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"Howstupidyouare!"exclaimedherhusband,"GoandseeMadameForestieraolendyousomejewels.Youkewellenoughforthat."
&eredacryofdelight."That'strue.Iofit."
&dayshewenttoseeherfriendarouble.
MadameForestierwentt-table,tookupalargebhtittoMadameLoisel,ope,andsaid:
"ydear."
Firstshesawsomebracelets,thenapearlheiangoldandgems,ofexquisite.Shetriedtheeffectofthejewelsbeforethemirror,hesitatiomakeuphermihem,togivethemup.Shekeptonasking:
"Haven'tyoua;
"Yes.Lookforyourself.Idon'tknoouldlikebest."
Suddenlyshediscovered,inablacase,asuperbdiamondnecklace;herheartbegaously.Herhandstrembledassheliftedit.Shefasteroundherneherhighdress,aasyatsightofherself.
&hhesitation,sheaskedinanguish:
"ethis,justthisalo;
"Yes,ofcourse."
Sheflungherselfonherfriend'sbreast,embracedherfrenziedly,aawaywithhertreasure.
&hepartyarrived.MadameLoiselwasasuccess.Sherettiestrese,graceful,smiling,andquiteaboveherselfihemeher,inquiredhername,aobeioher.AlltheUariesofStatewereeagertowaltzwithher.TheMiicedher.
Shedancedmadly,ecstatically,drunkwithpleasure,withnoth,iriumphofherbeauty,intheprideofhersuacloudofhappihisuniversalhomageandadmiration,ofthedesiresshehadaroused,ofthepletenessofavictorysodeartoherfemi.
&aboutfouro'theSiherhusbandhadbeendoziedlittleroom,inpanywiththreeothermenerehavingagoodtime.Hethrewoverhersharmentshehadbroughtforthemtogohomeieverydayclothes,whosepovertyclashedwiththebeautyoftheball-dress.Shewassciousofthisandwasanxioustohurryaway,sothatsheshouldicedbytheotherwomenputtilyfurs.
&rainedher.
"Waitalittle.You'llcattheopen.I'mgoichacab."
Butshedidohimandrapidlydesdedthestairtheywereoutiheyotfindacab;theybegantolookforoingatthedriverswhomtheysawpassiance.
TheyardstheSeiealasttheyfoundonthequayohoseoldnight-preswhilytobeseeninParisafterdark,asthoughtheywereashamedoftheirshabbihedaylight.
Itbroughtthemtotheirdooriyrs,andsadlytheytotheiroartment.Itwastheend,forher.Asforhim,hewasthinkibeattheoffi.
&ookoffthegarmentsinwhichshehadedhershoulders,soastoseeherselfinallherglorybeforethemirror.Butsuddeeredaecklaolongerroundherneck!
"What'sthematterwithyou?"askedherhusband,alreadyhalfundressed.
&owardshimidistress.
"I...I...I'veMadameForestier'snecklace…”
&edwithasto.
"ossible!"
Theysearthefoldsofherdress,inthefoldsofherthepockets,everywhere.Theyotfindit.
"Areyousurethatyoustillhaditonwhenyoucameawayfromtheball?"heasked.
"Yes,ItouthehallattheMinistry."
"Butifyouhadlostiti,weshouldhavehearditfall."
"Yes.Probablyweshould.Didyoutakethehecab?"
"No.Youdidn't,didyou?"
"No."
&aredatoher,dumbfoulastLoiselputonhisclothesagain.
"I'llgooverallthegroundwewalked,"hesaid,"andseeifIdit."
A.Sheremainedihes,lagstreobed,huddledonachair,withoutvolitiohought.
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