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They mean so little It is a co up sentimentality in it I offered to sell Robert Chiltern a certain thing If he won't pay reater price There is no o Good-bye Won't you shake hands?

LORD GORING With you? No Your transaction with Robert Chiltern may pass as a loathsoe; but you seeht to talk of love, you whose lips desecrated the word love, you to who is a book closely sealed, went this afternoon to the house of one of the rade her husband in her eyes, to try and kill her love for him, to put poison in her heart, and bitterness in her life, to break her idol, and, it ive you That was horrible For that there can be no forgiveness

MRS CHEVELEY Arthur, you are unjust to o to taunt Gertrude at all I had no idea of doing anything of the kind when I entered I called with Lady Markby simply to ask whether an ornaht, had been found at the Chilterns' If you don't believe me, you can ask Lady Markby She will tell you it is true The scene that occurred happened after Lady Markby had left, and was really forced on me by Gertrude's rudeness and sneers I called, oh!-a little out of malice if you like-but really to ask if a diain of the whole thing

LORD GORING A diamond snake-brooch with a ruby?

MRS CHEVELEY Yes How do you know?

LORD GORING Because it is found In point of fact, I found itabout it as I was leaving [Goes over to the writing-table and pulls out the drawers] It is in this drawer No, that one This is the brooch, isn't it?

[Holds up the brooch]

MRS CHEVELEY Yes I aet it back It wasa present

LORD GORING Won't you wear it?

MRS CHEVELEY Certainly, if you pin it in [LORD GORING suddenly clasps it on her arm] Why do you put it on as a bracelet? I never knew it could he worn as a bracelet