Oscar Wilde

A Woman of No Importance Oscar Wilde

[SIR JOHN and LADY CAROLINE PONTEFRACT, MISS WORSLEY, on chairs under large yew tree.]LADY CAROLINE. I believe this is the first English country house you have stayed at, MissWorsley?HESTER. Yes, Lady Caroline. LADY CAROLINE. You have no country houses, I am told, in America?HESTER. We have not many. LADY CAROLINE. Have you any country? What we should call country?HESTER. [Smiling.] We have the largest country in the world, Lady Caroline. They used totell us at school that some of our states are as big as France and England put together. LADY CAROLINE. Ah! you must find it very draughty, I should fancy. [To SIR JOHN.] John, youshould have your muffler. What is the use of my always knitting mufflers for you if youwon't wear them?