"Mathilde suffered ceaselessly, feeling herself born to enjoy all delicacies and all all luxuries." (19).
"She was distressed at the poverty of her dwelling, at the bareness of the walls, at the shabby chairs, the ugliness of the curtains" (19).
"When she sat down to dinner.... She thought of dainty dinners, of shining silverware, of the tapestry that peopled the walls with ancient personages, and with strange birds flying around in the midst of a fairy forest" (19).
Indirect Characterization
Why, yes, certainly."(22).
Indirect Characterization
Will you lend me this, only this?"(22).
Indirect Characterization
"Wait a bit. You will catch a cold. I will call a taxi."(23).
The author tells us through the dialogue that Mathilde wants only the necklace, which looks nice, which shows her expectations for the jewelry she would wear.
Mathilde really doesn't want to be seen with the scarf, and so she makes an attempt to hurry home, despite her husband telling her to wait. this shows she doesn/t want to be seen looking like a poor person.