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All manner of stories are circulated about the prison life of Oscar Wilde, including persistent reports that he is in a state of mental and physical collapse. The fact is, that he is perfectly sound in mind and body. At first he suffered […]. While Taylor took his sentence as […] as an old hand, Wilde was terribly cast down and was in a state of semi-collapse in his cell, prior to his transfer to Pentonville. There he rapidly recovered and something of the jaunty and rather defiant demeanour which he displayed at his first trial reappeared. He to all appearances is reconciled to his fate. His conduct is good; he gives little trouble and abides by the rules, which become less irksome in consequence.
All manner of stories are circulating about the prison life of Oscar Wilde. He is perfectly sound in mind and body. At first he suffered acutely. While Taylor took his sentence as coolly as an old hand, Wilde was terribly cast down, and was in a state of semi-collapse prior to his transfer to Pentonville. There he rapidly recovered, and is, to all appearances, reconciled to his fate. His conduct is good; he gives little trouble, and abides by the rules, which become less irksome in consequence.