Chapter 17
ples as t specimen terfly.quot;
quot;ell, I stick pins into you, Duc; laughed Dorian.
quot;O already, Mr. Gray, w;
quot;And , Duc;
quot;For t trivial t ten minutes to nine and tell I must be dressed by eig;
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quot;I darent, Mr. Gray. s s for me. You remember t Lady ones garden-party? You dont, but it is nice of you to pretend t you do. ell, s of nots are made out of not;
quot;Like all good reputations, Gladys,quot; interrupted Lord ;Every effect t one produces gives one an enemy. to be popular one must be a mediocrity.quot;
quot;Not ; said t;and bear mediocrities. e as you men love all.quot;
quot;It seems to me t ; murmured Dorian.
quot;A; ansh mock sadness.
quot;My dear Gladys!quot; cried Lord ;? Romance lives by repetition, and repetition converts an appetite into an art. Besides, eacime t one loves is time one does not alter singleness of passion. It merely intensifies it. e can one great experience at best, and t of life is to reproduce t experience as often as possible.quot;
quot;Even er a pause.
quot;Especially ; answered Lord henry.
turned and looked at Dorian Gray ; do you say to t, Mr. Gray?quot; she inquired.
Dorian ated for a moment. t;I al;
quot;Even w;
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quot;And does ;
quot;I s ;
quot;And found it, Mr. Gray?quot;
quot;Often. too often.quot;
t;I am searc; s;and if I dont go and dress, I s;