Dorian felt terrible about breaking Sybil's heart, but only after seeing the change in her portrait. Lord Henry did not ask him to break his heart, but once he did, his hedonistic teachings allowed Dorian to move past guilt and continue to find pleasure in life. Dorian himself acknowledges that he is responsible for what happened to Sybil, more than Lord Henry and his book: "...for a moment he regretted not having told Basil the real reason why he wanted to hide the photo. Basil would have helped him resist the influence of Lord Henry and the even more venomous influences which came from his own temperament” (Wilde, 99) and this is amplified when he physically sees his indiscretions displayed on the portrait in full view from all over the world. His portrait shows him what he is really capable of