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As it is some months since I gave you a present, I have resolved to make you one now. You may choose what you like." AS IT IS SOME MONTHS SINCE I GAVE YOU A PRESENT I HAVE RESOLVED TO MAKE YOU ONE NOW YOU MAY CHOOSE WHAT YOU LIKE
 have accepted these three invitations," she informed her husband, "and to these three balls I mean to go. I shall apportion the time equally between them. You forget," she added, "that the success of these entertainments really depends on me. Crowds go only to see me, and I should never forgive myself if I disappointed them." But her husband, with the perversity characteristic of gout and middle age, combined, no doubt, with a not unnatural modicum of jealousy, maintained that one such fête should be sufficient amusement for one night. She might take her choice of one; he would on no account permit her to attend all three. Much to his surprise and delight Madame Mildau made no scene, but graciously submitted after a few mild protestations. A little later her husband remarked encouragingly:-- "I congratulate you, Julia, on your philosophy and self-restraint. In yielding to my wishes you have pleased me immeasurably, and I should like to show my gratification in some substantial manner. ED TO ATTEND EACH ONE OF THEM I HAVE ACCEPTED THESE THREE INVITATIONS SHE INFORMED HER HUSBAND AND TO THESE THREE BALLS I MEAN TO GO I SHALL APPORTION THE TIME EQUALLY BETWEEN THEM YOU FORGET SHE ADDED THAT THE SUCCESS OF THESE ENTERTAINMENTS REALLY DEPENDS ON ME CROWDS GO ONLY TO SEE ME AND I SHOULD NEVER FORGIVE MYSELF IF I DISAPPOINTED THEM BUT HER HUSBAND WITH A PERVERSITY CHARACTERISTIC OF GOUT AND MIDDLE AGE COMBINED NO DOUBT WITH A NOT UNNATURAL MODICUM OF JEALOUSY MAINTAINED THAT ONE SUCH FATE SHOULD BE SUFFICIENT AMUSEMENT FOR ONE NIGHT SHE MIGHT TAKE HER CHOICE OF ONE HERE HE WOULD ON NO ACCOUNT PERMIT HER TO ATTEND ALL THREE MUCH TO HIS SURPRISE AND DELIGHT MADAME MELDOU MADE NO SCENE BUT GRACIOUSLY SUBMITTED AFTER A FEW MILD PROTESTATIONS A LITTLE LATER HER HUSBAND REMARKED ENCOURAGINGLY I CONGRATULATE YOU JULIA ON YOUR PHILOSOPHY AND SELF RESTRAINT IN YIELDING TO MY WISHES YOU HAVE PLEASED ME IMMEASURABLY AND I SHALL LIKE TO SHOW MY GRATIFICATION IN SOME SUBSTANTIAL MANNER
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