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RhACT I. LORD ILLINGWORTH Sphinxes without secrets.

MRS. ALLONBY Does that include the Puritan women?

LORD ILLINGWORTH Do you know, I don't believe in the existence of Puritan women? I don't think there is a woman in the world who would not be a little flattered if one made love to her. It is that which makes women so irresistibly adorable.

MRS. ALLONBY You think there is no woman in the world who would object to being kissed?

LORD ILLINGWORTH Very few.

MRS. ALLONBY Miss Worsley would not let you kiss her.

LORD ILLINGWORTH Are you sure?

MRS. ALLONBY Quite. 39