“ Well, in the first place girls never marry the men they flirt with. Girls don't think it right. ”
Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest (1895). copy citation
| Author | Oscar Wilde |
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| Source | The Importance of Being Earnest |
| Topic | women marriage flirtation virtue |
| Date | 1895 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/844/844-h/844-h.htm |
Context
“Well, my dear fellow, you need not eat as if you were going to eat it all. You behave as if you were married to her already. You are not married to her already, and I don't think you ever will be.
jack. Why on earth do you say that?
Algernon. Well, in the first place girls never marry the men they flirt with. Girls don't think it right.
jack. Oh, that is nonsense!
Algernon. It isn't. It is a great truth. It accounts for the extraordinary number of bachelors that one sees all over the place. In the second place, I don't give my consent.” source
jack. Why on earth do you say that?
Algernon. Well, in the first place girls never marry the men they flirt with. Girls don't think it right.
jack. Oh, that is nonsense!
Algernon. It isn't. It is a great truth. It accounts for the extraordinary number of bachelors that one sees all over the place. In the second place, I don't give my consent.” source
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