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"Of course he will," they said, "but in any case Wilde does not stand a ghost of a chance of getting a verdict against Queensberry; he was a bally fool to bring such an action." "The question is," said someone, "will Wilde face the music?" My heart leapt. Perhaps he had gone, fled already to France to avoid this dreadful, useless torture.
I have already arranged with him that we shall have it out between ourselves alone, in the jungle, stripped to the buff, with our fists Queensberry rules! I haven't fought since I stood up against Spinks Major you remember old Spinks, now of the Bombay Offensibles? at Eton." And the old boy pluckily bared his skinny arm. "It may be serious," I said. "I have thought of that.
"Was that a reason why you should say the boy was ugly?" His efforts to collect his ideas were not aided by Mr. Then came the re-examination by Sir Edward Clarke, which brought out very clearly the hatred of Lord Alfred Douglas for his father. Letters were read and in one letter Queensberry declared that Oscar had plainly shown the white feather when he called on him.
In this our day, we have no rabbit-women no elopements no epic poems, finer than Milton's no contest about Harlequins and Polly Peachems. Jansen has won no more estates, and the Duchess of Queensberry has grown as tame as her neighbours. Whist has spread an universal opium over the whole nation; it makes courtiers and patriots sit down to the same pack of cards.
The wild horses of Fate had run away with the light chariot of his fortune, and what the end would be no one could foresee. It came with appalling suddenness. One evening, in February, '95, I heard that the Marquis of Queensberry had left an insulting card for Oscar at the Albemarle Club. My informant added gleefully that now Oscar would have to face the music and we'd all see what was in him.
At the moment that the silent Chinaman was about to throw his arms about him, the pride of the junior school registered a most surprising left accurately on the point of Ah Fang's jaw, following it up by a wilful transgression of Queensberry rules in the form of a stomach punch which temporarily decided the issue. Then: "Quick! quick!" he cried breathlessly, grasping Lady Pat's hand.
The duke of Queensberry was in great credit with the Queen and the lord-treasurer, by whose interest he was appointed secretary of state for Scotland. His influence in elections was so great, that all offices in that kingdom were bestowed according to his recommendation.
The cavaliers thinking themselves betrayed by the duke of Queensberry, who had assented to these acts, first expostulated with him on his breach of promise, and then renounced his interest, resolving to separate themselves from the court, and jointly pursue such measures as might be for the interest of their party.
Irritated at this cold reception, the old Laird rode on to Sanquhar Castle, then the residence of the Duke of Queensberry, who no sooner heard his name, than, knowing well he had a will to make, the drawbridge dropped, and the gates flew open the table was covered anew his grace's bachelor and intestate kinsman was received with the utmost attention and respect; and it is scarcely necessary to add, that upon his death some years after, the visitor's considerable landed property went to augment the domains of the Ducal House of Queensberry.
Your disgusted so-called father, Queensberry. In reply to this letter Lord Alfred Douglas telegraphed: "What a funny little man you are! Alfred Douglas." This telegram was excellently calculated to drive Queensberry frantic with rage. There was feminine cunning in its wound to vanity. A little later Oscar told me that Queensberry accompanied by a friend had called on him. "What happened?" I asked.
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