THE+PICTURE+OF+DORIAN+GRAY

'My dear Harry it was not a business meeting. I told her I lovedher. The whole world is nothing to me compared to her.''But my dear Dorian -'Hallward put his hand on Lord Henry's arm.'Don't Harry. Youhave annoyed Dorian. He is not like other men. He would neverharm anyone.'Lord Henry looked across the table.'Dorian is never anno.vedwith me,'he answered.Dorian Gray laughed. ''When I am with Sibyl Vane I don'tbelieve in anything you have taught me. I forget a1l your fascinating,terrible ideas.''And those are. . . ?'asked Lord Henry, helping himself to somesalad.'Oh, your ideas about life, your ideas about love, your ideas aboutpleasure. All your ideas, Harry.''Pleasure is the only thing worth having ideas about,' heanswered, in his slow, musical voice.'When we are hrppy we arealways good, but when we are good we are not always happy.''I know what pleasure is,'cried Dorian Gny. 'It is to worshipsomeone.''That is certainly better than when someone worships you.''Harry you are terrible! I don't know why I like you so much.Let us go down to the theatre.'When you see Sibyl you will changeyour ideas.'They got up and put on their coats. The painter was silentand thoughtful. He felt very sad. Dorian Gray would never again beto him all that he had been in the past. Life had come betweenthem.'When he arrived at the theatre it seemed to Hallward that he hadgrown years older.