[42] Cfr. [Appendix]: ["Criticisms by Robert Ross."]
[43] Oscar is not flattering his friend in this: Lord Alfred Douglas has written two or three sonnets which rank among the best in the language.
[44] This statement—more than half true—is Oscar Wilde's Apologia and justification.
[45] This is, I believe, true and the explanation that follows is probably true also.
[46] Baccarat is not played in the Casino: roulette and trente et quarante are the games: roulette was Lord Alfred Douglas' favourite.
[47] This is a confession almost as much as an accusation.
[48] Oscar here crosses the t's and dots the i's of his charge.
[49] The previous accusation repeated, with bitterest sarcasm.
[50] Lord Alfred Douglas is well above the middle height: he holds himself badly but is fully five feet nine inches in height.
[51] The old accusation.