The Picture of Dorian Gray - Chapter 12

In a chilled and foggy eve of his own birthday, Dorian Gray walks back homeward from Lord Henry's place. Encountering a swift passer-by, he identifies him as Basil Hallward. Seized by an unexplainable trepidation, Dorian deliberately chooses avoiding recognition, yet Hallward discovers him, apprehending the richly furred figure as his friend. He reveals to our blissfully detached Dorian his imminent departure to Paris and his intent to conceive a grand artwork in inspired isolation. Yet, his ...