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'But why not?'Oh,I can't explain. When I like people enormously I never telltheir names to anyone. I suppose you think that's very foolish?''Not at all,' answered Lord Henry,'not at all, rny dear Basil. Youforget that I am married so my life is full of secrets. I never knowwhere my wife is, and my wife never knows what I am doing.'W.hen we meet we tell each other lies with the most serious faces'''l hate the way you talk about your married life, Harry,' saidBasil Hallward, walking towards the door that led into the garden.'Ibelieve you are really a very good husband, but that you areashamed of it. \lou never say a good thing, and you never do awrong thing.'Lord Henry laughed and the fvvo men went out into the gardentogether. After a pause, Lord Henry pulled out his watch.'l amafraid I have to go, Basil,' he said in a quiet voice.'But before I go Iwanr you ro explain to me why you won't exhibit Dorian Gray'spicture. I want the real reason.''l told you the real reason.''No, you did not. You said that it was because there was toomuch of yourself in it. Now, that is childish.''Harry,' said Basil Hallward, looking him straight in the face,'every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist,nor the sitter.I will not exhibit this picture because I am afraid that Ihave shown in it the secret of my own soul-'Lord Henry'iaughed.'And what is that?'he asked.'Oh, there is really very little to tell, Harry,'answered the painter,'end I don't think you will understand. Perhaps you won'tbelieve it.'Lord Henry smiled and picked a flower from the grass.'I amquite sure I'11 understand it,' he replied, staring at the flower,'and Ican believe anything.''The story is simply this,' said the painter.'Two months ago Iwent to a parfy atLady Brandon's.After I had been in the room for
about ten minutes, I suddenly realized that someone was looking atme. I turned around and saw Dorian Gray for the first time.'v7henour eyes mer, I felt the blood leaving my face. I knew that this boywould become my whole soul, my whole art itself,''.What did you do?'''wb were quite close, almost touching. our eyes met again. Iasked Lady Brandon to introduce me to him.,''what did Lady Brandon say about Mr Dorian Gray?''oh, something like "charming boy. I don't know whathe does - I think he doesn't do anything. oh, yes, he prays thepiano .- or is it the violin, dear Mr Gray?" Dorian and I bothlaughed and we became friends at once.,'Laughter is not at all a bad beginning for a friendship,,said theyoung lord, picking anorher flower,'and it is the best ending forone.'Hallward shook his head.'you don't understand what friendshipis, Harry. Everyone is the same to you.''That's not rrue!' cried Lord Henry pushing his hat back, andlooking at the surruner sky.'I choose my friends for their beauryand my enemies for their intelligence.A man cannot be too carefulin choosing his enemies. of course, I hate my relátions.And I hatepoor people because they are ugly, stupid and drunk _''I dont agree with a word you have said.And I feel sure that voudon't agree either.'Lord Henry rouched his pointed brown beard with his finger,and the toe of his boot with his stick.'How English you are,Basil!An Englishman is only inrerested in wherher he agrees with anid.ea,not whether it is right or wrong. But tell me more about MrDorian Gray. How often do you see him?,'Every day. I couldn'r be happy if I didn't see him every day.''How extraordinary! I thought you only cared about your art.,'He is "ll*y art to me now,'said the painter.,I know that thework I have done since I met Dorian Gray is the best work of my
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ACTIVITIESChapters 1-2Before you re
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Student B: You are Lord Henry. List
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The Picture of Dorian GrayAn artist
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