Pentingnya Menjadi Earnest

Name: Pentingnya Menjadi Earnest
Author: Oscar Wilde

Judul bahasa Inggris: The Importance of Being Earnest

oleh Oscar Wilde · bacaan bertingkat

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Jack Worthing menyebut dirinya Ernest di kota dan Jack di pedesaan. Teman prianya, Algernon, mengarang seorang teman yang sakit bernama Bunbury agar ia bisa lolos dari makan malam yang membosankan. Ketika kedua pemuda itu jatuh cinta, dan kedua wanita bersikeras bahwa mereka hanya bisa mencintai seorang pria bernama Ernest, kebohongan mereka mulai bertabrakan dengan cara yang paling lucu.

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Baca bagian awal

The morning-room of Algernon Moncrieff's flat in Half-Moon Street was luxuriously and artistically furnished. From the next room came the sound of a piano. Lane, the manservant, was arranging afternoon tea on the table. When the music stopped, Algernon came in.

"Did you hear what I was playing, Lane?"

"I didn't think it polite to listen, sir."

"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. I keep science for Life."

"Yes, sir."

"And, speaking of the science of Life, have you got the cucumber sandwiches cut for Lady Bracknell?"

Lane handed them to him on a silver tray. "Yes, sir."

Algernon inspected them, took two, and sat 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."