Mrs Arbuthnot I have no other reason.

Lord Illingworth Then, my dear boy, we may look on the thing as settled. Come, you and I will smoke a cigarette on the terrace together. And Mrs Arbuthnot, pray let me tell you, that I think you have acted very, very wisely.

Exit with Gerald. Mrs Arbuthnot is left alone. She stands immobile, with a look of untterable sorrow on her face

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