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GuydeMaupassant
Shewasohoseprettyandggirlsborn，asthoughfatehadbluoafamilyofartisans.Shehadneportioions，nomeaingkood，loved，andweddedbyamahanddistindsheletherselfbemarriedofftoalittletheMinistryofEdu.
&esweresimplebecauseshehadoaffordasheyasthoughshehadmarriedbehher;forwomeeorclass，theirbeauty，gradcharmservingthemforbirthorfamily.Theirheirinstiheir，aretheironlymarkofrank，andputtheslumgirlohehighestladyintheland.
Shesufferedendlessly，feelingherselfbornforeverydelidluxury.Shesufferedfromthepoornessofherhouse，fromitsmeanwalls，wlys.Allthesethings，ofwhienofherclasswouldnoteveormentedahesightofthelittleBretongirlwhocametodotheworkilehousearousedheart-brretsandhopelessdreamsinhermind.Sheimagiechambers，heavywithorieries，litbytorloftybrowofallfootmeninknee-breechessleepinginlargearm-ebytheheavywarmthofthestove.Sheimagisaloonshungwithantiquesilks，exquisitepiecesoffuringprients，andsmall，g，perfumedrooms，createdjustforlittlepartiesofintimatefriends，menwhowerefamousandsoughtafter，whosehomagerousedeveryotheros;senviouslongings.
&downfordiheroundtablecoveredwithathree-day-oldcloth，oppositeherhusband，whotookthecoveroffthesoup-tureen，exgdelightedly，"Aha!Scotchbroth!Whatcouldbebetter?"sheimagiemeals，gleamiriespeoplingthewallswithfolkofapastageandstrangebirdsis;sheimagiefoodservedinmarvellousdishes，murmuredgallaehaninscrutablesmileasoherosyfleshoftrsus.
Shehadnoojewels，nothiheonlythingssheloved;shefeltthatshewasmadefortheShehadloocharm，tobedesired，tobewildlyattradsoughtafter.
Shehadarid，anoldschoolfriendwhomsherefusedtovisit，becauseshesufferedsokeeurnedhome.Sheholedays，withgrief，regret，despair，andmisery.
Oneeveningherhusbahaair，holdingalargeenvelopeinhishand.
"Here'ssomethingforyou."hesaid.
Swiftlyshetorethepaperaaprintedwhichwerethesewords:
&erofEduadameRampohepleasureoftheonsieurandMadameLoiselattheMinistryontheeveningofMonday，Jah.
Insteadofbeied，asherhusbandhoped，shefluiolyacrossthetable，murmuring:
"Whatdoyouwaodowiththis?"
&qu，Ithoughtyou'dbepleased.Yoout，andthisisagreato.Ihadtremendoustroubletogetit.Everyoso'sveryseledveryfewgotothep;apos;llseeallthereallybigpeoplethere."
Shelookedathimoutoffuriouseyes，andsaidimpatiently:"AndwhatdoyousupposeIamtowearatsuaffair?"
&thoughtaboutit;hestammered:
"Why，thedressyougotothetheatrein.Itlooksvery;
&opped，stupefiedaalosswhehiswifewasbeginningtocry.Twetearsranslowlydownfromtheersofhereyestowardstheouth.
"os;sthematterwithyou?os;sthematterwithyou?"hefaltered.
Butwithaviolesheovercamehergriefandrepliedinacalmvoigherwetcheeks:
"Nothing.OnlyIhaven'tadressandsoI'tgotiveyourinvitationtosomefriendofyoursillbeturhanIshall."
Hewasheart-broken.
"Lookhere，Mathilde，"hepersisted."Whatwouldbethecostofasuitabledress，whichyoucoulduseonotherosaswell，somethingverysimple?"
&forseveralseds，reguppridalsfeasumshecouldaskwithuponherselfaerefusalaionofhorrorfromthecareful-mindedclerk.
Atlastsherepliedwithsomehesitation:
"Idon'tkly，butIthinkIcoulddoitonfourhundredfrancs."
Hegrewslightlypale，forthiswasexactlytheamounthehadbeensavingfuogetalittleshootisummerontheplaihsomefrielark-shootingthereonSundays.
&helesshesaid，"Veryos;llgiveyoufourhundredfrancs.Buttryaareallyhemo;
&hepartydrewnear，andMadameLoiselseemedsad，uneasyandanxious.Herdresswasready，however.Oneeveningherhusbandsaidtoher:
"os;sthematterwithyou?You'vebeenveryoddforthelastthreedays."
"I'mutterlymiserableatnothaviasiowear，"shereplied."Ishalllookabsolutelynoone.Iwouldalmototheparty."
"Wearflowers，"hesaid."They'reverysmartatthistimeoftheyear.Fortenfrancsyoucouldgettweousroses."
&ced.
"No...there'snothingsohumiliatingaslookingpoorinthemiddleofalotofrien."
"Howstupidyouare!"exclaimedherhusband，"GoandseeMadameForestieraolendyousomejewels.Youkewellenoughforthat."
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