[Oscar Wilde, Volume 1 (of 2) by Frank Harris]@TWC D-Link bookOscar Wilde, Volume 1 (of 2) CHAPTER XIII 17/28
Shelley was in every way a gentleman.
He had never gone with Charlie Parker to the Savoy Hotel. A juryman wanted to know at this point whether the witness was aware of the nature of the article, "The Priest and the Acolyte," in _The Chameleon_. "I knew nothing of it; it came as a terrible shock to me." This answer contrasted strangely with the light tone of his reply to the same question on the previous day. The re-examination did not improve Oscar's position.
It left all the facts where they were, and at least a suspicion in every mind. Sir Edward Clarke intimated that this concluded the evidence for the prosecution, whereupon Mr.Carson rose to make the opening speech for the defence.
I was shivering with apprehension. He began by admitting the grave responsibility resting on Lord Queensberry, who accepted it to the fullest.
Lord Queensberry was justified in doing all he could do to cut short an acquaintance which must be disastrous to his son.
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