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The Picture of Dorian Gray - Chapter 19
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Dorian Gray asks Lord Henry what he would say if he confessed to murdering the artist Basil.
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Dorian claims he has changed, and Henry replies with dry, dinner-party irony.
Chapter 19 gives Dorian Gray a carefully paced turn toward self-reckoning, beginning with his claim that he means to change after what he calls a good action the day before.
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Dorian tries to turn virtuous; Lord Henry meets him with rose water, a parrot, and Basil's shadow.
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