When in Reading Gaol he told me that the warders in the dock had been gentle and kind, but the visit of the chaplain in his first prison began with these words:' Mr. Wilde, did you have morning prayers in your house?'' I am sorry... I fear not.'' You see where you are now! Charles S. Ricketts
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In prison, there are occasions when the chaplain visits you and he starts by saying "Mr. Wilde, did you have morning prayers in your house?" The chaplain's attitude suggests that he is a little sad because he has a little pity for a man who has been locked up. But Wilde says, "You see where you are now!" The thing about it is that Wilde makes a joke of it. He gives a very short answer and doesn't let the circumstances bother him at all.

He's just getting rid of the situation as fast as possible. He just tells him to get out!

Source: Oscar Wilde: Recollections By Jean Paul Raymond

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