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1、(替“,(替“,上“佛来思节夫人立刻走带镜子的大立柜跟前,取出一个大首饰箱,拿过来打开之后,便对罗瓦赛尔使的上“佛来思节夫人立刻走带镜子的大立柜跟前,取出一个大首饰箱,拿过来打开之后,便对罗瓦赛尔使的是的玛蒂尔德吗?你可变了样儿啦!? 。是的玛蒂尔德吗?你可变了样儿啦!? 。TheDiamondGuydeThegirlwasoneofthoseprettyandcharmingyoungcreatureswhosometimesareborn,asifbya slipoa family ofclerks. She had no dowry, no ions, noway ofbeingknow
2、n, understood, loved,married byrichanddistinguishedman;sosheletherselfbemarriedtoaTheDiamondGuydeThegirlwasoneofthoseprettyandcharmingyoungcreatureswhosometimesareborn,asifbya slipoa family ofclerks. She had no dowry, no ions, noway ofbeingknown, understood, loved,married byrichanddistinguishedman;s
3、osheletherselfbemarriedtoalittleclerkoftheMinistryofPublicShedressedplainlybecauseshecouldnotdresswell,butshewasunhappyasifshehadreallyfallenfromaion;sincewithwomenthereisneithercastenor,forbeauty,graceandcharmtaketheplacemilybirth. Natural ingenuity, instinct for what is elegant, a supple mind are
4、their sole hierarchy, and often make womenofthepeopletheequalsoftheverygreatestMathildesufferedceaselessly,feelingherselfborntoenjoyalldelicaciesandallluxuries.Shewasdistressedat the poverty of her dwelling, at the bareness of the walls, at the shabby chairs, the ugliness of the curtains. All things
5、, of which another woman of her would never even have been conscious, tortured her and made angry.Thesightoftheretonpeasantwhodidherhumblehouseworkarousedinherdespairingregretsbewildering dreams. She thought of silent g with Oriental stry, illumined by tall candelabra, and of two great footmen in kn
6、ee breeches who sleep in the big armchairs, made drowsy by oppressive heat of the stove. She thought of long reception g ncient silk, of the y containing priceless curiosities and of the little coquettish perfumed reception rooms made for chatting at oclock allimatefriends,withmenfamousandsoughtafte
7、r,whomallwomenenvyandwhoseattentionWhen she sat down to dinner, before the round table covered tablecloth in use three days, ite husband, who uncovered the soup tureen and declared delighted air, Ah, the good soup! I dont anythingnt, shethought ofydinners,ofshiningsilverware,oft peopledtheages and w
8、ith strange birds he midst of a fairy forest; and she thought of dishes served on marvellous plates and of the whispered gallantries to which you listen sphinxlike whileyouareeatingnkmeatofatroutorthewingsofaShe had no gowns, no jewels, nothing. And she loved nothing t. She felt made d likedsomuchto
9、please,tobeenvied,tobecharming,tobesoughtShe had a friend, a former schoolmate at the convent, who was rich, and whom she did not like to go to see any more because she felt so sad when she came home.ButoneeveningherhusbandreachedhomeThere,saidhe,thereissomethingfortriumphantairandholdingalargeenvel
10、opeinhisShetoretherquicklyanddrewoutaedcardwhichboretheseThe Minister of Public Instruction and Madame es onneau request the honor of M. and LoiselscompanyatthepalaceoftheMinistryonMondayevening,JanuaryInsteadofbeingdelighted,asherhusbandhadhoped,shethrewtheiononthetablecrossly,WhatdoyouwishmetodoWh
11、y, my dear, I thought you would be glad. You never go out, and this ch a fine opportunity. I had trouble to get it. ants to go; it is very select, and they are not giving many ions to clerks. wholelworldwillbeShelookedathimnedglanceandsaid AndwhatdoyouwishmetoputonmyHehadnotthoughtt.HeWhy,thegownyou
12、gotothetheatrein.ItlooksverywelltoHestopped,distracted,towardHehadnotthoughtt.HeWhy,thegownyougotothetheatrein.ItlooksverywelltoHestopped,distracted,towardthecornersofhert hiswife . Twogreat tears ranslowly fromthecornersof herWhatsthematter?Whatsthematter?heByaviolenteffortsheconqueredhergriefanddi
13、nacalmvoice,whileshewipedherwetNothing.OnlyIhavenogown,and,therefore,Icant gotothisball.Giveyourcardtosomecolleaguewhose isbetternI Hewasindespair.HeCome, let us see, Mathilde. How much would it cost, a suitable gown, which you could use on s-somethingveryShe reflected several seconds, making her ca
14、lculations and wondering also what sum she could ask drawingonherselfanimmediaterefusalandafrightenedexclamationfromtheeconomicalclerk. Finally she repd hesiIdontknowexactly,butIthinkIcouldmanageitwithdredHe grew a little pale, because he was laying aside t amount to buy a gun and treat himself to a
15、 shootingnextsummerontheplainofNanterre,withseveralfriendswhowenttoshootlarksthereofaBut he Verywell.Iwillgiveyoudredfrancs.AndtrytohaveaprettyThedayoftheballdrewnearandMadameLoiselseemedsad,uneasy,anxious.Herfrockwasready,however.husbandsaidtoheroneWhatisthematter?Come,youhaveseemedveryqueerthesela
16、stthreedays. And she answered:It annoys me not to have a single piece of jewelry, not a single ornament, nothing to put on. I shall look poverty-stricken. I would almost rather not go at all.You might wear natural flowers, said her husband. Theyre very stylish at this time of year. For ten francs yo
17、u can get two or three magnificent roses.ShewasnotNo;theresnothingmorentolookpooramongotherwomenwhoareHow you are! her husband cried. Go look up your friend, Madame Forestier, and ask her to lend somejewels.imateenoughwithhertoSheutteredacryofTrue!IneverthoughtofThenextdayshewenttoherfriendandtoldhe
18、rofherMadame Forestier went to a wardrobe saidtoMadameLoisel: Choose, my dear.mirror, took out a large jewel box, brought it back, opened it She some bracelets, then a pearl necklace, then a Venetian gold cross set with precious stones, admirableworkmanship.Shetriedontheornamentsbeforethemirror,edan
19、dcouldnotmakeuphertopartwiththem,togivethemback.ShekeptHaventyouanyWhy,yes.Lookfurther;IdontknowwhatyouSuddenly she discovered, in a black satin box, a superb diamond necklace, and her heart throbbed with an immoderate desire. Her handstrembled as she took it. She fastened itround herthroat, outside
20、her high-waist,andwaslostinecstasyatherheThensheasked,ing,filledWillyoulendmethis,onlythis? Why, yes, certainly.nxiousShethrewherarmsroundherfriendsneck,kissedy,thenfledwithherThenight ofthe ball arrived.MadameLoisel wasagreatwaist,andwaslostinecstasyatherheThensheasked,ing,filledWillyoulendmethis,o
21、nlythis? Why, yes, certainly.nxiousShethrewherarmsroundherfriendsneck,kissedy,thenfledwithherThenight ofthe ball arrived.MadameLoisel wasagreats. Shewas nany otherwomanelegant, graceful, smiling and wild with joy. All the men looked at her, asked her name, sought to AlltheattachesoftheCabinetwishedt
22、owaltzwithher.ShewasremarkedbytheministerShe danced with rapture, with ,oxicatedby pleasure, etting he triumph of her of her s, in a sort of cloud of happiness comprised of all this homage, admiration, these desiresandseoftriumphwhichissottowomansShe left the ball about four oclock in the morning. H
23、er husband had been desertedanteroomwiththreeothergentlemenwhosewiveswereenjoyingtheng since midnight in a He threw over her shoulders the wraps he had brought, the modest wraps of common life, the poverty of contrastedwiththeelegance oftheballdress.Shefelt thisandwished toso as not to be remarked b
24、y otherwomen,whowerethemselvesincostlyLoiselheldherback,saying:Waitabit.Youwillcatchcoldoutside.IwillcallaBut she didnot listen to him andlydescendedthe stairs.Whentheyreachedthestreetthey couldnotfind carriageandbegantolookforone,shoutingafterthecabmenpassingataThey went toward the Seine in despair
25、, shivering with ast they found on the quay one of those night cabs which, as though they were ashamed to show their shabbiness during the day, are never seen ParisuntilafterIt took them to their he Rue des Martyrs, and sadly they mounted the stairs to their flat. All endedforher.Astohim,hethemustbe
26、attheministryattent .But suddenlysheutteredSheremovedherwraps beforetheglass soastoseeherselfonce more inall cry.ShenolongerhadthenecklacearoundherWhatisthematterwithyou?demandedherhusband,alreadyhalfundressed. She turned distractedly toward him.Ihave-Ihave-IvelostMadameForestiersnecklace,sheHestood
27、up,What!-how?Theylookedamongthefoldsofherskirt,ofhercloak,inockets,everywhere,butdidnotfindYouresureyouhaditonwhenyoulefttheball?heYes,IfelthevestibuleoftheministersButifyouhadlosthestreetweshouldhavehearditfall.ItmustheYes,probably.DidyoutakehisNo.Andyou-didntyounoticeit? Theylooked,derstruck,ateac
28、hastLoiselputonhisIshallgobackonfoot,saidhe,overthewholeroute,toseewhetherIcanfindHewentout.Shesatwaitingonachairinherballdress,withoutstrengthtogotobed,overwhelmed,withoutfire,Herhusbandreturnedaboutsevenoclock.HehadfoundHe went headquarters, to the r to offer a reward; he went to the companies-eve
29、rywhere,infact,whitherhewasurgedbytheleastsparkofShewaitedallhesameconditionofmadfearbeforethisterribleLoiselreturnedatnighthollow,paleface.HehaddiscoveredYoumustwritetoyourfriend,saidhe,companies-everywhere,infact,whitherhewasurgedbytheleastsparkofShewaitedallhesameconditionofmadfearbeforethisterri
30、bleLoiselreturnedatnighthollow,paleface.HehaddiscoveredYoumustwritetoyourfriend,saidhe,tyouhavebrokentheclaspofhernecklacetyouarehavingtwillgiveustimetoturnShewroteathisofktheyhadlostallhope.Loisel,whohadagedfiveyears,WemustconsiderhowtoThe next day they took the box consulted his books.ItwasnotI,ma
31、dame,whotd contained it and went to the jeweler whose name wasfound within. tnecklace;ImustsimplyhavefurnishedtheThen they went from jeweler to jeweler, searching for a necklace like the other, trying to recall it, both sick chagrinandThey found, in a shop at the Palais Royal, a string of t seemed t
32、othem exactly like the one they lost.Itwasworthfortythousandfrancs.Theycouldhaveitforthirty-Sotheybeggedthejewelernottosellitforthreedaysyet.Andtheymadeahatheshouldbuyitbackthirty-fourthousandfrancs,incasetheyshouldfindthelostnecklaceofsessedeighteenthousandfrancswhichhisfatherhadlefthim.Hewouldborr
33、owtheHedidborrow,askingathousandfrancsofone,dredofanother,fivelouishere,threelouisthere.Henotes, took up ruinous obligations, dealt with usurers and all the race of lenders. He compromised all the rest his life, risked signing a note without even knowing whether he could meet it; and, frightened by
34、the trouble to come, by the black t was about to fall upon him, by the prospect of all the physical privations moralthewastosuffer, hewent toget thenewnecklace, laying uponthejewelerscounterthirty-thousandWhenMadameLoiseltookbackthenecklaceMadameForestiersaidtoherchillyYoushouldhavereturneditsooner;
35、IveneededShedidnotopenthecase,asher friendhad somuchfeared.Ifshehaddetectedthesubstitution,whatwouldhavethought,whatwouldshehavesaid?WouldshevetakenMadameLoiselforaThereafter Madame Loisel knew the horrible existence of the needy. She bore art, however, with t dreadful debt must be paid. She would p
36、ay it. They dismissed their servant; they changed lodgings;theyrentedagarretundertheShe came to know what heavy housework meant and the odious cares of the kitchen. She washed the using her day fingers and rosy nails on greasy pots and pans. She washed the soiled linen, the shirts and the dishcloths
37、,whichshedrieduponaline; shecarriedtheslopsdowntothestreeteverymorningandcarriedupgrocer,theb sou by sou.forteverylanding.Anddressedlikeawomanofthepeople,shewenttothefruiterer,her,abasketonherarm,bargaining,meetingwithimpertinence,defendinghermiserableEverymonththeyhadtomeetsomenotes,renewothers,ore
38、Her husband worked evenings, making up a tradesmans accounts, and late at night he often copied forfivesousaThislifelastedtenoften yearstheyaideverything,everything, withthe ratesofusuryandthe accumulationsofMadame Loisel looked old now. She e the woman of impoverished households-strong and hard rough.Withfrowsyhair,skirtsaskewandredhands,shetalkedloudwhilewashingthefloorwithgreatswisheswater. But sometimes, when her husband was at the office, she sat rough.Withfrowsyhair,skirtsaskewandredhands,shetalkedloudwhilewashingthefloorwithgreatswisheswater. But sometimes, w
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