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She behaves as if she was (sic) beautiful. Most American women do. It is the secret of their charm.
OSCAR WILDE, 1891

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The Picture of Dorian Gray, book 1891.
Version previously published in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine, 46 (July 1890).
By Oscar Wilde
Details Ch. 3.
Lord Henry Wotton to his uncle George (Lord Fermor) referring to the possible fiancée of a friend, Dartmoor.

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