Mathilde suffered ceaselessly, feeling herself born to enjoy all delicacies and luxuries, she dressed plainly because she could not dress well.
The minister of public instruction and Madam Georges Ramponneau request the honor of M. and Madame loisel's company at the palace of the Ministry on Monday evening January 18th.
One evening her husband reached home holding a large envelope in his hands.
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There is something for you
I have no gown and therefore i can't go to the ball
Very well i give you four hundred francs. and try to have a pretty gown
It annoys me not to have a single piece of jewelry, not a single ornament.
Go look up your friend Madame fostier and ask her to lend you some jewels
Choose my dear
The next day she went to her friend and told her of her distress
Madame fostier went do a wardrobe with a mirror, took out a large jewelry box and opened it
Haven't you anymore?
Suddenly she discovered in a black box a diamond neckalce,and was lost in ecstasy at her reflexion