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ACT II.
LADY CAROLINE
But you have not told us yet what the reward of the Ideal Man is to be.
MRS. ALLONBY
His reward? Oh, infinite expectation. That is quite enough for him.
LADY STUTFIELD
But men are so terribly, terribly exacting, are they not?
MRS. ALLONBY
That makes no matter. One should never surrender.
LADY STUTFIELD
Not even to the Ideal Man?
MRS. ALLONBY
Certainly not to him. Unless, of course, one wants to grow tired of him.
LADY STUTFIELD
Oh! . . . yes. I see that. It is very, very helpful. Do you think, Mrs. Allonby, I shall ever meet the Ideal Man? Or are there more than one?
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