Портрет Доріана Грея

           "Thatisyourerror,Harry,believeme. Youvaluebeautyfartoomuch." 

           "Howcanyousaythat? IadmitthatIthinkthatitisbettertobebeautifulthantobegood. ButontheotherhandnooneismorereadythanIamtoacknowledgethatitisbettertobegoodthantobeugly." 

           "Uglinessisoneofthesevendeadlysins,then? "criedtheDuchess. "Whatbecomesofyoursimileabouttheorchid?" 

           "Uglinessisoneofthesevendeadlyvirtues,Gladys. You,asagoodTory,mustnotunderratethem. Beer,theBible,andthesevendeadlyvirtueshavemadeourEnglandwhatsheis." 

           "Youdon’tlikeyourcountry,then?"sheasked. 

           "Iliveinit." 

           "Thatyoumaycensureitthebetter." 

           "WouldyouhavemetaketheverdictofEuropeonit?"heinquired. 

           "Whatdotheysayofus?" 

           "ThatTartuffehasemigratedtoEnglandandopenedashop." 

           "Isthatyours,Harry?" 

           "Igiveittoyou." 

           "Icouldnotuseit. Itistootrue." 

           "Youneednotbeafraid. Ourcountrymenneverrecogniseadescription."