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In the story Algernon invents an imaginary invalid friend named Bunbury, this because he needs an excuse to avoid social life and dinners with his aunt. That's why he says his friend has called him and he's going to visit him.
Answer: An imaginary friend
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The correct answer is the following: Algernon is an Imaginary friend
Actually in “The Importance of Being Ernest” this imaginary and sick friend is the excuse that the character uses to get out of his social life, he wants to avoid to have a dinner with the aunt and says that had to go to the country to visit his friend to escape the engagement of his familiar social life.