You have always told me it was Ernest. I have introduced you to every …

Oscar Wilde
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You have always told me it was Ernest. I have introduced you to every one as Ernest. You answer to the name of Ernest. You look as if your name was Ernest. You are the most earnest-looking person I ever saw in my life. It is perfectly absurd your saying that your name isn't Ernest. ✨ Oscar Wilde (1957). The Importance of Being Earnest: A Trivial Comedy for Serious People. The Original Four-act Version, p.8, Prabhat Prakashan
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