ANECDOTE...
Wilde died of cerebral meningitis in a hotel in Paris. He was offered and accepted a drink of champagne, remarking as he did so, "I am dying beyond my means."
[Another version of this quip is "I suppose I shall have to die beyond my means," spoken to a doctor who mentioned an exorbitant fee for an operation.]
ANECDOTE 2...
Still another version of Wilde's last words has him staring at his shabby Paris bedroom. He is reputed to have said, "Either that wallpaper goes, or I do."
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