What is the correct meaning of the phrase 'don't louse at the ear'?

What inference can be made about the characters beliefs

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?

True or false: a writer uses ellipses to indicate an omission or that something has been left out of a direct quote.