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THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Characters John Worthing, alias别名叫 Ernest Worthing Algernon Moncrieff, friend of John Lady Bracknell, Algernon’s aunt Honorable Gwendolen Fairfax, daughter of Lady Bracknell Cecily Cardew, ward受监护人 of John Worthing Miss Prism, governess女家庭教师 to Cecily The Reverend Canon Chasuble, rector教区牧师 Lane, Algernon’s butler男管家 Merriman, butler at Manor House Act One Morning room in Algernons flat in Half-Moon Street. The room is luxuriously and artistically furnished. The sound of a piano is heard in the adjoining相邻的 room. Lane is arranging afternoon tea on the table, and after the music has ceased, Algernon enters. Algernon. Did you hear what I was playing, Lane? Lane. I didn’t think it polite to listen, sir. Algernon. I’m sorry for that, for your sake. I don’t play accurately — any one can play accurately — but I play with wonderful expression. As far as the piano is concerned, sentiment is my forte长处. I keep science for life. Lane. Yes, sir. Algernon. And, speaking of the science of life, have you got the cucumber sandwiches cut for Lady Bracknell? Lane. Yes, sir. (Hands them on a salver托盘) Algernon. (inspects检查 them, takes two, and sits down on the sofa). Oh! . . . By the way, Lane, I see from your book that on Thursday night, when Lord Shoreman and Mr. Worthing were dining with me, eight bottles of champagne are entered as having been consumed消耗. Lane. Yes, sir; eight bottles and a pint品脱. Algernon. Why is it that at a bachelor’s单身汉 establishment公司，机构 the servants invariably总是 drink the champagne? I ask merely for information. Lane. I attribute把归于 it to the superior quality of the wine, sir. I have often observed that in married households the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand. Algernon. Good heavens! Is marriage so demoralizing令人泄气的 as that? Lane. I believe it is a very pleasant state, sir. I have had very little experience of it myself up to the present. I have only been married once. That was in consequence of a misunderstand