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Oscar Wilde: A Woman of No Importance4. FOURTH ACTSCENE Sitting-room at Mrs. Arbuthnot's. Large open French window at back, looking on to garden. Doors R.C. and L.C. [GERALD ARBUTHNOT writing at table.] [Enter ALICE R.C. followed by LADY HUNSTANTON and MRS. ALLONBY.] ALICE. Lady Hunstanton and Mrs. Allonby. [Exit L.C.] LADY HUNSTANTON. Good morning, Gerald. GERALD. [Rising.] Good morning, Lady Hunstanton. Good morning, Mrs. Allonby. LADY HUNSTANTON. [Sitting down.] We came to inquire for your dear mother, Gerald. I hope she is better? GERALD. My mother has not come down yet, Lady Hunstanton. LADY HUNSTANTON. Ah, I am afraid the heat was too much for her last night. I think there must have been thunder in the air. Or perhaps it was the music. Music makes one feel so romantic - at least it always gets on one's nerves. MRS. ALLONBY. It's the same thing, nowadays. LADY HUNSTANTON. I am so glad I don't know what you mean, dear. I am afraid you mean something wrong. Ah, I see you're examining Mrs. Arbuthnot's pretty room. Isn't it nice and old-fashioned? MRS. ALLONBY. [Surveying the room through her lorgnette.] It looks quite the happy English home. LADY HUNSTANTON. That's just the word, dear; that just describes it. One feels your mother's good influence in everything she has about her, Gerald. MRS. ALLONBY. Lord Illingworth says that all influence is bad, but that a good influence is the worst in the world. LADY HUNSTANTON. When Lord Illingworth knows Mrs. Arbuthnot better he will change his mind. I must certainly bring him here. This is page 60 of 76. [Mark this Page] Mark any page to add this title to Your Bookshelf. (0 / 10 books on shelf) Buy a copy of A Woman of No Importance at Amazon.com
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