Pray don't talk to me about the weather, Mr. Worthing. Whenever people…

Oscar Wilde
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Pray don't talk to me about the weather, Mr. Worthing. Whenever people talk to me about the weather, I always feel quite certain that they mean something else. And that makes me quite nervous. ✨ Oscar Wilde (1899). The Importance of Being Earnest, p.25
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Pray don't talk to me about the weather, Mr. Worthing. Whenever people talk to me about the weather, I always feel quite certain that they mean something else. And that makes me quite nervous. ✨ Oscar Wilde (1899). The Importance of Being Earnest, p.25

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