ｏｆ
portrait of
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayａｓasａｎanｅｍｂｌｅｍ
emblemｏｆ ｓｉｎ，
of sin,ｈｅheｗａｓwas
ａｌｓｏalsoｐｕｔｔｉｎｇ
puttingｈｉｓ
hisｆｉｎｇｅｒ
finger ｏｎ
onａa ｐｅｃｕｌｉａｒ
peculiar
Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ
Victorian ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ
complexｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｗａｓwasａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ
associatedｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｉｄｅａ
ideaｏｆofｓｅｘｕａｌ
sexual ｇｕｉｌｔ：
guilt: asａｓOwen
Ｏｗｅｎ
Ｂｕｒｄｅｔｔ
Burdett ｈａｓ
has ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄ，
suggested, ｉｎ ｔｈｅ late
in the ｌａｔｅnineteenth
ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈcentury
ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ‘art
ａｒｔand
ａｎｄ scandal
ｓｃａｎｄａｌ came
ｃａｍｅ
ｔｏ ｂｅ associated,
to be ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
theｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｖｅ
imaginativeｌｉｆｅlife ｂｅｇａｎ
beganｔｏtoｔａｋｅ
takeｖｉｃｅ
viceｆｏｒ
forｉｔｓ ｐｒｏｖｉｎｃｅ＇．
its province’.

２２６

  ２
ＡＰＰＥＮＤＩＸ

Ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｎｏｔ
It was not ｊｕｓｔ
just aａ question
ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ＇ｓｃａｎｄａｌ＇， however,
of ‘scandal’, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， ｓｉｎｃｅ
since ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓ novel
in this ｎｏｖｅｌ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｈａｄ
hadｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅｄ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
effectively challenged English ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ ｏｎ aａ number
society on ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆｌｅｖｅｌｓ；
of levels; ｈｅ
he ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕａｌｌｙ
continually
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｚｅｓ ｉｔ， ｆｏｒ ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ， ａｓ ｔｈｅ ｈａｖｅｎ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｔｅ ｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｄｉｓｓｅｍｂｌｅｒ：
characterizes it, for example, as the haven of the hypocrite or the dissembler:
Ｍｙ
‘Myｄｅａｒ
dearｆｅｌｌｏｗ，＇Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
fellow,’ DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｏｂｓｅｒｖｅｓ
observesｔｏtoＢａｓｉｌ
Basil Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ，
Hallward,ｙｏｕ
‘youｆｏｒｇｅｔ
forget ｔｈａｔ ｗｅ
that we
ａｒｅ ｉｎ the
are in ｔｈｅnative
ｎａｔｉｖｅland
ｌａｎｄofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅhypocrite.’
ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｔｅ．＇English
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈreaders
ｒｅａｄｅｒｓwere
ｗｅｒｅnot
ｎｏｔaccustomed
ａｃｃｕｓｔｏｍｅｄ ｔｏto
ｓｕｃｈ
suchａaｆｏｒｃｅｆｕｌ
forceful ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｚａｔｉｏｎ
characterization ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅｉｒ ｃｉｖｉｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ，andａｎｄWilde
their civilization, Ｗｉｌｄｅ went
ｗｅｎｔ even
ｅｖｅｎ
ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ
further ｔｈａｎ
than ｔｈｉｓ； ｈｅ ｍｏｃｋｅｄ
this; he mockedｂｏｔｈbothｔｈｅtheａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ
artistic ｐｒｅｔｅｎｓｉｏｎｓ
pretensions ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅtheｓｏｃｉａｌ
social
ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ
morality of the English, and some of the most powerful passages in ｔｈｅ
ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ， ａｎｄ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｐｏｗｅｒｆｕｌ ｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ ｉｎ the ｎｏｖｅｌ
novel
ｄｉｓｃｌｏｓｅ ｔｈｅgrinding
disclose the ｇｒｉｎｄｉｎｇpoverty
ｐｏｖｅｒｔｙand
ａｎｄhopelessness
ｈｏｐｅｌｅｓｓｎｅｓｓagainst
ａｇａｉｎｓｔwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ‘Society’
Ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ＇ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
turned
ｉｔｓ ｆａｃｅ．Wilde,
its face. Ｗｉｌｄｅ，anａｎIrishman,
Ｉｒｉｓｈｍａｎ，was
ｗａｓputting
ｐｕｔｔｉｎｇa ａmirror
ｍｉｒｒｏｒupｕｐtoｔｏhisｈｉｓoppressors
ｏｐｐｒｅｓｓｏｒｓ－ａｎｄ
– and
ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｈｏｃｋｅｄ reactions
their shocked ｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎｓ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌｌｙ ｅｎｃｉｒｃｌｅhim
eventually encircle ｈｉｍ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅheｓｔｏｏｄ
stoodｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
ｄｏｃｋ
dock ａｔ
at ｔｈｅ Ｏｌｄ Ｂａｉｌｅｙ．
the Old Bailey.
Ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ be
It would ｂｅ wrong
ｗｒｏｎｇ ｔｏto ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔ， ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， that
suggest, however, ｔｈａｔ the
ｔｈｅcontemporary
ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ ｒｅａｃｔｉｏｎ ｗａｓ
reaction was
ｅｎｔｉｒｅｌｙ ｏｎｅ ｏｆof horror
entirely one ｈｏｒｒｏｒ or
ｏｒ ofｏｆ outrage:
ｏｕｔｒａｇｅ： W.
Ｗ． B.
Ｂ． Yeats
Ｙｅａｔｓ described
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ ｉｔit asａｓaａ‘wonderful
ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
ｂｏｏｋ＇ａｎｄ
book’ andＷａｌｔｅｒ Ｐａｔｅｒ
Walter ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｚｅｄ
Pater ｉｔ ａｓ
characterized ｒｅａｌｌｙ
it as ａｌｉｖｅ＇；
‘really alive’;ａｎｄ
andｉｔitｃａｎ
canｆａｉｒｌｙ
fairly ｂｅ
be
ｓａｉｄ ｔｈａｔthose
said that ｔｈｏｓｅwho
ｗｈｏ were
ｗｅｒｅ not
ｎｏｔ fatally
ｆａｔａｌｌｙcompromised
ｃｏｍｐｒｏｍｉｓｅｄ ｂｙbyｔｈｅ
the Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ
Victorian ｅｔｈｉｃ ｆｏｕｎｄ
ethic found
ｍｕｃｈ
muchｉｎ inＤｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
Dorian ｔｏ toａｄｍｉｒｅ
Gray ａｎｄ and
admire ｔｏ ｐｒａｉｓｅ． Ｉｔ ｉｓ
to praise. It isｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ，
significant,ｉｎinｔｈｉｓ
this ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ，
context,
ｔｈａｔ ｔｈｅ reviews
that the ｒｅｖｉｅｗｓinｉｎAmerica
Ａｍｅｒｉｃａwere
ｗｅｒｅ much
ｍｕｃｈ ｍｏｒｅ
moreｆａｖｏｕｒａｂｌｅ．
favourable. Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｗａｓ
himself was
ｎｏｔ
not ｓｌｏｗ
slow ｔｏ
to ｅｍｐｈａｓｉｚｅ
emphasizeｉｔｓits ｍｅｒｉｔｓ
merits ａｎｄ，
and,ａｆｔｅｒ
after ｔｈｅ
the ｆｉｒｓｔ ｓｈｏｃｋ of
first shock ｏｆ scandal
ｓｃａｎｄａｌ had
ｈａｄ
ｐａｓｓｅｄ， ｈｅ ｗａｓ
passed, he was ａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysａｔat ｐａｉｎｓ
pains ｔｏto ｄｅｆｅｎｄ
defendｈｉｓ
his ｎｏｖｅｌ．
novel. Ｈｅ
Heｓｐｅａｋｓ
speaksｏｆofｉｔit ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
ｆｏｎｄｅｓｔ
fondest ｔｅｒｍｓ
terms ｉｎ
in Ｄｅ
De Ｐｏｆｕｎｄｉｓ
Profundis ａｎｄ，
and, ａｆｔｅｒ ｈｉｓ release
after his ｒｅｌｅａｓｅ from
ｆｒｏｍ custody,
ｃｕｓｔｏｄｙ， he
ｈｅ ｗｒｏｔｅ
wrote ｔｏ
to
ｏｎｅ
oneｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｒ，
publisher,Ｉ‘Iｏｎｌｙ
onlyｋｎｏｗ
knowｔｈａｔ
thatＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ ｉｓisａaｃｌａｓｓｉｃ，
Gray ａｎｄ ｄｅｓｅｒｖｅｄｌｙ．＇
classic, and deservedly.’
Ｌｉｋｅ
Like ａｎｙ
anyｃｌａｓｓｉｃ，
classic, ｏｆ ｃｏｕｒｓｅ， ｉｔ
of course, it isｉｓestablished
ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ upon
ｕｐｏｎ ｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｃｌａｓｓｉｃｓ， ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ ｉｔit
classics, although
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｂｅbeｄｉｆｉｃｕｌｔ
difficultｔｏto ｏｆｆｅｒ
offer ｍｏｒｅ
moreｔｈａｎ
thanａ aｔｅｎｔａｔｉｖｅ
tentative ｐｒｏｖｅｎａｎｃｅ
provenanceｆｏｒforｉｔ．
it. Ｓｅｖｅｒａｌ
Several
ｓｏｕｒｃｅｓ ｆｏｒ Dorian
sources for Ｄｏｒａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ have
ｈａｖｅ been
ｂｅｅｎ identified,
ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉｅｄ，among
ａｍｏｎｇthem
ｔｈｅｍ Huysmans’s
Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ＇ｓ ＡÀ
Ｒｅｂｏｕｒｓ，
Rebours, Ｂａｌｚａｃ＇ｓ
Balzac’s Ｌａ
La Ｐｅａｕ
Peau ｄｅ Ｃｈａｇｒｉｎ，Gautier’s
de Chagrin, Ｇａｕｔｉｅｒ＇ｓ．Ｍａｄｅｍｏｉｓｅｌｌｅ ｄｕMaupin
Mademoiselle du Ｍａｕｐｉｎ and
ａｎｄ Ｐａｔｅｒ＇ｓ
Pater’s
Ｇａｓｔｏｎ ｄｅ Latour.
Gaston de Ｌａｔｏｕｒ．Echoes
Ｅｃｈｏｅｓofｏｆthese
ｔｈｅｓｅbooks
ｂｏｏｋｓare
ａｒｅnoｎｏdoubt
ｄｏｕｂｔ present
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ (and
（ａｎｄ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ was
ｗａｓ
ｎｏｔ ｏｎｅ ｔｏ
not one ｓｈｒｉｎｋ from
to shrink ｆｒｏｍ open
ｏｐｅｎ ｐｌａｇｉａｒｉｓｍ，
plagiarism, ｅｖｅｎ
even ｐｌａｇｉａｒｉｓｍ
plagiarism ｏｆ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， when
of himself, ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ
the
ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎ
occasionｗａｒｒａｎｔｅｄ）
warranted)ａｎｄand
ｉｔ itｉｓis ａｌｓｏ
also ｔｒｕｅ， ａｓ Wilde
true, as Ｗｉｌｄｅ once
ｏｎｃｅ ｎｏｔｅｄ，
noted, ｔｈａｔ
that ｔｈｅ
the ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange
ｂｏｏｋ
book ｗｈｉｃｈ
which ｐｏｉｓｏｎｓ＇
‘poisons’ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Grayｉｓis ｍｅａｎｔ
meantｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be ａｎ
an ｅｘｔｒａｐｏｌａｔｉｏｎ ｆｒｏｍ ÀＡ
extrapolation from
Ｒｅｂｏｕｒｓ： Ｉｔ is’,
Rebours: ‘It ｉｓ＇，heｈｅtoldｔｏｌｄ
oneｏｎｅ ｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｅｎｔ，＇ａ
correspondent, ｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃvariation
‘a fantastic ｖａｒｉａｔｉｏｎonｏｎHuysmans’s
Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ＇ｓ
ｏｖｅｒ－ｒｅａｌｉｓｔｉｃ ｓｔｕｄｙ ｏｆ
over-realistic study ｔｈｅ ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ
of the ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔ ｉｎinｏｕｒ
artistic temperament ourｉｎａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ
inartistic ａｇｅ．＇
age.’ Ｂｕｔ
Butｉｔit
ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｂｅbeｒａｓｈ
rashｔｏtoａｓｓｅｒｔ
assert Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｒｅｓｅｍｂｌａｎｃｅ
resemblanceｔｏtoｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ，
writers,ｏｒorｈｉｓ
his ｄｅｂｔ
debt ｔｏ
to
ｏｔｈｅｒ
otherｂｏｏｋｓ，
books,ｉｎin ｔｏｏ
too ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｉｓｔｉｃ
deterministic ａa manner.
ｍａｎｎｅｒ． ＡｓAsｈｅheｓａｉｄ
saidｉｎin ａｎ
anｉｎｔｅｒｖｉｅｗ
interviewｉｎ in １８９５：
:
Ｓｅｔｔｉｎｇ ａｓｉｄｅ the
Setting aside ｔｈｅ prose
ｐｒｏｓｅ and
ａｎｄ poetry
ｐｏｅｔｒｙ ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ Greek
Ｇｒｅｅｋ ａｎｄ
and Ｌａｔｉｎ
Latin ａｕｔｈｏｒｓ，
authors, ｔｈｅ
the ｏｎｌｙ
only ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓ
writers
ｗｈｏ
whoｈａｖｅ
haveｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅｄ
influencedｍｅmeａｒｅ areＫｅａｔｓ，
Keats,Ｆｌａｕｂｅｒｔ，
Flaubert, ａｎｄ
and Ｗａｌｔｅｒ
Walter Ｐａｔｅｒ； ａｎｄ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
Pater; and before IＩ came
ｃａｍｅ
ａｃｒｏｓｓ
across ｔｈｅｍ
them ＩI had
ｈａｄ ａｌｒｅａｄｙ ｇｏｎｅ more
already gone ｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
than ｈａｌｆ－ｗａｙ
half-way ｔｏ ｍｅｅｔ them.
to meet ｔｈｅｍ．
Ｉｔ ｗｉｌｌbeｂｅnoted
It will ｎｏｔｅｄthat
ｔｈａｔtwo
ｔｗｏoutｏｕｔofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅthree
ｔｈｒｅｅauthors
ａｕｔｈｏｒｓmentioned
ｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄ ｈｅｒｅ
here ａｒｅ
are Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ，
English,
ａｎｄ
and ｓｏso ｉｔ ｗａｓ perhaps
it was ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ ｓｌｉｇｈｔｌｙ ｏｖｅｒ－ｅｎｔｈｕｓｉａｓｔｉｃofｏｆArthur
slightly over-enthusiastic ＡｒｔｈｕｒRansome
Ｒａｎｓｏｍｅ ｔｏtoａｓｓｅｒｔ
assert

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ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
of Dorian Gray ｔｈａｔ
that ｉｔ
it isｉｓ‘the
＇ｔｈｅfirst
ｆｉｒｓｔFrench
Ｆｒｅｎｃｈnovel
ｎｏｖｅｌ toｔｏ be
ｂｅ written
ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ in
ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ English
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
ｌａｎｇｕａｇｅ＇．
language’.
Ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
Certainly ｉｔｓ ｅｍｐｈａｓｉｓ upon
its emphasis ｕｐｏｎ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strange ｓｉｎｓ， ａｎｄ its
sins, and ｉｔｓsomewhat
ｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ ｕｎｉｎｖｅｎｔｉｖｅ
uninventive
ｂｏｒｒｏｗｉｎｇｓ
borrowings ｆｒｏｍ
fromＨｕｙｓｍａｎｓ
Huysmansｉｎ in
ｓｕｃｈ ｍａｔｔｅｒｓ
such mattersａｓasｔｈｅ
theｓｙｍｂｏｌｉｓｍ
symbolism ｏｆ ofｊｅｗｅｌｓ，
jewels,ｇｉｖｅ
give
ｉｔ
it aａ French
Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ ｄｅｍｅａｎｏｕｒ；
demeanour;ｂｕｔbutｔｈｅtheｂｏｏｋ＇ｓ
book’sｗｉｔ
witｉｓis Ｉｒｉｓｈ ａｎｄ ｉｔｓ
Irish and ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａ ｉｓis
its melodrama
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｗａｓ
English. There wasａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysａ aｓｔｒｅａｋ
streakｏｆofｖｕｌｇａｒｉｔｙ
vulgarity ｉｎin Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｉｍａｇｉｎａｔｉｏｎ
imagination（ｌｉｋｅ(like
ｓｕｍｍｅｒ
summerｌｉｇｈｔｎｉｎｇ，lightning, ｉｔ ａｐｐｅａｒｓ at
it appears ａｔ theｔｈｅmostｍｏｓｔ unexpected
ｕｎｅｘｐｅｃｔｅｄ moments),ｍｏｍｅｎｔｓ）， and ａｎｄ ｈｅhe
ｗａｓ
was rarely able to refrain from taking a readily available convention ｔｏ
ｒａｒｅｌｙ ａｂｌｅ ｔｏ ｒｅｆｒａｉｎ ｆｒｏｍ ｔａｋｉｎｇ ａ ｒｅａｄｉｌｙ ａｖａｉｌａｂｌｅ ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎ to
ｅｘｃｅｓｓｉｖｅ
excessive ｌｅｎｇｔｈｓ：
lengths: as ａｓ aａ story
ｓｔｏｒｙ ofｏｆ passion,
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ， Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray
Ｇｒａｙ isｉｓ closer
ｃｌｏｓｅｒtoｔｏthe ｔｈｅwork
ｗｏｒｋ ofｏｆ
Ｈａｌｌ
Hall ＣａｉｎｅCaineｔｈａｎ thanｏｆofＦｌａｕｂｅｒｔ，
Flaubert,ａｎｄ andｉｎinｔｈｅ theｍｏｒｂｉｄ
morbid ｓｏｎｏｒｉｔｉｅｓ
sonoritiesｏｆofｉｔｓ its ｐｒｏｓｅ
prose ｔｈｅｒｅ
there
ｉｓ
is moreｍｏｒｅ ｔｈａｎ
than ａa ｈｉｎｔhint of ｏｆ Victorian
Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ pathos.ｐａｔｈｏｓ． The Ｔｈｅ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ
characters of ｏｆ Sibyl
Ｓｉｂｙｌ and ａｎｄ James
Ｊａｍｅｓ
Ｖａｎｅ，
Vane, ｆｏｒ ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ， ｍｉｇｈｔ
for example, might ｈａｖｅ have ｂｅｅｎbeenｄｅｒｉｖｅｄ
derived ｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅ the ｋｉｎｄ
kind ｏｆ of ｐｌａｙ ｗｈｉｃｈ
play which
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｈｉｍｓｅｌｆhimself ｗａｓ was ｐｒｏｎｅ
proneｔｏ ｍｏｃｋ； ｔｈｅｙ
to mock; they ｍｉｇｈｔ
might ｅｖｅｎ
even ｈａｖｅhave ｓｔｅｐｐｅｄ
stepped ｆｒｏｍ from ｔｈｅ ｏｎｅ
the one
ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ
exampleｍｅｎｔｉｏｎｅｄmentioned ｉｎ ｔｈｅin theｎｏｖｅｌnovel
ｉｔｓｅｌｆ：‘Ｔｈｅ
itself: ‘TheＩｄｉｏｔ
Idiot Ｂｏｙ
Boy ｏｒ Ｄｕｍｂ ｂｕｔ
or Dumb but Ｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｔ．
Innocent. OurＯｕｒ
ｆａｔｈｅｒｓ
fathers ｕｓｅｄ used ｔｏ to ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈａｔ sort
like that ｓｏｒｔ of ｏｆ piece,
ｐｉｅｃｅ， IＩ believe.’
ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ．＇ItＩｔis ｉｓa markａ ｍａｒｋofｏｆWilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ most
ｍｏｓｔ
ｃｏｍｐｌｉｃａｔｅｄ
complicated ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔtemperamentｔｈａｔ thatｈｅheｗａｓ wasａｂｌｅableｔｏtoｐａｒｏｄｙ
parodyｔｈｅ theｆａｕｌｔｓ ｆｒｏｍ which
faults from ｗｈｉｃｈ
ｈｅhe ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself was ｗａｓ notｎｏｔimmune
ｉｍｍｕｎｅ－ｍａｇｎｉｌｏｑｕｅｎｃｅ
– magniloquence ｏｆ ofａ aｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔａｌ
sentimentalｋｉｎｄ kind ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｏｎｅone
ｏｆ ｔｈｅｍ．
of them.
Ｂｕｔ
Butｔｈａｔ that ｉｓ ｎｏｔthe
is not ｔｈｅsumｓｕｍ ofｏｆhis ｈｉｓachievement
ａｃｈｉｅｖｅｍｅｎｔ ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓbook
in this ｂｏｏｋ and,
ａｎｄ， inｉｎaａworkｗｏｒｋ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
ｉｓis striated
ｓｔｒｉａｔｅｄ with ｗｉｔｈ images
ｉｍａｇｅｓ ｏｆofｄｕａｌｉｔｙ
dualityａｎｄ andｔｈｅ theｄｏｕｂｌｅ
double ｌｉｆｅ，
life,ｉｔit ｉｓ ｎｏｔ ｓｕｒｐｒｉｓｉｎｇ
is not surprising ｔｈａｔthat
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Gray Ｇｒａｙ should
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ be ｂｅ composed
ｃｏｍｐｏｓｅｄ ｉｎinｔｗｏ twoｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔ
distinct ｔｏｎｅｓ
tones –－ ｏｎｅ one ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｔｈａｔthat ｏｆ
of
ｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔａｌ
sentimental ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ， tragedy, ｔｈｅ the ｏｔｈｅｒ
other ｏｆ ｏｕｔｒａｇｅｏｕｓ ｅｐｉｇｒａｍ．
of outrageous epigram. Ｔｈｉｓ Thisｉｓis ｏｆ of ｃｏｕｒｓｅ
course ａa
ｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔｉｖｅ
distinctive feature ｆｅａｔｕｒｅofｏｆWilde’sＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓwork ｗｏｒｋ－–ｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｅａｒｌｉｅｓｔdrama,
his earliest ｄｒａｍａ， Vera,
Ｖｅｒａ， the ｔｈｅ epigrams
ｅｐｉｇｒａｍｓ
ａｒｅ
are ｇｉｖｅｎ
given ｔｏ ｔｈｅ aristocrats
to the ａｒｉｓｔｏｃｒａｔｓand ａｎｄtheｔｈｅmelodrama
ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａ ｉｓis lavished
ｌａｖｉｓｈｅｄ upon ｕｐｏｎ ｔｈｅ
the ｒｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ－
revolution-
ａｒｉｅｓ－
aries – ｂｕｔ but ｉｔ ｒｅａｃｈｅｓ ｉｔｓ
it reaches ｍｏｓｔ elaborate
its most ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ form ｆｏｒｍ ｈｅｒｅ．
here. Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ＧｒａｙGray ｉｎ in ｆａｃｔ ｓｔａｎｄｓ
fact stands
ａｔ
at the ｔｈｅ pivotal
ｐｉｖｏｔａｌ pointｐｏｉｎｔ of ｏｆ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ writing:
ｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ： both ｂｏｔｈ the
ｔｈｅ aesthetic
ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ discussions
ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎｓ and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｈｅａｔｒｉｃａｌ
theatrical plot ｐｌｏｔ look
ｌｏｏｋ back
ｂａｃｋ ｔｏto ｈｉｓ his ｅａｒｌｉｅｒ ｅｓｓａｙｓ and
earlier essays ａｎｄ ｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ， ｗｈｉｌｅ the
stories, while ｔｈｅ flourishes
ｆｌｏｕｒｉｓｈｅｓ
ｏｆ ｅｐｉｇｒａｍｍａｔｉｃ ｗｉｔ
of epigrammatic wit（ｍｏｓｔ
(mostｎｏｔａｂｌｙ
notablyｉｎinｔｈｅ theｓｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ
sectionsｈｅheｗｒｏｔｅ wroteｌａｔｅｒ，
later, ｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅ
the
ｖｏｌｕｍｅ
volumeｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ） edition) ａｎｔｉｃｉｐａｔｅ
anticipate the ｔｈｅ plays
ｐｌａｙｓfor ｆｏｒwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈhe ｈｅwill
ｗｉｌｌalways
ａｌｗａｙｓbeｂｅremembered.
ｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ．
ＩｔIt isｉｓnoｎｏ accident
ａｃｃｉｄｅｎｔ that ｔｈａｔheｈｅshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄ haveｈａｖｅ begun
ｂｅｇｕｎ ｗｏｒｋworkｏｎonｔｈｅ theｆｉｒｓｔ ｏｆ these
first of ｔｈｅｓｅ dramas,
ｄｒａｍａｓ，
Ｌａｄｙ
Lady Ｗｉｎｄｅｒｍｅｒｅ＇ｓ
Windermere’s Ｆａｎ， Fan, ａｔ ｔｈｅ time
at the ｔｉｍｅ ｈｅ he ｗａｓ
was ｃｏｍｐｌｅｔｉｎｇ
completingｈｉｓ hisｒｅｖｉｓｉｏｎ
revision ｏｆ of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian
Ｇｒａｙ． And
Gray. Ａｎｄ ｉｔit could
ｃｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ be ｓａｉｄ
said ｔｈａｔ， ｊｕｓｔ asａｓ the
that, just ｔｈｅ novel’s
ｎｏｖｅｌ＇ｓpublication
ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎmarked ｍａｒｋｅｄ ｔｈｅthe
ｏｎｓｅｔ
onsetｏｆof Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｆａｔａｌfatal ｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ，
reputation, ｉｔ ａｌｓｏ gave
it also ｇａｖｅ him
ｈｉｍ ｔｈｅtheｓｅｌｆ－ｃｏｎｆｉｄｅｎｃｅ
self-confidence（ａｓ (as ｗｅｌｌ
well
ａｓ
as the ｔｈｅ style)
ｓｔｙｌｅ）with ｗｉｔｈwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ to ｔｏ start
ｓｔａｒｔthe ｔｈｅcomposition
ｃｏｍｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ of ｏｆ his
ｈｉｓmajor
ｍａｊｏｒ works.
ｗｏｒｋｓ．
Ｂｕｔ
But Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ Gray ｉｓ is ｆｉｌｌｅｄ
filled with ｗｉｔｈ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄ
troubled ｉｎｔｉｍａｔｉｏｎｓ
intimations ａｎｄ andｉｔit ｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the
ｏｓｃｉｌｌａｔｉｏｎ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｅｐｉｇｒａｍ ａｎｄ ｔｒａｇｅｄｙ， ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕ－
oscillation between epigram and tragedy, between the celebration of individu-
ａｌｉｓｍ
alism ａｎｄ andｔｈｅ theａｓｓｅｒｔｉｏｎ
assertion ｏｆ ｄｏｏｍ， ｔｈａｔ
of doom, that ｐｒｏｐｅｒｌｙ
properlyｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｚｅｓ
characterizes ｔｈｅ the ｂｏｏｋ．
book. Ｉｎ In ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｏｎｖｅｒｓａｔｉｏｎｓ
conversations of ｏｆLord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ Wotton
Ｗｏｔｔｏｎ ａｎｄ andｔｈｅ the ｂｅｈａｖｉｏｕｒ
behaviourｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒａｙ
of Dorian Grayｔｈｅｒｅ
there
ｉｓ ｃｌｅａｒｌｙaａsense
is clearly ｓｅｎｓｅinｉｎwhichｗｈｉｃｈ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｉｓ ｃｏｎｔｉｎｕｉｎｇ to
is continuing ｔｏ celebrate
ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｅ the ｔｈｅ triumphs
ｔｒｉｕｍｐｈｓ ｏｆof ａa
ｔｒｕｌｙ ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ ｌｉｆｅ
truly individual life andａｎｄ ｔｏ to ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔ
suggest ｔｈａｔ，that, ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ
perfection ｏｆof ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌｉｔｙ，
personality,

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ｓｅｌｆ－ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ ｃａｎ ｂｅbe ｔｕｒｎｅｄ

self-expression can turnedｉｎｔｏ
intoａｎanａｒｔ．
art. Ａｎｄ
Andｙｅｔ
yetｔｈｉｓ
thisｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｏｆofｓｅｌｆ－ａｓｓｅｒｔｉｏｎ
self-assertion
ａｎｄ
andｓｅｌｆ－ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ
self-developmentｉｓ isｏｎｅone
ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ isｓｅｅｎ
that seenｔｏtoｆａｌｌ ａｐａｒｔ． For
fall apart. Ｆｏｒ ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ
beneathｔｈｅ
theｂｒｉｌｌｉａｎｔ
brilliant
ｓｕｒｆａｃｅ
surface of Wilde’s prose there is the mordant gaze of the moralist, and ｉｔ
ｏｆ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｐｒｏｓｅ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒｄａｎｔ ｇａｚｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｍｏｒａｌｉｓｔ， ａｎｄ ｗｏｕｌｄ
it would
ｎｏｔ
not ｂｅ
be ｔｏｏ
too ｍｕｃｈ
muchｔｏtoｓａｙ
sayｔｈａｔ
that ｏｎ
onｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎｓ
occasions ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｗａｓ
wasａaｃｏｎｇｅｎｉｔａｌ
congenital Ｐｕｒｉｔａｎ
Puritan
ｌｕｒｋｉｎｇ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ ｈｉｓ
lurking behind ｍａｓｋ ｏｆ
his mask ｔｈｅ Aesthete
of the Ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｅ or
ｏｒ the
ｔｈｅDandy.
Ｄａｎｄｙ． He
Ｈｅ ｌｏｖｅｄ
loved ｔｈａｔ
that ｂｒｉｇｈｔ
bright
ｗｏｒｌｄ
worldｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｈｅheｃｒｅａｔｅｄ，
created,ｂｕｔ
butｈｅheａｌｓｏ
alsoａｌｌｏｗｓ
allows ｉｔ ｔｏ be
it to ｂｅ destroyed
ｄｅｓｔｒｏｙｅｄ with
ｗｉｔｈ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’sｃｒｙ，
cry, ＇ｓｏ ｈｏｒｒｉｂｌｅ inｉｎ itsｉｔｓagony’.
‘so horrible ａｇｏｎｙ＇．InＩｎhisｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎ life
ｌｉｆｅheｈｅsaw
ｓａｗthrough
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ his
ｈｉｓ ‘pose’
ｐｏｓｅ＇
ａｎｄ
andｅｖｅｎ
evenｃｏｕｒｔｅｄ
courtedｈｉｓhisｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌ
eventualｄｅｓｔｒｕｃｔｉｏｎ；
destruction;ｉｎinｈｉｓ
hisｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ， ｈｅ ｒａｉｓｅｄ
fiction, he raised aａ world
ｗｏｒｌｄ ｉｎ
in
ｈｉｓ
his ｏｗｎ
ownｉｍａｇｅ
imageａｎｄand
ｔｈｅｎthenｃｏｎｄｅｍｎｅｄ ｉｔ ｆｏｒit ｉｔｓ
condemned ｅｍｐｔｉｎｅｓｓ
for its ａｎｄand
emptiness ｉｔｓ itsｆｏｌｌｉｅｓ．
follies.
Ｉｎ
In ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｎｓｅ Wilde
that sense Ｗｉｌｄｅ represents
ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｓ in
ｉｎ plangent
ｐｌａｎｇｅｎｔ form
ｆｏｒｍ the
ｔｈｅ most
ｍｏｓｔ abiding
ａｂｉｄｉｎｇ ｐｒｅｏｃｃｕ－
preoccu-
ｐａｔｉｏｎｓ
pations ｏｆ
of ｈｉｓ ｐｅｒｉｏｄ－ａｔ
his period – atｔｈｅ
theｅｎｄ
endｏｆofａaｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ，
century,ｉｔ ｗａｓ ａa ｔｉｍｅ
it was time ｏｆ ｓａｄｎｅｓｓ and
of sadness ａｎｄ
ｓｔｅｒｉｌｉｔｙ ｗｈｅｎ the
sterility when ｔｈｅ most
ｍｏｓｔ ａｃｕｔｅ
acute ｔａｌｅｎｔｓ ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ ｔｈａｔ
talents understood that aａ world,
ｗｏｒｌｄ， and
ａｎｄ ａa ｗｏｒｌｄ
world ｏｆ
of
ｖａｌｕｅｓ， ｗａｓ coming
values, was ｃｏｍｉｎｇ ｔｏ
to ａｎ
an ｅｎｄ．
end. Ｔｈｅｙ
Theyｍｏｃｋｅｄ
mocked ｉｔ itａｓasｉｔitｄｉｅｄ
died ｏｒ，
or, ｌｉｋｅ Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ
like George
Ｇｉｓｓｉｎｇ，
Gissing, ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
producedｔｈｒｅｎｏｄｉｅｓ
threnodiesｏｎon
ｉｔｓitsｂｅｈａｌｆ，
behalf, ｂｕｔ
but ｔｈｅｙ
they ｃｏｕｌｄ
could ｆｉｎｄ
find ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
nothing ｔｏ
to ｐｕｔ
put
ｉｎin its
ｉｔｓplace.
ｐｌａｃｅ．That
Ｔｈａｔ isｉｓone
ｏｎｅreason
ｒｅａｓｏｎ for
ｆｏｒthe
ｔｈｅemptiness
ｅｍｐｔｉｎｅｓｓ and
ａｎｄ ｄｅｓｐａｉｒ
despair ａｔ ｔｈｅ heart
at the ｈｅａｒｔ ofｏｆ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Ｇｒｇｙ， and
Dorian Gray, ａｎｄ on
ｏｎ one
ｏｎｅ level
ｌｅｖｅｌweｗｅ may
ｍａｙｒｅａｄ
readｔｈｉｓ
this ｂｏｏｋ
bookａｓ
as ａｎ
an ｅｐｉｔａｐｈ
epitaphｆｏｒ Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ
for Victorian
ｃｉｖｉｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ
civilization.
Ｙｅｔ
Yetｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅbeｗｒｏｎｇ
it would wrongｔｏtoａｔｔａｃｈ
attachｔｏｏ
tooｌｏｎｇ
longａ aｍｏｒａｌ
moralｔｏtoｔｈｉｓ
thisｔａｌｅ
tale ｓｉｎｃｅ， ａｓ Wilde
since, as Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｓａｙｓ
says ｈｅｒｅ，
here,
…. . .ｔｈｅ
theｏｎｌｙ
onlyｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things ｔｈａｔ
that ｏｎｅ
oneｃａｎ
canｕｓｅ
useｉｎinｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ ａｒｅ the
fiction are ｔｈｅ things
ｔｈｉｎｇｓ that
ｔｈａｔone
ｏｎｅ has
ｈａｓ ceased
ｃｅａｓｅｄ toｔｏ
ｕｓｅ
use ｉｎ
in ｆａｃｔ．
fact.

Ｔｈｉｓ
Thisｉｓ ｏｎｅ ａｓｐｅｃｔ
is one aspect ｏｆ
of ｈｉｓ ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ bravado
his aesthetic ｂｒａｖａｄｏ ｂｕｔ
butｉｔit ｉｓ ｔｒｕｅ inｉｎthe
is true ｔｈｅsense
ｓｅｎｓｅ that
ｔｈａｔWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｉｓ ｏｎ ｔｈｉｓ
is on ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎ ａa ｎｏｖｅｌｉｓｔ
this occasion ｒａｔｈｅｒ than
novelist rather ｔｈａｎ aａ philosopher
ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｅｒ ｏｒ
or ｅｖｅｎ
evenａaｃｕｌｔｕｒａｌ
cultural
ｈｉｓｔｏｒｉａｎ，
historian, ａｎｄ
andｉｔit is
ｉｓ asａｓaａnovel
ｎｏｖｅｌ that
ｔｈａｔDorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray
Ｇｒａｙ must
ｍｕｓｔ finally
ｆｉｎａｌｌｙ be
ｂｅ judged.
ｊｕｄｇｅｄ． As
Ａｓ ｓｕｃｈ，
such,
ｉｔit isｉｓaａconsiderable
ｃｏｎｓｉｄｅｒａｂｌｅ success;
ｓｕｃｃｅｓｓ； itｉｔmay
ｍａｙ be
ｂｅ melodramatic
ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ ｉｎinｉｎｓｐｉｒａｔｉｏｎ
inspirationｂｕｔ
butｉｔitｉｓis ａa
ｔｒｉｕｍｐｈ
triumph ｏｆ ｅｘｅｃｕｔｉｏｎ．Wilde
of execution. Ｗｉｌｄｅ knew
ｋｎｅｗ how
ｈｏｗ ｔｏ ｅｎｄ one
to end ｏｎｅ chapter
ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ with
ｗｉｔｈ thunder
ｔｈｕｎｄｅｒ andａｎｄ
ｂｅｇｉｎ
begin ｔｈｅ the ｎｅｘｔ
next ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｒｕｍｐｅｔｓ；
trumpets; he ｈｅ ｋｎｅｗ
knewｈｏｗ
howｔｏtoｏｒｃｈｅｓｔｒａｔｅ
orchestrate ｔｈｅ
the ｅｍｏｔｉｏｎｓ
emotionsｏｆ of ａa
ｓｃｅｎｅ
sceneａｎｄ， and,ｉｎin ｔｈａｔ ｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅ ｗｈｅｒｅ
that sequence whereＳｉｂｙｌ
SibylＶａｎｅ
Vaneｌｏｓｅｓ
losesｈｅｒ
herｐｏｗｅｒｓ
powersａｓasａｎanａｒｔｉｓｔ
artist ａｓ
as
ｓｏｏｎ
soonａｓ as ｓｈｅ
she ｈａｓ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｌｏｖｅ，
has found ｈｅ demonstrates
love, he ｄｅｍｏｎｓｔｒａｔｅｓ anａｎ evocative
ｅｖｏｃａｔｉｖｅ sympathy
ｓｙｍｐａｔｈｙ ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｓis
ｎｏｔ
not ａｌｗａｙｓ
alwaysｐｒｅｓｅｎｔ
presentｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｌａｔｅｒ ｄｒａｍａｓ． Ａｎｄ
later dramas. Andｉｆif Ｄｏｒａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Grayｉｓis ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｂｅｓｔ
best
ｎａｒｒａｔｉｏｎｓ
narrationsｏｆofｔｈｅ
the＇ｄｏｕｂｌｅ
‘doubleｌｉｆｅ＇
life’ ｏｆ
of aａ Victorian
Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａｎ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍａｎ，
gentleman, ｓｏsoｉｔitｉｓis ａｌｓｏ ｏｎｅ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
also one the
ｂｅｓｔ ａｃｃｏｕｎｔｓ ｏｆ
best accounts ｔｈｅ divisions
of the ｄｉｖｉｓｉｏｎｓ within
ｗｉｔｈｉｎ London
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ｉｔｓｅｌｆ．
itself. AsＡｓtheｔｈｅnarrative
ｎａｒｒａｔｉｖｅmoves
ｍｏｖｅｓ
ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
the ｄｉｎｉｎｇ
dining ｔａｂｌｅｓ ｏｆ the
tables of ｔｈｅrich
ｒｉｃｈtoｔｏtheｔｈｅhovels
ｈｏｖｅｌｓof ｏｆWhitechapel
ＷｈｉｔｅｃｈａｐｅｌorｏｒLimehouse,
Ｌｉｍｅｈｏｕｓｅ，
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｖｅ
descriptive ｐｏｗｅｒｓ
powersｌｉｆｔ ｔｈｅ book
lift the ｂｏｏｋ ｆａｒfar ａｂｏｖｅ
aboveｔｈｅ theｃａｓｕａｌ
casualｓｏｎｏｒｉｔｉｅｓ
sonoritiesｏｆof ｈｉｓhis
ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ
conventionalｐｒｏｓｅ；
prose; ａｎｄ
andａｓ as ｗｅ
weｍａｒｖｅｌ
marvelａｔatｔｈｉｓ， ｗｅ can
this, we ｃａｎ ｓｅｅ ａｌｓｏ the
see also ｔｈｅburgeoning
ｂｕｒｇｅｏｎｉｎｇ
ｃｏｍｅｄｙ
comedy ｏｆ of Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｄｉａｌｏｇｕｅ
dialogue in ｉｎ those
ｔｈｏｓｅscenes
ｓｃｅｎｅｓwhereｗｈｅｒｅLordＬｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ Wotton
Ｗｏｔｔｏｎ
ａｐｐｅａｒｓ．
appears.
Ｏｎｅ
Oneｍｉｇｈｔ
mightｓａｙsayｏｆofｔｈｉｓ
thisｎｏｖｅｌ，
novel,ｔｈｅｎ，
then,ｗｈａｔ
whatＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｓａｙｓ ｏｆofＳｏｃｉｅｔｙ
says Societyｉｎinｉｔｓ
its ｐａｇｅｓ：
pages:

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Ｆｏｒｍ
Formｉｓisａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutelyｅｓｓｅｎｔｉａｌ
essential ｔｏ
to ｉｔ．
it. ItＩｔshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄhave
ｈａｖｅ the
ｔｈｅ dignity
ｄｉｇｎｉｔｙ ofｏｆ aａceremony,
ｃｅｒｅｍｏｎｙ， ａｓasｗｅｌｌ
well ａｓ
as
ｉｔｓ ｕｎｒｅａｌｉｔｙ，andａｎｄshould
its unreality, ｓｈｏｕｌｄcombine
ｃｏｍｂｉｎｅ ｔｈｅ the ｉｎｓｉｎｃｅｒｅ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ ofｏｆ aａ romantic
insincere character ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ play
ｐｌａｙ with
ｗｉｔｈ the
ｔｈｅ
ｗｉｔ
wit ａｎｄ
andｂｅａｕｔｙ
beautyｔｈａｔ
thatｍａｋｅ
makeｓｕｃｈsuchｐｌａｙｓ ｄｅｌｉｇｈｔｆｕｌ
plays delightfulｔｏtoｕｓ．
us.
Ｈｅｒｅ
HereＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｐｌａｙｓ ｗｉｔｈ
plays withｐａｒａｄｏｘ，
paradox,ｗｈｉｃｈ ｉｓ ｆｉｔｔｉｎｇ
which is fittingｉｎinａ aｎｏｖｅｌ
novelｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓisｉｒｉｄｅｓｃｅｎｔ
iridescent
ｗｉｔｈ
with paradox and with the sensibility that is mediated through ｗｉｔ
ｐａｒａｄｏｘ ａｎｄ ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅ ｓｅｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ ｔｈａｔ ｉｓ ｍｅｄｉａｔｅｄ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ａｎｄ
wit and
ｅｆｆｏｒｔｌｅｓｓ
effortless display. Only shallow people refuse to judge by appearances, ｔｏ
ｄｉｓｐｌａｙ． Ｏｎｌｙ ｓｈａｌｌｏｗ ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｒｅｆｕｓｅ ｔｏ ｊｕｄｇｅ ｂｙ ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅｓ， to
ｐａｒａｐｈｒａｓｅ
paraphraseｏｕｒourａｕｔｈｏｒ，
author,ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｓisｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhapsｗｈｙwhyＴｈｅThe
Ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
Pictureｏｆof Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Gray ｈａｓ
has
ｌａｒｇｅｌｙ ｅｓｃａｐｅｄ ｔｈｅ
largely escaped the ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎｓ ｏｆ the
attentions of ｔｈｅmore
ｍｏｒｅ sombre
ｓｏｍｂｒｅ ｃｒｉｔｉｃｓ ａｎｄ why
critics and ｗｈｙｉｔｓ ｐｏｐｕｌａｒｉｔｙ
its popularity
ｈａｓ ｅｎｄｕｒｅｄ ｆｏｒ
has endured ａｌｍｏｓｔ one
for almost ｏｎｅ ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄ
hundredｙｅａｒｓ．
years.

ＰＥＴＥＲ ＡＣＫＲＯＹＤ
P A
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
London, １９８ｓ
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Ｔｈｅｓｅ
These ｎｏｔｅｓ
notes ａｒｅ
are ｄｅｓｉｇｎｅｄ
designed ｔｏto ｈｅｌｐ ｔｈｅ reader
help the ｒｅａｄｅｒ understand
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｎｏｖｅｌ， ａｎｄ
novel, and
ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅ
provide ａa ｂａｃｋｇｒｏｕｎｄ
backgroundｔｏtoｔｈｅtheｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
publicationａｎｄ
andｒｅｖｉｓｉｏｎ
revisionｏｆofｉｔｓ ｆｉｎａｌform.
its final ｆｏｒｍ． They
Ｔｈｅｙ
ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅ
includeｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ
referencesｔｏtoｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔ
significant ｖａｒｉａｔｉｏｎｓ
variations ｉｎ ｔｈｅ two
in the ｔｗｏ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
publishedｅｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ
editionsｏｆofｔｈｉｓ
this
ｎｏｖｅｌ， ａｎｄ ａa few
novel, and ｆｅｗ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ changes
to the ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ ｍａｄｅ
madeｔｏtoｔｈｅ
the ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｓｕｂｍｉｔｔｅｄ
typescript Wilde submitted ｔｏ to
Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｔｔ＇ｓ ＭｏｎｔｈｌｙMagazine
Lippincott’s Monthly Ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ inｉｎ.
１８ｇｏ． These
Ｔｈｅｓｅ ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ
references ｔｏto ｔｅｘｔｕａｌ
textual ｖａｒｉａｎｔｓ
variants ａｒｅ
are
ｎｏｔ
notｄｅｓｉｇｎｅｄ
designedｔｏtoｂｅ
beｅｘｈａｕｓｔｉｖｅ，
exhaustive,ｏｒｔｏ
or toｅｎａｂｌｅ
enableｔｈｅ
theｒｅａｄｅｒ
readerｔｏtoｒｅｃｏｎｓｔｒｕｃｔ
reconstructｔｈｅ
theｅａｒｌｉｅｒ
earlier
ｔｅｘｔ． Ｔｈｅｙ ｒｅｃｏｒｄ
text. They recordｔｈｅ
the ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓ
processｏｆ
of ＇ｓｅｌｆ－ｃｅｎｓｏｒｓｈｉｐ＇ ｔｈａｔthe
‘self-censorship’ that ｔｈｅtext
ｔｅｘｔunderwent,
ｕｎｄｅｒｗｅｎｔ， and
ａｎｄ
ａｌｓｏ ｔｈｅ artistic
also the ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃenrichment
ｅｎｒｉｃｈｍｅｎｔ from
ｆｒｏｍ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｉｔit benefited.
ｂｅｎｅｆｉｔｅｄ． Readers
Ｒｅａｄｅｒｓ ｗｈｏ
whoａｒｅ
areｉｎｔｅｒ－
inter-
ｅｓｔｅｄ ｉｎ the
ested in ｔｈｅprocess
ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓofｏｆrevision
ｒｅｖｉｓｉｏｎfrom
ｆｒｏｍmanuscript
ｍａｎｕｓｃｒｉｐｔ toｔｏtypescript
ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔand
ａｎｄbetween
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ the
ｔｈｅ
ｔｗｏ
two ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
published ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎｓ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ consult
versions should ｃｏｎｓｕｌｔDonald
Ｄｏｎａｌｄ F. Ｆ．Ｌａｗｌｅｒ＇ｓ
Lawler’s ｖｅｒｙ
very ｕｓｅｆｕｌ Ａｎ
useful An
Ｉｎｑｕｉｒｙ ｉｎｔｏOscar
Inquiry into ＯｓｃａｒWilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅｓ Revisions
Ｒｅｖｉｓｉｏｎｓof ｏｆ ＴｈｅPicture
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Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇（Ｇａｒｌａｎｄ：
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(Garland: New
Ｙｏｒｋ， ); those
York, Ｉｇ８８）； ｔｈｏｓｅ who
ｗｈｏ ｗｉｓｈ
wishｔｏtoｒｅａｄ
readｔｈｅ ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ
the１８ｇｏ editionｓｈｏｕｌｄ
shouldｃｏｎｓｕｌｔ
consultｔｈｅtheｔｅｘｔ
text
ｐｒｅｐａｒｅｄ
prepared ｂｙ by Ｌａｗｌｅｒ
Lawlerｆｏｒ for Ｎｏｒｔｏｎ
Norton （Ｎｅｗ
(NewＹｏｒｋ， ). When
York,Ｉ？８７）． Ｗｈｅｎ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revised ｔｈｅ
the
ｎｏｖｅｌ
novelｈｅheａｄｄｅｄ
addedｌｏｎｇlongｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｖｅ
descriptiveｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ
passages ｏｆof Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’s ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ
various ｅｎｔｈｕｓｉａｓｍｓ
enthusiasmsｆｏｒ for
ｅｘｏｔｉｃ ｉｔｅｍｓ． These
exotic items. Ｔｈｅｓｅ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｄｅｓｉｇｎｅｄ，
designed, ａｓ as Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｐｕｔ putｉｔ， ｔｏ ‘surround
it, to ＇ｓｕｒｒｏｕｎｄ himｈｉｍ ｉｎin ａｎ
an
ａｔｍｏｓｐｈｅｒｅ
atmosphereｏｆofｍｏｒａｌmoralｃｏｒｒｕｐｔｉｏｎ＇，ｐｒｏｄｕｃｉｎｇ
corruption’, producing ａ ｄｉｓｔｉｎｃｔｌｙ
a distinctly＇ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｔ＇
‘decadent’ａｎｄ andｅｘｏｔｉｃ
exotic
ｅｆｆｅｃｔ （Ｓｔｕａｒｔ Mason,
effect (Stuart Ｍａｓｏｎ， Ｏｓｃａｒ Ｗｉｌｄｅ，
Oscar Wilde,ＡｒｔArt
ａｎｄand
Ｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ：
Morality:Ａ ｒｅｃｏｒｄ
A recordｏｆofｔｈｅ
the ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ
discussion which
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
followed theｔｈｅpublication
ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
of ‘Dorian (London (), ). Many
Gray’Ｇｒａｙ＇（Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ（１９１２），８ｏ）． Ｍａｎｙ ｏｆ of ｔｈｅｓｅ
these
ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ
references ａｒｅare ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｓｏｌｅｌｙ ｆｏｒ the
solely for ｔｈｅ sake
ｓａｋｅ of
ｏｆ this
ｔｈｉｓeffect,
ｅｆｆｅｃｔ，andａｎｄtheｔｈｅmodern
ｍｏｄｅｒｎ reader
ｒｅａｄｅｒ
ｇａｉｎｓ
gains ｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little byｂｙhaving
ｈａｖｉｎｇ each
ｅａｃｈ ｔｅｒｍ
term ｏｒor ａｌｌｕｓｉｏｎ
allusion ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｅｄ．
explained. Ｉｎ In ａa ｆｅｗ
few ｃａｓｅｓ
cases ＩI have
ｈａｖｅ
ｒｅｌｉｅｄ
relied onｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ notes
ｎｏｔｅｓ provided
ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ ｂｙ
by Ｐｅｔｅｒ
Peter Ａｃｋｒｏｙｄ
Ackroydｆｏｒ forｔｈｅ
theｅａｒｌｉｅｒ Ｐｅｎｇｕｉｎ ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ．
earlier Penguin edition.
Ｔｈｅｓｅ
Theseｃａｓｅｓ
casesａｒｅareｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉｅｄ
identified ａｓas （Ａｃｋｒｏｙｄ）．
(Ackroyd).


ＰＲＥＦＡＣＥ
ｒ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ＇Ａ
published ‘AＰｒｅｆａｃｅ
Preface ｔｏ
to Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇
Gray’ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the Ｍａｒｃｈ
Marchｉｓｓｕｅ
issue ｏｆ Ｆｒａｎｋ
of Frank
Ｈａｒｒｉｓ＇ｓ
Harris’s ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ，
journal, ｔｈｅ
the Ｆｏｒｔｎｉｇｈｔｌｙ Ｒｅｖｉｅｖ．He
Fortnightly Review. Ｈｅ devised
ｄｅｖｉｓｅｄ ｔｈｉｓ ａｓ aａ response
this as ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｒｉｔｉｃｓ ｗｈｏ had
critics who ｈａｄ ｃｏｎｄｅｍｎｅｄ
condemnedｔｈｅ the
ｆｉｒｓｔ
firstｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ
editionｏｆofｈｉｓ
hisｎｏｖｅｌ
novelｆｏｒ
forｉｔｓ
its ｆｉｍｍｏｒａｌｉｔｙ＇
‘immorality’


２３Ｉ
 
ＮＯＴＥＳ

ａｎｄ
andｕｎｈｅａｌｔｈｉｎｅｓｓ＇．
‘unhealthiness’.Ｈａｖｉｎｇ
Havingｒｅｈｅａｒｓｅｄ ｔｈｅｓｅ
rehearsed ａｒｇｕｍｅｎｔｓ
these ｉｎ ｈｉｓin his
arguments ｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ ｔｏ toｃｒｉｔｉｃｓ，
letters critics,
ｈｅhe ｎｏｗ
nowｓｏｕｇｈｔ
soughtｔｏtoｐｒｅａｃｈ
preachｈｉｓhisａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ
aestheticｃｒｅｄｏ，
credo,ａ aｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
versionｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ
principle ｏｆ＇ａｒｔ
of ‘art
ｆｏｒ
for ａｒｔ＇ｓ ｓａｋｅ＇，first
art’s sake’, ｆｉｒｓｔ ｆｏｒｍｕｌｉｚｅｄbyｂｙThéophile
formulized ＴｈéｏｐｈｉｌｅGautier
Ｇａｕｔｉｅｒand
ａｎｄEdgar
Ｅｄｇａｒ Allan
Ａｌｌａｎ Ｐｏｅ
Poe ｉｎ
in
ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｈａｌｆ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ， ａｎｄ ａｄｏｐｔｅｄ ｂｙ Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
the first half of the nineteenth century, and adopted by Wilde’s sparring ｓｐａｒｒｉｎｇ
ｐａｒｔｎｅｒ， ｔｈｅ painter
partner, the ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ James
Ｊａｍｅｓ ＭｃＮｅｉｌｌ
McNeillＷｈｉｓｔｌｅｒ，
Whistler,ｉｎinｔｈｅ
the１８８ｏｓ．
s.Ｔｈｅ Ｆｏｒｔｎｉｇｈｔｌｙ
The Fortnightly
Ｒｅｕｉａｗ（１８６５－１９５４）
Review (–) ｗａｓ
wasａ aｈｉｇｈｂｒｏｗ ｌｉｔｅｒａｒｙ
highbrow literaryａｎｄ
andｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ
scientific ｊｏｕｒｎａｌ， ｗｈｉｃｈ
journal, which
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ ｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｉｏｎｓbyｂｙThomas
published contributions Ｔｈｏｍａｓ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ Ｈｕｘｌｅｙ，
Huxley, Ｆｒａｎｃｉｓ Ｇａｌｔｏｎ， Henry
Francis Galton, Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Ｍａｕｄｓｌｅｙ，
Maudsley,ａｎｄ
andＨ．Ｇ． Ｗｅｌｌｓ
H. G. ａｓ asｗｅｌｌ
Wells wellａｓasＯｓｃａｒ
OscarＷｉｌｄｅ．
Wilde.Ｔｈｅ
TheＰｒｅｆａｃｅ，
Preface,ｏｆofｃｏｕｒｓｅ，
course,
ａｌｓｏ ａｄｖｅｒｔｉｓｅｄ his
also advertised ｈｉｓnovel,
ｎｏｖｅｌ，which
ｗｈｉｃｈ was
ｗａｓ ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
published ｔｈｅ
the ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ
following ｍｏｎｔｈ
monthｉｎinｉｔｓ
its
ｅｘｔｅｎｄｅｄ
extended ｆｏｒｍ
form ｂｙ
by Ｗａｒｄ，
Ward,Ｌｏｃｋ
Lock＆ &Ｃｏ．
Co.ＨｅHe
ｒｅｐｒｉｎｔｅｄ
reprintedｔｈｅ
theＰｒｅｆａｃｅ
Preface ｗｉｔｈ
with ａｎ
an
ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌ ｍａｘｉｍ：＇Ｎｏ‘No
additional maxim: ａｒｔｉｓｔ
artistｉｓis ｅｖｅｒ
ever ｍｏｒｂｉｄ．
morbid.Ｔｈｅ
Theａｒｔｉｓｔ
artist ｃａｎ
can ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ
express ｅｖｅｒｙｔｈｉｎｇ＇
everything’
ｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｎｏｖｅｌ．
novel.

 Ｉ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ

Ｉ ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｅｆｆｅｃｔ：
Japanese effect: AnＡｎinterest
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ
in ｉｎ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅartａｒｔand
Japanese ａｎｄdecoration
ｄｅｃｏｒａｔｉｏｎ developed
ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
１８６ｏｓ
s ｗｈｅｎ
whenｔｈｅ
theｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painterＷｈｉｓｔｌｅｒ
Whistler ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
introduced ｔｈｅ
the Ｐｒｅ－Ｒａｐｈａｅｌｉｔｅ
Pre-Raphaelite ｐａｉｎｔｅｒ ａｎｄ
painter and
ｐｏｅｔ
poetＤａｎｔｅ
DanteＧａｂｒｉｅｌ Ｒｏｓｓｅｔｔｉ
Gabriel ｔｏ toｔｈｉｓ
Rossetti thisｅｘｏｔｉｃ
exoticｗｏｒｌｄ，
world,ｔｈｕｓ
thusｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｉｎｇ
establishingａa ｖｅｒｉｔａｂｌｅ
veritable
ｃｕｌｔ ｏｆ Japan
cult of Ｊａｐａｎ ｗｉｔｈｉｎ ｔｈｉｓBohemian
within this Ｂｏｈｅｍｉａｎ ｃｉｒｄｌｅ． Ｂｙ the
circle. By ｔｈｅ s
１８８ｏｓ ‘Japonisme’
Ｊａｐｏｎｉｓｍｅ＇ had
ｈａｄ
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ
becomeａ aｍａｊｏｒ
majorｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influenceｏｎonｔｈｅtheａｒｔ
artａｎｄ
andｄｅｃｏｒａｔｉｏｎ
decorationｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｔｉｍｅ，
time,ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ
leavingｉｔｓ
its
ｍａｒｋ
markｏｎonＷｈｉｓｔｌｅｒ＇ｓ
Whistler’s ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇｓ
paintings and ａｎｄ ｄｅｓｉｇｎｓ （ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌｌｙthe
designs (principally ｔｈｅ‘Peacock
Ｐｅａｃｏｃｋ Room’,
Ｒｏｏｍ＇，
ｎｏｗ
now ｉｎｓｔａｌｌｅｄ
installed in ｉｎ London’s
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ＇ｓ Victoria
Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａ and ａｎｄ Albert
Ａｌｂｅｒｔ Museum).
Ｍｕｓｅｕｍ）． Ｔｈｅ Theｄéｃｏｒ décor ｏｆ
of
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓ
Hallward’sｓｔｕｄｉｏ
studioｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｓ
reflects ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｔａｓｔｅｓ ａｎｄ ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅｓ．
tastes and influences. Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himselfｐａｒｔｉｃｉ－
partici-
ｐａｔｅｄ
patedｉｎin ｔｈｉｓ ｃｕｌｔ，referring
this cult, ｒｅｆｅｒｒｉｎｇtoｔｏ‘the＇ｔｈｅinfluence
ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ Eastern
Ｅａｓｔｅｒｎ ａｒｔ ｉｓhaving
art is ｈａｖｉｎｇ onｏｎ ｕｓ
us
ｉｎ Ｅｕｒｏｐｅ， ａｎｄ
in Europe, andｔｈｅ
theｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｉｏｎ
fascinationｏｆ of ａｌｌ Ｊａｐａｎｅｓｅ ｗｏｒｋ＇
all Japanese work’ ｉｎ
in ａa ｌｅｃｔｕｒｅ
lecture he ｈｅ ｇａｖｅ
gave ｉｎin
Ａｍｅｒｉｃａ
America ｉｎ  (‘The
in １８８２（Ｔｈｅ Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
EnglishＲｅｎａｉｓｓａｎｃｅ
RenaissanceｏｆofＡｒｔ）；Art’);ａｎｄ
andｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｉｎｇ
celebrating ｔｈｅ the
ａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌｉｔｙ
artificiality ofｏｆthis
ｔｈｉｓ
artａｒｔ ｉｎ ＴｈｅDecay
in ‘The Ｄｅｃａｙ ｏｆ Ｌｙｉｎｇ’（１８８ｇ）．
of Lying’ ().
２ ｔｈｅ Ｇｒｏｖｅｎｏｒ．The
the Grosvenor. Ｔｈｅ Academy:
Ａｃａｄｅｍｙ： By Ｂｙ contrasting
ｃｏｎｔｒａｓｔｉｎｇ theｔｈｅ Grosvenor
Ｇｒｏｓｖｅｎｏｒ Ｇａｌｌｅｒｙ
Gallery ｗｉｔｈwith ｔｈｅ
the
Ｒｏｙａｌ Ａｃａｄｅｍｙ Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅｓ ａｎ ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ ｔｈｅ ａｖａｎｔ－ｇａｒｄｅ and
Royal Academy Wilde indicates an opposition between the avant-garde ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅ ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｍｅｎｔ ｗｈｉｃｈ
the establishment whichｄｉｖｉｄｅｄ
dividedｔｈｅtheＢｒｉｔｉｓｈ
British ａｒｔ ｗｏｒｌｄ ａｔ
art world ｔｈｉｓtime.
at this ｔｉｍｅ．The Ｔｈｅ Royal
Ｒｏｙａｌ
Ａｃａｄｅｍｙ
Academy ｈａｄhadｂｅｅｎ ｆｏｕｎｄｅｄ
been founded ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｌａｔｅ
in the lateｅｉｇｈｔｅｅｎｔｈ
eighteenthｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
centuryｕｎｄｅｒ
underｉｔｓ its ｐｒｅｓｉｄｅｎｔ
president
Ｓｉｒ Ｊｏｓｈｕａ Ｒｅｙｎｏｌｄｓ，
Sir Joshua Reynolds,ａｎｄ andｓｅｒｖｅｄ
servedａｓasａ aｔｒａｉｎｉｎｇ
trainingｇｒｏｕｎｄ
groundｆｏｒ forａｒｔｉｓｔｓ
artists toｔｏ emulate
ｅｍｕｌａｔｅ
ｔｈｅ ｂｅｓｔantique
the best ａｎｔｉｑｕｅmodels
ｍｏｄｅｌｓ and ａｎｄ aspire
ａｓｐｉｒｅ toｔｏthe
ｔｈｅgrand
ｇｒａｎｄmanner.
ｍａｎｎｅｒ． By
Ｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ mid
ｍｉｄ nineteenth
ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ
ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
centuryｉｔ ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ ｔｏ
it represented ｔｈｅ young
to the ｙｏｕｎｇ ａｎｄandａｄｖｅｎｔｕｒｏｕｓ
adventurous ａ ｓｔｕｌｔｉｆｙｉｎｇ
a stultifyingｒｅｓｔｒｉｃｔｉｏｎ
restriction ofｏｆ
ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎ
original expression and ａｎｄ artistic
ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃexperiment.
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔ．The ＴｈｅPre-Raphaelite
Ｐｒｅ－Ｒａｐｈａｅｌｉｔｅ Brotherhood,
Ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒｈｏｏｄ，
ｆｏｕｎｄｅｄ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌｌｙ
foundedｉｎin １８４８ principally by ｂｙ Ｄａｎｔｅ
DanteＧａｂｒｉｅｌ
GabrielＲｏｓｓｅｔｔｉ，
Rossetti, Ｊｏｈｎ
John Ｅｖｅｒｅｔｔ
Everett Ｍｉｌｌａｉｓ
Millais
ａｎｄ
and Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ
WilliamＨｏｌｍａｎ
Holman Ｈｕｎｔ，Hunt,ｗａｓ was
ａ ｙｏｕｔｈｆｕｌ
a youthfulａｎｄ and
ｓｐｉｒｉｔｅｄ
spiritedｒｅｖｏｌｔ
revoltａｇａｉｎｓｔ
againstｔｈｉｓ
this
ａｃａｄｅｍｉｃ
academicｓｔｒａｎｇｌｅｈｏｌｄ
strangleholdｏｎonＥｎｇｌｉｓｈEnglishａｒｔ．
art.Ｔｈｉｓ
Thisｉｎin ｔｕｒｎ
turn ｅｎｃｏｕｒａｇｅｄ
encouragedｔｈｅ theｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈ－
establish-
ｍｅｎｔ
mentｏｆofａｌｔｅｒｎａｔｉｖｅ
alternative ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔｉｏｎ ｓｐａｃｅｓ，the
exhibition spaces, ｔｈｅmost
ｍｏｓｔ famous
ｆａｍｏｕｓ of ｏｆ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗａｓ was ｔｈｅ
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GrosvenorＧａｌｌｅｒｙ， ｆｏｕｎｄｅｄ ｂｙby Ｓｉｒ
Gallery, founded Ｃｏｕｔｔｓ Linsay
Sir Coutts Ｌｉｎｓａｙ inｉｎ 
１８７７inｉｎLondon’s
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ＇ｓ New
Ｎｅｗ
Ｂｏｎｄ
BondＳｔｒｅｅｔ． Ｔｈａｔ ｙｅａｒ
Street. That Ｗｈｉｓｔｌｅｒ＇ｓ‘Nocturne
year Whistler’s Ｎｏｃｔｕｒｎｅ in
ｉｎ Black
Ｂｌａｃｋ and
ａｎｄ Gold
Ｇｏｌｄ－ｔｈｅ
– theＦａｌｌｉｎｇ
Falling
Ｒｏｃｋｅｔ＇
Rocket’ｗａｓ
wasｓｈｏｗｎ，
shown,ｔｈｅ
the ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ ｗｈｉｃｈＪｏｈｎ
painting which JohnＲｕｓｋｉｎ
Ruskinａｔｔａｃｋｅｄ
attackedｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ ｍａｇａｚｉｎｅ
his magazine
Ｆｏｒｓ Clavigera,
Fors Ｃｌａｖｉｇｅｒａ， ｂｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ
bringing ａｂｏｕｔtheｔｈｅfamous
about ｆａｍｏｕｓlawsuit
ｌａｗｓｕｉｔbetween
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎhim
ｈｉｍ and
ａｎｄ Whistler
Ｗｈｉｓｔｌｅｒ
ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ
broughtＡｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｉｓｍ，
Aestheticism,ａｓasｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ
representedｂｙbyＷｈｉｓｔｌｅｒ，
Whistler,ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the ａｔｔｅｎｔｉｏｎ
attention ｏｆ
of
ｔｈｅ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ．From
the public. Ｆｒｏｍ then
ｔｈｅｎ on
ｏｎ the
ｔｈｅGrosvenor
Ｇｒｏｓｖｅｎｏｒ became
ｂｅｃａｍｅ ｓｙｎｏｎｙｍｏｕｓ
synonymousｗｉｔｈ
withａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ
aesthetic
ｒｅｖｏｌｔ．
revolt. ItＩｔis ｉｓ ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ
therefore ｎａｔｕｒａｌ
natural thatｔｈａｔ
LordＬｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙshould
Henry ｓｈｏｕｌｄrecommend
ｒｅｃｏｍｍｅｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the Ｇｒｏｓ－
Gros-
ｖｅｎｏｒ
venor ｆｏｒ
for Ｂａｓｉｌ＇ｓ ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ． Wilde
Basil’s painting. Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ａｔｔｅｎｄｅｄ
attendedｔｈｉｓ
thisｆｉｒｓｔ ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔｉｏｎ and
first exhibition ａｎｄ
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
published ａa review
ｒｅｖｉｅｗ ofｏｆｉｔit while
ｗｈｉｌｅ still
ｓｔｉｌｌan ａｎ ｕｎｄｅｒｇｒａｄｕａｔｅatａｔOxford.
undergraduate Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ．When
Ｗｈｅｎ Gilbert
Ｇｉｌｂｅｒｔ
ａｎｄ
and Ｓｕｌｌｉｖａｎ
Sullivan ｃａｍｅcameｔｏtoｓａｔｉｒｉｚｅ
satirize Ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃｉｓｍ
Aestheticism（ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇ
(including Ｗｉｌｄｅ Wildeｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ）
himself )ｉｎinｔｈｅｉｒtheir
ｃｏｍｉｃ
comicｏｐｅｒａ
operaＰａｔｉｅｎｃｅ
Patience （１８８１），
(), theyｔｈｅｙ included
ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ aａ character
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ calledｃａｌｌｅｄ Archibald
Ａｒｃｈｉｂａｌｄ Gros-Ｇｒｏｓ－
ｖｅｎｏｒ
venor ａｎｄandｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｚｅｄ
characterizedｔｈｅ the ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ
aesthetic typeｔｙｐｅ as ａｓ ‘aａ greenery-yallery,
ｇｒｅｅｎｅｒｙ－ｙａｌｌｅｒｙ，Grosvenor Ｇｒｏｓｖｅｎｏｒ
Ｇａｌｌｅｒｙ，／
Gallery, / Ｆｏｏｔ－ｉｎ－ｔｈｅ－ｇｒａｖｅ
Foot-in-the-grave young ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍａｎ！？． Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ pronouncements
man!’. Wilde’s ｐｒｏｎｏｕｎｃｅｍｅｎｔｓ ｏｎonａｒｔ artｌｅｄ
led
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ popular
to the ｐｏｐｕｌａｒ Academician
Ａｃａｄｅｍｉｃｉａｎ Ｗｉｌｌｉａｍ WilliamＰｏｗｅｌｌ PowellＦｒｉｔｈ Frithｄｅｐｉｃｔｉｎｇ
depicting Ｗｉｌｄｅ Wildeｉｎin ｈｉｓ his
ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇ‘Ａ
painting ‘A ＰｒｉｖａｔｅPrivate View, Ｖｉｅｗ， １８８ｔ＇， ｓｈｏｗｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ
’, showing ｙｏｕｎｇ Ｏｓｃａｒ
the young Oscarｐｏｎｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｎｇ
pontificating ｏｎ on
ｔｈｅ ｅｘｈｉｂｉｔｓatａｔtheｔｈｅAcademy
the exhibits Ａｃａｄｅｍｙ to ｔｏ anａｎ enraptured
ｅｎｒａｐｔｕｒｅｄ group ｇｒｏｕｐ of ｏｆ fashionable
ｆａｓｈｉｏｎａｂｌｅwomen ｗｏｍｅｎ
ｗｈｉｌｅ
while ａa ｓｔｅｒｎ－ｌｏｏｋｉｎｇ
stern-looking group ｇｒｏｕｐ ｏｆ Ａｃａｄｅｍｉｃｉａｎｓ ｓｃｏｗｌ
of Academicians scowlｉｎin ｄｉｓａｐｐｒｏｖａｌ．
disapproval.
３Ａｄｏｎｉｓ．．．Ｎａｒｃｉｓｓｕｓ：
Adonis . . . Narcissus: In Ｉｎ classical
ｃｌａｓｓｉｃａｌmythology
ｍｙｔｈｏｌｏｇｙ theseｔｈｅｓｅfigures
ｆｉｇｕｒｅｓstand ｓｔａｎｄasａｓconsummate
ｃｏｎｓｕｍｍａｔｅ
ｔｙｐｅｓ
types ｏｆ ｍａｌｅ ｂｅａｕｔｙ．
of male beauty.Ｎａｒｃｉｓｓｕｓ
Narcissusｔｒａｇｉｃａｌｌｙ
tragicallyｆｅｌｌ ｉｎ love
fell in ｌｏｖｅ with
ｗｉｔｈ hisｈｉｓ own
ｏｗｎ ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ，
reflection,
ａｎ
an ａｐｐｒｏｐｒｉａｔｅ
appropriateａｎａｌｏｇｙ analogyｆｏｒ forＤｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｏｆofｗｈｏｍ whom ｉｔ ｉｓit isｌａｔｅｒ
laterｒｅｐｏｒｔｅｄ：
reported:“Ｏｎｃｅ，‘Once,ｉｎin
ｂｏｙｉｓｈ
boyishｍｏｃｋｅｒｙ
mockery ｏｆ ofＮａｒｃｉｓｓｕｓ，
Narcissus,ｈｅheｈａｄhad ｋｉｓｓｅｄ，
kissed,ｏｒorｆｅｉｇｎｅｄ
feignedｔｏtoｋｉｓｓ， ｔｈｏｓｅ painted
kiss, those ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
ｌｉｐｓ ｔｈａｔnow
lips that ｎｏｗ smiled
ｓｍｉｌｅｄ so ｓｏ cruelly
ｃｒｕｅｌｌｙatａｔhim’ ｈｉｍ＇（Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
(Chapter ＶＩＩＩ）．VIII).
４ａｎｄandｔｈｅ
the ｔｏｏ
twoｙｏｕｎｇ
youngｍｅｎmenｗｅｎｔ wentｏｕｔoutｉｎｔｏ
into ｔｈｅ ｇａｒｄｅｎ together:
the garden ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ：InＩｎthe ｔｈｅversion
ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ ofｏｆ 
１８ｇｏ Ｂａｓｉｌ
Basil
ｉｓ ｃｌｅａｒｌｙtroubled
is clearly ｔｒｏｕｂｌｅｄbyｂｙLord ＬｏｒｄHenry’s
Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ interest
ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔinｉｎDorian.
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．Here Ｈｅｒｅ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ has
ｈａｓ deleted
ｄｅｌｅｔｅｄ
ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄｓ， ＇ａｎｄ
the words, ‘and ｆｏｒfor aａ time
ｔｉｍｅ ｔｈｅｙ
they ｄｉｄ did ｎｏｔ
not ｓｐｅａｋ＇， ｒｅｄｕｃｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ
speak’, reducing the ｔｅｎｓｉｏｎ
tension thatｔｈａｔ had
ｈａｄ
ｅｘｉｓｔｅｄ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ them.
existed between ｔｈｅｍ．
５ ＩI grew
ｇｒｅｗ afraid:
ｇｒａｉｄ：WildeＷｉｌｄｅ deleted
ｄｅｌｅｔｅｄ from ｆｒｏｍ 
１８ｇｏ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｄｓ： Ｉ‘I ｋｎｅｗ
the words: knewｔｈａｔ thatｉｆif ＩI spoke
ｓｐｏｋｅ to ｔｏ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ＩI ｗｏｕｌｄwouldｂｅｃｏｍｅbecomeａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ
absolutelyｄｅｖｏｔｅｄdevotedｔｏtoｈｉｍ， him,ａｎｄ andｔｈａｔthatＩI ｏｕｇｈｔ
oughtｎｏｔ not ｔｏto
ｓｐｅａｋ
speakｔｏto ｈｉｍ’
him’.
６ Ｓｔａｒｓ
Stars andａｎｄGarters:
Ｇａｒｔｅｒｓ：Denoting
Ｄｅｎｏｔｉｎｇmembers
ｍｅｍｂｅｒｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ knightly
of the ｋｎｉｇｈｔｌｙ Order Ｏｒｄｅｒ ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ Ｓｔａｒ and
the Star ａｎｄ
Ｇａｒｔｅｒ，
Garter, ａｎ anａｎｃｉｅｎｔ
ancientｃｈｉｖａｌｒｉｃ
chivalricｏｒｄｅｒ；order;ｔｈｉｓ thisｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
referenceｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｅｓ
establishesｔｈｅ theａｒｉｓｔｏｃｒａｔｉｃ
aristocratic
ｔｅｎｏｒ
tenor ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎ．
occasion. Ｗｉｌｄｅ， Wilde,Ｉｒｉｓｈ Irish ａｎｄ
andｍｉｄｄｌｅ－ｃｌａｓｓ，
middle-class, ｗａｓ wasｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｄ
fascinated ｂｙ byｔｈｉｓ
this
ｗｏｒｌｄ，
world, ａｎｄandｏｆｔｅｎoftenｄｅｐｉｃｔｅｄ
depictedｉｔit ｉｎ ｈｉｓ comedies.
in his ｃｏｍｅｄｉｅｓ．
７ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ
Hallward ｓｈｏｏｋshook ｈｉｓ ｈｅａｄ：InＩｎ,
his head: １８ｇｏ，‘Hallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｂｕｒｉｅｄburiedｈｉｓ hisｆａｃｅ
faceｉｎinｈｉｓhis ｈａｎｄｓ＇，
hands’, ｉｎ in
ｅｖｉｄｅｎｔ
evident ｄｉｓｍａｙ．
dismay.
８Ｉ Iｄｏｎｔ
don’tｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
supposeｔｈａｔ thatｔｅｎtenｐｅｒ
perｃｅｎｔ．
cent. ｏｆ ｔｈｅ proletariat
of the ｐｒｏｌｅｔａｒｉａｔliveｌｉｚｅcorrectly:
ｃｏｒｒｅｔｌｌｙ：WildeＷｉｌｄｅhad
ｈａｄ originally
ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ
written Ｉ‘Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’t ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
supposeｔｅｎ tenｐｅｒperｃｅｎｔ．
cent.ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｌｏｗｅｒ
lower ｏｒｄｅｒｓ
orders ｌｉｖｅ ｗｉｔｈ their
live with ｔｈｅｉｒ ownｏｗｎ
ｗｉｖｅｓ＇． Ｔｈｉｓ ｗａｓ
wives’. This wasｔｏｏ tooｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔ
explicit forｆｏｒ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｅｄｉｔｏｒ
editor ａｔ Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｌｔ＇ｓ，who
at Lippincott’s, ｗｈｏamended
ａｍｅｎｄｅｄ ｉｔit
ｔｏ ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔｌｙ＇； Wilde
to ‘correctly’; Ｗｉｌｄｅ changed
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ｌｏｗｅｒ ‘lowerｏｒｄｅｒｓ＇
orders’ｔｏtoｐｒｏｌｅｔａｒｉａｔ＇
‘proletariat’ｉｎ in １８ｇｉ．
.
９ ＩI ｃｏｕｌｄｎ＇ｔ
couldn’t be ｂｅ happy
ｈａｐｐｙ ifｉｆIＩdidn’t
ｄｉｄｎ＇ｔseeｓｅｅhimｈｉｍevery
ｅｖｅｒｙ
day:ｄａｙ： 
In Ｉｎ ｉ８ｇｉWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ deleted
ｄｅｌｅｔｅｄ ｔｈｅtheｌｉｎｅｓ，
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“Ｏｆ
‘ ‘‘Ofｃｏｕｒｓｅ
courseｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｉｔitｉｓis ｏｎｌｙ
only ｆｏｒ
for aａ few
ｆｅｗ minutes.
ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ． But
Ｂｕｔ aａ few
ｆｅｗ ｍｉｎｕｔｅｓ
minutes ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｓｏｍｅｂｏｄｙ
somebodyｏｎｅ
oneｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｓ
worshipsｍｅａｎ ａ ｇｒｅａｔ
mean ｄｅａｌ．”“Ｂｕｔ
a great deal.’’ ‘‘Butｙｏｕ
youｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｒｅａｌｌｙ ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐ
really worship
ｈｉｍ？”＂Ｉｄｏ．”’
him?’’ ‘‘I do.’’ ’
Ｉｏ
 ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ ｉｄｏｌａｔｐ：Originally
artistic idolatry: Ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ‘extraordinary
＇ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙromance’
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ＇ inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ 
１８ｇｏ ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ．
version.
Ｓｉｍｉｌａｒｌｙ， Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｑｕａｌｉｆｉｅｄ
Similarly, Wilde ｔｈｅuse
qualified the ｕｓｅofｏｆ‘romance’
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ＇ aａ fewｆｅｗ pages
ｐａｇｅｓ on
ｏｎ ｉｎ １８ｇｒ， when
in , ｗｈｅｎ
Ｌｏｒｄ
LordＨｅｎｒｙ
Henryｏｂｓｅｒｖｅｓ
observesｔｈａｔ
that＇ａ
‘a ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ
romanceｏｆａｎｙ
of anyｋｉｎｄ．．．
kind . . .ｌｅａｖｅｓ ｏｎｅ ｓｏ
leaves one ｕｎｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ＇．
so unromantic’.
Ｉｎ
 ｔｈｅ
the ｏｎｅ ｐｅｒｓｏｎ who
one person ｗｈｏ ｇｉｖｅｓ
gives toｔｏ my
ｍｙ art
ａｒｔ whatever
ｗｈａｌｅｖｅｒ charm
ｃｈａｒｍ ｉｔ ｐｏｓｓｅｓｓｅｓ：InＩｎthe
it possesses: ｔｈｅ
１８ｇｏ version
ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
ｔｈｉｓ ｒｅａｄ： ‘the
this read: ＇ｔｈｅone
ｏｎｅ person
ｐｅｒｓｏｎ ｔｈａｔ ｍａｋｅｓ ｌｉｆｅ
that makes ａｂｓｏｌｕｔｅｌｙ lovely
life absolutely ｌｏｖｅｌｙ toｔｏ me,
ｍｅ， and
ａｎｄ ｔｈａｔ
that
ｇｉｖｅｓ ｔｏ my
gives to ｍｙ ａｒｔ ｗｈａｔｅｖｅｒ ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
art whatever wonderｏｒorｃｈａｒｍ
charmｉｔ itｐｏｓｓｅｓｓｅｓ＇．
possesses’. Ａｇａｉｎ，
Again, ｔｈｅ
the ｐｅｒｓｏｎａｌ
personal
ａｎｄ
and ｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅ
passionateｉｓ ｒｅｐｈｒａｓｅｄ ｉｎin ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ
is rephrased ｔｅｒｍｓ， with
aesthetic terms, ｗｉｔｈ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ａｄｄｉｎｇ
adding＇ｍｙ
‘myｌｉｆｅ
life ａｓ
as
ａｎanａｒｔｉｓｔ ｄｅｐｅｎｄｓ ｏｎonｈｉｍ＇
artist depends him’ｉｎin１８ｇｒ．
.

ＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｒ ａa ｃｌｕｂ
club ｉｎ
in Ｗｈｉｔｅｃｈａｐｅｌ： Ｔｈｉｓ refers
Whitechapel: This ｒｅｆｅｒｓ toｔｏ an
ａｎ ｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎ ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ by
institution established ｂｙ wealthy
ｗｅａｌｔｈｙ
ｐｈｉｌａｎｔｈｒｏｐｉｓｔｓ ｔｏ ‘better’
philanthropists to ｂｅｔｔｅｒ＇the
ｔｈｅpoorest
ｐｏｏｒｅｓｔinhabitants
ｉｎｈａｂｉｔａｎｔｓofｏｆLondon,
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， providing
ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ ｅｄｕ－
edu-
ｃａｔｉｏｎ ａｎｄ attempting
cation and ａｔｔｅｍｐｔｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｗｅａｎ ｔｈｅｍ
to wean themａｗａｙ
awayｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
theｍｕｓｉｃ－ｈａｌｌｓ
music-hallsａｎｄ
andｇｉｎ
gin ｐａｌａｃｅｓ
palaces
ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｐｒｏｌｉｆｅｒａｔｅｄ
proliferated ｉｎ ｔｈｅｓｅ areas.
in these ａｒｅａｓ．The
Ｔｈｅ most
ｍｏｓｔ ｆａｍｏｕｓ
famousｃｈａｒｉｔａｂｌｅ
charitableｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｉｏｎ ｗａｓ
institution was
Ｔｏｙｎｂｅｅ
ToynbeeＨａｌｌ，
Hall, ｆｏｕｎｄｅｄ
foundedｉｎin Ｃｏｍｍｅｒｃｉａｌ
CommercialＳｔｒｅｅｔ
Streetｎｅａｒ
nearＷｈｉｔｅｃｈａｐｅｌ
Whitechapelｉｎin １８８４．
.
Ｐｈｉｌａｎｔｈｒｏｐｙ
Philanthropy ｉｎｃｒｅａｓｉｎｇｌｙ ｆｏｃｕｓｅｄ on
increasingly focused ｏｎ ｔｈｅ
the Ｅａｓｔ
East Ｅｎｄ
End ｏｆof Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ，
London,ｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ
especially
Ｗｈｉｔｅｃｈａｐｅｌ
Whitechapelａｎｄ
andｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｕｒｉｎｇ
neighbouringＢｅｔｈｎａｌ
BethnalＧｒｅｅｎ，
Green,ｗｈｅｎ
whenｔｈｅｓｅ
theseａｒｅａｓ
areas ｗｅｒｅ
were ｃｏｎ－
con-
ｓｉｄｅｒｅｄ
sideredｔｈｅ
theｐｏｏｒｅｓｔ，
poorest, ｕｎｈｅａｌｔｈｉｅｓｔ
unhealthiestａｎｄ
andｍｏｓｔ
mostｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌｉｚｅｄ ｄｉｓｔｒｉｃｔｓ
criminalized districtsｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｃａｐｉｔａｌ
capital
ｔｏｗａｒｄｓ
towardsｔｈｅ ｅｎｄ ｏｆ
the end ｔｈｅｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ．
of the Ｗｈｉｔｅｃｈａｐｅｌ ｗａｓ
century. Whitechapel wasｅｓｐｅｃｉａｌｌｙ ｎｏｔｏｒｉｏｕｓ following
especially notorious ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ
ｔｈｅ ｂｒｕｔａｌ crimes
the brutal ｃｒｉｍｅｓ ofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅWhitechapel
Ｗｈｉｔｅｃｈａｐｅｌ murderer,
ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｒ， ｏｒ Ｊａｃｋ the
or Jack ｔｈｅ Ripper
Ｒｉｐｐｅｒ as
ａｓ he
ｈｅ came
ｃａｍｅ
ｔｏ ｂｅ known,
to be ｋｎｏｗｎ， ｉｎ １８８８．ＩｎIn１８８ｇ
in . Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ
CharlesＢｏｏｔｈ
Boothｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
publishedｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｓｔ ｖｏｌｕｍｅ ｏｆof ｈｉｓ
first volume his
ｅｘｈａｕｓｔｉｖｅ
exhaustiveｓｕｒｖｅｙ
surveyＬａｂｏｕｒ
Labourａｎｄ
andＬｉｆｅ
Life ｏｆ ｔｈｅPeople,
of the Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ，based
ｂａｓｅｄonｏｎthe
ｔｈｅEast
ＥａｓｔEnd,
Ｅｎｄ， which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ Ｂｅｔｈｎａｌ Ｇｒｅｅｎ
established Bethnal Greenａｓasｔｈｅ
the ｐｏｏｒｅｓｔ
poorest ｄｉｓｔｒｉｃｔ
district ofｏｆLondon
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｏｖｅｒ
over ４５
 ｐｅｒ
per
ｃｅｎｔ
cent ｏｆ
of ｉｔｓ ｉｎｈａｂｉｔａｎｔｓ living
its inhabitants ｌｉｖｉｎｇbelow
ｂｅｌｏｗ sustenance
ｓｕｓｔｅｎａｎｃｅ level.
ｌｅｖｅｌ．Arthur
Ａｒｔｈｕｒ Morrison’s
Ｍｏｒｒｉｓｏｎ＇ｓ ｎｏｖｅｌ
novel
ＡAＣｈｉｌｄｏｆｔｈｅＪａｇｏ（１８ｇ６）
Child of the Jago ()ｄｒｅｗ drewａaｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎａｌ
sensational ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ
picture of ｏｆｌｉｆｅｉｎ ｔｈｉｓａｒｅａ，ａｔｔｅｍｐｔｉｎｇ
life in this area, attempting
ｔｏ ａｌｅｒｔ the
to alert ｔｈｅ public
ｐｕｂｌｉｃ ｔｏto ｔｈｅ the ｐｌｉｇｈｔ
plight ｏｆof ｉｔｓ ｉｎｈａｂｉｔａｎｔｓ．
its inhabitants.
２ Ｎｏ
No ｗｏｎｄｅｒ
wonder Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｏａｒｄ worshipped
Basil Hallward ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄhim: ｈｉｍ：The Ｔｈｅ line
ｌｉｎｅ‘He‘Ｈｅwas ｗａｓmade
ｍａｄｅ ｔｏ to ｂｅbe
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄ＇
worshipped’ｗａｓ wasｄｅｌｅｔｅｄ
deletedｉｎin１８ｇｉ．.
３ Ｅｔｏｎ： Ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ
Eton: The mostｆａｍｏｕｓ，
famous, ｐｒｅｓｔｉｇｉｏｕｓ
prestigious ａｎｄand
ａｒｉｓｔｏｃｒａｔｉｃ
aristocratic ｐｕｂｌｉｃ （ｔｈａｔ
public (thatｉｓ，is, ｐｒｉｖａｔｅ）
private)
ｓｃｈｏｏｌ
school inｉｎ England.
Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ．
４ Ｔｈｅ
Theｍｕｔｉｌａｔｉｏｎ
mutilationｏｆ ofｔｈｅtheｓａｖａｇｅ
savageｈａｓhas
ｉｌｔｓitsｔｒａｇｉｃ
tragicｓｕｒｕｉｖａｌ
survivalｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｓｅｌｆ－ｄｅｎｉａｌ
self-denial ｔｈａｔ
that ｍａｒｓ
marsｏｕｒ ourｌｉｖｅｓ：
lives:
Ｂｙ
By ａｌｌｕｄｉｎｇ
alludingｔｏ ｓａｖａｇｅ＇ｓｕｒｖｉｖａｌｓ＇
to savage ‘survivals’ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｉｓis ｄｒａｗｉｎｇ
drawingｏｎ， on,ｂｕｔ
butａｌｓｏ
alsoｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｓｔｉｃａｌｌｙ
characteristically
ｄｉｓｔｏｒｔｉｎｇ，
distorting, anａｎ idea
ｉｄｅａ thatｔｈａｔ was
ｗａｓ ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｔｉａｌ
influential in ｉｎ aａ number
ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆofｄｉｓｃｉｐｌｉｎｅｓ
disciplines ａｔat ｔｈｅ
the ｔｉｍｅ．
time.
Ｔｈｉｓ
This ｉｄｅａ
idea ｗａｓ
was ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ
central to ｔｏ theｔｈｅ ‘comparative
ｃｏｍｐａｒａｔｉｖｅ ｍｅｔｈｏｄ＇method’ ｏｆ of ｅｔｈｎｏｌｏｇｙ，
ethnology, wherebyｗｈｅｒｅｂｙ
ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ
contemporary＇ｓａｖａｇｅｓ＇
‘savages’ ｈｅｌｐｅｄ helpedｔｏtoｃｏｎｓｔｒｕｃｔ
construct ｈｙｐｏｔｈｅｓｅｓ
hypothesesａｂｏｕｔ aboutｔｈｅ theｅａｒｌｉｅｓｔ
earliest


２３４
 
ＮＯＴＥＳ

ｆｏｒｍｓ
forms ｏｆ ｈｕｍａｎ ｃｉｖｉｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ．
of human Ｔｈｅ ｄｉｓｔｉｎｇｕｉｓｈｅｄ
civilization. The ｅｔｈｎｏｌｏｇｉｓｔSir
distinguished ethnologist ＳｉｒEdward
Ｅｄｗａｒｄ Tylor
Ｔｙｌｏｒ
ｅｘｐｌａｉｎｓ ｔｈｅ doctrine
explains the ｄｏｃｔｒｉｎｅ of
ｏｆ＇ｓｕｒｖｉｖａｌｓ＇
‘survivals’ toｔｏwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｒｅｆｅｒｓ：＂Ｔｈｅｓｅ
refers: ‘Theseａｒｅ
are ｐｒｏｃｅｓｓｅｓ，
processes,
ｃｕｓｔｏｍｓ，
customs, ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎｓ，
opinions, ａｎｄ
andｓｏ
so ｆｏｒｔｈ， ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈａｖｅ
forth, which haveｂｅｅｎ
beenｃａｒｒｉｅｄ
carriedｏｎonｂｙbyｆｏｒｃｅ
forceｏｆof ｈａｂｉｔ
habit
ｉｎｔｏ
into aａ new
ｎｅｗ ｓｔａｔｅ ｏｆ society
state of ｓｏｃｉｅｔｙdifferent
ｄｉｆｅｒｅｎｔ from
ｆｒｏｍ that
ｔｈａｔ inｉｎ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ they
ｔｈｅｙ ｈａｄ
hadｔｈｅｉｒ
their ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌ
original
ｈｏｍｅ，
home, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅｙ
theyｔｈｕｓ
thus ｒｅｍａｉｎ
remainｐｒｏｏｆｓ
proofs ａｎｄ
andｅｘａｍｐｌｅｓ
examplesｏｆofａｎ
anｏｌｄｅｒ
older ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎ
condition ｏｆ
of
ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ ｏｆwhich
culture of ｗｈｉｃｈ aａ newer
ｎｅｗｅｒ has
ｈａｓ been
ｂｅｅｎ evolved.
ｅｖｏｌｖｅｄ．．．．
. . . Ｓｕｃｈ
Suchｅｘａｍｐｌｅｓ
examplesｏｆｔｅｎ
oftenｌｅａｄ
lead ｕｓ
us
ｂａｃｋ
back ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the ｈａｂｉｔｓ ｏｆ hundreds
habits of ｈｕｎｄｒｅｄｓ and
ａｎｄ ｅｖｅｎ
even ｔｈｏｕｓａｎｄｓ
thousandsｏｆof ｙｅａｒｓ
years ａｇｏ＇（Ｔｙｌｏｒ，
ago’ (Tylor,
Ｐｒｉｍｉｔｉｖｅ Ｃｕｌｕｒｅ， vol.
Primitive Culture, ｖｏｌ． Ｉ (),
（１８７１），１５）． Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｏｎ
). Wilde’s suggestion ｔｈａｔ that ＇ｓｅｌｆ－ｄｅｎｉａｌ＇
‘self-denial’ was ｗａｓ
ａｃｔｕａｌｌｙ
actually aａ ‘ｓａｖａｇｅ＇ ｖｅｓｔｉｇｅofｏｆa ａless
‘savage’ vestige ｌｅｓｓevolved
ｅｖｏｌｖｅｄculture
ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅperverts
ｐｅｒｖｅｒｔｓthe ｔｈｅ orthodox
ｏｒｔｈｏｄｏｘ
ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
application ｏｆ of ｔｈｅｓｅ ｃｏｎｃｅｐｔｓ， as
these concepts, ａｓ Tylor
Ｔｙｌｏｒ ａｎｄand ｓｏｃｉａｌ
‘social Ｄａｒｗｉｎｉｓｔｓ＇
Darwinists’ ｌｉｋｅ Ｈｅｒｂｅｒｔ
like Herbert
Ｓｐｅｎｃｅｒ
Spencer ａｎｄ andＴｈｏｍａｓ
Thomas Ｈｕｘｌｅｙ
Huxley ｗｈｏwhoｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅｄ
influenced Ｔｙｌｏｒ＇ｓ
Tylor’sｖｉｅｗｓ，
views, ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｒｅｇａｒｄ
regard
ｓｕｃｈ
such ｉｍｐｕｌｓｅｓ
impulses as ａｓ aａ more
ｍｏｒｅ ａｄｖａｎｃｅｄ
advancedｉｍｐｒｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ
improvement ｏｎ onｔｈｅtheｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｓｔｉｃ
characteristicｈａｂｉｔｓ
habits
ａｎｄ
and ｕｎｂｒｉｄｌｅｄ
unbridledｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ
passions ｏｆ ｐｒｉｍｉｔｉｖｅ man
of primitive ｍａｎ ａｎｄandｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ
contemporary ＇ｓａｖａｇｅｓ＇．
‘savages’.ＴｈｉｓThisｉｓis
ｏｎｅ
one ｅｘａｍｐｌｅ
exampleｏｆ ｈｏｗ Ｗｉｌｄｅ，
of how Wilde, ｗｈｏwhoｈａｄhadａaｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈ
thoroughｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄｉｎｇ
understandingｏｆofＥｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ－
Evolution-
ａｒｙ ｉｄｅａｓ， uses
ary ideas, ｕｓｅｓparadox
ｐａｒａｄｏｘ toｔｏ invert
ｉｎｖｅｒｔtheｔｈｅlogic
ｌｏｇｉｃofｏｆcontemporary
ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｏｒａｒｙ thought.
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ．
５ Ｓｌｏｐ！
Stop! .．．． Ｈｅ ｗａｓ
. . He wasｕｎｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓ
unconscious of ｇｆ the
ｔｈｅ silence:
ｓｉｌｅｎｃｅ： WildeＷｉｌｄｅadded
ａｄｄｅｄ these
ｔｈｅｓｅ passages
ｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ ａｔ at
ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ ｓｔａｇｅ，strengthening
typescript stage, ｓｔｒｅｎｇｔｈｅｎｉｎｇthe ｔｈｅtheme
ｔｈｅｍｅ ofｏｆ‘influence’
ｉｎｆｕｅｎｃｅ＇ whichｗｈｉｃｈ ｄｏｍｉｎａｔｅｓ
dominatesｈｉｓ his
ｔａｌｅ．
tale. TheＴｈｅ ｔｅｒｍ
term“ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅｓ＇
‘influences’ which ｗｈｉｃｈ ａｐｐｅａｒｓ
appears ｉｎ in ｔｈｉｓ
this ｐａｓｓａｇｅ
passage ｗａｓwasｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
originally
＇ｉｍｐｕｌｓｅｓ＇
‘impulses’ ｉｎ １８ｇｏ． Ｔｈｉｓ
in . This ｐａｓｓａｇｅ
passageａｌｓｏ alsoｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｓ
introducesｆｏｒ forｔｈｅ
theｆｉｒｓｔ ｔｉｍｅ ｔｈｅ
first time the ｉｄｅａ
idea ｏｆof
ｔｈｅ ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ ｂｏｏｋ＇，
the ‘poisonous book’, ｉｎ in ｔｈｉｓ ｃａｓｅreferring
this case ｒｅｆｅｒｒｉｎｇto ｔｏLord ＬｏｒｄHenry’s
Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓexperience
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅwhen ｗｈｅｎ
ｈｅhe ｗａｓ
wasｓｉｘｔｅｅｎ
sixteen.
６ Ｈｅｍｅｓ
Hermesｏｒor ｙｏｕｒ ｓｉｌｋｅｒFaun:
your silver Ｆａｕｎ： ＨｅｒｍｅｓinｉｎGreek
Hermes Ｇｒｅｅｋmythology
ｍｙｔｈｏｌｏｇｙ ｗａｓ was ｔｈｅ
the ｓｏｎ
son ｏｆ Ｚｅｕｓ
of Zeus
ａｎｄ
and Ｍａｉａ，
Maia, ａｎｄ andｗａｓ wasｔｈｅ theｐａｔｒｏｎ
patronｏｆofｍｅｒｃｈａｎｔｓ
merchantsａｎｄ andｔｈｉｅｖｅｓ．
thieves. ＨｅHeｉｓis ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ
usually
ｄｅｐｉｃｔｅｄ
depicted withｗｉｔｈ winged
ｗｉｎｇｅｄ ｓａｎｄａｌｓ， ａｎｄ isｉｓidentified
sandals, and ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉｅｄwith ｗｉｔｈ
theｔｈｅ Ｒｏｍａｎgod
Roman ｇｏｄ Mercury,
Ｍｅｒｃｕｒｙ，
ｍｅｓｓｅｎｇｅｒ
messengerｏｆofｔｈｅ the ｇｏｄｓ．
gods. ＡAｆａｕｎfaunｗａｓwasａ aｄｅｍｉ－ｇｏｄ
demi-godａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ
associatedｗｉｔｈwithｆｏｒｅｓｔｓ． Ｐａｎ
forests. Pan
ｗａｓ
wasａaｆａｕｎ．
faun.
７Ｏｈ，
Oh,ｉｆｉｕ ｗｅｒｅ only
if it were ｏｎｌｙtheｔｈｅother
ｏｔｈｅｒ
way!ｗａｙ！．．．ｍｏｃｋ
. . . mock me ｍｅ horribly:
ｈｏｒｒｉｂｂ：Extraordinarily,
Ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｉｌｙ， WildeＷｉｌｄｅ ｄｉｄ
did
ｎｏｔ
not ａｄｄ
addｔｈｅｓｅ
theseｌｉｎｅｓ， ｕｐｏｎ ｗｈｉｃｈ
lines, upon whichｔｈｅ theｓｔｏｒｙ
storyｔｕｒｎｓ，
turns,ｕｎｔｉｌ
until ａa ｖｅｒｙ
very ｌａｔｅ ｓｔａｇｅ． Along
late stage. Ａｌｏｎｇ
ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ to
the reference ｔｏ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ appearing
ａｐｐｅａｒｉｎｇ ｔｏto ｂｅ be ｐｒａｙｉｎｇ＇，
‘praying’, ｔｈｅｙthey ｗｅｒｅ
wereｉｎｓｅｒｔｅｄ
inserted ｂｙ by
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｉｎinｔｈｅ theｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ
typescriptｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the １８ｇｏ
ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ．
edition.
８Ｗｈｉｔｅｓ：
White’s: Ｔｈｅ Theｏｌｄｅｓｔ
oldestｇｅｎｔｌｅｍｅｎ＇ｓ
gentlemen’sｃｌｕｂ， club,ｓｉｔｕａｔｅｄ
situated in ｉｎ StＳｔ James’s
Ｊａｍｅｓ＇ｓ andａｎｄ founded
ｆｏｕｎｄｅｄ ａｓ as
Ｗｈｉｔｅ＇ｓ
White’s Ｃｈｏｃｏｌａｔｅ
ChocolateＣｌｕｂ Clubｉｎin１６ｇ３．
.
９ Ｉ‘Iｓｈａｌｌ
shall ｓｔａｙ
stay ｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ ｒｅａｌDorian,’
the real Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，＇heｈｅsaid,ｓａｉｄ，sadly:
ｓａｄｌ：Oddly
Ｏｄｄｌｙ Ｂａｓｉｌ
Basil ｗａｓ
was ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
originally
＇ｓｍｉｌｉｎｇ＇
‘smiling’ whenｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ heｓａｉｄ
said ｔｈｉｓ， ｂｕｔ his
this, but ｈｉｓmood
ｍｏｏｄ ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ
changedａｔatｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ
typescriptｓｔａｇｅ．
stage.
ｒｏ
 ｌｏｖｅ．．．ｉｓｐｕｒｅｌｙ
love . . . is purely ａa question
ｑｕｅｓｔｉｏｎforｆｏｒphysiology:
ｐｈｙｓｉｏｌｏｇｙ： Ａ ｖｉｅｗ
A view ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
established by ｂｙ ＣｈａｒｌｅｓDarwin
Charles Ｄａｒｗｉｎ
ｉｎin ｈｉｓ Ｄｅｓｅｎｔ ofｏｆＭａｎ（１８７１），
his Descent Man (), ｗｈｅｒｅwhereｈｅheｐｒｏｐｏｓｅｄ
proposed ｔｈｅtheｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ
principleｏｆofｓｅｘｕａｌ
sexualｓｅｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ
selection
ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｕｎｉｔｅｄ
united ｔｈｅ ｈｕｍａｎ ｒａｃｅ
the human raceｗｉｔｈ
with ｔｈｅ ａｎｉｍａｌ kingdom.
the animal ｋｉｎｇｄｏｍ．

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ＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
（Ｔｈｉｓ was
(This ｗａｓ the
ｔｈｅ first
ｆｉｒｓｔofｏｆ
theｔｈｅ ｓｅｖｅｎ
seven ｎｅｗchapters
new ｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ added in 
ａｄｄｅｄ ｉｎ １８ｇｒ and
ａｎｄ ｓｕｐｐｌｉｅｓ
supplies
ｄｅｔａｉｌｓ ａｂｏｕｔ Dorian’s
details about Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ immediate
ｉｍｍｅｄｉａｔｅ ａｎｃｅｓｔｒｙ．）
ancestry.)

Ｉ ｔｈｅ Ａｌｂａｎｙ：Apartments
the Albany: Ａｐａｒｔｍｅｎｔｓ ｕｎｔｉｌ
until ｒｅｃｅｎｔｌｙ
recently ｅｘｃｌｕｓｉｖｅｌｙ
exclusively ｆｏｒ
for ｓｉｎｇｌｅ ｍｅｎ， ｗｈｉｃｈ
single men, whichｓｔｉｌｌ
still
ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅ ｔｏｄａｙ on
survive today ｏｎ Ｐｉｃｃａｄｉｌｌｙ． Ｆａｍｏｕｓ tenants
Piccadilly. Famous ｔｅｎａｎｔｓhave
ｈａｖｅincluded
ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｄByron,
Ｂｙｒｏｎ，‘Monk’
Ｍｏｎｋ＇
Ｌｅｗｉｓ， Ｇｌａｄｓｔｏｎｅ， Edward
Lewis, Gladstone, Ｅｄｗａｒｄ Ｂｕｌｗｅｒ－Ｌｙｔｔｏｎ，
Bulwer-Lytton,Ａｌｄｏｕｓ
AldousＨｕｘｌｅｙ，Ｊ．
Huxley, J.Ｂ．B.Ｐｒｉｅｓｔｌｅｙ ａｎｄ
Priestley and
Ｇｒａｈａｍ Ｇｒｅｅｎｅ．
Graham Greene.
２ ｗｈｅｎ
when Ｉｓａｂｅｌｌａ ｗａｓ young,
Isabella was ｙｏｕｎｇ，and
ａｎｄ Prim
Ｐｒｉｍ unthought
ｕｎｔｈｏｕｇｈｔof:ｏｆRefers
Ｒｅｆｅｒｓ toｔｏthe
ｔｈｅqueen
ｑｕｅｅｎ ｏｆ Ｓｐａｉｎ，
of Spain,
Ｉｓａｂｅｌｌａ
Isabella IIＩＩ（１８３３－６８），
(–), and ａｎｄ Ｊｕａｎ
JuanＰｒｉｍ，Prim,ａaｇｅｎｅｒａｌ
generalｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｉｓ
this ｐｅｒｉｏｄ．
period.
３ ａa ｈｅｒｏ
hero toｔｏhisｈｉｓvalet:
ｖａｌｅｔ：MadameＭａｄａｍｅCornuel
Ｃｏｒｎｕｅｌ claimed
ｃｌａｉｍｅｄ ｔｈａｔ
that ＇ｎｏ
‘no ｍａｎ
manｉｓis ａa ｈｅｒｏ heroｔｏto ｈｉｓhis
ｖａｌｅｔ（Ｌｅｌｔｒｅｓ
valet’ (Lettres deｄｅMlle
ＭｌｌｅAisse,
Ａｉｓｓｅ， ＸＩＩ，
XII, ｒ７２８）；
); butｂｕｔ Ｂｙｒｏｎchanged
Byron ｃｈａｎｇｅｄthe ｔｈｅemphasis,
ｅｍｐｈａｓｉｓ， which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｆｏｌｌｏｗｓ，
follows, ｉｎ in ｓｔａｎｚａ
stanza ３３  ｏｆ
of ｈｉｓ Ｂｅｐｐｏ， which
his Beppo, ｗｈｉｃｈ ｄｅｃｌａｒｅｓ：
declares: ‘In Ｉｎ ｓｈｏｒｔ，
short, he ｈｅ was
ｗａｓ ａa
ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ ｃａｖａｌｉｅｒｏ， /／ And
perfect cavaliero, Ａｎｄ ｔｏto ｈｉｓ ｖｅｒｙ ｖａｌｅｔ
his very ｓｅｅｍ＇ｄ ａa ｈｅｒｏ．＇
valet seem’d hero.’
４ Ｂｈｕｅ－ｂｏｏｋ： Ｏｆｆｉｃｉａｌparliamentary
Blue-book: Official ｐａｒｌｉａｍｅｎｔａｒｙreports ｒｅｐｏｒｔｓwere
ｗｅｒｅ thus
ｔｈｕｓdesignated
ｄｅｓｉｇｎａｔｅｄ onｏｎ account
ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ
ｏｆof ｔｈｅｉｒ ｂｌｕｅ wrappers.
their blue ｗｒａｐｐｅｒｓ．
５，ｊａｎｉｅｓ：Ｃａｂ－ｄｒｉｖｅｒｓ，
 jarvies:Cab-drivers.
６Ｔｈｅｒｅ
Thereｗａｓwas
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｙ
terriblyｅｎｔｈｒａｌｌｉｎｇ
enthralling ｉｎ in ｔｈｅ ｅｘｅｒｃｉｓｅofｏｆinfluence:
the exercise ｉｎｌｕｅｎｅ：Influence
Ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ ｉｓis an
ａｎ
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔｔｈｅｍｅ
important themeｉｎｔｈｅ in theｎｏｖｅｌａｎｄｔａｋｅｓ
novel and takesａｎｕｍｂｅｒ a number ｏｆｆｏｒｍｓ．
of forms.Ｔｈｅｒｅ
There ｉｓ isｔｈｅ
the ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influence
ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichＤｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian ｈａｓhasｏｎonＢａｓｉｌ＇ｓａｒｔ，
Basil’s art, theｔｈｅ influence
ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅLord Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｅｘｅｒｔｓｏｎ
exerts onｔｈｅ the ｉｍｐｒｅｓ－
impres-
ｓｉｏｎａｂｌｅ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， the
sionable Dorian, ｔｈｅcorresponding
ｃｏｒｒｅｓｐｏｎｄｉｎｇ ‘fatal’ ｆａｔａｌ＇ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influence which ｗｈｉｃｈDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ has ｈａｓonｏｎyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇ
ｍｅｎ，
men,ｔｈｅtheｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influenceｔｈａｔ that ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ
heredity ａｎｄ and＇ｒａｃｅ－ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔ＇
‘race-instinct’ haveｈａｖｅ onｏｎ various
ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ individuals,
ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌｓ，
ｔｈｅ
the ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ
influence ｏｆ ｒｅａｌ life
of real ｌｉｆｅonｏｎSibyl
ＳｉｂｙｌVane’s
Ｖａｎｅ＇ｓ acting,
ａｃｔｉｎｇ， theｔｈｅ influence
ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ that ｔｈａｔ Dorian’s
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ ｈａｖｅ ｏｎ
actions have onｈｉｓ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔ，and
his portrait, ａｎｄ theｔｈｅ influence
ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ ofｏｆcertain
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎbooks
ｂｏｏｋｓon ｏｎ their
ｔｈｅｉｒｒｅａｄｅｒｓ．
readers.
Ｏｎｃｅａｇａｉｎ，
Once again, Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｉｓisｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｎｇ ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｓthat
reflecting concerns ｔｈａｔwere
ｗｅｒｅconspicuous
ｃｏｎｓｐｉｃｕｏｕｓａｔｔｈｅｔｉｍｅ．
at the time. The Ｔｈｅ
ｑｕａｓｉ－ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ
quasi-scientific tenor ｔｅｎｏｒ ofｏｆ Henry’s
Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ ｍｕｓｉｎｇｓ，
musings, ａｎｄ andｔｈｅ
theｉｄｅａ
ideaｔｈａｔ
thatａ aｐｅｒｓｏｎ＇ｓ
person’s＇ｓｏｕｌ＇
‘soul’
ｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｂｅbeｐｒｏｊｅｃｔｅｄ
projectedｉｎｔｏ intoａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
anotherｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌ，
individual,ｐｏｉｎｔｓ
pointsｔｏ to ｉｄｅａｓ
ideas of ｏｆ ‘mesmeric’
ｍｅｓｍｅｒｉｃ＇ ｉｎｆｌｕ－influ-
ｅｎｃｅ ａｎｄ ｍｅｔｅｍｐｓｙｃｈｏｓｉｓ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗｅｒｅ ｔｈｅｎ ｐｒｅｏｃｃｕｐｙｉｎｇ ｓｕｃｈ ｂｏｄｉｅｓ
ence and metempsychosis which were then preoccupying such bodiesａｓas ｔｈｅthe
Ｉｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅ
Institute forｆｏｒPsychic
ＰｓｙｃｈｉｃResearch
Ｒｅｓｅａｒｃｈ and ａｎｄ ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｆｏｕｎｄfoundｔｈｅｉｒ
theirｗａｙ
way ｉｎｔｏ
intoｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎａｌ
sensationalｆｉｃ－ fic-
ｔｉｏｎｓ ｓｕｃｈ as
tions such ａｓ H.
Ｈ．Ｒｉｄｅｒ
RiderＨａｇｇａｒｄ＇ｓ
Haggard’sＳｈｅ（１８８６），
She (),Ａｒｔｈｕｒ
ArthurＣｏｎａｎ
Conan Ｄｏｙｌｅ＇ｓ
Doyle’s ＴｈｅTheＰａｒａｓｉｔｅ
Parasite
（１８９４）， Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ du
(), George ｄｕ Maurier’s
Ｍａｕｒｉｅｒ＇ｓ Trilby
Ｔｒｉｌｂｙ（１８９４）ａｎｄ
() and Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ
RichardＭａｒｓｈ＇ｓ
Marsh’sＴｈｅ TheＢｅｌｌｅ（１８ｇ７）．
Beetle ().
７ Ｂｕｏｎａｒｏｔｉ：Ｍｉｃｈｅｌａｎｇｅｌｏ
Buonarotti: MichelangeloＢｕｏｎａｒｒｏｔｉ（１４７５－１５６４），
Buonarroti (–),ｔｈｅ theＦｌｏｒｅｎｔｉｎｅ
Florentine ｐａｉｎｔｅｒpainter
ｆａｍｏｕｓ
famousｆｏｒ forｈｉｓ
his ｄｅｃｏｒａｔｉｏｎ
decoration ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ ＳｉｓｔｉｎｅChapel
the Sistine Ｃｈａｐｅｌ in ｉｎ Rome,
Ｒｏｍｅ， ｗａｓ wasａｌｓｏalso ａa ｐｏｅｔ，
poet,
ｗｈｏｓｅ ｌｏｖｅ ｐｏｅｍｓ ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｅ ｍａｌｅ ｂｅａｕｔｙ． Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ ｏｔｈｅｒｓ ｉｎ ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｙｉｎｇ
whose love poems celebrate male beauty. Wilde followed others in identifying
Ｍｉｃｈｅｌａｎｇｅｌｏ
Michelangelo ａｓ ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ， and
as homosexual, ａｎｄ included
ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｄhim ｈｉｍ among
ａｍｏｎｇ ｔｈｏｓｅ
those who ｗｈｏ knew
ｋｎｅｗ ｔｈｅ‘the
ｌｏｖｅ
love ｔｈａｔ
that ｄａｒｅ
dare ｎｏｔnot ｓｐｅａｋ
speak ｉｔｓ ｎａｍｅ＇ ｉｎ
its name’ ｈｉｓ famous
in his ｆａｍｏｕｓ ａｐｏｌｏｇｉａ
apologia ｆｏｒ for ｉｄｅａｌｉｚｅｄ
idealized maleｍａｌｅ
ｌｏｖｅ
loveａｔat ｈｉｓ
his ｓｅｃｏｎｄ
secondｔｒｉａｌ trial ａｔ ｔｈｅ Old
at the Ｏｌｄ Ｂａｉｌｅｙ .Ａ Aｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
Baileyｉｎin１８９５． version ｏｆ ofｔｈｉｓ
thisｊｕｓｔｉｆｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
justification
ｉｓis also
ａｌｓｏ found
ｆｏｕｎｄ inｉｎ Chapter
Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ＸXｏｆofＤｏｒｉａｎ Dorian Ｇｒａｙ；
Gray; ｓｅｅ ｂｅｌｏｗ．
see below.

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Bacchante: ＡA ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｒ
follower ｏｆ Ｂａｃｃｈｕｓ， ｔｈｅ
of Bacchus, the ｇｏｄ
godｏｆof ｗｉｎｅ．
wine.
９ Omar:
Ｏｍａｒ： Omar
Ｏｍａｒ Ｋｈａｙｙａｍ，
Khayyam, ａ ｔｗｅｌｆｔｈ－ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
a twelfth-centuryＰｅｒｓｉａｎ
Persianｐｏｅｔ，
poet, ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseＲｕｂａｉｙａｌ ｗａｓ
Rubaiyat was
ｍａｄｅ
madeｐｏｐｕｌａｒ
popularｂｙbyｔｈｅ
theｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ
translation ｏｆ
of Ｅｄｗａｒｄ
EdwardＦｉｔｚｇｅｒａｌｄ
Fitzgeraldｉｎin１８５９．
.
ｒｏＡｔｈｅｎｅｕｍ：
Athenæum: Ｏｎｅ
Oneｏｆofｔｈｅtheｍｏｓｔ
mostｉｍｐｏｓｉｎｇ
imposing ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍｅｎ＇ｓ ｃｌｕｂｓ，
gentlemen’s clubs,ｓｉｔｕａｔｅｄ
situatedｉｎinＰａｌｌ
Pall
Ｍａｌｌ．
Mall.Ｆｏｕｎｄｅｄ
Foundedｉｎ in１８２４，
,ｉｔitｂｅｃａｍｅ
becameａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ
associatedｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theａｒｔｓ．
arts.

 ＩＶ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｒ Clodion
Ｃｌｏｄｉｏｎ．．．Ｌｅｓ
. . . LesＣｅｎｔ
CentＮｏｕｖｅｌｌｅｓ．．．Ｍａｒｇａｒｅｔ
Nouvelles . . . MargaretｏｆofＶａｌｏｉｓ
Valois ｂｙ ＣｌｏｖｉｓEve:
by Clovis Ｅａｅ．The
Ｔｈｅ decorative
ｄｅｃｏｒａｔｉｖｅ
ｄｅｔａｉｌｓ ａｎｄ specific
details and ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃreferences
ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓhere
ｈｅｒｅ find
ｆｉｎｄWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ embellishing
ｅｍｂｅｌｌｉｓｈｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ ｎａｒｒａｔｉｖｅ with
his narrative ｗｉｔｈ
ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｏｒｓ of
indicators ｏｆ opulence
ｏｐｕｌｅｎｃｅ ａｎｄ
andｒａｒｅｆｉｅｄ
rarefiedｔａｓｔｅ．
taste.
２ Ｍａｎｏｎ
ManonＬｅｓａｕｔ．
Lescaut: ＡAｈｉｇｈｌｙ
highlyｐｏｐｕｌａｒ
popularｎｏｖｅｌ
novelｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
published ｉｎin １７３１
 ｂｙ
by ｔｈｅ
the Ａｂｂé
Abbé
Ａｎｔｏｉｎｅ－Ｆｒａｎ？ｏｉｓ
Antoine-FrançoisＰｒｅｖｏｓｔ． Prévost.
３ Ｗａｇｎｅｒ＇ｓｍｕｓｉｃ：
Wagner’s music: Richard ＲｉｃｈａｒｄWagner
Ｗａｇｎｅｒ（１８１３－８３），
(–), German Ｇｅｒｍａｎ ｃｏｍｐｏｓｅｒ
composerａｎｄ andｄｒａｍａｔｉｓｔ，
dramatist,
ｗｈｏｓｅ
whoseｔｈｅｏｒｉｅｓ
theories（ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌｌｙ
(principallyｉｎinＴｈｅ TheＡｒｌ－ｗｏｒｋ
Art-workｏｆof ｔｈｅ Ｆｕｔｕｒｅ，)
the Future, １８５０）and ａｎｄoperas
ｏｐｅｒａｓ were
ｗｅｒｅ
ｈｉｇｈｌｙ
highly ｃｏｎｔｒｏｖｅｒｓｉａｌａｔ
controversial at ｔｈｉｓ ｔｉｍｅ．ToＴｏ favour
this time. ｆａｖｏｕｒWagner
Ｗａｇｎｅｒ ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅｄ
indicated ａｄｖａｎｃｅｄ
advancedｔａｓｔｅｓ；tastes;
Ｓｗｉｎｂｕｒｎｅ
Swinburne ｃｈａｍｐｉｏｎｅｄ
championedｈｉｍ， him, Ａｕｂｒｅｙ
Aubrey Ｂｅａｒｄｓｌｅｙ
Beardsley drew ｄｒｅｗ ‘The
Ｔｈｅ Wagnerians’,
Ｗａｇｎｅｒｉａｎｓ＇，ａｎｄ and
Ｍａｘ
MaxＮｏｒｄａｕ
Nordau ｓｔｉｇｍａｔｉｚｅｄ
stigmatized Ｗａｇｎｅｒ
Wagner ａｓ ｔｈｅ
as theｃｏｎｓｕｍｍａｔｅ
consummate ｆｉｎ－ｄｅ－ｓｉｃｌｅ
fin-de-siècleｍｕｓｉｃｉａｎ，
musician,＇ｉｎ ‘in
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ａｌｏｎｅ charged
himself alone ｃｈａｒｇｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ with ａa ｇｒｅａｔｅｒ ａｂｕｎｄａｎｃｅ ｏｆofｄｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ
greater abundance degenerationｔｈａｎ thanａｌｌallｔｈｅthe
ｄｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｅｓ
degenerates ｐｕｔ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ＇（Ｎｏｒｄａｕ，
put together’ Degeneration, ). Dorian
(Nordau, Ｄｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ，Ｉ８ｇ２）． Ｄｏｒｉａｎand ａｎｄLord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ
ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ naturally
therefore ｎａｔｕｒａｌｌｙfavoured
ｆａｖｏｕｒｅｄWagner.
Ｗａｇｎｅｒ．
４ｔｈｅ
the ｐｒｉｅ
price ｏｆｅｖｅｒｐｔｈｉｎｇ，
of everything, and ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ value
ｃａｌｗｅofｏｆnothing:
ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ： WildeＷｉｌｄｅre-used
ｒｅ－ｕｓｅｄ this
ｔｈｉｓ line
ｌｉｎｅ (added
（ａｄｄｅｄ ａｔ at
ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ
typescript ｓｔａｇｅ）
stage) in ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ third
ｔｈｉｒｄ act
ａｃｔ ofｏｆ his
ｈｉｓplay
ｐｌａｙLadyＬａｄｙ Windermere’s
Ｗｉｎｄｅｒｍｅｒｅ＇ｓ Fan Ｆａｎ（１８ｇ２）．
().
５ ｔｈｅ
the ｓｅａｒｃｈ
search ｆｏｒ ｂｅａｕｌｙ being
for beauty ｂｅｉｎｇ the
ｔｈｅ real
ｒｅａｌsecret
ｓｅｃｒｅｔ of ｏｆlife:ｌｉｆ： Ｗｉｌｄｅinserted
Wilde ｉｎｓｅｒｔｅｄ the ｔｈｅ ａｄｊｅｃｔｉｖｅ
adjective
＇ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ＇
‘poisonous’ ａｔ ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ stage,
at typescript ｓｔａｇｅ，but ｂｕｔchanged
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ｔｈｉｓ this toｔｏ ‘real’
ｒｅａｌ＇when
ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ he ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revised ｔｈｅ the
ｎｏｖｅｌ
novel ｉｎ in １８ｇｒ． Ｔｈｉｓ may
. This ｍａｙ ｈａｖｅ
have ｂｅｅｎbeenｉｎin ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ
response ｔｏ to ｔｈｅ ｃｏｎｄｅｍｎａｔｉｏｎ ｏｆofｈｉｓ
the condemnation his
＇ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ ｂｏｏｋ＇，＇ｓｐａｗｎｅｄ
‘poisonous book’, ‘spawnedｆｒｏｍ fromｔｈｅｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ
the literatureｏｆｔｈｅ of theＦｒｅｎｃｈ
FrenchＤｅｃａｄｅｎｔｓ＇ （Ｍａｓｏｎ，
Décadents’ (Mason,
). To
６５）． Ｔｏ search
ｓｅａｒｃｈ ｆｏｒfor aａ ‘poisonous
＇ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ beauty’
ｂｅａｕｔｙ＇ encapsulates
ｅｎｃａｐｓｕｌａｔｅｓ the ｔｈｅ very
ｖｅｒｙ ideaｉｄｅａ ofｏｆ‘Deca-
Ｄｅｃａ－
ｄｅｎｃｅ＇，
dence’, and ａｎｄ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhaps ｗｉｓｈｅｄ
wishedｔｏto ｔｏｎｅ tone ｔｈｉｓ ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔ down.
this element ｄｏｗｎ． ＨｅHeｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙ
certainly
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ
changedａ aｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
referenceｔｏto＇ｔｈｅ ‘theＦｒｅｎｃｈ
French ｓｃｈｏｏｌ
school ｏｆ of
Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｌｓ＇
Décadents’ｔｏ＇Ｓｙｍｂｏｌｉｓｔｅｓ＇
to ‘Symbolistes’ｉｎin １８ｇｒ；;
ｓｅｅ ｎｏｔｅ ８ to
see note ｔｏChapter
Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ X, Ｘ， below.
ｂｅｌｏｗ．
６ ａa ｌａｂｙｒｉｎｔｈ
labyrinth ofｏｆgrimy ｇｒｉｍｙstreets:
ｓｔｒｅｅｌｓ：
ThisＴｈｉｓwasｗａｓ ａ ｃｏｍｍｏｎ， ifｉｆnot
a common, ｎｏｔ clichéd,
ｄｉｃｈｅｄ， tropeｔｒｏｐｅ ｆｏｒ for
ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｉｎｇ
representingｔｈｅ theｔｏｐｏｇｒａｐｈｙ
topography ｏｆ ofｐｏｏｒｅｒ
poorer ａｎｄandｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌｉｚｅｄ
criminalized ｄｉｓｔｒｉｃｔｓ
districtsｏｆofｔｈｅ theｃａｐｉｔａｌ
capital
ａｔ ｔｈｉｓtime.
at this ｔｉｍｅ．Oliver
Ｏｌｉｖｅｒ Twist
Ｔｗｉｓｔ finds
ｆｉｎｄｓ himself
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ lostｌｏｓｔinｉｎ‘a＇ａlabyrinth
ｌａｂｙｒｉｎｔｈof ｏｆdarkｄａｒｋandａｎｄnarrow
ｎａｒｒｏｗ
ｃｏｕｒｔｓ＇
courts’ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ‘low
in the ｌｏｗ ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｕｒｈｏｏｄ＇
neighbourhood’ ｏｆ ofＳａｆｆｒｏｎ
SaffronＨｉｌｌ， Hill,ｉｎinＤｉｃｋｅｎｓ＇ｓ
Dickens’sｎｏｖｅｌ novel（１８３８），
(),
ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｉｎｇ
indicating that ｔｈａｔ heｈｅ isｉｓ now
ｎｏｗ ｉｎin ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ ｄａｎｇｅｒ； ｗｈｉｌｅ
serious danger; while ａa ｊｏｕｒｎａｌｉｓｔ ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ ｔｈｅ
journalist described the
ｉｎｆａｍｏｕｓ
infamous Ｒｏｏｋｅｒｙ＇
‘Rookery’ｏｆofＳｔ St Ｇｉｌｅｓ
Giles in ｉｎ 
１８４２ asａｓ‘oneｏｎｅ great
ｇｒｅａｔmazeｍａｚｅ ofｏｆnarrow
ｎａｒｒｏｗ crooked
ｃｒｏｏｋｅｄ
ｐａｔｈｓ
pathsｃｒｏｓｓｉｎｇ
crossing ａｎｄ andｉｎｔｅｒｓｅｃｔｉｎｇ
intersecting in ｉｎ labyrinthine
ｌａｂｙｒｉｎｔｈｉｎｅ convulsions’
ｃｏｎｖｕｌｓｉｏｎｓ＇（Ｗ．Ｗｅｉｒ，
(W. Weir,＂Ｓｔ ‘StＧｉｌｅｓ，
Giles,
Ｐａｓｔ
Past ａｎｄ
andＰｒｅｓｅｎｔ＇，
Present’,ｉｎinＦｌｉｎｔ Flint（ｅｄ．），
(ed.), Ｔｈｅ
The Ｖｉｄｏｒｉａｎ
Victorian Ｎｏｖｅｌｉｓｔ （Ｉｇ８７）， –).
Novelist (), １３２－４）． Ｓｔ St Ｇｉｌｅｓ，
Giles,


２３７
 
ＮＯＴＥＳ

ａｌｂｅｉｔ ｄｅｃｉｄｅｄｌｙ diminished

albeit decidedly ｄｉｍｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ ｂｙbyｔｈｅ
the ｔｉｍｅ
time Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｗａｓ
wasｗｒｉｔｉｎｇ，
writing,ｉｓis aａｌｉｋｅｌｙ ｃａｎｄｉｄａｔｅ
likely candidate
ｆｏｒ
for ｔｈｅ ａｒｅａ through
the area ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichＤｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｐａｓｓｅｓ．
passes.ＡAｔｒｉｐ
trip ｅａｓｔｗａｒｄ
eastward ｆｒｏｍ
fromＰｉｃｃａｄｉｌｌｙ，ａｔ
Piccadilly, at
ｆｌàｎｅｕｒ ｐａｃｅ， ｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌｌｙ ｂｒｉｎｇｉｎｇ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｔｈｅａｔｒｅ ｉｎ Ｈｏｌｂｏｒｎ， ｗｏｕｌｄ ｔａｋｅ
flâneur pace, eventually bringing Dorian to the theatre in Holborn, would take
ｈｉｍ
him through St Giles, and possibly Seven Dials, another ‘labyrinth’ ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ Ｓｔ Ｇｉｌｅｓ， ａｎｄ ｐｏｓｓｉｂｌｙ Ｓｅｖｅｎ Ｄｉａｌｓ，ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ ｌａｂｙｒｉｎｔｈ＇ described
ｂｙbyＣｈａｒｌｅｓ
CharlesＤｉｃｋｅｎｓ ｉｎ in
Dickens ｏｎｅone
ｏｆ of
ｈｉｓhisＳｋｅｔｃｈｅｓ
SketchesｂｙbyＢｏｚ
Bozｉｎin１８３７．
.
７ Ｔｈｅ
The Ｉｄｉｏｔ Ｂｏｙ，orｏｒDumb
Idiot Boy, Ｄｕｍｂ but
ｂｕｔ Innocent:
Ｉｎｎｏｃｅｎｔ：Sentimental
Ｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔａｌand
ａｎｄ melodramatic
ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ ｐｉｅｃｅｓ
pieces
ｐｏｐｕｌａｒ
popularｗｉｔｈ
withｌｏｗｅｒ－ｃｌａｓｓ
lower-classａｕｄｉｅｎｃｅｓ
audiencesａｔatｔｈｅ
theｔｉｍｅ．
time.
８ ｈａｕｔｂｏｉｓ： Ｏｂｏｅ
hautbois: Oboe.
９ Ｏｎｅ
One ｅｃｅｎｉｎｇ ｓｈｅisｉｓRosalind
evening she Ｒｏｓａｌｉｎｄ．．．ｒｅｅｄ－ｌｉｋｅ ｔｈｒｏａｔ：
. . . reed-like throat: Ｒｅｆｅｒｒｉｎｇto ｔｏsome
Referring ｓｏｍｅofｏｆShakespeare’s
Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ＇ｓ
ｈｅｒｏｉｎｅｓ． Ｒｏｓａｌｉｎｄ ｉｓ
heroines. Rosalind is aａ character
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ in
ｉｎ As
Ａｓ You
Ｙｏｕ Like
Ｌｉｋｅ It,Ｉｌ，inｉｎwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈshe
ｓｈｅwanders
ｗａｎｄｅｒｓ
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughｔｈｅ
theｆｏｒｅｓｔ
forest ｏｆ Ａｒｄｅｎ ｄｉｓｇｕｉｓｅｄ
of Arden disguised ａｓ
as aａ boy.
ｂｏｙ． Imogen
Ｉｍｏｇｅｎ ａｐｐｅａｒｓ
appearsｉｎinＧｙｍｂｅｌｉｎｅ，
Cymbeline,
Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ ｉｎ Romeo
Juliet in Ｒｏｍｅｏ ａｎｄ
and Ｊｕｌｉｅｔ ｐｏｉｓｏｎｓ herself
Juliet poisons ｈｅｒｓｅｌｆinｉｎthis
ｔｈｉｓmanner.
ｍａｎｎｅｒ． Ophelia
Ｏｐｈｅｌｉａ ｉｎin Ｈａｍｌｅｔ
Hamletｉｓis
ｄｒｉｖｅｎ ｍａｄ， ａｎｄ
driven mad, andＤｅｓｄｅｍｏｎａ
Desdemonaｉｓ isｓｔｒａｎｇｌｅｄ
strangledｂｙbyｔｈｅ
theＭｏｏｒ
Moorｉｎ inＯｔｈｅｌｌｏ．
Othello.
Ｉｏ Ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
 Don’t ｒｕｎ ｄｏｗｎ ｄｐｅｄ
run down dyed ｈａｉｒ ａｎｄ painted
hair and ｐａｉｎｔｅｄfaces:
ｆａｃｅｓ：Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ isｉｓsubscribing
ｓｕｂｓｃｒｉｂｉｎｇ toｔｏ the
ｔｈｅ Aesthetic
Ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ
ａｎｄ
and Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｔ＇
‘Decadent’ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｉｏｎ
celebrationｏｆofａｒｔｉｆｉｃｅ． Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ Baudelaire
artifice. Charles Ｂａｕｄｅｌａｉｒｅ wrote
ｗｒｏｔｅ ‘In
Ｉｎ Ｐｒａｉｓｅ
Praise ｏｆ
of
Ｃｏｓｍｅｔｉｃｓ＇（１８６？）， ａｎｄ Max
Cosmetics’ (), and Ｍａｘ Ｂｅｅｒｂｏｈｍ
Beerbohm ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
followedｗｉｔｈ
with＇Ａ‘AＤｅｆｅｎｃｅ
Defenceｏｆof Ｃｏｓｍｅｔｉｃｓ＇
Cosmetics’
ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｉｎｆａｍｏｕｓ
infamousＴｅｌｌｗｗ
YellowＢｏｏｋ
Book（１８９４）．
().
Ｉｒ
 ｗｈａｔ
whatａｒｅ
are ｙｏｕｒ
your ａｃｔｕａｌ
actual ｒｅｌａｔｈｉｏｎｓ ｗｉｔｈSibyl
relations with Ｓｉｂｙｌ Ｖａｎｅ？．Wilde
Vane?: Ｗｉｌｄｅhadｈａｄ originally
ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ written
ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ
－ｔｅｌｌ
‘– tellｍｅ，
me,ｉｓisＳｙｂｉｌ
Sybil［ｓｉｇ］ Ｖａｎｅ ｙｏｕｒ
[sic] Vane yourｍｉｓｔｒｅｓｓ？＂，
mistress?’, ａｎｄandａa ｆｅｗfewｌｉｎｅｓ
lines ｌａｔｅｒ，
later, ‘IＩ suppose
ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
ｓｈｅ
she ｗｉｌｌ ｂｅ ｙｏｕｒ
will be yourｍｉｓｔｒｅｓｓ
mistressｓｏｍｅ
some ｄａｙ＇，
day’,ｂｕｔbut
ｈｉｓhisｅｄｉｔｏｒ
editorａｔ atＬｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｔｔ＇ｓ
Lippincott’s ａｌｔｅｒｅｄ
altered ｔｈｅｓｅ
these
ｔｏto ｗｈａｔ
‘whatａｒｅareｙｏｕｒ
yourｒｅｌａｔｉｏｎｓ＇， ａｎｄ ＇ｓｈｅ
relations’, and ｗｉｌｌbeｂｅyours
‘she will ｙｏｕｒｓsome ｓｏｍｅ day’.
ｄａｙ＇．Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ added
ａｄｄｅｄ
＇ａｃｔｕａｌ， ａｎｄ ｍａｄｅ
‘actual’, and madeｔｈｉｓ
this ｂｅｌｏｎｇ
‘belongｔｏtoｙｏｕ＇ .
you’ｉｎin１８ｇｉ．
Ｉ２ Ｔｈｅ
 TheＢｒｉｓｔｏｌ：
Bristol: AＡ hotel
ｈｏｔｅｌ ｏｎon Ｐｉｃｃａｄｉｌｌｙ．
Piccadilly.
Ｉ３ Ｐｅｏｐｌｅ
 People ａｒｅ ｅｒｙ ｆｏｎｄ
are very fond ｏｆ ｇｉｖｉｎｇaway
of giving ａｗａｙ what
ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅｙ ｎｅｅｄ most
they need ｍｏｓｔ themselves:
ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｅｅｓ：Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ had
ｈａｄ
ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
originally had ｈａｄ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ａｓｋ Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｉｆ“Ｂａｓｉｌ
ask Henry if ‘ ‘‘Basil ｈａｓ
has ｇｏｔ
got ａa passion
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ forｆｏｒ somebody?’’
ｓｏｍｅｂｏｄｙ？”
“Ｙｅｓ，
‘‘Yes, heｈｅ has.
ｈａｓ． Has
Ｈａｓ ｈｅheｎｅｖｅｒ
neverｔｏｌｄ toldｙｏｕ？””， ｂｕｔ ｈｅ
you?’’ ’, but he ａｌｔｅｒｅｄ
altered ｔｈｉｓ
this onｏｎ ｔｈｅ
the ｔｙｐｅ－
type-
ｓｃｒｉｐｔ ｔｏ the
script to ｔｈｅ slightly
ｓｌｉｇｈｔｌｙlessｌｅｓｓ ｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔ：＂Ｙｏｕ
explicit: ｄｏｎ＇ｔ mean
‘ ‘‘You don’t ｍｅａｎ ｔｏtoｓａｙsayｔｈａｔ
that Ｂａｓｉｌ
Basil ｈａｓ
has ｇｏｔ
got
ａｎｙ
any ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ
passion or ｏｒ any
ａｎｙ romance
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ ｉｎ ｈｉｍ？＂＂Ｉ‘‘I ｄｏｎ＇ｔ
in him?’’ don’t knowｋｎｏｗ ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ
whether ｈｅ he ｈａｓ
has ａｎｙ
any
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎ，
passion, butｂｕｔ heｈｅ certainly
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙhas ｈａｓromance,’’
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ，”ｓａｉｄ said LordＬｏｒｄHenry,
Ｈｅｎｒｙ， with
ｗｉｔｈ anａｎ amused
ａｍｕｓｅｄ
ｌｏｏｋ ｉｎ his
look in ｈｉｓeyes.
ｅｙｅｓ．＂Ｈａｓ
‘‘Has ｈｅhe ｎｅｖｅｒ
never ｌｅｔ ｙｏｕ know
let you ｋｎｏｗ ｔｈａｔ？＂’
that?’’ ’ HeＨｅ ｒｅｍｏｖｅｄ
removedｔｈｅｓｅtheseｌｉｎｅｓ
lines
ｉｎ
in １８ｇＩ．
.
１４
Ｈｅｈａｄ
He hadｂｅｅｎ
beenａｌｖａｙｓ
always ｅｎｔｈｒａｌｌｅｄ
enthralledｂｙbyｔｈｅ ｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ ｏｆ
the methods ｎａｔｕｒａｌscience:
of natural ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ：Despite
Ｄｅｓｐｉｔｅhis
ｈｉｓantipathy
ａｎｔｉｐａｔｈｙ
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ Naturalism
to the Ｎａｔｕｒａｌｉｓｍ ｏｆ Ｅｍｉｌｅ Ｚｏｌａ，
of Emile Zola, Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ
description ｏｆ Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
of Lord Henry’sｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔｓ
interests
ｃｏｍｅｓ
comesｃｌｏｓｅ
close ｔｏto ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｉｎｇ
describing ｔｈａｔ ｎｏｖｅｌｉｓｔ＇ｓfictional
that novelist’s ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎａｌ ｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ．Wilde
methods. Ｗｉｌｄｅmade
ｍａｄｅ ｆｕｎ
fun
ｏｆ Ｚｏｌａ＇ｓ ‘tedious
of Zola’s ＇ｔｅｄｉｏｕｓ document
ｄｏｃｕｍｅｎｔhumaine’
ｈｕｍａｉｎｅ＇（ａ ｐｈｒａｓｅfrom
(a phrase ｆｒｏｍ Zola’s
Ｚｏｌａ＇ｓ manifesto,
ｍａｎｉｆｅｓｔｏ，＂Ｔｈｅ
‘The
Ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔａｌ
ExperimentalＮｏｖｅｌ＇，Novel’,ｗｈｅｒｅ
whereｈｅheａｄｖｏｃａｔｅｄ
advocated ａ＇ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ＇ ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ ｔｏto ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ
a ‘scientific’ approach character
and ｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｔ
ａｎｄ incident ｉｎ in fiction)
ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎ）inｉｎ‘The ＂ＴｈｅDecayＤｅｃａｙ of ｏｆ Lying’ (). And
Ｌｙｉｎｇ＇（１８８ｇ）． yet ｓｕｃｈ
Ａｎｄ ｙｅｔ such ａa
ｖｉｖｉｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ＇
‘vivisection’ ofｏｆ human
ｈｕｍａｎ ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｙ，
psychology,ｔｈｅ theａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
applicationｏｆofｔｈｅ the‘ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔａｌ
‘experimental
ｍｅｔｈｏｄ＇
method’ｔｏ to ａｎ
an ａｎａｌｙｓｉｓ
analysis ofｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ ‘passions’
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ＇ isｉｓjust ｊｕｓｔ whatｗｈａｔLord
ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ advocates
ａｄｖｏｃａｔｅｓ
ｈｅｒｅ． Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｗａｓ
here. Wilde wasｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ
himself ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｄ
fascinated ｂｙ by ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ，
science, as ａｓ the
ｔｈｅ numerous
ｎｕｍｅｒｏｕｓ ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅｓ
references ｔｏ to

２３８

 
ＮＯＴＥＳ

ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ phenomena

various physical ｐｈｅｎｏｍｅｎａ ａｎｄandｔｈｅtheｓｃｈｏｏｌｓ
schoolsｏｆofｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｓｔｓ
psychologistsｉｎin ｈｉｓ
his ｎｏｖｅｌ
novel
ｔｅｓｔｉｆｙ． Ｈｉｓemphasis
testify. His ｅｍｐｈａｓｉｓ on
ｏｎ ｔｈｅ ｒｏｌｅ ofｏｆ heredity
the role ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ inｉｎthe
ｔｈｅcharacterization
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｚａｔｉｏｎ ofｏｆDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
ａｎｄ
and Ｊａｍｅｓ
JamesＶａｎｅ
Vaneｅｖｅｎ ｃｏｍｅｓ
even ｃｌｏｓｅ
comes ｔｏ toＺｏｌａ＇ｓ
close Zola’sｍｅｔｈｏｄｓ
methodsｉｎ inｔｈｉｓ
thisｒｅｓｐｅｃｔ．
respect.

 Ｖ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
（Ａｄｄｅｄ
(Addedｉｎin １８ｇｉ，
, ｔｈｉｓ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ introduces
this chapter ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｅｓ the
ｔｈｅ characters
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ ofｏｆJames
Ｊａｍｅｓ Vane
Ｖａｎｅ ａｎｄ
andｈｉｓ
his
ｍｏｔｈｅｒ，
mother, ａｄｄｉｎｇ
addingｉｎｔｒｉｇｕｅ， ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａ ａｎｄ
intrigue, melodrama andｃｏｍｉｃ
comicｅｌｅｍｅｎｔｓ
elements ｔｏ toｔｈｅtheｎａｒｒａｔｉｖｅ．）
narrative.)

ｒ bismuth-whitened
ｂｉｓｍｕｔｈ－ｗｈｉｔｅｎｅｄhands:
ｈａｎｄ：AＡcosmetic
ｃｏｓｍｅｔｉｃ preparation,
ｐｒｅｐａｒａｔｉｏｎ， suggesting
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｎｇ ｔｈａｔ Ｓｉｂｙｌ＇ｓmother
that Sibyl’s ｍｏｔｈｅｒ
ｗａｓ
wasｏｎｅ
oneｏｆｔｈｅ
of theｐａｉｎｔｅｄ＇
‘painted’ａｃｔｒｅｓｓｅｓ ｗｈｏｍ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
actresses whom Dorianｄｉｓｐａｒａｇｅｓ
disparagesａ aｆｅｗ
fewｐａｇｅｓ
pagesｂｅｆｏｒｅ．
before.
２ ｔａｂｌｅａｕ： Ｔｈｉｓwas
tableau: This ｗａｓ aａ common
ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｓｐｅｃｔａｃｌｅ
spectacleｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｐｏｐｕｌａｒ
popularｔｈｅａｔｒｅ
theatreａｔat ｔｈｅ
the ｔｉｍｅ，
time,
ｗｈｅｒｅｂｙ
whereby ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ
elaborate （ａｎｄ(andｏｆｔｅｎ ｒｉｓｑｕｔ）
often risqué )ｓｃｅｎｅｓ
scenesｗｅｒｅwereｓｔａｇｅｄ
staged ａｓ as＇ｌｉｖｉｎｇ
‘livingｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇｓ＇．
paintings’.
Ｅａｃｈ
Eachａｃｔ act ｏｆ
of ｐｏｐｕｌａｒ
popular ｐｌａｙｓ plays ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｏｆｔｅｎ often ｅｎｄendｗｉｔｈwithａaｔａｂｌｅａｕ，
tableau, ｗｈｉｃｈ whichｆｒｏｚｅfroze ｔｈｅ
the
ａｃｔｉｏｎ
action at ａｔ itsｉｔｓmost
ｍｏｓｔintense
ｉｎｔｅｎｓｅand ａｎｄmelodramatic
ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ heights. ｈｅｉｇｈｔｓ．The Ｔｈｅ melodramatic
ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ ａｒｔ art
ｗａｓ
wasｂａｓｉｃａｌｌｙ
basically ｇｅｓｔｕｒａｌ，
gestural, ｒｅｌｙｉｎｇ
relying on ｏｎ ａa ｒｅｐｅｒｔｏｉｒｅ
repertoire ｏｆ of ｓｔｒｉｋｉｎｇ ｓｔａｎｃｅｓ toｔｏ convey
striking stances ｃｏｎｖｅｙ
ｐａｓｓｉｏｎｓ． Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｈａｄ
passions. Wilde hadｌｉｔｔｌｅ ｓｙｍｐａｔｈｙ with
little sympathy ｗｉｔｈ theｔｈｅ sentimentality
ｓｅｎｔｉｍｅｎｔａｌｉｔｙ ofｏｆthe ｔｈｅmelodrama,
ｍｅｌｏｄｒａｍａ，
ｂｕｔ
but ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｈａｖｅ haveａｐｐｒｅｃｉａｔｅｄ
appreciated ｉｔｓitsａｒｔｉｆｉｃｅ．
artifice.
３ Euston
Ｅｕｓｔｏｎ Road:
Ｒｏａｄ：AＡ poor ｐｏｏｒ area,
ａｒｅａ，where
ｗｈｅｒｅ Euston,
Ｅｕｓｔｏｎ， StＳｔ Pancras
Ｐａｎｃｒａｓ and ａｎｄ King’s
Ｋｉｎｇ＇ｓ Cross Ｃｒｏｓｓ ｒａｉｌｗａｙ
railway
ｔｅｒｍｉｎｉ ｓｅｒｖｅ the
termini serve ｔｈｅNorth
Ｎｏｒｔｈ andａｎｄ Midlands.
Ｍｉｄｌａｎｄｓ．
４ ｈａｔｅｄ
hated ｈｉｍ
him ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｓｏｍｅsomeｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious ｒａｃｅ－ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔ
race-instinct for ｆｏｒwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈheｈｅcould
ｃｏｕｌｄnotｎｏｔaccount:
ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ：HereＨｅｒｅWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｒｅｉｎｆｏｒｃｅｓ
reinforces the ｔｈｅimportance
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ of ｏｆ heredity
ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙinｉｎthe ｔｈｅnovel,
ｎｏｖｅｌ， ｍａｋｉｎｇJames
making Ｊａｍｅｓsomething
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
ｏｆ
of aａ counterpart
ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｐａｒｔ ｔｏ to Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｗｈｏｓｅwhoseａｎｃｅｓｔｒｙ
ancestryｉｓisａｌｓｏ alsoｈｉｓhis ｄｅｓｔｉｎｙ．
destiny. As Ａｓ ｉｓ ｒｅｖｅａｌｅｄ
is revealed
ｓｈｏｒｔｌｙ，
shortly, theｔｈｅ ‘instinct’
“ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔ＇ thatｔｈａｔ ｃａｕｓｅｓ
causes Ｊａｍｅｓto ｔｏ
James hateｈａｔｅ ｇｅｎｔｌｅｍｅｎisｉｓa ａconsequence
gentlemen ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅ of ｏｆ
ｔｈｅ
the ｆａｃｔ ｔｈａｔ his
fact that ｈｉｓfather
ｆａｔｈｅｒcameｃａｍｅ ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｉｓthis ｃｌａｓｓ． Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｉｓis ｓｉｍｉｌａｒｌｙ
class. Dorian ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅｄ， as
similarly constituted, ａｓ
ｈｉｓ ａｒｉｓｔｏｃｒａｔｉｃmother
his aristocratic ｍｏｔｈｅｒmarried
ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ beneath
ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ her. ｈｅｒ． The
Ｔｈｅ reference
ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ to ｔｏＪａｍｅｓ＇ｓ ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ
James’s response
ｔｏto ｔｈｅ ｗｈｉｓｐｅｒｅｄ ｓｎｅｅｒ
the whispered ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｉｓ
sneer about ｏｒｉｇｉｎｓ－Ｈｅ
his origins – ‘Heｒｅｍｅｍｂｅｒｅｄ
remembered ｉｔ ａｓ ｉｆifｉｔit had
it as ｈａｄ been
ｂｅｅｎ
ｔｈｅ
the ｌａｓｈ
lash of ｏｆ aａ hunting-crop
ｈｕｎｔｉｎｇ－ｃｒｏｐ ａｃｒｏｓｓ acrossｈｉｓ his ｆａｃｅ＇－ｆｕｒｔｈｅｒ
face’ – furtherｈｉｎｔｓ hintsａｔatｔｈｉｓ．
this. Ｉｎｔｒｉｇｕｉｎｇｌｙ
Intriguingly
ａｎｄ
and （ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ appear)
(it would ａｐｐｅａｒ） coincidentally,
ｃｏｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｔａｌｌｙ，Thomas Ｔｈｏｍａｓ Hardy
Ｈａｒｄｙ ｈａｄ hadｕｓｅｄ
usedａa ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ ｉｍａｇｅ
similar image
ｆｏｒ
for ａa ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ ｐｕｒｐｏｓｅ ｉｎinＣｈａｐｔｅｒ
similar purpose Chapter 
ｘＬｖｉ ｏｆ Ｔｅｓｓ
of Tessｏｆ ofｔｈｅtheＤ＇Ｕｒｂｅｒｖｉｌｌｅｓ （１８ｇｒ）， where
D’Urbervilles (), ｗｈｅｒｅ
Ｔｅｓｓ
Tess ｓｌａｐｓ
slaps AlecＡｌｅｃ round
ｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ the ｆａｃｅ
face ｗｉｔｈ
with ｈｅｒ
her ｌｅａｔｈｅｒ ｇｌｏｖｅ： ‘It＇Ｉｔwas
leather glove: ｗａｓheavy
ｈｅａｖｙ and ａｎｄ thick
ｔｈｉｃｋ
ａｓas ａa warrior’s,
ｗａｒｒｉｏｒ＇ｓ，and ａｎｄ itｉｔstruck
ｓｔｒｕｃｋhim ｈｉｍflatｆｌａｔ
on ｏｎtheｔｈｅ ｍｏｕｔｈ．Fancy
mouth. Ｆａｎｃｙmight
ｍｉｇｈｔhave ｈａｖｅ regarded
ｒｅｇａｒｄｅｄ
ｔｈｅ
the ａｃｔ
act ａｓ ｔｈｅ recrudescence
as the ｒｅｃｒｕｄｅｓｃｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ of aａ trick
ｔｒｉｃｋinｉｎwhichｗｈｉｃｈ her ｈｅｒ mailed
ｍａｉｌｅｄ progenitors
ｐｒｏｇｅｎｉｔｏｒｓ were ｗｅｒｅ
ｎｏｔ
not ｕｎｐｒａｃｔｉｓｅｄ．＇
unpractised.’ Ｔｈｅ Theｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ
narratorｉｓisｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｎｇ
suggestingｔｈａｔ thatｔｈｉｓ ａｃｔｉｏｎ ｒｅｃａｌｌｓ
this action Ｔｅｓｓ＇ｓown
recalls Tess’s ｏｗｎ
ｒａｃｅ
‘race ｉｎｓｔｉｎｃｔ，
instinct’, aａ throw
ｔｈｒｏｗ ｂａｃｋ backｔｏto ｈｅｒherｌｏｎｇ－ｂｕｒｉｅｄ
long-buriedａｒｉｓｔｏｃｒａｔｉｃ ａｎｃｅｓｔｒｙ， which
aristocratic ancestry, ｗｈｉｃｈ
ｒｅｖｅｒｔｓ
reverts to ｔｏ feudal
ｆｅｕｄａｌ typeｔｙｐｅ inｉｎaction.
ａｃｔｉｏｎ．Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ useｕｓｅ ofｏｆｔｈｉｓ ｉｍａｇｅ ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ
this image appearedｆｏｒ forｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｓｔ
first
ｔｉｍｅ in
time ｉｎ April
Ａｐｒｉｌ ,
ｒ８ｇｉ， and ａｎｄ Hardy
Ｈａｒｄｙ ｈａｄ hadｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ
finishedｗｉｔｈ withｔｈｅ theｐｒｏｏｆｓ
proofsｏｆ of ｈｉｓ
his ｎｏｖｅｌ
novel ｂｙby
Ｆｅｂｒｕａｒｙ，
February, ｍａｋｉｎｇ
makingｔｈｉｓ this ｓｈａｒｅｄ
shared ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
reference to ｔｏ behavioural
ｂｅｈａｖｉｏｕｒａｌ atavisms
ａｔａｖｉｓｍｓ by ｂｙ two
ｔｗｏ authors
ａｕｔｈｏｒｓ
ｅｑｕａｌｌｙ
equally ｆａｓｃｉｎａｔｅｄ
fascinated by ｂｙ ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ
heredity ｃｏｉｎｃｉｄｅｎｔａｌ．
coincidental. Hardy’s Ｈａｒｄｙ＇ｓ ｎｏｖｅｌ novel ａｌｓｏ also ｆｅａｔｕｒｅｓ
features


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ＮＯＴＥＳ

ａｎｃｅｓｔｒａｌ ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ，which
ancestral portraits, ｗｈｉｃｈ suggests
ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｓthe
ｔｈｅre-emergence
ｒｅ－ｅｍｅｒｇｅｎｃｅ of
ｏｆ moral
ｍｏｒａｌ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ
character ｉｎ
in
ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅ ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ
physical appearance similar ｔｏto ｔｈａｔ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｉｎ
that found in Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
ChapterＩＸIXｏｆofＤｏｒｉａｎ
DorianＧｒａｙ
Gray（Ｔｅｓｓ
(Tess
ｏｆ ｔｈｅD’Urbervilles,
of the ＤＵｒｂｅｒｉｌｌｅｓ，Chapter
ＣｈａｐｔｅｒXXXIV,
ＸＸＸＩＶ， ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｅｄ
developedｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｓｅｃｏｎｄ
secondｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ）． Ｏｎ
edition). On
Ｈａｒｄｙ
Hardyａｎｄ ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ，
and heredity,ｓｅｅseeＧｒｅｅｎｓｌａｄｅ，
Greenslade,Ｄｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ，
Degeneration,Ｃｕｌｔｕｒｅ
Culture ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅ Ｎｏｖｅｌ，–
the Novel, １８８０－
 ().
１９４０（１９９４）．
５ Ａｃｈｉｌｌｅｓ Ｓｔａｔｕｅ．This
Achilles Statue: Ｔｈｉｓtwenty-foot-high
ｔｗｅｎｔｙ－ｆｏｏｔ－ｈｉｇｈbronze
ｂｒｏｎｚｅ statue,
ｓｔａｔｕｅ，which
ｗｈｉｃｈ stands
ｓｔａｎｄｓ ｉｎ Ｐａｒｋ
in Park
Ｌａｎｅ，
Lane,ｗａｓ
wasｃａｓｔ
cast ｆｒｏｍ
fromＦｒｅｎｃｈ
Frenchｇｕｎｓ
gunsｉｎin１８２２
ｉｎin ｈｏｎｏｕｒ
honourｏｆofｔｈｅ
the ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉｏｕｓ Ｄｕｋｅ ｏｆof
victorious Duke
Ｗｅｌｌｉｎｇｔｏｎ． Ｅｒｅｃｔｅｄ ｂｙ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｏｆ Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ＇， ｉｔ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｒｓｔ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ
Wellington. Erected by the ‘women of England’, it was the first public nude ｎｕｄｅ
ｓｔａｔｕｅ displayed
statue ｄｉｓｐｌａｙｅｄ in
ｉｎ England.
Ｅｎｇｌａｎｄ．

 ＶＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｉ Ｈａｌｌｃａｒｄ
Hallward ｓｔａｒｔｅｄ， ａｎｄ then
started, and ｆｒｏｕｎｅｄ：InＩｎ
ｔｈｅｎfrowned: １８ｇｏHallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ＇ｔｕｒｎｅｄ
‘turnedｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
perfectlyｐａｌｅ，
pale,
ａｎｄ
and ａa ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curious ｌｏｏｋ ｆｌａｓｈｅｄ for
look flashed ｆｏｒaａmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｉｎｔｏ
into ｈｉｓ ｅｙｅｓ，and
his eyes, ａｎｄ then
ｔｈｅｎ passed
ｐａｓｓｅｄ away,
ａｗａｙ，
ｌｅａｖｉｎｇ ｔｈｅｍ ｄｕｌｌ＇．
leaving them Ｗｉｌｄｅ tones
dull’. Wilde ｔｏｎｅｓ down
ｄｏｗｎ Ｂａｓｉｌ＇ｓ ｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ ｄｉｓｍａｙ
Basil’s obvious dismay ａｔ
at ｌｅａｒｎｉｎｇ
learning ｈｅ
he
ｈａｓ
has ａa ‘romantic’
ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ＇ｒｉｖａｌ
rivalｉｎinＳｉｂｙｌ．
Sibyl.
２ Ｍｅｓｓａｌｉｎａ： Ｗｉｆｅ ofｏｆthe
Messalina: Wife ｔｈｅemperor
ｅｍｐｅｒｏｒ Claudius,
Ｃｌａｕｄｉｕｓ， she
ｓｈｅ was
ｗａｓ aａ byword
ｂｙｗｏｒｄ ｆｏｒ
for ａｄｕｌｔｅｒｏｕｓ
adulterous
ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ．
conduct.
３ｔｏto ｂｅbe ｈｉｇｈｌｙ
highly ｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ
organized ｉｓ，
is, IＩshould
ｓｈｏｕｌｄfancy,
ｆａｎｃｙ，theｔｈｅobject
ｏｂｊｅｃｔ ｏｆ ｍａｎ＇ｓ
of man’s ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｅ：
existence: Ｗｉｌｄｅadded
Wilde ａｄｄｅｄ
ｔｈｉｓ ｌｉｎｅ inｉｎ.
this line １８ｇｉ． ‘Organization’
Ｏｒｇａｎｉｚａｔｉｏｎ＇ ｃａｒｒｉｅｓ
carries ａaｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ ｃｏｎｎｏｔａｔｉｏｎ ｒｅｆｅｒｒｉｎｇ
scientific connotation referring ｔｏto
ｔｈｅ
the ａｂｉｌｉｔｙ
ability ofｏｆｌｉｆｅ ｆｏｒｍｓtoｔｏadapt
life forms ａｄａｐｔand
ａｎｄthrive.
ｔｈｒｉｖｅ．TheＴｈｅphilosopher
ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｅｒHerbert
Ｈｅｒｂｅｒｔ Spencer
Ｓｐｅｎｃｅｒ
ｌａｉｄ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｈａｔ
laid down thatｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｓｔ ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓofｏｆevolutionary
first principles ｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎａｒｙdevelopment
ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐｍｅｎｔ ｃｏｎｓｉｓｔ
consist ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ
movementｆｒｏｍ ｈｏｍｏｇｅｎｅｉｔｙ
from ｔｏ toｈｅｔｅｒｏｇｅｎｅｉｔｙ，
homogeneity heterogeneity, ｏｒ
or ｆｒｏｍ
from ｓｉｍｐｌｅ
simple ｔｏ ｃｏｍｐｌｅｘ
to complex
ｆｏｒｍｓ．
forms.

 
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＶＩＩ

Ｉ Miranda
Ｍｉｒａｎｄａ．．．
. . .Ｃａｌｉｂａｎ： Ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ from
Caliban: Characters ｆｒｏｍ Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ＇ｓ
Shakespeare’sＴｈｅ
TheＴｅｍｐｅｓｔ． Ｍｉｒａｎｄａ ｉｓis
Tempest. Miranda
ｔｈｅ
the ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ ｄａｕｇｈｔｅｒ of
beautiful daughter ｏｆ Prospero,
Ｐｒｏｓｐｅｒｏ， the
ｔｈｅenchanter
ｅｎｃｈａｎｔｅｒ whoｗｈｏ ｋｅｅｐｓ
keeps ｔｈｅ ｍｏｎｓｔｅｒ
the monster
Ｃａｌｉｂａｎ
Calibanａｓasｈｉｓ
his ａｂｊｅｃｔ
abject ｓｌａｖｅ． Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｕｓｅｓ
slave. Wilde uses Ｃａｌｉｂａｎ
Calibanｔｏto ｅｘｅｍｐｌｉｆｙ
exemplifyｕｇｌｉｎｅｓｓ
ugliness ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
Ｐｒｅｆａｃｅ
Preface ｔｏ
to ｈｉｓ ｎｏｖｅｌ． Robert
his novel. Ｒｏｂｅｒｔ Browning
Ｂｒｏｗｎｉｎｇ ｄｉｄ，
did, ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
however,ｇｉｖｅ
give Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ＇ｓ
Shakespeare’s
ｔｏｒｍｅｎｔｅｄ
tormented ｃｒｅａｔｕｒｅ
creature ａa degree
ｄｅｇｒｅｅ of
ｏｆ pathos
ｐａｔｈｏｓ and
ａｎｄ humanity
ｈｕｍａｎｉｔｙ ｉｎ ｈｉｓdramatic
in his ｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ mono-
ｍｏｎｏ－
ｌｏｇｕｅ ＇Ｃａｌｉｂａｎ ｏｎ
logue ‘Caliban on Ｓｅｔｅｂｏｓ＇（１８６２）．
Setebos’ ().
２Ｒｏｓａｌｉｎｄ．．．
Rosalind . . .Ｃｏｒｄｅｌｉａ： Ｈｅｒｏｉｎｅｓ ｉｎin Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ＇ｓ
Cordelia: Heroines Shakespeare’sｐｌａｙｓ
playsＡｓAsＹｏｕ
YouＬｉｋｅ
LikeＩｉ，
It, Ｔｈｅ
The
Ｍｅｒｃｈａｎｔ
Merchantｏｆof Ｖｅｎｉｅ，
Venice, Ｍｕｃｈ
MuchＡｄｏ
AdoＡｂｏｕｔ
AboutＮｏｔｈｉｎｇ
Nothingａｎｄ
andｋｉｎｇ
KingＬｅａｒ
Learｒｅｓｐｅｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ．
respectively.
３ ＩI have
ｈａｗｅgrown
ｇｒｏｕｎsickｓｉｃｋof shadows:
ｏｆ ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ： Ｔｈｅｓｅ
These ｌｉｎｅｓ
lines echoｅｃｈｏ Ｔｅｎｎｙｓｏｎ＇ｓpoem
Tennyson’s ｐｏｅｍ‘The
＂Ｔｈｅ Lady
Ｌａｄｙ ofｏｆ
Ｓｈａｌｏｔｔ＇，ｗｈｅｒｅ
Shalott’, whereｔｈｅ
the Ｌａｄｙ
Ladyｃｏｍｐｌａｉｎｓ：
complains:Ｉａｍ ｈａｌｆ
‘I am halfｓｉｃｋ
sickｏｆof ｓｈａｄｏｗｓ＇．
shadows’. Ｔｈｉｓ
This ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
reference
ｉｓ ａｐｐｒｏｐｒｉａｔｅhere,
is appropriate ｈｅｒｅ，asａｓTennyson
Ｔｅｎｎｙｓｏｎ also
ａｌｓｏ describes
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｓa ａwoman
ｗｏｍａｎ ｔｒａｐｐｅｄ
trapped ｉｎ
in ａｎ
an

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ａｒｔｉｆｉｃｉａｌ ｗｏｒｌｄ，forced
artificial world, ｆｏｒｃｅｄtoｔｏview
ｖｉｅｗlifeｌｉｆｅ ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈa mirror.
through ａ ｍｉｒｒｏｒ． Ｗｈｅｎshe
When ｓｈｅbreaks
ｂｒｅａｋｓ from
ｆｒｏｍ
ｈｅｒ
her ｂｏｎｄｓ
bondsｉｎinｐｕｒｓｕｉｔ
pursuitｏｆofＳｉｒ
Sir Ｌａｎｃｅｌｏｔ，
Lancelot,ａaｃｕｒｓｅ＇
‘curse’ｉｓis ｅｆｆｅｃｔｅｄ
effected ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｋｉｌｌｓ ｈｅｒ． This
kills her. Ｔｈｉｓ
ｔｈｅｍｅ
themeｗａｓ
wasｐｏｐｕｌａｒｗｉｔｈ ａｒｔｉｓｔｓ
popular with ａｔ the
artists at ｔｈｅtime,
ｔｉｍｅ，and
ａｎｄmany
ｍａｎｙ paintings
ｐａｉｎｔｉｎｇｓwere
ｗｅｒｅproduced
ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅｄ
ｉｎ
in the Pre-Raphaelite style depicting Tennyson’s tragic figure and ｏｆｔｅｎ
ｔｈｅ Ｐｒｅ－Ｒａｐｈａｅｌｉｔｅ ｓｔｙｌｅ ｄｅｐｉｃｔｉｎｇ Ｔｅｎｎｙｓｏｎ＇ｓ ｔｒａｇｉｃ ｆｉｇｕｒｅ ａｎｄ often
ｃａｒｒｙｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ refrain
carrying the ｒｅｆｒａｉｎwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ borrows
ｂｏｒｒｏｗｓ ｈｅｒｅ．
here.
４ Ｃｏｚｅｎｔ Ｇａｒｄｅｎ：Once
Covent Garden: Ｏｎｃｅ the
ｔｈｅ garden
ｇａｒｄｅｎ ｂｅｌｏｎｇｉｎｇ
belonging ｔｏ ｔｈｅ Convent
to the Ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔ ｏｆof ＳｔSt Ｐｅｔｅｒ
Peter ｏｆ
of
Ｗｅｓｔｍｉｎｓｔｅｒ，
Westminster, ｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅ
the ｍｉｄ
midｓｅｖｅｎｔｅｅｎｔｈ
seventeenth ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
century ｉｔ ｗａｓ aａ busy
it was ｂｕｓｙ market.
ｍａｒｋｅｔ． The
Ｔｈｅ
ｍａｒｋｅｔ
market itself outgrew its bounds in central London, and was moved ｔｏ
ｉｔｓｅｌｆ ｏｕｔｇｒｅｗ ｉｔｓ ｂｏｕｎｄｓ ｉｎ ｃｅｎｔｒａｌ Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ， ａｎｄ ｗａｓ ｍｏｖｅｄ to
Ｂａｔｔｅｒｓｅａ， ａｃｒｏｓｓ the
Battersea, across ｔｈｅ river,
ｒｉｖｅｒ，inｉｎ.
１９７４．Covent
Ｃｏｖｅｎｔ Garden
Ｇａｒｄｅｎ ｉｓis ｃｕｒｒｅｎｔｌｙ
currently ａa ｈｉｇｈｌｙ
highly
ｐｏｐｕｌａｒ
popularｔｏｕｒｉｓｔ
tourist ｔｒａｐ， ｗｈｉｃｈ ｒｅｔａｉｎｓ
trap, which retains ｓｏｍｅ
someｓｔａｌｌｓ ｓｅｌｌｉｎｇmarket
stalls selling ｍａｒｋｅｔ produce.
ｐｒｏｄｕｃｅ．
５ ＩｎIn the
ｔｈｅ huge
ｈｕｇｅ gilt
ｇｉｌｔVenetian
Ｖｅｎｅｔｉａｎlantern
ｌａｎｔｅｒｎ．．．
. . . ItＩｔwas
ｗａｓcertainly
ｃｅｒｔａｉｎｌｙstrange:
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅ． Ｗｉｌｄｅgreatly
Wilde ｇｒｅａｔｌｙextended
ｅｘｔｅｎｄｅｄ
ａｎｄ
and ｅｍｂｅｌｌｉｓｈｅｄ
embellishedｔｈｉｓ this ｐａｓｓａｇｅ
passageｉｎin １８ｇｔ，
, ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔｌｙ ｈｅｉｇｈｔｅｎｉｎｇ the
significantly heightening ｔｈｅ dramatic
ｄｒａｍａｔｉｃ
ｅｆｆｅｃｔ
effect ofｏｆthis
ｔｈｉｓkey
ｋｅｙmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔ ｉｎin ｔｈｅ
the ｎａｒｒａｔｉｖｅ．
narrative.

ＶＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｒ Ｗａｓ
Wasｔｈｅｒｅ
thereｓｏｍｅ
someｓｕｂｔｌｅ
subtle ａｆｉｎｉｔｙ
affinity .．．．
. . ｗｈａｔ
whatｔｈａｔ
that ｓｏｕｌ
soul ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ， ｔｈｅｙrealized:
thought, they ｒｅａｌｉｚｅｄ：The
Ｔｈｅ specu-
ｓｐｅｃｕ－
ｌａｔｉｏｎｓ ｆｏｕｎｄ ｉｎin ｔｈｉｓ
lations found ｐａｓｓａｇｅ had
this passage ｈａｄ ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ ｂｅｅｎ ｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔｓ．
originally been Ｔｈｅ ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ
statements. The typescript
ｈａｄ
had ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ ｓｔａｔｅｄ that
originally stated ｔｈａｔ ‘there
＇ｔｈｅｒｅwas
ｗａｓ some
ｓｏｍｅ ｓｕｂｔｌｅ
subtle ａｆｆｉｎｉｔｙ＇ ａｎｄ ‘what
affinity’ and ｗｈａｔ ｔｈｅ
the ｓｏｕｌ
soul
ｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ，
thought, ｔｈｅｙ
they ｒｅａｌｉｚｅｄ＇， ｂｕｔWilde
realized’, but Ｗｉｌｄｅ adopted
ａｄｏｐｔｅｄ this
ｔｈｉｓ more
ｍｏｒｅ speculative
ｓｐｅｃｕｌａｔｉｖｅ tone
ｔｏｎｅ when
ｗｈｅｎ
ｈｅheａｍｅｎｄｅｄ
amendedｔｈｅtheｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ
typescriptｉｎin１８ｇｏ．
.
２Ｐａｔｉｉ Ａｄｅｌｉｎａ Ｐａｔｔｉ（１８４３－１９１９），
Patti: Adelina Patti (–), ａa ｆａｍｏｕｓ famousｓｉｎｇｅｒ．
singer.
３ Ｉｍｕｓｔ
I mustｓｏｗ
sowｐｏｐｐｉｅｓ
poppiesｉｎin ｍｙmyｇａｒｄｅｎ．．．
garden . . Ｉ. Iｈａｄ
hadｂｕｒｉｅｄ
buriedｍｙmyｒｏｍａｎｃｅ
romanceｉｎinａaｂｅｄbed ｏｆ ａｓｐｈｏｄｅｌ：Both
of asphodel: Ｂｏｔｈ
ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ
flowers areａｒｅ associated
ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄwith ｗｉｔｈdeath
ｄｅａｔｈand ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ underworld
ｕｎｄｅｒｗｏｒｌｄ of ｏｆ Greek
Ｇｒｅｅｋ ｍｙｔｈｏｌｏｇｙ．
mythology.
Ａｓｐｈｏｄｅｌｓ
Asphodels ｗｅｒｅ were ｐｌａｎｔｅｄ
planted ｏｎ on ｇｒａｖｅｓ，
graves, and ａｎｄ the
ｔｈｅ groves
ｇｒｏｖｅｓ ofｏｆHadesＨａｄｅｓ were
ｗｅｒｅ known
ｋｎｏｗｎ ａｓas
ｔｈｅ ｐｌａｉｎｓ ofｏｆ Asphodel.
the plains Ａｓｐｈｏｄｅｌ． Poppies
Ｐｏｐｐｉｅｓ ｗｅｒｅwere ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ
associated ｗｉｔｈ with Ｃｅｒｅｓ，
Ceres, ｃｏｒｎ
corn ｇｏｄｄｅｓｓ，
goddess,
ｂｕｔ
but ａｌｓｏ ｍｏｔｈｅｒ ｏｆof Ｐｅｒｓｅｐｈｏｎｅ，
also mother Persephone,ｒｅｌｕｃｔａｎｔ reluctant ｗｉｆｅwife ｏｆ of ｔｈｅ
the ｋｉｎｇ
king ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｕｎｄｅｒ－
under-
ｗｏｒｌｄ．
world. Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’s ｃｌａｉｍ claim ｔｈａｔ
that heｈｅ ｗｉｌｌ
will sow ｓｏｗ poppies
ｐｏｐｐｉｅｓ in ｉｎ his
ｈｉｓ garden
ｇａｒｄｅｎ may
ｍａｙ ｐｏｉｎｔ
point ｔｏ
to
ｔｈｅ ｆａｃｔ that
the fact ｔｈａｔhe ｈｅ later
ｌａｔｅｒturnsｔｕｒｎｓtoｔｏopium ｏｐｉｕｍ（ｍａｄｅ
(made ｆｒｏｍ fromｐｏｐｐｉｅｓ）
poppies) ｉｎin ｐｕｒｓｕｉｔ
pursuit ｏｆ
of
ｆｏｒｇｅｔｆｕｌｎｅｓｓ．
forgetfulness.
４ Ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
Conscience makesｍａｋｅｓ ｅｇｏｔｉｓｔｓ
egotists of ｏｆus ｕｓall:ａｌｌ：
An Ａｎadaptation
ａｄａｐｔａｔｉｏｎofｏｆHamlet’s
Ｈａｍｌｅｔ＇ｓ ｌｉｎｅ，“Ｔｈｕｓ
line, ‘Thus
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
conscienceｄｏｅｓ does ｍａｋｅ
makeｃｏｗａｒｄｓ ｏｆ ｕｓofａｌｌ’
cowards （Ｈａｍｌｅｔ，
us all’ (Hamlet, ＩＩＩ．
III.ｉ）．
i).
５ Webster
Ｗｅｂｓｔｅｒ．．．Ｆｏｒｄ．．．
. . . Ford . . . Ｔｏｕｒｎｅｕｒ：
Tourneur: John ＪｏｈｎWebster
Ｗｅｂｓｔｅｒ（１５７８？－１６３２？），Ｊｏｈｎ
(?–?), John Ｆｏｒｄ Ford （１５８６？－
(?–
) andＣｙｒｉｌ
１６３９）ａｎｄ Cyril Ｔｏｕｒｎｅｕｒ
Tourneur（１５７５？－１６２６）
(?–)ｗｅｒｅ wereｔｒａｇｅｄｉａｎｓ
tragediansｗｈｏ whoｆｌｏｕｒｉｓｈｅｄ
flourishedａｔat ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｉｍｅ
timeｏｆＪａｍｅｓ
of James Ｉ．I.Ｔｈｅｉｒ
Theirｐｌａｙｓ
playsａｒｅ areｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｚｅｄ
characterizedｂｙbyｖｉｏｌｅｎｔ violentｐｌｏｔｓ，
plots, ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ ｃｅｎｔｒｉｎｇ
usually centring
ｏｎ revenge
on ｒｅｖｅｎｇｅ ｂｙ by ｔｈｅ ｍｏｓｔ ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ
the most elaborate means.ｍｅａｎｓ．
６ Ｐｏｏｒ Ｓｉｂｙｌ！．．ａｎｄ
Poor Sibyl! . . . andｌｏｏｋｅｄ
lookedａｇａｉｎ
again ａｔ ｔｈｅpicture:
at the ｐｉｃｄｕｒｅ：Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅadded
ａｄｄｅｄ this
ｔｈｉｓparagraph
ｐａｒａｇｒａｐｈ ｔｏto ｔｈｅ
the
ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ in
typescript ｉｎ .
１８９０．
７Ｆｏｒａ
For aｍｏｍｅｎｔ
moment ｈｅ heｔｈｏｕｇｈｔ
thoughtｏｆｐｒａｙｉｎｇ．．．
of praying . . Ｗｈｙ ｉｎｇｕｉｒｅ
. Why ｔｏｏtooｃｌｏｓｅｌｙ
inquire ｉｎｔｏit?:
closely into ｉｔ？：Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅadded
ａｄｄｅｄ


２４１
 
ＮＯＴＥＳ

ｔｈｉｓ ｐａｒａｇｒａｐｈ ｔｏto ｔｈｅ

this paragraph the ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ ｉｎ,
typescript in １８ｇｏ，introducing
ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｉｎｇ one
ｏｎｅ ofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅmany
ｍａｎｙ passages
ｐａｓｓａｇｅｓ
ｏｆof ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ＇ｓｐｅｃｕｌａｔｉｏｎ
‘scientific’ speculation ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｎｃｒｅａｓｅｄ
increasedｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｖａｒｉｏｕｓ
variousｒｅｖｉｓｉｏｎｓ
revisions ｔｏto ｈｉｓ
his
ｎｏｖｅｌ．
novel.

 ＩＸ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｉ Ｇａｕｌｉｅｒ： Ｔｈｅｏｐｈｉｌｅ Gautier
Gautier: Théophile Ｇａｕｔｉｅｒ（１８１１－７２），
(–), ｐｏｅｔ poet ａｎｄ and ｎｏｖｅｌｉｓｔ，
novelist, whoseｗｈｏｓｅ Ｐｒｅｆａｃｅ
Preface
ｔｏ ｈｉｓ ｎｏｖｅｌ Ｍａｄｅｍｏｉｓｅｌｌｅ ｄｅ Ｍａｕｐｉｎ（ａ ｈｉｇｈｌｙ ｏｒｎａｔｅ
to his novel Mademoiselle de Maupin (a highly ornate tale of lesbianism and ｔａｌｅ ｏｆ ｌｅｓｂｉａｎｉｓｍ ａｎｄ
ｃｒｏｓｓ－ｄｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ，
cross-dressing, ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
publishedｉｎin１８３４） )ａｒｔｉｃｕｌａｔｅｄ
articulatedｔｈｅ theｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅ
principleｏｆof＇ａｒｔ ‘artｆｏｒ
forａｒｔ＇ｓ
art’s
ｓａｋｅ＇， ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ aａ rallying
sake’, providing ｒａｌｌｙｉｎｇ cry ｃｒｙ forｆｏｒwriters
ｗｒｉｔｅｒｓfrom ｆｒｏｍBaudelaire
Ｂａｕｄｅｌａｉｒｅ to ｔｏ Wilde.
Ｗｉｌｄｅ． Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｇｒｅａｔｌｙ
greatly ａｄｍｉｒｅｄ
admiredＧａｕｔｉｅｒ，
Gautier,ａｎｄ andｏｆｔｅｎ
oftenｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ
referredｔｏtoｈｉｓ his ｗｏｒｋｓ．
works.
２ Marlow:
Ｍａｒｌｏｗ： Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｈａｄ hadｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
originally speltｓｐｅｌｔthis ｔｈｉｓ
townｔｏｗｎin ｉｎ Ｂｕｃｋｉｎｇｈａｍｓｈｉｒｅ‘Marlowe’,
Buckinghamshire Ｍａｒｌｏｗｅ＇，
ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ
perhaps ａｆｔｅｒ after the ｔｈｅhomosexual
ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ poet ｐｏｅｔ andａｎｄ ｐｌａｙｗｒｉｇｈｔ Ｃｈｒｉｓｔｏｐｈｅｒ Marlowe
playwright Christopher Ｍａｒｌｏｗｅ
（１５６４－９３）．Ｔｈｉｓ
(–). This ｍａｙ mayｏｆofｃｏｕｒｓｅ
courseｂｅ beｍｅｒｅｌｙ
merelyａaｔｙｐｏ， typo, ｍｉｓｓｅｄ
missed ｂｙ by Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ａｎｄ andｈｉｓ his
ｅｄｉｔｏｒ，
editor, and ａｎｄ corrected
ｃｏｒｒｅｃｔｅｄ in ｉｎ .
１８ｇｉ．However,
Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ， ｔｈｅ ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ toｔｏ the
the reference ｔｈｅtwo ｔｗｏ men
ｍｅｎ ｂｅｉｎｇ
being
＇ｄｏｗｎ
‘downａｔ at Ｍａｒｌｏｗｅ
Marloweｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ＇
together’ｄｏｅｓ doesｓｅｅｍ seemｓｏｍｅｗｈａｔ
somewhat ｇｒａｔｕｉｔｏｕｓ
gratuitous ｉｎ inｔｈｉｓthisｃｏｎｔｅｘｔ，
context,
ａｎｄ ｍａｙ
and mayｂｅbeａaｓｌｙ ｈｏｍｏｅｒｏｔｉｃ ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ．
sly homoerotic reference.
３ＴｈｅTheｐａｉｎｔｅｒ
painter ｆｅｌｌ ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙmoved:
felt strangely ｍｏｖｅｄ：Wilde Ｗｉｌｄｅhadｈａｄ originally
ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙwrittenｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ‘Hallward
Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ ｆｅｌｔ felt
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｌｙ ｍｏｖｅｄ． Rugged
strangely moved. Ｒｕｇｇｅｄ ａｎｄandｓｔｒａｉｇｈｔｆｏｒｗａｒｄ
straightforwardａｓas ｈｅ he ｗａｓ， ｔｈｅｒｅ was
was, there ｗａｓ something
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
ｉｎ ｈｉｓ nature
in his ｎａｔｕｒｅ ｔｈａｔthat wasｗａｓ ｐｕｒｅｌｙ
purely ｆｅｍｉｎｉｎｅ
feminineｉｎinｉｔｓ its ｔｅｎｄｅｒｎｅｓｓ＇，
tenderness’, ｂｕｔ but ｄｅｌｅｔｅｄ
deleted ｔｈｅｓｅ
these
ｌｉｎｅｓ ｉｎ .
lines in １８ｇｉ．
４Ｇｅｏｇｅｓ
Georges Ｐａｉｔ．．． Ｒｕｅｄｅ
Petit . . . Rue Ｓｅｚｅ AＡ Parisian
de Sèze: Ｐａｒｉｓｉａｎgallery
ｇａｌｌｅｒｙopenedｏｐｅｎｅｄinｉｎ１８８２whichｗｈｉｃｈｐｒｏｍｏｔｅｄ
promoted
ｐａｉｎｔｅｒｓ
painters ｌｉｋｅ Ｒｅｎｏｉｒ， Sisley,
like Renoir, Ｓｉｓｌｅｙ，Boudin
Ｂｏｕｄｉｎ and ａｎｄ Ｗｈｉｓｔｌｅｒ．
Whistler.
５ Dorian,
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ， fromｆｒｏｍtheｔｈｅmoment
ｍｏｍｅｎｔI met
Ｉ ｍｅｌyouｙｏｕ．．．：Ｉｎ ｔｈｅ 
. . . : In the １８ｇｏ version
ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ thisｔｈｉｓconfession
ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｉｏｎ began,
ｂｅｇａｎ，
Ｉｔ ｉｓquite
‘It is ｑｕｉｔｅtrueｔｒｕｅthatｔｈａｔI have
Ｉ ｈａｖｅworshipped
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐｐｅｄyou ｙｏｕ with
ｗｉｔｈ farｆａｒmore
ｍｏｒｅ romance
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ ｏｆof ｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ
feeling
ｔｈａｎ
than ａa ｍａｎmanｕｓｕａｌｌｙ
usuallyｇｉｖｅｓgives ｔｏ to ａa ｆｒｉｅｎｄ＇
friend.’ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｈａｄ hadａｄｄｅｄ
added＇ｏｆ‘ofｆｅｅｌｉｎｇ＇，
feeling’, andａｎｄ ｈｉｓ
his
ｅｄｉｔｏｒ ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ＇ｓｈｏｕｌｄ
editor changed ‘shouldｅｖｅｒ everｇｉｖｅ＇
give’ ｔｏto ＇ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ＇ａｔ
‘usually’ at ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ
typescript ｓｔａｇｅ．stage. SeeＳｅｅ ｔｈｅ
the
Ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ
Introduction ｆｏｒ for aａ discussion
ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｉｏｎ ofｏｆthe ｔｈｅchanges
ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｍａｄｅ
madeｔｏtoｔｈｉｓ this ｐａｓｓａｇｅ．
passage.
６Ｉｈａｄ
I hadｄｒａｗｎ
drawnｙｏｕ youａｓasＰａｒｉｓ．．．ｔｈｅ
Paris . . . theｍａｒｖｅｌ
marvelｇｆof ｙｏｕｒ ｏｗｎ ｆａｅ：
your own Ｔｈｉｓ ｐａｓｓａｇｅ
face: This passageｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
originally
ａｐｐｅａｒｅｄ
appearedｉｎin ａa ｄｉｆｅｒｅｎｔ
differentｆｏｒｍ formｉｎinｔｈｅ theｆｉｒｓｔ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ of
first chapter ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅ 
１８ｇｏ edition,
ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ， when ｗｈｅｎ
Ｂａｓｉｌ ｔｅｌｌｓLord
Basil tells ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ about
ａｂｏｕｔ ｈｉｓ ｎｅｗ ｍｏｄｅｌ．
his new model.Ｐａｒｉｓ
Paris ｗａｓwasｔｈｅ the ｓｏｎ
son ｏｆ Ｐｒｉａｍ， ｋｉｎｇ
of Priam, king
ｏｆ Ｔｒｏｙ， and
of Troy, ａｎｄ ｃａｒｒｉｅｄ
carried ｏｆｆ Ｈｅｌｅｎ， the
off Helen, ｔｈｅ wife
ｗｉｆｅ ofｏｆMenelaus,
Ｍｅｎｅｌａｕｓ， thus ｔｈｕｓ causing
ｃａｕｓｉｎｇ the ｔｈｅ Trojan
Ｔｒｏｊａｎ
ｗａｒ， ｎａｒｒａｔｅｄ inｉｎ Homer’s
war, narrated Ｈｏｍｅｒ＇ｓ Iliad.
Ｉｌａｄ．InＩｎGreek Ｇｒｅｅｋ mythology
ｍｙｔｈｏｌｏｇｙ Adonis Ａｄｏｎｉｓ ｗａｓ was ａa ｙｏｕｔｈ
youth ｏｆ of
ｅｘｃｅｐｔｉｏｎａｌ
exceptionalｂｅａｕｔｙ，beauty,ｂｅｌｏｖｅｄ
belovedｏｆofＡｐｈｒｏｄｉｔｅ，
Aphrodite,ｇｏｄｄｅｓｓ goddessｏｆofｌｏｖｅ； love;ｈｅheｗａｓ wasｋｉｌｌｅｄ
killed ｂｙby ａa
ｂｏａｒ
boarｗｈｉｌｅ
while ｈｕｎｔｉｎｇ．
hunting. Ａｎｔｉｎｏüｓ，
Antinoüs, aａ favourite
ｆａｖｏｕｒｉｔｅofｏｆtheｔｈｅemperorｅｍｐｅｒｏｒHadrian,
Ｈａｄｒｉａｎ，drowned
ｄｒｏｗｎｅｄ
ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Nile.
in the Ｎｉｌｅ． Narcissus
Ｎａｒｃｉｓｓｕｓ ｆｅｌｌ fell inｉｎlove
ｌｏｖｅwith ｗｉｔｈhis
ｈｉｓownｏｗｎ reflection
ｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｏｎinｉｎaａwoodland
ｗｏｏｄｌａｎｄ ｐｏｏｌ．pool.
７ｅｃｅｒｙ
every Ｊａｋｅ
flake ａｎｄ
andｆｉｌｍfilm ｏｆof ｃｏｌｏｕｒ ｓｅｍｅｄ ｔｏto ｍｅ
colour seemed meｔｏto ｒｅｖｅａｌ
reveal myｍｙ ｓｅｃｒｅｔ： Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｅｄｉｔｏｒ
secret: Wilde’s editor ａｔat
Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｔｔ＇ｓdeleted
Lippincott’s ｄｅｌｅｔｅｄtheｔｈｅsentence
ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ‘There＂Ｔｈｅｒｅ wasｗａｓ ｌｏｖｅ
love ｉｎ ｅｖｅｒｙ ｌｉｎｅ，
in every line, andａｎｄ ｉｎin ｅｖｅｒｙ
every
ｔｏｕｃｈ
touch ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｗａｓwasｐａｓｓｉｏｎ＇
passion’ｔｈａｔ that ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ ｈｅｒｅ．
originally followed here.

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８ Ｂｕｔ ｔｈａｔwas
But that ｗａｓall:
ａｌｌ：Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅcancelled
ｃａｎｃｅｌｌｅｄtheｔｈｅline
ｌｉｎｅ‘HeＨｅfelt
ｆｅｌｔnoｎｏromance
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ for
ｆｏｒhim’
ｈｉｍ＇ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
followedｈｅｒｅ
hereｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ．
typescript.
９ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｉｎｆｕｅｎｃｅｄmyｍｙart:ａｒｔ：
really influenced Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde hadｈａｄoriginally
ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ＇Ｙｏｕ
written ｈａｖｅ been
‘You have ｂｅｅｎ the
ｔｈｅ one
ｏｎｅ
ｐｅｒｓｏｎ
personｉｎin ｍｙ
myｌｉｆｅ
life ｏｆ ｗｈｏｍ Ｉ Iｈａｖｅ
of whom haveｂｅｅｎ ｒｅａｌｌｙ
been reallyｆｏｎｄ．
fond.Ｉ Iｄｏｎ＇ｔ
don’tｓｕｐｐｏｓｅ
supposeＩ Iｓｈａｌｌ
shall
ｏｆｔｅｎ ｓｅｅ you
often see ｙｏｕ ａｇａｉｎ．
again. Ｎｏ，
No, ｔｈｅｒｅ
there ｉｓ ｎｏ ｕｓｅ
is no use ｏｕｒ
our ｍｅｅｔｉｎｇ．＇
meeting.’ Ｈｅ
Heｃａｎｃｅｌｌｅｄ
cancelledｔｈｅ
theｌａｓｔ
last
ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ
sentence ｉｎ １８ｇｏ， and
in , ａｎｄ ａｍｅｎｄｅｄ
amended ｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｓｔ
firstｐａｒｔ
partｉｎ
in １８ｇｉ．
.
ｒｏ
ｉｎin ａa friendship
ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐsoｓｏcoloured
ｃｏｌｏｕｒｅｄbyｂｙromance:
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ：Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ editor
ｅｄｉｔｏｒ at
ａｔ Lippincott’s
Ｌｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｌｔ＇ｓcancelled
ｃａｎｃｅｌｌｅｄ the
ｔｈｅ
ｌｉｎｅ ＇ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ ｉｎｆｉｎｉｔｅｌｙ ｔｒａｇｉｃ ｉｎ ａ ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ ｔｈａｔ ｗａｓ ａｔ ｏｎｃｅ
line ‘something infinitely tragic in a romance that was at once so passionate ｓｏ ｐａｓｓｉｏｎａｔｅ
ａｎｄ
andｓｏsoｓｔｅｒｉｌｅ”
sterile’ inｉｎ.
１８ｇｏ


ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｘ

ｒＩｉIt seemed
ｓｅｅｍｅｄ toｔｏhim
ｈｉｍ．．．
. . . Ｏｒ
Or ｗａｓ
wasｔｈａｔ ｍｅｒｅｌｙ his
that merely ｈｉｓown
ｏｅｎ fancy?:
ｆａｎｃｙ？．Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ added
ａｄｄｅｄ ｔｈｅｓｅ
theseｌｉｎｅｓ
lines ｔｏ
to
ｔｈｅ
theｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ，ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｉｎｇ
typescript, introducing ｔｈｅtheｆｉｒｓｔ
first ｓｉｇｎｓ ｏｆ the
signs of ｔｈｅ ‘paranoia’
ｐａｒａｎｏｉａ＇ ｔｈａｔ
thatｓｔａｒｔｓ ｔｏ develop
starts to ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐ
ｉｎin Ｄｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian, ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｈｅｉｇｈｔｅｎｅｄ
heightened ａｓasｈｅheｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revisedｔｈｅtheｂｏｏｋ
bookｉｎin１８ｇｉ．
. Ｉｎ
In １８ｇｒ
 ｈｅhe
ａｌｓｏ
also cutｃｕｔsome
ｓｏｍｅ comic
ｃｏｍｉｃ business
ｂｕｓｉｎｅｓｓ with
ｗｉｔｈ the
ｔｈｅhousekeeper
ｈｏｕｓｅｋｅｅｐｅｒ Leaf,
Ｌｅａｆ，which
ｗｈｉｃｈ had
ｈａｄ shown
ｓｈｏｗｎ ａa
ｍｏｒｅ
moreｈｕｍａｎhuman ｓｉｄｅ
sideｔｏto Ｄｏｒｉａｎ．
Dorian.
２Ｍｉｃｈａｅｌ
Michael Ａｎｇｅｌｏ
Angelo .．．． ａｎｄ Shakespeare
. . and Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅhimself:
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ． ＭｉｃｈｅｌdeｄｅMontaigne
Michel Ｍｏｎｔａｉｇｎｅ（１５３３－９２），
(–),
Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ
French ｅｓｓａｙｉｓｔ； Ｊｏｈａｎｎ Winckelmann
essayist; Johann Ｗｉｎｃｋｅｌｍａｎｎ（１７１７－６８），
(–),ａｎan
ａｒｔartｈｉｓｔｏｒｉａｎ
historian ｗｈｏ
whoｉｎｆｌｕ－
influ-
ｅｎｃｅｄ
encedｔｈｅ
theＣｌａｓｓｉｃｉｓｍ
Classicism ｏｆ Ｇｏｅｔｈｅ ａｎｄ
of Goethe andＳｃｈｉｌｌｅｒ． Ｗｉｌｄｅ made
Schiller. Wilde ｍａｄｅ ａa ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｉｏｎ
similar connection
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
betweenｔｈｅｓｅ
theseｆｉｇｕｒｅｓ
figures ａｎｄ
and ｔｈｅｉｒ ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ ａｄｏｐｔｉｏｎ
their supposed adoptionｏｆof ａｎ
anｉｄｅａｌｉｚｅｄ
idealized ｆｏｒｍ
form ｏｆ
of
ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ
homosexualｌｏｖｅ
loveｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｓｅｃｏｎｄ
secondｔｒｉａｌ ａｔ the
trial at ｔｈｅ Old
Ｏｌｄ Ｂａｉｌｅｙ
Bailey ｉｎ in Ａｐｒｉｌ １８９５． The
April . Ｔｈｅ
ｐｒｏｓｅｃｕｔｉｏｎ
prosecution ｕｓｅｄ
used ｓｏｍｅ
someｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ
letters Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｈａｄ
hadｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ
written ｔｏto ｈｉｓ
his ｌｏｖｅｒ Ｌｏｒｄ Ａｌｆｒｅｄ
lover Lord Alfred
Ｄｏｕｇｌａｓ，
Douglas, ａｎｄ
and ｓｏｍｅ
someｐｏｅｍｓ
poems ｔｈｅthe
ｌａｔｔｅｒ
latterｈａｄ
hadｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
publishedｉｎinａ aｊｏｕｒｎａｌ
journalｃａｌｌｅｄ
called ｔｈｅ
the
Ｃｈａｍｅｌｅｏｎ， ｆａｓｔｅｎｉｎｇ on
Chameleon, fastening ｏｎ aａ line
ｌｉｎｅofｏｆa ａpoem
ｐｏｅｍ called
ｃａｌｌｅｄ‘Two
＂Ｔｗｏ Loves’
Ｌｏｖｅｓ＇ ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｒｅｆｅｒｒｅｄ
referred ｔｏ
to
＇ｔｈｅ Ｌｏｖｅ ｔｈａｔ
‘the Love ｄａｒｅ ｎｏｔ
that dare not ｓｐｅａｋ
speak ｉｔｓ ｎａｍｅ＇． Asked
its name’. Ａｓｋｅｄ ｉｆif this
ｔｈｉｓmeant
ｍｅａｎｔ ‘unnatural
ｕｎｎａｔｕｒａｌ ｌｏｖｅ＇，
love’,
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｒｅｐｌｉｅｄ：
replied:
＇Ｔｈｅ
‘TheＬｏｖｅ
Loveｔｈａｔ
thatｄａｒｅ
dareｎｏｔ
notｓｐｅａｋ
speakｉｔｓitsｎａｍｅ＇
name’ｉｎinｔｈｉｓ
thisｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
centuryｉｓisｓｕｃｈ
suchａaｇｒｅａｔ
greatａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ
affection ｏｆ ａｎ
of an
ｅｌｄｅｒ ｆｏｒ aａyounger
elder for ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ man
ｍａｎ ａｓ ｔｈｅｒｅ was
as there ｗａｓ between
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ David
Ｄａｖｉｄ ａｎｄ
and Ｊｏｎａｔｈａｎ，
Jonathan, ｓｕｃｈ
such ａｓ Ｐｌａｔｏ made
as Plato ｍａｄｅ
ｔｈｅ
the ｖｅｒｙ
very ｂａｓｉｓ ｏｆ his
basis of ｈｉｓ philosophy,
ｐｈｉｌｏｓｏｐｈｙ， and ａｎｄ such
ｓｕｃｈ ａｓ ｙｏｕ ｆｉｎｄ
as you find inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ sonnets
ｓｏｎｎｅｔｓ ofｏｆ Michelangelo
Ｍｉｃｈｅｌａｎｇｅｌｏ
ａｎｄ
andＳｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ．
Shakespeare.Ｉｔ ｉｓIt isｔｈａｔthatｄｅｅｐ， ｓｐｉｒｉｔｕａｌ
deep, spiritualａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ
affectionｔｈａｔ thatｉｓ isａｓasｐｕｒｅ ａｓ asｉｔ itｉｓisｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ．
pure perfect.ＩｔIt
ｄｉｃｔａｔｅｓ ａｎｄ ｐｅｒｖａｄｅｓ
dictates and pervades ｇｒｅａｔgreat ｗｏｒｋｓ
works ｏｆ
of ａｒｔ ｌｉｋｅthose
art like ｔｈｏｓｅofｏｆShakespeare
Ｓｈａｋｅｓｐｅａｒｅ and ａｎｄ Michelangelo,
Ｍｉｃｈｅｌａｎｇｅｌｏ，
ａｎｄ
andｔｈｏｓｅ
thoseｔｗｏ
twoｌｅｔｔｅｒｓ
lettersｏｆof ｍｉｎｅ，
mine,ｓｕｃｈ
suchａｓasｔｈｅｙ
theyａｒｅ．
are.ＩｔIt ｉｓ ｉｎ this
is in ｔｈｉｓcentury
ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙmisunderstood,
ｍｉｓｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ， ｓｏso
ｍｕｃｈ
muchｍｉｓｕｎｄｅｒｓｔｏｏｄ
misunderstoodｔｈａｔ thatｉｔit ｍａｙ
mayｂｅbeｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｅｄ
describedａｓasｔｈｅ the＇Ｌｏｖｅ
‘Loveｔｈａｔ that ｄａｒｅ
dare ｎｏｔ not ｓｐｅａｋ
speakｉｔｓ
its
ｎａｍｅ＇，
name’,ａｎｄ ｏｎ on
and ａｃｃｏｕｎｔ ｏｆ ｉｔof Ｉit ａｍI am
account ｐｌａｃｅｄ ｗｈｅｒｅwhere
placed Ｉ ａｍ Iｎｏｗ．
am Ｉｔ ｉｓ ｂｅａｕｔｉｆｕｌ，
now. ｉｔ ｉｓit ｆｉｎｅ，
It is beautiful, is fine,ｉｔitｉｓis
ｔｈｅ
the ｎｏｂｌｅｓｔ
noblest ｆｏｒｍ
formｏｆofａｆｆｅｃｔｉｏｎ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ ｉｓis ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ
affection. There nothingｕｎｎａｔｕｒａｌ ａｂｏｕｔ
unnatural ｉｔ．it.ＩｔItｉｓis ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｕａｌ，
about ａｎｄ
intellectual, and
ｉｔit repeatedly
ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄｌｙ exists
ｅｘｉｓｔｓbetween
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎanａｎelder
ｅｌｄｅｒandａｎｄa ａyounger
ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒman,
ｍａｎ， when
ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅ ｅｌｄｅｒ man
the elder ｍａｎ ｈａｓ
has
ｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔ， ａｎｄ the
intellect, and ｔｈｅ younger
ｙｏｕｎｇｅｒ man
ｍａｎ ｈａｓ
hasａｌｌ
all ｔｈｅ
the ｊｏｙ， ｈｏｐｅ ａｎｄ
joy, hope and ｇｌａｍｏｕｒ
glamourｏｆofｌｉｆｅ
life ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ｈｉｍ．
him.

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Ｔｈａｔ
That ｉｔ ｓｈｏｕｌｄ beｂｅ soｓｏ the
it should ｔｈｅ world
ｗｏｒｌｄ does
ｄｏｅｓ not
ｎｏｔ understand.
ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄ． The
Ｔｈｅ world
ｗｏｒｌｄ ｍｏｃｋｓ
mocks ａｔ
at ｉｔ ａｎｄ
it and
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ
sometimesｐｕｔｓ
putsｏｎｅ
oneｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｐｉｌｌｏｒｙ
pillory ｆｏｒ
for ｉｔ．？＇Ｔｈｉｓ ｓｐｅｅｃｈ was
it.’ This speech ｗａｓ met
ｍｅｔ ｗｉｔｈ
with ｌｏｕｄ
loud ａｐｐｌａｕｓｅ，
applause,
ｍｉｎｇｌｅｄ
mingledｗｉｔｈ withｓｏｍｅsome ｈｉｓｓｅｓ．
hisses.（Ｈｙｄｅ，
(Hyde,Ｔｈｅ TheＴｒｉａｌｓ
Trialsｏｆ Ｏｓｃａｒ Wilde
of Oscar Ｗｉｌｄｅ（１９４８），２３６．）
(), .)
３Ｆｏｎｔｈｉｌｌ： Ｆｏｎｔｈｉｌｌ Ａｂｂｅｙ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ
Fonthill: Fonthill Abbey was the ambitious, if notａｍｂｉｔｉｏｕｓ， ｉｆ ｎｏｔoutrageous,
ｏｕｔｒａｇｅｏｕｓ，Gothic Ｇｏｔｈｉｃａｒｃｈｉｔｅｃ－
architec-
ｔｕｒａｌ ｆａｎｔａｓｙofｏｆWilliam
tural fantasy ＷｉｌｌｉａｍBeckford,
Ｂｅｃｋｆｏｒｄ， which ｗｈｉｃｈ was built inｉｎ
ｗａｓ ｂｕｉｌｔ Ｉ７９６andａｎｄcollapsed
ｃｏｌｌａｐｓｅｄ（ｕｎｄｅｒ
(under
ｔｈｅ ｓｈｅｅｒｗｅｉｇｈｔ
the sheer weight ｏｆｉｔｓｅｘｔｒａｖａｇａｎｃｅ）ｉｎ , althoughｍｏｓｔ
of its extravagance) in１８２５，ａｌｔｈｏｕｇｈ mostｏｆofｔｈｅ ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
the extraordinary
ｃｏｌｌｅｃｔｉｏｎ
collection of ｏｆ objets
ｏｂｊｅｌｓd’art
ｄａｒｔhadｈａｄbeen
ｂｅｅｎ sold
ｓｏｌｄ off ｏｆｆinｉｎ.
１８２２．Beckford’s
Ｂｅｃｋｆｏｒｄ＇ｓ life ｌｉｆｅofｏｆscandalous
ｓｃａｎｄａｌｏｕｓ
ｈｏｍｏｓｅｘｕａｌ
homosexualｅｘｔｒａｖａｇａｎｃｅ
extravagance ｃｏｍｐｅｌｌｅｄ
compelled ｈｉｍhim ｔｏ ｌｉｖｅ
to liveｉｎinｓｅｃｌｕｓｉｏｎ
seclusion ａｎｄｅｘｉｌｅ．
and exile.
４ Ｉｄｏｎ＇ｔ
I don’t goｇｏ inｉｎmuch
ｍｕｃｈ atａｔpresent
ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔforｆｏｒ ｒｅｌｉｇｉｏｕｓ
religious ａｒｔ： Ｕｎｄｅｒｓｔａｎｄａｂｌｙ，
art: Understandably, forｆｏｒa manａ ｍａｎwho ｗｈｏ had
ｈａｄ
ｊｕｓｔ ｓｅｅｎ his
just seen ｈｉｓ own ｏｗｎ ｓｏｕｌ ｓｔａｒｉｎｇ atａｔhim
soul staring ｈｉｍ fromｆｒｏｍ aａ canvas.
ｃａｎｖａｓ．
５ Ｉａｍ
I amｇｆａｉｄ
afraidｉｔit ｉｓ ｒａｔｈｅｒheavy:
is rather ｈｅａｒｙ：This Ｔｈｉｓhadｈａｄoriginally
ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙbeen ｂｅｅｎ theｔｈｅ occasion
ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ for ａa rather
ｒａｔｈｅｒ
ｐｏｏｒ
poorｊｏｋｅjokeａｂｏｕｔ
aboutｍｏｄｅｒｎ modern ａｒｔ．art.Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｃｈａｎｇｅｄ
changed ｉｔ itａｔatｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ
typescript ｔｏ to ａa more
ｍｏｒｅ ｓｅｒｉｏｕｓ
serious
ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
reference to ｔｏ theｔｈｅ psychological
ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ burden ｂｕｒｄｅｎ ｔｈａｔ that ｔｈｅthe ｐａｉｎｔｅｄ
painted ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ
conscience ｆｏｒｃｅｄ forced
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｔｏto ｃａｒｒｙ carry ａｒｏｕｎｄ
aroundｗｉｔｈ withｈｉｍ：＇ａ
him: ‘a ｔｅｒｒｉｂｌｅ
terribleｌｏａｄ loadｔｏtoｃａｒｒｙ＇；
carry’; ｂｕｔ but ｉｎin １８ｇｉ
 ｈｅhe
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ
changedｔｈｅ theｔｏｎｅtoneａｇａｉｎ
againｔｏtoｔｈｅthe ｍａｔｔｅｒ－ｏｆ－ｆａｃｔ
matter-of-fact statementｓｔａｔｅｍｅｎｔ ｒｅｔａｉｎｅｄ
retained ｈｅｒｅ．here.
６ ｏｒor found
ｆｏｕｎｄ beneath
ｂｅｎｅａｔｈ aａ pillow
ｐｉｌｌｏｗ aａ withered
ｗｉｔｈｅｒｅｄflowerｆｏｗｅｒ orｏｒaａshred
ｓｈｒｅｄofｏｆcrumpled
ｃｒｕｍｐｌｅｄlace:ｌａｃｅ：Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅadded
ａｄｄｅｄ
ｔｈｉｓ ｆｉｎａｌ sentence
this final ｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ toｔｏ the ｔｈｅ typescript,
ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ，introducing
ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｉｎｇ aａ heterosexual
ｈｅｔｅｒｏｓｅｘｕａｌ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｏｎ
suggestion ｔｏ to
ｗｈａｔ
whatｍｉｇｈｔmightｏｔｈｅｒｗｉｓｅ
otherwise ｈａｖｅ have ｂｅｅｎ
been ｔｏｏ ａｍｂｉｇｕｏｕｓ．
too ambiguous.
７ ｌｌ ｗａｓ ｔｈｅ
It was ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｓｔbook
the strangest ｂｏｏｋthat
ｔｈａｔhe ｈｅhadｈａｄeverｅｃｅｒ ｒｅａｄ．
read: This Ｔｈｉｓ
book ｂｏｏｋisｉｓsometimes
ｓｏｍｅｔｉｍｅｓ ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉｅｄ
identified
ａｓas Ｊｏｒｉｓ Ｋａｒｌ Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ＇ｓ
Joris Karl Huysmans’sàÀＲｅｂｏｕｓ Rebours（ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
(‘againstｎａｔｕｒｅ＇，
nature’,ｏｒor＇ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
‘againstｔｈｅ theｇｒａｉｎ２；
grain’;
). In
１８８４）． Ｉｎ
１８ｇｚWildeＷｉｌｄｅ wrote
ｗｒｏｔｅ that
ｔｈａｔthe ｔｈｅbookｂｏｏｋwas ｗａｓ＇ｐａｒｔｌｙ ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｅｄbyｂｙHuysmans’s
‘partly suggested Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ＇ｓ
ＡÀＲｅｂｏｕｒｓ．…．
Rebours . . . Ｉｔ It ｉｓ
is aａ fantastic
ｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃvariation
ｖａｒｉａｔｉｏｎonｏｎHuysmans’s
Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ＇ｓ ｏｖｅｒ－ｒｅａｌｉｓｔｉｃ
over-realistic ｓｔｕｄｙ study ｏｆof
ｔｈｅ
the ａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ ｔｅｍｐｅｒａｍｅｎｔ ｉｎin ｏｕｒ
artistic temperament ourｉｎａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ
inartistic age’ ａｇｅ＇（ｌｅｔｔｅｒ
(letter to ｔｏ E.Ｅ． Ｗ．W. Ｐｒａｔｔ，
Pratt, ｉｎ in
Ｈａｒｔ－Ｄａｖｉｅｓ，
Hart-Davies,Ｓｅｌｅｔｅｄ SelectedＬｅｌｔｅｒｓ
Letters ofｏｆOscar
ＯｓｃａｒWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ（Ｉ９７９），ＩＩ６），ａｎｄ
(), ), and ｒｅｐｅａｔｅｄ
repeatedｔｈｉｓ this ｓｕｇｇｅｓ－
sugges-
ｔｉｏｎ
tion ｗｈｅｎ
whenｈｅheｓｔｏｏｄ stoodｉｎin ｔｈｅ Ｏｌｄ Ｂａｉｌｅｙ
the Old Bailey in Ａｐｒｉｌ
ｉｎ April １８９５（ｓｅｅ Ｈｙｄｅ， Trials,
(see Hyde, ). Wilde
Ｔｒｉａｌｓ，１３０）．Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｇｒｅａｔｌｙ ａｄｍｉｒｅｄ Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ＇ｓ
greatly admired Huysmans’sｎｏｖｅｌ， novel,ｗｈｉｃｈ whichｒｅｃｏｒｄｅｄ
recordedｔｈｅ theｓｔｒａｎｇｅ
strangeｈｅｄｏｎｉｓｔｉｃ，
hedonistic,
ａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ
aesthetic and ａｎｄ ｓｅｘｕａｌ
sexual ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔｓ，
experiments,ａｎｄ andｅｖｅｎｔｕａｌ
eventual ｐｈｙｓｉｃａｌ
physicalｃｏｌｌａｐｓｅ，
collapse,ｏｆofａｎanａｒｉｓｔｏ－aristo-
ｃｒａｔｉｃ Ｐａｒｉｓｉａｎrecluse.
cratic Parisian ｒｅｃｌｕｓｅ．Many Ｍａｎｙ ofｏｆDorian’s
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓown ｏｗｎ experiments
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔｓ ｉｎ in ｐｌｅａｓｕｒｅ
pleasure and ａｎｄ
ａｒｔ
art areａｒｅ modelled
ｍｏｄｅｌｌｅｄ ｏｎ on ＤｅｓDesＥｓｓｅｉｎｔｅｓ，
Esseintes, ｔｈｅ the ｈｅｒｏ
hero ｏｆ of Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ＇ｓ
Huysmans’sｎｏｖｅｌ， novel,ａｓasｉｓis ｔｈｅthe
ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｆｉｃ＇
‘scientific’ and ａｎｄexperimental
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔａｌapproach ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ Lord Ｌｏｒｄ Ｈｅｎｒｙ
Henryａｄｏｐｔｓadoptsｔｏto ｅｘｐｅｒｉｅｎｃｅ．
experience.
Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，
However,ｔｈｅ theｂｏｏｋbookｉｓisｏｎｌｙ only ｐａｒｔｌｙ
partly ｍｏｄｅｌｌｅｄ
modelled ｏｎ on Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ＇ｓ
Huysmans’s＇ｂｒｅｖｉａｒｙ ‘breviary ｏｆ of
Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｃｅ＇．
Decadence’.Ｗｉｌｄｅ Wilde ｈａｄhad
ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
originally ｇｉｖｅｎ
given ｔｈｉｓthisｂｏｏｋ
book ａ ｆｉｃｔｉｔｉｏｕｓ
a fictitiousｔｉｔｌｅ ａｎｄ author,
title and ａｕｔｈｏｒ，
ＬｅLeＳｅｃｒｅｌ ｄｅ Raoul
Secret de Ｒａｏｕｌ parｐａｒ Catulle
Ｃａｔｕｌｌｅ Sarrazin,
Ｓａｒｒａｚｉｎ，but ｂｕｔ cancelled
ｃａｎｃｅｌｌｅｄ ｔｈｉｓthis inｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ typescript,
ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ， wiselyｗｉｓｅｌｙ
ｓｈｒｏｕｄｉｎｇ
shroudingｔｈｅ the ｂｏｏｋ
bookｉｎin ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ，
mystery, ｈｉｎｔｉｎｇ
hinting ａｔ ｒａｔｈｅｒ than
at rather ｔｈａｎ specifying
ｓｐｅｃｉｆｙｉｎｇaａnumber ｎｕｍｂｅｒ ｏｆ of
ｌｉｋｅｌｙ candidates.
likely ｃａｎｄｉｄａｔｅｓ．
８ｆｉｎｅｓｔ ａｒｔｉｓｔｓof ｏｆtheｔｈｅ
finest artists Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ
French ｓｃｈｏｏｌ
school ｏｆ Ｓｙｍｂｏｌｉｓｔｅｓ：
of Symbolistes: Ｓｙｍｂｏｌｉｓｍin ｉｎpoetry
Symbolism ｐｏｅｔｒｙwas ｗａｓ never
ｎｅｖｅｒ
ｏｒｇａｎｉｚｅｄ
organizedｉｎｔｏ into ａ＇ｓｃｈｏｏｌ＇
a ‘school’ ａｓ ｓｕｃｈ， but
as such, ｂｕｔ centred
ｃｅｎｔｒｅｄ around
ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｋ ｏｆ
the work Ｐａｕｌ Verlaine
of Paul Ｖｅｒｌａｉｎｅ
（１８４４－９６）
(–) ａｎｄ andＳｔéｐｈａｎｅ
Stéphane Ｍａｌｌａｒｍé（１８４２－９８），
Mallarmé (–),ａｎｄ andｔｈｅtheｄｒａｍａｔｉｓｔ
dramatistＶｉｌｌｉｅｒｓ Villiers
ｄｅ
de Ｌ＇Ｉｓｌｅ－Ａｄａｍ（１８３８－８ｇ）．
L’Isle-Adam (–).ＩｔItｗａｓ wasｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｚｅｄ
characterizedｂｙbyｆｏｒｍａｌ formalａｎｄ and ｌｉｎｇｕｉｓｔｉｃ
linguistic
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔ，
experiment,ｍｙｓｔｉｃｉｓｍ mysticismａｎｄ andｔｈｅ theｅｖｏｃａｔｉｏｎ
evocation ｏｆ of ｍｏｏｄｓ
moodsａｎｄ andｆｅｅｌｉｎｇｓ
feelings ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
through ｔｈｅ the

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ｃｏｎｃｅｎｔｒａｔｉｏｎ ｏｎ objects
concentration on ｏｂｊｅｃｔｓorｏｒnatural
ｎａｔｕｒａｌphenomena.
ｐｈｅｎｏｍｅｎａ． Many
Ｍａｎｙ ｏｆof ｔｈｅ
the ｐｏｅｔｓ
poets ａｎｄ
and
ｐａｉｎｔｅｒｓ ｉｄｅｎｔｉｆｉｅｄasａｓ＇Ｓｙｍｂｏｌｉｓｔｓ＇
painters identified ｗｅｒｅadmired
‘Symbolists’ were ａｄｍｉｒｅｄ by
ｂｙ Des
Ｄｅｓ Ｅｓｓｅｉｎｔｅｓ， ａｎｄ analysed
Esseintes, and ａｎａｌｙｓｅｄ
ｉｎ Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ＇ｓ ｂｏｏｋ．
in Huysmans’s book.Ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
OriginallyＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｈａｄ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｉｚｅｄ
had ｔｈｅtheｗｏｒｋ
characterized ａｓ as
work ‘Ｄｅｃａ－
‘Déca-
ｄｅｎｔ，
dent’, ｂｕｔ
but ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ
changedｔｈｉｓ
thisｔｏto ＇Ｓｙｍｂｏｌｉｓｔｅ ｉｎ ,
‘Symboliste’ in １８ｇｒ， perhaps
ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ in
ｉｎ response
ｒｅｓｐｏｎｓｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ review
to the ｒｅｖｉｅｗ
ｔｈａｔ
that ａｃｃｕｓｅｄ
accusedＤｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Gray ｏｆ
of ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ＇ｓｐａｗｎｅｄ
‘spawnedｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅtheｌｅｐｒｏｕｓ
leprousｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ
literatureｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the
Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ
French Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｔｓ－
Décadents – ａa poisonous
ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ ｂｏｏｋ＇（Ｍａｓｏｎ， ). Ｔｈｅ
book’ (Mason,６５）． Theｔｅｒｍｓ
termsａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ
associated ｗｉｔｈ
with
ｔｈｉｓ ｃｕｒｉｏｕｓbook
this curious ｂｏｏｋ－ｊｅｗｅｌｌｅｄ， ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ， morbid,
– jewelled, monstrous, ｍｏｒｂｉｄ， poisonous,
ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ，malady
ｍａｌａｄｙ－– ｅｖｏｋｅ
evoke
ｔｈｅ ｋｅｙ tones
the key ｔｏｎｅｓ from
ｆｒｏｍ the
ｔｈｅ ‘Decadent’
Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｔ＇ｐａｌｅｔｔｅ．
palette.Ａｒｔｈｕｒ
ArthurＳｙｍｏｎｓ，
Symons,ｔｈｅtheｐｏｅｔ
poetａｎｄ ｃｒｉｔｉｃ，
and critic,
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
published ａa study
ｓｔｕｄｙ ofｏｆthese
ｔｈｅｓｅpoets
ｐｏｅｔｓin ｉｎ １８ｇ３
 ｅｎｔｉｔｌｅｄ
entitled ‘TheＴｈｅ ＤｅｃａｄｅｎｔMovement
Decadent Ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ ｉｎ
in
Ｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ＇， ｗｈｉｃｈ he,
Literature’, which ｈｅ， like
ｌｉｋｅWilde,
Ｗｉｌｄｅ， changed
ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ ｔｏto ＇Ｓｙｍｂｏｌｉｓｔ＇
‘Symbolist’ ｗｈｅｎ
whenｈｅheｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revisedｉｔit
ｉｎ １８ｇ８， perhaps
in , ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ as
ａｓ aａ consequence
ｃｏｎｓｅｑｕｅｎｃｅ ｏｆof Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｄｏｗｎｆａｌｌ， when
Wilde’s downfall, ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅhe ｗａｓ
wasｃａｌｌｅｄ
called
ｔｈｅ ｈｉｇｈ ｐｒｉｅｓｔ
the ‘high priest ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Decadents’.
of the Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｔｓ＇．

 ＸＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｉ ｔｏto ‘make
ｍａｈｅ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｅｓ
themselvesｐｅｒｆｅｃｔ ｂｙ the
perfect by ｔｈｅworship
ｗｏｒｓｈｉｐofｏｆbeauty’:
ｂｅａｕｌｙ：AＡ line
ｌｉｎｅquoted
ｑｕｏｔｅｄ ｂｙbyｔｈｅ
theａｒｔ
artｃｒｉｔｉｃ
critic
Ｗａｌｔｅｒ
WalterＰａｔｅｒ
Paterｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｎｏｖｅｌ
novel Ｍａｒｉｕｓ
Mariusｔｈｅ
the Ｅｐｉｃｕｒｅａｎ （１８８５），which
Epicurean (), ｗｈｉｃｈ does
ｄｏｅｓ ｎｏｔ
not ｉｎ
in ｆａｃｔ
fact
ｃｏｍｅ
comeｆｒｏｍ
fromＤａｎｔｅ
Dante（Ａｃｋｒｏｙｄ）．
(Ackroyd).
２ Ｄａｎｄｙｉｓｍ： Ｄａｎｄｙｉｓｍ ａｓasａa ｃｏｄｅ
Dandyism: Dandyism code ｏｆ ｄｒｅｓｓ and
of dress ａｎｄ conduct
ｃｏｎｄｕｃｔ derived
ｄｅｒｉｖｅｄ from
ｆｒｏｍ Regency
Ｒｅｇｅｎｃｙ
ｄａｙｓ， ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
days, and the ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙ
extraordinary ｉｎｆｌｕｅｎｃｅ ｏｆ George
influence of Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ ‘Ｂｅａｕ＇ Ｂｒｕｍｍｅｌｌ （１７７８－
‘Beau’ Brummell (–
１８４０）， ｃｏｍｐａｎｉｏｎ ａｎｄ
), companion andｓａｒｔｏｒｉａｌ ａｄｖｉｓｅｒ toｔｏGeorge
sartorial adviser Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ IV
ＩＶ when
ｗｈｅｎ Ｒｅｇｅｎｔ．
Regent. Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s
ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎ ｏｆ Dorian’s
description of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓinfluence
ｉｎｆｕｅｎｃｅ on
ｏｎ young
ｙｏｕｎｇ men
ｍｅｎ ｗｈｏ
whoｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｃｏｐｙ ｈｉｓhisｓｔｙｌｅ
copy ａｎｄ
style and
ｓｅｅｋ ｇｕｉｄａｎｃｅ ｏｎ
seek guidance onｔｈｅ
the ｗｅａｒｉｎｇ
wearingｏｆａ
of aｊｅｗｅｌ
jewel ｏｒ
or aａ necktie
ｎｅｃｋｔｉｅ isｉｓmodelled
ｍｏｄｅｌｌｅｄon
ｏｎBrummell’s
Ｂｒｕｍｍｅｌｌ＇ｓ
ｏｗｎ
ownｆｕｎｃｔｉｏｎ
function ｉｎ
in ｈｉｓ ｈｅｙｄａｙ． Dandyism
his heyday. Ｄａｎｄｙｉｓｍ ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅｄ
survivedｉｎinｔｈｅ
the ｂｏｈｅｍｉａｎ
bohemianｃｉｒｃｌｅｓ
circles ｏｆ
of
Ｐａｒｉｓ， ａｎｄ was
Paris, and ｗａｓ ｔｙｐｉｆｉｅｄ
typified byｂｙ the
ｔｈｅ attitude
ａｔｔｉｔｕｄｅofｏｆCharles
ＣｈａｒｌｅｓBaudelaire,
Ｂａｕｄｅｌａｉｒｅ，who
ｗｈｏadopted
ａｄｏｐｔｅｄ
ｄａｎｄｙｉｓｍ
dandyismｉｎinｈｉｓ
his ｒｅｖｏｌｔ
revolt ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｂｏｕｒｇｅｏｉｓ mediocrity.
against bourgeois ｍｅｄｉｏｃｒｉｔｙ． The
Ｔｈｅ ｄａｎｄｙ＇ｓ
dandy’sｃｌｏｔｈｅｓ
clothes
ｂｅｔｏｋｅｎ
betokenｈｉｓ
his ｃｏｎｔｅｍｐｔ
contemptｆｏｒ for ｃｏｎｆｏｒｍｉｔｙ． Ａｓ aａ young
conformity. As ｙｏｕｎｇ ｍａｎ
manＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｏｆｔｅｎ
oftenｃｕｌｔｉｖａｔｅｄ
cultivated
ｄａｎｄｙｉｓｍ，
dandyism,ｓｅｅｋｉｎｇ
seekingｔｏto ｃａｕｓｅ
cause ａa ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｏｎ
sensation ｗｉｔｈ
with ｓｏｍｅ
someｏｆofｔｈｅ
the ｏｕｔｆｉｔｓ ｈｅ designed
outfits he ｄｅｓｉｇｎｅｄ
ｆｏｒ ｓｏｍｅ ｏｆ
for some of ｈｉｓ ｐｕｂｌｉｃ appearances.
his public ａｐｐｅａｒａｎｃｅｓ．
３ ｔｈｅ ａｕｔｈｏｒ ofｏｆtheｔｈｅ‘Satyricon’:
the author Ｓａｔｒｒｉｃｏｎ＇：Ｐｅｔｒｏｎｉｕｓ Ａｒｂｉｔｅｒ，who
Petronius Arbiter, ｗｈｏ acted
ａｃｔｅｄ as
ａｓ Nero’s
Ｎｅｒｏ＇ｓ ＇ｊｕｄｇｅ
‘judge
ｏｆ ｔａｓｔｅ＇．The
of taste’. Ｔｈｅ Satyricon
Ｓａｔｙｒｉｃｏｎis ｉｓ ａ Ｌａｔｉｎnovel
a Latin ｎｏｖｅｌwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈhas
ｈａｓsurvived
ｓｕｒｖｉｖｅｄinｉｎa ａfragment
ｆｒａｇｍｅｎｔ and
ａｎｄ
ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｓis ａｔｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｄ ｔｏ him.
attributed to ｈｉｍ． Ｐｅｔｒｏｎｉｕｓ
Petronius ｉｓ Ｄｅｓ Ｅｓｓｅｉｎｔｅｓ＇
is Des ｆａｖｏｕｒｉｔｅ Latin
Esseintes’ favourite Ｌａｔｉｎ author.
ａｕｔｈｏｒ．
４ ｅｌｅｍｅｎｔ ｇｆ strangeness
element of ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｎｅｓｓthat
ｔｈａｔis ｉｓ ｓｏ ｅｓｓｅｎｔｉａｌ
so essential ｔｏ ｒｏｍａｎｃ：
to romance: ＥｃｈｏｅｓWalter
Echoes Ｗａｌｔｅｒ Pater’s
Ｐａｔｅｒ＇ｓ claim
ｃｌａｉｍ
ｔｈａｔ Ｉｔ isｉｓ the
that ‘It ｔｈｅaddition
ａｄｄｉｔｉｏｎ ofｏｆ strangeness
ｓｔｒａｎｇｅｎｅｓｓ to
ｔｏ beauty,
ｂｅａｕｔｙ， that
ｔｈａｔ constitutes
ｃｏｎｓｔｉｔｕｔｅｓ the
ｔｈｅromantic
ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃ
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ ｉｎ art’
character in (‘Romanticism’, ).
ａｒｔ＇（Ｒｏｍａｎｔｉｃｉｓｍ＇，１８７６）．
５ ａｎｔｉｎｏｍｉａｎｉｓｍ： Ｂｅｉｎｇ exempt
antinomianism: Being ｅｘｅｍｐｔ ｆｒｏｍ
from ｔｈｅ
the ｌａｗ
law ｏｆ Ｇｏｄ．
of God.
６ Ｄａｒｗｉｎｉｓｍｕｓ
Darwinismus ｍｏｖｅｍｅｎｔ ｉｎ Germany:
movement in Ｇｅｍａｎｙ： Ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎｓ
Versions ｏｆ Ｄａｒｗｉｎ＇ｓ ｔｈｅｏｒｉｅｓ
of Darwin’s ｗｅｒｅ ｈｉｇｈｌｙ
theories were highly
ｉｎｆｕｅｎｔｉａｌ ｉｎ Germany,
influential in Ｇｅｒｍａｎｙ， ｗｈｅｒｅ
where ｓｃｉｅｎｔｉｓｔｓ
scientists ｌｉｋｅ Ｅｒｎｓｔ Haeckel
like Ernst Ｈａｅｃｋｅｌ ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅｄ
elaborated ｏｎonｈｉｓ
his
ｔｈｅｏｒｉｅｓ ａｎｄ ａｐｐｌｉｅｄ
theories and applied ｔｈｅｍ
themｔｏtoｄｉｖｅｒｓｅ
diverse ａｒｅａｓ
areas ｏｆ
of ｐｈｙｓｉｏｌｏｇｙ．
physiology. Ｔｈｉｓ
This ｒｅｆｅｒｅｎｃｅ
reference


２４５
 
ＮＯＴＥＳ

ｒｅｉｎｆｏｒｃｅｓ ｔｈｅ ｔｈｅｍｅ

reinforces the themeｏｆof ｐｈｙｓｉｏｌｏｇｉｃａｌ
physiological ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｉｓｍ
determinismｔｈａｔ
thatｉｓis ｐｒｅｖａｌｅｎｔ
prevalent ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
ｎｏｖｅｌ； ｈｅｒｅ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
novel; here Dorianｉｓis ｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｐｓｙｃｈｏｌｏｇｉｓｔ．
his own psychologist.
７Ａｎｄ
 Andｓｏsoｈｅ
he ｗｏｕｌｄ
would ｎｏｗ
now ｓｔｕｄｙ ｐｅｒｆｕｍｅｓ：Dorian’s
study perfumes: Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓvarious
ｖａｒｉｏｕｓenthusiasms
ｅｎｔｈｕｓｉａｓｍｓ ｄｅｌｉｎｅａｔｅｄ
delineatedａｔ at
ｇｒｅａｔ
great length and detail in this chapter owe much to Huysmans’sｎｏｖｅｌ，
ｌｅｎｇｔｈ ａｎｄ ｄｅｔａｉｌ ｉｎ ｔｈｉｓ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ｏｗｅ ｍｕｃｈ ｔｏ Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ＇ｓ novel,
ｗｈｅｒｅ
where Ｄｅｓ
DesＥｓｓｅｉｎｔｅｓ
Esseintes ｐｕｒｓｕｅｓ
pursues ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ，
similar, andａｎｄ even
ｅｖｅｎ more
ｍｏｒｅ ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅ，
elaborate, schemesｓｃｈｅｍｅｓ andａｎｄ
ｅｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔｓ．
experiments.
８“Ｔａｎｎｈ？ｕｓｅｒ，
 ‘Tannhäuser’,ａｎｄandｓｅｅｉｎｇ
seeing．．．ａ
. . . ｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ
a presentation ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ ｔｒａｇｅｄｙofｏｆhisｈｉｓownｏｕｎsoul:
the tragedy ｓｏｕｌAnＡｎ opera
ｏｐｅｒａ
ｂｙ Ｒｉｃｈａｒｄ Ｗａｇｎｅｒ ｆｒｏｍ １８４４． Ｔｈｅ ｔｈｅｍｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ
by Richard Wagner from . The theme of the poet Tannhäuser, who ｐｏｅｔ Ｔａｎｎｈａｕｓｅｒ， ｗｈｏ
ｓｐｅｎｄｓ
spends ａa ｙｅａｒ
year ｗｉｔｈ
with Ｖｅｎｕｓ
Venusｂｕｔbutｆａｉｌｓ
fails ｔｏ
to ｂｅ
be ｇｒａｎｔｅｄ
grantedａｂｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ
absolutionｆｏｒ
forｈｉｓ
his ｓｉｎｓ ｆｒｏｍ
sins from
Ｐｏｐｅ Ｕｒｂａｎ
Pope UrbanＩＶ，IV,ｗａｓ
wasｐｏｐｕｌａｒ
popularｗｉｔｈwithａｒｔｉｓｔｓ
artistsａｎｄ
andｐｏｅｔｓ
poetsｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｌａｔｅ
late ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ
nineteenth
ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ， ｉｎｃｌｕｄｉｎｇAlgernon
century, including ＡｌｇｅｒｎｏｎCharles
ＣｈａｒｌｅｓSwinburne,
Ｓｗｉｎｂｕｒｎｅ，Edward
Ｅｄｗａｒｄ Ｂｕｒｎｅ－Ｊｏｎｅｓ
Burne-Jones ａｎｄ
and
Ａｕｂｒｅｙ
Aubrey Ｂｅａｒｄｓｌｅｙ
Beardsley.
９ ＨｅHeｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
discoveredｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ
wonderfulｓｔｏｒｉｅｓ，
stories, ａｌｓｏ，
also, ａｂｏｕｌ
about ｊｅｗｅｌｓ
jewels ．．．
. . .Ｅｉｅｎ
Evenｔｏtoｒｅａｄ
readｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｌｕｘｕｒｙ
luxuryｇｆof ｔｈｅ
the
ｄｅａｄ ｗａｓ wonderful:
dead was ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ：Wilde Ｗｉｌｄｅ added
ａｄｄｅｄ ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｈｉｓｔｏｒｉｃｏ－ｍｙｓｔｉｃａｌ ｄｅｓｃｒｉｐｔｉｏｎｓ (and
historico-mystical descriptions （ａｎｄ ｔｈｏｓｅ
those
ｄｅｔａｉｌｉｎｇ
detailing ｈｉｓ ｉｎｔｅｒｅｓｔ in
his interest ｉｎecclesiastical
ｅｃｃｌｅｓｉａｓｔｉｃａｌvestments)
ｖｅｓｔｍｅｎｔｓ）inｉｎmanuscript
ｍａｎｕｓｃｒｉｐｔｔｏ to ｔｈｅ
the ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ
typescript
ｈｅ
he ｓｕｂｍｉｔｔｅｄ
submittedｔｏtoＬｉｐｐｉｎｃｏｌｔ＇ｓ
Lippincott’s ｉｎ １８ｇｏ．
in .
Ｉｏ
 ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ ｐｌａｃｅｓnear
dreadful places ｎｅａｒBlueＢｌｕｅGate
ＧａｔｅFields:
Ｆｉｅｌｄｓ： Ｓｏｕｔｈof ｏｆWhitechapel
South Ｗｈｉｔｅｃｈａｐｅｌ and ａｎｄ near
ｎｅａｒ ｔｈｅ
the
ｎｏｔｏｒｉｏｕｓ ＲａｔｃｌｉｆｆHighway,
notorious Ratcliff Ｈｉｇｈｗａｙ， ｔｈｉｓ ａｒｅａ， which
this area, ｗｈｉｃｈ ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ
provided ｅｎｔｅｒｔａｉｎｍｅｎｔ
entertainment ｆｏｒ for
ｓａｉｌｏｒｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ
sailors from the ｎｅａｒｂｙ
nearby ｄｏｃｋｓ，
docks, ｈａｄhadａ aｒｅｐｕｔａｔｉｏｎ
reputationｆｏｒ for ｖｉｃｅ
vice ａｎｄ
andｃｒｉｍｉｎａｌｉｔｙ
criminality
ｔｈｒｏｕｇｈｏｕｔ
throughoutｔｈｅ theｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ
nineteenthｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ．
century. Ｉｔ ｗａｓ also
It was ａｌｓｏ known
ｋｎｏｗｎ ｆｏｒ ｉｔｓopium
for its ｏｐｉｕｍ dens,
ｄｅｎｓ， and
ａｎｄ
ｗｅweｌａｔｅｒ
later ｌｅａｒｎ
learn ｔｈａｔthat Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｍａｋｅｓmakes ｏｃｃａｓｉｏｎａｌ
occasional ｔｒｉｐｓ
tripsｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｄｏｃｋｓ
docksｔｏtoｖｉｓｉｔ ｓｕｃｈ
visit such
ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｍｅｎｔｓ．
establishments. Ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
Originally WildeＷｉｌｄｅ ｈａｄhadｂｅｅｎ
beenｎｏnoｍｏｒｅmore ｓｐｅｃｉｆｉｃ
specificｔｈａｎthanｒｅｆｅｒｒｉｎｇ
referring ｔｏ to
ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
‘dreadfulｐｌａｃｅｓ
placesｎｅａｒnearｔｈｅtheｄｏｃｋｓ＇，
docks’,ｂｕｔ butａｌｔｅｒｅｄ
alteredｔｈｉｓthisｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ，
typescript, ａｓ ｈｅ ｄｉｄ
as he did
ｔｈｅ
the ｌｉｎｅｓ ｓｔａｔｉｎｇthat
lines stating ｔｈａｔDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｓｔａｙ
stayｉｎ in ｏｎｅ
oneｏｆof ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｐｌａｃｅｓ
places ＇ｄａｙ
‘dayａｆｔｅｒ
after ｄａｙ，
day,
ｔｉｌｌ ｔｈｅｙalmost
till they ａｌｍｏｓｔdrove ｄｒｏｖｅhim ｈｉｍ out
ｏｕｔ inｉｎ horror,
ｈｏｒｒｏｒ，and ａｎｄ had
ｈａｄ ｔｏ ｂｅ ａｐｐｅａｓｅｄ
to be appeased ｗｉｔｈ with
ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
monstrousｂｒｉｂｅｓ＇bribes’.
ｎＩ Iｔｈｉｎｋ
think ｎｏｔ
not: Ｔｈｉｓ
This ｉｓ ｔｈｅ only
is the ｏｎｌｙ place
ｐｌａｃｅ inｉｎthe
ｔｈｅbook
ｂｏｏｋ where
ｗｈｅｒｅ ｔｈｅ the ｎａｒｒａｔｏｒ
narrator ｖｅｎｔｕｒｅｓ
ventures
ａｎ
an ｏｐｉｎｉｏｎ
opinionｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙ．
directly.
ｒ２ＨｅHeｌｏｘｅｄ
lovedｔｏ toｓｔｒｏｌｌ
strollｔｈｒｏｕｇｈ
throughｔｈｅthe ｇａｕｎｔ
gauntｃｏｌｄ
coldｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ－ｇａｌｌｅｒｙ
picture-gallery ofｏｆ his
ｈｉｓ country
ｃｏｕｎｔｒｙhouse
ｈｏｕｓｅ．．．：
...:
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌ
principal model ｍｏｄｅｌ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｉｓ passage,
for this ｐａｓｓａｇｅ，and ａｎｄ Dorian’s
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ musing
ｍｕｓｉｎｇ ｏｎonｔｈｅthe ｒｏｌｅ
role ｏｆ
of
ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ
heredity ｉｎ ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎｉｎｇ ｈｉｓ
in determining his ｌｉｆｅ，
life, isｉｓHuysmans’s
Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ＇ｓ ÀＡ Rebours,
Ｒｅｂｏｕｒｓ， which
ｗｈｉｃｈ opens
ｏｐｅｎｓ ｉｎin ａa
ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ ｇａｌｌｅｒｙ， and
similar gallery, ａｎｄ refers
ｒｅｆｅｒｓ toｔｏthe
ｔｈｅ‘freak
＇ｆｒｅａｋofｏｆheredity’
ｈｅｒｅｄｉｔｙ＇which
ｗｈｉｃｈ linked
ｌｉｎｋｅｄ Des
Ｄｅｓ Ｅｓｓｅｉｎｔｅｓ
Esseintes
ｗｉｔｈ
with aａ＇ｄｉｓｔａｎｔ ａｎｃｅｓｔｏｒ [a]
‘distant ancestor ［ａ］court
ｃｏｕｒｔfavourite’.
ｆａｖｏｕｒｉｔｅ＇． ＴｈｏｍａｓHardy
Thomas Ｈａｒｄｙ made
ｍａｄｅ ｓｉｍｉｌａｒ
similar ｕｓｅ
use
ｏｆ
of ａｎｃｅｓｔｒａｌ
ancestral ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ
portraits ｉｎ in Ｔｅｓｓ
Tess ｏｆ ｔｈｅ D’Urbervilles,
of the Ｄ＇Ｕｒｂｅｒｖｉｌｌｅｓ，also ａｌｓｏpublished
ｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄinｉｎ.
１８ｇｉ． The
Ｔｈｅ
ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｃｅ
importanceｏｆof Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓDorian’sａｎｃｅｓｔｒａｌ
ancestral ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ
portraits and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ
various ｃｏｎｔｅｘｔｓ ｗｈｉｃｈ
contexts which
ｉｎｆｏｒｍ
informＷｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’sｕｓｅ useｏｆof ｔｈｅｍ
themｉｓis ｄｉｓｃｕｓｓｅｄ
discussed ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Introduction.
in the Ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ．
 Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ
Ｉ３ Prince Regent
Ｒｅｇｅｎｔ .．．． . . Mrs Fitzherbert: InＩｎ
Ｍｒｓ Ｆｉｌｚｈｅｒｂｅｒｔ： １７８５George,
Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ， Prince
Ｐｒｉｎｃｅ ｏｆ of Ｗａｌｅｓ
Wales（ｌａｔｅｒ
(later
Ｇｅｏｒｇｅ ＩＶ）
George IV)ｍａｒｒｉｅｄ
marriedｔｈｅ theＣａｔｈｏｌｉｃ
CatholicＭｒｓ MrsＦｉｔｚｈｅｒｂｅｒｔ，
Fitzherbert,ｂｕｔ butｔｈｅthe ｍａｒｒｉａｇｅ
marriageｗａｓ wasｌａｔｅｒ
later
ｄｅｃｌａｒｅｄ
declaredｉｎｖａｌｉｄ．
invalid.
１４
 ｗｏｎｄｅｒｆｕｌ ｎｏｖｅｌ‘ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ
wonderful novel: ‘dangerous novel’ｎｏｖｅｌ ｉｎin １８ｇｏ．
.

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Ｉ５ Ｔｉｂｅｒｉｕｓ
 Tiberius . ．．． Ｃａｌｉｇｕｌａ. .．．．
. . Caligula Ｄｏｍｉｔｉａｎ：A Ａroll-call
. Domitian: ｒｏｌｌ－ｃａｌｌ ｏｆ ｄｅｂａｕｃｈｅｄand
of debauched ａｎｄ decadent
ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｔ
Ｒｏｍａｎ
Romanｅｍｐｅｒｏｒｓ．
emperors.
１６
 Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ
Gray ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ ｐｏｉｓｏｎｅｄbyｂｙa ａbook:
been poisoned ｂｏｏｋ： Ｗｉｌｄｅcancelled
Wilde ｃａｎｃｅｌｌｅｄthe
ｔｈｅphrase
ｐｈｒａｓｅ‘and
ａｎｄ ｂｙ
by ａa
ｐｉｃｔｕｒｅ＇ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ．
picture’ in the typescript.

ＸＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｉｔｈｅ
the ｅｃｅ ｏｆ his
eve of ｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎ thirty-eighth
ｔｈｉｒｙ－ｅｉｇｈｔｈbirthday:
ｂｉｒｔｈｄｇｙ：InＩｎtheｔｈｅ
１８ｇｏedition
ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ the
ｔｈｅ date
ｄａｔｅ ｇｉｖｅｎ
givenｉｓis ７
Ｎｏｖｅｍｂｅｒ，
November,ａｎｄand ｈｉｓhisｔｈｉｒｔｙ－ｓｅｃｏｎｄ
thirty-secondｂｉｒｔｈｄａｙ．
birthday.ＩｎInｔｈｅ theｌａｔｅｒ
later ｖｅｒｓｉｏｎ
version Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｇｉｖｅｓ
gives
ｔｈｅ
the ｅｖｅｎｔｓ
events ｏｆ
of Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’sｌｉｆｅlife aａ longer
ｌｏｎｇｅｒ duration
ｄｕｒａｔｉｏｎ in ｉｎ which
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｔｏto ｄｅｖｅｌｏｐ．
develop.
２ Ｖｉｃｔｏｒｉａ：
Victoria: AＡmajor
ｍａｊｏｒ London
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ｒａｉｌｗａｙ
railwayｔｅｒｍｉｎｕｓ （ｉｎ(inｆａｃｔ，
terminus fact,ａｔ
at ｔｈｅ
the ｔｉｍｅ
time ｔｗｏ
twoｓｔａｔｉｏｎｓ
stations
ｉｎ ｏｎｅ），serving
in one), ｓｅｒｖｉｎｇBrighton
Ｂｒｉｇｈｔｏｎand ａｎｄtheｔｈｅSouth
ＳｏｕｔｈCoast,
Ｃｏａｓｔ，and ａｎｄalsoａｌｓｏ Ｃｈａｔｈａｍ and
Chatham ａｎｄ Dover,
Ｄｏｖｅｒ，
ａｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ ａｃｃｅｓｓ toｔｏthe
allowing access ｔｈｅEnglish
ＥｎｇｌｉｓｈChannel
Ｃｈａｎｎｅｌ and ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｎｃｅ
thence ｔｏ Ｆｒａｎｃｅ．
to France.
３ｔｈｅthe ｍｏｓｔ
most ｄｒｅａｄｆｕｌ
dreadful ｔｈｉｎｇｓ ａｒｅbeing
things are ｂｅｉｎｇsaid
ｓａｉｄagainst
ａｇａｉｎｓｔyouｙｏｕinｉｎLondon:
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ：InＩｎtheｔｈｅ１８ｇｏ edition
ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ ｔｈｉｓ
this
ｈａｄ
hadｂｅｅｎ beenｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
followedｂｙbyｔｈｅtheｌｉｎｅ，＇－ line, ‘–ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
thingsｔｈａｔthatＩI ｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｈａｒｄｌｙ
hardlyｒｅｐｅａｔrepeatｔｏto ｙｏｕ＇，
you’,
ｃａｎｃｅｌｌｅｄ
cancelled ｉｎ １８ｇＩ
in .
４ Ｉｆａ
If aｗｒｅｌｃｈｅｄ
wretchedｍａｎ manｈａｓhasａ aｖｉｃｅ．．．．
vice. . . Ｔｈｅｒｅ
. Thereｗａｓwas
ｓｏｍｅｔｈｉｎｇ
something ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｓｈａｐｅ
in the shapeｏｆ ofｈｉｓhisｆｉｎｇｅｒｓ
fingers ｔｈａｔ
that IＩ
ｈａｔｅｄ：
hated: WildeＷｉｌｄｅ gaveｇａｖｅ ｔｈｉｓ ｉｄｅａ aａ comic
this idea ｃｏｍｉｃ ｔｗｉｓｔ
twist ｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｓｈｏｒｔ story
his short ｓｔｏｒｙ ‘Lord＇Ｌｏｒｄ Arthur
Ａｒｔｈｕｒ
Ｓａｖｉｌｅ＇ｓ Ｃｒｉｍｅ＇， where
Savile’s Crime’, ｗｈｅｒｅ the ｔｈｅ eponymous
ｅｐｏｎｙｍｏｕｓ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ
character ｈａｓ has ｈｉｓ ｐａｌｍ ｒｅａｄ
his palm read ｂｙ by ｔｈｅ
the
ｃｈｅｉｒｏｍａｎｔｉｓｔ＇
‘cheiromantist’ Mr Ｍｒ Ｐｏｄｇｅｒｓ，
Podgers,ｗｈｏ whoｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｓ
discoversｔｈｅｒｅ thereｔｈｅ theｓｉｇｎｓ
signs ｏｆ of ａa ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｒ：
murderer:
＂Ｈｏｗ
‘Howｍａｄ mad ａｎｄand ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ
monstrous ｉｔ ａｌｌit allｓｅｅｍｅｄ！
seemed!Ｃｏｕｌｄ Could ｉｔ itｂｅbeｔｈａｔ
thatｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ
written ｏｎ on ｈｉｓ ｈａｎｄ，
his hand,
ｉｎ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ that
in characters ｔｈａｔ he ｈｅ could
ｃｏｕｌｄ not ｎｏｔ read
ｒｅａｄ himself,
ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ， but ｂｕｔ that
ｔｈａｔanother
ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ couldｃｏｕｌｄ decipher,
ｄｅｃｉｐｈｅｒ，
ｗａｓ
was ｓｏｍｅsomeｆｅａｒｆｕｌ
fearfulｓｅｃｒｅｔ
secret ｏｆ of ｓｉｎ， ｓｏｍｅ ｂｌｏｏｄ－ｒｅｄ
sin, some blood-redｓｉｇｎ signｏｆof ｃｒｉｍｅ？”
crime?’ In Ｉｎ desperation
ｄｅｓｐｅｒａｔｉｏｎ
Ｓａｖｉｌｅ ｍｕｒｄｅｒｓ Ｐｏｄｇｅｒｓ，
Savile murders Podgers,ｆｕｌｆｉｌｌｉｎｇ
fulfilling his ｈｉｓ own
ｏｗｎ ｐｒｏｐｈｅｃｙ．
prophecy.Ｓｅｅ Seeｔｈｅtheｓｅｃｔｉｏｎ
section‘Ｖｉｓｉｂｌｅ
‘Visible
Ｖｉｃｅｓ＇
Vices’ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Introduction
in the Ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ forｔｈｅ
theｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｃｅ
significance ｏｆ of ｔｈｉｓ ｂｅｌｉｅｆ atａｔthe
this belief ｔｈｅtime
ｔｉｍｅ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
ｗｒｏｔｅ
wroteｈｉｓ ｎｏｖｅｌ
his novel.
５ Ｗｈｙ
Whyｉｓis ｙｏｕｒ
your ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓｈｉｐ
friendship soｓｏfatalｆａｔａｌ ｔｏ ｙｏｕｎｇ
to young ｍｅｎ．？．
men?: Wilde Ｗｉｌｄｅ
hadｈａｄ ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
originally ｗｒｉｔｔｅｎ‘Why
written Ｗｈｙ
ｉｓis itｉｔthat
ｔｈａｔevery
ｅｖｅｒｙyoung
ｙｏｕｎｇ manｍａｎ ｔｈａｔ that ｙｏｕ
youｔａｋｅ
takeｕｐ，up,ｓｅｅｍｓ
seemsｔｏtoｃｏｍｅ come ｔｏ toｇｒｉｅｆ，
grief,ｔｏ to ｇｏ
go ｔｏ
to
ｔｈｅ
the badｂａｄ ａｔat ｏｎｃｅ？，
once?’,ｂｕｔ butｈｉｓ
hisｅｄｉｔｏｒ
editor ｃｈａｎｇｅｄ
changedｔｈｉｓ thisｉｎinｔｈｅ theｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ．
typescript.
６ You
Ｔｏｕ askａｓｋ meｍｅ why
ｗｈｙ．．．：Ｔｈｅ
. . . : The ｄｅｔａｉｌｓ
detailsｏｆof ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｖａｒｉｏｕｓ ｓｃａｎｄａｌｓ were
various scandals ｗｅｒｅ ａｄｄｅｄ
addedｉｎin １８ｇｉ．
.
Ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
Originally Dorian Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｒｅｆｕｓｅｄ
refusedｔｏto ａｎｓｗｅｒ
answerｔｈｅｓｅtheseａｌｌｅｇａｔｉｏｎｓ，
allegations, allowingａｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ the ｔｈｅ nature
ｎａｔｕｒｅ ｏｆof
ｔｈｅ ｒｕｍｏｕｒｓ ｔｏto ｒｅｍａｉｎ
the rumours remainｉｎ in ｍｙｓｔｅｒｙ
mystery ｏｒ or ａｍｂｉｇｕｉｔｙ．
ambiguity.
７ Ｗｈａｔ
Whatａｂｏｕｔ aboutｙｏｕｒ
yourｃｏｕｎｔｒｙ
countryｈｏｕｓｅ，
house,ａｎｄandｔｈｅtheｌｉｆｅ ｔｈａｔ isｉｓledｌｅｄthere?:
life that ｔｈｅｒｅ？： Ｗｉｌｄｅhad
Wilde ｈａｄ originally
ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ
followedｔｈｉｓ this ｌｉｎｅ ｗｉｔｈ Ｉｔ
line with ‘It ｉｓ ｑｕｉｔｅ sufficient
is quite ｓｕｆｆｉｃｉｅｎｔtoｔｏsayｓａｙofｏｆa youngａ ｙｏｕｎｇman ｍａｎ that
ｔｈａｔ heｈｅ goes
ｇｏｅｓ
ｔｏto ｓｔａｙ
stay ａｔ Ｓｅｌｂｙ Ｒｏｙａｌ，
at Selby Royal,ｆｏｒ forｐｅｏｐｌｅ
peopleｔｏtoｓｎｅｅｒsneerａｎｄ andｔｉｔｔｅｒ＇， ｂｕｔ ｈｉｓ
titter’, but ｅｄｉｔｏｒ cancelled
his editor ｃａｎｃｅｌｌｅｄ
ｉｔit in
ｉｎ the
ｔｈｅ typescript.
ｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ
８ａｈｖａｙｓ
alwaysａaｓｔａｕｎｃｈ
staunch ｆｉｅｎｄ ｔｏ you:
friend to ｙｏｕ：‘devoted
ｄｅｖｏｔｅｄ ｔｏto ｙｏｕ＇
you’ ｉｎ in １８ｇｏ．
.
９ ｂａｄ，
bad, ａｎｄ
and ｃｏｒｒｕｐｔ，
corrupt, and ａｎｄ shameful:
ｓｈａｍｅｆｕｌ： ‘infamous’
“ｉｎｆａｍｏｕｓ＇ in ｉｎ .
１８ｇｏ．


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 ＸＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｒ ｙｏｕ
you ｍｅｔ ｍｅ，ｆａｔｔｅｒｅｄ
met me, flattered me:ｍｅ．‘devoted
ｄｅｖｏｔｅｄ ｙｏｕｒｓｅｌｆ ｔｏ me’
yourself to ｍｅ＇ ｉｎ １８ｇｏ； the
in ; ｔｈｅ word
ｗｏｒｄ ｉｄｅａｌ＇
‘ideal’ｌａｔｅｒ
later
ｉｎ this
in ｔｈｉｓpassage
ｐａｓｓａｇｅwas ｗａｓ‘romance’
ｒｏｍａｎｃｅ＇ｉｎin１８ｇｏ．
.
２Ｔｈｉｓ
This ｉｓ ｔｈｅfaceｆａｃｅ
is the of aｏｆａ ｓａｔｙｙ：Ｉｎ
satyr: In GreekＧｒｅｅｋ ｍｙｔｈｏｌｏｇｙa satyr
mythology ａ ｓａｔｙｒ
wasｗａｓ ａ ｗｏｏｄｌａｎｄdemi-god,
a woodland ｄｅｍｉ－ｇｏｄ，
ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈ lechery
associated with ｌｅｃｈｅｒｙ and
ａｎｄ usually
ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ represented
ｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔｅｄ inｉｎgrotesque
ｇｒｏｔｅｓｑｕｅ form.
ｆｏｒｍ． Hamlet
Ｈａｍｌｅｔ
ｒｅｆｅｒｓ ｔｏ his
refers to ｈｉｓuncle
ｕｎｃｌｅClaudius
Ｃｌａｕｄｉｕｓ as
ａｓ having
ｈａｖｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ
the ｆａｃｅ ｏｆ aａ satyr
face of ｓａｔｙｒ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅ
he ｃｏｎｔｒａｓｔｓ
contrasts
ｈｉｍ
himｗｉｔｈ
withｈｉｓ ｏｗｎ ｆａｔｈｅｒ，
his own ｗｈｏｍ ｈｅ
father, whom he ｃｏｍｐａｒｅｓ
comparesｗｉｔｈ
withＨｙｐｅｒｉｏｎ，
Hyperion,ｔｈｅ
the ｓｕｎ（Ｈａｍｌｅｔ，
sun (Hamlet,
Ｉ，I, ｉｉ）．
ii).
３ ｂｕｌｌ＇ｓ－ｅｙｅ：
bull’s-eye: AＡlantern
ｌａｎｔｅｒｎ with
ｗｉｔｈ aａ thick
ｔｈｉｃｋ disc
ｄｉｓｃ ofｏｆ glass,
ｇｌａｓｓ，resembling
ｒｅｓｅｍｂｌｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ
the ｂｕｌｌ＇ｓ－ｅｙｅ＇
‘bull’s-eye’ ａｔ
at
ｔｈｅ
the ｃｅｎｔｒｅ
centre ｏｆ
of ａｎ
an ａｒｃｈｅｒｙ
archeryｔａｒｇｅｔ．
target.
４ＢｌｕｅBlue Ｂｏｏｋ：
Book: ＡAｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ
societyｄｉｒｅｃｔｏｒｙ．
directory.

 ＸＩＶ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｉ ｈｅ
he ｒｅｍａｒｋｅｄ
remarked ｔｈａｔ
that ｅｖｅｒｙ
every ｆａｃｅ
face ｔｈａｔ ｈｅ ｄｒｅｗ
that he drew ｓｅｅｍｅｄ
seemedｔｏtoｈａｖｅ
haveａ aｆａｎｔａｓｔｉｃ
fantastic ｌｉｋｅｎｅｓｓ ｔｏ Basil
likeness to Ｂａｓｉｌ
Ｈａｌｈｖａｎｄ：
Hallward: Ｔｈｉｓ
This ｉｄｅａ，
idea, ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｅｆｆｅｃｔｉｖｅｌｙ ｉｎｄｉｃａｔｅｓ the
effectively indicates ｔｈｅ onset
ｏｎｓｅｔ ofｏｆDorian’s
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ psycho-
ｐｓｙｃｈｏ－
ｌｏｇｉｃａｌ ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ，had
logical decline, ｈａｄ earlier
ｅａｒｌｉｅｒbeen
ｂｅｅｎused
ｕｓｅｄ byｂｙ Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ ｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｓｔｕｄｙ ofｏｆ the
his study ｔｈｅ poisoner
ｐｏｉｓｏｎｅｒ
Ｗａｉｎｅｗｒｉｇｈｔ，
Wainewright, Ｐｅｎ，
‘Pen,Ｐｅｎｃｉｌ
Pencil ａｎｄ
and Ｐｏｉｓｏｎ＇． Ｈｅ remarks
Poison’. He ｒｅｍａｒｋｓ ｈｏｗ‘Ｍ．Ｚｏｌａ，
how ‘M. Zola,ｉｎinｏｎｅ
oneｏｆ
of
ｈｉｓ ｎｏｖｅｌｓ [His
his novels ［Ｈｉｓ Masterpiece],
Ｍａｓｔｅｒｐｉｅｃｅ］， tellsｔｅｌｌｓ
of aｏｆyoung
ａ ｙｏｕｎｇ
manｍａｎwho,
ｗｈｏ，having
ｈａｖｉｎｇcommitted
ｃｏｍｍｉｔｔｅｄ ａa
ｍｕｒｄｅｒ，
murder,ｔａｋｅｓ
takesｔｏtoａｒｔ，
art, ａｎｄ
andｐａｉｎｔｓ
paintsｇｒｅｅｎｉｓｈ
greenishｉｍｐｒｅｓｓｉｏｎｉｓｔ
impressionistｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔｓ
portraitsｏｆof ｐｅｒｆｅｃｔｌｙ
perfectly
ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｌｅ
respectableｐｅｏｐｌｅ，
people,ａｌｌall ｏｆ ｗｈｉｃｈ ｂｅａｒ
of which bearａaｃｕｒｉｏｕｓ
curiousｒｅｓｅｍｂｌａｎｃｅ
resemblanceｔｏ to
ｔｈｅthe
ｖｉｃｔｉｍ．’
victim.’
２ ｔｈｏｓｅ ｌｏｘｅｌｙ stanzas
those lovely ｓｔａｎｚａｓ upon
ｕｐｏｎ Ｖｅｎｉｃｅ：
Venice:
Ｔｏ
Toｓｅｅ， ｈｅｒ bosom
see, her ｂｏｓｏｍ ｃｏｖｅｒｅｄ
coveredｏ＇ｅｒ
o’er
Ｗｉｔｈ
Withｐｅａｒｋ，
pearls, ｈｅｒ
her ｂｏｄｙ
bodyｓｕａｖｅ，
suave,
Ｔｈｅ
TheＡｄｒｉａｔｉｃ Ｖｅｎｕｓ ｓｏａｒ
Adriatic Venus soar
Ｏｎ
Onｓｏｕｎｄ＇ｓ
sound’s ｃｈｒｏｍａｔｉｃ
chromatic ｗａｖｅ．
wave.

Ｔｈｅ
Theｄｏｍｅｓ
domesｔｈａｔ
thatｏｎonｔｈｅ
the ｗａｔｅｒ
water ｄｗｅｌｌ
dwell
Ｐｕｒｓｕｅ
Pursue ｔｈｅ ｍｅｌｏｄｙ
the melody
Ｉｎ ｃｌｅａｒ drawn
In clear ｄｒａｗｎ ｃａｄｅｎｃｅｓ，
cadences, ａｎｄ
and ｓｗｅｌｌ
swell
Ｌｉｋｅ
Likeｂｒｅａｓｔｓ
breastsｏｆ
of ｌｏｖｅ
love ｔｈａｔ
that ｓｉｇｈ．
sigh.

Ｍｙ
Myｃｈａｉｎｓ
chainsａｒｏｕｎｄ
aroundａ aｐｉｌｌａｒ
pillar ｃａｓｔ
cast
ＩI land
ｌａｎｄ ｂｅｆｏｒｅ
before ａa ｆａｉｒ
fair
Ａｎｄ
Andｒｏｓｙ－ｐａｌｅ
rosy-paleｆａｃａｄｅ
façadeａｔ atｌａｓｔ，
last,
Ｕｐｏｎ
Uponａ aｍａｒｂｌｅ
marble ｓｔａｉｒ．
stair.

（Ｔａｋｅｎ
(Takenｆｒｏｍ
fromＴｈｅ
TheＷｏｒｋｓ
WorksｏｆofＴｈｅｏｐｈｉｌｅ Ｇａｕｔｉｅｒ，trans.
Théophile Gautier, ｔｒａｎｓ． ＡｇｎｅｓLee,
Agnes ) (Ackroyd)
Ｌｅｅ，ｉ？ｏ３）（Ａｃｋｒｏｙｄ）

２４８

 
ＮＯＴＥＳ

３ Ｏｂｅｌｉｓｋ
Obelisk ｉｎ ｔｈｅ Place
in the ＰｌａｃｅdeｄｅlaｌａConcorde
Ｃｏｎｃｏｒｄｅ. .．．．＇ｍｏｎｓｔｒｅ ｃｈａｒｍａｎｔ＇：AＡ large
. ‘monstre charmant’: ｌａｒｇｅ pink
ｐｉｎｋ ｇｒａｎｉｔｅ
granite
ｏｂｅｌｉｓｋ ｆｒｏｍ Luxor
obelisk from Ｌｕｘｏｒ ｉｎ Ｅｇｙｐｔ， counterparts
in Egypt, ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｐａｒｔｓ ofｏｆwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈ are
ａｒｅfound
ｆｏｕｎｄ inｉｎLondon
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ and
ａｎｄ
Ｎｅｗ
New York, is set in the centre of the Place de la Concorde at the foot of ｔｈｅ
Ｙｏｒｋ， ｉｓ ｓｅｔ ｉｎ ｔｈｅ ｃｅｎｔｒｅ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｐｌａｃｅ ｄｅ ｌａ Ｃｏｎｃｏｒｄｅ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｆｏｏｔ ｏｆ the
Ｃｈａｍｐｓ－Ｅｌｙｓｅｅｓ
Champs-Élyséesｉｎ in
Ｐａｒｉｓ． ＴｈｅThe
Paris. ｍｏｎｓｔｒｅ ｃｈａｒｍａｎｔ
monstre charmant（＇ｓｗｅｅｔ
(‘sweetｍｏｎｓｔｅｒ＇）
monster’)ｉｓisａaｓｔａｔｕｅ
statue ｏｆ
of
ａa ｈｅｒｍａｐｈｒｏｄｉｔｅ
hermaphroditeｆｏｕｎｄfoundｉｎinｔｈｅ
theＬｏｕｖｒｅ，
Louvre,ｎｏｔnotｆａｒ
farｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅtheｓｉｍｉｌａｒｌｙ
similarly ｄｉｓｐｌａｃｅｄ
displaced
ｏｂｅｌｉｓｋ．
obelisk.
４ Ｎａｔｕｒａｌ Ｓｅｉｅｍｅ Tripos:
Natural Science Ｔｒｉｐｏｓ．TheＴｈｅ undergraduate
ｕｎｄｅｒｇｒａｄｕａｔｅ degree
ｄｅｇｒｅｅ ａｔ Ｃａｍｂｒｉｄｇｅ， ｓｏsoｃａｌｌｅｄ
at Cambridge, called
ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ ｉｔ ｉｓ ｍａｄｅ ｕｐ ｏｆ ｔｈｒｅｅ ｐａｒｔｓ． Ｃａｍｂｒｉｄｇｅ
because it is made up of three parts. Cambridge has for ｈａｓ ｆｏｒ some
ｓｏｍｅ time
ｔｉｍｅ ｂｅｅｎ
been
ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ ｗｉｔｈscience
associated with ｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ– both
－ ｂｏｔｈ Ｎｅｗｔｏｎand
Newton ａｎｄDarwin
Ｄａｒｗｉｎ were
ｗｅｒｅ atａｔ Cambridge
Ｃａｍｂｒｉｄｇｅ －–
ｗｈｉｌｅ
while Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ
Oxfordｈａｓ hasｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎａｌｌｙ
traditionally ａｔｔｒａｃｔｅｄ ａｎｄ ｃｕｌｔｉｖａｔｅｄ
attracted and cultivated ａｒｔｉｓｔｓ． Ｗｉｌｄｅwas
artists. Wilde ｗａｓ an
ａｎ
Ｏｘｏｎｉａｎ
Oxonian.
５ Ｒｕｂｉｎｓｔｅｉｎ： ＡｒｔｕｒRubinstein
Rubinstein: Artur Ｒｕｂｉｎｓｔｅｉｎ（１８２９－９４）， Ｒｕｓｓｉａｎ pianist
(–), Russian ｐｉａｎｉｓｔand
ａｎｄ composer.
ｃｏｍｐｏｓｅｒ．

 
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ ＸＶ

（Ｗｉｌｄｅ
(Wildeａｄｄｅｄ
addedｔｈｉｓ
thisａｎｄ
andｔｈｅ
theｎｅｘｔ
nextｔｗｏ
twoｃｈａｐｔｅｒｓ
chaptersｉｎin１８ｇｉ．）
.)

ｒ ｃｈａｕｄ－ｆｒｏｉｄ： Ｃｏｌｄ ｊｅｌｌｉｅｄ

chaud-froid: Cold ｍｅａｔｓ．
jellied meats.
２ ｈｅｒ ｈａｉｒ turned
her hair ｔｕｍｅｄ quite
ｑｕｉｔｅgold
ｇｏｌｄfrom
ｆｒｏｍgrief:
ｇｒｉｅｆ． Ａ ｌｉｎｅWilde
A line Ｗｉｌｄｅliked
ｌｉｋｅｄsoｓｏmuch
ｍｕｃｈ ｈｅhe ｒｅ－ｕｓｅｄ
re-usedｉｔit ｉｎ
in
Ｔｈｅ
The Ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｅ ｏｆBeing
Importance of ＢｅｉｎｇEarnest
Ｅａｍｅｓｔ().
（１８９５）． ＭｒｓErlynne,
Mrs Ｅｒｌｙｎｎｅ，theｔｈｅ‘pushing
ｐｕｓｈｉｎｇnobody’
ｎｏｂｏｄｙ＇ who
ｗｈｏ
ａｐｐｅａｒｓ
appears ａｔ ｔｈｉｓ gathering
at this ｇａｔｈｅｒｉｎｇ inｉｎDorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray,
Ｇｒａｙ，pushes
ｐｕｓｈｅｓher
ｈｅｒway
ｗａｙinto
ｉｎｔｏWilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓcomedy
ｃｏｍｅｄｙ
Ｌａｄｙ
Lady Ｗｉｎｄｅｒｍｅｒｅ＇ｓ
Windermere’s Fan Ｆａｎ（１８ｇ２），
(), ｔｏto ｐｌａｙ
play ｑｕｉｔｅ
quite anａｎ ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ
importantｒｏｌｅ． role.
３ ｔｒｏｐ
trop deｄｅzèle
ｚｅｌｅ．．． Ｔｒｏｐd’audace:
. . . Trop ｄａｕｄａｃｅ： Too Ｔｏｏzealous;
ｚｅａｌｏｕｓ；tooｔｏｏaudacious/impudent.
ａｕｄａｃｉｏｕｓ／ｉｍｐｕｄｅｎｔ．
４ ｆｉｎ
fin deｄｅsiècle:
ｓｉｅｃｌｅ：TheＴｈｅphrase
ｐｈｒａｓｅsimply
ｓｉｍｐｌｙmeansｍｅａｎｓ ‘end
ｅｎｄ ｏｆofｔｈｅ
theｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ＇，
century’, ｂｕｔ but ｃａｒｒｉｅｓ
carries ａa
ｗｅｉｇｈｔ
weight ｏｆ ｃｏｎｎｏｔａｔｉｏｎｓ about
of connotations ａｂｏｕｔ ａa ｓｔａｔｅ
state ofｏｆ mind
ｍｉｎｄ（ｗｅａｒｉｎｅｓｓ， ｃｙｎｉｃｉｓｍ and
(weariness, cynicism ａｎｄ ａa
ｓｕｐｐｏｓｅｄ
supposedｌａｘｉｔｙlaxity ｏｆof ｍｏｒａｌｓ
moralsｏｒorｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ），
standards), ａｎｄ andａaｓｅｎｓｅ
sense ｏｆ
of ｆｏｒｅｂｏｄｉｎｇ；
foreboding; ｈｅｎｃｅ henceｉｔit
ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｃｏｕｐｌｅｄ
coupledｗｉｔｈ withｆｉｎ
fin duｄｕ globe,
ｇｌｏｂｅ，＇ｅｎｄ
‘end of ｏｆ the
ｔｈｅworld’,
ｗｏｒｌｄ＇，here.
ｈｅｒｅ．The Ｔｈｅ phrase,
ｐｈｒａｓｅ， andａｎｄ ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｅｎｓｉｂｉｌｉｔｙ ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄwith
sensibility associated ｗｉｔｈit,ｉｔ，were
ｗｅｒｅbeginning
ｂｅｇｉｎｎｉｎｇtoｔｏenter
ｅｎｔｅｒthe
ｔｈｅpopular
ｐｏｐｕｌａｒconsciousness
ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｎｅｓｓ
ａｔ ａｒｏｕｎｄ ｔｈｉｓ
at around ｔｉｍｅ， with
this time, ｗｉｔｈ commentators
ｃｏｍｍｅｎｔａｔｏｒｓ ａｔｔｅｍｐｔｉｎｇ
attempting to ｔｏ make
ｍａｋｅ ｃｏｎｎｅｃｔｉｏｎｓ
connections
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
betweenｖａｒｉｏｕｓ
variousｓｏｃｉａｌ
social ａｎｄ
andａｒｔｉｓｔｉｃ ｐｈｅｎｏｍｅｎａ， ｓｕｇｇｅｓｔｉｎｇ
artistic phenomena, suggestingｔｈａｔ thatｔｈｅｓｅ
these ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
things
ｈｅｒａｌｄｅｄ
heralded ａｎ an ｉｍｐｅｎｄｉｎｇ
impendingｃｏｌｌａｐｓｅ
collapseｉｎ in ｓｔａｎｄａｒｄｓ． Ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐａｌ among
standards. Principal ａｍｏｎｇ ｔｈｅｓｅthese ｗａｓ
was ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｈｙｓｉｃｉａｎ
physician and ａｎｄ ｐｏｌｅｍｉｃｉｓｔ
polemicist Max Ｍａｘ Ｎｏｒｄａｕ，
Nordau,ｗｈｏｓｅ whose Degeneration (Entartung, ;
Ｄｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ（Ｅｎｔａｒｔｕｎｇ，１８ｇ２；
Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ translation, ) diagnosedｔｈｅ
Englishｔｒａｎｓｌａｔｉｏｎ，１８９５）ｄｉａｇｎｏｓｅｄ theｆａｓｈｉｏｎａｂｌｅ
fashionableｃｌａｓｓｅｓ
classes ｏｆ Ｅｕｒｏｐｅ ａｓ
of Europe ｂｅｉｎｇ
as being
ｈｅｌｄ
held ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the ｇｒｉｐ
grip ｏｆof ｆｉｎ－ｄｅ－ｓｉｃｌｅ ｈｙｓｔｅｒｉａ，manifested
fin-de-siècle hysteria, ｍａｎｉｆｅｓｔｅｄ ｉｎ ｔｈｅｉｒ taste
in their ｔａｓｔｅ for
ｆｏｒ morbid
ｍｏｒｂｉｄ ａｒｔ，
art,
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ
Wilde’s ｉｎｃｌｕｄｅｄ．
included. Ｈｅｒｅ HereＮｏｒｄａｕ
Nordau ｓｕｍｓsums ｕｐ ｔｈｅ ｆｉｎ－ｄｅ－ｓｉｅｃｌｅ
up the ｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎ toｔｏ which
fin-de-siècle condition ｗｈｉｃｈ
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ａｌｌｕｄｅｓ：‘Ｏｎｅ
alludes: ‘One ｅｐｏｃｈ epochｉｎinｈｉｓｔｏｒｙhistoryｉｓis ｕｎｍｉｓｔａｋａｂｌｙ
unmistakablyｉｎinｉｔｓ its ｄｅｃｌｉｎｅ，
decline, andａｎｄ
ａｎｏｔｈｅｒ
another ｉｓ ａｎｎｏｕｎｃｉｎｇ ｉｔｓ
is announcing ａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ． Ｔｈｅｒｅ
its approach. Thereｉｓis ａa ｓｏｕｎｄ
sound ｏｆ of ｒｅｎｄｉｎｇ
rending ｉｎ in ｅｖｅｒｙ
every
ｔｒａｄｉｔｉｏｎ，
tradition, and ａｎｄ itｉｔisｉｓasａｓthough
ｔｈｏｕｇｈthe ｔｈｅmorrow
ｍｏｒｒｏｗ ｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｎｏｔnotｌｉｎｋ
linkｉｔｓｅｌｆ ｗｉｔｈ to-day.
itself with ｔｏ－ｄａｙ．
Ｔｈｉｎｇｓ
Thingsａｓasｔｈｅｙ theyａｒｅ areｔｏｔｔｅｒ
totter ａｎｄ
andｐｌｕｎｇｅ，
plunge,ａｎｄ andｔｈｅｙ ａｒｅareｓｕｆｆｅｒｅｄ
they sufferedｔｏtoｒｅｅｌ reelａｎｄ
andｆａｌｌ，
fall,

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ｂｅｃａｕｓｅ
becauseｍａｎ
manｉｓisｗｅａｒｙ，
weary,ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｒｅ
and ｉｓ isｎｏnoｆａｉｔｈ
there faithｔｈａｔ
that ｉｓ ｗｏｒｔｈ ａｎanｅｆｆｏｒｔ
is worth ｔｏ up-hold
effort to ｕｐ－ｈｏｌｄ
ｔｈｅｍ°（５－６）
them’ (–).
５Ｄｅｂｒｅｌｔ：
Debrett: AＡ ｄｉｒｅｃｔｏｒｙ
directory ｐｒｏｖｉｄｉｎｇ
providingｄｅｔａｉｌｓ
details ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the ｌｉｎｅａｇｅ
lineage ｏｆ
of ｔｈｅ
the Ｂｒｉｔｉｓｈ ａｎｄ Ｉｒｉｓｈ
British and Irish
ａｒｉｓｔｏｃｒａｃｙ．
aristocracy.
６ Ｉｎｓｉｄｅ ｗａｓ aａgreen
Inside was ｇｒｅｅｎpaste
ｐａｓｔｅwaxy
ｗａｘｙin ｉｎlustre:
ｌｕｓｔｒｅ：
The Ｔｈｅ ｓｕｂｓｔａｎｃｅhere
substance ｈｅｒｅis presumably
ｉｓ ｐｒｅｓｕｍａｂｌｙopium.
ｏｐｉｕｍ．
Ｏｐｉｕｍ
Opiumｗａｓwasｗｉｄｅｌｙ
widelyｕｓｅｄused
ｆｏｒforａ aｎｕｍｂｅｒ
number ｏｆ ａｉｌｍｅｎｔｓ ａｔ atｔｈｉｓthisｔｉｍｅ，
of ailments time,ｕｓｕａｌｌｙ
usuallyｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
ｌｉｑｕｉｄ ｆｏｒｍ ofｏｆlaudanum,
liquid form ｌａｕｄａｎｕｍ， and
ａｎｄ we
ｗｅ already
ａｌｒｅａｄｙ know
ｋｎｏｗ that
ｔｈａｔ Lord
Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｓｍｏｋｅｓ
smokes
ｏｐｉｕｍ－ｔａｉｎｔｅｄ
opium-tainted ｃｉｇａｒｅｔｔｅｓ． Ｈｏｗｅｖｅｒ，ｒａｗ
cigarettes. However, ｏｐｉｕｍ， which
raw opium, ｗｈｉｃｈ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ ｗａｘｙ， would
be waxy, ｗｏｕｌｄ
ｅｉｔｈｅｒ ｂｅdark
either be ｄａｒｋbrown
ｂｒｏｗｎ (from
（ｆｒｏｍ Smyrna)
Ｓｍｙｒｎａ） ｏｒ ｒｅｄｄｉｓｈ brown
or reddish ｂｒｏｗｎ （ｆｒｏｍ Ｃｏｎｓｔａｎｔｉｎｏｐｌｅ
(from Constantinople
ｏｒ
or Ｅｇｙｐｔ）．
Egypt). A Ａ ｇｒｅｅｎｉｓｈ
greenish ｓｕｂｓｔａｎｃｅ
substance ｉｓ ｍｏｒｅ ｌｉｋｅｌｙ
is more ｈａｓｈｉｓｈ； soｓｏ perhaps
likely hashish; ｐｅｒｈａｐｓ Dorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
ｄｅｃｉｄｅｓ
decides ｔｈｉｓ ｗｉｌｌ not
this will ｎｏｔ give
ｇｉｖｅ him
ｈｉｍ ｔｈｅ
the ｏｂｌｉｖｉｏｎ
oblivion ｈｅ
heｓｅｅｋｓ，
seeks, ａｎｄ
andｒｅｓｏｌｖｅｓ
resolvesｔｏtoｖｉｓｉｔ ａｎ
visit an
ｏｐｉｕｍ
opiumｄｅｎ．
den.

 ＸＶＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ｒＯｎｃｅ
Onceｔｈｅ
the ｍａｎ
manｌｏｓｔ
lost ｈｉｓ ｗａｙ， and
his way, ａｎｄ ｈａｄ
had ｔｏ ｄｒｉｃｅback
to drive ｂａｃｋhalf
ｈａｌｆa ａmile:
ｍｉｌｅ：Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅisｉｓemploying
ｅｍｐｌｏｙｉｎｇ ａa
ｃｏｍｍｏｎ
common ｔｒｏｐｅ ｆｏｒforｄｅｐｉｃｔｉｎｇ
trope depictingｔｈｅ
theａｐｐｒｏａｃｈ
approachｔｏtoａ aｌｏｗ－ｌｉｆｅ ｎｅｉｇｈｂｏｕｒｈｏｏｄ， ｔｈａｔ
low-life neighbourhood, that
ｉｔit isｉｓterra
ｔｅｒｒａincognita,
ｉｎｃｏｇｎｉｌａ， ｕｎｋｎｏｗｎterritory.
unknown ｔｅｒｒｉｔｏｒｙ．Given
Ｇｉｖｅｎthat
ｔｈａｔDorian
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ isｉｓ inｉｎpursuit
ｐｕｒｓｕｉｔofｏｆopium
ｏｐｉｕｍ
ｉｔ
it isｉｓappropriate
ａｐｐｒｏｐｒｉａｔｅtoｔｏquote ｑｕｏｔｅThomas
Ｔｈｏｍａｓ ｄｅde Ｑｕｉｎｃｅｙ，
Quincey,ｗｈｏｓｅ whose Ｃｏｎｆｅｓｓｉｏｎｓ
Confessions ｏｆａｎ
of an Ｅｎｇｌｉｓｈ
English
Ｏｐｕｍ
Opium Ｅａｔｅｒ
Eater（１８２１）
()ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｓ
providesａｎanｅａｒｌｙ－ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ－ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ
early-nineteenth-centuryｒｅｐｒｅｓｅｎｔａｔｉｏｎ
representationｏｆofｔｈｉｓ this
ｉｄｅａ； ｄｅｓｃｒｉｂｉｎｇ how
idea; describing ｈｏｗ ｉｎin ｈｉｓ ｍｉｄｎｉｇｈｔ ｒａｍｂｌｅｓ
his midnight ramblesｉｎinｔｈｅ theｐｏｏｒｅｒ
poorerｄｉｓｔｒｉｃｔｓ
districts ｈｅ
he ｏｆｔｅｎ
often
ｃａｍｅ
‘cameｓｕｄｄｅｎｌｙ
suddenlyｕｐｏｎ upon ｓｕｃｈ
suchｋｎｏｔｔｙ
knotty ｐｒｏｂｌｅｍｓ
problems ｏｆａｌｌｅｙｓ，
of alleys,ｓｕｃｈ
suchｅｎｉｇｍａｔｉｃａｌ
enigmaticalｅｎｔｒｉｅｓ，
entries,
ａｎｄ
andｓｕｃｈsuchｓｐｈｙｎｘ＇ｓ
sphynx’sｒｉｄｄｌｅｓ
riddlesｏｆ of ｓｔｒｅｅｔｓ ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ thoroughfares,
streets without ｔｈｏｒｏｕｇｈｆａｒｅｓ， ａｓ ｍｕｓｔ， IＩ conceive,
as must, ｃｏｎｃｅｉｖｅ，
ｂａｆｌｅ
baffle ｔｈｅ the ａｕｄａｃｉｔｙ
audacity ｏｆ of ｐｏｒｔｅｒｓ，
porters, ａｎｄ and ｃｏｎｆｏｕｎｄ
confoundｔｈｅtheｉｎｔｅｌｌｅｃｔｓ
intellects ｏｆof ｈａｃｋｎｅｙ－
hackney-
ｃｏａｃｈｍｅｎ．
coachmen. Ｉ Iｃｏｕｌｄ
couldａｌｍｏｓｔ
almost ｂｅｌｉｅｖｅ，
believe,ａｔatｔｉｍｅｓ，
times,ｔｈａｔthatＩI ｍｕｓｔ
mustｂｅbeｔｈｅ theｆｉｒｓｔ ｄｉｓｃｏｖｅｒｅｒ
first discoverer
ｏｆof ｓｏｍｅ
someｏｆofｔｈｅｓｅ
theseｔｅｒｒａｅ ｉｎｃｏｇｎｉｌａｅ，
terrae incognitae, andａｎｄdoubted,
ｄｏｕｂｔｅｄ，whether
ｗｈｅｔｈｅｒ they
ｔｈｅｙ had
ｈａｄ ｙｅｔ
yet ｂｅｅｎ
beenｌａｉｄ
laid
ｄｏｗｎ
downｉｎinｔｈｅ the ｍｏｄｅｒｎ
modernｃｈａｒｔｓ chartsｏｆof Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ．’
London.’ While Ｗｈｉｌｅ Ｄｅ De Ｑｕｉｎｃｅｙ
Quinceyｉｓis ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ
probably
ｄｅｐｉｃｔｉｎｇ
depictingＳｔ St Ｇｉｌｅｓ
Giles orｏｒ Seven
Ｓｅｖｅｎ Ｄｉａｌｓ， ｎｅａｒ ｈｉｓ
Dials, near Ｏｘｆｏｒｄ Ｓｔｒｅｅｔ
his Oxford Street ｌｏｄｇｉｎｇｓ
lodgings ｉｎ ｔｈｅ West
in the Ｗｅｓｔ
Ｅｎｄ
EndｏｆofＬｏｎｄｏｎ，
London, Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｉｓ isｃｌｅａｒｌｙ
clearlyａｌｌｕｄｉｎｇ
alludingｔｏto ｔｈｅｓｅ
these ａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｉｏｎｓ （ｐｏｖｅｒｔｙ，opium
associations (poverty, ｏｐｉｕｍ
ａｎｄ
andａa ｂａｆｆｉｎｇ
bafflingｔｏｐｏｇｒａｐｈｙ）
topography)ｆｏｒforＤｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’sｔｒｉｐ tripｅａｓｔ．
east.
２ ＨｅHe ｓｔｏｐｐｅｄ，
stopped, andａｎｄ gave
ｇａｖｅa ａpeculiar
ｐｅｃｕｌｉａｒ ｋｎｏｃｋ：
knock: Ｄｏｒｉａｎvisits
Dorian ｖｉｓｉｔｓ ａｎ ｏｐｉｕｍdenｄｅｎsomewhere
an opium ｓｏｍｅｗｈｅｒｅ
ｎｅａｒ
near theｔｈｅ docks,
ｄｏｃｋｓ， between
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ Shadwell
Ｓｈａｄｗｅｌｌ ａｎｄ and Ｌｉｍｅｈｏｕｓｅ
Limehouse（ａｒｅａｓ (areasａｓｓｏｃｉａｔｅｄ
associated ｗｉｔｈ ｔｈｅｓｅ
with these
ｅｓｔａｂｌｉｓｈｍｅｎｔｓ）．
establishments). The Ｔｈｅ most
ｍｏｓｔ famous
ｆａｍｏｕｓ fictional
ｆｉｃｔｉｏｎａｌaccount
ａｃｃｏｕｎｔofｏｆanａｎopium ｏｐｉｕｍ denｄｅｎ was
ｗａｓ
ｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｄ
providedｂｙbyＣｈａｒｌｅｓ
CharlesＤｉｃｋｅｎｓ
Dickens ｉｎ inｈｉｓhisｕｎｆｉｎｉｓｈｅｄ
unfinishedｎｏｖｅｌ novelＴｈｅTheＭｙｓｔｅｒｙ
Mysteryｏｆof Ｅｄｔｗｉｎ Ｄｒｏｏｄ
Edwin Drood
（１８７０）， ｗｈｅｒｅ ｔｈｅ
(), where the ｅｐｏｎｙｍｏｕｓ
eponymous ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ，
character, ｌｉｋｅ
likeＤｏｒｉａｎ，
Dorian,ｌｉｖｅｓlivesａ aｄｏｕｂｌｅ
doubleｌｉｆｅlife ｏｆ
of
ｏｕｔｗａｒｄ
outwardｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｉｌｉｔｙ
respectability and ａｎｄ ｃｌａｎｄｅｓｔｉｎｅ ｉｎｄｕｌｇｅｎｃｅ ｉｎ
clandestine indulgence ｏｐｉｕｍ． Ｄｉｃｋｅｎｓ
in opium. Dickensｖｉｓｉｔｅｄ
visited
ａa ｄｅｎ
den ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｈｅ he ｃｌａｉｍｅｄ
claimed ｗａｓ wasｎｅａｒ
near Ｓｈａｄｗｅｌｌ，
Shadwell, ａｎｄ and ｓｏ ｗａｓ ｐｒｏｂａｂｌｙ
so was probably Ｂｌｕｅ Ｇａｔｅ
Blue Gate
Ｆｉｅｌｄｓ， ｗｈｅｒｅ Dorian
Fields, where Ｄｏｒｉａｎ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆｋｅｅｐｓ
himself keeps ａa room ｒｏｏｍ（ｓｅｅ(seeｎｏｔｅ
note Ｉｏ to
ｔｏ Chapter
Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ XI,ＸＩ，ａｂｏｖｅ）．
above).
Ａｒｔｈｕｒ
Arthur ConanＣｏｎａｎ Ｄｏｙｌｅ
Doyleｐｕｂｌｉｓｈｅｄ
published ｔｈｅ Ｓｈｅｒｌｏｃｋ Holmes
the Sherlock Ｈｏｌｍｅｓ caseｃａｓｅ ofｏｆ‘The
Ｔｈｅ Man
Ｍａｎ ｗｉｔｈ
with

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ｔｈｅ Ｔｗｉｓｔｅｄ Ｌｉｐ＇，

the Twisted ｗｈｉｃｈ ｈａｓ
Lip’, which ｔｗｏ ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒｓ
has two ｗｈｏ ｌｅａｄ
characters who lead ｄｏｕｂｌｅ
double ｌｉｖｅｓ ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
lives between
ｒｅｓｐｅｃｔａｂｌｅ ｓｕｂｕｒｂｉａand
respectable suburbia ａｎｄ East
Ｅａｓｔ London
Ｌｏｎｄｏｎ ｏｐｉｕｍ
opiumｄｅｎｓ，
dens, ｉｎ
in １８ｇｉ，
, aａ few
ｆｅｗ months
ｍｏｎｔｈｓ
ａｆｔｅｒ ｔｈｅ publication
after the ｐｕｂｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ of
ｏｆ Wilde’s
Ｗｉｌｄｅ＇ｓ ｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revised ｎｏｖｅｌ．
novel.


ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
ＸＶＩ

Ｉ Tartuffe:
Ｔａｒｔｕｆｅ： AＡ character
ｃｈａｒａｃｔｅｒ typifying
ｔｙｐｉｆｙｉｎｇ hypocrisy,
ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｓｙ， from
ｆｒｏｍ Ｍｏｌｉｅｒｅ＇ｓ
Molière’s ｐｌａｙ
play Ｔｈｅ
The Ｈｙｐｏｃｒｉｅ．
Hypocrite.
２ ｔｈｅ ｓｕｒｖｃａｌ ofｏｆ theｔｈｅpushing
the survival ｐｕｓｈｉｎｇ. .．．．
. ItＩｔis ｉｓ ａ ｍａｌａｄｙ：This
a malady: Ｔｈｉｓexchange
ｅｘｃｈａｎｇｅ exemplifies
ｅｘｅｍｐｌｉｆｉｅｓ ｔｈｅ
the
ｐｏｌａｒｉｔｉｅｓ ｔｈａｔwere
polarities that ｗｅｒｅdrawn
ｄｒａｗｎ at
ａｔ the
ｔｈｅ end
ｅｎｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ nineteenth
of the ｎｉｎｅｔｅｅｎｔｈ century,
ｃｅｎｔｕｒｙ， between
ｂｅｔｗｅｅｎ
‘ｇｅｔｔｉｎｇon’,
‘getting ｏｎ＇，ａｎｄ ｔｈｅ attitude
and the ａｔｔｉｔｕｄｅ cultivated
ｃｕｌｔｉｖａｔｅｄ by
ｂｙ self-consciously
ｓｅｌｆ－ｃｏｎｓｃｉｏｕｓｌｙ ａｖａｎｔ－ｇａｒｄｅ
avant-gardeａｒｔｉｓｔｓ．
artists.
Ａｇａｉｎ，
Again,Ｍａｘ Ｎｏｒｄａｕ＇ｓ
Max Ｄｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｉｏｎ
Nordau’s Degenerationｐｒｏｖｉｄｅｓ
providesｔｈｅ
theｂｅｓｔ
best ｔｅｓｔｉｍｏｎｙ
testimonyｔｏto ｔｈｉｓ ｏｐｐｏ－
this oppo-
ｓｉｔｉｏｎ． Ｈｅｒｅ the
sition. Here ｔｈｅ principles
ｐｒｉｎｃｉｐｌｅｓ ofｏｆ＇ｓｏｃｉａｌ Ｄａｒｗｉｎｉｓｍ＇， ｔｈｅ
‘social Darwinism’, the ａｐｐｌｉｃａｔｉｏｎ
application ｏｆof ｅｖｏｌｕｔｉｏｎ－
evolution-
ａｒｙ ｌａｗｓ to
ary laws ｔｏ social
ｓｏｃｉａｌphenomena
ｐｈｅｎｏｍｅｎａ ｉｎinｏｒｄｅｒ
orderｔｏtoｅｘｐｌａｉｎ
explainｗｈｙ
whyｔｈｅthe＇ｆｉｔｔｅｓｔ＇（ｂｏｕｒｇｅｏｉｓ）
‘fittest’ (bourgeois)
ｃｉｔｉｚｅｎｓ ｗｏｕｌｄ triumph,
citizens would ｔｒｉｕｍｐｈ， ｗａｓ
was ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｅｄ，
celebrated, ａｎｄ
andｔｈｅthe＇ｄｉｓｅａｓｅｄ＇
‘diseased’ ｔｅｎｄｅｎｃｉｅｓ
tendencies ｏｆof
ｕｎｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ
unconventionalａｒｔ
art ｗｅｒｅ
were ｓｔｉｇｍａｔｉｚｅｄ． Ｆｏｒ Nordau
stigmatized. For Ｎｏｒｄａｕ ｓｕｃｈ
suchａｅｓｔｈｅｔｉｃ＇ｄｅｇｅｎｅｒａｔｅｓ＇
aesthetic ‘degenerates’
ａｓ Ｎｉｅｔｚｓｃｈｅ，Wagner,
as Nietzsche, Ｗａｇｎｅｒ， Zola,
Ｚｏｌａ， Huysmans,
Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ， Ｉｂｓｅｎ， Ｂａｕｄｅｌａｉｒｅ and
Ibsen, Baudelaire ａｎｄ Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ＇ｍｕｓｔ
‘must
ｓｕｃｃｕｍｂ．．．
succumb . .Ｔｈｅｙ ｃａｎcan
. They ｎｅｉｔｈｅｒ ａｄａｐｔ
neither ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ
adapt themselvesｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｃｏｎｄｉｔｉｏｎｓ
conditions ｏｆ Ｎａｔｕｒｅ
of Nature
ａｎｄ
andｃｉｖｉｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ， ｎｏｒ maintain
civilization, nor ｍａｉｎｔａｉｎ ｔｈｅｍｓｅｌｖｅｓ
themselvesｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｅ
struggle ｆｏｒ
for ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ
existence ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
against
ｔｈｅ ｈｅａｌｔｈｙ．＇For
the healthy.’ ＦｏｒNordau,
Ｎｏｒｄａｕ， conventional
ｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ art
ａｒｔ was
ｗａｓ healthy,
ｈｅａｌｔｈｙ，and
ａｎｄ unconventional
ｕｎｃｏｎｖｅｎｔｉｏｎａｌ
ａｒｔ－ａｎｄ ｔｈｅｒｅｆｏｒｅ
art – and thereforeｉｔｓitsｐｒａｃｔｉｔｉｏｎｅｒｓ
practitioners –－ were
ｗｅｒｅ ｕｎｈｅａｌｔｈｙ，
unhealthy, ａｎｄ
andｗｏｕｌｄ
wouldｆａｉｌ
fail ｉｎ
in ｔｈｅ
the
ｓｔｒｕｇｇｌｅ
struggle ｆｏｒ ｅｘｉｓｔｅｎｃｅ．Lord
for existence. Ｌｏｒｄ Henry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ ｔｙｐｉｆｉｅｓ ｔｈｅ ‘Decadent’
typifies the Ｄｅｃａｄｅｎｔ＇ ｃｅｌｅｂｒａｔｉｏｎ
celebration ｏｆ
of
ｄｉｓｅａｓｅ ｉｎopposition
disease in ｏｐｐｏｓｉｔｉｏｎtoｔｏtheｔｈｅvalues
ｖａｌｕｅｓwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈNordau
Ｎｏｒｄａｕ champions.
ｃｈａｍｐｉｏｎｓ．
３ ｔｈｅ Ｐａｒｔｈｉａｎmanner:
the Parthian ｍａｎｎｅｒ．AＡParthian
Ｐａｒｔｈｉａｎ retreat
ｒｅｔｒｅａｔisｉｓone
ｏｎｅinｉｎwhich
ｗｈｉｃｈaａcombatant
ｃｏｍｂａｔａｎｔ ａｔｔａｃｋｓ
attacks
ｗｈｉｌｅ
while ａｐｐｅａｒｉｎｇ
appearingｔｏtoｒｅｔｒｅａｔ
retreatｆｒｏｍ
fromｔｈｅtheｆｉｅｌｄ
fieldｏｆof ｂａｔｔｌｅ．
battle.

ＸＶＩＩＩ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
Ｉ ennui:
ｅｎｎｕｉ：boredom.
ｂｏｒｅｄｏｍ． In Ｉｎ stigmatizing
ｓｔｉｇｍａｔｉｚｉｎｇ boredom
ｂｏｒｅｄｏｍ ｉｎin ｔｈｉｓ ｗａｙ， and
this way, ａｎｄ using
ｕｓｉｎｇ the
ｔｈｅ French
Ｆｒｅｎｃｈ
ｗｏｒｄ，
word, Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｉｓis ｆｏｌｌｏｗｉｎｇ Ｃｈａｒｌｅｓ Ｂａｕｄｅｌａｉｒｅ，
following Charles Baudelaire, whoｗｈｏ ｆａｍｏｕｓｌｙ
famously ｐｒｅｆａｃｅｄ
prefaced ｈｉｓ
his
ｉｎｆａｍｏｕｓ
infamous ｂｏｏｋ
bookｏｆof ｐｏｅｍｓ，
poems,Ｌｅｓ
LesＦｌｅｕｓ
Fleurs ｄｕ
du Ｍａｌ
Mal（Ｆｌｏｗｅｒｓ
(‘FlowersｏｆofＥｖｉｌ？）， ｗｉｔｈ aａ poem
Evil’), with ｐｏｅｍ
ｄｅｄｉｃａｔｅｄ
dedicatedｔｏtoｔｈｅ
theｒｅａｄｅｒ．
reader.ＩｎInｔｈｉｓ
this ｈｅ
heｃｌａｉｍｓ
claims＇ｅｎｎｕｉ＇
‘ennui’ｉｓis ｔｈｅ
the ｕｇｌｉｅｓｔ ａｎｄ ｆｏｕｌｅｓｔ
ugliest and ｏｆ
foulest of
ａｌｌ ｖｉｃｅｓ，and
all vices, ａｎｄrounds
ｒｏｕｎｄｓonｏｎ the
ｔｈｅreader
ｒｅａｄｅｒasａｓthe
ｔｈｅscandalous
ｓｃａｎｄａｌｏｕｓpoet’s
ｐｏｅｔ＇ｓ‘counterpart’
ｃｏｕｎｔｅｒｐａｒｔ＇ and
ａｎｄ
ｂｒｏｔｈｅｒ＇．
‘brother’.
２ Artemis:
Ａｒｔｅｍｉｓ：AＡGreek
Ｇｒｅｅｋ goddess
ｇｏｄｄｅｓｓ who
ｗｈｏ was
ｗａｓ fond
ｆｏｎｄ of
ｏｆ hunting,
ｈｕｎｔｉｎｇ，called
ｃａｌｌｅｄDiana
ＤｉａｎａinｉｎRoman
Ｒｏｍａｎ
ｍｙｔｈｏｌｏｇｙ
mythology.
３ｓｔｒａａｗｂｅｒｒｙ ｌｅａｖｅｓ．
strawberry leaves: Ａ ｄｕｃａｌcrown
A ducal ｃｒｏｗｎ isｉｓembellished
ｅｍｂｅｌｌｉｓｈｅｄ with
ｗｉｔｈ strawberry
ｓｔｒａｗｂｅｒｒｙ ｌｅａｖｅｓ．
leaves.

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 ＸＩＸ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
（Ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ ｔｈｉｓwas
(Originally this ｗａｓ the
ｔｈｅ final
ｆｉｎａｌchapter,
ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ，coming
ｃｏｍｉｎｇ directly
ｄｉｒｅｃｔｌｙafter
ａｆｔｅｒCampbell
Ｃａｍｐｂｅｌｌ had
ｈａｄ
ｄｉｓｐｏｓｅｄ
disposed ｏｆ
of Ｂａｓｉｌ Ｈａｌｌｗａｒｄ＇ｓ body
Basil Hallward’s ｂｏｄｙ (now
（ｎｏｗ Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
ChapterＸＩＶ）．
XIV).Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｄｉｖｉｄｅｄ
dividedｉｔit ｉｎ
in
ｔｗｏ .)
twoｉｎin１８ｇｉ．）

ｒ ＤｏDoｙｏｕyouｔｈｉｎｋ
thinkｔｈｉｓ
this ｇｉｌ
girl ｗｉｌｌ ｅｃｅｒ beｂｅ really
will ever ｒｅａｌｌｙcontented
ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔｅｄnowｎｏｗwith
ｗｉｔｈany
ａｎｙ one
ｏｎｅ ofｏｆherｈｅｒown
ｏｗｎ rank?:
ｒａｎｋ？
Ｗｉｌｄｅ
Wilde ｍａｙ
mayｂｅbeｔｈｉｎｋｉｎｇ
thinkingｏｆ of ａa ｓｃｅｎｅ
scene ｆｒｏｍ
from Ｈｕｙｓｍａｎｓ＇ｓ
Huysmans’sＡÀＲｅｂｏｕｒｓ， ｗｈｅｒｅ Des
Rebours, where Ｄｅｓ
Ｅｓｓｅｉｎｔｅｓ ｄｅｌｉｂｅｒａｔｅｌｙ creates
Esseintes deliberately ｃｒｅａｔｅｓsuch
ｓｕｃｈ aａ situation.
ｓｉｔｕａｔｉｏｎ．InＩｎChapter
Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ６ Des
Ｄｅｓ Ｅｓｓｅｉｎｔｅｓ
Esseintes
ａｔｔｅｍｐｔｓ
attempts ｔｏ ｔｕｒｎ aａ street
to turn ｓｔｒｅｅｔurchin
ｕｒｃｈｉｎinto
ｉｎｔｏa ａmurderer
ｍｕｒｄｅｒｅｒ by
ｂｙ introducing
ｉｎｔｒｏｄｕｃｉｎｇ him
ｈｉｍ ｔｏ ｒｅｆｉｎｅｄ
to refined
ｖｉｃｅｓ， ａｎｄ then,
vices, and ｔｈｅｎ， when
ｗｈｅｎ ｔｈｅｙ
they ｈａｖｅ
haveｂｅｃｏｍｅ
become ａ ｎｅｃｅｓｓｉｔｙ
a necessityｔｏtoｈｉｍ，
him,ｃｕｔｔｉｎｇ
cuttingｏｆｆ
offｈｉｓ
his
ｓｕｐｐｌｙ：Ｉ
supply: ‘Iｓｈａｌｌ
shall ｈａｖｅ
haveｃｏｎｔｒｉｂｕｔｅｄ，
contributed,ｔｏtoｔｈｅ
the ｂｅｓｔ
best ｏｆ ｍｙ ａｂｉｌｉｔｙ，
of my ｔｏthe
ability, to ｔｈｅmaking
ｍａｋｉｎｇ ｏｆ
of aａ
ｓｃｏｕｎｄｒｅｌ， ｏｎｅ ｅｎｅｍｙ
scoundrel, one enemyｔｈｅ
theｍｏｒｅ
moreｆｏｒforｔｈｅ
theｈｉｄｅｏｕｓ
hideousｓｏｃｉｅｔｙ
societyｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｉｓis ｂｌｅｅｄｉｎｇ
bleeding ｕｓ
us
ｗｈｉｔｅ＇（Ａｇａｉｎｓｔ Ｎａｔｕｒｅ，trans.
white’ (Against Nature, ｔｒａｎｓ．Baldick
Ｂａｌｄｉｃｋ(), ).９２）．
（１９５９）， TheＴｈｅ ａｍｏｒａｌLord
amoral ＬｏｒｄHenry
Ｈｅｎｒｙ has
ｈａｓ
ｍａｎｙ
manyｐｏｉｎｔｓ
pointsｏｆ
of ｃｏｍｐａｒｉｓｏｎ
comparisonｗｉｔｈ withＤｅｓ DesＥｓｓｅｉｎｔｅｓ．
Esseintes.
２Ｗａｔｅｒｂｕｒｙ
Waterburyｗａｔｃｈ：
watch:ＡAｗａｔｃｈ
watchｏｆ ofｌｉｔｔｌｅ
little ｖａｌｕｅ．
value.
３ｓｉｍｐｌｙ
simply ａa ｍｅｔｈｏｄ ｏｆｐｒｏｃｕｒｉｎｇ
method of ｅｘｔｒａｏｒｄｉｎａｒｙsensations:
procuring extraordinary ｓｅｎｓａｔｉｍｓ：
ThisＴｈｉｓ ｐａｒａｇｒａｐｈwas
paragraph ｗａｓ added
ａｄｄｅｄ
ｉｎ
in １８ｇｉ．
.
４ Ａｆａｃｅ
A faceｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ
withoutａa ｈｅａｒｔ： Ｈａｍｌｅｔ， ＩＶ．
heart: Hamlet, IV. ｖｉ．
vii.
５ｓｏｍｅ
some ｚｕｌｇａｒ ｓｔｒｅｅｌ－ｐｒｅａｃｈｅｒ：
vulgar street-preacher: Ｉｎ １８７２
In  theｔｈｅ ｒｉｇｈｔ
right ｏｆａｓｓｅｍｂｌｙwas
of assembly ｗａｓ granted
ｇｒａｎｔｅｄ ｔｏto the
ｔｈｅ area
ａｒｅａ
ａｔ ｔｈｅ north-east
at the ｎｏｒｔｈ－ｅａｓｔ corner
ｃｏｒｎｅｒ ofｏｆ Hyde
Ｈｙｄｅ Ｐａｒｋ，
Park, ｗｈｅｒｅ
whereｓｐｅａｋｅｒｓ
speakersｃｏｕｌｄ
couldｅｘｐｒｅｓｓ
expressｔｈｅｉｒ
their
ｖｉｅｗｓ
viewsｉｎin ｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ．
freedom.Ｓｐｅａｋｅｒｓ＇
Speakers’Ｃｏｒｎｅｒ，
Corner,ａｓasｉｔit is
ｉｓnow
ｎｏｗ known,
ｋｎｏｗｎ， ｅｘｉｓｔｓ ｔｏｄａｙ and
exists today ａｎｄ ｉｓ－
is –
ｉｎｅｘｐｌｉｃａｂｌｙ－ａ
inexplicably – aｐｏｐｕｌａｒ
popularＳｕｎｄａｙ
Sundayａｔｔｒａｃｔｉｏｎ．
attraction.
６ Ｍａｒｓｙａｓ： Ｉｎ Greek
Marsyas: In Ｇｒｅｅｋ ｍｙｔｈｏｌｏｇｙ
mythologyＭａｒｓｙａｓ
Marsyasｗａｓ wasａ aｓａｔｙｒ
satyrｗｈｏ
whoｌｅａｒｎｅｄ
learnedｔｏtoｐｌａｙ
play ｔｈｅ
the
ｆｌｕｔｅ ａｎｄ ｃｈａｌｌｅｎｇｅｄ
flute and challengedＡｐｏｌｌｏ
Apolloｔｏtoａaｍｕｓｉｃ
musicｃｏｎｔｅｓｔ．
contest.ＨｅHeｌｏｓｔ，
lost, ａｎｄ
andｗａｓ
wasｆｌａｙｅｄ
flayedａｌｉｖｅ
alive
ｂｙ
byｔｈｅ
the ｇｏｄ．
god.
７Ｗｈａｔ
Whatａｎanｅｘｑｕｉｓｉｌｅ
exquisite ｌｉｆｅ ｙｏｕhave
life you ｈａｖｅhad!:
ｈａｄ！：Originally
Ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙthis
ｔｈｉｓwas
ｗａｓfollowed
ｆｏｌｌｏｗｅｄ by
ｂｙ ｔｈｅ
the ｌｉｎｅｓ Ｉ
lines ‘I
ｈａｖｅ
have ａｌｗａｙｓ
always ｂｅｅｎ
beenｔｏｏ tooｍｕｃｈ
much ｏｆofａ aｃｒｉｔｉｃ．
critic. IＩhave
ｈａｖｅ been
ｂｅｅｎ afraid
ａｆｒａｉｄofｏｆthings
ｔｈｉｎｇｓwounding
ｗｏｕｎｄｉｎｇ
ｍｅ，
me,ａｎｄ
andｈａｖｅ ｌｏｏｋｅｄ
have ｏｎ＇，
looked on’,ｂｕｔbutＷｉｌｄｅ ｃａｎｃｅｌｌｅｄ
Wilde ｔｈｅｓｅ
cancelled ｌｉｎｅｓ
these linesｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｔｙｐｅｓｃｒｉｐｔ．
typescript.
８ Ｙｏｕ
You ｈａｚｅ
have ｃｒｕｓｈｅｄ ｔｈｅ grapes
crushed the ｇｒａｐｅｓagainst
ａｇａｉｎｓｔyourｙｏｕｒpalate:
ｐａｌａｔｅ： Ａｎ ｅｃｈｏof ｏｆKeats’s
An echo Ｋｅａｔｓ＇ｓ‘Ode
Ｏｄｅ on
ｏｎ
Ｍｅｌａｎｃｈｏｌｙ＇，
Melancholy’,ｗｈｉｃｈ
whichｅｎｄｓ
endsｗｉｔｈ
withｔｈｅ
theｌｉｎｅｓ：
lines:
Ｔｈｏｕｇｈ
Thoughｓｅｅｎ
seenｂｙ
by ｎｏｎｅ
noneｓａｖｅ ｈｉｍ ｗｈｏｓｅ
save him whose ｓｔｒｅｎｕｏｕｓ ｔｏｎｇｕｅ
strenuous tongue
Ｃａｎ
CanｂｕｒｓｔＪｏｙ＇ｓ
burst Joy’sｇｒａｐｅ ａｇａｉｎｓｔ
grape againstｈｉｓhisｐａｌａｔｅ
palateｆｉｎｅ；
fine;
Ｈｉｓ
Hisｓｏｕｌ
soul ｓｈａｌｌ
shall ｔａｓｔｅ ｔｈｅ sadness
taste the ｓａｄｎｅｓｓ ｏｆ ｈｅｒ ｍｉｇｈｔ，
of her might,
Ａｎｄ
Andｂｅbeａｍｏｎｇ
amongｈｅｒ herｃｌｏｕｄｙ
cloudyｔｒｏｐｈｉｅｓ
trophies ｈｕｎｇ．
hung.

９ＡｓAsｆｏｒ
for ｂｅｉｎｇ
being ｐｏｉｓｏｎｅｄ ｂｙ aａ book,
poisoned by ｂｏｏｋ， there
ｔｈｅｒｅisｉｓnoｎｏsuch
ｓｕｃｈthing
ｔｈｉｎｇas ａｓ ｔｈａｔ：
that: Ｉｎ ｉ８ｇｒ
In  Ｗｉｌｄｅadded
Wilde ａｄｄｅｄ
ｔｈｉｓ ｒｅｆｕｔａｔｉｏｎ ofｏｆone
this refutation ｏｎｅ ofｏｆthe
ｔｈｅmost
ｍｏｓｔ significant
ｓｉｇｎｉｆｉｃａｎｔideas ｉｄｅａｓinｉｎtheｔｈｅnovel.
ｎｏｖｅｌ．Lord
ＬｏｒｄHenry’s
Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓ
ｄｅｎｉａｌ
denial ｏｆ ｔｈｅ dangerous
of the ｄａｎｇｅｒｏｕｓ ｅｆｆｅｃｔｓ
effects ｏｆof ｌｉｔｅｒａｔｕｒｅ
literature isｉｓaimedａｉｍｅｄ at ａｔ the
ｔｈｅ critics
ｃｒｉｔｉｃｓwho
ｗｈｏ had
ｈａｄ

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ｌａｂｅｌｌｅｄ Ｄｏｒｉａｎ Gray

labelled Dorian Ｇｒａｙ itself
ｉｔｓｅｌｆ‘poisonous’,
ｐｏｉｓｏｎｏｕｓ＇，a ａcommon
ｃｏｍｍｏｎ ｔｅｒｍ
termｉｎinｔｈｅ
theｒｅｐｅｒｔｏｉｒｅ
repertoire ｏｆ
of
ｍｏｒａｌｉｓｔｉｃ ｃｒｉｔｉｃｉｓｍatａｔtheｔｈｅtime.
moralistic criticism ｔｉｍｅ．Lord
ＬｏｒｄHenry’s
Ｈｅｎｒｙ＇ｓcontention
ｃｏｎｔｅｎｔｉｏｎthat
ｔｈａｔ‘The
Ｔｈｅ books
ｂｏｏｋｓ that
ｔｈａｔ
ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｃａｌｌｓ
the world ｉｍｍｏｒａｌ are
calls immoral ａｒｅ books
ｂｏｏｋｓ that
ｔｈａｔ show
ｓｈｏｗ ｔｈｅ
the ｗｏｒｌｄ
world ｉｔｓ ｏｗｎ ｓｈａｍｅ＇
its own shame’
ｅｌａｂｏｒａｔｅｓ ｏｎ the
elaborates on ｔｈｅ strategy
ｓｔｒａｔｅｇｙWilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅemployed
ｅｍｐｌｏｙｅｄ when
ｗｈｅｎ ｈｅheｄｅｆｅｎｄｅｄ
defendedｔｈｅ
the１８ｇｏ
ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ
edition
ｏｆ ｈｉｓbook
of his ｂｏｏｋ inｉｎthe
ｔｈｅpress:
ｐｒｅｓｓ：＇Ｅａｃｈ ｍａｎ sees
‘Each man ｓｅｅｓ his
ｈｉｓown
ｏｗｎ sin
ｓｉｎinｉｎDorian
ＤｏｒｉａｎGray.
Ｇｒａｙ． What
Ｗｈａｔ
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorian Ｇｒａｙ＇ｓ
Gray’s ｓｉｎｓ ａｒｅnoｎｏone
sins are ｏｎｅ knows.
ｋｎｏｗｓ． He
Ｈｅ who
ｗｈｏ ｆｉｎｄｓ ｔｈｅｍ ｈａｓ
finds them ｂｒｏｕｇｈｔ ｔｈｅｍ＇
has brought them’
ｌｅｔｔｅｒ
(letter ｔｏ
to ｔｈｅ
the Ｓｃｏｌｓ Ｏｂｓｅｒｖｅｒ，Mason,
Scots Observer; Ｍａｓｏｎ， ８１）． Ｉｔalso
). It ａｌｓｏillustrates
ｉｌｌｕｓｔｒａｔｅｓ
theｔｈｅ ｍａｘｉｍｓ found
maxims ｆｏｕｎｄ ｉｎ
in
ｔｈｅ Ｐｒｅｆａｃｅ ｃｏｎｃｅｒｎｉｎｇ
the Preface concerningＣａｌｉｂａｎ＇ｓ
Caliban’sｒａｇｅ
rageａｔatｔｈｅ
theｒｅｆｌｅｃｔｉｖｅ
reflective ｐｏｗｅｒ
powerｏｆofａｒｔ．
art.

 ＸＸ
ＣＨＡＰＴＥＲ 
（Ｔｈｉｓ ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ｏｒｉｇｉｎａｌｌｙ
(This chapter ｆｏｒｍｅｄ ｐａｒｔ
originally formed part ｏｆ Ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ ＸＩＩ，
of Chapter XIII,ｔｈｅtheｆｉｎａｌ
final ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
chapterｉｎ in ｔｈｅ
the
１８ｇｏ
 ｅｄｉｔｉｏｎ． Ｔｈｅ major
edition. The ｍａｊｏｒ ｃｈａｎｇｅｓ
changesＷｉｌｄｅ
Wildeｅｆｆｅｃｔｅｄ
effectedｗｈｅｎ
whenｈｅheｒｅｖｉｓｅｄ
revisedｔｈｉｓ
this ｃｈａｐｔｅｒ
chapter
ｗｅｒｅ
were ｔｏ
to ｍａｋｅ
makeｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔ
explicit ｔｈｅ ｍｏｔｉｖｅ ｂｅｈｉｎｄ
the motive behindＤｏｒｉａｎ＇ｓ
Dorian’sｆｉｎａｌ
final ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ． Ｈｅ ｓｏｕｇｈｔ
actions. He sought ｔｏ
to
ｔｏｎｅ ｄｏｗｎ ｔｈｅ
tone down theｔｏｏ
‘tooｏｂｖｉｏｕｓ＇
obvious’ｍｏｒａｌ
moralａｎｄ
andｔｏtoｍａｋｅ
makeｉｔ itｃｌｅａｒ
clear ｔｈａｔ
that Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｒｅｂｅｌｌｅｄ
rebelled
ａｇａｉｎｓｔ ｔｈｅ burden
against the ｂｕｒｄｅｎ ｏｆ ｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ ｔｈａｔ
of conscience ｔｈｅ portrait
that the ｐｏｒｔｒａｉｔhadｈａｄbecome,
ｂｅｃｏｍｅ， and
ａｎｄ ｓｏｕｇｈｔ
soughtｔｏ to
ｆｒｅｅ ｈｉｍｓｅｌｆ ｆｒｏｍ
free himself fromｉｔｓ ｒｅｐｒｏａｃｈｅｓ．）
its reproaches.)

Ｉ Was
Ｗａｓ ｔｈｅｒｅ ｎｏ hope
there no ｈｏｐｅforｆｏｒhim?:
ｈｉｍ？：Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅadded
ａｄｄｅｄtheｔｈｅnext
ｎｅｘｔtwo
ｔｗｏparagraphs,
ｐａｒａｇｒａｐｈｓ， from
ｆｒｏｍ‘Ａｈ！
‘Ah!
ｉｎ ｗｈａｔ ａa monstrous
in what ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ ｍｏｍｅｎｔ
momentｏｆofｐｒｉｄｅ
prideａｎｄ
andｐａｓｓｉｏｎ＇，
passion’, ｔｏ ＇Ｙｏｕｔｈ ｈａｄ
to ‘Youth had ｓｐｏｉｌｅｄ
spoiled
ｈｉｍ＇ｉｎ
him’ in１８ｇｉ．
.
２ Ｎｏ．
No. Ｔｈｅｒｅ
There ｈａｄ
had ｂｅｅｎ
been ｎｏｔｈｉｎｇ ｍｏｒｅ .．．．
nothing more Ｈｅ ｒｅｃｏｇｎｉｚｅｄ
. . He ｔｈａｔnow:
recognized that ｎｏｗ：Wilde
Ｗｉｌｄｅ added
ａｄｄｅｄ ｔｈｉｓ
this
ｒｅａｌｉｚａｔｉｏｎ ｉｎ .
realization in １８ｇＩ
３ Ｉｔ ｗｏｕｌｄ ｋｉｌｌ
It would ｔｈｉｓmonstrous
kill this ｍｏｎｓｔｒｏｕｓ soul-life,
ｓｏｕｌ－ｌｊｅ，and
ａｎｄwithout
ｗｉｔｈｏｕｔ itsｉｌｓhideous
ｈｉｄｅｏｕｓwarnings,
ｗａｍｉｎｇｓ， he
ｈｅ would
ｗｏｕｌｄ ｂｅ
be ａｔ
at
ｐｅａｃｅ． Ｗｉｌｄｅ ａｄｄｅｄ
peace: Wilde addedｔｈｉｓ
this ｉｍｐｏｒｔａｎｔ
importantｓｅｎｔｅｎｃｅ
sentenceｉｎin１８ｇｉ，
,ｍａｋｉｎｇ
makingｉｔ itｅｘｐｌｉｃｉｔ
explicit ｔｈａｔ
that
Ｄｏｒｉａｎ
Dorianｓｏｕｇｈｔ
soughtｆｒｅｅｄｏｍ
freedomｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅtheｃｌａｉｍｓ
from claimsｏｆofｃｏｎｓｃｉｅｎｃｅ．
conscience.