Cecily. This is no time for wearing the shallow mask of manners. When I see a spade I call it a spade. Gwendolen. [Satirically.] I am glad to say that I have never seen a spade. It is obvious that our social spheres have been widely different.
The Importance of Being a Wit: The Insults of Oscar Wilde (ed. 1997) - ISBN: 9781854792174
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