Портрет Доріана Грея

Chapter 11

           Idowanttopreachtoyou. Iwantyoutoleadsuchalifeaswillmaketheworldrespectyou. Iwantyoutohaveacleannameandafairrecord. Iwantyoutogetridofthedreadfulpeopleyouassociatewith. Don’tshrugyourshoulderslikethat.Don’tbesoindifferent. Youhaveawonderfulinfluence. Letitbeforgood,notforevil. Theysaythatyoucorrupteveryonewithwhomyoubecomeintimate,andthatitisquitesufficientforyoutoenterahouse,forshameofsomekindtofollowafter. Idon’tknowwhetheritissoornot. HowshouldIknow? Butitissaidofyou. Iamtoldthingsthatitseemsimpossibletodoubt. LordGloucesterwasoneofmygreatestfriendsatOxford. HeshowedmealetterthathiswifehadwrittentohimwhenshewasdyingaloneinhervillaatMentone. YournamewasimplicatedinthemostterribleconfessionIeverread. ItoldhimthatitwasabsurdthatIknewyouthoroughly,andthatyouwereincapableofanythingofthekind. Knowyou? IwonderdoIknowyou? BeforeIcouldanswerthat,Ishouldhavetoseeyoursoul." 

           "Toseemysoul! "mutteredDorianGray,startingupfromthesofaandturningalmostwhitefromfear. 

           "Yes,"answeredHallward,gravely,andwithdeep-tonedsorrowinhisvoice"toseeyoursoul. ButonlyGodcandothat." 

           Abitterlaughofmockerybrokefromthelipsoftheyoungerman. "Youshallseeityourself,to-night!"hecried,seizingalampfromthetable. "Come:itisyourownhandiwork. Whyshouldn’tyoulookatit? Youcantelltheworldallaboutitafterwards,ifyouchoose. Nobodywouldbelieveyou. Iftheydidbelieveyou,theywouldlikemeallthebetterforit. Iknowtheagebetterthanyoudo,thoughyouwillprateaboutitsotediously. Come,Itellyou. Youhavechatteredenoughaboutcorruption. Nowyoushalllookonitfacetoface." 

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