Ch excerpt from act i of the importance of being earnest. is an understatement?
“i am always telling that to your poor uncle, but he never seems to take much notice . . as far as any improvement in his ailment goes.”
“well, really, gwendolen, i must say that i think there are lots of other much nicer names.”
“gwendolen, i must get christened at once—i mean we must get married at once. there is no time to be lost.”
“you know that i love you, and you led me to believe, miss fairfax, that you were not absolutely indifferent to me.”

“You know that I love you, and you led me to believe, Miss Fairfax, that you were not absolutely indifferent to me.”

The phrase "not absolutely indifferent" is an understatement. An understatement is a rhetorical device that contains a phrase of lesser strength than what would normally be expected. Understatement is used for emphasis and irony. In this case, the speaker wants to express that Miss Fairfax loves him, or at least is fond of him. Therefore, describing this as "not absolutely indifferent" is an understatement.

i think the answer is second