After he muses on the lower class's inability to set a good example for the upper class, Lane brings in Ernest Worthing (who is listed as "John Worthing" in the cast list and "Jack" in the body of the play, although both Lane and Algernon believe his name is Ernest), who has just returned from the country.
They discuss marriage and Algernon expresses the opinion that it is "demoralising" before he excuses Lane. He says that while he does not play with accuracy, he plays with "wonderful expression." He asks Lane if he has prepared the cucumber sandwiches for Lady Bracknell's arrival, then takes two of the finished sandwiches and sits on the sofa. After playing piano in an adjoining room, Algernon enters. In Algernon Moncrieff's stylish London flat in 1895, his butler, Lane, arranges afternoon tea.
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