which he knew had been returned to Tite Street two days before, namely, "A Florentine Tragedy" and the enlarged version of "The Portrait of Mr.W.H." Ross then drove to his mother's and collapsed.

Mrs.Ross insisted that he should go abroad, and in order to induce him to do it gave L500 for Oscar's defence.

Ross went to the Terminus Hotel at Calais, where Bosie Douglas joined him a little later.

They both stayed there while Oscar was being tried before Mr.Justice Charles and one day George Wyndham crossed the Channel to see Bosie Douglas.
There is of course some excuse to be made for the chief actor.

Oscar was physically tired and morally broken.