— My dear Aunt Augusta, I mean he was found out. The doctors found out that Bunbury could not live. That is what I mean. So Bunbury died.
— He seems to have had great confidence... in the opinion of his physicians. I am glad, however, that he made his up mind... at the last to some definite course of action... and acted under
proper medical advice.
To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing... may be regarded as a misfortune. To lose both looks like carelessness.
I would strongly advise you, Mr. Worthing, to try and acquire some relations as soon as possible, and to make a definite effort to produce at any rate one parent, of either sex, before the season is quite over.
"I'm glad to hear thar you smoke. A man should always have an occupation of some kind. There are far too many idle men in London as it is."