As they waited for Dorian Gray the next night, Lord
Henry and Basil Hallward discussed Sybil Vane.
Basil had not been happy at the news of Dorian's
.marriage plans.
"An actress!' he had cried. 'But Dorian is a gentleman, the
grandson of Lord Kelso. He can't marry an actress.'
'Why not?' Lord Henry had said coolly. 'He'll love her
wildly for six months, and then suddenly he'll be in love with
another woman. It will be very amusing to watch.'
But when Dorian arrived and told the story of his love,
Basil became a little happier..'You're right,' he told Dorian.
'The woman that you love must be wonderful. I can see
already that she's changed you.'
, 'Yes,' said Dorian happily, 'yes, Sybil has changed me.
From this moment I shall be good. I'll never listen again,
Harry, to your dangerous ideas about life and pleasure.'
Lord Henry smiled. 'Ah,' he said, 'when we are happy, we
are always good, but when we are good, we are not always
happy.'
Basil Hallward shook his head at this, but Dorian laughed.
'You cut life to pieces with your clever words, Harry.'
The theatre was crowded and noisy, but when Sybil Vane
 
As they waited for Dorian Gray the next night, LordHenry and Basil Hallward discussed Sybil Vane.Basil had not been happy at the news of Dorian's.marriage plans."An actress!' he had cried. 'But Dorian is a gentleman, thegrandson of Lord Kelso. He can't marry an actress.''Why not?' Lord Henry had said coolly. 'He'll love herwildly for six months, and then suddenly he'll be in love withanother woman. It will be very amusing to watch.'But when Dorian arrived and told the story of his love,Basil became a little happier..'You're right,' he told Dorian.'The woman that you love must be wonderful. I can seealready that she's changed you.', 'Yes,' said Dorian happily, 'yes, Sybil has changed me.From this moment I shall be good. I'll never listen again,Harry, to your dangerous ideas about life and pleasure.'Lord Henry smiled. 'Ah,' he said, 'when we are happy, weare always good, but when we are good, we are not alwayshappy.'Basil Hallward shook his head at this, but Dorian laughed.'You cut life to pieces with your clever words, Harry.'The theatre was crowded and noisy, but when Sybil Vane
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