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Mrs. Cheveley has been concealed in Lord Goring's home and has just made her presence known. She has a letter upon her which she is using to blackmail Sir Robert Chiltern and Lord Goring knows about it. Mrs. Cheveley reveals her previous relationship with Lord Goring and offers to return the letter if he marries her. This marriage would allow Mrs. Cheveley to return to London society. She is calculating and scheming throughout the scene and manages to turn things to her own advantage even when
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mrs. cheveley. [With a mock curtsey] Good evening, Lord Goring!
lord goring. Mrs. Cheveley! Great heavens! . . . May I ask what you were doing in my drawing-room?
mrs. cheveley. Merely listening. I have a perfect passion for listening through keyholes. One always hears such wonderful things through them.
lord goring. Doesn’t that sound rather like
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