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第3章 the neckce(第3页)

Suddenlyshediscovered,inablacksatincase,asuerbdiamondnecklace;herheartbegantobeatcovetously。Herhandstrembledassheliftedit。Shefasteneditroundherneck,uonherhighdress,andremainedinecstasyatsightofherself。

Then,withhesitation,sheaskedinanguish:

"Couldyoulendmethis,justthisalone?

"

"Yes,ofcourse。

"

Sheflungherselfonherfriend&aos;sbreast,embracedherfrenziedly,andwentawaywithhertreasure。Thedayoftheartyarrived。MadameLoiselwasasuccess。Shewastherettiestwomanresent,elegant,graceful,smiling,andquiteaboveherselfwithhainess。Allthemenstaredather,inquiredhername,andaskedtobeintroducedtoher。AlltheUnder-SecretariesofStatewereeagertowaltzwithher。TheMinisternoticedher。

Shedancedmadly,ecstatically,drunkwithleasure,withnothoughtforanything,inthetriumhofherbeauty,intherideofhersuccess,inacloudofhainessmadeuofthisuniversalhomageandadmiration,ofthedesiresshehadaroused,ofthecomletenessofavictorysodeartoherfeminineheart。

Sheleftaboutfouro&aos;clockinthemorning。Sincemidnightherhusbandhadbeendozinginadesertedlittleroom,incomanywiththreeothermenwhosewiveswerehavingagoodtime。Hethrewoverhershouldersthegarmentshehadbroughtforthemtogohomein,modesteverydayclothes,whoseovertyclashedwiththebeautyoftheball-dress。Shewasconsciousofthisandwasanxioustohurryaway,sothatsheshouldnotbenoticedbytheotherwomenuttingontheircostlyfurs。

Loiselrestrainedher。

"Waitalittle。You&aos;llcatchcoldintheoen。I&aos;mgoingtofetchacab。

"

Butshedidnotlistentohimandraidlydescendedthestaircase。Whentheywereoutinthstreettheycouldnotfindacab;theybegantolookforone,shoutingatthedriverswhomtheysawassinginthedistance。

TheywalkeddowntowardstheSeine,deserateandshivering。Atlasttheyfoundonthequayoneofthoseoldnight-rowlingcarriageswhichareonlytobeseeninParisafterdark,asthoughtheywereashamedoftheirshabbinessinthedaylight。

ItbroughtthemtotheirdoorintheRuedesMartyrs,andsadlytheywalkedutotheirownaartment。Itwastheend,forher。Asforhim,hewasthinkingthathemustbeattheofficeatten。Shetookoffthegarmentsinwhichshehadwraedhershoulders,soastoseeherselfinallherglorybeforethemirror。Butsuddenlysheutteredacry。Thenecklacewasnolongerroundherneck!

"What&aos;sthematterwithyou?

"askedherhusband,alreadyhalfundressed。

Sheturnedtowardshimintheuttermostdistress。

"I。。。I。。。I&aos;venolongergotMadameForestier&aos;snecklace。。。

"

Hestartedwithastonishment。

"What!。。。Imossible!

"

Theysearchedinthefoldsofherdress,inthefoldsofhercoat,intheockets,everywhere。Theycouldnotfindit。

"Areyousurethatyoustillhaditonwhenyoucameawayfromtheball?

"heasked。

"Yes,ItoucheditinthehallattheMinistry。

"

"Butifyouhadlostitinthestreet,weshouldhavehearditfall。

"

"Yes。Probablyweshould。Didyoutakethenumberofthecab?

"

"No。Youdidn&aos;tnoticeit,didyou?

"

"No。

"

Theystaredatoneanother,dumbfounded。AtlastLoiselutonhisclothesagain。

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