Lord Arthur Savile's Crime谷月社, 30. 10. 2015 It was Lady Windermere’s last reception before Easter, and Bentinck House was even more crowded than usual. Six Cabinet Ministers had come on from the Speaker’s Levée in their stars and ribands, all the pretty women wore their smartest dresses, and at the end of the picture-gallery stood the Princess Sophia of Carlsrühe, a heavy Tartar-looking lady, with tiny black eyes and wonderful emeralds, talking bad French at the top of her voice, and laughing immoderately at everything that was said to her. It was certainly a wonderful medley of people. Gorgeous peeresses chatted affably to violent Radicals, popular preachers brushed coat-tails with eminent sceptics, a perfect bevy of bishops kept following a stout prima-donna from room to room, on the staircase stood several Royal Academicians, disguised as artists, and it was said that at one time the supper-room was absolutely crammed with geniuses. In fact, it was one of Lady Windermere’s best nights, and the Princess stayed till nearly half-past eleven. As soon as she had gone, Lady Windermere returned to the picture-gallery, where a celebrated political economist was solemnly explaining the scientific theory of music to an indignant virtuoso from Hungary, and began to talk to the Duchess of Paisley. She looked wonderfully beautiful with her grand ivory throat, her large blue forget-me-not eyes, and her heavy coils of golden hair....
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... thing , ' remarked the Duchess complacently ; ' when I married Paisley he had eleven castles , and not a single house fit to live in . ' ' And now he has twelve houses , and not a single castle , ' cried Lady Windermere .
... thing our civilisation can give us . ' You have told the Duchess's character admirably , Mr. Podgers , and now you must tell Lady Flora's ' ; and in answer to a nod from the smiling hostess , a tall girl , with sandy Scotch hair , and ...
... thing . Mr. Podgers , Lord Arthur Savile is dying to have his hand read . Don't tell him that he is engaged to one of the most beautiful girls in London , because that appeared in the Morning Post a month ago . ' Dear Lady Windermere ...
... things that interest . What is going to happen to Lord Arthur ? ' ' Well , within the next few months Lord Arthur will go a voyage— ' ' Oh yes , his honeymoon , of course ! ' ' And lose a relative . ' ' Not his sister , I hope ? ' said ...
... things of evil seemed more remote. Then his valet brought him a cup of chocolate on a tray. After he had drunk it, he drew aside a heavy portière of peach-coloured plush, and passed into the bathroom. The light stole softly from above ...
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