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The Old Days, I's Cold, by Oscar Wilde
He is experiencing symptoms that now, i think we would interpret as post dramatic, a stress disorder. It was an appalling time for him. He becomes more reclusive, more suspicious of people. Eventually he writes a little memoir, the old days, i's cold, which is his lovely little selection of er after dinner stories. But makes no mention of the court case or of the circumstances that gave rise to it. Still loves craigvar and will turn up there when the tourists have gone,. Perhaps round about october, he'll go up to the castle, and the fire ill be made up for him., she says.
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