Why is this word so cruel?

Read the excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. lane. i attribute it to the superior quality of the wine, sir. i have often observed that in married households the champagne is rarely of a first-rate brand. algernon. good heavens! is marriage so demoralising as that? this excerpt best illustrates which feature of a comedy of manners?

Speaking rapidly in a large gymnasium causes your words to run together; making them hard to distinguish. true false

What is the province of il chicago?