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ACT III.
GERALD
But it is very difficult to get into society, isn't it?
LORD ILLINGWORTH
To get into the best society, nowadays, one has either to feed people, amuse people, or shock people—that is all!
GERALD
I suppose society is wonderfully delightful!
LORD ILLINGWORTH
To be in it is merely a bore. But to be out of it simply a tragedy. Society is a necessary thing. No man has any real success in this world unless he has got women to back him, and women rule society. If you have not got women on your side you are quite over. You might just as well be a barrister, or a stockbroker, or a journalist at once.
GERALD
It is very difficult to understand women, is it not?
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