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a beautiful nature. I at once pictured to myself a creature with spectacles and lankno hair, horridly freckled, and tramping about onwith huge feet. I wish I had known it was your friend."
"I am very glad you did'nt, Harry."
"Why?"
"I don't want you to meet him."
"Mr. Dorian Gray is in the studio, " Sir," said the butler coming into the garden.
"You must introduce me now," criedsaid Lord Henry, laughing.
Basil Hallward turned to the servantbutler who stood blinking in the sunlight. "Ask Mr. Gray to wait, Parker; I will be in in a few moments." The man bowed, and went up the walk.
Then he looked at Lord Henry. "Dorian Gray is my dearest friend," he said. "He has a simple and beautiful nature. Your aunt was quite right in what she said of him. Don't spoil him for me. Don't try to influence him. Your influence would be bad. The world is wide, and has many marvellous people in it. Don't take away from me the one person that makes like lovely
