“ One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that, would tell one anything. ”
Oscar Wilde, A Woman of No Importance (1893). copy citation
Author | Oscar Wilde |
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Source | A Woman of No Importance |
Topic | trust secret woman age |
Date | 1893 |
Language | English |
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Weblink | https://www.gutenberg.org/files/854/854-h/854-h.htm |
Context
“But I can't stand the American young lady.
Lord Illingworth. Why?
Mrs. Allonby. She told me yesterday, and in quite a loud voice too, that she was only eighteen. It was most annoying.
Lord Illingworth. One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that, would tell one anything.
Mrs. Allonby. She is a Puritan besides—
Lord Illingworth. Ah, that is inexcusable. I don't mind plain women being Puritans. It is the only excuse they have for being plain. But she is decidedly pretty.” source
Lord Illingworth. Why?
Mrs. Allonby. She told me yesterday, and in quite a loud voice too, that she was only eighteen. It was most annoying.
Lord Illingworth. One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that, would tell one anything.
Mrs. Allonby. She is a Puritan besides—
Lord Illingworth. Ah, that is inexcusable. I don't mind plain women being Puritans. It is the only excuse they have for being plain. But she is decidedly pretty.” source