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1、TheNecklacebyGuydeMaupassant(1850-1893)SHEWASONEOFTHOSEPRETTYANDCHARMINGGIRLSBORN,asthoughfatehadblunderedoverher,intoafamilyofartisans.Shehadnomarriageportion,noexpectations,nomeansofgettingknown,understood,loved,andweddedbyamanofwealthanddistinction;andsheletherselfbemarriedoffto
2、alittleclerkintheMinistryofEducation.Hertastesweresimplebecauseshehadneverbeenabletoaffordanyother,butshewasasunhappyasthoughshehadmarriedbeneathher;forwomenhavenocasteorclass,theirbeauty,grace,andcharmservingthemforbirthorfamily.theirnaturaldelicacy,theirinstinctiveelegance,theirn
3、imblenessofwit,aretheironlymarkofrank,andputtheslumgirlonalevelwiththehighestladyintheland.Shesufferedendlessly,feelingherselfbornforeverydelicacyandluxury.Shesufferedfromthepoornessofherhouse,fromitsmeanwalls,wornchairs,anduglycurtains.Allthesethings,ofwhichotherwomenofherclasswou
4、ldnotevenhavebeenaware,tormentedandinsultedher.ThesightofthelittleBretongirlwhocametodotheworkinherlittlehousearousedheart-brokenregretsandhopelessdreamsinhermind.Sheimaginedsilentantechambers,heavywithOrientaltapestries,litbytorchesinloftybronzesockets,withtwotallfootmeninknee-bre
5、echessleepinginlargearm-chairs,overcomebytheheavywarmthofthestove.Sheimaginedvastsaloonshungwithantiquesilks,exquisitepiecesoffurnituresupportingpricelessornaments,andsmall,charming,perfumedrooms,createdjustforlittlepartiesofintimatefriends,menwhowerefamousandsoughtafter,whosehomag
6、erousedeveryotherwoman'senviouslongings.Whenshesatdownfordinnerattheroundtablecoveredwithathree-days-oldcloth,oppositeherhusband,whotookthecoveroffthesoup-tureen,exclaimingdelightedly:"Aha!Scotchbroth!Whatcouldbebetter?"sheimagineddelicatemeals,gleamingsilver,tapestriespeoplingthew
7、allswithfolkofapastageandstrangebirdsinfaeryforests;sheimagineddelicatefoodservedinmarvellousdishes,murmuredgallantries,listenedtowithaninscrutablesmileasonetrifledwiththerosyfleshoftroutorwingsofasparaguschicken.Shehadnoclothes,nojewels,nothing.Andtheseweretheonlythingssheloved;sh
8、efeltthatshewasmadeforthem
