Le Journal - Wednesday, November 13, 1895
This report was originally published in French. Machine translations may be available in other languages.
NOS TÉLÉGRAMMES
Oscar Wilde
Les nombreux curieux qui assistaient, hier, à Londres, à l'audience de la cour des faillites, ont vu Oscar Wilde, qui comparaissait pour répondre du déficit constaté dans ses finances, - ou plutôt l'ombre d'Oscar Wilde, car le malheureux, pâle, hagard, les cheveux retombant sur les joues, les regards perdus dans la foule, n'était que le souvenir de l'élégant écrivain dont le charme fut célébré jusqu'au scandale.
Les juges, peu sensibles d'ordinaire, ont dû « bâcler » l'audience, car Oscar Wilde souffrait visiblement; et après un interrogatoire de quelques minutes, il a repris le chemin de sa prison.
Gèmo.
OUR TELEGRAMS
Oscar Wilde
The many onlookers who attended the Bankruptcy Court hearing yesterday in London saw Oscar Wilde, who was appearing to answer for the deficit observed in his finances - or rather the shadow of Oscar Wilde, because the unhappy, pale, haggard, his hair falling over his cheeks, his gaze lost in the crowd, was only the memory of the elegant writer whose charm was celebrated to the point of scandal.
The judges, usually insensitive, had to "rush" the hearing, because Oscar Wilde was visibly in pain; and after a few minutes' interrogation, he returned to his prison.
Gemo.