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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. 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
inducements to seduction, how could Madame Mildau help delighting in balls and fêtes, and in promenading constantly before the public? She revelled in a universal admiration--she aimed at a monopoly--and she lived wholly and solely to exact homage. To be deprived of any single opportunity of displaying her charms and consequent triumphs would indeed have been a hardship, and to nothing short of a very serious indisposition would Madame Mildau have sacrificed her pleasure. Now it so happened that three of the most brilliant entertainments of the season fell on the same night, and Madame Mildau, with all the unreason of her sex, desired 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. MOUTH WATERING WITH SUCH INDUCEMENTS TO SEDUCTION HOW COULD MADAME MILDAOU HELP DELIGHTING IN BALLS AND FATES AND IN PROMENADING CONSTANTLY BEFORE THE PUBLIC SHE REVELLED IN A UNIVERSAL ADMIRATION SHE AIMED AT A MONOPOLY AND SHE LIVED WHOLLY AND SOLELY TO EXACT HOMAGE TO BE DEPRIVED OF ANY SINGLE OPPORTUNITY OF DISPLAYING HER CHARMS AND CONSEQUENT TRIUMPHS WOULD INDEED HAVE BEEN A HARDSHIP AND TO NOTHING SHORT OF A VERY SERIOUS INDISPOSITION WOULD MADAME MILDOU HAVE SACRIFICED HER PLEASURE NOW IT SO HAPPENED THAT THREE OF THE MOST BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENTS OF THE SEASON FELL ON THE SAME NIGHT AND MADAME MILDOU WITH ALL THE UNREASON OF HER SEX DESIRED 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
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