After his twenty-fifth year, the stories about him became
worse. He was sometimes away from home for several days;
he was seen fighting with foreign sailors in bars; he was
friendly with thieves. And in the houses of fashionable
people, men sometimes turned away when he entered a room.
Women's faces sometimes went white when they heard his
name.
But many people only laughed at these stories. Dorian
Gray was still a very rich and fashionable man, and the
dinners at his house were excellent. People agreed with Lord
Henry, who once said, in his amusing way, that a good
dinner was more important than a good life.
As the months and years passed, Dorian Cray grew more
and more afraid of the picture. He both hated it and loved it,
and he became more and more afraid that someone would
discover his secret. For weeks he tried not to go near it, but he
could not stay away from it for long. Sometimes, when he
was staying in friends' houses, he suddenly left and hurried
back to London. He wanted to be sure that the room was still
locked and the picture was still safe. At one time he used to
spend winters with Lord Henry in a little house in Algiers,
but now he no longer travelled outside England.
His fear grew stronger every year, and as time passed, the
face in the picture grew slowly more terrible.
After his twenty-fifth year, the stories about him becameworse. He was sometimes away from home for several days;he was seen fighting with foreign sailors in bars; he wasfriendly with thieves. And in the houses of fashionablepeople, men sometimes turned away when he entered a room.Women's faces sometimes went white when they heard hisname.But many people only laughed at these stories. DorianGray was still a very rich and fashionable man, and thedinners at his house were excellent. People agreed with LordHenry, who once said, in his amusing way, that a gooddinner was more important than a good life.As the months and years passed, Dorian Cray grew moreand more afraid of the picture. He both hated it and loved it,and he became more and more afraid that someone woulddiscover his secret. For weeks he tried not to go near it, but hecould not stay away from it for long. Sometimes, when hewas staying in friends' houses, he suddenly left and hurriedback to London. He wanted to be sure that the room was stilllocked and the picture was still safe. At one time he used tospend winters with Lord Henry in a little house in Algiers,but now he no longer travelled outside England.His fear grew stronger every year, and as time passed, theface in the picture grew slowly more terrible.
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