Audiobook - Importance of Being Earnest
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Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. Morning room in Al Jenin's flat in Half Moon Street. The room is luxuriously in artistically furnished. The sound of a piano is heard in the adjoining room. Lane is arranging afternoon tea on the table. And after the music has ceased, Algernon enters. Did you hear what I was playing, Lane? I didn't think it polite to listen, sir. I'm sorry for that. For your sake. I don't play accurately. Anyone can play accurately. But I play with wonderful expression. As Faras the piano is concerned. Sentiment is my forte. I keep science for life. Yes. Uh, and speaking of the signs of life have you got the cucumber sandwiches cut for Lady Bracknell? Yes. He hands them on a salver. Algernon inspects them, takes two and sits down on the sofa. Oh, by the way, Lane, I see from your book that on Thursday night when Lord Shulman and Mr Worthing were dining with me, eight bottles of champagne are entered. Us having been consumed? Yes, sir. Eight bottles and a pint. Why is it that had a bachelors establishment? The servants invariably drink the champagne. I asked merely for information I attribute it to the superior quality of the wine. Sir, I have often observed that in married households, the champagne is rarely of a first rate brand. Good heavens, is marriage. So demoralizing is that I believe it is a very pleasant state. Serve. I have had very little experience of it myself up to present. I've only been married once. That was in consequence of a misunderstanding between myself and a young person. I don't know that I'm much interested in your family life, Lane. No, sir. It's not a very interesting subject. I never think of it myself. Very natural. I'm sure that will do, Lane. Thank you. Thank you, sir. Lane goes out lanes view on marriage. Seems somewhat lax. Really? If the lower orders don't set us a good example, what on earth is the use of them? And they seem as a class to have absolutely no sense of moral responsibility. Inter Lane, Mr Ernest Worthing. Enter. Jack Lane goes out. How are you, my dear Ernest? What brings you up to town? Oh, pleasure. Pleasure. What else should bring one anywhere. Eating as usual. I see algae. I believe it is customary in good society to take some slight refreshment at five o'clock. Where have you been since last Thursday? Sitting down on the sofa in the country. What on earth do you do there? Pulling off his gloves when one is in town, one amuses oneself. When one is in the country, one amuses other people. It is excessively boring. And who are the people you amuse? Oh, neighbors, neighbors. Got nice neighbors in your part of Shropshire. Perfectly horrid. Never speak to one of them. How immensely You must amuse them, goes over and takes a sandwich. By the way, Shropshire is your county, is it not? Hey, Trump Shire. Yes, of course. Hey, why all these cups? Why? Cucumber sandwiches? Why such reckless extravagance? And one so young. Who is coming to tea? Oh, merely Aunt Augusta and Gwendolen. How perfectly delightful. Yes, that is all very well. But I'm afraid Aunt Augusta won't quite approve of your being here. May I ask why, my dear fellow, the way you flirt with Gwendolyn is perfectly disgraceful. It is almost as bad as the way Gwendolen flirts with you. I'm in love with Gwendolyn. I have come up to town expressly to propose to her. I thought he would come up for pleasure. I call that business how utterly unromantic you are. I really don't see anything romantic in proposing. It is very romantic to be in love. But there is nothing romantic about a definite proposal. Why 1 may be accepted. One usually is. I believe, then the excitement is all over. The very essence of romance is uncertainty. If ever I get married, I'll certainly try to forget the fact.