THE+PICTURE+OF+DORIAN+GRAY

49impossible. There must be something wrong with the paint. I tellyou the thing is impossible.''Is anything really impossible?'said the young man, going over tothe window.'You told me you had destroyed it.''I was wrong. It has destroyed me.''I don't believe it is my picture. There was nothing bad in it,nothing shameful. You were perfect to tne. This is a face fromhell.''It is the ñce of my soul. Each of us has Heaven and Hell in him,Basil,' cried Dorian wildly.Hallward turned again to the portrait, and stared at it.'My God!Is this true?' he cried.'Is this what you have done with your life?You must be even worse than people say!'Hallward threw himself into the chair by the table and put hisface in his hands. The lamp fell to the floor and went out.'Good God, Dorian! What an awful lesson! 'What an awfullesson!'There was no answer, but he could hear the young mancrying at the window 'We must ask God for forgiveness. Iworshipped you too much. I am punished for it. You worshippedyourself too much.'W'e are both punished.'Dorian Gray turned slowly around and looked at him. Therewere tears in his eyes.'It is too late, Basil,'he said.'But don't you see that hellish thing staring at us?'Dorian Gray looked at the picture. Suddenly he felt that he hatedBasil Hallward. He hated the man sitting at the table more than hehated anything in his life.He looked wildly around. Something shone on top of thepainted cupboard that faced him. It was a knife he had left theresome days before. FIe moved slowly towards it, passing Hallwardas he did so. He took the knife in his hand and turned around.Hallward moved in his chair. He rushed at him. and stuck the knifeinto his neck again and again.