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1、OscarwildeThePictureofDorianGrayChapter6“Isupposeyouhaveheardthenews,Basil?”saidLordHenrythateveningasHallwardwasshownintoalittleprivateroomattheBristolwheredinnerhadbeenlaidforthree.“No,Harry,”answeredtheartist,givinghishatandcoattothebowingwaiter.“Whatisit?Nothingaboutpolitics,Ihope!Theydon’
2、tinterestme.ThereishardlyasinglepersonintheHouseofCommonsworthpainting,thoughmanyofthemwouldbethebetterforalittlewhitewashing.”“DorianGrayisengagedtobemarried,”saidLordHenry,watchinghimashespoke.Hallwardstartedandthenfrowned.“Dorianengagedtobemarried!”hecried.“Impossible!”“Itisperfectlytrue.”“
3、Towhom?”“Tosomelittleactressorother.”“Ican’tbelieveit.Dorianisfartoosensible.”“Dorianisfartoowisenottodofoolishthingsnowandthen,mydearBasil.”“Marriageishardlyathingthatonecandonowandthen,Harry.”“ExceptinAmerica,”rejoinedLordHenrylanguidly.“ButIdidn’tsayhewasmarried.Isaidhewasengagedtobemarried
4、.Thereisagreatdifference.Ihaveadistinctremembranceofbeingmarried,butIhavenorecollectionatallofbeingengaged.IaminclinedtothinkthatIneverwasengaged.”“ButthinkofDorian’sbirth,andposition,andwealth.Itwouldbeabsurdforhimtomarrysomuchbeneathhim.”“Ifyouwanttomakehimmarrythisgirl,tellhimthat,Basil.Hei
5、ssuretodoit,then.Wheneveramandoesathoroughlystupidthing,itisalwaysfromthenoblestmotives.”“Ihopethegirlisgood,Harry.Idon’twanttoseeDoriantiedtosomevilecreature,whomightdegradehisnatureandruinhisintellect.”“Oh,sheisbetterthangood—sheisbeautiful,”murmuredLordHenry,sippingaglassofvermouthandorange
6、-bitters.“Doriansayssheisbeautiful,andheisnotoftenwrongaboutthingsofthatkind.Yourportraitofhimhasquickenedhisappreciationofthepersonalappearanceofotherpeople.Ithashadthatexcellenteffect,amongstothers.Wearetoseeherto-night,ifthatboydoesn’tforgethisappointment.”“Areyouserious?”“Quiteserious,Basi
7、l.IshouldbemiserableifIthoughtIshouldeverbemoreseriousthanIamatthepresentmoment.”“Butdoyouapproveofit,Harry?”askedthepainter,walkingupanddowntheroomandbitinghislip.“Youcan’tapproveofit,possibly.Itissomesillyinfatuation.”“Ineverapprove,o
