Dorian Gray Page #3

Sorry. It was wrong of me to...

Please forgive my intrusion,

Miss Vane.

Wait! There's something

you haven't told me.

Yes, of course.

I do beg your pardon.

Ophelia is a most challenging role

and your performance this evening

was... impeccable.

In fact, extraordinary.

In fact...

.. you are extraordinary.

And when I saw you on the stage,

and even more so,

now I stand before you,

I am awestruck and humbled

by your radiance.

I meant your name.

You didn't tell me your name.

So, how many other girls do you bring here?

Hundreds.

Thousands.

- You must be courting dozens at least.

- No.

You can tell me the truth.

There's only you.

There's only you.

Tell me, what are your actual relations

with this young thing?

- A fraction of respect, man.

- Its not like that. Sibyl's sacred.

Its only the scared things

that are worth touching.

People nowadays fear their passions.

- Well, I don't.

- Of course you do.

We're taught terror from the nursery.

Terror of God,

or, even worse, of scandal.

We're taught to spend our entire lives

cowering in self-denial.

The truth, Mr. Gray, is that every

impulse we strangle only poisons us.

You'll make him wish

he'd never mentioned the girl.

Voil, monsieur.

There's something missing.

Thank you, Harry.

I took the liberty of filling

it with my blend.

Oh, Dorian.

Its beautiful.

I just thought it would suit you.

I should be going. Jim will worry.

Of course.

Or we could...

I mean...

You could...

.. stay...

.. here...

.. with me.

We shouldn't be afraid of our feelings, Sib.

Its just...

Ive seen other girls

who give themselves, and then

Ive seen what becomes of them.

I love you.

Forgive me. I didn't mean...

You're all I ever want in the world.

Boy!

You might have a little scar there.

Well, it won't be a first.

My back.

What?

You're perfect.

- Engaged?

- Its wonderful, isn't it?

I wanted you all to be the first to know.

- Congratulations, Dorian.

- Thank you.

May I ask how you came

to propose marriage?

I suppose I didn't really make

a formal proposal.

I told her I loved her. She said it was

her dream come true to be my wife.

Women are wonderfully practical.

Will you all come

and see her perform tonight?

Im afraid I have an engagement.

And we're due at the Burdons.

Tell Burdon Ill see him tomorrow.

Why don't you hail us a hansom?

- I love acting.

- Goodbye, ladies.

So much more real than life.

I hope you're pleased with yourself.

Every experience is of value.

And marriage is certainly an experience.

Nobody is amused this time, Henry.

Ill talk to him.

I got the sense the others

don't quite approve. Especially Basil.

Perhaps Basil should be a little more

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