NO IMPORTANCE
ACT 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.
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